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Costs and concerns The Arts Complex part two TIIF Wednesday November M 11S0 TOWN OF HALTON HILLS LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTRE Firstyear deficit may cost you extra the towns shirt of con costs for the new a complex to town lliy Stressing itial lie must rely for the on ballpark figures Mr King told Tilt projecting con operating costs for the his been based upon a number of liblo is wide ranine is estimated ucs from would be user groups to actual figures township Lester Pi Theatre project in eh Mr King himself was involved I or chair the task of ope g costs is just The board will soon met to prepare proposed buitt for submits on to town council expanded library While library staff in crease is likelihood Mr the long awaited installation of a computer system which will handle much of the paperwork should enable the to keep It a The board as yet has no specific on the terms of its tenancy with the town he added Although the board paid no rent for the old building in accordance with the terms of a benefactor the Janitorial ft Light and Water Minor Insurance flcpairs Supplies Snow Removal Manager Salary charged General Administration Telephone Advertising Tickets etc I Costs re Lighting Sound etc TOTAL OPLRATINC EXPENDITURES COSTS deed which donated the library to the former town of an exchange of funds Is now required There are however no hard feel ings among board members over the new arrangement Mr said Following is the nary draft of the cultural complex first year budget as approved by council Mr King calls the figures very conservative as is his figure for projected revenues of for the heads new campaign Fran has been enlisted the Mill I Ibrjrv and fund raising committee to direct be all important and long awaited homes Mrs llalnci told The she Is arranging a Hireling for next nil be appointed to supervise the in sections of town in helping this pitotal of the arts complex fund raising effort expected In begin In Janua can Mrs Raines at borne IS7TI75 or work at It West Insurance in Milton GIG DONATION FROM HIGHLANDERS a member of he arts complex fund raising accepted a cheque for from Macintosh of Highland which In he past has made donations to such local groups as the Girls Pipe Band he Legion Pipe Band and he Milton Pipe Hand and his year decided unanimously Id make a to he arts complex Herald WHOS IN CHARGE With the town clerks department telephone 877 5185 acting as a for incoming donations the fund railing committee set up by council to coordinate all such efforts has appointed a number of individuals to approach select groups and areas of Interest They are For Arts Council members and other arts- related groups For business and Industry Bert Arnold For sports organizations Dave For miscellaneous groups Mayor Pete and Whiting GLT Christmas show is favorite kids fantasy I ocil children of all if is arc due for treat when George town I The lire presents Hans Witch the Dec 13 plus matinee performances and Sunday Dec Ths will known British has many children since it wis first produced in 19jB and is to delight more How could children fill to enjoy a play which combines all the essential ingredients for laughter merriment surprise and wonder provided by such characters is he Hans Scratch Mrs Crab- tree The Witch cess Alicia King Castir Senna Sylvester the pigs Hank and Hunk and of course the Queen of the t Director Nicholas lias and lasting ion with this play since he appeared in it In 1970 in Ihe role of King Mr Nicholas is happy with the cast he has chosen which includes John Roe Castor Pal Joynes as Mrs Crab tree GordHuntosSenna and Joe DclGuidice as King DAILY REMINDER St church wok bunting with activity Saturday crowd gleaned over tables filled baked goods homecrafts and white elephant picking during Ihe church annual Christmas Gladys Allard was Joined by Jo Inn da and her ion Michael to help church calendars Herald photo While only a fraction of the town arts groups hold serious reservations about physical design of the new arts complex virtu ally oil agree that lion among the involved part has dropped to almost nil in the months since town ill first deliberations The fact that town council has yet to fully determine the new facility management structure and the lack of any indications fjr concerning rental fees for theatre and gallery use permeated discus slons The Herald had recently with concerned groups and individuals And while who express wariness acknowledged that these matters should be resolved by own officials he first six months of 1981 many were outwardly critical of the methods by which they have been kept informed or more correctly kept in the dark about ongoing develop- lieprescnfitlves of the Little The Ire GIT Own I Society CCS Hal ton Cable Systems Id the in for Performing Arts and the Hills Arts Council iLself expressed aggravation In turn over the total lack of any new information since June when council formally revised construction cost estimates and Involved groups had a to view final designs In the five months the GLT seat p fund raising campaign has garnered the only publicity attached to the arts complex a ficl that many of those involved see as a serious shortcoming on town part Town recreation director Tom Shepard attempted to anxieties over tin lack of information concerning the management and rates last week by assuring The Herald that he will be person ally arranging series of meet in the new year to belter assess the groups various needs and plans for booking portions of the new complex JOB Information gathered through these meetings with local user groups as well as statistics from similar cultural centres In towns will enable Mr lo prepare a job definition for a new pari time position he hopes lo create within his department council s blessings the new recreation department employee will at least initially devote roughly hours a week town tentative budget for includes