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Tennessee Shakespeare Company Announces Seventh Season of Plays
Revel Year-Round
(July 28, 2014) – – Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC), the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, today announced its 2014-15 schedule of plays, which includes three by Shakespeare, the Southern Exposure Series, a continuing partnership with Dixon Gallery & Gardens, a new summer partnership with the University of Memphis, and a new Musical Works Festival sponsored by the Broadway licensing company of Memphis, Monty Python's Spamalot, The Color Purple, and All Shook Up: The Music of Elvis Presley.
The season features performance programming year-round for the first time in TSC's history.
Producing Artistic Director Dan McCleary plays the title role in Shakespeare's Richard III over Halloween in Germantown Performance Arts Center, followed by a festive musical hall production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in Dixon Gallery & Gardens in December. The Sixth Annual Valentine's Gala, with a Broadway headliner to be announced, plays February 14, 2015, in GPAC. The Tuesday Literary Salons return in the spring with Kate Chopin and William Faulkner. TSC then partners with the University of Memphis to present Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream on the University's mainstage during the solstice weeks of June. The U of M mainstage will also host the exciting Memphis>Broadway: A New Musical Works Festival in May, June, and August, sponsored by New York's Theatrical Rights Worldwide.
"For the first time in our organizational life, we are now able to present a wide-ranging performance season as we have been doing with our innovative, four-season education programs," says founder, Mr. McCleary. "This expansion is in line with our initial strategic plan, and it allows us to present important, all-new productions and projects in three distinct geographies for our patrons.
"This will be a pilot season for our partnership with the University of Memphis, which I am thrilled to continue from our work together on TSC's Romeo and Juliet earlier this year. We are already working with the University's outstanding designers to create a very special and fun Midsummer Night's Dream in the big theatre. Our collaboration with Theatrical Rights Worldwide, one of Broadway's elite licensing companies of popular and developing musicals, will be very exciting for musical artists and patrons – and will bring more national attention to Memphis. And of course, much of TSC's most expressive artistic work has been created at the Dixon over the years by virtue of Kevin Sharp's and his staff's kindness and evocative facility. We are, as always, honored to return."
TSC recently re-located from its long-time administrative office at the historic train depot in Germantown to new, more spacious offices five minutes east on Poplar Avenue in The Shops at Forest Hill.
TSC's Season Sponsors include Arts Memphis, Barbara B. Apperson Angel Fund, Nancy and Dan Copp, FedEx, Independent Bank, Ernest and Pat Kelly, National Endowment for the Arts/Arts Midwest, Milton T. Schaeffer, The Family of Margaret and Owen Tabor, Ann and Wellford Tabor, and Tennessee Arts Commission.
TSC's Season Partners are Boyle Investment Company, The Commercial Appeal, Dixon Gallery & Gardens, St. George's Episcopal Church, Theatrical Rights Worldwide, and The University of Memphis.
Richard III
sponsored by Ann and Wellford Tabor
TSC's production of William Shakespeare's early Morality Play raises history from the dead to put the notorious King Richard III on trial before his audience and the spirit world.
Unearthed from a buried Friary just two years ago in Leicester, England, the painfully deformed 1485 skeleton of Richard now is brought to frightening life in a cadaver synod during which his murderous actions to the throne are reconsidered during the reverence of All Hallow's Eve. A soul still wandering between this life and the next, history's notorious "bottled spider" has much more he would like for audiences to consider before passing final judgment on his actions that gained him the throne but have haunted him ever since.
David Demke (A Midsummer Night's Dream) returns to TSC to direct the production in the Duncan-Williams Performance Hall at GPAC, running October 30 – November 1, 2014, at 7:00 pm.
The stellar cast of eight returns Caley Milliken, (TSC's Ariel, Marc Antony, Lady Capulet, and Peaseblossom), Paul Kiernan (TSC's Petruchio), Johnny Lee Davenport (TSC's Prospero, Oberon, and Othello), and brings Artistic Director Dan McCleary center stage for the first time at TSC as the "bunch-back'd toad."
The creative team includes costumer Bruce Bui (Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet), lighting designer Jeremy Fisher (Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, Unto the Breach), and scenic designer Brian Ruggaber (University of Memphis, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey).
Free Will Kids' Night is in effect for all performances: Children 17 years and younger will be admitted FREE when accompanied by a paying, attending guardian. Limit: four children per guardian. Press Opening is October 30 at 7:00 pm. Seating is general admission.
Twelfth Night
sponsored by Pat and Ernest Kelly
William Shakespeare's charming 1601 comedy is a topsy-turvy world of cross-dressing lovers, yellow cross-garters, and crossed identities. Inspired by the final days of Christmas, the winter solstice, and the Festival of Light, TSC celebrates the joy of the season in this uproarious music hall production in the Dixon Gallery & Gardens' Winegardner Auditorium from December 11-21, 2014.
Shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria, Viola has lost her country and beloved twin brother. Disguising herself as Cesario, a page, she falls in love with Duke Orsino even as she delivers his affections to lovely Lady Olivia. Between beautiful songs, high comedy, and delicate poetry, love redeems all.
Free Will Kids' Nights are December 11 and 18: Children 17 years and younger will be admitted FREE when accompanied by a paying, attending guardian. Limit: four children per guardian. The Preview performance is December 11 at 7:00 pm. Press Opening is December 12 at 7:00 pm. Seating is general admission. All Dixon members receive 20% off the regular ticket price for all performances.
Sixth Annual Valentine's Gala
The Valentine's Gala has become one of the most fun, talked-about events of the party season – and all for a good cause. The star-studded party starts at 6:00 pm on February 14, 2015, at GPAC. Over the last three years, Broadway celebrities who have performed at TSC's Gala to support its education program include Howard McGillin (Phantom of Opera), Charles Strouse (Annie), Marin Mazzie (Bullets Over Broadway), and Jason Danieley (Next to Normal). Guess who's romancing you this year! (We will announce soon.) Singular live/silent auction items and trips, sumptuous fare, flowing spirits, and a once-in-a-lifetime performance will make this a night to remember. For sponsorship levels of ten seats, please call TSC's Development Office at (901) 759-0620.
Tuesday Literary Salons
Kate Chopin: Louisiana Lullaby
Young William Faulkner: Before the Fury
sponsored by Nancy and Dan Copp
TSC's Southern Exposure Series continues in the spring, following this summer's sold-out Salons spotlighting the poets of Ireland and the humor of Mark Twain. Each Salon is a literary party from 6:00-8:00 pm, featuring writer-specific libations, light fare, live music, and 30 minutes of the words of one of the South's influential writers in a private, luxurious Memphis home.
Pioneering author Kate Chopin is featured on March 24, 2015 in TSC's Louisiana Lullaby. Accompanied by the music of New Orleans and the bayous, the words from her prolific short story career in Louisiana in the late 19th Century set the mood for selections from her most explosively famous novel, The Awakening. Though considered a forerunner of the feminist movement in literature, her seminal work was not fully appreciated until well after her death.
"Civilization begins with distillation," William Faulkner, no stranger to Memphis, is reported to have said. Following mint juleps and other straight brown spirits of choice, along with the music of the Delta, Jimmie Rodgers, and perhaps Mr. Faulkner's favorite, Beethoven, readings from the early short stories of the author's career will peal through the house. Mr. Faulkner, recognized for his literary creation of the Mississippi baroque in such novels as The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Absalom, Absalom! won the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature and two Pulitzers for his fiction. TSC's Young William Faulkner: Before the Fury plays April 21, 2015.
Tickets are $55 for one Salon or $100 for both, and include the entertainment, open bar, and appetizers.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
sponsored by FedEx and the Margaret & Owen Tabor family
During the time of year when our Earth tilts most toward the Sun, how ironic it is that the night should be so long in Shakespeare's ode to mischief-making love.
Bringing together, in an opulent ballet, the four worlds of the austere Court, the gymnastic lovers, the whimsical craftsmen, and the magical Fairie Kingdom, A Midsummer Night's Dream is an everlasting tribute to the power of our lovesick imagination.
The joy of the moonlit forest features the rocking ground of Oberon and his flower-squirting Puck, Titania and her donkey-headed Bottom, and Helena, Demetrius, Lysander, and Hermia who awake to both worlds with "parted eye." Which is the illusion: our dreams or our waking lives?
The show is presented in partnership with the University of Memphis on its Mainstage, running June 4-21, 2015. The creative team includes costumer Janice Benning-Lacek (makeup design for TSC's previous Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest) and scenic designer Brian Ruggaber (University of Memphis, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey).
Free Will Kids' Nights are June 4, 11, and 18: Children 17 years and younger will be admitted FREE when accompanied by a paying, attending guardian. Limit: four children per guardian. Preview performances are June 4 and 5 at 7:00 pm. Press Opening is June 6 at 7:00 pm. Special abbreviated versions of the production will be presented for families on June 10 and 17 at 10:30 am for $10. Seating is general admission.
Memphis>Broadway: A New Musical Works Festival
a collaboration sponsored by Theatrical Rights Worldwide
TSC's partnership with the University of Memphis also will make possible a very special collaboration sponsored by one of Broadway's elite musical licensing companies, Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW). The team of collaborators (TSC, University of Memphis, and TRW) will launch Memphis>Broadway: A New Musical Works Festival from May through August 2015.
Part of TSC's Southern Exposure Series, the high-profile Festival will select three musical scripts in various stages of development, invite the shows' creators to Memphis for ten days to work intensely on the pieces and rehearse with professional performers from around the country, and then present a staged reading/singing of the musical on a Saturday night on the University of Memphis mainstage.
