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 Abingdon Theatre Company to Present Real-Life Shavian Romance, 'Engaging Shaw'; Cast Announced (Playbill via Yahoo! News)
Off-Broadway's Abingdon Theatre Company will present the New York City premiere of John Morogiello's Engaging Shaw, a play about the unlikely but true relationship between playwright George Bernard Shaw and wealthy socialite Charlotte Payne-Townshend.
 Abingdon cuts programs, staff for 2010-11 (The Galesburg Register-Mail)
An estimated $670,923 loss in state revenue has Abingdon schools tightening the purse strings for next year, as Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposed 17 percent reduction for education funding resulted in the District 217 Board of Education approving a program and staff reduction Wednesday.
 Washington County authorities test Project Lifesaver (Bristol Herald Courier)
Detective Billy Nichols’ antenna gun had picked up the radio-wave ping transmission from the ankle bracelet worn by 18-year-old Down syndrome patient Billy Stiltner, of Abingdon. The search for Stiltner was a training drill for Project Lifesaver, a tracking technology the sheriff’s office offers for free to elderly and mentally challenged residents likely to wander away from home or school.
 Alexandria and Arlington religion notes (Washington Post)
The Virginia Theological Seminary, 3737 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, will offer a lecture on the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, led by the Rev. Patrick Malloy of General Theological Seminary, the Rev. Geoff Price of Abingdon Church and the Rev. John Runkle of Washington Cathedral, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday...