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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-08-21, Page 30Page 16A Times Advocate, August 21, 1985 Raise over $25,000 through the years PIayIiouse eocktail party time to reflect on work Volunteer work and unequal work with no pay - these are concepts that have all but disappeared -in most ur- ban areas but not in Grand Bend (and perhaps other smaller communities). The Huron Country Playhouse guild is proof positive of the old fashioned virtue of work because it does so much good for the community. Once a year, the 65 members celebrate the comradeship and ac- complishments of the past year at the .president's cocktail, party, the only purely social event for members and their spouses/guests. Guild member Pauline Lingard and husband Russ opened their spacious lakefront home in Southcott Pines last Saturday to over 50 guests who at- tended the president's cocktail party. The idyllic setting provided a panorama view of sailboats, water- skiers and motor launches as guests enjoyed the tasty sandwiches, and snacks provided by convener Bernice Bossenberry and her able committee. As an aside, many will recollect the Bossenberry family name as owners of the Imperial Hotel on Main Street Grand Bend. Russ Lingard and Jack Venton served on bar duty with jovial enthusiasm. One year after the Playhouse came into being, the crying need for extra hands and community support was taken up by a group of enthusiastic hard working women who volunteered their time, energy and labour as well as brains and good looks, to making sure the Playhouse became a successful and pleasant form of entertainment in this area. Fourteen years later, members (some of whom are original par- ticipants( telt. of the early days of wielding a hammer when needed and even scrubbing washrooms! A second-hand boutique of treasures raised money in former years: now the biggest fund-raising event is the eagerly anticipated an- nual Spring Fashion Show which brings in over $1,000. The sales of Playhouse tote bags. note paper. posters and cook books from the kiosk at each performance are additional money making projects. Through the years the efforts of these dedicated women have raised over $25,000 to provide the -Playhouse with many necessary "extras" such as stage curtains, parking lot lighting. landscaping. a piano and additional seating. This year secretary Pat Ven - ton reports that a $2500. panel truck for transporting staff and equipment, is the Guild's contribution. The business/luncheon meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of every month, drawing members from Dashwood, Parkhill. Exeter. Zurich. s .,r N if r „ . s `sf ii; - it x • • .,... • OLD AND NEW — Convener of the President's Cocktail Party Bernice Bossenberry of Lake Rd., (left) takes time out from kitchen duty to thank out -going President of three years Tory McKenzie of Bayfield and welcome new President Mary Harvey of Southcott Pines Park. This annual President's Party was held in the home of Guild member Pouline Lingard (right) in Southcott Pines. Sound of Music opens for final '85 production The Sound of Music, the eleventh and last of the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical comedies that delighted theatregoers from Oklahoma onward. opens at Huron Country Playhouse on August 21 and plays in Grand Bend until September 7. The musical celebrates the adven- tures of the famous Trapp Family Singers. with Deborah Tennant star- ring as Maria. Mary Martin originated the role on Broadway and Julie Andrews played the same role in the award winning movie. The plot of The Sound of Music more or less follows the real-life story of a family of singers who delighted concert hall audiences in America and Europe beginning in the late 1930's - the tale of a group who, a few years earlier; living securely and happily in an Austrian castle,would never have imagined that the rise of the Naris would force them to flee in- to exile and become performers. The play begins in the Abbey of Nonnberg, Austria, where a young postulant, who is more interested in singing than doing her assigned chores. is sent off to become governess to the seven children of a wealthy widow. Ron Ulrich directs this heart: warming musical tale. Cindy Toushham i3rnjas choreographs the musical