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A tragic comedy GNAC to present Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Great Northern Artists Collaborative (GNAC) has announced its latest production, Shakespeare’s tragic comedy “Much Ado About Nothing.” Set in the garden of Leonato’s Tuscan villa the show is a clever combination of comedy, wit, deception and love. The play revolves around the story of romantic couple, Hero, daughter of the governor of Messina, and Claudio, a count from Florence. While these young lovers prepare for their wedding, scheming forces conspire to undo it all. Filled with humor, mistaken identities, and powerful truths, this timeless tale asks what it really means to trust, to forgive, and to love. Directed by Sarah Anson and Trevor Hill, “Much Ado About Nothing” will be performed Aug. 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 17 and 24 at 2 p.m. at the GNAC Theater, 8396 Morgan Road in Clay. “Known for their brilliant deception and disguise, Shakespeare’s comedies are filled with poetic language and complex characters,” said Hill. “We are thrilled to be bringing one of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays to life on the GNAC stage.” Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at ticketor.com/gnac or by calling 315-464-0328. General admission tickets are $20, seniors, $15 and students $10. Seating is limited and demand is expected to be high, so early reservations are encouraged. Bumbling cops Dogberry (Jay Merante) and Verges (Leanna Wolf) fall over themselves to inform Leonato (David Spiro) of a plot to sabotage his daughter’s wedding. The cast is currently in rehearsals for the Great Northern Artists Collaborative (GNAC) production of one of Shakespeare’s most popular tragic comedies, “Much Ado About Nothing.” For tickets and more information, visit greatnorthernarts.com. Submitted photo
American Travelling Morrice perform July 28 NOPL board appoints new director By Russ Tarby Contributing writer
Morris dancing dates back to the 1400s when white-costumed men and sometimes women began choreographing rhythmic steps in unison while twirling handkerchiefs and wearing bell pads on their shins and shoes. Britishborn Morris dancing has become a May Day tradition around the world. The dance style has been practiced in the United States since at least 1908. The American Travelling Morrice, a group of performers of traditional English Morris dances, will perform at 3:45 p.m. Monday, July 28, at the Baldwinsville Public Library and at 6:15 p.m. at Johnson Park in Liverpool. The troupe will also dance the next day at Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool. They’re scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 29 at the Griffin Visitor Center and at 5:15 p.m. at the Salt Museum. All performances are free, but donations will be accepted.
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Members of The American Travelling Morrice dance troupe are shown performing a “hankie dance” in Brooklyn. The dancers will appear at 3:45 p.m. Monday, July 28 at B’ville Public Library and at 6:15 p.m. the same day at Johnson Park in Liverpool. For nearly four decades, since 1976, the members of the American Travelling Morrice, from as near as Syracuse and Binghamton and as far as California and England, have traveled to hundreds of communities to demonstrate colorful Morris dances. Members of the American Travelling troupe from Central New York are Rich Holmes (Camillus), Tom Keays (Syracuse), John Bromka (Marcellus) and Ken Kearns (Binghamton); americantravelling-
morrice.org. Acoustic musicians accompanying the dancers will be fiddler Nathaniel Diamond-Jones, accordionist Devin Pierce, and Alan Peel on the concertina. Then following the dancers, Mark Macri & The Funk Junkies will make their Johnson Park debut at 7 p.m. Monday, July 28, as part of the ongoing 39th annual Liverpool Is The Place Summer Concert Series. Multi-instrumentalist
Macri will be accompanied by a band of well-experienced rockers -- guitarist Ed Gorham, bassist Jake Capozzolo and drummer Robbie Spagnoletti. “We primarily play soul, funk and blues with an occasional outlier here and there,” Macri said. The Funk Junkies’ repertoire stretches from Bill Withers to Stevie Wonder, from the Allman Brothers to Al Green. For more information visit liverpoolistheplace. com.
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The Board of Trustees of the Northern Onondaga Public Library (NOPL) recently appointed Bill Hastings as library director. The Board of Trustees of the Northern Onondaga Public Library (NOPL) recently appointed Bill Hastings as library director. A resident of Camillus, Hastings formerly served as teen librarian, technology coordinator and assistant director at DeWitt Community Library. For the past 11 years, he has been the NOPL assistant director and NOPL North Syracuse manager. He also served as NOPL interim director prior to this appointment. As library director, Hastings said he plans to prioritize community engagement by expanding NOPL’s NOPL l Page 11
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