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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-08-13, Page 21PAGE 4A--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1986 c IMMUNITY CALENDAR Entertainment TIGER DUNLOP DAYS - August 15 and 16, in Goderich. Historical events for the whole family. For information phone 524 - 2513 or 524 - 6600. FRID4Y and SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 and 161 - Dungannon's 127th fair. Friday evening includes kids' pet parade, judging of 1986,Fair Queen contestants, chainsaw- ing, to sawing, bale throwing, arm wrestl- ing, BMX bike stunt show. Saturday features heavy horses, English and Western horse show, horsehoe pitching, baby show, bike races, open one mile run, watermelon seed spitting, auction of bak- ing exhibits, free musical entertainment and poly rides, kiddie midway, craft show, and business displays, homecraft and school xhibits. Special attractions are the BMX bke stunt snow at 2 p.m. and Ann 'May an her trick horse, Silver, with fancy roping,'rollerboard and ring act. For infor- mation lc all 529 - 7432 or 529 - 7620. I • SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 - Multi family yard sale, Maitland Manor parking lot, 290 South Street, Goderich 9- a.m. -1 p.m. The tables are being rented to residents' families, Manor staff and volunteers. All proceeds from the rental of tables and sales fr m the Residents Council table will be goin directly to the Residents Electric Organ unit Lawn b wlers take notice of change in afternoo bowling due to poor attendance. Wednes ay afternoons only at 1:30 p.m.,. taking e feet on August 6. Evening bowling 'remains he same with Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. THE Residents' Council of Maitland Manor Nursing Home invite you to attend their Lawn Sale on Saturday, Aug. 23rd, 9 a.m. -1 p.m. at 290 South Street, Goderich. —33,34• FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 and 16 - Craft show and business displays at the Dungannon Fair. For information call Sandra at.529 - 7390. Drop in Centre for Diabetics, Farnily and friends at MacKay Hall on Monday, August 18, 1986. 7:00 - 9:30. p.m. Sponsored by Goderich Lioness Club. GODERICH ROTARY CLUB Paper Drive is Saturday, August 16. Please have your papers securely bundled and at the curb by 10 a.m. Last paper drive of the season is Oc- tober 18th. Please place books for Book Sale in separate boxes. —33ar THE MELVILLE BOYS, hit comedy by Norm Foster, directed by Michael Shamata; runs to August 16/Playhouse II at Huron County Playhouse 8:30 p.m; Matinees Wednesdays, Thursdays 2:30 p.m. Call (519) 238-8451. ANNIE, famous broadway musical by Meehan, Strouse and Charnin, directed by Lawrie Seligman; runs August 12 to September 6/Main Stage at Huron Country Playhouse. Plenty of tickets still available. Call (519) 238-8451. THE POTATO PEOPLE, fine childrens' entertainment by Theatre Beyond Words; two shows only August 19, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Huron Country Playhouse/Main Stage. Tickets $4 only.. Call (519) 238-8451. SHOW YOUR QUILT! The Huron County Pioneer Museum would like to include your quilt in its second annual Quilt Show. The deadline for submission is August 18. The show opens August 23 and continues through to September 14. For more infor- mation call the museum at n4 - 2686. Blyth Festival workshops three new play scripts BLYTH - "Continuing our commitment to. the development of new Canadian plays, the Blyth Fe tival is workshopping three new scripts",' Artistic Director Katherine Kaszas a nounced. The firs workshop, The Girls In The Gang by' Ray St rey•of Edmonton, with music and lyrics by ohn Roby, began on July 28. It is ahnnt the 'yes of the girlfriends and wives of the . inf ous Boyd Gang, a high -living, • bank -rob ' g gang in Toronto in the 1950s. This is no thefirst time Storey and Roby have wor ed together: they previously col labdrated on Country Chorale, which was workshop ed at the Blyth Festival in 1981 and later reduced in Alberta and British Coluiiibia, Frequent visitors to the Festival will reme Obi with pleasure John Roby's music in Country Hearts, performed here in 1982 and 1985. The Girls In The Gang was directed b Jackie Maxwell who co -directed. Beaux GeStes and Beautiful Deeds irrBlyth in 1985. Gerald Lenton (who appeared in the 1984 season pr duction A Spider in the House and Blue ity) is the author of the second workshop, a Third Last Christmas, which started on ugust 4. This is a black comedy about a y ling .man and his wife who are returning t the family home for his fatliter,'s • "last Chri L 'as". The father is dying - but, • has-been -d ing soler-a,numbero years; and - this is th third such "last Christmas". David Craig, who adapted Cue