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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-08-01, Page 22WHEAT GROWERS! pc) TO • W.G. Thompson & Sons Ltd. To Deliver Your 1984 FALL WHEAT HARVEST A $4.00 per tonne premium will be paid 4 Branches to Serve You with fast unloading facilities - accurate grading - fast returns RemeMber to Order Your Seed Wheat Early for Fall Sow Thompson's own Hyland Brand Augusta Seed -Wheat - The Top Yielder Deal with the Specialists - Qualified Staff 0 Port Albert MitcheII ' 529-7901 348-8463 Hensel! 262-2527 Granton 225-2360 PAGE 8A —GODERICHSIGNAILATM% wEtwEsDAy, AUGUSIN ENTERTAINMENT Dracula stars a Playhouse COMMUNITY CALENtIAR David Brown, who ha •previously ap. peared at Huron Country. Playhouse in A Thousand Clowns, California Suite and as Luther Bill's in South Pacific, has dusted off his fangs and is now undertaking the title role in -Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston's adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula (July 31 - Aug. 11). This will be the fifth Dracula for David who has also played Frankenstein's creature three times and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde once. David is one of the most versatile actors now working in Canada. As well as a large range of monsters, he has played such diverse parts as George in Same Tune, Next Year, Milo m Sleuth, Tesman in Hedda Gabler, Mortimer in King Henry IV, Part I and Nick in Automatic. This spring, he played George to Nonnie Griffin's Martha in the Press Theatre production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. The Deane and Balderston version of the vampire legend is one of the most famous. It is, in fact, the role which launched the career' of Bela Lugosi, the most famous Dracula of them all (the one on the Late, Late Show). David has promised that in keeping with Lugosi's creation, his Dracula is no whimsical creature. This Dracula bites! Dracula opens at the Huron Country Playhouse tonight. The famous count appears in a play by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. David Brown will star as Dracula for the,next two weeks. Rich Little to perform Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Ronald Reagan and Pierre Trudeau will all be on stage at London's Western Fair on Monday, September 10, at 7 and 9 p.m. Rich Little, the trian of 1000 voices will appear at the grandstand to treat London Fair goers to his startling impressions. Little started early, imitating stars of his era in the bathroom mirror and voices on the family tape recorder. His first ap- pearance was at a variety show at Lisgar Collegiate in Ottawa and soon he was play- ing local clubs and shows in and around Ot- tawa. Little's first impressions .were the traditional Cagney, Hope, George Burns and John Wayne. However, he gained inter- national acclaim when he turned to political satire, through his "voices". Richard Nix- on, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Pierre Trudeau have all been targets for his sting and humor of his political routines. Rich is one of the biggest draws in Vegas and is a regular on late night talk shows. Always fresh and new, .Little continually changes and updates his material and his presentation is always pertinent and cur- rent. It is obvious why, after 25 years, Rich Little is still considered the best in the business. Western Fair patrons will be entertained by a multitude of personalities when Rich Little presents - everybody - at 7 and 9 p.m. on Monday, September 10. EACH STEP TAKES US A LITTLE CLOSER TO HIS DREAM. Tern,: Fox had a dream. -1 -le wanted cancer stopped. Stamped out Taken ()tit of a nightmare vocabulary too many of. us are too familiar with. So Ter' ran—he stniggled, pushed himself to the limit—because he wanted the hurting to stop Period Since his death, over haif million people have taken up his cause. Most have nut, many have walked—and some have participated under the same restrictions Te rrV himself was faced with. What they all had in common with Terry was courage. Courage to confront the nightmare. Courage to get out and do something about it. This year marks the fourth yar that we can raise money for cancer research in Terry's memory. The fourth year we can actually do something to help wipe out this disease. Won't you participate? Run, vimik, ride, man a desk, organize a run, sponsor a participant, cheer the cause. Do a little, do a lot -hut do something. The hurting has to stop. Together we can gine cancer research the strength it needs so badly. Together we can dive cancer research all the strength Terry willed it to have. On September 23rd, come out and join us. Participate. and help make Terry's dream a reality in our TO OfiGAINZE A RUN Ask your local club, PTA, school, or neighbourhood assocjation for help. Write or call The Terry Fox Run