Show immi The Town of Garden City is the 19th annual Raspberry Days Festival As in the past August event will feathe three-da- y ture a variety of activities for the whole family to enjoy but will be centered around a 1- -3 crafts fair Garden City is sponsoring a free shuttle service from a newly formed parking area next to foe City OfficeFire Station Busses will be available and run from the parking area to the park and back about every 20 minutes Previous attendees will remember some congestion in the area of the fair Coming the parking area I from Logan will be well marked Hours have also been “slightly modified Thursday the fair will run from 4 to 8 pm In addition to the entertainment provided the Miss Beny Princess Contest will be held at 7 pm preceded by contestant interviews at 6pm The 4- - to entrants will be invited to ride the Fast Aid Float in the noon parade cm Saturday ' Rick Rose has hosted youth dances from 8:30 to 11:30 in past years and will do so this Qauo a uoru Tjomf ucGticnd year as well at die Lakeside Recreation facility Thursday night he said he has added a Swing Dance at the same time for elder”swingers” Friday and Saturday’s hours are from 10 am to 8 pm for the Craft Fair along with the entertainment The raspberry bake off will be at 3:30 pm and early risen may take part in the annual Golf ABrant StavensHerakJ Journal Pancake Breakfast The Miss Beny Pageant at last year's Raspberry Days at 6 am and runs until noon The Bear include the Rodeo at ' appearing Friday evening at 7 Lake West Fun Run begins a Laketown Arena die 5 th At die same time pm 7:45 am Saturday Craft Fair Annual Lighted Boat Parade Saturday evening The Hours begin at 10 am again 9 pm and fireworks at dark: GirlGuy Lynx Duo will proand are interrupted by the duce live dance music Featured in this year’s Raspberry Days Parade at entertainment will be enhanced electronically and a noon Evening features light show Hypnotist Dale Bowman Playhouse opened its 26th Pickleville June “Nell of the Ozarks” and “Forever Plaid” will play in repertory Wednesdays to Saturdays through Aug 31 There will also be shows on Mondays through Aug 12 “Nell of foe Ozarks” was originally written for die playhouse by the late lack Sharkey and bald its world premier there on July 1 1988 Andrea Davis ownerdirector of the playhouse said die musical oners a wild romp with pirates and back-woohillbillies that is guaranteed to be an audience pleaser The show is a traditional melodrama with all of the audience participation theater goes have come to expect from Pickleville’s productions The evening opens with a nostalgic Gershwin review “Both of our shows are neat for fami- lies and people of all ages" Davis said “Quality family entertainment has been a tradition with us for the past 26 years” The second show “Forever Plaid” is the story of four unlikely heroes who’s ds dreams of musical stardom were cut short in an automobile accident while they were headed to their first real gig Thor musical dreams finally come true when they miraculously return to earth through a hole in the ozone layer and some amazing “astro technical stuff” to do the show they never got to do The show written by Stuart Ross originally opened in New York on May 20 1990 Davis said theater goers are invited to start foe evening off with the famous Pickleville CookouL The delicious dinner includes rib-ey- e steak or Dutch oven chicken and ail die fixin’s to go with it The dinner is served in the Pickleville Pavilion which allows guests to enjoy a spectacular view of the lake while they eat Davis said the talented cast comprised of singers and actors from local schools including Utah State University teamed with Pickleville veterans like Ralph Deign mi the piano For more information call 755-096- 1 or (435) 946-291- 8 Arts Alliance is from performing artists and cul tural organizations to participate in this year’s Cache Valley Arts Festival on Sept 28 in the Ellen Eccles Theatre and surrounding facilities “We invite all performing artists — from ballet dancers to pop rock bands and everything In between — to showcase their talents in a community celebration of die arte” said Lisette Miles executive director of the Capitol Arts Alliance Miles said the Capitol Arts Alliance also needs representatives from all types of cultural organizations to host information tables in die Ellen Eccles Theatre’s promenade and in the Bullen Crater The Performing Arts Festival will feature an afternoon of free performances by area performers and hands-o- n arts activities for children of all ages Tours of the Ellen Eccles Theatre Utah State University’s Caine Lyric Theatre and Utah Festival Opera’s Dansante building will also be available Call event organizers Haylie Norr or Kelsey Petersen at the 8 Capitol Arts Alliance ext 11 to request an application to perform or to host an information table eapitol Tournament Scramble at 7:45 am at Bear Lake West The evening feature will be die rodeo at Laketown Arena at 7 pm Saturday begins with the Boy Scout Dinner theater toe-tappi-ng Participate 753-651- Southern spirit Theatre opens its The Heritage season with the play Ouiser an eccentric millionaire Miss Qairee and foe local worker M’Lynn whose daughter Shelby is on foe verge of marriage (with wedding colors ' of blush and bashful) Alternately hilarious and touching the play focuses on foe camaraderie of these six southern women who talk gab gossip chitchat needle and harangue each other through the best of times and cry comfort and heal each other through foe worst They are a sorority of feminine ' soul mates — sisters who have passed through hell and high water They are Steel Magnolias Southern belles — flowery on the cut The wisecracking Ttuvy along outside but strong as steel on the with her new glamour technician inside to survive any challenge or Annelle dispenses shampoo with hardship liberal doses of free advice and Reservations can be obtained gossip to the town’s curmudgeon by calling (435) town-soci- “Steel Magnolias” directed by Krista Cae Mortenson The play runs Mondays Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm from to Aug 10 with a 2 pmmatinee on Saturday July 27 Ticket prices are $6 and $5 for seniors Season passes available ' for $42 (seniors $35) Truvy’s Beauty Salon is the unofficial hub in Chinquapin La where a close knit group of women have lots of time for gos-sip thanks to husbands who are either absent depressed or dead As a result visitors to the salon get much more than a wash and a 723-83- 91 |