HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-10-15, Page 31THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009. PAGE 31.Entertainment Leisure&
A new play written by Duncan
McGregor from Blyth is set to take
the stage of The Livery in Goderich
from late October through to the
beginning of November.
Performances will run Oct. 22-31,
including some matinees.
McGregor’s show deals with the
men, women and children who
found their way to the Canadian
prairies and forged a new life from
the earth beneath their feet. The play
is set between 1898 and the end of
the First World War.
This heart warming story comes
from actual journals and diaries of
settlers and follows the adventures of
several main characters as well as
families.
The Byleorski family is from the
Ukraine and came to Canada by
ship, while Stephen is a young
Huron County farmer who walks to
Saskatchewan. John and Ellen
Lloyd are newly-married British
colonists.
Constance Taylor and her son Bert
travelled to Canada from the U.S. by
train and so goes the story featuring
a large and enthusiastic cast.
The play, directed by McGregor,
begins in 1898 while Canada is
experiencing a massive immigration
of farmers from all over the world
who have chosen the Canadian
prairies to be their home.
The arrival of all these families
from Eastern Europe, Britain, the
U.S. and Ontario signals a new
beginning for the untouched fields of
the prairies and awakens a new life
in the hearts of thousands of
immigrants making their way
west.
Those travelling must endure the
relentless climate, but they also have
to learn to adapt their century-old
traditions and attitudes as they bring
them to a new country.
The play is produced by Nina
Reynolds and features music
direction from Sharon Johnston,
costume design by Lin Marsden and
lighting by Ross Barnett.
Tickets are available for $20 for
adults, $18 for seniors, $15 for
students and $10 for children.
For more information and to
purchase tickets, call The Livery box
office at 519-524-6262.
Working the crowd
Reggae musician and 2008 Juno nominee Lyndon John of
Brussels performed for The Bell Tolls fundraiser at Blyth
Memorial Hall on Saturday night and for a time shared the
stage with a granny/emcee. Anne Elliott provided the
humour on this musical night and filled in between John and
the second performer, Elvis impersonator and Blyth
resident Mike Lorentz. (Vicky Bremner photo)
The Blyth Festival Art Gallery
wants to encourage local artists to
exhibit their work during the 2010
and 2011 seasons.
Greg Sherwood, head of the
exhibition committee says, “We
often hear that area galleries ignore
some of the best regional artistic
talent in favour of better-known
names from farther afield. So we’re
putting out a special call to give our
Huron County and region artists the
opportunity to exhibit their work
here at the Blyth Festival.”
Besides the annual community
show, an open (non-juried) showing
of regional art work, and the student
show (works by Huron and Perth
high school art students) the Gallery
mounts three special art exhibits
each year. Usually three weeks long,
they may be solo, two-person or
group showings on a particular
theme.
Individual artists or groups may
submit a proposal to the Art Gallery
for consideration for the next two
seasons. Work in any media
(painting, print making,
photography, textiles, ceramics,
sculpture, etc.) is acceptable and will
be selected on artistic merit.
All work must be professionally
finished and framed for exhibition.
Application packages must
include artist contact information,
current biography and CV, an artist’s
statement, exhibition concept and
quality images of the work. These
may be submitted in hard copy form
or digitally on a CD and sent to Greg
Sherwood, PO Box 1201, Wingham,
ON N0G 2W0 to arrive by Nov. 8.
Contact Robert Tetu at 519-345-
2184 or e-mail beechwood@cyg.net
for more information.
McGregor pens Livery play
Blyth Gallery seeks artists
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Old Tyme
Country Breakfast
Sunday, October 18
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
at Londesborough Hall
• Eggs • Bacon • Sausage
• Pancakes and Homefries
Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6.00
Children Under 12 . . . . . . . . . $3.00
Sponsored by Londesborough Lions Club
Proceeds for Community Betterment
Happy 80th Birthday
Maxine Marks
You are invited to an
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, October 18
2-4 pm
at Egmondville United
Church
Best Wishes Only Please
Look who turns
the Big 30
Happy Birthday
John Lowe
October 14
Love from your
family and friends
Happy 25th Anniversary
Don and Joan Deitner
on October 20th
Celebration on
Sunday, October 18
at St. Ambrose R.C. Church, Brussels
Come & Go Social
(Best Wishes Only)
Love Anthony, Francis, Madelaine
Celebrating 50 Years
Lloyd and Helen
Walker
October 3,2009
Love and Best Wishes
Your Family