Clearwater Times Monday, July 2, 2012
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2012 Star Gazing Festival to be hosted in new venue Sherri Madden Wells Gray Country Services Committee began hosting the Star Gazing Festival in 2006. Due to a number of factors, the event was not held in 2011, but the committee is proud to announce that it will once again be hosting the Star Gazing Festival on Aug. 9 of this year. Past events have included large mobile telescopes, presentations on astronomical features by Colin Taylor from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Thompson Rivers University, kids’ craft tables, concession and the opportunity to view the stars through a number of telescopes located on site. This year, invitations have gone out to Colin Taylor
(TRU), the Okanagan Observatory, and Bill Burnyeat (who provides a Community Astronomy tour through B.C. each summer). Each of these individuals/organizations has a high level of knowledge of astronomical features and provides engaging presentations that enable us to learn about the amazing features in the sky above us. The organizers of this year’s event are looking for a suitable location to hold the event. It is estimated there will be 100-150 people in attendance. Limited light pollution is the primary reason for choosing a site, but there are other factors that the committee will be taking into consideration. The event may be held on either private or commercial property. The site will be prioritized based on the following criteria: light pollution, sky view, parking, and
access/distance from Clearwater. Other factors that will be considered but are not mandatory would be the availability of an on-site concession, washrooms, power and a facility to host the presentations in. If you have any questions regarding site requirements, or wish to submit your site for consideration before July 9, please contact Sherri Madden at the Community Resource Centre, via phone at 250-674-3530 or via email at smadden@tnrd.ca. When responding, please specify how your site meets the requirements. We look forward to a very successful event in 2012 and hope to see you all there! - Sherri Madden is services coordinator for Wells Gray Country and Thompson Headwaters
After Hours Theatre stages three plays for entertainment entertainment. The interaction between the actors on stage creates an atmosphere of suspense as one unlikely event happens after another. At one point I was drawn in to feel sympathy for the old woman with the annoying, snoring husband. At another I felt concern for the actor when everything seemed to go wrong. Good timing with the delivery of the lines and some unexpected actions enhanced the humour of the plays. After Hours Theatre’s esteemed director, Krystle Moilliet, explained that two of the plays will feature first time directors. “Must the Show Go On?” will be directed by Neal Broswick.
Sandra Holmes As I stepped into the room where a lively rehearsal was underway I immediately felt the undercurrents of humour and excitement. Then the corpse (or I thought it was a corpse) on the stage sneezed. This not to be missed production, “It’s All An Act” by Carl L. Williams, is a series of three one-act plays. Carl L. Williams, a playwright from Huston, Texas, has won many awards for his humorous plays. The play is perfect for After Hours Theatre’s fourth season and its first Dessert Theatre. The characters engage in lively conversation. There is love, murder, misunderstanding, a steamer trunk and good use of dramatic pause to create very humorous
Krystle Moilliet (l) and Neal Broswick play the roles of grouchy seniors as they rehearse for After Hours Theatre’s upcoming production of “It’s All An Act”. Photo by Keith McNeill
Tourism programs get provincial boost Times Staff Blue River, Clearwater/Wells Gray, and Sun Peaks are eligible to receive a total of $25,400 for projects that help grow tourism. “These communities all rely on tourism, and this funding will go a long way towards helping them better promote their local attractions. The idea is to make Blue River, Clearwater/Wells Gray and Sun Peaks the worst-kept secrets in B.C.,” said KamloopsNorth Thompson MLA Terry Lake. The communities
and programs receiving CTO funding are: • Blue River: consumer shows ($6,000), image bank ($2,000), website enhancements ($1,200), total: $9,200. • Clearwater/Wells Gray: image bank ($4,000), website enhancements ($3,000), total: $7,000. • Sun Peaks: summer campaign ($7,000), image bank ($2,200), total: $9,200. The funding comes from the provincial government’s Community Tourism Opportunities (CTO) program administered by regional destination
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marketing organizations. In all three communities the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association administers it. The CTO program is administered by the province’s six regional destination marketing organizations that
receive the funding from the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation. Successful applicants must have matching funds for their projects and they receive their funding after successful completion of their projects.
Its a boy...
BENTLEY WILLIAM SHYMKIW BORN JUNE 18, 2012 9LBS, 13 OZ, 21.5” LONG
After Hours Theatre presents
“It’sBy:all an Act” Carl L. Williams
July 4-6 @ 7:00pm • July 7 @ 1:00pm
Three one act plays, live music and great dessert, what gets better than that?.... In Must the Show Go On? actors are challenged with script issues and costume malfunctions... will they be able to get through the script? Can’t You See We’re Acting? asks the question, what can actors do with an unruly audience? In Final Curtain a fragmented family gathers around their dying monarch who truly believed ‘all the world’s a stage.’ Live music from Contender and dessert from the amazing Dessert Deck! … Nothing gets better than that! Performances at Serenity Acres’ Dessert Deck Advance tickets on sale March 1, 2012 - July 3, 2012
Ticket Prices
PARENTS SHALLYN & ALEXANDER SHYMKIW
GRANDPARENTS Drake Smith, MSW (Funeral Director/Owner)
“Can’t You See We’re Acting” will be directed by Alex Arduini. Both Neal and Alex have many theatrical credits and have acted in other After Hours Theatre productions. Krystle will direct “The Final Curtain.” This will be an evening of splendid entertainment on The Dessert Deck at Serenity Center on Lost Creek Road. Between the plays, the famous Dessert Deck treats can be ordered and eaten. Although there will be four performance times, July 4, 5, 6, at 7 p.m. and July 7 at 1 p.m., you are advised to buy your ticket early at the Community Resource Centre as tickets are limited to 30 for each performance.
PERCY & BEVERLY SHYMKIW AND DAN & LORNA FLETCHER
Advance: Adults $25 - Students/Seniors $23 • At the Door: All tickets $25 On sale at the Community Resource Centre 250-674-3530 **Limited to 30 guests per show** Each Ticket price includes 1 desert, 1 drink (coffee, tea or juice), & live show!