One of the three new musicals will then be selected for additional development in New York and Memphis over the next year en route to a more full production in TSC's 2016 season.
Staged readings/singings will be Saturdays at 7:00 pm on May 23, June 27, and August 15. Tickets will be made available in 2015.
Theatrical Rights Worldwide and its President/CEO Steve Spiegel, based in New York City, represent musicals from Broadway and Off-Broadway, as well as shows originating in regional theatres. TRW cultivates and introduces new work along with extending the production life of musicals to all theatrical marketplaces. TRW licenses productions to a broad range of customers, from schools to Broadway. As agents for the authors, TRW grants live stage production rights. More information is available at www.theatricalrights.com.
TRW's Broadway collection includes Memphis-centric musicals All Shook Up: The Music of Elvis Presley, Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, and the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Memphis. Their internationally-popular collection also includes Monty Python's Spamalot, which won the Tony for Best Musical, Kander and Ebb's Curtains, The Color Purple, and recent releases Ghost the Musical, Big Fish, and The Addams Family.
"This new Festival should prove to be one of the most exciting theatre projects Memphis has experienced in quite a while," says E. Frank Bluestein, TSC Executive Director and Project Director for TRW's New Musical Works. "Thanks to Theatrical Rights Worldwide, we will get a first-hand opportunity to view original musicals in their infancy, as they are developed here in our city, on their way to an eventual professional debut – hopefully in New York and beyond."
The Education and Outreach Program
TSC's ever-expanding Education & Outreach Program brings live Shakespeare performance to audiences everywhere, allowing the space and the audience to inform each performance.
In February and March 2015, an interactive and intimate touring production of Romeo and Juliet will be available for playing in schools and community centers. Affordable, immediate, and of relevance to all ages, this is a Romeo and Juliet that will involve the audience in the playing of the show, creating an experience of a lifetime for participants.
Debuting this season will be TSC's new two-person touring show, Shakespeare Said It! This original piece is designed to travel to scores of schools in Shelby County and throughout the southeast United States. Shakespeare Said It! celebrates the origins of famous phrases many of us speak today, not necessarily knowing that William Shakespeare originated them. This quick-paced, interactive show provides context through the sharing of multiple scenes, letting audiences of all ages enjoy being speakers of Shakespeare.
TSC will expand its dynamic Romeo and Juliet Project by adding new partner schools in service of our goal of partnering with every Shelby County high school within the next five years. Now in its third year, the Romeo and Juliet Project offers students alternatives when faced with conflict, as well as fostering a love for the works of William Shakespeare. Introductory, interactive Playshops designed to enrich the playgoing experience are available for groups of every size for every TSC play produced during the upcoming performance season. In-depth, multi-day Residencies that give a full breadth of Shakespeare theatrical experience, as well as summertime immersive Camps, round out TSC's Education Program for the seventh season. Designed with the belief that Shakespeare is for everyone, these programs benefit school-age students as well as adult life-long learners.
The Romeo and Juliet Project is made possible by the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts/Arts Midwest, FedEx, Arts Memphis, and International Paper.
Performance Season Information
General Admission tickets are on sale now, Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at TSC's office located within The Shops at Forest Hill at 3092 Village Shops Drive, Germantown, TN 38138 (near Target); by calling 901-759-0604, or by going on-line to www.tnshakespeare.org (Twitter: @tnshakespeare).
Tickets for all non-Gala performances are $33. Tickets for all Preview performances are only $15. All Thursday nights are Free Will Kids' Nights: Children 17 years and younger are admitted FREE when accompanied by a paying/attending guardian. All performances of Richard III are Free Will Kids' Nights. Dixon members receive 20% off their tickets for all Dixon performances. Senior tickets (62 years and older) are $28, and Student tickets (18 years and older) are $15 for any non-Gala performance. No refunds/exchanges. Performances are general admission; first come/first seated. Free parking. Cast/schedule subject to change. All Opening Nights include a complementary post-show dessert and champagne toast with the actors.
Tennessee Shakespeare Company
Performance Season
TITLE: Richard III
BY: William Shakespeare
DIRECTOR: David Demke
VENUE: Germantown Performing Arts Center/Duncan-Williams Performance Hall, 1801 Exeter Road, Germantown, TN 38138
DATES: October 30 & 31, November 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm
TICKETS: $33 adults;
$15 for students age 18 and over (with valid I.D.);
$28 for Seniors 62 and over (with valid I.D.);
Free Will Kids' Nights: All three performances, children 17 and younger admitted FREE when accompanied by a paying/attending guardian;
WEB: www.tnshakespeare.org
ABOUT: Featuring Artistic Director Dan McCleary in the title role with an ensemble that includes TSC favorites Johnny Lee Davenport, Paul Kiernan, and Caley Milliken, TSC's haunting production of Richard III takes full advantage of Halloween (All Hallow's Eve) and the recent unearthing of the painful remains of King Richard's skeleton, here given modern life and re-tried by a cast of everlasting Souls.
TITLE: Twelfth Night
BY: William Shakespeare
VENUE: Dixon Gallery & Gardens/Winegardner Auditorium, 4339 Park Avenue, Memphis, TN 38117
DATES: December 11-21, 2014
TIMES: 7:00 pm Thursdays-Saturdays; 3:00 pm Sundays
TICKETS: $15 for December 11 Preview;
$33 all other dates for adults;
$15 for students age 18 and over (with valid I.D.);
$28 for Seniors 62 and over (with valid I.D.).
Free Will Kids' Night: children 17 and younger admitted FREE when accompanied by a paying/attending guardian on December 11 and December 18.
WEB: www.tnshakespeare.org
ABOUT: Treated as a holiday festival in an intimate music hall, Shakespeare's musical comedy joyously pushes the boundaries of role and gender reversal when Viola shipwrecks in Illyria, dresses in drag as Cesario and falls madly for Count Orsino, who is heartsick for Lady Olivia, who is the apple of the yellow cross-gartered Malvolio's eye. Toby Belch, Andrew Aguecheek, and the singing Feste never let the love story get too serious. Celebrate the winter solstice and the festival of light with Shakespeare's most charming comedy.
TITLE: Sixth Annual Valentine's Gala
VENUE: Germantown Performing Arts Center/Duncan-Williams Performance Hall, 1801 Exeter Road, Germantown, TN 38138
DATE: February 14, 2015 at 6:00 pm
TICKETS: $175; and 10-seat sponsorships available with perks
WEB: www.tnshakespeare.org
ABOUT: Featuring a Broadway headliner soon to be announced (Broadway's longest-running Phantom Howard McGillin, Annie composer Charles Strouse and Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie with Jason Danieley headlined the last three years), this education Gala includes sumptuous fare and fun, rare live and silent auctions.
TITLE: Tuesday Literary Salon: Kate Chopin, Louisiana Lullaby
DATE: March 24, 2015
TIMES: 6:00-8:00 pm
TICKETS: $55 for one Salon, or $100 for both Salons
WEB: www.tnshakespeare.org
ABOUT: The party begins with cocktails and light fare, accompanied by the music of New Orleans and the bayous. Listen to the pioneering words of Kate Chopin, writing in Louisiana just before the 20th Century, from selections of her scores of short stories and novels At Fault and, her most explosively famous, The Awakening.
TITLE: Tuesday Literary Salon: Young William Faulkner, Before the Fury
DATE: April 21, 2015
TIMES: 6:00-8:00 pm
TICKETS: $55 for one Salon, or $100 for both Salons
WEB: www.tnshakespeare.org
ABOUT: "Civilization begins with distillation," Mr. Faulkner, no stranger to Memphis, is reported to have said. Following mint juleps and other straight brown spirits of choice, along with the music of the Delta, Jimmie Rodgers, and perhaps Mr. Faulkner's favorite, Beethoven, settle in for readings of Mississippi baroque from The Sound and Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Absalom, Absalom! Mr. Faulkner won the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature and two Pulitzers for his fiction.
TITLE: A Midsummer Night's Dream
BY: William Shakespeare
PARTNER: In partnership with The University of Memphis
DIRECTOR: Dan McCleary
VENUE: University of Memphis mainstage
DATES: June 4-21, 2015
TIMES: 7:00 pm Wednesday-Saturdays; 3:00 pm Sundays
10:30 am Family Performances on June 10 and 17
TICKETS: $15 for June 4 and 5 Previews;
$33 all other dates for adults;
$15 for students age 18 and over (with valid I.D.);
$28 for Seniors 62 and over (with valid I.D.).
$10 for Family Performances on June 10 and 17
Free Will Kids' Night: children 17 and younger admitted FREE when accompanied by a paying/attending guardian on June 4, 11, and 18.
WEB: www.tnshakespeare.org
ABOUT: "The course of true love never did run true" in this magical summer solstice in the Fairie Kingdom with Oberon, Titania, Bottom, Puck, and the mystic lovers. A celebration for the entire family on the Mainstage inside the University of Memphis.
TITLE: Memphis>Broadway: A New Musical Works Festival
SPONSOR: Theatrical Rights Worldwide
PARTNERS: TSC, TRW, University of Memphis
DIRECTOR: E. Frank Bluestein
VENUE: University of Memphis mainstage
DATES: May 23, June 27, August 15, 2015
TIMES: 7:00 pm Saturdays
TICKETS: To be announced in 2015
WEB: www.tnshakespeare.org
ABOUT: Sponsored by the Broadway licensing company of Memphis, Monty Python's
Spamalot, The Color Purple, and All Shook Up: The Music of Elvis Presley, this new musical festival will feature three different new musicals to be developed in Memphis and given a public reading/singing with professional performers. One of the three musicals will then be developed over the next year in New York and Memphis for a return in a more full production during TSC's following season.