a the position also yet le lo jrrjl gll g bookings or the new theatre and mulli purpose room ItAIIil Mr stressed that the proposed employee Is not intended lo be a theatre administrator a position most arts groups in town nevertheless feel Is to the complex successful While those contacted by The Herald conceded thai an admlmstator need not be hired for Ihe job all predicted the position would soon require a full time commitment from someone with theatrical background Mr pointed out hat proposed management structure sec diagram Is subject to revision as council and the groups Involved sec fit Derek Joyncs of the GLT reported that his and other groups will council to appoint a special committee of citizens to manage the theatre under Ihe auspices of Ihe real Ion department Clearly unimpressed by the departments lack of artistic roup spokesmen laughed at the IU administered on a part time basis I scared about the fact the recreation department will run this GCS director Dale Wood commented That a like me asking you if I can run The for awhile IlIltAKJVtN I know of on the town staff who knows any tiling about running a theatre Nor nic Studio administrator Enid Williams added If the own expects to break even on this they belter hire at least a semi pro theatre manager lo run it a artistic director Nicholas suggested thai the facility might have benefit ted greatly had council simply hired a theatrical consultant to help In Ihe complex s design Administration Is critical lo any theatre he said The lown needs lo sell these groups so they need someone who can understand them and their needs In response to such con Mr Shepard comment that he does Intend to hire someone with theatrical back ground for the part lime lion he 11 propose to council As for breaking even financial on the project apparently nothing could further from the towns Intention The estimated preliminary budget which IS as yet unapproved anticipates total net losses of in the facility s inaugural year That figure requires some qualification see separate story this page Architect Keith employs own consulting expert to coordinate the in of specific theatrical equipment including the sound and lighting This consultant will likely avail able for Ihe project until the is actually opened next fall Mr agreed that there is some room for concern over towns management plans Without proper promo tion for activities at the com he said the community as a whole will not commit itself to making the project a long term success This should become on enormous resource for the whole town he commented All three portions theatre gallery and mulli purpose room should be hopping wllh activity Library board chairman Dick is happy enough with councils decision to let the board run the library but admitted last week that res for the gallery lion fell to the board almost by default Control over Hie gallery is not something we wanted he said but it became obvious in our meet ings over financing the com through provincial that Ihe gallery just going to pay off I would personally prefer to sec us not have the gallery and thus avoid possible of empire building but no one else would lake it Mr conceded that library board control over Ihe gallery might be considered a radical extension of the board long standing practice of renting space on a much smaller scale to exhibiting artists and demonstrating I its the Issue of rental rates at Ihe new e lex are a soulee ion corn for would be user groups but again the problem boils down to a lack of Tom himself has no idea how high rates will be that s another council decision lo be based on the information he gather next year both Inside and outside town Anxiety over Ihe possibility of high rental rotes subsidizing greater expected costs is however wide spread Admitting he shares the wait and sec attitude of others in the arts community director Dale Wood said he nevertheless expects high rental rates at the new com plex For he concerts the will be presenting here he said id mission prices will probably rise correspondingly Enid Will and Nicholas also stressed the need for on minlstrativc body at some level to coordinate Joint pro motions for Ihe full range of activities at Hie complex something along the lines of ted theatre brochures by other performing iris centres As far as Tom Is currently concern however groups using the complex arc on their own when it comes lo promotion Sure we help coming events In our recrca department flyers but we 1 promote any vidual groups any more Limn we promote the Haider hotkey games at Alcolt arena he said There arc mode when the tow receives a share of the gate Mr noted that the projected operating budget in ft mo for lis depart ment promotion of its own pngrims at the complex some forms of which will be new to Hills simply because the town has had not proper facility In which to present them Royal Ontario Museum touring shows and film festivals arc two exam pies of the activities Mr department will consider bringing town As is the case wllh Ha Hon Hills LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Nornic Studio head challenges statements DAY three arenas he stressed town programs at the complex would be chosen and scheduled to fill in gaps between private bookings Derek admitted he had perceived large gaps in between town officials and the involved groups noting that he and others have recently sought further meetings so they can be brought up date Like John he expressed a strong desire o be part of forthcoming meetings on the final Interior design which he said has still to be approved by council I Ihey re having weekly site meetings Mr Joyncs said but I don think it was ever he intention to have the rest of the building committee of which I was part attend Ours was on advisory and the onus is on the town to keep everyone informed of whats going on It was by accident I found out about the foundation problem so It seems the sees the build committee as having completed