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GECA to present Arsenic and Old Lace
By SHERRY DIGMON News Staff Writer The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts is bringing back an old favorite – Arsenic and Old Lace, a 1944 dark comedy by Joseph Kesselring. The show features a recently married confirmed bachelor, two eccentric aunts, a disturbed uncle, a homicidal brother … and a corpse hidden in a window seat. It’s all in good fun. Show dates are Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 27-29,…
‘Wrapping Up Christmas’
What a great way to finish the Christmas season. Greater Escambia Council for the Arts will present a concert, “Wrapping Up Christmas,” Friday, December 29, at 7 p.m., with GECA performers singing, dancing and playing holiday music. Scheduled to perform are instrumentalists and vocalists including the Stahlys, Grace Terry, Dan Johnson, Phil Johnson, a mass choir, and others. There will also be a performance by the Walnut Hill Cloggers. All…
GECA to present A Christmas Story
The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts next production is bound to get you in the Christmas spirit. Dates for A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd are Thursday through Saturday, November 30, December 1 and 2, 7 p.m.; Sunday, December 3, matinee at 2 p.m. Cast members are Ralph – Phil Johnson Ralphie – Trevor Miller Mother – Leslie Garner “The Old Man” – Tom Jeter Randy – Fletcher Culleton…
YMCA GECA haunted house
The YMCA and Greater Escambia Council for the Arts haunted house was a hit again this year. The house was open Thursday through Saturday nights and Monday night. “Tour guide” Sharon Poulsen escorted visitors through the Asylum of the Dead. She’s shown with the White family – Brayson, Addison and Daniel – as they prepare to enter.  
To Kill a Mockingbird going on as planned … for now
Atmore News has been in touch with Sharon Poulsen, president of Greater Escambia Council for the Arts, about the remaining shows of To Kill a Mockingbird. As of now (Friday morning), all shows are going on as planned. At tonight’s show (Friday), the cast and crew will make a decision about going ahead or rescheduling the Saturday and Sunday shows until next weekend (October 14 and 15). We will post…