Bellairs and other local extras say they'll keep meeting here every year for Groundhog Day. John Scharres, the director of the opera house, admits that in this case, life is trying to imitate art.

Paramount Theatre artistic director Jim Corti is curious how local audiences will interpret "Groundhog Day ... dawn and go to Woodstock and then work all day and night." ...

I’ve seen lesser shows with absurd plot lines have extensive runs on Broadway so nothing is certain and art is subjective. What I know to be true is that Groundhog Day is a work of art.

which will feature more than three dozen artists representing nearly all art mediums, an excellent Groundhog Day weather forecast, food trucks and entertainment by local popular singer/songwriters.