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‘The Spirit of Harriet Tubman’ Comes to the Opera House

Actor and playwright Leslie McCurdy will bring her one woman play, “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman,” to the Cheboygan Opera House at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 26. McCurdy invokes the “spirit” of Harriet Tubman as she portrays the life of the famous Underground Railroad conductor, recreating stories familiar and some rarely told, using words said to …

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History of the Opera House: Family Stories on Stage: Andrew Kurtz

By Kathy King Johnson Nearly 100 years ago, Andrew Kurtz’ great-great aunts, Jessie and Harriet Clark sang and danced on the Opera House stage in a benefit for Saint Mary’s Church. In the 1980s, his grandmother Susan Blum appeared with the Northland Players. With showbiz in his veins and the support of his family and …

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