Steven Williford directs the reading at the Croton Free Library. According to the announcement, "When Jack and Birdie were young, they did something horrible. Or so rumor would have it. A granddaughter seeks the truth to the source of the family's ills. A Modern American Gothic Tale."

The presentation is 7:30 PM March 19.

The second offering is Sean Curren's Of Time and Tide, 7:30 PM April 30. Peter Bretz directs the drama set in upstate New York. The play "journeys back and forth in time to reveal the complexities of love in a family wracked by the enlistment and eventual loss of their son during the Korean Conflict."

Croton Free Library is at 171 Cleveland Drive in Croton-on Hudson, NY. For directions, call (914) 271-6612. For information about Hudson Stage, call (914) 271-2811 or visit www.hudsonstage.com.

* HSC has announced June 12 as the date for its second annual Divas on Hudson concert featuring stars of Broadway and cabaret singing along the Hudson River in Westchester.

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