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Festival season announced
Music, mystery highlight 1990-91 series
Music and mysteries are featur
ed in the 1990-91 fall and spring
series announced last week by the
Blyth Festival.
Hagood Hardy, composer of such
hit instrumentals as “The Home-
coming’’ and “Jennifer’s Theme"
as well as the music for the
international hit television series
“Anne of Green Gables" will open
the series Saturday, Sept. 29 at 8
p.m. It will be the first time
Canada’s best-known, award-winn
ing pianist/composer performs in
Blyth.
Gordon Pinsent’s musical ver
sion of “A Gift to Last" will come
to the Festival Sunday, Nov. 18 at 8
p.m. Based on the television series
that starred Mr. Pinsent and Janet
Amos, the musical is filled with
romance and nostalgia, humour
and lively music. It is set in a small
Ontario town at the turn of the
century and tells the story of 12
year old Clement Sturgess who
idolizes his ne’er-do-well Uncle
Edgar, a high spirited army ser
geant and teller of tall tales. The
musical is produced by the Gry
phon Theatre with music by Joey
Miller and book by Graeme Woods.
After a midwinter break the
series resumes Saturday, February
16 at 8 p.m. with “Sinners” a
hilarious farce by Norm Foster
when murder and mayhem are
uncovered at a Reverend’s house.
Disaster strikes when a shy, some
what jittery furniture store owner is
found in the arms of another
woman. The play is presented by
Muskoka Festival.
The final presentation of the
adult series is “Natural Elementsi
music from the West” on Saturday,
March 23, at 8 p.m. The traditional
folk music ensemble from British
Columbia performs a variety of folk
music from Celtic to American,
English to the work of Canadian
Stan Rogers using a variety of
instruments such as mandolin,
dulcimer, pennywhistle, bouzouki
and guitar.
Tickets for the four-show series
are on sale now at $35. Tickets for
individual events at $15 will go on
sale after Sept. 3.
E nt er t a inment
Children ’s series has
music, puppets, clown
Music, puppets and clowning are
all part of the Blyth Festival’s
children’s series for 1990-91. The
series is designed for children
three and up.
Leading off the series is Eric
Nagler on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 2
p.m. Since he appeared here early
in the 1980’s, Mr. Nagler has
becom a familiar figure on televi
sion appearing on “Mr. Dress
Up". “Sesame Street” and with
Sharon, Lois and Bram on “The
Elephant Show”. He brings live
music, original songs and a bundle
of energy to the stage.
On Saturday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m.
the Join Hands Puppeteers bring a
menagerie of exotic animals, com
plete with live music and sound
effects to the stage. The Windsor
group delivers hearty laughter and
suspense and lots of audience
participation in their newest play
"The Tale of the Name of the
Tree”.
Pepper the Clown brings mime
to the Memorial Hall stage Satur
day, March 10 at 2 p.m. The
Montreal actor, comic and stunt
man enfolds his audience in a world
where gestures speak louder than
words.
A dramatic and mysterious ad
venture set in a garbage dump is
featured in “Land of Trash” on
Saturday, March 30 at 2 p.m. The
play, by Vancouver’s Green Thumb
Theatre, follows two young explor
ers who discover green plants and
fresh water for the first time in the
year 2065.
Tickets for the four-show series
are now on sale for $20. Tickets for
individual events at $6.50 each will
go on sale Sept. 3.
No Longer Fifty
We made it to Sixty!
& "Dad
Come and enjoy a patio party
on the occasion of Frank and
Kathy Workman’s 25th
Wedding Anniversary on
August 19th.
Bring your lawn chair and
drop in from 1:30 to 4:30 at the
Workman home - R.R. 3,
Brussels [Cranbrookj.
Rain place: Cranbrook Hall.
August 9/90
Lovefrom Ken, Neil, Karen,
Mike, Kendra, Rick, Jo Ann,
Lee Ann, Kelly & Scott
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