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March 31, 2011

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Patsy Cline Coming Events Word Thursdays to cheer women Women’s History Month will be celebrated at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 31, at Word Thursdays with readings by poet and writer Mermer Blakeslee, poets Margot Farrington and Madeline Tiger; and emerging poet Mary Anne Rojas. Contributed Mermer Blakeslee During the open mic all attendees are invited to read for up to four minutes from their own writing or that of others that focuses on women poets and writers. The readings will take place in the Word & Image Gallery, 94 Church St. in Treadwell. Admission is $3. Blakeslee has published two novels, with one of those, “Dark Water,” selected by Barnes and Noble for its Discover Great New Writers series. She is also a professional skier. Farrington is a poet. Her work has appeared in the U.S., Algeria and the UK, in magazines and in anthologies. Tiger publishes her work regularly in journals and anthologies. Rojas is a junior at SUNY Oneonta, ma- joring in English with a minor in linguis- tics. She has been a member of the SUNY Oneonta Poetry Slam Team. Exhibits to open In addition to Word Thursdays, Bright Hill’s Word & Image Gallery will open two new exhibits by local artists Zena Gurbo and Anna Sea and host a reception and discussion from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 3. The exhibits, “The Book of Love: Three- Dimensional Stories of the Whole-Hearted” by Gurbo and “One Bird’s Song: The Uncom- mon Art of Anna Sea” will continue through April 22. Gurbo is the artistic coordinator/ curator for The Center for Self- Expression at The Arc Otsego in Oneonta. Gurbo utilizes multiple media as she pursues her exploration of what she believes to be our crucial interconnectedness and is drawn to themes that reflect and examine the heart of shared human experience. Sea has traveled in Europe, Asia, Central America, and South America. For more about BHLC and its programs, call 829-5055 or e-mail wordthur@stny.rr.com. ‘Big Love’ at SUNY Oneonta “Big Love” — a modern play about love and destruction based on “The Supplicant Women” by Aeschylus — will be performed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, to Saturday, April 9, as well at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, in the Hamblin Theater on the SUNY Oneonta campus. Fifty Grecian women run away to Italy from an ar- ranged marriage with their 50 American cousins. Contributed Work by Anna Sea, above, and Zena Gurbo to be shown in Treadwell. Soon, the bride- grooms find the women and demand to continue with mar- riages. This outrages the brides, who take matters into their own hands. The play was written by Charles Mee and is directed by Andrew Kahl. Tickets are free with student ID and $3 for others. For details, call 436-3100 or go to www.oneontatick- ets.com. shines in musical The Oneonta Theatre Stage Players will present “Always ... Patsy Cline” at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7, through Saturday, April 9, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 10 at the theater on Chestnut Street in Oneonta. The show is based on the true story of Cline (played by Cassie Buckley) and her friendship with Houston fan Louise Seger (played by Janeen Bagley) in 1961. The musical includes 28 of Cline’s songs, including “Crazy,” “I Fall to Pieces” and “Walking After Midnight.” The produc- tion is directed by Patrick Lippincott and Steven Dillon, with musical direction by Darcy Gibson. The band join- ing the two ac- tresses is made up of Cameron Kinear as Joe Bob on piano, Joel DeGarmo as Jim Bob on pedal steel, Gibson as Billy Bob on guitar, Branden Kurst- einer as Jay Bob on bass, Kyle Britton as Ray Bob on fiddle and John Gill as Bob Bob on drums. Tickets are $20 general admission and $10 for seniors and those 16 and under. They can be purchased at www.OneontaTheatre.com Hartwick to screen mall film Hartwick College will host a screening of feature documentary “Mall R’ Us,” a feature documentary at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 6 in the Anderson Theatre in the Anderson Center for the Arts on the Hartwick campus. The film, conceptualized by Helene Klodawsky, combines nostalgia, dazzling architecture, pop culture, economics and politics. It examines North America’s most popular and profitable suburban destinations — enclosed shopping centers — and how for consumers they function as a communal, even ceremonial experiences. For retailers, the centers are sites where their idealism, passion and greed merge. The film blends archival footage tracing the history of the shopping mall in America, and documents visits to some of the world’s largest and most spectacular malls and interviews with architects, mall developers, sales manag- ers, environmentalists, labor activists and social critics. For more info, call Dan Morse at 431-4666 or e-mail morsed@hartwick.edu. Learn Buddhist ways at lecture Find ways to permanent happiness with an introduction to Buddhism in the modern world from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 at the Green Earth on Market Street in Oneonta. Lecturer and world-renowned Buddhist scholar Dr. Burkhard Scherer will enlighten the audience on all of aspects of the faith, regardless of experience. Scherer teaches Indian traditions and Tibetan Buddhism in Christ Church, Canter- bury, England. For more information, call the Diamondway Buddhist Center of Oneonta at 527-5185 or e-mail DWBC.Oneonta@gmail.com. Auditions Sunday for ‘Sweeney Todd’ Orpheus Theatre will host open auditions from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 3, for sing- ers to perform “Sweeney Todd” the concert version on the second floor of 99 Main St. in Oneonta. The production will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the Oneonta Theatre. The show will be conducted by Charles Sch- neider, with Steve Markuson in the title role. Other cast members include Cyndi Donald- son, Colby Thomas, Johana Arnold, Robert Barstow, Mike Valinoti and Chris Pfund. For more details, call 432-1060 or e-mail orpheus@stny.rr.com. March 31, 2011 O-Town Scene 21

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