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Log Your Research
CAROL DIPIRRO-STIPKOVITS
Research Logs for Genealogy
Iremember sitting at my dining room table on a Sunday afternoon surrounded by my family research. I had accomplished quite a bit of in-person research before going online. A couple weeks prior, however, Ancestry tempted me with an offer that was too good to refuse. There I was, falling down a dark hole… dates, names, dates, names, on and on. My tree populated so quickly and I was so caught up in it that my only goal was to see how far back I could reach. (1646, by the way.) When I finally came up for air, I saw a tree full of people’s names, but I had no idea how or if they were truly connected to me. I recall making the tough decision to hit that delete button and start fresh. The internet has made research so easy. Trust me, when those little leaves do their dance it’s hard to turn away. I decided it was time to get serious about how I spent time on genealogy research and, just as important, use source citations to verify my facts. This was the start of my first genealogy research log. Research logs save time by helping us avoid repetitive searches and serve as the foundation for the next generation of researchers. Listen, some months, I can only find an hour for my genealogy. I don’t want to waste time redoing searches I’ve already done. There are so many choices for keeping a research log, whether paper or digital. It could be as easy as grabbing a spiral notebook, but think carefully about what will realistically work with your research habits. What you choose should be a handy tool you want to use. If it’s not simple, you won’t use it. Although our logs may vary, it’s important that certain information is included to be effective. Ask yourself: “Will my descendants be able to trace my research steps with this information?” That’s our goal here, convincing them to take it on after we’re gone is another conversation! Basically, a research log should include:
Ancestors’ name and years: Depending on your research question, it could be an individual, couple, or a family and dates of birth and death to distinguish them.
Date of search: Record sets are constantly being updated. If you searched in 2016, another look in 2020 might be prosperous.
Research question: What event or person do you want to find? Be detailed with this question!
Place of research: What repository are you doing your research in? List the URL if searching online.
Source description: If it’s a computer database, drill down to the actual record location. Enter the library and call number for a book or microfilm. I suggest writing this as though you’ll need to send a novice to find the record. The author's late father-in-law, husband, and his brothers visiting family in Hungary circa 1970 Courtesy of Carol DiPirro-Stipkovits Notes: This is where you note your research journey. What name variations did you try? List the years you looked through and the result of those searches.
Results: Whether productive or not, always list the outcome of your search. Negative results can be just as helpful in reaching conclusions.
Over the years, I have perfected my own digital log. If I need to leave my research for a day or a month, I can pick right up where I left off when I come back. I also feel more secure about the accuracy of my tree. The dancing leaves are still a weakness, but my research log keeps me honest. Staying focused is hard in genealogy with so many wonderful things to explore and so many temptations put right in front of us. Give a research log a try and watch it transform your family history researching. Happy hunting! FY
Carol DiPirro-Stipkovits is a member of the National Genealogical Society and Association of Professional Genealogists. She is a Board member and President of the Niagara County Genealogical Society, guest lecturer and freelance writer. Send questions or comments to her at noellasdaughter@gmail. com.
Share the Love Volunteer opportunities in WNY
BY KATHY SCHLAICH
Sharing one’s time and talents through volunteering is proven to be beneficial to both the giver and receiver. According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal government agency, volunteer job seekers have a 27 percent better chance of finding a job than non-volunteers and are also almost twice as likely to label themselves “very happy.” In Western New York, opportunities abound. Here are a few ways to get involved in the community and spread the happiness:
Little Portion Friary at 1305 Main Street has served Buffalo for 38 years providing food, shelter, encouragement, and support to thousands of the homeless until they can secure permanent housing and jobs.
Help is needed with supervision during the day, evening, or night shifts, nursing, counseling, information technology, and accounting as well as food prep for evening meals, sorting and managing donations, laundry, home maintenance, communications and marketing, and picking up donations.
Volunteers work a weekly, bimonthly, or monthly schedule of their choice in four- to six-hour shifts. To volunteer call Sister Barbara Pfohl or Sister JoAnn Ruh at 716- 882-5705 or visit littleportionfriary. com.
