HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-05-24, Page 19THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2000. PAGE 19.
Entertainment & Leisure
Peter Colley
back in Blyth
World famous Canadian play
wright Peter Colley came back to
Blyth May 23.
Colley, based in California, is in
Ontario developing his new script
Stolen Lives - The Albert Walker
Story, which will appear on stage at
the Blyth Festival this August.
Colley attended a workshop with
the actors Saturday, May 20 in
Toronto, after which he and the cast
came to Blyth for a more intensive
rewrite with the assistance of
Blyth’s Artistic Director and dra-
maturg Anne Chislett.
Colley’s stage plays have been
produced in 21 countries, 46 of the
50 states in the U.S. and every
province in Canada. His credits at
Blyth include When the Reaper
Calls and I'll Be Back Before
Midnight. The scope of Colley’s
work includes writing for the CBS
Television series Due South.
Not one, but two of his plays will
be produced at the Blyth Festival
this summer. Stolen Lives - The
Albert Walker Story runs Aug. 1 -
19, and back by popular demand
When the Reaper Calls runs Aug. 22
- Sept. 2.
For information on booking tick
ets call 1-877-862-5984.
A sea of books
The lower hall of Blyth Memorial Hall was filled to overflowing with both people and reading
material as the community welcomed avid readers to the annual book sale Saturday.
Mystery surrounds Mary Lou, Mary Lou
It’s been 40 years since MaryLou
Connor disappeared from the high
school prom. Neither her friends nor
her parents have heard from her
since.
Whatever happened to MaryLou
and will she ever come back to the
gym?
five years ago.
As a dedication to the lost
MaryLou, her old classmates are
staging a high school reunion of their
own. It promises to be a night of
music, laughs and maybe even a few
surprises as the memory of MaryLou
sparks a good deal of emotion
chairperson Shirley Peli and Rob
Bundy as school principal Ralph
Gibbly, Come Back to The Gym
MaryLou, MaryLou brings together
a lot of old friends to relive their
youth and to figure out once and for
all what happened to their long lost
class sweetheart.
MaryLou will be presented at The
Livery on June 22, 23, 24, 27, 29 and
30. The reunion begins at 8 p.m.
Tickets for this very unique show
are limited and available for $12 by
calling The Livery Box Office at
524-6262. Subscribers seating will
be at 7:30 p.m.
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 57 calls
Loonie Bin
A little
exercise can
go a long way!
Walking 3 km in 35 minutes
can do wonders for your health.
It's that simple.
Sharing a Healthier Future
^panncipacrion
BUCK & DOE
for
Brian Merkley
& Donna-Lynn
Armstrong
Saturday, May 27,2000
Belmore Community Centre
9:00 p.m. -1:00 a.m.
Lunch provided - Music by DJ
$5.00/person Age of Majority
For tickets call
Julie 482-3745 or John 526-7734
That is the question posed by the
Goderich Little Theatre in their
upcoming production of a delightful
music comedy being staged in con
junction with the GDCI All Years
Reunion this summer. The play was
written by GDCI alumnus Rob
Bundy and was first presented by the
Blyth Festival as a fundraising event
amongst the members of the reunion
entertainment committee.
Featuring the talents of local actors
Floyd Herman as Herbie “The Nerd”
Bugwater, Duncan McGregor as
Walter Chronic, Gary Haist as Jack
Knoblock, Arlene Darnbrough as
band leader Crissy McMissy,
Kathleen Babcock as school council
Also expected to attend the school
reunion are Anne Elliott as Marge
Knoblock, and John Knapp and
Alice Munro as MaryLou’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Connor. Music for the
show will be provided by the
Meteors: Faye Waller, Juanita
Wilkins and Hudson Warr.
Come Back to he Gym MaryLou,
75 th ffliithday
Lung Assoc, hosts Showcase
Stratford Designer Showcase
Home 2000 takes place from May 27
through June 11 at The Chisholms in
Stratford, at 310 Ontario St.,
Stratford.
Visitors to the home will see the
work of the area’s finest interior
designers and decorators. The site is
a beautiful 1880s Italianate home
which features many of the charac
teristics of the period - elegant prin
cipal rooms, marble fireplace, and
sunny bay windows.
Past and present combine beauti
fully in the main bathroom which
features an inviting slipper tub and
gracefully layered window treatment
as well as an eye-catching shower
unit. The various bedrooms feature a
range of design influences including
English Country, Mission and Asian.
The principal rooms on the main
floor reflect a combination of style
and comfort while respecting the tra
ditional elements of the home. The
large verandah, with its flower-filled
wrought iron containers for colour
and scent, trellises for vertical gar
dening and canopy of hanging vases
filled with freshly-cut garden
blooms, is a delightful retreat.
This event, now in its fifth year, is
a major fundraiser to support the
work of The Lung Association.
Monies raised through Stratford
Designer Showcase Home 2000 help
support the many health initiatives of
The Lung Association as well as
fund vital medical research.
Stratford Designer Showcase
Home 2000 will be open daily from
12:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 27 through
June 11. For further information call
The Lung Association, Huron-Perth
at 519-271-7500.
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The family of
Betty Finch
would like to invite you to a
Come & Go 75th Birthday Party
on Saturday, June 3rd from 1-4 p.m.
at Betty's home
51 McDonald Dr., Brussels
Best Wishes Only, please
(P.S. - Don't tell her, it's a surprise!!!)
Buck <& boe
for
Mike Pawitch
& Carla Cook
June 3
at Blyth Community Centre
$5/ticket or $5 at the door
DJ ■ Calvin Kerr Soundproof
Lunch provided
Phone 523-4710 or 523-9676
for more info
Sluck <£ $04
for
RYAN PLETCH &
AMY CURRIE
Friday, June 2
9:00 to 1:00
Wingham Arena
Age of majority
Music by DJ
Lunch provided
Tickets $5.00
Buck & Doe
for
Tirti Vlemmix
&
Meribeth Scott
Saturday, June 3/00
9-1
Grand Bend
Bus available - Lunch provided
Age of majority - $5/ticket
For tickets & bus details call
357-4227, 523-4898 or 526-7607
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