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1. NEW – Luke Dunham is Certified to Present “DARE 2B Tick Aware” Program
2. NEW – EMMF Internship Program Begins; Free Inspiration Concerts are on July 22, 23, 28 & 29
3. NEW – Endless Mountain Music Festival Opens This Friday, July 19; Concerts Listed From Friday, july 19 Through Saturday, July 27
4. NEW – Singers From Community Invited to Sing “A Song of Peace” on Friday, July 26; Rehearsals are June 21-26
5. Register by Monday, July 22 for Women on Target® Instructional Shooting Clinic
6. NEW – Hills Creek, Cherry Springs and Lyman Run State Park Programs for July 26-29
7. Mystery Trayne Concert is Saturday, July 27 – REMINDER
8. NEW – Register by Friday, Aug. 2 for the Refuse To Be A Victim® Seminar
9. NEW – Tune In To Radio HG Radio Play Festival is Thursday through Sunday, August 8-11

Diane Eaton
dianetn@ptd.net
(570) 724-3800

EMMF INTERNSHIP PROGRAM BEGINS; FREE INSPIRATION CONCERTS ARE ON JULY 22, 23, 28 & 29

The Endless Mountain Music Festival’s three-week internship program began on Monday, July 15 and will end on Sunday, Aug. 4.

This year, there are eight festival interns. They include exceptional high school music students and music performance students who are undergraduates or in a master’s degree program at a college or university in the United States. An intern is accepted into this program based on his or her music teacher’s recommendation and submission of an audition video. The interns include: Sarah Van Waes, Genevieve Batman, Christian Hartman and Collin Hill on cello; Jonathan Sotelo on percussion; Noah Wang on violin; Jacob Weglarz on trumpet; and Nick Bulgarino on trombone.

The Endless Mountain Music Chamber Academy offers interns the opportunity to perform and study with world-renowned musicians. Those musicians include: Gita Ladd and John Kaboff, cello; Simon Bjarning, percussion; Hua Jin, violin; Luis Engelke, trumpet; and Dave Sciannella, trombone.

Students take private lessons twice per week for three weeks with principal players from the Festival Symphony Orchestra, participate in coached chamber music ensembles and perform with professional musicians as members of the orchestra under the direction of Maestro Stephen Gunzenhauser. “This year, our interns will play in mixed string ensembles, a cello quartet, a small brass group and as soloists,” said Morgann Davis who plays flute in the orchestra and assists with the Inspirations program.

As part of their internship, the students will collaborate on producing and performing four free Inspiration Concerts for children and senior citizens. “Many of our Inspirations concerts focus on introducing orchestral instruments to children, so most of our interns will perform as soloists to demonstrate their instruments to the audience,” said Davis.

The Inspiration Concerts to be presented by the interns include:

Monday, July 22
10 a.m., Blossburg Memorial Library, 307 Main Street, Blossburg
1 p.m., Knoxville Public Library, 112 East Main Street, Knoxville

Sunday, July 28
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. during Brunch at the Penn Wells Hotel, 62 Main Street, Wellsboro

Monday, July 29
11:30 a.m., Centerway Square, 117 Pine Street, Corning, NY

Tuesday, July 23
At 12:30 p.m. in the Southeast Steuben County Library at 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza in Corning, jazz pianist Bram Wijnands is giving a free, solo performance courtesy of the Inspirations Program.

Photo by John Eaton
On Sunday, July 28, the eight interns participating in the 2019 Endless Mountain Music Festival’s Inspirations Program will perform during brunch at the Penn Wells Hotel in Wellsboro. This photo shows two of the interns performing during the 2017 brunch at the hotel.

ENDLESS MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL OPENS THIS FRIDAY, JULY 19; CONCERTS LISTED FROM FRIDAY, JULY 19 THROUGH SATURDAY, JULY 27

At 7:30 p.m. this Friday, July 19, the Endless Mountain Music Festival opens its 14th Season with Cartoons and Fantasy in Steadman Theatre on the Mansfield University campus in Mansfield.

Film clips will be projected on two big movie screens as the 62-member Festival Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Stephen Gunzenhauser, performs music from “Aladdin,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Frozen”; “What’s Up at the Symphony,” a medley of classical music heard in Bugs Bunny cartoons; the “Pink Panther” theme and more. Youngsters will receive a free gift. Adults will be admitted for half price if accompanied by children in costume. Adults in costume will be admitted free. All youth, 20 and under are admitted free to all festival concerts.

