Earlier this fall, President Joan Larson called to order the second regular meeting of the 2023-24 Fredonia Shakespeare Club with 17 members present. The meetin
With President Joan Larson presiding, the Fredonia Shakespeare Club opened its 138th season on Oct. 12 at the Shorewood Country Club with a lecture by Dr. Nick
Florence Martha Clark McClelland passed away on October 17, 2023 at the age of 86. the only child of Jackson B. And Dorothy Tompkins Clark. Florence was born
Fredonia Shakespeare Club met at the home of Dr. Irene Strychalski where she presented a paper on the Biltmore Estate. In 1888, George Washington Vanderbilt,
Joyce Haines is pictured during a recent Fredonia Shakespeare Club meeting.
Fourteen members of the Fredonia Shakespeare Club attended the 15th virtual meeting of the club’s 2020-21 year.
Before presenting her paper on Nora Ephron, Joyce Haines, accompanied by Judi Lutz Woods, enacted the iconic “Vitameatavegamin” skit, immortalized by Lucille Ball. In this skit, Lucy gets a job in a TV commercial. She rehearses, tasting spoonful after spoonful of “Vitameatavegamin.” Unknown to Lucy (and Joyce Haines), the product contains a massive amount of alcohol. As the comical outcome ensued, club members applauded Haines and Lutz Woods for their rendition.