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Queensryche set to rocks Univest, ‘Cabaret’ returns to movie theaters [Events roundup]

Queensryche set to rocks Univest, ‘Cabaret’ returns to movie theaters [Events roundup]

The following events are planned for the week ahead throughout the region:

• The Sounds of Summer Concert Series at Univest Performance Center, Quakertown, continues with the double bill of Queensrÿche and special guest Great White on Friday at 7 p.m. Queensrÿche burst onto the music scene in 1982 with the release of their self-titled four song EP “Queensrÿche.” They very quickly gained international recognition and performed to sold-out audiences around the world. In 1988, the band turned out the monumental album “Operation: Mindcrime,” which would go on to become one of the top 10 best-selling concepts records of all time, and set the stage for continued sold-out performances around the world. With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful “Empire” in 1991, the band earned multiple Grammy Award nominations and won the MTV Viewers Choice award for the chart-topping hit “Silent Lucidity.” Great White has an impressive arsenal of songs including Grammy-nominated Best Hard Rock Performance hit “Once Bitten, Twice Shy” as well as “Rock Me,” “Mista Bone,” “Save Your Love,” “House of Broken Love” and “Lady Red Light.”  The Univest Performance Center is an all weather venue with outdoor seating. Tickets start at $35 at quakertown.org.

• Berks Arts will continue its Bandshell Concert Series on Friday with blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Albert Cummings and his trio, bassist Scot Sutherland and drummer Warren Grant, performing at 7 p.m. at Reading’s City Park Bandshell. During the pandemic, Cummings recorded his 10th album, “TEN,” with renowned Nashville producer Chuck Ainlay. One of the 13 original cuts, “Last Call,” features country superstar Vince Gill singing harmony with Cummings. Since its release in April, Cummings has been receiving not only rave reviews and an increase in bookings, but plenty of interest from guitar magazines who want interviews. He released his first album, “From the Heart,” in 2003; his breakthrough album was “Working Man” in 2006. His album “Believe” was released in early 2020 after being recorded in the legendary FAME studio in Muscle Shoals, Ala. His performance will be preceded by a presentation from a local musical organization beginning at 6 p.m. Families are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. Food vendors will be available on-site. For more information, visit www.berksarts.org.

Liza Minelli and Joel Grey in "Cabaret," which will be screened in select theaters Sunday and Wednesday to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Liza Minelli and Joel Grey in “Cabaret,” which will be screened in select theaters Sunday and Wednesday to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

• Fathom Events presents 50th anniversary screenings of “Cabaret” on Sunday and Wednesday in select theaters. This blockbuster film version of the Broadway musical is set in Berlin in 1931, as Nazism rises in Germany. Flamboyant American Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) sings in a decadent nightclub and falls in love with a British language teacher (Michael York), whom she shares with a homosexual German baron. But Sally’s cabaret world is about to be crushed under the boot of the Nazis as Berlin becomes a trap from which Sally’s German friends will not escape. The film won eight Oscars, including best actress in a leading role (Minnelli), best director (Bob Fosse) and best actor in a supporting role (Joel Grey). For participating theaters, showtimes, tickets and more information, visit fathomevents.com.

• The Bryn Mawr Twilight Concert Series presents the Jimmy Vivino Band with opener Jackson Taylor on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Bryn Mawr Gazebo Park. The Fab Faux bandleader, Vivino (aka Jimmy V) has always considered himself “a blues man with a job.” Although best known for serving 26 years as Conan O’Brien’s musical director, guitarist and bandleader, his experience in the music business predates that by 20-plus years. He has produced, led bands and recorded with a countless number of rock and roll and blues artists for five decades, including the likes of Hubert Sumlin, Warren Haynes, Bob Weir, Keith Richards and Elvis Costello, to name a few. The concert is rain or shine, and tickets cost $15 for ages 13 and older at brynmawrtwilightconcerts.com.

• The County of Chester and West Whiteland Township will be hosting a Community Day Celebration at Exton Park on Saturday from 4 to 10 p.m. The event will feature live music, food truck vendors, kids activities, a vendor fair, a touch-a-truck area and fireworks. Admission is free, with free parking at the Valley Creek Corporate Center, one-quarter mile from the event. Handicap parking is located off of Church Farm Lane. Rain date is Sunday.

