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Artscene A R T O N T H E B L U F F S 35 | Thursday, September 11, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" Art on the Bluffs, featuring renowned-artist Bernadette Oppenheim Duzyk and STREETdog ARTstudio, is on display Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays until Sept. 17, from 1-4 p.m. The free exhibit is at Sovereign House, 7 West River St. The eclectic collection features a variety of visual art from Chinese brush painting and clay sculptures to wood-cut prints and textiles. Clockwise from left, Duzyk works on a piece Sunday amid a display of her Chinese brush paintings; Patricia Carrasquilla, an artist originally from Mexico, and the owner and teacher of Streetdog Artstudio, stands with some of the works of students from the local arts studio; eleven-year-old Emily Jennett (in the black and white photo), already a budding talented artist, has her sculptures and paintings on display at the show. | photos by Inger MacKenzie ­ special to the Beaver Catch Movies in the Square Interested in free movies? Head over to Downtown Oakville. The Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area (BIA) is bringing back Movies in the Square Friday nights at 8 p.m., starting Friday (Sept. 12) to Oct. 3. The screenings are held in Towne Square, Lakeshore Road East at George Street. "September is a great time to enjoy an evening in Downtown Oakville," Sharlene Plewman, executive director of the Downtown Oakville BIA, said in a press release. "We encourage attendees to come early, enjoy dining and shopping in the Downtown and then end your evening with a great movie." The following screenings will be shown: · Friday (Sept. 12) -- The Goonies · Sept. 19 -- A Hard Day's Night · Sept. 26 -- The Princess Bride · Oct. 3 -- Ghostbusters Organizers remind movie goers to bring chairs, blankets and warm clothing. Refreshments will be available for purchase. A rain date is scheduled for Oct. 10 for any show cancelled due to the weather -- weather cancellations will be announced on www. oakvilledowntown.com and www.facebook. com/downtownoakville. For more information, call 905-844-4520 or email events@oakvilledowntown.com. · Curtis Ray Smith performs live jazz and blues in the J-Bistro at Jonathans Oakville, 120 Thomas St., Saturdays until Dec. 31, 7-11 p.m., contact www.curtisraysmith.com. · Live music by Tony Garcia at CJ's Café, 2416 Lakeshore Rd. W., Sunday, Sept. 14, noon-2 p.m. In the arts... Next edition of Oakville Improv Theatresports Friday Oakville Improv presents its next edition of Theatresports Friday (Sept. 12) at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, 2302 Bridge Rd. The show, which starts at 8 p.m., features groups of improvisers who "battle it out" for comic supremacy on the spot, stated a press release. Created by Keith Johnstone, Theatresports is played by leagues internationally. This month, improv team Those Meddling Kids, featuring Brennan Asbridge, Emma Currie and Erin Fearon, is challenged by team Kill the Messenger, made up of Robin Sadavoy, Lynnae Duddley and Nastasja Palonka. The second half of the show features special guests, this time including Tonto's Nephews, a long-running improv troupe made up of comedy stars Herbie Barnes, Darrell Dennis, Michaela Washburn, Craig Lauzon and Sidd Bob. They will face off against Second City's Anand Rajaram and Carmine Lucarelli (of the improvised Shakespearean comedy Slings and Errors). The show is hosted by Oakville Improv's Terri Skov with musical direction by Waylen Miki. For more information, contact amy@ oakvilleimprov.com or visit www. oakvilleimprov.com. · Emerging Writers Read at CJ's Café, 2416 Lakeshore Rd. W., Tuesday, Sept. 16, 7-9 p.m., students of Brian Henry's creative writing classes read from their works-in-progress, doors open at 6:30 p.m., contact quick-brown-fox-canada. blogspot.com. For the latest arts news and in-depth coverage of events, visit the Oakville Beaver online at oakvillebeaver.com/insidehalton.com