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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, April 3, 2013 | 16 From jazz to classical to rock `n' roll Artscene "Connected to your Community" It's classical and rock music all rolled into one sound, at least when Sebastien Lepine rolls through town. The Sebastien Lepine Project will be performing at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Friday (April 5). The band consists of cellist Lepine and five other musicians to present a performance that mixes Lepine's classical background with his love for rock `n' roll. The band will be joined by pianist Arturo Nieto-Dorantes. Lepine plays on a Stradivarius cello and has been called a virtuosos who has performed across Canada and abroad. The concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $42.99. Carol Welsman Jazz singer Carol Welsman will be performing at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts Saturday (April 6). Welsman is an internationally-acclaimed singer and pianist who has sold more than 60,000 CDs in Canada. She received the 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston's Berklee College of Music and the 2002 Vocalist of the Year award at the National Jazz Awards. To go with these awards, Welsman is a five-time Juno Award nominee, receiving her most recent nomination in 2012 for the Jazz Vocal Album of the Year for the album Journey. The concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $54.99. The Centre is located at 130 Navy St. For tickets, visit www.oakvillecentre.ca or call 905-8152021. Oakville actors Aidan Gouveia (left) and Michael Friend are returning to the big screen when the film they star in, I Declare War, plays at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Theatre in Toronto. The Canadian film was featured at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. It opens May 10. photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver file photo (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) I Declare War returns to the big screen I Declare War, one of the most praised Canadian films at last year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), is hitting the Toronto big screen for a one-week run before it opens in theatres nationwide. The film stars a group of youngsters, including Oakville teenagers Michael Friend and Aidan Gouveia. The youngsters play a game of capture the flag after school, but in their imaginations, the war game is real and violent, as it is on the screen. The film will screen at the TIFF Bell Lightbox Theatre from Friday, May 10 to Thursday, May 16. The film is then expected to hit theatres across Canada. The cast, including Friend and Gouveia, will be at the opening night presentation at 7:15 p.m. Gouveia plays Quinn Wilson, the team leader for one group, while Friend plays Quinn's teammate and villain of the film, Skinner. He mutinies against Quinn, taking command of the team. For more information, visit www.tiff.net. Whitney Houston tribute Artist Simone Frank is bringing her tribute to one of the all-time musical greats to Oakville. The show, titled A Tribute to Whitney Houston, will be at the Mojo Music Lounge Thursday (April 4). This will coincide with The Closing of A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. Frank is a Toronto artist who has been exhibiting for the past two decades in the GTA, Tokyo, Japan and the island nation of Saint Vincent, where her family is from. The exhibit will feature paintings of Houston at her best. The singer hit stardom in the mid-1980s and her musical success continued through the 90s. The singer passed away at age 48 last year. Frank has been invited to exhibit her work in Shanghai, Nantong and Chengdu in China later this spring. Mojo Music is located at 43 Speers Rd. The reception runs from 5-9 p.m. For more information, visit www.simonefrank.com. SAVIS hosts Lunafest film festival at Holy Trinity A film festival is coming to Oakville, one that is dedicated to promoting awareness about women's issues. Lunafest will be in Oakville on Thursday, May 2 at Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School. The local event is hosted by the Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Services of Halton (SAVIS). Lunafest is a national touring film festival now in its 11th year. It features short films by, for and about women. Lunafest will highlight women filmmakers and is intended to bring women together within their community. "SAVIS is excited to host Halton's First Annual Lunafest Film Festival," said SAVIS executive director Kathryn Baker-Reed, in a news release. "This is a wonderful opportunity to watch innovative, independent women's films, enjoy a night out with friends and family, and support services for survivors of abuse." Nine short films made by female filmmakers will be screened at the festival. The films range from animation to fictional drama. They have a range of topics such as women's health, motherhood, body image, aging, cultural diversity and breaking barriers. All proceeds from the festival will to go the Breast Cancer Fund and SAVIS. SAVIS is a non-profit agency that offers confidential, non-judgmental support to survivors of violence. The school is located at 2420 Sixth Line. Tickets cost $25, which are available through SAVIS at 905-825-3622 or savis@ savisofhalton.org. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the festival begins at 7 p.m.