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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-05-22, Page 3••. Toru Hartel, of the Lions Club, Is chairing John Kaplan's Magic Bus Show, to appear at the South Huron Recreation Centre at 7 p.m. on Monday. Lions promote magic bus show EXETER - Want to see a mystery guest guillotined? It will appear to happen during John Kaplan's Magic Bus Show at the South Huron Recreation Centre on May 27. Kaplan is a travelling magician from Vancouver who combines magic, comedy, dance, special ef- fects, modern music and audience involvement in a two-hour family performance. "Eighty per cent of what I do is community -oriented," Kaplan was quoted as saying in a recent ad- vertising brochure. "I want to be able to take my magic to people who might not otherwise have an opportunity to enjoy a theatrical magic experience." As well as using new illusions, he adds unexpected twists to magic classics such as the Houdini meta morphosis, which requires escaping from a padlocked crate. Kaplan took an interest in magic at the age of nine when he saw a magician perform. Then his father bought him a magic kit for Christ- mas and his passion for the art form grew. He began his career by ex- changing drinks of Kool-Aid for shows he presented in his base- ment. By the time he was 17, he entertained at birthday parties and other functions. After apprenticing with a ma- gician for five years, Kaplan per- formed for television, cruise ships, concert openings and Expo '86. In 1987 he impressed an audience by making an automobile disappear from the lot of a car dealership. Two years later he wrote, directed and starred in Johnny's House, a comedy -horror illusion production. Kaplan had travelled with an act called Abracadabra but changed to the magic bus format in search of a wider range of program material. Most of his entertainment is for service club fundraising. Exeter's show , is organized by the Lions Club. "We've promoted the event through the schools," said Tom Hartai, who is chairing the pro- gram. The club also sent out letters to area businesses to help cover show costs. Funds from ticket sales will go towards the Lions' support of youth -oriented community pro- grams. Hartai stressed Kaplan's magic is a form of family entertainment. "I don't think there's enough of that," he said. The Magic Bus Show will appear in Forest and Ingersoll this week and continue on to Port Elgin fol- lowing the Exeter performance. Advance $5 tickets are available at Scotia Bank, Stedman's, The Purple Turtle and Thomas H. Fine Menswear. Tickets cost $6 at the door. For more information, call the Magic Bus Hotline at 237-3786. OPP were highly visible patrolling Grand Bend during the Victoria Day Long Weekend. Pollee say the number of al- cohol related charges were down this year and visitors to the village were well behaved. At right, Many young people took to the beach to enjoy the hot and humid weather over the weekend. Stanley Willis from Toronto takes in some beach volleyball with some friends. Hensall receives grant .r Continued from front page isting supplies don't need to be protected," said Burns. Because grant money was not available for a simple water supply study, it was important the village's study include the storage of water. The proposed study, which evalu- ates alternative water supply sourc- es as well as continued use of the existing supply, is eligible for Mu- nicipal Assistance Program fund- ing. The Hensall PUC is faced with major decisions regarding the elevated water storage tank and ac- cording to B.M Ross, water storage is already deficient based on MOEE guidelines. Sewage study Burns also updated council on the sewage study progress and re- ported the New Hamburg process that involves slow sand filtration is still the recommended treatment. Alternatives such as an experi- mental managed wetland, don't meet provincial requirements. Other options received by the firm include an upstream m hanigal system►` a#iid :trig work on the ex-. isting 'system thht would not ad= clew- One/ FABRICS Corrfinffy invites you to attend a special demonstration 6y HUSQVARNA WHITE SEWING MACHINE CO. Friday May 24 & Sat. May 25 REE DEMONSTRAi.T70 ee ake it, and dress the need for better treatments as well as more capacity. The me- chanical system could be more costly than the New Hamburg mod- el. A final sewage report is expected by July. Youths charged under liquor licence act GRAND BEND - North Lambton OPP reported a number of youths attending parties on the Walker Road area as well as on Confedera- tion Line near Watford were charged under the Liquor Licence Act last weekend. 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