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10 Independent & Free Press, Tuesday,January 25, 2011 Local citizens receive Arts Alive Awards By JANE FOGAL Halton Hills Cultural Roundtable A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered on Friday, Jan. 20 at the beautifully restored Acton Town Hall to celebrate the contributions of a host of Halton Hills community super stars. The Arts Alive Awards are presented every five years to individuals and organizations that have significantly affected arts, culture and heritage in Halton Hills and are administered by the Halton Hills Cultural Roundtable. The awards were presented by Mayor Rick Bonnette. Award winners included: Roper Galloway, Arts Alive Award for Visual, Performing and/ or Literary Arts, for his vision and commitment towards establishing the Halton Hills Concert Band Linda Leask, Arts Alive Award for Visual, Performing and/or Literary Arts, recognizing her award- PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES ·INDIVIDUAL ·COUPLES ·FAMILY COUNSELING ·DEPRESSION ·ANXIETY ·LIFE CHANGES ·CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ·PERSONAL GROWTH 38 OAK STREET, GEORGETOWN ONTARIO Arts Alive Award recipients were: (in front, from left) Mary Lou Brock, Carolyn Martin, Gerry Kentner and Marilyn Serjeantson. Second row, Virginia Bancur, Linda Leask, Lois Fraser, Mary Bilik Udell, Hazel Armstrong, Jane Fogal, Ann Lawlor. In back, Doug Brock, John Miller, Mark Rowe, Al Fraser, Ron Birrell and Roper Galloway. Photo by George Henderson winning contributions to set design and painting for local theatrical productions The Acton Agricultural Society, Arts Alive for Culture, for its 97 successful years presenting the Acton ance, has provided to a wide vaFall Fair riety of cultural groups as well as Doug and Mary Lou Brock, his personal enthusiasm for local Arts Alive for Culture, for their lov- initiatives ing restoration of several heritage Light Up The Hills, Arts Alive buildings in Glen Williams and the Award for New Arts, Culture and/or subsequent creation of the Wil- Heritage Event or Group as a new liams Mills Visual Arts Centre organization created in the past Jane Fogal, Arts Alive for Culture, five years that has added to the vifor her support of a wide spectrum brancy of the community of community cultural initiatives, Georgetown Little Theatre, Arts particularly the Old Seed House Alive Award for Established Arts, Garden Culture and/or Heritage Event or Mark Rowe, Arts Alive Award for Group, for their 50 years of providHeritage, for his many books cap- ing quality, award winning comturing local history and munity theatre his devotion to the presTwo special awards ervation of our heritage were also given out: A Spetreasures cial Lifetime Achievement Ann Lawlor, Arts Alive Award was presented to Award for Heritage, for Barbara Halsall, posthuher commitment to premously, for her tenacious serve local heritage and support for the preservaparticularly her leadertion and improvement of BARBARA ship in the Devereaux our natural heritage; and HALSALL House project Posthumous a joint Special Recognition Heritage Acton, Arts Special Lifetime Award to Head Librarians Alive Award for Heritage, Jane Diamanti and Betsy Achievement for their successful restoCornwell for their unflagration of the Acton Town Hall Cen- ging efforts in advocating for adtre and contribution to the cultural equate resources for our community's library needs resulting in this vibrancy of Acton Mary Bilik Udell, Arts Alive year's dual construction projects. Honourable Mentions included: Ralph Ursel Award for Volunteerism, for decades of fabulous cos- Paul d'Entremont, Ted Brown, Ron tume design and production and Stiel, Kay d'Entremont, Kellen & 17 consecutive years of stage ap- the Acton Roxy, Alex Colthart, Dipearances with Globe Productions ane Murray-Charett, Eleanor WalSam Hancock, Arts Alive Ken- lace, the Shepherd's Crook, Glen neth R. Harrison Award for Youth Oven Bakery, Johnson & Associates Mentorship, for his years of inspi- Real Estate, Centre Stage School rational work with youth in theat- of the Arts, Beyond the Stage, Acrical productions and for writing ton Farmers' Market, Halton Hills and producing "The Georgetown Sports Museum, Georgetown Bach Chorale, 1st Acton Scouting, ChrisBoys". Lois and Al Fraser, Arts Alive tine Eagles and The Friends of the Award for Patrons of the Arts, for Old Seed House Garden. The awards evening was part their ongoing participation in the arts and their generous financial of the third Cultural Symposium support for numerous arts, culture organized by the Halton Hills Cultural Roundtable which provides and heritage groups Paul Armstrong, Arts Alive support and networking opporAward for Local Business Partner, tunities for local arts, culture and for the financial support that his heritage groups. More information business, Paul C Armstrong Insur- is at www.hhculturejourney.com. (905) 873-9393 HTTP://FORGECOACHINGANDCONSULTING.COM INFO@FORGECOACHINGANDCONSULTING.COM