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First Friday Coffee at the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 5, 2024.

The sponsor will be the Milam County Master Naturalists El Camino Real Chapter, and all are invited.

The Alcoa Retirees organization held their annual Christmas gathering last week and raised $1,570 and a lot of canned goods for the Blessings from God Food Pantry in Cameron.

Franklin Glaser is an Alcoa retiree and has volunteered for the food pantry for 14 years. He thanked the retirees and added that he also gets lots of help from churches, HEB and Walmart. He thanked Cappolino/Dodd/Krebs for matching the funds raised.

MCT reports 2024 plays

Milam Community Theater will celebrate 30 years of producing live theater in Milam County in 2024 and has also launched its membership drive.

For the first time, members’ flex tickets can be used at adult or youth shows and all of our members will be able to buy youth tickets for $2 off the regular price $10.

The season begins with the annual gala and annual membership meeting, Jan. 27. This year, the theater wants members to get in on the fun with a 1920s’ themed “Murder at the Juice Joint: A Night of Murder, Mystery and the Mob!” The event features a silent auction, sit-down dinner and loads of audience participation.

Rehearsals have already begun for the first show of the season, the beloved comedy, “Harvey,” by Mary Chase, which will be on stage Feb. 24 and 25, March 2 and 3.

The first youth show of the season will be “Night at the Wax Museum” by Craig Sodaro, on stage April 20, 21, 27 and 28.

Season memberships begin at $95 ($170 for a couple). More information is found at the “box office” tab on the MCT website, milamCommunitytheater. com.