Flipping out

HONESDALE, PA — All are invited to experience Broadway in a new light with “Flipping Broadway,” which takes place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 29 at the Cooperage.

The show is described as a cabaret filled with theater stories, poignant moments, soaring voices and fun for the whole family.

The cabaret is produced by and stars Ken McMullen and Kara Snyder of Karaken Productions, and is accompanied by director/arranger Scott Besser.

The evening will include music from “Funny Girl,” “Hamilton,” “Wicked,” “Little Me,” “Mame” and “Sweeney Todd.”

Tickets cost $15 in advance online or $20 at the door. The show is for all ages and is BYOB.

The Cooperage is located at 1030 Main St. For more information, visit thecooperageproject.org or call 570/253-2020.

Kids can act up at the Forestburgh Playhouse Academy

FORESTBURGH, NY — Registration is now open for the Forestburgh Playhouse (FBP) Academy’s summer programs, which take place in August at the playhouse.

The workshops are designed to educate and enrich young artists who love to sing, dance and perform.

The academy is offering two programs this summer: the one-week Musical Theatre Intensive for kids aged eight to 12 from Sunday, August 6 through Saturday, August 12; and the two-week Theatre for Young Artists Musical Camp, for youth aged 13 to 17, takes place Monday, August 14 to Saturday, August 26.

The former program will put on a re-telling of Hercules, and the latter will put on a full-length production of the “Spongebob SquarePants: the Broadway Musical.”

For more information and to register, visit www.fbplayhouse.org.

Paul Hayward, pride of Forest City, in concert

FOREST CITY, PA — The Forest City Area Historical Society will host musician Paul Hayward at the museum at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 2.

Hayward is a native of Forest City, and a traveling singer/songwriter as well as a minister, restaurateur and more.

He’ll “be singing songs and spinning tales from my childhood,” he said.

Despite everything he’s done, “I’m still a kid from the Endless Mountains, not much different than when I used to walk around the woods from Forest City to Pleasant Mount to Elk Mountain.”

The performance will benefit the historical society.

The museum, which is handicapped accessible and air conditioned, is located at the corner of Main Street and Dundaff Street.

There is no admission fee but donations are welcomed.

For more information, visit www.forestcityareahistoricalsociety.org/index.html.

Get your weird on

PARKSVILLE, NY — The Parksville Arts Center and the Conflux Gallery—aka CON-PAC—invite all to an art and music festival starting at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 29 at New Memories.

It’s the first event held by the two organizations.

The scheduled entertainment includes musical guests Crisper, Creatures and the Acid Cabaret. Emcee Partyball from San Francisco will be there too.

New Memories, which houses the Conflux Gallery, is located at 862 Parksville Rd.

For more information, call the Parksville Arts Center at 845/292-3082.

Heroes of Toolik at the Rock Valley Schoolhouse

LONG EDDY, NY — Heroes of Toolik, an acoustic, avant-folk inflected new music group, will perform at the Rock Valley Schoolhouse at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 30.

The band cites influences ranging from Steve Reich to Captain Beefheart to Golden Palominos.

The Rock Valley Schoolhouse is located at 9178 County Highway #28. For more information, call 917/612-8585.