The Ken-Ton Closet improves the lives of needy children from birth to 18 years old in the Village of Kenmore/Town of Tonawanda by providing free clothing, school supplies, toiletries, and other items. Founded in 2013 by Jill O’Malley as an offshoot of the Ken-Ton Parent Alliance, the organization is located at the former Jefferson School, 250 Athens Boulevard in Tonawanda.
In 2016, 708 children were served throughout all programs. Those in need can visit every other month to pick up supplies.
Volunteers are needed to sort and store donations, hang clothes, decorate, help in the free library, clean, log receipts, conduct inventory, and return cans and bottles.
Regular shifts are Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m.–1 p.m. or 1–4 p.m. Students and groups are also welcome. Some court-ordered community service may be available pending approval.
Contact can be made through Facebook messenger, by calling 716-218-9589, or emailing ken. toncloset@gmail.com. RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) through HANCI (Health Association of Niagara County Inc.) matches volunteers ages 55+ with volunteer opportunities throughout Niagara County helping approximately 50 non-profit public agencies and organizations, performing over 80,000 hours annually.
Volunteers are eligible to receive mileage reimbursement from their homes to and from volunteer sites or use it as a tax deduction. They are also covered by a supplemental insurance policy. A free recognition luncheon for volunteers with 48 hours or more of service annually is another perk.
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A few of the many opportunities include: Lockport Meals on Wheels, Sister Loretta Soup Kitchen, Lockport Elementary Schools, Habitat for Humanity, Heart Love and Soul Pantry/Dining Room, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Riviera Theater, Herschell Carousel Museum, and North Tonawanda Inter-Church Food Pantry.
For more information, contact Mary Beth Kupiec at 716-285-8224 or email Kupiec@hanci.com. Twin Cities Meals on Wheels, Inc. at 100 Ridge Road, North Tonawanda, is in need of regular servers, drivers, and kitchen helpers one day a week Monday through Friday. Servers hours are 10:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Riding with the drivers, they deliver food to the clients and report on their well-being.
Drivers are needed during the same time period and use their own vehicles to deliver meals. Kitchen helpers are needed 8–11:30 a.m. to help the cooks prepare meals, make sandwiches, and fill lunch bags and hot meal trays.
Volunteers are also sought for special projects. Those over 55 are eligible to join the above- mentioned RSVP program.
For more information, call or fax 716-693-1663 or email info@ tcnow.com. Niagara Hospice, located at 4675 Sunset Drive in Lockport, has a wide variety of ways to help, asking as little as one hour a week of time from their volunteers. Assistance is needed with office help, family support, pet or musical visits, family caregiver or bereavement services, and fundraising.
A volunteer application and attendance at a training date is required to participate. Help with special events and in the Memorial Garden is also sought.
For more information, call the volunteer office at 716-280-0748, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or visit the website at niagarahospice.org/volunteer. Buffalo City Mission last year provided 158,100 meals, 73,691 safe nights of sleep, and 163 faith commitments to the homeless and needy population they serve. Varied service opportunities are available to accommodate individuals and groups at their 100 E. Tupper Street location in Buffalo. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old for individuals and 16 and above for groups.
Meal service assistants, thrift store attendants, receiving department helpers, childcare helpers, and many other areas are in need.
For information on how to get involved contact the Volunteer Department at 716-854-8181 x404 for individual opportunities, x419 for group opportunities and x438 for donation needs and process information.
Niagara SPCA at 2100 Lockport Road in Niagara Falls seeks volunteers willing to make a difference in the lives of adoptable animals by lending a hand to shelter staff and spreading the message of responsible pet ownership and care throughout the community.
Tail Waggers work with dogs: walkers, kennel enrichers, kennel butlers, and kennel assistants are needed.
Purr Pals interact with cats ensuring their environment helps them thrive. Community outreach volunteers are also sought to represent the SPCA at community events by transporting animals, setting up and breaking down the event, and answering questions from the public.
Training is provided for all positions. For information on how to volunteer call 716-731-4368 or email frontdesk@niagaraspca.org. HART Program (Home Assistance Referral Team) Founded in 1982, has as its mission to enable community members to maintain quality of life in their own homes, allowing them to “age in place” by linking them with quality, affordable help.