• Pennypacker Mills historic site, Schwenksville, will present a Porch Performance titled “Fire in the Hole” on Saturday from 4 to 5 p.m. Historian Rich Pawling will share the experiences of men like Irish miner Frank Kehoe, who performed back-breaking work in the coal mines of Pennsylvania during the Industrial Revolution. Learn what it was like to work in the “patch,” shop in the company store and move up from breaker boy to a “miner with papers.” “Fire in the Hole” is a first-person performance with musical accompaniment. Guests are invited between 1 and 3:30 p.m. to walk the property and complete a treasure hunt activity or tour the Pennypacker mansion to see what life was like in the early 1900s.

• The Summer Concert Series at the Green Lane Park Amphitheater presents Hotlanta — The Allman Brothers Experience on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. Founded by Tad Isch, who has gone on to perform with Butch Trucks and other Allman Brothers musical family members, Hotlanta has performed in the tri-state area since its inception in 2008, playing all of the Allman Brother’s crowd favorites. The concert is all-ages and free to attend. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.

• The East Coast Reptile Expo returns to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Hall C, and Greenberg’s Great Train and Toy Show runs Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Hall B. In addition, Ranger Station, the first all Power Ranger convention in the Philadelphia area, runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Hall E. The reptile expo features vendors from across the country selling quality live reptiles, amphibians, arachnids, food items, supplies, books, cages and related accessories at discounted prices. Greenberg’s train shows are designed for the general public, modelers, hobbyists, families and the just plain curious. Each show features hundreds of tables of trains and accessories for sale, huge operating exhibits, activities for kids and more. All scales are welcome, as are books, videos and railroadiana. For tickets and more information, visit phillyexpocenter.com.

• The Keswick Theatre, Glenside, presents Howard Jones with Midge Ure, the voice of Ultravox, on Friday at 8 p.m., the Manhattan Transfer’s 50th anniversary concert on Saturday at 8 p.m., Dion on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. and Jon Anderson’s “Close to the Edge” 50th anniversary tour on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Anderson, the lead singer of Yes, will perform the “Close to the Edge” album in its entirety, along with other classic and suprises. For tickets and more information, visit keswicktheatre.com.

• The Reading Pride Celebration Festival will be held Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Jim Dietrich Park, Muhlenberg Township. Headliners include Ada Vox (Rupaul’s queen of the universe), Bria & Chrissy (YouTube’s No. 1 singing lesbian duo) and One Up Duo (Kelly Clarkson’s favorite on “The Voice”), with returning bilingual emcee Jeannie Sol. There will be more than 100 vendors, 15 food trucks, three bars, a Pride children’s area and sober social space. Take along chairs and blankets for lawn seating. General admission is $7, and free for children 12 and younger. For more information, see readingpride.org.

 

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World-record holder returns to Scottish heavy events at Embro Highland Games

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Heather Boundy, the woman who currently holds the world record for most caber tosses in three minutes, returned to the Scottish heavy events circuit after two-year pandemic pause at the Embro Highland Games Friday.

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Heather Boundy, the Guinness World Record holder for most cabers thrown in three minutes (15), competed in the heavy events at the Embro Highland Games Friday. Pictured, Boundy demonstrates her caber toss. (Galen Simmons/The Beacon Herald)
Heather Boundy, the Guinness World Record holder for most cabers thrown in three minutes (15), competed in the heavy events at the Embro Highland Games Friday. Pictured, Boundy demonstrates her caber toss. (Galen Simmons/The Beacon Herald)

A minor celebrity in the world of Scottish heavy events made her return to the sport after a two-year pandemic pause at the Embro Highland Games Friday.

Heather Boundy still holds the Guinness World Record for being the woman who tossed the most cabers in three minutes. To establish a world record for women’s caber toss – there wasn’t one previously – Boundy threw 15 cabers, which can be anywhere from 14 to 17 feet long and weigh between as much as 90 pounds, in 180 seconds in September 2016.