Office tor anapplication form. Applv before Smtember 10th. and we'll send you The Terry Fox Run Kit with e\Thrything you need to organize a Terry Fox Run in your area. TO PARTICIPATEIN A RUN: Write or call The Tr' Fox Rin Office. They will have a list Ot i11 run sites in your province. ONTARIO The Terry Fox Run 1639 Yonge-Street Toronto, Ontario M4T 2W6 Telephone: (416) 488-1480 The Terry Fox Run —e The Community Calendar LI, a special events information column provided by the Goderich Redreation . Department in co- operation with the Signal -Star. The service is offered free of charge and is available to any non-profit group who viroidd like to make their special event known. Please call the Recreation Department at 524.2125 by Mon- day noon if you wish to include your event for the following Wednesday. AUGUST 1 - LADIES' INVITATIONAL GOLF TOURNAMENT - A Ladies' 18 Hole Golf Tournament will be held at the Maitland Country Club beginning at 8:30 a.m. For more information call the Pro Shop 524-9641. AUGUST 1 - SENIOR CITIZENS POTLUCK PICNIC - The Dungannon Senior Citizens are inviting the area Senior Citizens tatheir Potluck Picnic on August 1 at 6 p.m. at the Dungannon Senior Citizen Centre. AUGUST 3, 4, 5, 6 - MEN'S SLOW -PITCH TOURNAMENT - The Goderich Men's Slow - pitch League are sponsoring their. annual tournament during the August long weekend. The tournament will be held at the Agriculture Park on McDonald Street. AUGUST 4, 5; 6 ---CIVIC HOLIDAY. TEN- NIS TOURNAMENT - A Ladies' Doubles and Mens' Doubles tennis tournament will be held at the Maitland Country Club. For mo,re information call 524-9641) AUGUST 4 - FARMER'S MARKET - Meet your friend s at the Farmer's Market on the Goderich Square this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by the'., poderich Business Improvement Area Boaret.—Irk terested farmers, please contact Chris Kiar at 524-9652 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.rn. weekdays. AUGUST 6 - COLBORNE TOWNSHIP RECREATION MEETING - A meeting for the Colborne Township Recreation Commit- tee will be held at Carlow Hall on Monday, August 6 at 8:30 p.m. AUGUST 10, 11 - ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE - The Goderich Performing Arts. Foundation will be sponsoring an Antique Show and Sale on August.10 and 11 at The Livery. Admission is $1 per persOn and everyone is welcome! The times: Friday 1 ,to 9 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. AUGUST 11, 12 - PIONEER CRAFT DAYS - The Huron County Pioneer Museum invites you to, join them to celebrate their Pioneer Craft Days. Everyone Welcome and there will be something for everyone. AUGUST 11 - LOBSTERFEST - A Lobsterfest will be held at the Maitland Country Club on Saturday, August 11 at 6 p.m. For more information call the Club. AUGUST 13 - 17 - SOCCER CAMP - The Goderich Recreation Department is spon- soring a Soccer Camp in 'co-operation with the Ontario Soccer Association. The cost is $50 per person which includes daily in- struction, soccer ball, t -shirt, skill award critSt, poster, school certificate and Pepsi Challenge entry. The school is open to children between the ages of 7 and 13 years. For more information and registration call the Recreation Department at 524-2125. AUGUST 15- MICHAEL COONEY CON- CERT - The Goderich Recreation Depart- ment is sponsoring a children's folk singer at The Livery on Wednesday, August 15 at 2 p.m. Admission is $2 per person aneickets can be purchased in advance at the Recrea- tion Office. SPORTSFEST applications are still being taken for some sports. This year the Sport- sfest will be held in Kincardine on August 17, 18 and 19. For more information and ap- plication forms call the Recreation Office at 4-2125. BAND CONCERTS are continuing weekly at the Lions Harbour Park on Sunday even- ings at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome and the concerts are sponsored by the Goderich Laketown Band. Members of Blyth Festival rN Company will display work A different kind of exhibition opened at the Blyth Festival on July 24: Company Works, an exhibition of artwork by members of the Festival company. Among those whose work is on view are actors Anne Anglin and Nancy Beatty ( both do paintings in the surrealist style), director Kath6rine Kaszas (examples of a photographic process called "gum" printing ), and designers Gwen Keatley, Pat Flood, Jules Tonus and Kerry Hackett who are displaying examples of their costume and set designs.. "We are very excited with this first exhibition of works by company members," said Joan Chandler, the Board member responsible for the art gallery. "I hope we can make this an annual event at the Blyth Festival", Company Works is on view in the basement area of Blyth Memorial Hall until August 18; adrnission free. Canadian albums worth listening to says reviewer BY JANET TENCH