- Henry V: TSC Ascends The Highest Heaven of Invention
- Eighth Season Announced
- The Oliver Experiment
- Midsummer Night
- TSC Announces Four New Members
Tennessee Shakespeare Company
"Ascends the highest heaven of invention"
with its action-packed
Henry V
in partnership with the University of Memphis'
School of Theatre and Dance on the U of M Mainstage
June 9-19
Sponsored by FedEx; Ann and Wellford Tabor;
Pat, Ernest, Marian and Martha Kelly
Henry V Trailer
Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, calls to action-packed theatrical life the battlefields and courts of an ambitious young king in William Shakespeare's masterwork on the chaos of war and the romance of peace: Henry V.
The rousing play famous for its many powerful speeches and orations, including "O for a muse of fire," and "Once more unto the breach," and "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" plays in a fun, new "wooden o" on the University's mainstage from June 9-19.
Featuring a new, Elizabethan seating configuration that places patrons just off the raised stage (for only $10), a moving set, and slides of original wood-cuts from the early 15th century, TSC's production of Henry V employs ten professional actors, including AEA performers from around the country. They will play over 30 roles in what is perhaps Shakespeare's most theatrically self-aware play: "And let us, ciphers to this great account,/On your imaginary forces work."
Photo: Colton Swibold as Henry V
Though costumed for 15th century battle and adorned for the period's courts of England and France, the company of actors constantly address their audience, changing costumes and characters in plan view, inviting the audience to become the eleventh actor.
The production's title sponsors are FedEx; Ann and Wellford Tabor; and Pat, Ernest, Marian, and Martha Kelly. Together, they make possible Free Will Kids' Night each Thursday night (up to four children 17 years and younger admitted free when accompanied by a paying, attending guardian). Additional funding is generously provided by the University of Memphis and First Tennessee Foundation.
Henry V is produced in memory of TSC friend, Dan Copp, who died in 2015. From 1943 to 1945, Lieutenant Copp served in the U.S. Navy on the battleship Tennessee. He saw action in the Pacific theater from the Aleutians to the South Sea Islands. With this production, TSC honors Dan's courage, service, and friendship.
Directed by TSC's Stephanie Shine (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet), Henry V features a professional ensemble from around the country: Montana native Colton Swibold in the title role, Paul Kiernan (recently in TSC's Twelfth Night) as Fluellen/Canterbury/Cambridge/Burgundy, Gabriel Vaughan (recently in TSC's Twelfth Night) as Dauphin/Westmerland/Jamy/Williams, Phil Darius Wallace (recently in TSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream) as Exeter/Nym/Orleance, Michael Khanlarian (recently in TSC's All's Well That Ends Well) as Pistol/Constable, Heather Roberts (TSC's All's Well That Ends Well) as Montjoy/Quickly/Alice/MacMorris, and Kaitlyn Maurer (TSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream) as Katherine/Grey/French prisoner.
New to the acting company are Jeffrey David Kent as Gower/French King/Ely/Erpingham, Blake Currie as Gloucester/boy, and Nic Picou as Scroop/Borbon/Bates/Bardolph.Read More
Tennessee Shakespeare Company
Announces Eighth Season of Plays and Education Programs:
Celebration 400
(Memphis, TN, September 1, 2015) – Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC), the Mid-South's professional classical theatre, today announced its 2015-16 performance season, which commemorates the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death with a celebration of plays, readings, salons, feasts, and extensive programming for children.
TSC continues its cultural/educational partnerships with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance and with Dixon Gallery & Gardens. Full productions of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well (Dixon) and Henry V (UofM) will feature professional, AEA casts from around the country and Memphis.
The Company also partners with the Memphis Hunt & Polo Club to feature three weeks of feasts and two-hour readings of Shakespeare plays that TSC has not yet produced. The Southern Literary Salons continue in September with a focus on Harper Lee, and in February spotlighting Ernest Hemingway in Key West. The Seventh Annual Shakespeare Gala at Germantown Performing Arts Center moves to April to commemorate Celebration 400 during the month of the 400th anniversary.
Running concurrently with the performance season are the expanded offerings of TSC's Education and Outreach Department. These include a newly-authored schools show touring the southeastern U.S., student matinees, playshops and residencies, expanded Summer camps, and the recently-trademarked Romeo and Juliet Project™ literacy/non-violence residency.Read More
Sponsored by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (NYC)
Presents its Third Musical in Development August 15 on the University of Memphis mainstage:
The Oliver Experiment
What if your entire life were a Broadway musical…and you had no clue?
Featuring Broadway's Brightest Stars
Memphis, TN (July 27, 2015) – Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, presents its third and final developing musical reading on the U of M mainstage with The Oliver Experiment by Jeremy Desmon and Jeff Thomson on August 15 at 7:00 pm.Read More
Midsummer Night
Live music, glow sticks, and power chords!
Featuring Broadway's Katrina Lenk and Eric B. Anthony
Memphis, TN (June 15, 2015) – Tennessee Shakespeare Company, in partnership with the University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance, presents its second developing musical reading on the U of M mainstage with Midsummer Night by Valerie Vigoda and Brendan Milburn on June 27 at 7:00 pm.
Tickets for the reading are just $15, or $10 for Students and Seniors.
Midsummer Night, directed by Janet Roston, is the second of three developing musicals in TSC's inaugural Showplace Memphis: Musical Works in Progress.
Broadway's Katrina Lenk and Eric B. Anthony
Sponsored by one of Broadway's elite musical licensing companies, Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) and President/CEO Steve Spiegel, based in New York City, Showplace Memphis has been devised as the next creative stage for three musicals en route to full productions in New York and on the regional theatre circuit across the U.S. The first musical in Showplace Memphis last month was a very successful reading of Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical. The final musical will be a charming and surprising new piece, The Oliver Experiment (August 15).
TRW has selected the musicals, and the Actors' Equity casts and directors are coming from all around the country and Memphis.
The cast includes Broadway's Katrina Lenk (Once; Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark; The Miracle Worker) as Titania and Eric B. Anthony (The Lion King; Hairspray; Mary Poppins) as Puck.
Songwriters Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda join with co-creator/director Janet Roston (Artistic Director of The Los Angeles Rock Opera Company) for this new take on William Shakespeare's beloved comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. The musical is set within a modern-day rock festival. It's a rollicking collision of rock music, iambic pentameter, and hipsters – where rock stars Titania and Oberon quarrel, festival assistant Puck creates havoc, and roadie Bottom gets a chance to shine.
Keyboardist Milburn and electric violinist Vigoda have been singing and writing songs together for over 20 years, first for their band GrooveLily, and more recently for musical theatre and film. Theatre: Striking Twelve, Sleeping Beauty Wakes, Beautiful Poison, Wheelhouse, Toy Story: The Musical, Long Short Story, A Midsummer Night's Dream, its complete reworking as the rock musical Midsummer Night, and Ernest Shackleton Loves Me. Film: many songs for Tinker Bell for Disney animated movies. Additional music is provided by Gene Lewin.
The Midsummer Night creators and cast will collaborate and rehearse at the U of M for ten days leading up to its reading. Though it will be going through both script and music changes, Midsummer Night will be played and sung in its entirety and with musical accompaniment on the U of M's mainstage. No other design elements (scenic/costumes/lights) will be integrated.
Audiences will have an opportunity to speak with the actors and creators of Midsummer Night immediately following its reading. Audiences also will inform the production by completing an audience survey that will help the creative team in future development phases.Read More
Tennessee Shakespeare Company Announces Four New Members to its Board of Directors
Memphis, TN – Tennessee Shakespeare Company, the Mid-South's professional classical theatre and education organization, announced the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors, led by President Owen B. Tabor, M.D.
Now in the midst of its eighth season, TSC has expanded the Board to its largest membership. The Board is made up of 26 members and now six Emeritus members.
New members voted onto the Board beginning FY16 for their first three-year terms are:
Elise L. Jordan, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with FedEx Express.
Dorothy O. Kirsch, Memphis philanthropist with a long history of supporting the arts and culture in the Mid-South.
Anne Johnson Mead, partner at the law firm of Butler, Sevier, Hinsley & Reid, PLLC, focusing her practice on litigation, collaborative law, and mediation. Anne is a member of the Tennessee and Memphis Bar Associations, and serves on the Board for the Family Law Section of the Memphis Bar.
Tracy Vezina Patterson, Director of Alumni Relations at Rhodes College. She is an alumna of Rhodes College and the University of Memphis School of Law. Tracy is actively involved in several ministries of St. George's Episcopal Church and has served on the Vestry and as Senior Warden. Past civic involvements include Memphis Civitan and Special Kids and Families.Read More
Tennessee Shakespeare Company is generously supported by:
Season Sponsors:
Arts Memphis, Barbara B. Apperson Angel Fund, Nancy Copp, FedEx Corporation, Independent Bank, International Paper, Rose M. Johnston, Ernest and Pat Kelly, Jr., Milton T. Schaeffer, Margaret and Owen Tabor, Ann and Wellford Tabor, Tennessee Arts Commission, and The University of Memphis.
Season Partners:
Boyle Investment Company, Dixon Gallery & Gardens, and The University of Memphis' Department of Theatre & Dance.


