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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-08-12, Page 18PAGE 4A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1987 COMMUNITY CALEI\ID;A,,F! AUGUST 10 -14 - Children ages 5-12 are in- vited to Vacation Bible School on August 10-14 at Trinity Christian Reformed Church from 9 to 11:45 a.m. FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY, AUGUST 14-15 - The 128th Dungannon Fair. Friday night features: kids pet parade, chainsawing, log sawing, balethrowing, armwrestling, big midway and Bessie bingo. On Saturday, enjoy the parade a 'r noon, heavy horses, English and Western horse show, music by Tiffin's Orchestra, horseshoe pitching, baby show, bike races, open half mile run, watermelon seed spitting, homecraft and school ex- hibits, big midway and lots more. For in- formation call 529-7432 or 529-7934. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19 - This month's meeting of the Goderich-La Leche League will be held on Wednesday, August 19 at 9:30 a.m. at 302 Gibbons St. The discus- sion for the morning will include encourage- ment and information on how to establish a happy nursing relationship. For further in- formation, call 524-6661 or 524-2390. SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 - A dropped glove ... A shadowy figure ... A dead body ! Can you solve the mystery. Come to Fan- shawe Park on . August 29 to solve the mystery at University Hospital's Benefit Mystery in the Park. From 1:30 to 10:30 p.m. you will have a thrilling day oT sports, entertainment, a gourmet dinner, presented by fabulous local restaurants and a chance to win $2,000 in cash and prizes. Proceeds to the University Hospital Foundation of Lon- don. For further information, call 663-3195. Help University Hospital solve the Mystery of Disease. New crop of workshop at The Blyth Festival's new play develop- ment program is its most important an- cillary activity. The workshops offer playwrights an opportunity to try out their work with professional actors and direc- tors in order to create the best piece of writing possible. Three new scripts are be- ing workshopped at the Blyth Festival this month, with extensive participation by members of the company. The first workshop is "Bravado" by Norm Foster, whose play "The Melville Boys" has received'production in almost every theatre across Canada. Directed by Jerry Franken, "Bravado" receives a public reading on Fri- day August 7 at 3:00 p.m. ••'1'he Pig War" by Suzanne Finlay will be workshopped during the week of August 10. Ms. Finlay's comedy. "Gone to Glory" Bring your appetite for Puppet Shows to your local library in August. As part off your library's Summer Reading Program, a free children's puppet program will be held at: Goderich Branch Library, Saturday, August' 22 at 2 p.m. and at Bayfield Branch Library, Tuesday, August 25 at 1 p.m. The library s summer reading theme is "Gobble It Up" so come prepared for a tasty program. Marian Doucette will be your waiter for 30 minutes of delicious fun. The menu will include poems, puppets and a craft for dessert. Everyone is welcome (no reservations re- quired and no tipping allowed 1. Sponsored by your local branch library and Huron County Public Library. MONDAY, AUGUST 24 - The Imperial Hell Drivers will be in Goderich on August 24. The 7:30 p.m. show, sponsored by the Goderich Police Association, will be held at the Goderich Racetrack. Tickets will be sold at the gate. Admission is: Adults $5; Children under 12,$3. SHOW YOUR QUILT - The Huron County Pioneer Museum invites you to display your quilt in its thirs annual quilt show to be held at The Livery, South Street, Goderich, from August 22 through September 7,, 1987. The quilts will be on display daily from 1 to 5 p.m. and Friday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m, Deadline for submissions of quilts at the museum -is -August IT.. Further-inform`ation available at the museum, 524-2686. