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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1996 PAGE 27.
Festival Box Office opens
Entertainment
A voice from the east
Renowned Canadian singer Rita MacNeil enthralled
audiences in Blyth, March 23, when she filled Memorial
Hall for two shows. MacNeil, beginning her cross-province
tour to promote her latest release Porch Songs, continues
her concerts through April then travels west in the fall.
her
raised in this wacky and mysterious
adventure that has more twists than
a Chubby Checker tune. Watch for
special guest appearances by local
favourites Gary Haist (Clinton),
Rob Bundy (Goderich), Floyd
Herman (Goderich), Kira Stuckey
(Wingham), Anne Elliott (Blyth),
Duncan McGregor (Blyth), Carol
Oriold (Wroxetcr), and The Nasty
Habits (Blyth). Stage managed by
Fran Cook, Mary Lou, Mary Lou!
will also feature great live music
from the 50s by Arlene
Dambrough, Kim Souch and Travis
Teed.
Come dressed as you were in
High School and get ready to join
in the cheers, songs, dances and
shenanigans of the Blyth High
million dollars in funding.
The du Maurier Arts Council is
awarding grants to organizations
presenting performances that are
innovative or designed to develop
new audiences. This ongoing
support of the arts in Canada has
helped in the development of
internationally acclaimed programs
and festivals, assisted Canadian arts
organizations in reaching audiences
'n all parts of the county and given
You'll sing, you'll dance, you'll
laugh until your sides ache! Come
Back to the Gym, Mary Lou, Mary
Lou! on May 3 and 4 at the Blyth
Memorial Community Hall.
Written by Rob Bundy, with
music arranged by Arlene
Dambrough, Mary Lou, Mary Lou!
is the story of prom queen, Mary
Lou Connor, who disappeared from
the 1956 Blyth High School dance.
Now it's 40 years later and the
graduates of Blyth High have
gathered together for a school
reunion. Speculation and rumours
still abound. Did Mary Lou run
away? Was she hiding some
terrible secret? Will Mary Lou ever
come home?
These questions and more will be
The Blyth Festival (Blyth Centre
for the Arts) has been awarded a
cash grant in 1996 from the du
Maurier Arts Council, Canada's
largest single private-sector source
of arts funding. This group is
among 49 Ontario and 183 arts
organizations from across Canada
selected as this year's grant
recipients.
In 1996 du Maurier Arts Council
endowments touch every region in
the country. Arts organizations
from the Northwest Territories, the
Yukon and every province are
represented. This year's grant
recipients will share a record $1.68
CAPITOL
THEATRE
291-3070
All Seats $4.25
LISTOWEL
Dolby Surround Sound Stereo
STARTS FRIDAY
March 29 - April 4
7 p.m.
DOWN PERISCOPE (PG)
(Kelsey Grammer)
9:00 p.m.
•
Saturday & Sunday-Matinee 2 p.m
•
MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS
• (Richard Dreyfuss) (F)
The Blyth Festival Box Office
opens to members April 1 and to
the general public April 15. Group
bookings have been brisk and
theatre-goers are encouraged to
order their tickets early to avoid
disappointment.
An exciting line-up of three
world preinieres and a fourth play
new to the area will cover all the
elements on the main stage from
music and love to laughter and
drama. The Festival's gala opening
is scheduled for June 21, with a
performance of Barndance Live!, a
collective directed by Paul
Thompson. This play celebrates the
great touring radio show, The
CKNX Barn Dance.
Ma Belle Mabel, a moving love
story by Cindy Cowan, Villa Eden,
a zany comedy by Colleen Curran,
and Fireworks, a warm family
drama by Gordon Portman, round
out the season.
Reunion. The fun-filled evening
begins with a traditional 50s
"comfort food" dinner at 6 p.m.
followed by the performance at 8
p.m. Sponsored by Ideal Supply
Co., the mystery dinner/theatre
packages are $25 each (all inclu-
sive). Tickets for the performance
only are $15 each.
For tickets, please call the Blyth
Festival Box Office at (519) 523-
9300 or look for them at one of the
following outlets: B.K. Whole-
salers (Listowel), Bluewater Office
Equipment (Wingham), Campbell's
Photography (Goderich), Carol's
Candies & Collectables (Blyth),
and Crossroads Gifts (Clinton). For
more information call (519) 523-
4345.
artists, actors, musicians and
performers the opportunity to
showcase their work.
"The du Maurier Arts Council is
extremely proud of its continuing
tradition of supporting the arts in
Canada", said Cliff Minshull,
president of the Council. "We
recognize that the arts in this
country are having a very difficult
time financially", said Minshull.
Located in the "link" between the
administration offices and Blyth
Memorial Community Hall, the
Box Office is open Monday to
Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until
May 24. Starting May 27, the Box
Office will also be open Saturdays
until 5 p.m.
From June 17 to Aug. 31, the
Box Office is open Monday to
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
(except for non-performance days
when it closes at 5 p.m.). For
telephone orders, call 523-9300.
Ticket prices range from $6 to
$20. Adventure and Voucher Packs
are available until June 21. The $50
Adventure Pack allows you to
exchange one coupon for each of
the Festival's four 1996 main stage
productions. The $60 Voucher
Pack offers four coupons that can
be used in any combination for the
Festival's 1996 main stage
productions.
Memberships for 1996 are also
still available for $20.
Be sure to ask about the
Festival's special events being held
between now and the regular
season opening as well - everything
from a mystery dinner-theatre
package to a used book sale with
special guest author.
Theatre hosts 50's style mystery
Festival gets Du Maurier grant