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Whftby Free Press,Wednesday, September 13, 199, Page il 40 toshow their works in Atfes.t Whbitby artist Steven Frank io one of the chief organizers of the Durham Artfest that wifl be held in downtown Oshawa Sept. 16 ta Oct. le. The exhibition was conceived ta allow theè public the view "fchallenging works of art" inIi lss conventional, yet, more accessible environments., Opening oeremonies will be held Friday, Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m., at the Michael Starr Building, 33 King St. W., for the exhibition by more th.an 40 artiste in galleries set up in empty restaurants, -stores or. offices located mainly around King and Centre streets.* The exhibition represents' al contemporary media. Some artists, such as Bül Lishman,' have international reputatione. Frank organized the first Artfest ini 1992 - Durham was affected by the recession, and Frank felt downtown Oshawa needed an image makeaver, sa heo rganized the event'ta help revitalize the area. Five hundred people attended last year's ope ning. Other events. that make. up Artfest include* a celebration of Caribbean performing arts at the Regent Theatre on Sept. 20, 8 p.m., organized by George Blake of the Durham Folklore Society. The Hummingbird Dancers of Club Carib and the drumming group Caribbean Amigos will perform. On Sept. 27, alec> at the Regent,' the Durham Shoestring Performers will stage an evening of short plays. .Whitby artias participating are Frank, Laura Hlair, Ed Hotson, Laura Marshall, Jay McCarten, Sean McQuay, Ruth Read, Ytm Stallworthy and Richard Toms. For more information, cal Frank at 576-4111. 'Summer' LAMA ATHERSON tries to separate Scott Griffin (Ieft) and Ted Webb in a scene, fromi Oshawa Litte Theatre's season opener, What i Did Last Summer. The coming of age story, written by A.R. Gurney and based on -his squabble memory of the summer of 1945, runs Thursdays through Sundays Sept 14 to 30. The $12 tickets are availabe at Saywell's Book Store in Oshawa or ai the theatre box office on the nights of performance. Phok by Mark Reeoa, hItby Fr. Pross S~ Bl SON OENEI.........I Gumney 's 'Summer' of '45 mounted 'Now I want you to write an essy on what you did during your a.ummer holi&zys." Most can remnember.having to rise ta that challenge at least once duringechool years, and that is what A.R. Gurney has done in What I Did Last Summer, the season opener for Oshawa Little Theatre. Gurney's central character Charlie goes back ini memory to the sunmner of 1945, when he was 14, bis father was away fighting in the Pacific, and he and his mother and aister spent the- whole season at their cottage on the Canadian shore ofLake -Erie, in an American sunimer "colony." Marion Dennis Brown, who directed Oshawa Little Theatre's first musical Camelot, makes a welcome return to the director's chair for the first time since .A Bequest to the Nation in 1984. In the pivotai role of Charlie, she has cast Scott Griffin, long a DU~ AM TH E REG ENT. 4aIng Sreet E. George Blake* A CARIBSEAN EVENING. Wed. Sept. 20.8 p.m. DURHAM SHOESTRING PERFORMERS, We<3 Sept. 27. 8 p.m. stalwart of the Whitby Courthouse Theatre. Ho began acting 15 years ago. with the Whitby Youth Group, and! now he bas corne fuhl circle,, sbaring bis talents as a workshopè leader with the current youth group. Ho, was last seen on the Oshawa stage in West Side Story. Him mother Grace will be played by Manique Essegern, most recently seen in the Whitby Courthouse Theatre's production of Lme Blle Soeurs,.and before that in The Dining Room and Stedl Magnolias for Oshawa. Elsie, Charlie's sister, will be played by Elizabeth Holden, who was in hast season's Can You See Me Yet? with Durham Shoestring Performers, and for Our Town and Quiet in the Land with Oshawa. Playing Charlie's friend Bonny is Làara Bathersan of Whitby, who began with the Whitby Youth Group i such productions as Bye B»ye Birdie. She made ber debut on the Oshawa stage last season ini MarkofCain, and was aiea seen in Diamond Vision with the Durham Shoestring Performers. The only Canadian in the group, Cbarîies friend Ted, will be played by Ted Webb, whose credits include Thae Lark in Whitby and 77ie Farm Show in Bowmanville. Thé catalyst i the coming of age story the womnan who tries ta help Charli ,e find hie "potential," is Anna, played by Gwen O'Regan, who wasi Stee( Magnolias and The Cocktail Hour, among many nther performances in Whitby and Oshawa. What 1 Did Last Summer opene Sept. 14 and rune Thursdays ta Sundays until Sept. 30 at the Oshawa Iàttie Theatre, 62 Russett Ave., with curtain time at 8 p.m. Tickets, for $12, are available i advance at Saywell's in Oshawa, or at the theatre box office on the mights of performance. SEPT.Ys15-30 Dowamftwn Osawa Z~IVO7 TU = OJUL7§@ Free admrission to events, ~HOURS Tuesday - Sundoy: Noon - 5 pm Frday: Noon - 9 Pm ART OPENING a Fri. Sept. 15. 730 p.m. Michael Starr Building, 33 Kng Street W. ART LODCATIODNS o o o o 68 King St. W. 64 King St. W. 12/14 Contre St. N. 40 King St. W. G E O Osham i. GCann 95 Simca. S. QA Diffrent Drum Caffe. House ORobert McLaughlin Gallery Karen Bc- MédWIosJi show in galry voua vii OFMILY PACK Iý$2.OO F IS & CHIPS 5 fish, 3 chips, 1-250mi coleslaw rnWest Lynde Fish & Chips coupon. Reg. price $20.95. Expires Sept. 3th/95. Tax flot included. ARTFEST FUNDRAISER - BAND NIGNT I Th irS.Sep.2, 9p.m . -THE S 1REN CLUB. w ocMsutE ILlith - Mltchei's Corners a Modern Day Braves a Lame Six Storey schs-elSe *o-Riddle Me T'his $ôAms *) .s pnO m AAei19 OTTER CREEK VIDEO 900 BONACORD AVE. Rleservation Hotiîne 666-9280 WNEST LYNDE VIDEO 273 MICHAEL BLVD. (across from the school) Reservation Hotline 430-09921 1