Harlequin Theatre Sponsors Bike Race
Edwin Blackgaard announced yesterday that his
Harlequin Dinner Theatre is sponsoring a bike race this Saturday in
McCalister Park. "I put together this bike race out of the kindness of my
heart," Blackgaard said. "I care deeply for this community."
The race will take place on a two-mile track, and anyone under the age of 15
may enter. The grand prize for winning the race is a yearlong pass to all
performances at the Harlequin Theatre and a new mountain bike.
"I tried to imagine what the youth of Odyssey would want the most,"
Blackgaard said. "And I thought, which of these fine children wouldn't want
to see quality drama performed by a master of the theatre? My assistant,
Shakespeare, suggested the mountain bike, but I doubt many of the children
will be interested in that part of the prize."
Some local children have already expressed interest. "I can't wait for the
race," David Straussberg said. "I've been hoping to get a new bike for
awhile."
Blackgaard expects a large turnout and hopes the excitement generated by the
race will spread to his theatre.
This
article originally appeared in "The Odyssey Times," a
special fictional newspaper produced by Focus on the Family to promote
Adventures in Odyssey.
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