Lydia Smith's Dessert Cabaret In Clarksburg

On Saturday night, numerous folks from Davis Musical Theatre Company (DMTC) went down to Clarksburg to support Lydia Smith (most-recently seen as Princess Tuptim in DMTC's "The King And I") in her efforts to raise money for a church mission to Scotland (starting in December). Desserts were provided for donations, and many people from both DMTC and the Clarksburg Community sang and entertained for Lydia's generous supporters.

It had been awhile since I had been down Clarksburg way: eight years, to be exact (since the 2003 gubernatorial race). Even though it's just a short distance from Sacramento, I get down there so infrequently that they might as well have labeled the map 'Here There Be Dragons'. But Saturday night, Clarksburg was a warm and inviting place!

Most of my pictures didn't turn out well, but a few did....

Clarksburg Community Church.

Alec Henderson.

Laura Wardrip.

Lydia Smth (as Sally, from "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown").

DMTC kids perform 'It's a Hard Knock Life' from "Annie" (Ashley Hickman, x, x, Elena Lipman, Lydia Smith (obscured), Julia Smith, Hannah Wallace).

Storyteller from Canada (?) whose story with an ocarina amusingly never quite took flight.

Lydia Smith.

Lydia Smith and Laura Wardrip.