Play focuses on controversial Founding Father Thomas Paine
"To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine," a one-act drama written and
performed by Ian Ruskin, will be presented Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Bowen-Thompson Student-Union
Theater on the Bowling Green State University.
The play poses the question: Was Paine "one of the most brilliant minds in human history" or
merely a "filthy little atheist"? Ruskin is an actor, writer, social activist and independent
scholar who studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Otsego ensembles close out Rhythm on the River Arts
GRAND RAPIDS – The Rhythm on the River Arts Series will conclude with a concert featuring the Otsego Show
Choir and the Otsego High School Band Sunday at 4:00 p.m. in the Wright Pavilion located on the
towpath between the canal and the Maumee River at the end of Lincoln Street.
The annual meeting of the Grand Rapids Historical Society, who sponsors the series, will precede the
program at 3:45 p.m.
This program is one of the first performances of the Show Choir for the school year, and the band will
perform highlights from its football halftime shows.
Toledo Orchestra delivers Big Band Blast Saturday
TOLEDO – The Toledo Symphony Orchestra will present A Big Band Blast Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Stranahan
Theater 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd.
Carl Topilow, of the Cleveland Pops, will lead the orchestra in swing hits by Benny Goodman, Glenn
Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and others.
Call 419-246-8000 for tickets priced from $25 to $66.
