age 12
|| Choral music by three 20th
lentury composers will be
resented by Wyoming Valley
ratorio Society, Dec. 1, at 3:30
p.m. in St. Stephen’s Episcopal
Church, South Franklin Street,
Wilkes-Barre. Clifford Balshaw
will direct the 90-voice chorus
~ Oliver Goldsmith’s ‘‘She
toops to Conquer’ will be pres-
nted by the King’s College
|i department of theatre, Nov. 21,
| 22, and 23, at 8 p.m., in the Main
| Building Auditorium, North
| River Street. Special high
I’ school matinees will be present-
fill ed at 2 p.m., Nov. 22, 25, and 26.
The play is directed by Carl
Wagner, department chairman,
and design is by Brother James
Miller, | CSC,
department. Proscenium stag-
ing will be utilized and costum-
es of 1774 will be rented from
| Brooks—Van Horn of New York
~ City.
With the play, King’s is
commemorating the 200th anni-
versary of the death of Mr.
‘Goldsmith.
King’s is noting its 25th year
of theatre productions.
Members of the cast are Jos-
eph Harris, Dallas, senior
theatre major; Patricia Heff-
ers, Moosic, special education
Name:
sophomore; Dennis Lenahan,
Kingston, junior theatre major;
Joanne Toner, West Haver-
straw, N.Y., junior theatre ma-
jor; Diane Mancini, Wyckoff,
N.J., senior English major; Gil-
bert Paige, Philadelphia, senior
theatre major; Kevin Colqu-
houn, senior English major,
Morristown, N.J.; John Kye,
North Arlington, N.J., senior
theatre major;
Thomas Yarnal, Dallas, jun-
ior theatre major; Elizabeth
McMurdy, Shamokin, sophom-
ore theatre major; Brad Col-
burn, Moorestown, N.J., senior
English major; Paul DeMarco,
White Plains, N.Y., freshman
communications major; Joseph
Tarreto, Luzerne, senior Eng-
lish major; and Bonnie Biros,
Mountaintop, sophomore theat-
re major.
Stage manager is Mary Jane
Lynott, Scranton, and choreog--
raphy is by Kathleen Jonsson,
Shavertown.
TO GET
each week.
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
i
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
and 42-piece orchestra.
open the program. Joanne
Netter Herron, who has been
concerts,
soloist.
temporary American, Louis
Calabro, will be performed by a
30-voice, eight-part chorus ac-
companied by brass quartet and
tympani. ‘‘The Floods Are
Risen’’ was commissioned last
year for the rededication of St.
Stephen’s Church. Soloists will
be soprano Dorothy Balshaw
and tenor Chris Unger, who also
sang in the premier per-
formance.
The moving ‘‘Dona Nobis
Pacem” by Ralph Vaughan
Williams will feature soprano
Harriet Santos and baritone
David Scott with full chorus and
orchestra. The ancient prayer
for peace serves as a frame-
work holding together poetry by
Walt Whitman, words from the
Hebrew prophets, and the
Christmas song of the angels at
Bethlehem. »
Doors will open at 2:45 p.m.,
with all seats reserved for card
tributor cards may be obtained
in advance from members of
the chorus and board of
directors or at the church office,
35 S. Franklin St. Tickets will
not be sold at the door.
Louis Calabro, whose motet
“The Floods Are Risen’ will be
heard Dec. 1 at the Wyoming
Valley Oratorio Society’s
concert, is composer-in-
residence at Bennington College
in Vermont. He is also director
of the Sage City Symphony in
Bennington. He was recently
commissioned by the National
Endowment for the Arts to
rite a large-scale choral and
rrchestral composition to cele-
orate the nation’s bi-centennial
in 1976.
Senior Citizens Plan
Covered Dish Dinner
The Luzerne County Senior
Citizen Center will have a
covered dish dinner Nov. 18 at
12 noon. After the dinner, con-
sumer protection. will be
discussed by a guest speaker.
On Nov. 21 at 2:30 p.m.
cancer will be the topic of a
discussion. A good turnout for
this program is anticipated.
party to be held at the Castle
Inn, Dec. 13, are now on sale at
the center. There are a limited
number so avoid disappoint-
ment by getting tickets soon.
