B2 Terrace Review — Wednesday, February 7, 1990 -

Potato People nimate R.E.M. Lee stage _

The inimitable Potato People NG BH oo . —_ .
are bringing their unique style of wee We ji
world-famous family fun to Ter-
race. ‘“‘Nuthin’ But Trouble”
comes to the R.E.M. Lee
Theatre on Friday, Feb. 16. Cur-
tain rises at 7:30 p.m.

The Potato People are the
cartoon‘like characters created
by Canada’s Theatre Beyond
Words.

Theatre Beyond Words is a
professional, non-profit, charit-
able organization operating
under the jurisdiction of Cana- -
.dian Actors’ Equity Associa-
tion. The company is Theatre-
in-Residence at Brock Universi-
ty, St. Catharines, Ontario.

The Potato People create the
illusion of watching live anima-
tion. They have captured the
hearts of over a million people
worldwide in their travels to
Yew York, Madrid, Moscow
and Tokyo. Hailed as a ‘‘Na-
tional Treasure’, their shows
are fast-paced, colorful and con-
sistently entertaining. This per-
formance in Terrace is made
possible by the Terrace Concert
Society, Terrace District Teach-
ers’ Association and the Canada
-Council Touring Office.
*:“Nuthi.’ But Trouble” is a
revival of t xe original show that
introduced the world of the
Potato People. Lazy Poppa, in-
dustrious Momma and_ their
adorable daughter Nancy
potato, are. visited by their
neighbors,- the Pearblossoms,
Larger than life ‘‘potato’’
masks, colorful sets and exag- ._.
gerated costumes all contribute
to the magical performances.
Sound effects and music further moe , Bite, ,
enhance this truly unique Mg Se eee Roe eis _
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Trouble’ are available at
Erwin’s Jewellers in the Skeena
Mall. Tickets are $12 for adults
and $6 for students and seniors.

THE SIGN OF A.

GOOD BUSINESS
NEIGHBOR ...

Entries close for —
music festival .

ning of the Festival. If you are tween March 8 to 17, please call

Contributed by Jo Falconer be at the United Church, and In-
able to donate your time be- Florence Euverman at 635-2418:.

Entries for the 25th Pacific strumental at Caledonia. Junior

Northwest Music Festival total
971 with well over 2,000 com-
petitors taking part. Totals for
each category are: Piano - 369,
Instrumental - 180, Speech Arts
- 183, Dance - 127, Vocal - 52,
Band - 35, Choral - 31, Orff and
Recorder - 14. Northwest com-
munities are well represented

with entries from Terrace,
Kitimat, Prince Rupert,

Smithers, Houston, Stewart,
Hazelton and Kitwanga.

The’ Festival Committee is

_ hard at work programming the
events. Dance, Band, Choirs,

Choral Speaking and Drama

_ competitions will be held at the
_R.E.M.. Lee Theatre, Speech
Arts:and Vocal competitions will

Piano will take place at the
Pentecostal Church and Senior |

Piano at the Alliance Church,
Adjudicators for ths year are:
Alexandra Munn - Senior.Piano,

Jocelyn Pritchard - Junior

piano, Teresa Dee - Ballet,
Harold Wiens - Vocal, Clara
Hare - Speech Arts, William

Street - Band, Derek Stoll - In- .

strumental.

The Festival Committee
thanks the business and private
patrons who have contributed so

generously to help cover the cost q
‘of organizing the Festival.
‘Personnel will be needed at all

locations to act as recording

secretaries, door ~ people “and ©
"generally assistants in the run-.

| TERRACE PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Annual General Meeting of the
Terrace Public Library Association

will be held on

at 7:00 p.m. in the
library meeting room.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1990

Elections to the Board of Trustees will take
place, and nominations for these positions
will be accepted from the floor...
_ Light refreshments will be served. |. |

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THE SIGN OF
A MERCHANT
WHO CARES
ABOUT PEOPLE...

This emblem identifies
the civic-minded
businessmen who sponsor

| Weta.

in the community.

Vi — 635-5672
Erlinda — 635-6526.

Brenda-Lee — 635-2605