Opera: Falstaff

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Beloved buffoon Sir John Falstaff has fallen on hard times. But being a ladies' man (or so he thinks), he drunkenly schemes to cash in on his wit and charm by wooing the wealthy wives of Windsor, Alice Ford and Meg Page. However, when these women uncover that he has sent them both identical love letters, they hatch a plan of their own to teach Falstaff a lesson. The music matches the merriment and mischief of this madcap romp. See why Verdi's buoyant comedy, based on Shakespeare's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, is considered one of the best comedic operas of all time. Antony Walker conducts. Crystal Manich directs.

We'll meet at the ILR Parking lot for those who wish to carpool, and at Benedum Center for the Performing Arts for those who will go on their own. 

Fees: $50.00 payable to ILR at the time of registration

Deadline for registration and refund: March 9th 

World Premiere! A group of high school students prepares for a production of Sophocles' Antigone, joined by a new student, Alona, who comes with a formidable secret. Time To Act demonstrates how the arts can uplift and unify victims of trauma, empowering them to act, while giving voice to the young citizens who have been most impacted by an ongoing cycle of devastating school violence. Composed by Laura Kaminsky, her opera, AS ONE, has become the most-produced modern opera in America. Emmy Award nominee, Crystal Manich, the librettist, is a Pittsburgh Opera mainstay whose works for stage, film and circus have been seen across the U.S., Europe, Argentina and Australia. Michael Sakir, conducts & Amy Hutchison, directs. 

We’ll meet at Bitz Opera Factory or for carpooling at the ILR parking lot. 

Fees: $50.00 payable to ILR at the time of registration.

Deadline for registration and refund: February 11th 

Join the environmental educators for 1.5-mile Pymatuning history dam walk. Pymatuning State Park was built in the early 1930s to get water safely to Greenville, Sharon, and the Beaver Valley. We will be walking along Sugar Run Trail to the Shenango River Weir. Then walking to the outflow where the lake empties its waters into the Shenango River. And then stop at the Gatehouse for an inside tour of the facility. Uneven, rocky terrain, steps without ramps, elevators.

We’ll meet at Pymatuning State Park, Shelter #3.

Natalie Lamagna will guide you to see for yourself how nature, along with the help of The Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition (SRWC) keep the Slippery Rock Creek clean. See the discolored water that comes out of closed coal mines, learn what's in the water and how it is made more pure through the installation of treatment ponds as it moves through the Slippery Rock watershed. This trip will involve hiking to 2 of these passive treatment systems for a 1 - 2 mile hike.

We’ll meet at North Country Trail at Leonard Trailhead (Coordinates: 41.094185092105654 -79.82692291445841). 

Tricksters in your backyard? Come out to the park to learn some of the ways local plants and animals hoodwink in order to help them and their offspring survive. Emma Sprowls, Environmental Education Specialist at Moraine and McConnells State Park will help you meet accomplished actors, masterful mimickers, and cunning charmers that have perfected the art of deception. They fake it to make it so, come prepared to be tricked!

We’ll meet at Moraine State Park, Pavilion 7, at McDanels Launch Area (North Shore)

Join an adventurous group at local wineries (within 40 miles of Slippery Rock) for wine tasting followed by lunch or dinner (some wineries do not open until 3 PM or later). Various places.