The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Whltby Fiee Prosu, MWeosday. Jaiy 2D. 1903, Page 11 'Road to Mecca' touches both mmd and heartj DIRECTOR Davi d Millar watches Mary Voilmer (Ieft) and Patty Gilhooly rehearse for Durham Shoestring Performers' upcoming production of 'The Road to Mecca.' The playi beingpresented Jan. 29 and 30 and Feb. 4, 5, and 6 at the Arts Hesources Centre in Oshawa. Cali Joan Taylor at 725-1893 for ticket information. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Pres A taste of the arts The Oshawa and District Council for the Arts is presenting its fundraising dinner, 'A Taste of the Arta'on Sunday, Feb. 14 at the Durham College dining lounge in Oshawa. The meal will be prepared by the vollege's food and beverage management students. Entertainment will feature Megan K(itchen, child star of ' Les Miserables.' She will perform songs from bit shows, including 'Les bMis.' . -itcèhen halls fromn Whitby, and bas the role of Cossette in Les. Miserables. She recently starred in an Amnerican TV show entitled ' Matrix,' and bas appeared in five other TV shows and 24 commercials. Beforo joining «'Les Mfiserables,' Kitchen appeared in several local amateur theatre productions. itehen will be accompanied by 4ms Cotton wbo la well known in Oshawa musc circles. Also featurod in the program is Steve Harland, a popular, local tenor. Harland recentIy appeared The County Town Singera willl hold auditions in Oshawa tonight (Wednesday). Auditions will be held at the YWCA, 33 McGrigor St., betwoen Centre and Simcoo atreets, start- ingat 8:30 p.m. o cially required by the Whity based choralgrup. For more information SHl Donna at 725-0802. at the Oshawa Symphony Assoiation's fundraising Wassail Party of Parkwood. Ho will be accompanied by Margaret Drynan at the piano., Storyteller Sher Leetooze and member of the Durham Folklore Society will also appear and present a story in keeping with the occasion, Vaentine's Day. There will be several doer prizes, including tickets provided by local performing groupa, and art by members of the Oshawa Art Association. Tickets for the ODCA Feb. 14 fundraiser are stilI available at $50 each, $25 of which is tax deductible. To order tickets, cal 576-2952. Record show at Heydenshore The l3th Whitby Record Show will ho held at Heydenshore Pavilion on Sunday, Jan. 24, il a. m. te,4 p,,m There will be CDs, tapes, videos, 459, 78s and posters. The firat 50 people who attend will receive a free album. Admission ia $3. For more information cail Alex at 668-2058. Magical Weddings Begin At MILL RUN If you're looking for the pefc onr etng, for your wedding dayplnte visita MILL RUN GOLF AND COÛNTRY CLUB. We specialize in ALl-INCLUSIVE "NO HIDDEN COST' WEDDING PACKAGES designed to suit your needa and make your planning worry free. Our elegant banquet facilities can accommodate from 60 to 400 guests. You can even bave your ceremony outdoora in our "prize-winning" gardon gazebo or in our country chapel. Please visit us at our OPEN HOUSE January 23/93 il am - 4pm Refreshmen ts wiJJ be servedl UXBRIDGE - 852-6212 a TOR. 543-1670 ~AMADEUS~g 1 756 SIEAFOOD and STEAKHOUSL ~ VERYDAY DINNER SPECIALS *Roast Prime Rib Beef New York Steak & Shrimps Fresh Seafood Plate ANY SPECIAL FOR ONLY Ail dinners are 9 9 9 Amadous rved with $ 9 fers the finest Garboc Bread and inqqliyand Caesar Saiad. $ *srvic 1180 Slmcoe St. N., OShawa 436-9333 or 436-9065 O0en 7 days a weok- Banquet facilities available By Mark Reesor Despite being in rehearsal for a month and a-hall', the Durham 1Shoestriingf Performers are stili discoveringL new thinga about «Mhe Road t Mecca.' *"As we rehearse we keep find- ing different leveis of meaninq tat we didn't thtnk of before, says director David Millar of tbe upcoming production. "The actera... read over their linos and come back witb a question, 'Hey, guess what? I just tbought about tbis,' (they sa). «We diacuss it and it gives a littie bit of a different interpre- tation the next time we do it -- it sort of evolves each time." 'The Road to Mecca' was writ- ton by South Mfrican playwrigbt Athol Fugard and was inspired by the life and work of artiat Helen Martins, whose home has been recognized as a national monument in South Mfrica. But the recognition camne after Martins' death by suicide. Dur- ing ber life, she was regarded by many as an eccentrie who turned ber bouse into a work of art after the death of ber husband. T'he play's main character is «MisHfelen' a South AIrican woman in lier sixties who is urged by the village minister te, move te, a seniors home and by a young friend to stay put. "The play revolves around that question," says Milla.r. It also looks at trust, friendsbip and creativity... I think it wîll teuch both your mind and your heart. "You'll be able te feel for the woman, but also understand the arguiments of the other cbarac- tors, (who wonder)... if she should be in an institution." Millar says he hopes people leave thinkingabout some of the issues raised. «I don't think they're restricted te, South Africa or 1974, when the play isP set." Fu gard's previous plays usually deait with apartheid, wbich got hlm in a lot of trouble at home, says Millar. Althougb they were popular in Europe and North Armerica, they were often censored or banned in South Africa. 'The Road' %i very subtie on the theme of apartheid.ItVs*jut mentioned very briefly... (so)it could be presentod in his own country." Fugard wrote it in 1984. Millar says ît's been very welI received, and won an award when it was presentod in New York in 1988. It's fun and easy and only takes about an hour! DUNDAS .2 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11-9, Sat. 10-5 E$5.00FFi69-BRW 0 SPresent this coupon anCNUMR . Ireceive $5.00 off any* 1390 8 ONUUR Lb~~coorwne.IHokins St, .OeCre Vce .00...N.......Y Reerato Jotlre66-98 WesLydVle IlewWulrkls Whitby's First Brew-On- INC. Premises Beer & Wine at 1/2 the cost of commercial brands Everything is provided to make, your own quality beer or wine atless than 1/2 the cost of comparable commercial brands. .