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‘Spamalot’ musical proves Hudson Players has the ‘Knight’ stuff

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BY Heidi Augustinthanks to the artist-in-residence program, dr. david Morgan, a professor of music at Youngstown state university, has been teaching the finer points of jazz to Hudson High and middle school stu-

dents. see what they are learning and how the Hudson City schools Foundation helped.

BY stepHAnie Fellensteinthe Hudson players have been delighting audiences since the 1920s. Find out how they have

stepped up their game and what the 2014-15 season holds.

Don BernarDo performs as arthur in the huDson play-ers’ proDuction of “spamalot.”

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I’ve never been to SaSkatchewan

In the sixth grade when we studied the Canadi-an provinces, my friend Colleen and I picked Sas-katch- ewan. We had to research the natural re-

sources, history, economy and the people. We also had to create a

poster to go along with our presen-tation. I should point out that Colleen

was really good at art. We lost touch after she moved to Virginia the following

year, but when we met up again after col-lege, she was already on her way to becom-

ing a famous artist. Now she lives on the East Coast and has real art exhibits.But back to Saskatchewan. Colleen had the great

idea to make our poster 3D. We cut out and rolled up tiny paper hay bales and oil derricks. It did look really cool when we were finished and that was probably the last time I thought about Saskatchewan. Until this summer.

We’re spending a week at a dude ranch in Montana, close to the Canadian border. I have big plans to ride my trusty steed right on over to Saskatchewan. Unfortunately since we’ll be staying in the Northwest corner of Montana, closer to British Columbia and Alberta, my plans to visit Saskatchewan will have to wait.

One of my favorite parts of this job is hearing about other folks’ summer adventures. Let me know if you, or someone you know is hiking the Continental Divide or canoeing down the mighty Missis-sippi. Or maybe you’re staying home and building a submarine or writing a novel. Whatever it is, drop me a line and let me know how things turned out.

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Recently I was asked, “Do you know anything about helping polli-nators? I’ve been hearing on the news that bees are in trouble. What does that mean? And does it mean I have to help those mean ‘ol yel-low jackets, too?” I thought it was such a great question, and the an-swer so important for all of us, that I wanted to share it with you.

Pollinators, including honey bees whose numbers have been on the decline due to a variety of reasons such as mite infestation, col-ony collapse disorder and pesticide usage, are indeed in trouble all across the world. Helping pollinators should be a top priority for all of us as they complete the much needed process of pollination. Pol-lination is the transfer of pollen from one flower to another, and it’s necessary for fertilization and the production of seeds and fruit.

Recently, I came across an article that may interest you, as it clear-ly defines how pollinators help. It was The Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management leaflet titled ‘Native Pollinators’ (#34, May 2005) which states, “Pollination directly affects the production of food, fiber, bev-erages, condiments, spices and medicines and also indirectly af-fects milk and beef production, as cattle are fed on crops. In addi-tion, “pollinators also assist plants in providing food and cover for wildlife, prevent erosion and help keep waterways clean.”

These services are so important, and the situation so critical, that cities and states are starting to ban the use of pesticides. (I think Hudson and Ohio should do so, too.) The EPA is facing a lawsuit from the Pesticide Action Network “for failing to protect bees,” and in

2013, the Bill H.R.2692 titled ‘Sav-ing America’s Pollinators Act of

2013’ was introduced. It states, “Pollination services are a vi-

tal part of agricultural pro-ductions, valued at $20 to

30 billion annually in the U.S. or one-third of all

food produced.” And “according to sci-

entists of The De-partment of Agri-culture, current estimates of

the survivorship of honey bee col-

onies show they are too low to be able to

meet the pollination de-

mands of U.S. agricultural crops.”The good news is that even though pollination is ac-

complished primarily by honey bees, it’s also carried out in varying degrees by wind, water, bumblebees, native bees, birds, bats, small mammals, flies, beetles, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds, and wasps (yes, even by “those mean ‘ol yel-low jackets.”) By learning, under- standing, foster-ing patience for, and helping all the creatures we share our yards with, we’re ultimately help-ing each other.

