YAH Purpose

The Young at Heart Ministry is for Senior Adults (those past retirement age) in the Dayton, Ohio area. We provide times of fellowship and entertainment during our monthly Luncheons. We also provide the opportunity to see interesting places and things around the area during our monthly Day Trips. Once a year (sometimes more frequently) we offer a longer trip to see areas far from Dayton. All of our programs are designed to be honoring to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Friday, August 18, 2017

Beauty and the Beast–LaComedia

August 18, 2017 we enjoyed the musical Beauty and the Beast at LaComedia in Springboro, Ohio.

In my opinion, this was one of their best plays. I think many of the performers, perhaps most, were from the area. However, several including the lead parts were from places like New York and California.

There were 25 of us, however, we did not sell all of the tickets to our Young@Heart people, so I bought several tickets to bring our daughter, her husband and our granddaughter. I think everyone was happy with the performances.

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This is our daughter Michele, and Granddaughter Abegael. Isn’t she beautiful. Obviously, she doesn’t get her looks from Grandpa.

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Of course, we all go to LaComedia to also enjoy their very good buffet.

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Most of you know the story line but to keep it simple, it starts with a prince who becomes a beast because of his poor behavior. Now, someone must love him before the last petal of the rose dies. So, we watch the prince and the rose to see if anyone will love him prior to that last petal falling. 

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This was the projected image on the stage curtain

Since they won’t allow photos or video during the performance, I have to rely on photos before and after the performance.

Sorry to say, I also relied totally on my smart phone as a camera, Although it does a decent job in good light, it is not good in the kind of subdued light of the theater dining room. So forgive me for the photo quality of the dining room photos.

The following photo is Belle as she greets the guests after the show.

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The next photos were done by our son-in-law, after we exited. They stayed around long enough to get better photos with more of the cast. So this photo credit goes to our daughter, Michele Koerber and son-in-law, Jim Koerber. Michele and granddaughter, Abegael are included in the photos.

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Our next trip will be to Scioto Hills for a musical program and fall color drive in October. Be sure to sign up for that one during our next Young@Heart Luncheon on September 12.

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