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During rehearsal for the annual Lions Club Show, Joe Holla
gets a little help following the Yellow Brick Road from his granddaughter
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Most of the Minstrel Show antics have been left behind in
favor of multiple musical and variety acts. According to director Al Mosher the
acts were selected because they were the most popular over the years and “This
is our 75th year and we wanted to bring back some of the acts and individuals
who have helped us over the years,” he said.
Headlining are Joelle and Melissa Harvey, the Bolivar-Richburg graduates
who went on to become world-renown sopranos, each in their own right. The
sisters who once performed for the Lions Club Show, are making a return
appearance.
But while they may be known across the continents, closer to
home, local vocalists will be also be taking to the stage.
Bernie Riley is reprising his Britney Spears act with the
help of the chorus. Kathy Holla will be singing two songs, one of them “Crazy”
by Patsy Cline while Rich Shear will be singing and playing the harmonica. With
a rich baritone, at 83, Joe Meade crushes ‘Summertime’ from “Showboat”
accompanied by Carole Aldrich on keyboard. Blues Brothers, Wally Gardner and
Bruce Thomas have revised those memorable SNL characters. Additional acts
include the Lawn Chair Drill Team, Whistling Midgets and Munchkins who will
help Joe ‘Dorothy’ Holla down the Yellow Brick Road. “It is going to be a fun
show,” Mosher says.
A little more than 50 men and women of the Lions Club will
be preforming two shows, the first at 7:30 p.m. Friday and the second at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, both in the Wellsville High School auditorium. The cost is $8 at
the door or advanced tickets for $7 can be purchased at the Wellsville Area
Chamber of Commerce, Brand Name Appliances or from any member of the Lions
Club. Funds raised from the show, benefit the many charities supported by the
Lions Club.
