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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, June 2, 2010 · 20 Showtime Jaffa Road at synagogue The cantoral soloist at Shaarei-Beth El Congregation will perform at the synagogue this Saturday, June 5, but this time it won't be with her usual medley of Jewish songs. Aviva Chernick is bringing her music group for a special concert and will perform tunes from the group's Juno Award-nominated album to celebrate the synagogue's 55th anniversary. Jaffa Road will stage the concert at the congregation. Its most recent album, Sunplace, was nominated for a Juno Award this year for world music album of the year award. The group performs original and ancient songs in Hebrew, Spanish and English. Its sound is an eclectic mix of cultures, including: Jewish, classical Arabic and Indian, as well as modern jazz, rock, pop and others. The group consists of Chernick on vocals, Chris Gartner on bass, Sundar Viswanathan on the saxophone and flute, and Jeff Wilson on the percussion. The synagogue is at 186 Morrison Rd. Concert time is 7:30 p.m. and doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $50 for a family and children under 13 get in free. For information, call 905-849-6000, ext. 10. MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER ALL ABOUT FRIENDSHIP: Students of Grace Academy of Dance and Performing Arts, from left, Sarah Carter, Zara Altiparmakyan, Kyra Scarlett, Mylene Jaye, Olivia Altiparmakyan, Kyna Scarlett and Rebecca Fifield rehearse for the school's year-end production -- Time of Your Life. The show will be on stage at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Thursday, June 3, Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5. Showtime is 7 p.m. with a 1 p.m. matinée on Saturday. Tickets cost $18. For information or tickets, contact the Oakville Centre at www.oakvillecentre.ca. Paton performing at CJ's Café A guitarist, singer and composer nominated for a Juno Award for his work with the Sultans of String will be perform solo in Oakville Friday, June 4. Eddie Paton will perform at CJ's Cafe in Bronte doing original tunes as well as covers of his favourite songs. He performs a mix of rumba, Latin jazz, pop-rock and classical guitar. The classically-trained guitarist has performed across North America with his music and received various awards for his work. The show runs from 8-11 p.m. Tickets cost $20. Call 905-465-0411. CJ's is located at 2416 Lakeshore Rd. W. Visit www.cjscafeinbronte.com for information. Book your fireplace in June and save $250 Sale ends June 30/10 OAS's 44th art auction June 12 The Oakville Art Society's 44th annual Art Auction is Saturday, June 12. The auction, both live and silent, will be at the Oakville Centennial Gallery at 120 Navy St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the auction is at 7:30 p.m. Featured will be original works of art, such as paintings, sculpture and pottery. The silent auction will feature smaller-scale works done by the artists participating in the main auction. For those wanting to view the art beforehand, the gallery will exhibit the works from June 5 to 12. Gallery hours are Monday to Thursday from noon to 9 p.m., Friday from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.oakvilleartsociety.com. Book today beat the HST & save! "MASONRY & FIREPLACE DESIGN SPECIALISTS" 406 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE ACROSS FROM RONA LANSING 905-337-2066 w w w. c o b b l e s t o n e m b e r s . c a