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14 Independent & Free Press, Tuesday,April 27, 2010 Lobster is coming! John Sommer juried art show begins today; awards on May 2 A Lobster or Chicken Dinner will be held on Saturday, May 8, at The Salvation Army Georgetown Community Church, 271 Mountainview Rd. Two seatings available: 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Meal includes lobster or 1/2 chicken, baked potato, three salads, roll, beverages and dessert. Tickets are $35 for lobster and $25 for 1/2 chicken. Call 905-877-1374 to reserve. John Sommer Juried Art Exhibition begins today in The Gallery of the Halton Hills Cultural Centre, 9 Church Street in Georgetown. Artwork can be in any two or threedimensional media, including painting, ceramics, fibre art, photography, jewelry, etc. All work is original. Jurors making the selections yesterday were Lila Lewis Irving, Christine Montague and Sybil Rampen. Lewis Irving is an award-winning artist who paints large abstracts in a very energetic and intense style. She is a member of the Ontario Society of Artists and the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, as well as having an MFA in theatrical design. She has also taught, lectured, and hosted workshops for many years in Ontario. Montague is an award-winning representational oil painter, portrait artist, and fine art nature photographer. She is the recipient of a Citizen of Brampton Citizen's Arts Acclaim Award. In 2008, she was awarded the portrait commission of Oscar Peterson for Mississauga's Living Arts Centre. Her paintings and commissions are in numerous collections as well as those of the Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Youthdale (Toronto), McGill University (Montreal) and the Peel Board of Education. Rampen is an award-winning painter and fibre artist as well as the founder of Joshua Creek Centre in Oakville. She has produced pieces for the University of Ottawa Music Department, Princess Margaret Hospital and the Emmanuel College among others. She is also an accomplished writer and has authored several fibre art magazine articles as well as published books including most recently, The Milkwood Angel. Her work has been exhibited both locally and internationally. The exhibition will run from Tuesday, April 27 to Saturday, May 15, with the Opening Reception and Awards taking place on Sunday, May 2, 2 to 4 p.m.