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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, April 25, 2014 | 26 Guitar Workshop summer scholarship deadline approaching by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Artscene "Connected to your Community" The Guitar Workshop Plus is offering scholarships for students looking to join its summer program at Oakville's Appleby College. It is encouraging students of all ages and musical backgrounds to submit an application for nancial relief to its program, recognized internationally as one of the top summer music programs in the world. Two week-long summer sessions at the 540 Lakeshore Rd. W. location run July 1318 and July 20-25. The organization also offers another week-long session in Vancouver, B.C. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday (April 30). Full- and partial-scholarship awards are based on musicianship, reference letters, and nancial need. Brian Murray, the director of the Guitar Workshop Plus program, told the Oakville Beaver new to its roster of scholarships is the Rick Courtemanche Scholarship Award. It was created in memory of the faculty mem- ber who died of cancer this past year, he said. Murray added the scholarships offer students a chance to study with some of the nest musicians and educators in the music industry at the Oakville school. This year's teachers include renowned musicians Rick Emmett, Dave LaRue, Brent Mason, Muriel Anderson, Alain Caron, Tony McManus, Jon Finn and Vito Rezza. You get to live, eat and breathe your passion. Brian Murray Guitar Workshop Plus program director He said the program is not only known for attracting well-known artists to be teachers, but it's also known for fostering a passion for music within those who attend. Located on the Oakville school campus by the lake, he added it's the perfect setting to allow musicians to focus on their learning, exchange ideas and be fully immersed in music. "You get to live, eat and breathe your passion," said Murray, who has been involved in organizing the program over the last 14 years. He said he believes its the only music camp out there that really focuses on music all the time, offering something for guitarists drummers, vocalists, keyboardist and other instruments in a variety of genres. Noting how proud Oakville residents should be that this is happening right in their own backyard, he's encouraging residents to join the summer sessions designed for aspiring musicians of all ages including teenagers, adult hobbyists, students pursuing music careers, semi-professional and professional musicians Special seminars include Songwriting, Hot Country Guitar, Art of Solo Guitar, Rock Guitar Mastery, and the Bass Summit. Courses are offered for all levels, beginner to advanced and ages 12 and up. For more details on the programs and to apply for the scholarship, visit www. guitarworkshopplus.com. Grammy award-winner Brent Mason will be among the renowned musicians that have joined Guitar Workshop Plus' faculty for its summer program at Oakville's Appleby College. | photo courtesy of Guitar Workshop Plus in concert I N T H E G A R D E N WITH SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMERS Doyles and Dunn En Route SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014 · 1:30 and 7:30 pm St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, 124 Dorval Drive, Oakville GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS $25 · CHILD/STUDENT $15 FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: Oakville/Burlington: 905.336.5195 | Brampton/Mississauga: 416.855.4040 Atelier Grigorian, 210 Lakeshore Rd E (Towne Square) | www.entertainers-harmony.org Oakville artist Victoria Pearce's paintings are being featured at an exhibit at Burlington Art Centre until May 25. She's among a group of artists that include Claudette Losier, Wayne Moore and Susan Rankin exhibiting their paintings and sculptures as part of In the Garden, curated by Denise Longchamps. The works are on display in the Lee-Chin Gallery at the 1333 Lakeshore Rd. arts centre. Residents are also invited to participate in a Haiku Poetry Contest. Visit the exhibition and submit a haiku inspired by the show before April 30 for a chance to be published in the In the Garden catalogue, which will be published for the closing reception. For more information, visit www.thebac.ca. Pictured is Pearce's painting On Until Midnight. | submitted photo