By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | For 20 years, Ann-Carol Pence has directed the musical element of the Aurora Theatre, with sterling enthusiasm and artistic achievement. Her direction has added immensely to its many productions. However, usually positioned off-stage, she and her ensemble are out of the spotlight.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: I’m Not Rapport Presentation at Aurora Reunites Two Actors
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Does Cagle’s Religious Liberty Stand Hurt His 2018 Governor’s Race?
SPOTLIGHT: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
FEEDBACK: Two Views of Pedestrian Bridge in Peachtree Corners
UPCOMING: Backyard Garden Festival Coming April 24 to Environmental Center
NOTABLE: Nine Agencies Share $113,463 in Jackson EMC Foundation Grants
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Feature of Progressive Movement Was Greater Role of Woman
TODAY’S QUOTE: A Thought from Neil Armstrong on Earth Day (Today)
MYSTERY PHOTO: Several Readers Spot Eiffel Tower, Taken from Underneath
LAGNIAPPE: Sandy Creek Student Wins Gwinnett Realtor’s Scholarship
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Next Aurora Production Centers on 1939 Cuban-Holocaust Story
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Georgia Gets Black Eye from Legislative Kooks and Weirdos
ANOTHER VIEW: “Keep Bill Under Control This Time, President Rodham!”
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven & Associates, P.C.
UPCOMING: GGC’s Sixth Button Gwinnett Day To Honor Dr. James d’Angelo
NOTABLE: Dept. of Labor Career Expo To Host 60 Employers Needing Workers
RECOMMENDED ADVENTURE: Georgia Center for the Book
GEORGIA TIDBIT: In Professional Baseball, Georgia State League First Founded in 1906
TODAY’S QUOTE: The Most Important Day in Your Life……and…..
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another Architectural Gem for Your Guessing
LAGNIAPPE: Local DAR Chapter Visits Atlanta’s Historic Oakland Cemetery
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Demand High, So Walton EMC Adds Second Solar Project
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Fox Theatre’s Book of Mormon Was a Disappointment
UPCOMING: Former Olympian Will Speak at Snellville MLK Day Celebration
NOTABLE: Buford Readies for Eighth Annual Father-Daughter Dances
RECOMMENDED READ: The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Savannah Falls to the Union Giving Sherman a Yule Present for Lincoln
TODAY’S QUOTE: What Coach K Tells His Basketball Players
MYSTERY PHOTO: Local Photograph Was Not Recognized by Readers
LAGNIAPPE: Where White Evangelicals Live
By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Several people urged us to go see the road company of The Book of Mormon, saying they thought we would like it.
We went to the Fox Wednesday night, and came away not excited about the musical some say is so great. To us, it just was not up to par of stage performances we have seen before. Since it’s a musical with lots of toe-tapping dances, I would have thought a person would come away with the lyrics and beat of one of the songs in your mind. Didn’t happen.
By Chelsea Bohannon | Jive along to the brassy beats of Beale Street in 1950s Memphis, where the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll reels in an aspiring R&B DJ, who just happens to be white, to spark change in the deep South. Bringing powerhouse numbers to the Lawrenceville stage, Aurora Theatre debuts its 20th Anniversary Peach State Federal Credit Union Signature Series with the regional premiere of the hit-musical sensation Memphis, playing July 23- August 30, 2015.
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TODAY’S FOCUS: Coming Soon: the 36th Annual Grayson Day Celebration
EEB PERSPECTIVE: From Cell Phones, Scholarships and Seniors to the Falcons
ANOTHER VIEW: Wants Legislature To Meet More, Not Less
FEEDBACK: Another Take on Legislature Meeting Less Often
UPCOMING: Aurora Opening, Barefoot Coming Soon, and Candidate for Mayor
NOTABLE: Forest Service Jobs, Suwanee Adds More Art and Water Council Openings
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia Poetry Society Meets Quarterly Around the State
TODAY’S QUOTE: Can You Recall Anything Funny from Richard Nixon?
MYSTERY PHOTO: Only Two People Recognized This Landmark
LAGNIAPPE: Look on Bright Side Is Focus of Kudzu Art Zone show
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– The second president of the United States, John Adams (1735-1826).
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