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL STORE - The St. Vincent De Paul Store, 15 Caledonia Ter- race, has good used clothing and furniture. Open Monday:Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m., Friday night from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 noon playwrights the Festival was extremely popular at the Festival last summer. "The Pig War" is being directed by Associate Artistic Director Terry Tweed. The final script to be workshopped this summer is Rex Deverell's "Afternoon . of the. Big Game", directed by Diana Belshaw. Mr. Deverell is playwright -in - residence at the Blyth Festival this sum- mer. His play "Drift" was produced at the Blyth Festival last year. It is anticipated that public, readings of "The Pig War" and "Afternoon of the Big Game" will be held on Friday, August 14 and Friday, August 21 respectively. Members of the public wishing to attend the readings should call the Box Office at 523-9300/9225 for further details. The public readings are free of charge. Entertainment 'Corpse' shakes the Playhouse "CORPSE! ", a comedy thriller written by Gerald Moon, directed by Steven Schip- per, opens at the Huron Country Playhouse/Main Stage on August 4 to August 15. "CORPSE!" is the story of twin brothers, one of whom plots to murder the other in the most unusual circumstances. As with most fool -proof plans, things do not go as they should and people are not what they seem. Featured in this clever, "whodunnit" plot are Mark Christmann, Charles Kerr, John Nelles and Helen Beavis. Artistic Director Steven Schipper says, "CORP- SE!" CORP- SE!" seems to me a highly theatrical romp through the genre of comedy thrillers. It blends humour and suspense in fluid fashion. I am particularly honoured to be working with Mark.Christmann. " "CORPSE!" is' produced with the assistance of Imperial Oil Limited and runs from August 4 to August 15/Main Stage at. Huron Country Playhouse. For ticket information, call 238-8451. "CORPSE,' a comedy thriller by Gerald Moon, directed by Stevven Schipper runs from Aug. 4 to Augi 15, Main Stage at the Huron Country Playhouse. ( photo submitted) v� els tales to . be presented te- t- y- h._ -Festival 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe', the classic tale by C.S. Lewis about the escapades of Susan, Lucy, .Peter and Ed- mund in the land of Narnia, will be presented in Blyth on August 15 by Theatre New Brunswick's Centre Stage Theatre. Blyth is the last stop of a tour which will have taken the Centre Stage Theatre through the Maritimes and Ontario. The group will be performing at the Blyth Festival at 2 p.m. on August 15. The show is adapted from the C.S. Ltewis classic tale, a story which is filled with the escapades and adventures of a group of children who stumble into a fantastical world of magical creatures when they step into the wardrobe and shut its doors. In this production, the audience will meet talking unicorns, the White Witch, Aslan the Lion, dwarves, talking trees and other creatures. This theatre presentation uses three, life size puppets, 23 imaginative, masks, 24 costumes, and 28 talented actors from New Brunswick. Life size puppets, masks and costumes have been designed ex- clusively for this production by Anna Wagner -Ott with set design by Yvonne Sauriol and lighting' design .by Mark Stevens. Cathy Nosaty has created an original score especially for this new production. The show is adapted and directed by Philip Sexsmith. Prior to its Sunday presen- The 7th annual! Make this the year you get involved, organize a run, a sponsor participant, cheer the cause. P Make this the year you take part in THE TARRY FOX RUN WALK �OG IKE WHEEL RIDE Pledge sheets available at: The Bank of Nova Scotia, Canada Post, Canadian Cancer Society, K mart, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Four Seasons Hotels, Shoppers Drug Mart. For more information, call the Canadian Cancer Society or The Terry Fox Run Office nearest you. Nfld. (709) 753-6520, P.E.1. (902) 566-4007, N.S. (902) 423-6183, N.B. (506) 634-3180, Que. (514) 842-3424, Ont. (416) 488-1480, Man. (204) 775-4715, Sask. (306) 757-1662, Alta. (403) 228-0681, B.C. (604) 876-3131, N.W.T. (403) 873-7756. t TheTerryFoxRun Sunday Sept ® 13th Proceeds from The Terry Fox Run go to the Canadian Cancer Society for cancer researe h tation, the group will give two performances in Stratford at the festival. "This is Theatre New Brunswick's first theatre school for children and we have been delighted by the enthusiasm and talent shown by the 30 students we have working with us this