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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2002-10-30, Page 23CHURCH 524-7811 LANGUAGE MAY OFFEND 'LAUGH OUT LOUD FALL DOWN FUNNY! 11EARTF . TWO FRI. - THURS. NOVEMBER 01 - 07 SOnyPiCtUros rxr FRI. & SAT. 6:45 & 9:15 PM SUN. - THURS. 8 PM 1\11 BIG FA:11--- 6 R>1.>-1.1 2nd WEEK LONG DISTANCE? CALL 1-800-265-3438 FOR TOLL FREE MOVIE INFO Saturday, November 9 7:30 p.m. Blyth Public School FREE ADMISSION - "THRILLIN AND MOVING" - WE MOVIE REPORTE 'ITS A WINNER! KTIS RAMO, MiNNEAP JASON GEORGE NED VAUGHN • ,,yoei ,-/xy sM ZeitrOirtaZt2. 111104114P , YNE1AMIC m•Tr RIMS •%j' wryap THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2002. PAGE 23. Entertainment & Leisure History in print Doug Whitmore, right, of Blyth Printing peruses some of the dozens of posters he has printed for the Blyth Festival since he first got involved 29 years ago. Festival Artistic Director Eric Coates stopped by the shop for a look. (Janice Becker photo) Fest• ival seeks art for poster Submissions should reflect the Festival's mandate which is "...pro- ducing and developing plays that give voice to both the region and the country." A jury_ wilt select the winning image and the artist will be notified by Friday, Dec. 13. A combined total of approximate- ly 80,000 posters and brochures are printed and distributed each year. In addition to a printed credit, the win- ning artist will receive a one-time payment of $500. The image may be subject to some modification for design purposes at the sole discretion of the Blyth Festival. "We are looking for an image that not only reflects the Festival's man- , date but also reflects the spirit of the Blyth Festival that is inherent in its playbill", said Coates. Area artists, whose images have appeared on the Blyth Festival's' poster and/or brochure include Jo Manning, Mark Fletcher, Jane Stryker and Ron Walker. These posters have been preserved as a col- lection by the Whitmore family, owners and operators of Blyth Printing, which has printed the Festival's poster since 1975. Submissions may be sent in print- ed, drawn or slide format and the decision of the jury will be final. The Festival will not he responsible for any damage to the submitted material, however caused. Unless specific arrangements arc mad„ with the Festival, submissions will JO be returned. Submissions should be sent to: Blyth Festival. P.O. Box 10. Blyth. Ontario, NOM I HO _Attn: Art Selection Jury. Brussels Legion exec meets cious on Friday night. This week is beef stew. The craft show is this weekend and any donations of door prizes and baking should be at the Branch by 10 a.m. on Saturday morning or by lunch time. The Ladies Auxiliary will meet on Monday, Nov. 4. Comrade Doreen Rutledge is still in hospital. The Sunday night singles dance enjoyed the music of Ken Scott. Dances are every. two'weeks. Thursday night darts are cancelled this week because of Halloween but will return Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. New darters are always welcome. We have a mystery bus tour Nov. 9 leaving the Branch at noon and returnin at 8 p.m. ft interested call the Branch For inl'ountat ion. SURROUND SOUND STEREO STARTS FRIDAY CINEMA 1 7 & 9 P.M. MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING CINEMA 2 7 & 9 P.M. Pc . ABANDON cp,PITot KER TWIN CINEMA LISTOWEL 291-3070 rr r r r r n rr The Blyth Festival is launching the 2003 season with an invitation to visual artists in southwestern Ontario. The Festival's new Artistic Director Eric Coates announced Oct. Where can you relish Don Harron's humour and enjoy a gour- met dinner at the Church Restaurant? Where can you bid on Alice Munro's hand-written lemon pie recipe and Evelyn Hart's signed shoes'? Where can you support the arts in our schools? - When can you experience all of this in the same evening at the same place? It is the Foundation For Enriching Education's eighth annual dinner cabaret and auction, The Gourmet and Gavel on Nov. 9 in Stratford. This year's auction features a pot- pourri of interesting and unique items including a week for two at a northern Ontario fishing camp, handcrafted quilts, ski passes, a computer, original art work, five signed copies of Stratford. Festival 2002 posters and a complete set of Loreena McKennitt's CDs. Sponsored by Stratibrd law firth, Mountain Mitchell, Harron was a popular guest at the 2000 Gourmet and Gavel. He will-again bring his rapier sharp wit. as alter ego Charlie Farquharson to delight the evening's 23 that artists throughout the area are' being invited to submit potential images to be used on the Festival's poster and brochure. