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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-06-01, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1,1994. Summer arts program offers wide variety r Guess who's coming to Arts Alive '94? London native Tom Benner is an award-winning Canadian sculptor, who has had numerous solo exhibi­ tions at such galleries as the Art Gallery of Ontario, Sir George Williams Art Gallery and the Lon­ don Regional Art Gallery. He has been a participant in many group exhibitions and spent a number of years as artist-in-resi­ dence at the Woodstock Gallery, as well as teaching and lecturing in other locations. He was also the recipient of the Canada Council Award as well as the Ontario Arts Council Award several times. Michael Wood has been a mem­ ber of the Stratford Festival Orchestra, a position he has held for 18 seasons. He has toured twice with Saugecn, the Ontario Library Service, in its outreach programme 1991-93. Presently he is director of the stage band and percussion instructor at the University of Waterloo. At Arts Alive '94, Mr. Wood will be teaching the percussion/sound class, a new programme this year. Bonnie Steinman is a well- known local walercolourist whose works were on exhibit at The Gallery/Stratford. Ms Steinman is represented in numerous collec­ tions including the Royal Collec­ tion of prints and watercolours, Windsor Castle, England, Crown Life, Toronto, Imperial Oil, as well as many private collections throughout Canada, the U.S. and Australia. Session one and two are for seven to 14 years from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at a cost of $160 for members or $165 for non-members or half­ time from 9 to noon or 1 to 4 at a cost of $100 to $105. Session one runs from July 4 to July 15, while Session two begins July 18 and runs to July 29. Children ages four to six can reg­ ister for Session three, which runs from Aug. 2 to Aug. 12. Cost is $90 for members and $95 for non­ members. The classes are in the morning. Those same days in the afternoon are the Drama Performance classes. ■The afternoon is split with children from seven to 10 taking part from 1:30 to 3 and children 11 to 14 from then until 5. Cost for the younger group is $85 for members, $90 for non-members and for the older group $100 and $105. New face at The Grand Administrative Director Lascelle Wingate announced last week that Philip Chown has been appointed the new director of communi­ cations for The Grand Theatre. Mr. Chown comes to The Grand from Toronto where he was the development associate, corporate membership for the Stratford Festival during the past four years. Prior to this, he was administrative director for the Toronto-based contemporary music ensemble Arraymusic. Mr. Chown is well known for his volunteer work with Dancers for Life. He recently served as co- chairman of the steering committee which organized another successful evening of dance to benefit the AIDS Committee of Toronto. Impressed with Mr. Chown's accomplishments, Ms Wingate commented that "Mr. Chown, who Scots come to Doon Doon Heritage Crossroads is hosting its annual special event 'The Scots Are Coming' on Sunday, June 5 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Many of the early settlers of Waterloo County were Scots, lured to the area by freehold land and opportunity. They founded com­ munities like Ayr, New Dundee and Doon, and had a tremendous impact on the cultural flavour of the region. This yearly event at Doon Heritage Crossroads will be a fun- filled day of music and entertainment in tribute to these great peoples. For lunch sample the traditional Scottish fare highlighted that day in the food services area and in the afternoon enjoy the entertainment. Len Hildcrly and his sheepdogs will be demonstrating the art of sheep herding and Len will demonstrate the skill and hard work required for sheep shearing. is a graduate of the University of Victoria and the Banff Centre's Arts Management Training Programme, brings to The Grand the necessary skills and enthusiasm." On joining The Grand, Mr. Chown remarked, "I'm delighted to be taking on the challenge of working with The Grand Theatre and its many supporters in London and the surrounding area. It is an honour to join such a respected and dynamic theatre company." Mr. Chown replaces Bruce Hutchinson who has joined the marketing team at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. Tud^tfr (Doe for JEFFSIPPEL& BRENDA HAMMOND FRIDAY, JUNE 3,1994 AT BLYTH & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE 9:00 P.M.