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Press Sun-Bulletin Thursday, April 27, 2000 Mill's 'Planet' brings alternative season to close ON STAGE Weekend honors Vietnam vets The 25 th anniversary of the last combat death in Vietnam will be commemorated this weekend with "Remembrance and Reunion," a program hosted by the Organization of Vietnam Veterans. At 5 p.m. Friday, there will be an open house at VFW Post 1449 on Nanticoke Avenue, Endicott, followed by a 7 p.m. memorial service at the war memorial on Main Street, Endicott. The night concludes with a 12-hour honor guard vigil at the memorial beginning at 8 p.m.

There will be a pancake breakfast from 6 to 8 a.m. Saturday at VFW Post 1449, followed by a 10 a.m. parade from Dickson Street to Grippen Park, where there will be a number of activities including a memorial service, military equipment displays, a veterans' services information booth and a balloon release honoring PO MIAs. The event will conclude with a dance from 5 to 11 p.m. There is no admission charge for the events.

BY GENE GREY Staff Writer A play about friendship in a time of crisis, Lonely Planet by Steven Deitz opens today for a two-weekend run at Endicott's Cider Mill Playhouse. The two-character comedydrama, directed by Brendan Curtin and featuring David Mitnowsky and Doug Hall, is the third and final production in the Mill's first alternative season. The alternative season features shows that are a little riskier and edgier than the Mill's regular plays and, like Lonely Planet, have both adult content and language. Curtin, Mitnowsky and Hall were all drawn to the play about a year ago when they were looking for plays for the alternative season. Having had successful runs in Seattle, where it originated, and at New York's Circle-in-the-Square off-Broadway theater, Lonely Planet is a contemporary play, which the trio believes treats a serious subject with humor and without polemics.

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"The way it is written, Deitz leaves so much to the imagination, both for the actors and the audience." "Everything isn't spelled out, so we have to tell the story, make it clear, but let the imagination work as well," Curtin said. Red Barn But Also misters Ribbons Laces at Outlet Prices, Wired Ribbons, Too! Silk Dried Look Flowers, Dried Naturals, Bridal Supplies Much More! Located in the LA Najarian Ribbon Factory 17 Wfflard Greene, NT 656-7122 Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-Spm; Sat 9am-3pm Hard videoSound Motherboards 1261 Hot Only Carries Hot Systems, All The Hot names In Drives Memory Processors cards software LONELY PLANET WHAT: Alternative season play WHEN: 8:1 5 p.m. today through Saturday and May 4-6; 7 p.m. Sunday; 3 p.m. May 7 WHERE: Cider Mill Playhouse, 2 S.

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