ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Three-day Brant Theatre Festival next weekend!

Paris is definitely pretty, but over the years - like all the great beauties - she has proven to be multi-faceted and talented in a multitude of ways, showing off visual art, food culture, community engagement type entertainment, movie making and more. There are so many things Paris offers, and I’m excited to share with you several upcoming theatrical events you may enjoy!

Next weekend is the inaugural Brant Theatre Festival presented by Paris Performers’ Theatre and produced by Big Cityyy Arts, which has been a huge labour of love and dedication to the amazing theatre happening all around us, in Paris and Brant. Friday June 21st from 7 pm to 9 pm is the festival opener, the return of Paris Performers’ Theatre’s annual One Act Play night at St. Paul’s United Church. This year's event features three ten minute plays with film festival style Q&A- hosted by local creative dynamo Tiffany Martin - and it includes two original plays as well. Saturday June 22nd is a celebration of Paris Playwrights at Paris Wincey Mills Co from 7 pm to 9 pm, with performances featuring work from two Paris writers:Kate

Carter and Allison Fradkin, and then finishing off with a festival party to toast, schmooze and connect with other local theatre makers and admirers. There will be a bar with beer, wine, coffee, tea etc and Betty’s Blend popcorn to snack on, in honour of longtime PPT volunteer BettyAyres.

The festival wraps up on Sunday June 23rd from 7 pm to 9 pm with the Brant Theatre Showcase, an evening created to lift and laud theatre makers and happenings in Brant and beyond. This will be a cabaret style event featuring performances from Ayr Community Theatre, Paris Broadway Players, Penny & Pound Productions and more. This evening will have a lot of music, energy and feature a number of really dynamic young performers! All the events for the Brant Theatre Festival are Pay What You Like so that all who want to attend can and tickets are available on the door in advance via Paris Performers’ Theatre’s Eventbrite. Get in touch via email to parisperformerstheatre@gmail.com

The Glass Slipper Company is a pillar of Paris with its whimsical and professional pop ups happening at parties, events and festivals all around town, and I’m very excited to tell you that they have a brand new, beautiful project coming up in June! On Saturday June 29th starting at 2 pm, they will debut a fantastic oneof-a-kind show featuring almost a dozen different princess and characters, created with dance, song and storytelling to delight and entertain you.All ages are welcome, yes, Disney adults that includes you too! Tickets are $15 and available via email: xtheglassslippercompany@gmail.co m. Learn about the power of dreams with Pandora, the resident Fairy Godmother in training, then take photos and meet new friends who have similar dreamy and magical vibes!

And if you’re looking for a lastminute Father’s Day treat, look no further than the Musical Murder Mystery from ‘There’s A Production,’ happening on Saturday, June 15th at the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead. THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED: A Johnny Carson Musical Murder Mystery, will delight audience members alike. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the show begins at 6 pm with your tickets including the zany and zesty show and also a delicious homestyle dinner. It’s a perfect excuse to check out this incredible historical spot and also this evening of light and lovely entertainment. Dress up is encouraged but not required, tickets and further information available on www.theresaproduction.com

There are so many amusing and engaging things happening in our little town, practically on your doorstep darlings! So, make sure you check out these and all the other arty and entertaining events on offer, and support small and local with your recreation so that these punchy productions can continue to grow and thrive in Paris and Brant.