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Wednesday, September 5, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER C7 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Brush Strokes A size, subject and price to suit everyone By Carol Baldwin ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR stroke of creativity got Judy Moore and Gerry Manno where they are today - on the threshold of opening their first art exhibition. These two Oakville artists have displayed their work in group shows and juried shows with the Oakville Arts Society (OAS) in the past, but both consider Brush Strokes, which opens on Saturday, to be their first "solo show", even though two artists will be featured. Moore, 54, was an operating-room nurse in her former life; Manno, 47, was a financial consul tant. And each claims that it was pragmatic par ents that encouraged them to ignore art as a career and pursue something more practical after high school. "According to my dad it (art) was not a useful thing to do," says Moore. Manno agrees, adding, that his father suggest ed that art "w on't feed you." Now in their second careers, these watercolour artists look back on their jobs and realize that they approached them with a certain creativity that some of their colleagues seemed to lack. "If you're creative, you can apply it to any thing," says Manno. "It's a mind-set," adds Moore. "All along I was A Photo by Barrie Erskine Gerry Manno holds his painting. Winter Interlude , while Judy Moore displays Scarlet Poppies , both of which will be part of their art exhibition that opens this weekend at the Oakville Art Society, 560 Bronte Rd. The two watercolour artists will be at the opening reception for their exhib it on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. (S e e `W a te rc o lo u r' o n p a g e C 6) `Steel Magnolias' comes to the Oakville Centre Explore the many sides of the human spirit in the setting of a beauty salon as West End Studio Theatre presents Steel Magnolias in the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Robert Harling's story takes place in a quaint Louisiana town where six women meet each week at the local beauty par lour to laugh, cry and gossip. What makes Steel Magnolias spe cial is its ability to show audi ences that every day life is often more interesting and entertaining than most of us realize. The play is full of humour and drama, and celebrates the differences that make us human. It demonstrates how six women survive the rigours of life by finding accep tance and belonging in a small town hair stylist's shop. Steel M agno lias will open this season's Oakville Drama Series at the Oakville Centre, playing at 8 p.m., Sept. 13 to 15, and Sept. 19 to 22, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sept. 16. Tickets for Steel Magnolias are $17 and are available at the Oakville Centre box office at 130 Navy St., 905815-2021, week days from noon to 5 p.m., Satur days from 2 to 5 p.m. and two hours prior to a performance. 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