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Waiting patiently
Festival seeking
talent for panto
The Blyth Festival is seeking local
talent for its Christmas production
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(Give or Take).
Although the Blyth Festival is a
professional theatre during the sum
mer, the pantomime is a fundraiser
that gives members of the communi
ty a chance to appear on the Blyth
Memorial Community Hall stage or
behind the scenes.
Director Carol Oriold of Wroxeter
hopes to begin rehearsals Thursday,
Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. Anyone interest
ed in participating should contact the
Blyth Festival Box Office toll free at
1-877-862-5984 by Friday, Sept. 22.
Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs (Give or Take) is a pan
tomime for all ages that is currently
being written by Artistic Director
Anne Chislett, along with Keith
Roulston of Blyth, Davjd Scott of
Seaforth, and Paul Ciufo of Grand
Bend.
A Christmas pantomime is an
English tradition that puts a comic
twist on a familiar fairytale, packing
it with political jokes and local
foibles. A panto is anything but
silent, and should not be confused
with the performance art of mime.
Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs (Give or Take) will run
Friday, December 1, and Saturday,
Dec. 2. Tickets can be ordered by
calling the Blyth Festival Box Office
at 1-877-862-5984.
Students listened to the opening ceremony speakers under sunny skies and amidst warm tem
peratures for the annual Belgrave School Fair last Wednesday. After taking in the exhibits and
judging categories, there were old-fashioned games and relays to be enjoyed. (Vicky Bremner
photo)
Donations needed for auction
The Blyth Festival auction com-
mittee.is currently accepting dona
tions for its Back Stage Pass
fundraising dinner and auction.
One by one, items such as a hand
crafted church pew, accommoda
tions in Florida, and an autographed
Vince Carter basketball have been
received.
“People have been very generous
so far and we’ve come up with some
fantastic packages,” said Special
Events Co-ordinator Sydney
Anderson. “There are still some
missing pieces, however. We have
the makings for a' bird-watching
package, but need a new pair of
binoculars,” she added.
The Blyth Festival hopes the auc
tion will raise $30,000 to put towards
its capital campaign.
“As a not-for-profit organization,
fundraising is an integral part of the
Festival’s off-season activities,” said
Anderson.
This rare opportunity for the pub
lic to be backstage in Blyth
Memorial Community Hall will be
held Saturday, Oct. 14. Backstage
Passes are $30. Anyone wishing to
donate an item or purchase tickets
should contact Sydney Anderson at
(519) 523-4345 by Sept. 30.
Nursery plans day for the birds
They say it’s for the birds, but bird
lovers can enjoy a major learning
experience, Sunday, Oct. 1 when
they visit Maitland Manor Nursery,
RR1, Bluevale.
The event, one of two with the first
being on Sept. 30 at River Line
Nature Company in Goderich, hap
pens rain or shine. And while admis
sion is free, pre-registration by Sept.
27 is required at either location.
The day begins at 10 a.m. with a
presentation by Maitland Manor
owner Don Henry and employee
Shirley Koch on trees, shrubs, plants
and grasses that attract birds and
butterflies.
The following hour, Tom Dunbar,
of River Line Nature Company will
discuss the basics of successful bird
ing before the lunch break at noon.
At 1 p.m. a presentation will be
made on native plants for natural
landscapes. The speaker is Ken
Parker of Sweet Grass Gardens.
The speaker on Sunday at 2 p.m.
will be Ted Cheskey of the
Federation of Ontario Naturalists.
His topic will be From BIG Plans to
Backyard ACTION.
At the Saturday event, Dr. Bill
Andrews of the University of
Toronto will talk on wildlife habitat
gardening. ,
Participants are encouraged to
bring their camera for a photo con
test. A gift certificate of $50 will
be rewarded in each of two cate
gories.
It is also recommended that visi
tors bring a lawn chair and rain gear.
Mill committee seeks
recipes for cookbook
T1 Open House
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The Gorrie Mill volunteer board is
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Henhoeffer, board chair. “The only
other requirement is that the recipe
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