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Festival opens June 30 with 'Mr. New Year's Eve'
At its heart, the Blyth Festival was
built for one reason: to bring people
together. The best in new, live, 100
per cent Canadian theatre, right here
in Canada's hometown. And it
doesn't get any more Canadian than
Guy Lombardo and His Royal
Canadians.
With the re -opening of Blyth
Memorial Hall just a few weeks ago,
the Blyth Festival is set to ring in its
43rd season with the world premiere
of Mr. New Year's Eve: A night with
Guy Lombardo, written by London
native David Scott and being
directed by the Festival's Artistic
Director Gil Garratt. This true -life,
music -driven extravaganza runs from
June 28 to Aug. 19 in Blyth's
newly -renovated Memorial Hall.
Make it your resolution to get to
Blyth.
For 48 consecutive years, Guy
Lombardo was North America's
"Mr. New Year's Eve," bandleader of
the biggest holiday broadcast on the
continent. Together with his band,
The Royal Canadians, Lombardo
sold more than 300 million records
internationally. To this day, they still
play his recording of "Auld Lang
Syne" as the official ball drops on
the annual festivities in New York's
Times Square.
A son of Italian immigrants, Guy
was born and raised in London,
Ontario, but it was his summers,
playing the biggest beach bandstand
in Huron County's Grand Bend,
where this local musical titan cut his
teeth and learned to play both his
many instruments and the teeming
crowds.
Though his own father adamantly
opposed Guy's love of jazz, and
Canadian radio stations showed
active disinterest, Guy's dedication
to his craft was all consuming, and
no obstacle could block his path to
his dreams. Friend and influential
colleague of some of the biggest
names in show biz, including Louis
Armstrong, Sophie Tucker, the
Andrews Sisters, Al Jolson, Bing
Crosby, and others, Guy Lombardo
and His Royal Canadians blazed a
path from Huron County to the Big
Apple, the likes of which has never
been seen, before or since.
Mr. New Year's Eve: A night with
Guy Lombardo features a nine -piece
band: Klaus Anselm, Rebecca
Auerbach, Jason Chesworth, Nathan
Howe, Ron Kennell, George
Meanwell, J.D. Nicholsen, Birgitte
Solem, James Thomson, and Jim
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The Brussels Lions Club made the money it raises count recently at its annual Elimination
Draw, donating $2,000 to the Brussels Agricultural Society to help with the cost associated
with hosting the Brussels Fall Fair at this year's International Plowing Match and $3,500 to the
Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre for a new projector. They also, of course,
donated $5,000 to Jason Crawford, the winner of the draw. From left: Brussels Agricultural
Society President Matt Cardiff, Lions President Cora Alcock, Little Ambassador James Speer
and Junior Ambassador Ben Speer. (Quinn Talbot photo)
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encouraged. I want to be these kind
of people in the first church where I
am a layperson.
But... I also get that dreaded
church letter. Unfortunately, finding
fault and criticism seems to be the
focus of some people. They can't
see the good or they refuse to see it.
Even when the church is doing well,
they ready their swords of scorn and
write. When I do get that letter, I
pull out my Bible and read from
Galatians 1:6. They are the words of
the Apostle Paul, the most effective
servant in the history of the church.
And what does he say? "Obviously,
I'm not trying to win the approval of
people, but of God. If pleasing
people were my goal, I would not be
Christ's servant."
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nor should I try, to please every
person but I must always seek to
please God. I have learned that I can
do the right thing, the best thing and
the very thing God would want me
to do, and there will always be
someone who will criticize it
because it is not `their thing'.
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someday I am going to replace the
Galatians 1:6 verse with another
one. As a layperson I am going to
keep 1 Thessalonians 5: 1213 close
by my side. It tells us, "And now,
friends, we ask you to honour those
leaders who work so hard for you,
who have been given the
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This is playwright David Scott's
third play produced at Blyth since
1997, the other two being There's
Nothing in the Paper and The Ballad
of Stompin' Tom. He has worked as
an editor in newspaper, in a medical
journal and a magazine. The former
Mayor of Seaforth (1998 to 2000)
now teaches writing part-time at
Western and Fanshawe College in
London.
Director Gil Garratt has been
involved with Blyth since 1999,
including 17 seasons as an actor,
director, co -creator, and the
director of the Young Company.
Gil's eclectic career has carried
him coast to coast, collaborating
with companies all over Canada.
Gil is the recipient of a Dora Mayor
Moore award for outstanding
performance and has been
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award in Nova Scotia. This is
Gil's third season as Artistic
Director.
Providing digital dramaturgy and
designing the set and projections for
Mr. New Year's Eve: A night with
Guy Lombardo is Beth Kates whose
creative talents were evident last
season in The Last Donnelly
Standing and Seeds in 2016. Gemma
James Smith is designing the
costumes, Lesley Wilkinson is
designing the lighting, and
Verne Good is the sound designer.
Heather Thompson is the Production
Stage Manager and Katerina
Sokyrko is the Assistant Stage
Manager.
The season opens on June 28. For
tickets call 519-523-9300, toll-free
at 1-877-862-5984 or online at
blythfestival.com
Graduation
' Julie and Wayne Wheeler
I�A of Blyth, are proud to
f' announce the graduation
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ullrflti i Mohawk College. Bryce
graduated with honours
with an Advanced Diploma
in Chemical Engineering
Technology. He has
accepted a position with
Sleegers Engineered
Products in London.
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