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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-08-23, Page 17Shall we dance? - Peggy Mahon and Jack Northmore have the starring roles in The King and l at the Huron Country Playhouse. Engraver - Alfred Capredoni, a master silver engraver exhibited his talents in Grand Bend recently. About Grand Bend By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - It's hard to be- lieve that the last two weeks of summer have arrived, and school will be starting soon. Back -to - school sales are sprouting up in all the stu, srwhile sales of tanning lotion are slowing down. It's been a pretty good suMmer for the beach, and for movie fans as well. Mall crawlers are all ecstatic over the new Galleria in London, whose United Church By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The scheduled outdoor church service at Grand Bend United was held indoors on Sunday due to the rain. Special mu- sic was provided by a singing trio, Carol Stuart, Brenda Triebner and Donna St. John, who are members of the New Huronia Singers based in the arca. They received hearty ap- plause for their two numbers, "The children's Friend" and "Morning Has Broken", accompanied at the piano by Idella Gabel. Pastor Colin Stover based his message titled "Unwelcome News" on scripture from Hebrews 12 and Luke 12. He asked the congregation "Is peace an absence of conflict or struggle?" Peace is first and fore- most a gift from God. We have' learned to deal badly with conflict; we want God to be thc Peacemaker and to avoid conflict at any cost. Flowers were placed in the church in memory of Frcd Willert's moth- -- err;-h'ks-itIcrh Eveiyn Wiiiert. Spe- cial music next Sunday, on August 27, will be the Grand Cove Choir. Coffee, cold drinks and cookies were served afterward in the Church basement. • shops could clothe several smaller third world countries, in the latest fashions. If you didn't have any fun this summer, then we hope you were busy earning money instead, to pay for fun later. As for the re- mainder, have a great summer! Mrs. Velma Forbes, a resident of Sauble Court, had a weekend to re- member as relatives came to Grand Bend for a family wedding. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Jackson, Belle Ewart (near Lake Simcoe), Mr. and Mrs. Reg Jack- son, Teeswatery Mrs. Florence Wat- son, Aurora, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jackson, Peterboro, and Mrs. Mari- on Fuller of Pickering. They attend- ed the wedding of their nephew, Wayne Forbes and Sandra Johnson at their home in Southcott Pines. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. Stan Desjardine of the Church of God. After the reception, the couple are travelling to points north, on their honeymoon. If "the play's the thing for you, then it was also a good summer for live theatre. At thc Huron Country Playhouse, the last performance at Playhouse II finished on August 12 with "I Do, I Do". Now the entire cast is involved with the final pro- duction, the magical "King and I", something you must see. At the Blyth Festival, "thc Right One" has already closed, and "Dreamland and "Sticks and Stones" (the Donnelly play) close this weekend. "Perils of Persephone" and "Mail Order Bride" continue into Septem- ber. As an innovative musical -play "Dreamland" was outstanding and deserves to be brought back next year. Check your gardens for fresh to- matoes, grab a good book and cnjoy those last rays before Labour Day! LLumitin SCHOOLIIIS "riri stop here fir Gant_ 1 All remaining Summer Merchandise 50' off 4�LH9rLF H EINiI V/ €H-111 `€�1 383 Main St., Exeter 235-2590 Where Fashion, Quality and Service All Meet • Lloyd returning to Playhouse GRAND BEND - Artistic director Tony Lloyd began a press confer- ence at the Huron Country Play- house prior to the opening perfor- mance of The King and I proclaiming he had good news and bad news about next year's playbill. The good news is a promise of more of the same formula that has made the 1989 season so success- ful. The bad news, delivered with tongue firmly in check, was "I'm coming back to do it." Another of Agatha Christie's fa- mous whodunnits, Ten Little Indi- ans, will open the 1990 season. The mystery revolves around 10 people invited to a weekend on an island. Eight soon die unnatural deaths, leaving the remaining two to suspect each other of murder most foul. Christie delivers one of her surprise endings. Next will come Gypsy, provided negotiations for the release of royal- ties are successful. This musical will call for 11 talented youngsters who can tapdance. "I hope to hire most from this, area. Some of the dancers in The King and i will knock your eyes out, and two have already been asked to come back next year," Lloyd confided. Alan Ayckbourn's four -character Britisti sex comedy Relatively Speaking will be the third