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TRIDENT, NOVEMBER 16, 2009
A D V E R T I S I N G S P E C I A L
The newest thing in
town is slightly used
Moving to a new home Renovating be accepted. We reserve the right to refuse any
Downsizing Tired of storing items you item due to condition, current inventory levels
no longer use
or past experience.
There are times when everybody is ready to Do you have an unusual or unique item for
sell things such as furniture or household sale Show us a photograph or email us and
objects they no longer want or need. we’ll review it for you. If it’s more convenient,
If you’re too busy to deal with yard sales or we can send a staff member to your home to
to haggle with professional dealers, consider view the items you want to sell. For an appraisal
fee of $20, we review them and come to a
consignment sales.
Your Home Consignment Centre at 613 mutual agreement on the selling price.
Main St. on the corner of Main St. and Forest We offer free local pick-up. While we are
Hills Parkway, offers a way to sell household committed to taking care of your items, we
objects ranging from furniture, babies’ and recommend you check with your home tenant
children’s equipment.
insurer when consigning valuable items.
Consignment sales are a convenient way to After both parties sign the agreement, the
earn money from unwanted items. Instead of centre will display your items for 60 days in
getting just a few bucks from a yard sale, you our 7000 square foot showroom. We track all
and the staff at Your Home Consignment Centre
agree on a price that will allow your new or system, so we always know the location and
items on a professional consignment software
gently used items to be professionally displayed
to best advantage in a large showroom. Visit our website at yourhomeconsign-
status of your items.
Call or email the centre to make an appointment
to bring in your items. We accept furni-
Cheques are issued on the 15th day of the
ment.ca for complete terms and conditions.
ture, to babies’ and children’s equipment, month following the sale. Pick up your cheque
antiques, collectibles, beds (no mattresses) in person at the store or at your request, we can
and paintings. All babies’and children’s furniture
and equipment must meet Canadian Safe-
Your Home Consignment Centre isn’t just
mail it to you anywhere in the world.
ty Standards and be clean, complete and in for sellers. It’s also a great place for buyers
acceptable condition.
to browse for deals. If you’re looking to furnish
a condo or house, please drop by our
Your Home Consignment Centre does not
accept strollers, car seats, potties or bathtubs. showroom and see what we have in new
Any items with missing parts, or that are and gently used items. We offer a 5 per cent
chipped, cracked or broken condition will not DND discount.
Partnership brings two
communities together
By Virginia Beaton
Trident staff
Neptune Theatre and DND
have history together,
according to George Pothitos,
Neptune’s artistic director.
‘There’s been an interest
and a connection between us
for a long time,” stated Pothitos.
Now in his first full
season at Neptune, Pothitos
noted “DND is a neighbour to
us and we’re all working for
our community. We do it in
totally different ways and I
think it’s something great,
that our two organizations
are both working toward the
common good.”
Capt(N) John Newton, Base
Commander CFB Halifax, is
on Neptune’s board of directors
and Pothitos stated
“Capt(N) Newton is a strong
advocate of children’s causes
and education.”
Pothitos said during a conversation
with Capt(N) Newton,
they discussed how theatre
classes could assist children
develop language and
self-expression skills. “It’s
very helpful if they have a way
to express their frustrations,
for example, so it doesn’t turn
to violence.” Having working
extensively with children in
theatre during his previous job
in Sudbury, Pothitos observed
“At an early age, they’re learning
to work together. They
have 20 minutes to create a
play, five of them get together
and it’s amazing to watch
them come up with ideas and
do it without arguing.”
Theatre classes, such as
improvisation, are also helpful
for adults who need to work on
skills such as confidence when
speaking in front of groups,
Pothitos observed. “What’s so
wonderful about these classes
is that they free the imagination...
You’re not judged as to
whether it’s right or wrong,
good or bad.”
Neptune offers a 20 per cent
discount to CF/DND personnel,
which applies not only to
theatre tickets but also to the
classes offered through the
theatre school.
According to Pothitos, “The
DND discount is our way of
saying thank you for the work
you do. Thanks for being such
a strong presence and important
element in our community.
We want to do whatever
we can to make ourselves
more accessible.”
Pothitos is currently directing
rehearsals for Neptune’s
2009 holiday show, a new
musical of Charles Dickens’
classic A Christmas Carol.
The story of Ebenezer
Scrooge, Bob Cratchit and
Tiny Tim is well-known, and
Pothitos said “I wanted to
have a new take on the story,
so I commissioned a new
musical score.” Pothitos said
“It was the theme of redemption
that I liked. It’s never to
late to change, and Scrooge is
able to change.” The poverty
Dickens depicts in his novels
is comparable to today, which
adds relevance, Pothitos commented.
“Scrooge said, Are
there not poorhouses ...You
still hear people talking that
way today about welfare.”
AChristmas Carol opens on
November 28 and runs until
January 3, 2010.
Pothitos noted that Neptune’s
Youth Performance
Company, the theatre school’s
intensive training program
will stage. Brigadoon, a musical
about two tourists who
stumble into a magical Scottish
village. Public shows start
on December 11.
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