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The Beverly
Hillbillies
Featuring Bluegrass
music by
The Groundhawgs
at the Historic DeSoto
Theatre
Friday, July 25,
2008; 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 26, 2008; 8:00 PM
Sunday, July 27, 2008; 2:30 PM
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Family Rating
- G for families with small children
Coming this summer from Icon Theatre Company, the lovable
Clampett family rides onto the DeSoto stage for an evening of
hillbilly hilarity. With a humble beginning in the Clampett's
mountain cabin, the play follows them through the discovery of
oil, their improbable invasion of hi-falutin' Beverly Hills
society, and the absurd adventures and ridiculous romances they
encounter there. They and the people they meet in "Californy"
provide endless laughs and good family fun.
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The Groundhawgs
- Featured bluegrass band |
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The Groundhawgs was originally
conceived as a songwriting project that would
resurrect the sound of old-time Appalachian
string bands, yet evolved into a full-fledged
string band through the fusion of bluegrass,
old-time, jazz and swing, poetry and blues,
and a little bit of Southern rock. Based out
of Calhoun, Georgia, the Jones brothers,
Clayton (lead vocals and banjo) and Clark
(vocals and guitar), founded the band in 2001.
Mick Kinney (fiddle), brother of Drivin' and
Cryin' s Kevin Kinney, and music-maker Thomas
Jody Howard (doghouse bass) joined the lineup
in 2006. In fall of 2004, the Groundhawgs
released their first album, an independent and
self-titled effort co-produced by Mike Compton
of the Nashville Bluegrass Band |
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Lori K. Gordon
- Featured artist |
In conjunction
with the show, the artwork of Lori K. Gordon
will be featured in the theatre's gallery and may be seen
before and after the show and during intermission. Lori made
her debut appearance at the DeSoto Theatre during the Rome
International Film Festival in August 2007 with her powerful
and moving Katrina Collection, a response to Hurricane Katrina
and the devastation the hurricane caused to the Gulf Coast.
Lori has created a new series of work exclusively for Icon
Theatre Company's production of The Beverly Hillbillies and
will have the original paintings as well as prints on exhibit
in the gallery. These paintings portray the cast of characters
in a vibrant, psychedelic style reminiscent of 1960s pop art.
Cast members will be available to sign prints after each
performance. |
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Kellie R. Benton
- Featured author |
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With rich imagery
of verse, Writing Out the Storm, takes
the reader into a state of consciousness where
poetic thinking conveys a heightened form of
perception, experience, and meaning. This
collection of poems puts you in the eye of a
storm. This storm consists of energy,
playfulness, boldness, and honesty. The words
will leap up off the page and dare you not to
feel. This enlightened collection of poems is
sure to give solace and inspiration to the
heart.
Kellie was first introduced to poetry by her
grandfather and by studying the bard, William
Shakespeare. She began writing poetry in her
early teens. This led to other creative
endeavors. She sang at Carnegie Hall in New York
City in 1994. A painting she contributed to was
used in the 1996 Olympics. Kellie studied
psychology at Floyd College and State University
of West Georgia. At present she works in
business management and resides in Georgia with
her husband. |
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