Moultrie library opens summer reading program to adults

MOULTRIE, Ga. — Summer reading programs aren’t just for kids anymore. The Moultrie Library will offer opportunities for adults to participate in Georgia’s collaborative reading program Build a Better World. There will be special programing and an adult-only reading incentive opportunity.The Moultrie-Colquitt County Library Service Summer Reading Bingo is a self-directed summer reading game for adults complete with an end-of-summer prize drawing. Patrons may pick up a bingo card from the Moultrie Library, the Doerun Library, or the Book Mobile. The challenge begins June 1 and ends on Aug. 31. Completed cards may be turned into one of the libraries. Each completed card serves as a ticket for a drawing of special library prizes. Winners will be announced Sept. 6. Other events are planned throughout the month, too. For more information or to register, please call the library at 229-985-6540 or email ram@mccls.org.

 

 First Friday presents sixth annual Beach Bash

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Milledgeville Main Street is bringing the beach downtown for the sixth annual First Friday Beach Bash.Standard Sand and Silica Co. and Fowler Flemister have pledged 80 tons of sand to be dropped in the post office parking lot Friday, where the area will be transformed into a coastal oasis. The First Friday Committee will supply a variety of beach toys for the event, but also suggests First Friday patrons to bring their own. Tables, chairs and restrooms will all be on-site during the event.The Beach Bash will kick off at 5 p.m. and run well into the evening. Attendees are encouraged to stay late and get cozy with their feet in the sand for the Beach Bash movie. On the big screen this year will be “Moana.” The movie will start at dark and the Milledgeville Jaycees will be on site with freshly popped popcorn. In the event of rain a reschedule date will be announced on Facebook.

 

Purple Hatter’s Ball celebrating 10th anniversary

LIVE OAK, Fla. — It’s time for the Purple Hatter’s Ball to celebrate its 10th annual birthday this weekend at The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. The Purple Hatter’s Ball music festival, which runs Friday through Sunday, will feature Emancipator, Dumpstaphunk, Perpetual Groove, Zach Deputy, Zoogma, The Russ Liquid Test, Dubconscious, Roosevelt Collier Band, The Malah, MZG, Catfish Alliance, Lucidea, NickFRESH, The Brothers Kulishevskiy, Trial By Stone, Juanjamon Band, Parker Urban Band, Universal Green, Dead Keys Tribute to Scott Campbell, Lucky Costello, Vlad The Inhaler, Albert Simpson, Booty Boo, Jeff Randall, Ion Zide and Isaac Corbitt (artist-at-large). A Thursday Pre-Party features Zach Deputy, Dubconscious, Bells and Robes and Blackwater Grease. Saturday afternoon is all about the Beach Stage as fans prepare for the most memorable moment of the weekend. Rachel’s mother, Margie Weiss (aka Mama Margie), will lead an emotional ceremony celebrating her daughter’s memory. Each year, 24 monarch butterflies, 23 to represent Rachel’s age when she was taken from this world, and one for her spirit that lives on, are released. Following Mama Margie’s talk fans will be treated to sets by Zach Deputy, MZG, Perpetual Groove, Zoogma and famed New Orleans band Dumpstaphunk. Sunday, it’s back to the beach for a daytime dance party that closes with the Roosevelt Collier Band. After the music wraps up, Purple Hat Catering will host a BYOB 10th anniversary Potluck Celebration starting at 5:30 p.m. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided, but guests are encouraged to contribute a dish or make a cash donation to The Rachel Morningstar Foundation. The festival benefits The Rachel Morningstar Foundation (a non-profit 501(c)3 organization) in honor of longtime music festival lover Rachel Morningstar Hoffman. The event’s schedule can be found at www.purplehattersball.com/schedule. PHB 2017 will utilize three stages including the Amphitheater Stage, Beach Stage on the Suwannee River and also the Uncle Charles Porch Stage.

 

Daddy Daughter Dance planned

DALTON, Ga. — Bradley Wellness Center holds a Daddy Daughter Dance from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 10, complete with a DJ, dance floor, refreshments and photos. Dads and daughters of all ages are welcome. The cost is $10 per family in advance. For more information or to register, call (706) 278-9355.

 

‘The Odd Couple’ on stage 

VALDOSTA, Ga. – “The Odd Couple” has been connected with several famous pairings: Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, Tony Randall and Jack Klugman, Thomas Lennon and Matthew Perry. Jeremy Munnings and Johnathan Cooks? Munnings and Cooks play neat-freak Felix Unger and slob Oscar Madison respectively for the next two weekends in the Theatre Guild Valdosta production of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.” The comedy is about two divorced, middle-aged men, of divergent personalities and contrasting habits, sharing an apartment in New York. It is one of Simon’s most famous and popular plays, said Pauline Player, the show director.  For Player, the show represents a familiar comeback. She directed a Guild production of “The Odd Couple” more than a decade ago. The current production is the third time the Guild has presented “The Odd Couple.” Player hadn’t planned on directing again so soon. She took several years off from the Guild to care for a family member. She returned to work costumes during a recent show then a major water leak thrust her in the director’s chair. The leak damaged The Dosta Playhouse, the Guild headquarters, in several areas. Repairs postponed the necessary revolving stage construction for the scheduled comedy of “Noises Off.” The Guild looked for a replacement show. One thing led to another and Player offered to direct “The Odd Couple” again. The cast is mostly new to the show and to the Guild. A new Felix, a new Oscar.  However, two Guild veterans returned to the show. Rick Patrick reprises his role of poker buddy Speed. Patrick also played Murray in the Guild’s first production of “The Odd Couple.” Patty Cosey plays Cecily, one of the British sisters. She played the role previously. Cooks and Munnings are new and ready to become the latest “Odd Couple.” When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, June 1-3; 3 p.m. Sunday, June 4; 7:30 p.m., June 8-10. Where: The Dosta Playhouse, 122 N. Ashley St.