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221981

CommUnity event

FOR THE ARTS: Britta Martini-Miles, executive director of CommUnity Arts Space, presents Oakville Mayor Rob Burton with gifts at a recent advocacy night at Towne Square Gallery. CommUnity Arts Space, which consists of dozens of local arts groups, is pushing the Town for the renovation of the entire 140,000-sq.-ft. Queen Elizabeth Park site, so it can serve as a multipurpose community facility.

221984

Better late than never

Jeremy Welsh

221977 Christmas tradition OPENING NIGHT FRIDAY: The Oakville School of Dance is presenting its annual Nutcracker production at the Oakville Centre for the Performing arts. Pictured here are two dancers from last year’s production. Opening night is Friday at 7:30 p. m. with two shows (1 p. m. and 5 p. m.) following on Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 6-7. Tickets cost $28.99 at the Oakville Centre box office, 905-815-2021 or www.oakvillecentre.ca .

221973 Zen is a master new media educator Professor Dan Zen

221976 Sounds fair JUST CHRISTMAS: Paul Wellhauser describes a Kalahari bushman’s bow and quiver at the ForestView church without walls’ second annual JUST Christmas Fair Trade Festival on Saturday afternoon. JUST Christmas featured more than a dozen vendors representing artisan groups from around the world, including Ten Thousand Villages and Faces of Fair Trade. Fair Trade is a form of commerce that ensures an equitable and fair partnership between marketers in North America and producers in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and other parts of the world. Fair trade partnership works to provide low-income artisans and farmers with a living wage for their work.

221979 Chamber orchestra strikes silver with Bach concertos BACH FOR ANOTHER SEASON: The Oakville Chamber Orchestra rehearses on Sunday under conductor Charles Demuynck for the first concerts of its 25th anniversary season. The Nov. 29 and 30 performances will feature Bach’s famous works, the Brandenburg Concertos.

221972 Standing up to bullies STUDENTS FOR CHANGE: Students (l-r) Krysta Peralto, Taylor DeClerico, Jessica Novak and Danielle Walker brainstorm at the Be the Change! Youth Leadership and Action Day hosted by the Halton Catholic District School Board and Halton Region.

221974 Ladies, be ready to water some plants ... Tyler Schwartz

221982 Entertaining men IN THE KEY OF E: The Entertainers recently performed a concert at Canadian Legion Branch 60. It is an a cappella, male barbershop chorus whose 30 active members come from Halton, Peel and Hamilton. The main charity supported by the group is H4S, the Harmonize for Speech fund, which supports children, as well as others, with speech impairments. The Entertainers meet regularly on Monday evenings from 7 to 9:30 p. m. at Kinark Family Services, 475 Iroquois Shore Rd. For information, contact Brian Yager at 905-847-8220 or e-mail byager3@cogeco.ca .

221985 Tigers start strong in defence of Halton girls’ hockey title Going all out WHATEVER IT TAKES: T. A. Blakelock Tigers player Emily Carter (in black) and Loyola Hawks goalie Jeanette Gamble both sprawl for the puck while three Loyola defenders look on. Gamble kept the puck out of the net on this play, but the Tigers prevailed 4-0 in Monday’s high school girls’ hockey clash at Glen Abbey Recreation Centre.

221980 Foul play not suspected in man’s death INVESTIGATION SCENE: Police cordonned off the parking lot of a plaza on Third Line and North Service Road to investigate the sudden death of a man in a parked van.

221983 Granting wishes MONEY FOR MUSIC: MPP Kevin Flynn, from left to right, and Chair of Halton-Peel Trillium Foundation Lindsay Williams present Music Director Charles Demuynck and Masterworks of Oakville President Joyce Sitarski with a $37,000 Trillium Grant at a recent rehearsal.

221975 Ladies, be ready to water some plants ... ALL AGLOW: Jordie Smits, who compiled the fan film, Road Trip for Ralphie, with a replica of the leg lamp featured in A Christmas Story.

221978 Tour a treasured tradition WELCOME: Appleby House Tour publicity director Lisa Kruitwagen (left) and co-chairAlex Irish at one of the homes to be featured in the popular tour on Dec. 6.