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RLT's season-ending 'You Can't Take it With You'

(Media release) The Rome Little Theatre presents the final production of the season,"You Can't Take It With You",  Friday-Saturday with shows at  8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available for $10 for adults; $8 for seniors and students. Click Poster

The Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. Tony, son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening. The shock sustained by the Kirbys, who are invited to eat cheap food, shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question. The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime, Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will not give her up, and in the end Mr. Kirby is converted to the happy madness of the Sycamores, particularly since he happens in during a visit by an ex-Grand Duchess, earning her living as a waitress. No mention has as yet been made of the strange activities of certain members of the household engaged in the manufacture of fireworks; nor of the printing press set up in the parlor; nor of Rheba the maid and her friend Donald; nor of Grandpa's interview with the tax collector when he tells him he doesn't believe in the income tax.

The Rome Little Theatre also announces a "Mother's Day Special" offering a buy one adult ticket($10) and get one free for the May 11 show on Mother's Day. Their will be a BYOD (Bring Your Own Dessert) Reception at 1 p.m. before the show in the theater gallery. All patrons are invited to bring their own dessert and share with each other. A Favorite Dessert Contest will also occur with prizes for the best desserts.

For more production information including media interviews, contact Director, Chuck Morris at 770-546-4153 or Producer, Megan Keating at 706-676-2495.

Auditions set for 'Alice in Wonderland':Auditions for Rome Little Theatre's production of 'Alice in Wonderland' are set for June 1-2 at 6 p.m. at The DeSoto. Show dates are Aug. 29-31 and Sept. 5-7> RLT

Tuesday/Oak Hill discussion focuses on Margaret Mitchell House

(Media release) Dr. Jennifer Dickey will be the featured speaker Tuesday, May 13, for an evening discussion hosted by Oak Hill and The Martha Berry Museum in partnership with the Rome Area Council for the Arts. The 7 p.m. presentation, “The Eternal Flame of Midtown: The Fall and Rise of The Margaret Mitchell House,” is the fourth in the “Historic Homes and Famous Tomes: House Museums of Georgia Authors” series. Admission is free and open to the public. Due to limited seating, advance reservations are advised. Call 706-368-6776 to RSVP.

Dr. Dickey’s presentation will focus on the struggle to create a museum at the Midtown Atlanta site where, between 1926 and 1932, Margaret Mitchell wrote “Gone with the Wind.” The story includes economic intrigue, racial politics, arson and a big dose of what author Mitchell called “gumption.” Open to the public since 1997, the Margaret Mitchell House functions as a historic house museum by day and a literary center by night. 

Dr. Dickey, director and curator of Oak Hill and The Martha Berry Museum, is a native Roman who attended the Berry Schools and received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Berry College in 1980. In 1984, she received her master’s degree in international business from the University of South Carolina. She also holds both a master’s degree in heritage preservation and a doctorate of philosophy from Georgia State University. 

For more, click www.berry.edu/oakhill.

Rome Art Coterie's sixth juried art exhibition under way

(Media release) Rome Art Coterie, an affiliate of the Rome Area Council for the Arts, presents its sixth National Juried Art Exhibition now through June 2 at the RACA Gallery, 248 Broad St.

A reception and awards presentation will be held on Friday, April 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at RACA. Awards include first place $1,000; second place of $300; third place of $200; and five honorable mentions at $100 each. The public is invited. Admission is free.

“This will be the strongest exhibit Coterie has sponsored,” said Kristi Kent, coordinator of this year’s event. “There is a wide range of media with submissions from thirty-four states. Fifty four pieces of artwork, selected from over 300 entries will make up the exhibit. Everyone is invited to attend the reception and meet many of the artists.”

Membership in Rome Art Coterie is open to all interested persons 18 years of age and over. A love of art is the only prerequisite. Benefits include workshops, critiques, lectures, and members-only exhibits. Museum and gallery trips are also part of the group’s agenda. Meetings are held at RACA on the second Tuesday each month at 7:00 p.m. For more information call Clare Gilliland, president at 706-295-5107 or visit www.romeartcoterie.org

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