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Artscene By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF 25 · Wednesday, July 28, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com Sign up now for guitar, bass, drums, and piano OAKVILLE'S MUSIC STORE Festival to jazz up downtown Oakville here there is music, there will surely be large crowds. That's because the 18th annual Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival is coming. It will take place Aug. 6-8, featuring more than 30 free live concerts over the weekend. The festival, largely considered one of the premier jazz events in the Greater Toronto Area, is staged by the businesses in the Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area (BIA). It will feature music shows at various venues throughout the downtown core. Aside from being able to listen to music, concert goers will be able to do some shopping and go to local restaurants and patios. Musicians are coming from across Canada and beyond to perform at the Oakville festival. And, of course, some local talent will perform as well. "I did it last year and I had a ball," said local jazz singer Paula Gardin. "It was really a great setting and it's a good festival. It's really fun and I'm excited to do it again." She is one of several Oakville musicians who are set to perform at the various stages around the downtown area. "I love the Oakville Jazz Festival," said another local jazz W OAKVILLE BEAVER FILE PHOTO ALL THAT JAZZ: Dr. Draw performs at the Downtown Oakville jazz festival last year. This year's edition, set to run Aug. 6-8 will feature local performers, including Margot Roi and Paula Gardin, plus many more. singer, Margot Roi. "It is the third time I'm participating in it. And being from Oakville, it's nice, I get a bit of a hometown crowd." Gardin will be performing two sets at the Jazz Stage B on Saturday from 6:30-7:45 p.m. and 9-10:15 p.m. Roi will also do two sets, but on Friday at Jazz Stage A from 6:30-7:45 p.m. and 9-10:15 p.m. Gardin does a mix of original tunes along with jazz standards, but said she has put her own twist on the covers. She also likes to mix Latin jazz, contemporary and jazz standards. "We're pretty lively," she said. "It's jazz. It's not out there rock n' roll but it's definitely lively and really entertaining." Gardin is no stranger to performing at jazz festivals. Just this summer she has already performed at the Waterloo and Burlington jazz festivals. "I love it. There's nothing better than singing for people," she said. Roi has performed in her fair share of jazz festivals as well, including the Toronto event earlier this summer. "I like performing in front of anyone because I love any kind of audience but it's always special when you look out in the audience and you do see some of your neighbours and they're cheering and they're smiling," she said. Roi will perform some jazz BEAUTY & · Sunburn. Exposure to UV rays reflected off surfaces can cause photokeratitis, which is essentially sunburn to the surface of the eyeball (cornea). · Age related-macular degeneration. AMD is the leading preventable cause of vision loss in Canadians $ Sunglasses are more than just a fashion statement over age 50. While there is no cure, proper UV protection is a good preventive measure against AMD alongside healthy lifestyle and eating habits. · Wrinkles. A good quality pair of sunglasses helps protect the collagen elastin support network in the skin around the eyes. · Cancer. Eye lids and the sensitive skin around the eyes can develop melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer. Spa standards, jazz-influenced pop music and originals. "I'll be doing mostly up beat music just to catch festival goers as they're walking by, to draw them in," she said. "I'll have a little spot for audience participation. Usually the children will come up and do some things with me which is quite fun." Roi said she likes the local festival because it is well attended, it features many stages, and is organized in a way that musicians don't compete against each other. "It's a hometown festival with a big heart," she said. "It's very good entertainment, you can just look at the line up. It's a beautiful town by the lake with quality entertainment and a wonderful crowd." The other performers scheduled for this year are: Hilario Duran, Coryall Auger Trio, Silver Leaf Jazz Band, Peter Appleyard, Alexander Zonjic & The Motor City Horns, James Anthony, Mike Goudreau, Mike Janzen Trio, High Rendition Jazz, Amanda Davids, Sovereign, Ranee Lee, Latin Fusion Trio, Youth in the Spotlight, Alex Pangman, Johannes Linstead, Sammy Figueroa, Appleby College Jazz Workshop, Alex Fournier, Rob Tardik, Margaret Stowe, Jack de Kyser, Monkey Junk, JW Jones, Matt Dusk and Gap Mangione. Visit www.oakvillejazz.com for a schedule and more information. (NC)--Thinking about stepping outside without sunglasses? IRIS lists the following reasons to cover up this summer: 20 OFF HEAD ON A FULL SIONS OF EXTEN : NEW OFFER 2441 Lakeshore Rd. W. 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