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SAFE SOUND STORE-IT -YOURSELF 476-5715 anytime eons Sum IMS Furniture' -Xppliances No Place Like 2167 ALGONQUIN AVE 472-0510 The Nugget Second Section Monday April 6 1987 Pages 9 to 20 Bateman Johnston at Artsperience '87 wide including The Nugget trying to bring in the cream of the Mr Campbell said best to team the tricks of the trade from the people who know from the people who are working at He said workshops are open to anyone and many Artsperience students come back year after year The workshops fill up though on a first-come first-served barns Promotion for Artsperience brains locally before spreading world-wide have courses for beginners intermediates and experienced" Mr Campbell said trying to make sure we in North Bay ana in Northeastern Ontario have the first choice look to give a high level of workshop We have a real nice atmosphere here We have a lot of things Mr Campbell said many of the experts will give lectures during the evenings that will be open to Drew McAnulty The Nugget Roof up The roof is up on the new $15-miIlion Branch 23 Royal Canadian Legion hall on First Ave next to the former College JSA Construction Ltd is the builder on the project which should be completed by mid-July The old Legion building across the street is being sold to North Bay businessman Conrad Deschamps By GARY HOGG Nugget Staff Reporter Internationally acclaimed Canadian artist Robert Bateman will on some tips and discuss his chniques with art students attending the Artsperience program in North Bay this summer Artsperience a three-week program held at Canadore College attracts students from around the world to learn from' some of the top experts in all forms of art Cartoonist Lynn Johnston of Corfoeil will also participate in the program touch mi all aspects of says Artsperience co-ordinator Keith Campbell a Canadore instructor touch mi the music side literature and all types of visual arts This Artsperience will mark the 10th anniversary for the program and Mr Campbell said he expects between 700 and 800 students to register Wildlife painter Mr Bateman win cMiduct a three-day forum on his style of art from July 8 to 10 Mr Campbell said inquiries on Mr workshop have been in and calls have come several parts of the US and as far away as South Africa been swamped by people calling about the Robert Bateman he said people are interested in working with Robert Bateman better sign up Besides painting Artsperience will include workshops on a wide range of arts including nature photography electronic movie making creative writing papermaking pottery decoration dance music orchestral conducting fibre arts and advanced story telling Another special workshop on cartooning to be held July 6 and 7 will be given by well-known syndicated cartoonist Lynn Johnston Mrs Johnston created the popular cartoon strip For Better or For Worse The cartoon appears in more than 700 newspapers world EX Up-and-coming performers please crowd By GEORGE CLEATOR Nugget Stuff Reporter For young performers entering trldofe the world of entertainment a break is like manna from heaven it can mean the difference between making it or not But with the incredible number of people seeking fame and fortune these days the chances of getting the elusive break are very low Mine often than not luck or being in the right place at the right time that propels a young performer from obscurity to fame Established performers like Ruth Morawetz are trying to change this trend the public and guest conductors from across the globe will put on performances at the new North Bay Arts Centre something for everybody even people who inter-' ested in he said more activity you have the better it For families attending Artsperience there are even programs for juniors and youths not a babysitting service They do art They do a lot of Students attending Mr Campbell said do work and get completely immersed in the programs not a vacation When these students get going he said of the courses get so exciting the students hold reunions Students who attend Artsperience can pay 865 to stay at the College Education Centre- student residences for a week The courses cost about $50 to 860 each and include both credit courses students can use towards an art diploma and non-credit courses College will adjudicate the festival The four plays are: Chippewa Secondary productions of A Rope Against the Sun and Waiting for the Parade the latter was named outstanding production at the district drama festival by adjudicator Marty Southcott and received the award for outstanding technical achievement Ecole Se-condaire Algonquin's production -Dark of the Moon which received the award and Almaguin Secondary drama Reasonable Doubt Saturday very gifted performers soprano Wendy Humphreys singeractor Denis Simpson and sing-eractresscomposer Charlotte Moore Accompanied on piano by Ms Morawetz the three performed selections individually in pairs and together The evening opened with the theme song aptly titled Signature Music which was composed by Ms Morawetz The piece began on a of mystery with the performers singing the first few bars from the wings before coming together cm stage Ms forte is opera and the arias she sang Saturday evening complemented Her superb crystal-clear voice She also has a wonderful comedic sense which she demonstrated in the aria Audition Aria She sang the part of an actress who is desperately trying to convince a casting director she is wonderful on stage As the actress Adele Ms Humphreys plays three roles a naive girl a queen and a housewife Through the use of gesture die managed very convincingly to fill these various shoes Perhaps it was because she can empathize with the dilemma Unlike Ms character Mr Simpson has no trouble convincing casting directors about his acting prowess The versatile performer has appeared in 32 stage productions including a four-month engagement with A Chorus Line in Vancouver He is best known though for his appearances on the show Polka Dot Door But Saturday night his selections were purely for adult consumption He had the audience