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40 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday January 26, 2007 www.oakvillebeaver.com Poets wanted for public readings With April, Canada's national poetry month, fast approaching local poets are being asked to prepare for two public readings to showcase their art. The first event scheduled for April 8 from 2-4 p.m. is entitled Poetry with a Conscience. Participants are encouraged to write poems focusing on Earth Day and International Women's day, but poems on topics such as abuse, environmental concerns, civil rights, famine, women's rights and children's rights will also be accepted. This event will begin with the music of Julie Cutler. The second event planned for April 11 from 7-9 p.m. is entitled Poetry Erotica. This event will feature poems concerning sexual love and desire which means they can also be about a lack of sexual love and desire. Strings of words referring to body parts or sexual acts will not be accepted. In order to read at either event, email copies of the proposed poems as individual attachments. Only poems submitted in advance will be read at the events. As was the case last year it is expected there will be more volunteers to read than there is time so those wishing to read are encouraged to reply early. Both events will be held at the Moonshine Café at 137 Kerr St. All inquires and submissions should be emailed to Elka Ruth Enola, Coordinator, Poetry Oakville 07 at ere@sympatico.ca Sign up for life drawing workshop The Oakville Art Society is hosting a Life Drawing Workshop featuring instructor Nazy Sakhavarz on Sunday, Feb. 25 from 9 a.m. ­ 4 a.m. Suited to the beginner, the workshop will introduce key elements in rendering the human form. Using live models, students will learn to see through a series of drawing exercises, learn basic knowledge of anatomy and proportions, render the figure using lines, shapes and forms, experiment with contour and mass, and focus on accurately depicting the figure. An exhibiting artist based in Toronto, Sakhavarz has a bachelor of fine arts from Queen's University and a bachelor of education from York. She has taught drawing, portraiture, painting, cartooning and life drawing to adults since 1995. The course will be held at the Oakville Art Society, 560 Bronte Rd. The fee is $60, which includes the models fee. For a list of materials required, visit www.oakvilleartsociety.com. Eight-week creative writing course begins Feb. 6 The West Side Writers' Coalition is putting on an eight-week writing course called Exploring Creative Writing. The course will run every Tuesday from Feb. 6 ­ March 27 from 12:45 ­ 2:45 p.m. Led by instructor Brian Henry, a book editor with more than 20 years' experience under his belt, the course will explore different forms of writing and different techniques. It will feature a combination of lecture and discussion, exercises and sharing. To register for the course, which will take place at St Cuthbert's Anglican Church, 1541 Oakhill Dr., call Diana Revelins at 905-891-2354 or e-mail brianhenry@sympatico.ca. up to For a limited time get unlimited savings at La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries. 50% OFF FOR * DO NOT PAY * 1 YEAR from Recliners $ * 349 from Sofas $ 799 * from Reclining Sofas $ * 999 Tables & Lamps from $ * 99 It's our annual January Liquidation event where you'll find remarkable deals on the largest selection of Genuine La-Z-Boy furniture in Ontario, including one-of-a-kind discontinued items and floor models. With 1,000s of colours and styles to choose from, and No Interest, No Payments for up to One Year* you can have the Beautiful furniture you need, right now! So hurry in, an event of this magnitude won't last long! 1,000'S OF MODELS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY! THE FAMILY ROOM SuperStore www.lazyboytoronto.com * See store for details. Limited time only. Offers cannot be combined.