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UPCOMING EVENTS IN
MONROE COUNTY
June 18
Board of 141ealth
The Monroe County
Board of Health
Public Meeting will be
Tuesday, June 18 at 6
p.m, at Monroe County
Health DeparTment, 106
Martin Luther King Jr.
Drive. Forsyth.
June 21
5uzy Bogguss
will be Monrc
County FAC
Singer Suzy Bogguss
will be in concert at
Monroe County Fine
Arts Center on Friday,
June 21 with the show
starting at 7:30 p.m
Back iri Monroe County
by demand, but
in her
first appearance at the
Fine Arts Center Bog-
guss is known for both
country and mainstream
hits. Monroe County's
'American Idol" star
Ethan Payne will open.
Tickets are available at
ticketalternative.com.
June 22
Swingin' Medallions
head to Village
at Indian Sprigs
The Village at Indian
Springs Amphitheater
will present the "Swin-
gin' Medallions (back
by popular request)
on Saturday, June 22.
Doors open at 6:30
p.m.; the show starts at
8 p.m. Bring-your-own-
food is welcome, bat
no drinks. Water, soda,
beer and wine will
be available for sale.
Proceeds will benefit the
Butts County Historical
Society's restoration of
the Flovilla Schoolhouse
as a Dinner Theater.
Lawn seating is $15;
tables far 8 under the
amphitheater are $250.'
For more Information,
call 478-993-1104 or
770-775-5350.
June 22-23
Monroe County
Amateur Radio
long,
Storyofthe
TOP: Visitors tour the Ensign-G0olsby-Cantrell
House (88 Indian Springs Drive). an Italian Renais-
sance Revival style home built in 1922 now owned
by Rick Cantrell. Above, Monroe County historian
Ralph Bass kicks off the Expedition at the Board
of Education auditorium with an overview of the
county's history. At right. Mary Aiken Wright of
Forsyth talks to Mrs. Vince Williams at her home on
Indian Springs Drive. (Photos/Will Davis)
Society at City Park
The annual ARRL Field
Day will begin at 2
p.m. on Saturday, June
22 and conclude at
2 p.m. on Sunday,
June 23. The Monroe
County Amateur Radio
Society will be set up
and operating continu-
ously during this time at
Forsyth City Park on
Country Club Drive.
Anyone who would like
to stop by is welcome
and can get on the air
f they would I ke.
June 24
Pest Management
for Hon Gardents
Monroe County
Extension will present
Lunch and Learn: Pest
Management for Home
Gardens on Monday,
June 24 from 12-1 p.m.
at the Monroe Extension
Office. Lunch will be
pork medallions, sum-
mer squash, and pasta
satad, RSVP by June 21
by cal!ing 478-994-
7014. Program fee is
$10 and includes lunch.
July 3
of July
ebmt n
Forsyth will sponsor a
4th of July celebra-
tion with fireworks at
Monroe County Rec-
reation Department on
Wednesday,July 3.
July 11
Small Fruit Seminar
C rdener
Monroe County Exten-
sion~ wilt present Small
Fruit Seminar for the
Backyard Gardener
with UGA Extension
Blueberry Specialist
Erick Smith from 6-8
p.m. at the Monroe
County Clubhouse, 64
W Chamber Street, For-
syth. Registration is $10
and includes materials
and light refreshments.
Pre-register by July 9 by
calling 478-994-7014.
MONROE ENTERTAINS YOU by Dennis Smith
etty Moon has
heard them all.
,Moonlight Be-
comes You, Moon-
struck, Moon Over Miami.
Each title refers either to a
magical song or a movie.
"There is a moon song in
Addams Family the Musi-
cal, but it is not the featured
song of the
show" said Betty
Moon while
describing the
play coming to
the Rose Theater
in July. "There
are lots of cute
songs with catchy
lyrics and easy
to sing melodies
that will keep
the audiences
entertained"
Moon-talk aside, Betty
Moon is co-directing "The
Addams Family Musical"
with TuUye Ralph. The
show opens July 12 with
a cast of 10 main charac-
ters and a large ensemble
of singers/dancers. Betty
shared she had learned a lot
about 'community theater'
in doing this production.
