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mtnarmrrmimi it mfytsgi l t arts culture ii jiiitt n fti 1 ii i v- lib- if ti as- little redridihg hood off to visit granny czns church retelling of fairy idle y t noreen oleary correspondent chrisjtchurchsyouth group is once again bringing comedy and confusion to stouffville the group is presenting little red riding hood its sixth production of a traditional english pantomime more tharf 30 ydungpeople are involved in this years performance rarigingin age from seven to teenagers english pantomime isthe retelling of a wellknown fairy tale thatpromises great fun for the whole family it includes singing dancing high drarnaand slapstick arid topical humour 7 audience participation isencouragedwhether it be to cheer the heroine or boo the villain r according to rose lloyd of ghristchurch quite a bit of creative licence has been taken withthis years fairytale rewritten by veteran pantomime performer charlie parker the performance includes additional characters including an evil baron and a prince it also includes at least one markham or uxbridge joke we fit in what is politically correct for the day and whatever is happeninginthe local political scene lloyd said i intraditioriajpantojnime fashion some female roles willbe played bymale peldbrniers whuesoine male roles wfllbe played by female performers- k i i staff photosjoerd wineveen the town of markham celebrated black history month with an awards ceremony at the council chambers on tuesday posing with members of council and markhams race relations committee are from left the black history recognition awards recipients jacqueline skyers and pat oconnor race relations committee chairperson rick evans cynthia duncan derrick scott vilma cornelius mayor don cousens verde lorde clive hylton accepting for maureen reynolds ward 5 councillor jack heath ruth teague penny cromwellfileenglyn bancroft diana millstetty and lennox fraser black leaders honoured history of black community remembered i bymikeadler staffwriter n we will fight for the right to be free one group of school children sang in markhams council chambers this week as rthe town celebrated black history andrecdgnized commurii ty leaders y the song presented by children ofparkland public school iin millikeri during the event- talks about the history of black people throughout africa and how they often lived in oppression and were ruled by others grade 5 parkland stu- hthe performance stars laura fpckler as red riding hoodkerselfcharuepalrketasgrahdmotherrcaris reid ui j aslthe flti wolfmelante andpeter dent tashaunawilhams said marwemeevil barohi 3 t y r v u- i s the takm of power for all people also rnj v v- u t j v t t v y speaksto the future camille hadawav a fellow fifth grader choreography is by lmdsey hutchinson and amanda f iu- h v ic1 ei parker- musicairecuoncbyjulialtopping and mark eqnyqa c petersand difectionbydeniseptou vv k vfff marcrt 5 at 730 pm and march 6 at 2 pmand 730 pm tickets aresforiadults arid6 forchildrentand are avauablefmroughfstouffviile horist arid chnschurchcfil ais v for morejhformatidn all640rr461 jacqueline skyers a volunteer- teacher at the milliken african caribbeahcanadian upliftment program milliken mills high school teacher pat oconnor upliftment volun teers cynthia duncan derrick scott and maureen reynolds former milliken mills high viceprincipal vilma cornelius verde lorde school council chairperson and upliftment parent cqordinator volunteer teacher ruth teague parent volunteer penny cromwellfileen coppard glen public school principal glyn bancroft unionville pediatrician diana millstetty and lennox fraser abounding contribu tor to the markham african caribbean association this is the fourth year the town has honoured its citizens during february black history month a history not told is a history forgotten warned tessa bennireland a librarian and millikeris public school trustee later williams said she was thinking about the history of doncousensand markham councillors presented awards black people and how theyhad the power to fight back and tothe mowing black community leaders get their freedom marjcham comcert band dedicated to community music ir k hsytmonizes at je blue haze s local trip presents an evening of swing sing and zoe odin who paid her dues as a magician comic lbpvgie at jthe blue haze jazzlbuhge sirigingtelegram messenger arid dj jhasalackgrdund in musical theatre having been artistic try arid rockwith a good dose of tributes to the big band era idirectoral has catch skylark marchll at 830 pm atthe blue haze 5 worked in television radio dinner theatre arid clubs and washington s markham tjl ftaka tnpdownmemorydane with us at ounmarchth tribute to richard v r que special tiuestsiare a high energy vocal jazz enserriblerfrom nemarketh i g h schoojunaerjoefvk stages passion arid betrayal unite with some of the worlds most memorable music when a headstrong young japanese geisha marries a visiting american in puccinis madama butterfly j l v s operayiforklpresents the perennially beloved musical 1 drama saturday march6 at the famee fiirlane 7065 isimgtohaveratsteelesaveriueinwoodbridge i presented in conjunction with the culture committee of y the famee furlanethe everiing beginsiwith a 630 pm reception anddinner of fine italian cuisine at 730 prri sdpbstephanie the young japanese womariwholorsak andreligiorito marry the nerican naval officer pihkerton tenor stephen harland is aecallouspirikerton who considers his marriage arrange- y menf much more flexiblev j sti c pupulin will perform italian favourites on accordion during the reception and dinner r 14 forticketsand information phorieoperayork 416 469- 1 0086 or famee furlahe 058511 166 4 t fri vr trfr v- i i