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We’re on our way with rehearsals for our 2020 Anniversary Show “Southgate’s Got Talent”! If you can not attend any of the rehearsals listed for this month, please let Dee or Jesse know. Curtain Going Up! Please note that social distancing and masks are required.

We’re going to kick off the holiday weekend with a Southgate favorite! Trooper Dan returns to the Flanagan Theatre! Dan Clark, also known as “The Singing Trooper” has performed in uniform while representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts during his 20 year career. During his tenure with the State Police he performed at more than 2,500 events for Federal, State, Local, and Military functions. Join us for a truly inspiring and exuberant performance!

AMERICAN ART Part II – (1900 -1950)
The center of the art world has always been Europe, and American artists have, by necessity, mostly followed those evolutions. The American independent spirit pushed the boundaries of acceptable traditions, and in the early part of the 20th century Americans begin to develop their own unique voice; the Ash Can School, the flowering of photography, and the consciousness of Social Realism were just some of the new developments that reflected the history of those times. Join us for a look at how American Art grew from the baby in the back seat to an adolescent growing, experimenting, gaining attention and earning respect.

Throughout time, hope and inspiration have been conveyed through song. The songs in this program have lyrics with uplifting messages that inspire hope for all people. Find gratitude in singing about smiles, sunny sides, happy days, dreams, world peace, and hope for tomorrow.

Our guest speaker this month is David Nevard. The title of his lecture is “Europe’s Lost and Found: Displaced Persons After World War II.” David is a retired IT professional. He developed a lifelong interest in the history and politics of Europe in high school. His wife’s family were displaced persons after World War II. This experience inspired a ten-week course on Displaced Persons, which he led at Brandeis Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (BOLLI) and at Worcester Institute for Senior Education (WISE) in the Fall of 2019 at Southgate. In the late 1940s, “Displaced Person,” DP, was a term, sometimes pejorative, to describe Europeans who didn’t seem to belong anywhere. Thin, tired, wearing donated clothing, they waited in crowded “camps,” mostly former army barracks, assigned by nationality. Their backgrounds were varied. They had been forced laborers, prisoners of war, concentration camp survivors, people who’d spent the war in hiding or in Siberia. They began new lives in the camps, where Jews, Ukrainians, Poles, and Baltics formed communities. The British and the Americans operated DP camps, but the treatment of some of these DPs was inhumane, particularly if the inhabitants of these camps were Jewish. This lecture will describe the conditions inside these camps and what actions President Harry Truman and General Dwight Eisenhower took to eliminate these inhumane conditions.

Our next Broadway HD presentation is “True West.” Often hailed as Sam Shepard’s masterpiece, “True West” deconstructs the damaged relationship between two estranged brothers who are striving for success. Director Phillip Breen combines comedic elements with unnerving silences in this tension-filled production.

Per resident request, we’ll be showing one of our previous Southgate Anniversary Show on the above Friday. Next up is the 2013 Show with Bob Hope’s USO on the 11th! Come relive the fun!

Fronting several Cape Cod bands in the late-1970’s and early-1980’s and, after settling down in Worcester, MA in 1984, Bill McCarthy has been a popular performer around Worcester County, Boston Metro West, and Cape Cod for over 35 years.

Southgate’s Men’s Group will be hosting a documentary feature in our theatre. Watch for a title announcement. All are welcome.

One more time! Join us in the gazebo park for an afternoon of bocce, cornhole, horseshoes or putting practice as we take in the summer sunshine! We’ll have ice cream treats and musical accompaniment in the gazebo with classical guitarist Mark Small.

Classical pianist I-Heung Lee will play a selection of Chopin, Czerny, Bach, Liszt, and more. Music critics have described I-Heung Lee’s performances as ‘graceful, thoughtful, and intelligent, touched with a unique style of artistic sophistication.’ She received a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance, a Piano Post-Graduate Diploma, and a Piano Professional Diploma, studying at the Julliard School of Music and the City University of New York. She performs and teaches in the US and Hong Kong.

Team Jeopardy resumes in the theatre with 3 teams vying for their favorite charities. Audience members can join us in designated seating. Let the games begin! Please note time.

The Rockin’ Chairs is a show band that offers a unique and delightful experience to audiences. These fun-loving musicians are ‘mature’ guys who got together in 2017 to create an entertaining show that included playing the best of 50’s rock n roll!