On Friday, Boundy, who lives in Lake St. Peter near Bancroft and has been active in Canada’s highland games circuit for 20 years, competed in her first heavy events since both the sport and games across the country were put on hold amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’m competing in stone throw, weight for distance, weight over bar, caber and the hammer throw. … It’s great to see everybody, but it’s hard to throw,” Boundy said of her return to heavy events.

The the break took a toll on her physically, she acknowledged, “plus I’m sick.”

“Not COVID sick,” she said,  “but I’ve struggled over the last year with chronic inflammation. I literally just rolled off the couch (to be here). This is sort of a test run. I just want to throw in every event.”

Jamie Trask of Guelph took first place in the men’s hammer throw competition with a final throw of 96.5 feet at the Embro Highland Games Friday afternoon. (Galen Simmons/The Beacon Herald)
Jamie Trask of Guelph took first place in the men’s hammer throw competition with a final throw of 96.5 feet at the Embro Highland Games Friday afternoon. (Galen Simmons/The Beacon Herald)

While Boundy was hoping to shake off the cobwebs in the Embro competition, she said the two women she was competing against are truly forces to be reckoned with.

“Celine Freeman-Gibb, I’d say she’s the best in Canada,” Boundy said. “She’s amazing. And the other girl, she’s new but her numbers are really good.”

Long dominated by men, Boundy tries to promote Scottish heavy events to women whenever she can.

“Two years before COVID, there was a large number of women throwing and then a lot retired,” she said. “Going into their 40s and their 50s, a lot of them just stopped throwing. So the numbers right now are pretty low in Ontario, but out west and down east, there’s more women that throw.”

For those women who may be interested in trying out Scottish heavy events, Boundy is encouraging them to check out the Canadian Scottish Athletic Federation website at www.csaf.ca to learn more.

gsimmons@postmedia.com

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Hyve Sees Full Revenue Recovery as Demand for In-Person Events Returns

Hyve Sees Full Revenue Recovery as Demand for In-Person Events Returns

By Jaime Llinares Taboada

Hyve Group PLC said Monday that its third-quarter revenue for fiscal year 2022 demonstrated a full recovery on a pro forma basis, reflecting strong customer demand for in-person events.


The U.K. events company said that it ran all nine scheduled events in the quarter ending June 30, with the exception of three in Ukraine.




In addition, Hyve reported contracted revenue of 122.3 million pounds ($150.1 million) for the full year ending Sept. 30.


“The trends we saw emerge post-pandemic continue to hold true–in particular, our customers continue to spend more with us than before, demonstrating the huge value which in-person events offer and proving that our strategy of focusing on only market-leading events is paying off,” Chief Executive Mark Shashoua said.


Write to Jaime Llinares Taboada at jaime.llinares@wsj.com; @JaimeLlinaresT





		

		
		

		






			

		
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Esports community returns to in-person events with Manitoba tournament series | CBC News
		

				

		Esports community returns to in-person events with Manitoba tournament series | CBC News


Manitoba Esports Association hosted its first in-person event since the beginning of the pandemic: a series of tournaments at the Radisson Hotel in Winnipeg.


Esports turn online gaming into a spectator sport as professional video game players form teams and compete in different games. 


“There’s a huge community behind it. And and it it’s growing every single time that we have an event,” said Melanie Penner, executive director of operations for Manitoba Esports Association.


Penner estimates about 200 people came to play or watch the tournaments — more than she expected.


Gaming online is very different from gaming in-person, Penner said. The crowds are intense, and that’s why people love it so much, she said.


“I’ve been to a lot of sporting events and there’s nothing that that compares to esports. It’s something that you have to witness,” said Penner. 






Executive director of operations Melanie Penner said there were more people than expected at the series of tournaments. (Walther Bernal/CBC)




Gamer Daniel Patacsil hopes to become a professional video game player one day.


Patacsil, who’s from Winnipeg, said esports are a social event he takes part in with his friends. His team, Stim Esports, competed in tournaments on Saturday.


He said the experience of being in-person is much different from the experience online. People are more supportive of each other, regardless if they win or lose.


“When you play online against a team and they’re trash talking, it gets a little toxic. It kind of seems like they’re trying to hurt you,” Patacsil said.


“It’s much nicer to see everyone’s reactions [in-person]. Like after we make a crazy play, everyone’s just standing up [to] cheer on each other.”