To some it may seem like “saving polli-nators” is too big a problem for individual homeowners, like ourselves, to solve, but there in, I think, lies the solution! Ac- cording to the EPA, “the largest portion of pesticide applications in the United States, ei-ther directly or through spray companies, is by homeowners, who use 10 times more pesticides than farms,” and the EPA estimates “lawns cover 30 million acres” and “80 million pounds of pesticides are used on U.S. lawns annuallt.”

Just imagine if we all stopped spraying our lawns and landscap-ing, and started doing, even just a tiny bit more, to help pollinators. It would make a huge difference for the betterment of all of us. And it’s so easy. June 16 to 22 is National Pollinator Week, please visit www.pollinator.org for activities, events and tips, plus I’ve included addi-tional helpful resources at the end of this article, and to help get you started right away here’s a planting list of some of the zone 5 (Hud-son, OH) pollinator helpful plants that we have in our wildlife garden-ing display: ajuga, clover, dandelions, coreopsis, sedum, anemone, dianthus, agastache, nepeta, echinacea, mints, liatris, asters, phlox, blackberries, raspberries, butterfly bush, lavender, thyme, gerani-um, salvia, iris, serviceberries, cotoneasters, dogwood, honeysuck-le, roses, monarda, achillea, asclepias, penstemon, sunflowers, lobe-lia, Turtles cap, and cherry and apple trees. All of these items can be easily found at local garden centers.

I hope this encourages you to think differently about your land-scaping and that you take a road trip this spring, tour around Ohio and find a new favorite plant shop full of pollinator helpful plants, like we did when we found the latest addition to our wildlife gardening display, a beautiful Robinson crabapple tree from right up the road at Chagrin Valley Nurseries in Gates Mills. I can’t wait to see those deep pink nectar and pollen rich blooms full of happy pollinators.

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Hudson Players has proved once again they are much more than just an average community theater. They finished their 2013-14 season with a bang after being awarded the rights to perform Monty Py-thon’s “Spamalot.”

“Opening weekend went so well,” says Director Dave Stebbins. “We had a sold out house Saturday night and lively and appreciative audiences — many, many good comments and lots of laughter.”

“Spamalot” is the musical version of the 1975 British film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

How exactly does a small town com-munity theater get the rights to such a big Broadway hit so quickly?

Dana Herro, publicity chair on the Hudson Players board of trustees, explains.

“The Spamalot rights just became avail-able recently. If a show is new or touring, then rights are not available for communi-ty theatres,” she says. “Then once they are released, only a certain number of theatres can have the rights within a certain geo-graphic area at a time. That way the show doesn’t get overdone.”

Herro says the vice president of the board is in charge of getting rights to a show. The process involves contacting the rights house to ask for permission and to find out costs. Not only would a theater group have to pay for each performance, they may also have to pay for scripts and/or rental of scripts, musical scores and more, Herro says.

“Hudson Players felt that ‘Spamalot’ would be an excellent choice for this sea-son since it’s hilariously funny and relative-ly new,” she says. “We were very excited when we were granted the rights.”

Stebbins also was thrilled with the idea of “Spamalot.”

“I have been a Monty Python fan since I was about 10 years old,” he says, “so when Hudson decided to do this show, I jumped at the chance. I was honored that the Hud-son Players selected me to direct because I know there were several qualified appli-cants to do it.”

Stebbins says the experience has been great because of the level of talent of the actors.

“We had over 50 people try out for sev-en main roles and 14 supporting roles and most of the auditioners were very talent-ed,” he says. “It made the casting very dif-ficult, but I knew from the beginning we had a very talented cast available.”

He adds the Hudson Players have tried to make their own mark on the well-known show.

