GHS presents ‘Oklahoma’
Gorham High School presents “Oklahoma,” by Rodgers and Hammerstein, as its spring musical with several evening performances and two matinees.
The curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 15, with other evening shows on Fridays and Saturdays, March 16, 22, and 23. Sunday performances at 2:30 p.m. are March 17 and 24.
The classic musical is a tale of farmers and ranchers in the Oklahoma territory and also a love story. Bruce Avery directs the Gorham presentations.
“We have 41 high school students who will sing and dance their way into your heart,” Avery said in a press release. “They do an amazing job.”
Avery said the show also includes a dozen younger students, which promotes “enthusiasm for musical theater among the younger generation.”
Gorham music teacher Matt Murray is musical director and Deb Lombard is choreographer.
Tickets are $10; $6, students and seniors age 65 and up. Reservations by calling 839-5754.
Antiques road show
Tim Gould, a Maine auctioneer, will present a program about values of antiques when Gorham Historical Society meets at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 11, at the Gorham Savings Bank Operations Center off Gray Road (Route 202).
The historical society’s archives building at 28 School St. will open in April on Thursdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Woman’s club to hear state president
Gorham Woman’s Club will meet on Thursday, March 14, in Fellowship Hall at the First Parish Congregational Church, 1 Church St.
State President Anne Cress will be the guest speaker and she will discuss the “Newborns in Need” project in which all state clubs will participate for two years.
Gorham club members have already made many items for this project. The club will also be accepting book bags and books for the preschool library project.
Refreshments will be served at 12:30 p.m. followed by the program and a business meeting.
Harriman excels
Jessica Harriman of Gorham has been named to the president’s list for the fall semester at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, N.H.
To be named to the president’s list, a student must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 or better for the semester and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours during the semester. These credit hours must be in courses that earn grade points and the student must have completed all courses attempted.
U.S. taxpayer debt
The Bureau of Public Debt reported on Feb. 28 that the U.S. public debt was $16,687,289,180,215.37.
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