East Lynne Revival 1869

'It is my belief that the spirit of man is eternal, and free to communicate with the living,' claimed photographer William H. Mumler (1832-1884).  He also claimed he could take pictures of ghosts with his camera. Mary Todd Lincoln was among the many who flocked to his studio to have pictures taken just to see who would be in the photo. Mumler's photo of Mrs. Lincoln shows the ghost of her husband standing above her, his hand on her shoulder.

The Princesses can't stop dancing, and the Fisherman keeps asking favors from a Magic Fish. It's all part of the fun in two one-acts based on The Grimm Brothers' Collection: 'The Dancing Princesses' and '"The Fisherman and His Wife.' The performance is on Thursday, December 5 at 6:00p.m. at The Wildwood High School, 4300 Pacific Avenue, in Wildwood, and admission is free and all are invited. The sixth and seventh grade performers are part of the after-school program funded through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant. This is the second year of this exciting program, and the second year that the not-for-profit Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company has been involved. For two afternoons a week, almost weekly, throughout the whole school year, ELTC's artists-in-residence meet with two after-school workshops. Group sizes vary between ten to twenty students, and topics cover improvisation, movement, and working with scripts.

On the heels of a successful inaugural tour to Argentina and Uruguay this summer, Artistic Director Michael Morgan has announced details of the Oakland Youth Orchestra's 2013-2014 50th anniversary season.

On the heels of a successful inaugural tour to Argentina and Uruguay this summer, Artistic Director Michael Morgan has announced details of the Oakland Youth Orchestra's 2013-2014 50th anniversary season.