A
living
history...
Dispatches from the past...
A kaleidoscope of
memories, stories and events
from the past of Michigan City and
the area.
Mainstreet
Theatre
807 Franklin St, Michigan City, In
~ $10 ~ (219) 874-4269
8 PM Friday
& Saturday, 2
PM
Sunday
Nov.
6, 7 & 8
Presented by Sudden Productions and The Festival Players Guild
by Dan Schaaf
Directed by George
Maslankowski
Starring Mayre Williams,
Robert Richter, Sandy Gleim,
Angie Shriner, Dan Moser, Dave Ticknor
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PARADES,
RIBBONS & STREETS ~
Rather than a
chronological
history of Michigan
City,
‘Parades
Ribbons and Streets’ treats various themes (such as the Depression,
war, the great natural abundance of the area) with short, sometimes
touching and funning stories as remembered by residents of the Area.
One common theme is the great variety of parades that Michigan City
once had: circus parades, 4th of July parades, Klan parades, political
parades. Another theme is the simple joys of street life before streets
became merely paths for motor vehicles to get from point A to point B.
Most importantly we hear from people who have lived thru the worst and
best of times and survived to tell the tale.The stories are for the most part gathered from histories recorded in the late 1970s as a CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) project. Characters in this presentation are composite and do not reflect the views of any one person, living or dead. |