rolling in Four Nipissing plays-in regional showcase Four high school plays presented during the 17th annual Nipissing District Collegiate Drama Festival held in North Bay March 27 to 29 will represent the Nipissing District at the Northern Regional Showcase Rick Blair coordinator of the district drama festival told The Nugget Sunday Three plays are the productions of North Bay high schools while the fourth is from South River Altogether nine plays will participate in the Northern Regional Festival which is being held in Timmins April 23 to 25 Ron Cameron a teacher at Sheridan Soprano Wendy Humphreys gestures during one opening arias at the Classical Cabaret held Saturday at the North Bay Arts Centre Ms Humphreys and two other Canadian performers entertained a small audience with a chock-filled with music program of her aircraft retired at ceremony the aisles with his rendition of the song Vipers from the Broadway musical Watching Mr Simspon no wonder he was the recipient of a Dora Mavor Moore Award for his performance in the production In vipers he was uncannily snakelike He slinked across the stage and hissed his lyrics all the while drawing on a cigarette that shrouded his movements in a veil of smoke He was just as delightful as the Su in the song of the same name om the musical Madiera obvious his experience in children's television has paid off Like Mr Simpson Ms Moore's strength is theatre but she is equally at ease as a singer The 1981 duMaurier Search for Stars winner had the audience reeling with laughter as she performed a trio of songs about movies The third and final song a LeiberStoller collaboration entitled Humphrey Bogart was one of the highlights of the show Wrapped in a feather boa she called Fred -and sitting on the piano with her dress pulled up to she sang about her love for the famous actor climb the walls when I hear your In me of the quieter moments of the cabaret Ms Moore performed the poignant Jim Betts piece Offstage about a stage actor who wants to be a star the greatest star but no me knows it she sang with a hint of melancholy unlikely the same fate will befall these three performers They are dynamic entertainers whose talent will probably take them to the top serv- In 1980 the accomplished Canadian pianist founded Classical Cabaret to introduce the Canadian public to talented but largely unknown performers composers and lyricists Since its inception the cabaret has launched the careers of close to 200 new faces in a show that is bit of opera some tunes from Broadway new songs blue songs and a whole lot reads the program The cabaret came to the North Bay Arts Centre Saturday night It drew a small but enthusiastic crowd of 292 theatre-goers who were treated to the talents of three Draw McAnulty The Nugget Voodoo those who through their efforts made made the toms and synonymous with was unveiled The ceremony was attended by high-ranking military political and municipal leaders Among those in attendance were guest of honor Brig-Gen JD (Dave) command director of NORAD headquarters at Peterson Airforce Base Colorado Springs Colorado Lt-Col WD Turnbull commander of 414 Eleectronic Warfare Squadron MP Moe Mantha Nipissing) MPP Mike Harris Nipissing) and North Bay Mayor Stan Lawlor A large and enthusiastic crowd also turned out despite cold northwesterly winds Voodoo signified the entry of the Canadian fighter community into the supersonic Brig-Gen told the crowd a formidable foe which packs a great deal of raw power was brought into service with characteristic boldness and a unique appearance" he said aircraft was flown and maintained with the high level of professionalism which is characteristic of the Canadian airforce" Following Brig-Gen remarks Voodoos 067 and 006 roared over the heads of the crowd and with the cutting in of the afterburners went into steep fast climbs each banking in opposite directions The Voodoos are being replaced by state-qf-the-art Canada ir Challenger 600 jets The first of up to seven Challenger jets to be taken mi by 414 Electronic Warfare Squadron rolled onto the flight line at a small ceremony at CFB North Bay in February It will be outfitted as an electronic warfare training aircraft later this year Last two By GEORGE CLEATOR Nugget Staff Reporter A dedication ceremony Saturday at Canadian Forces Base North Bay marked the end of an era 1 The last two Voodoo aircraft still flying in the world 067 the black and 006 the grey trainer version were retired after a service career that was one month short of 30 years in three air forces Since 1982 the Voodoos have been assigned to CFB North 414 Electronic Warfare Squadron The retirement ceremony marked the final flypast of the two Voodoos and the last time the aircraft would be seen in the air together Next week 067 will be returned to the United States where it will be stripped of all its gear repainted in the colors of the United States Air Force and placed on a pedestal at Minnesota Air National Guard Museum at Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport Voodoo 006 will be sent to Nova Scotia where it will be mounted mi a pedestal at Canadian Forces School Cornwallis the basic training establishment for members of the Canadian Forces The Voodoos officially known in Canada as CF-lOls and the unique EF-101 were in their time the most powerful fighters in the world They could climb from sea level to 30000 feet in less than three minutes and at full afterburning power approached twice the speed of sound The ceremony was held at the entrance to CFB North Bay where a nine-ton CF-101 painted in the colors of the 067 rests on a 10-foot-high concrete pedestal A plaque dedicated all The last two Voodoos still flying in the world make over the heads of a large crowd that for a re- their final flypast over the heads of a large crowc at Canadian Forces Base North Bay for Draw McAnulty The Nugget ice career of the aircraft The ceremony was held at the entrance to the base where a CF-101 painted to resemble 067 the Electric Voodoo rests on a 10-foot-high concrete pedestal gathered tirement ceremony that capped the distinguished.