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‘Ragtown the Musical’ runs through Aug. 27 in Post
POST—“Ragtown the Musical,” the origin story of the city of Post, is back on the stage of Ragtown Gospel Theater and runs every Saturday at 3 p.m. through August 27.
Brothers Glenn and Chip Polk, founders of Ragtown Gospel Theater, grew up in Post hearing the legendary stories of cereal magnate C.W. Post and his dreams of a utopian city on the South Plains. They heard the tales firsthand from the people who were there alongside C.W. Post in the early part of the last century.
Both brothers have memories of the Golden Jubilee, fifty years after the founding, when many of those early settlers celebrated the anniversary with attending Hollywood celebrities of the day: Danny Thomas, Spring Byington, and Danny Kaye, among others. Post’s granddaughter, the glamorous Dena Merrill, had just made her 1957 film debut in a movie with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.
Reigning over it all, including the unveiling of her father’s statue, was the regal Marjorie Merriweather Post, C.W. Post’s only child, and heir to his breakfast food empire. It was an empire she had multiplied exponentially, by expanding the Post Cereal Company into the multi-brand conglomerate, General Foods. Her success was aided in no small part to an advertising slogan conceived by her husband, E.F. Hutton: “Breakfast... the most important meal of the day.”
All those original settlers are gone now, but the Polk brothers are doing their best to assure the unique story of their hometown’s founding is remembered.
Tickets available at the website, www.ragtown.com, or call 1-877-RAG-TOWN.
—Ragtown Gospel Theater Facebook page
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‘First Thursdays Paint Night’ Aug. 4 at College on the Square in Snyder
SNYDER—Painting comes to life in First Thursdays Paint Night class as attendees will paint an acrylic succulent and accent the background with watercolor effects.
Nathalie Kelly will teach the class, on Thursday, Aug. 4 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $40 and includes all painting supplies and food and drink.
Register now for this class by calling (325) 574-6581.
—WTC College on the Square Facebook page
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