HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-03-26, Page 22THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26,1997 PAGE 23.
Country Playhouse
announces season
Singing in the season
The Blyth Festival Singers, under the direction of Wade Whittaker presented a concert for
Easter on Sunday evening at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Brussels. The evening
consisted of classical and spiritual music, with featured soloists and groups. Admission was
a donation to the food bank if desired.
Girls in the band meet the Jays
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
For five area teens, March break
was more than two-weeks off
school. It was an opportunity to
perform for the Toronto Blue Jays
in Dunedin and meet some of their
favourite players.
As members of the Seaforth
Girls' Marching Band, Amber Park-
Shaw, Nicole Lowe and Nicole
Bernard, all of Brussels, and Melis
sa Grisdale and Missy Engel of
Cranbrook, travelled to Florida
March 7-16, to visit the Blue Jays
and see the sights.
"The band plans a trip to Florida
or Myrtle Beach each year," says
Diane Duskocy, an adult assistant
with the band. "The group fundrais
es and earns money through perfor
mances throughout the year to help
pay the cost, then each member
pays a flat rate of $250 for the
entire trip. That includes every
thing." As well as 67 band mem
bers, six chaperones and 35 other
adults went along on the trip.
The band got the opportunity to
perform at a Blue Jays spring train
ing game against the Texas
Rangers, by applying, says Dusko
cy. "We applied and were accepted.
The band has played at Skydome
before and we hope to again next
year."
Though the girls were a little shy
in talking about their trip south,
Duskocy says they were not at all
shy when they were there.
The girls acquired the signatures
of such young ball players as Car-
los Delgado, Shawn Green, Darrel
Whitmore and Philippe Crispo.
While at another sporting venue,
an NHL contest between the
Tampa Bay Lightening and New
York Islanders, the girls screamed
so much, everyone in the arena
knew where the group was and who
we were even though we were way
up in the stands, says Duskocy.
Huron MPP Helen Johns was at
the game and spoke to the band.
The group also ventured to the
popular Florida sites such as Busch
Gardens, the zoo, a river boat
cruise with a six-course meal and,
of course, the beach. Several came
back with sunbums, says Duskocy.
One disappointment was the can
cellation of the band's performance
at the Pasadena Trailer Park for the
snowbirds (Canadian who winter in
the south), due to rain.
The five local girls, who have
been members of the band for any
where from five-months up to two
years, say they joined the band for
the experience of learning to play
different instruments, the opportu
nity to meet new people and
because they thought it would be
fun.
Each spring, the band seeks out
new members, through the recruit
ing of band leader Charlie
Kalbfleish, a former music teacher
at Goderich District Collegiate
Institute. By joining in the spring,
the girls have time to develop with
the band and be ready for the
Christmas parade season.
"The talent is out there," says
Duskocy, "and we are always look
ing for new members."
In the past, the band has partici
pated in as many as three parades
in one day, says band assistant
Trish Duskocy. "They usually play
in about 20 each year."
The band's booster committee
says these trips and the success of
the band is thanks to the dedicated
girls who come out to practices,
performances, competitions and
fundraisers; the parents who are
always there to help; the Huron
County Board of Education that
supplies busing for practices and
parades at a nominal cost and Over
land Tours, who helps organize the
trip each year.
"The band represents Huron
County very well," says Duskocy.
Places, please! Huron Country
Playhouse has announced the
complete line-up for its 1997
summer season. The Season Media
Sponsor for 1997 is once again
CJBK/BX93.
On the main stage, kicking off
the season, June 11 is Frank
Baum's immortal classic, The
Wizard of Oz (June 10 - June 28).
Make the journey down the most
famous road in musical theatre
history - the yellow brick road.
Second in line for the main stage
(July 1 - July 12) is Bill C. Davis'
comedy, Mass Appeal. The New
York Times calls it "First rate ... A
wise, moving and very funny
comedy about the nature of
friendship and courage."
Noises Off by Michael Frayn
highlights the middle (July 15 -
July 26) of the main stage line-up.
Experience the antics of a troupe of
actors rehearsing a play that isn't
half as amusing as the shenanigans
going on behind the scenes.
Kash and Hughes’ will continue
to keep audiences guessing in the
tradition of the classic "who
dunnit" with A Party to Murder
(July 29 - Aug. 9). Are you into
amateur sleuthing? Check out the
"party" scene at this secluded
island retreat.
Finally, the main stage line-up
closes out our season with Lemer
and and Loewe's enchanting
musical, Brigadoon (Aug. 12 -
Continued on page 24
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Chris Bromley is now 19
Congratulations to
Jackie and Corine
Falconer
who both received Gold
Medals at the InterClub
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Feb. 16/97 in Stratford
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Leslie and Yvonne Knight of
RR 3, Brussels are pleased to
announce the forthcoming
marriage of their son, Gerald
Allan and Twyla Anne,
daughter of Pat and Linda
Soulllere of Woodslee. The
wedding will take place on
April 26, 1997 at Emmanuel
United Church, Waterloo,
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