Located at 505 Cayuga Street in Lewiston (inside the First Presbyterian Church’s rear entrance), HART is a not-forprofit organization with operating costs covered by grants, individual and organization donations, and community fundraising events.
The organization relies heavily on volunteers for general office work and for help at fundraising events held throughout the year. Regular business hours are from 8 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday.
For more information on how to help, contact Sharla Evans at 716-754-8313 or email at info@ hartprogram.org.
Hospitals, nursing homes, museums and historical sites also utilize volunteers. The possibilities are endless to get involved and make a difference. FY
Kathy Schlaich is a frequent contributor to Forever Young and has written for publications across the country.
Many seniors in WNY are under the false impression that they are locked in their Medicare Insurance plan coverage for the entire year. Many seniors face concern that if something catastrophic occurs, they won’t be able to choose different coverage when needed…but that’s simply NOT TRUE! In fact, there are multiple Medicare enrollment periods throughout the year to assist Medicare Beneficiaries change their coverage as their needs change. The coverage you may select for January may need to be significantly different than the coverage you need in May if your needs have changed. You may have been relatively “healthy” in January, and by May might have more prescriptions, maybe visit more specialists than expected, or have a planned medical procedure upcoming. As your needs change, your coverage should change with you.
Unfortunately, many insurance companies may not tell you about these alternative enrollment periods. Their goal is to keep your membership all year and retain the government funding they receive on your behalf. The Medicare Education Program being conducted throughout Erie and Niagara County is focused on educating and empowering the senior community to better understand their entitled Medicare Benefits. The “REACH MORE - TEACH MORE” campaign is FREE to seniors and provides objective and unbiased information, sponsored by the WNY Medicare Resource Center.
The program has gained popularity by revealing strategies, many of which are not offered elsewhere, helping to manage healthcare costs and saving seniors hundreds of dollars. In January, the Medicare Education Program assisted its 250 th
Medicare Beneficiary and is now considered the most successful campaign to date.
Hear from Linda… “Medicare is different now from years ago. Companies keep changing their plans every year…who can keep up? It’s confusing and I usually just stay in the same plan as last year. The WNY Medicare Resource Center helped me discover a few places we were over-spending and showed us things that no else has… I FEEL LIKE IM OUTSMARTING THE INSURANCE COMPANIES NOW AND NEVER HAVE TO SETTLE FOR JUST ONE PLAN! I’m so happy I got an appointment, they fill up fast!
- Linda and Bill W. (Williamsville)
WNY Medicare Resource Center Buffalo’s most trusted place for Medicare information. Please call 716-833-0252 to learn more.
FEATURE UB Legal Clinics
Learning and serving
BY GABE DIMAIO
On top of the “book learning” that occurs, good and practical work has been done for decades by the University at Buffalo School of Law legal clinics.
Student attorneys are admitted to practice under the guidance of their clinical professors. In exchange for experience and credit, they provide very important legal work for people and organizations that, but for their help, would be left unrepresented. This includes sitting down with clients to learn more about their situation, analyzing the need, and implementing the solution. “We have a very strong program,” says Kim Diana Connolly, a professor at the law school and the Director of Clinical Legal Education and Vice Dean for Advocacy and Experiential Education. “We have multiple types of clinics as well as practicum courses in which students engage in actually providing pro bono service. There is a strong classroom component where they are learning both substantive laws and necessary skills, and reflecting on the process of becoming a lawyer.”
The students put in a substantial amount of work at the clinics.
Connolly says that for each credit hour, students need to have 42.5 hours of documented work. This also helps the students fulfill the pro bono work commitment required to
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be admitted to the New York State Bar. Given that most of the clinics earn four credits each, the hours of service dedicated to helping the community really add up.
The number and types of clinics at any given time ebb and flow. Student interest, professor expertise, and world events drive availability. Currently, the law school houses the following clinics:
• Animal Law Clinic • Civil Liberties and Transparency Clinic • Civil Legal Access to Justice Hybrid Clinic • Environmental Advocacy Clinic • Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic • Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic • Mediation Clinic • Puerto Rico Recovery Assistance Legal Clinic When the New York Bar established its requirement for pro bono hours, many students approached Connolly with an interest in Animal Law, a practice concerned with animal welfare issues such as addressing the problem of puppy mills.
