In accordance with the Bylaws, the Nominating Committee has proposed the following slate of candidates for the 2010 Board.

Bob Countryman,  Mike Robertson, Pat Jewell, Andy Kippenhan, Andy Fowler, Jan O’Kelley, Nan Nawrocki, Jackie Bauer, Daniel Picklesimer, Janet Vardaman, Marianne Talarick.

The Voting Members will elect the Board, who will then adjourn briefly to choose their executives and several committee heads as required by the Bylaws.  The public is welcome at the meeting.

Patrick Schweigert,  who charmed all of us on stage as Carmen Ghia, in last summer’s The Producers, has decided on his high school senior project and could use some support from his Tater Patch Players friends and family.   Patrick has a form  of arthritis know as ankylosing spondylitis. (To learn more about this condition go to: https://health.google.com/health/ref/Ankylosing+spondylitis.  The cast and crew who worked on the show with Patrick love his unfailing enthusiasm and good spirits.  Those who were aware of his “anky spon” are amazed at his stamina and almost legendary dedication.  Patrick is a joyful and brave young man.  He has decided to make his senior project a fundraising effort for the Arthritis Foundation.  You can join Patrick’s team, the Anky Spons, in the Jingle Bell Run/Walk, or donate to his fundraising effort by going to this website: http://jbrgwinnett.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=317256

It is time to put together the slate of candidates for the 2010 Tater Patch Board of Directors election.  The election will take place in January.  Voting members in good standing for 2009 are eligible to vote. Our membership year runs from Feb. 1 to Jan 31.  Membership form can be downloaded by clicking on the “downloadable forms” tab above.  Mail the application, with a check,  to Tater Patch Players, P.O. Box 267, Jasper, GA 30143. The slate must be presented to the Board by December 1, so please contact Daniel as quickly as possible if you are interested in running or in helping him with the Nomination Committee. The members of the Board must be members in good standing over the age of 17 and are expected to be members for the 2010 membership year.  The current Board has chosen Daniel Picklesimer, a current Board member, to chair the Nominating Committee.  He has asked me to send the following to all our past and present members and our patrons:

Hola Tater Patch Family!

This is Daniel Picklesimer, chair of your Nominating Committee here to remind you that it is now time to select the slate for a new board of directors! The board of directors are the top decision makers of the Tater Patch family. They meet and discuss things throughout the year and make plans to help Tater Patch decide in what directions it would like to grow.  We need eleven Tater Patch family members who are (or are willing to become) voting members, and who are over the age of 17. If you fulfill these requirements then sign up and become a board member to help Tater Patch remain the amazing theatre company that it is.  Anyone wishing to become a board member may email me and put their names in to run.  Anyone wishing to be on the selection committee may email me and help to decide who should be on slate for the 2010 Board of Directors.  Volunteer now and help keep Tater Patch an amazing and entertaining family!  Board Election info and questions should be addressed to Daniel at: danielpicklesimer@yahoo.com.  Membership questions should be addressed to Alex Nawrocki at: oldmgamail@gmail.com

Performances of Dracula will be October 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31 at 7:30 PM just east of Jasper at Twelve Stone Farm (directions). Please come out and see what the skilled scenery builders of the Tater Patch Players have created this time.  They have built a showcase for a startling and suspenseful production of the enduring tale of the King of the Vampires.  The pavilion has heavy clear plastic walls, heaters have been added, a vendor will have refreshments, and the players await.  Buy your tickets online, in Jasper at either Community Bank of Pickens County location or at Jasper Drug.  Tickets for this show are sold for a specific night’s performance.  The tickets are $8 for students and $10 for adults at these outlets, and $2 more at the box office.  Wear a costume, receive a ticket for a soft drink.  Weather permitting there will be a bonfire after each Saturday performance.