numbers and Andrew M. Stearn designs the colorful, pictures- que settings in and around a castle and convent set in the Austrian Alps. David Juby designs the costumes set in the period of the 1930's for the 30 performers. in addition to Deborah Tennant ( Maria ) and Damon Redfern ( Capt. von Trapp) in the co-starring roles, the cast will include Lorraine Foreman ( Mother Abbess ► as the Mother Supeior of Nonnherg Abbey, and Paulina Gillis. Bevan Keating, Jennie Such. Calum McGeachie, Jacki Dykes. Jacki Rau and,Meredith Coulter as the children. and a cast of nearly thirty others. Tie Sount of Music is a delightful play that runs at Huron Country Playhouse until September 7th. Good seats are also available throughout the Labour Day weekend. You won't have to "Climb Every Mountain" to see it - just call early for reservations at 238-8451. Free show The cabaret show "Mistake - An Evening with Kate Iiennig" will be at Playhouse II for only one night on Monday. August -26 at 11:30 p.m., Tickets are free of charge to theatre patrons who present their tickets stubs to the performance that night of The Sound of Music or Stagefright. Kate's show is an ecclectic evening of song. comedy and costume. "Peo- ple usually come far and wide not on- ly to hear me sing", says Kate "but also to see what I'm going to wear. The show features songs from.com- posers like Duke Ellington, Bessie f Smith, Cindy Lauper, Fats Waller; Bette Midler and Stephen Sondheim and range in style from blues to jazz to pop rock." Kate's cabaret show has played in many Toronto clubs. Earlier this season Kate starred in Blue Champagne and in 1981 she ap- peared in such shows as The Music Man, 10, and Stardust. She has done extensive work in theatre and cabaret, starring in such shows as Doo Wah Diddy, A Night at the Grand and Side by Side by Sondheim. Kate also appears"in the habit" as a Nun in The Sound of Music. Free tickets to this special evening of songs, adult comedy and costume are available to anyone with tickets stubs to Monday, August 26th's shows at the Mainstage of Playhouse 11. A Special Evening with Kate Hennig plays for one-night only on August 26 at 11:30 p.m. at Playhouse 11. For more information call 238-8451. Display art Unusual artwork by the Goderich painter, Mona istrati-Mulhern will be on display at Huron Country Playhouse until August 31. Mona uses watercolour, graphite and coloured pencil mediums to express images from nature on paper. "i have a continuing interest in nature". says Mona. "It speaks to me and acts as a key to release the im- ages that exist in my mind. My sub- ject matter is, derived from nature with a technique that tend to combine fantasy and surrealism". This art ex- hibit will give considerable emphasis to the mask. and its connection to nature and the world of fantasy. Her paintings have been widely ex- hibited in art shows in Blyth, Strat- ford, Cambridge, London, Chatham, Sarnia, Owen Sound and at the Playhouse's Art Auction. For five years she was a working member of Gallery 96 in Stratford, a co-op gallery of professional artists. Since 1981 she has been actively developing and teaching a creative art program for children through the Goderich Recreational Board for which she has received grants from the Ontario Arts Council. Mona's unique paintings will be on exhibit at the"Playhouse from August 19-31 in Grand Bend. Admission to this exhibit is free. The plays, The Sound of Music and the musical cabaret show. Stagefright will also be al the Playhouse during the same time period as the art show. Zany cometh Vet another zany musical comedy opens at Playhouse 11. Stagefright written by the award winning Jim Betts opens on August 20 until August 31. It's a satire of the wacky world of show business and the eccentric ac- tors who grace its stages. Featuring the talented cast of David Nairn, Janet MacEwen and Alicia Jeffery, this bubbly comedy is directed and choreographed by Glen Kotyk. Glen choreographed earlier this season the hit musical Anne of Green Gables. Michael Mulrooney, Musichl Director for this musical cabaret production has been associated with almost all of the Playhouse iI productions presented for the last three years at Huron Country Playhouse. "Stagefright is the closing show al Playhouse ll this season," says ac- tress Alicia Jeffery. "When