Arsenic and Old Lace at The Barnstormers Theatre

Mortimer Brewster is living a happy life: He has a steady job at a prominent New York newspaper, he’s just become engaged, and he gets to visit his sweet spinster to announce the engagement.

Mortimer always knew that his family had a bit of a mad gene — one brother believes himself to be Teddy Roosevelt and the other strangely now resembles Boris Karloff — but his world is turned upside down when he realizes that his dear aunts have been poisoning lonely old men for years. When Mortimer’s maniacal brother, Jonathan, returns on the night that the aunts were planning to bury the newest victim, Mortimer must rally to help his aunts and protect his fiancée — all while trying to keep his own sanity as well.

Perhaps best known through the 1944 film adaptation starring Cary

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Astronomical Society, Monday afternoons, Memorial Day - August; Music Nights, Mondays and Tuesdays, June 5 - September 19; Yoga on the lawn of Lucknow, Wednesday evenings through August 30; Land, People, and Property Tours, Thursday mornings through September; Garden Tours, Friday mornings and the first and third Saturday mornings of each month through October 7; Hikers Club, Saturday mornings throughout the season; guided hikes, August 7 and 22, September 8 and 17, and October 5 and 20; Constellations at the Castle presented with the New Hampshire Astronomical Society, July 27 and August 24; and Creative Writing workshops, August 20 and October 8.

Special programs and events include courses in painting; jewelry workshops; humanities programs; a Castle After Hours program; the New Hamp-

Grant, directed by Frank Capra, The Barnstormers also has a long history with the Brewster Family, first performing “Arsenic and Old Lace” in 1950. The farcical comedy is sure to continue to delight the Barnstormer’s audience.

Directed by Clayton Phillips, the production stars Vinette Cotter and Jean Mar Brown as the Brewster sisters, Jordan Ahnquist and Dale Place as Mortimer and Teddy Brewster, and David Sitler as Jonathan Brewster, along with Andrew Sellon, Amahri Edwards-Jones, C. Mingo Long, Craig Capone, Bob Bates, Kevin Herrera, Jorge Barranco, and Dustin Teuber.

“How exciting is it to have the Brewster Family back on stage at The Barnstormers Theatre, and with such a tremendous cast!” said Artistic Director Sarah Rozene. “This show holds such a special place in not just American Theatre, but in the hearts of The Barnstormers actors and audiences as well. We can’t wait to share it with you.” shire Humane Society 5K; a Brook Walk Sketch and Hike; Concerts in the Clouds with Great Waters (tickets available from Great Waters); performance by the theatre group Advice to the Players out of Sandwich; and many other events. To get a full listing of programs, visit https://www.castleintheclouds.org/upcoming-events which has more details, registration information, and the most up-to- date programs calendar.

Saturday, September 30, is the date of the Castle Car Show, with more than 400 vehicles expected to participate. Graveyard tours, the Castle After Hours, and a Pumpkin Walk will be held in October. In November, Christmas at the Castle kicks off the holiday season on December 18, 19, 24, 25, and 26.

Castle in the Clouds is part of the New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trail and is located on Ossipee Park Road in Moultonborough.

“Arsenic and Old Lace” is presented July 13 – 22 at the Barnstormers The- atre, 104 Main St., Tamworth, sponsored by the Grappone Automotive Group. Tickets, including discounted same-day tickets for Carroll County residents and budget-friendly Family Packages, are available at barnstormerstheatre.org or 603-323-8500.

Softgoods Wanted for Gafney Library

Trustees of the Gafney Library in Sanbornville will be collecting soft goods over the summer as a fundraiser with proceeds going toward library operating expenses. The collected soft goods will be delivered to Savers in Portsmouth, where cash is given based on pounds of soft goods received. All donated materials are recycled.

This fundraiser is one of several conducted by members of the Gafney Library Board of Trustees who have an intended goal of raising $22,000 annually.

While cleaning out your apartment, home, or summer cottage, please consider bringing unwanted soft goods to the front of the Gafney Library on the designated pickup days of June 13th, July 13th, July 21st or August 21st between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm. Suggested items include men’s and women’s clothing, shoes, purses, backpacks, belts, hats, sheets, towels, bedspreads, blankets, tablecloths, and curtains. Please be sure to bag your goods in heavy-weight trash bags for easy handling.

If you should have any questions about this Savers fundraiser, please contact Janet at 603.522.3579; Sharon at 603.522.8094 or Barbara at 603.702.0316.

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