The Citizen, 2009-05-21, Page 19THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009. PAGE 19.
Spring show
Grey Central Public School students demonstrated their talent during the annual show this
month. From singing, to dancing, to acting, the children entertained the audience with a variety
of numbers. Tanner Cardiff and Jasmin Roth emceed. The Character Club also had a bake
and book sale that same eveing and tickets were sold on a quilt the Club made. (Photo submitted)
The Blyth Festival Art Gallery is
looking for serious art hobbyists,
amateur crafters, professional
artisans or recognized visual artists.
Do you wish you had more exposure
to the local community? Are you
looking for a career breakthrough, or
maybe just a little recognition from
the neighbours?
Area residents are invited to
submit one or two pieces in any
media for the Gallery’s 2009
Community Show. This is an annual
exhibition and features the creations
of dozens of the Huron County
region’s professional and hobby
artists.
The work will be accepted on the
morning of Saturday, May 30 and
the show opens the same evening in
the Bainton Gallery, situated in the
Blyth Memorial Hall beside the
Festival box office.
The exhibition runs until June 19.
Included among the pieces on exibit
will be a wide range of media, from
oil paintings and acrylics to
photography, ceramics and glass.
Not even the show curator is ever
sure what exactly will be shown
until the artists bring in their
creations on Saturday morning.
Artists are asked to bring their
works to the gallery between 9 a.m.
and noon. Two-dimensional pieces
must be framed or mounted suitable
for hanging and not exceed 36"x36".
Freestanding sculptures must be no
wider than 36".
A nominal fee of $5 per piece is
charged, and your work will be
included in the exhibition.
Parties interested in buying a work
of art will be directed to the artist
and no commission will be charged.
all work must remain in the gallery
for the length of the show and must
be picked up on June 20.
Members of the public are invited
to meet the artists and join in the
festivities with family and friends at
the official opening reception on
Saturday, May 30 at 6 p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
The Bainton Gallery is open
during Blyth Festival box office
business hours. You can view this
show until June 19.
For information and entry forms,
call Betty Battye at 519-523-9658.
Artistic and general director of
Wingham Town Hall Heritage
Theatre, Peter McCutcheon,
recently unveiled plans for a summer
day camp for Muggles – non-magic
folk – ages seven to 13, based on the
highly successful Harry Potter
franchise.
“The world J.K. Rowling has
created in her Harry Potter series has
inspired kids and adults alike,” says
McCutcheon
“It has captivated the imagination
of anyone who has read the books
and was the perfect theme for
our initial summer day camp
program.”
The day camp, structured like a
week at Hogwarts School of
Witchcraft and Wizardry, will have
campers participating in activities,
crafts and games revolving around
the curriculum taught at the
prestigious, yet fictional, school
including: transfiguration, potions,
herbology and care of magical
creatures.
On the first day of camp, the
famed Sorting Hat will divide
campers into four houses, which will
compete throughout the week, and
like the books and movies, the house
with the most points at the end of the
week will win the House Cup.
“Now whilst, you're here, your
house will be like your family, your
triumphs will earn you points, any
rule-breaking and you will lose
points.” – Professor McGonagall,
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
Stone
The day camp, which will run the
week of July 13 will conclude with a
day trip to see the latest and final
installment in the six movie series –
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince on July 17.
The cost is $175 (+ GST) per child
and includes a T-shirt, crafts, daily
snacks and all activities including
daily swimming, bus trip and movie
admission.
For more information, or to
register your child to participate,
contact Wingham Town Hall
Heritage Theatre 519-357-4082 or
toll-free 866-357-4082.
Day camp for Muggles at Wingham
Festival seeking area artists
Tokyo theatregoers will belearning some of the problems ofbeing a farmer in western Ontario
starting this week.
Opening Thursday, May 21,
Mengei Theatre will perform
Another Season’s Promise,a play
first premiered at the Blyth Festival
in 1986, then brought back for the
1987 season before going on a
national tour.
Co-written by Anne Chislett and
Keith Roulston, the play tells the
story of one farm family’s struggles
to survive the economic crisis
brought on by high interest rates and
falling beef and crop prices in the
early 1980s. It was an era that led to
farm foreclosures and farm defense
demonstrations and “penny
auctions” to keep farms from being
sold at auction.
Another Season’s Promise was
translated into Japanese by Toyoshi
Yoshihara, a retired Vancouver
businessman who earlier translated
several plays including Chislett’s
The Tomorrow Box, which has sincebeen seen by hundreds of thousandsin Japan.
Yoshihara first undertook
translating plays when he was
transferred to Canada by his
Japanese employer and thought it
would help him learn English better.
He had an interest in theatre dating
back to his university days and had
many friends working in
professional theatre. His contacts
have led to a number of Canadian
plays being produced in Japan.
Another Season’s Promise will
play at the Mingei Theatre until June
1.
Buck & Doe
for
Pat Laffin &
Cheryl Armstrong
Saturday, May 30
Brussels Arena
9 pm - 1 am
$5. advance $7. at door
Music by DJ
Age of majority
For tickets call
Scott 519-887-9769
Kendall 519-531-0578
Happy 98th Birthday
Marie McTaggart
May 18th
from your
friends and family
Buck & Doe
for
Ange Nicholson
And
Jamie Chester
May 23
9 pm to 1 am
North Huron Wescast
Community Complex
DJ ~ Lunch provided
~ Age of Majority
Bus leaving Lucknow Arena
at 9:30 pm
Friends and family
are invited to a
Stag and Doe
for
Amanda Young
and Jon Collins
Saturday, May 30
9 pm - 1 am
Goderich Arena (upstairs)
Live music
Age of majority
$8/person
Lunch provided
Free cabs available
For tickets call Ian
519-526-1113
Blyth Festival playon stage in Tokyo
Unattended cooking is the number
one cause of home fires.
Pay close attention
when you’re cooking
and stay in the kitchen.
Unattended cooking is the number
one cause of home fires.
Pay close attention
when you’re cooking
and stay in the kitchen.
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