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Silver screen comes
to Blyth’s silver stage
Feature films and movie
moments for the whole family set
the stage for the Blyth Festival's
Silver Anniversary Season at the
Silver Screen Weekend scheduled
for May 28 - 30 in Blyth Memorial
Community Hall.
Buster Keaton takes to the screen
with his comic antics on Friday,
May 28 at 7 p.m. with The
Railroader which will be preceded
by Buster Keaton Rides Again, a
behind-the-scenes look at its
production. The main feature will
be Keaton's silent film The
General, which is widely regarded
as one of the 10 best films of all
time.
The film will feature live piano
accompaniment by Joanne King
and will be introduced by film
historian Gerald Pratley, founder of
the Ontario Film Theatre, now
known as Cinematheque Ontario.
Saturday afternoon, May 29,
1 p.m. will focus on movie
animation as children of all ages
enjoy the classic cartoons,
including Betty Boop, Popeye,
Superman and the full-length
animated feature Gulliver's Travels.
Following the film, children will
enjoy a workshop on the making of
cartoons. Advance registration for
the workshop is required as
admission is limited.
Saturday evening, 7:30 p.m. will
take the audience back to the 1950s
as the Blyth Festival recreates
"Dish Night." Everyone attending
the show will receive a
commemorative Silver Screen
collector plate to take home. The
feature presentation of the evening
will be The Searchers starring John
Wayne and directed by John Ford.
Playhouse launches TheBLUE
Kincardine's painting the world
blue this summer as their
Bluewater Summer Playhouse
launches "TheBLUE '99"!
The fact is everything is coming
up blue. Blue skies, magnificent
blue Lake Huron waves and sandy
beaches and ultra-exciting
Bluewater Summer Playhouse.
As the stage lights lower on June
29 and the crowds settle back in
their seats at TheBLUE cabaret
theatre, the. season opener Jupiter
in July fills the stage with
bittersweet romance and light
hearted humour. Starring Artistic
Director David Ferry in his
Bluewater debut and Kincardine
area's own Lloyd Asselin, the play
reveals the joy of a middle-age man
falling madly in love with a young
woman while they meet over their
gardens.
Then on July 20 TheBLUEwater
Summer Playhouse in joint
production with Lighthouse
Theatre presents the world
premiere of Drew Hayden Taylor's
alterNATlVES. Taylor is an
Ojibway, a past director of Native
Earth Theatre, and is a Dora:
University of Alaska Native
Playwright Award (twice) and
Chalmers Award-winning
playwright.
Says Ferry, "Every reading of
this play has audiences howling -
it's hip, it's funny, it's modern urban
This 1956 western defies the
traditional "good vs. evil" western
plot standards and is a deeply
emotional experience which carries
a different meaning for each
individual observer. The evening
will include other surprises from
that time, so put on your best 1950s
or Western duds and join us for an
evening of entertainment.
Sunday afternoon (May 30, 2
p.m.) will be Family Day with the
presentation of the 1942 The Jungle
Book preceded by the National
Film Board's The Sweater about a
young Quebec boy who wants a
Montreal Canadiens hockey
sweater, but to his surprise,
receives a Toronto Maple Leafs
sweater instead.
Look for a "Jungle book"
colouring contest entry sheet in
area libraries or pick one up at the
Blyth Festival Box office. Entries
will be displayed on Family Day
and prizes for the top three will be
awarded following the show.
Winners must be present in order to
receive a prize.
Tickets for Friday and Saturday
night shows are $8 per person in
advance/$10 at the door. Tickets
for Saturday and Sunday afternoon
shows and activities are $5 per
person and will include a coupon
for a free ice cream if purchased in
advance.
Tickets can be obtained by
calling the Blyth Festival Box
Office at 523-9300 (local) or toll
free at 1-877-TO-BLYTH (1-877-
862-5984). Tickets are also
available at Campbell's Photo
graphy (Goderich), Carol's Candies
& Collectables (Blyth), Crossroads
Gifts (Clinton), and Ernie King
Music (Wingham).
comedy."
Finally, for those who love great
music is Maynard Collins' Hank
Williams: The Show He Never
Gave. Ferry said, "I was.blown
away by this play when I saw it at
the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto in
its original production starring
Sneezy Walters. It tells the tragic
story of Country and Western
legend Hank Williams by
presenting the concert he was on
his way to give, when he died. I’ve
asked Cheatin' Hearts Darius
Murray to play Hank and will
engage local musicians to perform
in the band."
Tickets and brochures are
available TheBLUE by calling our
Box Office 519-396-5722. Visit the
Website at bluewatersp.on.ca
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Lunch & Program at 11:00 p.m.
Children invited
Our only desired gift is your presence.
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1999. PAGE 23.
Over 400 teens enjoyed the music of seven bands in Brussels on Saturday night, including
one signed to the Raw Energy record label from Toronto, at the second annual Face Plant.
The event, organized by local punk band, Perish (from left: Joshua Gropp, Tim Mulvey and
Rob McKercher), with support from the Brussels Optimists, offers a venue to young
musicians as well as entertainment for the adolescent crowd. The boys have earmarked a
donation from the proceeds, after expenses, for MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers).
(Ashley Gropp photo)
Program
comes to
high schools
The Foundation for Enriching
Education Perth Huron and the
Avon Maitland District School
board are pleased to announce an
exciting Shakespeare-on-Wheels
program for senior students being
delivered to 14 classes in 6
secondary schools in April and
May.
Each program will feature scenes
from one of the Shakespearean
plays Hamlet, Macbeth or Tempest.
The artists for this program are
Lesley-Walker-Fitzpatrick and
Peggy King. They have extensive
experience in theatre and both have
worked on Shakespeare-On-Wheels
programs in the past. They will use
the arts and Shakespeare’s
messages.to help young people
explore their world, develop self-
awareness and life skills, and to
enhance their understanding of
plays they are studying in English
or drama.
The morning session will allow
students to experiment with the
tools of the actor including
awareness of body, mind, emotion,
imagination, voice, masque, space,
staging and props. These tools will
be put to work in the afternoon
session as they study chosen scenes
from Shakespeare, developing their
own interpretation of the text, and
producing the scene using drama,
props, sound effects, music and
movement.
The workshop will create an
atmosphere that allows the students
to take risks, work together, be
innovative and discover, not only
Shakespeare, but also their own
self-concepts and abilities.
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John Brak &
Heidi Dale
Saturday, May 1
Blyth Community Centre
Music by the Neat Guys
For more information call
Brad 523-9622
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Friday, April 30,1999
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Music by DJ
Lunch provided
Tickets: $6.00 per person
Age of Majority Required
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