Mount Holly Newsflash - Monday, May 31, 2021 - Morning edition The weather today in Mount Holly - A chance of rain before 8am, then scattered rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com
Celebrating the Sun, with Summer Camps, Our First Graduation, Campaign Updates, and a BBQ Party!
Big Thank You to Our Donors!
We are thrilled to announce our latest fundraising updates. We have raised over $23,000 and LaValley's joined the groundbreaker category with a $6000 donation. If you interested in supporting our campaign, please make your pledge here!
From July 26th - August 19th, from 9 am to 3 pm, a kayak building course will take place on the front lawn of 43 Main Street. It is for students entering grades 6-12. The cost is $3200. Scholarships are available. This interactive summer program teaches student boat builders how to build, maintain, and restore kayaks. Students should be prepared to work hard, have fun, and go home with new skills and an eye for what it takes to keep kayaks afloat. We are currently accepting any interested and motivated students. The kayak course will be taught by Eric Feldborg, an experienced Science and Math educator, who earned his Doctorate degree in Learning, Leadership, and Community at Plymouth State University. He has since been New Hampshire's State Director of Career and Technical Education, State Director of STEM education, and a Work-Based Learning Coordinator. Eric's career began as a process and product engineer. An avid woodworker, sailor, and fly-fisherman, he voluntarily teaches learn-to-sail programs for individuals of all ages.
Rise and Shine: The Hero Project
Rise and Shine: The Hero Project is a theatre camp for ages 6-10, the camp takes place from July 12-July 16th from 9 am to 12:00 pm. The cost is $200. In this theater camp, students will invent and embody their favorite hero/heroine by portraying them in original scenes, songs, monologues, and/or dances. Their chosen hero/heroines can be anyone (or thing!)–their Grandma, a made-up superhero, or even based on their favorite animal, food, car, or tree. Broadway veteran and Andover resident Susan Haefner will provide students with a safe and joyful inventive process, guiding students in developing their singing, dancing, and acting skills while promoting listening, collaboration, storytelling, communication, and empathy– essential skills that can translate to students' academic and personal success. The focus will be on exploring the creative process rather than focusing solely on a finished product. If the participants choose, there will be an option to present an informal performance for family or friends.
Make A Scene: Theater Camp
The second theater camp is for children ages 11-17 and lasts for 2 weeks from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and costs $650. It is from July 19- July 30th from 9 am to 3 pm. Broadway veteran and Andover resident Susan Haefner will lead this three-week theater camp focusing on comedy, acting techniques, improvisation, and performance practice. We will build an ensemble of theater-makers and develop an original variety show based on participants' interests and talents. Activities will be designed specifically for the group and will include acting, writing sketches, improvisation, comedy, basic dance/movement, set design, music and video production, costume design, and lots more. There will be opportunities to experience theater in professional settings such as streaming performances and even a field trip to Weston Playhouse if Covid guidelines and other factors allow. This theater camp will inspire creativity, confidence, camaraderie, and a spirit of play— culminating with the option to perform our original variety show for family and friends.
Nature Writing Camp
This camp is an outdoor adventure camp for ages 12-15, and lasts for 1 week. It takes place from July 12th to July 16th from 9 am to 12 pm. The Expeditionary School at Black River's Head of School, Kendra Rickerby, will introduce students to the technique of observing the natural world that surrounds them so that they can write stories about what they see and are pondering. Each morning will begin with a review of a poem from Sing a Song of Seasons: A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year by Fiona Waters. Writers will be given an opportunity to weave each day's written reflections into a culminating story accompanied by illustrations, either drawn by them or made from natural elements. All outdoor adventures will be within walking distance of the school campus. The use of electronics will not be a part of this learning experience, rather writers will be provided with a journal and a pencil. Conversation and collaboration will guide this creative writing process.
To register for camps, or inquire about more information, or to find out about scholarship opportunities; please visit here---------- or email kendra@blackriveris.org.
Graduation 2021, June 12th
The first-ever graduate of The Expeditionary School at Black River will be celebrated at the graduation, Saturday, June 12th at the Town Hall at 10:30 am. While we had to limit the number of attendees due to Covid-19 Regulations, please support our graduate by lining Depot Street with signs at 10:00 am. Okemo Valley TV will be recording the event for the public to view.
June 13th - 4pm - BBQ
BBQ Fundraiser Event with Live Music by Sammy B. All you can eat BBQ $20 per adult, $10 per child age 7 and up, 6 and under eat free. Yard Games and Basket Raffle. Buy Tickets Here »
Mount Holly Newsflash - Saturday, May 29, 2021 - Morning edition The weather today in Mount Holly - Rain likely after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 50. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2021
Okemo Valley Hospitality Vaccination Clinic
Okemo Valley, VT: A special Vaccination Clinic for Okemo Valley Hospitality Employees is scheduled for Wednesday June 9, 2021 from 10 am to 1 pm in the parking lot of the Okemo Marketplace Plaza at 57 Pond Street in Ludlow, Vermont.