"I had been involved in
numerous plays as a student
while going to school, as a
teacher in school and as a
participant: I was a Music
Director, musician or actor.
I was not worried about
what color to paint the walls
of the set," laughed Betty.
"This time I am concerned
about all the details"
When reminded that the
audience will probably react
to the play based on the
way the songs are sung and
choreographed and not the
color of the set walls, she let
us know that she has a very
talented cast that includes
some local actors who look
the part of famed Addams
Family characters Lurch,
Uncle Fester, Gomez and
Morticia. "I knew from my
days as a teacher in Monroe
County Middle
School that there
Dennis Smith
are many very
talented people in
the area. Fortu-
nately, we landed
our share for this
play" smiled Betty.
Betty taught
Chorus at MCMS
from 2005-09
prior to moving
with her husband
to Valdosta. "I have fond
memories of many of the
students I taught those
years. Crowding two cam-
puses of students into the
old auditorium for concerts
and plays was a real chal-
lenge;' she recalled. "I am
thrilled to be back here in
the area and to be able to be
involved at The Rose. We
are blessed to have such a
great community resource
as this theater:'
Betty and her husband,
Rev. Dr. Bob Moon, Vice
President Church Rela-
tions and Chaplain at the
Methodist Home in Macon,
returned to the area last
year. The Moons have adult
children: daughter Sarah
and son Joshua. Just after
moving back home, Betty
saw her grandchildren
double--going from three
to six. Her daughter who
lives in Macon had twin
girls and her son and his
wife. who live in Louisville,
K)n had a daughter. All in
the SAME day! "So, you
wonder what I do with my
spare time?" smiled Bet .
Betty was born in Nor-
lina, N.C. and then spent
her growing up years in
Pennsylvania and Minneso-
ta before the family settled
back in Tiffon where she
graduated from Tiff County
High School. Betty's dad
was in the farm equipment
business, which created the
travel opportunities. Betty
graduated with music de-
grees from Asbury Univer-
sity in Wilmore, Ky. Asbury
College was founded in
1890 and is a leading Chris-
tian Liberal Arts school.
Betty shared that in ad-
dition to co-directing with
long time Backlot Player
member, music director
and actor TuUye Ralph that
she is being assisted by Kim
Pitman doing the choreog-
raphy, Nipper Bunn helping
with the set and a host of
other volunteers are doing
the little things that will
make a show successful.
"Community theater can be
a lot of fun and very good
when you have a great team
of helpers" concluded Betty.
Rose Adds Two Bonus
Performances for Addams
Family
Saturday matinees are
being added for the Ad-
dams Family production.
Kim Ducheneau, incoming
Backlot Players President,
advised MEY that matinee
d
Betty Moon shares a light moment with actors Rachel
Hunter and Rob Laukaitis as they prepare for the opening
of The Addams Family Musical. Moon is directing while
Hunter portrays Morticia and Laukaitis is Gomez Addams
(Photo/Dennis Smith)
performances are being Tickets will be available
added at 2:30 p.m. each beginning in July for all
Saturday during the run performances. For more
of Addams Family Duch- information about the play
eneau said, "In past musi- and the Rose Theater visit
cals we have typically had www.backlotplayers.org
to turn interested show-
goers away. Adding the two Dennis Smith writes
performances will enable us "Monroe Entertains You,"
to offer an additional 300 or highlighting the entertain-
so tickets so all who want to mentfare offered in Monroe
see this great musical will County and the people who
have the oppor ni ." make it possible. Smith
Show dates and times wants Forsyth to realize and
are July 12, 13, 19 and 20 support the riches it has in
at 7:30 p.m and July 13, the cultural arts.
14, 20 and 21 at 2:30 p.m.
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