“The show is pretty well-defined by the Monty Python brand of humor, but we tried to put our own brand on the show by using supporting cast in some of the roles traditionally played by the six main men,” Stebbins says. “We also tried to include as many cast in the song/dance numbers and fill the stage with our talented cast. I think we succeeded at that.”

For Hudsonite Brian Diehl, his charac-ter Patsy was the role of a lifetime. Patsy, King Arthur’s trusted servant and coconut bearer, carries all of the king’s belongings in a gigantic backpack, Diehl says.

“I’ve been a Monty Python fan since I was a teenager. When Spamalot was an-nounced, my friends and I kept an eye on the Chicago premiere and bought tick-ets for its Broadway debut,” he says. “We timed it perfectly and bought our tick-ets just before Spamalot received 14 Tony nominations. The combination of loving Monty Python and really digging the show made it a no-brainer. I was going to audi-tion for the show no matter what.”

Diehl says Patsy was an easy character to make his own since he only had one line in the 1975 “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

“The only template I had was his voice since he sings a song from Monty Python’s, “Life of Brian.” In that film, Eric Idle uses a very specific voice. The song wouldn’t be the same without it, so Pasty’s voice was a given. But everything else about Patsy ei-ther leaped from the script or out of my head.”

Diehl has especially enjoyed the cast.“They are such an incredibly talented

group of people and many of them are huge Python fans as well. We have be-come a very close-knit group and I feel honored to be on stage with them.”

Not everyone was a fan of Monty Py-thon though.

“I hate Monty Python,” Herro admits. “I think it’s the stupidest thing ever. It’s boy humor. However, I love this musical. They have taken an otherwise ridiculous set of movies and really made it hilari-ously funny. The music just makes it. It is so witty and catchy. This is a show for everyone, even people who are not Monty Python fans.”

Life before Monty PythonThe first version of the Hud-

son Players, or maybe act one, began in the late 1920s when Robert Izants, Spencer Cor-letts, Harold Bells and Neal Grays formed the

Hudson Players Guild. They performed throughout the 1930s in the Chapel at Western Reserve Academy and proceeds from the performances benefited the inde-pendent Hudson Primary School. Act one ended in the late ’30s.

But less than 10 years later, act two was already taking shape.

Glad Lewis met with some friends, eight of them, downtown at Saywell’s Drug Store. According to information, from the Hudson Players, they probably weren’t meeting to talk about restarting a perform-ing arts group in town. They were proba-bly just friends meeting at a local hot spot, shooting the breeze about life in Hud-son. Soon the conversation turned, as they tend to do, and the friends must have talk-ed about the good old days of local perfor-mances and decided then and there that the Hudson Players must return. That was 1945 and the first performance for the new group was “Fireman save my child.” With an over capacity audience, the group went on to stage more than 192 produc-tions during 68 seasons.

Now in its 69th season, besides “Spama-lot,” the Hudson Players also staged “Black Comedy,” “Lucky Stiff,” and a holiday production, “Christmas Pudding.”

Generally, the group does three main shows per season — November, February and May, Herro says. Occasionally they add a holiday production, although one is not planned for next season.

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fall, a smaller-scale musical in the winter and a large-scale musical in the spring but that is not set in stone,” she says.

While the Hudson Players usually offers one musical and one non-musical produc-tion per year, the third choice is up to the play-reading committee and the board of directors, Herro says.

The play-reading committee includes a chair person, who is also a member of the board of directors, plus three to five non-board members. They spend months read-ing hundreds of plays and musicals and lis-tening to soundtracks. They discuss what shows would work well together as a whole season before presenting their recommen-dations to the board.

The decisions are made well ahead of time and the line up for the Hudson Play-ers 70th season — 2014-15 — is already out. First up in November is “Unnecessary Farce,” followed by “Suessical” in February and “The Addams Family” in May.

“The Addams Family” is another coup for the group as the rights to the show were also recently released like “Spamalot.”

“We are so excited to be bringing all three of these shows to the stage for our 70th season,” Herro says. “It’s definitely a season full of laughter and light-hearted-ness with big-name recognition.”

