1. Our Executive Artistic Director, Jason Richards says, “It’s finally time to start thinking about outside. One of my favorite things about St. Croix Falls is all the trails for hiking and running. If you are ready to get back out there after hibernating all winter, it may be time for a new pair of shoes. Let me recommend Altra. They make my favorite trail running shoes. I have several pairs that I switch between. You can hardly go wrong with any of their designs but the Lone Peak is my personal favorite. Altra shoes have many features that I like. For example. They are a zero drop shoe. Meaning the front of the show and the back of the shoe are level. Most shoes are higher in the back. Some by a few millimeters and some by a lot. The zero drop lets your foot function properly as it would without shoes on. Also, the toe box is shaped like your toes. Most shoes narrow at the fore foot which squeeze your toes together. Altra’s foot-shaped toe box gives your toes more room which, again, allows them to function as they would if you were barefoot. This also creates a larger foot bed to allow for more stability on the trail. Check out the link below for more details. Happy running! (Or hiking!)
https://www.altrarunning.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwppSEBhCGARIsANIs4p6924kv6jRAOeSELkiZS_12Xndm79FRklT5hYT_X8HV_Q6Z3KDKnHIaAjfrEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
2. Incoming actor, Clare Rolinger will be joining Festival Theatre this summer. You will see her in Sense and Sensibility and Brighton Beach Memoirs. She writes, “My Festival Fav for May 2021 is the show, "The Great" on Hulu! It is a period satire about an eighteenth-century empress of Russia, Catherine the Great. Catherine marries into the royal family and develops a deep hatred for her husband, Peter. The show follows Catherine as she plans a coup and attempts to murder Peter and rule Russia on her own. Fascinating and compelling female characters! Murder! What more could you need? The show is by no means historically accurate (every episode starts with a title slide that says, "The Great, an occasionally true story"), but it is incredibly funny and the costumes are exquisite and it has been an absolute joy to watch.”
https://www.altrarunning.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwppSEBhCGARIsANIs4p6924kv6jRAOeSELkiZS_12Xndm79FRklT5hYT_X8HV_Q6Z3KDKnHIaAjfrEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
2. Incoming actor, Clare Rolinger will be joining Festival Theatre this summer. You will see her in Sense and Sensibility and Brighton Beach Memoirs. She writes, “My Festival Fav for May 2021 is the show, "The Great" on Hulu! It is a period satire about an eighteenth-century empress of Russia, Catherine the Great. Catherine marries into the royal family and develops a deep hatred for her husband, Peter. The show follows Catherine as she plans a coup and attempts to murder Peter and rule Russia on her own. Fascinating and compelling female characters! Murder! What more could you need? The show is by no means historically accurate (every episode starts with a title slide that says, "The Great, an occasionally true story"), but it is incredibly funny and the costumes are exquisite and it has been an absolute joy to watch.”
3. Our Board President, Meg Luhrs says, “The cold spring has slowed the wildflower show on the best wildflower walk around, the Indianhead Trail on the north end of the Lions Park in St. Croix Falls, and that's a good thing! You can still see Dutchman's Britches, Rue Anemone, (false or otherwise), Trout Lilies galore, Marsh Marigolds or Cowslips, as we used to call them and you will see why, Skunk Cabbage, and Bloodroot. Violets are still shy of the cold and Trilliums are just daring to show small leaves and buds. Go early and often because the display changes every day! The trail crosses numerous streams with wooden bridges and is handicapped accessible. If you follow it to the picnic table/campsite, you will see a ginormous eagle nest across the river in a white pine. Bring your binoculars so you can spot the "tiny" inhabitants.”
4. Actor Faith Klick (The marvelous Wonderettes, Fools, Crimes of the Heart) says, “My favorite is a reality show called The Circle on Netflix. Sometimes it’s nice to not think too much. The show questions whether or not the true you can be portrayed through social media and if people will believe the lies you tell on social media. I’ve been consuming a lot of other media with very thick and complicated plots
4. Actor Faith Klick (The marvelous Wonderettes, Fools, Crimes of the Heart) says, “My favorite is a reality show called The Circle on Netflix. Sometimes it’s nice to not think too much. The show questions whether or not the true you can be portrayed through social media and if people will believe the lies you tell on social media. I’ve been consuming a lot of other media with very thick and complicated plots
5. Actor Lauren Lash will be joining us for the first time this summer. (Sense and Sensibility, Shipwrecked!, Brighton Beach Memoirs) She says, “My favorite thing lately is the Adventure Challenge. This is a book with a collection of adventures and comes in three editions: solo, friends, and couple. You scratch off a mystery adventure the day you want to do it and then you go on an adventure. Maybe it is painting, going to the thrift store, baking etc. This book has really expanded my idea of adventuring and given me a lot of really fun things to do that I would not have thought of myself.”
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