The Citizen, 1990-09-05, Page 28PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1990.
Blyth Centre for the Arts offers theatre classes
The Blyth Centre for the Arts will
offer theatre classes for young and
old this fall, an introduction to
many crafts (goggles & goop) for
kids and an “everything you’ve
always wanted to know about
putting together a production”
course on stagecraft.
“We’re very proud of the new
facilities we’ve built here at Blyth
and now is the perfect opportunity
to use them year round” says
Katherine Kaszas, Artistic Director
of the Blyth Centre for the Arts.
“There are a number of theatre
professionals who live and work
year-round in our area and we’ll be
using their professional expertise
and bringing in other specialists to
share their knowledge.”
Classes run for five weeks be
ginning at the end of September in
the new second floor rehearsal hall
on Dinsley Street and in the Garage
in Blyth. Enrollment is limited, so
advance registration is required
before September 21st. Some of the
classes being offered at the Blyth
Centre for the Arts this fall are:
Goggles & Goop (September 29 -
October 27) - Marian Doucette,
well-known local puppeteer and
story-teller leads a five-week
course for children using media
(16mm film) creatively in theme-
related programming with some
drama, plus followup crafts. Pup
petry, mask-making, bag sculpture
and weaving are examples of the
creations to be generated by the
participants. For children aged 5 -
12, classes are held Saturday
mornings from 10 a.m. - 12 noon
(September 29, October 6, 13, 20,
27). Fee $35.
Introduction to Acting, (September
27 - October 25) - Peter Smith,
incoming Artistic Director of the
Blyth Festival and an actor with a
wealth of roles from coast to coast
to his credit, will lead a five-week
course in acting. Specific acting
techniques to be explored, such as
voice, game-playing, story-telling,
building a character and text
analysis will be applied practically
in individual scenes to be perform
ed on the last day of classes. For
youth aged 13 - 18, classes are held
Thursday evenings 7:00 - 10:00
p.m. (September 27, October 4, 11,
18, 25). Fee $50. '
ADVANCED WORKSHOPS
[For Adults & Mature Students],
Stagecraft, (September 28 - Octo
ber 26) - Each of the five sessions
will be devoted to a different aspect
of the visual and aural elements
crucial to a successful stage pro
duction: lighting design - colour,
intensity, angle of light and its
effect on mood; set design ‘ -
ground-plans, flats, construction
and scenic painting; costume de
sign - the use of wardrobe to reflect
character; sound design - the use of
musical and non-musical sounds to
evoke mood. Instructors will be
designers and professionals
brought in to Blyth from London,
Stratford, and Toronto. Classes
Friday evenings 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
September 28, October 5, 12, 19,
26. Fee: $75.00.
Introduction to Directing, (Septem
ber 29 - October 27) - Katherine
Kaszas, artistic director of the
Blyth Festival, and director of such
popular productions as “Garrison’s
Garage”, “Cakewalk”, “The Mail
Order Bride”, and “Bordertown
Cafe” will conduct a five week
session, investigating the rudi
ments of directing. Basic scene and
play analysis, the relationship be
tween actor and director, plus the
use of visual/aural elements to
enhance a production will be the
topics covered during the course.
Under the instructor’s guidance,
each student will direct an indivi
Queen of the Fair Competition
FAMILY DANCE
Saturday, September 8
8 p.m. - Speeches
10 p.m. - Crowning
MUSIC BY SOUNDTRACK D.J.s
Admission $5.00
12 & under free
LUNCH AVAILABLE-
NO BAR
dual scene for group discussion.
Classes Saturday mornings 10:00
a.m. - 1:00 p.m., September 29,
October 6, 13, 20, 27. Fee $75.00.
Enrollment limited to ages 16 and
up.
For more information about
classes and special events at the
Blyth Centre for the Arts, call the
Blyth Festival Box Office at (519)
523-9300.
Festival Singers begin 10th season
The Blyth Festival Singers begin
their tenth anniversary season with
a new director: Wade Whittacker-
Cumming.
Rehearsals begin on Monday,
September 10th at Blyth Memorial
Hall, drawing new and old choir
members from miles around:
Goderich, Wingham, Seaforth,
Clinton, Varna, Belgrave, Ethel,
Blyth, Lucknow and beyond. Carol
Carter, the choir’s talented accom
panist from Seaforth, will return
again this season. New choir
members are encouraged to come
to the first rehearsal of fun and
beautiful music. The first concert of
the Blyth Festival Singers will be
the first week of December with
special guests, the Exeter School
Choir.
