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Thursday, March 25, 2021 Volume 67 | Number 30
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Palm Canyon Theatre to steam youth spring concert
alm Canyon Theatre’s Youth Program will stream a Spring Concert, featuring students ages 12-21. The concert is the culmination of two-months of training that PCT offered as part of its ongoing live stage education. For nearly 25 years, students participating in PCT’s youth program receive real-world experience by working alongside professional actors on mainstage productions. Today, with stages across the nation closed to live audiences, training was done virtually and in small groups at the Palm Springs theatre. Instruction was offered at no cost by talented actors, vocalists and directors who volunteered their time to prepare a troupe of 22 young performers. Singing classes began on Zoom in mid-January, and then transitioned to small groups in the PCT auditorium. Students and teachers wore masks and socially distanced during all rehearsals. Once small cohorts were rehearsed, a few full cast sessions were run in order to record portions of songs that included the entire group. Now that the entire concert is
1. U.S. PRESIDENTS: The poem “O Captain! My Captain!” was written after the death of which president? Photo courtesy of Palm Canyon Theater
recorded, it will be featured as a streaming event for 2 days only, March 30-31. Local youth performing in the concert are: Ava Tethal, Fabrizio Ibanez, Noah Arce, Matthew Pichler, AJ Fernandez, Kaiya Treash, Elizabeth Eldar, Isabella Morrison, Aidan Bosworth, Nathan Bosworth, Abel Rodriguez, Makayla Smith, Emma Walker, Diego Huerta, Victoria Herrera, Alice Steepleton, Audrey Steepleton, Imani Rachel, Amanda Miranda, Christopher Lopez, Mariana Robles, and Kristina Panagiotaros. The show was directed by Se Layne
and Paul Grant with musical direction by Jaci Davis. Costuming by Derik Shopinski. Lights by Wyatt Tethal. Videography and post production by Nick Wass. Tickets for this streaming show are $15 and are available for 2 DAYS ONLY on Showtix4U.com, which is also the platform to view the recorded production. PCT’s Youth Spring Concert is available for streaming for a 48-hour period between 12 a.m. on March 30 through 11:59 p.m. on April 2. Purchase at: showtix4u.com/event-details/46332. All proceeds from this concert will benefit future educational programming.
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure The previous owners of a small bowl may have thought they were lucky to have gotten $35 for it at their yard sale. But, says the Association of Mature American Citizens, the anonymous buyer must have been more than delighted
• One dung beetle can drag 1,141 times its own weight. • Italian banker Gilberto Baschiera was a modern-day Robin Hood. Over a period of seven years, he secretly diverted 1 million euros from wealthy clients to poorer ones so they could qualify for loans. He made no profit from
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when he found out that the bowl is likely to bring in as much as $500,000 at auction. I didn’t take long for the folks at the Sotheby’s auction house to come to that conclusion when they identified it as “an exceptionally rare 15th-
century Chinese antique” from the Ming dynasty.
these dealings and avoided jail in 2018 with a plea bargain.
floss. But the benefits extend beyond your teeth. Researchers have discovered that flossing can also help your memory. It prevents gum disease, which prevents stiff blood vessels, which in turn cause memory issues.
• In 2006, a Coca-Cola employee offered to sell Coca-Cola secrets to Pepsi. Pepsi took the high road and responded by notifying Coca-Cola. • Ever wonder why there’s no period in “Dr Pepper”? It was removed because the old logo font made it look like “Di: Pepper.” • For years your dentist has no doubt advised you to be sure to
The Association of Mature American Citizens [www.amac.us] provides the Filler Files as a service on issues of concern to Americans over 50.
• The future Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding dress was entirely paid for with ration coupons. • American children are given an average of $3.70 per lost tooth. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the weight of a U.S. quarter? 3. MOVIES: What was the name of the skyscraper in the drama “Die Hard”? 4. TELEVISION: What city was the setting for the sitcom “Mork and Mindy”? 5. SCIENCE: What is the study of knowledge, reality and existence called? 6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What are male blue crabs called? 7. GEOGRAPHY: What is the highest point in Japan? 8. FOOD & DRINK: The acai berry is native to which continent? 9. LITERATURE: Who wrote the “Winnie-the-Pooh” book series for children? 10. MEASUREMENTS: What is an angstrom? © 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6