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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, February 9,1994 A guide to fine dining and entertainment. "The Cocktail Hour" Starts on March 3rd Is the cocktail hour a thing of the leisurely pace, a delightful tradition past? A couple of decades ago when called "the cocktail hour" was hon- supper was an elegant affair served cured. While the maid (or mom in on the good china and savoured at a most cases) was preparing the meal, Pamper your \J n ] on tino I valentine! ValcntineV^ Sunday Brunch ■V V» Viflgh Sunday, February 13th |J|f| lla.m.-2p.m. fôHïijj à_ FLYING DUTCHMAN Ê0jj} Tlic Lighthouse Brew Pub Æ40 Don't miss NEPICURIAN : Saturday niglit! Liberty St. S. and 401 Bowman ville 623-3373 Bowiraareville Drama Workshop Presents A.R. Garner's THE An ftdaltComedy HOUR Directed Jean Sheridan MARCH 5,4,5 1994 8pra BHS Theatre $5 Staàents $7 Aüalfcs For Tickets Gall 625-4790 625-2059 Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc. PORT DARLINGTON MARINA HOTEL Wednesday 2 can DINE for $ 16.99 Saturday Roast Beef Buffet' $10.95 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Live Entertainment Sunday Brunch $7.95 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. VALENTINE'S DAY Monday, February 14th Special Table Service Menu including Salad Bar and Dessert Tabic 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For information or reservations call (905) 623-4925 PORT DARLINGTON MARINA HOTEL Take Lake Rd. off Liberty St. S. to 70 Port Darlington Rd., Bowmanville the family would gather and have a few relaxing drinks to unwind after the day's work and fill each other in on their days. Today, with the advent of micro- wave meals and drive-thru windows, the final meal of the day is usually rushed because of Jimmy's hockey game and Sally's ballet class. But, docs the cocktail hour still deserve a place in our very hectic modem lives? That is what John's family is trying to discover among other things in "The Cocktail Hour", the Bowmanville Bowmanville Drama Workshop's latest production. But what about the cocktail hour? Docs it really belong to the past? In our house we have our own version of the "cocktail hour." Usually, over milk and cookies or upon occasion en route to McDonald's, we discuss the happenings of the day and our concerns concerns for tomorrow. While most parents parents feel their children arc rejecting them when they give up the old traditions, traditions, it usually is not the case. With our lives in high gear most of'the time, something has to give. But the cocktail hour? It was a time for families, families, perhaps in the hurried pace of these modem times, it is something to hold onto and cherish for the future. future. Why would John object to it? In any event "The Cocktail Hour" is an enjoyable adult comedy that mixes the serious with the humorous. With a cast of actors who make even the most major conflict a joy to watch, everyone is bound to leave the theatre not only with a smile on their face, but with a few reflections on their own lives. "The Cocktail Hour" can be seen March 3, 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. at the BHS Theater. For tickets call 623- 4790 or 623-2059 adults $7 and students students $5. by J. M. Bellman 4 pannciPüCTion * Café Cosima Authentic taste of German food in a COSY atmosphere. ' - Daily Specials - Open 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Banquet Facilities for Small and Large groups up to 130 people SUNDAY BRUNCH and DINNER BUFFET Open for Valentine's Dinner on Monday BOWMANVILLE 71 Mearns Grt., Bowmanville 697-2475 Randy Alldread (John) John, played by Randy Alldread, is a publisher who would rather be a playwright. He has come home to ask his father's permission to put on a play about his family. His father Bradley, played by John Amesbury, is stunned and furious at his son's lack of good taste. To Bradley, his family and life are not to be put up to public inspection and criticism. He is from an era when discretion was not only the better part of valour but the better part of a respectable life. 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Pat Marjerrison (Nana) Of course now, that they're alone, they have it in the kitchen while Anne, played by Elizabeth Prowcr, prepares the evening meal. Arm is also typical of her time, when women had a husband, children and a home to fill their every waking hour. Her daughter Nina, played by Pat Marjerrison, Marjerrison, is also a dedicated homemaker. Nina has a special dream of what she would like to do with her life. Instead she has become involved in many and varied charity works, as any "good wife and mother" of that era felt she should. John is the "trouble-maker" of the, family, always "stirring things up". But as well as creating conflict, John also creates change by forcing everyone everyone to rc-cvaluatc their lives. He feels that the cocktail hour is a thing of the past. Certainly for all of us there arc always things that need to change with the times. 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