HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-09-29, Page 22Open Reception
In honour of the
25th Wedding Anniversary
of
Bob & Theresa Machan
Blyth Community Centre
9 p.m. -1 a.m.
October 2
Best Wishes Only
Farm
by Dan Needles
Thursday 14 October 1993
8:30 p.m. Blyth Memorial Hall
Tickets $25.00
Tickets Available from:
Blyth Festival Box Office 523-9300
Campbell's Photography, Goderich'524-7532
Crossroads Gift, Clinton 482-5855
Bluewater Office Equipment, Wingham 357-1554
Bob & Betty's, Seaforth 527-1680
A Myth Festival Fund Raising Event
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at the
Goderich Township
Community Centre
Holmesville, Ontario
Just off Hwy. 8 between Goderich & Clinton
Display & Sale of
— Crafts —
sir Handmade Crafts
Or Home Canned Goods Kr Produce
oir Plus more!
Friday, October 1 — 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, October 2 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, October 3 — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Light Lunches & Refreshments available.
Door Prizes!
Contact Milena Lobb, RR #2, Clinton, Ont.
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PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1993.
Local artists in exhibition
Night of music and laughs
It was a special evening of entertainment in Blyth Friday
night when Canadian talent Don Harron and his wife singer
Catherine McKinnon performed in a fundraising event for
the theatre. The night raised about $5,000 for Blyth
Festival.
Entertainment
Charlie for PM
By Bonnie Gropp
After listening to Charlie Far-
quharson at Blyth Festival on Fri-
day evening, the idea of him
running for Prime Minister doesn't
seem as ludicrous as one might
think.
Under the colours of the ReFarm
Party banner, Mr. Farquharson, aka
notable Canadian talent Don Har-
ron, delivered if not some of the
most likely solutions, definitely the
most unique, which Canadians may
be ready to consider. For example
to help the deficit he's going to
close down the postal service and
send the mail with Jehovah's Wit-
ness. "They're going door-to-door
anyway."
At least he made it easy to laugh
at this mess anyway.
Mr. Harron and his wife, singer
Catherine McKinnon entertained a
full house with almost three hours
of music and comedy. While Ms
McKinnon filled the hall with the
vibrancy of her dark, rich voice,
Mr. Harron filled it with laughter.
Thinking of him as Charlie, peo-
ple may not always remember that
Mr. Harron is a class act. His
humour is intelligent and deals with
topical issues on everything from
the environment (Ruth Grier has
been looking all over Ontario for a
place to have a dump), to safe sex
(Now that Canada is on its way to
becoming a condom nation) to
baseball, which he says actually
originated in the Bible (In the big
inning) .
His first appearance on stage was
without guise and in a conversa-
tional approach, salted with casual
humour he related personal anec-
dotes about the making of his new
book "Charlie's Abroad". He and
Ms McKinnon have been all over
the world taking shots of Charlie in
various spots, which in itself paints
a picture. "Imagine walking around
with a guy who looks like an
unmade bed," his wife says.
For her part Ms McKinnon
delighted the audience with old
You can lose a lot more than
your licence
drinking
and driving. oni.r. General
Ministry of
the Attorney
Three local artists will be'part of
an exhibition, the first event to be
held in the newly-renovated
Bayfield Town Hall. The Huron
Society of Artists, a group of area
painters, sculptors and crafts-
persons, is mounting its annual fall
showing as a prelude to the popular
"Artists at Work" Studio Tour.
Bev Walker creates often fanciful
pieces in mixed media including
fabric and paper. Ron Walker
depicts figurative and landscape
imagery in oils, acrylic and
watercolours and various drawing
media. The Walker Studio is
located west of Blyth.
Painter and printmaker, Jo
Manning, is an honour graduate of
the Ontario College of Art. She has
exhibited her award winning work
nationally and internationally for
many years. Jo Manning's Studio,
By Sandra Josling
On Saturday, Oct. 2 the Brussels
Legion Pipe Band will be hosting a
Ceilidh at the Brussels Legion Hall
at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available at
the door for the dance. Music will
be by Norm Dunsmore.