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Arriving at the outset of the eighties, the Irish group U2 brought passion and commitment back to rock and roll. The four band members – vocalist Bono (born Paul Hewson), guitarist the Edge (Dave Evans), bass player Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. – formed the group at Mount Temple School in Dublin in 1976. Originally called Feedback, then the Hype, U2 developed a local following playing in clubs. In 1978, they won a battle of the bands that eventually led to their first recording, an EP called U2-3. In 1999, Bono shifted his focus from music into social politics. He became a fixture on the front pages of newspapers, as he made his way around the globe and met with world leaders. By the end of 2002, the escalating AIDS crisis in Africa had become Bono's major focus. Meanwhile, in 2004, U2 released How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, which contained some of Bono's most personal lyrics. Twenty-five years after U2 formed at a Dublin high school, the group has remained together with the same lineup, an almost unheard-of feat in the music world. They are also the biggest rock group in the world that continues to tour frequently. U2 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
The exhibit includes Bono's first guitar and one of the 13 "The Goal Is Soul" guitars built for Bono to use onstage and to donate to various charities. He played this guitar during the Elevation tour and at the Super Bowl XXXVI half-time show. Also included in the exhibit is one of the two basses custom designed for Adam Clayton's use during the PopMart tour. The exhibit features the first U2 shirt, which U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. silk-screened in his high school art class, as well as the U2 "Lemon" uniforms that were worn in the song's video and onstage during the Australian leg of the Zooropa tour.


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Emperors And Idiots
Just recently, I finished reading Mike Vaccaro's book entitled "Emperors and Idiots" and had fun re-living the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry of 2003 and 2004 (as well as down throughout the years). However, after watching the Twins get swept (once again) by the Yankees this past week, I think that title could very well ring true to the contests between these two teams as well. Basically, the Yankees are the emperors, and they make the Twins look like idiots.
Each of the three games of this most recent series was, in its own right, a little slice of why the Yankees thump the Twins so bad each and every game. First, was the big blowout where the Yankees just teed-off on Scott Baker. Second, was the Twins' bats running into the buzzsaw that is A.J. Burnett (I almost titled this post "Why do guys named A.J. always haunt the Twins?") while we throw Anthony Swarzak in against the most powerful lineup in the game. Finally, Thursday's matinee was just that kind of game where the Twins kept battling for all nine innings, but the Yankees always had an answer with their bats.
To put it bluntly, the Yankees make us look like a minor league outfit for one primary reason: our pitching isn't good enough to stop their tremendous hitting. Unless Nick Blackburn were to take the mound, there would be no starter-starter combination that would favor the Twins. Baker is too inconsistent, Liriano is Liriano, Swarzak's just a kid, and Perkins is erratic.
All told, the series can be summed up in two pictures:
Preview (43-43, 3rd, 1.5 GB CWS): John Danks (7-6, 3.76) vs. Nick Blackburn (7-4, 2.94). Coming into the Yankees series, the Twins were in second place and nipping at Detroit's heels. Now they are in third place and looking up at the Pale Hose as well. A "statement series" before the All-Star break would be nice, as would the bump in the standings.


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Park City Ski Team (PCST) athletes had beautiful weather and strong competition Saturday through Monday, Feb. 2-4, as they participated in slalom and giant slalom races at Sun Valley, Snowbird and Park City Mountain Resort.
The "A" U-21 and U-18 racers were in Sun Valley for the annual Laura Flood Memorial FIS Intermountain Cup giant slalom and slalom races, held in honor of a young Sun Valley racer who died in 1990. On Saturday, PCST's Daniel Demschar skied to a second-place finish behind Canadian Brian Cookson. Harrison Padan had his best finish of the season to date, taking fourth. Bridger Clifford finished seventh, while Hayes Graham and Ralf Carestia took 12th and 13th places, respectively.
Great Britain's Jordan Fitzgerald won the ladies' giant slalom race on Saturday. PCST's Hannah Hunsaker took fifth, Rachel Jacob finished 12th, and Hava Rohloff placed 15th.
Sunday's men's giant slalom saw a near repeat of Saturday's results, with PCST's Daniel Demschar and Harrison Padan again in second and seventh places. After failing to finish on Saturday, teammate Kiernan Adams came from behind to finish ninth.
Canada's Megan Henkelman won the ladies' giant slalom on Sunday, while PCST racer Hannah Hunsaker repeated Saturdays' fifth-place finish. Natalya Polukoff edged out her teammate Hava Rohloff by one one-thousandth of a second to finish in 14th place. Rohloff took 15th.
PCST U-16 racers were also in Sun Valley, skiing in the Cheeso Memorial races, in memory of the late ski coach Craig "Cheeso" Kjesbo. First place in the men's slalom went to Sun Valley racer Taylor Cooper. PCST's Andrew Miller, who had only days before been cleared to ski following a concussion, was fourth. PCST teammate Peter Hanaman was seventh, Jonas Peek was eighth, Macintyre "Mac" Henderson placed ninth and Connor Flynn finished 13th.
Rowmark racer Juliette Park won the ladies' Cheeso slalom race on Saturday. Lauren Keller was the top PCST racer in fourth place. Heather Abate finished in seventh, while Nicole Greene placed in the top 15 as well, finishing 13th.
On Sunday, Park City's David Domonoske won the men's slalom. Harrison Fugate placed fourth, Rainer Paulus was fifth, Peter Hanaman finished eighth, Ian Osselaer was ninth and Romain Astie took 14th. For the Park City women, Megan Dingman took to the podium in third place. Claire Thomas was in eighth, and Aleksandra Uzieblo finished 13th.
The Park City Ski Team women also had strong finishes at the U14 ladies giant slalom races held at Park City Mountain Resort. While Rowmark's Sofia Yubero won both GS races of the weekend, Alix Wilkinson placed third in each event. Madison Hoffman placed fifth on Saturday and sixth on Sunday. Gabrielle Nixon was ninth on Saturday and fourteenth on Sunday. In addition, Shaye Henderson, Mia Thomas and Julia Chahine all had fast runs, placing in the top fifteen.
The PCST U14 men had their toughest competition of the season to date as Ski Club Vail (SCV) dominated the men's giant-slalom races. On Saturday, SCV had eleven of the top fifteen racers, with Bridger Gile taking top honors. Summit Ski Team racer Scott McGrath had an impressive 12th-place finish. Ben Lawson and Shane Cumming were the top PCST men, finishing in the 24th and 25th positions. On Sunday, Vail's Colby Lange won the giant slalom as his teammates snatched 12 of the top 15 spots. Cumming was able to move up to 21st place, while teammate Alex Eyring placed 22nd.
The Snowbird South Series slalom races proved to be more friendly to Park City racers. Summit Ski Team's Sydney Weaver won the ladies' U12 slalom on Saturday while Park City racers Brynne Hitchcock, Caitlin Clouse and Ella Dingman took second, third and fourth positions respectively. Hannah Hitchcock placed sixth, Helena Croise was seventh, Kirsten Keblish was eighth, and Andi Carnell was ninth, giving PCST seven out of the top 10 racers.
Ogden Valley Ski Team racer Bridger Harrison won the men's U12 slalom on Saturday. Park City's Thomas Hoffman was second, Max Miller was third, Cooper Iacobelli placed fourth, Alex Fugate was sixth, Luc Dalton finished in 11th place and Ethan Massimino captured the 14th position.
On Sunday, Snowbasin racer Jeremy Mathers won the men's U12 slalom, while Park City's Sam Levine placed second. Levine's teammate, Eli Kimche, who missed Saturday's race due to a fencing match, finished in third place. Cooper Iacobelli again finished fourth; Max Miller was fifth, and Alex Fugate took the number 10 spot.
Sunday was a banner day for the Park City U12 women, as the team had nine of the top 15 finishers. Brynne Hitchcock bettered her second-place finish of Saturday to win the race. Sami Wilkinson was third, Helena Croise was fifth, and Tillie Mintz, who had come out of her binding on Saturday, stayed in her skis Sunday to take sixth place. Lousia Keating, Kaitlin Clouse, Grace Dalton, Kirsten Keblish and Chloe Taylor also had top-15 finishes.
Park City's Sebastian Sheppard won the men's U10 Snowbird slalom races on both days. On Saturday, his teammate Max Denton was fifth. Carter Sears was seventh, Angus Percy finished eighth and Leyton Sheppard was tenth. On Sunday, Colter Frey was fourth, Jack Pollard was sixth, Denton took seventh and Sears finished eighth.
A tiny field of U10 slalom racers battled for Snowbird's podium. Ogden Valley racer Isabella Foos won both Saturday's and Sunday's races. On Saturday Molly Quinlan of PCST was third; her teammate Mia Hunt was fifth. Hunt skied to third place in Sunday's race, while Quinlan took fourth.


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Carolina Beach meeting postponed
Published: Monday, July 8, 2013 at 5:42 p.m.
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CAROLINA BEACH | This week's Carolina Beach Town Council meeting has been rescheduled for next week, according to town officials.
The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. July 16 in the Council Room of the Municipal Administration Building, 1121 North Lake Park Blvd.
The meeting was originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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L'Autre Boulange
So it's springtime here in Paris. At my outdoor market, I've been buying colorful blood oranges from Tunisia and Spain and making refreshing sorbets, then candying the peel to serve alongside. (My grandmother never let me throw anything away…) As the weather gets warmer, dinner's often a simple salad of peppery arugula and watercress sprinkled with a drizzle of argan oil, a favorite oil, made from argan nuts that have been munched by tree-climbing goats in Morocco, after which they're "expelled", then laboriously pressed.
