Wayside Grange/Theatre prepares for upcoming season

    DEXTER — A windy frigid night didn’t deter loyal Wayside Grangers from trekking to the Abbott Memorial Library for a meeting to formulate plans for the upcoming season for concerts and Grange suppers beginning in April.
    The concert schedule for the season is set. There will be even concerts beginning on April 26 featuring Ken and Jane Brooks along with Joe and Nellie Kennedy. A Talent Show is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 2. The full schedule will be printed and distributed in a few weeks.

    Discussion centered around having outside groups putting on plays at Wayside Theatre. Corinna and East Madison theatre groups are interested in presenting their plays at our theatre. Another idea discussed was a “Mystery Dinner Theatre.”
    The supper committee has scheduled seven Grange suppers beginning in May on the second Saturday of each.  Menus are now being planned. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and takeout will be available after 6. There is a possible hunters supper being discussed for the last week in October.
    Building repairs were discussed at length: repairs to the floor in the dining hall, moving the serving counters, electrical work, window repairs and some exterior painting. Plans are for a  work day in April at the Grange.
    The next meeting will be April 10 at 6 p.m. at the Abbott Memorial Library. Dues will be collected at this time.