‘Dangling Conversation’ features Shakespeare duos
BANDON — Frolic with
Shakespeare’s best-loved romantic duos
in “Dangling Conversation,” a contem-
porary cabaret of Shakespeare and song
presented by the Bandon Playhouse.
Shows are one weekend only, Aug. 5,
6 and 7 at the Sprague Community
Theater, 1202 11th St. SW in Bandon.
Four-hundred years after the Bard’s
death, his classic girl-meets-boy story
lines are still favorites for actors and
audiences. Shakespeare’s couples woo
with sweet words, then joust in jealous
spats.
“Dangling Conversation,” (a reference
to a Simon and Garfunkel song), fea-
tures selections from eight of
Shakespeare’s best-loved comedic and
tragic romances, such as “Midsummer
Night’s Dream,” “Taming of the Shrew,”
“Hamlet” and “Romeo and Juliet.”
Scenes are embroidered with classical
and folk music.
The players are six of Bandon’s young
adult performers: Tessa Fuller, Josiah
Hay, Lachlan Miller, Autumn Moss-
Strong, Darby Underdown and Max
Underdown. These high school and col-
lege students boast award-winning par-
ticipation in speech, theater and music
groups.
They are recognized in the local per-
formance scene and have traveled the
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Cast of “Dangling Conversation,” presented by Bandon Playhouse
Salmon Barbecue tickets on sale
Bay Area Kiwanis Club hosts 58th annual fundraiser Aug. 7
COOS BAY — Tickets are
now on sale for the Bay Area
Kiwanis Club’s 58th Wave
Young Salmon Barbecue.
This public event will be
held Sunday, Aug. 7, from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bastendorff
Beach County Park.
Tickets are $15 for adults; $7
for children under 10; and a
new “family” ticket for $50.
The family ticket applies to
parents with children 18 and
under living in the same house-
hold.
The menu includes barbe-
cued salmon steaks, coleslaw,
baked potatoes, rolls, coffee
and ice cream.
Tickets may be purchased
from any Bay Area Kiwanian
or call Jeff Swank at 541-217-
5678 or Beth Gipson at 541-
756-3984.
Tickets are also available at
Allstate Insurance Agency,
1609 N. Bayshore Dr. in Coos
Bay and Gipson Farmers
Insurance
Agency,
1899
Virginia Ave. in North Bend.
The club meets at noon on
Thursdays at Kozy Kitchen II
in Coos Bay.
Proceeds from this event
support local Kiwanis projects.
These projects include an
annual shoe giveaway for dis-
advantaged kids, scholarships
for local high school graduates,
North Bend and Marshfield
Key Clubs, sponsorship of a
team at the OSAA annual Boys
and Girls 3A Championship
Basketball Tournament and
many other ventures that bene-
fit youth in our community.
This major fundraiser is a
great opportunity to enjoy the
beach and share a great meal
while supporting a worthy
cause.
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country to appear at venues such as the
Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.
The show is directed by Mike
Dempsey, with Geneva Miller as cre-
ative director. Crystal Landucci and
Candace Kreitlow will accompany the
performers on piano, guitar and harp.
The production doubles as a workshop
that engages the cast in all aspects of
theater production, and students con-
tribute to selection of roles and music,
choreography and vocal music arrange-
ments.
“Dangling Conversation emerged, as
the title suggests, from conversations
between several people involved in local
theater,” Miller said. “We were eager
fror the opportunity to workshop music
and dramatic literature with a cast of
young adult performers ready to explore
fun, but challenging repertoire. The con-
temporary overtones in this caberet of
Shakespeare and song reflect the creativ-
ity each cast member brings to the
ensemble.”
Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $10. Advance tickets are
available at Bandon Mercantile
Company, 535 Second St. SE. For will-
call tickets, call 541-236-5105. Tickets
also available at the door. For more
information, visit bandonplayhouse.org.
Waldport Library Friends
host book sale Aug. 12-13
WALDPORT — The
Friends of the Waldport
Library are holding their
revived summer book sale on
Aug. 12 and 13 at the new
Waldport Public Works Shop,
4028 Ann St., off Crestline
Drive.
The general sale, open to
everyone, is Saturday, Aug.
13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A
members-only preview sale is
Friday, Aug. 12, from 4 to 7
p.m. Memberships to the
Friends can be purchased in
advance at the Waldport
Library or at the preview.
The Friends are accepting
donations of clean books and
grocery bags with handles at
the library during business
hours until Wednesday, Aug.
10.
All proceeds from the sale
go to benefit the library,
including its Summer Reading
Program, recorded books col-
lection, a photocopier and
awards for the LEGO compe-
tition and Young Writers com-
petition.
The Friends are keeping to
their traditional low prices of
$1 for hardback books and 50
cents for paperbacks. On
Saturday afternoon, there will
be a “bag sale.”
For more information, con-
tact the library at 541-563-
5880; waldportlibrary.org.
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