Orange pg 4 10-7-21
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Top: Gourds galore at the Putnam Saturday Farmers' Market. Middle: The Day Kimball Breast Cancer Awareness artwork at the Centerline Pub downtown. Bottom: Pumpkin art hanging out, ready to grace the Zombie Fashion Show set.
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Putting pg 4 10-7-21
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Even after the Zombie Zumba workout, participants were all smiles. Linda Lemmon photo.
Always looking for fitness ideas, Northeast Opportunities for Wellness (NOW), Hale YMCA Youth & Family Center, and Discover Putnam partnered together to host the first ever Zombie Zumba event Oct. 3 at Rotary Park.
Hale YMCA Zumba instructors Martha Goldstein and Jaimee Taborda lead a Zombie Zumba dance party. All participants gathered at the Zombie Fashion Show stage on the bandstand to show their deadly dance moves. The event was open to all ages and walks of life ~dead or alive~ Zombie attire was encouraged but not required.
Tayler Shea, NOW Executive Director said: “The idea was formed as the NOW and Hale YMCA 2-Month Kids Marathon came to an end. The two organizations hosted a variety of themed ‘fun runs’ for children in the community to run 26.2 miles over the course of 2 months. The marathon was coming to an end, but the ideas were not. The two organizations wanted to continue brining free and fun fitness initiatives to the community, which is how Zombie Zumba came into being.”
She added, “We were so excited to partner with Hale YMCA and Discover Putnam on such a fun fitness initiative. It can be so easy to forget that there are fun ways to stay active, as we head into the winter months. NOW is grateful to be given to opportunity to make fitness fun within the community”
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Legion pg 5 10-7-21
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Golf Committee
From left: Chas MacKenzie, Earl Rosebrooks, Tracy Lefebvre, Commander Mike Vassar, Brian Maynard and Eric Quinn. Not pictured Mark Brule. Courtesy photo.
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Winners
The winning team was sponsored by Big Gary’s Discount Liquors. From left: Mitesh Patel, Legion Commander Mike Vassar awarding trophy; Ashish Patel and Shailesh Patel. Not pictured, team member Veeral Patel. Courtesy photo.
PUTNAM — The American Legion Post #13 had its most successful tournament since the tourney’s inception, according to Brian Maynard. This year the golf tournament was renamed to honor Torpedoman’s Mate Second Class Henry Breault, Putnam’s only Medal of Honor recipient.
Maynard said this year, thanks to sponsors and golfers, the tournament grossed just over $32,000 making it the most successful fund-raiser in the history of American Legion Post #13. Money raised supports Legion programs such as scholarships, Tri-Town baseball, and flags on Memorial Bridge, veteran banners posted around town, Americanism programs throughout Putnam schools, veterans’ affairs and rehabilitation and several local and national charities.
This year’s winning team was sponsored by Big Gary’s Discount Liquors. Coming in with a low score of 58 was Veeral Patel, Ashish Patel, Shailesh Patel and Mitesh Patel.
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Living pg 5 10-7-21
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Night of Living Dead
Rehearsal of the Bradley Playhouse's upcoming "Night of the Living Dead" with Timothy Corbett (Ben), Jim Faucher (Zombie), Penelope Esposito (Zombie), Lily Quinn (Zombie), Alex Gardner (Tom), Ella Woloski (Judy). Courtesy photo.
PUTNAM — They’re back and so are we! Zombies are pretty hard to chase away, and a great theater company is hard to keep down. TNECT at the Bradley Playhouse returns to live theater when it presents Night of the Living Dead, opening Oct. 15.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 17, 24 and 31. Tickets are $21 for adults and $17 for seniors and students. All seats are reserved. Reservations: www.thebradleyplayhouse.org or 860-928-7887. Tickets may be purchased at the theater box office, either before the performance, or at the door if available. Purchasing your tickets ahead of time is always a good idea.
It has been a long year and a half since actors invited theater lovers into a world that they created onstage. All of us at the Bradley Playhouse are excited to welcome you back. Things may be a little different, but the power of the stage remains the same.
In keeping with the Bradley tradition of presenting something a little spooky in October, we are pleased to bring you Night of the Living Dead, written by John F. Carroll. . The unburied dead return to life and seek human victims. Seven refugees seek shelter in a house in the Pennsylvania countryside, but the group is at odds as to how they should deal with the situation.
The TNECT performance of Night of the Living Dead is directed by Jeremy Woloski. Timothy Corbett appears as Ben and Tara Golson is Barbara. The Coopers, Harry, Helen and Karen are played by Vincent Chaisson, Maegen Kelley and Lily Quinn. Alex Gardner is Tom and Ella Woloski appears as Judy. They are supported by a motley collection of townspeople, news reporters, and, dare we say it, Zombies.
The Bradley Playhouse is following the COVID-19 protocol accepted by most local entertainment venues. All will show their vaccination card and wear an approved face mask in the theater. The theater itself will be deep cleaned before and after the performance.
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