The Board of Directors decided to change the location of the meeting from the Orangeville United Methodist where it has been held for many years to the Ridge Street United Methodist Church since it can accommodate more people. There is ample parking behind the church.

The Ridge Street United Methodist Church, a red brick building, can easily be reached from Bloomsburg by going east either on U.S. Route 11 or the Old Berwick Highway and turning onto Ridge Street which intersects with both routes. There is a map showing the location of the church at the bottom of this sheet. It is located approximately 3.3 miles from the corner of East Street and U.S. Route 11.

If you choose not to attend the dinner, please make plans to be present at the Society’s business meeting starting at seven o’clock that will last less than thirty minutes. The major items will be election of officers, members to the Board of Directors, and presentation of annual reports. The evening program will immediately follow the business meeting.

Evening Program: "Citizen Keller"

"Citizen Keller" is a theatrical reading based on the life of Bloomsburg native and impresario George Keller, who gave up teaching art at Bloomsburg State Teachers College to become a professional wild animal trainer. He toured the country with his wild animal act, appeared on several television programs, and for two years, he appeared as "Keller’s Jungle Killers" in the Ringling Brothers and Barmum and Bailey Circus. In 1961, Random House published his memoir, Here Keller, Train This. Tom Byrn, an accomplished actor, created the program by adapting segments of the book. It was initially given at Bloomsburg’s second annual First Night celebration. Both performances attracted very large audiences, with standing room only, and was considered one of the best programs of the evening.

Tom Byrn has been with the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble for nine years. This involvement included participation in numerous productions as well as directing two Mainstage shows, Monograms and The Artificial Jungle. Recently, he appeared as Horatio in the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival's production of Hamlet. He is one of four editors of the book, Letters to the Editor.