Daniel Patacsil’s team, Stim Esports, competed in the tournaments on Sunday. (Walther Bernal/CBC)




Penner said the community in Manitoba aims to be inclusive to everyone. 


Manitoba Esports Association partners with different organizations, such as Lotus 8 Esports, who advocate for inclusion within the video game community. 


“We’re a very diverse group. We are always trying to cater to every new fan base that is up and coming,” Penner said, “Hopefully this shines a light and we are able to change the narrative [for] some people who may have not been able to shift their opinion on esports.”


The convention runs until Sunday night.



		

		
		

		






			

		
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After 3 year absence Pride returns to Edmonton to celebrate diversity, youth | CBC News
		

				

		After 3 year absence Pride returns to Edmonton to celebrate diversity, youth | CBC News


Pride returned to Churchill Square in Edmonton this weekend with a diverse lineup of musical acts, comedy shows, drag performances and more. 


It’s been four years since the city has held any major Pride events following issues around diversity and the inclusion of police officers. In 2019 the Pride Festival was cancelled just 10 days before events were scheduled to begin. 


Trevor Watson, executive producer of Edmonton PrideFest which is hosting the weekend event, said he was happy to see Pride return to its “home” in Churchill Square. 


“Once we announced that Pride was coming back home to Churchill Square, I think it brought tears to a lot of people’s eyes in the community,” he said. 






Teens Phoenix Phillips (right) and Onyx Ellis attended their first Pride event on Saturday in Edmonton’s Churchill Square.  (Julien LaTraverse/Radio-Canada)




In light of concerns over diversity and inclusion in the local LGBTQ community, organizers issued a statement encouraging people to wear red to support queer and/or trans people who are also Black, Indigenous and/or people of colour (QTBIPOC).


PrideFest asked attendees to bring non-perishable food donations for Raricanow, an Edmonton non-profit dedicated to helping the QTBIPOC community. 


After several years with no events, Watson said it was great to be back.






Edmonton PrideFest took place June 24 and 25 in Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton. (Emily Fitzpatrick/CBC)




“We haven’t had a big Pride celebration now for a number of years,” he said. “So what’s so exciting about today [is] this is the first pride for so many people.”


Two young people experiencing their first Pride were teens Onyx Ellis and Phoenix Phillips. 


Ellis said it was great to be in a positive environment where different sexual identities are respected and included. 


That feeling was shared by another first time attendee. 






After four years with no Pride events, Watson said he expected this would be the first Pride for many people.  (Emily Fitzpatrick/CBC)




Chloe Savard said it’s important to have events like PrideFest where the LGBTQ community can come together and offer each other support and acceptance.  


“I think it was just a part of finding a community and also feeling understood,” Savard said. “So to just find people who are so open to just having conversations I don’t feel like I have to explain myself all the time.”






Crowds gathered in Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton to celebrate Pride on Saturday afternoon. More events are scheduled for Sunday. (Emily Fitzpatrick/CBC)




Savard’s mother also attended the event on Saturday — a sign of support that meant a lot. 


“I think that’s what I appreciate the most is that even if she doesn’t know, she’s trying.”


Plans for next year are already underway, and Watson has high hopes for Pride 2023. 


“I don’t want to announce that quite yet, but we are working on something that starts with the letter P that goes down the street, but I can’t say what it is.”


 



		

		
		

		






			

		
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Jane Goodall returns to live events in effort to inspire hope, action on environment
		

				

		Jane Goodall returns to live events in effort to inspire hope, action on environment


“It was a grind,” she said, “because we created virtual Jane and virtual Jane could do Zooms and Zoom interviews and attend conferences every day.”





















Goodall, 88, said she keeps telling her story both online and in person to try to inspire others to find their own way to deal with threats such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity.


“If we don’t have hope, then we become apathetic and do nothing. So, if we all become apathetic and do nothing, we’re doomed,” she said. 


“We are at a critical juncture and it’s desperately important that people get together and actually take action.”


Climate change is altering the water cycle and has led to floods, droughts and wildfires. It has also driven biodiversity loss, with research suggesting that a million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction around the world.


