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Open House for New Nursing Building

Darton College President Peter Sireno will welcome everyone to the open house for the new nursing building on the Darton campus at 3 p.m. Tuesday March 23, 2010. Speakers will talk about the building design, construction and impact. The Nursing Buildng is next to the Academic Service Building.

For information, call 317-6709.

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Theatre Albany to pay tribute to Patsy Cline

Special to the Journal

Country music legend Patsy Cline will be in the spotlight when Theatre Albany opens its production of “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” on Friday.

The show was created by Dean Regan with Charlie Dick as Production Advisor. “It is a different show from “Always … Patsy Cline,” said theatre Artistic Director Mark Costello. “The framework is that of a radio station (WINC) in Patsy’s hometown of Winchester, Va., wherein a deejay is paying tribute to Cline by spotlighting her career from local bars to the Grand Ole Opry to Las Vegas and ultimately to Carnegie Hall.”

Included in the show are many of Patsy Cline’s great hits as well as some that were not in the previous show.

Jennifer Varnadoe is featured as Patsy. Varnadoe first undertook the role of in Theatre Albany’s production of “Always … Patsy Cline.” The deejay — Little Big Man — will be played by Lon McNeil with Steve Halstead, Doug Lorber and Steve Strowbridge playing various stand-up comics. Members of the band include Suzanne Unger, Anthony LaPorte, Steve Strowbridge, Charlie Meyer and Matt Hoover.

The production is under the direction ofCostello with musical direction by Charlie Meyer. Steve Felmet designed the sets and Ann Brim Streat is handling make up. The backstage crew includes Mary Lou Beasley, Becky Parker and Tom Parker.

Performances are scheduled for February 5, 6 / 12, 13 / 18, 19, 20 at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees set for February 7, 14 and 21 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased by calling the box office at 439-7141.

 

ABOUT PATSY CLINE

One of the all-time legends of country music, Patsy Cline was born Virginia Patterson

Hensley in the Shenandoah Valley in Winchester, Va., on Sept. 8, 1932. Always spunky and devoted to music, she quit school at the age of fifteen to work in a drug store and help support her single mother and younger brother and sister. In return, her mother dedicated her spare time to helping Patsy’s career, and drove her to Nashville when she was only sixteen for her first Grand Ole Opry try-out.

Patsy was never shy about self-promotion and impressed everyone the moment they heard her. Ironically, her music talent was never really rewarded until “Walkin’ After Midnight”, which was recorded 10 years after she began singing professionally. Her incredible rendition of this song on the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts in 1957 not only won the contest, but finally set her on the road to the acclaim she deserved. It was followed three years later by the memorable “I Fall to Pieces”. Then came “Crazy” (written by Willie Nelson), “She’s Got You”, “Leavin’ on Your Mind”, “Sweet Dreams” and “Faded Love”. Her last single release was “A Closer Walk with Thee”. She realized her lifetime ambition of joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1960 and won 10 awards at the WSM Country Music Festival.

In the early 1960s Patsy’s life began settling down – just as her career began to pick up. Two children, a dream home, and a stack of hit records were finally hers, but she would not be able to enjoy them long. Patsy Cline died in an airplane crash on March 5, 1963 while hurrying back to her family after a benefit concert in Kansas City.

Patsy’s popularity is witnessed by the fact that she is the No. 1 juke box play in the world. Her Greatest Hits album has been in first place for over 200 weeks on Billboard’s Top Country Catalogue Albums. On March 1, 1995, Patsy was memorialized with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

 

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Flint Riverquarium: new movies, riverkeepers, and discounts

RiverQuarium swimming with specials, programs

Special to the Journal

Beginning this weekend and continuing for the rest of the month, visitors can show a church bulletin at the Flint RiverQuarium and receive a free movie admission with the purchase of a RiverQuarium ticket. Movies currently showing at the Flint RiverQuarium Imagination Theater are Wild Ocean and Dinosaurs:Giants of Patagonia.

Church groups also will receive a 10-percent discount on any Sleep With the Fishes overnight stay booked during the month of January and used by Dec. 31, 2010.

New Interactive Aquarium Guide debuts

New at the Flint RiverQuarium, the O-fish-al Guide is an eight-page interactive guide to learning more about the animals who call the Flint RiverQuarium their home.

“We have found that people sometimes have the tendency to move through the RiverQuarium at a quick pace, spending little time at each exhibit,” said Melissa Martin, the RiverQuarium’s education manager. “We created the O-fish-al Guide to enhance the visit for those wanted to take their time and enjoy a more in-depth, self-guided educational experience.”

Through a series of questions and clues, the visitor is guided through the exhibits of the RiverQuarium, learning about the fish and other animals along the way and receiving a sticker in the gift shop upon completion.  This guide is designed for ages 9 and up and may be used by families and groups, as well as individual visitors. A nominal fee of $1 is charged for the O-fish-al Guide.