The music continues at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 20 with Gunzenhauser, festival founder, conducting the orchestra at the Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium in Corning. Performed will be Óscar Navarro’s “Paconchita”; Russell Peck’s “The Glory and the Grandeur” with three fast-paced percussionists playing more than 110 instruments; and the 1874 version of Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony #1 Winter Dreams.”

At 7:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, July 21-25 will be five chamber concerts.

At the first chamber concert on Sunday, July 21, Russian pianist Asiya Korepanova will perform works by German, American, Polish and Russian composers in the Deane Center’s Coolidge Theatre in Wellsboro. Included will be Beethoven’s “15 Variations and Fugue Eroica Op. 35”; Beach’s “Extase Op. 21, No. 2”; Chopin’s “Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52” and Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”

Monday, July 22, step back in time to enjoy the Emperor’s Dinner Music performed by the Festival String Trio featuring Hua Jin on violin, Ignacio Cuello on viola and Gita Ladd on cello at the Rockwell Museum in Corning. Works include: Strauss’ “Variations on the Bavarian Folksong Das Dirndl,” Schubert’s “Trio in B-flat Major” and Beethoven’s “String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3.” Those with concert tickets, can attend the free, preconcert wine and cheese tasting at 6:45 p.m. by calling 570-787-7800 by this Sunday, July 21 to make reservations.

With humor, virtuosity and the unexpected, singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist Vance Gilbert will perform in the Deane Center’s Coolidge Theatre in Wellsboro on Tuesday, July 23. Word about his talents as an acoustic folk musician spread like wildfire, compelling Shawn Colvin to invite him to be a special guest on her 1992 Fat City tour where he took America by storm. In addition to his solo performances, Gilbert is the opener of choice for stand-up comedian Paul Reiser; the Milk Carton Kids, an American indie folk duo from California and the Subdudes, an American roots rock band from New Orleans.

On Wednesday, July 24, groove with jazz pianist Bram Wijnands and his daughter Lucy Wijnands, a jazz vocalist, at the Yoked Church at 110 Alba Street in Knoxville. “I Don’t Want to Walk Without You” from 1958 and “The Great City” by Shirley Horne from 1963 are among the songs they will perform. This concert is free.

The Endless Mountain Big Brass, featuring the orchestra’s brass section, will perform audience favorites on Thursday, July 25 at the Williamson High School Auditorium in Tioga. In their repertoire are Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” rock and roll from Freddie Mercury’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” to Chicago and Blood, Sweat & Tears; big band music; and music from movies like “Mary Poppins.

At 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 26, in Steadman Theatre on the Mansfield University campus, MU Choral Activities Director Peggy Dettwiler will conduct the Festival Symphony Orchestra and 16 MU Concert Choir alumni singing Ralph Vaughan Williams’ cantata, “Serenade to Music.” She will also direct the orchestra and members of the MU Concert Choir and Festival Chorus and MU Choral Academy voice students in performing “A Song of Peace’” by Jean Sibelius, arranged by Johnnie Carl. Gunzenhauser will conduct the American premier of Joachim Raff’s “Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major” performed by the orchestra and featuring Gita Ladd on cello. Raff wrote this romantic concerto in 1850. It was overlooked and never performed in the United States until tonight.

The Festival Symphony Orchestra with Russian pianist Asiya Korepanova will perform George Gershwin’s “Concerto in F Major” during “A Salute to American Composers” at the Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium on Saturday, July 27. Also on the program are Peter Boyer’s “New Beginnings,” Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring: Ballet for Martha” and Leonard Bernstein’s overture to the comic operetta “Candide.”

Chamber concerts will continue nightly Sunday, July 28 through Thursday, Aug. 1. The festival will end with orchestra concerts on Friday, Aug. 2 in Mansfield and Saturday, Aug. 3 in Corning and the free orchestra concert at the Wellsboro Johnston Airport on Sunday, Aug. 4.

Youth, 20 and under, are admitted free to all festival concerts. The six symphony orchestra concerts are $39 per person. The chamber concerts are $30 per person. A flex pass to attend any six festival concerts is $150 or $25 per concert. A season pass is $225 or $16 per concert. Three of the 17 concerts are free.

