HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-06-09, Page 19Good shopping
It was a bonanza for book lovers at Blyth Memorial Hall
on Saturday during the annual book sale. Gary Haak had
his hands full with his many purchases from the day. (Mark
Nonkes photo)
Pay what you can
and sample theatre
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1999. PAGE 19.
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Buskers can play in Blyth
Three special preview
performances at The Blyth Festival
are designated PWYC - Pay What
You Can. These evening
performances are for That Summer
on Wednesday, June 23, Big Box
on Tuesday, June 29 and Every
Dream on Aug. 3.
First time theatre-goers who
would like to sample the theatre
experience at the Blyth Festival can
decide for themselves how much
they’ll pay for their tickets.
There’s always excitement in the
air at a PWYC performance since
this is the first time the production
will be presented before an
audience. There’s also a chance for
mishaps but that’s all part of the
adventure as the audience takes the
role of ‘test market’ group for the
productions.
PWYC performances are
traditional in many theatres across
Canada, but last year was the first
time they were offered at the
Festival. By the third one, the
excitement of trying out a new play
caught on and there were line-ups
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Friday, June 18, 1999
at the Blyth Arena 9-1 a.m.
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Age of Majority only
$6.00 per person
Music by DJ Lunch Provided
at the box office. The Festival will
accept $5, $50 or $500 and there’s
no upward restriction on the
purchase price for these
performances.
These special bargain nights are
ideal for first-time attenders who
would like to sample the Blyth
Festival experience: young parents
who have the added costs of
babysitting services, patrons who
have a shoe-string entertainment
budget, students on limited funds
and families bringing older children
to their first-ever live theatre
performance at a great price!
The Box Office opens one hour
before the 8 p.m. performance
begins. There are no reserved seats
and tickets are sold on a first-come,
first-served basis.
For more information, call the
Blyth Festival Box office at 523-
9300 or toll free 1-877-862-5984.
Give Someone
a Second Chance.
Please give generously.
The Kidney Foundation
of Canada
Atwood Lions
Bingo
every Thursday
Doors open 6:30 p.m.
Starts at 7:OO p.m.
Jackpot $500.
on 54 calls
Pot of Gold $500.
on 55 calls
Loonie Bin
The Blyth Festival is welcoming
local talent for its 25th anniversary
season. From June 26 - Sept. 12 the
festival is offering interested
buskers a place to play before the
evening and matinee performances
at Blyth Memorial Hall.
The theatre has a long history of
including Blyth and area residents
in its activities and this year’s
busker event creates more
opportunity than ever for local
performers. The Blyth Festival’s
courtyard area in front of the box
office offers musicians, magicians,
mimes, jugglers or puppeteers a
comfortable space to perform with
a potential audience of nearly 500
people per show.
In the event of inclement
weather, there is an alternate space,
in the Hall’s downstairs cafe.
The Festival plans for the
buskering to begin on July l in
conjunction with another special
event: the annual Tourism Night
reception and performance. After
Guelph hall
gets new seats
River Run Centre, Guelph,
announced May 26 that the
installation of the new, soft
retractable seats in the Co-operators
Hall is complete.
Designed to create an intimate
and flexible performance space, the
225-seat telescopic unit will allow
River Run’s technical crew to
change the hall from a flat-floor
space to a theatre-style
configuration quickly and
efficiently - literally with just the
push of a button. There are three
wheelchair seat locations in
addition to the 225 seats.
The cost of'the new seating at
$150,000 was shared equally by the
City of Guelph and The Co
operators.
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for
Doug Campbell
& Michelle Lyons
at Listowel Ag. Hall
FRIDAY, JUNE 11/99
9-1 $6.00 per person
Age of majority required
Lunch provided DJ
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Canada Day, the buskering space
will be assigned on a weekly basis.
Eric Coates, artistic associate at
the theatre sees this as a great
opportunity to introduce Blyth’s
audience to a whole new group of
entertainers.
“Each time someone comes to
see a new play, they’ll get to see a
new busker as well. And the
buskers get a chance to play for a
captive audience every night -
everyone wins.”
Since the festival hopes to
showcase a variety of informal
entertainment the buskers are asked
to attend a screening session prior
to the season. Selections will be
based on the performer’s
enthusiasm as well as content of the
act.
Interested performers should call
the Blyth Festival administration
office to arrange an appointment.
Please call 519-523-4345 or toll
free 1-877-TO BLYTH (1-877-
862-5984).
Buck & Doe
for
DAN McNEIL AND
JENNIFER COX
at Brussels Community
Centre
SATURDAY, JUNE 19
9 p.m. -1 a.m.
Age of majority
Lunch provided
Tickets $5.00 available at door
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Belgrave Kinsmen
Park Opening
Beef Barbecue
& Dance
Saturday, June 12
Park Opening - 4 p.m.
Beef Barbecue - 5 to 7 p.m.
Dance - 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Belgrave Arena
Music by Lease
Brothers
Tickets $5.00
Age of majority
Tickets available
from any Kinsmen
Member or at
Belgrave Co-op