Family briefs: Lake to present spring musical, “Freaky Friday”

By: 
Press Staff Writer

        Lake High School students are preparing to present the spring musical production of “Freaky Friday,” based on the novel by Mary Rodgers as well as the Disney films.
        “Freaky Friday” follows a teenage daughter and her mother who somehow end up switching bodies. The daughter, Ellie, now has to handle the stress of planning her mother’s wedding; while her mother, Katherine, now has to handle the stress of high school once again, but now as her daughter.
        Through all of this they also need to work together to find a way to switch back to their normal selves. It’s a funny and heartwarming story that the whole family will love.
        “Freaky Friday,” presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International, will be staged Feb. 25 and 26 at 7 p.m.; Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. and Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 for seniors and students and $10 for adults.
        For more information, visit lakeschools.org.
 
Designer purse FUNdraiser
        Oregon/Northwood Rotary will present a Designer Purse Party FUNdraiser Wednesday, March 16 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Oregon Senior Center, 4350 Navarre Ave., Oregon.
        Participants must be 21 and older. The cost is $30. Guests have a chance to win one of 11 designer handbags. Play will include 10 rounds, plus one cover-all round. Refreshments, including various snacks, soft drinks, beer and wine, courtesy of Compass Care Management, will be available. Limit of two drink tickets per person will be available.
        Current CDC guidelines will be in effect at the event.
        Tickets are available on the Oregon/Northwood Rotary Facebook page or call 419-720-0085. Seating is limited.
 
OHHS art classes
        The OHHS Art Department is sponsoring another round of Elementary Art Classes in March.
        Students in grades one through four may sign up for the four weeks of classes, which will include clay, acrylic painting, glazing, drawing, and watercolor painting.
        Classes will meet in the OHHS Art Room, room 609 from 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays March 1 through March 22. Masks are required.
        The cost is $30 per student. For questions or to RSVP, email egilbert@bcssd.com. Spaces are limited.
 
Black Swamp Players
set to present
“August: Osage County

        The Black Swamp Players will stage the Northwest Ohio premiere of Tracy Letts’ 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “August: Osage County.”
        The three-act drama is being directed by Heath A. Diehl and will be performed Feb. 18, 19, 25, and 26 at 7 p.m., and Feb. 20 and 27 at 1 p.m. at 115 E. Oak St., Bowling Green.
        The run time for the performance is three hours and 30 minutes with two 10-minute intermissions. Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain time and all late arrivals will be admitted to the theater at an act break/intermission.
        Tickets are $20 for general admission and are available online at tinyurl.com/AOCBSP. Cash-only ticket sales will be available at the door. All patrons will be asked to wear a mask for the duration of the performance.
        Please note: The play contains profanity and mature subject matter and may not be suitable for all audiences. Suicide, physical violence, and sexual abuse are topics depicted/mentioned within this play.
        Black Swamp Players is nonprofit organization that exists to provide opportunities for area residents to experience quality, amateur, live theatre in all its many aspects. Those interested in volunteering for the organization may email president@blackswampplayers.org.
 
AAP launches video
immunization series

        To help parents find accurate, trustworthy content about their children’s immunizations, the American Academy of Pediatrics is launching a new series of videos that answer some of the most common questions parents have about vaccines.
        The videos combine the credibility of the AAP, the science of vaccines, and the warmth and empathy of pediatricians to help parents feel empowered with the information they need to make decisions about their child’s immunizations.
        “We know parents have questions about immunizations. Your child’s pediatrician is a great resource for those answers, but we know many times these questions come up when you are not in the exam room. This new collection helps expand the ways AAP is reaching parents with information about their children’s health -- wherever they happen to be,” said AAP President Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP.
        The first video in the series, available on the Academy’s YouTube channel, features Edith Bracho-Sanchez, MD, FAAP, discussing the childhood immunization schedule, including why each vaccine is recommended at specific ages.
        Other videos that will be published in February and March include a video with Rebekah Fenton, MD, FAAP, who walks through the vaccines recommended for pre-teens and teens, and a video by pediatrician Whitney Casares, MD, FAAP, who shares how disinformation about vaccines often spreads online, and how parents can find accurate information. Anita Chandra, MD, FAAP, and other pediatricians are also featured in videos answering the top questions parents commonly ask, such as about the safety of vaccines, vaccine ingredients, side effects, and the diseases they help prevent.
        The videos were produced, in part, with an educational grant from YouTube.
        To view the videos, visit youtube.com/c/AmericanAcademyofPediatricsVideos.
 
 

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