-1:00 A.M. Tickets $5.00 Lunch Provided For tickets or Information Call Ron 523-9454 or Jody 272-2704 Buck 8L Doe Steve Blake & Kathy Soontiers Friday, June 3 B.M. & G. Arena Tickets at door By John Schedler With the world set to commemorate the 50th anniversary of D-Day next week, many home video companies are releasing feature length films and documentaries on World War II. Heading the list is Normandy: The Great Crusade (C/FP - $9.99), a 90 minute documentary on this, the greatest invasion force in history. This story of valour and courage is told through never-before-seen home movies, snapshots, recorded letters from the front, vintage music and news broadcasts. In recognition of Canada's war effort Morningstar Entertainment in association with the National Film Board is offering Canada At War, a superb four volume set with a running time of 6 1/2 hours. Culled from more than 16 million feet of archival film, these programs highlight Canada's war effort from the first threat of war to the victorious ending in an informative, entertaining and detailed manner. The four volume set costs $99.95. Hitler: The Whole Story (C/FP - $49.95) is an in-depth three volume set of programs that tells of Hitler's rise to power and his plans for global conquest, the horror of the holocaust and his defeat at the hands of the Allied Armies. "I'm auditioning for the Blyth Festival!" TICKETS ON SALE NOW! (519) 523-9300 As for feature films, Fox video has added a newly colorized version of The Longest Day *** ($29.95) to its catalog of previously released World War II movies which include the Oscar winning Patton **** ($29.95) starring George C. Scott, Sink The Bismark *** with Kenneth More and D-Day The Sixth of June *** ($24.95) co-starring Robert Taylor and Richard Todd. Another interesting new release contains a couple of short films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. In 1933, Hitchcock agreed to make two films for the British Ministry of Information as his contribution to the war effort. They were to be simple stories extolling the bravery of the Resistance to be shown to audiences in liberated France after D-Day. But the director proved that he couldn't (or wouldn’t) make mere propaganda - creating instead two interesting dramas of betrayal and murder. The British government decided the films were too ambiguous and controversial, labeled them "inflammatory" and shelved them. Now, after gathering dust in the vaults for the past 50 years Milestone Film & Video in co-operation with the British Film Institute is releasing Bon Voyage and Adventure Malgache ($39.95 U.S.) on video. Restored from the original 35mm negatives with English sub-titles, these marvelous film noir gems of war-time intrigue are especially interesting, coming as they do from Hitchcock at the height of his powers as a director. Milestone is a small New York distributor and much of their specialized product may not be available in every local video store so here is their phone number (212) 865-7449. Other excellent titles from the Milestone catalog are the original versions of The Lost World (1925), The Last Of the Mohicans (1920), the animated films of Windsor McCay, and Ladislaw Starcwitz. video J.A.X. I J.R.'S GAS BAR & TAKE OUT LTD. 6 brought TO you BY | Brussels 887-6951 NEW RELEASES THIS WEEK The Piano. Rudy, Robocop 3, Return of Jafar, A Dangerous Woman Children's Movies 99c Regular Movies $1.49 New Releases $2.49 you are invited to a RETIREMENT TEA for LOUISE WILSON at Walton Public School Saturday, June 11,1994 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Presentation at 3 p.m. Congratulatory Tarty for BLYTH LEGION DART TEAM (Dominion Champs) Friday, June 3 8:00 p.m. Blyth Legion Ladies bring potluck GRADUATION June 4 Happy 18th Kerri Bryan Gross, son of Gordon and Bernice Gross of RR 1, Auburn, graduated on May 19, 1994 from the A.B.M. General Agricultural Program at Centralia College of Agricultural Technology. He has accepted a position as regional sales representative with Big O Inc. of Exeter. Congratulations Bryan. Love Mom, Dad, Anita and April. From the Staff Graduation Forthcoming Marriage Mr. and Mrs. Richard Israels together with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Williamson are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children Heidi to John on Saturday, June 4,1994 at 3 p.m. at St. Ambrose Church, Brussels Reception - B.M. & G. Community Centre Everyone Welcome Bev Stevenson, daughter of Allan and Betty McCall and mother of Ron and Chris Stevenson graduated from Conestoga College, Stratford on May 14, 1994 in the Registered Nursing Diploma Program. Congratulations and Best Wishes on your achievement. Love, your family and friends.