Both have happened, Goodall said, because of a lack of respect for the natural world.


“We need to remember that we are part of the natural world and, in fact, we depend on it,” she said. “We depend on it for clean air, water, food, everything.” 


Goodall said that means having a healthy ecosystem.


“I see an ecosystem as a beautiful tapestry and, within that tapestry, each species of plant and animal has a role to play,” she said. “As they become extinct from that ecosystem, it’s like pulling threads from the tapestry until it hangs in tatters and then the ecosystem will collapse.”


She said people need to learn to live with species such as wolves, which are an important part of the ecosystem, and people also need to do their part to help restore nature.


“I think we’ve somehow got to reach into people’s hearts,” she said.


“You’ve got to find stories to help them realize that this is a crisis, but I actually can do something.”


Some, she said, may feel as though they are just one person who picks up plastic trash each day and isn’t making much of a difference. “But, when you think that there are millions of people picking up bits of trash, you realize it is making a difference. Collectively, a big difference.”


Goodall said Roots and Shoots, a youth leadership program that’s part of the Jane Goodall Institute, helps young people figure out how they can help.


“If our young people lose hope, we’ve had it,” she said. “It’s not true that nothing can be done. 


“We’ve got this window of time — I have no idea how big that window is, I know it’s still closing — and so Roots and Shoots is about giving young people hope by empowering them to take action, to choose themselves projects to make the world a better place.”


She said the program has members from kindergarten to university, and adult groups are also forming.


“This is my greatest hope for the future,” said Goodall. 


“That, and our brain that is beginning to turn to finding ways to heal the harm we’ve inflicted and the resilience of nature — that places we have destroyed can once again support nature and animals on the brink of extinction have been rescued.”


This report by The Canadian Press was first published on June 24, 2022.


Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press



	







		

		
		

		






			

		
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Maxville Fair returns with full range of events and activities
		

				

		Maxville Fair returns with full range of events and activities


The Kenyon Agricultural Society held the Maxville Fair on June 17 and 18. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fair returned with all of its familiar events, activities, and the spirit of the local agricultural community.


Holstein show




The Holstein cattle show is always a major part of the Maxville Fair. Above and below: Competitors quietly parade their heifers around the show ring. Photo: James Morgan






Baby show




Above and below: There was a whole lot of cuteness crawling around on the floor of the Metcalfe Centre when it was time for the Baby Show at the Maxville Fair. There weren’t any signs of serious competition between contestants or their parents, just a lot of smiles and playing. Photo: James Morgan






Riding the Queen’s way




English-style horseback riding competition at the Maxville Fair. Photo: James Morgan




Serve’s Up!




Saturday was not exactly the best weather for beach volleyball, but the tournament at the Maxville Fair went ahead nonetheless with teams serving up fun. Photo: James Morgan




Arts and crafts




Above: Art inspired by ancient Egypt by students at Laggan Public School on display at the Maxville Fair. Photo: James Morgan
Below: Quilts were among the examples of local arts and crafts on display at the Maxville Fair. Photo: James Morgan









		

		
		

		






			

		
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Father’s Day fundraiser returns in-person for the first time since pandemic
		

				

		Father's Day fundraiser returns in-person for the first time since pandemic


Hundreds of Islanders celebrated their Father’s Day morning by running to raise awareness about prostate cancer.


The Island Prostate Centre held its 22nd annual running event, with this year being the first in-person event in a couple of years.


“The last couple of years have been hard because of COVID. We were doing virtual events but we are so happy to be back today doing a live in-person event,” said Executive Director of the Island Prostate Centre Leanne Kopp.


According to Kopp, events like the Father’s Day run are what help fund the Island Prostate Centre as the organization does not receive government funding. This made being able to bring this event back in-person all the more significant.


Participants of the event had the option of going on either a 3 km or 5 km run, with pancakes and other activities waiting for them at the finish line. The winner of this year’s 5 km race, Paul Siluch, is a prostate cancer survivor himself.


“I had prostate cancer around 2014, and I’ve survived it. And not only that but I’ve won the race this year so [it shows] you can win a race without a prostate,” joked Siluch.


This year’s run raised over $60,000 and brought together more than 200 people.





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