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4 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 16, 1999 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" It's beginning to look like Christmas The Scugog Choral Society is preparing for The Twelve Days of Christmas, opening Nov. 25 By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star On the First Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... We all know the list of swans a-swimming, geese a- laying, maids a-milking and all the rest. The song's a Christmas tradition. Also establishing itself as a local Yule-time tradi- tion is the Christmas concert staged by the Scugog Choral society. The Twelve Days of Christmas opens Thursday, Nov. 25 at Town Hall 1873 in Port Perry, and promises to be a delight for all ages, says show producer Michelle Jones. "The show is going to be absolutely amazing," said Mrs. Jones. Choral Society members are now putting the fin- ishing touches on the production, which will offer a blend of traditional and innovative selections with a Christmas theme. "What we've tried to do with this show is have something for everyone," said Mrs. Smith. She cred- its director Bev Foster -- who staged a Choral Society production at Christmas time two years ago -- with bringing an innovative and challenging approach to this year's effort. "Bev Foster is bringing us to new heights," she said. "She really is something." The show will consist of two acts, with the first half comprised of music featuring English, Celtic and African-American elements, said Mrs. Jones. In addition to the 49 voices of the Choral Society, audiences will enjoy music by the talented Brandon Family, and a segment featuring local dancer Cheryl Thompson. The second act is billed as "a musicological journey through the Twelve Days of Christmas". Mrs. Jones is reluctant to describe that musicolog- ical journey, describing it as a surprise the Choral Society is saving for its audience. But she promises it will be very enjoyable. "It's a funny piece; it really is very interesting," she allowed. "It's just like nothing you've every heard before." Add in a whole bunch of familiar Christmas songs -- some of which the audience will be encouraged to sing along with -- and you've got a package that's guaranteed to get even the Scrooges among us in the Christmas mood, said Mrs. Jones. Members of the Scugog Choral Society have been in a festive mood since early September. That's when they began rehearsing for The Twelve Days of Christmas, their Christmas show which opens Nov. The cast loves the production, and have been get- ting themselves in a festive frame of mind since about Labour Day, she added: "We've been singing Christmas carols since the beginning of September. It gets you into the mood, and keeps you there." The Twelve Days of Christmas opens Thursday, Nov. 25, and continues with 8 p.m. shows on the 26th and 27th. On Sunday the 28th there will be a 2 p.m. matinee. The following week, there will be evening shows on Dec. 2, 3 and 4. After the opening night gala performance, the audience will be invited to enjoy hot cider and cake with cast members. There will be door prize draws for items donated by local merchants, including a $300 fox head band from Lishman's. Tickets, at $15, are available at Henshall's Queen St. store. You can reserve them by calling 985-1965. 25 at Town Hall 1873 Centre for the Performing Arts in Port Perry. There's something for everyone in the show, says producer Michelle Jones. Tickets for e id the production are on sale now. "Teens Tackling Tobacco" is the focus of an upcoming interactive, two-day workshop for Grades 7 and 8 students in Durham Region. The workshop will encourage students to develop strategies to address the important health issue of tobacco use among their peers.The workshop is sponsored by the Durham District School Workshop tackles tobacco Board and the Durham Catholic School Board, in partnership with The Youth Centre and Durham Region Health Department. The work- shop will take place on Nov. 17 and 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at Durham District School Board Education Centre, 400 Taunton Rd. E., Whitby. For further informa- tion contact 723-5338. By Chris Hall ; Port Perry Star The horrors of war were recalled for students at S.A. Cawker Publi¢ School last week, when a number of veterans - attended a special Remembrance Day teeremony. co CooL Before a large crowd of students at e local school, veteran Victor nces in batt] n the beaches of for 33