Art imitates life...

Today I spent the morning with the 2006-2007 Leadership Coshocton County Class and the Coshocton County Youth Leadership class. My role was to be a facilitator in helping educate both groups about the arts in our county. The rich and abundant population of art and artists in Coshocton continues to amaze me. We met at the Triple Locks Theatre near Roscoe and spent the morning discussing theatre, music, poetry and a host of other art related topics. The highlight of the day was the Improv session in which everyone took part. Some of our group were naturals! And some, well...may be better suited for a job backstage! We had great fun and learned a lot about our community and its art.

For me, the best part of the day was to see the youth group again. I had the pleasure to be one of their facilitators for the classes' kick-off event earlier in the year. They are a great group of young people with passion, loads of energy and a desire to serve their community.

There are still seats available for the Footlight Players production of "The Twentieth Century" which will run this weekend and next. Call 740-622-2959 for reservations.

The Big Shoe...

Well! We certainly had a great time Saturday night in McConnelsville. The crowd was not huge but they really enjoyed themselves. There were many children in attendance which makes magic and music that much more enjoyable to perform. The kids all participated in the show one way or another and that was worth the price of admission.

Jeff did his customary great job as an entertainer even though there were a few pre-production glitches before the show. (That's redundant redundancy isn't it?) Of course a pre-production glitch would happen before the show! No matter...because as they say in McConnelsville Ohio...the show must go on! And it did. Thanks to the Coshocton Contingency who made the trek south! Todd and Sara, Randy and son Matt, Tony, Beth, AJ and friend, Glenn, Geri (Jeff's betrothed) From Columbus we had Jeff's family along with Sparky and her boyfriend...whose name is escaping me at this writing. I hope I did not forget any friends who attended.

On the way home we stopped at Applebee's in Zanesville Ohio for a late dinner. Just for the record, we had exceptional service there and great food! Our server Heidi was on the ball. She was exceptionally engaging and not only gave us great service, she made the visit special. Smart, funny, cute and charming...that was Heidi. If you go there, ask for her section.

Check out our web site for pictures of Jeff's show... http://www.sleuthmystery.com/mcconnesville.htm