04/17/2012: "“Francie’s Follies” Wednesday"

“Francie’s Follies,” a don’t-miss, once-in-your-lifetime performance that can loosely be described as a water ballet, will be held on Wednesday, April 18, starting at 7 pm, at the Fitness Club on Argyle, to raise money to provide free swim lessons to island kids

The island’s inimitable Francie Hansen (creator of the County Fair’s extremely popular “Trashion Fashion Show”) has come up with yet another crazy idea -- this time one that will raise money to provide free swim lessons to island kids. The show will feature Mark “King Neptune” Cunningham, along with these mesmerizing mermaids:

Katie Catfish Askew
Donna Dolphin Baldwin
Brenda Beluga Beckett
Becky Baleen Clarke
Francie Flounder Hansen
Penelope Porpoise Haskew
Diana Dungeness Stepita
Sally Salmon Thomson
Carolyn Coy Wakeman
Christina Crawfish Whitney
Pamela Poisson Williams
Amy Anchovy Wynn

For the requested $10 donation at the door (children are free), audience members are sure to enjoy a laugh-filled evening of outrageous costumes and props, not to mention the graceful performances of our own island mermaids. Eat your heart out, Esther Williams!!!