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the HERALD- January Arts and Ideas Page 15B Opera Comique interlocks life and events Opera a comedy by Jackson is the latest of fenng of the Georgetown Little Theatre Company It had three performances last week at the John Elliott Theatre here in town one of them a benefit performance in aid of the Georgetown Parent Child Cen and it will have four more this week starting ght Opera Comique has been very nicely directed by Jacky Willows in a good and functional set designed by Ron Hunt with actors who are beautifully costumed by Vesta Mildred and Fran Anthony who is also the producer of the play are several veteran ac tors in the play doing their usual reliable work Frank Joyce Holland Nanci McNeil Ron Hunt Ron Hill and Keith Mills and some I had never seen before Palumbo Coates Tanya Dale Johnson Gary Brand and Scott Peterson Tanya DaleJohnson gives an outstanding performance as Vi viane a beautiful young woman desiring to brake the mould into which she has been cast by her upbringing PalumboCoates is making of the usher a comical masterpiece Gary Brand as George Bizet s loyal composer friend Ernest Guiraud is the most convincing of all the men He looks as if he had stepped out of a photograph by Nadar And Scott Peterson as the extremely randy military cadet Hector Vigncron gives the impression of playing himself The play takes place in the lob by of the Opera Comique Pans From the lobby three doors are leading to three private boxes The date is March the day George Bizet opera Carmen was performed for the first time The composer and a devoted friend are occupying one of the boxes Around them life and events interlock On the surface Opera Comi que is a lighthearted entertain a farce almost But there is more to it than meets he eye A sizable part of the play s energy is directed against the general public that demands bromides from the arts instead of challenges But the satire is and we swallow it happily Ideas and The Arts by Credit Valley Artisans woodcarving course The Credit Valley Artisans are offering a week Beginners Course on Tuesday evenings starting February Bolton resident Paul Allard will be the instructor Paul is a journeyman cabinet maker and accomplished He has studied with the masters since 1983 and is a member of the Ontario Wood carving Association and the tional Association The techniques of relief carv and carving in the round will be taught The student will also learn how to properly select sharpen and maintain carving tools and the importance of wood selection All students will carve the first project togetheran Old World Saint Nicholas carved in theround The second project will be the student s choice Although this course is designed for beginners it is also suitable for those with some carving ex penence wishing to expand their knowledge of this craft The course will be held at Cottage in Cedarvale Park Georgetown For further information con tact Frank Anthony Registrar at between and 8 p m Deadline for registration in this course is Monday January For instance Odile steps up to the edge of the stage at times to talk to the audience and to make sage comments about Carmen about her life and about life in general is the prim voice of the people She ul ters with total conviction the most surreal sentences and we realize with a laugh that her hilarious pronouncements are pretty close to similar pro we overhear the real world every day Take this as an example If Mane Antoinette enjoyed eating cake wasn it kind of her to want to see us eating if The fact that there wasn t any is certainly not her problem but ours Special meeting Communicators and the arts community take centre stage at the February 5th meeting of the HaltonPeel Communications Association HPCA Writers designers photographers and other freelancers in the field of com mumcations needs of arts groups and how you can effec tively market your talents to to day s craftspeople Tlje meeting begins at 7 p sharp and will be held at the Peel Art Gallery in Brampton Wellington Street Last Guests and new members are always welcome For more information on the contact Nancy Wood 271 8574 or Lorraine WiHson GeorgetownMil ton Acton i Georgetown 8779896 of Hilton DISTRIBUTORS SPORTING GOODS CLOTHING Win a L A Raiders Leather Jacket details in store 8730500 HE OFF With This Ad On PROPANE REFILLS Barbecue ZO ID Cylinder Superior i iPODGERS PARK PLAZA MAM ST j THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Halton Hills 1 HollonHllli Drive O HILLS Georgetown Onlorlo L7G NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING WARD HILLS TOWN LINE Courtc tor Town of His conduct a Public Meebng to examno and a proposed amendment to Zoning By Law to rezone a property lor management purposes The subject property located at the southeast comer of Highway No and the ErfriHdton Hite Town Line wjth the property being described as Part Lot 32 Concession 3 Townof Further information is the Department ALL OnZBtS ARE WaCOnE J Ow Centre 1 Drive Georgetown FfcHO- That s what we tell the hungry today no Or this triumphant piece of pro that brings the play to its conclusion Between you and me I II be very surprised if there ever another per of Carmen I may riot know much about art but I know what works It true m the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet was a flop and the heartbroken com poser died two months later but since then Carmen has become one of the most popular operas of all time In spite of and her fellow philistmes Last week the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto opened its newly arranged Egyptian and Nubian galleries to the public after many years when these wonderfully evocative artifacts were hidden away storage because the re building of the Museum These often extremely fragile pieces mummies for instance are now displayed in humidity controlled cases that do the justice and will preserve them for many future generations If you are curious what daily life was like 6000 years ago if you want to know what the religions the governments and the arts of Egypt and Nubia in those an times when Egypt was the most impressive civilization of the Mediterranean world these new galleries on the third floor of the Royal Ontario Museum will delight you Palette and Pencil Club present annual show ByLNAOCULAGHAN Herald Special February will see the open ing of the Palette and Pencil Club s annual show at the Cultural Centre Art Gallery Church Street Georgetown The public is cordially invited to view the all new artworks in oil acrylic and black and white meet the artists and share refreshments from 7 to m The show will continue during library hours until March 1st The Club was started in by the well known artist Frank Black who died at an advanced age only two years ago Mr Black was associated with the famed Group of Seven and was generous in sharing his expertise with members of the club he founded His works are treasured by discerning collectors and some adorn the walls of the library Currently the Palette and Pen ell Club has members You may have seen some of them sketching or taking around town to provide matenal from which to work in their shared studio at the Cottage in Park Possibly you have come across a group further afield say on the river bank at St Jacobs or camped near a pic barn on some sideroad painting en plein air their im of our beautiful coun tryside During the year several members have been commission ed to pamt portraits of both houses and people and other works to complement patrons living or work spaces Some have had works accepted into art shows in the Toronto area They are a busy bunch of peo ple and always happy to meet newcomers interested in joining their ranks Members meet the second Tuesday evening of each month at 7 30 p m in the Park Cottage and there paint together each Tuesday taking along lunch and helping each other with informal instruction and critiques They look forward to meeting old and new friends on ebruary 5th THE CORPORATION OF THE Town of Halton Hills Halton Hills Drive Box t2B HAITON HILLS Onlorlo NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING WARD 4 GUELPH STREET DELREX BOULEVARD Council for the Town of Halton w9 conduct a Meeting to examine and a proposed amendment to the Office Plan and Zoning By Law 57 to redesignate and a portion of a property to alow for a broader range of retail and recreational uses The subject property located on the southside of Guelph Street Highway No 7 west Delrex Boulevard Georgetown The property consists of an cornmerclalindustnd within the Knoicrest Centre Further Information is in the Planning Department Time- PM Date- Monday Februarys 1992 Location Council Chamber HJlts Centra Drive Georgetown DOgKrKMcrest