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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-12-21, Page 31PARK THEATRE 3P-'w"cwcw.1 Dec . : 49600ERICH 524-7811 22 - 28 Give the gift of Ent 1,711,51, ". Gift Certificates Certificates Available at the Theatre or AU Around The House (next door) Fri & Sat 6:45 & 9:15 Tue - Thur 8:00 Sat, Sun & Wed Mat 2:00 sof co Closed Evenings of 101° 0.11TAlt Dec. 24 a 25 .!MACNIFICEN:• onatigor)„,„ 71, • www.movielinks.ca Fri & Sat 6:45 & 9:15 Tue - Thur 8:00 Sat, Sun & Wed Mat 2:00 I Closed Evenin Vfow gs of Na a.co nn ii Q Dec. 24 & 25 kw long distance?1 -800-265-3438 THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2006. PAGE 31. At the Branch Legion holds annual Christmas draws By Jo-Ann McDonald The Brussels Legion Branch held its annual Christmas draws on Saturday with a good crowd of nearly 50 people in attendance. The many great prizes of hams, large shrimp rings, pumpernickel and dip, taco dip and breakfast packages seemed to please everyone. The chicken wings and fries were a hit with most everyone ordering from cooks Jim and Christopher Brown, Catrina Josling and Jo-Ann McDonald. The draw committee of Sandra Josling, Lisa Glanville, Devon Josling and Anne Pelletier did a great job selling tickets and organizing the prizes. The Friday night supper was turkey dinner with the turkey donated by Comrades Lisa Glanville and Jo-Ann McDonald. This week is the annual Christmas potluck at 6 p.m. Bring along a main course or a dessert. We also have the $10 mystery gift exchange. Anyone can participate and if you bring a gift you will go home with a gift. It's an evening of lighthearted fun before the start of the Christmas weekend. The Sunday night dance saw over 100 people enjoy the music of the Country Versatiles. The next dance is Dec. 31. The Branch will be open downstairs for anyone looking for a place to go. There will be darts, euchre and light lunch available. It will open at 7 p.m. and close in the new year. The Thursday night darts had eight players taking aim at the boards. The first-place team was Jim Brown and Sandra Josling. Second place went to Rob Burkholder and Gord Jacklin. The high start was by Catrina Josling shooting 84 for the ladies and Gord Jacklin shooting 74 for the men. The high shot of the night was by Rob with a 125. Join in any Thursday for darts at 8 p.m. and have some fun. Our wishes for a speedy recovery are sent out to Comrade Ross Procter who is a patient in Wingham Hospital. Our condolences are sent to Comrade Harry Smith and family on the loss of a wife and mother, Grace Smith. The scrapbook for 2005-2006 Brussels Branch 218 is now at the Branch. We invite members to take a look at the past year. The book placed first in District C competition for our category. Saturday euchre saw 13 1/2 tables at play. The first-place pair were Rita Flynn and Verna Gibbings with 81 points. There was a four-way tie for second so the remaining prize money was split between Bush Whittard and Willis Knight, Geraldine Dale and Edythe Beacom, Janet Davies and Dorothy McNichol and Ray and Shirley Gilders. The low prize went to Jim and George with 43 poin(s earned. Lucky lone hand prizes went to Iola Subject and Stuart Chamney. A special Christmas snack was provided by Comrade Helen DObson. Branch hours over the Christmas season will be as usual. The Branch will be closed Dec. 25 and 26 and Jan. 1. Stratford's new artistic team plans national audition tour Christmas Quack-down Austin plays the part of a duck perfectly at Brussel Public School's annual Christmas concert. He is pictured milling about on the floor here, but was soon joined on stage by a whole cast of barnyard animals. (Shawn Loughlin photo) Bingo for turkeys Steve Delisle spins for the next Bingo ball at Belgrave community centre last week, where winners took home turkeys if their card spelled out Bingo. (Shawn Loughlin photo) Stratford Festival of Canada's new artistic team is busy laying the groundwork for the 2008 season. Though their first and eagerly anticipated playbill will not be announced until the summer of 2007, the three artistic directors Marti Maraden, Don Shipley and Des McAnuff working with general director Antoni Cimolino have been charting the course to fulfill the Festival's new artistic vision. "We have three very clear objectives that I laid out when I took on this role", said Cimolino, "Re-dedicating the Festival to the classics, making a serious investment in our artists because they are our future and opening the Festival's doors even wider to diverse influences by reaching out to various theatres from the regional to international level." As the first step in realizing this vision, Maraden and Shipley will conduct a national audition tour, visiting several major Canadian cities beginning in the month of January. Maraden, Shipley and McAnuff were working' on different projects around the world just before joining the Stratford Festival. Over the last few months they have been speaking with various Canadian theatre The Brubachers of Ethel Restaurant & Bakery Mon. - Fri. 7-6:30; Sat. 8-6:30, Sunday Closed Wi.e.e..,41-1;lig 41t *t:1- Ilia e ?!IP e • 4 .4 Happy Holidays .471.1.1 to all our customers• from 11.:e -.4* 519-887-8011 vfighlf • ar lab 4111 communities and this trip will further strengthen those ties. Shipley said, "This is a great opportunity for us to reacquaint ourselves with the Canada's vast and diverse talent pool." Shipley came to the Stratford Festival from Ireland, where he was the artistic director and CEO at the Dublin International Theatre Festival. Maraden recently completed an eight-year term as the artistic director for English Theatre at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. McAnuff's Jersey Boys won the Tony Award for Best Musical earlier this year. 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