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Sunday March 30, 2008
Start: 10:00 am

North Lake Tahoe Bonanza Editorial-

Enjoying life pretty much boils down to two pursuits: Having fun and helping others. Whether that means helping your friends, neighbors and community or having fun with those groups of people, some of the most fulfilling times come from helping and having fun.

So, if you could get enjoyment while helping out, it should be a no-brainer for an enjoyable experience. That's why we're encouraging you to go to this week's ninth-annual Star Follies performances. First and foremost, proceeds from the Follies lip synch go to support Incline Village's schools with needed funding. For all of our divisions, we can agree our schools are the future and supporting them is directly tied to our community's success.

Don't discount the fun factor at Follies, though. The skits border on ridiculously hysterical, from cross-dressed Broadway singers to hip hop to a little of that old time rock and roll. It's a great place to see the entire community, both on the stage and in the audience. Incline's future will also be on display, as students from the schools are part of the performances and the fun. Don't miss a chance like this to be social, see an awesome community show and take in the best the Incline/Crystal Bay residents have to offer.

When you can pair that fun with giving a hand to the schools it translates to a supreme use of time. If you haven't gone to the Potlatch already for your tickets, do so, and ask your friends to do the same. The shows are 6 and 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Frank Sinatra Celebrity room in the Cal Neva Lodge.

Prepare to laugh and feel like you're getting away with something, because it's high-quality entertainment for a good cause.

Monday March 31, 2008
Start: 3:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm

3:30 IES Students

4:30 IHS Students

5:30 Hairspray

6:00 Sugar Baby Bounce

6:30 You're The Devil In Disguise

7:00 Cooties

7:30 Let's Get More Men Into Nursing

8:00

8:30

Tuesday April 1, 2008
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

3:00 Macho Man (leads)

3:30 IMS Students

4:30 Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah

5:00 Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens

5:30 Ladies' Choice

6:00 I'm A Woman

6:30 Big Blonde & Beautiful

7:00 No Bad News

7:30 We Go Together

8:00 Rock 'n Roll Is Here To Stay

8:30 Bye Bye Blackbird

Wednesday April 2, 2008
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm

Pre-Dress Rehearsal

Dinner will be served at 4:30 (Burritos from T's and fruit/cookies from Village Market).  No costumes needed but please bring any props.

 ORDER of SONGS:

1.    All-Cast Numbers
  • a.     Putting It Together
  • b.     Macho Man / God Bless The USA
  • c.     What Time Is It?
2.    I Just Can’t Wait To Be King
3.    Humuhumunukunukuapua’a
4.    Work This Out
5.    I Don’t Dance
6.    Sweet Escape
7.    All For One
8.    Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
9.    Cooties
10.  You’re The Devil In Disguise
11.  I’m A Woman
12.  Hairspray
13.  Sugar Baby Bounce
14.  Rock ‘n Roll Is Here To Stay
15.  No Bad News
16.  We Go Together
17.  Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
18.  Big Blonde & Beautiful
19.  Let’s Get More Men Into Nursing
20.  Ladies’ Choice
21.  Bye Bye Blackbird

 

Thursday April 3, 2008
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm

Dinner will be served at 4:30pm (wraps from Rookie's and fruit/cookes from Village Market)

Please bring ALL costumes, props, etc.  We will run through the entire show TWICE!

Friday April 4, 2008
Start: 4:30 pm
End: 11:00 pm

Dinner will be served at 4:30pm (pizza from Tomaato's, salad from Sunshine Bakery, and dessert from Subway).  It is MANDATORY that you are backstage by 5:00pm.

The first show is at 6:00pm and the second show is at 8:30pm.

There will be an adults-only cast party at Hacienda following the shows - appetizers will be provided and a no-host bar.

Saturday April 5, 2008
Start: 10:00 am

North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, CJ Drago

Incline Star Follies again made a wonderful splash in cozy North Lake Tahoe.  Benefiting Incline Schools area parents, teachers, residents, students, community leaders and a Bonanza journalist stepped up to perform outstanding lip-sync version of songs and musicals. The video below features one of our own in the crowd pleasing "Let's Get More Men Into Nursing."

Can you guess who it is?

Enjoy...


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Start: 4:30 pm
End: 11:00 pm

Dinner will be served at 4:30pm (pizza and salad from Bar Bar Bar, dessert from Grog 'n Grist).  It is MANDATORY that you are backstage by 5:00pm.

The first show is at 6:00pm and the second show is at 8:30pm.

Please plan to stay after the shows and help clean up the stage and dressing rooms. 

There will be a cast party (everyone welcome) in the showroom following the shows - appetizers will be provided and a no-host bar.

Friday April 11, 2008
Start: 10:15 am

North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, Naomi Freidus

This year the Star Follies proved once again that our community sets its priorities clearly by showing its support for the Incline public schools with song, dance and humor, while raising funds to see that our students get the very best. Usually I write on behalf of the elementary school only, however, this time it is my pleasure to be able to acknowledge the efforts and talents of the parents, students and faculty from each of the Incline public schools, as well as the volunteers and professionals from outside of our little lake side village who moved mountains to entertain us for a good cause.

But this show could not go on without the business community support and then of course all of the folks who attended the show. I went to the first performance last Friday night and couldn't help but notice the energy of excitement in the air as the audience anxiously awaited the first curtain call. The diversity of patrons was also apparent. Young children, tweens, teens, parents and seniors bought up every last ticket to show this community that they care about supporting our schools, which in turn makes Incline a more connected place to commune with each of our neighbors.

The skits provided music for every generation to tap their toes to. There was doo wop, hip hop, dancing nuns and nurses. Let's not forget jungle animals, dancing chickens, macho macho men and men in drag. The Follies had it all including a moving rendition of God Bless America that brought the whole audience to its feet.

Where else but at the Star Follies can you look around and see the faces of almost all of the people we share our daily lives with. There were folks there that I met 11 years ago when I first moved here, and new friends I've made in an exercise class at the rec center. So many of the kids on stage who I knew as toddlers were working their dance moves to the beat with smiles from ear to ear, hardly recognizable from the days of Mommy and Me playgroup. School faculty and parents kicking up their feet side by side was a great sight to see, and made it all the more fun to try and guess who was who up there in their costumed glory.

I think that it's safe to say that the benefits of the Star Follies go well beyond the financial profits to the Incline public schools. What the Star Follies has created is an event that brings together all the different branches of this stellar community and in the spirit of doing good for the present and future of it's youngest members.

I have never lived in a small town before coming here, and while I was driving home from the Follies as my kids were singing one of the songs performed from "High School Musical" during the show, I felt this warm feeling inside me which I recognized as a simple and yet confirming sense of belonging.

Congratulations to all of those who brought the Star Follies to fruition this year! Your hard work and talent are to be appreciated and commended.

Naomi Freidus writes a column for the Incline Elementary School PTA.

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