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Popcorn Forum schedule

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Today“ Local residents will perform as characters from “I Love Lucy,” beginning with a 15-minute musical prelude at 8:45 a.m. in Schuler Auditorium. NIC graduate Tamara Poelstra will play Lucy Ricardo; Popcorn Forum executive assistant and NIC employee Kerrin Tenneson will play Ethel Mertz; NIC music instructor Max Mendez will play Ricky Ricardo; and retired high school history teacher and wrestling coach Ken Pelo, of Spokane, will play Fred Mertz.

“ At 11 a.m. in the auditorium, Joe Jacoby will portray musician John Lennon.

“ A musical performance by All That Jazz under the direction of Dick Kuck is scheduled from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Lake Coeur d’Alene Room of the NIC Student Union Building.

Wednesday

“ Actress Denise Clark will return to the forum to play humorist Erma Bombeck at 9 a.m. in Schuler Auditorium.

“ A 15-minute musical prelude by Debra O’Dell will begin at 8:45 a.m. More music is scheduled for the afternoon, when Natural Jazzaster will play from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Lake Coeur d’Alene Room of the Student Union Building.

Thursday

“ Doug Watson will perform as entertainer Will Rogers, following a 15-minute musical prelude by Matt Gallatin & Company, scheduled for 10:15 a.m. in Schuler Auditorium.

“ At 1 p.m., in the Lake Coeur d’Alene Room of the Student Union Building, NIC speech instructor Annie McKinlay will portray the late Ann Richards, former governor of Texas.

Friday

“ George Frein, an adjunct professor of religion at Furman University and emeritus professor at the University of North Dakota, will portray author Mark Twain at 11 a.m. in Schuler Auditorium.

“ A 15-musical performance by Shelly Phillips is scheduled for 10:45 a.m.

“ Frein and Watson will return to their characters at 1 p.m. for a conversation between Twain and Rogers.

“ Under the direction of Terry Jones, a nighttime concert will include a variety of tunes by legendary musicians of the 20th century including Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Glen Miller and Stan Kenton.

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