To purchase tickets or flex or season passes or for more information about the Pennsylvania and New York concerts, call the Endless Mountain Music Festival at (570) 787-7800 or visit www.endlessmountain.net.

photo by Heather Mee Fotografee & Design
Asiya Korepanova (shown), Russian pianist, will perform twice during the 2019 Endless Mountain Music Festival, at the first chamber music concert on Sunday, July 21 in Wellsboro and on Saturday, July 27 at the Festival Symphony Orchestra concert at the Corning Museum of Glass Auditorium in Corning.

SINGERS FROM COMMUNITY INVITED TO SING “A SONG OF PEACE” ON FRIDAY, JULY 26; REHEARSALS ARE JUNE 21-26

MANSFIELD, PA — Singers from the community, high school age to senior citizens, are invited to perform “A Song of Peace” with Mansfield University choral singers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 26 in Steadman Theatre on campus. “More singers are welcome, particularly men,” said MU’s Choral Activities Director Peggy Dettwiler.

On July 26, Dettwiler will conduct the 62-member Festival Symphony Orchestra, community singers and members of the Mansfield University Concert Choir, Festival Chorus and high school students participating in the July 21-27 MU Choral Academy.

“‘A Song of Peace’ is a beautiful symphonic poem that has powerful text about peace in our time,” Dettwiler said. “This is a wonderful setting of the well-known Sibelius ‘Finlandia’.”

Rehearsals will be held nightly from 7 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 21 through Thursday, July 25 in Butler 163 on the Mansfield University campus. The dress rehearsal will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 26 with the concert to be presented that evening.

Sheet music for all singers will be provided. For more information, email Peggy Dettwiler at pdettwil@mansfield.edu or call her at (570) 662-4721.

Photo provided
Peggy Dettwiler (shown, foreground) conducts the Endless Mountain Music Festival Symphony Orchestra and Mansfield University choral singers during the Friday, July 27, 2018 concert in Steadman Theatre on the Mansfield campus.

LUKE DUNHAM IS CERTIFIED TO PRESENT “DARE 2B TICK AWARE” PROGRAM

Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness. Every year since 2000, Pennsylvania has had the highest number of Lyme disease cases in the U.S. Last year was no exception. In 2018, Pennsylvania had 10,001 Lyme disease cases, according to Quest Diagnostics.

The blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick, is the primary carrier of Lyme disease across the state, according to Penn State researchers. Learn how to avoid becoming the next victim.

Luke Dunham of Wellsboro is certified by the PA Lyme Resource Network to present its one-hour PowerPoint “DARE 2B Tick Aware” program.

DARE is an acronym. D stands for Defend yourself and property; the A for Avoid tick habitat; the R for Remember tick checks and shower; and the E for Eliminate ticks correctly.

The information included in the Dare 2B Tick Aware presentation has been approved by the Department of Health. It includes current statistics on the rates of Lyme infections across Pennsylvania and the United States; facts about tick habitats, life stages and behavior; the different species of ticks and the different types of infections they carry; and prevention techniques to avoid getting Lyme disease and co-infections. Following the DARE presentation, handouts related to it are given to participants.

“The first ‘Dare 2B Tick Aware’ presentation I gave as a newly certified instructor was to employees of Land Services Group/Cunningham Surveyors at their offices in Delmar Township on June 26,” said Dunham. “The employees consisted of surveyors who work outside and are frequently in tick habitats. They shared with me that they learned a lot from the material I presented.”

Those who can benefit the most from the presentation are members of groups and organizations that spend time outdoors and are considered to be at high risk of tick exposure. Among them are Girls Scouts; Boy Scouts; police; birders; fishermen; forestry, park and conservation district personnel; Fish, Boat and Game Commission officers; hikers, runners and bikers; public school and college students who are members of outdoor clubs and organizations, church groups, etc.

To become a certified instructor to teach Dare 2B Tick Aware, Dunham attended a PA Lyme Resource Network webinar that included a review of the curriculum and the information in the PowerPoint DARE presentation. He then had to pass a written test and successfully give the one-hour presentation to certified instructors.

Local organizations interested in scheduling a presentation of the “DARE 2B Tick Aware Program” can contact Dunham by email at tiogacountylyme@palyme.org or by calling (570) 404-8237.

