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Tom Callinan was the Connecticut's first State Troubadour and his career is still going strong after 45 years.

GARRETT — Eleven contestants participated in three pageants during Garrett Heritage Days. The pageants selected Miss Garrett Teen for ages 12-15, Miss Garrett Junior Teen for ages 9-11 and Miss Garrett Junior for ages 6-8. This year’s theme was “Celebrate Garrett” with the stage in Eastside Park decorated in red, white and blue. Contestants danced to the Garrett Railroaders’ fight song in cheer outfits for the opening number. On-stage competition included talent for 25% of overall score, personality and on-stage question for 15% and party wear 15%. Interviews were hel...

Standing in his living room, Harold Crocker was eager to exhibit his ventriloquist dolls—which he refers to as “figures” instead of “dummies”—and converse in different characters’ voices, wielding them almost as an extension of his arm. A ventriloquist for close to 70 years, he, along with other popular performers, was recently included in Bryan W. Simon’s new book of ventriloquy trivia, “I’m No Dummy Every Day: 365 Days of Ventriloquial Oddities, Curiosities, and Fun Facts.” “I would say to people: ‘Jeez, I play with dolls.â€...

James Still Wins Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award For Drama For THE JACK PLAYS Across these geographies, Still brings complex, detailed characters to life, exploring family, love, loss, grief and healing.by BWW News Desk Playwright James Still has won the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award for Drama for The Jack Plays. A series of three plays featuring members of the same family, The Jack Plays take readers from a family Thanksgiving in Vermont, to the streets of Venice, to the inner workings of the CIA in Yemen. Across these geographies, Still brings complex, detai...