1. Two spades. Generally speaking, the double of one diamond shows at least an opening bid and implies support for the unbid suits. If the double is based on minimum values, the doubler should not bid again after his partner responds at the lowest level in his chosen suit. Thus, if the ...
DEAR HELOISE: What’s the easiest and cheapest way to send clothes ahead of a trip instead of checking bags? — Dee, via email Dee, sending a little box ahead to your destination can really cut down on travel headaches. Keep it to just what you’ll actually need and pack it up in a sturdy box or in a padded shipping bag. Make sure to compare rates between the United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx before you commit — prices can vary more than you’d think. Going with ground shipping tends to save you the most money, as long as you drop it off a few days before you head ...
Family Day and the Summer Reading Challenge Kick Off Party take place Saturday at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library. This is the fifth year for Family Day, started by the Trumbull County Historical Society. Ryan MacLennan, TCHS director of operations and outreach, said, “When we first started, we only had like six different partner organizations that wanted to participate, and now we're up to over 25 partner organizations.” One of the big factors in that growth was partnering with the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, which will kick off its summer reading ...
Three musicals are planned at Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor summer theater, for its 57th season. “Grease” opens the season on June 12 and runs through June 27. The Jim Jacobs-Warren Casey musical takes audiences back to the late 1950s at Rydell High School, led by the duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys’ and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers. It includes the songs “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightnin’,” “It’s Raining on Prom Night” and “Alone at the Drive-In Movie.” More than 50 ...
NEW YORK — A few years ago, Ashley McBryde fell off the horse. “That’s not a figure of speech, sadly,” the country star told The Associated Press. “I was really, really badly hurt, and it was a bad enough injury that there was a chance that I wouldn’t have been able to perform ...
“Urinetown: The Musical” is a show with serious undertones, a satire about economic disparity and class struggle. It’s also a funny one, spoofing the musical genre that it uses to tell its story. Both elements appealed to Nate Beagle, who’s directing Youngstown Playhouse’s ...
