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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2005-11-16, Page 22Page 22 November 16, 2005 • The Huron Expositor Homemade Christmas Puddings & Mincemeat Home Baking & Preserves Saturday, November 19 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. St. Thomas Anglican Church, Seaforth I: . Stratford .'� :551 Huron 1: Cinemas : 273-6780 St. Lia— ib ' Show Schedule for November 18 - 24 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 7 pm Only ' Sat/Sun Matinee at 2 pm Derailed, Derailed, 7 & 9:15 pm, Sat/Sun Matinee at 2 pm On I Chicken Little, 7 & 9:15 pm, Sat/Sun Matinee at 2 pm 0' 1 Dreamer, 7& 9:15 pm Sat/Sun Matinee at 2 pm III 'Zathurn ,, 7&9:at 25 1pm, Sat/SuMatinee pm Ci' 1 56.00 Tuesdays www.stratfordcinemas.com Looky Looky • . ho's Janet Buchanan November 18" Entertainment Blyth Festival prepares for 100th premiere The Blyth Festival will produce its 100th world premiere next summer, says artistic director Eric Coates. "What's more, the playbill will fea- ture new work exclusively. Four new plays, all commissioned and devel- oped by the Blyth Festival," he says in a recent press release. The plays will be produced with assistance of the Laidlaw Foundation, the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts as well as Festival sponsors and members. Former Seaforth playwright Dave Scott's new play about Stompin' Tom Connors is one of the four pre- mieres. The Ballad of Stompin' Tom will provide a frank look at hardship along the road to fame through music and story. "Just as the Blyth Festival defines grassroots Canadian theatre, so does Stompin' Tom Connors personi- fy the Canadian troubadour. Both are gritty in their own ways and share a passion for celebrating the stories of backbreaking labour on Canada's backroads," says the press release. The play opens the Blyth Festival season on June 29. Sean Dixon's new play, Lost Heir, takes its name from an obscure card game, popular to the Huron County area. And Dixon borrows his setting from a familiar template - a sum- mer theatre festival in a small Ontario town where the artists and the locals enjoy a peaceful coexis- tence until the balance is unsettled. Intrigued by an invitation to dance on stage, a young Mennonite girl joins the company, triggering a series of unexpected developments when a petty thief falls in love with her. Fresh from his successful play Powers and Gloria, Another Season's Harvest is the sequel to the popular Another Season's Promise (1986). This new play tackles the latest challenge in the saga of Canadian farming. Ripe with drama and wit, the script puts a spirited human face on the crisis that continues to hound the families that have worked the land for generations. Now consigned to the memories of those who trudged, skipped and sleighed to class across miles and years, Schoolhouse by Leanna Brodie is a magical trip back to a time that seemed simpler, but was clearly every bit as complex and potent as life is today. The year is 1937 and Miss Linton, 18 and on her own, is the new teacher in a schoolhouse full of eager youngsters and underachiev- ing "big boys" alike. The arrival of Ewart, a training school boy, creates a dilemma for the young teacher. Should she bow to local pressure and allow the for- mer delinquent to be run out of town or should she heed her instincts and foster his remarkable creativity? Brodie has crafted a loving, yet bittersweet look at the life of the old time school teacher and her charges. Blyth Festival members can pur- chase tickets or exchange passes beginning Feb. 6, guaranteeing best seating, two months before the box office opens to the general public. Memberships are available and fully tax creditable for just $30 annually. Single tickets go on sale on April 6 to the general public. Call the box office today at 1-877- 862-5984 (toll free) or 523-9300 (local). St. Patrick's Church welcomes special guest Father Jim Williams will be spe- cial guest from Nov. 19 to 23 at St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, with the theme "Walking with Mary to Christmas." Heartfelt sympathy to Julie and Martin Van Bakel. of Dublin. on the recent sudden death of .Julie's brother. . Ben s are now being : Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards The strength of our community lies in solid citizens. Today's youth are tomorrow's leaden. If you know a young person, aged 6 to 17, who is involved in worthwhile community service; a special person who is contributing while living with a limitation; a youth who has performed an act of heroism; or a 'good kid' who shows a commitment to making life better for others, doing more than is normally expected of someone their age — help us recognize their contribution — nominate them today! Nominations will be accepted until November 30. Contact this newspaper or the Ontario Community Newspapers Association at www.oana.org or 905.639.8120. ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE - NOMINATE SOMEONE TODAY! ONTARIO JUNIOR CmZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS Sponsored by rwre1•1111.111. Te`mbec Coordinated by: www.eaa.a g STARLIGHT ' DISC JOCKEY o" SERVICE • Music For Ali 6 Occasions • Country & Rock • 50's & 60's Plus • Big a small we do 'em all /� '275'° /Nightly sr, -857-6105 BRUSSELS ANYTIME' lj ,P MCL SOUND FULL DJ SERVICE Book yo uR RECEPTIONS, Buck & Docs EARIyI Joh, McLEod Cliaro« Ail 482-9984 er Terpstra, who died at Listowel Hospital on Nov. 10. Mass of the Christian Burial was held at St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Listowel on Monday, Nov. 14, with Father Paul Nicholson officiating. THOUGHT FOR TODAY -Joke: Why are the colours of Christmas green and red? :answer: Because .you spend all your green and wind up in the red. Good attendance for Remembrance Day service Rev. John's sermon at Cavan United Church was titled "Ownership is God's. Faithful Management is Ours." Greeters and collectors were Ross and Joyce Ribey. There was a good attendance at the Remembrance Day service. The weather was great for the time of year and there was an excellent number of school children present. Rev. John conducted a worship ser- vice at Huronlea, Brussels on Sunday afternoon. FOOD FOR THOUGHT Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the deeper it sinks in.