I've also been baking tagines (Moroccan casseroles) using spring lamb and plump, sweet prunes from Agen. And sometimes dinner will just be a slice of Terrine Gascon which I get from my local butcher, made from shredded duck confit and I suspect an overdose of duck fat. (I figure if I down enough rosé with it, that will dilute the richness in my system.) There are also many new cheeses that I'm trying at my fromagerie, such as an earthy, crumbly, and pungent bleu cheese from Savoie, ripe and gooey brie de Meaux, and a new favorite, Langres, a copper-colored knob that when sliced, reveals a soft, creamy interior with the lovely sweet-pungent smell of fresh cream, grass, and barnyard.
And I've been trying as many new chocolates I can get. I've had some lovely bars from Green & Black's organic chocolate from Great Britain, as well as handcrafted Tuscan chocolates from Slitti and Amedei that I'll be visiting with guests in May during my upcoming Italian Chocolate Tour.
For those of you unfamiliar with Tuscan chocolates, they are some of the finest chocolates you'll ever sample. Wish you were coming along?
The International Salon d'Agriculture in Paris
Each winter, the International Salon d'Agriculture occurs in Paris at the enormous Porte de Versailles exhibition center. The French are in love with anything agricultural. I recently saw a huge, room-sized map of France artfully composed of vegetables and fruits from the various regions.
And they love cows. (Well, living in a country with the most exceptional cheeses in the world, I am beginning to worship them as well.) When I last went to the post office, I was offered their newest stamps, which featured a cow. When I showed them off to some French friends that came for dinner that night, there was much ooh-ing and ahh-ing.
Although I do like cows as much as, um, the next person…I was more intrigued by the food representing all the regions of France and several other European communities and Africa. I bought a hunk of nutty Gruyère from the Swiss pavilion that was really, really good and sweet-scented, slender vanilla beans from the Antilles.
There was lots of unusual seafood to gasp at, delicious Basque foie gras conserved with pimente d'Espelette (smoked pepper powder), and much wine to sample, as well as Pommeau, an aperitif of Calvados brandy blended with apple cider.
I meet some lively Africans from the Ivory Coast, who split open a cocoa bean and fed me the slippery seeds within. If you've never seen a cocoa bean, they're beautiful pods filled with slippery, almond-sized beans imbedded in a creamy liquid.
Although the Salon is great fun, it's always mobbed and this year was no exception. The one thing you never want to do is get between a French person and food. Otherwise, look out!
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Girl Scout Commonwealth Council is selling our (the girl scouts) beloved Camp Kittamaqund. After going to a service unit meeting tonight, I realized just how terrible the Board that voted on this is. Allow me to rant.
Camp Kittamaqund is a camp near DC with a selling value of over one million dollars. You may think "Well, that's good isn't it? You can buy a new camp or something." But no. Not only did the Board decide to sell the camp no matter how much the protest from leaders, scouts, councellors, etc. (everyone but the Board wants to keep Kitty) but they alone will decide what to do with the money. We are getting screwed. Our favorite camp is going to be turned into some kind of waterfront getaway, or a developement or something, and we don't have a say in what to do with the money. The Board has said "We'll let you know what we decide to do with the money from Camp Kitty."
At the meeting, a woman stood up and said that she is a part of a group trying to save Kitty (there are two large groups). She said they've tried everything they can, like sending letters, there was a group that picketted Council (made the news) and at a point donations were being taken to support the camp. At any rate, Council ignored it and is in the process of selling the camp. I find it astonishing that Council has taken the voices and hushed them. It doesn't seem fair that 30 people decide the fate of a camp that hundreds love and want to save. Bringing up another point. Hundreds love the camp, yet a woman from the Board stood up at the meeting and said "That's ironic, not what you were saying, but about the camp. We've been saying for years that if you want to keep something you have to support it." I almost stood up and said something I would later regret. Thank goodness I didn't, but I'm rather pissed. [/Rant]


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Not all burgers are created equal. In fact, it's hard to find burgers that are even comparable.
They all have meat and a bun. But that basic formula has been cut, stretched and altered, added to and subtracted from, translated and transformed into near-unrecognizable forms, according to whose palate it aims to please. In spite of the nearly insurmountable difficulties, I have attempted an exhaustive-well, exhausting-review of approximately a jillion Utah burgers, excluding major chains. My conclusion?
No matter what kind of burger you prefer, Utah's got it.
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Straight outta Gunsmoke, except for the giant stuffed St. Bernard and the burgers, which come with potato chips because "We are not a restaurant," as the menu says. 7350 E. 200 South, Huntsville, 801-745-2002
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Lucky's gotta lotta good burgers (See: Garlicburgers. See: Stuntburgers.) The Big Benny sits about a foot high because that's what a stack of four 7-ounce patties, house-smoked bacon, ham, cheese and sauteed onions measures up to. Their Celestial burger is made with smoked bacon, grilled onions, cheddar cheese and chipotle barbecue sauce on a Stoneground bun. 135 W. 1300 South, SLC, 801-487-4418
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A burger made famous by the ravenous appetites of river-runners who make Ray's their first stop after days of whitewater, sun and freeze-dried food. 25 S. Broadway, Green River, 435-564-3511
Piper Down
Because this is an Irish-style pub, they call them "paddies," but the burgers here are pure Americana. There are several stuntburgers, but we like the Western burger, with onion rings, cheddar cheese and BBQ sauce. 1491 S. State Street, SLC, 801-468-1492
Fiddlers Elbow
The straightforward burger is made with Certified Angus ground chuck-no hormones or antibiotics-patties served on an onion Kaiser, with mayo, lettuce, onion and tomatoes. Period. 1063 E. 2100 South, SLC, 801-463-9393
The White Owl
The Owl Burger is a legend in the mind of every USU graduate who slugged beers on the tavern's roof-top deck where the smoking grill turns these beefy babies. Your waitress tells you "Your burger's ready," and you head up to the grill and dress your own. 36 W. Center St., Logan, 435-753-9165
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Pedestrian hit, killed by car on Carolina Beach Road
Published: Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 2:23 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 2:23 p.m.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Incorrect information submitted to the StarNews resulted in an error in an earlier version of this story. The boy's name was incorrect in that version.
A 15 year-old boy was killed Saturday night when he was hit by a vehicle on Carolina Beach Road.
Jeremy Martin, 42, was driving in the southbound lane near Mike's Mulch and Stone at about 10 p.m. when Joseph Rutherford jumped into the lane, where Martin's SUV struck him.
"The driver just didn't see him," said Sgt. C.K. Parks of the N.C. Highway Patrol.
Pending a toxicology report on Rutherford, Highway Patrol has completed its investigation. Martin is not being charged with anything in relation to the accident.
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(Complete list) Sources: Miami Dolphins cut Pat White, Patrick Turner
UPDATE 6:48 p.m.: The Dolphins have released their complete list of cuts. Last six to be known are FB Rolly Lumbala, OG Ray Feinga, OLB Chris McCoy (seventh-rounder 2010), CB Nate Ness, S Jonathan Amaya and CB Ross Weaver. Complete list at the bottom of this entry.
UPDATE 5:25 p.m.: Source tells me ILB Micah Johnson has officially made the Dolphins' 53-man roster. The undrafted rookie out of Kentucky had a tremendous camp and preseason. Giants must be kicking themselves for letting him go in June. Now if he can just keep those knees healthy.
UPDATE 4:17 p.m.: Just got off the phone with Terry Williams, agent for tight end David Martin, and he confirmed the WQAM report that the Dolphins have cut the ninth-year veteran. "I think it was a shock to all of us," Williams said. "He's in great shape, probably in better shape than he was in 2008." This leaves the Dolphins with two tight ends — Anthony Fasano and 2009 fifth-rounder John Nalbone — for now.
UPDATE: 3:00 P.M.: A source has confirmed Pat White has been cut. That makes two second rounders from 2009 that have been cut so far this weekend. Arizona released OLB Cody Brown, who battled wrist injuries, after taking him 63rd overall.
UPDATE 1:56 P.M.: Sources confirm ILB J.D. Folsom and DL Ryan Baker have also been released, along with CB Kevin Hobbs. Folsom, a seventh-rounder in 2009 out of Weber State, fell out of favor when Mike Nolan's new scheme made him less of a fit for the Dolphins defense. Look for him to resurface somewhere in a 4-3. Baker could be claimed elsewhere, but if not the Dolphins want him back on their practice squad, as we've mentioned here before.
UPDATE 1:06 P.M.: ESPN is reporting that Pat White has been cut as well. A source close to White tells me this is "very likely" true, but that White's camp has not personally been informed of this decision. The 2009 second-round pick was philosophical and at peace as he prepared to meet his fate, as you'll see in this blog entry. He also sounds up for continuing his football career elsewhere, with the Patriots already being mentioned (as on Draft Day 2009) as a possible landing spot.
UPDATE 12:37 p.m.: Add OT Andrew Gardner and DE Lionel Dotson to the list of cuts, sources have confirmed. Gardner was a sixth-round pick out of Georgia Tech in 2009, Dotson a seventh-rounder out of Arizona in 2008. Both are practice squad eligible and could return soon to the Dolphins fold, although Dotson has been told he's more of a fit for a 4-3 defense.
Cutdown Day is upon us, and the Miami Dolphins are wasting no time erasing the self-perceived mistakes of recent drafts.
