Loading...
The Huron Expositor, 1978-05-11, Page 34at\ • ' • "...• 77.7•1,77^7 77 , • ' 1 • Stratford The tee PUCKER UP — Merni)ers of the Seaforth District High School girls' trumpet band started off the season last Wednesday night with an informal practice on Main Street. (Expositor Photo) excu offered fi HURON HOTEL HWY. a DUBLIN THIS WEEK ' Thursday, Friday, Sat. Matinee 4 - 6 p.m. & Night MYSTERY TRAIN if low 140:4 rd&ImpAITZlivela 'Blytir Centre for the Arts Antique & •-Crafts • More than 40 selected Ontario craftsmen and antique dealers: ONE DAY ONLY Sat-urday, May 20th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Blyth • Community Centre Admission 50c Children under 12 free All . proceeds to Blyth Summer Theatre Program BRUSSELS-MORRIS---- & GREICSAYAMMITY CENTRE--__ Dancing 9:00 to 1:00, Saturday, May 27th .0 THE COUNTRY COMPANIONS $10.00 per couple Hot Buffet 'Tickets good for a draw on a 40 Channel Mobile Radio Proceed towards a Rescue , Unit for the Brussels Fire Department. Everyone Welcome Call - Lumber King 887-6983 for tickets. May 25, 26, 27 Rides, Sidewalk Sales, Games, Booth Enjoy the fun of the STREET DANCE -- -4 Saturday Night 4 DRAWS Proceeds to Street Signs Sponsored by Bring the Whole Family to Brussels for CARNIVAL DAYS noon at the Western Fairgrotinds. , Other area flea markets include the Antique Fun Fair, held the second and fourth Sunday of every month.- from' noon to 6 p.m. at ' 505 Talbot Trail East;~ in Aylmer , and the YWCA on Market held in Cambridge, on the fourth Sunday of every month, at 4 Thorne Street, Cambridge., The town of Aberfoyle hosts an antique market every Sunday from May to October, and Visitors can also drop into the artisan's village and historic mill resMurant. The Pinery Flea Market 'near Grand Bend is open about the same time. tiA 1) HOUSE NEAR THE PRADO • tr 1. Y. HWY. 8 GODERICH AT CONCESSION RD. 4. \ *PHONE 524.9981 44* t7i4 ifs Seaforth r" Thurs., Fri. &. Sat. "A tribute - •to Elvis'? 4 Harry Jackson NEXT WEEK urs.,Fri.& Sat. Paradise Gambler Daily Lunch Hour Specials Mr. Allan said he would advise people still planning, to order tickets to avoid popular days like Friday, Saturday and Wednesday. Performances which are still only lightly booked on those on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Sunday evenings: Mr. Allan said orders by mail take about four weeks to be filled, •60 "if you're in a hitrty, phone!" Summer 5 By Alice Gibb With snow-clogged roads be- hind us and sunnier days ahead, it's that time of year when we start looking for interesting week- end excursions. On the local scene, museums are re-opening for the summer season. In Goderich, both the Huron. County •Goal and the Huron County Pioneer Museum are open daily for visits from. May until' Labor Day ,,Antique stores and .nther attractions in the village of Bayfield will be officially opening. up for the., season on the Victoria Day weekend. .Ingersolf s Cheese Factory Museum, near the site of Canada's first cheese factory, on Highway 19, is open daily in July and August and on weekend -and afternoonS, from late May to' September. Anyiine with a yearning for the good pld days. can visit the pioneer village in Fan. shawe Park, London and in additional to demonstrations of pioneer crafts, there are walks through the conservation area and a lake for Attending the baptism of Charlene Roseanne Townsend on iunday at Northside Church by Rev„.M..Reuber and the dinner following at her parents residence, George and Ruth Townsend were: grandparents, Elmer and Dorothy Townsend, Harpurhey; -Charles and Jane Mathers, Bluevale; Erma Broadfoot, Kitchener; Alex and Eileen Townsend and family, R. R. #4, Seaford,t; Pete and Er ma Haswell and family, Fergus; Gerald and Mary Townsend, Arthur; Bill and Grace Campbell and family, R. R. #1., Dublin; Ken and Pat Mathers and family, Bluevale; and Chariene's brothers, Murray and Matt. Mr. an Mrs. Frank Sills were in Toronto on Thursday attending the Ontario Medal for Firefighters Bravery Investiture by the Honourable Pauline McGibbon, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.. The recipient of the Award is Mr. Richard' Cooney, Smith Falls, Ontario. Mr. Sills is a Member of the Advisory Council. