RiverQuarium, Thronateeska offer spooky fun

RiverQuarium, Thronateeska offering spooky fun

ALBANY _ Bring your little ghosts and goblins downtown for lots of spooky fun October 30 from 5-7 pm as the Flint RiverQuarium and Thronateeska Heritage Center team up to present Tricks and Treats.

You’ll get twice the fun at just one price because an armband purchase at either location grants you entrance to all of the festivities, as well as a candy path of treat tables along the riverfront trail. Admission for all ages is $6 with costume or $8 without costume.

A highlight this year will be the Spooky Scavenger Hunt held at both facilities. Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a prize, including a $50 gift card to Lake Blackshear. A spooky dive show will be held at the Flint RiverQuarium, along with games and candy stations throughout and animal presentations.

At Thronateeska, visitors can enjoy games and activities, candy stations, a haunted planetarium, and a costume contest for ages 6 and under hosted by the Jr. Women’s Club.

A candy path along Riverfront Trail will connect the two facilities.

Sponsors for the event include Central Monitoring, Bell Chemical, David A. Wren Chiropractic, The Albany Downtown Development Authority, Public Supermarkets, Inc., Professional Networking (ProNet), and KingsMark Private Financial Advisors, LLC.

Farm credit group offering scholarships

BAINBRIDGE — Southwest Georgia Farm Credit will once again provide four scholarships to deserving high school seniors who live in the Association’s 21-county territory. Four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to those attending college to pursue a degree in agriculture sciences, animal biology, chemistry, business, accounting, finance, or communications.

“We are continuing our scholarship program in an effort to keep bright, talented, and leadership-oriented individuals in our rural communities,” said Richard Monson, chief executive officer at Southwest Georgia Farm Credit.

The four scholarships will be awarded to students who show a record of scholastic achievement and who, through their extracurricular activities, exemplify community spirit. High school seniors pursuing either a two- or four-year degree may apply.

Applicants must complete the scholarship application, provide a high school transcript showing grades, GPA and class rank, and complete an essay. In addition, applicants will be required to provide two letters of recommendation from someone other than an immediate member of their family. Scholarship winners will be chosen based on overall achievement and accomplishments.

More information is available under the News Tab at SWGAFarmCredit.com, and with area high school guidance counselors.

Baldwin Players Present ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’

TIFTON – On Halloween weekend the Baldwin Players at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will present their fall production of “The Skin of Our Teeth” by Thornton Wilder. The performances will take place Oct. 29-31 at 7 each night in Howard Auditorium on the ABAC campus.

Admission is free to all ABAC faculty, staff and students. The ticket cost is $7 per person for the general public. Tickets can be acquired at the door or at www.purplepass.com/abac.

Wilder, an American playwright and novelist, won three Pulitzer Prizes during his career. The first was in 1928 for the novel “The Bridge of San Luis Rey.” Ten years later he was awarded a second Pulitzer for his dramatic play, “Our Town.” In 1942 he garnered a third Pulitzer for “The Skin of Our Teeth.”

Cast members include Cody Durden as Mr. Antrobus, Kaylee Stokes as Mrs. Antrobus, Ezzard Stewart as Henry, Caroline Kirkland as Sabina, Jason Brown as Homer/conventioneer/Bailey, Noel Valdez as a conventioneer/dinosaur, Sonja Heard as Moses/conventioneer/Hester, Sarah Beth Rakestraw as a muse/drum major/Ivy, Bonnie Young as a refugee/fortune teller/Tremayne, and Amber Dillard as a telegraph person/conventioneer.