Audition for Tartuffe!

[lillibet.livejournal.com]

Theatre@First is holding auditions next week for our winter show: Tartuffe!

AUDITIONS: Tue 29 Nov + Wed 30 Nov, 7-10pm by appointment only!
http://www.theatreatfirst.org/shows/tartuffe/auditions.shtml

PERFORMANCES: Feb 23-Mar 4, 2017

Vickie Wu directs Moliere's classic comedy! Tartuffe cons Orgon into promising his daughter Mariane's hand in marriage, as well as the deed to the family estate. The rest of the family must expose this falsely pious fraud and save their home as hijinks ensue.

Don't miss your chance to be part of this fabulous show!

Electric vehicle discounts

[mem-winterhill.livejournal.com]

Hey folks--

I heard about this program for electric vehicle discounts recently. I've always been intending to get an EV eventually, but the recent election made me worried that future administrations may not be so generous with the tax rebates on them. So I began looking harder.

There's a program that I heard about via MassEnergy, a non-profit, encouraging more transportation to be low emissions.  https://www.massenergy.org/drivegreen

I was initially waiting for a Bolt, but I recently heard there's no way they are coming to MA this calendar year. And there are probably going to be waiting lists. So I got a different one. With the discounts, state + federal incentives, it ends up being just about $15,000 for a new vehicle that I got. And they had 0% financing. My experience was very similar to this story: http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1102592_how-i-got-a-new-2015-nissan-leaf-electric-car-for-16k-net-indecision. And now I can charge my car with my solar panels. I'm never going to the gas station again.

State funding for rebates was about to run out a couple of days ago, but they added new funds: https://mor-ev.org/funding

There remains support in the state for increased adoption of these cars, I hope this will make it through:  http://sherborn.wickedlocal.com/news/20161113/mass-senate-passes-electric-cars-bill

I'm increasingly worried that reducing emissions won't be a priority for the country, but acting locally will still matter. If you have considered EVs, have a look at this MassEnergy program.

I am not affiliated with MassEnergy, and this isn't related to any city stuff I was doing in a volunteer capacity on the solar program. Just sharing something I heard about.