MOOSE JAW — The Friends of the Forces Fellowship has lined up eight musical acts to perform at this year’s Musical Revue, an event that supports military personnel, cadets, veterans, and their families.
The annual event is on Sunday, March 23, at 1 p.m. at the Timothy Eaton Centre at 510 Main Street North, with the show scheduled for almost three hours. The Fellowship will provide a lunch/intermission, along with a penny parade and 50/50 draw.
The cost of admission is $8.
The revue is comprised of talented musicians and singers from Moose Jaw and 15 Wing Airbase, with some familiar names returning to the show and several new talents joining to keep the program fresh and entertaining.
Returning are:
- Capt. Richard McDougall with 431 (Snowbirds) Air Demonstration Squadron, an award-winning performer from Canadian Idol and David Foster Star Search
- Resident Kelly Sapergia as the event MC
- Joaquine Tyrie on guitar and vocals
- Doug and Heather Shepherd (guitar and autoharp)
- Alethia Stafford, formerly of Bonnie and the Jets; she will join McDougall in a duet
The new performers include:
- The Cornerstone Christian School Vocal Jazz group, comprised of 17 students who began singing together in January
- Dr. Norvin Tangjerd on piano and vocals
- Wayne Fisher, an Aboriginal dancer
- Roger Blager on piano and vocals
The Friends of the Forces Fellowship’s Musical Revue is an annual event that occurred for many years before it went on hiatus because of the pandemic. The event returned in 2023 and attracted about 130 people, with many commenting favourably about the variety of acts and quality of performers.
“It’s a good time. It’s a good afternoon,” Lyle Johnson, committee chairman, told the Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com. “It’s to bring together base people and residents to make the latter feel more welcome in the community.”
Added Johnson, “The base commander will also be in attendance with his wife and will bring greetings on behalf of the base.”
For more information about the event, contact Lyle Johnson, committee chairman, at .
