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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2004. PAGE 19.
Entertainment Leisure
Heritage Allstar Band launches new show
Memories of Western Swingin.
and Country Singin' plays at
Memorial Hall, Blyth, Friday, May 7
at 7 p.m.
With just eight short weeks until the
grand opening of the 30th anniversary
season, Blyth Festival artistic director
Eric Coates was pleased to report to
the board of directors at their. monthly
meeting that an increase of 55 per cent
The Blyth Festival has been
recognized by the provincial
government for its efforts in helping to
restore economic and cultural vitality
to the people of Ontario. A grant of
$14,239 was recently approved by the
One of Canada's most celebrated
actors. Eric Peterson, joins the lineup
of Canadian artists appearing during
The Heritage AI!star Band that
brought you Memories of a Don
Messer Christmas has launched a
new show. It was born in response to
in sales to date has been realized at the
box office. "We are encouraged by
early sales figures and I'm confident
that they represent an upward sales
trend for 2004," said Coates. "We are
stoking the fire with many new
repeated requests by the Messer
audiences to heir more country
music.
This show is the cad il lac
marketing initiatives and promotional
campaigns that are being planned to
boost audience numbers in 2004.
Call the box office at 1-877-862-
5984 or visit the website 31
www.blythfestival.com
presentation of western music which
embraces an innovative method of
addressing the repertoire. The
audience will know every word to
every song, clap till their hands hurt
and laugh till the mascara runs.
Fergus Ontario's own Scott
Woods, Canadian Grand Master
Fiddle Champion, will be featured
with his championship style. His
western swing tunes will have all
toes tapping to such songs as San
Antonio- Rose and Take Me Back to
Torn Leadbeater, will take
audiences back in time, as he sings
such well-known hits as Eddie
Arnold's Just a Little Lavin' and
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and Release Me.
Marie Gogo's pays a tribute to
Anne Murray's hits, You Needed Me
and Could I Have This Dance.
Bruce Timmins, East Coast Music
Award winner will' excite audiences
with his guitar picking in Ghost
Riders in the Sky and Paul
Pacanowski shows his stuff when he
plays Yakety Axe on the saxophone.
Chad Wolfe, 2002 Canadian Step
Dance Champion will demonstrate
his step dance ability and display his
twin fiddle championship style when
he plays with Scott Woods.
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Eric Peterson joins
lineup for 'An Evening'
An Evening with Michael Ondaatje at
the Blyth Festival on May 1.
Peterson currently stars in CTV's
Corner Gas and was a mainstay in the
long-running CBC series, Street
Legal.
He is also a household name in
Canadian theatre. From William Lyon
Mackenzie to Billy Bishop he has
created hundreds of roles across the
nation.
Tickets are still available by calling
the Blyth Festival Box Office at 523-
9300 or 1-877-862-5984
Thank you!
The Blyth Legion and its Ladies Auxiliary donated $3,000 to the Blyth Festival last week. From
left: Val Pethick of the. Auxiliary, Melissa Boven, Eric Coates and Jane Gardner of Blyth
Festival and Thelma Johnston of the Legion. (Bonnie Gropp photo)
Sales increase for Blyth Festival
Blyth Festival approved for grant
Ministry of Culture through the events; and to support adjusted
Cultural Tourism Marketing Fund. production activity and redesigned
The purpose of the grant is to program delivery resulting from the
support special marketing initiatives to impact of SARS.
recapture audiences, increase co- Aggressive marketing initiatives to
operation between attractions and encourage the return of U.S. patrons
through the Just the Ticket and
Bonanza Weekend promotions.
targeted direct mail campaigns and an
eNews module for the Festival website
have all been planned to augment
ticket sales during summer 2004. "It's
wonderful that the Ministry of Culture
recognizes the value of our
contribution to Canadian theatre," said
artistic director, Eric Coates. "This
funding creates a great opportunity for
us to get the message out."
Over 50 per cent of operating costs
are realized through box office ticker
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