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The new play The Tea Party will come to the Chatham Playhouse on Saturday, April 23rd at 7pm for a one-night-only staged reading. The production is a collaboration between TSquared Production Company and Unidentified Stages, two NJ-based companies supporting local new works.

The Tea Party delves into the facts behind one of the United States' most famous myths. Americans all know the story of the Boston Tea Party... how the Sons of Liberty valiantly threw British Tea into Boston Harbor after a vicious tax hike on England's favorite beverage. But legends tend to crown their own "winners," don't they? What happens when a playwright decides to tell the unadulterated story, where the Sons of Liberty got so drunk they nearly killed a man and sent another one home naked in the middle of a Boston winter? (Yes, that is all true.) Penned and directed by Angelle Whavers, get ready for a night of colonial partying like you've never witnessed before. Trust us. Drunk History's got nothing on this.

This production of The Tea Party will feature a cast of local talent including Tess Ammerman, Donniee Barnes, Madison Couture, Jackie Matthews, Emily Miller, Jessica Pendleton and Alicia Whavers.

The performance will take place at 7pm on Saturday, April 23rd at Chatham Playhouse. Open seating reservations are required. Suggested $10 donation at the door, cash or credit.

About TSquared Production Company

TSquared Production Company was born in 2018 when Tess Ammerman waved a toothbrush at T. Michael Vest lamenting the lack of humor in stodgy classical revivals. Since then, it has grown into a pioneer in philanthropic and innovative theatre. TSquared exists to bring fresh, funny, and honest stories to the stage. We strive to build communities that support and inspire through live performance and artistic fellowship.

Previous productions from TSquared Production Company are available on the company's Youtube channel (TSquared Production Company). For more information, visit the company's Instagram (@therealtsquared).

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PEOPLE are being invited to nominate someone in the community who has been their hero to join the Mayor of Northallerton and other guests at a celebratory Jubilee Tea Party during the afternoon of SundayJune 5, 2022.

Northallerton Town Council wants to recognise people in thelocal community who have, at any point throughout the Queen's reign, helped, supported and been instrumental to the wellbeing of localresidents.

Nominations are now open through thewebsite, Facebook or Instagram pages or throughthe nomination form, or contact the town council if a printed form is needed.

Councillors are also encouraging any local community groups wishing to organise a Jubilee Big Lunch in the Applegarth to come forward.

The Town Council can be contacted on northallertontowncouncil.gov.uk/

To nominate your local hero, fill out this form.

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BellaStylistas, we are excited to announce that we will be hosting an exclusive event tomorrow tagged High Tea with BellaNaija Style to close our BellaNaija Style Womens Month 2022 activities!

Now in its second year, the BNS Womens Month digital festival is known for celebrating women in the fashion, beauty and lifestyle industry who are game-changers and trailblazers. From the in-depth#BNSConvosto the amplification of female-led business throughweekly Shoutoutsplus many other unique activations, we were very intentional about making the most impact simply put, the four weeks in March were dedicated to women!

This exclusive event will celebrate the incredible women who made our #BNSWomensMonth22 festivities a great success as we host an intimate group to a stylish Sunday Funday with cocktails and chic conversations at a scenic location.

As each of the women to attend are key figures in the media, fashion and lifestyle industries,there will be conversationalists to a key discussion on the trending topic, The Importance of Collaborating & Fostering Communal Growth. This engaging conversation will be hosted by BellaNaija Styles Head of Content, Mary Edoro.

Stay tuned as we bring to you all the must-see moments from this event. You can follow the event with the hashtag #HighTeaWithBNS

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Its safe to assume that Judge Ketanji Brown Jacksonwho was appointed to the federal bench by President Obama and has been lauded by progressiveswasnt personally a fan of the tea-party movement. But while on the bench, she defended a pro-Israel group that was seeking tax exemption against the sort of extra scrutiny the Internal Revenue Service brought to bear on many organizations associated with the tea party during the Obama administration.

