Get ready for a classic American ghost story! 🎃 Join The Seeing Place's Pillars Youth Theater for their thrilling production of THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW! Yesterday, we had our first dress rehearsal and our students knocked this story out of the park with their whit, their humor, and solid storytelling. Bring the whole family and watch as Ichabod Crane encounters the legendary Headless Horseman in this spooky, exciting performance brought to life by our talented young actors. 🎭 Performance Dates: Friday, November 7th at 7:00 PM Saturday, November 8th at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM For tickets, visit https://www.seeingplace.org/tickets or call 910-548-6323. (fb)

🕯️ Rehearsals for A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Musical, are in full swing, and sometimes the story we’re bringing to life begins to speak right back to us. There’s a moment in the song “Abundance and Charity” when the Ghost of Christmas Present (played beautifully by Abbie Mejia pictured below) sings to Scrooge: “There’s a joyful spirit in your heart! My friend, that spirit’s mine. Life’s a ball, and I’m your ticket!” As I was choreographing that song this weekend, that line stopped me. Because if I’m honest, it’s easy to live almost anywhere but in the present moment. The mind drifts to what’s gone wrong in the past or what still needs to be fixed in the future. But the Present moment . . . this very moment . . . is where joy actually lives. If we could slow down enough to notice it, we might realize how much good already surrounds us: - the laughter echoing through our days, - the autumn light spilling through the windows, - the small, ordinary graces that make up a good life. The truth is, many of us carry what one author calls a “divided heart.” We mean to live here in the now, but the weight of old pain or future worry pulls us somewhere else. And when our hearts are divided, even joy has trouble taking root. 🎩 That’s the quiet brilliance of A Christmas Carol. It isn’t just about Scrooge finding generosity. It’s about learning to live whole again. To let go of the ghosts of what was and the fears of what’s next, and to return fully to the present. Maybe that’s the real invitation of this story: to reconnect to the joyful spirit that’s already in us to remember that “life’s a ball,” and that the Present is our ticket back to it. 🎄 A CHRISTMAS CAROLl comes to The Seeing Place this December. Tickets are going fast, so please don’t miss your chance to live in the Present and discover the beauty of this story told through song. To get your tickets for December 5-7, visit: https://www.seeingplace.org/tickets or call 910-548-6323. (fb)