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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008
Protect plants from cold
damage during winter
'Menopause The Musical' returns for limited engagement
After 635 performances from April 2005 - February 2007 made it the
longest-running musical in Atlanta history, “Menopause The Musical” is
coming back to Atlanta for a limited-time engagement at the 14 th Street
Playhouse on February 22. This hilarious musical rendition of “the change”
has been entertaining and educating women from coast-to-coast for more
than five years. From the work of writer Jeanine Linders, “Menopause The
Musical” is a 90-minute production, which includes re-lyricized tunes from
the 60s and 70s that will have women - and men - laughing out loud in their
seats!
Billed as “The Hilarious Celebration of Women and The Change,” the
show begins with four women at a Bloomingdale’s lingerie sale with nothing
in common but a black lace bra - so it seems. Turns out, the “Professional
Woman,” the “Soap Star,” the “Iowa Housewife” and the “Earth Mother”
also share hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges and day-
to-day challenges with aging parents, aging children and aging partners.
These four women share their ups and downs through a collection of 26 re-
lyricized baby boomer songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Disco hit “Stayin’
Alive” becomes “Stayin’ Awake,” Motown favorite “My Girl” is trans
formed into “My Thighs,” “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” switched to “In the
guest room or on the sofa, my husband sleeps at night,” and “Puff the Magic
Dragon” becomes the anthem to exercise, “Puff my God I’m draggin.”
“It may not be Shakespeare, but our focus is different. We want to bring
women together and empower them. This is an event - a happening,” says
producer Kathi Glist. “It resonates with just about any woman over 40, but
it is enjoyed by all. And the men laugh just as hard,” she adds.
“Menopause The Musical,” which debuted in a 76-seat theatre in Orlando,
Fla., has become an international women’s movement, playing in more than
40 United States cities and 12 countries. With more than 9 million viewers
and almost 50,000 audience members each week, women and men of all
ages and stages of life find their spirits lifted by the show’s light-hearted
look at menopause.
“The show has become a point of relating, a celebration of life passage that
launches women into a new exciting phase of their lives,” says writer, Jeanie
Linders. “Most women know intuitively what every other woman is facing
with the onset of menopause. They talk about it with their friends and, on
occasion, with their spouses. But, when they are in a theatre with hundreds
of women, and they’re all shouting ‘That’s Me!’ then they know what they
are experiencing is normal. They call it sisterhood!”
“Menopause The Musical” features an outstanding cast of actresses, all
returning from the original Atlanta production with Gainesville Ingrid Cole
as Earth Mother, Atlanta’s Mary Katheryn Kaye (Suzi Bass Award nominee
for “Respect”) as Iowa Housewife, Scottdale’s Valerie Payton (Suzi Bass
Award nominee for “Romeo and Juliet”) as Professional Woman, and
Jonesboro’s Lynna Schmidt as Soap Star. The Menopause band will again
be conducted by Suzi Bass Award nominee Dale Grogan, known for over 25
years of experience in the Atlanta musical theatre scene.
“Menopause The Musical” in Atlanta is produced by GFour Production
founders, Kathi and Alan Glist and Sandra and Kenneth Greenblatt. They
began producing in 1981 and have since been nominated for 22 Tony Awards
winning 30, 38 Drama Desk Awards winning 72 and 10 Outer Critic Awards
winning nine.
Performances are Wednesday through Sunday, with matinees on
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. and evening performances
on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and on Saturdays at 5:30
p.m. An additional, one-time Sunday evening show will be featured at 5:30
p.m. on February 24.
Tickets for all performances are $42.50 and can be purchased at the theatre
box office, by calling 404-733-4750 or you can visit www.menopausethe-
musical.com. Discounts for groups of 15 or more are available by calling
404-606-2323.
The 14 th Street Playhouse is located at 173 14 th Street in Atlanta. For direc
tions visit www.14thstplayhouse.org.
Hall Co. can drive under way
The Hall County Fire Department is sponsoring a canned food drive
during January.
Anyone who would like to donate is asked to drop canned food off
at the Hall County Fire Station, located at 5608 Hwy. 52, Gillsville, or
at any other Hall County Fire station.
All of the canned goods will stay in the area to take care of the local
needs in the area of Hall County.
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During the winter
months, it is necessary
to provide protection to
certain landscape plants.
Winter protection does
not mean to keep your
plants wann, as this is
practically impossible,
but to provide protection
from damaging winds,
possible snow and ice,
the alternate freezing
and thawing of the soil
beneath the plants, and
heat from the sun on very cold days.
There are several things you can do
to protect plants from cold damage:
•Plant only varieties that are hardy
to this area. Plant less hardy plants
in the highest part of the yard since
cold air seems to settle to the lowest
part of the yard.
•Protect plants from cold winds
by building a fence or planting a tall
evergreen hedge of trees or shrubs as
a windbreak.
•Shade plants from direct winter
sun, especially early morning sun.
Plants that freeze slowly and thaw
slowly will be damaged the least.
Obviously, the south side of the
house with no shade is the worst
place for tender plants.
•Stop feeding plants the quick
release nitrogen fertilizers in late
summer. That way the plants will
have time to “harden off” before the
cold weather hits.
•A covering of plastic is excel
lent protection. Build a frame over
the plant or plants, cover
them with plastic and seal
the plastic to the ground
with soil. Shade the plas
tic from direct sunlight
and make sure the plastic
does not come in contact
with the plants.
Provide protection
to landscape plants by
reducing their water loss.
Plants transpire water
through their leaves.
A warm sun on a cold,
windy day can result in a higher rate
of water transpiration. So, be sure
to water all shrubs and trees during
the winter months. A good soaking
once a week with a bucket, a water
hose, or a soaking rain is sufficient.
An additional layer of mulch is
usually recommended during the
winter months after the first freeze.
Mulches will reduce water loss from
the soil, thus aiding in transpiration.
They will also reduce “heaving”
of the soil as the soil freezes and
thaws.
Following these guidelines will
help protect the landscape plants
around your home during the cold
winter months. When plants are pro
tected during the winter months,
they are able to develop a stronger
root system which helps provide
more nutrients to the plant dur
ing the spring and summer growth
period.
Bob Waldorf is the Banks County
extension agent.
'The Bottom' in Athens to be
discussed Sunday, Jan. 20
The Athens Historical Society and
the Athens-Clarke County Library’s
Heritage Room will co-sponsor the
program “A Trip to ‘The Bottom’:
Across Dougherty and Back in
Time” on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 3
p.m.
‘The Bottom’ in the 1920s and
‘30s was a close-knit, hard-working
community of small shotgun-style
homes and neighborhood businesses
that grew up around a cotton mill on
Pulaski Street in Athens. Families,
often headed by a grandmother,
looked after each other, raising
grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Blues music was an integral part of
this area. Artists who played at the
Morton Theater often came to ‘The
Bottom’ for jam sessions.
The Rev. Charles Knox, the pro
gram’s presenter, grew up in that
section of Athens. He is researching
the people and life in ‘The Bottom’
before urban renewal in the 1960s
demolished the small homes and
businesses and changed the lives of
the inhabitants. The program will
feature stories, photos and music
from ‘The Bottom.’
This program is free and open
to the public and will be in the
Athens-Clarke County Library’s
Auditorium. The program will be
taped for inclusion in the ACC
Library Heritage Room’s oral his
tory archives.
If anyone would like to share pho
tos, memorabilia or other informa
tion about people who lived in ‘The
Bottom,’ they can bring it with them
to the program or can contact the
Rev. Knox at 706-410-5667.
For more information about
library events, call 706-613-3650
or go to http://www.clarke.public.
lib.ga.us/
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