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ARTS AND ENTERAINMENT The award-winning comedy series about life in small-town Saskatchewan went on to air around the world for six seasons. The veteran director said one of the big- gest things he's learned in 40+ years in the arts business is the importance of finding your artistic voice. "It's a difficult thing to do," he said. "But when you find it you're going to know it, and that's when people start to pay atten- tion. That's the magic moment." And despite popular belief, he said it's also possible to make a decent living in the Canadian arts industry. "I was persistent. I think persistence is huge," he said. "You have to be persistent and you can't give up. You also really have to be adaptable in Canada because you never know what's going to happen and you need to work. I did fashion commer- cials; somebody had to do it, so I did it." Throughout his career as a director Storey has also pursued his love of music, writing songs and playing the guitar. "I'm just having fun with it," he said. "I encourage anybody interested in playing the guitar to get out and do it. There's lots of open mics around the area here in George- town, so take the plunge, go out and do it." The evening also included a Halton Hills Cultural Year in Review video, presentation of the United Way of Halton Hills' Eudai- monia youth music video contest award to Shaela McCracken and Jon O'Neill, and the annual general meeting of the Halton Hills Cultural Roundtable, which hosted the symposium. Find your own artistic voice, Storey recommends Continued from page 27 An Evening of Wine & Roses with Georgetown Choral So- ciety will be held on Saturday, Feb. 13, 7:30-11 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) at Acton Town Hall Centre. Tickets: adults $20 and students $10. Avail- able for purchase at Acton Branch Library, Home Hard- ware, Halton Hills Furniture & Appliances or at the door. Take your sweetheart to An Evening of Wine & Roses