Photo by John Eaton
Luke Dunham

HILLS CREEK, CHERRY SPRINGS AND LYMAN RUN STATE PARK PROGRAMS FOR JULY 26-28, 2019

Free programs and activities are being offered at Hills Creek and Cherry Springs State parks July 26-28, 2019.

At Hills Creek State Park
WELLSBORO – Hills Creek State Park at 111 Spillway Road, Wellsboro, Pa. 16901 is seven miles northeast of Wellsboro in Charleston Township via Charleston Street and Hills Creek Lake Road. Four free, one-hour programs are being presented in the Nature Center area located between B and C loops in the park’s campground. Preregistration is NOT required to attend any of them.

The Need for Natives Is Friday, July 26
At 7 p.m. on Friday, July 26, meet some plants that have lived in Pennsylvania for thousands of years during “The Need for Natives” being presented by Master Gardner Ann Vayansky. She will highlight the pollinator garden installed and maintained by the Tioga County Master Gardeners in the park’s Nature Center area. Learn how they are uniquely fitted to their environment and the animals that share the area. Find out why backyard gardeners should plant natives to help improve biodiversity and make the world a better place and why it is important to avoid planting non-natives, especially invasive species.

Bats on the Brink is Friday, July 26
As darkness falls on Friday, July 26, at 8:30 p.m. in the Nature Center area, learn about the many benefits of bats, the very real threat they face today and what people can do to help them. At the end of the program, watch the park bats emerge for their evening meal of mosquitos and other insects.

Bears of Pennsylvania is Saturday, July 27
With the state’s bear population estimated at more than 15,000 and June, July and August being the peak of bear breeding season, people and bear encounters are more likely to occur. Find out what do and how to peacefully coexist with them during this program at the Nature Center area at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 27.

Eagles in Tioga County is Sunday, July 28
On Sunday,July 28, at 8:30 p.m. in the Nature Center area, join special guest and eagle guru Matt West to learn more about the bald eagle and its return to Tioga County and where people can go to see them.

FMI:
Call the park office at 570-724-4246 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. for more information.

At Cherry Springs State Park
COUDERSPORT – Cherry Springs State Park at 4639 Cherry Springs Road, Coudersport, Pa. 16915 is 12 miles from Route 6 in Galeton via West Branch Road and 15 miles from Coudersport via Route 44. All stargazing and other programs will be cancelled if it rains or thunders.

Anyone may observe the night sky at Cherry Springs on his or her own without attending a stargazing program. All visitors should arrive before dark. Search for the Clear Sky Chart online for 48-hour forecasts about viewing conditions.

Picnic in the Park
Those who get to the park early are always welcome to bring a picnic supper and make use of the park’s picnic grove near the Night Sky Viewing Area. The grove has picnic tables and charcoal grills onsite. Preregistration is not required to picnic in the park.

Park Welcome & Walking Tour is Friday, July 26
Planning to attend the Friday, July 26 Night Sky Tour program at the Night Sky Viewing Area? Arrive early and join park staff from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. to go on the free Park Welcome & Walking Tour, a guided walk of less than a mile on mostly level terrain to see park facilities and learn about their past, present and future. All ages are welcome. For the walking tour, meet at the information kiosk near the restroom in the visitor parking area on the north side of Route 44. Preregistration is not required.

Nature at Night is Saturday, July 27
Planning to attend the Night Sky Tour on Saturday, July 27 at the park’s Night Sky Viewing Area? Arrive early on July 27 and join park staff from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. for Nature at Night, a free, family-friendly program on fascinating night creatures, such as fireflies, bats, black bears or coyotes based on animal activity in the park. Preregistration is not required.

Gods in the Sky is Friday & Saturday, July 26 & 27
Gods in the Sky, a Native American Night Sky story, will be at 8:45 p.m. Friday, July 26 and again on Saturday, July 27 for the first who preregister and prepay up to a maximum of 16 people per night. This small group experience with the North Star Outdoor Guides’ Dark Sky Telescope Tours ensures a more individualized program and telescope time at Cherry Springs State Park, 4639 Cherry Springs Road, Coudersport, PA 16915. Fee: $20. For details, visit http://events.dcnr.pa.gov/cherry_springs_state_park.

