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Author James Buckley Jr. Takes Young Readers Inside the Hall of Fame

Debuting earlier this month, on April 2, “Out of the Park!” follows the careers of Hall of Famers including Jeter, Robinson, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio and others. Organized by key aspects of the game, each chapter features snapshots of players who excelled in that arena. Readers in middle grades can reference sidebars in each section to find fun facts, historical trivia, famous quotes, important stats, and baseball lingo, all illustrated by photographs from the Hall of Fame’s collection.…

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‘Empty Bowls’ Fundraiser is This Saturday

More than 300 unique, hand-thrown bowls have been donated by local potters for use during the event; the Smithy Clay Studio donated their space and kiln use. As for the food itself, area restaurants, caterers, and generous individuals have signed up to donate a wide variety of soup and bread.…

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On Stage: Hartwick Thespians To Perform Complete Works of Shakespeare

To understand the absurdity of the promise the troupe of three makes to cover all of Shakespeare’s plays, consider the stats that literary wonks have made so readily available. It takes roughly one hour to perform 1,000 lines of a Shakespeare play. The average number of lines in a Shakespeare play ranges from 2,752 lines, if you use the Cambridge edition of his works, to 2,864 lines for the Globe edition. Which means any one play, on average, takes between…

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