No appointment is needed, as this is a walk-in clinic. The vaccine is free of charge to anyone 18 years and older. This clinic is offering the convenient Johnson & Johnson single shot vaccine. For more info go to: https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/vaccine
This clinic is made possible by a partnership between the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Vermont Chamber and the Vermont Department of Health.
The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit, member-driven association and the voice of 300+ businesses and the communities of 12 Towns in South Central Vermont. OVRCC provides advocacy, support, and unified regional marketing to promote and enhance businesses in the region as well as the four-season economy.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce www.yourplaceinvermont.com 802-228-5830
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2021 Contact: Patrick Cody, Executive Director (802) 228-8808; pcody@okemovalley.tv
Okemo Valley TV Seeks Nominations to Board of Directors
Help non profit community media evolve & grow Okemo Valley TV, the community access TV station & media education center, is seeking nominations to its Board of Directors in advance of its annual meeting, which will be held June 23rd. The meeting will include the election for the new Board of Directors. Any resident of Andover, Ludlow, Mount Holly, Plymouth, Reading, or Cavendish who is at least 18 years of age is eligible to serve on the Board.
Visit the Board page on Okemo Valley TV's website at okemovalley.tv/board-directors for background information on the roles of Board members and other documentation. The deadline for nominations is June 15th. Voting is open to all residents of the aforementioned Towns and will be done electronically. Ballots will be available starting June 16th, and voting will be open at that time, up until the Annual Meeting on June 23rd. The meeting and election will be held outside of Okemo Valley TV's facility in the Ludlow Community Center complex, starting at 6 PM. The public is invited and welcome to attend.
Anyone interested in becoming a candidate or nominating someone they know should email Executive Director, Patrick Cody, at pcody@okemovalley.tv, or call the station at 228-8808.
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Patrick Cody, Executive Director
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Little Yellow House Studio's Tea & Twain will stream until June 14th
Andover, VT/May 26, 2021 - Due to popular demand, Little Yellow House Studio's spring production of Tea & Twain is available for streaming until June 14th. Tea & Twain stars Broadway, film and television actor Ron Crawford as the renowned American author and satirist Mark Twain. Viewers are invited to enjoy a favorite cup of tea as Ron performs his one-man show Travels with Mark Twain based on Twain's famous traveling lecture series, featuring readings from some of his most beloved works; including 'Tom Sawyer,' 'Huck Finn' and 'Adam and Eve'. The performance, recorded "live on zoom" on May 2nd, re-creates Twain's lectures from a hundred years ago, his adventures as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi, his mining days out West, the Hawaiian Islands, and his first tour of Europe along with his caustic, humorous observations – and a few tall stories.
Actor and creator Ron Crawford appeared in the original Tony Award-winning Steppenwolf production of The Grapes of Wrath as it progressed from Chicago to London to Broadway and became a television special on PBS. Around the country in regional theaters some of Ron's favorite roles have included the hapless white realtor in A Raisin in the Sun, the black and white heroes of Fugard's wonderful Valley Song, ancient Nonno in The Night of the Iguana, Candy in Of Mice and Men, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, and the grumpy grandfather in Ragtime.
Jim Lowe of the Rutland Herald says "Crawford's performance, based on the author's famous traveling lecture series, made it clear why folks around the world paid plenty to hear Twain speak. And it didn't hurt that Crawford looks just like Twain…Crawford delivered a fable as poignant today as it was when Twain wrote it."
Susan Haefner, Little Yellow House Studio Founder says "I've so enjoyed collaborating with Ron again, having previously presented Travels with Mark Twain in both Vermont and in NYC. Ron as Twain is simply a delight—audiences are in for quite a treat, in the comfort of their living rooms."
Little Yellow House Studio team member and composer/musician Lisa Brigantino supplied pre-show music for the production, and her arrangement of Scott Joplin's 'Pineapple Rag' is featured in this "live on zoom" performance from May 2nd. "It's been wonderful collaborating with Little Yellow House Studio this past year, and a great way to keep the creative juices flowing during this challenging time."
The performance is "pay what you can" with a recommended price of $15 per viewer. Tickets can be purchased at: https://littleyellowhousestudio.com/events/. The streaming link will be emailed within 24 hours of ticket purchase.
Tea & Twain is the inaugural theater production presented by Little Yellow House Studio, launched in 2020 with a mission to educate and inspire students of the arts and grow community through performing arts. Little Yellow House Studio also offers voice, acting, musical theater and communications coaching, educational residencies, virtual and live music concerts as well as video production services.
For more information about Little Yellow House Studio, visit: https://littleyellowhousestudio.com/
