Eagle Newsletter - May 29, 2013

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The Shabby Koop Cafe opened on Memorial Day. They are located at 510 Hwy 34. Very cute place and the food is yummy! Here is one of the pieces of decor.

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Stop in if you are near Eagle, NE. They will be open from 11 am - 7 pm. They will start Saturday morning breakfast on June 8th from 8 - 2 pm. They will also have family meals available for take out soon between the hours of 5-6 pm. They are $25 plus tax and you can get more information about the family meal of the night will be on their Facebook page. Let's do what we can to support this local business! Like their page here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Shabby-Koop-Cafe/346149262152437?fref=ts

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Entries for the Eleventh Annual Nebraska American String Teachers Fiddle Tune Composition Contest were received from California (San Jose), Connecticut (Columbia), Illinois (Oak Park), Maine (Mount Desert), Missouri (Kansas City), Nebraska (Bellevue, Lincoln, Omaha), North Carolina (Asheville, Chapel Hill), New York (Westfield), Oregon (Eugene),
Tennessee (Chattanooga), Virginia (Arlington), Wisconsin (Fond Du Lac), Canada (Nova Scotia), and Switzerland (Zurich).

The results are as follows:

First Place: Tom's Waltz, Peggy Ann Contos Harvey, Columbia, Ct, 06237

Second Place: Brambly Dance, Rebecca Edmondson, Mount Desert, ME, 04660

Third Place: Yellow Truck Waltz, Paul Hoegemeyer, Lincoln, NE, 68504

Third Place: Rowen's Choice, Claudia Rowen, Omaha, NE, 68164

Best Viola Tune: Rowen's Choice, Claudia Rowen, Omaha, NE, 68164

The winning tunes will be printed in up-coming issues of Stringing Along, our Nebraska ASTA newsletter. For more information about subscribing to Stringing Along, contact Mindy Hunke at mhunke@cox.net. The Best Viola Tune will be made available on the American Viola Society website as part of their American Viola Project at:
http://americanviolasociety.org/resources/scores/american-viola-project/.
For information about next year's Nebraska ASTA Fiddle Tune Composition contest, contact debby@greenblattandseay.com.

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Garage Sale

Eagle 2013 Garage Sales May 31st - June 2nd

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Dixie Swim Club Opens Lofte's 37th Season

Manley, NE [May 8, 2013] - The Lofte Community Theatre in Manley is excited to open its doors for its thirty-seventh season on Saturday, May 25 with the female comedy, "Dixie Swim Club." Written by the team of Jones, Hope and Wooten, 'Dixie' is the story of five southern women whose friendship began while on their college swim team. Now,
years later, they set aside one long weekend every August to recharge relationships and meddle in each other's lives.

Directed by Kevin Colbert, the five 'Dixie' women are played by Allison Bauers of Louisville, Sharon Strassler Kryger of La Vista, Betty Colbert of Weeping Water and Dawn Holdorf and Hope Hibler both of Manley. Production dates are May 25, 26, 31, June 1, 2 and 6-9. All seats are reserved and tickets are $17. Season ticket packages
are on sale through June 9 for only $65. A season ticket includes one pass to each of the upcoming shows in 2013 including 'Dixie Swim Club,' 'The Producers,' 'The Boys Next Door,' 'Nunset Boulevard,' and 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.'

The Lofte is located just east of the intersection of highways 1 and 50 near the town of Manley. You can reach the box office at 402-234-2553 or visit www.Lofte.com.

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Children's Auditions at Lofte Theatre

Manley, NE [May 27, 2013] - Auditions for the Missoula Children's Theater production of 'The Frog Prince,' will be held Monday, June 10 at 10am at the Lofte Community Theatre near Manley. These auditions are open to all children who will be entering first grade through entering seventh grade this fall. Approximately sixty children will be cast. The auditions will last approximately two hours with roles and rehearsal schedules being
distributed by noon.

The actors cast in the production will rehearse 10am-2pm each day that week. It is important that the children be able to attend all of their scheduled practices. There will be two public performances of, 'The Frog Prince,' on Saturday, June 15th. The first is at 3pm and the second at 6pm. Adult admission is $8 and children age 12 and under are only $5. Lofte season ticket holders are admitted for free.

The Lofte is proud to host the 2013 summer residency of the Missoula Children's Theater for the eighty straight year. This year's residency is sponsored by the Home State Bank in Louisville and the Plattsmouth State Bank. MCT is a non-profit organization based out of Missoula, Montana. Their mission for nearly fifty years has been to help children develop life skills through the participation in the performing arts. Over the course of this year, their organization will reach nearly 60,000 children worldwide!

The Lofte Community Theatre is located just east of the town of Manley near the intersection of Highway 1 and 50 in Cass County. Please call the Lofte at 402.234.2553 if you should have any questions.

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Registration is now open for the 2013 Schoolhouse Fiddle Camps, in the Old Avoca Schoolhouse, in Avoca, Nebraska. Deborah Greenblatt, championship fiddler, author of many fiddle collections, will help the campers get in touch with their inner fiddler. The course of study during the Schoolhouse Fiddle Camps will be designed specifically
for the individual campers who sign up.

The June Camp (Monday, June 10 - Friday, June 14) is for folks who consider themselves beginners. The July Camp (Monday, July 8 - Friday, July 12) is for folks who consider themselves intermediate or advanced. Enrollment is limited to 10 fiddlers for each week,
so that everyone will get individual attention.

For more information, e-mail Deborah at debby@greenblattandseay.com.
To register on line, log on to: http://www.greenblattandseay.com.

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Summer Library

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World Blood Donor Day is June 14th

Click Here For Upcoming blood donation opportunities

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