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"Billy Elliot-Live" Featured in Auditorium, March 16

“Billy Elliot the Musical Live” will be featured by FOLA on Saturday, March 16 at 7:00 P.M. at the Heald Auditorium at the Ludlow Town Hall.

Billy Elliot tells the story of a young boy from a coal mining village in northeast England who transcends class and circumstance to become a ballet star. The musical is set against the backdrop of the 1984-5 miners’ strike, which tragically affects the whole village. Billy is looked after by his father, brother, and grandfather, after his mother’s death a few years earlier. They are not well off and have no experience with, or tolerance for, the arts. His dad and brother are totally against the idea of him learning to dance but Billy finds himself drawn towards the ballet world.

As a result, Billy is forced to take his boxing lesson money and use it secretly for dance lessons from local dance teacher Mrs. Wilkinson. She quickly notices that Billy is a prodigy and takes him under her wing. Soon, despite his family’s resistance, Mrs. Wilkinson manages to get Billy an audition with The Royal Ballet School in London. The village learns to overcome their ill- founded prejudices and, along with Billy’s father, come around to support Billy's dream to become a dancer as Billy defies the odds and is finally accepted into The Royal Ballet School.

As with all FOLA movies, the musical is free and open to everyone; donations are appreciated. For information, call 802-228-7239 or visit the FOLA website at www.fola.us.

Peter Sellers Movies Series Starts April 13, "The Mouse That Roared"

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FOLA will begin its annual special movie series for 2019 on Saturday, April 13 at 7 pm in the Heald Auditorium at Ludlow Town Hall. This year's series will feature the films of Peter Sellers, starting with the hilarious comedy, "The Mouse That Roared".

The Mouse That Roared is a 1959 British satirical Eastman Color comedy film based on Leonard Wibberley's novel The Mouse That Roared. It stars Peter Sellers in three roles: Duchess Gloriana XII; Count Rupert Mountjoy, the Prime Minister; and Tully Bascomb, the military leader; and co-stars Jean Seberg.

The minuscule European Duchy of Grand Fenwick is bankrupted when an American company comes up with a cheaper imitation of Fenwick's sole export, its fabled Pinot Grand Fenwick wine. Crafty prime minister Count Mountjoy (Peter Sellers) devises a plan: Grand Fenwick will declare war on the United States, then surrender, taking advantage of American largesse toward its defeated enemies to rebuild the defeated nation's economy. Grand Duchess Gloriana (also Sellers) is hesitant but agrees to the plan. Mild-mannered game warden Tully Bascomb (also Sellers) is charged as Field Marshal to lead the Fenwick troops, aided by Sergeant Will Buckley (William Hartnell).

The contingent of 20 soldiers in medieval chain mail books passage across the Atlantic on a small merchant ship, arriving in New York Harbor during an air-raid drill that leaves the city deserted and undefended. After a series of mishaps, the invading forces capture the inventor of the Q-Bomb and his bomb and return to Grand Fenwick victorious.

America surrenders - and then the real fun begins!

The movie is open to everyone and is free (donations are appreciated). Berkshire Bank will provide the popcorn with FOLA supplying water. For information, call 802-228-7239 or visit FOLA's web site at www.fola.us.