for treason. for the children's workshops in Blyth in 1984, will direct Christmas. Islands In The Moon by Kathleen McDon- nell, is the third and final workshop of this summer, starting August 10. it is the story of a young couple whose marriage is threatened by their differing views over how and where to bring up their two young daughters. The father wants them all to live in the `yuppie' surroundings of middle-class Toronto, while the mother yearns to return to the Toronto Islands - where she herself grew up - and the lifestyle enjoyed by the in- habitants there. McDonnell is the author of Body Shop, workshopped in. Blyth in 1983, and Risk Factors which was recently pro - diced in Toronto. Members of the public are invited to at- tend readings of the workshops on the Satur- day following, the start of each workshop. The first will be heJ on August 2; the re- mainder on August and August 16 respec- tively. There is no charge for attendance at the readings; however, the Festival would like to reiterate that these are workshops. and not finished productions - no costumes, props, or scenery are used. Anyone in- terested in attending should contact the ad- ministration office of the Blyth Festival, •-523-4345,a.fewdayspnor.•tolhe reading:date for final details about exact time and place. C.'ol blast ends suminer ROUND 'N ABOUT With Martha tfiathburry Complaints, complaints — Monday morn- ing a cold blast from James Bay territory - we could do without it. Summer was short acid nice. The stifling heat of other (jays made me uneasy. I was afraid it wasn't just hot weather; it was the verge of real trouble. Lucky for us, we were missed. Now the "cold blast". I always ex- pect it by September first — but early Aughst? I had read about our weather change to come - but I expected it to be hundredsof years from NOW! Now I'm not sure! We really should be taking more notice of things around us, like weather, skies, the growing things and things that are already grown to .a ripe old age. They all tell us something. I can't get that queer sky of last summer out of my mind. As 'far as I can tell, my friend and I were the only ones to really see it - and I had to bring it to her attention. Early one morning; I could see the three distinct layers of clouds - fleeting - but to be seen often if you look for it. The sky above was a brilliant blue but seen only in patches. It only takes a few minutes of your time to relax and look. Amazingg liddau hter and her This weekend, my g g hubby Mark were here.'Marguerite wanted to see all the old places she had enjoyed. years ago. We went to the harbor - she couldn't believe the nice changes. (I still think they forgot to finish that nice building at the pier — plastic or glass would help.) St. Christopher's Beach was a bigger sur- prise and we managed to go to the end of the gravel road. At one spot - away down there - little ones were having.a great time in a nice sandy spot...real sand! It was hard to believe the hill was s� damaged and how can such as this be repaired or protected now: She remembered the old station - but where were all those pld train tracks and the section that turned the engines around - so they could be first? She remembered the good time she had at the PAV one night; the great floor, the band, her friends. She also remembered that I had inter- rupted her fun as she was headed for I didn't know -where! She was to have, gone to the movies and I expected her home by'eleven o'clock. No Marguerite! I was really, upset. By 12, I was near the PAV and saw her and her friends and upset everything by making her come home with me. Meanie! We both laughed: about it. I told her how upset I had been seeing this pretty little girl with those wolves. She explained again how she had been talkedflout of the movie by her friends who wanted' to dance: I'm sure Pd have done the same thing - if we had had movies and a dance hall in my young days - and I just loved to dance! Anyway we hada big laugh over it all - she agreed I was right and she would do the , same thing for her daughter - who by the way, is -about 13! Those were the days! They were bound ;to take us to Benmiller for dinner and she wanted to see all the great changes that had been made there. So, a great change for us AND them but' we all had a good time. I just hope your weekend-whs as`pleasant...