I per- formed here ten years in The Boyfriend, Anne of Green Gables and Charlie Brown. the selection of new Canadian musicals were very limited. It's exciting as a performer to be able to do new Canadian musicals. With most musicals today, you usually have either good music or good lyrics but in the cae of Stagefright both the music and lyrics are terrific and its all -Canadian too. The story is believable and very funny." Stagefright has layed to sell-out au- diences in Regina, Toronto. and Niagara -on -the -Lake. Jim Betts, writer of Stagefright recently collaborated with director Brian Macdonald on Stratford's adap- tation of the book and lyrics for The Pirates of Penzance. His past credits include a similar collaboration on Iolanthe at Stratford last year and contributions to The Shooting of Dan McGrew, On a Summer's Night, Dud- dy and .lacob Two -Two Meets the Hooded Fang (winner of the 1984 Dora Mayor Moore Award as Best New Musical). BUCKSKINNERS MEET The Lamhton Heritage Museum has planned a special family outing for September 7 and 8. That weekend, the museum will host a Buckskinner's Encampment. featuring period costumes and active interpretation of the earliest period of European im- migration into what is now Ontario, about 1800. A native dance group from Kettle Point will also perform. Costumed interpreters will throw tomaha*ks, fire black' powder muskets, cook stew over an open fire, flesh hides, and work a primitive blacksmilhing apparatus that uses animal hide bellows. The participants work in ant around their portable hunting camp of tepees and wigwams. On Sunday, several Kettle Point Chippewa will be performing traditional native dances in colour-! ful costume. and demonstrating the lost art of splint ash basketry. Souvenir baskets will be available for sale to collectors. 9NCEL�S PIRI9 41 Main St„ Grand Bend 238.2161 Lic. under L.L,B4O, Bayfield, Port Franks as well as Grand Bend. Membership convener Agnes Todd, Beach O'Pines, would be more than pleased to talk with anyone interested in joining this dynamic organization - phone 238-2540. Softball Grand Bend squirts softball won 18-17 against Lieury Friday night in Grand Bend. Game two of the semi- finals will be played Wednesday night at 6:30 in Lieury - best two out of three will determine the winners to go onto the finals. Pee wee girls also are up against Lieury in the semi-finals playing game one Monday August 19 away. Grand Bend mites. coached by Jack $tanlake, have also made it to the semi-finals. • Fire ('all The Grand Bend Fire Department was called at 10 p.m. Saturday night to J. Dee's Patio Restaurant. The alarm was turned in by O.P.P. when smoke was reported billowing from within, after the booth had closed. A boiled -dry coffee maker was said to be the cause of the,near fire which was quickly put out with hand operated fire extinguishers by the volunteer fire department squad. Co-owner Jim Davies states that no smoke damage was done and that it was merely a hot burner: when ques- tioned he refused to discuss details any further. ' legion News Branch 498 Grand Bend Legion would like to thank each member that helped prepare onions and potatoes for the Saturday night steak barbecue and all help who made it a successful dinner for 58. Piano player- Paul Walkey from Parkhill played to entertain while din- ner was on and for a few sing -along tunes. Marion Ford from Grand Bend filled in on the piano as well. Next general meeting is September 9 and only two more Thursday night bingos ter this season. People You Know A number of area children just returned from one week at Camp Menesetung which is Boom's recrea- tion camp. north of Goderich, the 24th year of this camp. Attending were Shannon Boyd, Shari Morley. Kim Finch, Jason Desjardine, Billy Jen- nison, Kathleen Petch. Jason Soldan. -Warren-Haist;-Nicofe-Gilt Theresa Petch, Billy Finch, Kim Schlegel. and Leanne Jennison who was initiated as a C.I.T. (counsellor -in -training). The well organized camp encourages sportsmanship, group participation in competitions, as well as good man- ners and co-operation. Applications are already available for next year. Turnbull's Grove held their annual family corn roast in "the circle" Saturday evening whets a good crowd of residents enjoyed fresh area corn and a hand to provide entertainment. All