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Townsman, 1992-03, Page 20Square, Kitchener, Sat., May 2. 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tickets call 1- 800-265-8977. Museums BRUCE COUNTY MUSEUM, 33 Vic- toria St. North, Southampton. Phone 797-3644. Local Author's Reading: Local authors will read from works in progress. 7:30 p.m. Renovation News: Learn about des- ignation of historic properties and tips on beginning a restoration project. 7:30 p.m. DOON HERITAGE CROSSROADS, corner of Homer Watson Blvd. and Huron Rd., Kitchener. Re -opening: The 1914 Waterloo County Village reopens for the season May 3. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Empire Day: Land, Hope and Glory—May 16, 17, 18 celebrates the Victoria Day holiday. Demonstrations of plowing, seeding, horsehoeing and sheep shearing. ELDON HOUSE, 481 Ridout St., Lon- don, call 672-4580. The Ubiquitous Box: A selection of boxes from the Historical Museums Collection– tribute to "the simplest and most efficient organizational tool ever invented." Until April 25. HURON COUNTY MUSEUM, 110 North St., Goderich. Phone 524-2686. Open Monday -Friday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m. (After hours group bookings available by appoint- ment.) Special events: The Faces of Huron County, An exhibition honouring the 150th anniversary of the county features faces of people past and present from the county. Runs extended until May 18. LAMBTON HERITAGE MUSEUM, south of Grand Bend on the east side of Hwy. 21. Phone 243-2600. Rural Routes– farm fun for the whole family in a tour that starts at the muse- um for a glimpse of agriculture then and now, then tours North Lambton exploring farms. Sunday, May 31. Doll Show and Sale— Features dolls and accessories for show and sale, miniatures, houses, clothing, collecta- bies, furnishings. June 13 & 14. MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARCHAEOLO- GY , 1600 Attwandaron Rd., London. Phone 473-1360. Quill Basket -making Workshop for adults, April 25. Learn about the tradi- 18 TOWNSMAN/MARCH-APRIL 1992 tional Native technique of creating quill baskets and make one yourself. Fee $25 including supplies. ARMCHAIR ARCHAEOLOGIST SERIES Ontario's First Citizens: Palaeo-Indi- ans—Dr. Chris Ellis gives a formal talk with slides and examines artifacts from these caribou -hunting people. April 26, 2-4 p.m. General admission fee only. Flint Knapping Demonstration— Harri Mattila and Paul Lennox, two skilled archaeologists make tools using traditional materials and meth- ods, after showing a film on early stone tools. May 31. 2-4 p.m. General admission fee only. Music/Classical Listowel Concert Singer present Mendelssohn's Saint Paul, with bass Daniel Lichti, soprano Jenny Such, alto Laura Pudwell, tenor Darryl Edwards and organist Angus Sinclair backed up by a symphony orchestra. Conductor, Tim Gilbert. Trinity United Church, Listowel. Tickets: adults, $12, students, $6. Call 291-3375. Chamber Music Kincardine presents The Serenata String Trio, 8 p.m., Thursday, April 23. Malcolm Place, 255 Durham St., Kincardine. Tickets, call Kathryn Braul, 396-8310. The Bassoon Duo— with Jo Ann Simpson and Carmelle Prefontaine, two highly skilled musicians. Huron County Museum, April 23, 8 p.m. Kitchener -Waterloo Philharmonic Choir presents the Canadian Premiere performance of Messa Per Rossini, in celebration of Howard Dyk's 20th anniversary as Music Director. May 9, 8 p.m., Centre in the Square. Tickets call 1-800-265-8977. Music/Popular Spring Sing! with the Blyth Festival Singers and the St. Marys Children's Choir bring a wide variety of music from classics to spirituals, to love songs, the blues and contemporary Canadian composers— even a med- ley of songs from The Phantom of the Opera. May 2, 8 p.m. Adults $6, stu- dents 18 and under $4, under 6, free. Call 523-9300. Engelbert Humperdinck the "King of Romance" appears for one perfor- mance only at Centre in the Square, Kitchener. Tickets call 1-800-265- 8977. Statler Brothers, Country Music's most awarded act appear for two perfor- mances with special guest Clinton Gregory as Centre in the Square, Kitchener May 23, 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets call 1-800-265-8977. Victor Borge, master funnyman of the keyboard brings his ever-changing one-man show to Centre in the Square, Kitchener June 4. Tickets call 1-800-265-8977. Nana Mouskouri, the internationally popular Greek singer with the haunt- ing voice returns to Centre in the Square, Kitchener, Sat., June 20, 8 p.m. Tickets call 1-800-265-8977. Theatre Ziegfeld– A Night at the Follies: The spectacular razzle dazzle of the gold- en era is relived in an extravaganza of lavish sets, glittering costumes and over thee dozen of the very best show tunes. At the Centre in the Square, Kitchener, May 11. Tickets call 1-800- 265-8977. Annie: Little Orphan Annie's story comes alive in the musical version of the comic strip performed by the St. Marys Community Players, directed by Larry Parsons. St. Marys Town Hall, April 30, May 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, at 8 p.m. Sunday matinee, May 3, 2 p.m. Tick- ets $10. Call 284-2690. Dave Broadfoot's Comedy Cru- sade– Broadfoot brings his wacky world of topical humour and his famil- iar characters from Royal Canadian Air Farce to the Blyth Festival, Sat. May 9, 8 p.m. Blyth Memorial Hall. Tickets, $16.50. 523-9300. Grand Theatre, London, Call 1-800- 265-1593. The Perils of Persephone: Dan Nee- dles' comic look at the panic that aris- es among politicians when an apparent nuclear accident threatens careers. Tickets $18.75 for previews, $18.75 to $33.15 other times. Call 1- 800-265-1593. Nightlife The Albatross, 6 Saskatchewan St., Huron Park. Phone 228-6733 April 16, 17, Dennis Siren April 23,24, Danny McDonald April 25, Ladies Night April 30, May 1, Tim Gibson Mary 7, 8, Frank Perry Commercial Hotel, 84 Main St., Seaforth. April 16-18, Street Talk. April 24,25, Lone Bony. May 1,2, Highrise. 1