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OCTOBER 2019 BRANTFORD | BRANT SIX NATIONS FREE EVENT GUIDE PAGES 13-16 STORY PAGE 3 Book Today: 519-442-4452 www.ParisDentalCentre.com [email protected] LIVE MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ALL ROADS LEAD HERE 190 King George Road Brantford, Ontario (519) 304-7625 BSCENE FOOD SCENE Kings Buffet page 5 BSCENE MUSIC SCENE Brantford has Heart! page 7 YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD EXPERTS page 8 - 9 #BRANTastic SMALL BUSINESS GUIDE pages 10 & 11 BCHSF The 4th Annual ER Run-Walk page 23 A LOOK BACK Settlement & Political Division: 100Celebrating YEARS Province of Québec STORY PAGE 3 page 24 - 25 2 Entertainment & Community Guide INSIDE BE SEEN WITH this issue OCT 2019 Vol. 6, Edition 1 BScene is a local Entertainment & Community The Sanderson Centre Celebrates A Guide, showcasing the #BRANTastic features of 3 Century of Applause Brantford, Brant and Six Nations through engaging BSCENE content and with the Best Event Guide in our community. 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BSCENE prides itself on supporting [email protected] local whenever we can. COVER Submitted photos Largest Selection of High Quality Eyewear at Reasonable Prices Brantford’s ONLY Same Day Service A Family Run 10 King George Road & Home Hardware Plaza Locally Owned Business Brantford for Over 25 Years 519-752-5456 www.optichouse.ca Mon. - Wed. 9 - 6 | Thurs. 9 - 8 | Fri. 9 - 6 | Sat. 9:30 - 2 OCTOBER 2019 facebook twitter instagram 3 Submitted Photos SANDERSON CENTRE MARKS A CENTURY OF APPLAUSE and the experience of the theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb." The for the one show he did here. He wrote it out by hand for me to man behind the Mirvish, Elgin and Wintergarden theatres. read from back stage and I’ve got it framed in my office,” he said. “He had such a wealth of experience from that vaudeville era and The domed ceiling and all of the reflective surfaces are it was such a treat to get a chance to speak with him and get to instrumental in the quality sound. In fact, Brown says the mural in know him a little bit.” the dome is part of the acoustic sounding board, similar to that of a piano helping reflect the sound into the back of the theatre. That Brown says one of the most intimidating experiences he ever YVONNE VAN DE WIELE-COOPER famous mural of three women was “painted by someone on their had to endure, was a tribute comedy festival in honour of the late back painting by hand,” says Brown. Brantford born Phil Hartman. The first year of the festival featured email [email protected] a number of “Saturday Night Live” performers including Dan Including Brown, there are still five people who work at the Akroyd and producer Lorne Michaels. roundtablepr.com theatre, who were there on the night Anne Murray helped relaunch it as the Sanderson Centre with a special gala. Marketing Manager Brown says it was actually terrifying stage managing the show, Sanderson Centre manager Glenn Brown, says when it opened Liz Oden, stage hand Todd Pipe, production manager Rob because Michaels insisted on watching from the wings. “He was back in 1919 as the Temple Theatre, the local house orchestra Dallaway and custodian Kathi Rokonzie are long time employees about four feet away from me, looking across at me from the would perform for touring vaudevillians. who help preserve and protect the facility. “To hand it down to the wings through the entire show and I was very nervous about The artists made the rounds on a circuit between Chicago and next generation is something we all take quite seriously” says making a mistake in front of him.” Montreal, spending three days in each community. Orchestra Brown. Also, Brown recounts a couple of paranormal experiences members collected promotional photos and autographs from Meantime, amoung one of the legendary performers that stands including, the sounds of dancers coming from an opposite wing every act that performed on the Temple stage and then glued out for Brown is the late Red Buttons. “I did an introduction for him during a recital, when there was no one there. There was also a them to every surface, in their room underneath the stage. terrifying experience for a lighting technician, when a large heavy “Photos were on the fire doors, on the walls, all over the cabinets table fell over in an adjacent room during a performance, for no that held the sheet music, everywhere you could imagine, had apparent reason. The shaken technician managed to get through these photos,” said Brown. the show without missing a cue. When restoration work began on the theatre back in 1986, a large The upcoming season kicks off with an October 6th community number of the photos were salvaged, framed and eventually celebration with renowned home grown choreographer Debra placed in the lobby, where they remain today. Brown says, except Brown. for anecdotal accounts many of the performers remain a mystery, but learning who they are is one on his “bucket list.” Another highlight is a special performance by “The Tenors” on December 22nd. Howie Mandel, Burton Cummings and Kim Rebranded in 1931, it would go on as a movie theatre for close to Mitchell are also on the playbill. 60 years, before its transformation back into a live performance venue in 1986. Brown says two things made that happen; “Starting A centennial retrospective book is also in the works by the theatre into the seventies and eighties the movie business changed quite a foundation. bit, with the business model relying on multiple screens,” he said. The Sanderson is available for commercial rentals and is busy 210 The Capital as a single large venue with one screen wasn’t days of the year. They’ve even had romantic dinners for two on practical anymore, so Famous Players moved into a multiplex in stage, and a ground breaking, where the construction company the new downtown Eaton’s Mall. Then, the City of Brantford came actually brought the dirt in,” says Brown. forward to buy the theatre for $425,000 saving it from possible demolition. A generous donation from the Sanderson family For more information on this exceptional anniversary season, visit helped restore the facility to its original glory. sandersoncentre.ca The Sanderson is lauded for its acoustics by just about every musical performer that treads is stage. Brown says the great All photographs submitted by The Sanderson Centre sound was created as part of the design “through the knowledge Specializing in All your BBQ needs! 403 Fairview Dr. 519-752-3151 www.strodes.ca 4 Entertainment & Community Guide Student Nutrition Initiatives 2019-2020 GISELE BUDGELL are addressing these poor eating habits within the school environment.