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Whitby Free Press, 26 Oct 1994, p. 19

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~ji~ h j' 'Creepers' is being held in downtewn Oshawa until Oct. 31. The 'Doors of Darkness' open every Monday te Friday from 5 te 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday fromn 2 te 10 p.m. Creepers, located at the corner of Charles and Athol streets, is a charitable- event to raise money for the 1994 United Way campaign. Creepers 18 presented by the Simcoe Hall Settlement House in conjunction with Upstream Entertainment. Creepers offers Halloween activities for children aged .6 and up. An activities area is provided that includes pumpkin-carving and the 'Scary Senses' exhibit. 1'Haunted" Tales,' featuring storytellers 'from the Durham Folklore Society, will take listeners on a spooky adventure with Ail Hallow's Eve legends. The Haunted House portion of Creepers is set in a maze-like format with 10 separate rooms and a cast of over 5 monsters. Creepers will stimulate aIl the senses: sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Ail participants of the House will receive a certificate of survival with a tasty surpris. A refreshinent area is also aviable for guests who scare up an appetite. The menu includes Bat Blood and Devil Dogs. Entrance te the fearfest is $5.99 per person. Coupons for- $1 off' the entrance price are available on selected flyers distributed throughout Durham Region. Croup rates are available for schools and groups of 10 or more. Advance tickets are available at Information Oshawa (the information -kiosk in the Oshawa Centre), Innoflations in the 5 Points Mail (Centre Court) and the Upstreani Entertainment office located at 18 1/2 King St. E. in downtown Oshawa. Tickets- are broad palette of unconventional materials. The themes often deal with alsÃ" available at the door. For additional ticket information, or to arrange group or school packages, eall Upstream Entertainment at (905) 723-3932. crtclmoments in women's H-er books are frequently bound War sertes upcoming ' Heart of the Matter,' an exhibition of one-of-a-kind books by American artist Mriam Sehaer, will open at the Roheý-rt McLaughlin Gallery on Thursday, Oct. 27. The public is invited to meet the artist at a gallery reception on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2te 4 p.m., Schaer, an illustrator and graphic designer, bas been creating dramnatic books since 1978. She employs both traditional media -- primarily watercolour, acryic and gouache' -- and *a p.m., ancfthere is no admission.' On Nov. 1, the video 'Reluctant Heroes -- Canada's Military Heritage,' about the high price paid by Canadians for current peace, and freedom, will be shown. 'TheBlue Puttees,' the story of the Royal Newfoundland Regi- ment that went from a band of volunteers to a fully.equipped battalion, will be on Nov. 8. 'A War Story,' based on the diaries of Canadian doctor Ben Wheeler during his. interniment in a Japanese Prisoner-of-war camp,is on Nov. A5 .Kra Canada's Forgotten War'is on Nov. 22. The series will be held in conjuniction with the 'Remem- brance' exhibition of photos from the T'homas Bouckley collection. 1 000's o f Movies - Nintendo , Super Nintendo - Sega Genesis - Sega New Reteases $2.99 2 for $4.99 - Every other movie in the store 99o Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis $1.99 - Ail regular Nintendo 990 2 for 1 Video Games - Every Tuesday and Thursday OTRC EKX VI.-O - WESTILYNDE VIDEO 900 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 7 BOAODAE 7 ICHAEL LD Resevatin HoI~e6*~~)<~o~ ~ g~às9',l in hand-painted silk, richly textured by found objects embedded directly in the covers. This exhibition comrses 20 books (interiors) and covers executed between 1989 and 1994. Schaer says: "My books are visual diaries crafted to this end, kinetie sculptures incorporating text, images, rhythms, surfaces and often *the found objects that inspired the questions many of my stories evolved te, answer." In the publishing sector, Schaor's clients include Bentam Books, MacMillan and Scholastic. Born in Buffaloshe resides in New York City. The exhibition continues until the end of the year. Schaer will conduct a workshop, 'The Romance of the Book: Bookmaking with Miriam Schaer,' Saturday, Oct. 29, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunclay, Oct. 30, 9:30 a.m. te 1 p.m. Cost is $35 memnbers/$50 non-members ($15 materials fée included in cost). Register'at the gallery. One niagnificeent resort, five exodeC Caribbean islands, superb seriice, international cuisie and spectacular entertainmient for oneI affordable price. Canadian Holidays' Festivale and Fascination Fly/Cruises.include ail of these features plus non-stop Canadian Airlines flights from Toronto ta San Juan where your floating Carnival resort is waîting, under the sun, ta welcome you aboard. Seven carefree days without having ta pack and unpack. An informai atmosphere with first class accommodation, spacious sun decks, Las Vegas style shows and cabaret, ail your me and 24 hour room service inciuded. Cail your Travel Agent today. t ptional econc awv*k avale i n Puerto Rico lruon, S-hi per pe mn.\îîr, incluced:i )pthmnal ýhore SEA ARADO BEAN (~ IOP Canadi>nHolidays ~ TI MetORRRS ùrtIN TH WORLDr . Ail lghts are in accardaîrce witti the air regutations 0t the NationalI Transport Agericy. Package prces are per persan based ou double accupancy train Toronto tilesa stated othetwise. Prices do flot include departure taees, port taxes, surcharges, or insarancuet any kirid. Al opace s subluct ta avaiiabiity ut lime ot booking aod prices wmil vary from St,t39 ta S2,429 according ta date ot deparoure sud accommodatio. For apecitîc inclusiuns, exulrsions, terms and conditions pieuse roter ta the applicable, Cariadian Hoiduys Brochure. Festivale registered in the Bahamas, 38,i75 tons. Fascnation registered in Panama, 70,367 tans. Ontario Reg. 9 3183321 & 3183305. E & DE Programme ottered and operuted by- Canadian Hlîdays;~. Marlin Earn up ta 1O/ Ford rebate with Marlin Travel. 1 I rI.' Whiay Twn Suar Creepers is an Oshawa fearfest Whitby Free Press. Wednesday, Octobor 26,1M94.Page 19 Artist gets to the 'eart o h ter' Non-stop Canadianor 6 Alriines flights from Toronto .'S fri , Ini commencing:November 6 A 'Canadaý Remembers' video series, about the Second World War, will be held at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa in November. .The series is on Tuesdays at 2 1

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