The Citizen, 1991-04-10, Page 23Entertainment
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1991. PAGE 23.
Festival Singers perform
favourite love songs
Magical singer performs at
Clinton Town Hall Saturday
Sandra Beech can perform magic
- not a magician’s magic, but
magical singing for children. San
dra appears on stage at Clinton
Town Hall Auditorium on Satur
day, April 13 at 3 p.m. One of
Canada’s top performers, Sandra
sings, dances, tells stories and
plays her guitar, harp and even an
Irish Bodran.
The Irish-born, now true-blue-
Canadian, captivates audiences
with her infectious, and boundless
energy. Children will want to
sing-a-long with one of her favour
ite songs “The Unicorn’’ which she
regularly performs. The Clinton
Arts Committee presents this en
tertaining afternoon of song as part
of their 1991 children’s series
which is suitable for children aged
Grand announces 91-92 season
Artistic Director Martha Henry
has announced The Grand The
atre’s mainstage playbill for the
1991-92 season.
Six plays focusing on the theme
of Entertainment, in every sense of
the word, will be presented on The
Grand Stage. The season will begin
October 22. and will continue until
May 16, 1992.
The season includes:
•“The Odd Couple,” by Neil
Simon, opens Friday, October 25.
This perennial favourite by one of
America’s most frequently pro
duced playwrights offers a delight
ful launch to the 1991-92 season.
After finding themselves suddenly
single again, Oscar Madison and
Felix Ungar decide to become
roommates. Hilarity reigns as the
two friends try to establish rules of
the house. The problem is that
Felix is a loner and a compulsive
cleaner: Oscar is a womanizer and
a compulsive slob.
•“Shirley Valentine”, by Willy
Russell, opens Friday, November
29. Shirley is a middle-aged Liver
pool housewife who suddenly has
the chance of escaping to Greek
Islands. The author of “Educating
Rita” has created a brilliant role for
a virtuoso actress in this warm and
captivating comedy. “This play is
so rich and funny and satisfying
that it reminds you again how
joyous theatre can be.” WNYW-
TV, New York.
•“A Walk In The Woods” by Lee
Blessing, opens January 10.
Charming and witty, “A Walk in
the Woods” reveals the private
conversations between two diplo
mats - one Russian and one
American. Instead of leading their
respective delegations through
arms control negotiations in a
formal setting around a table, the
elder statesman takes the younger
on a walk in the woods for the real
behind-the-scenes battle of wits
between two superpowers.
•“The Affections of May” by
Norm Foster, opens February 14.
On a typical morning, after eating
his bacon and eggs for breakfast,
May’s husband announces that he
is leaving her ... today ... just like
that. Suddenly May finds herself
alone, a single woman in a small
town and a likely target for the
affections of the local men who are
looking for romance. Does May
have affections? And will anyone
be successful in winning them?
•“The Woman In Black" by
Susan Hill, adapted by Stephen
Mallatratt. opens March 20. Do you
believe in ghosts? Kipps didn’t. At
least he thought he didn't, but that
was before he saw the woman in
4 to 12 years ot age.
Sandra Beech began her singing
career in Northern Ireland when
she was only four years old and, at
11, moved with her family to
Canada. As she grew up, she often
performed with brothers Will and
George Millar, who later become
the Irish Rovers, and gained wide
spread public notoriety as a soloist
when she recorded the Block
Parent Song. That’s when she
began touring schools, sharing her
great storytelling ability and sing
ing with students throughout the
province.
She recently released her fifth
children’s album, “Yes I Can’’
(distributed by A & M Records).
Her other albums include the Juno
Award-winning “Inch by Inch’’ as
black. This atmospheric story set in
the fog-filled English countryside is
perfect for The Grand Theatre.
“The Woman in Black” is a
terrifying ghost story that will
engage your imagination and bring
Ambrose Small out of the wood
work!
•“The Perils of Persephone” by
Dan Needles, opens April 24.
Wingfield Trilogy author Dan
Needles’ first multi-character play
4H club learns about plants
The second meeting of the Blyth
4H Horticulture Club was held on
April 3 at 7 p.m. in the home of
Christine Stadelmann.
The meeting was opened with
the 4H Pledge. Debbie Machan
then read the minutes from the last
meeting. Members then answered
the roll call.
Sheron Stadelmann introduced
to the group members, Steve
Cooke, from Cooke’s florist in
Clinton. He showed how to trans
plant several different types of
plants. The plants transplanted
were an ivy, geranium, cactus,
teddy bear plant, spider and snake
plants. The club members were
then able to ask questions about
the different plants they brought
from home. Debbie Machan thank
ed Steve Cooke for visiting the
meeting and giving such an inter
esting and informative demonstra
tion. Members were asked to bring
a plant that they will be able to use
in a flower arrangement.
The meeting was then closed
with the 4H Motto. The next
well as the equally popular “Chick-
ery Chick”, “Sunshine Songs” and
“Sidewalk Shuffle”. Her in-home
video, “The Pretend Box (distri
buted by Whitman-Golden), has
been an enormous success and her
book’n tape package “Songs About
Animals and Others” published by
Western Publishing sold more than
75,000 copies in the first six
months. Sandra’s television
appearances include many popular
children’s programs and for the
past four years, she has co-hosted
the Children’s Miracle Network
Telethon.
Sandra Beech performs for one
show only at Clinton Town Hall on
Saturday, April 13 at 3 p.m. A
limited number of single tickets are
available at the door on the day of
the performance.
has been an uproarious hit at the
Blyth Festival for the past two
summers. Join Eldon Currie and
his neighbours in Persephone
Township as they battle with the
politicians over a nuclear waste
spill in their own back yards!
Decide for yourself - clean-up or
cover-up?
All six plays will be offered on a
subscription series and will be
available for public sale mid-May.
meeting will be held on April 10 at
7 p.m. in the home of Christine
Stadelmann.
Back a Fighter
Support
Engagement
SCOTT-BONE
Mr. and Mrs. Spence Scott
and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Bone are pleased to an
nounce the forthcoming
marriage of thdir children
Mariann and Murray. The
wedding will take place
Saturday, April 20 at the
Brussels United Church.
What are your favourite love
songs? The Blyth Festival Singers
and the Goderich Habouraires have
chosen some beautiful melodies
and will perform these love songs
in a special Springtime Serenade
concert on Saturday, May 4, at 8
p.m. at Blyth Memorial Hall.
Conductors Wade Whittaker-
Cumming and Lome Dotterer lead
over 80 voices in joyous song as
they sing selections from Leonard
Bernstein’s “West Side Story”,
“Mood Indigo,’’ traditional
English folksongs, humourous
tales and other courting songs.
They also sing selections of
Mozart’s music to pay tribute to
him on the 150th anniversary of his
death.
Duncan McGregor is master of
ceremonies. Other guests are solo
ists John De Jeger, accompanist
Carol Carter and other members of
the choir who perform some origi-
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Engagement
BERNARD-SOTTIAUX
Mrs. L. J. Sottiaux of
Londesboro takes pleasure in
announcing the engagement
of her daughter, Jennifer
Lynn to Marc Alain, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bernard of
Strathroy. The wedding will
take place May 11 at St.
Michael’s Church, Blyth.
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nal compositions by conductor
Wade Whittaker-Cumming and
tunes by Simon and Garfunkle.
There’s music for people of all
ages, and for everyone’s tastes. Sit
back and enjoy the sounds of spring
with these two delightful choirs.
Tickets available at Blyth Festi
val Box Office, Lyons & Mulhern in
Goderich and Les Ciseau and The
Dutch Store in Clinton. For more
information call (519) 523-9300.
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