Crier Column 3/24: Spring is here! Cream Valley opens Wednesday; Actors needed at Blue Moon Theatre; Music and History concerts at Friends in April; Woodie Ball returns

MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2025

The Woodstown High School Home Maintenance & Basic Construction class performed much needed sprucing up of the baseball and softball fields in preparation for the upcoming Woodie Ball season. The bench and table sections for the scorekeepers/managers (hey, that was my job back in 2004 and 2005!) have been graciously repaired, painted, and ready to record big wins!

Hear ye, hear ye! O yez, o yez!

SPRING: The crocuses, daffodils, and forsythia are in bloom! Black and gray tree branches are suddenly peppered with speckles of red and green buds. The WHS spring musical is complete, the Woodstown Middle School musical, "THE NIFTY FIFTIES," is in rehearsal, Cream Valley opens this week, and Woodie Ball (WHS baseball and softball) is about to take its first at-bat this weekend!

COMMUNITY

ICE CREAM: The best ice cream stand in American (in my humble opinion) will reopen for the spring and summer season on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Of course, I'm talking about Cream Valley Custard on Rt. 40 next to Heritages, adjacent to the golf course. My diet starts NOW to earn these sweet treats!

WATER: Maintenance to our water tower is underway and will continue through May. Temporary water storage tanks have been placed in the Wulderk Way parking lot. Water pressure may intermittently be reduced throughout town. 

YARD SALE: Salem County's Largest Yard Sale returns on Saturday, April 19, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Salem County Fairgrounds in Pilesgrove on Rt. 45. Last year brought more than 100 sellers and vendors, and this year is expected to exceed expectations! Contact Andy Ware to sign up for a vendor spot at wareandy13@gmail.com

ENTERTAINMENT

THEATRE: "STEEL MAGNOLIAS" at the Blue Moon Theatre. Directed by Mike Russell, join us in Truvy's salon for this heartfelt comedy of six women with underlying strength, love, and the realization of life's mortality. Performances April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 2025. Tickets here.

CONCERT: Music at Friends is hosting Ginger Coyle, a singer-songwriter and spiritual activist whose music blends soul, pop, and conscious lyricism. Ginger’s artistry is shaped by influences like Tori Amos, Stevie Wonder, and David Bowie. She will be at Woodstown Friends Meeting on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 3 p.m. Free admission.

HISTORY: The Pilesgrove Woodstown Historical Society is hosting the Curtain Call Club of Woodstown for a program of local history and music, featuring performances by students from Woodstown High School's drama club, and a history of theatre arts in Woodstown dating back more than a century. The program follows the Ginger Coyle concert and Woodstown Friends Meeting on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 7 p.m. The program is approximately 45 minutes and free to the public.

THEATRE: The Woodstown Middle School Drama Club proudly presents "THE NIFTY FIFTIES" an homage to the era of sock-hops and doo wop. Performances are April 9, 10, 11 at 7 p.m. and April 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets available at the door. Family friendly!

*EDIT: The roles in "Psycho Beach Party" at the Blue Moon Theatre have been filled. The dispatch below reflects information published earlier.

ACTORS NEEDED: The Blue Moon Theatre is seeking actors for their upcoming production of "PSYCHO BEACH PARTY." Here is their dispatch:

1 ROLE REMAIN AVAILABLE for "Psycho Beach Party" by Charles Busch. Directors Cheryl Stark and Patrick Connelly are looking for actors over 18 to play characters aged 15-25. The show is set on a beach in the 1960s and takes homages from Gidget, Beach Blanket Bingo, and other surfer comedies of the era. 

Please email Cheryl Stark at Cherstark@hotmail.com

Rehearsals are Monday's & Wednesday's 7 pm - 10 pm

Show is Scheduled for 5 performances June 6-14

role open:

Nicky - Male - small role, a silly beach bum that enjoys flirting with girls on the beach and joking with his friends. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: Some roles require a level of intimacy and some require stage fighting. These scenes will be choreographed by our intimacy coordinator/fight choreographer. To ensure that you are comfortable with what the roles require, that information will be available upon audition or may be asked ahead of time.

SPORTS

KUDOS: A congratulatory dispatch from the WHS Athletics Department celebrates 100 career wins for Travis Balback and Mateo Vinciguerra in Woodstown men's wrestling.

WOODIE BALL: Everyone's favorite baseball team is back at it! We wish them luck with their scrimmages throughout the week and look forward to their first game of the season at Gateway High School, Saturday, March 29 at 10 a.m.

First Woodie Ball home game of the season is against Penns Grove, Monday, March 31 at 4 p.m. for both JV and Varsity.

The Woodstown Athletic Department website, a hub for all things Woodstown High School sports, can be found here.

SCORES

SCHEDULE

WATCH LIVE EVENTS HERE

GOVERNMENT

Woodstown Borough Council and Pilesgrove Twp Committee meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

WEEKEND WEATHER

FRIDAY: Clouds. High of 61F. Low of 38F.

SATURDAY: Afternoon thunderstorms. High of 69F. Low of 50F.

SUNDAY: Clouds. High of 70F. Low of 47F.

FORECAST: A warm, cloudy weekend, great for the flowers and trees and shrubs. Despite one of the coldest winters in our region since the late 1980s, March felt surprisingly pleasant. As we finish out the month, April showers are rolling in, hopefully not on Easter! 

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Woodstown Crier: Winter is over! We made it! Let's spend some time outdoors enjoying the warmer weather, the birds chirping, the flowers blooming, and let that cooped-up, cold-weather dread melt away. And, go Woodies!

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