-Entertainment- Canadian movies to air I THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday March 1991 Page 13 GEORGETOWN CINEMAS 235 STREET 8731999 If your neighbors keep you up late on Friday nights with noisy parties that you wish you had been invited to dont just toss and turn on your bed If you meander over to your TV set you will find some interesting movies Throughout April CBC TV has a of Canadian movies scheduled for the latenight movie slot on The first on April is Hounds of Notre Dame an account of hours in the life of a Saskat chewan school teacher who over came great odds to create a uni que education system The Hounds the colleges famed hockey team is one of the focal points of the movie That other Notre Dame the one in the S is more famous for teams that play games on other surfaces than frozen water Thomas Peacock and Frances Hylatid have the lead roles Next up April is Solitudes based on Hugh classic novel about two communities one French Canadian the other English Canadian Read today s headlines then watch the movie Stacy Keach and Jean Pierre montstar In Threshold April Donald Sutherland plays a world famous heart surgeon who is about to try futuristic surgery Sharon Acker portrays the patient A week later on April 26 another Canadian actor named Sutherland is the spotlight The movie is Bad Boy Keifer Sutherland Donald son plays a teenager coming of age in a rural Nova Scotia community in the 1930s Ullman plays the youth mother Amour the dean of writers is one of many Smart shopping tips for music bookings The Beatles Big Band Sound or Bach on bagpipes sionals can be found to provide almost any style of music at your wedding Whether your taste is formal or farout experts at the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Rela suggest a few smart shopping steps for hiring sional disc jockeys and musicians that can help make your wedding run as smooth as Vienna waltz The first choice is between hir ing a disc jockey or booking live music There are advantages to both By using prerecorded materials can offer a wide selection of music A professional with a good library can start off the first dance with a polka tune and then interspace ethnic specialties with pop music if that is your wish Those who prefer a more per sonal touch often opt for live music A fivetoeight piece or chestra is generally recommend ed for a wedding The addition of one musician per guest over and above may serve as a general guide Finding the appropriate musi cians or disc jockey may be as simple as hearing a style you like and asking if theyre free the date of your wedding Many banquet halls and hotels keep lists of professionals who are frequently booked there Assistance is also offered by locals of the Toronto Musicians Association across the province and the Canadian Disc Jockeys Association Once you ve found the name of a band or disc jockey you think youd like to hire call the leader or office to arrange a meeting To avoid disappointment on the big day its important to make sure your expectations are clearly understood Ask iboul specific pieces youd like played You should discuss a music list with the band leader or It generally advisable to take the list home with you to review after the meeting Many couples have been disappointed to find their favorite melody wasn available simply because Ihe band wasn t asked to bring that particular sheet music with them l hoar a sample Ihr music Most bands will inform you of a booking you can attend or have a video their work Disc jockeys can lit you hear some samples from their music library Talk about talk If you want the DJ or bandleader to make special announcements or not to speak at all make sure its noted in the contract Arrange for any special re quirements Specify any staging microphones or special in required Discuss appropriate dress If its a black tie affair a band in blue jeans and T shirts wont do Don t feel embarrassed to ask them to dress formally It is com mon to include a jackets and tiesdresses stipulation in the special requests section of the contract Talk about breaks nor dont require breaks but professional musicians are entitl ed to minutes per hour rangements are often made for a long pause to be taken while the meal is served rather than inter rupting several times just as tivity on the dance floor heats up Many band leaders will provide canned music to eliminate dead space in the program and specific times for breaks can be set out in the contract Discuss payment terms and cancellation fees Deposits will normally be required but should not be more than one third the value of the contract for a DJ A band may ask for an advance of anywhere from to per cent of the fee subject to negotiation It always in the consumer s in terest to keep deposits to a minimum Check thai the date time tion and fee are correct on the contract Once it has been signed it may be impossible to cancel a contract with a disc jockey Special conditions apply to con tracts with musicians If the band can prove they tried to find other work to replace the booking you cancelled but were unsuccessful you have lo pay them Despite best intentions on sides consumers tan end up with disputes over services Ihey ve contracted for with musicians and disc jockeys If the dispute is with members of a professional organization cm ask associations lo mediate To reduce potential problems before you book contact The Toronto Musicians at tli4il KM Toronto Ontario III IMi or the Disc I Box If I Malum Postal Station IT check for local offiies outside Toronto in ho while telephone directory authors who used a pen name for some of his novels Now four of his longout of print tales of Hopalong are being reissued under L Amours own name Hopalong Cassidy was created by the late Clarence who starting in 1912 wrote a series of novels featuring this gentleman cowboy hero The books led lo movies then a TV series There were Hopalong movies produced from 1935 to 10 of them in alone Then at Ihe height of the TV show popularity Amour was hired to continue Hopalong career in print Doubleday published the novels under the pen name Tex Burns as Amour was not yet a household name among fans of western tales The first of the four novels be reissued is The Rustlers in West Fork Bantam hardcover It is being released in May CBC TV has produced a half hour musical variety special on the a Nova Scotia group that has been winning rave review and awards Here Come The airs April at except La and British Columbia where the special will not be shown because of a conflict with hockey playoff coverage For That Quiei Cosy Dinner Book Today 8737402 Shop Georgetown Out VIDEO PLUS West of Georgetown Fruit BRING HOME A STAR THIS Presumed Innocent Hot Spot Bethune The I Hero White Palace SI Units ocri Georgetown NEW AQE METAPHYSICAL INFO CENTRE TO AID IN YOUR QUEST FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH BOOKS FROM ASTROLOGY TO ZEN CRYSTALS PYRAMIDS OILS INCENSE OVER SO KINDS NEOCLASSICAL MEDITATION MUSIC CLASSES TUMBLED STONES 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