This column appeared in the Wednesday (1.18) edition of the Tribune & Georgian newspaper
Remembering where we started is a way to keep us focused on our mission, according to wiser heads. So this week, let’s take a look at the progress of “Crooked Rivers: Sisters Three.” Hopefully I can provide some perspective and information that will pique your interest and make its arrival one that is eagerly anticipated.
For those that need a quick review, the genesis of “Crooked Rivers: Sisters Three,” an historical and entertaining theatrical journey through the history of Camden County and its residents, was the desire by locals to create a cultural tourism event that would have a lasting impact on our community and on those seeking travel and cultural destinations. With our unique coastal location and the depth of this region’s historical complexity, “Crooked Rivers” will offer travelers and local residents alike an opportunity to enjoy a musical stage show and deepen their knowledge of our area’s heritage.
To date, the caretakers of the “Crooked Rivers” legacy have been mostly engaged in preparations. Raising funds to create a worthy script, engaging directors, seeking and gaining community support, informing residents about the project and planning for a venue are the primary activities that have consumed them to date. At this point, one round of successful “gatherings” to seek performers has been held. Another and final set of “gatherings” to recruit actors, singers, dancers, stagehands and volunteers will February 25 & 26 from 2-4 p.m. at the CCHS Auditorium. If you want to get a sense of the spirit of the event and determine your level of interest in performing or volunteering in some other manner, this will be an event for you.
Other recent and ongoing activities about “Crooked Rivers” include a series of interviews done by cable TV programs and the print media with the some of the folks involved in the “Crooked Rivers” effort. This week, TV Camden is recording several scenes from the play for broadcast over the next several months on their channels with local cable operators. If you are cable subscriber, look for the TV Camden channel on your cable guide and be sure to watch for these moments.
Most important, we need to note the “Crooked Rivers: Sisters Three” production dates so they are firmly on our calendars. The performances will be April 21-23, April 27-28 and May 5-7 in Crooked Rivers State Park. The venue will be an open-air affair with free parking and a unique staging that employs all the charms of the state park and its environs. Ticket prices and where you can get them will be announced soon; we’ll send that information along as soon as it’s available.
Opportunities for this week and upcoming weeks: for blues guitar aficionados, catch local talent gone international recording star, Susan Tedeschi at the Florida Theatre, Jan. 18, 8 p.m.; if you are into romantic piano, see Jim Brickman, Florida Theatre, Jan. 19, 8 p.m.; contemporary jazz fans can see Najee, Ritz Theatre, Jan. 21, 8 p.m.; see unique photographs of zoo animals in ‘Captive Beauty: Zoo Portraits,’ an exhibit by Frank Noelker at UNF Gallery, through Jan. 19; take the family to the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra’s Family Day, TU Ctr., Jan. 22, 2 p.m.; and take in the new acts at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which opens Jan. 18 at Veteran’s Memorial Arena.
If you have ideas or events you want me to share with readers, send me a note at pkraack1@tds.net.
1.18.05
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