H. K. Bedford at the Newport Landing
This web site is dedicated to the people of Newport, Ohio, in appreciation for our ancestors and as a gift to our children.
Announcing!
An Historic Event!
Sponsored by the Greene Family and the Newport Historical Committee
Open to the Public!
July 25-26, 2008
Friday
Dinner Theater at the Lafayette
5 pm
Saturday
at 1 pm
A visit to Historic
Newport
Starting in the community Building in Newport
Friday at 5pm at the Lafayette
Dinner Theater
Featuring the Bluegrass Banjo Artistry of
Tony Ellis
North Carolina native, Tony Ellis comes from a family of traditional banjoists and fiddlers. Inspired by Flatt & Scruggs, he took up bluegrass banjo in the '50s. He studied for a time with Don Reno and joined Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys in 1960.
Also an Historical Presentation written and produced by Gordon Greene. Starring:
Gordon Greene & Patty Cooper
A practicing trial lawyer from Cincinnati, Gordon is also a professional film and stage actor with many dramatic roles to his credit. He is son of Capt Tom Rea Greene and grandson of Captains Gordon and Mary Becker Greene.
Patty Cooper, a native of the Parkersburg area, is a popular historical dramatist.
Saturday at 1 pm at the Newport community Building
A visit to Historical Newport
For both days: Registration: $10 per person $40 max per family - Dinner Theater $30 per plate
For Tickets, Contact Susy Wetz at 304-488-3185 or 770-887-3085, jws12470@bellsouth.net
To pay securely online: Register through "Online Payment" at this web site.
Locally - See Eileen Thomas for Tickets - Registration deadline- July 15
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The after-dinner entertainment is available for those who do not wish to come for the dinner. Admission is $10 per person or $40 maximum per family if prepaid. If not prepaid, the cost is $10 per person. There is no charge for children 12 and under. Arrival time is 6:30. Please contact Susy Wetz with any questions. The registration fee includes the entertainment. Those who have paid the registration fee do not need to pay the admission fee.
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Biographical Sketch of Gordon C. Greene
Gordon is a practicing trial lawyer in Cincinnati, Ohio since 1960 and has spent his professional career representing parties in virtually every aspect of trial practice. He is currently associated with Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co., LPA. He and Stan Chesley were law school class mates.
Gordon is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and holds the rank of Advocate in the American Board of Trial Advocates. He attended the University of Cincinnati on a football scholarship, lettered for three years and was Field Captain in his Senior year.
During his professional legal career he served on in many bar association committees.
His community, religious, and arts affiliations include being an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, a founding member of the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati and a current board member.
He caught the “acting bug” in the 1970’s which led to a professional acting career. Since then he has acted as a principal in many community plays and 30-40 plays in principal roles after achieving professional status. He is a member of the Actor’s Equity Association and the Screen Actor’s Guild. His first “pay” job was at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in 1986.
His film credits consist of The Shawshank Redemption and Little Man Tate.
On stage his roles have extended from good characters to bad, all challenging, many were fun, (eg. the narrator in the Rocky Horror Show) and some very moving (eg. Enacting several characters in a play concerning the Holocaust e.g. Find Me A Voice). His Shakespeare credits include roles as Polonius and the Grave Digger in Hamlet, Gremmio in Taming of the Shrew, and Capulet in Romeo and Juliet.
He is very honored to have had principal roles in three plays written, cast and directed by Edward Albee, a three time Pulitzer Prize recipient: Everything in the Garden, Seascape and Fragments. As well, he originated several characters in plays by the award playwright Lee Blessing: Lake Street Extension and The Winning Streak.
His compulsions also extend to the world of fitness: He has completed twenty marathons, numerous triathlons, including one Iron Man at age 50.
He has created an acting workshop for lawyers entitled “Act Like A Lawyer” ™.
Finally he has the joy of being a father of two sons, one a Navy Seal and the other a Navy Fighter Pilot both of whom saw action in the Mid East. As well, he has four wonderful grandchildren and proclaims that if he knew the grandkids would be that fun, he would have had them first!
SAVE THE DELTA QUEEN!
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We look forward to hearing from you. Each one of us has a story to tell, and we hope you will send us your family's story. Some of us have roots in Newport that go back to its founding. For others, our roots are not so deep. Steamboats, flatboats, presidential campaigns, floods--let's share the stories that have been kept alive over the past two centuries. The stories are told in old letters, newspaper clippings, diaries. The stories are held in our minds and in our hearts.
Send Us Your Stories!
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We are pleased to announce the release of Shall We Gather at the River?, written by Marlene Morris with researcher Susy Wetz. To learn more, click on the link to Books in Print and Ready for Sale!
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