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WHAT’S NEWS IN PLUM THE ROSEDALE WOMEN’S CLUB The Rosedale Women’s Club is a group of women from the local and surrounding area whose focus is community service. Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month—September through May. Come meet the members, enjoy an interesting program and learn more about the club. All women are invited to attend. Program Agenda Monday, Nov. 13 Monday, Dec. 11 Monday, Jan. 8 Monday, Feb. 12 Monday, March 12 Monday, April 9 Vendors Night Pittsburgh Lace Group Craft Night Speaker from “The Blessing Board” Celtic Music Edible Flowers Presentation All meetings—with the exception of April—will be held at Trinity Tower United Methodist Church, 6729 Saltsburg Road, 15235. For more information call 412.719.7076. 2018 LUCKY NUMBER TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR HOLIDAY SEASON The Sisters of Divine Providence are pleased to announce the availability of the 2018 Lucky Number ticket—a great holiday gift idea. The ticket is based on the day and evening Pick 3 (Daily Number) PA Lottery game. Each $25 number is valid from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2018—yours for the entire year! Daily winners receive a minimum of $25, up to $150 on select days throughout the year. 8 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE | Plum To participate in the 2018 Lucky Number fundraiser, call 412.635.5401 or visit cdpsisters.org/LuckyNumber. Your participation helps support the ministries and mission of the Sisters of Divine Providence. 9TH ANNUAL MISSION MALL This year’s annual Mission Mall will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, located at 1965 Ferguson Road in Allison Park. Over 34 tables representing 21 local and international nonprofit groups will sell both unique and practical handcrafted and fair trade items, made by local artisans and those in developing countries. All sales go directly to each group’s mission charity. Make your money work for good by shopping at the Mission Mall! 10 years and has been a member of the Actors Equity Association for five years. He was 14 when he started at Stage Right and believes that at the time he was the only male student. “Rachael and I grew up doing shows at Stage Right together. We used to play opposite each other with some regularity. My senior year at Stage Right she was the Rusty to my Willard in ‘Footloose.’ It’s been a real treat getting to work with someone I’ve known for so many years,” Noble says. Tresco took on the role of Belle. She has been acting in the area for over a decade, performing with professional companies including Stage Right for about 15 years. She said she started at Stage Right when she was 11 and was given several opportunities to play roles in the professional company as a student. “Alex and I were students together and have been good friends for a long time. We’ve done so many shows over the years (this is actually our third time doing “Beauty and the Beast” together), but haven’t played opposite each other since high school. So this is a fun opportunity to work together as adults,” Tresco says. STAGE RIGHT LAUNCHES ITS 19TH SEASON WITH A TALE AS OLD AS TIME As Stage Right opened its 19th season there was a full-circle moment when J. Alex Noble and Rachael Tresco took the stage at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg in “Beauty and the Beast.” Noble, of Pittsburgh, and Tresco, of Plum, were both students at the performing arts school/company in the first years of its existence. Noble, who played the Beast, has been working as a professional actor for about Stage Right opened its 19th professional season with its production of “Beauty and the Beast” at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg Sept. 22-24. Pictured from left to right: current Stage Right student Grace Rusnica, 15, from Hempfield Township and former Stage Right students Rachael Tresco, from Plum, and Nick Lenz of Jeannette.