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The Huron Expositor, 1997-04-16, Page 15intertainiiieiil Chislett named as artistic director for 1998 A well-known and award- winning playwright, one of the founders of the Blyth Festival more than two decades ago, will succeed Janet Amos as artistic direc- tor in 1998. Anne Chislett was chosen titer a four-month search. in whin 25 candidates were considered, by the bot f directors on April 6. She as been a dtamaturg - coaching playwrights as they prepare their scripts - for the Festival under the leadership of Amos for the past two years. and many of her most successful plays premiered at Blyth.. As a playwright, Chislett bas received two Chalmers Canadian Play Awards, the most recent last year for Fiippin' in, a play for young audiences. She also won in 1982 for Quiet in the Land. for which she also won a Governor General's Award in 1993. The play is being brought back to Blyth for this upcoming season. AWARD WINNING Her plays. also including Yankee Notions and The Tomorrow Box, have been produced by many theatres in Canada sad abroad. A Japanese production of the latter won "bast production" award in Hiroshima in 1989. She has also wriUcn for ttadio and film. Chislett has also served an internship in aka/Daturgy at the Banff Playwrights Centre and Canadian Stage in Toronto. to 1995 she taught play writing with4 the University of Western Ontario's Faculty of Part - Time and Continuing Studies, and in various courses for Theatre Ontario. "Although choosing a Expositor owners purchasing Free Press Sun Media Corporation - owners of Bowes Publishers Ltd., which in tum owns the Signal Star group of weekly newspapers, including The Huron Expositor - have signed a letter of intent to purchase both the London Free Press Printing Company Limited and Netmar Inc. from Blackburn Group Inc. The London Free Press is one of Canada's oldest dailies and Canada's second-largest independent. Netmar was Free workshop for storefront conservation -in town launched as Pennysaver the recent deal, Publications in London in 1978 and is a particularly lucrative purchase. now is this country's largest publish- er and distributor of weekly shoppers. operating in 25 Canadian cities and "a strong strategic fit with Bowes.' according to Paul Godfrey. Chief Executive Officer of Sun Media. Both the Free Press and Netmar went on the market at the end of January. Terms of which came as a surprise to most media watchers, were not disclosed. With the acquisition, Sun Media will publish 11 dailies, 84 weeklies and shopping guides and 15 farming and specialty publications in Canada and the United States. It will make it the sec- ond largest daily newspaper group in Canada, based on circulation, second only to Hollinger Inc., controlled by Conrad Black. Storefront Conservation is the topic of the day for a tree workshop being offered in Seaforth on Saturday. May 24. This workshop. spon- sored by the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation and hosted by the Seaforth Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC). will draw people from across Southern Ontario. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more about topics such as t he his- tory and components of storefronts. municipal plan- ning issues in conserving his- toric commercial centres, and sources of assistance for storefront conservation. In the afternoon there will be a hands-on field activity examining three storefronts in Seaforth'b Designated Heritage District (Main Street). The goal of the work- shop is to provide cost-effec- tive ways to help communi- ties and property owners con- serve and make effective use of their commercial heritage resources. The workshop is being held at the Seaforth Legion. 123 ANNUAL SEAFORTH TROUT DERBY Kids 14 years and under can register for the derby at the Seaforth Pavillion at 6:45 RULES:CHILDREN ONLY (14 yrs. & under) • • No Fishing Before 7 am • No Use of Lures • Limit 3 fish per child • Prizes awarded at 12 Noon • Fish must be caught & landed by child to claim prize SATURDAY, APRIL 26 - 7 am - 12 Noon SEAFORTH LIONS PARK Sponsored by Archie's Service Centre and Huron Sports Outfitters, Kippen ENDS THURSDAY \, \t‘ \pi) 11 I\tit I 111 S1 A( 1 )K Nord 4.1(4...•0,...(... FRI. - SUN. APR. 18-20 FRI & SAT 769 PM SUN MAT. 2 PM ALL MAT. SEATS 84.00 SUN -THUR 8 PM APR 20-24 NITELY LONG DISTANCE' CALL 1.800.245.3438 FOP TOIL FREE MOlti k LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND BEND ON HIGHWAY 21 Main Street South and runs from 9 a.m. until 4:30 P•m• Businesses involved in Heritage Restoration are invited to set up an informa- tion table/display at the workshop. Contact Sheri at Town Hal) to reserve your space at (5 9) 527-0160. writer to bead the demure e is a daps *are from having SCIONS and directors, the hoard fdt it is entirely appropriate with our mandate of craning stew plays," says Blyth Festival president Keith Revision. Chislett takes up her stew 'duties in /woe, wortiittg under the depattuag Autos for the summer season before assuming the artistic direc- tor's post on Nov. 1. 1 will do Soy very best to foster the creation of new plays that will delight, enter- tain and touch the hearts of the Blyth Festival's audi- ence," says artistic director designate Chislett. . duMaurier announces grants for Blyth A cigarette company, through the du Maurier Arts Council, announced more than $30,000 in grants for southwestern Ontario Monday, which includes 513,000 to the Blyth Festival for general spending for its 1997 season. "Except for the Laidlaw Foundation, its the highest amount we receive," noted the director of development for the Blyth Festival. It could be the last time. The federal government is pushing legislation that would forbid tobacco compa- nies from sponsoring arts and sports events, arguing it pro- motes tobacco consumption. Dublin - Mitchell - Seaforth Lions' TV Auction On Mitchell Seaforth Cable TV Channel 12 Saturday, April 26th tit 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 11 - Bidder sagistzation apd advance bids &a.m. to 94w, Watch Cable TV Channel 12 for news about the auction. Complete listings will be available in the mail on April 21. Bidding on groups of 20 items at one time. Auction Phone Numbers 345-2222 ■ 345-2060.345-2873 cupboard cit e?► G0� Book now for your Weddings Anniversaries Birthdays Banquets Parties of all kinds Full Catering and Decorating Services or call us for your specialized cakes, pies, and desserts. Alice Short at 527-1041 ...to put it simply, we cater to you... 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