Hello Friends of Silver Lining Players! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of you! A special thank you to those of you who joined us for Makeshift Theater's special event at Greystone Hall on the 14th. It was a very successful event with an attendance that exceeded expectations. 2025 looks to be a big year for Silver Lining Players with a number of productions in the works. The first is coming up fast. On January 18th we'll be lending a hand to Summit Metroparks for their program "Poe in the Park" for which they will celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday, talk about The Raven and a famous Ohioan who was a fan of Poe’s, and present readings of some of Poe’s most famous works performed by members of Silver Lining Players. This program is free to the public and will be presented in the auditorium of the Seiberling Naturealm at 1828 Smith Rd. Akron, OH 44313, at 6:30pm on Saturday, January 18th. Mark your calendar now! On another project, I'm currently working on an original musical based on the songs of Tom Lehrer and am in need of vocalists to prepare some demos in order to submit the musical to various competitions. We've completed the solos and duets and just have a few ensemble songs left to do. The sessions are coming up quickly, January 2 - 4! So the time commitment is very short, just those days and maybe not all three. If you'd be interested in lending your voice to this project, I want to hear from you, so please drop me a note ASAP. Thanks! And have a wonderful holiday season! Gary Davis Silver Lining Players artshop@artist-shop.com gary@garydavis.net -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. www.avast.com