Triad to meet
Gorham/Westbrook Triad will meet at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, at 22 Foster St. in Westbrook. A nurse will speak about the abuse of medications with the elderly.
City man wins car at casino
A posting on the Oxford Casino Facebook page reports that Simon Snyder of Westbrook won a recent drawing for a Mustang at the casino. Snyder said last week that he opted for $25,000 cash. He also said his mother, Carolyn Snyder, won the $1,000 third prize in the drawing. “The Westbrook family came through,” he said.
About plans for the money, he said he has responsibilities to take care of and would “do some fun things.”
Garbo on Westbrook stage
Portland Ovations will present Fred Garbo’s Inflatable Theater Company at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center on Stroudwater Street.
Garbo, according to Portland Ovations, has been a professional performer since 1974. He was the acrobat inside Barkley the Dog on “Sesame Street.”
On Broadway, he was the chief juggler in the musical “Barnum.” He toured Europe, Hong Kong and Australia with the Obie Award-winning “Foolsfire.” He has tumbled for the New York City Opera at Lincoln Center, danced with MOMIX in Brazil, and was featured on David Letterman’s “Late Night.”
For more than two decades he has been inventing inflatables with artist/builder George York. He trained and performed with Tony Montanaro.
Garbo brings his Inflatable Theater Company to life on stage, astounding and tickling audiences with pop-action inflatables of all shapes and sizes combined with mime, juggling, and acrobatics, according to Portland Ovations.
In addition, Ovations Offstage is offering a hands-on family cirque workshop with Garbo from 11 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Portland Public Library. For more information, call 773-3150 or email offstage@portlandovations.org
Tickets for the Nov. 16 performance are $15. To purchase, visit www.portlandovations.org, or contact PortTIX at 842-0800.
Westbrook school bus drivers celebrate Halloween dressed as minions from the movie “Despicable Me.” Cindy Button, transportation coordinator, said, “Children on their buses had a ball with them.” Pictured, from the left, are Debbie Ludka, Sue Nixon, Denise Watts, Rachel Conley, Patty Harkins and Alicia Kopacz.Send questions/comments to the editors.
