Village Squire, 1979-05, Page 38exhibition planned and produced by the
Jewish Historical Society of Western
Canada Inc., this display portrays
successive phases in the wandering of the
Jews from Eastern Europe, as they fled
from poverty and persecution to settlement
and growth in the Canadian West.
FILM PROGRAM: See From the Ashes
and Jews of Winnipeg, which describe
Jewish history, including the Holocaust
and a Jewish community in Winnipeg.
Thursday, May 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Centennial Museum, 325 Queens Ave.,
London.
WOODCRAFT WITH GREAT-GRAND-
FATHER'S TOOLS: Wooden toymaking
workshop using hand tools. For ages 8 to
12 years. Saturday, May 12 at 2:30 p.m. at
the Centennial Museum, 325 Queens Ave.,
London. Preregister by picking up free
admission tickets at the Museum desk
ELDON HOUSE, 481 Ridout St. N.,
London. Erected in 1834 by John Harris,
Eldon House was the centre of social and
cultural life in London. The residence of .
the Hams family for four generations, the
House is the oldest surviving private
dwelling in London. Open 2-5 p.m. daily,
including Sundays and holidays. Group
tours arranged by appointment. Call
432-7166, ext. 67.
MUSIC
TORONTO MENDELSSOHN CHOIR AND
THE CANADIAN BRASS on Wednesday,
May 2 at 9 p.m. at the University of Guelph
Athletics Centre, Guelph. $10., $7., $5.
THE TORONTO CONSORT. Composed of
six singers and instrumentalists, The
Toronto Consort performs music of the
Renaissance. Thursday, May 3 at 12:15
noon at Chalmers Church, Guelph. $3.
CHIP AND HIS DOG/ALL THE KING'S
MEN. The world premiere of an opera for
children by Gian Carlo Menotti, Chip and
his Dog was commissioned and will be
performed by the Canadian Children's
Opera Chorus. On the same program, the
Canadian Children's Opera Chorus will
also perform Richard Rodney Bennett's All
The King's Men staged by Heinar Piller.
May 4 at 8:30 p.m., May 6 at 2:30 p.m. and
May 7 at 1:30 p.m. at War Memorial Hall,
Guelph. 35 matinee, children $2.50.
LES PETITS VIOLONS. A string ensemble
of gifted young musicians aged from
12 to 21. May 5 at 8:30 p.m. at War
Memorial Hall, Guelph. $5.
LOUIS LORTIE the amazing young
Montreal pianist chosen to perform with
the Toronto Symphony on its tour of China.
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May 6 at 8:30 p.m. at War Memorial Hall,
Guelph. $8 and $6.
JON VICKERS tenor, star of opera houses
around the world. May 9 at 8:30 p.m., War
Memorial Hall. Guelph. $10. $8.
HANSEL AND GRETEL. The inimitable
Maureen Forrester stars as The Witch in
Engelbert Humperdinck's family classic.
May 10 at 7:30 p.m., May 12 at 2:30 p.m.,
May 14 at 8:30 p.m. at Ross Hall, Guelph.
$8. $6. Matinee $6. $4.
ONTARIO YOUTH CHOIR on May 11 at
12:15 noon at Chalmers Church. $3.
THE SWINGLE SINGERS sing music from
Elizabethan love lyrics to ragtime. May 11
at 8:30 p.m. at War Memorial Hall. $8. $6.
THE JOY OF MOZART on May 12 at 8:30
p.m. at War Memorial Hall, Guelph. $8.
$6.
EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM May 13 at 3
p.m. at Wilfred Laurier University
Athletics Centre. Waterloo. $5.
ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
The Edward Johnson Music Foundation
holds its annual scholarship competition
for young musicians in Wellington and
Waterloo Counties. Prizes totalling $3300
will be awarded for piano. other
instruments and voice. May 15 and 16 at
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