Open Stage Posts “Kafka’s Shorts

This Week’s Recipe Easy Ranch Corn Casserole with Sausage and Cheese

Ingredients: 1 pound maple-flavored sausage 2 tablespoons Hidden Valley

Original Ranch Seasoning and Salad Dressing Mix 1 cup sour cream 6 tablespoons butter, melted 1 can (15 ounces) whole kernel sweet corn, drained 1 can (15 ounces) cream-style corn, drained 1 package (8 ounces) corn muffin mix 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack cheese

Directions: 1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Brown the sausage in a skillet until thoroughly cooked. 3. Drain and set aside. received a $15,000 grant from Truist Foundation to 4. In a large bowl, stir together seasoning mix, sour cream, butter, whole kernel corn, cream-style corn, corn muffin mix and sausage. 5. Pour into a greased casserole dish. 6. Bake for 45 minutes or until set in the middle. 7. Sprinkle cheese on top and continue to bake until cheese is melted, about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand at least 5 minutes. Serve warm.

Joke of the Week

During a Sunday school lesson, a child learned about how God created human beings. The child became especially focused when the teacher explained how Eve was created from Adam’s ribs. Later in the week, the boy’s mother saw him lying down on the floor, so she asked him what was wrong. His reply was priceless: “Mom, I have a pain in my side - I think I’m getting a wife.”

Tip of the Week

Using strongly brewed black tea is a great way to clean your mirrors.

Fact of the Week

Kleenex tissues were originally developed as a potential filter in gas masks during World War I. The material was not perfected during the war but was redeveloped afterward and marketed as a facial tissue instead.

Food for Thought

God’s love is not restricted to when you think you’ve performed well. He loves you even when you make mistakes and fail.

Have agreatweek, everybody!

Open Stage began streaming a staged production of “Kafka’s Shorts” on Jan. 8, and the production will be available on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and on Sundays at 3 p.m. through Sunday, Jan. 24. Viewers may watch at www.youtube.com /openstage and www.fb.com /openstagehbg.

The production continues the theater’s unconventional 35th season, wherein the staff has planned and produced staged performances that are filmed and may be streamed on TVs, computers, and smart devices.

Kafka was a Bohemian novelist and short story writer best known for “The Metamorphosis.” The stories in “Kafka’s Shorts,” adapted by David Karl Lee, include “A Country Doctor,” “The Hunger Artist,” and “A Report to an Academy.” The compilation combines absurdity, humor, and tragedy.

The play was filmed using CDC guidelines on social distancing and mask wearing and is the first show to feature an expanded cast in Open Stage’s season. Actors who had been living or working together were able to act together in scenes, noted director Chris Gibson.

Open Stage has made the 35th season free to increase accessibility, but community members may donate, subscribe, or obtain tickets to watch parties at www.open stagehbg.com.

For more information about Open Stage, readers may visit the aforementioned websites; follow @openstagehbg on Twitter, and Instagram; email boxoffice@openstagehbg.com;

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The Hershey Public Library tour of the “Dinosaur Myster- First United Methodist homeless individuals served Gus’s KEYSTONE Gus’s KEYSTONE has added two virtual programs ies” exhibit at the Maryland Church (UMC), 64 W. by Bethesda Mission. Needed FAMILY RESTAURANT FAMILY RESTAURANT to its calendar of activities. Science Center, led by the sci- Chocolate Ave., Hershey, items are blankets, warm 1050 W. Main St., Mount Joy • 717.653.2140 Readers may register by visiting ence center’s paleontologist. will hold a Pop-Up Commu- socks, winter gloves, winter 3687 Rothsville Rd., Ephrata • 717.738.7381 www.hersheylibrary.org and Participants will discover how nity Drive on Saturday, Jan. clothes, deodorant, and other Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner: Open 6 a.m. • 7 Days A Week clicking on Events Calendar. fossils are found and what fos- 30, from 9 to 11 a.m. Com- toiletries. www.guskeystone.com R067213 After registration, attendees sils can indicate about munity members are invitwill receive the Zoom link. Lancaster County Parks and Recreation will offer a children’s dinosaurs’ life cycles, diets, behaviors, and ecosystems. After the tour, there will be an ed to donate items at the event. The drive-through drop-off site will be the The program titled “Birds in Winter” opportunity to do two hands- First UMC upper parkingon Saturday, Jan. 30, from on activities in one’s own lot, accessible via the alley11 a.m. to noon. Attendees will home. at the rear of church. learn how to identify and help local birds in the winter. A Dinosaur Mysteries Virtual Tour will be held on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 10 to 11 a.m. Attendees will take a virtual These programs are sponsored by Friends of the Hershey Public Library. Readers may contact Rita Smith, children’s librarian, at 717-5336555 with any questions. For the Hershey Food Bank, the church will collect nonperishable food items, including tuna, canned meats, baked beans, canned peas, peanut butter, and Newsletter Program Gets Aid canned pasta sauce (not in glass jars), along with launFrom Grant dry detergent, bars of soap, toilet paper, paper towels, and sanitizing wipes. SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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