Tearing Families Apart One of the most difficult tasks that falls on the shoulders of adult children is to decide on care for elderly parents. Siblings can’t even agree on whether or not mom and dad need to move into a long term care facility. A brand new play In the Wake of Wettlaufer on stage at […]
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Monday@Mikes brings back their Big Beach Party Popular local band Monday@Mikes will be back on Grand Bend’s main beach on Wednesday, August 28, at 7:00 p.m. for the final concert in this season’s Wednesday Familiar Favourites Concert Series. This is the fifth concert of familiar music this year, organized by the West Coast Lions Club
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Grease is the Word! Grease is the word – but so are the words “powerful singing” and “high energy” when it comes to the production now on stage at Huron Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. In fact, the whole show moves at the speed of greased lightning. The Broadway version of Grease came out
Diversity on Ice with Lots of Laughs There are some new members joining up over at the curling club. We aren’t sure where this curling club is located – it might be in Petrolia. There’s a Tim Hortons and a small hospital in this town, as well as the curling club. Could be Strathroy. Or
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Bring the Grandkids or Grab the Neighbour’s Kids Playwright Caroline Smith continues to use her winning formula for panto writing, and another hit is on stage at Playhouse II in Grand Bend. If you don’t recognize Smith’s name, well, perhaps you didn’t study her in your high school drama class. Nevertheless, this is the fourth
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Funny and Touching Look at Farm Succession Once again playwright Dan Needles demonstrates his amazing ability to get to the heart of farm life. In his play The Team on the Hill, now on stage at the Blyth Festival Theatre, Needles examines the question of farm succession. Can three generations exist together on the farm?
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The singer with a long set list will be on Grand Bend Beach August 14 For 47 years, Cliff Erickson has been singing and accompanying himself on his guitar in front of audiences. “I’ve never had a job,” he laughs, “This is the only way I’ve made my living since I was 19. Erickson realized
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Superior Cast Provides Brilliant Acting In 1955, Twelve Angry Men was first seen on stage. Prior to that it was a television play, and then in 1957 it was made into the iconic movie starring Henry Fonda, E. G. Marshall, Jack Klugman and other greats. One might think that the material would be dated. Sadly,
Rocky, The Iconic Movie, is now a Musical Turning the old favourite movie Rocky into a musical? A lot of people were shaking their heads. It’s hard to picture Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa singing his heart out. Well, thank goodness it was Alex Kelly instead of Stallone in the iconic role. Kelly not only
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The Beatles and Wings at the Familiar Favourites Concert Series July 31 “We are very proud of our accolades,” says Yuri Pool of The McCartney Years. The popular Canadian band has been praised by those who worked with Paul McCartney and has been credited for their authenticity. The McCartney Years has been endorsed by Sid
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