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Wednesday, November 13, 2002

Offshoot Productions celebrates works of Beatrix Potter by telling some of her tales

Beatrix Potter loved animals, which is why the majority of her stories involved them. Though best known for "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," Potter also wrote stories about squirrels, hedgehogs, ducks, pigs and kittens. Offshoot Productions will bring some of these tales to life with their production of "Tales of Beatrix Potter.

Wanting to lean about grandfather's service leads to book on combat engineers in WWII

Steve Dixon was a military brat, moving all over the world from Washington, D.C. to Okinawa, Japan. His father served in the military, as did his grandfather, who served in World War II.

Starr's Mill presnts play about victims of terrorism

The award-winning Advanced Drama class at Starr's Mill High School, under the direction of David Spearman, will present "Two Rooms" by Lee Blessing this Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. at the McIntosh High School Black Box Theater.

FCHS presents annual Fine Arts Festival tomorrow night

The Fayette County High School Fine Arts Department will host its annual Fine Arts Festival Thursday, Nov. 14. During the school day, students will have the opportunity to see performances by the FCHS drama department and the music department, as well as a performance from African Dance Connection and their program entitled "Rain Forest."

CCSU New Music Ensemble performs next week

The Clayton College and State University New Music Ensemble will present a concert at Spivey Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. The program will include works by George Rochberg, Barney Childs, and Lukas Foss, as well as works by Clayton State faculty member, Dr. Chris Arrell, and Clayton State composition students Drew Dolan and Patrick Thompson. Also featured on the program as a special guest artist is Clayton State adjunct faculty member and pianist Lisa Leong.

Save a penguin, melt an iceberg or two

Ladies and gentlemen, this column is usually reserved for my attempts at being humorous, but today I am here to warn everyone of a menace that threatens everything good and right with the world.

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