Still in the spirit of nationalism( in accor- dance with Toronto's sesquicentennial) here are the latest works of two Canadian artists. One, Bruce Cockburn, whose first album was released in 1970, and M plus M ( former- ly Martha and the Muffins) who surprising- ly didn't rate an item in Rolling Stone's Rock Encyclopedia. First is the one and only Bruce Cockburn, who has released his 14th album. If you want music to play while you converse about politics, the human condition, or other equally heavy topics, this is it. Cockburn, in the past three years, has attained a full com- fortable sound that. gets airplay on FM sta- tions ( as well as AM ). The album, Stealing Fire, deals with two ideas, Side One basically says, "Enjoy Life". On the other hand, Side Two is a reac- tion to world violence. At one point Cockburn cries, "If I had a rocket launcher ... some son — would die." A major difference in the music as com- pared to The Trouble With Normal last LP ) is the absence of violinist Hugh Marsh. While the music remains superb, there is not the emotion produced with the violin. In all, a must for Cockburn fans and a' good introduction to Cockburn for new fans. Rating: 10. Qn the lighter side of rock, from the hand that brought Echo Beach to the Great lakes comes their new album Mystery Walk. Here M plus M has mixed soul rhythms (Cooling the Medium with the modcrnish funk dominating radio airplay. RCA, finally realizing the potential of M plus M has released three singles from Mystery. First of these, attacking the radio for its reluc- tance to play black music is Black Sta- tions/White Stations, next came Come Out and Dance. carrying the idea that you can dance all your troubles away, and the third single released is Cooling the Medium Carry Me Down), often heard right now on the radio. Martha Johnston ( one M) has rich substantial vocals that mix well with the abundant black sound created by Mark Gane ( the other M 1. However. the in- strumentation often lacks in variety, caus- ing the album to drag by the end of Side One. The only relief on Side Two is the sometimes poignant lyric such as this line founilin Na- tion of Followers. "We believe in anything before we believe in ourselves". Isn't that Canada to a T? Rating: 7. City playwright shows insight into small town BY WENIIW SOmERYILLE BLYTH - How does a young woman from Montreal come up with a Class -A play about a competition in a small Ontario town? Colleen Curran, .the playwright, has managed to make Cake -Walk a pleasant reminder Of community affairs to all small town locals. The idea sprouted from family Visits to a cottage in Vermont. In a CBC -TV Journal interview, Colleen said' she received her inspiration by watching and observing friends and strangers. "Someone would say something and I would think, Oh yah! I must remember that," she said. Last summer Colleen sat down to her typewriter and wrote \Cake -Walk hoping Janet Amos, artistic director for the Blyth Festival, would accept it. In February her play was accepted and Colleen was on her way to being one of Blyth's summer playwrights. Cake -Walk is Colleen's first Canadian Actor's Equity Association production. She has been writing plays since high school and has acted in a number of Quebec Theatres. She graduated from both Loyola College and McGill University. The Montreal native has since written numerous one -act and full-length plays, winning awards at the Quebec Drama Festival and the Ottawa Little Theatre National Playwriting competition. In 1984, CBC -Radio produced east -end Montreal. Her other credits include directing, acting and teaching. Colleen comes from a long line of artistic talent. Her sister Peggy and her father are both journalists. Her mother performed in various plays in high school. She is a really good actress and I often Colleen. wish she hadn't given it up," commented " Today, as the playwright sits in the sun on a bench, she remembers her first day in the farming village. vv nen In arrived 1 went searching for Katherine Kaszas (Cake -Walk's director). I was told I couldlfind her in the Legion Hall at a penny sale," she recalls. "While I was there I thought I'd try my luck. I ended up putting tickets in for things I thought my mother, my sister and my father would Blike."on actor informed her that she was Later,ot, when she was sitting in the local tavern, affectionately known as The Rubber now the proud owner of a tractor hat with the name of Blyth emblazoned across its brim. "Nothing could have been more appropriate," laughed Colleen. "It'll be great for my father." The Montrealer said that Blyth has a unique theatre, "Usually in a theatre environment, the actors are tense before a performance. Here the entire cast has got along beautifully." Cake -Walk premiered on July 17 and will 411,Msonneume,her-sertes..abouLthe_Irishin_Jun.. tg Atigu