The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 2005 Page: 3 of 36
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rsday, May 26, 2005
The Albany News
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City cleanup planned June 2, 4
; Albany residents are being
iffged to participate in a city-
wi/le cleanup campaign set for
ne 2 and June 4 to prepare the
ro for the thousands of visi-
ra expected for the Fort Grif-
fin Fandangle later in the month.
• gL T$ie cleanup is sponsored
jointly by the City of Albany and
?the Chamber of Commerce in an
trfFort to make the best impres-
sion possible on visitors here for
the Fandangle and throughout
the summer months.
£ Residents will be able to dump
trash free of charge in trucks
-located near the Albany Visitors
Center. The trash collection is
2005 FANDANGLE
being provided by BFI, the local
trash contractor.
Dumpster Availability
Manned trucks will again be
located in the Fandangle park-
ing lot near the Depot during
the two-day cleanup campaign.
While the use of the trucks will
be free to the public, there are
restrictions on the type of items
that will be allowed.
BFI can not accept paint prod-
ucts, old batteries or tires, large
appliances, compressors or any-
thing that contains freon, pesti-
cides or other toxic chemicals or
petroleum products.
If refrigerators or compres-
sors have been tagged by licensed
personnel, BFI will accept the
items, Albany City Manager
Bobby RusseU said this week
that Mike Tschaar Heating and
Air Conditioning, a company
that makes regular trips to Al-
bany, is licensed to dispose of
the freon and tag such items.
Unfortunately, the BFI trucks
cannot accept limbs and brush
during the cleanup days, accord-
ing to Russell.
The city's convenience station
is normally the deposit point for
such items, but the station has
been closed for several months
due to violations, and Russell
Fandangle ticket sales pick up
Ticket sales for the six perfor-
mances of the Fort Griffin Fan-
dangle have picked up consider-
ably during the past week after
special inserts were distributed
last Sunday in the Abilene Re-
porter-News and in the Weather-
fprd area.
The 2005 performances of the
Fort Griffin Fandangle will take
place June 16-18 and June 23-
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i,n "The phone calls have really
picked up this week," said Fan-
(dangle office manager Susan
-Waller, "but we can really tell
how much impact the inserts
had because of the volume of
calls from the Weatherford area.
"That's always been kind of
an untapped resource," she con-
tinued, "and now hopefully we've
let a few more people know about
the Fandangle."
Waller stated that regular
' television and radio advertising
fbr the Fandangle began earlier
this month, and she is expecting
to receive ticket orders as a re-
sult of that publicity, as well as
from a special documentary-type
show scheduled to be broadcast
on KTAB next Monday evening.
The half-hour Fandangle tele-
vision program, featuring new
interviews, footage from the
show, and excerpts from a video
at the Old Jail Art Center, will
air on KTAB (channel 4) from
6:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday,
s June 9.
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"Making a Difference: The
Story of Robert Nail and the
Fandangle" will tell the history
of the 68-year-old show, with
Diana Nail narrating.
Waller plans to be in the of-
fice during the program and af-
terward in order to take calls for
ticket orders.
Ticket Prospects
Box seats for the 2005 shows
are quickly becoming scarce,
with just a few of the choice
seats remaining. The center sec-
tion has also starting going fast
this week, said Waller, especially
for both Saturday night perfor-
mances and the parade night
show.
Good seats can still be pur-
chased for all six shows, but
anyone interested in obtaining
particular seats should contact
the Fandangle office as soon as
possible.
Ticket sales opened to the
public on May 1. Prices are $20
for all box seats, $15 for the
center section, $10 for far left
seats and $7 for all bleacher seats
and standing room tickets.
Tickets must be paid for in
advance and the Fandangle ac-
cepts personal checks, cash,
Visa, MasterCard and Discover
cards.
Group discounts of 20 per-
cent are available for orders of
20 or more tickets on June 16,17
and 24. Discounts do not apply
to tickets purchased for either
Saturday show or for parade day.
Orders can be placed in per-
son at the Fandangle ticket of-
fice located in the Albany Visi-
tors Center on Main Street, or
sent to the Fandangle at PO Box
155, Albany TX 76430.
Phone orders are welcome and
can be made and paid for by
calling 325-762-3838. After of-
fice hours, callers can leave ticket
orders on the answering machine
or they can order by contacting
Waller at albanyfandangle
@aol.com.
Memberships
"It is never too late to join the
Fandangle association and there
are several benefits to becoming
a member and supporting the
show," Waller related.
Several levels of membership
are available, including Gold
Patrons and Silver Patrons for
donations of $1,000 and $500
respectively. Regular patron
memberships are available for a
contribution of $150 or more.
All patron members will be
listed in the souvenir program
for the six summer shows of the
Fandangle, and patrons also re-
ceive special parking permits
which entitle them to reserve
parking at the Prairie Theater.
Longhorn memberships are
available for donations of $40 or
more, and pioneer memberships
can be obtained by persons 65
and older for just $10.
The cast and crew of the 2005
Fort Griffin Fandangle will be
rehearsing almost every night
during the next several weeks
at the Prairie Theater.
The next general rehearsal
for this year's production is set
for tonight, May 26 at the the-
ater, and with opening night just
three weeks away, director Bet-
sy Parsons is stressing how im-
portant it is for everyone who
wants to be in the show to attend
all rehearsals from now on.
Tonight's general practice,
which includes large production
numbers, will begin at 8:00 p.m.
rather than 7:30 p.m. because of
the high school baseball playoff
game. There will not be any re-
hearsals this Friday or Satur-
day due to graduation activities.
Detailed rehearsal schedules
are available at the Fandangle
office in the Albany Visitors Cen-
ter and will also be handed out
at all practices.
On Monday, May 30, practice
will start at 7:00 p.m. at the high
school auditorium with the Of-
ficers Ball, followed by the can-
can dancers and Pink Ladies.
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has not yet received word from
the state that the site can re-
open.
The BFI trucks will be near
the Chamber office from 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday,
June 2, and from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 noon that Saturday. There
will not be a truck on site during
the day on Friday because of a
BFI conflict, said Russell.
Cleanup Day
Normally, the Chamber of
Commerce promotes and spon-
sors a formal cleanup on Satur-
day morning to prepare for Fan-
dangle visitors.
However, Chamber manager
Chuck Senter is out of the office
for several weeks for medical
reasons and no official cleanup
time has been scheduled this
year.
"We'll announce in next
week's paper whether there will
be a Chamber-sponsored
cleanup, but for now, we encour-
age all Albany residents to clean
up around their own homes and
businesses. If there are places
along the main thoroughfares or
in the downtown area, please
help take care of those as well.
We need to make sure our com-
munity is ready for visitors."
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Rehearsal schedule in high gear
Rehearsals on Tuesday in-
clude the oilwell sequence, street
scene, can-can, saloon, "Over the
Age of Consent," the church
scene and Officers Ball, starting
at 8:00 p.m. at Prairie Theater.
Rehearsal for Indians will be
at 7:30 on Wednesday, June 1.
Square dancers will meet at 8:00
p.m. the same night, followed by
Huppi Hi at 9:00 p.m.
The cycle will begin again on
Thursday, June 2 with a general
rehearsal for everyone at 7:30 p.m.
Cast members are asked to
check their practice schedules
daily for rehearsals that may
affect them.
"We must have everyone who
plans to be in the show present
at any practice for a scene they
are involved in," said Parsons.
Opening night is June 16,
with performances also on June
17 and 18 and again the next
week on June 23-25.
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