The case involved Z Street, which provides information to the public on issues related to Zionism, Israel and the Middle East. At the end of 2009, it applied for tax exemption as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the tax code. Six months later, an IRS representative allegedly told Z Street a decision would be delayed because the agency had a special unit to examine requests from groups dealing with Israel to determine whether their views contradicted the Obama administrations policies.

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Kyle Melinn

U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, southwest Michigan's member of Congress since Platoon was a box office smash in early 1987, became the latest political casualty of former President Donald Trump when he faced reality this week. He said this term, his 18th, would be his last.

At age 68, Upton wasn't ready to step away from Congress. One of the founding members of the Problem Solvers Caucus was ready to run in a revamped Kalamazoo-based district again this year.

Had he done so, he would have been beaten, probably badly, in the Republican primary and he knew it.

Upton showed political courage in not only refusing to kiss Trump's ring, but in defiantly voting with nine other congressional Republicans for Trump's impeachment after the then-president arguably incited the Jan. 6 riots that killed five people and caused $1.5 million in damage to the U.S. Capitol.

That defiance came with a political price. Trump made it known he wanted Upton, fellow U.S. Rep. Fred Meijer, R-Grand Rapids, and the eight others taken out in the next GOP primary.

If Upton's 6th Congressional District had stayed the same this year, he might have survived. But with Michigan losing a congressional seat this year, the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission created a southern Michigan border district that left Upton without 35% of his population.

Instead, Upton's new 2nd Congressional District picked up Battle Creek and part of Holland.

The $1.5 million Upton banked following his 2021 fundraising efforts might been enough to fend off some newbie, particularly in a crowded Republican field.

The Trump-backed candidate back in December state Rep. Steve Carra was an unknown. He didn't even live in this new district.

Once it became clear U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga was running in the same district as Upton and he had Trump's endorsement, the writing was on the wall.

Internal polling showed Huizenga beating Upton soundly. Carra bowed out. He said he was running for reelection to the state House as opposed to sticking around in a three-horse race. At that point, Upton's political goose was cooked.

"UPTON QUITS! 4 down and 6 to go. Others losing badly, who's next?" Trump crowed to his email group.

What's next?

The 3rd Congressional District, where Meijer faces a competitive primary against former Trump administration official John Gibbs, who showed up with Trump at the Macomb County rally last Saturday. Macomb County is nowhere near the Grand Rapids-based MI-3. Trump didn't care.

"He's a brilliant guy," Trump said of Gibbs.

Like every other Republican who isn't lockstep with Trump these days, Meijer is being called a Republican In Name Only, or RINO. The former Tea Party acronym that once referred to moderate Republicans long since hijacked by Trump to mean anyone he doesn't like.

Trump and redistricting effectively cleared the field for Gibbs in Grand Rapids, and the two have their work cut out for them.

Trump might not know how to pronounce "Meijer," but everyone in Michigan does. Anyone who lives in Grand Rapids anyway.

John Gibbs is a different story. Gibbs grew up in the Lansing area. He went to school at Harvard and Stanford. He never lived in 3rd Congressional District up until a few months ago.

He believes widespread systematic fraud cost Trump reelection in 2020. He doesn't have any proof. He just doesn't understand how Trump lost an election in which he received more votes than he did in 2016. It never happened before in American history. How could it happen now?

Democrats are salivating over the prospects of running their candidate, Hillary Scholten, against Gibbs in this new politically competitive, 50/50 district in Grand Rapids. In the short-term, Trump victories in Grand Rapids and in the attorney general and secretary of state contests at the state convention later this month would move Trump's stranglehold on the Michigan Republican Party in Michigan beyond question. Polling to be released later this week will show, however, a Trump-backed party is more likely to be a minority party. This, too, is beyond question.

(Email Kyle Melinn of the Capitol news service MIRS at melinnky@gmail.com.)

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