The 4 p.m. deadline is still several hours off, but already wide receiver Patrick Turner, a third-round pick in 2009 out of USC, has been cut, a source has confirmed.
Turner caught one pass for 29 yards in Thursday's preseason finale at Dallas and ended his second (and final) preseason with five catches for 90 yards. That included a 34-yard catch against the Bucs in the preseason opener.
Turner was active for just two games last season and was on the field for zero offensive snaps. He had offseason back surgery and made strides in his route-running, but the emergence of undrafted rookies Marlon Moore (Fresno State) and Roberto Wallace (San Diego State) spelled an early end to his Dolphins career.
It's possible, but not likely, Turner would pass through waivers and return to the Dolphins practice squad.
Turner cost the Dolphins a little over $1 million for his one season of inactivity ($714,300 signing bonus plus $310,000 base salary).
Pat White's four-year rookie contract included $2.4 million in guaranteed money.
So in cutting them, the Dolphins not only admit they blew their second- and third-round draft picks from 2009, but that they threw away $3.4 million on two young players.
Donald Thomas, a sixth-round pick in 2008 out of Connecticut who has been the Week 1 right guard the past two years, has been cut as well, according to ESPN. Thomas lost his starting job early in the second half of last season and was never able to get out of Tony Sparano's doghouse, for whatever reason.
The drafting of John Jerry in the third round this year was the beginning of the end for Thomas, who was given a look at left guard in the offseason but was unable to click at that spot.
Also gone is third-year outside linebacker Erik Walden, a key special teams performer who played in a combined 17 games for the Dolphins the past two seasons. Walden missed five games last season with a nagging injury, and that may have caused him to fall from favor.
Veteran nose tackle Montavious Stanley was cut as well, according to the Twitter account of his agent, Ralph Cindrich.
A source says veteran CB Kevin Hobbs (former Lion and Seahawk) has been cut as well. The recent trade pickup of CB Benny Sapp edged Hobbs out of the picture, even with nickel corner Will Allen still ailing.
Also, the following players on the bubble still have practice squad eligibility: WR Pat Turner, DE Lionel Dotson, WR Julius Pruitt, FB Rolly Lumbala, TE John Nalbone, OL Andrew Hartline, OT Andrew Gardner, OL Ray Feinga, OT Lydon Murtha, DL Ryan Baker, ILB J.D. Folsom, CB Nate Ness.
Keep checking back here throughout the afternoon for the latest cut updates as the Dolphins work to slash nearly 30 percent of their roster in a matter of hours.
Here's an updated list of cuts so far, with 20 the magic number after Friday's trade for OL Pat McQuistan:
QB Pat White
WR Patrick Turner
OG Donald Thomas
DE Lionel Dotson
DT Montavious Stanley
OT Andrew Gardner
OLB Erik Walden
OL Andrew Hartline
CB Kevin Hobbs
ILB J.D. Folsom
DL Ryan Baker
TE David Martin
ILB Austin Spitler
WR Julius Pruitt
FB Rolly Lumbala
OG Ray Feinga
OLB Chris McCoy
CB Nate Ness
S Jonathan Amaya
CB Ross Weaver


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Sergio Martinez/Ivy-It
Most cities have a problem with graffiti in at least one location — bridges, underpasses, and electrical boxes are popular targets. After seeing this phenomenon on his industrial buildings, in 2008 Ivy-It founder Sergio Martinez came up with a solution. For more about Ivy-It, visit www.ivy-it.com, email email@example.com, or call 909-447-0469
Ivy-It can be placed on walls, fences, and most other places where graffiti is possible.
It can also be used for decorative purposes.
City of Anaheim
The use of Ivy-It does not interfere with functionality.
The City of Anaheim, Calif., uses the fake vines to protect poles on the city's sidewalks.
Anaheim has seen a return on investment within months.
Anaheim has used the product for three years.
Traffic boxes are a common target for graffiti taggers.
Having problems keeping public assets free of graffiti? Try covering them with ivy! That's what the City of Lynwood, Calif., did two years ago. The city installed fake ivy to walls in four different locations and hasn't had vandalism issues since.
"These were areas that crews were removing graffiti from daily, but the ivy hasn't been touched," says Deborah Jackson, public relations director for the city.
Graffiti artists typically don't target walls with ivy on them — probably because the ivy will die, ruining their work.
The product Lynwood used, Ivy-It, is engineered plastic ivy made out of recycled polyethylene. "You would never know they aren't real vines," says Jackson. But unlike real ivy, it never dies and doesn't require watering or maintenance. It can be placed in areas that are hard to water, such as underpasses.
Ivy-It founder Sergio Martinez says the ivy is engineered with a locking system, so it can't be pulled off. Since it's made of 100% recycled material, it's also a green solution.
"It's a quick fix for areas that cities want to protect," says Martinez. "Cities like it because it deters graffiti."
It can also help save municipalities money. Sandra Sagert, community preservation manager for the City of Anaheim, Calif., says "the city saved $8,500 annually in graffiti removal supplies and labor. The wall (we have covered) has not been tagged since it was covered with Ivy-It."
The company typically works with municipalities, utilities, DOTs, school districts, and other entities to protect sites commonly hit by graffiti artists such as underpasses, mechanical boxes, and areas with chain-link fences. If you're in California, Ivy-It will install the product for you. The company plans to expand its service area into New York, Arizona, and the Midwest, as well as Canada, England, and Mexico. If you're not in any of these places, not to worry — you can install Ivy-It on your own.
The ivy can be cut and sculpted into any shape and size, and installation is quick and easy through a secure anchoring system. The anchoring method depends on the type of surface you are covering. For block walls, concrete, and stucco, use wall anchors or fasteners. For wood, use screws or washers. For chain-link or wrought-iron fences, use UV-resistant zip ties.
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Tired of Tea
In the recent issue of MORE, you included a short piece about a woman whose "re-invention" involved joining and organizing for the Tea Party movement. It is important to note that the Tea Party Movement was recently condemned by the NAACP for the racist language of some of its more vociferous and belligerent members. I am not suggesting that the woman you profiled is necessarily racist by virtue of belonging to this movement. However, as the NAACP noted, unless the Tea Party as a whole separates itself and bans the racist expression of some of its members, then the movement as a whole is tainted with their bigotry.
While the woman you profiled was careful to distance herself from the anti-choice stance that is espoused by much of the movement's leadership, the fact remains that the majority of Tea Party membership is also anti-choice.
Finally, on a personal note: I come from Boston, home of the Boston Massacre and the original Tea party from which this movement derives its name. I grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts. Every morning on my way to high school I would walk past the Battle Green where the first skirmish of the Revolutionary War was fought. Believe me, the current "Tea Party" movement bears no relation to those original patriots and the causes for which they fought and gave their lives. Anyone wanting to get a fuller view of that history would do well to rent the wonderful HBO special about John and Abigail Adams, starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney. It is interesting that the modern "Tea Party Movement" has gained relatively little traction in Massachusetts.
Alison Luterman
It's About the Journey
I thoroughly enjoy MORE magazine and appreciate how it is created for women in my "season" of life. I just completed the online survey and have done so a couple of times now. I would be remiss if I did not comment on an article. As I current subscriber and soon to be 50 year old woman, I find that it is important to share what is on my heart when asked and yet could not do so specifically on your survey.
SEEKING THE INVISIBLE was a very interesting article. I enjoyed reading about different quests in the spiritual. However, it appears as though my and many others' spiritual journey was not mentioned. I would like to think it was not overlooked, but with 54% of Americans listed as Protestant/other non-Catholic religion, I cannot help but wonder.
I know that it is not "politically correct" to mention Jesus…I am a non-denominational Christian who is simple in her belief in Christ. I found it interesting and enlightening to read about these other journeys, I would have just like to have read about a perspective that I believe is relevant to many other woman as well.
Thank you for your magazine and the opportunity to share my opinion.
Tamara Allgaier


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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Farmer's Wife Quilt-Along Underway
If you're on the fence about this QA, I'm here to tip you over, because this is going to be a fun one. Long, but fun. : ) I think I'm in love with my first four blocks! Don't let the template situation scare you off. It's actually not nearly as much of a pain as I expected. I'm just printing the templates I need as I go. Not a big deal at all.
And having made all four of them this afternoon (from start to finish, including making the templates), I'm now very confident I can keep up with the two-blocks-per-week schedule. Who knows, I might even get ahead (gasp).
I've never done anything remotely this traditional, but I enjoyed putting a modern spin on the blocks with my fabric choices. And since I've done so little traditional piecing, I have a feeling I'll learn a lot from this project.
41 comments:
- Melinda said...
Ooh, Lee, love how your fabrics look for this one. They really give traditional blocks a modern feel. I would love to do it, but with Skill Builders, Embroidery 101, and all the quilts I have half done, I've got to see some finishes. Maybe after I finish a few I can jump in a little late.
- June 16, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- Sara @ Sew Sweetness said...
Beautiful! I think the fabrics you chose make the blocks look so fresh and modern!
- June 16, 2011 at 8:46 PM
- Paul said...
Those are beautiful... And I have been on the fence, but I am about to fall off...
I think I'm going to order the book tomorrow.
- June 16, 2011 at 9:14 PM
- CosmoQuilts said...
This looks like a lot of fun... I think I'd like to try this quilt along. Where can I find the templates?
- June 16, 2011 at 9:15 PM
- Kylie Lloyd said...
I do like the modern twist with your fabric choices on a traditional quilt pattern. WTG Lee. Can't wait to see some more blocks together.
