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13 | Wednesday, December 18, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Musikay, Oakville's professional choir and orchestra, presents two stirring performances of Handel's Messiah on Saturday (Dec. 21) and Sunday (Dec. 22). Featuring soloists Catherine Arcand-Pinette, Erika Bailey, Michael P . Taylor, and Bob Knight, Musikay continues a seasonal tradition. Their Saturday evening performance is at St. John's United Church, in downtown Oakville. A more informal sing-along performance on Sunday afternoon will continue at Mary Mother of God Church in north Oakville. Musikay performs Handel's Messiah L A K E S H O R E W O O D S E L V E S Songs include the soothing Comfort Ye as well as the rousing Hallelujah, complete with trumpets and timpani. The Messiah concert on Saturday is at 7:30 p.m. at St. John's United Church, 263 Randall Street, while the sing-along concert is Sunday at 3 p.m. at Mary Mother of God Church, 2745 North Ridge Trail. Tickets cost $35, $30 for seniors and $15 for students. The family package costs $70. For more information, visit www.musikay. ca, email info@musikay.ca or call 905-8259740. True east coast experience at gourmet seafood market The Mermaid and the Oyster Gourmet Fish Market is known as Oakville's true east coast experience, and with a scrumptious and lengthy menu of fresh fish every day, it's easy to see why. Particularly popular at this time of year are the fruits of the sea platters stocked with lobster, crab, oyster and other delectable high end seafood. The gourmet seafood market is still taking orders for this seasonal favourite until December 23. The bistro establishment exudes a genuine down home, east coast atmosphere; everything is homemade and veggies are sliced and diced the old-fashioned way. The fish market attracts regular customers who pop in on a daily basis for bowls of hearty chowder, such as Mermaid chowder full of Alaskan halibut and clams, or perhaps lobster fettucine, a lobster BLT or lobster rolls. Another popular dish during the festive season is the lobster steamer dinner, a full lobster dinner prepared and packed. It includes your starter choice of the following: steamed mussels in garlic sauce, fresh shucked oysters, mini crab cakes or jumbo shrimp cocktail. The main dinner includes fresh prepared The Wells family -- with help from friends and neighbours -- built a mountain of toys Sunday morning. This is the third annual Lakeshore Woods Christmas Toy Drive in support of the Salvation Army's Toy Mountain. Here, Grayson Wells, 8, left, and her best friend Ava Bennett, 9, with an armful of donated toys. | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/ HaltonPhotog) Advertorial vegetables, mixed green salad and a chef's dessert selection. The Mermaid and the Oyster also has a busy catering and oyster shucking business, the latter which takes the Mermaid's professional oyster shuckers to 250 or more private parties and special events from Quebec to Buffalo every year. The Mermaid and Oyster, located at 351 Kerr St. and owned by Dean MacLean and Denise Glazier, has been featured in a number of renowned culinary magazines and on numerous TV shows. Visit www.mermaidoyster.wordpress.com or call 905-849-0870 for more information. HOLIDAY INN & SUITES OAKVILLE @ BRONTE Wednesday, December 25, 2013 Seatings: 11:00am, 2:00pm, 4:00pm Chilled Ruby Red Grapefruit, Orange, Apple Juices Danish, Croissants, Muffins & Breakfast Breads Bagels & Toasting Station Yogurts & Cereals, Fresh Fruit Platter Eggs Benedict, Waffles with Blueberries & Cinnamon French Toast Farmers Breakfast Sausage, Bacon Home Fries with Peppers & Herbs Omelet Station / Pasta Station Shrimp & Mussels Tower Assorted Salads, Domestic & Imported Cheese Platter Butternut Squash Soup Boneless Chicken in Pesto Cream Sauce Carving Station Featuring Top Sirloin of Beef with Horseradish Jus Roasted Ontario Turkey with Trimmings & Stuffing Roasted Sliced Ham in Pineapple Au Jus Atlantic Salmon with Shrimp & Lemon Dill Sauce Spinach and Cheese Cannelloni in Tomato Sauce Garlic Mashed Potato, Medley of Vegetables Chef's Festive Dessert Table Christmas Day Buffet Children (4-12) $14.95* Adults Seniors P U B L I S H E D T H R E E T I M E S A W E E K 31.95* $ 28.95* $ Each year, The Oakville Beaver contributes over $300,000 in support of our community *plus applicable taxes & gratuity Canada's award-winning newspaper is recognized as Oakville's leading source for news, information and advertising in the community Committed to supporting our town For reser 905-847-1000 Ext. 6200 www.oakvillebeaver.com 905-845-3824 Ph: 905-847-1000 Ext: 6200 for Reser F: 905-847-0032 Toll Free: 1-800-880-3188 www.hioakvillebronte.ca