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Show THEATER Plane crazy OPENING: A NIGHT ON BROADWAY Theatrical concert showcasing the history of Broadway. - Death-defyin- 7:30p.m.June8,9,11,15,16, 22, 23. 25, Springville Playhouse, 50 S. Main St, www. Springville. aerial maneuvers are all in good fun at Nebo AirFest g 28-3- If you go Cody Clark DAILY HERALD springvilleplayhouse.org. 2007 Nebo AirFest is welcome to 'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" Musical tale of a Beastwho Anyone down to Nephi on What and Saturday for the second annual Nebo AirFest, but some people may have more fun than others. People, for example, said producer Carl Anderson, "who want to see somebody fly an dwells in a dark castle with a magic mirror, awaiting true love. 7:30 p.m. nightly except Sundays, opens Friday and runs through Aug. 4. Matinees: 33:30 p.m. Saturdays. Hale Center Theater, 225 W. 400 North, Orem.$13.50-$- 1 7.50. 226-860- .i if A comic retelling of the classic swan fable, for the ugly duckling in all of us. Opens Wednesday and runs through June 23 by Youth Theatre at the U. Babcock Theatre, University of Utah campus, www.theatre. utah.edu. flowa Here's another way of getting at the same point. "It's just like a NASCAR race Anderson said. "You dont go to see the race, you go to see wrecks." Well, it's almost just tike that. The air show pilots who are set to wow the crowds at the Nephi Municipal Airport are highly trained professionals. "I've never bailed out," said pilot Rob Harrison, aka The "RAGTIME" Tony Award-winnin- g musical paints a portrait of the diverse melting pot of early America. 8 p.m. Opens Friday and runs through June 23. No Wednesday or . Hi k When: Friday 6 (at Juab High School) and Saturday 8 a.m.-- 3 p.m. (at Nephi Municipal Airport) p.m.-dus- Harrison Air Shows Cost $5 adults, $3 children 12 and under; BBQ buffet on Friday night, BBQ picnic on Saturday afternoon are $8 adults, $5 children Rob Harrison, aka The Tumbling Bear, will be one of the pilots performing at the Nebo AirFest on Friday and Saturday. Tumbling Bear. "I've had five or six forced landings in my life, but all due to mechanical failures." So don't go hoping to see anyone's plane turned into a fiery wreck quite. Describing one maneuver called a "rouade," Harrison said that "you tumble the airplane nose over tail To the crowd, it looks like it's completely out of control On a good day, I can get four tumbles." Speaking of which, event organizers are expecting a www.heraldextra.com J zt: r , Municipal Airport, 21 00 N. Airport Road, Nephi Editoronline t pilots. Where: Juab High School, 802 N. 650 East Nephi and Nephi Letter j tot be s parachutists and professional airplane like it shouldn't be HONK! JR. The second annual Nebo AirFest will feature balloonists, good day. Anderson said that the sky will be "crystal clear," but that temperatures are expected to dip into the low 70s. "Airplanes perform better at cooler temperatures," he said. "It should be just an awesome day to hold an air show." The Nebo AirFest began last year, Anderson said, after he attended a similar event while visiting relatives in Arkansas. "I'm a pilot myself and I just decided, 'Heck, Nephi ought to have one of those.' I called a few buddies who are pilots and said, 'Hey, let's put one on.' " Pilots will be coming from across the country. Harrison, 66, is a former flier for the Forest Service (which provided the "bear," as in "Smokey the," half of his nickname) and flies out of Upland, Calif. His plane is a Czech-de- - WT: Contact Us Today ! ,; 376-360- e signed Zlin 50 LX, a flier specially engineered for the crazy maneuvers that are Harrison's stock in trade. "Its only purpose in life is doing hardcore aerobatics," he said. Nebo AirFest events begin Friday night at Juab High School, where hot air balloons and skydivers will be featured. The festival concludes on Saturday with a daylong lineup of aerial maneuvers at the Nephi Municipal Airport. If, incidentally, you didn't realize that Nephi had an airport, well, you're not alone. Anderson heaved an amused sigh when he said, "I've met lifelong residents who didn't know we had an airport." RAW single-engin- .BF ifcilHilltHuOiniS You --or someone you know-m- ay be eligible to receive assistance for: Tuition i v. jl. Info: www.neboairfest.com 801-374-70- 93 Books Tutorina Couhselina bsewellutah.gov |