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
37C Main St. | Ludlow, VT 05149 (802) 228-8808 | OkemoValley.TV
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/
