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Festival unveils season poster
Unveiled
The Blyth Festival's 1997 season poster was officially
unveiled Feb. 27. From left: Doug Whitmore, representing
poster printer and sponsor Blyth Printing; Joanne Walters,
Blyth Festival's director of communications; Max
Demaray, president of Howick Mutual Insurance
Company in Wroxeter, also a poster sponsor.
The Blyth Festival's 1997 season
poster may look vaguely familiar to
theatre-goers who attended the
Festival in the 1980s.
The artwork for the poster,
depicting an Amish family in a
Dutch night out at Clinton
The Woodstock Dutch Theatre
Group has ambitious plans for its
1997 production Een Beeld Van 'n
Man, a three-act comedy in the
Dutch language written by J.
Hemmink-Kamp. The play
documents the goings-on in the
Baron’s garden as observed by a
Morris reeve sees no problem
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causing a short-term flush.
"The south and west concessions
were left intentionally low to allow
for an outlet if the water levels got
too high," said Michie. "I'm sure
(Elston) is not the only one who
has had a problem this year."
In a phone interview Monday
morning, Morris Twp. Reeve Bert
Elliott said he sees "no problem"
with the reconstruction of the road.
"The water did exactly as the engi
neer said it would. (The work) was
done so there was no damage to the
bridge and I understand, the water
never got very high (on the outlet
roads)."
When asked about the ice on
Elston's property, Elliott said he
hadn't seen the ice and that it was
an issue for the insurance company
to deal with.
"I don't see any difference from
the plowing of the roads in the win
ter," said Elliott. I used to have to
repair 80 rod of fence damaged bv
horse-drawn buggy, is from a
painting by the late Jack McLaren.
McLaren, a man of many talents
who retired from the advertising
business to Benmiller near
Goderich, was a member of the
most unusual statue. It will be
presented at four locations.
On April 12, the Clinton Town
Hall will be the venue when the
play will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
are available by sending a cheque
and stamped self-addressed
envelope to Sue Guetter, 400
snow piled on top of it and I never
thought of going to council."
Elliott said if the issue of the
road reconstruction and ice damage
comes before council they will deal
with it.
At this time, Elston said he has
not decided on his plan of action.
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World War I entertainment troupe
The Dumbells and was a contem
porary of the Group of Seven. He is
also fondly remembered as a
supporter of the Blyth Festival who
always sat in the front row and
tapped his cane to applaud. His
own story was brought to the Blyth
stage in the 1980 production of The
Life Thai Jack Built.
Two years later, when the
Festival was remounting Quiet in
the Land, the story of an old order
Amish community by Anne
Chislett, McLaren's artwork was
chosen for the poster. Quiet in the
Land had premiered at the Festival
in 1981, received rave reviews,
subsequently went on tour and won
both the Chalmers Canadian Play
Award and the Governor-General's
Award. The poster became a
favourite of Festival-goers and
framed copies adorn the walls of
many of their homes.
With a new production of Quiet
in the Land opening the Festival's
1997 season June 20, a decision
was made to revive the poster
artwork too. The 1997 poster, with
a fresh look by Linda McMaster/
Design, was officially unveiled at
the end of February with poster
sponsor representatives from Blyth
Printing and Howick Mutual
Insurance Company, Wroxeter in
attendance.
The poster will be used to
promote the Festival’s 1997 season
and it is anticipated that it will
become a popular souvenir item
again. It can be purchased through
the Box Office and will also be
offered as a bonus to those who
order four-coupon Festival pack
ages before April 1. For more
information, call (519) 523-9300.
Victoria St., Clinton, N0M 1L0
(482-9257) or they may be
purchased at The Dutch Store
located on Clinton's Main Street.
On March 7 and 8 the
performance will be held at
Woodstock Market Centre Theatre
On April 5, the play will be
performed in Peterborough
The tickets are $8 per person if
purchased at least two weeks in
advance or $10 at the door. The
proceeds will be donated to the
Children's Hospital of Western
Ontario. Last year the group
donated $3,000.
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This Band is The Opening
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$5 at the door
NO COVER BEFORE 10 PM!
Friday March 14
St. Patrick’s Party
with
KILL JOYS
on their Gimme 5 tour
$7 Advance $10.00 Door
Tickets available at:
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5,1997 PAGE 19.
Students
honoured
Two area teens were among
those acknowledged for their dra
matic talents at the recent Sears
Festival in Elmira.
Zoey and Cappy Onn of Blyth,
students of Central Huron Sec
ondary School, received an award
of merit for their work in Stephen
Leacock's The Raft.
Listowel District Secondary
School’s production of The Wall
Within was one of three chosen to
advance to the regional finals to be
held in Burlington in April. Win
ners of this will move on to the
Ontario Showcase in May at the
Grand Theatre in Kingston.
F.E. Madill student writer, Caley
Moore, was honoured with an
award of excellence for her original
script Dusting and Deliverance.
HAPPY 60TH
MOM (NELLIE)
Love Your Family
Women's Day Out
Saturday, April 12,1997
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Registration 9:15 a.m.)
Blyth Memorial Community Hall
Advance Tickets Only: $15 - limited number available
Tickets purchased by April 4th will be entered
In the Early Bird Draw.
Featured Guest Speaker • Bonnie Holliday of CKNX "Voices of Midwestern Ontario"
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