STOLEN LIVES - THE ALBERT WALKER STORY by Peter Colley runs at Blyth Festival Theatre until Aug. 19. When Albert Walker disappeared from southwestern Ontario, he took with him his daughter and a great deal of his neighbours' hard-earned money. Five years later, Walker is discovered in England and charged with murder. Blyth favourite Peter Colley, author of I'll Be Back Before Midnight, traces Walker's real-life journey from a member of a small town church choir to the centre of an international scandal with all the twists and turns of a classic detective story. For ticket information, call the box office at (519) 523-9300 or toll free 1-877-862-5984.

8TH ANNUAL MILL RACE FESTIVAL OF TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSIC runs tonight and tomorrow in downtown Cambridge. The festival kicks off tonight at 8 p.m. with a patio party at The Golden Kiwi Pub, and a ceilidh on Dickson Street. Entertainment takes place Saturday starting at noon with arts and crafts, children's stage and six outdoor stages. Entertainment includes Antologia, Back Up and Push, Banish Misfortune, Blair Scottish Country Dancers, The Belles of York, Green Fiddle Morris, The MadriGALS, Paddy Tutty, Zoe and The Chuckle Gang. For more information, call 653-1424 or 1-800-749- 7560.

FERGUS SCOTTISH FESTIVAL runs Aug. 11-13 at the Fergus Community Centre and features 31 different pipe bands, celtic music, Scottish heavy events and Highland dancing. Tattoo 2000 takes place Aug. 11 and features the 48th Highlanders Pipes and Drums, the Royal Light Infantry Brass Band and Cape Breton tenor Tom Leadbeater. The opening ceremonies take place Aug. 12 at 12:30 p.m. Call (519) 787- 0099.