The record, 25 mai 2005, Supplément 1

Brome County NEW Wednesday, May 25, 2005 ÊKO PENSE À TOI K wkWmW IS THINKING OF YOU Turn your groceries.into rewards Quality is our main ingredient.www.iga.net 472 Knowlton Rd., Knowlton 450-243-6692 231 Sherbrooke St., Magoy 819-868-1122 m mi tVV-fTir HH Knowlton Players’ A Bad Year For Tomatoes on until Sunday COURTESY KNOWLTON PLAYERS Directed by Darken Bell, A Bad Year For Tomatoes stars Michaela Barnes, Diane Stefan, Jason Westover, Ace Mac Lellan, Joan Seys, Vivian Grenier and Rose Highfield.By Wendy Denman Record Correspondent This weekend is the last chance to catch the Knowlton Players’ final production of the season — the Darleen Bell-directed light, enjoyable comedy A Bad Year for Tomatoes.Written by John Patrick, the plot includes all the ingredients that make going to one of these plays so much fun.The heroine is a famous actress seeking seclusion.The location is a small New England hamlet.The neighbours are downright nosy, her agent is insistent and our heroine is at her wits end.She improvises, invents a crazy sister and plays the part only too well.“It’s fun, we’re not doing it as a farce, though you could,” explained Bell.“The first act sets the scene and really introduces you to the characters, then the second act moves really fast, lots of action.” The cast includes newcomer Diane Stefan.“It’s always good to have someone who hasn’t been on stage before, to show them the ropes.It’s a good cast — I’ve worked with all of them before.It’s a community, I love Knowlton Players, if you need help it’s right there,” explained Bell.Bernice Paterson assists Bell directing and back-stage, Bill Jarand designed the set and Danny McAuley handles the lighting.This is a cast of amateur heavyweights, whose many performances have become part of the history of Theatre Lac Brome.Michaela Barnes plays the privacy seeking Myra, returning to Arts Knowlton for the first time in a while.Her performance in Guys and Dolls a few years ago was stunning.Here she takes the on a difficult dual role.“She plays Myra and her mad sister.She’s so good.It’s wonderful to be working with her again,” added Bell.Jason Westover, Ace Mac Lellan, Joan Seys, Vivian Grenier and Rose Highfield make themselves particularly annoying is this fest of fun theatre for a good laugh.A Bad Year For Tomatoes continues at Arts Knowlton this weekend.May 26 to 29, playing Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.and Sunday at 2 p.m.Call 450-243-0124 to reserve tickets.Going To Camp COURTESY MARYANN SKINNER As a first time initiative, Brome Lake Community Services is launching a program involving coin cans that will help send a child to camp.Salamander Summer Day Camp is a community-based program that serves over WO families with children aged 3-15 years.While Community Services maintains a low cost policy in order to ensure maximum accessibility to the camp, some families still cannot afford to send their children to camp.The coin cans that can be found on counters of various merchants in the Brome Lake area — including dépanneurs, coffee shops, video stores and newsstands.The slogan for the coin «—p a msr.predict in life.MS makes life unpredictable.MS Multiple Sclerous Society of Conoda **30 - *om- mmmmm 'vf-i;.Our obsession, satisfaction Built for life in Canada 2000, Sherbrooke St., Magog • 843-3673 • 1-877-552-3673 t-800 268-7M2 www'iwsocwfy ca