Fun Holiday Show Opens in Potomac

Longtime readers of Inverness Forest Today will recall that I periodically write about local community theater productions that might be of interest to residents. Today I'd like to talk about the Potomac Theatre Company's production of "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas", which opened last night at the Blair Family Theater on the Bullis campus (less than a 10 minute drive from our community).

The music and lyrics were written by Meredith Willson, who also wrote "The Music Man" and "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", and is based on the classic movie, "Miracle on 34th Street". The music is performed by a live orchestra and features a large, talented cast. Kris Kringle (aka Santa Claus) is played by Potomac Theatre Company veteran Vin Kelly. Macy's Department store executive Doris Walker is played by Jessica May. Ex-marine turned lawyer, Fred Gaily, is played by another PTC veteran, Ken Kemp. The fourth lead, Doris's daughter, Susan Walker, is played by 12 year old Mary Sorensen. The leads are wonderful actors and singers and are backed by a large talented cast.

Here is what Wikipedia says about the show:

Based on the classic film Miracle on 34th Street, it tells the tale of a skeptical little girl who doubts the existence of Santa Claus. When the real Kris Kringle inadvertently is hired to represent jolly St. Nick in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, he must convince the child and her cynical divorced mother (the department store's special events director) that he's the genuine article. Susan Walker and her mother, Doris, live alone in New York in the 1960s. Doris works in an executive position at Macy's, and at the start of the musical is busy organizing the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Susan meets an ex-marine named Fred Gaily, who takes it upon himself to rid her of her "realistic" outlook on life by taking her to see Santa Claus at Macy's. Kris (Santa) manages to win Susan over while love blooms between Fred and Doris. The second act sees Kris appearing in the New York Supreme Court, with Fred helping him defend his sanity. In the conclusion, Fred uses the Post Office to prove to the court (and the world) that Santa Claus does exist: Kris Kringle is he.

Tickets and directions can be found at the Potomac Theatre Company website:

http://www.potomactheatreco.org/

Anyone attending tonight's performance (Nov 21) is invited to a free wine and cheese party after the show in the theater lobby where you can meet the cast and crew. Tonight's show will start an hour earlier than normal, at 7:00 PM, to accommodate the party.

The show runs for three consecutive weekends.

Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com

How Do I Get Rid of My Leaves?

Inverness Resident John Smith sent me the following question in an email:

Are we allowed to push the leaves from our yard to the curb where they can be picked up by the landscape maintenance company when they do the leaves on the commons property or should the leaves from our yard be all placed in bags for pickup by the trash collection?

Thank you for your help.
John H. Smith

John's question is certainly timely. So I asked Sharlene Shugarman (board VP and heard of Landscaping) to answer John. Here is her response:

John,

Emerald Landscaping will pick up anyone’s leaves that are left at the curb. They put up their yellow signs at the entrances indicating when they will be coming around. They should be back 2 or 3 more times this season.

Sharlene

Thanks Sharlene for your help!

Inverness resident Adele Gravitz has a very good alternative suggestion. Here is her comment:

Of course, if you can mow over them you get-- "free mulch" ( Mulch has many uses. Some uses include retain moisture, warmth, retard weed growth, and appearance)

Harvey
ifatreasurer@mac.com