“We found a couple of nonprofit organizations that were interested in receiving some legal support, and we started doing that as a little pro bono project that then became its own clinic,” says Connolly. “It’s something that evolved from students wanting to do it, doing a little bit in the community, the community really appreciating what the student attorneys were doing, and asking for more. Then we built that up to support the work that we do with the SPCA, Pets Alive WNY, and other groups.”
When law professors are hired, their vast experience in a subject area might lend itself to starting or directing a specific clinic. In some cases, local practitioners might lead one. This is the case with the law school’s longest-running clinic, the Mediation Clinic led by local attorney Steve Sugarman, who has an international and national reputation in the field.
Sometimes world events will dictate the need for the establishment of a clinic. For example, on the heels of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, there was a great need for legal help to aid in the recovery. Law students continue to provide work locally for those who have been displaced and now reside in Western New York. In January, the clinic completed its fifth service-learning trip to Puerto Rico, which Connolly believes is the greatest number of visits by any mainland law school.
As a testament of the good work of the law school legal clinics, PreLaw Magazine published by National Jurist recently recognized
the law school as leading the nation in practical training.
Connolly adds that being at the helm of the legal clinic program and building on its legacy, which includes watching the students develop their skills, is “the best job.”
“Watching them have the opportunity to learn while doing things that matter is amazing,” she says.
More information about the legal clinics at the University at Buffalo School of Law can be found at law.buffalo.edu/beyond/ clinics FY
Gabe DiMaio is a frequent contributor to Forever Young and Buffalo Spree. He is a 2001 graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Law where his concentration was in Affordable Housing and Community Economic Development.
Tommy Rizzo 94 and Going Strong
STORY AND PHOTOS BY RICK FALKOWSKI
Thomas "Tommy" Rizzo has been practicing law for nearly four decades.
Thomas Rizzo began a career as a musician while still in his teens. He went on to become a successful business owner. And, at 55 years old, decided to go to law school. Now, nearly four decades later, Rizzo is still practicing law. He is an inspiration to anyone who wants to make a career change later in life and an example to any senior citizen who wishes to continue working long after reaching retirement age.
During WWII, many musicians in the WNY area had joined the military or were drafted. This resulted in a shortage of musicians available to perform at area nightclubs and dancehalls. Tommie’s father, Sal Rizzo, was a guitarist and president of Local 43 (now Local 92) of the Musicians Union. While still a student at Lafayette High School, Tommie obtained his Union Card at 17 years old in 1943 and auditioned for the Harold Austin Orchestra.
Rizzo got the job and played
upright bass and sang with the Harold Austin Orchestra on the Crystal Beach Boat and at the Crystal Ballroom during the summer. The rest of the year they played at the Dellwood Ballroom, while he was attending undergraduate school at UB. Rizzo was drafted later during WWII, but returned to the band after being discharged.
Graduating from UB in 1948 and getting married in 1949, Rizzo augmented his income as a musician by working other jobs. He was a Kirby vacuum cleaner salesman for six months and an insurance salesman for a year before he secured a position with Prentice Hall, selling legal and financial services publications to attorneys and accountants. Ten years later, he started a successful telemarketing company that was in business for seventeen years.
In 1948, Bobby Nicholson (later the music director of the Howdy Doody Show featuring Buffalo Bob Smith) left his position as leader of the Harold Austin Orchestra to become music director at WKBW radio. Rizzo became bandleader at the Dellwood Ballroom, Canadiana, and Crystal Ballroom. He was also a member of the WBEN radio orchestra, performing during the inaugural broadcast of WBEN-TV and appeared on early television shows Club Canandaigua and One Chorus Only. Rizzo represented Buffalo as a bass player and vocalist on two national broadcast radio programs: Adam Hats Big Break and the Horace Height Show. After Harold Austin returned as bandleader and changes in the Buffalo Musicians Union contract with the radio stations resulted in less dependence on in-house radio station orchestras, in 1949 Rizzo formed the Tic Toc Timers with Russ Messina (accordion), Vince Brundo (guitar), and Dick Fadale (drums). They performed regularly at the Anchor Bar, Foster’s Supper Club, Peter Stuyvesant Room, and the Town Casino. In 1953, he joined the Harry Stern Orchestra, one of the area’s most popular
society bands, performing at many premier WNY events through 1964.
