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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 30 Jun 1981, p. 11

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Now in its fourth seaâ€" son, Camp TV Ontario will again show parents, recreation leaders, and librarians how easy it is to use television to teach their children arts and crafts or lead them into creative drama games. Starting July 6 Camp TV Ontario is uniquely suited to everyone and anyone, because it hapâ€" pens wherever there‘s television. The camp is ideal for rainy days, and can be the basis for any indoor activities. It‘s built around five popular television series: What If ... leads children into creative drama by posing probâ€" lems they must solve through drama; Vision On takes a bizaare look at everyday life; Going On and Get It Together show children how to Series stimulates kids‘ activities Caravan company not to be missed Horseplay, an original Caravan musical, will be presented at 8 p.m. from July 1â€"4. The play features the outlaw Grandma Mulvaney, and four singing and dancing workhorses, Lincoln, Chevy, Dodge, and Ford. Togethér they take on the local authorities, meatpackers, the governâ€" ment, old age, and death. The Kâ€"W Jaycees are hosting the Caravan Stage Company as part of the Canada Celebrations from July 1â€"5 in Waterloo Park. The company arrives on Tuesday June 30 via Highway 8 and King Street. The troupe of 23 arrives in five handcrafted wagons drawn by 11 Clydesâ€" dales with an escort of eight outriders travelling five kilometers per hour. I have no intentions of missing this one. At 2 p.m. on Sunday July 5, Tabootenay The next opportunity to catch the Caravan _ is presented. It is an afternoon carnival Stage Company may well require travelâ€" _ featuring juggling, storyâ€"telling, tumbling, !ing to Australia or Texas. The excitement _ forge displays, and a contemporary adapâ€" is infectious and the concept is singularly _ tation of Punch and Judy. Dr. Heart‘s innovative and original. Perennial Wonder Show will be a part of The Kâ€"W Jaycees are hosting the â€" the show that will undoubtedly be able to Elravan Stage Company as part of the _ cure whatever ails you. The troupe of professional actors will be presenting two shows. OFFICIAL OPENING DISTRICT TRUST BUILDING But Camp TV Ontarâ€" io is more than just television programs; it‘s people interacting with television, making television work for them. The motto is: watch, then do. Get It Together, for example, gives stepâ€"by step cutting and pastâ€" ing directions that chilâ€" dren 7 to 12 can follow with a minimum of supervision. What If ... is designed for children 8 to 13 â€"and works best when led by an adult or teenager, because it challenges children with such questions as: how do you convince a society of robots that there is a benefit to make masks, kites, wall hangings, pupâ€" pets, etc.; The Advenâ€" tures of Timothy Pilâ€" grim takes children on a magical tour into Ontario‘s past. The shows are performed within the circle of the wagons. The horses will be close by in a temporary enclosure. Adâ€" vance ticket sales have been fairly good, and although tickets are available at the entrance there is a 600 person limit for evening performances, and a 700 person maximum for the Tabootenay. Tickets may be purchased at George Kadwell Records (Waterloo Square), The Wine Glass, and Big Steel Man. The cost is $6 for adults and $4 for seniors and children under 16 years. The originator of the group has been playing the slyly persuasive medicine man for seven years. The Caravan Stage Company is 11 years Viewers can send $2 (for postage and hanâ€" dling) to Customer Serâ€" vice, Camp TV Ontario (Box 200, Station Q, Toronto, Ontario M4T 2T1) for three activity books and a funbook (for children) that will help encourage chilâ€" dren‘s creativity and plan their activity schedules before the broadcast times. Camp TV Ontario airs weekdays 6 to 31 July. What if ... is on at 10 a.m. and 2: 30 p.m. a.m. and 2: 45 p.m. EDT. In August, Camp TV Ontario airs weekâ€" days from the 3rd to the 14th. The Advenâ€" tures of Timothy Pilâ€" grim is on at 6: 30 p.m. EDT followed by What If ... at 6: 45 p.m. EDT. having feelings? EDT; Vision On ON, and Get gether are on a at 45 It Going 10: 45 2 EJ,J Introducing lâ€".«la Meaty pieces of chicken wings, served mild, medium or hot with celery sticks, carrot sticks and blue cheese dip. Munch a bunch with a friend for lunch, as an appetizer or late night snack. Mother‘s chicken wings ... another good reason to come on home to Mother‘s. Full order of 20 pieces Half order of 10 pieces cwWings MOTHER:® $4.99 Pizza Parlour & Spaghetti House old and for the past three years has made its permanent home on an 80â€"acre farm outside the Okanagan Valley in Armâ€" strong, British Columbia. For three years they were limited to performing little puppet shows locally. From 1970 to 1976, due to sparse grants and donations, the troupe was forced to sell apples, cordwood, pick oysters, and dig for carrots. The venture was started by the husband and wife team of Paul Kirby and Nans Kelder. Only Kirby, Kelder, and their sons remain from the original group. It took two years to build the first wagon. WE TREAT YOU LIKE FAMILY. WATERLOO STORE ONLY availablefor pick up, delivery, and our dining room MASTER CHARGE and CHARGEX ACCEPTED 28 King St. S. Waterloo call: 886â€"1830 Licenced by the L L B O wA TERLOO CHRONICLE, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1981 â€" PAGE 11 This trip East was made possible by a $51,000 grant from the Touring Office of the Canada Council and sponsorship of Toronto‘s N.D.W.T. theatre company. The Kâ€"W Jaycees are the local pl:omot ers for the Caravan Stage Company. It is still a "twentyâ€"four hour commitâ€" ment.‘"‘ The horses and children get first priority. The fullâ€"time workers make a modest $85/week. It is still the essence of collective theatre with the actors and musicians mixing their ideas and interpreâ€" tations. They have come a long way from their handâ€"toâ€" mouth beginning to their present operating budget of $360,000. In 1975 they were transformed from raw adventurers to a professional theatre troupe. When threatened with loss of sponsorship, beâ€" cause they didn‘t fit into any of the government categories, Richard Pochenâ€" ko and Annie Skinner, from the National Arts Centre, spent two months teaching the Caravan actors. Some things have remained constant. $2.89 _r4

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