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Show all talented seniors
By Jennifer Sami
Staff Writer
There’s talent among
north Georgia’s senior popu¬
lation, and the Russells are
going to prove it.
Auditions will begin in
October for the Georgia
Senior Follies, a variety show
of sorts, featuring metro
Atlanta’s most talented
seniors.
Though it won’t be until
March and April 2009, show
director Kathy Russell and
her husband and artistic
director, Bob, want as much
time as possible to create the
show.
We’re looking for a vari¬
ety of things. Singers,
dancers, actors, musicians,
magicians, impersonators,
jugglers ... comedians, you
name it,” she said. “The only
thing we can’t do is an ani¬
mal act.
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>0 Short of that, we’re just
looking for any type of talent
and we want to put together a
spectacular show. ••
The show will run at the
Cumming Playhouse and has
seven showtimes. Though tal¬
ent must be at least 55 to
audition, the show will be
geared toward audiences of
all ages.
Cumming Playhouse
Director Linda Heard said
she expects overwhelming
interest in the event, which
likely will become an annual
performance.
“We have a very large
senior population and many
of our theater patrons are
seniors,” she said. “We know
this group likes entertain¬
ment. They come often to the
playhouse and many of them
will be in the talent show.
“We also have a lot of
people that have moved into
Cumming and Forsyth
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County that are very talented
with vast experience and
we’re hoping to attract some
of those people to be a part of
this,” Heard said.
She said she expects the
performances to look similar
to regulars on the Ed Sullivan
Show, like the June Taylor
Dancers.
I expect it to be sold out,
and there will be a waiting
line of people that want to be
in it next year,” she said.
Russell said she got the
idea from similar showcases
in California, including the
Palm Springs Senior Follies
and the San Diego Senior
Follies, which attracted the
parents of actress Annette
Benning.
“We wanted to bring this
opportunity to seniors in
metro Atlanta, who have
either experience in profes¬
sional, community or church
productions,” she said. “So
Audition times
Auditions will be held in
the Cumming Playhouse
at the following times and
dates:
• From 7 to 10 p.m.
Oct. 21
•From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Oct. 25
•From7to10p.m.
Oct. 28
Auditions are by appoint¬
ment only. Those interest¬
ed can call (678) 455-
6110 or E-mail
Kathleenrus@bellsouth.
net.
often seniors feel that they’ve
been there, done that and
‘I’m too old.’
41 You’re never too old. **
E-mail Jennifer Sami at
jennifersami@forsythnews.
Annual church
festival set for
this Saturday
By Frank Reddy
Staff Writer
Volunteers who have
helped with First Redeemer
Church’s annual arts and
crafts fair say it’s the wide
variety that brings both
church members and non¬
members to the event.
Big Creek Arts and Crafts
Fair, which is a fundraiser for
First Redeemer Church’s var¬
ious ministries, will be held
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday at the church’s stu¬
dent and family center.
Admission is $3.50 per
person for the indoor, air
conditioned festival.
Children that are 6 years old
or younger get in free, and
along with the sale of arts
crafts there will be food
available, door prizes and a
silent auction.
Judy Lee, wife of Pastor
Richard Lee, said all pro¬
ceeds from the silent auction
and entrance fees will benefit
the church’s There’s Hope
for the Hungry and
Worldview Missions.
Lee said the sale of items
such as “higher-end” furni¬
ture and home accessories
during the silent auction will
go toward the church’s min¬
istry which provides Bibles
to U.S. troops overseas, and
proceeds also will aid First
Redeemer’s television min¬
istry, as well as its efforts to
feed needy people in areas of
North Georgia, Tennessee
and North Carolina.
Church member Kelly
Nudelman said she enjoys
watching the competition
that forms for items in the
silent auction.
u It’s fun to see two
friends going after the same
thing,” Nudelman said. “It
gets very competitive. is
Nudelman has been a
member of First Redeemer
for the entire seven years the
arts and crafts fair has been
held.
It’s just a real positive,
family-oriented, fun day, 11
she said. “There are things
for children and stuff for
sports enthusiasts and there’s
lots of food, which is reason¬
ably priced. ■
Nudelman said “there’s
something for everyone. 11
Pat Hill, who has also
been attending the church for
seven years, said the event
is a festive, fun time.
It brings out more than
just church members,” she
said. “It brings out other
people from the community.
it, The location is good, H
Hill added, .. It’s a great
place to spend the day. The
fact they have it inside is
nice too, because it’s air
conditioned.
Hill said the variety of
items at the fair keeps people
coming back every year. She
said her favorite thing last
year was homemade candy
someone baked and pack¬
aged to benefit church min¬
istries.
Lee said last year the
event drew more than 1,000
visitors. She said there were
about 80 vendors last year.
It’s very festive,” Lee
said. “It’s a nice event for
the community.
For more information,
call (678) 513-9400 or visit
firstredeemer.org.
E-mail Frank Reddy at
frankreddy @forsythnews.
com.