Catch Freedom's Story at Sheridan College before exhibit closes April 30 Artscene 23 | Friday, April 24, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" If Oakville residents want the chance to experience the art exhibit Freedom's Story, they will have to head to Sheridan College before it closes Thursday (April 30). The free exhibit, by the Oakville Museum on Black History, officially opened last month at Sheridan's Trafalgar Library and Learning Commons, 1430 Trafalgar Rd. It is part of the college's Creative Campus initiative Sheridan Reads, which recently celebrated former Oakville resident Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes -- a novel that speaks to the elements of Black History in Canada. "Oakville holds an important place in Black Canadian History. As a terminus point of the Underground Railroad, many black Canadians first made their home in the Oakville area," stated a media release issued by Sheridan. "The Underground Railroad was a network of safe houses and secret routes by which escaped slaves made their way north to Canada and freedom." Visitors to the exhibit will get the chance to learn the story of a This preserved photo of Ollie Johnson, son of Branson Johnson, hidden treasure found in a pocket and his sister Azalea is part of the visiting Freedom's Story exhibit watch originally owned by Branat Sheridan, on until Thursday, April 30. Branson was a freeborn son Johnson, a freeborn AfricanAfrican-American who arrived in Oakville with his family in 1855. American, who arrived in Oakville | photo courtesy Sheridan and Oakville Museum. with his family in 1855. Hidden in the watch, which was passed down for generations through the Johnson family, was a rare historical document -- a Certificate of Freedom, issued to free African-Americans to prove they were not run-away slaves. A short documentary video and display panels tell the story of the Johnson family and the 19th-century certificate, preserved for future generations by the Oakville Museum. Oakville Wind Orchestra The Entertainers barbershop chorus, seen above during a recent concert at Oakville Place, have a show Saturday (April 25) at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School. | Oakville Beaver file photo The Entertainers on at St. Thomas Aquinas Oakville barbershop chorus and quartet group The Entertainers is putting on a local show Saturday, April 25. Titled `A Pot Pourri of Song', the show will feature special guest performers Cruisin' and Tom Watson as MC. The concert takes place at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School, 124 Dorval Dr., and features two shows at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. General admission tickets cost $25, $20 for seniors and $15 for children or students. For ticket information, call 905-336-5195 or visit www.entertainers-harmony.org. Presented by Jewellery. We make it personal. APRIL 24 & 25 New! Fresh Look Over 40 Model Search 2nd Annual Cupcake Challenge New! `Ask The Man' Be Pampered at the Beauty Bar HAMILTON CONVENTION CENTRE Runway Fashion New! `All About That Biz' and Networking Bling for Spring Lots of Shopping! The Amazing Time Machine May 3, 2015 -- 2 p.m. Tickets: with Musical Director Chris Arthurs presents: Little Black Dress Soirée Sponsored by LIME RIDGE SHOP THE POSSIBILITIES Friday 6-9pm $20 Admission in support of FAB Foundation Visit our website for more information Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts 130 Navy Street, Oakville $20 adults $15 students & seniors available at OCPA box office or online at oakvillecentre.ca GRAB YOUR GIRLFRIENDS! Show Hours: Friday 11am-9pm | Saturday 10am-6pm General Admission $10 For information visit: www.owo.ca or follow us on Twitter @OWO1866 s owo m e n s s h ow. c a sowomensshow