Alibis sometimes backfire.

They lead to major mix-ups in the play, Don’t Dress for Dinner.

ICT MainStage presents this comedy by French playwright Marc Camoletti through Nov. 21 at the Irving Arts Center. The late Camoletti wrote the hit, Boeing Boeing, which was revived two years ago on Broadway to critical acclaim. Don’t Dress for Dinner played in London’s West End for most of the 1990s. It may head to Broadway.

The six actors appearing in the Irving production include J. Alan Hanna as Bernard, Nikki Andoga as his wife Jacqueline, Brad Stephens as Robert, Angela Allen as Suzette, Ginger Goldman as Suzanne and Scott Nixon as George.

Jill Stephens directs and Binnie Tomaro is the show's costumer designer.

The play opens ICT MainStage’s 2009-10 season. Up next, will be John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Auditions for this drama will be Nov. 8 and 9. Visit www.irvingtheatre.org.

A loss and a soccer award at North Lake

North Lake College recently lost a beloved professor. Kent Reppond died last month of congestive heart failure. Reppond joined North Lake when it opened in 1977. He taught biology and often took students outside the classroom on field trips to Big Bend, Pingree Park, Colo., and Caddo Lake for biology credits. At one tribute, he was called “the jewel-in-the-rough teacher you only find once in a lifetime.” A native Texan, Reppond leaves behind a wife, two daughters and four grandchildren. He was 74.

The late Jim Benedek, North Lake’s soccer coach, recently was inducted into the Texans Credit Union Walk of Fame at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco. The Walk of Fame honors those who have been instrumental in helping build the sport in the community. Benedek played soccer for the Houston Stars and Dallas Tornado and was the first men’s soccer coach at Southern Methodist University. He also was a consultant with the U.S. national team.

Saluting veterans

Several tributes to veterans are scheduled in Irving this month. The city’s program will be at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Central Library auditorium. Irving High School will provide the color guard and Rep. Linda Harper Brown will be the speaker. A wreath will be placed at the Veterans Memorial wall following the program. 

The Irving Silvertones Choir, led by Woody Schober, will honor troops and veterans with a free patriotic concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Oak View Baptist Church, 1004 S. Story Road. 

Porter’s Army Navy is holding its Unite for Troops program from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 14. Steve and Cindy Porter started the event in 2007 as a way to help wounded soldiers. They ask guests to bring care package items or sponsor a care package. In return, they provide entertainment, games, food and more. The city is also a sponsor. The store is at 600 E. Irving Blvd. To learn more, visit  www.unitefortroops.com.

The Irving Public Library will present Celebrate our Veterans at 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Central Library, 801 W. Irving Blvd. Stephen Neal Manning, author of The Courage of Common Men: Texans Remember World War II, will be the guest speaker. The Fire and Drum Corps of the Irving Fire Department will perform and Bob Moffatt, secretary of the Veterans Memorial Park Committee, will provide details on the Irving Veterans Memorial Park commemorative brick program. Call 972-721-2606.