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It was fun and games once again at The Ark, as
youngsters from 10-14 were invited to come and enjoy
some Groundhog Day activities last Saturday afternoon. In
addition to relays like the one Kendall Jutzi is competing in,
there were less competitive games such as shadow shows
done with an overhead projector.
Dora Mayor Moore
winner makes its
Grand appearance
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Karen Carey, Flamborough
are pleased to announce the
marriage of their children,
Brenda and Kevin. A private
ceremony will take place at
the Benmiller Inn on
Saturday, February 11, 1995.
A family dinner will be held
at the Blyth Community
Centre with an OPEN
country style reception to
follow at 9 p.m.
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E ntertainment
The Grand names new AD
It's Toronto or bust for seven
women living on the Wasychigan
Hill Indian Reserve on Manitoulin
Island when they hear about The
Biggest Bingo in the World being
held there. Each sees it as a chance
to win her way out of a difficult life
— all the "rez sisters have to do is
raise money for the trip. Watching
over their efforts is the trickster
spirit Nanabush.
The Rez Sisters, Tomson
Highway's Dora Mayor Moore
Award-winning play, previews at
The Grand, Feb. 7, 8 and 9, opens
Friday, Feb. 10 and runs until Feb.
25.
In turn hilarious, shocking and
mystical The Rez Sisters is a tribute
to dreams and survival told with
humour and vigorous, passionate
and colourful language. It won the
Dora Mayor Moore Award for Best
Think Cupid and get ready for a
Valentine's Party at The London
Regional Children's Museum. This
rockin' red party will be held on
Saturday, Feb. 11 from 10 a.m.
until noon. Lots to do! Face
painting, Cupid costumes, Cupid
cocktails, Queen of Hearts tarts and
a Valentine's dance contest for all
New Play for 1987-88, was
nominated for both the Governor-
General's Award for Drama and the
Floyd S. Chalmers Award for
Outstanding Play and represented
Canada at the 1988 Edinburgh
Festival.
The Rez Sisters stars Margaret
Cozry, Gloria May Eshkibok,
Michael Greyeyes, Joy Keeper,
Doris Linklater, Gloria Miguel,
Michelle Thrush and Bernelda
Wheeler.
It is directed by Larry Lewis,
with set design by John Thompson,
costume design by Debra Hanson,
lighting design by Jim Plaxton and
music by Marsha Coffey.
For ticket information, please
visit The Grand Theatre Box Office
at 471 Richmond Street or call 519-
672-8800. Toll free from area code
519 at 1-800-265-1593.
ages.
In addition to party activities,
kids can enjoy creating heart hats at
1 p.m. Victorian valentines at
2 p.m. and French Toast hearts at
3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
General admission: adults $3.50,
kids $3 (plus GST) and members
and kids under two are free.
Roger Lillyman, president and
the board of Directors of The
Grand Theatre are pleased to
announce the appointment of
Michael Shamata as artistic
director. Currently the artistic
director of Theatre New
Brunswick, Mr. Shamata will
succeed Martha Henry in July of
this year.
Mr. Lillyman said, "Finding a
successor to Martha Henry is a
challenging task, but in Michael
Shamata we have a superbly
talented individual who is highly
respected and has enjoyed
outstanding success at Theatre New
Brunswick. I am very confident
that he will build on the legacy of
The Grand and enrich our
community."
About the selection, Ms Henry
said, "I am extremely happy that
the board has chosen Michael
Shamata to become the next artistic
director 'of London's Grand
Theatre. His background has
prepared him splendidly for this
post, and he is held in high esteem
by the theatre community across
the country. Our staff will adore
him, and he will recognize and
honour the unique, superb quality
of his new team. The Grand is
blessed by this appointment."
Administrative Director Lascelle
Wingate said, "I am delighted with
Michael's appointment as artistic
director. We first met when we
were both working in Toronto and
from 1990 to 1994 we served
together on the board of directors
of PACT. I am confident that
together we will face the challenges
that lie ahead for The Grand."
Mr. Shamata has been artistic
director of Theatre New Brunswick
since 1989. His directing credits
there include Shakespeare's The
Winter's Tale, A Streetcar named
Desire, David Hare's The Secret
Rapture, the world premieres of
Norm Foster's The Affections of
May, The Motor Trade and Wrong
for Each Other and his own
adaptations of A Christmas Carol
and The Secret Garden (with Paula
Wing).
He has also directed for Theatre
Plus Toronto, The Canadian Stage
Company, CentreStage Company,
the Sudbury Theatre Centre and
Equity Showcase. In 1993 his
production of John Patrick
Shanley's Italian-American
Ski, sleigh
at Doon
Kick off Heritage Week in the
great outdoors at Doon Heritage
Crossroads on Sunday afternoon,
Feb. 19 from I to 4 p.m.
Enjoy the winter beauty of the
site and the great outdoors while
skiing through the village. The
churchyard hill is just the right size
for the tots and their sleds or
sleighs. Bring your binoculars to
catch sight of some of the resident
wildlife that is ever present in the
splendid Cressman's Woods. Enjoy
a cup of hot cider and a horse-
drawn wagon ride through the
village.
Admission is $2 per person
regardless of age. Members are
always free. If the weather is
unsuitable, the Ski and Sleigh Day
will be cancelled. The historic
buildings will be closed.
Reconciliation was seen at The
Grand. For several years he as a
guest instructor and director at
Carnegie-Mellon University in
Pennsylvania. In 1985 he was
recipient of the Derek F. Mitchell
Artistic Director's Award from the
Stratford Festival.
About his new position, Mr.
Shamata said, "I am thrilled and
honoured. It's a thrill to take on the
artistic direction of such a
respected theatre and it is a great
honour to follow Martha Henry. I
look forward to working with the
outstanding staff and craftspeople
to uphold the exceptional standards
of The Grand and to continue the
vital relationship between the
theatre and the London community.
I would like to thank the board of
directors for giving me this
opportunity."
Children's Museum
hosts Valentine party