Year 10 also promises an exciting
10th Anniversary Celebration Re
union on October 20th with special
guest conductors, Laurie Row-
botham and Angus Sinclair, former
choir directors who will be back to
lead the greatly expanded choir in
old favourites and Wade Whit
taker-Cumming. Choristers who
have sung with the Blyth Festival
Singers at any time are invited to
join the choir for this special
concert or to attend the evening
concert on October 20th. For more
information about the Choir Re
union contact: Joan Perrie: Regi
strar, Blyth Festival Singers, Wal
ton, Ontario N0K 1Z0. Additional
choir reunion registration forms are
available through the Blyth Festi
val Administration Office (519)
523-4345.
“We feel very fortunate in
securing Wade Whittaker-Cumm
ing as our music director this
season” says Mary Hearn, Presi
dent of the Blyth Festival Singers.
“He is a graduate of the University
of Western Ontario where he
studied choral conducting under
Deral Johnson, and has since been
involved in choral music in many
different fields. He received the
Honours Bachelor of Music Degree
in Theory and Composition and was
awarded the U.W.O. Gold Medal.
We look forward to singing some of
his own compositions and arrange
ments.” Wade grew up in a
musical family in Thunder Bay,
where he studied guitar so he could
play in a rock band. His interest
expanded to include jazz and
classical guitar, which he eventu
ally studied at university. Wade is
a systems analyst at the National
Trust Data Centre in Stratford.
Wade lives in Stratford with his
wife Anne and their two children
ages two and five.
Join us weekly for
KARATE
Every Monday & Thursday
Children - 6 to 7 p.m.
Adults - 7 to 8 p.m.
BLACK BELT INSTRUCTORS
ONLY
held in the
BLYTH & DISTRICT COMMUNITY
CENTRE
Children 5-18 must have parent’s consent
For more information call
Counties test rabies vaccine bait
Rabies vaccine-baits will be
dropped from low-flying aircraft
over 12 test areas in Huron and
Perth Counties during the period of
September 24 to 30.
The baits will be dropped from
two MNR Twin Otter aircraft,
flying from the Goderich airport,
along predetermined flight paths
over the two counties.
Ministry of Natural Resources
research staff will drop a total of
180,000 rabies vaccine-baits from
low-flying aircraft over 31 test
areas across southwestern Ontario
from the Blue Peninsual to Lake
Erie, on September 24 to 30.
The drops are being made to test
different baits and to learn more
about the number of baits needed
to reach the largest number of
foxes. Rabies in southern Ontario is
spread almost entirely by foxes and
skunks. Results of the test drops
will be used to increase the
effectiveness of the ministry’s wild
life rabies control program.
Each of the 15 kilometre by 15
kilometre test areas was chosen
because trappers have taken many
foxes in these locations in recent
years.
Because foxes are present and
can be trapped, researchers will be
able to evaluate their program by
examining the teeth and blood of
foxes taken by local hunters and
trappers after the test drops.
The baits contain a substance
which marks the teeth of a fox
while the rabies vaccine in the bait
should stimulate production of a
rabies antibody in the blood of any
fox that eats the bait.
By examining thin slices of teeth
and testing samples of blood,
researchers will be able to tell if a
bait was eaten.
This evaluation, however,
wouldn’t be possible without assis
tance from local trappers and
hunters who have been helping
researchers for years by submitting
the carcasses of animals they have
taken.
The baits are small cubes of beef
tallow and wax flavored with
chicken soup essence to attract the
foxes. Each bait contains a small
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plastic package of liquid vaccine,
and carries a label which reads
“Rabies Vaccine, DO NOT EAT”
in both official languages. There is
also a telephone number which
finders may call (collect) for addi
tional information.
The vaccine is not harmful to
humans or other animals. The baits
for foxes will not be dropped close
to houses, towns, schools or play
grounds.
The fox-bait vaccine will not
reliably protect other animals
against rabies. Pet owners should
make sure their dogs and cats
receive rabies shots from a veteri
narian once a year.
DANIEL LECOMTE 526-7198
Registration and classes start
Thursday, September 6
Ldults can return
to school too!
WHERE?
WHEN?
Central Huron Secondary School
Classes resume September 10
HOW? Phone 482-5922
or come to the school to
register September 4, 5, 6, 7
WHAT? Earn credits leading to a Grade 12
diploma.
More than 30 credit courses are offered.
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•Workyour school hours around your work
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programme;
•Enjoy a supportive atmosphere with other
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Have access to staff at all times
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