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Nov. 29. By Jo-Ann McDonald The executive meeting of the Brussels Legion that was. to be held on Monday evening was cancelled due to a number of comrades being away. On Tuesday Comrades Sandra Josling, youth chairman and helpers Comrades Julie Harrison and Jo- Ann McDonald were at the Brussels Public School and Grey Central School to conduct the. Child Video Identification Program. Since its inception in 1986 the program of videotaping students in junior kindergarten, kindergarten, Grade 4 and Grade 8 has been done in our District C area schools. The video shows the normal gait of the child, speech pattern and three views — left, right, face forward as well as height, and colouring of the student. Permission is obtained with each school board first, then each school is contacted. Permission from each child's parent(s) and a form explain- ing the program is given to them and must be signed and returned to the school before a child can be video- taped. This program is completely fund- ed by all 52 branches in District C. The tapes arc the property of the school board and are stored accord-. ing to each board's policy. The pro- gram _is endorsed 'by the Ontario Provincial Police. You will now see that poppies are available in many area stores. Donations are accepted for the pop- pies and are used for veterans and veterans' comforts. There will be a canvass of Brussels by Legion mem- bers and the youth of the Brussels Cadet Corp on Saturday morning Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to noon. On Sunday many veterans trav- elled to Lucknow to enjoy the Zone Veterans banquet. There were 27 attending from Brussels to enjoy an afternoon of entertainment, then to enjoy the dinner. Twelve members travelled to Blyth Branch on Saturday to play zone cribbage. Most had a good day but only four members will advance to District play in Mount Forest in February: Lloyd and Lisa Glanville, Dale Sauve and Jim Alton. Congratulations. Members at the Cadet Corp of Brussels travelled to Dorchester to participate in a weekend camp. Learning outdoor survival tech- niques, abseiling and camping tech- niques were .all part of the weekend. They left Friday and returned Sunday afternoon a little cool and damp, but had a good time. The zone sign-up sheets for curl- ing and bowling are up. There were 12 tableS of euchre players at the Branch on Saturday. There was a tie between two pairs, for first place that had 78 points, so prizes were divided between Helen Dobson and Mabel Willis and Einda Stevens and Kay McCreary. Coming in for third place were.Marie Stewart and Eileen Sellers. The lucky lone hand winners were Jim Coultes and Dorothy Dalton. The dinner of lasagna was deli- bidders. Don Harron fans will have another opportunity to enjoy his tal- ents when he teams with wife Catherine McKinnon and the Band on March 28 and 29- at two Foundation-sponsored performanc- es at Blyth Memorial Community ' Hall. The Foundation For Enriching Education Perth Huron is one of the earliest established education foun- dations in the province. The Foundation serves schools through- out the Avon' Maitland School District in a broad rangeof services and programs. Two artist-in-the-classroom pro- grams this fall will reach almost 50 classes in the region under the Foundation's ARTITUDES pro- gram. In addition to raising funds for , other ARTITUDES programs and the annual Sci-Tech Encounters Science Fair, the Foundation is actively engaged in the provincial Passport To Prosperity initiative which encourages business-educa- tion partnerships throughout Huron and Perth. Limited tickets for Gourmet and Gavel may be available by calling the Foundation at 519-527-2111. Harron entertains for education