For additional information
concerning the center and its
activities, please call 675-2179
between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Street:
Town:
Zip
Date:
mn an me me fs Che a — SRS TE eC (Gn SR =, | (RSS Sm SE cn — —
Na
George H. Strimel Jr., Glen
Summit, has been elected presi-
dent and chief executive officer
of the Northeastern Pennsyl-
vania Educational Television
Association, the non-profit
group which operates WVIA
Channel 44 and WVIA-FM.
Mr. Strimel has been station
manager of WVIA-TV since its
on-the-air inception in 1966 and
will continue to serve in that
capacity.
Other association officers
are: John Gibson III, Glenburn,
~
chairman of the board and chief
presiding officer; Eugene M.
Dougherty, McAdoo, and Carl
S. Driscoll, Williamsport, vice
presidents; Anthony J. Musso,
Scranton, secretary: J.Muir
Crosby, Kingston, treasurer;
and Grace Schimelfenig, Scran-
ton, assistant secretary.
Dr. John Walsh, Scranton,
who served as chairman of the
nomination committee at the
recent association’s annual
meeting, listed other board of
directors action:
oe!
Dr. Patrick Toole, Lewisburg,
for term expiring October, 1975;
William Butler Jr., Hazleton,
for term expiring October, 1976;
Mr. Crosby, John S. Davidson,
Waverly; Mr. Driscoll, Jack
Hodin, Scranton; Dr. Peter M.
Mensky, Scranton; Dr. Francis
J. Michelini, Wilkes-Barre;
Nello Riccetti, Kingston; Geor-
ge Stearns, Williamsport; the
Rev. Father Charles D. Sherr-
er, Wilkes-Barre; Donald Moy-
er, Scranton; and Dr. John Sutt-
on, Honesdale, for terms expir-
ing October, 1977.
scx .
The Waters Family of Eden,
N.C., is rapidly becoming one of
the country’s most popular
singing-witnessing teams. The
group features Maynard Wa-
ters, who not only sings but is
also general manager of the
group’s affairs, his lovely wife,
Kay, talented daughters Teresa
and Pam and son, Steven.
The Waters Family Band fea-
tures David Waters on the
drums, along with Jan Holtom,
pianist, Bob Barr on the bass
and Tim Hogg on the steel gui-
tar. Together they comprise one
of the finest sounds in gospel
» A
music today. fe
The Waters Family will be
tions in this area:
Sweet Valley Church of
Christ, Nov. 13; Carverton
United Methodist Church, Nov.
14; Stillwater Church of Christ,
Nov. 16; Centermoreland
Church, Nov. 18;
Roaring Brook Baptist Church,
Nov. 20; Meshoppen United
Methodist Church, Nov. 21;
Westmore Church of Christ in
Kingston, Nov. 22.
All services will begin at 7:30
p.m. The public is invited.
A special meeting was held
Nov. 4 at the Dallas Senior High
School to discuss transporta-
tion.
Five members of the school
board, Patricia Gregory, Wil-
liam Cutten, Ernest Ashbridge,
William Dierolf and Hanford
Eckman were present. Dr. Lin-
ford Werkheiser, Thomas
Jenkins, James Brokenshire
and elementary principals,
Walter Prokopchak and Gerald
Wyecallis represented the school
district.
Approximately 25 interested
parents were there to ask ques-
LARGE BOX
30
Box of 8
¢
At Marnis in!.
Hamlin
Nicholson
New Milford Only
each
Reg. $1.49
¢ HALF GAL.
S Large Bag 6 9 Reg. 89° Reg. *1.69
tions about problems which
have been reported on school
bus runs. A short discussion was
held concerning smoking on
buses and safety. Mrs. Gregory,
transportation chair-
man, noted that a good report
existed between the district and
those present at the meeting
and although no problems were
actually solved, a number of
things which concerned parents’
were brought out inte the open.
there will be other such meet-
ings so that problems can be
aired in the open.
09
(LHF-1174.77