Norton Resident Seeks Married Women for Pageant Reality Show

Casting call Dec. 8.

Oftentimes while channel surfing, people think to themselves that they could easily come up with a concept for a television show. Norton resident Andrea Henry did just that and was able to pitch an idea for a reality show to a major women’s network. Henry, a comedian and author, made a short film based on beauty pageants for married women and entered some film festivals. From there it made its way to a network who asked Henry to assemble a cast for a possible pilot. “We will be presenting with a cast and then we'll see what happens next,” Henry said. If the network chooses to air the pilot, more information will be available to the public. Receive updates to this story and other news in your inbox or smartphone by signing up for our …

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Patch Picks

Patch Picks: Summer Camps

Camps for kids, and even one for adults.

Last week, Norton Patch's new Patch Picks feature listed local librarians’ choices for kids and adults for National Read Across America Day. This week, we are getting campy. 1. Registrations are open for the 2011 SMARTS Summer Institute. The summer program offers young people, grades kindergarten through 12, with an opportunity to explore their creative potential under the guidance of dynamic professional artists from around the region. Students explore creative writing, dance, drama, film/video, instrumental, vocal and/or visual arts through process and performance. The program runs July 5 to 29. SMARTS also offers two immersion programs for students grades 7 through 12. Music Boot Camp, for instrumentalists includes recording studio time…

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