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The Oakville Beaver, W e d n e s d a y F e b ru a ry 6, 2002 - B5 Oriah Mountain Dreamer speaks Feb. 21 Author Oriah Mountain Dreamer is guest speaker at a special evening at John Guest Hall in Appleby College on Thursday, Feb. 21. Sponsored by Bookers and the Women's Information and Support Centre o f Halton, the event will feature Dreamer speaking and signing copies o f her book latest book, The Dance. Dreamer, author o f the best-selling The Invitation , has been featured on Oprah and is a * popular keynote speaker at workshops, ceremonies and retreats in Canada and the U.S. The event is from 7-9:30 p.m. Tickets cost $ 10, available at Bookers, 172 Lakeshore Rd. East and the Women's Information and Support Centre, located in Hopedale Mall, 1515 Rebecca St., Suite 210. For more information call 847-9104. Appleby College is located at 540 Lakeshore Rd. W. Chantelle b a rb a ra Suzuki concert geared towards children Your Bra Fitting Expert Petite to full figure from A-J Viva Variations!, a special interactive concert for children hosted by the Oakville Suzuki Association, is on Sunday. Feb. 17, at Glen Abbey United Church. The fundraising event, which starts at 3 p.m., is a fun way to introduce youngsters to classical music, instruments and music history. The concert will also feature a narrative which accompanies the music, and a quiz which kids can fill in for prizes. Questions will range from "How many holes are there on a flute?" to "Can you count the varia tions on a theme?" The concert will be performed by the Oakville Suzuki Association's most accomplished students and by staff, and will feature piano, strings and flute. The selections will range from Pachelbel's Canon to fiddle tunes. Admission at the door is $10 for adults, $5 for students or $25 for a family. Valentine's dance benefits French preschool (s r o o c t C elebrate Valentine's Day at the first Coccinelles Ball on Feb. 16, and support Les Coccinelles. Les Coccinelles is a co-operative non-profit, parent-run French language preschool at Ecole Patricia Picknell. Les Coccinelles opened its doors in 1979, in response to a growing demand from Halton's Francophone community for a French preschool. The preschool has become an anchor point for Francophones in Halton. It is the only Francophone preschool in the Oakville-Mississauga area and has served more than 600 children. The Coccinelles Ball will be held at Le Dome % Banquet Hall starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $50 each and are available from Caroline Rounce at 905-469-4800. Proceeds will be used to improving the school's nurturing environment and materials used for its program. Les Coccinelles accepts children aged 21/2 to 5 years. It is hoped the Coccinelles Ball will become an annual fundraising event, along with the annual golf tournament in April, Ladies Night in May, and the end o f year Fun Fair in June. 100 Bronte Rd. (South o f Lakeshore) Unit # 3 , O a kville · 8 4 7 -1 5 1 2 · Free P arkin g w w w .g o o d n ig h tg o o d m o rn in g .c o m Oakville Irish Dance Association gala Feb. 16 The Oakville Irish Dance Association is hold ing a gala on Feb. 16 to raise funds to send more than 25 dancers to Glasgow, Scotland, on March 22 to 31. The dancers, aged 10 to 19, will be participat ing in solo and team competitions at the World Irish Dance Championships, a prestigious event. The gala, 'Follow the Yellow Brick Road, ' will be held at the new O akville Banquet and Conference Centre at 2514 Wyecroft Rd. It will include a silent auction, dinner and dance. Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m.. followed by the dinner and dance at 7 p.m. Some o f the dancers going to Scotland will be showcasing their talent after dinner. All funds raised from the gala will be distrib uted equally to the dancers who will be going to ScoUand to represent Canada. For information, call Sheilah Laffan. World's Dance Committee member, at 905-318-8598. Healing Spaces art show opens tonight THE 0 M 1 L II B M W 905-845-9742 L a u rie M c L ac h lan M iller M ews, U n ii 10, 12 l) R eynolds St.. O akville T el/F a x : (9 0 5 ) 3 3 8 -8 4 7 5 North Americas most .Warded Newspaper For subscription info please call: Oakville artist Sharane Gilbert, a member of the Escarpment Group of Painters, will have her art work on display in 'Healing Spaces: The Escarpment Painters Show', at the Anastasia Gallery, 6 Lakeshore Rd.W. from now to March 2. The work in this exhibition explores each artist's individual experiences and healing approaches concerning the events of Sept. 11. When looking more carefully at their varied approaches to art-making, this group of artists, which also includes Lois Crawford, Helen Hendry, Ann Kloppenburg and Wayne Moore, found that their choices reflected their individual needs, con nections and methods of dealing with grief and stress. The opening reception for this art exhibit, which includes oils, watercolours, printmaking and sculpture, is tonight from 7- 9:30 p.m. Valentines Day, February 14th Dinner & Dance # m I GROWO GATOR LIQUIDATOR FABULOUS FEBRUARY BLOW OUT!!! Friday, February 15th · Live Entertainment Singer/Impressionist Frank Rondell For information call 905.815.9689 Reservations Recommended 407 Speers Rd, #4, Oakville. 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