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"Savannah Sipping Society" Discusses What it's Like to Start Life Over...at an Impromptu Happy Hour

Photo courtesy of Kim Welty

The Savannah Sipping Society tells the story of four Southern women who decide it's high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they've lost through the years. The Cortez debut of the productoin is this weekend at the Sunflower Theatre, with performances on December 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th  at 7:30pm each night. To talk more about the play and what has gone into it, Kim Welty joined KSJD's Austin Cope on Morning Edition on Thursday. She plays Randa on stage, and was formerly the director of the Sunflower Theatre. Click below to listen.

Austin Cope is a former Morning Edition host for KSJD and now produces work on a freelance basis for the station. He grew up in Cortez and hosted a show on KSJD when he was 10 years old. After graduating from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 2010, he lived in Belgium, Ohio, Spain, northern Wyoming, and Himachal Pradesh, India before returning to the Cortez area. He has a degree in Politics from Oberlin College in Ohio.
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