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GIBSONS LANDING HERITAGE SOCIETY

HERITAGE PLAYHOUSE
RR.9 662 North Road, Gibsons, B.C. VON 1V9

Volume 1, Issue 1 TELEPHONE. 604 886 8998

SPRING 2004

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

 
   
AIR CONDITIONING
The Heritage Playhouse is now in it's third year and every summer seems hotter than the last. However this torture will soon be a thing of the past. Thanks to the Sunshine Coast Regional District - that means you! ..and private donations.. the GLHS is now in a financial position to have air conditioning installed.

Coast Climate Control will start work shortly and when SOPA begins in July we will all be cool, calm and not having to fan our heated bodies with our programmes!  If you would like to contribute to this  please make a donation to 'AIR CONDITIONING, GIBSONS LANDING HERITAGE SOCIETY' Remember, we can give tax deductible receipts.
And not only will the Playhouse be the coolest thing in Gibsons but you'll be able to step out on to the back deck come rain, come shine and sip a little something and stay dry. Thanks to Gibsons Rotary and to the shrewd  managers of the GLHS we can now afford to put a sky lighted roof on the back deck! Onwards and upwards!! Ray Moscrip and Laurie Lacovetsky will be responsible for this latest addition to the Playhouse.


Heritage Playhouse Sketch by Terry Barker
   
SHOWCASE OF PERFORMING ARTS
 
Showcase of performing arts (SOPA ) will take place between July  2nd to Jul 17th. At the Heritage Playhouse. The festival will begin with a gala night similar to the great success that we had last year...wine and food will flow....not to mention talent and the festival will showcase the best of the coast's dancers, musicians and thespians, and some off coast surprises. If you would like to volunteer in any capacity, please leave a message at 604 886 8998 and we will be delighted to get back to you.  Our calendar of events will be appearing in April.
   
TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED

As part of an on-going plan to improve production quality at the Theatre, the Directors and Kerry Mills (Technical Director) are making application to the B.C. Lotteries Corporation for a share in the available Lotteries money for specific items needed to make the Heritage Playhouse into a first-class arts and entertainment venue.

The application will designate which lighting fixtures, gels and spotlights are necessary to up-grade the older equipment. A decision was made to present a comprehensive application for lighting and sound items based on current needs, but with strong consideration for future requirements that would attract bigger and better clients for the Playhouse.

Said Kerry Mills, "I have a perfect-world wish-list in mind for lights and sound components based on my experience as Technical Director. Even if the Lotteries corporation approves only part of what we ask for, we'll be in a better position to offer high-quality sound and light."

Other musical and arts groups on the Sunshine Coast have recently had success with their applications for Lotteries money, so the Directors and Kerry are optimistic. An announcement will be made to the public and to Heritage Playhouse members as to the success of our venture.

Incidentally, if you know of used or well-priced components that are available on the Coast, please contact Kerry Mills at the Theatre.

--submitted by Lyle Carter
 
   

 

"The theatre is a great equalizer: it's the only place where the poor can look down on the rich."
-- Will Rogers

 
   
Did you know it costs just $250.00 to get your name put on a plaque on the Heritage Hallways at the Playhouse ... or if you want to make a bequest to the GLHS the sum you donate is tax deductible?

If you want to check out what's on at the Playhouse just check our website:
www.heritageplayhouse.com
   

 

"Patience is the ability to let your light shine after your fuse has blown."
-- Bob Levey

 
BIRTHDAY

Yes, the Heritage Playhouse really is in its third year. It hardly seems yesterday that the grand opening took place. The renovation took place with generous donations from not just government but from many local individuals.

Many people do not realise that even though donors were generous the Gibsons Landing Heritage Society was still short of one hundred and twenty five thousand dollars before the Playhouse could open. To make everything possible a band of 15 people became guarantors for this sum and the Credit Union arranged interim financing. This debt has now dropped to sixty seven thousand dollars, but every month the GLHS has to pay approximately twelve hundred dollars to the Credit Union. No help for this comes from the Town of Gibsons, which actually owns the building, or the Regional district. If you would like to help pay off our debt please contact us. We rely on your generosity. We are a registered charity and can give tax deductible receipts. And....if you've got a birthday coming and you've got everything you could possibly want out of life...remember us!

 
VOLUNTEERS
 
Until the playhouse is fully paid for, maintenance and operations of the Playhouse is handled entirely by volunteers… and we are always in need of more.

We need: Cleaners-every Wednesday morning to vacuum, mop, clean washrooms, foyer stage and seating area and downstairs...Anything to keep our theatre sparkling.

We need: Gardeners at all times to keep our grounds bright and tidy.

We need: People to donate yummy baking to sell in our concession during performances -- our only means at present to raise funds to maintain the theatre (until it is paid off!).

We need: People to sell coffee and goodies in our concession during performances.

We need: Someone to help our volunteer co-ordinator with phoning.

Teens to Seniors and Everyone in between

Contact the Playhouse: 604 886 8998 and leave a message.
   
UPCOMING EVENTS
 

 

Student Piano Concert
B.C. Writers Association Book Sale
SOPA
Anerida Productions "Loot and Locket"
Fibre Arst Slide Show and Performance
Lowry Olafson
GLHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
  • Nest Lewis
  • Colleen Elson
  • Diane Berdahl
  • Lyle Carter
  • Jenny Gipps
  • Mellis Mary
  • Carol Service
  • James Bennett
  • Karen Careless

Thank You!

The GLHS WISH TO THANK ALL THE VOLUNTEERS:

GARDENERS, CLEANERS , USHERS, OFFICE HELP, CONCESSION WORKERS, WHO GENEROUSLY GIVE THEIR TIME TO THE HERITAGE PLAYHOUSE.

WITHOUT YOU WE COULD NOT OPERATE THE PLAYHOUSE

 
 

   
GIBSONS LANDING HERITAGE SOCIETY

By becoming a member of the Society you will be helping to support the Heritage Playhouse as well as other heritage projects we will be undertaking. An additional donation to the Society, or directly for the Playhouse project, will help enormously in continuing the successful life of this great little theatre.

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Gibsons Landing Heritage Society and mail to: RR#9 662 North Rd, Gibsons, B.C. V0N 1V9