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Lifting the curtain
Set Designer for Ballad for a Rum Runner's Daughter
Stephan Droege, unveiled the model of his concept for
the production, which is set at the seaside and travels
from the 1930s to 1980s. The elaborate set was viewed
by the company and media on May 22.
Festival previews
exciting designs
The official unveiling of the set
and costume designs for the first
production by the Blyth Festival
theatre company for the 1995 sea-
son, Ballad for a Rum Runner's
Daughter, on Monday at a sneak
preview, revealed elaborate staging
and outstanding dress.
Set designer Stephan Droege and
costume designer Debra Hanson
combined to create a presentation
which is hoped will capture the
imagination of the theatre-goers,
bringing them from the 1930s
through the 1980s, in the story of
one woman's life.
The sketches of the costume cre-
ated by Hanson for the pirate
princess is almost Elizabethan, with
a ruffled neckline and blouson
pants, yet brought down to earth (or
sea) with greens and blues.
"Initially we thought we would
use bright colours for the princess,
but decided the other colours
worked better," says Hanson.
Hanson says she has stayed close
to the dress of the period for the
other characters, considering their
position in life as well as the times.
Numerous drawings depicted
each character in the changes they
would go though in the production.
The impressive set design created
by Droege and his crew is very
ambitious, especially for a reper-
toire theatre which runs three or
four plays at the same time.
Artistic Director Janet Amos
joked that the builders said they
wanted a challenge and they got
one.
The staging includes a large sec-
tion of the theatre floor, incorporat-
ing theatre doorways into the
design.
Brussels plans yard sale
All he's got
Morgan Bishop puts a lot into his turn at the softball throw when the students of Brussels
Public School competed in their annual track and field meet last Thursday. Watching the
throw are Scott Glitz, left, and Sean Hoegy. Blyth's track meet was Tuesday, while Hullett
and Grey are set for today (Wednesday) and Walton and East Wawanosh will be competing
on Thursday.
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Sports
Ball season gears up with
leagues beginning
matchups throughout area
Entertainment
Top costume designer, set
designer bring fantasy,
fun to Blyth season
On Saturday, June 3, Blyth
Festival's annual "Biggest Book
Sale in Huron County" welcomes
acclaimed Canadian writer
Timothy Findley. The sale has been
expanded in 1995 to include
magazines, records, tapes, C.D.'s
and video tapes as well as books
and magazines.
In addition to an extraordinary
selection of fantastic bargains, the
Blyth Festival is very pleased to
have Timothy Findley reading from
his new book, The Piano Man's
Daughter. An accomplished actor,
playwright, and television/radio
script-writer, Mr. Findley is best
known for his numerous award-
winning books including: The
Wars, Headhunter, Not Wanted on
the Voyage, Famous Last Words,
and many more. Timothy Findley
will be reading for approximately
40 minutes beginning at 1 p.m.,
after which he will be available for
autographing his most recent work.
"The Biggest Book Sale in Huron
County" takes place in the Lower
Hall of the Blyth Memorial Com-
munity Hall on Saturday, June 3.
The doors open at 9 a.m. and the
sale runs through until 5 p.m.
Attending Mr. Findley's reading is
$3 with admission to the rest of the
sale being free. Refreshments are
served all day.
For more information about this
Blyth Fundraiser, call Rick
Fedorick, Assistant Development
Co-ordinator at (519) 523-4345.
In conjunction with a ball tourna-
ment scheduled for June 2 to 4, the
Village of Brussels is planning a
community-wide yard sale for the
Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m.
Not just another yard sale,
George Langlois, one of the orga-
nizers, says, everyone in town who
has a sale on their lawn or in their
garage will be named on a map to
be distributed to visitors to the vil-
lage.
The community of service clubs
and business people in Blyth have
organized Country Fest, a family-
oriented event set for June 17.
The day will begin early, 8 a.m.,
with a fishing derby at Radford's
Pond, sponsored by the Radford
Group and Blyth Legion.
The stores will open at the same
hour, offering early bird sales.
Other early bargains can be
found at yard sales held throughout
the community or at Bainton's lot
as residents are invited to set up
tables.
At 9 a.m., buskers will entertain
the shoppers along the main street
while the Legion Ladies Auxiliary
prepares for the luncheon barbecue
at the town parking lot next to the
"People will be standing on the
corners of main street handing out
maps."
There are 20 residents who have
decided to participate and every
business as well as people from
outside the village and service
clubs and organizations are invited
to take part.
Langlois says interested parties
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CIBC.
From 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., the
Blyth Optimists will sponsor chil-
dren's games including face paint-
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Morris names
new councillor
The new councillor for Morris
Twp. was selected at a special
meeting held on May 16.
Being the candidate with the next
highest number of votes in the
1994 election, Melody White was
offered the seat.
Allowing her name to stand,
White was voted to the post by a
unanimous show of hands from the
other councillors.
Country Fest, family fun