Running here and there
WellsFest was great today! My nephew rode ponies, ate cotton candy, played fun games, and generally enjoyed himself this morning while my sister and I talked and perused the craft booths. They had some great live music, too. It was fun, and it only rained on us for about half a second. We had GREAT lunch from the Rainbow Whole Foods Tent; I am now a fan of, believe it or not, vegannaise.
I woke up at 5:30 a.m.-ish this morning and ran a good six miles with my running group. It felt great - cool and clear. We are signing up for The Over-the-River run, a 5-miler that will be held in Vicksburg on Oct. 14 at 8 a.m. I know the PR person at Ameristar (the casino is sponsoring the run), and she says that they are going ALL OUT with the eats and entertainment afterward. (YUM.) If you are interested, you can download an entry form from the MS Track club website.
Lastly, we just got back from seeing the Fondren Theatre Workshop's production of Sordid Lives. What a hoot! I really enjoyed it, and it was for a GREAT cause. They had some great performers, and the script is hilarious.
On tap for next week: The Millsaps Players production of Equus. The Peter Shaffer play, which will be directed by Sam Sparks, runs Oct. 5-7 at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 8. In the production, Martin Dysart, a psychiatrist, is confronted with Alan Strang, a boy who has blinded six horses. To the owner of the horses the horror is simple: Alan is mentally unstable. To the boy's parents it is a hideous mystery; Alan has always adored horses and, although Dora Strang may be a slightly overindulgent mother and Frank Strang a slightly tetchy father, both parents love their son. To Dysart it is a psychological puzzle or, given his profession, that is what it ought to be. As it turns out, it is something far more complex and disturbing: a confrontation with himself as well as with Alan in which he comes to an inescapable view of man's need to worship and the distortions forced on that need by society. The play will be held in the Christian Center Auditorium, and tix are $10; $8 for seniors and students. We're planning on going on Oct. 5th. Hope to see you there!
I woke up at 5:30 a.m.-ish this morning and ran a good six miles with my running group. It felt great - cool and clear. We are signing up for The Over-the-River run, a 5-miler that will be held in Vicksburg on Oct. 14 at 8 a.m. I know the PR person at Ameristar (the casino is sponsoring the run), and she says that they are going ALL OUT with the eats and entertainment afterward. (YUM.) If you are interested, you can download an entry form from the MS Track club website.
Lastly, we just got back from seeing the Fondren Theatre Workshop's production of Sordid Lives. What a hoot! I really enjoyed it, and it was for a GREAT cause. They had some great performers, and the script is hilarious.
On tap for next week: The Millsaps Players production of Equus. The Peter Shaffer play, which will be directed by Sam Sparks, runs Oct. 5-7 at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 8. In the production, Martin Dysart, a psychiatrist, is confronted with Alan Strang, a boy who has blinded six horses. To the owner of the horses the horror is simple: Alan is mentally unstable. To the boy's parents it is a hideous mystery; Alan has always adored horses and, although Dora Strang may be a slightly overindulgent mother and Frank Strang a slightly tetchy father, both parents love their son. To Dysart it is a psychological puzzle or, given his profession, that is what it ought to be. As it turns out, it is something far more complex and disturbing: a confrontation with himself as well as with Alan in which he comes to an inescapable view of man's need to worship and the distortions forced on that need by society. The play will be held in the Christian Center Auditorium, and tix are $10; $8 for seniors and students. We're planning on going on Oct. 5th. Hope to see you there!
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