Chairy, chairy baby

The business of the arts (besides the art itself, of course) is getting seats into the seats, but that's not what's going on with those crazy kids at the Actors Studio. They're trying get seats, fifty of them, for people to put their seats into. New chairs, comfy chairs. Which turns out to be  a surprisingly expensive proposition and one that presents an opportunity for those of you with disposable income (whatever that is) to if not see your name up in lights then at least see it in the theater. On a plaque on the chair in front of you. Or you could think of it as a reserved chair. Hey, it will have your name on it. You'll have ignore the inconvenient truth that there will be other seats in "your" seat when you're not there. It'll cost you a hundred bucks, but, seriously, you can't put a price tag on the warm feeling you get from helping out an arts group that gives a voice to emerging artists and local voices. And when you donate the hundred bucks, somebody else, an anonymous donor, will pony up about hundred so you will be doubling your pleasure — everyone's pleasure, really, since the new chairs will be so comfy so your seat won't get numb, and even if it does there won't be any of that creaking when you shift your weight. Everyone's a winner. So, if you've got any of that disposable income stuff and wanna help out, whip out the old checkbook and make out a tax-deductible check to the Actors Studio.  Tell them the name you want on the plaque. Heck, they're even planning an appreciation night for you. Want more information? Check out the Actors Studio web or call 978.465.1229. And, by the way, those seats in the picture aren't the specific seats. They're just for illustration purposes only.