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The Braselton News
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Winder-Barrow Community
Theatre group announces
upcoming shows for 2008
The Winder-Barrow Community Theatre has announces its 2008 Main
Stage Season.
Season tickets are on sale for the four main stage plays. Season tickets are
$50 for adults, while seniors (age 55 and up), students and teachers are $40.
Individual tickets may be purchased for specific shows and their prices are
$17 for adults and $14 for seniors, students and teacher. Individual tickets
will be on sale just prior to each show.
Tickets may be purchased with cash or check at Pam Veader’s State
Farm Insurance Office, located at 41 S. Center Street, Winder, or by call
ing 770-867-1679. Tickets may be purchased by credit card by calling the
Winder City Hall at 770-867-3106.
All shows will be held at the new Colleen O. Williams Theater, located in
the Winder Cultural Arts Center, at 105 E. Athens Street, Winder.
Each show will also be presented on two weekends with the Sunday mati
nee at 3 p.m. each weekend.
The season consists of the following plays:
• “The Man Who Came to Dinner” by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman:
The comedy will be presented Feb. 22-24, and Feb. 29-March 2. Leslie
Kimbell will be the director.
Sheridan Whiteside, having dined at the home of the Stanleys, slips and
breaks his hip. A tumultuous six weeks of confinement follow with the
irascible invalid monopolizing the Stanleys’ living room. Strange people and
strange gifts arrive destroying domestic tranquility.
• “M*A*S*H’ by Tim Kelly: The comedy will be presented April 25-27,
and May 2-4. Don Wildsmith will be the director.
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H) is joined by two
unpredictable surgeons, Hawkeye and Duke. They decide to wage a cam
paign to get a young Korean to the U.S. and entered in a good school. The
antics of this effort help tie together the comic adventures that pyramid right
before your eyes.
• “Li’l Abner” by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank. The musical will be
presented July 25-27, and Aug. 1-3. Elinor Hasty and Candy Stoffel will be
the directors.
If you are looking for a fun-filled, foot-stompin’ musical taken directly
from the comics, then “Li’L Abner” is for you. It’s pure entertainment; a
side-splitting extravaganza for all. “If I Had My Druthers,” “Jubilation T.
Compone,” “Progress is the Root of all Evil,” and “The Country’s in the Very
Best of Hands” will keep you laughing. The show is laced with gentle satire,
rib-tickling humor, and a host of brash, catchy tunes.
• “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night” by Tim Kelly. The mystery will be
presented Oct. 24-26, and Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Billie Nye-Muller will be the
director.
Ye Olde Wayside Inn is a chamber of horrors haunted by the spirit of a
soldier who deserted Washington at Valley Forge. Residing there are three
flaky cousins, their Uncle Silas and a hired girl. Cousin Ebenezer is danger
ous when it is stormy; he lures victims to the inn to avenge an old wrong.
This hilarious spoof will be enjoyed by all.
For more information, including audition information, visit www.winder-
barrowtheatre.org.
The Winder-Barrow Community
Theatre meets each month on the
third Monday at the theatre. The
next meeting will be Jan. 21, at
7 p.m.
Gesneriads: Violets fuzzy favorites for indoor gardening
For as long as I can remember,
I considered the African violet the
houseplant of choice for nine out
of ten grandmothers. But thanks
to mass propagation, improved
shipping, and mass marketing by
commercial growers today, these
fuzzy-leaved tropicals are gaining
in popularity with indoor gardeners
of all ages.
While in years past, African vio
lets were mainly shared in the form
of rooted leaves or divisions of
larger specimens, today the mod
estly priced plants are commonly
acquired in full bloom at most gar
den centers. There, their succulent
leaves and sturdy flowers insure a
long shelf life, even with irregular
watering and general neglect.
Few houseplants take up so little
space and require so little care to
flower profusely year-round. And
few plant families offer more diver
sity in foliage and growth habit.
Although the African violet is
the best known by far, there are at
least 2,500 other Gesneriad spe
cies to consider for indoor culture.
Among these, Epicias, Gloxinias,
and Achimenes are the most readi
ly available and easiest to maintain
in typical household conditions.
And all are content in a houseplant
or African violet soil mix, rich in
organic humus but quick to drain.