When Rizzo was 55, he attended a lecture on nutrition by a doctor who had previously been a lawyer. The lecturer explained that he decided to switch careers later in life and encouraged other people to make the switch, explaining that it was a positive and healthy life experience. Not telling any of his friends, Rizzo decided to attend law school, took the LSAT, got accepted at two schools and was placed on the UB waiting list. He explained to UB that at his age, being on a waiting was not an option, so, in 1980, he started law school at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Two of his children were also in college at the time. They were surprised but supportive. After getting top grades in his first year of study, he transferred to UB Law School. He graduated in 1983 and was admitted to the NYS and Florida Bar Association. He passed both bar exams on the first attempt and graduated without any student loan debt.
Upon graduation, he was an Assistant District Attorney for less than a year before opening his own general practice in a building he owned on Bailey near Minnesota. The practice was established by a mail-out to American Federation of Musicians members, walkin business from people in the neighborhood, and referrals from attorneys. The practice quickly became a success.
In 1990, a car crashed into the front of his building on Bailey Avenue, causing extensive damage. At 65, when most people retire, Rizzo started over again in a new office at 3407 Delaware Avenue in Kenmore. Thirty years later, he is still practicing law in that same office.
Not only did Rizzo begin his law career near retirement age, he released his first CD in 1998. His son Tom Rizzo Jr. is a jazz guitarist, and was a member of the Doc Severinsen Tonight Show Orchestra and other touring bands. Tom was managing Chick Corea’s recording studio in Los Angeles and, while his father was visiting, they began work on Tommie Rizzo – Then & Now, a CD of jazz standards he sang in the 1940s and 1950s. That led to Rizzo being featured in the Buffalo-produced PBS special Things That Aren’t There Anymore and area musical appearances until after he was ninety.
Tommie Rizzo is not slowing down. He is currently upgrading his legal training by completing the 24 hours of legal education required every two years to retain his legal license. His advice on keeping active and being successful: “People should do something they like and do something productive in their mind, which has meaning.” He
and his wife Jini have been married for 71 years and she still teaches bridge. Rizzo smiled stating “we see no end in sight.” The biggest enjoyment at his age is watching the development of his ten grandchildren, ranging in age from 18 to 47. “Their accomplishments make you feel good,” he says.
When asked if he ever planned on retiring, he shook his head and said, “I wouldn’t know what to do.” FY
Rick Falkowski gives presentations on Buffalo music and history. He is the author of History of Buffalo Music & Entertainment and Profiles Volume 1: Historic & Influential People from Buffalo & WNY – the 1800s.
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MY WNY STORY Jim Rebholz
BY JUDITH A. RUCKI
There are those who embark upon a career and never stray from their path. Then, there are others who have several careers throughout their lives, and sometimes those careers overlap.
Self-described “personal chef and vocalist” Jim Rebholz falls into the second category.
The Buffalo native studied food administration at Erie Community College, but his real passion is singing. “Incidentally,” Rebholz says, “the chef and the singer have never worked together. No tossing pizza dough in the air while singing ‘O Sole Mio.’”
Rebholz sang in a house band at The Executive, an entertainment hot spot back in the 1970s. Thinking he would further his musical career, Rebholz later moved to Hollywood, where fame and fortune can come at a price.
“Disco killed live music,” Rebholz says.
While still in California, he married. He and his wife Yvonne have two sons, Robert and Barry. By 1978, they decided to move back to Buffalo to be with their families and friends.
Knowing he had to reinvent himself back home, Rebholz got into men’s retail. One day, a local restaurateur came into get a tux at the formal
Self-described “personal chef and vocalist” Jim Rebholz Photos courtesy of Jim Rebholz
wear store Rebholz was managing. As they became acquainted, they often wound up talking about food. The restaurateur thought he was knowledgeable about food and asked, “Why are you selling tuxedos?”