Flint Riverkeeper director to speak

The Albany Audubon Society and the RiverQuarium will host a presentation, How to Listen to a River…How to Make a Difference in Your Community, by Gordon Rogers, new executive director of Flint Riverkeeper, on Thursday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. at the RiverQuarium Imagination Theater.

Rogers will share with his experiences in environmental management and activism based on his career in research and his new mission at Flint Riverkeeper. Refreshments served following the presentation.

There is no charge; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

New Movie Wild Ocean premieres at Flint Riverquarium

Now playing at the RiverQuarium Imagination Theater, Wild Ocean is an action-packed, inspirational large-screen documentary exploring the interplay between man and the endangered ocean ecosystem. The film highlights one of nature’s greatest migration spectacles, plunging viewers into an underwater feeding frenzy, an epic struggle for survival where whales, sharks, dolphins, seals, gannets and billions of fish collide with the most voracious sea predator, mankind.  Filmed off the Wild Coast of South Africa and set to the rhythm of the local people, Wild Ocean reveals the economic and cultural impact of the ocean while celebrating the communal efforts to protect invaluable marine resources.

Movie show times for Wild Ocean are:

Monday-Friday, 10 a.m., noon, 3 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m.

Also playing at the Flint RiverQuarium Imagination Theater is Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia. This film visits sites of major dinosaur fossil discoveries in Patagonia and travels back in time to see these amazing beasts come to life. Patagonia has given us the largest living animal to have ever walked the Earth: the plant-eating Argentinosaur, and its nemesis, the Giganotosaur, a bipedal carnivore, that could easily challenge the famous T-Rex.

Movie show times for Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia are:

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. (4:30 pm Friday only); Saturday, 10 a.m., noon, 3 p.m.; Sunday,  2 p.m.

The Flint RiverQuarium is southwest Georgia’s premier aquarium, featuring more than 1,000 animals that call the Flint River watershed home.  The Flint RiverQuarium is located at 101 Pine Avenue in downtown Albany, Georgia. Regular operating hours are Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

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Dec 26, 2009 Brantley Gilbert at State Theatre Albany Ga

Brantley Gilbert knows that tomorrow is no guarantee. Just over five years ago the talented singer/songwriter was ignoring his deepest ambition of becoming a country singer and was just going through the motions of everyday life. It wasn’t until a nearly-fatal car accident that Brantley opened his eyes, realized the importance of living each day to the fullest, and decided to pursue his love for music as a career.

Brantley was born and raised in the small town of Jefferson, Georgia, just outside of Athens city limits. It is that upbringing and small town influence Brantley credits toward allowing him to cultivate his unique sound. With well-known rock bands REM and the B-52s having roots nearby, Brantley’s taste in music always swayed toward a rock feel, but his true-to-life testimony of heartache, trials, triumph, and success found a home in country music.

After taking the stage night-after-night with just his guitar and opening for other country artists throughout the southeast, Brantley began to notice familiar faces in the crowds. A group of believers who shared Brantley’s passion for life and music had developed, and pretty soon the following had taken-on a life of its own. Brantley quickly realized that his acoustic shows—however intimate—didn’t satisfy his audience’s thirst for his rock-infused country music. In order to meet their demand, Brantley formed a band.

“We went from these acoustic shows to a bona fide country-rock-soul show that is wide-ass open,” says Gilbert. “Even when we play a ballad it’s high energy.”

With the fans demanding new music from Brantley, he came to Nashville, Tennessee where he soon signed with Warner Chappell Publishing and began to develop music for a debut album release. One of his songs, “The Best of Me,” was recorded by Jason Aldean and earned a spot on his latest album, WIDE OPEN. Since, Brantley has signed a record deal with Average Joe’s Entertainment and collaborated with top-charting act and labelmate Colt Ford to write and record, “Dirt Road Anthem,” which is currently featured on Ford’s multiple-week Top 25 Billboard album, RIDE THROUGH THE COUNTRY.

“I’ve realized that life can be very short, and everyone should take advantage of it,” he said. “If you’re gonna live, do something with it. Make it great.”

And great it is. Brantley will celebrate a national album release in 2009 with A MODERN DAY PRODIGAL SON which features hit singles, “G.R.I.T.S.” and “Whenever We’re Alone.”

As tour dates multiply throughout the South, Brantley’s fan base continues to expand, and like most artists these days, fans can stay updated about tour dates and news via MySpace. His page garners more than 25,000 listeners daily— a number that has brought him to the #1 spot on MySpace Music Charts for both country and southern rock.

For more information about Brantley Gilbert, visit www.myspace.com/brantleygilbertmusic.

  • WHAT: Brantley Gilbert coming to State Theatre in Albany, Georgia.
  • WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 at 9:15 p.m.
  • WHERE: State Theatre, 313 Pine Ave.

TICKETS: Call 436-1228 fo

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