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CRIMES OF THE HEART OPENS MARCH 1st Tickets at www.RiverbendPlayers.org
CRIMES OF THE HEART:
This darkly comedic, Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Beth Henley delves into the messy lives of the Magrath women, each grappling with their own “crimes of the heart.”
Under a searing Mississippi sun, the Magrath sisters’ fragile lives shatter when Babe, the youngest, shoots her philandering husband.
Summoned home, the eldest, Lenny, wrestles with small-town stagnation and dreams of escape.
Meg, the middle sister, a washed-up singer, drowns her past in whiskey, returning with secrets clinging to her like Spanish moss.
As Babe’s legal storm brews, the kitchen of their childhood home becomes a pressure cooker of buried memories and blistering truths.
Past resentments erupt, revealing the scars of their mother’s suicide and their father’s desertion.
Their eccentric cousin Chick stirs the pot, while their flamboyant lawyer Barnette offers shaky legal support and a dash of unexpected romance.
This Pulitzer Prize-winning play paints a bittersweet portrait of Southern women struggling to rise above their “crimes of the heart” and embrace the promise of a brighter future.
Tickets on sale now at www.RiverbendPlayers.org

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– AUDITIONS MONDAY, MARCH 4TH AND TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH
*Casting for 8 parts: 6/M, 2/F *Several male roles are gender-neutral and can be played by any gender. Physical elements are required for some parts.
From Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes the Riverbend Players’ Production of the smash hit farce THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG!
SYNOPSIS:
Welcome to the opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things quickly go from bad to utterly disastrous.
This 1920s whodunit has everything you never wanted in a show—an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines).
Nevertheless, the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences!
Part Monty Python, part Sherlock Holmes, this Olivier Award–winning comedy is a global phenomenon that’s guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter!
Directed by Frank Squillo
Performance Dates: May 31st – June 16th. AUDITION DETAILS AT www.RiverbendPlayers.org –

Submitted By: cityofmanzanitaoregon@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

The City of Manzanita is hosting a Virtual Town Hall on the new City Hall and Police Station next week, Tuesday, February 27th from 5:30-700 pm via Zoom.

The project team will provide a comprehensive overview of the project history and timeline and working with our contractor, Jason Stegner of Cove Built will give an overview of what to expect next on site. The Project Architect, Chris Keane will provide an in-depth peek into the design of the building, and the site plan. At the end of the presentation, the Mayor will moderate a question-and-answer session with the entire project team. If you have any questions about the project you can also send them to the city in advance – please send an email with your question(s) to cityhall@ci.manzanita.or.us and note “town hall” in the subject line. We will do our best to make sure all your questions are answered.

We look forward to seeing you there and if you cant make it we will post the meeting video on line so you can watch it anytime.

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CRIMES OF THE HEART OPENS MARCH 1st

Tickets at www.RiverbendPlayers.org
CRIMES OF THE HEART:

This darkly comedic play by Beth Henley delves into the messy lives of the Magrath women, each grappling with their own “crimes of the heart.”

Under a searing Mississippi sun, the Magrath sisters’ fragile lives shatter when Babe, the youngest, shoots her philandering husband.

Summoned home, the eldest, Lenny, wrestles with small-town stagnation and dreams of escape.

Meg, the middle sister, a washed-up singer, drowns her past in whiskey, returning with secrets clinging to her like Spanish moss.

As Babe’s legal storm brews, the kitchen of their childhood home becomes a pressure cooker of buried memories and blistering truths.

Past resentments erupt, revealing the scars of their mother’s suicide and their father’s desertion.

Their eccentric cousin Chick stirs the pot, while their flamboyant lawyer Barnette offers shaky legal support and a dash of unexpected romance.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play paints a bittersweet portrait of Southern women struggling to rise above their “crimes of the heart” and embrace the promise of a brighter future.

Tickets on sale now at www.RiverbendPlayers.org
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Submitted By: marc@nehalembayhd.org – Click to email about this post

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

Nehalem Bay Health District’s
Meeting of the Wheeler Care Center, LLC

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 – 5:30 pm

This meeting is open to the public and those interested can attend via Zoom videoconferencing.

For questions or other information: info@nehalembayhd.org

Join Zoom Meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88112248618

Agenda

1. Call to order

2. Consent agenda
– Minutes of the January 24, 2024 regular board meeting and February 12, 2024 special meeting

3. Care Center Management Report
– Monthly financial report

4. Summary of February 12, 2024 work session

5. Care Center renovation
– Foundation work update
– Review next steps

6. Public comment

7. Items for the good of the order

8. Adjournment

Submitted By: barbaraandchuck@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

Nehalem Bay Garden Club meeting
Tuesday Feb 27 1:30
Calvary Bible Church across from Manzanita Library
Featuring Ketzel Levine, a local favorite speaker

Ketzel will present
“Strategies for Thirsty Plants: Some Just Gotta Go”

After six years as director of the Hoffman’s Wonder Garden, Ketzel is ready to trade in quite a few beloved but thirsty plants for those that have particular super powers: a tolerance for winter wet and summer dry. Her presentation will offer us a look at what’s in and what’s out this coming year in the Wonder Garden.

