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ntertainment Festival packs offer savings
Conductors return for anniversary
Laurie Rowbotham. Angus
Sinclair. Wade Whittaker.
If you remember these past
conductors of the Blyth Festival
Singers, you will be interested to
know that they’ll be back on the
podium with the choir for a special
anniversary concert.
The Blyth Festival Singers is
celebrating its 20th anniversary this
year and in honour of this occasion
a gala concert has been planned for
Saturday, May 6 at the Blyth
Memorial Hall.
The three former choir directors
will be joining batons with the
current conductor Richard Hansen
to present a concert of favourite
selections.
Each conductor has chosen three
of their favourite choir numbers to
perform. As well, the choir will
also sing a selection of songs
representing the musical history of
the past century.
Former choir members are also
being invited to sing in the concert
as the former conductors lead the
mass choir through the familiar
songs.
Former choir members are asked
to contact Linda Hearn of Clinton
at 482-8123 to register or for more
information. Deadline for
registrations is April 21.
Former choir members will have
the opportunity to rehearse with the
choir before the performance, and
also share in a special time of
fellowship on the concert day.
The concert promises to be a
special event and will take place on
Saturday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Blyth Memorial Hall. Blyth
Festival Singers’ accompanist
Sharon Johnston of Goderich will
accompany the choir on the grand
piano.
The audience is invited to attend
a wine and cheese reception
following the concert.
Tickets for the Blyth Festival
Singers’ 20th Anniversary Gala
Concert will be available soon from
choir members and at regular ticket
outlets.
It is time to take advantage of the
savings being offered by the Blyth
Festival Theatre.
By purchasing either the Regular
Season Pack or Adventure Pack,
patrons get reduced ticket prices
without the limitations of selecting
specific performances.
The Festival Theatre is able to
provide flexibility to purchasers
because the plays run in rotation
throughout the season rather than in
sequences.
The Regular Season Pack con
tains four vouchers, each good for
one admission to any performance.
The Adventure Pack has a lower
price, but less ’flexibility. The
vouchers are used for one admis
sion to four different plays.
Confirmation of show times
selected can be done now for Death
of a Hired Man, last year’s smash
hit, or after April 16 for the rest of
the season’s performances.
These special packages are avail
able until June 23 and can be pur-
chased by visiting the box office or
calling 523-9300 or 1-877-TO-
Blyth.
OPEN HOUSE
90th Birthda
Saturday, April 8\ '
2:00 to 4:00 /
at the home of Shirley Fyfe
160 Dinsley St. W.
Blyth
CAS calling all clowns
Helen McLean always had a
secret wish to be a clown, as do
many of us. Little did she realize
how she would be moved to
accomplish just that. It was later in
life, with the parsing of her
husband Grant, that she recognized
the opportunity to live out that
wish.
Grant could be remembered
fondly as a person who loved to
create laughter and make people
happy. Helen knew that her
becoming a clown would be the
perfect way for her to extend this
special gift, through herself to
others, in his honour.
As luck would have it, the
opportunity came for her to do so
with the introduction of the CAS
CLOWN SCHOOL, where Helen
became one of the first participants
and graduates.
In “Clown Alley”, Helen is
known as Knobby, (A name of
endearment given to her by her
husband).
Knobby says that she has
performed over a hundred times
since her graduation for seniors and
children. She considers this “work”
a labour of love. The laughter she
creates echoes back to her, making
clowning one of the most
rewarding experiences of her life.
If you still have that wish, there
is a CLOWN SCHOOL starting
April 18. Call 524-7356 or 1-800-
265-5198 for more information.
UJ HAPPY
pP 80th
/birthday
\l Muriel
Whitfield
Please join us in wishing our very
special Mom, Grandmother and
Great-Grandmother a happy
birthday on March 30th. You have
played an important role in all of
our lives.
Love from your family.
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fBiit&day
Connor denDekker
March 30th
Love Mom & Dad
Music students sound off
F.E. Madill music students are
preparing for a big event, the
sound-a-thon.
This event will start on March
31 at 4 p.m. and run all night until
April 1 at 8 a.m., at the F.E. Madill
Secondary School. It is bmng held
to raise money for the concert band
and the dance and.jazz group’s trip
to Chicago.
On April 27 to May 1 these
groups will be competing in the
Ovation Music Festival.
While in Chicago the students
will be doing some sight-seeing
and attending concerts, one of them
being Gershwin’s My One And
Only at the dinner theater.
Vicki Gerth, supervisor and orga
nizer, said, “We are really looking
forward to (the trip)!”
Happy 1st
Birthday
Franklin
14th
fBiithday,
Jt/leUb&a
March 30
March 30
Easter egg hunt at Haus
The hunt is on! The Joseph
Schneider Haus Annual Easter Egg
Hunt is on Saturday, April 15 at 10
a.m. sharp, rain or shine.
Hundreds of coloured eggs will
be hidden on the grounds of the
museum for children 10 years and
younger to discover. Participants
must be accompanied by an adult,
and are encouraged to bring a small
Easter basket and join in the fun.
Once the eggs have been
collected children can visit with the
Easter Bunny and receive some
candy. A small number of special
onion-skin dyed eggs with a
traditional scratched design will
also be hidden. The lucky children
finding these eggs will receive a
special Easter treat.
Also come see the newly hatched
spring chicks as the Schneiders
prepare for spring.
There is no admission charge for
this special outdoor event.
The Joseph Schneider Haus is
located at 466 Queen Street South
in Kitchener.
Give Someone
a Second Chance.
Discuss organ donation
with your family and sign
a donor card today.
Love Mom, Dad,
Alicia & Brandon
The Kidney foundation
of Canada
Love Dad, Christina,
Jamie & Sandra
Buck <& Doe
for
Darlene Black &
Andrew McCutcheon
Sat., April 1, 2000
BMG Community Centre,
Brussels
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