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2 3 W ednesday, Septem ber 28, 2011 O A K V ILLE B EA V ER w w w .in sid eH A LTO N .co m Artscene Musical duo to fill the house for Ian Anderson House By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF A pair of Oakville musicians wants to pack the theatre at The Centre for the Performing Arts in the hopes of raising money for the local Ian Anderson House, which provides end-of-life care to cancer patients. To do so, they are holding a concert event on Saturday, Oct. 1 called Fill the House. Were hoping to raise $10,000, said Paula Gardin, a local jazz musician. At the end of the day, were trying to sell all those tickets. Thats why we call it Fill the House. Fill the House means sell every ticket so that we can get this $10,000 for them. Thats our goal. The jazz musician will take her musical stylings through the first half of the show, and the second part will be taken over by Chris John, a comic impressionist with a big band. Hes like an Andrhilippe Gagnon impersonator, Gardin said of her co-per- former. I dont know how many charac- ters, but he does Michael Jackson, Forest Gump, Prince. He sings, he tells jokes. The pair went to Sheridan Colleges music theatre program, which Gardin admits was a long time ago, but this is the first time they are collaborating. Weve never really worked together and here we are all these years later, she said. The pair chose to support Ian Anderson House because of its great work. Gardin has also had several of her friends pass away at the hospice. It was Ontarios first in-resident cancer hospice, which offers quality end-of-life palliative care in a home-like setting, free of charge. Its so close to us, to our hearts, Gardin said. My dad passed away a couple years ago and he didnt have a place like that to go to. I just see the difference with what they do, how they treat people with dignity and care and kindness. The hospice relies on fundraising to sup- port the $600,000 operating budget it must raise each year. I think were really fortunate we have a place like that and I think there should be more, really, Gardin said. The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $55 per person. For more information, visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. JOINING FORCES: Oakvilles Chris John (left) and Paula Gardin (right) are doing a benefit concert this weekend for Ian Anderson House. PHOTO BY ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER SUBMITTED PHOTO From front of class to gallery TEACHER ART SHOW: The Halton District School Boards third annual Front of the Class art exhibit is currently on display at the Oakville Town Hall, featur- ing the work of teachers from across the region. Pictured on the left is White Oaks teacher Izabella Karbonowska with her Eco Warrior paper sculpture and on the right is Oakville Trafalgar teacher Mee Ming Wong in front of two of her works. Both were present at a show opening earlier this month. More than two dozen teachers are participating in the show, which runs until Oct. 6. PHOTOS BY GRAHAM PAINE / OAKVILLE BEAVER Oakville Museum is currently holding an exhibit of time gone by when milk came in a glass bottle and was delivered by a uniformed milkman in a horse-drawn car- riage. The From Dairy to Doorstep exhibit runs until Nov. 27 at Erchless Estate. It features artifacts on loan from a local private collection. It fea- tures such dairy collectibles as embossed and coloured label milk bottles. Younger people are also encour- aged to visit the exhibit, where they will be able to learn about milk delivery by long ago Oakville dair- ies. The museum is located at 8 Navy St. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 1-4:30 p.m. Where has the milkman gone?