Arts and leisure digest
Accomplice’ opens tonight at the Lycian Center Sugar Loaf Tickets are on sale for Rupert Holmes’ comedic thriller “Accomplice, a new dinner/theatre experience, at the Lycian Centre in Sugar Loaf, with performances beginning tonight, Oct. 29, beginning 6 p.m. for dinner. Other performance dates are Oct. 30 and 31 and Nov. 5, 6 and 7. Tickets are $48 for the Sunday performances and $50 for the Friday and Saturday evening performances. Tickets are also available for the show only at $30. The luncheon and dinner menus are prepared by Country Courtesy Caterers of Goshen. The Sunday luncheon begins at 1 p.m. Call 469-2287 or visit www.lyciancentre.com for more information. (Show only tickets are available by contacting the box office). Young Professionals of Orange County to host Halloween mixer tonight Middletown The Orange County Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals will host a Halloween mixer on Friday, Oct. 29, from 7 to 10 p.m. at DeStefano’s Olde Erie Brew Pub in Middletown. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be provided and there will be drinks and prizes for the best costume. Admission is $10 in advance, $15 at the door and $20 for those without a costume. Call 457-9700 or visiting www.orangeny.com. Lyme disease lecture is tonight Tuxedo park “Lyme Disease: Not for you or your dog” is a lecture that will be held tonight, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s-In-Tuxedo Episcopal Church. The lecture includes presentations by Dr. Carolyn Britton, associate professor of neurology at Columbia University/member of the CU Lyme/Tick-Borne Research Committee; and Dr. James Dasbach, New York City veterinarian with years of experience in the field of Lyme Disease in dogs. A question and answer period will follow. Call 351-5122 for more information. Ladies night out dinner on Nov. 10 will benefit breast cancer awareness Monroe A ladies night out dinner, with entertainment, to benefit breast cancer awareness will be held on Wednesday,, Nov. 10 from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Lakeside Firehouse on West Mombasha Road in Monroe. The $25 donation includes a buffet style dinner, wine, soda, water and music by DJ Jeff Blizzard. There will also be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. For additional information, call organizer Wendy Andreala at 480-1317 Fall roast beef church dinner is Nov. 6 Chester The First Presbyterian Church of Chester will hold its annual fall roast beef dinner on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. Take-outs will be available at that time also. The menu consists of tomato juice, dinner rolls, the church’s special coleslaw, green beans, harvard beets, roast beef and mashed potatoes. Coffee, tea and milk are served along with gingerbread and whipped cream topping for dessert. Tickets are: $12 for adults; $10 for seniors aged 65 and older; $6 for kids six to 12; and free for kids under five. Advanced reservations are recommended for this sell-out dinner. To reserve your ticket, call 469-4311. Oklahoma!’ comes to Sugar Loaf on Nov. 11 Sugar Loaf - Kings Theatre Company is presenting Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” at the Lycian Centre for the Performing Arts in Sugar Loaf on Thursday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. Set in turn of the century Oklahoma, against a backdrop of the high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys, Oklahoma! is the love story of Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl and features songs including “People Will Say We’re In Love,” “Oh What A Beautiful Mornin’” and “Surrey With A Fringe On Top.” Call 469-2287 for ticket information.