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30 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday October 4, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com Olive Senior at Poetry Cafe Oct. 15 The Oakville Arts Council's next Poetry Café is Oct. 15, and will feature poet Olive Senior. She's the author of nine books of poetry, including Over the Roofs of the World, which was nominated for the Governor-General's Literary Award for Poetry in 2005 and was runner up for the Cuban Casa de las Americas Prize 2006. Admission of $5 goes toward the cost of the feature poet and the chapbook made of the poems read that day. All are welcome, but a reservation is necessary. To reserve, contact Elka Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or call 905-3577075. The Poetry Café is Oct. 15 from 2 ­ 4 p.m. at Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St. Ukrainian celebration Living Healthy A series of FREE public education seminars presented by The Treatment Of Schizophrenia Wednesday, October 11, 2006 6:30 pm Displays and Refreshments 7:00 pm Presentation by: Dr. Tom Hastings, Psychiatrist, Halton Healthcare BARRIE ERSKINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, Auditorium 327 Reynolds Street, Oakville L6J 3L7 FESTIVAL FUN: St. Joseph's Ukrainian Catholic Church on Maple Grove Drive hosted a Ukrainian Festival on Saturday with plenty of traditional food and entertainment for everyone. Pictured here are (left) Larysa Shevchuk, 11, playing the bandura and (right) Alexa Shevchuk, 8, eating a candy shish kabob. RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY: 905-338-4379 Presented in partnership with: Adding and Subtracting reception tonight Adding and Subtracting in Form and Colour, a show by local artist Barbara Eglinton, is now on display at CJ's Cafe In Bronte. The opening reception is tonight from 6 ­ 8 p.m., and includes coffee and refreshments. Eglinton's paintings will be on display at the café until Nov. 6. She has won awards for her abstract work, has shown extensively around southern Ontario, is a member of the Central Ontario Art Association and an elected member of Colour and Form Society. Eglinton's artwork will also be available for sale at CJ's Café, 2416 Lakeshore Rd. W. For businesses who want to buy the artwork, significant tax advantages apply since Eglinton is Canadian. Originality, Success, Creativity, Innovation & Growth Small Business Week October 16-19 Kick-Off Breakfast - Monday, October 16 7:30-8:30 a.m. @ Holiday Inn Oakville Centre Guest Speaker: Pierre Morrissette, Founder and President of The Weather Network FREE ADMISSION. RSVP Required Personal Branding Seminar - Monday, October 16 9:30-11:00 a.m. @ Holiday Inn Oakville Centre This interactive personal branding workshop will help you understand your current brand position, craft your own unique personal brand statement and provide 3 key strategies to implement to raise your brand profile. Hosted By: Paul Copcutt, Square Peg Solutions Maximize Your Participation in Consumer Trade Shows Monday, October 16 11:30-1:00 p.m. @ Holiday Inn Oakville Centre Learn how to effectively showcase and demonstrate products and services. Hosted By: Sharon Jenkins, Jenkins Agency Inc. Marketing & Advertising - Tuesday, October 17 8:30-10:30 a.m. @ Holiday Inn Oakville Centre For Business Owners who want to learn how to make marketing a core competency. It will conpletely change the way you think about marketing & Advertising. Hosted By: Aby Alameddine & Ben Molfetta, Core Marketing Strategies & Bill Dodge, The Oakville Beaver Sales - Tuesday, October 17 10:30 a.m.-12:00 a.m. @ Holiday Inn Oakville Centre Learn how to master and become comfortable with sales skills to achieve results. Hosted By: Bill Weis, The HRD Group The Art of Networking - Wednesday, October 18 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. @ Holiday Inn Oakville Centre Networking is survival for the small business owner. This seminar will enhance your comfort level with this important skill. Learn how to network, where to network and who to network with. Hosted By: Audie McCarthy, Marrek Solutions Inc. EMMA'S KITCHEN: Barbara Tuszynski and her son Andy Ross in the Corner Gas set of Oscar and Emma's kitchen. Local woman a hit with Corner Gas Enhancing Your Business Processes with Information Technology Wednesday, October 18 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. @ Holiday Inn Oakville Centre How to take advantage of new and existing technologies to get work done, organize information and work as a team. Hosted By: Gerard Chiasson, Mysys Ltd. Continued from page 29 Trade Show Wednesday, October 18 5:00-8:00 p.m. @ Oakville Town Hall-Atrium 1225 Trafalgar Road One of our most popular events! There are no other marketing or sales strategies as effective as meeting face-to-face with your potential clients and telling your business story. Book Your Trade Show Table NOW! Space is limited! Small Business Roundtable Thursday, October 19 5:00-10:00 p.m. @ Holiday Inn Oakville Centre Three interactive venues moderated by some of Oakville's leading business minds in the areas of Advertising, Branding/Marketing, and Sales. Come have all your business questions answered by the moderators. For more information contact: Jad Haffar, Marketing and Events Coordinator 905-845-6613 Ext. 28 Fax: 905-845-6475 jad@oakvillechamber.com "By the time I got there, she was surrounded by the cast. She was talking to the guy who plays the mayor about gardening," said Ross. "The whole cast came by. They all wanted to be interviewed by Barbara. "She was totally smooth and made them comfortable right away. She even brought a humongous bag of Polish candies," he added. Tuszynski asked questions like how the show's creator Brent Butt came up with the name Dog River for the show, and asked Hank what his job was supposed to be on the show. "He sort of wanders around doing nothing ­ and he said that's his job, wandering around doing nothing," she chuckled. "Emma, I asked if it was in real life, would she be able to put up with a guy like Oscar, because he's a maniac. She said, `You know what? Probably not.'" All in all, Tuszynski was happy with the experience, and came home with autographs, pictures and a lot of memories. "It was exciting. Some people go to the shrines and stuff, and I go to Corner Gas," she laughed.