Musical Theatre Camp at the Palace: Beauty and the Beast
children ages 8-6
Dates July 27 thru August 7
Performances: August 7 at 7pm, Matinee August 8 at 3pm
Cost: per child $250
For more info, 757-331-2787
or info@artsentercapecharles.org
Reflections on Cape Charles and the Eastern Shore
Musical Theatre Camp at the Palace: Beauty and the Beast
children ages 8-6
Dates July 27 thru August 7
Performances: August 7 at 7pm, Matinee August 8 at 3pm
Cost: per child $250
For more info, 757-331-2787
or info@artsentercapecharles.org
A grindhouse is an American term for a theater that uses a film-programming strategy dating back to the early 1920s, which offered continuous showings of films at cut-rate ticket prices that typically rose over the course of each day. Cape Charles Mirror art and theater news, as well as events and commentary can be found here.
Auditions
Today at 11:47 AM, Palace Theater Cape Charles
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI will be presented Dec. 4,5,6. At the palace theatre. We are looking for more actors for market scenes and singers for ensembles. The shores own MADRIGALS will be featured in this exciting Christmas production. The score was written by Gwen Skeens (composer of music for Piece of Eden. Casting begins tomorrow Sat. At 11am.
Prompt! If you are interested but cannot make it tomorrow,pls. Call me at 703-407-2699.
When the Northampton Board of Supervisors met last Tuesday, the possibility that the District 4 polling place may be moved from the Machipongo Middle School to the A.M.E. Church in Eastville, a 9 mile round trip from the current polling location, set off a flurry of angst and speculation. Ken Dufty of Exmore contacted Virginia Department of Elections Commissioner Cortes with this letter:
[Excerpt] Re: Arbitrary Attempt by Electoral Board of the County of Northampton to Switch District 4 Polling Place for November 2015 Election when no “rare and unforeseen combination of Circumstances” exist pursuant to Code 242.2-310.
Dear Commissioner Cortes,I am writing as a resident of District 4 in Northampton County, … we are asking you to investigate and hopefully intervene in an attempt by the County of Northampton, Virginia Electoral Board to interfere with the normal and predictable conduct of the upcoming November, 2015 general election. [Read more…]
Research from scientists at the Greenpeace International Science Unit , with its laboratories in University of Exeter in the UK have produced evidence that the introduction of genetically engineered (GE) crops such as the herbicide-tolerant Roundup Ready corn and soy is having adverse effects on farmland plants. As the use of agro-giant Monsanto’s Roundup grows, and is coming much stronger formulas, researchers now believe that this is a major factor in the decline in monarch butterflies.
The biggest issue with the powerful Roundup herbicide is that it kills all plants in its path, except for the GE crop. Unfortunately, that also goes for milkweed, which is the only plant that monarch butterflies lay their eggs. After hatching, the monarch caterpillars use milkweed for food. Milkweed used to be able to sprout up in between rows, but use of powerful herbicides have all be eliminated it from farmland. This means that the monarchs must fly further just to find a place to lay their eggs. The extended search for milkweed leads to a depletion of body fat—this leads to fewer eggs. Some may die before ever laying eggs.
There things that can be done, such as planting native plants. The folks at Appleseed can give you the run down on how native plants co-evolved with the native wildlife and form the foundation of habitat for pollinators like bees and butterflies. [Read more…]
After the JIDA plan to bring raw sewage from tankers and deposit it in town made its rounds, Heinz Sommer and Janet Sturgis each sent in some fine data and analysis. We thought it was important information that needed to be out there, and that both works complemented each other, so here it is:
Heinz Sommer
To the decision makers of Northampton County and the town of Cape Charles!
Subject: Industrial maritime sewage brought to Cape Charles.
Before we spend any more useless activities, energy, thoughts and money on this topic, I urgently request that medical- bacteriological and virological disease professionals get contacted and study this subject thoroughly. This study can be done by universities, and/or research centers as well as government institutions (e.g. The Department of Disease Control) – at no cost to Local Taxpayers – [Read more…]
Karen Davis of United Poultry Concerns and my daughter alerted me to this story within minutes of each other. A new Mercy For Animals investigative report has exposed animal abuse at McGinnis Farm right up the road in Dagsboro, Delaware, a contract farm for Tyson Foods. Mercy for Animals undercover video shows workers violently clubbing animals to death, breaking their necks, and leaving severely sick and injured animals to die without food or water, baby birds carelessly thrown to the ground from transport crates suffering broken bones and other severe injuries, thousands of birds crammed into filthy, windowless sheds forced to live for weeks in their own waste and toxic ammonia fumes. [Read more…]
By Martina Coker and Mary Miller
Editors Note: this story is reprinted from The Shoreline newsletter, with permission from Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore. We are very excited to be able to publish this brilliant and cogent analysis from two of the best minds on the Eastern Shore, Martina Coker and Mary Miller. [Read more…]
The only new business on the agenda for the Cape Charles Town Council regular meeting was finding a way to scuttle the contract for the Cape Charles by the Bay website, which was awarded to The Wave, LLC last month. Although the contract was not entirely killed, the stop work order that was put in place by Town Manager Manuel was not lifted. Instead, council voted to table the item, and take it into a work session, where they could ‘explore more options.’ One of those options involves a somewhat dubious interpretation of Section 2.2- 4303 of the recent Virginia Acts of Assembly, where Assistant Town Manager Panek is attempting to provide this option as a way to ‘competitively negotiate’ a contract for ‘non-professional’ services. However, what the town is referencing seems to apply to Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) contracts—whether it actually applies to, or trickles down to local municipalities may require a much more granular interpretation if Cape Charles thinks it is going to be able to leverage it for these purposes. How much the Town spent for this legal analysis was not presented to Council. [Read more…]
On July 6th, the Town of Exmore called on Northampton County to dissolve and disband the County Public Service Authority (PSA). In a resolution titled ‘Requesting that the Eastern Shore of Virginia Public Service Authority be disbanded”, Exmore cites various reasons for the resolution, such as public support has all but evaporated, and even after spending $78,000 on studies, there is little if any municipal support; not to mention the County has pulled staff off of the “unpopular project”.
Although the majority of the reasons Exmore gives for disbanding the project are reasonalbe, the second paragraph is not quite accurate-this error, however, serendipitously shines a light on the relationship between Cape Charles Assistant Town Manager Bob Panek and County Administrator Katie Nunez, a relationship that goes back much further than the current incarnation of the PSA.
The Lowlanders
Join David Kohut and Eric White
“The Celtic Sessions” for a fun night of classic Irish tunes and Celtic acoustics. Musicians welcome, bring your axe!
PERFORMING AT THE GREAT MACHIPONGO CLAM SHACK – EVERY FRIDAY
No Cover Charge
Call 757-442-3800
6468 Lankford Highway
Nassawadox, VA 23413
Check out the full event calendar at the Clam Shack’s website
www.thegreatmachipongoclamshack
Don’t forget the Clam Shack is great for gourmet dinners and groceries!