offering. Next season's grand finale will be Annie Get Your Gun. More than a dozen children will have parts in this musical, returning to the play- house after 11 years. Performances booked for Play- house II will be announced in a lat- er press release. Engraves crystal By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - Each summer Rings; Strings and Things Grey Ot- ter Gallery brings artists to Grand Bend to demonstrate their talents and promote their work. On August 12, Alfred Capredoni, master crystal engraver, held a show othis work. Capredoni was born in Italy and settled in Canada in 1967. He was already an accomplished painter in oils and wtercolours, with experience in lino cut prints, copper tooling and antique frame or oil painting resotration, when he began to work in glass and crystla. he won the Molson's award two years in a rowfor watercolour por- traiture. Then in 1984 his wife brought home a bookon the histori- cal art of intaglio crystla engraving. Capredoni fell in love with this technique of sculpting in crystal, using hand-held diamond burrs and a water coolant to produce an image in true three-dimenstional clarity. It is much mor edifficult than acid etching or stippling. He continued to work in a vanity of media, then decided the time had come for him to specialize, and he rose to the rank of master engraver, winning numerous commissions and awards. One othis pieces was pre- sented to Prince Philip, and another purchased by the Peterson Govern- ment. Capredoni specializes in wildlife scenes, creating animals that almost breathe in the shimmering crystal as the light glances through. One fine example is "Back to the Den" as a pair of beaver swim down through the water, a trail of bubbles behind them. The carving of feather son his birds is exquisite, so deli- cate as to be rael. After touring the area, he'll be go- ing to Milan, Italy for an extiibi- tion, then on to Sweden. He's also been busy lately with a new limited edition of work. Shipkaj by Anne Morenz SHIPKA - Sixty-five adults and children attended the Shipka Com- , muniry picnic held last Wednesday evening at the Community Centre. Winners in the 50-50 draw were Gertrude Ratz, Randy .Regier and Jennifer Racbum. Erv��c:i� Erickson .and .Lori Fink- lutincr-cnnriltr•te 1 sports as-I'oIIoWs - two year_old race - l mrly hn�ksutt, two year bunny hop - Nicole Mull- er, four year old race - Kris Fink- " bLini r; Four c rrbam Ju Longkim, six year race - Pam k- ering, six year bunny. hop Brannon, sevenandeighttyyear race - .- ._-: 4' benior, 1:v i��ri• Ni�N YiS �* wear hunny_hop - Chantelle Rus -- sell, 10 - 13 year race - Angie Pickering, 10 - 13 year race bunny hop - Ben Kaak. Personals Dr. Glenn and Nancy (Baker) Ba- bich, their daughter, Sandia Dawn and her Nanny) left for home last Wednesday in Grimshaw Alberta, in the Peace River area, after visiting here with Nancy's parents, Ken and Orilla Baker and lots of other rela- tives, for the past three weeks. Wasn't it great to watch the lunar eclipse of the moon last Wednesday night? It was so clear to see. "Get well" wishes to our friend Henry Becker, of Zurich who has recently been hospitalized. Get well wishes also to Madeline Sweitzcr in St. Joseph Hospital, London, recovering from surgery. Recent visitors with Hugh and I were Ross and Donna Corbett, Hen- sall arca and Melvin and Genie Stade, Dashwood area. Times -Advocate, August 23, 1989 Page 17 Announcement - Peter Phillips, president of the Huron Country Playhouse attentively as artistic director Tony Lloyd outlines next Season's playbill. board of directors, listens Performance fit for a king By Yvonne Reynolds GRAND BEND - The' Huron Country Playhouse has saved the best for the last. The King and 1, which opened for a two -and -one-half week run on August 16, is the highlight of the 1989 season. Director Tony Lloyd has pulled together a superb cast that includes some star performers, more than 30 children, 16 dancers, and a group of ladies playing the king's wives. The players move around a set as opu- lent as any royal court while dressed in costumes as iridescent and beauti- ful as butterfly wings. One spectac- ular scene follows the next; the notes of one familiar and well -loved song have barely laded before anoth- er begins. The appeal to eye and ear and heart keeps the audience en- tranced throughout a magical even- ing of live theatre. Jack Northmore and Peggy Ma- hon are outstanding as the despotic yet enlightened king of .Siani and the stubbornly independent, sensi- tive Englishwoman who learn to like and respect each other. The sto- ry is based on the true adventures of Anna Leonowcns, a plucky widow who went with her young son to Thunderbirds fly in By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The skies may have been grey, but a flock of beau- tifully colored birds congregated at the Lambton