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Annual Christmas Sale – Highlands Summer Festival Season’s Passes

The annual Christmas sale of Highlands Summer Festival season passes is now on. Passes to any four of the company’s seven dramatic presentations and concerts, are available for $80. Patrons can add to the pass to include other productions in the schedule at a cost of $20 per show. This is a saving of 20%. Regular ticket price is $25. The pass can include any of the following seven productions planned for the 2008 season:

· The Foreigner, a comedy

· Trying, a touching drama by Canadian Joanna Glass

· Deathrap, a thriller

· Under the Influence, a concert featuring Lauren McInnes, Tom Regina and harpist Dawna Coleman

· Broadway meets Opera; a concert featuring Melissa Stephens and two dueling young singers.

And from the very successful Highlands Opera Studio:

· Opera Excerpts Concert

· Three Fantastic Nights of Opera

Passes, which would make a great Christmas gift, are available from the Highlands Summer Festival box office at 705-457-9933 or at Kitchens Etc. in Haliburton and The Storeroom in Minden. This special offer is available until January 15, 2008.

Do something dramatic this summer!

When you buy your tickets for these shows then call us at the Sunny Rock Bed & Breakfast for your accommodation. 1-888-786-6976

Deck The Walls with “Small Wonders” – Annual Christmas Show and Sale

Rails End Gallery and Art Centre, 23 York Street, Haliburton, November 24 – December 21

Everyone should have a little art in their life, especially at Christmas. This year’s theme is “Small Wonders”. Friends of the Gallery have created small works of art, tree decorations and cards for this yuletide fundraising show and sale.

For details please contact the Gallery: 705-457-2330

Academy Theatre Presents: Quartette Christmas Concert

Academy Theatre, Lindsay, December 21, 8:00pm

Enjoy the beauty of the season with a Quartette Christmas concert featuring Sylvia Tyson, Cindy Church, Caitlin Hanford, Gwen Swick.

Tickets are $27.00.

Call 705-324-9111 or Ticketmaster

www.academytheatre.ca

Highlands Wind Symphony Annual Christmas Concert
Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion, Haliburton, Monday, December 17, 7:30 pm

There will be a selection of Christmas music, as well as a number of Andrew
Lloyd Weber pieces arranged for concert band. The Highlands Swing Band also
will play several numbers, including a terrific Swing arrangement of ‘Sleigh
Ride’ by Leroy Anderson.

Also joining us this year is Canadian Soprano Soloist Cicela Mansson.
Tickets are available at Masters Bookstore,
Haliburton, and Pharmasave Drugstore, Minden. Tickets are $10.00 each,
Students $5.00 and $20.00 for a Family.
For more information, please contact Hugh Taylor at 457-1671.
wildwoodfarm@sympatico.ca. Thanks very much and see you there!

Coming to the Haliburton Highlands to take in this event? Stay at the Sunny Rock Bed & Breakfast, 1-888-786-6976.

Holiday Events at Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion - Haliburton

The following are the listings for the Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion for December, 2007:

Haliburton Messiah Choir, Sounds of Christmas Concert, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2:30pm, and Monday, Dec. 10, 7:30pm
Reserved Seating $15.00. Tickets at Kitchens Etc. in Haliburton and Pharma Save in Minden

Heritage Ballet: The Nutcracker, Saturday, Dec. 15, 7:30pm, and Sunday, Dec. 16, 2:00pm

Highlands Wind Symphony Christmas Concert, Monday, Dec. 17, 7:30pm (see below)

Haliburton Ministerial Association presents “The Nativity Story” the movie, 7:30pm. Admission by donation at the door.

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Red Cross Outpost Museum, Wilberforce, Dec. 6, 1 – 4pm and 7 – 9pm

The Annual Christmas Open House at the Historic Red Cross Outpost Museum takes place on Thursday December 6, 2007 from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. Enjoy the natural decorations and delightful refreshments.

Contact Tel: 705 448 2018

Those Other Movies: In the Valley of Elah!

Molou Theatre, Haliburton, Thursday, December 13, 7:00pm

Just over three years ago, prolific television writer and London, Ontario, native Paul Haggis took the filmmaking world by storm with his sensational directorial debut, CRASH. It premiered at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival® and went on to win the 2005 Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture. Haggis has also scripted several prominent Hollywood features and earned Academy Award nominations for MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2005) and LETTERS FROM IWO-JIMA (2006).

Haggis returns to the screen as the writer and director of IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH, a touching story based on actual events surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a young American soldier. Haggis’s eagerly anticipated film boasts an impressive cast of acclaimed actors, including Tommy Lee Jones (THE FUGITIVE, A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION), Charlize Theron (MONSTER, NORTH COUNTRY,) and Susan Sarandon (DEAD MAN WALKING, ELIZABETHTOWN).

The Hair Lounge Presents: Dala

The Hair Lounge, 9271 Hwy 118, just east of Hwy 35, Carnarvon, Saturday, December 8, 8:00pm, doors open at 7:00pm

Sheila and Amanda formed Dala soon after their first meeting in their high school music class. In the summer of 2005 these best friends signed a major label deal with Universal Music Canada and their debut album ‘Angels and Thieves’ was released that same year. With vocal harmonies guaranteed to give you chills, the girls also make use of their talents on guitar and piano to create their unique brand of acoustic pop. Dala has won over audiences at festivals across the country, and their fun and energetic stage presence made them a hit on their recent tour opening for Canadian legend Tom Cochrane.

Dala’s second full-length album with Universal Music, entitled ‘Who Do You Think You Are’, hits stores on August 14, 2007. Keep your ears open for the first single ‘Anywhere under the Moon’, and be sure to check out the video on Much More Music!

www.myspace.com/dalagirls, www.dalagirls.com

Don’t miss out! Reserve your tickets early!

Tickets: $20.00

For reservations call 705.457.7587 or 705.489.1963

markchristiano@rogers.com

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Haliburton County Folk Society Presents: Bob Snider
at Tracey’s Bistro, Haliburton, December 8, 8:00pm

With special guest Thom Lambert

Tickets – $15.00 including GST

For more information on Bob Snider see http://www.bobsnider.ca/

For more information see http://www.haliburtonfolk.com/

Coming to the Haliburton Highlands…satay at the Sunny Rock Bed & Breakfast, 1-888-786-6976

Theatre for the Earth – An Original Performance

Minden Hills Council Chambers, Saturday, December 8, 7:00pm

Theatre for the Earth is collaborative, original presentation created by
a group of ten students from Archie Stouffer Elementary School. These
students have been learning about both performance skills and local
environmental issues in order to create this creative and entirely
original performance. Join us for the magic on Saturday, December 8 at
7:00pm at the Minden Hills Council Chambers, beside the township office.
Admission is free! For more information, call 286-3668 or email
vlsmith@gmail.com.