Oxford Community Center Announces April Events

The Oxford Community Center has a diverse range of April programs to help bring in spring this year. From classic movies, to a talk about the Oxford Bellevue Ferry, to a presentation to the storied Rosenfeld Photography Collection at Mystic Seaport, and the spring play from the Tred Avon Players, there are programs for all ages and interests at OCC.

On Friday, April 1, at 7 p.m. OCC kicks off its Spring Movie Series with “Little Big Man.” Starring Dustin Hoffman, this American western is a picaresque comedy about a white male child raised by the Cheyenne nation during the 19th century. Jack Crabb (Hoffman) is 121 years old and looks back on his life being raised by Native Americans and fighting with General Custer. The movie is free and open to the public, beer and wine are available for purchase.

Learn about the venerable Oxford Bellevue Ferry with a “Town Talk,” by Captains Tom and Judy Bixler on Wednesday, April 6 at 12 noon. Established in 1683, the ferry is believed to be the nation’s oldest privately operated ferry service. Bring your lunch and listen to stories about running this historic Oxford icon. This Town Talk is free and open to the public.

On Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m., Margaret Andersen Rosenfeld will talk about Mystic Seaport’s Rosenfeld Photography Collection and her book, “On Land and On Sea: A Century of Women in the Rosenfeld Collection.” The book is based on images from the Rosenfeld Collection, an extraordinary collection of maritime photography by renowned photographers Morris and Stanley Rosenfeld. The collection, is best known for its images of yachting over the course of the 20th century. As the daughter-in-law of Stanley Rosenfeld and an expert in Women’s Studies, Andersen Rosenfeld has complied a photographic and narrative essay on images of women in the Rosenfeld Collection. She will be discussing the book and how she culled through a collection that holds close to one million photographic images. The book will be available for purchase with all proceeds going to the Rosenfeld Collection at Mystic Seaport Museum. The program is free and open to the public.

Saturday, April 23, is Oxford Day, and OCC will be in the town park serving coffee and light breakfast. For $5, you can choose from a variety of breakfast items to carry with you as you take in the town and the parade. The OCC breakfast tent in the Oxford Park will be open from 9 to 11 a.m.

OCC’s Annual Meeting will be on Monday, April 25 at 5 p.m. Come meet the OCC Board of Trustees, volunteers, and staff, and hear about recent programs and future plans, while enjoying light refreshments, wine, and beer. The annual meeting is free and open to the community.

The Tred Avon Players open their spring show, “Light Up the Sky,” on Thursday, April 28 at 7 p.m., This hilarious backstage comedy was written by Moss Hart and is directed by Pat Murphy Sheehy. The play takes place in the luxurious hotel room of a Broadway actress prior to the out-of-town opening of a brand new play. As chaos reigns, “Light Up the Sky” follows an ensemble cast of outrageous characters, including the grandly temperamental leading lady and her sarcastic, gin-rummy playing mother, the flamboyant director, and the lowbrow producer and his smart-aleck wife.

Sheehy is artistic director emeritus of the Source Theatre Company in Washington, where she directed, produced or performed in more than 100 plays over an 11-year stint with the renowned nonprofit group. The show stars (in alphabetical order) Craig Brittingham, Maggie Garey, Leigh Marquess, Nicole Millett, Ira Nelson, Joe Opalski, Lynn Sanchez, Rob Sanchez, Tim Weigand, and Art Wolfe. For full show dates and more information, or to reserve your tickets, please call 410-226-0061 or visit the TAP website at https://www.tredavonplayers.org/.

For more information, or to sign up for programs, please contact the Oxford Community Center at 410-226-5904, e-mail [email protected], or visit their Facebook page at Oxford Community Center, Inc.