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Behind the scenesWhile 95 percent of the production staff

is volunteer, the directors are paid.“We do have quite a few directors who

wind up just donating their pay right back to the organization,” Herro says. “For mu-sicals, most of the time the director will share their pay with the musical director and/or choreographer.”

Directors are chosen by the vice presi-dent who interviews each candidate before presenting the final choices to the board.

“We try very hard to use both directors who are familiar with our theater and who have directed shows in the past as well as invite new directorial faces in,” Herro says.

Stebbins is very familiar with Hudson Players. The Stow resident has been either director or musical director for shows at both Stow Players or Hudson Players for 31 years. Most recently he directed “Some-things Afoot” and was the musical director for “Little Shop of Horrors.” Even his sons — ages 16 and 13 — have gotten in on the act. Both musicians, they have played in the orchestras for “Spamalot” and the last two shows, Stebbins says.

Herro says the group is always looking for new volunteers.

“Lots of people can help us with back-stage work, publicity, handing out post-

cards, hanging posters, making or helping us find costume pieces and procure props, set painting and construction,” she says. “If you have a want to help, we will find something for you that fits within your specific skill set.”

With “Spamalot” finishing its run, the Hudson Players are already looking ahead to the future.

“I definitely would like to direct again at Hudson soon,” Stebbins says. “It has been really fun to watch the talent of this show come together and produce such a delight-ful show. One of the challenges in direct-ing is to get everybody going in the same direction. The other challenge is to step back and say, ‘I am an audience mem-ber. Is this fun for me?’ I think this cast has met those challenges. I am having fun every time I watch the show.”

Diehl adds that the people involved keep the Hudson Players on the cutting edge.

He says, “The Hud-son Players is a great group of people who are completely dedi-cated to live theater.”v

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People have a lot to say about music. Jazz in particular. People describe music, defend it, celebrate it, and, in the case of Einstein, credit it for his discovery of the theory of relativity. Doesn’t take much of a leap to conclude that music is indispens-able to life. Just ask any teenager walking around with a pocketful of music and an earbud.

Or ask any of the students in any of the three jazz bands at Hudson High School and Hudson Middle School who are lucky (and talented) enough to be studying with a master. Since January, Dr. David Mor-gan, a professor of music at Youngstown State University; a performing musician with the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and a composer and arranger, has been collabo-rating with the members of the jazz bands as the first artist-in-residence at Hudson City Schools.

Through a grant provided by the Hud-son City Schools Foundation, this unique relationship between master and students has been forged, bringing the talents of an experienced professional musician and teacher into the music rooms of the two schools and expanding the horizons of dozens of kids.

According to Roberto Iriarte, director of orchestras and the Jazz Ensemble I at

the high school, the Hudson City Schools Foundation approached the school district with the specific intention to fund a jazz artist-in-residence program. Iriarte jumped at the chance to help the foundation move the process through the district and en-hance the already talented and accom-plished music program.

Iriarte requested applications from col-leges in Ohio that he knew had good jazz programs. The six applications that fol-lowed the request were evaluated by com-mittee members and Morgan was select-ed for the position. Iriarte was thrilled that Morgan accepted the position, describing him as someone who “hit every angle of being a living breathing bandleader, com-poser, and educator.”

Morgan wasted no time after being hired in early November 2013 and began, over his winter break, arranging four piec-es for the bands to play. Both of the jazz ensembles at the high school and the jazz band at the middle school each received their own ‘custom’ composition with a fourth to be played in unison as a finale. Iriarte likens Morgan’s composing style to Duke Ellington’s in that “he listens to each of the bands for their personalities and composes for the group. He asks the kids ‘what do you want to sound like,’ and then

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takes it from there.” Morgan comes in to rehearse with the

bands in both schools on a regular basis. The continuity of his visits is key to build-ing a relationship with the students that goes beyond just learning the music. Iri-arte also credits Morgan with helping the students see how it is possible to use their musical talents and education beyond the confines of high school and college.

