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Artword Theatre's production of
If Cows Could Fly offers two benefit performances

The Saturday February 19 performance of If Cows Could Fly by Allan Merovitz is being offered by Artword as a fundraiser on behalf of the North York Harvest Food Bank. All non-perishable canned goods collected from the 8:00 pm show on February 19 will be donated to the Food Bank.
Loren Freid, the Executive Director of the North York Harvest Food Bank, asks that people donate cans of tuna, bottled fruit juices, canned fruit, baby formula, peanut butter and canned vegetables. These items are in high demand but are low in stock.
Tickets for the fundraising performance are a special price of $10 plus a minimum donation of five canned goods per person, with all non-perishable canned goods collected going to the Food Bank.
If Cows Could Fly opens Wednesday, February 16, 2000 and runs to March 12. For ticket information, call Artword Theatre box office 416-408-ARTD(416-408-2783).

The Sunday February 27 performance of If Cows Could Fly is being offered by Artword as a benefit on behalf of the Matti Baranovsky Memorial Fund. All proceeds from box office sales of the 7:30 pm show on February 27 will be donated to the Fund through Northview Heights Secondary School.
The Fund has launched a "backpack patch" anti-violence campaign for students at the school. Matti always carried a backpack. The patches are a way for students to remember what happened and proclaim their support for anti-violence.
Tickets for the benefit performance are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors, with all proceeds going to the Fund.
If Cows Could Fly, a play about growing up Jewish in Smiths Falls, is written and performed by noted singer, actor and storyteller Allan Merovitz. Allan, who is one of the foremost interpreters of Yiddish music in Canada, grew up in Smiths Falls in the Ottawa Valley in a family of Hassidic Jews. His story, and the story of his family, is a microcosm of the Jewish experience world-wide.
Allan says, "This tragic event has a lot of resonance for me and is reflected in some of the stories of my family that I use in the play. I feel strongly that this play should be used to further understanding among people."
If Cows Could Fly opens Wednesday, February 16, 2000 and runs to March 12. For ticket information, call Artword Theatre box office 416-408-ARTD(416-408-2783).