SEASON'S GREETINGS OLDIES AMONG NEW PLAYHOUSE LINEUP.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer PALMDALE - Dressed in classic 1950s garb and straddling strad·dle v. strad·dled, strad·dling, strad·dles v.tr. 1. a. To stand or sit with a leg on each side of; bestride: straddle a horse. b. a Harley Davidson motorcycle, Mayor Jim Ledford and Palmdale Playhouse Executive Director Dea McAllister on Monday announced the theater's upcoming lineup, including an oldies-themed anniversary celebration. ``Our seventh season of entertainment at the playhouse is filled with light-hearted, themed shows,'' said Ledford, who sported a white T-shirt, black leather jacket (Zool.) A California carangoid fish (Oligoplites saurus). A trigger fish (Balistes Carolinensis). See also: Leather Leather and sunglasses while McAllister was attired in a poodle skirt A poodle skirt is a wide swing skirt worn with layers of petticoats underneath, often on its own (worn with a cardigan) or sometimes as part of a dress. It was a fashion of the 1950s, most notably 1955, popular with young women and teenage girls of the Silent Generation. , fuzzy pink shirt and saddle shoes saddle shoes an oxford, usually white, with a saddle of contrasting color, usually brown; a favorite fad of the 1940s and 1950s. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Fads . ``Because of this we wanted to introduce our season in a fun and unique way,'' Ledford said. A 1950s-themed concert featuring the Boulevard Knights will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8. Audience members are being encouraged to dress in '50s fashions, with prizes awarded for the best costume. From Sept. 28 to 30 and Oct. 5 to 7, the Palmdale City Players will present ``Stuart Little'' as an introduction to theater for children. And Men of Worth, a group of Irish and Scottish balladers, will perform Oct. 20 for the second consecutive year. The three-day celebration of autumn and the traditional end of the growing season growing season, period during which plant growth takes place. In temperate climates the growing season is limited by seasonal changes in temperature and is defined as the period between the last killing frost of spring and the first killing frost of autumn, at which will begin Oct. 26, featuring the Iolani Polynesian Dance Troupe and Hula hula, traditional Hawaiian dance usually performed standing with symbolically descriptive arm and hand movements and gracefully sensual undulations of the hips; it is also done in a sitting position. Halau O Kanoleani. Footworks Percussive per·cus·sive adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by percussion. per·cus  sive·ly adv. Dance Ensemble A group of dancers preforming under a common name: the dance equivalent of a band. Examples would be Riverdance and Shuvani. will perform a mix of music,
comedy, singing and percussive dance forms on Oct. 27. And poet Glenis
Redmond and Scott Ainslie, a singer and historian, will perform music
and tell stories on Oct. 28.
The annual Holiday Open House will begin Nov. 14, when residents can tour the playhouse as it is transformed with a Victorian motif. Houseful of Honkeys, a comedy improv A multidimensional Windows spreadsheet from Lotus that allows for easy switching to different views of the data. Data are referenced by name as in a database, rather than the typical spreadsheet row and column coordinates. Improv was originally developed for the NeXt computer. group, will kick off the holiday performances with ``A Very Honkey hon·ky or hon·kie also hon·key n. pl. hon·kies also hon·keys Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a white person. Christmas Show'' on Nov. 17. On Feb. 9, the team will host a three-hour workshop covering basic comedy narrative skills through more advanced improv techniques. The Palmdale City Players will perform ``A Christmas Story'' beginning on Nov. 30. And ``A Christmas Carol - An Evening with Dickens'' will be performed by Victorian Holiday and Will & Company on Dec. 17. Nuns for Fun, inspired by the hit Whoppi Goldberg movie ``Sister Act,'' will present its comedy-musical routine on Dec. 19. The second half of the season will include Mary Baker and the Jim Dixon Jazz Duo performing on Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Beatlemania takes the stage on Jan. 26 with the debut of ``Yesterday - A Tribute to the Beatles.'' The Ira Stein Trio, a contemporary acoustic sound with a blend of piano, cello and soprano saxophone, will perform on Valentine's Day. On March 9, ``A Night in Ireland,'' with Irish-American singer Kathy Cowan and Celtic musician Joseph Sobol, will open, blending music and poetry. George Orwell's tale ``Animal Farm'' will be performed by the Palmdale City Players on March 15. The annual Shakespeare Festival will return, with five days of plays, music, sonnets and wandering madrigals. Mother's Day at the playhouse will be celebrated with Glen Rose performing music by composer Irving Berlin. And the annual Summer Celebration closes out the season with the youth and community groups performing May 17-20. ``What makes the playhouse very unique is its youth and community visual and performing arts program,'' Ledford said. ``The playhouse is the place where community members can develop many different arts talents.'' For ticket prices and specific show times, call the box office at (661) 267-5685. Box office hours office hours, n.pl See business hours. are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and two hours before ticketed events. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford introduces the new season of the Palmdale Playhouse, which will debut with a '50s show. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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