Free Night Sky Tour is Friday and Saturday, July 26 & 27
From 9 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27 in the Night Sky Viewing Area, experience the splendor of the night sky. Park staff will give a laser-guided tour of the constellations and recount the legends and myths surrounding them. Afterwards, take an up close look at celestial objects through park telescopes. Preregistration is required to attend this free program.

Nightscapes Photography Workshop is Saturday, July 27
The first 10 people who preregister will be accepted for the Nightscapes Photography Workshop being given by Curt Weinhold at 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 27 at the park. Learn how to photograph the starry night sky, including constellations and the Milky Way, and foreground material using your own DSLR camera and lenses. View samples of Weinhold’s work at http://pbase.com/cwphoto. Fee: $60. For details, visit http://events.dcnr.pa.gov/cherry_springs_state_park.

Free EMMF Brass Quintet Concert and Night Sky Tour is July 28
On Sunday, July 28 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. will be the Concert Under the Stars. The Endless Mountain Music Festival’s Brass Quintet and percussionist will perform musical arrangements in the Night Sky Viewing Area. A brief laser-guided sky tour and stargazing with telescopes will follow. Limited bench seating is available. Bring lawn chairs and blankets and wear warm clothing as it gets chilly after dark. Preregister to attend this free event.

To Preregister for Night Sky Tour and Concert
To preregister online for the free Night Sky Tour on July 26 and 27 and the free Concert Under the Stars on July 28, visit http://events.dcnr.pa.gov/cherry_springs_state_park. If there is a problem with registering online or for information about other programs offered at the park, call (814) 435-1037 or email cherryspringsee@pa.gov.

At Lyman Run State Park
GALETON – Lyman Run State Park (GPS address: 454 Lyman Run Road, Galeton, PA 16922) is 8.7 miles from Route 6 in Galeton via West Branch Road and Lyman Run Road.

Dutch Oven Instructional Dinner is Saturday, July 27
From 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, learn the skills needed to prepare an entire dinner in a Dutch oven over a campfire from fire master John Halter. Preregistration will close at noon on Thursday July 25 so enough food can be ordered. The fee is $10 per person. To preregister visit http://events.dcnr.pa.gov.

FMI:
If there is a problem with preregistering online or for information about this program, call (814) 435-5010.

REGISTER BY MONDAY, JULY 22 FOR WOMEN ON TARGET® INSTRUCTIONAL SHOOTING CLINIC

Monday, July 22 is the deadline for women and girls, ages 10 and up, to preregister for the Women on Target® Instructional Shooting Clinic being hosted by the Lambs Creek Sportsman’s Club.

Preregister at Cooper’s Sporting Goods at 15 West Wellsboro Street in Mansfield or by emailing Sheila Bunch at sbunch@ugi.com.

The clinic will be from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 27 at the club at 339 Sportsman’s Club Road, Mansfield, Pa. Participants are asked to arrive no later than 7:45 a.m. The $35 per person fee covers ammunition throughout the day as well as lunch, water and soda.

This training provides women and girls accompanied by their mothers or female guardians with an opportunity to learn about a muzzleloader rifle, .22 pistol, .22 rifle, shotgun and bow and arrow as well as how to shoot them.

REGISTER BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 FOR THE REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM® COURSE

Register by Friday, Aug. 2 for the Refuse To Be A Victim® crime prevention and personal safety seminar being held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Lambs Creek Sportsman’s Club at 339 Sportsman’s Club Road, Mansfield, Pa. Marilyn Jones is the certified course instructor.

Created by the women of the National Rifle Association, this course covers personal safety while at home, driving or traveling. “This is not a course on shooting a gun,” Jones said.

Those attending will learn common sense techniques on how to minimize the risk of becoming a victim at home, in the workplace and in other situations, such as while shopping. Also taught will be an array of personal safety strategies and tips on how to create a personalized safety plan before it is needed.

The fee is $10 to cover cost of the book and classroom time.

To register or for more information, contact Marilyn Jones at jones_mk@yahoo.com or (570) 549-2794.

TUNE IN TO RADIO HG RADIO PLAY FESTIVAL IS THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 8-11

Hamilton-Gibson Productions is presenting its third annual Tune In To Radio HG radio play festival Thursday through Saturday, August 8 through 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, August 11 at 2:30 p.m. All performances will be at the Warehouse Theatre at 3 Central Avenue in Wellsboro.

