Sunday, September 25, 2011

Movie Day September 27

Come see, The Help, on Tuesday, September 27.
Coffee & rolls at 8:30 am and the movie begins at 9:00 at the Harlan Theater.

The Help is a 1960s-era Mississippi debutante sends her community into an uproar by conducting a series of probing interviews with the black servants behind some of her community's most prominent families. Skeeter (Emma Stone) has just graduated from college, and she's eager to launch her career as a writer. In a moment of inspiration, Skeeter decides to focus her attention on the black female servants who work in her community. Her first subject is Aibileen (Viola Davis), the devoted housekeeper who has been employed by Skeeter's best friend's family for years. By speaking with Aibileen, Skeeter becomes an object of scorn to the wealthy locals, who view her actions as directly challenging to the established social order. Before long, even more servants are coming forward to tell their stories, and Skeeter discovers that friendship can blossom under the most unlikely of circumstances. Bryce Dallas Howard co-stars in a touching tale of race relations based on author Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel of the same name. … 

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Away in the Basement with the Church Basement Ladies

And out of the basement shall come a Church Basement program of good tidings, great humor and joy!  The ladies are serving it up again, this time around it’s an all-new holiday show.  Troupe America, Inc., the producer of the nationally acclaimed musical comedy Church Basement Ladies and Church Basement Ladies 2: A Second Helping celebrates the holiday season with a new musical comedy Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas  Away in the Basement takes us back to 1959 and the day of the Sunday School Christmas Program.  In the midst of holiday preparations and sprinklings of love in the air, the ladies in their witty, down-to-earth style are creating their own memories from Christmases past and present.  Content to do things the way they have always been done yet pondering new ideas, the reality of everyday life hits home as they plan the Sunday School Christmas Program.  As the children rehearse up in the sanctuary, several of the ladies of the kitchen are finishing up the treat bags filled with apples, peanuts and ribbon candy while the others put the final touches on the nativity pieces.  As they mend old bathrobe costumes, discuss the politics of who’s going to play the various roles, little do the ladies know what surprises are in store for them.  Known for their hilarious antics and subtle charm, they are once again called upon to step in and save the day!

The Commanders will travel to Iowa Western Community College for a 2:00 pm show on Saturday, November 12.  The cost is $82 per person.  Call the bank 755-5112 right away, because these tickets won’t last long.

Movie Day is postponed

Our movie day for September has been postponed until Tuesday, September 27. 

Stay tuned for movie details -- I'll publish those next week!