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The Citizen, 1988-09-14, Page 30PAGE 30. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1988. Entertainment Festival to canvass Blyth next week There'll be a murder at Memorial Hall Oct. 1 Step inside the excitement of a mystery novel on Saturday, Octo­ ber 1, beginning at 6 p.m. at Blyth Memorial Hall and be a part of a Murder Mystery Dinner written by oneof the Blyth Festival’s most popular playwrights, Colleen Cur­ ran. “Murder Most Academic”, is a Blyth Festival special fundraising event and is generously sponsored by Lyons and Mulhern Insurance Brokers. Everyone who attends this fun-filled event is a part of the action when the audience is invited to help solve the murder which occurs sometime during the course of the evening’s activities and dinner. Tickets are on sale now at the Blyth Festival Box office for $24 each including dinner. ‘ ‘The setting for this evening of adventure is Dean Crippin’s Home at the start of the Blyth College Reunion”, says Colleen Curran. “Each of the audience members when they arrive, will be assigned a fictitious name and identity - so put on your dark glasses, grab your magnifying glass and join us.” Colleen Curran has spent five summers at the Blyth Festival, where three of her comedies premiered: “Cake-Walk”, “Moose County’’ and “Miss Balmoral of the Bay view’ ’. Her four-part mini-series, “Dinsley, the Soap (NotThe Street)’’ was written especially for the Young Company this season. Earlier in the summer she was at the Banff Playwrights’ Colony in Alberta, working on her new play, “Sacred Hearts” which was work­ shopped at Blyth last December. Later this year, the CBC Vanishing Point series will premiere “Lisdoonvarna’’ and her play, “The Brontes of Haworth’ ’ will premiere in Montreal. Murder Mystery Evenings have proven to be very popular theatre events in cities across Canada and have been staged in historic buildings and even on cruise liners. Some murder mystery plays have even lasted all weekend where guests try to guess who are the actors and who are the audience members. “I attended a Murder Mystery Evening recently with another Board member, Don McCaffrey and we had the time of our lives. Some of the audience members had convinced themselves that we were the murderers” says Marian Doucette, President of the Blyth Festival Board of Directors. Over half the tickets are sold and eager Murder Mystery fans are encour­ aged to call the box office soon. Canvassers from the Blyth Festival will visit homes in Blyth Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week to seek help in the Festival’s ambitious expansion plans for Memorial Hall and other nearby facilities. Recalling the canvass of 1980, Marian Doucette, president of the board of directors of the Festival remarked: “we were overwhelmed with the warmth of the village people and the generosity with which they contributed to the canvass. We do hope that the village will again support the Festival in the same spirit.” The Festival has embarked on a $1.8 million renovation and expan­ sion program which will provide more washrooms in Memorial Hall and full handicapped access to all levels of the building as well as improved backstage facilities, more workshops and new rehear­ sal facilities. Angela Nethery HOLY BOY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY crowned Queen Continued from page 2 named as runner-up, and will take over the Queen’s duties if Miss Nethery should be unable for any reason to complete her term; while 17-year-old April Ten Pas, also of Brussels, was chosen by the candidates themselves as “Miss Congeniality.” The new Fair Queen served her apprenticeship in the public eye as the 1986-87 Huron County Dairy Princess, acting as the official representative in the county’s dairy industry for a year before competing with 44 other girls for the title of Ontario Dairy Princess at the Canadian National Exhibi­ tion last fall. At that time, she was one of the 10 semi-finalists left in the competition after four days of activity. A 1986 graduate of F.E. Madill Secondary School, Miss Nethery has just graduated as an executive secretary from Westervelt Busi­ ness School in London, and says she hopes to find a suitable position “close to home’’. She has had several interviews over the past week cr so, but so far is still available. The daughter of dairy farmers Alex and Jean Nethery, Angela was sponsored in the Brussels Queen of the Fair by Brussels Auto Sales and Service. Others taking part in the gruel- JudyTen Pas of Brussels, Michelle Krauter of Ethel, Jean Locking of RR 3, Brussels, and Karen Mont­ gomery of RR 1, Belgrave. The new Queen will preside over the 1988 Brussels Fall Fair next Tuesday and Wednesday, and will represent the Brussels Agricultur­ al Society at various events throughout the coming year. Next August, she will compete with other Fair Queens from all over Ontario for the title of Miss CNE in Toronto. Brussels People Continued from page 2 historic Chicago Theatre and the Palmer House Hotel. World Book and Childcraft is one of the world’s leading publishers of resource and educational materials for indivi­ duals and families. In April, 1988 World Book Inc. gave $1.1 million donation of the World Book Encyclopedia to the Y.M.C.A.’s of America. In July, 115 Ronald McDonald Houses around the world received a set of Childcraft - The How and Why Library. Last year World Book gave a set of World Book Encyclopedia to all the Ronald McDonald Houses. BEST WISHES SAM ing long-day competition were PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA THURS., FRI..SAT. 5P.M.-12A.M. BLYTH INN EAT IN OR TAKE OUT 523-9381 Pitch-In JOIN US! to all village residents 25* HOT DOG DAY From the Blyth Festival Join the Festival Board, staff and crew for a 25* hot dog and a 25* drink as we send the Bordertown Cafe company off on its tour throughout Ontario JOIN US ON Sunday, September 18 Memorial Hall 1 to 4 p.m. ftlaTCI^ WE TKBATRB g Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information ft ".... ..... . .......................... . ft ft ft ft ft ft Playing from Friday to Thursday, September 16 to 22 Showtimes: Friday and Saturday at 7 and 9p.m. Sunday to Thursday One show each evening at 8 p. m. only BLYTH 1988/89 FALL/SPRING FESTIVAL OF ENTERTAINMENT MW AND SAVE OVER 50% Great Seating Selection Available FAMILY FESTIVAL Adults $30 for all 4 performances + BONUS Youth $20 for all 4 performances + BONUS Single Tickets: Adults $15 Youth $10 at the door THE MERCEY BROTHERS Sat Oct 15/88 8pm WINGFIELD’S PROGRESS Sat. Nov 12/88 8pm THE GREAT LAKES QUINTET Sun. April 16/89 2pm BETH ANNE COLE SINGS Sat. May 6/89 8pm Best tn popular Country Music' Rod Beattie's comic sequel to 1986‘s sold-out Letter from Wingfield Farm by Dan Needles Extraordinary brass quintet A musical collection of Broadway, vaudeville and comic commentary from a favourite Blyth Festival performer BONUS: Family Festival subscibers receive a FREE TICKET to the Blyth Festival Singers Christmas Concert! CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL Created for children from 5 to 11 years MARITIME MARIONETTES GREEN THUMB THEATRE Sat. Oct 29/88 2pm KIM & JERRY BRODEY Sat. Nov 26/88 2pm Sat. Mar 18/89 2 pm THE BEST OF ROBERT MUNSCH Sat April 8/89 2pm Children’s Series $15 for 4 performances Single Tickets: $7 50 at the door FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: BLYTH FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE 525-9500/9225 SERIES TICKETS & SINGLES ON SALE NOW!