On Stage This Weekend

   Lots of great shows taking the stage this weekend - here's the rundown:

- 21 Years! Laughing All the Way - First Church Dinner Theater launches its  third decade of Mission fun by reminiscing with performances from years gone by and with new pieces as well. Several fresh, new faces will be joining some of the regulars in a night of love, music, and fun. Dinner and music will be presented Feb. 14, 15 and 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Huntington’s First United Methodist Church at 1124 5^thAvenue. Tickets for the dinner plus show are: Adult - $24, child under 12 - $8, and for the show only at 8 p.m. (as space permits) - $5. Reservations are required for all shows - call    304-522-0357 or 740-867-8576. 

- Sleuth - Kanawha Players presents a play about the ultimate game of cat-and-mouse in a cozy English countryside house owned by celebrated mystery writer. Revenge and murder is plotted in the ultimate “whodunnit.” The show will be presented Feb. 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. 

- Arsenic and Old Lace - Appalachian Community Theatre presents the play Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. as a dinner theatre at the Paintsville Country Club. Tickets are $30/person or $50/couple - call 606-369-4900 to make reservations. On Feb. 15 and 16, it will be dessert and coffee night at the Paintsville Country Club. Then, on Feb. 22 and 23 at the Strand Twin in Prestonsburg, tickets are $10/person and sold at the door. The show starts at 7 p.m.

- Murder and Merriment - the group will host a number of murder mysteries this month, including Feb. 14 at Sleepy Hollow Golf Country Club.

   So get out there and support your community theatre!