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Reynolds and Kimberley spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Smale of 'Wilso9 Street. Dr. and Mrs. Toll are in Toronto this week attending the Ontario Dental Association at Sheraton Centre. Dr. Toll's class is having a special re-union on Tuesday May 16. Brigadier General K. R. Greenaway has been'awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Military Science by Royirl'cRoads Military College, B. C. He is a former CO'at the former C.F.B. Clinton. , . The ceremony took place April 25, during 'convocation. Mrs. Greenaway accompanied him to the Coast where they met their daughter, Linda, returning from a holiday in Hawaii. B en Greenaway is now retired from the Canadian Forces. He is National President of Canadian Aeronautics and Space. Institute. Mr. George Anderson of`Goderich last week visited his wife who is a patient in Kilbarchan and visited friends in town. Mr. Wilfred Titford, who was-a patient in Stratford General Hospital, has returned to his home here. Mr, Ronald McKay of Toronto has been visiting his sister. Miss Ethel McKay, Victoria Street. While a total of $3,900 has been received, by' the Seaforth -Branch-of the-Cancer Society,-the, area campaign, stillis short . $600for its objective according to R.J.Spittal, the area chairman. • Gifts represesnt 86% of the objective and Mr. Spittal said the committee is hopeful tfnut additional gifts will make up the balance. Gifts may be forwarded to'him atrSeaforth or left with Seaforth banks. Mr. George D. Hays has returned home following a stay in Stratford General Hospital. • ' A. delegation of Seaforth Lions was in. Mount Forest Saturday taking part in activities in connection with the anniversary of the Mount Forest Club. In the group were Mr. •and Mrs.' Marlen Vincent , Mr. and Mrs. Orville Oke, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pickard, Mr. and Mrs, Bill Hodgert, Irwin Johnson and Brian Vincent,. I COULDN'T EAT ANOTHER BITE — Dr. Bill Thompson and daughter Mary—were some of the Seaforth residents who enjoyed last -week's beef barbecue at Northside United Cflurch. Events 'Other evts of interest in the next month include-. the Mcif- • nonite Auction Relief Sale of food, , 'handicrafts. -paintings. and the .celebrated handmade quilts held in New Ha mburg on May 27 and the' Indian Art Show, held at the Woodland Indian Centre in Brantford, from. May 20 to June I.. Finally, arts . and crafts • enthusiasts have-a wide variety of events to phnse from: The Brant Art Gallery, Brant- • ford is having a display of Fibre and Sound En viromeat works from May 12 to -JUJ: 3i Gil.. on House in WillOwdale is osting a show on the crafts of tl c Spinners arm Weavers Guild int it -May , paper works by John Boyle, the late Jack Chambers and other Canadian artists will be on &Splay in the Nancy Ponies Studio, Toronto from May 13 to May 25, the work of Peter Harris will be display in the Lynwood . Arts Centre in Simcoe until the end of May, and the Blyth Centre for the Arts. Craft' and A ntique Exhibition, in aid of the Blyth Theatre will be held 'Saturday, May 10 THE HURON EXP4ITQR MAY 18, 1818 eople 7-7. • `released shortly before the performance. These tickets, in addition to last minutes cancellations, usually result in 30 to 50 tickets being made available before the play's performance. The second play which is booked well in advance is 'Shakespeare's classic tragedy '' MacBeth, starring Douglas Rain, Maggie Smith, Williarn Needles - and Nicholas Pennell. - This year, Mr. Allan said., the festival is presenting more plays in a season than ever before. The 'plays• range from the traditional -Shakespearean plays to contemporary works like Candide, a musical interpretation of Voltaire's masterpiece; Haworth--a Portrait of the Brontes anti Devotion, -a new Canadian play by Larry Finderg which was commissioned for the festival. Mr. Allan said, tickets to the contemporary plays are also selling well. , Medea, an adaptation by Larry Fineberg ,of the classic Greek tragedy is already 52 per cent , booked; Ned and -Jack, about the actors John prrytnore and • Edward, Sheldon is 34' percent booked,--and the quartet of fou? Beckett plays are almost half booked. • The one play which, proving as popular to date Judgement,, a one man play with actor Richard Monette. This play, recommended for • adult andiences only, deals with --the sole survivor of a group of Russian officers locked in a. cell ' and abandoned by their German "captors in the last weeks of World War 11, Mr. Allan said he expects the play will be a sellout once it opens, but audiences aren't yet amiliar with the Wortrshrtee never.been performed on this side of the Atlantic. This year the festival is' , presenting .11 weeks of students perfor-mances -for— secondary school students. Three. Weeks of ' performances are in May, and the temainder in' September and. October. An Expositor Classified• will'' pay you dividends. Have you tried one? Dial 527-0240. - BARB_ EPPE 4mondville United Church Wed, May - • childrenAdlu2itsa1n$d under4.0 .