By FRANK PHILLIPS
frankphi@hotmail.com
The weather was all trick and no treat on Wednesday, almost three weeks before Halloween.
The National Weather Service issued a Freeze Watch effective Thursday night through Friday morning, but the freeze came early.
At 5:30 this morning, the temperature had dipped to 29 degrees at Northview High School, according to Weather Bug, and the thermometer on Riddell National Bank downtown was at 28 degrees at 6 a.m.
The lesson for gardeners was, if you waited until the last day to cover your plants, you waited one day too long.
The National Weather Service did issue a Freeze Warning, effective from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday, still a little late for people who went to bed before they heard the weather forecast Wednesday night.
The weather service warning stated:
“ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR TONIGHT WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING. TEMPERATURES WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TO FREEZING OR A LITTLE BELOW. THEY SHOULD INCREASE ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 9AM ON FRIDAY.
“A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.”
The warning is in effect for most of central Indiana.
The good news is that temperatures are expected to warm up to near 70 degrees by Tuesday and should reach the lower 50s today, according to The Weather Channel.
To find local conditions, weather watches and warnings and the forecast for Clay County, turn to http://www.thebraziltimes.com, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
'South Pacific' a triumph
In brief:
• Evening performances are offered Tuesday-Sunday with doors opening at 6 p.m., buffet served 6:30-7:30 p.m. And the show beginning at 8 p.m.
• Weekday matinee shows are on Wednesdays and select Thursdays. Sunday matinees are also offered. Doors open at noon, buffet is served 12:15-1 p.m. And the show begins at 1:30 p.m.
• Ticket prices range from $29-$51 and can be purchased by calling the box office at (317) 872-9664.
• Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre is located in front of the pyramids, east of Michigan Road on Indianapolis's north side.
By FRANK and LINDA PHILLIPS
frankphi@hotmail.com
“South Pacific” is a triumph for Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre and for its star, Deb Wims.
In 1999, we first saw and reviewed “South Pacific” at Beef & Boards. Some could argue that cast was more experienced and had been around more than the 2006 cast. And, we must admit, we wondered if Mrs. Wims could carry the production as “Nellie Forbush.”
She has been in many shows at Beef & Boards over the past decade, but I do not think she has ever been given the lead.
We were not disappointed. If the measure of a production is its ability to move the audience, then Mrs.Wims and her fellow cast members succeed.
Linda saw Cynthia Thomas (Bloody Mary) and Steven Edward Moore (Emile de Becque) as strong performers, of course. We were both taken with Deb Wims' Nellie and Jeff Stockberger's Billis.
I thought Stockberger's Billis character came across a little too strong at times. It was in danger of going over the top, but Linda disagreed. She just thought he was just funny.
Seven years ago, Billis was played by a different actor. The 2006 Billis is much funnier and relies far more on physical comedy – get the picture. But the whole cast is just excellent.
Joseph Sark as Lt. Joe Cable has a voice as good as Moore's, though higher, as a tenor.
The two little children who play de Becque's half-Polynesian, half-French children, are just as cute as can be as well as talented. They are Courtney Kramer and Mitchell Siefker.
The rest of the large cast does a fine job supporting Wims and Moore.
“South Pacific: is a fine fall production, just what one needs to get ready for the Christmas season.
• Evening performances are offered Tuesday-Sunday with doors opening at 6 p.m., buffet served 6:30-7:30 p.m. And the show beginning at 8 p.m.
• Weekday matinee shows are on Wednesdays and select Thursdays. Sunday matinees are also offered. Doors open at noon, buffet is served 12:15-1 p.m. And the show begins at 1:30 p.m.
• Ticket prices range from $29-$51 and can be purchased by calling the box office at (317) 872-9664.
• Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre is located in front of the pyramids, east of Michigan Road on Indianapolis's north side.
By FRANK and LINDA PHILLIPS
frankphi@hotmail.com
“South Pacific” is a triumph for Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre and for its star, Deb Wims.
In 1999, we first saw and reviewed “South Pacific” at Beef & Boards. Some could argue that cast was more experienced and had been around more than the 2006 cast. And, we must admit, we wondered if Mrs. Wims could carry the production as “Nellie Forbush.”
She has been in many shows at Beef & Boards over the past decade, but I do not think she has ever been given the lead.
We were not disappointed. If the measure of a production is its ability to move the audience, then Mrs.Wims and her fellow cast members succeed.
Linda saw Cynthia Thomas (Bloody Mary) and Steven Edward Moore (Emile de Becque) as strong performers, of course. We were both taken with Deb Wims' Nellie and Jeff Stockberger's Billis.
I thought Stockberger's Billis character came across a little too strong at times. It was in danger of going over the top, but Linda disagreed. She just thought he was just funny.
Seven years ago, Billis was played by a different actor. The 2006 Billis is much funnier and relies far more on physical comedy – get the picture. But the whole cast is just excellent.
Joseph Sark as Lt. Joe Cable has a voice as good as Moore's, though higher, as a tenor.
The two little children who play de Becque's half-Polynesian, half-French children, are just as cute as can be as well as talented. They are Courtney Kramer and Mitchell Siefker.
The rest of the large cast does a fine job supporting Wims and Moore.
“South Pacific: is a fine fall production, just what one needs to get ready for the Christmas season.
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