Page 14 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – WEDnESDAy, JUly 3, 2024 THE SOUNDS | FROM PAGE 13 ic Folk & Dance). August 14: Ditto (Folk & Rock: 60s and 70s). August 21: Headlands (Folk, Country, Americana Pop). August 28: Jumpstreet (Rock, R&B, Blues, & Jazz). Bring chairs or a blanket and a picnic! Enjoy a summer evening at the historic Saugus Iron Works with great music and friends! This year’s summer concert series is partially funded through a generous grant from the Mass Cultural Council. What’s happening at the Saugus Public Library For schoolchildren looking for interesting projects and programs to participate in this fall, there’s plenty to do at the Saugus Public Library. There are some very good programs offered for grownups, too. Upcycled Feather Wall Hanging: by Pop Up Ar t School, ages 10-18, Friday, July 12, 11:30-12:30 in the Community Room. Please sign up using the online Events Calendar. Get ready to turn upcycled materials into an amazing wall hanging for your room! You’ll use strips of leftover fabric to create a backdrop for feathers made from fringed pages of old books. If you want, you can give the feathers a splash of color with watercolor paint. This project is sustainable and perfect for adding a personal touch to your space! sauguspubliclibrary. org – 781-231-4168. Saugus Police and Cruiser Visit: Come along to enjoy a special story time, Wednesday, July 10 at 10 a.m. at the Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site. Recommended for ages three and up. Rain date is July 17. Please check the event calendar the day of the program for updates. Community Garden volunteers welcomed If you love gardening and would love to volunteer a few hours for a good cause this summer, offer your services at the Community Garden at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Volunteers are welcome to come any Friday or Saturday morning for the rest of the summer to help weed and nurture the crops. If these times are difficult, arrangements can be made for other days. For details, contact The Rev. John Beach at St. John’s Episcopal Church (revjbeach@gmail.com). SAVE Board members enjoyed last week’s 51st Annual Meeting and Dinner at Polcari’s Restaurant on Route 1 North in Saugus. Pictured from left to right are Treasurer Mary Kinsell, Secretary Pamela Goodwin, Co-Presidents Stephanie Shalkoski and Ann Devlin and Vice President Margery Hunter. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) Food Pantry notes The Saugus United Parish Food Pantry is closed Friday (July 5) in observance of the July Fourth holiday. It will reopen on Friday, July 12, from 9:30-11 a.m. at 50 Essex St. in the basement of Cliftondale Congregational Church. Legion Breakfasts over for summer American Legion Post 210 would like to thank all those who made the 2023-24 breakfast season such a success, and wish them a wonderful summer. We will resume serving breakfast on Friday, September 6, 2024. A “Shout Out” for a grateful citizen Janice Jarosz, the clerk for the Board of Selectmen, offered a patriotic “shout out” for this week’s paper, which is appropriate as Saugus and the rest of the nation pauses to observe the Fourth of July. Here’s the email we received from Janice: “Leo, a custodian at the Saugus Town Hall, deserves a ‘Shout Out’ as he is one of the most cheerful, happy and dedicated employees, whom we all appreciate. Leo is always there when needed, and on occasion, helps out with language problems to those who only speak Spanish. “In a recent conversation with him, he told me about his family moving from El Salvador to Canada and in 2001 he came alone to America. In 2010, Leo became a US citizen. ‘That day was the happiest and proudest day of my life’ and we are all better for it!!!” Want to “Shout Out” a fellow Saugonian? This is an opportunity for our paper’s readers to single out – in a brief mention – remarkable acts or achievements by Saugus residents or an act of kindness or a nice gesture. Just send an email (mvoge@comcast.net) with a mention in the subject line of “An Extra Shout Out.” No more than a paragraph; anything longer might lend itself to a story and/or a photo. Traffic Advisory for Lynn Fells Parkway The state Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) has issued a traffic advisory in effect through Wednesday (July 3) and again on Monday (July 8) through Tuesday (July 9). The DCR will close Lynn Fells Parkway (northbound) between Laurine Road and Forest Street in Saugus from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. to accommodate drainage improvement work. Traffic patterns will be clearly marked, and a police detail will be onsite. Beatle Juice at Kowloon on July 11 The Saugus Lions Club will present “Beatle Juice” in concert at Kowloon Restaurant (948 Broadway/Route 1 North) at 6 p.m. on July 11. The rain date is Aug. 8. Tickets cost $35 apiece. Please contact your local Saugus Lions Club for more details – Tom Traverse at 781-727-5629. Theatre Company of Saugus sets audition dates This came in from the Theatre Company of Saugus, which will present “Evil Dead the Musical” in October 2024. Auditions are scheduled for July 8, 9 and 11; with callbacks on July 13. The Story: Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a housewares employee turned demon-killing hero) and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes … and all to music. The songs in the show are completely off the wall, with titles like “All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons” and “What the F**k was That?” and have had the audience rolling in their seats and screaming for more and more blood. You don’t need to be a fan of Evil Dead to love this show. You don’t need to be a fan of horror to love this show. You don’t even need to be a fan of musicals to love this show. This is a pure comedy start to finish. It has fun with the horror genre, and in doing so appeals to a wider audience than you could ever imagine. The director is Jason HairWynn, who directed previous Theatre Company of Saugus productions of “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Nevermore.” The music director is Shane Stetcher, with choreography by Jason Hair-Wynn and Jill Tokac and fight choreography by Amanda O’Donnell. The stage manager is Ally Lewis. Performances of “Evil Dead the Musical” are on October 11-12-13 and 18-19-20, 2024. Rehearsals are planned for Sunday afternoons and on Monday and Wednesday evenings, with the possibility of adding more based on actor availability. For the audition, please prepare a song from the show for a character you are most interested in, or sing a song in the style of the show. All songs, sheet music and sides are linked on the theatre’s website. Sign up for an audition slot on one of these dates: • Monday, July 8 – 7-10 p.m. • Tuesday, July 9 – 7-10 p.m. • Thursday, July 11 – 7-10 p.m. To sign up for an audition slot, to see the role descriptions and to view the audition sides, music and other information, please visit the Auditions page on the Theatre Company of Saugus website: TCSaugus.org/auditions/ Callbacks will be on Saturday, July 13, starting at 1:00 p.m. (Plan for a long afternoon.) Callbacks will consist of singing, acting, movement and possible stage combat. You will be learning a short combination from the show. This dance is not very complicated, and you do not have to be a strong dancer to be in this show. The main focus is that you can commit to this hilarious choreography and show the character as a “deadite,” as well as retain choreography quickly. Performances, auditions and rehearsals of “Evil Dead the Musical” will be at the Theatre Company of Saugus home at the American Legion THE SOUNDS | SEE PAGE 16
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