Month: March 2016

Andromeda Community Theatre (ACT) has announced auditions for its second production of the 2016 season — Lend Me a Tenor by playwright Ken Ludwig. Auditions will be April 8 and 9 at the Charlotte Community Library Spartan room from 6 to 8 p.m. Andromeda will be looking to cast eight adult roles (four women and four men) for individuals in their mid-20s and up. Community members interested in performing, working stage crew, or volunteering for this production should attend at least one night of open auditions. Callbacks will be at a later date. No experience is necessary Lend Me a Tenor is the story of Saunders, the general manager of the Cleveland Grand Opera Company, who is primed to welcome world famous Tito Morelli, Il Stupendo, the greatest tenor of his generation, to appear for one night only as Othello. The star arrives late and, through a hilarious series of mishaps, is given a double dose of tranquilizers and passes out. His pulse is so low that Saunders and his assistant Max believe he’s dead. In a frantic attempt to salvage the evening, Saunders persuades Max to get into Morelli’s Othello costume and fool the audience into thinking he’s Il Stupendo. Max succeeds admirably, but Morelli comes to and gets into his other costume ready to perform. Now two Othellos are running around in costume and two women are...

On Thursday, March 17, the Charlotte Community Library Board of Trustees passed a resolution that will ask the community to vote at the Aug. 2 primary election to renew the Library’s operating millage. The Board is asking the community to renew the current operating millage of .9 mils, with an increase of .5 mils, for a total of 1.4 mils. This is the first request for a millage increase in almost 20 years. Library Board Treasurer Keith Tirrell explained, “Property taxes are flat and will continue this way for several years to come. In spite of all our efforts to hold down costs, expenses are going up. We cannot maintain our programs and activities with our current income.” Charlotte’s Library began over 100 years ago. Twenty years ago, the Charlotte Community Library became a district library with a voter approved .9 millage. That amount was renewed 10 years ago and is now due for voter renewal to take effect in 2017. District libraries such as Charlotte Community Library must have a voter-approved millage to provide service. The Charlotte Community Library provides many services in addition to the expansive collection of books. Children’s and adult programs, computers and computer classes, meeting rooms, internet and wireless access, copy and fax services are only a few of the offerings. Board President Mary Sloan stated, “Millage revenue is the only predictable source of...