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Festival seeking in -town accommodations for artists
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
In an annual struggle, the Blyth
Festival is looking for housing for
the actors and creative team
members coming to the village for
this summer's season.
General Manager Rachael King
says that the Festival is anticipating
the arrival of approximately 65
people to Blyth for the coming
season. It is anticipated that 45 of
those people need accommodations
for anywhere between one and six
months, due to the extended Festival
season.
Due to transportation limitations,
King said she expects that
approximately 30 in -town spots are
needed. The Festival is open to
apartments, houses, spare bedrooms
or basement suites. They would
require access to and use of a
kitchen.
She said that the Festival is
particularly interested in pet -free
options due to allergies.
King says that finding housing for
Festival personnel remains a
challenge. She is now in her second
year after facing a particularly tall
challenge last year. Not only was it
her first year on the job, but she was
faced with a bigger -than -average
Festival season that made it even
tougher to find accommodations.
King says that while the Festival is
hoping for any help it can get in
meeting this challenge, with
community members willing to offer
rooms of their house, she is ideally
looking for independent dwellings to
house people and their families for a
number of months.
Artistic Director Gil Garratt said
that while billeting in the
community is a time-honoured
tradition for the Festival, that set-up
is a better fit for directors, designers
or playwrights who are in Blyth for a
few weeks, maybe a month.
For cast members who could be
spending as much as six months in
Blyth between rehearsals and the
extended season, an independent
dwelling, whether it be a house, a
farmhouse or an apartment, would
really be ideal for those travelling
artists.
With development from Blyth
Cowbell Brewing Company, housing
in the village is a little tougher to
come by, Garratt said, so he's hoping
that landowners will be willing to
come forward to the Festival to help
Giles bring Holly show to Blyth
Just like Buddy Holly
Jeff Giles will be bringing his world-famous Buddy Holly
impersonation to the Blyth Memorial Hall stage this
weekend in "Buddy Holly's Rockin' Dance Party". (Photo
submitted)
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The crowd changed their minds —
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Not in seven years. Not ever.
God loves you. Christ died for
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You are worthy and you are loved.
And that is something that we can
shout about.
Hosanna in the highest!
A touch of Broadway is coming to
Blyth when "Buddy Holly's Rockin'
Dance Party" headlines at the Blyth
Memorial Hall on Saturday, March
24 for a one-night performance.
This special show features the
amazing talents of international
touring artist Jeff Giles, best known
for his starring role in "The Buddy
Holly Story", the official musical
show of the legendary rock and roll
pioneer who died in a tragic plane
crash on Feb. 3, 1959.
In Canada, Jeff Giles has starred
as Buddy in Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island, where he was also
featured on CBC television, and in
Hamilton, where the show sold out
the prestigious Theatre Aquarius for
a month. Of his performance there,
the Hamilton Spectator described
Jeff Giles as "the sexiest Buddy
Holly ever".
Songs performed by Jeff Giles
include Buddy's biggest hits like
"Peggy Sue", "That'll Be the Day",
"Rave On", "It's So Easy",
"Everyday", "Oh Boy!", "Not Fade
Away" and "True Love Ways"
amongst the many audience
favourites.
Tickets to see this show at the
Blyth Memorial Hall on Saturday,
March 24 at 8 p.m. are on sale now
for $39 each plus service charges
and can be purchased at the theatre
box office by calling 519-523-9300
or online at blythfestival.com.
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from outlying communities like
Londesborough, Belgrave, Auburn,
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Although, for those unable to
drive, housing in Blyth is the ideal
solution for those cast and crew
members.
While many of the artists
travelling from city centres like
Toronto won't have cars or driver's
licences, some will and King says
she'll be able to match them up with
housing that is just outside of the
village.
King says that the Festival takes
care of all housing accommodations,
so any landlords willing to lease
their properties to the Festival will
be dealing directly with the Festival,
which will be paying the rent.
For anyone willing to lease
housing to the Festival for the
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