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Artscene S T U D E N T S ' S H O W C A S E A R T W O R K 21 | Friday, June 20, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" Local entertainer releases children's album Sunday Oakville singer and entertainer Suzanne Brown is releasing a second album under her children's entertainer name, Suzie Sunshine, this Sunday (June 22). She'll be performing songs off the album All Around The World and signing autographs at CJ's Café in Bronte from 3-4 p.m. Families are invited to enjoy live music and refreshments as part of the free event. Brown, who's an early childhood educator in Halton by day, said she's looking forward to introducing the songs that incorporate music styles -- and languages -- from around the world. "Music is a language, so I like to introduce different styles and include values," she said, noting how music is a great tool to teach young children. The second album is an extension of her first, Jumping For Joy. She plans to release a third in 2015. Brown has been an entertainer for more than 30 years. She has done extensive work Suzanne Brown for the Special Olympics, including writing and singing the theme song The Courage to Shine in 1996. Singing and entertaining, she said, is her love and passion -- as is sharing her knowledge, experience, and history of music. The CD is available for $10 or can be downloaded on iTunes.com. For more information, visit www.suziesunshine.ca. Works by young budding artists were showcased at STREETdog ARTstudio's annual art exhibit last Sunday (June 15). The event featured paintings, sculptures, drawings, photography and print works by the Oakville studio's students. Clockwise from left, STREETdog ARTstudio owner and teacher Patricia Carraquilla posing with Meredith Coolen; Nicole Szczypinski shows off her creations; and Layla Nassiri proudly holds up her painting. | photos by Franki Ikeman ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Oakville's Anthony Tullo hitting his stride by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff There isn't much else Anthony Tullo would rather be doing then creating music, acting and making films. The 44-year-old born and raised Oakville resident, who has had a busy past few years in the entertainment industry, told the Oakville Beaver it's all he's known for more than 20 years. "There are times that this business is so difficult that I wish I was interested in being a doctor, or a lawyer, or a journalist, or something like that, but anybody who is in this business will tell you that if you're born with the bug to want to do this, it's so difficult to do anything else," said the St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School graduate. He said it's an unexplainable feeling you get from portraying someone else or a character or creating music that moves people. "It's in you and it's so much fun and so addictive. If you don't have that bug you couldn't understand it, but if you do, you can't live without it," he continued. "It's really like that. This is why so many people want to do it because it's a very power- ful almost drug in a way." Tullo has been riding the success of his feature length film A Secret Cross that was released in 2012. The psychological thriller picked up the International Award of Excellence and Best Supporting Actor awards at the Los Angeles Movie Awards in 2012. The Moving Images Film Festival in Toronto also recognized the movie as the Best Indie Feature Film in 2012. As of recently, it's being widely distributed online in Canada, the U.S., United Kingdom and Australia through Google Play and Amazon Prime. Tullo adds the country rock album he produced in Nashville, Tennessee is also complete, but a release date has yet to be determined. In the meantime, he said there are three music videos off the album, including the title track Relentless, which are posted on his YouTube Channel at www.youtube. com/user/1969rio. Of his career, he said his plan is "unfolding quite well." He said he hopes to be signed by a major label with his album, go on tour and continue to act and produce a film at least once a year. For more information, visit www. anthonytullo.com. Musicians in CMC finals Three Oakville musicians are among 65 musicians from Southern Ontario who have advanced to the National Final of the Canadian Music Competition (CMC). Pianists Zirui Zhao and Angela Sha and cellist Jake Lee, who are between ages seven and 12, will be showcasing their talents before a panel of five judges between June 21-July 3 in Quebec City, Que. The three youths were among 500 musicians who began their CMC journey in April with regional and provincial competitions held across the country. Top performers in the three rounds of competition share a total of more than $100,000 in scholarship money to help them further their musical education. A number of winners from the national final will be invited to perform with the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec at the CMC's gala concert July 5 at Salle RaoulJobin, Palais Montcalm. "The Canadian Music Competition is not a mere contest where contenders are compared against each other," said Vincent Lauzer, the CMC's Artistic Ambassador for 2014. "It's a unique occasion for the public to discover and encourage young developing musicians and emerging professionals." Lauzer himself is a two-time CMC Grand Prize winner who is now a hot up-and-comer in the classical world, being named the Revelation Radio-Canada in classical music for 2013. Oakville resident Anthony Tullo is a musician, actor and filmmaker.| photo by Julie Baines