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p14 weekender may 3 1986 weekender entertainment ejeyim councry djung 18 vtivtungtuo scttct mrkhm qfxttto fur ncivtiont ptcne cu 291 6468 j picnic business booming here the picnic business is booming and thats good news for the man agement of pleasure valley re creation park corporations and other groups ranging in number from a handful of people to thousands are quickly filling the facilitys re servation book for the summer of 1986 it looks like companies have discovered the fun and benefits of a picnic says coowner ken murphy of toronto it should be a good season mr murphy who operates the sprawling uxbridge twp park with partners gerry horan and bill moreau both of markham uxbridges gaty convery and jacques roy of the claremont area says the recent closure of swiss chalet park near green wood has directed even more pic nic business pleasure valleys way but he says most of the eight or nine key summer weekends still have some openings for groups wishing to visit the scenic 600- acre spread picnicking is by no means all pleasure valley has to offer horseback riding is now avail able to the public by appointment but the parks other major attrac tions namely a heated 400foot waterslide paved woodland rol ler skating trail and petting farm wont spring into action until the gates officially open satur day may 17 park hours through sept 2 are 10 am to 7 pm on weekends and holidays with a 6 pm closing time effective weekdays summer day passes good for the use of all facilities except miniature golf and animal rides cost 8 for adults and 7 for chil dren 12 and under general admission is 4 and 3 for more information on rates or hours contact 4715070 a new feature this summer is an 18hole miniature golf course featuring a nature theme its now being constructed in an area formerly occupied by big sid be lieved to be one of the worlds largest horses until his death last year at age 12 and mr murphy says special fourwheel atv rides will be offered for children if manage ment is able to obtain the necces- ary insurance coverage soaring liability rates are also responsible for the demise of the parks frontier flag adventure game it opened last year but will not return in 1986 immediately following the hec tic summer season pleasure val ley launches a fall schedule mak ing its debut sept 20 will be a scot tish festival complete with pipe bands highland dancing and a sheep dog demonstration the touring rough stock rodeo show is also expected in this au tumn students most ranging in age from 12 to 17 will again form the backbone of pleasure valleys 40- strong summer work force we really try to get the young people who by working here be nefit in their career develop ment mr murphy explains most of the teenage staff live in nearby communities like claremont and uxbridge while at least a half dozen come from mar kham and three university of waterloo recreation students are on staff for four months as part of their coop studies i pleasure valley also offers axi- educational opportunity to area- schools in the form of its rapidly- expanding french language ex cursion programs with the 1985 demise of megahorse big sid this burro and other assorted beasts have catapulted into the spotlight at pleasure valleys petting farm chris shanahan new musical at deer park inn theatre in the park deer park inn on hwy 47 north of stouff ville is presenting hooray for holly wood a musical comedy call 640- 6060 for reservations dinner is at 730 pm for this engagement the show runs on thursday friday and saturday evenings with matinees on wednesdays in the entertainment lounge saturday night the house band will be playing a selection of music from big bands to modern the show starts at 845 pm and runs until close le flirt le flirt located in the old town hall on main st markham features dancing to top 40 music until 3 am every friday and saturday night tonight all le flirt patrons who come between 8 and 10 pm will receive tickets for the trip to atlantic city draw ten finalists will be drawn for the big draw next month nags head tonight at the nags head woodbine ave north of steeles ave teenage head will be fea tured markham theatre tonight at the markham theatre the rotary club of mar kham will be presenting an even ing of international music song and dance for more information and reservations call the box office at 4790201 in the lower level of fernandos on main st markham white light- nin a southern rock band will be playing wellington tonight the wellington in the markham mall will be present ing hard road the show starts at 930 pm no cover charge every sunday night is movie night patrons can watch movies on the wellingtons 10foot screen there is no cover charge and the popcorn is free for further in formation on movie night call 294- 3165 watch all televised blue jay games on the wellingtons 10foot screen this tuesday night sweet emo tion an aerosmith tribute band will be playing the wellington fletchers tonight fletchers hwy 48 south of aurora sideroad will be presenting the music of aardvark dj service tuesday night par ticipate in fletchers games nite whats on onno dox 2gq2200 duchess every sunday is jam nite at the duchess main st markham featuring jane harvey all amateurs are welcome dirty berts tonight at dirty berts located otooies roadhouse every saturday win a weekend for two at the hotel renaissance all patrons can pick up free tick ets at the door between 8 and 930 pm only 105 old village spaghetti sunday night is movie nite at this main st markham res taurant see your favorite movies cotton club every saturday night enjoy the new music provided by meester at the cotton club hwy 48 south of 14th ave hobby horse arms tom baker the former musical director of the second city revue will be featured every saturday night at the hobby horse arms on main st uxbridge the piano soloist plays from a collec tion of pub songs and will also handle requests showtime is830 pm and there is no cover charge footloose roadhouse every saturday is the super platter giveaway nite at foot loose in markhams mr grocer plaza it will be served at the table there will be two chances to win and reservations are recom mended for the weekends mainstreet friday and saturday night the bryan westwood trio will per form at mainstreet restaurant in markham fernandos restaurant dayron nigrini will perform at brodies bar and grill hwy 7 in unionville no cover charge ristorante fernandos is presenting the vaudevillians a return back to the days of knee slapping schtich this show features david jorgenscn jolene leon and daniel sampson and is for au diences of both young and old the show runs friday and saturday night dinner is from 7 to 9 pm and curtain lime is 915 pm the price is 2295 per person for dinner and show the res taurant is on markhams main st melbas restaurant dine to the classical guitar sounds of paul brooks every weekend at this washington st markham restaurant reserva tions are recommended brodies bar and grill thursday through to sun- thursday through saturday dine to the guitar playing of pino at this italian restaurant in the old town hall on main st mar kham cullen country barns the cullen barns theatre is presenting vaudeville sunny side up at 1 and 3 pm everyday ex- cept monday the price is 350- for adults 3 for seniors and 150 for children 7 3 lindners dining tonight enjoy the music of pian- i ist myra forbes monday and tuesday night this main st mar- kham restaurant will be present- f ing the music of david cox j the greens of stouffville tonight david chester will be playing showtime is 9 pm and j the club is in success plaza oni stouffvilles main street