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stouffville suntribune thursday april 27 2006 7 early reviews positive from music mania music manias a town tradition few indoor events can attract crowds of similar size three evenings in a row the curtain goes up tonight at 8 with engage ments again friday and saturday the high school while not the best of locations is the best we have hopefully when the new schools com pleted facilities will be better its obvious council at this point isnt prepared to make a move in this direction that said i attended a pre- show music mania rehearsal april 19 for no other reason than to obtain a sense of whats in store i intended to remain only until intermis sion however i enjoyed it so much i stayed to the end and ill be going back next time as a paying patron admittedly watching a concert of this calibre with participants attired in sweat shirts and blue jeans doesnt send ones senses soaring much like critiquing a fashion show in a nudist colony still itwhet my appetite sufficient ly to want a return glimpse of the real thing in black and white it was exciting in living colour itll be breathtaking past music manias have been shrouded in secrecy sure there were always a some hints at what was to come maybe even a few pho tos but nothing specific for this reason i entered the gymnasium with expecta tions of expulsion but this didnt happen quite the opposite director david baxter welcomed me even offered me a cushy seat near the stage producer gayle dunn was similarly receptive if you need help just ask she said nicetouch heading up a production of this magnitude is undoubt edly a daunting task one must walk a fine line between the role of dictator and posi- tion of patsy this isnt easy but david does it so does gayle their success will speak for itself so on with the show 1 from beginning to end i- enjoyed it all and so i believe will you yes even the skits while one routine should have been left on the cutting room floor the remainder are concise comi cal and decent befitting a churchhosted benefit yes jim brazier and bruce burtons welcomed lamp post patter is back and while the routine i heard is not what youll hear its bound to put smiles on the faces of the most sober of souls while not a big fan of 1960s and 70s music the 40- voice chorus under the direc tion ef marg cunningham does a marvellous job however im still awaiting roaming around with jim thomas just one gospel selection that believe it or not would be enthusiastically acclaimed in our biblebelt bastion the dancers this contin gent of colourful contortion ists plays a major role throughout including the duo of natalie woodmacdonnell and geoff larkin others stealing the spotlight in bril liantly executed acts are val cuthbertson debbie white suze joyce sandra carvello lisa tammisto jeanette emslie lisa st germain joe furfaro and davetaugher theirs is a show in itself the band is also excellent albeit too loud in one num ber so much so the chorus seemed to resonate from the depths of duffin creek selftaught guitarist louis sorichetti is amazing team ing up in a beautiful number with fellow strummer gary burke and the husbandwife team of gord and margo bibby also tops on the vocal front are solists sharon baxter and maggie macdonald plus a trio including marg cunningham jean gainsbrooke and ian newton i enjoyed the signing selection performed by herb kring and the chorus if you dont know what signings all about come and see for your self youll be impressed this preshow critique wouldnt be complete with out mentioning two conclud ing selections that are sure to give you goose bumps vince parrys rendition of a garth brooks favourite the dance and the chorus finale entitled put a little love in your heart both will send you home singing- and applauding net receipts will be divid ed between two fabulous community facilities the new parkview home now close to completion and the wwtchurchstouffville public library over the past 45 years more than 65000 has been raised for purposes such as this may the tradition- last a lifetime your lifetime and mine jim thomas is a stouffville resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years we make this old fashioned stew with the meat thats between the bones of a prime rib as far as im concerned its the best possible meat to use and the proof is just how good it turns out i like it served with either spatzle or the cipriani pappardelle noodles its a great dinner reg 1395 li to w qf serves34 m w this week smoked ureey id1stige these at first look like a rather neanderthal snack but you can do a lot with them you could cut them into beautiful pasta a nice salad or you can just pick it up munch i if smoked jf m jjj over oak mmmwm 9 its exciting times even if its a bit cool to be planting -t- containers and portable arrangements are the way to go just now we have received two of four shipments of garden accents urns etc the next shipment arrives this friday what has arrived are hanging geranium baskets both in fibre and in plastic some begonias more indoor boston ferns large and small a good selection of ivy some perennials for groundcover some container trimmings and a whole load of spruce trees theyre a nice manageable size for 60 ea and some a touch smaller at 50 our sidewalk is filling up fast our overfilled quarts of strawberries will be on sale tins week these are from a newer area of california and theyre great quart b california r0gc0li the broccoli is good this week and its at an easily digestible price unlike of late gei4ble medley- our deli salad feature for this week is our vegetable medley its a combo of many vegetables with an italian dressing touched with an edge of oregano reg 129 irs 100 g jmji j week s honey garlic ausages this is an old faithful sort of sausage that we make every week it sure has a following of its own to make them we use fairlylean coarseground pork a good amount of garlic black p a wrfi honey and a touchl it of nutmeg ff off you may have noticed a difference in our prepared meal counter and you may have noticed the fellow in the kitchen with the chef hat on his name is andre walker and hes taken charge of our deli and frozen entree department hes a great guy and were really happy to have him when you read the ingredients of this soup youll get hungry and thats when its frozen in the container wait till its warm and looking at you right in the eye reg 599 jp to obf serves 3 4 jms il w this week this week agust0mer ij0mplaint a fellow in the other day let it be known that he wasnt happy that we were most often sold out of our organic salmon come the weekend the situation is now repaired and our allotment has been increased whats j aiongf tfflsweek weve been busy making our overfilled peach and peachraspberry pies for this week these are big and heavy and very delicious reg 1495 ea also well be making some of our custard cakes which to me are- the ultimate coffee cakes with peaches and raspberries as well reg 1395 and 1895 off 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