Morgan often stays after to work with the more advanced students on composing and arranging music, to teach them tech-niques, and just to jam.

“The kids have gotten to see how col-laboration works, how it is very organic. You are free to be organic in jazz and the students are able to explore the improvi-sational side of jazz,” says Morgan with a smile. “You can talk about teaching jazz, but the magic of making spontaneous mu-sic can’t really be found in books or formu-las. You learn it fresh each time.”

Both Morgan and Iriarte credit much of the success of the program to the high lev-el of musicianship of the Hudson students and the support of the community. Iriarte takes it one more step, saying that Morgan, “pulls every ounce of creativity out of [the students].”

“Music, for me, has always been a place where anything is possible — a refuge, a magical world where anyone can go, where all kinds of people can come together, and anything can happen. We are limited only by our imaginations.

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Anyone who has ever been the parent of a young teen would be astonished by the scene of the music room at the mid-dle school during one of Morgan’s ses-sions with the jazz band. Concentration, respect, and excellence are but a few adjec-tives that could easily be used to describe the few dozen young people who are fo-cused on their task of making the trumpets and trombones, saxophones, drums and a piano all play nice together. Where there could be a cacophony of squawks, bel-lows, bangs, and clashes, (from both musi-cians and instruments) there is only music when Morgan raises his arms, and there is silence when he asks for it. The buzz of ex-citement is palpable in the room, but it is controlled and directed to the ultimate end of the music itself.

The middle school students were giv-en the opportunity to name their compo-sition by Morgan and chose “Weaver Fe-ver” in honor of Dominic Weaver, a fellow

student who moved away from the district in the middle of the season. “He was the coolest trumpet player” they agreed. “He could hit a high ‘C’.”

The atmosphere in the band rooms at the high school during the jazz ensembles’ rehearsals is perhaps a little more reserved, but still tightly focused and buzzing. Ev-eryone knows what they need to be doing, and they are doing it with the air of profes-sional musicians. At this writing, the May 15 Jazz Festival is still two weeks away with a couple of other engagements squeezed in between. But no worries. They seem to take it all in stride with the cool attitude of seasoned professionals.

Jazz Ensemble I will play “The Point of Beginning,” arranged for them by Mor-gan. Iriarte describes the piece as being a good example of modern jazz. “There are funk and African rhythms, a complex time signature, and it’s wide open in the middle so that the kids have lots of room to im-provise.”

Across the hall in the auditorium, Jazz Ensemble II plays another modern jazz piece, also arranged by Morgan especially for the students, called “Mimema.” Both groups are accompanied by solo vocalists. A professional jazz quartet will join the bands for the concert.

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All three bands will close out the con-cert with a piece by Charles Mingus. Mor-gan arranged the piece for the bands to play together and describes the Mingus piece, titled “E’s Flat, Ah’s Flat Too,” as “ri-diculously difficult.” But he has no doubt that the young musicians are up to the task. “Hudson has a fabulous music pro-gram. The level of musicianship is aston-ishing, the quality of teaching is really high,” he says. “They are already telling the students all the right things, which makes having me come in so easy.”

Jazz is about improvisation, music liv-ing in the moment. Morgan explains that Jazz has the unique ability to draw from students who already have a solid foun-dation of talent to make the transition, the quantum leap to playing spontane-ous music that is fresh each time. And that has been the magic of this program. In the tradition of all learning, where the more experienced give their knowledge and ex-pertise to those less experienced, Mor-gan has treated the students with the re-spect given to musicians of any age. “We are not dumbing it down for them. We

treat them like any other musicians, just younger, and they have risen to the oc-casion. They are hungry for this.” Iriarte agrees. “Jazz is very thought provoking and our students give us a lot to work with.”

