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Lorne Campbell, left, was flipping at the Knox United
Church, Belgrave, annual pancake supper on April 10.
Also manning the frying pan was Don Procter.
Can you sing, dance or play a
musical instrument? Perhaps you
have a family act? Maybe you're a
comedian or a clogger?
If you have any of the above
skills, you are invited to audition
for a guest appearance in Barn-
dance Live! the Blyth Festival's
first production of the 1996 season.
Barndance Live! which previews
June 18 and runs in repertory until
Aug. 23 is a collective directed by
Paul Thompson. This play
celebrates the great touring radio
show, The CKNX Barn Dance,
Every Saturday night it was
broadcast live featuring local talent
as well as future stars like Tommy
Hunter, the Mercey Brothers and
Al Cherny. Barndance Live!
recreates these times, together with
the colourful characters who made
it happen like Doc Cruickshank and
Johnny Brent.
"By auditioning local performers
of the region to participate in this
production, we are imitating what
Doc and Johnny used to do. They,
too, auditioned local acts for their
Doon Heritage Crossroads will
open its gates for its 1996 season
on Sunday, April 28 at 10 a.m. Join
the thousands of visitors who come
to Doon every year to experience
how life was at the turn of the
century.
',Located in Kitchener, Ontario,
Doon Heritage Crossroads repre-
Pastor talks
of hiding
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fear of the Jews, the religious
leaders who might have them tried
and executed as followers of Jesus.
The locked doors did not stop Jesus
from coming in.
Huddling behind locked doors is
not unfamiliar for us either as we
hide behind the locked doors of
fear, discouragement, he said. "But
Easter proves that Jesus is not
stymied by locked doors. We
cannot lock God out of our hearts,
minds and souls."
Barn Dance shows," says director
Thompson. "We will be involving
these people in the play in much
the same way people of the area
were included in the original Barn
Dance shows."
Thompson and some of the
Barndance Live! actors have started
initial research on the show. "We
are excited about the response of
people contributing their anecdotes
and memories about the Barn
Dance shows. This great commun-
ity interest has allowed us to think
we can expand community
involvement in another way -
through guest appearances,"
explains Thompson.
All ages, male and female, are
invited to audition for Thompson
on the evenings of May 7 and 8.
Phone (519) 523-4345 to book a
10-minute appointment, prepare a
short piece to perform (Thompson
recommends that it have "a sense
of the old style" reminiscent of
Barn Dance days) and show up for
your audition. If selected, you may
be required for all shows or off and
on throughout the run.
sents a small rural Waterloo
County community that shows
what life was like - on the farm, in
homes, in shops and businesses - in
the year 1914.
Doon offers an exciting line-up
of special programs in 1996. A
combination of returning favourites
like the 'Firefighter's Muster,
Games & Parade' along with some
new events like the 'Draft Horse
Field Days' on July 13 and 14 and
the 'Pig Roast and Street Dance' on
July 20, make for great entertain-
ment and and family fun.
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DANIELLE MCDOUGALL
& JEFF BROMLEY
Saturday, April 20, 1996
Music by DJ 9 p.m. -1 a.m.
Age of majority only!
Lunch Provided
For more information
523-9294 or 523-9421
The biggest used book sale in
Huron County returns to the Blyth
Memorial Community Hall on
Saturday, June 1. Doors for the
huge sale open at 9 a.m. and the
bargains continue until 4 p.m.
A Blyth Festival tradition for
over a decade, this year's book sale
features a reading by Jane Urquhart
at 2 p.m. in the theatre auditorium.
Urquhart, the award-winning
author of The Whirlpool and
Changing Heaven, will read from
her recent best-seller, Away.
Timothy Findley, who was the
guest reader at last year's event, has
this to say about Urquhart's work:
"Like Emily Bronte and Thomas
Hardy, Jane is unafraid of words
and spends them fearlessly. the
uses to which she puts her com-
mand of language are beautiful and
breath-taking."
Urquhart will appear after the
reading to sign copies of her books
that will be available for sale.
Browse through an incredible
section of used paperbacks,
hardcovers, magazines, records,
compact discs, tapes, and videos in
the lower hall of the Blyth
Memorial Hall throughout the day.
Bargain-hunters and literary buffs
will also enjoy the refreshments
available all day. This event is
sponsored by Ideal Supply Co.
Admission for the book sale is
free, while attending Urquhart's
reading will be $5 per person. If
you have any books or recordings
you would like to donate to. this
Blyth Festival fundraiser, they may
be dropped off at the theatre office
from Monday to Friday,
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more
information call (519) 523-4345.
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were her classmates or not.
Four of Marylou's classmates,
along with the current principal at
the Blyth school, Ralph Gibbly
(aka Bundy), are the driving force
behind the reunion dinner and
evening of entertainment planned
for May 3 and 4 at Blyth Memorial
Hall.
A delightful, fun evening of com-
fort food such as Hong Kong casse-
role, Connie Francis meatloaf
Annette Funicello cabbage salad
and Frankie Avalon macaroni and
cheese, will satisfy the hunger
while music performed by Chrissy
(McMissy) Comet (aka Arlene
Damborough) and the Meteors will
relive the memories of the 50s with
familiar tunes as well as a perfor-
.nance of their newest hit single.
Kim Souch and Travis Teed are the
Meteors.
Other entertainers will include
the Nasty Habits and the Dimpled
Darlings.
-As classmates Herhie Bugwater
(Floyd Herman), Jack Knobloch
(Gary Haist), Walter Chronic (Dun-
can MacGregor), Marge Knobloch
(Anne Elliott), parents Fred (Clare
Vincent) and Marylou (Sheila
Richards) Connors and friends
gather at the hall for the reunion,
the mystery surrounding young
Marylou's disappearance becomes a
focal point of the evening.
Community members attending
the reunion dinner and mystery the-
atre can expect a good time, old
memories, memorabilia in song and
story as well as the honouring of
Marylou, a young lady who epito-
mizes the character of the school,
says MacGregor.
It is a good-natured mystery in
which the audience may chose to
participate or spectate, but will they
wer discover why Marylou van-
shed?
Tickets for the fundraising dinner
Ind mystery theatre or just the mys-
tery are still available by calling the
Blyth Festival Theatre box office.
By Janice Becker
It was 40 years ago on Prom
night when Marylou Connors dis-
appeared. Neither her friends nor
parents have seen or heard from her
since. What happened to Marylou?
That is the question posed by
Rob Bundy, writer of the mystery
dinner theatre production planned
as "a fundraiser for Blyth Festival.
As a dedication to her memory,
her classmates are planning a
school reunion in May and are
inviting everyone to come and cele-
brate Marylou's life, whether they
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