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Page 10, Whitby Free Pres, Wednesday, November 3,1993 Theme songfs chosen for ' 94 celebratiion An Uxbridge grouplias won the Celebrate Durham '94 song coutest. John Shaw-Rimmiugton, Cathy Cristoff and the Uxperience Choir created 'Let's Celebrate Durham' which will become the theme song for festi- vities9 plauned for 1994, the region s 2th anuiversary. The song highlights positive attributes of life i n the region and the group was commeuded ýyDurham Region chair Gary lerrema for «creating a piece which truly does celebrate Dur- ham Region and its diverse life- style and culture." The song will ho performed, by a choir of youth from across the region, at the opening cere- moules of Celebrate Durham '94 on Jan. 9 at Durham College. Copies of the song will aIse ho made available to al achools in Durham ]Region as part of a proramte make students aware of the benefits of living in the vo on. More than 350 events will make up the 1994 celebration. For more information call the economic development depart- ment at 668-8000. New look to Whitby theatre MARIlON KAPP (Ieft), icky MacDonald and Brian Stevenson in a scene from Oshawa Little Theatre's production of 'l Remember Marna.' The play, which is about an immigrant family growing up in a modest San Francisco home during the early 1900s, will be presented Nov. 18-21, 25-28 and Dec. 2-4 at the Oshawa Little Theatre. Tickets are available at Saywell's Bookstore in Oshawa. Photo by Mark Reesor, Wnihy Free Press On Saturday, Whitby Court- house Theatre members hold a 'Paint-Iu' te complote the final phases of redecoration of the theatre in the Centennial Build- in heatre group members who are electricians iustalled decora- tive lightiug te, also the complote the redecoration, caried eout in 'historically correct' fashion under the advice of Peggy PoIson of Rousseau Heritage Hlouse. The facelift came as a result of a meeting between the theatre group and Town of Whitby parks and recreation staff. The theatre group agreed to pick up the ta b for the major portion of the cost of painting. The set is uow being construc- ted for the Courthouse preson- tation of «Into the Woods?' this month. A gala opening of the refurb- ished theatre and the first pro- sentation of the Stephen Sond- heim-James Lepine musical will ho held Thursday night, Nov. 11. Whitby's mayor, councillors and park and recreation staff haveAbeen invited te attend the opening. Some tickets are stili available at Lafontaine Trading Major event at library appearlng Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Monikfy 1ar & Grill 72 Hunt St., Ajax CW.C.J. wuldIdce tb apologize for the cancellation of our show at Classy QOs on Saturday, October 23rd. Due te unforseeable circumstances and by-Iaw regulatiens we were unable te pen<efm dotgh ne fauteofeuromn. W.CJ. he5 W 5r£ A our fan5 thi5 5aturday at thc Mor*ey 5ar & Gril in Ajax for a rockin' 5how! 9 ~you hr!i In celebration of Canadian Children's Book Week (Nov. 13-20), young adult/children's authior Kevrn Major will ho at the main branch of the Whitby PûbEc ILbrary on Saturday, Nov. 13, 10:-30 te 11:30 a.m. 'Diana,' Mgaos uewest book, is a humourous autobicgraphy about a young girl who was boru aroimd the sanie tme of the royal wedding -- she lias since been obsessed,with -royalty. MaLjor writes hoth serious and comic fiction as woll as histerical fiction. A resident of St. John's, New- fouudland, ho has won awards including the Canada. Ceuncil Prize and Canadian Library Association's Book of the Year Award for Chlfdren for 'Hold Fast!' His other books are 'Blood Red Ochre,' Dear Bruce Springsteen,' 'Eating Betwoen the 'inos,'T'ar ffrom Shore' and 'Thirty Six Exposures.' Register at the childrenls dosk The program i esuitable for childron aged il and over. For more information, contact the library at 668-6531. Post in downtown Whitby. 'Into the Woods' will be presen- ted Nov. 11-13, 18-20 and 25-27. By Erin O'Connor When the Durham Shoestrig Performers' production of ' Stories opens on Nov. 5, Ken Bond will beroady. The play, which runs Nov. 5, 6 and 11-13 at the Arts Rosource Centre in Oshawa, features the Whitby acter in the load role. I think the production by the Durham Shoestring Performers and direction by Bradi'Carson will make a succeasful play," says Bond. The play lias got something in it that evoryone will take with them ia a different way." The production tolls of a man, (played by Bond) standing on tho bui1dnthoe indowlegof a builing thikg about commit- ting suicide, and the people ho thon meets. "The audience will enjoy it, says Bond. "It's a noat concept." Although ho wouldn't revoal the ending, hoe did sair that it is "surÈpriising.but nioe. Tcets or, '7 Stories' are $6, available et Walters Music Centre, 349 King St. W., Osh- awa, and Information Oshawa, Executive Tower, Suite 204, Osh- awa Centre. For additional information, caîl Carolyn Wilson at 725-9256. Orealis at folk club Montreal-based trio Orealis will ho at the Vital Spark Folk Club. in Oshawa on Saturday night, Nov. 6. The three- have crafted a modemn blond of Irish, Scottieli, Quebecois and original music, and have a reportoire that expands upon folk, bringing a more contemporary sound. 1 RememberlMarna 1