“Elf: The Musical” ended its 2-week run last night, at the Staples auditorium.
Staples Players’ fall show has taken its place as one of the most fun, energetic and spectacular shows in the troupe’s 66-year history.
Sold-out audiences loved the singing, dancing — and especially, its message of joy. Many attendees got in the spirit of the show themselves:
(Photo/Dan Woog)
From left: Blake Raho, Seamus Brannigan and Chloe Carson. (Photo/Dan Woog)
Buddy (Seamus Brannigan) and the elves. (Photo/Susan Garment)
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Clarendon Fine Art on Main Street was filled Friday night, at a reception for Craig Alan.
His work includes dozens, sometimes hundreds, of intricately painted exquisite figures. Here’s one example. (Hat tip: Stephanie Mastocciolo)
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Also Friday night: Staples Service League of Boys‘ (SLOBs) biggest basketball fundraiser ever.
More than 240 SLOBs, students and parents formed 38 3-v-3 teams, to raise over $5,100 for Staples Tuition Grants.
SLOBS president Cole Siegner, fundraising chair Zach Gillman and the executive board planned the event, and selected the charity to support.
They also voted to create a SLOBs named award with Tuition Grants, in honor of their friend and fellow Stapleite Max Harper. To contribute, click here; then select “SHS SLOBs Named Award” from the dropdown menu.
Contratulations to the winners: seniors James Pretty, RJ Kickham and Ben Cukier.
Runners-up were Austin Heyer, Cole Landgraf, Nate Maurillo and James Moneyhun. Two teams won sportsmanship awards: Jack Schwartz, Jackson Tracey, Max Saperstein and Andre Albanese, and Grant Bozeman, Ryan Marens, Charles Nivaud and Michael Roberts.
A small portion of the large SLOBs crowd.
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Westporters are used to seeing one deer, nearly everywhere in town. Sometimes there are 2 or 3.
But 6?!
Richard Fogel spotted these half-dozen the other day off Whitney Street, and snapped this shot for our “Westport … Naturally” feature.
(Photo/Richard Fogel)
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And finally … Donald “Duck” Dunn was born on this day, in 1941. A bass guitarist/record producer/session musician/songwriter, he is best known for his work with Stax Records artists like Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Rufus and Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd and others.
Dnn is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Booker T. & the MGs. He died in 2012, at 70.
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