TRR photo by Richard A. Ross Ignored wives chide their husbands who are absorbed in watching baseball.”Six Months Out of Every Year,” is an opening ensemble number in Monticello’s smash hit “Damn Yankees. Entranced viewers include Evan Nolan left and Erik Mayberg who later assume roles as Lynch and VanBuren of the Washington Senators.

Monticello’s ‘Damn Yankees’ hits it out of the park

Delightful production comes alive on March 27-28 in Arnold Packer Hughs Auditorium

By RICHARD A. ROSS

MONTICELLO, NY—It’s the 1950’s and those Damn Yankees win every year much to the chagrin of suffering Washington Senators fans, in particular one Joe Boyd. Steeped in misery at watching his team be the doormat for those hated Yanks, Joe is literally willing to sell his soul for a World Series title. Enter Mr. Applegate, aka the Devil himself and the deal is struck as Boyd is transformed into Shoeless Joe Hardy, slugger extraordinaire.

On March 27-28 Monticello High School will present an enchanting production of the show “Damn Yankees,” based on the book by George and Douglass Wallop. The Music and Lyrics were written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The original Broadway production starring Gwen Verdon opened in 1955.

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Recreating history

Charter signing re-enactment kicks off Sullivan Bicentennial

MONTICELLO, NY—The Sullivan County Legislature and the Sullivan County Bicentennial Steering Committee will host a “Charter Reenactment” ceremony to kick off their year-long celebration in honor of the County’s 200th Birthday. The ceremony will be held next Friday, March 27, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the hearing room of the legislature at the Government Center.

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Quilts celebrate the great outdoors

LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY—Where can you find lizards, flowers, fish and owls in April? At a quilt show! On Sunday April 5, Morgan Outdoors at 46 Main Street will unveil its third annual “The Great Outdoors—Quilts Celebrating Nature” show. The public is invited to the opening reception from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on April 5. There will be a child-friendly “Eye Spy” game and playful, colorful quilts that make the event a family experience. The show will be on display through April 26.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Bowling for Bethel beautification
• Music at Big Twig
• ‘For the birds’
• Charlie, Snoopy and the gang hit Liberty stage
• Duggan students enact history
• Chills and trills in Tri-Valley’s “Little Shop of Horrors”
• Laurel Villa hosts ‘A Toast to Jeanie’ fundraiser
• Crossing the bridges between us
• Community potluck features ‘Serious Silliness’
• RYOT bonfire sparks healing
• A display of talents in Hortonville
• ‘British Tea & Telly’
• Two-Headed Trout Dinner ushers in trout season
• UpFront opens April 1