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Whitby Free Press, 8 Sep 1993, p. 15

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I. Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, September 8. 1993, Page 15 r ~ Pops Positions oPen THE CONCORDIA Pops Orchestra, under the baton of musical director Andrew J. Uranowski, is beginning its 2lst season. There are openings for the positions of second flute, second clarinet, second oboe, first and second bassoon, third and fourth french horn, second trumpet, bass trombone, second tuba, first violin, second violin, viola, cello and string bass. The orchestra rehearses Sundays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the music room at Anderson CVI. Rehearsals begin on Sunday, Sept. 12. For more information cali Susan Uranowski at (416)668-679. Photo by Andrew Uranowskl McLA UGHLIN GALLER Y Fai art classes offered Registration began Sept. 7 for ail fail art clases at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery -- Saturday idstuff, Art4teens, oul painting: the old masters, silversmithing and jewelry making, and a weekend monoprinting workshop. Saturclay Kidstuff, a 10-week p rogram for 5- to 12-year-olds, bins Sept. 18. Class si zes are restricted te encourage the utmost creative effort from each student. Class fees are $55 for gallery members and $70 for others. Art4teens, a Sunday programn for high school students, runs Oct. 17 te Dec. 12, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Specifically designed -for those who are building a portfolio of work for college or university entrance, Art4teens istaught by a young local artist who will lead students through an exploration of painting, collage and mixed media work. Class fees are $50 for gallery members, $65 for others. Ofi painting the old masters is an aduit clasa on Thursdays for those with sorne prier art training. The 10-week program will be taught by Andrew Bodor, a professional artist and an instructer at the Toronto School of Art. Students will learn how to set up a palette, prepare the canvas and block out the composition, in the same way as Leonardo da Vinci or Rembrandt worked several centuries ago. Three sketches by Lawvren Harris, Arthur Lismer and A.Y. Jackson have been donated by Isabel McLaughlin to the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa. Gallery director Joan Murray says, 'There is probably no painter/patron in Canada who has the historical importance or Isabel McLaughlin. "She's a lfiving bridge between the painters who rose te prominence in the Canada or the 1920s and today's generation. The gallery is delighted te receive this gift.-' Class fees are $115 for gallery inembers and $130 for others. A supplies list will ho provided upon registration. Class time is 7 to 10 p.m. each Thursday, Oct. 7 te Dec. 16. Silversmithing and jewelry- making is another 10-week class for adults or senior students that takes place from 7 te 10 p.m. on Thursdays, Oct. 7 te Dec. 16. Cindy More, a local artist and teacher, is the instructer. Class fées are $115 for gallery rnembers, $130 for others. A weekend monoprinting workshop, instructed by Stephanie Rayner, is scheduled for Nov. 13 and 14, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Following her very popular workshop at the gallery in the spring, the Toronto artist will instruct students in two techniques of xnaking a monoprint. A supplies list will be available upon registration. Class fees are $55 for gallery members, $70 for others. There is limited registration in aIl classes. For further'informna- tion, call Marg Jackson, gallery education officer, at 576-3000. Register at the gallery in person or by mail to the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Civic Centre, Oshawa, Ont. L1H 3Z3. Student wins John Lander scholarship. The Robert McLaughlin Gallery has awarded the John Lander Scholarship te Kraisten Perrott. The schlarship, te ho awarded yearly to a Durham Region student planning a career in fine arts, was established by the gallery in memory of Canadian artist John Lander (1951-1992). Born in Oshawa, Lander was known for his still-lifes, either in watercolour or silkscreen. lis precise. reaistic technique and his subject inatter gave his work': a special sense of clarity and joy. Perrott, the first recipient of the scholarship, is a graduate of,. Uxbridge Secondary School. She" has been accer oed by Queens University, Kingston for: admission te the bachelor of fine", arts prograin hoginning this, September. A highly creative artist, Perrott has instructed art. te junior students in the community. '1istory in Action,' a fali coun- try fair on Sunday, Sept. 12, will mark the final event of the sea- Band musician wpanted The Pickering Concert Band commences the fail rehearsal schedule Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. The band is seeking new members from the Pickering-Aýjax-Whitby area and requires brass, woodwind and percussion players. Membership is free and open to ail ages. Rehearsals are Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at the Eastshore son at the Pickering Village Museum. There will ho Best of Harvest contests, a bluegrass band per- forming in the gazebo, more t han 40 vendors in the crafts and collectibles market, corn roast, scarecrow-making for ail ages, log-sawing, shingle-making, vin- tage tracter display, and the gas and steani barn will ho ope- ration, with threshing demonst- rations. (;.ommuity '..entre, 91U Lilverpool ___ Rd. in Pickering. Wht- r10, hl Caîl Steve (686-0523) or Whltio 00 holWea t Joanne (831-2754) for more- information.KA S R Choralgroup holds auditions i16OEN9 The County Town Singers, a Rg1 non-denominational choralM White 2.09M proup. will hold auditions on Whole Wheat 2.25M Wednesdays, Sept. 15 and 22. Tenors and basses are especially required. Other sections include soprano and alto. Singers perform pop and show music as well as jazz, traditional and sacred music. For more information, cal 725-0802 o 6-20 Kids sow Children's entertainers Tricia & Toons will perform on Sunday, Se p . 12 in Whitby. Minneapolis recording artist Tricia Haynes and her troupe of p uppet friends provide songs, laughter and "discovery" for al ages. Autographs and tapes will also be available. The performance will start at 2 p.m. at St. Mark's United Church, 201 Centre St. S. Tickets are $5 each, with fam- .ily ickets, for $20.. For tickets or more information cail Judith at 668-3091 or Barb at 725-9103. Limit 2 dozen per customer uLOfer expires Tuesday Septenter 14j rGALICSTUCKSI PIZZA STICK S 1611 49) 4g. 61.99 Limît 3 dozen per customer- L 'wth this coupon i Oleexpires Tuesday September 1 4,19 Bun s 21er7 1380 Hopkins Street Whitby 666- 177 * M4DVIIIE ZS)IFuDp COMMUNITY VIDEO SLJPERSTORE X~unV Baed on TrcSo -"A Remarkable XV - True-Life Adventure!' o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r )t UI'fit ).~ * r l lit %L 701 ROSSLAND RD. E. 965 DUNDAS ST. W. WHITBY 430-7735. WHITBY 430-0022 22 STEVENSON RD. S. 110 RITCHIE AVE. 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