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1 ecdn6mist sun stouffville tfibims thursday july 1 1999 you can be a citizen on assignment 905 2942200 economist sun stouffville tribune do you have news to share with the community do you know of a naghbourhood accomplishment is there a special anniversary or birthday in your family or do you know someone who deserves recognition call us for details arts entertainment hursday mm at fuuj9r10ns bill mckee returns with trivia 730 pm every thursday begin the evening with all you can eat pasta for dance the night away with cj the dj great tunes 6211 main st stouffville i 905 6425360 myt goes au naturel for production of hair outdoor setting ideal for theme of love peace and freedom its back to basics for the cast of hair as they shed their inhibitions but not their clothes for their latest pro duction from july 8 to 11 markham youth theatre will showcase the musical set in 1968 that promises to ignite the pas sions of youth and freedom hair the tribal love rock musical chronicles the adventures of a group of hippies who meet daily at washington square park getting busted scaring tourists exploring sexuality claude bukowski has received his draft notice to serve in vietnam and is forced to choose between his free and easy lifestyle and his responsibility myt will stage hair at the markham civic centre amphitheatre lighting sound and staging will be moved in turning it into a fully equipped performance venue the space has never been used like this said technical director chris macbride robin everhart takes the reigns as musical director the band is comprised of a rhythm section from myts recent concert production of jesus christ superstar and myt veterans are joined by quite a few newcomers the cast totals more than 40 local youth whove worked for four months to mount the show audience members should bring a blanket to the amphitheatre at 830 pm and the shows start at dusk theres no admission charge but donations are accepted the amphitheatre is outside the civic centre warden avenue and hwy 7 for more information call the myt hotline at 416 4104100 young artists wanted another aspect of markham youth theatres hair is the inclusion of a local artist village at the top of the hill near the amphitheatre audience members are invited to explore the art of markhams youth before the show any interested artists can contact myt at 416 4104100 news digest musselstock 1999 a rockin fundraiser musselmans lake will be celebrat- ing canada day with lakeside fire works at dusk today dubbed musselstock the fund- raising family event features at least four bands and many solo performers on the waterfront stage admission is 2 per person or 4 for afamily up to four people hands will be stamped for in and out access starting at 4 pm bring along your lawn chairs sunscreen and bug repel lent food will be available to pur chase and all proceeds go to friends of musselmans lake and the cedarvale community association the cedarvale community hall is located at 67 cedarvale blvd awardwinning artist displays work at strawberry festival local artist lyn marnoch liddle was recently awarded best in show honours for her watercolour some apples at this years juried show in sarasota fl liddle will display other works at thewhitchurchstoufiville strawberry festival saturday on park drive love of canada on display the kathleen mackay art centre is home to a timely exhibit called o canada our home starting today until july 1 1 visitor s to the gallery at 197 main st unionville will view the works of 17 artists representing an area of canada call 4779511 ext 221 shakespeare comes to fairy lake in newmarket call for det 1294 i corner of hwy 7 and m by roy green staff writer when director gordon mccall brings the magic of shakespeare to newmarkets fairy lake this summer hell be recreating one of the most suc cessful moves in his very successful career mccall artisticexecutive director of the largest englishlanguage theatre in quebec founded the shakespeare on the saskatchewan festival in 1985 and made the saskatoon festival one of the most popular tourist destinations in canada it started just like this mccall said at a news conference to launch the york shakespeare festival a production of a midsummer nighfs dream staged in a giant tent at picturesque fairy lake from aug 12 to 24 this summers production is the brainchild of resurgence theatre company a new professional theatre company formed by ryerson university theatre school graduates matthew john lundvall lee wilson and anthony leo sheila pearce executive assistant to magna vicepresident belinda stronach is also one ofthe producers of the festival mccall now artisticexecutive direc tor of montreals centaur theatre was impressed by his visit to the fairy lake site yesterday this is a great place to do it well utilize elements ofthe park to recreate the magic that shakespeare created so many years ago rveflecli ions tnique collection of over 70 one-of-a- j kind mirrors on display at the frederick horsman varley art gallery of markham between june 18 july9i999 win one of several great- prizes including one of our unique mirrors a weekend package for 2 at the briars a signed david blackwood poster binnerfor2 r 2 tickets to barra macneil concert at the markham theatre 2 tickets to john mcdermott at the markham theatre ed to join us foi 1 i andcrafted mirrors on friday july 91k viewing and entertainme live auction 730 nmm an evening of great entertainment celtic music refreshments and more bsvp 90s 4779511 et i s vj 5i 1999 iv m proceeds will fund educational programming drop in between june 1 8 july 9 1999 fill out a ballot and reserve your spot for celtic reflections live auction winners must tie present on july 9th to clairn prizes j v a the frederick horsman varley art gallery of ivlarkham 216 main st carlton main unionville sponsored by economist sun