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ae and:he swings- easily” from".

- Jatbasting “politicians: in
“hilarious political ‘parodies.

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news: story. with'a twist...
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ee citing | mix of songs, comé
... dy‘-routines and ‘musical:
maqiness to-his fans.’

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z “social’ justice, “stu.
‘pidity, in: nm government, and”

Halo probes a uniquely _
Canadian spiritual vision

A VISION ‘of Jesus Christ”

“the Great ‘White ‘North?

te wn’. characters” in Halo,
hitting: the’R.E.M: Lee -Sa-

adian. ‘miracle. .ends up.

the Two: Planks and.
ny -to tour: ‘the northwest: -
‘diiction’: is: acomic but

fetta town, fe Nedley,

: apps. when the: image ‘of ©
‘Jesus appéars Gn the wall

Nedléy'. fitid. themselves:

“of a resulting’ tourism

‘the vision first fiand.-
“The “play takes a ‘com-
assionate. and - ‘funny’ look
it how: the: ‘tabloids ‘handle

Breton. in 1998."

of the ‘play:

* Donald * “MeMullen'
~ devout Catholic: who” has °
‘his. fdith ‘tested: as he sits

7 ést'girl by his side.

- that.
oo when. Todd Butler, star of’.
a ‘CBE. ‘radio's “Madly-Off in’.
“All Directions” ‘comes to:

AS ‘veteran + sof. more. ethan”
"20: years “of. live pérform-.
‘and whimsical, wits: ;
sal “guitarist, :
median, . sa-'
= tirist, entertainer, “festival.
performer, an
-“Moimon: Guy"
- “his. formative ‘Years: ond.
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> away, ; “Alberta ‘and. now, te
Sides in: Courtney, B.C. -

mo Consequently,” he: can’ oe
‘milk-a COW,’ write-a ‘song
and take dim sum; all in”
the same day! He: also en-_

‘appears on. thé wall. of the:
local, Tim Horton’s.. Could:
‘there .ever be any “better
example of God?s: love.for”

But-for the-seven.small- ©

turday;: ihis - uniquely, Ca-. .
uring their: lives upside,
to. is the latest play

A‘ Passion: ‘theatre:.co ar.
mp - wrights: and- artists.

ve The company’. is. Known °
far: ‘dramatizing...
“events in Nova. Scotia: ‘into
audiences -
Hone, loosely. based on:
«the. 1992 ‘mine disasters i”

~The: Nova. ‘Scotia’ ‘pro

movin ortra al -s@t in‘the. -
oving ° something

across’ the: country. cin’ fe
;, late. tO.0 4, eee

‘ine!
‘elude: Hockey: ‘Moin, “Hock- ~
ey: Dad, the- story. of two.

“at. the. Tim. Hotton’ 'S Test-
urant seven days before
Christmas,” the denizens of”.

caught up in as media cir- 7
..€us\— and: at the epicentre

com:as: people” froni all:
Ver arrive. hoping t to see -

‘ religious~ sightings; ‘all. -
: while exploring true belief: q
: “The ‘story was: ‘inspired -:
by. actual eVeits, that’ took“
place: in Bras d Or, ‘cape.’

*, Halo “has: gamed praise”
“las a “high-wire: act”: that P
2 balances: elements of :co-..}.
“Oh medy ‘and: ‘tragedy: with
aes multi-dimensional charac- :

; revolves |.
around Casey. Quins. acy- [
7 "dttitude-filled high
school drop out who: works -]°
full-time Tim Horton’s,;
{providing ‘the comic centre

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or the: bedside of hig co-.
‘ matose daughter, : ‘his eld-

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"sion is a” Nova, Scotian *
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> fiemly ‘committed to. Ox .
“porting: east coast “stories
‘to the rest of ‘Canada’— and:
to* urtaring local lay =

. SATIRICAL SINGER Todd Butler and dobro player Doug Cox perform Feb. 4.

Singing comic blasts |
oliticians with. his. wit

‘cultural’ inettia in a “way
has been-- ‘haking
people: Jaugh- and Squirm
for over 10 years.

“+ [tis all. don with care
* ful consideration of ape
‘propriate * musical style,”
cleverly. chosen. sendiups.

‘Todd -
songwriter, ;

“a former

“joys aw ‘good laugh, Soon
Performing. with Todd is-
-Dabro player Doug, Cox.
* :Don’t know what /a Dobro, *
“is? Come and. chéck:it out. |

i door."
-who" spent oo ;
. invited | to: join, Todd: and -
“Doug. in, the’ greén room
“following” the “show: ‘for.
“drinks and conversation... ~
‘Sponsored . by ‘the. Ter--
“Arts
Council and Terrace Little~
‘Theatre: ee

THAT: S. nat a ‘Timbit - that's, Jesus!

’ Todd ‘and Doug wiil be

-performing al’ Terrace. Lit-~
tle Theatre’s McCol).Play-~
house: Feb, 4",at 8 ‘p.nm.
‘One: night | only. ‘Limited
. Seating. Tickets are avail-.

able. al: Uniglobe. or F alt the

Audience 3 members” are

race, and District

Past. “productions”

Norm Foster's

. See
“Simer
| Theatre.

recent

~~ Courageous : |
ois -.-Separated _ .

~ Skeena Valley Golf: and ‘Coun
February’ 6,7, 13, 14, 19, 20 & 2 Ist, 2004

“single parents, and their at-

‘tempts to. make a. “better.
dife for: each other in: in--
dustrial Cape. Breton, and —

Westray:. ‘The :Long . Way

For more details see the
listing in City: Scene: on
Page B20”.

ere onl the

Meet Gwen | |
© Practical

~ Stephen Massicotte’ 5

_Marys s Weds

- Chris Stone i is ‘holding auditions on n Sunday
‘February: | st and Monday February 2nd _-
at 7:30 upstairs | in the McColl playhouse for...

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- Cocktails: 6: 30 p. m.
7.00 pam

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