- June 16, 2011 at 9:30 PM
- Cristin said...
They're lovely!
Question: are you trimming each block to 6.5" as you go? I made my first two today and they are NOT exactly 6.5" square. Maybe I need to work on my accuracy a tad too :-) Cheers!
- June 16, 2011 at 9:33 PM
- If Toys Could Talk said...
They're all gorgeous! I hope you plan to post all of your blocks as you finish them. :)
- June 16, 2011 at 9:35 PM
- Rachel said...
I think your FWQ blocks are the cutest ones I've seen yet!
- June 16, 2011 at 9:40 PM
- Bree said...
I'm standing my ground on saying no to this one, but I'll live vicariously through you! LOVE the fabrics you've chosen & I can't wait to see the rest of your blocks.
- June 16, 2011 at 9:48 PM
- BaileyGirl5 said...
Love them! I just got the book today and can't wait to get started. A little stumped on how to use templates but it's all a learning experience for me. You've totally inspired me and I can't wait to get sewing some adorable little blocks.
- June 16, 2011 at 9:49 PM
- ShirleyC said...
I love all of the fabric combinations. Great colors!
- June 16, 2011 at 10:07 PM
- Leanne said...
Your blocks are very cute, the fabrics are so nice together!
- June 16, 2011 at 10:53 PM
- traceyjay said...
they look great. :)
I finally drank the water and ordered the book myself. It was only a matter of time really... ;)
- June 16, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- Natalie said...
Ooh, gorgeous! I love the colors of the prints you chose, and also the scale of the prints works nicely with the pattern! It will be fun to see more blocks for the quilt, as I'm not making one myself but want to live vicariously through others!
- June 16, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- diane said...
Oh how I adore your fabric choices!
- June 16, 2011 at 11:15 PM
- Leila said...
I feel myself tipping! If only I wasn't up at this hour getting my tutorial ready for tomorrow I would be totally tipped. I might tip anyway. :) Your blocks are beautiful.
- June 16, 2011 at 11:17 PM
- Miki Willa said...
These very traditional blocks look great in your very modern fabric. I will enjoy watching your progress on this quilt along.
- June 16, 2011 at 11:31 PM
- Sue Bone said...
Beautiful fabric choice and yes you did tip me over the edge and I've joined in too.
I'm loving the foundation piecing files over at the yahoo group.
- June 17, 2011 at 12:01 AM
- Lynne (Lily's Quilts) said...
Lee I'm in awe of your fabrics choices for your blocks - they really look so fresh and springy
- June 17, 2011 at 12:46 AM
- felicity said...
These blocks are fabulous, Lee! I love LOVE your fabric choices!
- June 17, 2011 at 1:08 AM
- Justine said...
They are just so lovely! I have the book and my blocks will be made next week when I have a free day!!
- June 17, 2011 at 2:18 AM
- Thearica said...
OH WOW! I am loving your blocks!! Great fabric choice!
- June 17, 2011 at 6:30 AM
- Jessica said...
wow! your blocks are great!! And you are the tipping point, I'm picking my FW book up at Barnes and Noble today at lunch time :-)
- June 17, 2011 at 8:02 AM
- Nancy D. said...
Love the fabric you've used. I bought the book at JoAnn's with a 50% off coupon, so I may try to work on these. I won't be able to keep up with the QAL, but I love seeing all the different variations of fabric choices.
- June 17, 2011 at 8:10 AM
- Carla said...
Those blocks looks so pretty Lee! Are you sticking with a certain fabrics scheme or are you going scrappy? I just purchased the book yesterday, on sale :o), and I need to play catch-up this weekend. Thanks for sharing!
- June 17, 2011 at 8:36 AM
- Susanne said...
THEY ARE!!!!! I was thinking about my next handful of blocks first thing this AM : ) HA!
Your blocks look perfect!!!
- June 17, 2011 at 10:06 AM
- Lindsay Conner said...
Looking great! I especially love the fabrics you chose--they work really well together with those patterns.
- June 17, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- AllieKatMom said...
I think you picked the best fabric for these blocks. They really look great!
- June 17, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- Cindy said...
Lee, they're BEAUTIFUL! The fabrics are fantastic with the pattern - fresh yet old-school. Really nicely done. I can't wait to see what is next!
I just finished a trad sampler not long ago, so I'd like to do this QAL in 2012 when I recover from my last trad quilt. I'll be a little behind you :)
- June 17, 2011 at 1:07 PM
- Kate S. said...
These look awesome Lee! I love how the fabrics are working together :)
- June 17, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- Kimberly White said...
I like your modern spin on these blocks! They are lovely!
- June 17, 2011 at 6:24 PM
- pasqueflower said...
Love your fabric choices. And the basket block is just too cute!! Thanks for sharing them.
LeAnn aka pasqueflower
- June 17, 2011 at 8:20 PM
- Laura said...
Those blocks look easy enough, actually. I fell off the fence yesterday and ordered the book - it should be here early next week. I love samplers; they're probably my favourite type of quilt.
- June 17, 2011 at 10:06 PM
- Live a Colorful Life said...
Your fabric choice is awesome! It's making me reconsider what I'm planning on doing. So I'll make a couple blocks and then make the hard decisions. (HB's pop garden and bijoux are some of my most favorite fabrics ever!)
- June 17, 2011 at 10:22 PM
- Marg said...
Love your fabric choices Lee, you are swaying me towards the FW side.
- June 17, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- Dianne Neale said...
Your blocks are beautiful. I've just sent off for the book, and will decide then whether or not to go ahead. It sounds like a good read though anyway.
- June 18, 2011 at 1:06 AM
- angela said...
You are NOT tricking me into joining :) But your blocks are fabulous - those are some of my favorite colors and prints.
- June 18, 2011 at 8:51 AM
- evamarie said...
they are absolutely beautiful! Eva-Marie
- June 18, 2011 at 8:52 AM
- kristastitched said...
Love these blocks. I'm on the fence, I just am nervous to take on something so big without a proper fabric stash...
- June 18, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- Angela {fussycut} said...
your blocks are so pretty! Glad you are joining in the fun. :)
- June 18, 2011 at 9:12 PM
- A.J. Dub. said...
Wow! Those are beautiful! The fabrics really shine in those blocks. Nice choices Lee!
- June 22, 2011 at 12:12 AM


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Bringing drinking water to an island community
The first settlers came to Roanoke Island in 1585. Like the Dare County Water Department's other 12 service areas, the 18-square-mile island between North Carolina's coast and the Atlantic Ocean experienced chronic saltwater intrusion. Map: Mark Darwin, CDM Smith; Photos: CDM Smith
Horizontal directional drilling has been used to install 1,010 linear feet of 16-inch HDPE pipe over three locations; jack-and-bore for 36 road crossings in carrier sizes from 6 to 16 inches. This is a pipe-jacking heading east from the northwest corner of an intersection on Roanoke Island.
In addition to 56 miles of 6- to 16-inch pipeline, the Dare County Water Department's construction manager at risk (CMAR) contract with CDM Smith includes improvements that will increase pumping capacity from 800 - 900 gpm to a maximum 1,950 gpm under typical operating conditions. New, 100-hp pumps have replaced two 30-hp high-service pumps; transmission pumps have been rehabilitated.
When the project's completed this year, North Carolina's Dare County Water Department will have more than doubled Roanoke Island's storage capacity. This new, 300,000-gallon tank is located at an abandoned county facility.
Owner: Dare County Water DepartmentWhere: Kill Devil Hills, N.C.Project: Roanoke Island Water Treatment System ExpansionProcurement method: construction manager at risk (CMAR)Guaranteed maximum price (GMP): $20,387,815Expected completion date: June 2012
Often called the Lost Colony, Roanoke Island was the first English colony settled in the New World in what was then Virginia. The tiny island — just 11 miles long and 2 miles wide — is now part of North Carolina's Dare County. Nestled between the mainland and barrier islands near Nags Head, the island is a popular tourist attraction for both its history and natural beauty. The Outer Banks beaches are a coveted destination in the summer, when the island's population swells from 10,000 year-round residents.
Saltwater intrusion is an ongoing challenge in the Outer Banks, but Roanoke Island presents a particular problem. The Dare County Water Department's 6-mgd Skyco ion-exchange treatment plant serves the town of Manteo and limited unincorporated areas in the central part of the island, but residents in northern Roanoke Island, the southern area of Wanchese, and other unincorporated areas rely on private wells supplied by two aquifers. Tourist attractions including the Lost Colony, Fort Raleigh, and an historic fishing village in Wanchese also are in these unserved areas.
For many years, the private wells supplying these areas have experienced low water levels and saltwater intrusion, a common problem where groundwater is pumped from coastal wells. Because the private wells provided no reliable fire protection, public safety was another concern. Local fire departments had asked the county board of commissioners to expand public water service to ensure adequate supplies for fire suppression.
The county replaced many of the shallow wells in Wanchese with deeper wells in the 1980s, but saltwater again became an issue in the late 1990s. A study concluded that well water quality was deteriorating because the replacement wells were poorly constructed. But extending municipal water service to the rest of the island, which would be the county's largest water services project since the early 1950s, wasn't without issues, either. There was the potential impact of widespread construction on tourism, the island's primary industry, as well as wildlife and wetlands, to consider. Like many communities, Dare County faced revenue shortages and budget concerns. Finally, retrofitting homes — some 50 years old — with new pipes would pose logistic and communications challenges.
