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Th(' Eimira Theatre Comâ€" pany is enjoving the run of its current dinner theatre production â€" of Dearly Departed. Written by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones, and directâ€" ed by Ken Harkes. the comâ€" edy focuses on a group of relatives who get together to arrange their patriarch‘s funeral. From choosing the inscription to arranging the food table, personality clashes abound in this hilarious poke at the ritual of the family funeral. The show continues Nov. 11 {show only; dinner will not be served), Nov. 12â€"14, and 19â€"20. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m., followed by the show. However, on Sundays, doors open at 4:30 p.m., with dinâ€" ner at 5 p.m., followed by show. The Elmira Theatre Company, including (from left) Susan Parr, Nadine Ball, Gail Tako and Geoff Evans, offers up hilarity and hijinks in Dearly Departed, now playing at Lion‘s Hall in Elmira. Tickets are $42 each for dinner and show. For the Nov. 11 show, which doesn‘t include a dinner, tickets are $15 each, For tickets, call the Centre in the Square at 578â€"1570. ARTS FOCUS Esuat (iH?)I‘I(iLEâ€". SUBMITTEO PROTG The Kitchener Waterloo Philharmonic Choir, under the direction of Howard Dyck, will present £/iâ€" jah, Saturday at the Centre in the Square in Kitchener at 7:30 p.m. The choir welcomes the Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Symâ€" phony, and will share the stage in Raffi Armenian Theatre with worldâ€"renowned soloists Measha Brueggergosman, soprano; Susan Platts, mezzoâ€" soprano; Benjamin Butterfield, tenor; Gary Relyea, bassâ€"baritone. Making his debut with the choir is boy soprano Timothy Lanigan, just 13 years old who hails from Avr, Ont. From the first utterance of Elijah prophesying drought upon the land until the prophet is taken to heaven in a fiery chariot, this is an inspiring telling from the old testament brought to life under the skilled baton of Maestro Dyck. In 1846, the London Times said of Mendelssohn‘s new work, Elijah, "Never was there a more complete triumph â€" never a more thorough and speedy recognition of a great work of art." Tickets are available by calling the Centre in the Square box office at 578â€"1570. KW Philharmonic Choir presents ‘Elijah‘