Heritage Museum on Sunday drawing large crowds. The Southern Ontario T -Bird Club held its annual Thunderbird rally, invit- ing all 1955-66 T -birds. The van from CHOK-1070 was on hand to provide appropriate 50's music for the afternoon, so "There'll be fun, fun, fun 'till Daddy takes her T -Bird Kathy and Bill Fawcett of Port Franks organized the weekend, be- ginning with a party on Friday night at their home. Saturday they drove their T -Birds to Bayfield for a rally, and were joined by a few from the Michigan Water Wonderland Vintage T -Bird Club. One gentle- man from Florida, visiting in the area, joined the Bayfield rally repre- senting the Suncoast T -Bird Club. The group enjoyed dinner and a non-stop party at the Coconut Bay on Saturday 'night, with great enter- tainment by Rick Powell in a "T - Bird Saturday Nite" special. Sunday afternoon the Ontario club members drove their beautiful "birds" to the Museum. Club president Carol Brugmans had been expecting up to 80 cars. "Two years ago, we had to turn them away, for lack of room." This year the threatening weather help the show down to about 45 cars, but the tourists certainly ap- preciated those who came. There were Thunderbirds from Toronto, Kitchener, Guelph, Woodstock, Windsor, London, Scaforth and Goderich. John Highgate of Dresden showed his classic 1957 black convertible with red interior 311ecl perfec'titynt— Club president Carol Brugmans brought her 1066 turquoise convert- ible, the model where the top folds down into the trunk. Her husband Martin Brugmans is the chief me- chanic of the family and keeps the car in mint condition. Fred Murphy, Woodstock, owns a 1962 T -Bird in an -unusual color, Ice -Blue. For sheer nostalgia, you ,*,'ileh : the 1957 mint T- 4' �d rich. It was a Colorado car with no rust, and Cook spent the last year rkit3ring—it—ttr ink -and --whirl: per- fection, right down to the pink edge on_ the white sidcwa(,,,,;,y,.;,,�,,,,,,� �Howard and Nancy Scotchmcr of It 1il amlu04..1,t+e courvct ihler. a -tonnes? Arizona car. It ' Name winners in car show GRAND BEND - The Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce organized a car draw as a fund raiser, and the lucky winners from Grand Bend were Bob and Dorothy Linton. A total of 400 tickets at $100 each went on sale August 1, on a car purchased from the Grand Bend Chrysler dealership, a beautiful 1989 Dynasty. The tickets were drawn on Friday, August 18, with a reception and a cash bar. Every 50th ticket won $100, the second prize of $1,000 was won by Gary Block. The Lintons won the grand prize and drove away in a new car. Con- gratulations to the winners and to the Chamber of Commerce for a successful fund raiser! features a roadster style tonneau and swing -away steering wheel. Fred Lamb, Guelph, owns a 1965 yel- low and black convertible, with a power trunk and spoke wheels, a gorgeous vehicle. Leo and Dolly Van Loy, RR1, Vienna (near Till- sonburg) showed a 1958 black beauty with a red -white interior. The mirror -gloss finish was achieved by applications of a spe- cial high -gloss black paint Van Loy used to restore it with., The colors of today's cars pale in comparison to the rich, bright, high gloss hues on these T -Birds - reds, turquoise, lemon yellow, vivid greens, rich browns - you don't see that any more. The jewel tones of these birds provide part of the nos- talgic appeal for these classics in chrome. There were even a few cars for sale, and some new members signed up over the weekend. Their popularity just keeps growing! The Museum is also handling art prints from the Huron Country Playhouse Guild. The two prints are by local artist Gordon Lampert, who donated exclusive rights to the Guild as a fund raising project. The $15.00 unframed copies arc selling very well according to Guild repre- sentative Pat Venton. Bart DeVries PHOTOGRAPHY Portrait, Wedding and Commercial NEW LOCATION Siam (now Thailand) in 1861 and stayed for seven years, tutoring the crown prince and the other royal children. The heart of the drama is . the clash between the values of -a polygamous absolute. monarch and a cminist who would be right at home in the 1980s. Excellent performances are turned in by .Sally Heit as the concubine given to the king as a present from the king of I3urma, and Kristine An- derson as Lady. Thiang, favourite wife and mother of the heir to the throne. Both sing beautifully. A ballet telling the story of Uncle Tom's.Cabin in oriental style. -is a showstopper. The spectacularly cos- tumed dancers give a spell -binding performance. Director, choreographer, dancers, cast, set designer, production crew and wardrobe department are to be congratulated for what they have to- gether accomplished. The King and / is receiving well-deserved and well -caroled standing ovations after every Ixrllmunce. 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