HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-11-16, Page 23MPP Paul Klopp presented the Blyth Festival will a $48,224 jobsOntario grant last week.
From left: General Manager Susan Moffatt, Helen Gowing, director of the festival and resident
of Blyth, and Janet Amos, artistic director were on hand to hear the good news, which Mr.
Klopp delivered in person to the festival.
Fest, gets jobsOntario funds
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994. PAGE 23.
Artisans, crafters show
stuff in new catalogue
The Blyth Festival will receive
$48,224 in jobsOntario Community
Action support, Huron MPP Paul
Klopp announced Nov. 10 on
behalf of Culture, Tourism and
Recreation Minister Anne Swar-
brick. The grant will be used to
provide training of a fundraiser and
co-ordinator of volunteers.
General Manager Susan Moffatt
E ntertainment
Feminists take over theatre
Those "comedic feminist
terrorists" known as Sensible
Footgear take over the McManus,
downstairs at The Grand Theatre,
to perform their show Close to the
Bone from Nov. 7 through Nov. 26.
Sensible Footwear is Alex
Dallas, Alison Field and Wendy
Vousden, three fiercely funny
English women who came together
10 years ago and have been touring
their own unique brand of female
humour to a wide range of
audiences ever since. Their
wickedly funny cabaret shows
observe male and female behaviour
with a pertinent and provocative
eye, daring both to challenge and to
entertain. Using sharp a cappella
songs and hilarious sketches, these
witty women have created shows
that are not only wildly irreverent
but are also intelligent.
They were the hit of the People's
Comedy Festival in Toronto and
have appeared in Calgary for
Alberta Theatre Projects, at The
Gas Station Theatre in Winnipeg,
and at Saskatoon's Broadway
Theatre. They have appeared on
television and radio in England and
in Canada. They are frequent guests
on the CBC appearing on such
programs ad Radio Noon, Brave
New Waves and Later the Same
Day.
Close to the Bone is a show
which explores exactly what nice
girls are up to in the privacy of
their bedrooms. We can revel in
their revelations as they lift the veil
on all things taboo for an evening
of wicked wit and razor-sharp
sketches interspersed with naughty
said the two positions will allow
for enhanced relations with the
community. It will build the capaci
ty of the theatre by the training and
employment of a fundraising assis
tant and a co-ordinator of volun
teers, who will provide board
members' orientation. "The volun
teer co-ordinator will use the exist
ing goodwill with the present
volunteers to create an even more
ditties.
Sensible Footwear's Close to the
Bone opens Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. and
runs through Nov. 26 with
performances Monday through
Saturday evenings and Saturdays at
Blyth Festival
presents
A Night of the Best
Stand-Up Comedy
Saturday 26 November 1994
8:30 p.m.
Blyth Memorial Community Hall
All tickets $15.00
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Tickets are available at:
Blyth Festival Box Office 523-9300
Campbell's Photography, Goderich 524-7532
Crossroads Gifts, Clinton 482-5855
Phone the Festival Box Office for Information on Group
Discounts and Dining Specials at the Blyth Inn.
Familyperformance
2:30 p.m. All tickets $6.00
1995 Blyth Festival Vouchers Now on Sale
effective workforce within the fes
tival," she said.
"The success of the Blyth Festi
val helps the whole area," said Mr.
Klopp. "This grant enables the the
atre to do more with its own staff
and volunteers. The theatre touches
almost everyone in the community
and the support the community has
shown proves this."
For ticket information, please
visit The Grand Theatre Box office
at 471 Richmond Street or call
519-672-8800. Toll free from area
code 519 at 1-800-265-1594. Toll
free from Michigan, Ohio and
Pennsylvania at 1-800-567-5194.
Bluewater Office Equipment,
Wingham 357-1554
Something Special, Exeter, 235-1252
The second annual Christmas
From the Country Catalogue,
featuring the hand-made work of
Huron County crafters and small
food manufacturers has been
mailed to more than 15,000 homes
across Ontario. This weekend, Nov.
19 and 20, local shoppers will have
a chance to meet those involved
and see some of their work at a
showcase at the Benmiller Inn.
The catalogue offers everything
from perpetual calendars to cuddly
stuffed bears, from 19th century
style painted floor mats to wool
duvets. The sweet tooth is catered
to with jams, jellies and maple
syrup products, all from local
kitchens. There are special
packages offering a chance to get
away from it all in two local
country inns and a health spa.
A new addition to the catalogue
this year is a wide variety of books
on local subjects.
Most of the items will be on
display at the showcase at
Benmiller Inn Saturday and Sunday
Contact Jean Fox
523-4411
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (not Dec. 4
and 5 as mistakenly printed in the
catalogue). Shoppers will be able to
pick up catalogue items right on the
spot.
Anyone wanting to receive a
copy of the catalogue may call 1-
800-565^536 or 887-9704.
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Mark Your Calendar
for
Van Egmond Foundation
CRAFT
SHOW
Saturday, November 19
Sunday, November 20
10 a m. - 5 p.m.
at the
Seaforth
Community Centre
Take Note!