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By STEPHEN GAUER OI The Examiner J1m Parker has ambitious plans for city parks this sum yr Or Photo We mama ream Plan live concerts or programsounds good mer he wants to turn them into miniature versions of Torontos Ontario Place The Brock Universitv stu Jim Parker is the coordinotor for People In the Parks the cIty program which will offer free entertainment in local parks thls summer Examiner Elated Elton John return AI tt or ohn success 119 SM 1e and said felt like 10216101 following ad and gt11t011 IT 07 The as show in Moscow was probably one of the best canter ever giyen in my smpiy because the kids were marxelous They inspired me We we been invited to return to Russia and we will definitely be going although dont know TORONTO CPI For 30 years Alexander Grant danced with the Royal Ballet becoming the British com panys greatest demicaractere dancer Three years ago he gave up dancing to take over artistic direction of the National Ballet of Canada Now the Canadian company is going to visit Grants former home Aug 611 The National Ballet will be the first Canadian company to perform at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden home of the Royal Bal let The week will be opened by performance of Swan Lake at tertded by Princess Margaret The company also is taking second fulllength ballet La Fille Mal Gardee which was choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton for the Royal Ballet in 1960 and in which Grant created the comic role of Alain mixed program of three shorter works Bayaderka Mad Shadows and Kettentanz will round out the program The ovent Garden visit is one of three maior in ESCORTED MOTORCUACH TOURS CANADIAN WEST CANADIAN ROCKIES ALASKA YUKON NEWFOUNDLAND ATLANTIC PROVINCES GASPE OLD QUEBEC MINI CRUISE CAPE COD NEW ENGLAND POCONOS ATLANTIC CITY POCONOS CAPITAL CITIES SMOKY MOUNTAINS TENNESSEE BLUE GRASS NORTH COUNTRY MOOSONEE ADVENTURE AGAWA CANYON NEW YORK CITY PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CALIFORNIA SUNSEEKER NAME WASHINGTON WILLIAMSBURG CHICAGO WISCONSIN DELLS ADDRESS from USSR hen British newspapers spwulated SOVltI authorities allowed Johns appearances as public relations exercise before ncxt years Olympic Games in Moscow John chairman of Watford Football Club in the English st cer league toured some of the Olympic sites The Russians told us that they are interested in wide spectrum of artists They want Paul McCartney Eric Clapton Neil Diamond Nana Mouskouri and Pink Floyd In fact they told us the only reason more people have not played there is because they simply havent asked per mission National Ballet plans summer performance ternational appearances for the National in its 197980 season which began May 21 The first will be Swan Lake in Chicago at the International Dance Festival June 2630 The company returns to To ronto for an expanded fall sea son Nov 524 The season will run an extra week My Fridgehas destroyed in house fire Will get new one en xeepage DAYS 16 DAYS l6 DAYS l9 DAYS l2 DAYS DAYS DAYS DAYS DAYS DAYS DAYS DAYS DAYS DAYS DAYS DAYS DAYS 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wide variety of music as he can Parker already has com mitments from the Mello Blends Barries female barbershop chorus and from the Huronia Symphony 0r chestra Folk and jazz groups will also be part of the sum mer park program But Parker wants the con certs to feature more than music Hes looking for per formers of any kind in ELTON JOHN felt like Dylan BIG All IIIIIBII SINGLES 00MIIIII SIIIIII Victoria Wood is back OPENING SATURDAY JUNE 9th AT 1000 AMI BE THERE Ewenmod Farm BA DARRIE DRIVEIN SCREEN WINNER ACADEMY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST PICTURE ROBERT DE NIPO MICHAEL CIMINU FIIM THE MAY II DEFENSIVE Waterho cHeat Pump GE WEATHERTRON NORTII AMERICAS NO SELLING NEAT PUMP ONE SYSTEM HgAts COOLS 0mm 111101111115 111cm 7261 439 BIG LE TOUR NEW YORK CITY July Ist Weekend CALL BRIS T0 TRA VEL 73 70340 BEST DIRECTOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR BEST FILM EDITING BEST SOUND liliiiflliilt inviittij JUHNtllitt Itftttilit tnu 1711t Lr Liili iiiiUulti Ulla1 tilnln Film mun LLSII NEW ifiio tiLJ tutu1mm jllh3kprfuwy Jim it with 11 Ittiiti 111111th Putty All ftttlld MINTTL Ii MARNING SOME SCINES OI VIOLINCL eluding mime artists pup peteers and dancers who are interested in taking part in the program The concert program represents first for Barrie and Parker feels it has lot of potential Its an opportunity for local talent to perform and its good way for people to get involved in the communi ty he says think Barrie will be better town for it The major concerts will be held in the Sunnidale and Centennial parks but the smaller parks will also be us ed for neighbourhood con certs barbeques and childrens activities NOCIIARGE All the concerts will be free Parker plans to schedule the first one for the end of June with regular weeknight concerts to follow until the end of August Five concerts by the city band with the first set for June It will also be featured in ci ty parks this summer Evening concerts are nice way to make use of the parks concludes Parker lTD Offered at childrens library Free creative kids program By STEPHEN GAUER Of The Examiner Registration starts Monday morning for the creative arts program offered this summer by the Childrens Annex of the Barrie Public Library The free program being run for the third year in Barrie is open to 104 young people between the ages of six and 18 The program explores three areas of arts skills cinematography which teaches Super filmmaking BINIMII video taping and still photography theatre arts which teaches dance theatre makeup mime and mask making and material arts which teaches batik tie dying weaving and propmaking For the first time the workshops offered in the pro gram focus on specific themes The first workshop runs from June 25 to July 12 and has nature theme The second run ning from July 16 to Aug ex plores sensory perception The Edited to bite your funny bone recommended as ADULT ENTERTAINM helvrn Simon Produni0ns Presents George HamiltonRobert Kaulman Production George Hamilton Susan Saint lame Rithard Benjamin 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