Without exception, all Gesneriads
prefer a position near a window
that receives either morning or
afternoon sun and bright indirect
light for the balance of the day.
They are also perfect candidates
for gardening under broad spec
trum fluorescent lights, a factor
which contributes greatly to their
popularity for cultivation in many
basements.
African violets are especially
Gardener’s
Grapevine
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easy to prop
agate from
cuttings, and
root eas
ily in water.
Simply use
a razorblade
to remove
mature leaves
near the bottoms of the plants, give
the cuts an hour or so to stop bleed
ing, and place the ends in water. To
hold the cut leaves above water,
place aluminum foil over the open
ing of a jar or glass, and slide the
stems through slits made with a
sharp knife.
In a month or two, tiny plants
will form near the base of the
stems. The sprouting leaves should
then be moved to a community
pot kept constantly most by tem
porarily sitting the base in a bowl
of water. As soon as the babies
begin to resemble adult plants, they
should be separated and individu
ally repotted.
It is best to leave mature African
violets undisturbed in the same
pots until they begin to grow over
the rims or show an inch or more of
leafless rhizome above the soil.
When this occurs, they should
be repotted a little deeper so the
rhizomes are completely below the
soil surface. Such transplanting
often stimulates the violets to form
attractive clumps. These can either
be divided or left intact.
African violets are heavy feed
ers, and should be fertilized regu
lar with a soluble bloom-booster
formula. This is a liquid plant
food with a higher middle number,
indicating a greater percentage of
phosphorus than of nitrogen and
potassium.
Gloxinias, known for the larg
est and most
spectacu
lar velvet
like flow
ers in the
Gesneriad
family,
require sim
ilar care
when in active growth. However,
they differ in the fact that they
grow from tubers like some bego
nias and require a similar rest peri
od after blooming.
They will let you know when
they are ready to sleep for awhile
by ceasing all top growth and bud
formation, and gradually losing
their leaves one at a time. When
you notice this change, gradually
withdraw water, relocate the pots
to a cool dark place, and let the
pots dry out completely when the
tops totally fade away.
Let the plants remain at rest for
about two to three months and,
then, move them back to a warmer
and well-lighted location. Look for
signs of new growth at the soil
surface and, as soon as you notice
this, resume a regular watering and
feeding regimen. Turn the plants
frequently to encourage even
growth in all directions, or your
plants may become unbalanced
and inclined to turn over easily.
An inch or two of pea gravel in the
bottom of the pots will help further
to insure their stability.
Another tuberous Gesneriad well
worth trying is the Achimenes,
commonly known as Cupid’s
Bower. These plants spring from
smaller tubers no larger than a
crocus corm, and look best when
ganged together in clumps. They
will typically produce an abun
dance of little bell-shaped flowers
that resemble a cross between the
blooms of Gloxinia and foxglove.
Achimenes also require total rest
following a long period of active
growth. And when their tubers
are completely dormant, this is
an excellent time to divide the
plants and repot. This Gesneriad
also performs well in the garden
as a tender perennial in shade. It
looks great in the foreground of
hostas and ferns.
If you like trailing plants suit
able for hanging baskets or pots
on stands, be sure to try the Flame
Violet (Episcia) and Goldfish Plant
(Nematanthus). Both are attrac
tive year-round as house plants,
especially the Flame Violet which
displays handsomely variegated
foliage as well as abundant red,
orange, and rose-colored flow
ers Though as easy to grow as a
Boston fern, the Flame Violet is
very sensitive to cold weather.
So, never leave it outside when
nighttime temperatures in the for
ties are forecast. This kind of chill
will rapidly wilt the plants and
make them look like they are on
death’s doorstep.
Flame Violets are not commonly
available at garden centers, but you
will occasionally find them there
among other hanging basket plants
and small assorted tropicals. I have
seen these advertised in Georgia’s
Farmer’s and Consumers Market
Bulletin as well as in African violet
mail order catalogs.
Fil Jessee lives in Braselton,
where he works as a freelance jour
nalist. He is a Georgia Certified
Plant Professional with experience
in ornamental horticulture and
landscape design. Reader ques
tions relating to gardening can be
sent to Fil at filwrites@aol.com.
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