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Page REALITIES Friday May 24 1991 Arts and Ideas- For a community to survive arts and ideas must flo ArtsinHalton Hills still must be encouraged Open Door welcomes all Georgetown and the Arts is a miniature version of Canada and the Arts This is in historical terms a new country and since new immigrants arrive here daily to start a new life Canada in a sense remains a new country A country where many people must work for the necessities of life before they can afford the luxuries There was a time when the arts were considered a necessity but that time Is long gone In our time the arts have become a minority pursuit with the exception of some popular art forms like movies popular music square dancing etc Our various governments support the arts through grants This wasnt always the case it only started in the 50s and the grants are modest enough if compared to grants that are given to other ac tivities However these modest grants make a tremendous difference Because of these grants the arts had an almost growth period in this country and that goes for Hills as well There are now many arts- related groups in our region that did not exist years ago or even years ago Neither would these groups exist without the untiring enthusiasm of the people that make up these groups The work that is needed to pro duce a play or a concert or an art exhibition for instance is ail- consuming and these events only cnme about through the effort of many volunteers No grants alone could make them happen In case you dont know what groups I am writing about let me mention the ones I can remember Acton Citizens Band Arts Alive Arts and Crafts Credit Valley Artisans Friends of the Libraries Georgetown Choral Society Georgetown Globe Pro ductions Georgetown Little Theatre Halton Camera Club Halton Youth Symphony Or chestra Historical Society Local Architectural Conservation Ad visory Committee North Halton Literacy Guild Ontario Conser vatory of Music and Pencil Club Rug Hooking Club University Womens Club the Weavers Guild All these organizations are ac tive Hills besides several commercial ballet and dancing schools art galleries and reproduction shops Our Cultural Centre on Church Street that is celebrating Anniversary this fall is the place where many of these groups per form or exhibit Georgetown without the Cultural Centre is now hard to imagine But years ago it was far from sure that we would get it We were just lucky that at that time Peter Pomeroy who was the mayor then and the Hills art groups got together and decided to have a Cultural Centre in the historical part of town Like so many other things at the time it could have been built on a field somewhere far from the town which would have undermined its purpose and its accessibility Since its opening the Cultural Centre has become a focus for everybody interested in the arts in Halton Hills To many others the Centre has been an introduc tion to the arts So many arts- related events have gone on at the Cultural Centre that I cannot possibly begin to mention them Perhaps a citizen of Halton Hills with the necessary time and interest for such an undertaking Ideas and The Arts by John could put together from the available records a brief history of the Cultural Centre for this years celebrations Have all the arts activities brought about a greater understanding of the arts and have we made artistic advances in Halton Hills Are we having better actors and singers and painters and therefore better plays and musicals and concerts and exhibitions of paintings I would give a tentative yes as an answer to these questions In the arts too much praise and jubilation can be deadly It might tempt us to think that everything is in the best of all possible states In reality we have just started and a lot remains to be done Let me state here what I have in mind All the museums in Canada have more artifacts in their col lections than they can exhibit From these mostly hidden treasures the museums put wonderful exhibitions together to share them with other museums modest fee one can rent these ex hibitions for a limited time and and other communities For a exhibit them in ones own premises But there is a catch In order to get one of these exhibi tions you have to have a space that is up to musuem qualifica tions You have to have air condi tioning humidity control a guard or guards burglar alarms etc We have none of these things for our beautiful art gallery at the Cultural Centre Therefore we cannot get any loan exhibitions from anybody There are many people of taste in this country who have col lected fine and precious art ob jects Some of them would like to donate them to an art museum of their choice In every case they will want them to be wellcared for What can we do to encourage the arts in Halton Hills We need right now a group of citizens who are willing to work towards new archives as well as a historical and art museum for our growing collection We need to raise money for this purpose and we should expect our mayor to get involved by appointing a com mittee of citizens interested in the arts to make recommenda tions towards such a venue Other small towns in Ontario have found that a museum or a theatre can be great assets for br inging tourists to town Georgetown has many things at tractive to tourists a historic Main Street off the highway with specialty shops and fine restaurants to name just one at traction all we have to do is enlarge them In The Heart Of Brampton J I Rosetown Inn is an independent economy hotel dedicated to hospitality with- a personal touch We pride ourselves on our unique warm and congenial atmosphere superb service and comforts the kind you expect from only the finest hotels Convenient Location 5 Minutes From Pearson International Airport and the International Centre Minutes From Bramalea City Centre or Shoppers World On a Major Highway Woodbine Racetrack Close By Attractions Minutes CN Tower Ontario Place Canadian National Exhibition OKeefe Centre Roy Thomson Hall Gallery Ontario Science Centre Canadas Wonderland Metro Zoo 30 newly renovated spacious guest rooms easily accessible from our new lobby By LISA POT The Herald Getting through to kids and opening the doors of communica lion seems to be the only ty Georgetowns community social service aimed at youth and young adults Open Door experienced and will ex this year Breaking through to teens and young mothers attitudes is often very difficult said Open Doors executive director Ann ScheepersNevins Being new to her position she started in January she finds she has to earn the trust of the youth who make use of the centre and the Young mothers program before she can help them work through their pro blems The Open Door program operates out of St Georges Anglican Church in Georgetown Other than this common aspect of social services Open Door has done well this past year and is looking good financially and programwise this upcoming year as well Government support and suc cessful efforts has given Open Door financial securi ty for the near future although the staff and volunteers at the centre will continue to raise funds to ensure the needs of teens and young mothers are met Mrs ScheepersNevins is now Ann ScheepersNevins planning this years activities She hopes to start a stress workshop which mothers can at tend to help them cope with pressure of raising a baby Shes also working on getting the centre connected with Teen Education and Motherhood TEAM a program offered at other social services in Halton for single mothers Promoting the centre is another aspect Mrs ScheeperNevins will undertake this year Id like to be more visible in the communi ty I dont think were as well- known as wcouId be she said As she gets to know the com munity and centre better she in tends to work more closely with the people Open Door serves to incorporate their ideas and wants into the centres programs Aesthetic Creations Custom Designs Replacement Vanity 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