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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1999. PAGE 23.
Old and new country
at Heritage Theatre
Setting the stage
Auburn artist Jane Stryker stands before her painting which was commissioned to be used
on the Blyth Festival season poster and brochure. The work shows Blyth Memorial Hall at
twilight on a spring evening.
Painting creates sense of magic
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen staff
Jane Stryker doesn't call herself
an artist. "I like to paint. I'm just
cozying up to what that word
means."
Notwithstanding, when the Blyth
Festival administration wanted to
create a sense of magic for the 25th
anniversary season poster they
approached the Auburn resident
about doing the project.
Noted primarily for her carved
wood signs, Stryker met with Artis
tic Director Anne Chislett and Gen
eral Manager Karen Stewart to hear
Quilt discovery days at Haus
Joseph Schneider Haus is holding
an Heirloom Quilt Discovery Day
on Friday, May 28 as part of the
activities of the fourth annual
Waterloo County and Area Quilt
Festival. This is an opportunity for
the public to bring in quilts to
consult with curatorial staff about
identification, dating, storage and
hanging techniques.
This service has been offered by
Museum staff for the past two years
and each year an impressive
collection of quilts has been
documented. In each case, the quilt
was photographed and information
their idea. "I was quite happy they
gave me some guidelines," she
says. "They wanted something
magical, which I hope I achieve,
something that would give a sense
of that pre-excitement, before peo
ple actually come to get their tick
ets."
They also wanted colour and the
buildings. Stryker visited Blyth
near Christmas, stood across the
street from Memorial Hall and took
pictures. Then she pieced the pho
tos together.
"The challenge was to try and
remember what the building looks
like in the spring.".
Using oils, Stryker created a
about it recorded for the owner.
It is extremely helpful if the
owner brings along any information
they might have about the quilt: its
maker, birth and death dates, ethnic
background, etc. The Museum
keeps a record of the information
and it is added to a growing
registry of local quilts, which is
used for research and exhibit
purposes.
Of concern to many quilt owners
is how to care for their heirloom
quilt. In addition to the advice
given by staff, printed copies of
conservation information will be
striking scene of the theatre at
dusk, the magnolia tree in such
vivid bloom one can almost smell
the blossoms.
Painting someone else’s idea was
not so different than working on
her own, Stryker says. "How I ren
dered it was left up to me. I am a
fairly realistic painter so the chal
lenge was actually that I make the
building recognizable as Memorial
Hall."
Staff has no doubts. "We are
thrilled with the finished work,"
says Armstrong, "and are hoping to
continue this partnership with Jane
on other projects."
available. This includes details
about storing and hanging quilts.
Small quantities of acid-free tissues
will be available to purchase that
day and orders can be placed for
acid-free storage boxes.
Heirloom Quilt Discovery Day
takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on May 28. No appointment is
necessary and there is no fee for
this service, but regular Museum
admission does apply.
Atwood Lions
Bingo
every Thursday
Doors open 6:30 p.m.
Starts at 7:00 p.m.
Jackpot $500.
on 54 calls
Pot of Gold $500.
on 52 calls
Loonie Bin
A little bit of stepdancing, add a
little bit of fiddling, plus a great
blend of country hits, old and new
and you have "Gone Country".
Wingham Town Hall Heritage
Theatre is offering this show
Sunday, May 16 and Wednesday,
May 19 at 2 p.m. each day.
Princeton, Ontario singer
songwriter Kiley Joe Masson has
been active on the music scene in
recent months, performing at
various venues and making music
industry contacts along the way. He
has finished two albums /n the Key
of Country and Shame on Me with
l l of these songs being self
penned.
Jim Otterbein is joining the
Heritage Theatre gang this month
to add his favourite songs to Gone
Country. He is a self-taught
musician and by the age of 14, was
playing in his father’s country band.
Currently, he is the lead guitar
player and vocalist in the country
band Junction 21 and has been seen
Heirlooms on sale
at Doon Crossroads
Have you ever tasted a
Mennonite orange or seen green
gravel or frogs' bellies growing?
You can have your chance this
summer thanks to the Friends of
Doon Heritage Crossroads. The
volunteer group is holding their
annual heritage plant sale at Doon
Heritage Crossroads on Saturday,
May 22, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
On sale, will be heritage annuals,
vegetables and herbs, that are
growing in the gardens of the
recreated historic village and are
| Buck & Doe |
for
ANGELA COTTON
&
BILLY TUGWELL
Saturday, May 15th
Blyth Community
Centre
9 p.m. -1 a.m.
Age of Majority
For more info
call 523-4964
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on the travelling Bam Dance Show.
Born and raised in Oakville,
Maryanne Cunningham found that
a beloved Heintzman piano and a
musical father helped nurture a
natural desire to be a player and
singer of music. She offers familiar
favourites to the show and
especially loves seeing people
singing along. z
Cindy Thompson's performances
have earned her a reputation as
Ontario's premiere combination
fiddle player/stepdancer. She has
appeared on some of Canada's
finest programs including the Rita
McNeil Show, CBC Radio and
concert appearances with
Symphony Nova Scotia and the
Thunder Bay Symphony.
Janet McGlynn joins the group
for some championship step
dancing and the whole Heritage
Theatre Band along with
Connection and MC Gary Ballagh,
will be working together to give
you a performance filled with fun,
energy and musical excellence.
the same varieties that flourished in
Waterloo County at the turn of the
century. Some have been
supplanted by modem hybrids that
offer increased yield at the expense
of old fashioned flavour and scent.
Some are only from specialist seed
houses, and a few unique to
Waterloo County and cannot be
purchased commercially.
For further information, call
Doon Heritage Crossroads at 748-
1914.
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