Rebholz says this comment produced an “aha moment.” Next thing he knew, he was serving banquets. Eventually, he became a maître d at the former Justine’s at the Buffalo Hilton, which turned out to be a dream job for him.
However, the hours were intense, and Rebholz wanted to make more money. He went back to working as a waiter at another restaurant, which paid well.
While Rebholz enjoyed working in the food industry, he still had the desire to perform. One day, he answered an ad for jingle singers, and he got the job. He and professional vocalist Cindy Schmidt wound up singing the jingle for AM&A’s.
Now the seasoned vocalists, known as Sentimental Journey, sing together around the community, in venues ranging from adult community centers to country clubs and restaurants.
Rebholz and Schmidt invested in equipment and beautifully orchestrated soundtracks. Initially, he says, they started knocking on doors. “Every single place at which we played has had us back, and books us for the year.”
put together the program, and Rebholz did food demonstrations while teaching cooking skills, such as how to make a lighter version of comfort food.
For the last thirteen years, he has been a chef in the home of priests from St. Francis High School. He enjoys having carte blanche to cook whatever he likes and says he gets to experiment every day.
He adds, “I get to play around and do things you could not do in a restaurant.”
Exuding positive energy, Rebholz says he “loves cooking, and people, and singing.”
He has carved out a niche for himself as both a culinary and musical artist, which, he says, is “the best of both worlds.”
For more information contact: (716) 444-1873, chefjimr@yahoo. com, or find Rebholz on Facebook. Check for summer dates at Ilio Dipaolo’s Courtyard, as well as other music venues.
MY WNY STORY Amaretto Fruit Dip From the kitchen of Chef Jim Rebholz, “The Healthy Chef”
Ingredients 2 cups 1% cottage cheese 8 oz Light cream cheese or yogurt cream cheese 1/3 cup Powdered sugar (if using sugar substitute, adjust measurement as they tend it be sweeter) 2 tsp Almond extract
Directions
Place all ingredients in food processor and blend until cheese curds are smooth. Transfer into a serving bowl. Chill 1 to 2 hours.
This dip is also great as a frosting for a low-fat carrot cake or topping for angel food cake with fresh berries. FY
Judith A. Rucki is a public relations consultant and freelance writer.
“We have a nice chemistry. She handles ballads and upbeat songs. We sing what we like.”
He tells the story of how an assisted living resident once requested “Won’t You Come Home, Bill Bailey”. Although not one of his favorite songs, Rebholz says, “I knew it inside and out. I sang it. I had fun singing it. Now we do it almost all the time.” He adds, “Validation for artists is so important. We reach back into other eras. There are some songs we love, especially from the Great American Songbook.”
Over time, Rebholz became the head of public food service at the former Children’s Hospital and was also a chef at Canisius College.
Concurrently, he worked for Nutrition Dynamics. A dietician
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Cantina Loco
The restaurant is offering individual pick-ups at its take-out window (food truck style), and deliveries through DoorDash and GrubHub. Additionally, Cantina Loco is offering a 50% discount to medical personnel and hospital staffers with ID and restaurant and food industry workers.
Half & Half Boutique
If you are in need of some retail therapy and want to support Half & Half, they urge you to check out their online website where they will be uploading new clothing daily and offering various promotions.
191 Allen St., Buffalo 716-551-0160; cantinaloco.com
Buffalo Museum of Science
Watch weekly videos featuring some of the Museum’s iconic collections and exclusive peeks behind the scenes. Follow the Museum’s Facebook page to learn more about the treasures inside.
1088 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo 716-239-1652; halfandhalfboutique.com
Buffalo Arts Studio
Did you miss recent opening receptions and artist talks at Buffalo Arts Studio? Want to learn more about art classes? It’s all been captured on video for you. There are mural tours; artist talks by Black Kirby, Richard Reitzenstein, Stacey Robinson, and many others; panel discussions; and even a look at last spring’s Plates and Pasta event.
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Theater at home
Local theaters, from Shea’s to small community venues, are dark this month, due to COVID-19 precautions, but if you need a theater fix, Spree compiled a list you can view from the comfort of your home. Podcasts and streaming opportunities are abundant, and many are free.
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