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Strict Observance
Lodge #18 holds 12
Days Gun Raffle
The Strict Observance
Lodge No. )8 will hold:
its 3rd Annual )2 Days
of Christmas Gun Rattle
to benefit the many
causes the Lodge sup-
ports in the community
and to help children in
the region. There will ’
be drawings each day
from Dec. l4-25 to give
away tour shotguns, tour
pistols and tour rifles.
Tickets are $l0 and
may be purchased trom
Master Masons ot the
Lodge. They are good
for all drawings. Win—
ning numbers are based
on the Georgia Evening
Pick 3 lottery
Boston Butt fun-
draiser for MP
Dugout Club
The Mary Persons
Bulldogs Dugout Club is
partnering with Welch's
Country Smokehouse
to raise funds for the
upcoming season. For
$35 each (a portion
of which will go to the
Dugout Club), support-
ers can purchase tickets
good for one smoked
Boston butt, with an
expiration date of No-
vember T, 2020. Tickets
can be purchased by
contacting a member
of the MP Dugout Club
Board (Jay Willingham,
Stan Hickman, Becky
Howard, Holly Gore,
Steve Bankston, Tony
Mock, Chris Snow)
and can be redeemed
with a 24-hour notice
(48—hour on holidays)
at Welch's: lb87 Bass
Road in Macon
Dec. ll
Rock Springs Clinic
opens in Forsyth
Rock Springs Clinic will
open a tree medical
clinic in Forsyth on Dec.
.ll. The faith-based
tree clinic, like the one
.in Milner, will serve
uninsured/underinsured,
low-income citizens.
Rock Springs Clinic is
partnering with the Hos-
pital Authority at Mon-
roe County to serve
local residents, The new
Communl
y
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December ll, 2019
MONROE ENTERTAINS YOU by Dennis Smith
Entertainment abounds in Forsyth this month
full slate of great enter-
tainment opportunities
awaits you over the next
everal weeks in Monroe
County. At this time of the year it
is almost unfortunate that there are
not enough nights to attend all the
musical and live performances being
presented by many of our talented
hometown citizens—both young and
a bit older.
The joint Mary Persons High
School and Monroe County Middle
School Bands will celebrate with sea-
sonal favorites, and The Ten Tenors
who wowed us last year with their
great unique 10-part harmonies are
back by popular demand. The Back-
lot Players are presenting an original
stage play by Laura King, our local
area playwright. King made us all
laugh this past summer with “Inde-
pendence Day at Happy Meadows.”
And our very talented area Iazz mu-
sicians, The Eclectic Jazz, will present
their annual Holiday Concert.
Friday, Dec. 13 offers two choices
for live stage performances:
Ten Tenors return to Fine Arts
Center
The Ten Tenors presented one of
the more enjoyable concerts of all the
touring groups that played
the Fine Arts Center last
year. Their Holiday Show
left the audience asking for
more. Well, they are back
by popular demand. Having
seen this Australian music
ensemble last year, I will tell
you that you will get your
money’s worth and more.
With 2,000 concerts on their
resume the Ten Tenors know
how to entertain on stage
with choreographed performances as
well as with their 10-part harmonies.
Ticket prices range from $35-$45
depending on seat location. Tickets
are available online through Ticket
Alternative or direct from the Fine
Arts Center. A delightful bonus is in
store as members of the Mary Per-
Grandparentsraising
grandchildren form
support group
Dennis Smith
sons Chair will open the show.
"Harmony Baptist Church Ladies
Auxiliary Christmas Jubilee"
opens at The Rose
Once there was a Harmony Baptist
Church in Forsyth. One may wonder
if Laura King, playwright and direc-
tor for this show, was around 100
years ago? And, is the story she tells
one of the reasons that Harmony
changed its name to First Baptist?
The answer might remain a mystery
unless you know a Harmony mem—
ber who is still with us.
As a writer who focuses on upcom-
ing entertainment, it is typically
not my practice to “give-away the
storyline.” In “Harmony” it doesn’t
matter. This play is just funny, and it
is funny because it exploits the things
that can go wrong when some church
members decide to be entertainers
and event producers.
Pastor Bobby arrives at his new
church just in time for the 25th
Annual Harmony jubilee. As the
town readies itselfin anticipation of
another great holiday celebration,
things at Harmony start to fall apart.
No agreement on who will be the
. Angel. The traditional star on the
Christmas tree will not light up, the
fruitcake bakeoff is a disas-
ter. What else can go wrong?
Baby Jesus is missing. Now
that could be a real problem.
Pastor Bobby wonders if this
really is a “Call” he should
have answered.
Tickets are available
through “Tickets to the
City” or visit wwwtheback—
lotplayersorg for a link
Prices are $18 adults, $15
for seniors, students and
military. Groups of 10 or more are
eligible for a $12 rate if all seats are
booked and paid for at same time.
Show times are 7:30 pm. Friday and
Saturday, Dec. 13 and 14 and a 2:30
pm. matinee on Sunday, Dec. 15.
Other Coming Events
The comedy nHarmony Baptist Church Ladies Auxiliary Christmas Jubilee"
opens at The Rose this Friday. (Photo/Leighanne Mitchell)
Mary Persons and Monroe County
Middle School joint Band Holiday
Concert is at 6:30 pm. on Dec. 12 at
Monroe County Fine Arts Center.
Combined Choirs of First Bap-
tist Church and Mt. Zion United
Methodist Church will perform at 6
pm, Dec. 15 at Forsyth First Baptist
Church, 95 W. Morse Street.
Monroe County Schools Com-
bined Elementary Schools Holiday
Band Concert is at 6 pm. on Mon-
day, Dec. 16 at Monroe County Fine
Arts Center.
Eclectic Jazz Holiday Concert is at
6 pm. on Sunday, Dec. 22 at Forsyth
First Baptist Church, 95 W. Morse
Street
Check your local church for its
Christmas Concert, caroling event or
Christmas Eve Service. . .A great way
to Wind down the busy pre-Christ—
mas Day season.
Saluting Two Outstanding Per-
formances From this Past Year
Over 150 different actors appeared
on stage at The Rose Theater in 2019.
Each put forth tremendous effort and
commitment to entertain you and
other folks who like to support and
see live community theater.
A tip of the Monroe Entertains You
hat to Emme Peterman who played
Anne in Alice Chadwick’s “Anne of
Green Gables” and Matt Robichaux
who portrayed Ioe Benjamin in Neil
Simon’s “God’s Favorite.” Each gave
outstanding performances. Thanks
to all the actors who keep the stage
lights shining in our town.
Dennis Smith writes “Monroe Enter-
tains You,” highlighting the entertain-
ment fare afiered in Monroe County
and the people who make it possible.
Smith wants Forsyth to realize and
support the riches it has in the cultural
arts.
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Holiday Schedule:
Mondays, Dec. 23
and Dec. 30 will be
normal operating hours
ltrom a.m.-7 pm.) On
Tuesdays, Dec. 24 and
Dec. 3) (Christmas Eve
and New Year's Eve)
and on Wednesdays,
Dec..25 and Jan. l all
Centers will be closed.
On Thursdays, Dec. 26
and Jan. 2, Centers will
be open trom a.m.-7
pm. The landfill will be
closed on Saturdays,
Dec. 28 and Jan. 4.
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