$2.00, 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. • pre-schoolers free. Tickets available from CROWN ILkliDWARE, SEAFORTH For. take=out-orders, OR TELEPHONE 527-1607. • please bring your own 'dishes. sailing and fishing. The village opens tateF Finally, another of London's sights is Eldon House, the .city's oldest 'remaining. house, located right at the forks of the Thames Market, held everySunday atter- . , Circus enthusiasts can attend the Clyde. Brothers Circus in the Windsor Arena on May 27, 2,8 or doser to home, the, Big Top Martin and Down Circus at .the • Brussels fairgrounds on May 29.. The .Syrin'ets' Circus will be . appearing at the Brantford Pu'ck's Canadian Travelling Circus will be at the Galleria in Toronto from May 12 to 20. Now if your interst runs more to horses than elephants. Two, important horse shows arc coming up. Antique car buffs can attend the Antique Car Club Rally held on the Western Fairgrounds on --the weekend 'of May 27. 28. While attending the rally, you can also drop into Four City Flea , and open daily until the end of November. A magazine called. This is Ontario, available at BreWer's Retail outlets across the province, lists some of the other upcoming events in southwestern Ontario, First, canoeing, enthusiasts can take part in the Voyageur's Day - Canoe Races, which Will be held in Port Elgin op May 20, 21. when canoeists race in a 29 km. , marathon from Paisley to Port Elgin on the Saugeen River while dry-land -enthusiaStS-on take part' in the street carnival and dance in Port Elgin. , • . — 00X OFFICE OPENS 8:00 FRIDAY . & ,SATURDAY ONLY SHOWTIME 8:1IS MAY 18-20th In 1848 he rode across the great plains 'that's a-Rtinawayllatr Theatregoers planning , seeing some Shakespeare, Coward or Chekhov this summer at the Stratford Shakespearean L. Festival shouldn't waste any tim teservitirtheir tickets. Doug Allan, publicity director at the festival, said about half the tickets are already booked for, the season, which this year extends from June 5 to October 14. , A Gala Shakespeare Revel, the opening night celebration featUring members of the National Ballet of Canada, the Canadian Opera- Company and Robin Phillips, the festival's artistic director who is makiag his debut on the Stratford stage, has • been completely sold out for some time, In the past, , opening night theatregoers have attended" the first performance 'of a Shake- spearean play--a custom that Mr. Allan said put a great deal of pressure on performers. This year, the festival will opens with a party atmosphere with its special one night gala and at the same time, break the custom of putting one production on the ;pot. • Both festival perform-ers, theatre critics -and the-audience can relax as Shak,espeare's contribution to' BIZ .world of music, dance .and drama is' celebrated by three of Canada's leading companies. , Dancers perfcirming in the gala are Veronica Tennant and/ James Kudelka of the National Ballet company. • • The singers from the Canadjap Opera Company who are takin part in the opening night festi- vities include Maureen Forrester, Allan Monk and Roxiana Roslak, Robin Phillips, who is acting as master of, ceremonies, will be _ pined by other members of the, festival company -in presen ing highlights from Shakespeare's plays. Although tickets to the majority , of the festival plays are selling well, Noel Coward's Private Lives starring the duo of Maggie Smith and Brian Bedford, is already virtually, sold out. Most of the tickets available now -will be sold n the day of the t/t) performance. ' .- Mr. Allan :s id both the play's • direotor and the stars receive ., :reserve tickets for event' performance, and when they aren't using hem, these are ••:MOVIELAB • AN'AMERICAN iNMINATIONAL RELEASE SUNDAY,,, MAY 21 ' 11111111.111.1". —*SUPS AV WOW COMMERCIAL HOTEL SEA FORTH Entertainment Friday &Saturday LESPERANCI TRIO emmommummiasimin- FRIDAY SPECIAL Breaded Chicken Leis • , , Chicken !Eittis FINE FOOD FINE ENTERTAINMENT •