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Musical magic
Gifted musician Morris Secon is bringing his Magic of
Music to the Glen Farms Open House this Sunday. Mr.
Secon has played with the Rochester Philharmonic in
addition to playing on several movie soundtracks. He will
perform twice at the open house.
Musician makes
local appearance
The world premiere of Sharon
Pollock's Fair Liberty's Call, which
was commissioned by the Stratford
Festival in 1990, took place at the
Tom Patterson Theatre on
Thursday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Pollock's latest work tells the tale
of a Loyalist family struggling to
reconcile the personal sacrifices
they have made with the political
reality of post-war life.
Wilde's comic gem The
Importance of Being Earnest
opened at the Stratford Festival's
Avon Theatre on Friday, July 16 at
7:30 p.m. This satirical
examination of society concerns
Jack Worthing, his friend Algernon
Moncrieff, and their respective
romantic pursuits of Gwendolen
and Cecily. Matters are
complicated by Jack's worldly
brother (and alter-ego) Ernest,
Gwendolen's mother (the
unassailable Lady Bracknell) and a
certain handbag of mysterious
origin.
The Importance of Being Earnest
is directed by David William, with
Fair Liberty's Call is a timely
examination of the delicate balance
between patriotism and
individualism.
This world premiere production
is directed by Guy Sprung, with
designs by Maryse Bienvenu,
music by R. Bill Gagnon and
Genevieve Maufette, lighting
design by Kevin Fraser, sound
design by Evan Turner,
costumes designed by Molly Harris
Campbell, sets designed by Gary
Thomas Thorne and lighting
designed by John Munro.
The production features Barbara
Bryne as Miss Prism, Richard
Cumock as Rev. Canon Chasuble,
Marion Day as Cecily Cardew,
OUGITIOM
PHYSIQUE
QUOTIDIENNE
DC QUAIITE
choreography by John Broome and
fights directed by John Stead.
Fair Liberty's Call features
Tyrone Benskin as Wullie, Wayne
Best as John Anderson, Philippa
Domville as Eddie Roberts, Ted
Dykstra as Daniel Wilson, David.
Ferry as Major Abijah Williams,
Michael Hogan as George Roberts,
Kristina Nicoll as Annie Roberts
and Janet Wright as Joan Roberts.
Cohn Feore as John Worthing, Pat
Galloway as Lady Bracknell, Lorne
Kennedy as Algernon Moncrieff
and Lucy Peacock as the Hon.
Gwendolen Fairfax.
Also appearing in the production
are William Needles, Marc Ruel,
Brian Tree and Frank Zotter.
QUALITY
DAILY
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
Earnest' opens at Avon
By Bonnie Gropp
Combining life's pleasures with
good deeds is the concept behind
this year's Glen Farms Open
House.
On Sunday, July 25, Dave and
Judie Glen, will be hosting a spe-
cial day at their home, located on
County Road 19 between
try Molesworth and Ethel.
Glen Farms is a specialty food
industry begun by the Glens. This
will be their second open house. In
addition to displays of their product
and those of other businesses, there
will be a gourmet barbecue lunch.
A highlight will be two perfor-
mances by reknowned horn player
Morris Secon. Mr. Secon was first
chair horn player for the Rochester
Philharmonic Orchestra and a
member of the faculty at the East-
man School of Music. He has
recorded with Dizzy Gillespie,
Frank Sinatra and Connie Francis,
as well as playing in movie sound-
tracks, such as The Miracle
Worker, Requiem for a Heavy-
weight.
"This man is incredible," says
Mrs. Glenn. Mr. Secon also helps
the Glens with marketing and it is
for this reason that he is taking part
in the open house, which runs from
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The event will be the platform
for the introduction to the public of
Glen Farms Special Reserve prod-
ucts, which were unveiled at the
Maitland Conservation Foundation
banquet this past April, says Mrs.
Glen. Five cents from each jar of
Special Reserve sold will go to the
Foundation, which funds the
Wawanosh Nature Centre, an edu-
cational facility in Huron County,
"Basically Morris is here to help
me draw money for the Founda-
tion," says Mrs. Glen.
Mr. Secon's The Magic of Music
concerts have been widely received
in the states. They are geared to
audiences from school age to
seniors.
Admission is free, though Mrs.
Glen is asking people to bring a
non-perishable food item or house-
hold product as an entry for a draw.
These will in turn be donated to the
Canadian mental Health Associa-
tion's Rural Connections Farm
Relief. The prize is for a gourmet
gift basket.
DHC committee
votes to join
with Perth
At its regular meeting of July 14
the Huron County District Health
Council Steering Committee passed
a resolution that Huron join with
Perth County to establish a joint
District Health Council (DHC),
subject to the negotiation of a
mutually acceptable agreement.
The Executive Committee,
jointly chaired by Ken Engelstad
and Joan Stamper will organize a
meeting with the parallel
committee from the Perth County
Steering Committee. Criteria for
the establishment of a Huron-Perth
DHC will be defined and
recommendations brought back to
the Huron Steering Committee,
hopefully for its next meeting,
Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the Clinton
Town Hall.
The committee will recess for the
summer period, however certain
work will continue. A sub-
committee has been appointed to
finalize advertising to begin the
process of receiving nominees for a
future District Health Council,
names to be received between Sept.
1 and mid-October. The Education
Committee will also continue the
provision of public information
through distribution of a new
brochure.
Perth County DHC Steering
Committee will reach its decision-
making stage in late September.
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