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The Oakville Beaver, Friday May 26, 2006 - 27 Intrada Brass winds up season with Have Tuba, Will Travel Oakville's Intrada Brass wraps up its second season at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on Sunday, with Have Tuba, Will Travel. The concert features Canadian tubist, Karen Bulmer, who will play Edward Gregson's Tuba Concerto and her one-woman cabaret routine, Girl Meets Tuba. A native of London, Ontario and a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and Yale University, Bulmer is active as a freelance tubist, racking up performances with the KitchenerWaterloo Symphony, Orchestra London Canada and Toronto's Hannaford Street Silver Band. She is a member of the Trillium Brass Quintet, with whom she has toured extensively. This fall, Bulmer heads to Newfoundland to take up a teaching post at Memorial University in St. John's. She has previously taught at the University of Windsor and the University of Prince Edward Island. Several years ago, Bulmer's sound documentary, Joined At The Lips, was broadcast by CBC Radio. In addition to accompanying Bulmer, Bram Gregson will conduct Intrada Brass in Gustav Holst's Suite No. 1 in E-flat and Harmonious Variations on a Theme by Handel by Gordon Langford. The band will also play John Philip Sousa's The Liberty Bell (the Monty Python theme), John Denver's Perhaps Love, featuring Michael Hetherington and Paul Rayment on euphonium, and Gabriel Fauré's Pavane, arranged by associate conductor Kevin Norbury. Have Tuba, Will Travel is at 2 p.m. at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St. For tickets, $28 each or $22 for seniors and students, call the Oakville Centre box office, 905-815-2021 or visit www.oc4pa.ca Fore more on Intrada Brass, visit www.intradabrass.ca Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival presents BRIAN AUGER'S OBLIVION EXPRESS With special guest LARRY CORYELL The legendary Brian Auger's Oblivion Express featuring the famed B3 and keyboard player, has created a distinct voice that combines jazz, rock, soul and funk. Brian has accumulated a Grammy nomination, 10 albums charting in the top 100, a #1 single and the title of "The Godfather of Acid Jazz". Add in legendary guitar player, Larry Coryell who has recorded on more then 70 albums, hailed by his legion of fans as one of "the guitar gods" and dubbed "The Godfather of Fusion", these special nights will see sparks fly as two masters perform individually and together for the first time in thirty years! For tickets call 905-815-2021 or order on-line at www.oakvillecentre.ca. For more information, please visit www.oakvillejazz.com Charity of Hope hosts An Asian Affair June 1 The Charity of Hope's Oakville Chapter is hosting its 4th annual fashion show, An Asian Affair, on Thursday, June 1 at the Oakville Conference and Banquet Centre. All proceeds from the gala will go towards the Charity of Hope, a non-profit organization that generates funds to be distributed to children's charities, a specific child or children as approved by its board of directors. An Asian Affair includes Asian themed food stations, a live auction, raffle and runway fashion show featuring the best fashion boutiques of Oakville and Burlington, with all net proceeds going towards the Charity of Hope. Since its inception in 2003 , The Charity of Hope Oakville chapter has funded various projects, including a reading program for KidFest Canada, and purchased a paediatric laryngoscope for the Oakville Hospital Foundation to assist with upper airway management of children with respiratory requirements. Requests for funds from The Charity of Hope for a child or organization serving children in need should be sent to: The Charity of Hope ­ Oakville Chapter, Box 11061 Fruitland RPO, Stoney Creek, ON, L8E 5P9. For tickets, $85, call 905-618-7510, ext. 106. If you have a news tip or story idea, call the Oakville Beaver at 845-3824. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Wednesday, August 9th & Thursday, August 10th at 8:00 pm at The Oakville Centre For The Performing Arts · 905-815-2021 FABULOUS BUFFET DINNER & SHOW... IT'S A GREAT NIGHT OUT OPENING MAY 4 PLAYING JULY 13 - SEPT 17 Box Office 5400 Dixie Road, Mississauga TRY 6 NEW INTERNATIONAL DISHES AT 905-238-0042 or book online & ticket printing at THE CHEF'S WORLD TOUR FESTIVAL. www.stagewest.com