For more than 20 years, the county has collaborated with CDM Smith on water supply, treatment, and distribution projects. In 2005, the Water Department enlisted the consulting engineering firm to conduct a system planning study to determine what improvements were necessary to expand water distribution on Roanoke Island. The firm developed existing and future demand projections, created a hydraulic model, and recommended infrastructure improvements based on projected water demands through 2025.
To assess the county's needs, a computer model of the distribution system was developed using billing data, population projections, parcel data, and land use data. Projected conditions — including average day, maximum day, maximum day plus fire flow, and peak hour demands — were simulated and observed. Because the Skyco plant's existing storage tank and mains wouldn't meet the projected daily demand of 2.83 million gallons, the firm's 2006 recommendations included:
Minimum fire flow capacities were determined based on standards by the Insurance Services Office (ISO), a private rating service that insurance companies use to establish fire flow requirements for communities. Flows are based on maintaining a residual pressure of 20 psi to overcome frictional losses through the hydrant and hoses and maintain positive pressure on the suction side of a fire department pumper truck.
For residential areas, ISO recommends fire flow capacity of no less than 750 gallons per minute (gpm) for one- and two-family dwellings not exceeding two stories in height and spaced 31 to 100 feet apart. This describes the majority of structures in the service area. Requirements for commercial and industrial areas are generally higher, so CDM Smith developed specific flow requirements for commercial and industrial developments as well as public facilities such as schools, hospitals, and nursing homes.
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Dover International Speedway will host a track walk to benefit The NASCAR Foundation and Autism Speaks, immediately following the May 31 NASCAR Series race.
Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, will kick off the walk, which will afford fans the opportunity to walk the entire one-mile, concrete oval, all while raising money for two commendable organizations. Brad Daugherty, ESPN NASCAR analyst and former NBA player, will also participate in the walk.
Online registration in advance costs $20 for adults; $25 at the track on race weekend. Children ages 14 and younger can register for $10.
For more information: DoverMotorsports.com.
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Crystal LeAnn Dobbins Timberlake, 34, of Ward, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in Bald Knob.
Crystal was born Dec. 6, 1978, in Stuttgart. She was a graduate of Humphrey High School and attended UAPB for one semester before enrolling and graduating from Arkansas State University-Beebe with a business degree. She was employed at Subway in Searcy and a member of Corinth Missionary Baptist Church. Crystal loved family gatherings.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Claude Dobbins and Patsy Esquivel.
Survivors are her parents, Russell and Debbie Dixon of Ward; her son, Matthew Donovan Timberlake; her husband, Kenny Dale Timberlake of Bald Knob; grandfather, Albert Esquivel of Humphrey; two sisters, Leslie Johnson and husband Joseph of Searcy and Jennifer Dixon of Ward; and her niece and nephew, Baylee and Mason Johnson of Searcy.
Funeral services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Humphrey Baptist Church.
Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Turpin Funeral Home.
Please go to www.turpinco.com to sign the online guestbook.
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The rest of the show is fantastic though ^~^
It's even on youtube as of right now~
Checking it up now.
Actually this reminds me of an old post I made about pokemon and having a real-time battle system rather than a turn-by-turn.
Charmander's scream is why we can't. It is why we can't have nice things...outside of Japan anyways.
atomika where the fuck did you come from
this is actually pretty nifty
8:45 they're playing the rival's theme on violin
"I'm a real man, and I like a real challenge, so I'll let you pick first Red!"
-stands there and purposely chooses Squrtle so that there is no challenge what-so-ever-
I need this soundtrack now. Screw whatever I was previously watching, this has my full attention.
haha I need the blu ray of this


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The Best Sun-Loving Plants16 photos
Sun-lovers tend to be among the most free-flowering of all garden plants. The best plants to use in a sunny garden are those that would naturally be found in exposed positions with high light levels, low rainfall and poor, fast-draining soil.
Helmond Pillar Barberry
Berberis thunbergii, Helmond Pillar, is an upright deep purplish red column plant that makes quite a statement in the landscape. The unique form is ideal as an architectural feature or for framing a doorway.


text: Home > CGS > Minerals > Hazardous Minerals > Radon Page Image Page Content Radon gas is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is invisible and odorless. It forms from the radioactive decay of small amounts of uranium and thorium naturally present in rocks and soils so some radon exists in all rocks and soils. Certain rock types, such as black shales and certain igneous rocks, can have uranium and thorium in amounts higher than is typical for the earth's crust. Increased amounts of radon will be generated in the subsurface at these locations. Because radon is a gas, it can easily move through soil and cracks in building slabs or basement walls and concentrate in a building's indoor air. Areas with higher amounts of radon in the underlying rocks and soil are likely to have higher percentages of buildings with indoor radon levels in excess of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines, and incidences of very high indoor radon levels are more likely in these areas.Breathing air with elevated levels of radon gas results in an increased risk of developing lung cancer. Radon-222 is the isotope of most concern to public health because it has a much longer half-life (3.8 days) than other radon isotopes (radon-219 at 4 seconds and radon 220 at 55.3 seconds). The longer half-life allows radon-222 to migrate farther through the soil, so much more radon-222 is usually available to enter buildings than any of the other radon isotopes. Not everyone exposed to radon will develop lung cancer, but U.S. EPA and the National Cancer Institute estimate the annual number of lung cancer deaths in the United States attributable to radon is between 7,000 and 30,000. The average concentration of radon in American homes is about 1.3 picocuries per liter and the average concentration in outdoor air is about 0.4 picocuries per liter. The U.S. EPA recommends that individuals avoid long-term exposures to radon concentrations above 4 picocuries per liter. The only way to know what the radon level is in a building or home is to test the air. Fortunately, radon testing is relatively simple and inexpensive. If indoor-air testing indicates radon levels exceeding 4 picocuries per liter, the U.S. EPA recommends remediation actions be considered. Radon - In its natural state radon is an odorless, colorless, tasteless, radioactive gas. It is the only naturally radioactive gas and is the heaviest of all of the elements that occur as gasses at room temperature and pressure conditions. Radon is one of a number of intermediate radioactive elements formed during the radioactive decay of uranium-238, uranium-235 or thorium-232 isotopes to form stable, non-radioactive isotopes of lead. Radon-222 is the radon isotope of most concern to public health because of its longer half-life (3.8 days). It is one of the decay products of uranium-238. It is formed by the radioactive decay of its immediate "parent isotope" radium-226 (1620-year half-life). Radon-222 decays to its "daughter isotope" polonium-218 (3.05-minute half-life). Click on image for larger view. Radon Detectors - The photograph shows two types of inexpensive indoor radon level detectors. The short-term detector (a) uses activated charcoal to adsorb radon from the air and are typically used for tests of 2 to 7 days duration. The long-term alpha-track detector (b) consists of a piece of special plastic inside a container. It is typically used for tests of 91 days or more. The detectors are sent to special laboratories for analysis when the collection time has expired. Click on image for larger view. The California Department of Public Health Radon ProgramRadon Measurements by Zip CodeIn California, the Department of Public Health (CDPH), Radon Program, collects radon test data for buildings throughout the state. The data are maintained in a digital database. The database is used to help CDPH determine areas with excessive indoor radon levels, determine areas that may need testing, and inform the public of the results. Click here to view the CDPH Radon Measurements by Zip Code database. This and other reports available on the CDPH and CGS websites require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and download. If you do not already have Acrobat installed you can download it for free here or click on the icon at the bottom of the page. The California Geological Survey The California Geological Survey (CGS) staff have worked with the California Department of Public Health Radon Program since 1989 to provide that program with geologic information to help identify those areas of California with increased potential for elevated indoor-radon levels. The following maps and reports about radon in California were produced as a result of that cooperative effort: Radon Maps and Reports(Paper copies of radon reports with maps may be purchased through the CGS Publications) Special Report 226 - Radon Potential in San Mateo County, California Download Report (2.28 MB PDF) Download San Mateo County Map (1.79 MB PDF)Special Report 224 - Radon Potential in the Palos Verdes Area, California Download Report (2.7 MB PDF) Download Palos Verdes Area Map (1.4 MB PDF)Special Report 216 - Radon Potential in Santa Cruz County, CaliforniaDownload Report (2.2 MB PDF) Download Santa Cruz County Map (3.8 MB PDF)Special Report 211 - Radon Potential in the Lake Tahoe Area, CaliforniaDownload Report (2.3 MB PDF) Download Lake Tahoe Map (1.6 MB PDF)Special Report 208 - Radon Potential in San Luis Obispo County, CaliforniaDownload Report (1.9 MB PDF) Download Eastern San Luis Obispo Map (5.3 MB PDF) Download Western San Luis Obispo Map (5.8 MB PDF) Special Report 201 - Radon Potential in Monterey County, CaliforniaDownload Report (1.8 MB PDF) Download Eastern Monterey Map (1.5 MB PDF) Download Western Monterey Map (2.7 MB PDF)Special Report 194 - Radon Potential in Ventura County, California. Download Report (1.8 MB PDF) Download Map (3.0 MB PDF) California Radon Measurements by Zip Code PDF (CDPH Radon Program), 104 KBSpecial Report 182 - Radon Potential in Southern Los Angeles County Download Report (19 MB PDF) Download Map (5.6 MB PDF) Radon Zone Map for Santa Barbara CountyPDF, 851 KB Radon Mapping in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties,article from Nov/Dec 1997 California Geology magazinePDF, 7.6 MB Geologic Controls on the Distribution of Radon in California, 1991PDF, 3.9 MB Image Caption