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Page 100 WhilbY'Free lPreýs,ýWëcln«cfày, Aprý'90.'1994 ----------- ................... .................. .... .... ........... -------------------------- ------------ . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ---------- ÀM CAST MEMBERS of the Whitby Courthouse Theatre's production of Les Belles Soeurs are (front, from left) Georgina Spencer, Dianne James, Joanne Prout, Maureen Howard, Alex Savage-Ferr (rear) Brenda Holden, Sandy Wright and Monique Essegern. The controversial play about Montreal working class women runs April 28-30, May 5-7 and 12-14. Tickets are available at LaFontaine Trading Post. Photo by Mark Reesor. Whltby Free Press am4i==[==~eJIJk Coarse comedy-drama next theatre offerinig 'Les Belles Soeurs,' the contra- versial, award-winningr play by Michel Tremblay, will be presen- ted by the Whitby Courthouse Theatre startingApril 28. In the play, several working- class Montreal wor nnail avid bingo fans, are gathered in a friend's apartment when she wins a million trading stamps. The resuit is a patent blend of comedy and drama, making it one of the most celebrated plays in Canadian theatre. Prom the dialogue between the in-laws," one learns about their backgrounds, private lives and relationships with each other. The conversation is well-laced, in Tremblay fashion, with course language. A mixture of envy and jealousy at, the good fortune of the trading stamps winner leads to attempts Record show on Sunday The Whitby Record Show will be held on Sunday, April 24, il a.m. ta 4 p.m., at Heydenshore Pavilion. The first 50 people to, attend tvill receive a free album and a Guns and Roses calendar. The first 200 people wil receive a comic pack. Admission is $3. For more information cali Alex at 728-5369. rThe W4hitby Inn Restaurant_& Sports Bar Banque t F acls-ay pfThli p BREAKFAST SPECIAL * from $3.95 Sat. & Sun. 9 arn ta 3 prn i fDining Room SpeciaIs~ :Buy one entrée at regular price 1 *get 2nd entrée m AT 1/2 PRICE A Kual or lesser value. Nol Io be used wth cther açecais Exptres Apri 30.1994 by the other women ta relieve her of some of her winnings -- provid ing much of the comedy in the play. Judith Edmondson is the director of the Courthouse ver- sion. Carol Laing is producer. Les Belles Soeurs opens with a free preview performance for seniors on Wednesday, April 27, 'FPred Ross and the Tradition of Figurative Painting in Saint John' will be held April 21 to, June 12 at the Robert Mcbaughlin Gallery. Organized by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in New Brunswick, the exhibition presents a review of Roed figurative paintinga and drawings. 7:30 p.m., followed by regular performances April 28 ta 30, May 5to7 and May12 tol14. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Ail seats are reserved. Tickets are available at LaFontaine Trading Post (430-3774) at the four corners in downtown Whitby. The catalogue essay will discuss the works in relation to, the creative milieu in Saint John of the 1940s from which it emerged. Ross' figurative work is the continuation of a tradition of figuration in 20th-century Canadien art oentred in Saint John. (2çitawa Syrnp/iaiq "Sprketme lJriff# a &;#,d frRal Price sa/ct Satu rday, April 231994 at 8:00 pm Eastdale Colegiate, Harmony Rd. at Adetaide Aduits $20 Seniors $18 , Students $12 Orcliestra Singyers Fm concert next Monday The Durham Region YMCA wil present the County Town Singers in concert on Monday, April 25 at 8 p.m. The concert will take place at Whitby Baptist Church, 411 Gilbert St. E. Admission is $5 for aduits, $4 for seniors and students or $10 for a family pass. Proceeds to the 1994 YMCA Community Fund. l1ickets are available by calling the YMCA at 668-6868 or by visiting the office at 814 Brock St. N. in VWitby. Kaleidosope ofsong P inMayq The County Town Singers will present 'Kaleidoscope' on Monday, May 9 and Tuesday, Maýy 10at8 p.m. Under the musical direction of Barbara Quellette, the show will be held at AIl Saints? Anglican Church parish hall, 300 Dundas St. W. in Whitby ickets are $8 for aduits, $5 for seniors and children, and are available from Lafontaine Trading Post in downtown Whitby. The County Town Singers are looking for new members for next September, especially bass and tenor voices. Those interested may cal 668-5469. Whitby Free Press 1.The Brooklin Masonic Hall was built in 1951. What stood on its site prior to construction of the hall? 2. What was the original use of the Florence Heard Public School when the f irst school on that site was built in 1876? Victoria Elliîs, Oboe .. . . . . . . . . Figurative works by RZoss at Gallery ~g(>~\Heronga te SDinner Theatre A Hlarious Comedy - Stafling ig $29.95 SPECIAL - TMURSDAY, MAY 5 s27.95 ~2885 Atona Rd., Pickering Cal 90)472-3085 - meratons & nlrmao i