Kind of a slow weekend round the Rock, a good chance to catch up on some R&R, or maybe get started on that spring cleaning you’ve been considering. However, if you’re looking for a worthwhile distraction, a reason to put down the duster, consider these awesome options.
For fantasy fiends:
Enter the Neverland you never knew.
The Tony Award-winning “Peter and the Starcatcher” upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (aka Peter Pan). From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, this wildly theatrical adaptation playfully explores the depths of greed and despair — as well as the bonds of friendship, duty and love.
A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training, who realizes that the trunk’s contents is actually starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands.
When the ship is taken over by pirates — led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own — the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure.
This production showcases the talented artistic trio from BPA’s “Big Fish”: director Ken Michels, musical director Aimee Hong and choreographer Heather Dawson.
This fantastical tale for all ages appears at BPA from March 9 through March 25, with evening shows at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and matinees at 3 p.m. Sundays. The run includes a pay-what-you-can preview at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, and the opening night reception is planned for 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 9.
Tickets, $29 for adults, $24 for seniors, students, youth, military and teachers, may be purchased online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org, by phone at 206-842-8569, or in person at BPA (200 Madison Ave. North).
For the nature lovin’ foodie:
A photo show of scenic scenes shot by Gail Twelves, on display at the Treehouse Café in Lynwood through Monday, April 30.
The show features photos made during two recent trips Twelves made with her husband: one to the far Northeast corner of Alaska, in search of polar bears; and the other to the Return to Freedom mustang sanctuary in California.
Both classic critters have long been obsessions for Twelves, who also rides competitively. As for the bears, she said, what’s not to love about polar bears?
“There are a lot of times in the field when I’m going, ‘Oh, this is too good to be true,’” Twelves said. “There are other times when I have to just put the tripod and camera away and just be with them and just watch them.”
For the preppers:
Learn about navigating the challenges of aging when author/attorney Richard C. Tizzano talks about his book “The Accidental Safari” at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 11 at Eagle Harbor Book Company.
Facing an uncertain future without a life care plan is like taking an “Accidental Safari” without a map or even a flashlight. With compassionate, often humorous, stories from the thousands of families he has helped, Tizzano illustrates clear pathways that can lead to peace of mind.
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