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BARGAIN-RATE CAR INSURANCE W ITH BARGAIN-RATE SERVICE IS NO BARGAIN 2002 United Way of Oakville Campaign Total OUR GOAL *3.3 million . W a y n e M c G ill 2345 ^ V ecroft Rd. # 21, Oakville 905- 847-5671 Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 5559) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: rjerred@haltonsearch.com FRIDAY. ( K.T( >BER 23. 20 0 2 · P dge C 8 M E ! United W ay Far more info: 845-5571 Quartetto Gelato brings Dance of Light to Centre Engaging quartet adds exciting technology to wide range o f music By Liz Campbell SPECIAL T O THE BEAVER T CELEBRATING DIVERSITY: Howard A'Court, above, jokes around with a Cowrie shell, much to the delight o f Briana Carreon during the Carousel o f Nations held Saturday. Right. Keith Pascall, from the Hummingbird Dance and Perform ing Company, shows great athletic skill. Barrie Erskine · O akville B eaver Got the travel bug? You will enjoy this show More than 200 exhibitors from mound the world will be showcasing exciting des tinations and travel packages at the 18th annual Toronto Star Travel and Leisure Show set to run Nov. 1-3. There will be exhibits and displays for the travel enthusiast including seminars pre sented by keynote speakers from travel and related services, local getaway options from Resort Ontario properties, and savings at the Destina.ca virtual store. Visitors can watch live performances from Hawaiian. Egyptian and Cuban dancers, and visit the Caribbean Village for a unique taste of the south. A special attraction this year is Florida's Sea Worlds' Julia Scardina, animal ambassador, who will appear daily with animal acts. The Travel and Leisure Show is pro duced by Premier Consumer Shows, and Travel Concepts, publishers of Travel Week News Bulletin. The show takes place at the International Centre, Airport Rd., Mississauga Hall 3. Nov. 1-2 from 10 a.m.6 p.m. and Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults. $7 for stu dents and those 50 plus. Children under 12 are free. On Nov. 1 those 50 plus receive a 2 for 1 admission. E ngagem ent of the New rtn (nwtatm... preview R estaurant & E n tertain m en t Venue in M ississauga. Please e-m ail pom egranates@ look.ca / for an exclusive invitation. / R equired info \ ' Name, e-m ail, phone, age, sex, > preferred date...O ctober 2 4 , 25 o r 26. (Must be 2 1 +) S tartin g at 5:00 PM A. / it j .· You are Cordially Invited to the h ere 's no stuffiness to the Q uartetto G elato, despite the patent talents o f the foursom e that m ake up this unique musical group. Known for their breathtaking virtu osity, irrepressible energy and charm ing wit, Q uartetto G elato has won the hearts o f audiences across their native C anada and around the w orld since their rem arkable 1994 debut season. They have perform ed regularly with m ajor symphony orchestras such as the T oronto Sym phony, V ancouver Symphony, the N ational Arts Centre O rchestra, and the C algary Philharmonic in Canada. The ensem ble has enjoyed return engagem ents on such prestigious con cert series as New York's M etropolitan M useum C oncerts & L ectures, W ashington (D C ) P erform ing A rts Society, San Francisco Perform ances, U CLA Perform ing Arts Series and the H ouston Society for the Perform ing Arts, as well as at Kioi and Oji Halls in Tokyo. The four m em bers are P eter de Sotto, C y n th ia Steljes, Joseph M acerollo, and George M eanwell. The com bined talents o f this foursom e are extraordinary, covering a wide range o f instruments, and even includes Peter De Sotto's rich singing voice. "Peter is one o f a kind," says Steljes. "He can sing opera and he can bring tears to your eyes with a rendition o f D anny Boy." Steljes plays the oboe and English horn. M acerollo is new to the group'and has three tim es w on the W orld A ccordion Cham pionships. De Sotto plays violin and m andolin and M eanw ell plays cello, guitar and m an dolin. All four are highly acclaim ed m usi cians in their ow n right, but put them together and they offer a unique style which covers a diverse range o f musical traditions. In fact, the g ro u p 's repertoire includes such very different musical forms as opera, classical, gypsy and show music. All these elem ents are there, underpinned by classical music perform ed in refreshing new ways. "We like to say w e're classical music for people w ho d o n 't think they like classical music," laughs De Sotto. "In Q uartetto G elato has won the hearts o f audiences across their native Canada and around the world since their rem arkable 1994 debut season. They have perform ed regularly with m ajor sym phony orchestras including the Toronto Sym phony, V ancouver Sym phony, the N ational Arts Centre O rchestra, and the C algary Philharm onic in C anada. The talented group will be on stage at the O akville Centre for the Perform ing A rts on Saturday. fact, our group grew out o f our own frustration w ith traditional classical concerts. We w anted to bring back the old w orld feel o f more virtuosic show pieces." N eapolitan C afe ( Koch International) is their first CD with new est m em ber Joseph M acerollo on accordion. Neapolitan Cafe features a range o f joyous and introspective pieces that transport the listener through a M editerranean afternoon o f Italian and English song, rustic instrum entals, vir tuosic show pieces and original com po sitions. T heir previous recordings, w hich have played a significant role in the group's increasing popularity, are Aria Fresca; R ustic C hivalry ; and their debut recording, sim ply entitled Q uartetto Gelato. The latter two CD s have literal ly been heard around the world, since they accom panied Canadian astronaut. Dr. Robert Thirsk. during his NASA flight on board the space shuttle C olum bia in 1997. T he talented group will be on stage at the O akville C entre for the Perform ing A rts on Saturday. Their latest show. D ance o f Light, uses exciting new technology to chore ograph their music. The stage features several translu cent screens on w hich video and com puter enhanced images are projected, and the m usicians are able to becom e part o f the screen action at times while m oving out at other times. "W e're very excited about it. It pro vides a kind o f surreal landscape that was created for our m usic," explains Steljes. "Instead o f adding the m usic last as m ost films do, the im agery has been com posed out o f our m usic." The project is very new and will debut this w eekend in Sault Ste. M arieSo the O akville concert will be an opportunity for local residents to see; this unique new technology in action. G uest cellist Peter Rapson will be per form ing with Q uartetto G elato for this concert. W hile the group has been through; several changes since it began, they; continue to play at least 100 concerts a year, all over the world. "W hen it stops being fun, th at's; w hen w e 'll stop," says the irrepressible De Sotto. T hat will be a w hile yet. Quartetto; G elato is still having fun. Correction Notice ~ F O O D A T I T S F I J S T E S '^ ^ r t v l U S I C A T I T S B E S T 295 Enfield Place " (905) 804-0100 We are taking reservations for corporate, private Christmas parties, 10 - 300 people. Get Your Costume NOW! 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