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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-12-18, Page 23Entertainment THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1990. PAGE 23. Carol Irwin re-elected Festival board head Homework Writersand actors taking part in the Blyth Festival’s seventh annual winter retreat showed off some of their work for audiences in the Festival’s rehearsal hall Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. During the retreat writers try out new scripts, some of which may appear on the Festival stage next summer. Jacques Brel Alive at Grand French troubadour Jacques Brel has written the songs which make up one of the most popular and influential musicals in American stage history. Opening December 21, “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris” will run through the New Year to January 19, 1991. Starring Frank MacKay, Kate Hennig, Barbara Barsky, and Ste­ ven Sutcliffe, Brel is directed by Valerie Moore, with musical direc­ tion and additional vocal arrange­ ments by Stephen Woodjetts. Set, costumes and projections are de­ signed by Phillip Silver and light­ ing is designed by Louise Guinand. “Youth dies. Life hurts. Love warms. Understanding heals.” The wounds and balms of the Home Care expands to Wingham As of December 1, two co-ordina- tors from the Huron County Home Care Program will be working out of the Wingham Office of the Huron County Health Unit at 348 Josephine Street, Wingham. Joanne Jasper, Director of Home Care, said the move was made to provide better service for clients in the north of the county. “Huron County is a large geographic area to serve,” she says, ‘and we believe by locating Darlene Bogie and Laurie Swan in the Wingham Health Unit office this will make our programs and co-ordinators more responsive to our con­ sumers.” Jasper also commented that several of the Home Care physiotherapists and speech path­ ologists have been working out of the Wingham office since it opened last Spring. Darlene Bogie, R.P.Dt., B.A.Sc., is a registered dietitian who has been with the Home Care Program for two and a half years and will now be the Co-ordinator for Howick and Turnberry Townships. In addi­ tion, Darlene provides nutrition services for the whole Home Care Program in Huron County. Darlene believes that “moving to the Wingham office will ease accessi­ bility to the excellent array of programs and services available for clients in North Huron.” human condition are so common place that people eventually exper­ ience them without noticing. Jacques Brel has created 25 spell­ binding songs that bounce back and forth across that familiar thin line between laughter and tears. The songs, written and originally sung in French by Jacques Brel, a Belgian-born troubadour, were gathered togather and translated to English by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman to create a musical on stage. Each song is a drama in itself, aimed always at the heart, expressing life and love, truth and beauty, nobility and hypocrisy, aging and living. Jacques Brel was bom in Bel­ gium in 1929. In the 1960’s, he became the leading chansonnier or Laurie Swan R.N. will be familiar to many people as she has 11 years of experience working in various communities in Huron County, six years as a community nurse, two years with Veterans Affairs and two years as a Home Care Co­ ordinator. She will be serving clients in Wingham as well as East ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 218 NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE AT BRUSSELS LEGION DANCING 9 -1 TO THE (- COUNTRY COMPANIONS > $10. PER PERSON T Buffet, hats & horns included. Tickets at the Legion or at the Barber Shop Phone 887-6562 “troubadour pop” singer and song-writer of France, the author of nearly 300 soul-searching songs. He gave two concerts (in French) in New York, one in 1965 and the other in 1967, which, due to an unsuspected underground of ad­ mirers who had been collecting his French-made records, were sold out in advance. Marlene Dietrich called Brel “the greatest singer in the world”. In 1969 he gave up performing to concentrate on song­ writing and that same year he returned to New York to see on stage what his friends and Ameri­ can adaptors had done with his material. He was delighted with their effort. His work remains impassioned and powerful, capable of stirring an audience almost to a frenzy. Wawanosh and Morris townships. “There is a wealth of services available to meet the needs of the public,” Laurie says. “As co-ordi- nators, we act as liaison between Home Care and these community services, which results in improved care for existing and future clients.” *■ 0 AX ■ ZJ \ b*" zJ o a tJ 0 4 0 t>0 Carol Irwin of Blyth was re-elect­ ed president of the Board of Directors of the Blyth Centre for the Arts at the group’s annual meeting Dec. 6. Gayle Waters of Bayfield and Jim Fitzgerald, Clinton are vice- presidents. Don McCaffrey of Exe­ ter is the treasurer. Marian Dou­ cette, Clinton is past president. Other members returning to the board are. Helen Gowing, Carol McDonnell, Lois van Vliet and Doug Whitmore, all of Blyth, Sheila Richards, Brussels; Marie McGavin, Walton and Margaret Webster, Wingham. New board members elected are Rob Bundy, journalist with Signal- Star Publishing in Goderich; Ro­ bert Evans, owner of Robert Evans of Robert Evans Chev-Olds in Godeirch, and Jan Simms, person­ nel director with Western Foundry in Wingham. Melville WMS meets Continued from Page 2 by Isabel Adams and dedicated by Helen Elliott. The programme from the Glad Tidings on Fear and Hope at Christmas was used with scripture readings in unison, hymns, prayers and Reflections. Christmas stories were read by Isobel Gibson, Mar­ guerite Krauter, Ruth Martin, Margaret MacLeod and Ruby Steiss and a Christmas Carol was sung after each story. Rev. Carolyn McAvoy closed the meeting with prayer. Lunch was served by the hostess assisted by Margaret McLeod and Ruth Martin and a social time enjoyed. BLYTH FESTIVAL ti&cce (WVi A special thanks to the following donors to Blyth Festival Building Campaign, 1990 - Mr. & Mrs. J. Watson, London; Sharon A. Grose, Alma; Mr. Wm. A. 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