The 114th anniversary of the incorporation of North Tonawanda as a city and the seventh anniversary of the charter of the North Tonawanda History Museum will be celebrated together at a free public birthday party from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 at the museum, 54 Webster St. Awards will be presented at 2 p.m. to 84 supporters of the museum, including individual volunteers, businesses and other organizations. Refreshments will be served.
[Harold Pinter]'s brilliance is in his frightening examination and magnification of the mundane. The characters in the show -- husband-and-wife seaside boarding-house proprietors, their brooding guest, a local tart and two mysterious outsiders -- couldn't be more banal. The action of the play (excluding the threat brought by the outsiders) is so commonplace as to be almost negligible. And it's this bland terrain where Pinter sets up camp and proceeds to explode his dramatic depth-charges. In its own way, Birthday Party is like a Picasso cubist painting; the view is taken apart, broken down into disjointed images, and it's up to us to reassemble them based on whatever history we've brought with us into the theater. I hope I haven't used up my allotted adjectives, because I still need to ...
Aretha Franklin proved that her voice is still divine at 69 as she gave a brief but rousing performance at a swank birthday party in her honor. Tony Bennett , Smokey Robinson , music mogul Clive Davis and Bette Midler were among the celebrities on hand to pay tribute to the Queen of Soul on Friday night at a late-night birthday party in New York City.
LONG BEACH - The community is invited to join waterfront workers Saturday at a grand 100th birthday party for the Port of Long Beach on a working pier just west of downtown. There's going to be music, film, art, carnival rides, food and drinks, free parking and a photo exhibit covering the port's transformation from single wooden pier to one of the globe's most modern seaports.
On July 9, Bob McGuffee of Olive Branch was honored with a surprise 90th birthday party held at the home of his son, Reid McGuffee and his daughter-in-law, Betty, in Lakeland . Other co- hosts of this special event included Doug Williams of Oxford, Miss., and his son and daughter-in-law, Glenn and Sharon Williams of Rossville . Among the guests attending the celebration were the honoree's grandchildren, Brian Williams and his wife, Hollie of Collierville , along with their daughter, Kaylee; Brent Williams and his wife, Debra of Collierville , with their two-week-old son, Cameron; Mindi Covington and her son, Tanner of Charlotte, N.C.; and Ashley Campbell and her son, Dylan of Southaven. Other guests included McGuffee's grandson Tommy Downs and his daughter Madison from Cincinnati, Ohio.
A young boy relished each icy spoonful of his sno-cone, but his eyes and ears were focused on the lilting duet sung by 14-year-old Amber Farago and Cassy Pitorri, 11, at Diamond Bar's 21st annual public birthday party. The Diamond Bar Performing Arts Academy's ShowBiz ensemble duo sang with conviction about making the world better and viewing people as treasures.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - The owner of a Texas skating rink said Sunday that he pushed children out of harm's way when a parent suddenly opened fire on his estranged wife and her relatives at their son's birthday party. The Saturday night shootings that left six dead, including the gunman, lasted just moments, said Forum Roller World owner Walt Hedrick.
A young boy relished each icy spoonful of his sno-cone, but his eyes and ears were focused on the lilting duet sung by 14-year-old Amber Farago and Cassy Pitorri, 11, at Diamond Bar's 21st annual public birthday party. The Diamond Bar Performing Arts Academy's ShowBiz ensemble duo sang with conviction about making the world better and viewing people as treasures.
REDLANDS - All 4,065 children in the San Bernardino County foster care system will receive a birthday present this year - and then some. The Bonnes Meres Auxiliary of Children's Fund announced 4,850 gifts were collected for local foster children at their annual Birthday Luncheon Wednesday at the Redlands Country Club. It is the first year the organization has met the fund's total need, toy shopping chairwoman Kelli Wilms said. Last year, more than 3,400 gifts were collected, she said.
Dear Abby: I have a problem that happens once a year -- my birthday at work. There's a huge potluck with cake, banners, gifts and a card that has been circulating around the office for a week. I cringe at the attention. Everyone means well, but these celebrations are pure torture for me. I'm a 7-year-old all over again, trying my best to keep the anxiety and waterworks in check. It goes back to my childhood. Growing up, we were very poor, and my parents made it clear that sacrifices had been made for my "big day," which always ended up with me guilt-ridden and in tears.
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