Entertainment

The 24th-annual Home & Leisure Show hosted by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce this past Friday and Saturday had great exhibitors, but not a great turnout.
“The exhibitors were good, the show was good, but the participation from the town wasn’t as good as past years,” noted Chamber manager Anthony Mason.

The Townshend Theatre stage was alive with the sound of music—and drama—on Sunday afternoon as performers showcased their talents during the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts annual highlights concert.
This year, the festival’s top awards—the coveted Rose Bowls—were presented to Caitlin Sande (piano) and Taylor Latimer (vocal).

There should be plenty to see and do at the 24th-annual Home & Leisure Show this Friday and Saturday (May 11-12) at the Memorial Sports Centre.
The event will be bigger than last year, with more than 50 exhibitors signed up to participate, noted Anthony Mason, manager of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, which is the major sponsor of the event along with TBayTel.

Vocal Division
(April 24)
•CLASS V249E—1. Robert Moore Girls’ Choir, Grades 4-8 (Nathalie vonNiebelschutz director)
•CLASS V223E—1. Robert Moore School, JK/SK Class (Karen Peltomaki director)
•CLASS V177—1. Emma Dykstra 2. Kaitlynn Lougheed
•CLASS V178—1. Faith Pollard 2. Andrew Loney/McKenna Begin (tie)

Fort Frances High School students are ready to hit the stage at the Townshend Theatre next week with the high-energy, fun-filled musical, “Legally Blonde.”
“This is the most modern show we’ve done,” said Susan De Gagne, teacher and stage director for the show, noting the musical first opened on Broadway in 2007.

Vocal Division
(April 23)
•CLASS V102—1. Callahan Wiedenhoeft 2. Carmen Hebert
•CLASS V104—1. Emma Dykstra
•CLASS V105—1. McKenna Begin
•CLASS V106—1. Alyssa VanDrunen
•CLASS V107—1. Maggie Gauthier
•CLASS V108—1. Phoebe Ann Firth 2. Taylor Shouldice
•CLASS V145—1. Jillian Armstrong 2. Kaitlynn Lougheed/Emily Loney (tie)
•CLASS V146—1. Andrew Loney

Judith S. Ritchie (B.Mus. A.M.M. L.M.M. RMC MYCC) began music lessons with her mother and then with her mother’s teacher, Snjolaug Sigurdson.
She has studied piano, singing, and organ with prominent music teachers in Winnipeg.

Piano Division
(April 19)
•CLASS P506—1. Samantha Martin/Katelyn Bruyere (tie)
•CLASS P407—1. Katelyn Bruyere 2. Emma Dykstra
•CLASS P906—1. Caitlin Sande
•CLASS P806—1. Kaitlyn Chiasson 2. Oryn Albanese
•CLASS P807—1. Raymond Polz 2. Kacia Veldhuisen
•CLASS P804—1. Oryn Albanese/Sarah Bagacki (tie) 2. Kacia Veldhuisen
•CLASS P904—1. Caitlin Sande

Bonnie Ferrante, who writes fiction and non-fiction for young people, will be at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m. for a writers workshop.
This workshop will be of interest to all fiction writers.

Piano Division
(April 17)
•CLASS P003—1. Gavyn DeBenetti
•CLASS P107—1. MacKenzie Wright
•CLASS P207—1. Jacob Gustafson 2. Macy Anderson
•CLASS P002—1. Gavyn DeBenetti
•CLASS P102—1. MacKenzie Wright
•CLASS P202—1. Macy Anderson 2. Jacob Gustafson/Madison Krikke (tie)
•CLASS P303—1. Alexa Veldhuisen 2. Judy Wu
•CLASS P402—1. Katelyn Bruyere