Plans are falling place for the Weyburn Performing Arts Centre Society's Celtic Weekend fund-raiser, as they have now confirmed the booking of the Barra MacNeils for their Thanksgiving supper on Sunday, Oct. 10, in the Weyburn Comprehensive's Cafetorium.

The society has also now been registered as a non-profit organization, a major step towards obtaining charitable society status, said society member Marg Stewart.

Other local performers are also being lined up for the event, which society members hope will be large enough to be counted as the world's largest fowl supper with the Guinness Book of World Records.

The Celtic Weekend will be supplemented with a performance by John Gracie on Monday, Oct. 11, as part of the Weyburn Concert Series. The series organizers have said the proceeds from this concert will also be going towards the performing arts centre society.

The society will be meeting weekly from now until October, said Stewart, as many details remain to be hammered out to put the event together, including the need for volunteers.

"As it's such a big project, we're going to be needing people to help in all areas, before and during the event," said Stewart. Those wanting to help out can contact her, chairman Dave Craigen or Linda Aitken.

The performing arts centre society has also come up with a new logo, designed by Jeff Molder. The logo is abstract art using Labanotation, and will be used on letterheads, business cards, posters and other promotional materials.

The society asked Molder to come up with a logo that would incorporate both the arts and education. Labanotation was used as it is a notation system developed by Rudolf Laban for the purpose of instruction in dance choreography.

Molder, along with business partner Bob Satre, is now working on developing a sketch and model of what the performing arts centre will possibly look like, and this will also be used in promoting the centre and raising public awareness about the project.

The society is hoping to build the centre as part of the renovations at the Weyburn Comprehensive School, being carried out to incorporate the Southeast Regional College's Weyburn campus. The society was planning to use funding towards a new band and choral area as seed money for the centre, with the society to raise funds from the community and through corporate sponsorship for the balance.