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Lindsay Alexis and Jason Kovacs, both originally of West Bloomfield, have set their sights on bringing an original student play from U-M to the bright lights of the Big Apple. The show, Sea Legs: A Sales Director kfarber®renmedia.us Senior Account Executive Melissa Litvin Account Executives Wendy Flusty Annette Kizy Joanne Levine Ilene Lubin ❑ MacDowell Elementary 50th Reunion Planned Former MacDowell Elementary School students who graduated in 1964 — 50 years ago — are gathering for a reunion luncheon party at noon Sunday, Aug. 24, at New Hellas Restaurant on Northwestern Highway in Farmington Hills. The group will enjoy lunch, a photo show of memo- rable times, music of the '60s and lots of Assistant Lisa Wren Sales Manager Nautical New Musical, includes many U-M alumni and is planned to premier in September. The play tells the story of four orphaned children A scene from Sea Legs: A Nautical New Musical who dream of adventure. For Alexis, who is working on a master's degree in theater ing its fundraising goal of $12,000 to management and producing at Columbia start production Online contributions University in New York, this is her first are being accepted at https://www. venture into play producing. indiegogo.com/projects/sea-legs-a The group is nearly halfway to reach- -nautical-new-musical. reminiscing. The organizers are still looking for those who were in this class — including those who left MacDowell and went to Cass Tech for ninth grade in 1963 because they extended MacDowell to ninth grade that year. If you are one these former students, or a relative or friend, let them know about this and contact the organizers at (248) 543-4255 to register. 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