HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-03-17, Page 1960th Wedding
Anniversary
The family of George and
Madeline Rose would like to
invite friends and neigh-
bours to a 60th Wedding
Anniversary Open House at
Brussels Legion on Sunday,
March 21st, 1993, 1-5 p.m.
Best Wishes Only
ENGAGEMENT
Ken and Anne Williamson
are pleased to announce the
engagement of their
daughter, Diane Marie to
Dennis Melvin Carmen, son
of Judy and Milne Gregory
on Friday, April 2nd, 1993 at
Sacred Heart Church,
WIngham. Open reception
to follow at B.M. & G.
Community Centre.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TERRY PIERCE
on March 22
From Mom, Paul, Deb,
Jennifer & Brendan
and
HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY
BRENDAN PIERCE
On March 30
From Grandma, Paul, Mom,
Dad & Jennifer
TUE.-THUR.
MARCH 16-25
TUE.-SAT.
7 & 9 pm
SUN.-THUR.
7:30 pm
TUE.-SUN. MAT.
2 pm
MAT. ALL SEATS 5 3.50
LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-800-265-3438 FOR TOLL FREE MOVIE INFO
LONDESBORO LIONS
COMING EVENTS
MEN'S
4ktogif EUCHRE
Friday, March 26
8 p.m. sharp
LONDESBORO HALL
Tickets from any Lion member
off Tyme
Country Breakfast
Sunday, March 28
9 a.m. -1 p.m.
LONDESBORO HALL
ADULTS $4.50
UNDER 12 $3.00
I rlIC %el ',ZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1993. PAGE 19.
Making music
The Canadian group "Moxy Frfivous rehearse for their upcoming performance in Blyth this
summer. From left: Murray Foster, David Matheson (seated), Jean Ghomeshi and Michael
Ford.
Blyth announces summer series
The Blyth Festival is adding
three special event presentations to
its repertory of New Canadian
Plays this summer. "We want
The world premiere of Timothy
Findley's newest play, The Stillborn
Lover, especially written for
William Hutt and Martha Henry,
previews at The Grand March 23,
24 and 25, opens Friday, March 26,
1993 at 8:00 p.m. and continues
until April 17. The Stillborn Lover
is presented as a co-production
with the National Arts Centre
(Ottawa).
Harry Raymond (William Hutt),
Canada's Ambassador in Moscow,
and his wife, Marian (Martha
Henry), have been recalled to
Ottawa for "special duties"--a
euphemism for interrogation.
Photos exist in KGB files
implicating Raymond in the murder
of a young man in Moscow. The
Minister for External Affairs,
Michael Riordon (Donald Davis),
is being touted as his party's next
leader and is determined that any
scandal surrounding his long-time
friend will not contaminate his
career, which may soon take him
and his brilliant wife, Juliet
(Patricia Collins) to the prime
minister's office. Secluded in a
safe house in Rockcliffe, the
Raymonds are interrogated by
R.C.M.P. Superintendent Daniel
Jackman (Hardee T. Lineham) and
his partner, Corporal Greg
Mahavolitch (Michael McManus).
The Raymonds' daughter, Diana
Marsden (Kate Trotter) is left to
grapple with the unsettling
••••=•••••.
40th
Anniversary
On the occasion of their 40th
Anniversary the family of
Donald and Lenore Young
wishes to invite family and
friends to an open house at
their home (193 Royal St.,
Waterloo) on Sunday, March
21st from 1-4 p.m.
Best Wishes Only
people to be able to sample some of
the best of what is happening in
Canada," said Artistic Director,
Peter Smith.
allegations as this startling new
play of love, loyalty and political
betrayal unfolds.
All of the cast members of The
Stillborn Lover are Grand Theatre
stage veterans, including former
artistic director William Hutt who
recently starred in A Christmas
Carol and The Dining Room earlier
this season. He is joined by artistic
director Martha Henry, who last
appeared on The Grand Stage
opposite Mr. Hutt in A.R. Gurney's
The Cocktail Hour in 1990.
Peter Moss, who previously
directed The Cocktail Hour and
The Man Who Came to Dinner at
The Grand, directs this celebrated
cast. The production's set and
costumes are designed by Astrid
Janson whose recent Grand credits
include The Dining Room, Farther
West, Woman in Mind and Fire.
Lighting designer Paul Mathiesen
makes his Grand Theatre debut
with this production as does Boko
Suzuki who is composing original
music.
On Monday, July 12 at 8:30,
Canadian music sensation Moxy
Friivous will bring their unique
musical style to the stage in Blyth,
famous for songs such as Green
Eggs and Ham and Once I Was The
King of Spain. They first came to
Blyth in January 1993 to work on
their own musical. In March they
returned to develop material for
their new album to be released in
July.
Sunday, Aug. 1 at 8:30, Canadian
Country Music Male Vocalist
nominee and member of the Hall of
Fame Mercey Brothers, Larry
Mercey comes to Blyth.
On Sunday, Aug. 8, and Monday,
Aug. 9, Native Theatre School
returns to Memorial Hall. An
intensive exploration of Native
Performance Culture, the Native
Theatre School presents a
combination of modern
performance training and
traditional cultural teachings.
Tickets for Moxy Friivous and
Larry Mercey are $15. and are
expected to sell out early. Tickets
for Native Theatre School are $10.
Tickets go on sale April 5 and are
available by calling the Blyth
Festival box office at (519) 523-
9300.
Playwright
contest
announced
Entry forms are now available
and scripts are being accepted for
the Seventh Annual Young
Playwrights' Competition. This
competition, co-sponsored by The
Grand Theatre and Q103 FM
Radio, is open to all young people
19 years of age or under who are
registered in a Southwestern
Ontario school.
Scripts must be received at The
Grand Theatre by 5:00 p.m. Friday,
April 16, 1993; the winners will be
announced the week of Monday,
May 17, 1993. The winning scripts
will be workshopped during the
week of May 25-29 and presented
as public readings by professional
actors May 28 (Intermediate
Division) and May 29 (Senior
Division) in The Grand's McManus
Theatre.
There are two categories in the
competition: the Intermediate
Division, for students in grades
seven to 10, and the Senior
Division for those in grades 11
through O.A.C. Winners in both
divisions will receive a cash prize
plus two Grand Theatre Season
subscriptions for the 1993/94
season.
Each contestant May enter only
one script. Although collaborative
efforts are eligible, no more than
one prize will be awarded for each
winning script. The judges of the
competition will be experienced
professionals whose decisions will
be fmal.
Entry forms are currently being
distributed to Southwestern Ontario
schools. They are also available at
The Grand Theatre Box Office and
from Q103 FM Radio. Teachers
and students requiring further
information or assistance are
encouraged to contact The Grand's
Educational Services Liaison, Julie
Hobson at (519) 672-9030,
Monday through Friday from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
E ntertainment
`Stillborn Lover' at The Grand