summer," Janet Amos, artistic director, said. "For many years; our theatre has been dormant during the summer months and I am so pleased that this wonderful produc- tion will be showcasing'.the talented young performers and designers that live in this province. What better way to celebrate Theatre New Brunswick's 20th' anniversary." The Centre Stage Theatre program and touring production of 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' is made possible through the generous support of the Canada Council, New Brunswick Department of Education, the Province of New Brunswick, the Federal Government Challenge '87 Pro- - gram and many service clubs.. Forrester to attend dinner The Blyth Festival's annual Gourmet Dinner will be held on Saturday August 22, 6:00 p.m. at the Blyth Community Centre. The food for this fund-raising event is prepared and served by members of the theatre's Board of Directors. Included on the menu for the dinner are the following dishes: chilled cucumber soup; potted herb cheese; cold fish "mousse; whole barbecued pig; fresh corn - on -the -cob; tomato, broccoli and cauliflower salad; hot mint -cabbage salad; and more. The famous fruit pies and fresh rolls are provided by the Friends of Blyth. Organizer of this year's event is Festival Treasurer Gayle Gundy, ably assisted by John Rutledge, Mary Gregg, Carol Irwin, Tina Chapman and other members of the Board and Friends of Blyth. A special guest at this year's dinner will be Maureen Forrester, Chairman of the Canada Council. Miss Forrester will at- tend the performance of GIRLS IN THE GANG following the Gourmet Dinner. Her last visit to the Blyth Festival was in 1984 when she was the guest speaker atthe opening of the Festival's 10th anniversary season. Tickets for this special event are $18.00 per person and are available from the Blyth Festival Box Office at 523-9300/9225.. Public Speaking competition held This year, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is hosting the third provincial public speaking competition for rural youth. The competition will be held on November 19. Preliminaries willbe 1 to 5 p.m. in the Royal Room and the finals from 7 to 8 p.m. on the Foodland Stage. All rural youth between the ages of 17 and 24 years as of the competition date are eligi- ble to enter. STAG & DOE Shari Cook Dave Cartwright Sat., Aug. 15 8-1 a.m. Auburn Lunch Provided $4 per person Age of Majority Required Each contestant must give a five to seven minute prepared speech on a current issue pertaining to Ontario's agriculture and food industry, as well as introduce and thank another contestant. Please forward name, address, telephone number, age and speech topic, to: Carol Stewart -Kirby, Guelph Agriculture Centre, P.O. Box -1030, Guelph, Ontario N1H 6N1 by October 16. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook of Tillsonburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cartwright of Auburn, are pleased to announce the forthcom- ing marriage of their children Shari Louise to David Owen on August 29, 1987 at 3:00 p.m., St. Paul's United Church, Tillsonburg, Ontario. The Family Of ZELTA RAITHBY. (Young) invite Friends & Relatives To An Open House To Celebrate Zelta's 80th BIRTHDAY Sunday, August 16 2-4 p.m 210 Mary St., Goderich FROMTIEBOINKA BAY GANO STFiG And DOE ' For Lynn Ryan and Bob Tigert Friday, August 21/87 Goderich • Lunch Provided , For information 524-9567 Each contestant must give a five to seven minute prepared speech on a current issue pertaining to Ontario's agriculture and food industry, as well as introduce and thank another contestant. Please forward name, address, telephone number, age and speech topic, to: Carol Stewart -Kirby, Guelph Agriculture Centre, P.O. Box -1030, Guelph, Ontario N1H 6N1 by October 16. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook of Tillsonburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cartwright of Auburn, are pleased to announce the forthcom- ing marriage of their children Shari Louise to David Owen on August 29, 1987 at 3:00 p.m., St. Paul's United Church, Tillsonburg, Ontario. The Family Of ZELTA RAITHBY. (Young) invite Friends & Relatives To An Open House To Celebrate Zelta's 80th BIRTHDAY Sunday, August 16 2-4 p.m 210 Mary St., Goderich FROMTIEBOINKA BAY GANO