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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-01-27, Page 47Entertainment THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1988. PAGE 23. Historical Society wants to tape recollections Blyth Festival gets new GM Joel Harris of Owen Sound has been named new general manager of the Blyth Festival after a search over several months by a commit­ tee of the board of directors of the Festival. Joel Harris is congratulated by Carol Irwin who headed the search committee of the Blyth Festival which picked him as the new general manager of the Festival. Mr. Harris, from Owen Sound, was active in several rural arts organizations in British Columbia before coming to Ontario last year. A resident of British Columiba until moving to Ontario in 1987, he has been involved in numerous rural and arts based organiza­ tions. He was involved with Expo *86 in Vancouver, the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council in Nelson B.C. and Theatre Energy Performance Ensemble of British Columiba. In the 1970’s he found­ ed The Whole School in Winlaw, B.C., a rural-based, alternative community school. Since moving to Ontario he has worked as the Owen Sound Housing Co-operative but said he is looking forward to moving to the Blyth area because after living on a mountaintop in B.C., Owen Sound seems like a big city to him and his wife. He said he became interested in Blyth because it would mean working in the arts in a rural area. He had met former Festival General Manager Brenda Doner at Banff School for the Arts and had met her at conferences since and had been interested in learning about the Blyth Festival. Being involved in indigenous theatre in B.C., he said, Blyth was always held up as an example of what could bedone in making theatre work in a small community. He and his wife Sherry Konigs- berg, who currently teaches French to elementary school child­ ren, plan to move to the area once her school year finishes. In the mean time he’ll be living in the area and travelling home when possi­ ble. Mr. Harris succeeds Tim Chap­ man who announced his resigna­ tion last fall after one year at the Festival. In an effort tocapture as much as possible of the history of Huron County a project to tape record interviews with older residents has been undertaken by the Huron County Historical Society. ‘ ‘The memories of our residents, particularly our older residents, are an important gateway to a living history of the county, ’ ’ Keith Roulston, Society president said. The oral history project was undertaken after a suggestion at a meeting of the Society last fall. The Society recently purchased some easy-to-operate tape record­ ers and a large supply of tapes so that taped interviews can be undertaken. ‘What we need now,” said Mr. Roulston, ‘‘are suggestions for people who would have interesting tales that should be recorded and more volunteers who would agree to conduct interviews. There is an urgency that as much of this precious history as possible should be recorded before it is lost forever.” To make it easier for volunteers to make recordings the oral history committee has put together a short manual with suggestions on how to conduct interviews and questions that might be asked. Anyone with a suggestion about someone who should be interview­ ed or who would be interested in interviewing people should contact Sandra Orr, Goderich at 524-4133 or Toby Rainey or Keith Roulston at The Citizen in Blyth, 523-4792 during business hours. The Historical Society has also undertaken two other projects: collecting historical materials for resource packages to help county teachers teach county history and publishing a map showing various historical attractions in the county. to Joyce and Ralph on your 25th wedding anniversary Jan. 26/88 LOVE-THEFAMILY All-You-Can-Eat SMORGASBORD Monday to Friday 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Grant helps Huron Library get more talking books With the help of a grant from the Ministry of Culture and Commun­ ications the Huron County Library Board will be adding more talking books to the services it offers in branch libraries. Talking Books are professionally recorded readings of books on audio cassette. This free service is available to any library patron who is unable to read print due to a physical, visual or perceptual handicap. The Ministry of Culture and Communications is matching funds raised by the Library through donations from local organizations and service clubs, tastes. The small collection of talking books for children will be expanded to meet the needs of the young handicapped patrons. The Huron County Library Board gratefully acknowledges the support of all the local organiza­ tions who generously donated to the purchase of talking books and the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Culture and Communications. The total amount available for this project is $5,265.99. This increase in the talking book collection will result in a significant increase in service to handicapped patrons. Triple K Restaurant Blyth 523-9623 ftW^l W YBBAYRB 0 WINGHAM 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information yingfrom Friday, Jan. 29to Thursday, Feb. 4 : Friday and Saturday at 7:00and9:00 p.m. sday one show each evening at 8:00 p.m. only ■ ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft book sales and collecting Zehr’s cash register tapes. Talking Books will be purchased for patrons of all ages and reading THURS., FRI., SAT. 5P.M.-12A.M. 887-9035, TURNBERRY ST. BRUSSELS I ^RK THEATRE TWO SHOWS EACH EVENING AT 7:00 & 9:00 STEVE GUTTENBERG TED DANSON Blyth Inn EAT IN OR TAKE OUT 523-9381 THISWEEKEND’S ENTERTAINMENT Debbie & the Chase Friday & Saturday Night January 29-30 Saturday Matinee 3p.m.-6p.m. SUPER BOWL SUNDAY Watch theGameonour “BigScreen”and enjoya SUPER-BOWLOF PIPING-HOT CHILI Gametime6p.m. January 31 throw momma FROM THE TRAIN ENDS THURS. JAN. 28 PARENTAL GUIDANCE