THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, April 18, 2025 Page 9 Best wishes for a blessed and fulfilling Easter and Passover. 100 Salem Turnpike, Saugus, MA 01906 WIN-WASTE.COM Calling All Artists! An art sale to help benefi t the Theatre Company of Saugus during upcoming play, ‘picasso at the lapin Agile’ By Joanie Allbee H ere’s an invitation for all local artists. The Theatre Company of Saugus (TCS) is looking for your art for their “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” play by Steve Martin. Art will be accepted April 21-24 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 4 Taylor St. When a painting sells, the Theatre’s commission is 25 percent, leaving 75 percent to the Artist. The suggested prices are $25 to $200. TCS is seeking paintings no smaller than 4x4 and no larger than 36x24. Framed or no frame is okay. All pieces must have wire hanging in the back. Anything other than wire will not be acFIRE STATION | FROM PAGE 4 town offi cials faced a similar challenge in getting the town to approve the new Saugus Middle-High School project several years ago by an overwhelming margin of 71 percent of the vote. Initially, people were afraid to support the school project, he said. Crabtree recalled “there were people in their 70s and 80s who said, ‘It’s about time.’” “Let the residents go out and vote and decide what they want. If it gets voted down, it gets voted down.” The public was invited to ask questions about the project following the hourlong presentation. Several residents wanted to know how the project would be fi - nanced. cepted. All art needs to be picked up May 4 after the fi - nal performance, which is estimated to end around 4:30 p.m. Imagine stepping back in time and viewing your painting hanging on the walls of the Lapin Agile in Montmartre, Paris. Hanging with your painting is one of Pablo Picasso’s, and at any moment Mr. Picasso (played by Valerie Whiteneck ) could waltz through the door of his favorite cabaret. Possibly Clovis Sagot, the Art Critic & Art Dealer (played by Sara Dion), who bought many of Picasso’s works, would be negotiating deals over your art pieces. Perhaps a young Einstein (played by Shawyoun ShaidPart of the project would have to be funded by a debt exclusion over a 20- to 30-year period, Crabtree answered. For more personnel to staff the facility, it might take an operations override, he said. “If we acquire property, Town Meeting would have to pass an additional article,” he said. “The fi rst step is funding. We have to get funding to move forward,” he said of the feasibility study. Crabtree said the feasibility study for the new school cost about $1.5 million. Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Jeff Cicolini said he’s optimistic about the public safety project. “I’m still looking at the benefits townwide,” Cicolini said. “I think we’re going to get enough community support that’s going to drive this projani) would pause from surmising the E=mc2 to absorb your painting in wonder. Come join the imaginations and interactive fun of the “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” play and contribute by selling or donating one of your paintings. All art can be viewed before, after and during intermission for discussion of sales. The play performs April 25, 26, 27 and May 2, 3, 4. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.and Sunday Matinees at 2 p.m. The story scene for the play is at a bar in Paris in 1904. Patrons talk and drink. Among them are a young Pablo Picasso and a young Albert Einstein, both of whom are on the verge of releasing their imect. This is a town-wide project. We got one shot. Let’s do it right,” he said. Board of Selectmen Chair Debra Panetta recalled how close the town came to getting a third fi re station many years ago. “People voted to build the Fire Station, but not for the manpower,” Panetta said. This has been a need for our town for a very long time,” she said. Saugus Fire Chief Michael Newbury fi gured that careful data and analysis will determine the future location of the public safety building. “When the Essex Street Fire Station was placed in that location, it was picked with data,” Chief Newbury said. “When you look at Route 1, that’s going to bear a lot of the population in the future,” portant creations. It’s a look ahead at the 20th century. Near the end, a visitor from the future arrives. The show will be immersive for those attending. Patrons will be seated at large or small tables in a bar in Paris in 1904. Snack plates and candy will be for sale. The bar will be open for business, serving alcoholic and soft drinks at 20th-century prices. Artworks by local visual artists will be on display and for sale. Tickets will be sold for general seating. A host will seat you upon arrival. Tickets can be purchased on the Theatre of Saugus website: tcsaugus.org The venue is the TCS home at the American Legion Post 210 / 44 Taylor St., Saugus. he said. Saugus Police Chief Michael Ricciardelli said the new facility would assist the Police Department in overseeing the Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 ALASKA MORNING SOLITUDE: This 16x20 inch acrylic painting, which was donated to the Theatre Company of Saugus (TCS), will be on display and for sale during the two-weekend performances of the play “Picasso at the Lapin Agile”: April 25, 26 and 27 and May 2, 3 and 4 at the American Legion Hall. (Courtesy photo and painting of Joanie Allbee) dispatchers who would use the building and also be a convenient location for patrol offi - cers to stop at to fi le their reports.
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