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w Year’s Eve
lovers, get ready
for First Night in
Victoria, a non-al-

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performances between 7:30
and 11:30 p.m. at 26 loca-

ns throughout Old Town
Victoria.

the wacky humor of The Bad
Quarto, magic and surprises
from Victor Lebel, the balloon
man, Irish music by Rosemary
Beland and Denis Donelly, piano
jazz by Steve Brown, Rumanian
folk music by Cercel Ensemble,
folk music by Colleen Eccleston,
chamber music by Fischer and
Roberts, maritime music by
Stuart Frank and Mary Malloy,
The Great Zucchini magician,
rhythm and blues music by Har-
ris and the Hotheads, 19th cen-

Theatre, musical journeys by
David Kaetz and Ann Glover,
Pepper the Clown, performance
poetry by the Radio Ladies,
dance by Lynda Raino and Co.,
Latin music by Sabor Latino,
Meet the Queen by Carolyn
Sadowska, dance by the Victoria
Arts Collaborative, Phantom of
First Night by Echart Seeber,
Smiley the Clown, Jewish music
by Tzimus, folk music by Valdy,
the Victoria Salon Orchestra,
The Victoria Symphony, robotic

THE FABULOUS QUARTET, the Loose Gypsies. will blend the
music of Django Rheinhardt and Stephane Grapelli.

It will be a warm-hearted eve-
ning of music and laughter, says
Linda Evans, president of the
First Night Celebration of the
Arts Society.

After the performances, the
gommunity is then invited to
join folk singer and master of
ceremonies Valdy at the Inner
Harbor for a spectacular
fireworks countdown to mid-
night.

Admission buttons are $7.50
and are being sold in stores
throughout Greater Victoria.
Children six years of age and
under receive free admission.

The following is a list of perfor-
mances people can expect to see:

tury history and hot cider at
Helmcken House, ritual English
dance by the Holly Tree Morris
Dancers, creative imagination
by Imagination Market, the Is-
land Thyme Morris Dancers,
hysterical storytelling by Jabber
Disease, King’s Castle Puppets,
native dancing by Le La La Dan-
cers, mainstream jazz by the
Brain Lillos Quintet, the singing
Loose Gypsies, songs and tales
by Maritime with Mariide, pipe
music by Roger McGuire, ritual
plays by Mummers, traditional
folk music by trio New Earth,
The Original Balkan Jam,
square dancing by Pale, Bitter
and Stout, tales of Hans Chris-
tian Anderson by Kaleidoscope

MEET THE QUEEN, and various other personas presented by

Carolyn Sadowska at First Night.

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mime by Don Virgo, musical
flute by Richard Volet and
Broadway songs by the
Wedgewood Singers Quartet.

For more information and a
schedule of events, call the First
Night Celebration of the Arts
Society at 380-1211. The office is
at 218-620 View St.

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