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Anniversary Dinner 2012
Posted 7 Feb, 2012

Summerlea's annual anniversary dinner took place at 6 PM Saturday, 4 February. It was decided to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the opening of the existing Summerlea buildings, which were opened in October 1952 The dinner consisted of soup or tomato juice, pork goulash, harvest vegetables, mashed potatoes, apple cake with ice cream and tea / coffee / milk. Following the delicious meal, all repaired to the sanctuary to enjoy a very varied and enjoyable variety show. The performers, all Summerlea folk, presented the following events: Celebrate the Vision (Pope) By the Sea (Keithahn/Horman) Cast of the musicals The Ingle, A Scientific Report (Poca Cadense Orientalis<) Tom Pavlasek Qué Sera Sera (Livingston & Evans) Jeannine Morin Planxty Fanny Power (Turlough O'Carolan) Kate Miller, Irish Accordian The Connaughtman's Rambles (a jig) Kate Miller & John Osborne Weep, O Mine Eyes (<ì>Bennett>) Selga Vitols, Scott Patton, Connie & John Osborne She Moved Through the Fair (An Irish Folksong) Leslie & Karen Field, vocals; Paul & Leslie Field, guitars Magic Blair Marshall Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton / Will Jennings) John Osborne & Alain Léger The Dreame (Patrick Doyle) Weep You No More Sad Fountains (Doyle) Elin Thordardottir The Disappearing Pork Sheila Hébert Jazz Conception No. 9 (Lennie Niehaus) Leslie & Keith Field, saxophones; Paul Field, guitar Two-Part Invention No. 14 (J.S. Bach / arr L. Teal) Leslie & Keith Field, saxophones Biblical Story Telling Ron Coughlin The Twelve Days After Christmas (Fred Silver) The Mumbo n Jumbos California Dreamin' (The Mamas & the Papas) Connie, John & Selga Zaccheus Was His Name (Donald Marsh) Salvation Cast of the musicals Many thanks to Marion, Undeg, Mary, Bonnie, Sheila, Janet and all the others who spent countless hours in the kitchen all week to prepare the meal, during dinner and cleaning up afterwards. And we didn't get a photo of any of them! The photos below were taken from afar in low light, so are not as sharp as were the performers.

Paul Weijers prepared a clever & witty menu / programme. The large version is about 225 kB, slow to load if on dial-up.

Some banners in celebration of 60 years in these buildings. Photos under the Happy 60th banners show the buildings under construction in 1952 and 1957, and one of the 1972 twentieth anniversary dinner with pastor Tom Miles.

Some photos as the tables begin to fill up before dinner. Ticket taker Richard Hébert in discussion with Shirley Ellison.

Rev. Scott Patton gives instruction on the proceedings of the dinner prior to asking the blessing.

After dinner, Summerlea Music Director Connie Osborne welcomes the audience to the variety show and asks for patience while waiting for the lineups at the washrooms to diminish.

Members of the casts of recent musicals present tunes from Celebrate the Vision and By the Sea.

Dr. Tom Pavlasek presents a learned (and humourous) dissertation on Ingles.

Jeannine Morin sings "Qué sera, sera".

Kate Miller plays "Planxty Fanny Power" on the Irish accordion and "The Connaughtman's Rambles", with John Osborne on guitar.

Selga Vitols, John & Connie Osborne and Scott Patton harmonize in "Weep, O Mine Eyes".

Paul & Leslie Field on guitar, Karen and Leslie on vocal, for "She Moved Through the Fair".

As always, Blair Marshall keeps us guessing and awed with his never-ending assortment of magic tricks.

John Osborne on guitar and Alain Léger on drums present "Tears in Heaven", with a moving intro by John.

Elin Thordardottir sings "The Dreame", and "Weep You no More Sad Fountains".

Sheila Hébert tells a story she wrote about pork on Friday. She claims it really happened.

Paul (guitar) Keith and Leslie Field (saxophone) present "Jazz Conception No. 9".

Keith and Leslie Field (saxophone) play "Two-Part Invention No. 14".

Rev. Ron Coughlin presents a dramatic version of the story of Johah.

The Mumbo "N" Jumbos, Janet Smart, Sheila Hébert, Mary Guynan, Undeg Edwards, Marion Golden and Nancy Mark, present "The Twelve Days After Christmas".

Selga, John and Connie sing (and Connie plays) "California Dreamin'".

And to cap a long evening of amazing entertainment, the cast of Summerlea musicals sing "Zaccheus Was His Name" and "Salvation".

Our thanks to everyone who prepared, served and cleaned up the dinner, and to everyone who participated in the very varied variety show.

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