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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-05-28, Page 24PAGE 24. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015. Festival Singers to perform in Varna Royal Flush The Blyth Festival welcomed the third annual Royal Flush Improv night to Memorial Hall’s stage last Friday, May 22. The show, which features The Wild Card Players, kept the audience laughing from curtain up to curtain down and, with some social time in the lower hall of the building, a little bit afterwards. Shown plying their comedic trade are, front row, left: Connor Thompson and Nigel Downer. Back row, from left, Allison Price and event organizer Nug Nahrgang. (Denny Scott photo) Continued from page 23 part in the music, drama and sports programs. He plays trumpet in the Senior Band, Jazz Band and Jazz Combo. His acting credits include Cinderella (SCP), Grease (SHDHS), A Christmas Carol (PCP), Seussical (SCP), and Camelot (Stratford Festival). At this year’s Stratford Kiwanis Music Festival, Sam was a trophy winner in Classical Voice, Musical Theatre and Speech and Drama. He is thrilled to be representing the Stratford Kiwanis Music Festival at Provincials 2015, in both Musical Theatre and Speech and Drama. Zander Neilsen of Stratford began singing in the St. Mary’s Children’s Choir at the age of four. Now 11, he continues to sing, and most recently performed the lead role in the school musical at Bedford Public School. He also studies piano and is a competitive figure skater. In the past two years he has received five trophies and four scholarships in Classical Voice and Musical Theatre from the Stratford Kiwanis Music Festival. Isla Romano of Tavistock is a 12- year-old alumna of the St. Mary’s Children’s Choir and an avid singer/dancer. Along with voice training, she attends multiple dance classes. For three consecutive years, she has won trophies for Classical Voice or Musical Theatre at the Stratford Kiwanis Music Festival. The Blyth Festival Singers themselves will be performing a light-hearted and popular repertoire to bring their season to a close in true celebratory fashion. The cornerstone piece of the concert is the new medley arrangement by Ed Lojeski of the popular musical Les Miserables.Solos, duets and small group performances of popular tunes by the Singers will round out this fabulous program. “The Next Generation” will be performed on May 30 at the Varna Complex on Mill Road west of Varna. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the concert and gala silent auction to follow. Adult tickets are $25 for dinner and a show and children between the ages of six and 12 only pay $12. Tickets are available through any Blyth Festival Singer or through the Blyth Festival for the Arts at www.blythfestival.com or by calling 519-523-9300. TUCKERSMITH COMMUNICATIONS CO-OPERATIVE LTD.OMMUNICATUCKERSMITH C TIV-OPERAATCOTIONSMMUNICAAT .DLTTIVE #1 And We Still Try Harder! Recent circulation figures show The Citizen has the highest circulation in the northern part of Huron County, #3 in the entire county. The Citizen Proudly Community- Owned Since 1985