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storytelling, plus fiddlirig -and more The first annual .Whitby Folk Festival will showcase a mix of local and imported musical talent and storytellers performing indoors and out. Things get underway next Friday with a four-hour concert at Whitby Courthouse Theatre featuring Tanglefoot; the Lion and the Unicorn, Earl of Durham, Victori'an House and Downpatrick also have groups booked for the evening. r Guitar,* storytelling and fiddle workshops, among others. will be held in the Courthouse Theatre from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Whitby Mayor Tom Edwards will inarch with the Oshawa >Brass Band to the outdoor concert site (the parking lot off Green Street behind the downtown firehali) at 1:45 p.m.. kicking off a four-hour open-air concert featuring headliners Halifax's Evans and Doherty, Durham groups Howlin' at the Moon, Brookside and Billy Brando, Quebec's Dent-de-lion and Tangiefoot, which halls from Peterborough. The second annual Kids Kraze for Sick Kids fun fair, set for -next Sunday (May 25) a( the Whitby Curling Club, iaiming to raise $8,000 for Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. The fair is the brainchild of Whithy resident Carolyn Smith, 10, who wanted to show the hospital how much she appreciated the three years o f chemotherapy treatment she received for lier leukemia. Royal Insurance, Whitby Fabrics, Golden Griddle, Toys-R-Us, Loblaws, Makita j Whitby, Sports Authority, Peacock Sports and Canada's -Wonderland were just some of the comfpaniesmaki ng big donations., Some 60r-volunteers, including Girl Guide leaders, Scouts, Civitan and Whitby, Howlin' at the Moon will be one of the area bands performing at the first annual Whitby Folk Festival., There will also be "various and sundry other surprises," organizers promise, adding the show wiIl head indoors 10 the Whitby Legion in the event of ramn. Evans and Doherty headline four acts at the main outdoor stage Saîurday evening from 8 p.m. to midnight and the four downtown pubs will feature different bands than they had the night before, from "8 p.m. 'tiI whenever." A kids. concert with "the wonderfui Magoo" .and others will be presented'at the Courthouse Theatre at noon Sunday and a Welsh choir, featured at the Mayors request, say organizers, »'iJl start things off on the main stage at 1:45 p.m, with Dent- de-lion taking over at 2 p.m., headiining four acts who will perform through the finale at 6 p.m. A "survivors jam" to raise funds for Denise House, featttring ail the musicians, will kick off at 8 p.m. at Lion and the Unicorn. As well, the downtown core will be "alive" with buskers, stone carvers, sidewalk sales and "folk fest dealIs on ev1erything from food 10 flowers. " *Breakfast Specials - 99o ~ * Special French Pastries *Burgers &Fries Sandwiches, Salads, So lu>s *MORE!1 329 Brock St. S Whltby (Prie Chopper I'aza) 905-665-7841 Dinner reservations recommended Open 7 days a week ~ LLBO 110 1 Brock St. S. (1 block Nof H"y401) Take Out 668-0778 Curling Club memnbers wîni be on hand to help make the day a.success. A new ginl, Hannah Silk, 5, who's recently been diagnosed with leukemnia, will help to open the fair this year, which organizers stress will go ahead ramn or shine. The idea snowballed and Smith, who is now in full remission, was able to present $5,200 to the li<spital one week after the fair on the annual Sick Kids Telethon. This year's fair,' "a fun day for the whole family," will include carnival gaines, lots of prizes. face painting, a jumping castie, pony rides, a hike rodeo. îoddler area, pcnny raffle. childrens' crafts table and a bbq. r May 17,1997, page 9 11% a First Whitby Folk Festival pýromiesafew. surprises 4-hr. concert .. . . . . 129 Brock St N. 430-9165 -1/l PUCE: POOL- Thuurdaiy Ladies play FREE pool NEW YORK NIEW YORK NIGHI AT CASEIY'S Ever4 Tuesdaq Night"Î 2 conDiie L for $15.99 iVO 8 OZ. 1NEW & Roast Potatoes For One Great Price FRE! WIIrI'BY PRESS en tertainmen t Parkwood estates in- movi.es - again The Parkwood Estate takes a starring role in the upcoming CBS miniseries The Last Don which was broadcast last Sunday. The television miniseries is based on the iatest ,book by Mario Puzo, author of The Godfather. Filming took place throughout the Parkwood mansion and groundis for about five w eeks last November and December. Miniseries stars include Danny Alello (as the Don), Kirstie AlIey, -Jasoný Gedrick,,David Marciano, Penelope Ann Milier and Joe Mantegna. - Area resi-dents-*wiii. enjoy.sscrutýnizin'g .thei'rtelevision screens to pick out images of Oshawa's finest heritage attraction. The stateiylume otco dtesweeping grand staircase are easily recogniized-, but there is, much m-ore to spot, for sharp-eyed viewers. The Last Don made extensive use of the, mansion and grounds - somnetimes i n unusual ways. Most interior and exterior spaces were filmed in their existing. configuration, but others were adapted or used to create new effects, like the insertion of a chape] into a corridor nea h iliar Room. Parkwood staff were treated to extraordinay scenes like actress Kirstie AIley running barefoot and shreiking through the snow, and a gravesite scene on the South Lawn. The production aiso used steady-cam 'techniques - where thecamneraman wears a body camera in harness - allowing it to use come of the seldomn-filmed areas of Parkwood, such as the Barber Shop. Parkwood is well-used for film productions, ranging from television commercials and weekly episodes to television inovies and feature. filmns. Filming provides a substantiali source of' funding for the estate, to assist in the ongoing operation and maintenance of this valuable historic resource. Girl, 10, wants fun fair to raise hospital fund YORK STEAKS $J99 plus tax 8OPm a UCLOSE WHITY LOCATION ORLT nnn**ý6 ýJi -Woomm-- - -« - - imuc dUMM