As in years past, the festival will feature four individual “broadcasts” of both classic, contemporary and premier presentations of radio plays. The Warehouse Theatre will be transformed into the WBFR (Wellsboro’s Broadcast Free Radio) studios. Actors will stand before microphones with scripts in hand and perform with accompanying music and live sound effects.

This year Sean Bartlett, Yolie Canales, Sarah Rice Duterte, Sarah Knight, Mitch Kreisler and Gabe Hakvaag will direct the selection of radio plays. Among them are two new plays. “The Hunch Bunch,” by Sarah Knight, is a loving send up of the classic Saturday morning cartoon featuring a band of teenagers and a big, brown dog who solve mysteries. “Vex Marks The Spot,” by Mitch Kreisler, is a modern spoof of the classic film noir detective story.

In addition, the radio play lineup includes many shows from the classic age of radio plus two contemporary radio thrillers, “Does This Look Infected” and “Comparing Notes At The End Of The World.” Both are by Christopher Walsh, who wrote “Miss Holmes,” the retelling of the Sherlock Holmes story presented by Hamilton-Gibson last March. Also to be performed are commercials written for Gehman Iron, which is sponsoring the four-day festival, and Pop’s Culture Shoppe, sponsor of “Little Orphan Annie.”

The August 8, 9, 10 and 11 performances will each run an hour and a half with an intermission. Families with younger children are encouraged to attend the Sunday program, which offers “Little Orphan Annie” and “Popeye The Sailor Man.”

The Thursday, August 8 performance will feature: “Flash Gordon – Kingdom of the Caves”; “Sam Spade – The Hot 100 Grand Part 1”; “Duffy’s Tavern – 10 Percent Off”; and “Easy Aces – Jane Finds A Mate for Mother.”

On Friday, August 9 will be: “Flash Gordon – Zarkoff to the Rescue”; “Sam Spade – The Hot 100 Grand Part 2”; “Vex Marks the Spot”; “Does This Look Infected” by Christopher Walsh; and “Gunsmoke – Cheap Labor”.

To be featured on Saturday, August 10 are: “Flash Gordon – Commander in Chief”; ” “Easy Aces – Jane goes to a Psychiatrist”; “Comparing Notes at the End of the World” by Christopher Walsh; and “The Hunch Bunch.”

The last performance on Sunday afternoon, August 11 will include: “Little Orphan Annie Part 1;” “Flash Gordon – The Battle Begins”; “The Bickersons – The Honeymoon Is Over”; “Little Orphan Annie Part 2”; “Popeye The Sailor Man”; and “Little Orphan Annie Part 3.”

Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children under 18. A festival pass for all four performances is $20.

For reservations, contact Hamilton-Gibson at (570) 724-2079 or email hamgib@gmail.com.

Photo by John Eaton
Abby Harlow (shown) will play Annie In “Little Orphan Annie” on Sunday, Aug. 11 during the Tune In To Radio HG festival. “The thing I like about Annie is she is kind of like me,” said Abby who is a student at Westfield Elementary School. “Annie is always happy and excited and I’m always happy and excited.”

MYSTERY TRAYNE CONCERT IS SATURDAY, JULY 27

At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, Mystery Trayne, a Williamsport-based acoustic trio, will perform a gumbo of Delta blues, twang and swing in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro.

Cheryl Miller is a singer-songwriter with a rich, sultry voice. She plays percussion instruments, including the rub board. Jay Short is well-known for his vocals and slicing slide guitar. Jack Reed of Liberty is a singer-songwriter and recording engineer. During shows, he can be found perched behind his upright bass or playing acoustic guitar. All three sing harmony and share the role of lead singer.

When it comes to the blues, this threesome has lived it, played it and share a rich history of making music together since the early days of the Billtown Blues music scene.

Admission is $15 and free for youth 12 and under when accompanied by a paying adult. This is BYOB – bring snacks and beverages. For tickets and to reserve a table free of charge, call (570) 724-6220 or visit www.deanecenter.com.

Photo provided
Mystery Trayne includes (from left) singer-songwriter Cheryl Miller who plays percussion; Jay Short on acoustic guitar and singer-songwriter Jack Reed on upright bass and acoustic guitar.