Parents with questions or concerns about their children’s development can get answers and advice later this month during a free Alberta Health Services (AHS) community event.
    Offered by Children’s Rehabilitation Services, Dino Days provides parents an opportunity to connect with a variety of health professionals, including occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, physical therapists, and social workers. Dino Days will also show parents how they can promote development during their everyday routines.

Dino Days is a chance for parents to learn more about childhood development and have fun. Dino Day is Wednesday, July 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

    Dino Days will be held in Drumheller July 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Rotary Spray Park.
    A second Dino Days will be held in Drumheller next month and similar events are planned for Hanna and Three Hills over the summer. 
    Initiated in 2010 as a prevention-focused initiative, Dino Days offers engaging activities for children by using developing skills in a series of activities. The activities are related to dinosaurs as much as possible, which adds an element of fun to the day.
    An obstacle course incorporates activities from all the disciplines involved in Children’s Rehabilitation Services, including verbal sequencing, listening and attention skills, motion and movement, and fine motor skills. As children make their way through the obstacle course, health professionals observe their abilities and offer tips and suggestions, when requested, to parents, who must be present.
    More than 200 participants have taken part in Dino Days since 2010.
    Children’s Rehabilitation Services provide initial assessments, treatments, recommendations and referrals to community services for children up to 16 years of age. 

    Drumheller is about  to yee-haw for the latest musical to hit the stage at Kaleidoscope Theatre.
    Over the past month, the cast and crew of Kaleidoscope Theatre’s latest production have been hard at work rehearsing, building sets, and singing and dancing up a storm for Oklahoma!, which premiers on Wednesday, July 17.

Phil Wolters, left, and Ashley Turner star as Will Parker and Ado Annie, who come together in true love in the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Oklahoma! Kaleidoscope Theatre is going into the final dress rehearsals for its latest production and the curtain will rise on Wednesday, July 17, for opening night.

    With less than a week before opening night, the cast and crew are putting the finishing touches on the play and are doing the final dress rehearsals. Sitting in the director’s chair is theatre veteran Becky Neuman.
    The show stars Eric Neuman as Curly McLain, the cowboy with a heart of gold, as he tries to win the heart of Laurey Williams, played by Darby Andrus. Between the two stands the imposing and dangerous Jud Fry, played by The inSide Drumheller’s very own Devon Syvertsen.
    In addition to the love triangle of Curley, Laurey, and Jud, the show follows the efforts of Will Parker, played by Phil Wolters, as he tries to win the affections of the flirtatious Ado Annie, played by Ashley Turner. Unbeknownst to Will, Ado has another suitor, the womanizing Ali Hakim, a travelling peddler brought to life by Kaleidoscope veteran Warren Nichols.
    Interspersed throughout the story are great songs that range from the humourous to ones that tug on the heart strings. Some of the most iconic include “Oh What a Beautiful Mornin,” “People Will Say We’re in Love,” and the titular “Oklahoma!”
    The cowboy classic was penned by musical theatre powerhouses Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein in 1943. Since then, it has become one of the most critically acclaimed and successful American musicals.
    Oklahoma! is the first summer production by Kaleidoscope Theatre since the troupe did Hello Dolly several years ago. Kaleidoscope’s most recent musical was The Sound of Music in the fall of 2011.
    For a chance to win tickets to the play see the Oklahoma! contest in the latest editions of The Drumheller Mail and inSide Drumheller.