Auditions for the first production of the 2013/3014 NPCP Season will be held Monday August 5 and Tuesday August 6 from 7:00-9:00 PM in the Patty Birge Room at the Playhouse.

Actor Robert Horton (“Wagon Train”) is 89
Actor Robert Fuller (“Laramie,” ”Emergency!”) is 80
Actor David Warner (“Titanic”) is 72
Keyboardist Neal Doughty of REO Speedwagon is 67
Singer-bassist Geddy Lee of Rush is 60
Documentary maker Ken Burns is 60
TV personality Tim Gunn (“Project Runway”) is 60
Singer Patti Scialfa with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 60
Actress Alexandra Paul (“Baywatch”) is 50
Country singer Martina McBride is 47
Drummer Chris Gorman (Belly) is 46
Actor Tim Omundson (“Psych”) is 44
Actor Wil Wheaton is 41
Singer Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men is 40
Actor Stephen Dorff is 40
Country singer James Otto is 40
Actor Josh Radnor (“How I Met Your Mother”) is 39
Musician Danger Mouse of Gnarls Barkley is 36
Actress Allison Mack (“Smallville”) is 31.

On July 29th, 1957, Jack Paar made his debut as host of NBC’s “Tonight” show.

In 1959, the Isley Brothers recorded “Shout.”

In 1965, The Beatles’ second film, “Help,” had its royal premiere at London’s Pavillion Theatre.

In 1966, Bob Dylan was involved in a motorcycle accident near Woodstock, New York. He suffered critical injuries and took months to recover.

In 1973, Led Zeppelin’s safe deposit box at The Drake Hotel in New York was robbed. The band lost $180,000 in concert receipts from two shows at Madison Square Garden.

In 1974, Mama Cass Elliott was found dead in London. It was rumored that the former Mamas and Papas lead singer choked on a ham sandwich, but a coroner ruled she had suffered a heart attack. She was 30.

In 1987, Ben and Jerry’s began selling Cherry Garcia ice cream, in honor of Grateful Dead singer-guitarist Jerry Garcia.

In 1996, actor Martin Lawrence was arrested at the airport in Burbank, California, after police found a loaded handgun in a suitcase he was taking on a flight to Phoenix.

In 2000, actor Brad Pitt married actress Jennifer Aniston in Malibu, California. They separated after four and a half years of marriage.

In 2006, actress Pamela Anderson and musician Kid Rock were married in St. Tropez, France. They both filed for divorce four months later.

(AP) — The history of Fort Atkinson will be the focus of a Living History Weekend at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park next weekend.

There will be military drills and hands-on activities with the civilian interpreters.

Programs at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Saturday will focus on the plants and animals that the Lewis and Clark expedition documented and what’s being done to restore wildlife habitats of the river valley.

Fort Atkinson sits seven blocks east of U.S. Highway 75 near Fort Calhoun in eastern Nebraska. A park entry permit is required and may be purchased at the park.

Contact the park for more information at 402-468-5611 or ngpc.fort.atkinson@nebraska.gov.