participants were kept waiting anxiously to test their luck at winning the prizes which were "luckydraws" awarded throughout the evening. , Grove residents extend sympathy to Juke Stodart and family in the loss of her husband John on Sunday August 18. Bridge • Four cables were in play at the weekly bridge game at St. Johns Parish hall. playing the ' Howell movement. First place winners weree Jean Gibson and Yvonne - Hale; second place were Ruby McKellar and Lena Buxton; third place Joan Dargent and Ev Horton. Personal Recent drop in visitors with Lorne and Loreen Devine, were ')on and Audrey Tetreau, of Lambeth, !toward and June Weilberg, also Wa,:re and Carol Weiberg and sons Scott acid An- drew. all -of Waterloo. , Community sympathy is expre: sed to family. grand and great grand- children of Mrs. Myrtle MacGregor. a former resident of Grand Bend. who passed away Saturday al the Ailsa Craig Nursing home. • Police has. The Grand Bend r1PP report 67 oc- currences during the past week. with 18 of those being liquor related of- fences. There were two charges of im- paired driving and six 12 -hour susp"n- sions were handed out Thirty-six vessels were checked during the week, resulting in 14 war- nings. nine charges for small vessel regulations and four for liquor offences. On Wednesday. Paul Gore. RR 2 Stratford. reported the theft of a stereo from his boat. It was valued at $300. Robert D. Simpson. 8 Queen SI.. reported the loss of a garden'r•"eter on Sunday. After much diligent police work, Constable R. Donaldson located the machine behind Chillie Wiltys. It was undamaged. AID PLAYHOUSE --- Jean Bruce and husband Dr. Darcy Bruce from Bayfield talk with Playhouse Guild Secretary Pat Venton at the an- nual President's Cocktail Party held at the Southcott Pines home of guild member Pouline Lingard. First of the year FrL —Aug. 23 20 O/0 off most items in the store • cosmetics • Lingerie • Sterling silver and 10K gold jewellery Midnight Madness Sat., Aug. 24th Open till 12 midnight INSPIRATIONS Grand Bend238 8836) 63 Main St. I `,;The Lambton County Board of Education SCHOOL OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT 1985 - 1986 "Lambton County Public Education - in the tradition of yesterday, - in touch with today, - in trust for tomorrow!'" ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: Forest Central, Woodside, Kinnaird, Grand Bend, Bosanquet Central, Warwick Central, Aberarder and Errol Public. Elementary pupils (other than Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten and French Im- mersion Kindergarten) will commence school at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday September 3, 1985, and will attend for a full day. During the week of August 26, all parents of Junior Kindergarten, Kindergarten and French Immersion Kindergarten pupils will be informed by the school when classes for these pupils commence. All Kindergarten pupils (excluding the pupils in the Junior Kindergarten pilot program) must participate in an Early Identification Program. The parents of these pupils will be notified of interview tirnes during the week of August 26-30. For further information and registration of new students, parents may contact the local school principal during the week of August 26-30. Students living north and east of the Pinery entrance will attend Grand Bend Public School. The bus schedule in use in June 1985 will be continued for all schools, with any necessary adjustments made in the first week of school. SECONDARY SCHOOLS: Secondary schools will operate a regular school program on Wednesday,• September 4, 1985, beginning at 9:00 a.rn. and dismissing at the end of classes in the afternoon. Tuesday -September 3 - is a Professional Activity Doy for curriculum development. NOTES: 1. North Lambton Secondary School - Buses will run the same routes as last June starting Wednesday. Any Grade 9 or new student to the area, please contact Kernohan Bus Lines (786-2391). 2. Students attending L.C.C.V.I. transferring at North Lambton, contact Kernohan Bus Lines. Lambton Central Collegiate Vocational Institute - Student photographs will be taken at the time of registration on August 28 and 29 from 9:00 to 1 1 :30 a.m. and 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Mr. R.T. Allen - Dr. A.R. Wells, Chairman Director of Education.