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'New Canadian Curling Club' boosts Festival season
An instant classic
Mark Crawford's New Canadian Curling Club premiered at the Blyth Festival earlier this year
and has already been picked up for a production in Calgary with Alberta Theatre Projects for
its 2018/2019 season. The Blyth Festival has also added several more performances of the
sold -out show to the end of September to meet customer demand. From left: Marcia Johnson,
Parmida Vand, Matthew Gin, Omar Alex Khan and Lorne Kennedy. (Terry Manzo photo)
Jacklin tops nationals
Big winner
Belgrave's Ryan Jacklin, shown above sporting OFSAA
gold earlier this year, earned two gold and one bronze
medal at a national track and field meet recently. (File photo)
Belgrave-area athlete Ryan
Jacklin has continued to make his
mark on the track and field
community with two gold medals
and one bronze medal win at the
2018 Royal Canadian Legion's
National Youth Track and Field
Championships.
The event was held over the
weekend in Brandon, Manitoba and
welcomed 650 athletes from across
the country, including Jacklin who
earned first -place finishes in the
men's U18 discus throw, with a best
of 52.11 metres, and U18 hammer
throw events, with a best throw of
64.81 metres, and bronze in the
men's U18 shot put five -kilogram
event with a best put of 16.49
metres.
Jacklin's win follows his
participation at the U18 Jamaican
Invitational track and field meet last
month, where he finished first in the
hammer throw with a 62.42 -metre
throw.
Jacklin is a student at F.E. Madill
Secondary School and trains
at the Saugeen Track and Field
Club.
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at 8 p.m., Sept. 19 at 2 p.m., Sept. 20
at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sept. 21 at
8 p.m.
"The last six shows have been sold
out for weeks," Garratt said. "We
wanted to find a way to bring it back,
and we looked at next year, but we
wanted to capitalize on how
successful it has been this year."
The success of the play has made
it difficult for people to find tickets,
Garratt said, adding that couples
have come to the show only to come
see it again with other friends who
hadn't yet seen it.
"We would have them at the play,
then they would each come back
with a group of friends later in the
season," he said. "It's really been
amazing"
Garratt said there is a waiting list
for tickets, and the Festival was
anxious to get the word out about the
play.
Crawford said he hopes the
extended season does well, as the
choice to do so is a difficult one.
"It's always a bit of an experiment
when you add shows," he said. "I
think it will work. I think there is
enough demand for tickets."
Extending the season is great, not
just for the play, Crawford said, but
for the community as well. It also
plays into an ongoing effort by the
Blyth Festival to start having more
shoulder -season offerings.
"This lets us get closer to the end
of September, which means we've
been running for five months, from
May to September," Garratt said.
Expanding the run, however was
no simple task. Garratt said the first
question is whether the performers
were available, and, fortunately, they
were.
Garratt said making sure the hall
was available was also a concern, but
that was handled early on.
One change that will have to occur
is the stage managers, who will be
replaced with available managers
from other shows currently on stage.
Garratt said that, because there are
still several performances of the New
Canadian Curling Club left, those
managers can be cross -trained.
For more information, contact the
Blyth Festival box office at 1-877-
862-5984 or visit
www.blythfestival.com.
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