According to Bev O’Connor, head di-rector of bands at the high school and middle school, there has always been an annual jazz festival, “but the idea to bring someone in for the semester, has been great for the whole program.” Morgan and O’Connor said that they hope to bring a presentation of the innovative pro-gram to the Ohio Music Educators Asso-ciation conference this summer. They are excited about the program that “chang-es the paradigm for what music education could be.”

“From first class to world class”Patrons, supporters, angels or benefac-

tors. Whatever you call them, the fact is that behind every genius, artist, or great creation, there is someone saying, ‘go ahead and do it. I have your back.’ For this particular program, some of those an-gels comprise the Hudson City Schools Foundation.

The Hudson City Schools Founda-tion is the same group who helped bring the shiny new stadium behind the high

school to town, and they have even more great ideas. President Ed Sogan explains that the purpose of the foundation is to “enhance academics, arts, and athletics.” He says “we are not looking to fund en-tire programs, just raise the bar on some of the stuff that already exists here in Hud-son.” Hence the motto, “From first class to world class.”

Sogan has been contributing to Hud-son schools for decades. First as a health and physical education teacher, then head football and track coach. He capped his professional tenure as athletic director at the high school. Once retired, he turned his attention to working with the founda-tion to bring a much-needed new stadium to town. On the heels of the successful completion of that project, the founda-tion sought other ways to fine tune what was already an impressive operation.

Jazz might be a good metaphor for the relationship between the foundation and the school district. When Sogan describes the role of the foundation as an interface between “community members who have an interest in something and the where-withal to take it to the next level” and the school district, one can almost hear a trumpet riff playing against a well-tuned backup band.

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“has a thing for jazz” as being the driver of the artist-in-residence program. “The first fund raiser was at [the restaurant] Down-town 140. That started the nest egg,” he says. From there, other community members took up the cause to acquire the means to fund the position.

Who knows what could be next. “We would like for people in Hudson to be aware that this foundation exists and that it is not just about athletics,” says Sogan who says that the foundation welcomes in-put from community members. “People in Hudson can contribute to the excellence of our schools in many ways.” The mem-bers of the foundation plan to meet with the school district again to begin the pro-cess anew.

“We would like to have the ability to of-fer something at all different levels, from the primary grades to high school,” says Sogan, who stresses that the foundation strives to work in tandem with the school district. Iriarte hopes that the program will be a catalyst, a springboard for future pro-grams.

Sogan invites interested communi-ty members to contact the Hudson City Schools Foundation at hudsonschools-foundation.com.v

Dr. David Morgan, a professor of music at Youngstown State

university, has been working with jazz musicians at Hudson High

and middle schools since January thanks to a grant from the Hudson

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The annual American Le-gion Family Memorial Day Parade, which starts at 10 a.m., will form on Milford Road and go east on Route 303 to Route 91 where it will head north to Markillie Cem-etery. A brief service will take place at the cemetery.

Hudson United Methodist Church, 2600 Hudson Aurora Road, will host Vacation Bi-ble School from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for ages 3 years old (by Sept. 30, 2013) through sixth-grade (grade attending in fall 2014). Workshop of Won-ders VBS 2014 is an interac-tive, energizing, bible-based program that gives children a chance to experience the Wonders of God. Early bird registration, by June 2, is $15 per child. Registration received after June 2 will be $25 per child and will be ac-cepted as classroom space permits until June 9. Registra-tion forms are available at: hudsonumc.com/vbs. For more information, contact the Hudson United Methodist Church at 330-650-2650.

Holy Trinity will host its fourth annual Memorial Day Fes-tival from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. following the Memorial Day parade. The event includes food, games, inflatables, pony rides and the oppor-tunity to recognize lost loved ones and fallen soldiers. Lo-cated at 55 Atterbury Blvd., the church also will offer free parking, plus restroom and nursery facilities for those go-ing to the parade before the festival. For more informa-tion, contact the church at 330-342-0429, email [email protected] or visit the website at www.Hud-sonAnglican.com.

