Village Squire, 1980-10, Page 35Upwardly mobile like
homes underground
Groundhogs, mice, rabbits and moles -
they've all got something on us.
A recent newspaper article from
Toronto says some people are rejecting
the attractions of condominum life for the
young and upwardly mobile, and instead
are looking for cozy 'holes in the ground'
to call their home.
The attraction of homes underground
or built into the sides of hilts is quite
simple - vast chunks of money are saved
yearly on heating bills, and the savings
aren't minimal. Some heating bills can be
reduced to as little as $100 a year.
(See feature story this month on the
new Karl Lentz home near Blyth, which
puts many energy -conserving techniques
. to work).
The most important feature of these
energy efficient homes is to make certain
they are constructed in such a way as to
get maximum exposure from the
southern sun.
_The idea is slow to catch on, however.
and some people are frightened off by the
prospect of living underground, but many
of our fine, furry friends have known the
benefits of underground life for some
time, and now their secret is out.
Oh, well, there goes the neighborhood.
Bye to Birdie,
hello to Working
The Stratford Musical Theatre has bia
farewell to plans to present the musical
Bye Bye Birdie. Instead, they'll launch a
new show called Working, based on the
book by Studs Terkel, a Chicago radio
announcer who collects "oral" histories
on American life.
Bye Bye Birdie, which had already
been cast by the theatre company,
required a large warehouse -like space for
staging, and the company couldn't find
this space in the Stratford area.
Working, with music by Godspell
author Steven Schwartz, is being pro-
moted with "If you have ever had a job,
this show is for you!" The show is a
series of vignettes about different jobs,
described by the people who held them,
and the cast ranges in age from a
teenager to a senior citizen.
Cast members in the show include
Laurie Anderson, Susan Huras, Nancy
Schneider, Sally Ritchie, Terry
Fallowfield, Arnold Tays, Brad Carew
and Joe Thomas.
Working will be playing at the city hall
auditorium Nov. 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 and
Dec. 4 to 6.
Sarah Binks
comes to Petrolia
The Victoria Playhouse in Petrolia has
finalized plans and dates for the coming
theatre season. This year four plays are
planned which will complement a four -
date concert series.
The first play, Boom, scheduled for
October 4, is an adaptation of a Georg
Buchner work entitled Woyzek. It will be
followed by the Wonderful World of
Sarah Binks, which features Eric Donkin.
In the new year Ric Wellwood of
London performs in a one-man show,
Leacock at Leisure, which is set for March
6. The theatre portion of this year's
program ends with Ted Johns' St. Sam
and The Nuke Pile on April 11.
Music and dance programs will
alternate with the theatre performances.
The Ontario Youth Choir will be on stage
October 2, followed by Concert
Tafelmusik, a baroque orchestra with a 12
member choir, on October 20.
On February 26 Moe Kaufman will
bring his jazz to the Playhouse. The final
attraction, Theatre Ballet, will appear
May 16.
CBC will tape
Stratford's 1981
summer music
Next summer's Stratford Summer
Music series won't be heard only by
audience members who attend the
concerts - but also by CBC listeners. The
CBC will be taping 30 out of 36 programs
presented in the summer concert series.
The concerts will be aired on a number
of CBC shows, including Arts National,
Variety Tonight, Jazz Radio Canada and
In Concert. The producer in charge of the
taping is Diana Brown, who works with
CBC's classical music department.
CBC employees have already visited
the city to inspect the city hall auditorium
where the programs will be taped.
Negotiations are also under way to have
CBC television provide a permanent
mobile taping unit in Stratford to tape the
midnight concerts.
Artistic director Elyakim Taussig saia
not only will the CBC arrangement
provide funding for the group, but the
exposure the concert series will receive
nationally will be "incredible."
Mr. Taussig and Miss Brown have
worked together on a number of other
projects including taping of most of the
Camerata CBC concerts and Shaw
Festival Concerts.
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