hues of calm

Took a minute or two, or maybe lost myself for a half an hour or so, just staring at the beautiful autumn colors again, and listening to the calm on Olive Street today after a bit of rain... which seems to make everything more vibrant. The brook was singing it's song. The occasional leaf fell through tree branches. A slight chill in the air.  It was good for my soul. 

It could be good for your soul too.
 

unfinished

Showing the flowers last gasp of autumn colors perhaps. Could be. Acrylic painting tucked in the corner, unfinished, untitled, in the little studio room at the cottage.

Some works of art, in any medium, are simply like that. Put on pause. You have to set them aside for a while and come back to them again later. Don't over-think, don't crowd the colors. Step back, take a breath. There's no rush.

winter container gardening

Current project: winter container gardening. Did you know that there are several woodsy perennials and shrubs that you can root ball and lovingly swaddle in burlap that will wait the winter out with you? I suspected as much, but am doing the research and the work and am (as ever) making plans for some temporary landscaping on Olive Street for the snowy times

ready for her close up

Now appearing at the Sugar Tree cottage....

Hand sewn linen figure over wire formed arms, vibrant hand painted features, intricate gown. Artist unknown.

An antique store find, she drew me in, as something about her just seems so familar. 

wonderful rain

The fantastic rain has grown Hayden Brook beautifully! Not a very artful video, but I just had to share its incredible flow beneath the bridge at the Sugar Tree and onward to the lake  

 

near season's end

As the Lakewood Theater (and the Lakewood Inn Restaurant) nears the end of their season, it is bittersweet. I will miss the plays, the actors, the atmosphere. 

It also signifies that soon the summer residents will slowly go back to their homes, and Olive Street will become quieter; and that I do look forward to. Autumn on Olive, sitting on my porch watching the leaves fall and float down the brook. Then Winter on Olive, the snow covering my bridge...  

MJ is back!

MJ Clifford (with Willow) has returned to be our guests again at the Sugar Tree cottage! The art room has once more been converted into a cozy little space, as we welcome MJ for her time on stage in Lakewood Theater's season closer  Who's in Bed with the Butler?

The production runs September 9th - 18th (with no performances on Monday or Tuesday) and as before mentioned, also stars our honorary Olive Street guy, Jacob Coombs. 

Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here, at the box office during open hours, or by calling 474- 7176

social media

In the effort to get the word out about our little project here and all the wonderful things happening at Lakewood Theater & Restaurant, there will now be a new (re-fashioned) facebook group page for On Olive Street updates and information. Please share! 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/onolivestreet

another Lakewood Theater actor on Olive Street

Though just for a brief stay, rumor has it that one more Lakewood Theater actor can now be added to our list of "slept here" plaques to be put up in our guest houses here on Olive Street... 

Welcome Art Meneses, the titular charector in Scapino*, currently playing at Lakewood.  Art appeared on the Lakewood stage in the late 1990's and then returned in 2018 for roles in Incorruptible, and The Legend of Georgia McBride.  He's been back on stage at Lakewood every year since!  This season he could also be seen in Drinking Alone, and made his directorial debut with Mid Summer.

The Lakewood season will close following Who's in Bed with the Butler?  which runs from September 9th to September 19th; but as my vision goes for making Olive Street a place for actors, artists, and their families, I am pretty proud that we've been able to have as our guests this season, four of the finest. 

We hope all our legendary Lakewood folk that spent time with us this year will stay with us again next, and beyond; especially after we get the community space at the Tower House all jazzed up for you! 

*Tucker Atwood and Jakob Sutton also have roles in this production you may recall. Read more about Scapino in the previous post my favorite Lakewood Theater actor on Olive Street

my favorite Lakewood Theater actor on Olive Street

As I wrote in the "Swampy" post within this very blog (April 2019) "All of his summers since 2011 have been spent around the Lakewood Theater. He was part of several Young Performers/Teen, Tech & Tour performances, and has now also appeared in nearly a dozen main stage productions. Additionally he ushers regularly, and sometimes works backstage.  He has acted, directed and stage managed with/at/for several other companies as well, but it is clear that Lakewood is his favorite and there's no place he'd rather be.[other than Salamanca Spain perhaps] He intends to be a part of the Lakewood community for a long, long, very long time indeed."  

This is my son Jakob. (So perhaps I may seem biased about him being my favorite.)

He's here again for another season; ushering and being a Shanty Man, as well as recently adding spotlight operator for  Bullshot McCrummond  to his Lakewood list of experiances. This week he'll be on the stage again, bringing another charector to life in his portrayal of Leo, a mob boss's son in  Scapino. 

The Lakewood Theater website describes the show as follows:  "In this hilarious update of Moliere’s classic farce, disgraced lawyer Scapino returns to Naples, Florida after serving jail time for helping a mob family.  Though Scapino tries to put his past behind him, family pressure, old grudges, and the allure of new love all conspire to lead him back into trouble. Marx brothers meet the Three Stooges."

Come see Jakob and his other incredible cast mates (including our Perkins House artist in residence, Tucker Atwood) in this production that runs August 26th - September 4th (no performances on Monday or Tuesday) Tickets can be purchased online by clicking here, at the box office during open hours, or by calling 474- 7176