Theatre at the Center in full bloom with new production of 'Little Shop of Horrors'

Director and choreographer Stacey Flaster says there's a reason the hit musical "Little Shop of Horrors" isn't produced and offered to audiences as often as other works.

OFFBEAT: Friday the 13th unlucky for courthouse gambling event

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

FROM the FARM: 40th birthday filled with surprises, wonderful memories

A big thank you to The Times and to readers for making my 40th birthday celebration, hosted by Teibel's restaurant in Schererville, such a fun and special day.

Today's Celebrity Birthdays for Friday, Aug. 13, 2010

Our daily listing of notable names adding another year on this day.

A BLACK BIRTHDAY

Among notables who share a birthday on Aug. 13, director Alfred Hitchcock, who died at age 80 in 1980, makes the list.

OFFBEAT: Happy Friday the 13th, a fascinating day for many reasons

Today has finally arrived.

OFFBEAT: Betsy Palmer joining Friday the 13th Teibel's luncheon with fun film stories

Friday the 13th is nearly here and there's another reason for readers attending Friday's Teibel's birthday luncheon to be excited.

FROM the FARM: 'Birthday gift' elementary school desks, chairs prized for memories

I joined my parents on July 31 to attend the 100th birthday party for Times reader and family friend Martha Soplanda of Kouts.

A Famous Father

A FAMOUS FATHER - - Actor Harry Crosby, son of singer Bing Crosby, adds another year today, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, turning 52-years-old. He starred in the surprise 1980 hit horror film from Paramount Pictures "Friday the 13th."

In the Stars

IN THE STARS - - Pyschic Irene Hughes, shown at home in 2004, has amazed the masses with her accurate predictions.

FROM the FARM: Famed psychic Irene Hughes joining Teibel's Friday the 13th party

A favorite and very entertaining guests at my previous birthday teas and luncheons is as infamous as she is famous.

FROM the FARM: Delicious Greek cookie recipe long-sought after find

Readers are getting just as excited as I am about next month's Friday the 13th luncheon on my Aug. 13th 40th birthday at Teibel's restaurant in Schererville.