Weekend Report

Local:

-CYT presents Anne of Green Gables for a week of performances starting Friday. Come see CYT as they take you to Avonlea. Great local, kids theatre. Tickets are $12, seniors and students for $9 and available www.cytcentralalberta.com

-Davenport Church of Christ is hosting their 7th Annual Old Time Country Fair Saturday morning at 10am. Enjoy the Pancake & Sausage Breakfast, Carnival Games, Bake Sale, Hot Dog Lunch Pie & Ice cream. Proceeds go to the Namwianga orphanage in Zambia.

-BIG 105 presents The Buddy Holly Concert tribute show Saturday at the Memorial Centre. There will be music from Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, and tickets start at $35 at the Memorial Centre Box Office, online at www.ticketcentraloutlet.ca or by calling 403-347-0800.

-Sunday, a BBQ and car wash for the Ultimate Science Trip for kids in middle school goes at Sobey’s south on Gaetz from 11:00am to 5:00pm. All proceeds go directly towards the kids who are attending and fly to Florida next year. They get to go to NASA, Walt Disney World and about a million other places.

Sports:

-Parkland Baseball League action has the Red Deer Razorbacks home to Lacombe at Great Chief Park. First pitch is 7:00pm. Innisfail is in Eckville. Saturday has CArstairs in Rocky Mountain House for a double header. Sunday’s double header features Olds in Lacombe.

-The Central Alberta Buccaneers take their 1-2 record as they visit Garrison Army in St. Albert on Saturday.

-The Red Deer Titans Senior Men are in Calgary taking on the Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club on Saturday at noon.

-Red Deer Roller Derby Association presents 'Harmageddon'. Red Deer's Nightshades will be taking on Okanagan Shuswap's Raggedy Rollers Saturday at the Westerner's Prairie Pavillion, starting at 6pm with tickets $15 at the door.

Film:

-Cars 2, the latest project from Disney/Pixar featuring the voices of Owen Wilson and Michael Caine.

-Bad Teacher, a comedy with Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake.

And, of course, the Market at Red Deer runs Saturday at the Arena starting at 8:00am. Make sure you stop by and see the guy from Humble Hummus.