The Citizen, 2002-04-17, Page 26Gallery Stratford presents 'News'
Tricks of the trade
David Eigenberg, a regular on the hit TV series Sex in the
City worked with students at the Imago Student Film
Festival, held at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton
this past weekend. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Students learn from pros
Gallery Stratford is very excited to that rediscovers its roots in the
present two exclusive screenings, in Canadian Maritimes.
the Stratford area, of the film The A struggling American newspaper
Shipping News, starring Judi Dench, writer, Quoyle (Kevin Spacey)
Kevin Spacey, and Gordon Pinsent, returns with his two young daughters
whose play Corner Green was part to a small fishing village in
of Blyth Festival's 2001 season. Newfoundland, long part of his fam-
The Shipping News is presented as ily's past. Though he's had little suc-
part of the gallery's Monday Night cess thus far in his life, Quoyle's
Movies series and is sponsored by "Shipping News' column in the local
Down the -Street Bar & Café. ti
After receiving
numerous newspaper finds an appreciative
audience, and the family's slow inte-
gration into the community changes inquiries for advance tickets, Gallery
their lives forever. Stratford decided to add a second
The Shipping News is a warm, screening at 9 p.m.
multi-generational drama that soul- Advance tickets may be purchased
fully explores the journey of an emo- at Gallery Stratford, or from Liz
tionally wounded, single-parent Mountain, for either the 7 p.m. or 9
family that travels far to find its p.m. screening which will be shown
place and peace in the world. The at the Stratford Cinemas on Huron
film is directed by Lasse Hallstrom, Street, Monday, April 22.
Tickets are $9 each if purchased in is rated NR and has a running time of
114 minutes. advance or if purchased at the
Monday Night Movies, presented Stratford Cinemas on April 22.
by Gallery Stratford in conjunction Purchasing an advance ticket will
with Film Circuit, a division of the guarantee you a seat in the theatre.
Toronto International Film Festival, The film, based on E. Anne
will continue again in .September Proulx's Pulitzer Prize winning
with another series of four films novel of the same title, is an inspir-
beginning with The War Bride. ing portrait of an American family
Celebrate volunteers
the most hours each year and more
people in rural areas volunteer than
those in towns and cities.
Statistics Canada set the value of
this help at $15.60 per hour in 2001.
This means that OCSA agency vol-
unteers provide $44 million -of care
at no cost to the taxpayer.
More information on volunteering
can be obtained at the Volunteer
Canada website, www.volunteer.ca
or by phoning toll-free 1-800-670-
0401.
Mom & Dad
April 21
Love Darryl, Kendra,
Shivon & Families
nick hands
It was magic at Blyth Memorial Hall on Saturday night as
Johnny Toronto performed his unique brand of comic fun for
the Comedy Comes to Town show, in support of United Way.
Other performers were Steve Brinder, Evan Carter and Meg
Soper. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Happy
lic
"Bee"-lated
Birthday to our
"Bee"utiful Ait
Two Year Old
(Logan Chalmers)
April 12
Hugs, Kisses and
lots of love
from Mommy, Daddy,
Sadie and MacKenzie
On the road again!!
From the band that brought you the heart-warming
Don Messer Tribute comes their all new show -
GM Veg o
Western Swingin
and Country Singin
* OLD TIME AND FANCY SWING TUNES
by Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion Scott Woods
* GOLDEN OLDIE WESTERN SONGS
by talented singer Tom Leadbeater and the band
* FAVOURITE GUITAR INSTRUMENTALS
by East Coast Music Award Winner Bruce Timmins
APPEARING
Memorial Hall, Blyth
Tuesday, May 7 at 2 pm_
for tickets call 1-877-862-5984
GOOD HUMOUR, NOSTALGIA AND WESTERN WARMTH
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PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2002.
David Eigenberg, a regular on the
hit TV series Sex and the City trav-
elled from New York City to Clinton
last week to help open the first ever
IMAGO Student Film Festival held
at Central Huron Secondary School
in Clinton on Saturday, April 13.
This seasoned actor, with a wealth
of experience both on the Broadway
stage and in front of the film camera,
recently played a major role in the
Richard Gere mystery/thriller film,
The Mot man Prophecies. Last
weekend, in addition to providing
the opening remarks at the public
screening in the evening, he offered
a two-part workshop to students
interested in finding out more about
the acting business.
Other CHSS alumni "stars" also
played an important role in this inau-
gural year of the Film Festival.
During the Saturday afternoon, reg-
istered students had an opportunity
to participate in a number of practi-
cal workshops - all led by Central
Huron graduates.
Marcel LaPorte (1984) drew on his
extensive background in Theatre
Production and Design to help stu-
dents understand the basics of effec-
tive set design and construction.
Randall Lobb (1984) assisted stu-
dents in mastering the complex art of
screenplay writing, proposal protno-
tion and idea pitches. Brent Radford
(1991) shared his background in film
directing and production in an ambi-
tious workshop called "The 90-
minute Film School." Trent
Richmond (1998) passed on valuable
information and tips on the invisible
art of post-production sound record-
ing.
Taken together, these four CHSS
alumni have a surprising breadth of
knowledge and valuable experience
related to the filth making industry.
But the real "stars" of the Festival
were the students who shared their
creative efforts with the public dur-
ing an open screening on the
Saturday evening. Films were
entered in five categories:
Animation, Public Service
Announcement or Commercial,
Docu/Mocumentary, Experimental,
and Short Feature. Original entries
had been produced by local and area
students as well as from schools in
Owen Sound, Orangeville, Petrolia,
Cambridge and London.
Net proceeds are directed toward
supporting Gallery Stratford. View
www.gallerystratford.on.ca for fur-
ther information or call 519-271-
5271.
A spirited public critique of all the
entries by a panel of knowledgeable
judges comprised the latter half of
the evening.
This Festival was organized by 12
students currently enrolled in the
Digital Media Studies course at
CHSS. Over the past five months,.
they have been busy arranging all the
details to make the evening a great
success.
Ride for
Huron United Way and Home on
the Range Hugo Trails are hosting
the first annual Spring Blossom
Ride-A-Thon, Saturday, May 4.
The ride is a daylong adventure
starting at Home on the Range in
Londesboro, up through Hullett and
back. It will be about five hours. A
Chinese buffet will be served back at
the range between 5 and 6 p.m., fol-
lowed by an evening of dancing with
live music supplied by Western Star.
The cost for the day is a minimum
of $50 in pledges. All proceeds go to
Huron United Way.
April 21-27 is Volunteer Week in
Canada.
In Ontario each year over 60,000
volunteers, working with Ontario
Community Service Associations
(OCSA), help provide a wide variety
of assistance to provincial residents.
This assistance ranges from volun-
teer drivers, Meals on Wheels and
homemaking, to seeing those afflict-
ed with Alzheimer's and providing
respite for those caring for individu-
als at home.
One third of people in Ontario vol-
unteer their time for this type of
work. Women and seniors provide
nited Way
Hugo and Friedy along with Huron
United Way volunteers will be wel-
coming guests Saturday at 10 a.m. at
the range in RR I, Londesboro.
Hugo will be heading the ride at 11
a.m. Everyone must be registered,
saddled up and ready to go by
then.
For pledge forms or to register, call
Huron United Way at 519-482-7643
or Home on the Range Hugo and
Friedy Bontrup at 519-523-9478.
You must have liability insurance
for your horse. No alcohol is permit-
ted on the trail.