Everyone welcome.

Anyone wishing to become a member can do so by paying the $10 annual dues. It is not necessary to be a member to participate in Garden Club activities and we appreciate all those who chose to do so.

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The Tale of City Hallenstein
Once, in the tranquil town of Fiscalshire, the local city council harbored grand ambitions. They envisioned a new city hall, one that would tower over Fiscalshire like a beacon of progress, replacing an old but functional building they had been neglecting. Yet, their dreams were hampered by the mundane shackles of budgets and public opinion. What they spent on a new building would not be available to fund essential infrastructure and city enhancements which the voters preferred. That was until they appointed the new City Manager, Mr. Hallenstein, who was hailed as a visionary capable of turning even the dreariest ledger into a masterpiece of municipal finance.
Mr. Hallenstein, with sharkskin suits (Where does the shark end and the skin begin?, some asked.) and sharper wit, began his tenure with a zeal that bordered on fanaticism. His singular obsession: to erect the new city hall as a monument to his legacy and launchpad for his career. The council, blinded by promises of architectural grandeur and modern efficiency, gave him free rein, not knowing that they had unleashed a force that would run amok through the town’s finances.
With the stealth of a cat burglar, Mr. Hallenstein began his financial machinations. Land was acquired in a shady deal. He diverted funds from the water utility, arguing that “water flows, but legacy stands firm.” A stand of ancient timber, which had stood as the town’s verdant guardians, was sold off in another clandestine deal, its proceeds funneled into the city hall coffers. City buildings, once the bedrock of community services, were bartered away as if part of a Monopoly game. Grant money was rerouted with a magician’s sleight of hand.
As the new city hall began to rise, so too did Mr. Hallenstein’s audacity. Specifications were altered as whimsically as the wind changes direction, each change necessitating a new cadre of highly paid consultants to cover Hallenstein’s tracks. Solar panels were jettisoned. Once necessary structural pilings were explained away. Needed amenities like backup generators were kicked down the road. The building was suddenly downsized. Council members who whispered dissent found themselves on the receiving end of veiled legal threats, their political futures dangled precariously over the abyss by Mr. Hallenstein’s well-manicured hands.
Yet, as the edifice neared completion, whispers of its true cost began to ripple through Fiscalshire. The general fund, once the lifeblood of the town, was now a parched riverbed, depleted by Mr. Hallenstein’s relentless diversion of resources. Needed projects were ignored and a loan secured, further handcuffing the general fund for decades. The citizens, who had watched with a mix of awe and unease, now gazed upon the nearly finished city hall not as a symbol of progress, but as a monument to folly. They called the newly downsized structure “The city small”.
In the end, Mr. Hallenstein vanished as mysteriously as he had arrived, leaving behind a legacy of financial ruin and a half-finished city hall that loomed over Fiscalshire like an unfulfilled promise. The city council, in a desperate bid to salvage their reputations, proclaimed the project a success, a testament to their visionary leadership. They spoke of fiscal recovery and future prosperity, even as they secretly mourned the loss of their little town’s financial security.
The citizens of Fiscalshire were left to ponder the ruins of their public coffers, their trust in local government shaken. They whispered tales of Mr. Hallenstein, the city manager monster who had feasted on the town’s finances to feed his ambition, leaving a trail of broken promises and depleted funds in his wake.
And so, the tale of City Hallenstein became a cautionary legend in Fiscalshire, a reminder of what happens when ambition overshadows stewardship. And monsters are not just in the stories we tell, but in the halls of power we entrust with our hopes, dreams, and municipal funds.

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CRIMES OF THE HEART OPENS MARCH 1st
Tickets at www.RiverbendPlayers.org

CRIMES OF THE HEART:

This darkly comedic play by Beth Henley delves into the messy lives of the Magrath women, each grappling with their own “crimes of the heart.”

Under a searing Mississippi sun, the Magrath sisters’ fragile lives shatter when Babe, the youngest, shoots her philandering husband.

Summoned home, the eldest, Lenny, wrestles with small-town stagnation and dreams of escape.

Meg, the middle sister, a washed-up singer, drowns her past in whiskey, returning with secrets clinging to her like Spanish moss.

As Babe’s legal storm brews, the kitchen of their childhood home becomes a pressure cooker of buried memories and blistering truths.

Past resentments erupt, revealing the scars of their mother’s suicide and their father’s desertion.

Their eccentric cousin Chick stirs the pot, while their flamboyant lawyer Barnette offers shaky legal support and a dash of unexpected romance.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play paints a bittersweet portrait of Southern women struggling to rise above their “crimes of the heart” and embrace the promise of a brighter future.

Tickets on sale now at www.RiverbendPlayers.org
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