the function If youre oiIcashin on the Governments OffMProgram Phone tlninnGns Approximately per cent of the funds raised annually through the Christmas Seal remain in the community in which hey are contributed support research medical and public education and programs to prevent and control lunj disease Open House Invitation Florists invites you to our fifth annual Christmas Preview and Open House on Sunday November 30 980 1 and 30 m Spend a Sunday afternoon in the world of Christmas flowers and decorations Our greenhouses will be open for browsing Refreshments will be served 20 Murray Street Brampton The Gruenhousc To the editor of The Herald Your article on the progress of the new Arts Complex was informative In moot areas to this date as well as being a chronicle of early history lead up to the conception of a library art gallery complex However I beg to differ with Mr architect of the Arts complex who stated that Ihe Centre for the arts Is loo big for the city a current needs and it lias this big massive stage and every He further stated people Just won use it it loo intimidating In response to remarks I would like readers lo know the Centre has groups using the theatre facility Three local amalgamated heir season of ploys lo offer a drama series on subscription which has had an SO per cent response An Independent theatre group runs a drama series subscription which his experienced per cent sales The Centre has five music groups that use the twice a year wo professional theatre bookings i month a sell out professional Children s Scries on Sundays from October to April as well as the aforementioned drama groups The Oakville Centre is used weeks of Ihe year assistant manager Brian Hogarth slated Technically the Oakville Centre is acclaimed lo have one of moat sophisticated 1 and sound operations in Ontario a quote from a professional company having used Ihe facility The only minus Oakville Centre has lo my knowledge is the physical approach to the centre and the disagreeable parking faclElti The Oakville Centre has a manager assistant manager on full time staff technician and assistant on hourly staff as needed a box office manager part time front of house staff and two secretaries part time A service by management to the various groups is offered by way of a production package which includes layout of programme advertising layouts publicity and use of the media said mr Hogarth This the standard of production to a more level With projected on of real estate I fa sec how Mr remark Within years wemay Injured youth would benefit from visits To editor of The Herald My husband and I arc hopeful a letter to the newspaper might locate some friends of our son Trevor now undergoing rehabilitation at a Toronto hospital following a car accident last April Trevor been back to Georgetown since the accident took place near Nerval leaving him critically Injured Some of his friends visited him at Toronto Western Hospital Initially but since his transfer to Queen Elizabeth Hospital six months ago he has not received the isitors who can provide him the companionship and motivation he requires lo properly recover f visit myself each Sunday leaving our noon Any of his friends who need a ride can call me at home or at work I have plenty of room in Ihe car For those whod like to visit Trevor by themselves in Room of the Fourth Floor East al Queen Elizabeth Hospital University Ave Toronto If you know Trevor please write or visit him It means so much having that personal contact Mrs Evelyn Window well need a bigger theatre but I would hope we can afford to build one can be substantiated Surely 10 years down the rood a decade of expected suppressed economy this town or most others v ill not be able lo build a second theatre In any case where is the land allocated for such a venture To have type of theatre with proper lilies in this town is progress but let be known all facets of community use in regard have not been well considered Choral groups theatrical produclions normally for iwo performances will have to run twice long to bring in necessary revenue to meet costs which in turn push prices up and concerts and presents will no longer be offered at per ticket and I hope the public realties this step of cultural progress and the establishing or an Arts Complex in this community must be paid for like every thing else With a positive view to what is on the boards ii every ones responsibility to make the theatre library complex work and to help build it into in arts focal point of outstand ing cultural achievement My eyes and cars arc still waiting to have my questions answered in regard to the administration of this Arts complex Arc we going to be booking space through the recreation department with no assurance of adequate management of theatre box office front of house staff in public relations and technical slaff responsible for pro lee ting sound and lighting equipment Are we go to have knowledgeable administration Are to have on art gallery run to draw from all over as well as the artists of knowledge is to be employed in these areas Are we going to have a board of directors formed to include a latKe from each area of Ihe arts in the community as well as from ihe library council or business ex five When is council going to answer these questions and mike them known to the public Good administration means Ihe difference between a success story or a white elephant which the tax piyers will have carry Laid Williams Nicholas Georgetown LADIES ONLY THIS IS YOUR STORE FOR ALL YOUR FOOTWEAR DRESS SHOES TO WINTER BOOTS SIZES AABCD EE HOT IN Alt In stock Winter Boots New Styles From slush molded vinyls to latest styles in finest quality fashionable leathers Ankle mid calf and full calf We also stock wide shaft for the lady with a full calf ALL AT AFFORDABLE PRICES THIS WEEK ONLY SPECIAL STEPRITE SHOES YOUR NATURALIZER SHOE STORE B BLACK ONLY WHERE FASHION AND COMFORT GO TOGETHER 39 Main St S Downtown Georgetown