There will be a bus trip to
Parkwood Veterans Hospital on
Saturday, Oct. 2. The bus will
depart from the Blyth Branch at
10:20 sharp.
Results of the euchre held on
Wednesday, Sept. 15 are as
follows: high man, Gordon Nichol;.
high lady, Dorothy Dilworth; low
man, Albert Quipp; low lady,
Helen Dobson; most lone hands,
Ernie Back and Kitty Rutledge;
most zeros, Clara Haig and Shirley
Hopper.
The next euchre will be held on
Wednesday, Sept. 29.
On Tuesday, Sept. 21 blind draw
mixed darts were held at the,_
Branch. The team of Colleen
"The Swamp", is in a pretty,
wooded area with walking trails,
west of Blyth. Paintings and
etchings are on view, and
commissions are accepted for
portraits on canvas or paper.
The exhibition will take place
over three days. Opening festivities
will take place on Friday evening,
Oct. 1, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with
all artists and several local
dignitaries in attendance. The show
continues on Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, Oct. 3,
from noon to 5 p.m.
Along with the work by Ms
Manning and the Walkers, the
public is invited to view one-of-a-
kind pieces in iron, glass, weaving,
stoneware and porcelain pottery, as
well as a variety of techniques in
painting, print-making and
sculpture.
Martin and Bill Nethery finished
first with Gord Jacklin and Adam
Smith, second. Darts are held each
Tuesday evening.
On Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Service Officer Mel Harper will be
visiting the branch. Anyone
requiring information about the
Veterans Independence Program,
Pensions or Disability pension
eligibility, should plan to attend.
Contact Ted Elliott at 887-9014 or
at the Branch after 4 p.m.
On Saturday, Sept. 18 three
teams from the Brussels Ladies
Auxiliary participated in the L.A.
Zone. euchre held in Exeter.
Finishing third and qualifying for
the District L.A. euchre to be held
in Palmerston was the team of
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The newly renovated Bayfield
Town Hall, was first completed in
1882 at a cost of $660 and moved
to its present location in 1920. It
served as a centre for community
activities until 1984, when it was
closed due to fire and safety
concerns. According to retired
MPP Jack Riddell, "The Bayfield
Town Hall is the last building of its
type still standing in Huron
County".
A commitment to save the
building from destruction inspired a
local committee to begin to raise
the $398,000 needed to restore the
historic structure.
Although this event will note the
official opening of the hall,
exhibition co-ordinator Sylva Leser
has commented that in these days
of emerging cultural awareness, it
is appropriate that the first event
scheduled for the space will be an
exhibition of some of the finest
work by artists in he Huron region.
Leser also promises a few surprises
in the unique way the show will be
displayed.
The Bayfield Town Hall is
located on Clan Gregor Square, just
off Highway 21 in Bayfield.
The public is invited to attend the
opening festivities on Friday
evening, or to enjoy the show
Saturday and Sunday. The "Artists
at Work" Studio Tour, happens two
weeks later, on Oct. 16 & 17, with
members of the group opening their
studios to visits by art lovers and
curious tourists alike.
For more information, write to
the Huron Society of Artists, RR 5,
Seaforth, ON, NOK 1WO, or phone
(519) 345-2184.
The show and tour promise to be
two great ways to spend an autumn
weekend in Huron County.
favourites, including a medley of
Patsy Cline songs, which she per-
formed as a young girl on Singa-
long Jubilee, and of course her
memorable Farewell to Nova Sco-
tia.
Laughter and music can often
work therapeutic magic and last
Friday night was a good shot in the
arm for the audience and for the
theatre. Mr Harron and Ms McKin-
non donated the profits from the
sale of T-shirts and tapes during
intermission and after the show
back to Blyth Festival.
eotilltrj
invites you to our
7th Annual
OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, October 6
thru
Saturday, October 9
We are decorating many rooms of
the house with quality handcrafted,
floral gifts.
Watch for signs between Varna
and Bayfield.
263-5367
EVERYONE WELCOME
Brussels Legion plans Ceilidh