The Hudson High School Alumni Association will have its annual picnic at Hudson Springs Park May Pavilion from 2 to 4 p.m. Hot dogs, condiments, pop and paper goods will be furnished. Bring a casserole, salad or dessert to share. All alumni, teach-ers staff, family and friends are welcome. There will be a short business meeting to elect officers for the coming year. Dues are due — $10 for annual and $100 for lifetime. For more information, call Naomi Drake, picnic chair-man, at 330-656-1539.

The Hudson High School class of 1984 is planning a 30-year reunion. At this time, nearly half of the classmates do not have current con-tact information. If you are a classmate or know of one, send current information to Jerry Flauto ([email protected]), Julianne Lupica Boise ([email protected]), or Barb Lang Spencer ([email protected]) as soon as pos-sible. There is a group page on Facebook as “Hudson [OH] High School, Class of 1984.” Currently the plan is for a gathering at Kepner’s Tavern, a party at a local re-ception hall and a Sunday brunch.

A summer Writing Workshop series with Andrew Wehm-ann, of the Northeast Ohio MFA Consortium, will take place at the Hudson Library and Historical Society at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required and can be done by calling 330-653-6658 ext. 1010 or at www.hudsonlibrary.org. The creative writing workshop of-fers a small group in which members can submit their work and receive construc-tive feedback about original writing in a discussion-based format. A workshop setting offers a chance to gain sup-port, knowledge, and confi-dence while building a com-munity of writers.

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Case Barlow Farm is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Case family arriving in Hudson with a farm party from 5 to 8 p.m. The cost is $5 per per-son or $20 per family with an addition-al cost for food and beverages. The event features a pig roast, beer tasting with the Thirsty Dog Brewery and music by “Pitch the Peat.” Activities and dis-plays will reflect what the Case family might have found in Hudson when their wagon arrived. The Hudson Genea-logical Study Group will provide charts, timelines and other research information. There also will be a mini educational pow wow by the Native American and Veterans Center, farmhouse tours and crafts for children. For more informa-tion, visit www.casebarlowfarm.com. The farm is located at 1931 Barlow Road, Hudson.

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The Hudson Library and Historical Society will pres-ent Advanced Zentangle at 7 p.m. Certified zentangle teacher Michelle Rodgers will teach experienced “tan-glers” more advanced pat-terns, strings and tangles. Participants will complete a tile during the workshop, but are also encouraged to bring along a sketch book or paper for extra practice. Pens and pencils will be sup-plied. The program is free, but registration is required. Call 330-653-6658 ext. 1010, email [email protected] or register online at hudsonlibrary.org.

Hail to the Chefs, a preview of the Taste of Hudson, will take place May 30 at 7 p.m. at Lake Forest Country Club. Following cocktails and ap-petizers, each chef will unveil his or her culinary offerings for the evening. WKYC per-sonality Joe Cronauer will emcee the event and the live auction. Musical enter-tainment will be provided by ContraBand. Tickets for Hail to the Chefs are available at www.tasteofhudson.com.

The 10th anniversary of the Taste of Hudson, presented by Akron Children’s Hospital, will take place Labor Day weekend. Festival hours are 12 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 31, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 1.The 2014 Taste of Hudson will feature more than 20 restau-rants from Hudson and sur-rounding areas. Admission is free and attendees can purchase pre-loaded dining cards on site to sample taste-sized portions. The event also includes a fine arts and crafts fair, a children’s area, an auto show and more than 60 bands on six stages throughout the festival.The “Race to the Taste” 5K and Family Fun Run will be Labor Day. Race details are available at www.tasteof-hudson.com.

Hudson City Council and the mayor have established office hours, from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. right before each Wednesday night council meeting. Two council mem-bers and/or the mayor will be available on scheduled nights. Here is the current schedule and staffing: June 4 — Bill Wooldredge; Dan Williams. June 18 — David Basil; Dennis Hanink.The mayor and coun-cil members also can be reached by email or by phone. Visit the City Council page or the mayor’s page at www.hudson.oh.us for con-tact information.

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