Middle Foy's Lake is officially ice-free. We've been getting bursts of snow regularly since April 1 -- March was a-lyin' about it's weather-intentions after the Equinox. I hope the Deer are finding their natural foods -- they sure looked skinny the other night. Big Rooster Pheasants are eating right out of the box feeder, and the Red Wing Blackbirds are singing their lovely songs.

Footbarn's Celebration of Theatre: Theater X-Net

Starring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Ida's Places in Paris -- from my first jet-lagged day by the Seine.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

Visit: Michael's Montana Web Archive
Theater, Art, Flash Gordon, Funky Music and MORE!
NEW! Spitfires of the Spaceways
Watch Dale Arden rescue Flash Gordon for a change!

Charity Alert: Make a Post-Equinox resolution to click on The Hunger Site every day.

In The Community: Still Dawg-sick, but new updates are trickling onto the Hockaday Museum of Art's Website somehow. We have an opening next Thursday.

Media Watch: Trash A-Go-Go -- The charming, funny, but not-so-famous-anymore, Paulina Porzikova was first off Dancing With The Stars. One more Miss USA has bitten the dust too -- she wasn't as bad as the last one, but neither she nor her partner had much charisma. We are rooting against sleazy talk-show host Leeza Gibbons, who was in the bottom two this last week. Anton Apollo Ohno and Jullien Hough did the only really good dance during the third week -- everyone else stalled slightly. Judge Len Goodman complained about the silliness at the start of each number, and he was RIGHT! The "Results Shows" have been over-padded and dragging this season -- worse than usual. There's also been TOO MUCH PIMPING of other ABC shows.

Theatre/Theater: Footsbarn's The Man Who Laughs, adapted from Victor Hugo, is going on tour:



La Chaussée
6th april - 8.30pm; 7th april - 8.30pm; 8th april - 5.00pm

Cérilly
13th april - 8.30pm; 14th april - 8.30pm; 15th april - 5.00pm

Dompierre-sur-Besbre
27th april - 8.30pm; 28th april - 8.30pm; 29th april - 5.00pm
reservations: tel +33 4 7006 8484
Tickets: €15, €10 (concessions), under 12's free, group rates on demand