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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2010-04-01, Page 31THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2010. PAGE 31.Festival box office now open to the public The Blyth Festival Box Office will open to the general public on April 1. The Blyth Festival’s 36th season runs June 23 - Sept. 4. This year’s plays include: Paul Ciufo’s murder mystery, A Killing Snow; the Canadian classic Bordertown Café by Kelly Rebar; Gary Kirkham’s Pearl Gidley, a quirky story of unlikely friendships; and The Book of Esther, a story of faith, farming and family, by Leanna Brodie. Regular Box Office hours are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. From May 15 to Sept. 4, the Box office is open Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 9 p.m. on performance days. To order tickets, visit the Box Office in person at 423 Queen Street in Byth, mail your ticket request and cheque to P.O. Box 10, Blyth ON N0M 1H0, call 1-877-862- 5984/519-523-9300, e-mail: info@blythfestival.com or visit www.blythfestival.com Also on sale are “playful passes”, redeemable for four tickets in any combination (excluding special events) – on sale only until April 30. Pass prices are $110 for preferred seating, $94 for regular seating, and $50 for youth, a saving of up to 15 per cent. Single tickets range from $22-$31, or $15 for youth 18 and under. The Box Office has been open to Festival Members since Feb. 1, and to groups since March 1. Patrons can purchase tickets to Blyth Festival special events and community performances held throughout the year at any time. For more information on the Blyth Festival’s 2010 summer season, ticket prices or box office policies visit: www.blythfestival.com or call 1-877-862-5984/519-523-9300. The Blyth Festival has launched a new initiative to give avid readers and theatre enthusiasts the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the Festival’s upcoming 2010 season plays. The Blyth Festival Play Reading Club allows interested individuals to attend staged readings of this season’s plays—three of them world premieres—and participate in a guided study before these works appear on stage this summer. Heather Ervin, community collaborative intern, has been hosting regular programming at the Blyth Centre for the Arts since the launch of the Winter Arts Umbrella—an initiative designed to reach into the community and further develop its artistic interests and needs. The Winter Arts Umbrella was launched November 2009. Ervin says the Play Reading Club is an amazing opportunity, because it allows the Blyth community to celebrate the entire life cycle of a play. “They get to see and experience how a play grows and transforms from words on a page into the wonderful productions they see each summer,” she says. “The Play Reading Club allows participants to take ownership of the plays and truly develop a relationship with the stories that will continue to develop and grow throughout the season.” The Club hosted its first event on Saturday, February 27, 2010, with a community reading of Kelly Rebar’s Bordertown Café. The staged reading was held in the Bainton Gallery at the Blyth Centre for the Arts, followed by a question and answer period moderated by Blyth Festival Artistic Director, Eric Coates. Bordertown Café premiered at the Blyth Festival in June 1987. The Blyth Festival will host the next Play Reading Club event on Saturday, March 27, at 2:00 p.m. with a reading and guided study of A Killing Snow, by Paul Cuifo. For more information on the Blyth Festival Play Reading Club or the Blyth Festival’s 2010 season, visit www.blythfestival.com or call 1- 877-862-5984. Accessibility upgrades at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre have been completed and those involved were recognized last week. All the washrooms in the auditorium, arena lobby and upper viewing areas were recently renovated with new fixtures and flooring. Fully-accessible washrooms and fixtures were installed, including automatic door openers, which were also installed on the entrance doors to the auditorium, arena lobby and viewing area. The improvements have made the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre “easily and independently accessible,” as opposed to being just “legally accessible”. “I am very pleased to join the Municipality of Huron East for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the fully-accessible Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre,” said Carol Mitchell, Huron-Bruce MPP. “With help from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and many other generous contributions, this local community centre can now be used by people of all ages and abilities.” In addition to the $28,400 that was received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, over $40,000 was donated by several service clubs that were also recognized last week. The Brussels, Morris and Grey Catering Group, Brussels Lions Club, Brussels Optimist Club, Brussels Community Trust, Brussels Figure Skating Club, Brussels Men’s Town League Hockey and Brussels Morning Star Rebekah Lodge all donated towards the project in addition to individual contributions from Huron East mayor Joe Seili and his wife Debbie and George and Pat Langlois. The balance of the project, after the aforementioned donations, was covered by the Municipality of Huron East and the Township of Morris-Turnberry, along with fundraising from the Brussels, Morris and Grey Recreation Committee. Duff’s United Church Presents: “50 Years Of Walking Down The Aisle In Style” A fashion show of wedding fashions modeled by past, present and future brides Saturday, April 24 at 1:30 pm Duff’s United Church Walton Wedding gowns of local brides from Walton, Brussels, Seaforth and area from 1960 ˜ 2010 Advance Tickets $20.00 • At The Door $25.00 Light Lunch • Entertainment Tickets available at: Walton Inn, Dauphin’s Store, George’s to Jo-Ann’s, Winthrop Store or call Jo-Ann 519-887-6570, Heidi 519-887-9348, Karen 519-887-9018 You are invited to an OPEN HOUSE Celebrating Lorraine Bettles Retirement Friday April 9th, 2010 At the Huron East Municipal Office 72 Main Street S, Seaforth ON Refreshments and Cake 11:00 am - 4 pm Friends and family are invited to a Buck n’ Doe for Scott McDonald and Alicia Dick Saturday, April 3 Seaforth Agriplex 9:00 pm - 1:00 am $5.00/ticket Music by DJ Age of majority Lunch provided Tickets: Darryl 519-887-9037 Barry 519-441-2333 Buck & Doe for Rob Kerr & Jess Ronald Saturday, April 17 9 pm - 1 am Brussels Arena Age of Majority Lunch Provided Tickets $7.00 Tickets available through Cyndi Stevenson 519-440-2818 or Travis Campbell 519-530-9012 Lordy, Lordy Look Who’s Forty and still Beautiful! Love Ronnie, Brooklyn and Ron Entertainment Leisure& Londesborough United Church 30th Annual Gospel Songfest Sunday, April 11, 7 pm at Londesborough United Church Featuring Kirby Cook, Devon Martene, The Tormented Trio, Terry & Mary Fletcher, John Jewitt, Londesborough United Church Ladies’ Choir, With guest soloist ~ Kelly Marks Admission: Adults $10.00 12 and under Free Refreshments to follow Big achievement Those responsible for the accessibility upgrades at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre were recognized last week for their contributions to the project, which has now been completed. From left: Kathy Sebastian, chair of the Brussels, Morris and Grey Recreation Committee; Dorothy Kelly, Morris-Turnberry mayor; Carol Mitchell, Huron-Bruce MPP and Joe Seili, Huron East mayor. (Photo submitted) Upgrades complete at BMGCC New initiative aimed at enhancing 2010 season