--... - Keep smiling. Come and see me at the Mall. Love, Lee (James Haworth) and Mary (Nancy Palk), very unexpectedly thrown together during a cottage weekend, make a concerted effort to get acquainted in Norm Foster's comedy "The. Melville Boys" at Playhouse II through to August 16 at Huron Country Playhouse. "Melville Boys" is fantastic entertainment BY MIKE FERGUSON Fantastic! "The Melville Boys," currently in its run on Playhouse II in Grand Bend's Huron Country Playhouse until August 16, com- bines witty comedy with carefully crafted drama to succeed on the highest level of au- dience satisfaction. Each of the four actors puts forward a sparkling performance. The four, James Haworth (Lee Melville), Murray Oliver (Owen Melville), Nancy Palk (Mary), and Jackie Wray4Loretta) all present effective displays of their acting abilities. The setting is a lakeside cabin belonging to the uncle of Lee and Owen Melville, where the two. brothers decide to spend their first fishing weekend toggther in 10 years. As well,..they.nmust come to.terms.with.the knowledge that older brother Lee is suffer- ing from a rare form of cancer, and has only about a year to live. Owen doesn't want to deal with the• sub- ject, and just wants to have a good time on their Weekend. To this end, he calls in two women he sees boating on the nearby lake. As it turns out, they are sisters both as dif- ferent from each other as Lee and Owep are. The younger sister Loretta is full of ir- repressible enthusiasm that is in stark con- trast to ' Mary's external confidence and stability. Haworth performs Lee with a ---quiet.and-earnest.confidence,...expressing a... rather reserved style. A. minor point is Haworth's sometimes labored pronuncia- tion of his lines; he almost falls over some of ,Martha 'a ie words. CHECK AND COMPARE kilt 1 I jfkitLi, NS % * Up to s17,500.00 available * Completely Open for pre -payment * Simple Interest * Life Insured ®Ask about (NTL A INSURANCE CE When yohout u loan Coverage Built for Two If you are looking for a ... New Car Loan, Used Car Loan, Home Renovations Loan, Home Refurnishing Loan, Holiday Loan, Paying -Of f• Y6ur-Charge•Card Loan, Bill Consolidation Loan, or any other Good Reason Loan ... Let's'get together! We are the "People Helping People" with payments to suit your budget and your best 'simple interest' open loan rate .. 12.5%. Check and Compare! 39 ST. DAVID STREET, GODERICH OFFICE HOURS: Mon. to Thurs. OFFICE to 5:15 S: PHONE 524.8366 .._....... TM . aya s: oa.m. to fi:0©v.m_. "MemberOnferloSheveendDepo�Itla�urenceCo�poretJon" People Neiping People 12 noon S��tyralay 9dS0 am - Sf GODRICH COMMUNITY CREDIT UNI�N ric SIGNAL -STAR THEATRE REVIEW However, the Norm Foster play injects humor into the sombre background of life "and death. The humor is smoothly layered over the underlying dread each of the characters must feel upon gaining the knowledge about Lee's fate. Zippy one- liners by Owen come up against the moral and intellectual strength of Lee who must force his brother to face the future. The ob- vious rapport between the two actors is readily apparent, increasing the effec- tiveness of their stage conversations. It's a sharue "The Melville Boys?' was; not presented on thoMain StageatGrand•Bend, so that more culture enthusiasts could enjoy the play. The simple set of the inside of their cottage is a Canadian vignette in itself with its cozy warmth, and beer in the fridge. On the other hand, had the play been on the bigger stage, perhaps some of the per- sonal emotions the audience feels towards the actors may have been lost inthe much larger confines of the Main Stage. From the opening act to the closing tense moments, "The Melville Boys" provides humor and sadness all in one package, giv- ing us a splendid story about the uncertain-. --ties.and..the.complexity..ofreallife,.This,play. poignantly portrays people in real-life situa- tions, enabling the story to be simultaneous- ly compelling, believable, and thoroughly enjoyable. "We Need Your Best Ideas" Have you ever wanted to talk to the Manager? NOW'S YOUR CHANCE! Voice your opinions, suggestions or questions to Shirley J. Keller, General Manager of The Goderich Signal -Star "OPEN LINE" Any Friday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 noon 524-2614 OR AT YOUR CONVENIENCE only community help you! Tell Shirley what this town newspaper can do t ds - PUBLIC TOUR OF REFORESTED FARMLAND AND MANAGED WOODLOTS IN GODERICH TOWNSHIP Take this opportunity to see the Iota -term results of reforesting marginal farmland and the benefits of proper woodlot management. All rural lan- downers, in particular, are invited. DATE: Thursday, August 28, 1986 TIME: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (two-hour bus tour) LOCATION: Tour begins in the 'Holmesville area (please call for details) COST: None, but PRE -REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED by contacting, by August 22nd, Marvin Smith/or Steven Bowers at the Wingham District Office, Ministry of Natural Resources, R.R. 5, Wingham, Ontario, NOG 2W0. Phone 1-800-2653003 toll free., Clntatio Ministry of Natural Hon. Vincent G. Kerrio Minister Mary Mogford Resources Deputy Minister