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Wednesday, November 15, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B7 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT M URDER M YSTERY: Left to right are Ian Irmisch as Phil McCasket, Randy Rigby as A.P. Alton, Jim Milford as William Breckon, Bill Davidson as Phil McCasket, Nelson Stewart as Earl Breckon, Aileen Doyle as Riccola Pizza, Megan Fielding as Natalaya Pizza and Marc Julien in the casket as Glasby. These characters will be part of this year's Bronte Creek Provin cial Park's Murder Mystery on Sunday, Nov. 19th at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Each session will run about two hours.) Successful detectives will be awarded with prizes. Cost is $25 per session or $40 for two. Pre-registration is required for these murder-mys tery events at Spruce Lane Farmhouse. For more informa tion or to register, call 827-6911. Photo by Ron Kuzyk if OCO' s new season op The Oakville Chamber Orchestra (OCO), founded 17 years ago by local musicians who shared a love of chamber music, will open its new season with A Chamber Pot Pourri on Saturday, Nov. 18th at 7:30 p.m. in Glen Abbey United Church (Upper Middle Road and Nottinghill Gate). Guest conductor Janez Govednik and guest pianist Gloria Saarinen will join the orchestra, which will perform the first movement of Sir Hubert Parry's An English Suite, Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concerto it1 in F, Sir Ernest MacMillan's Sketches Based on French Canadian Airs and Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto #2 in B Flat. The OCO's three-concert series, which also includes Romancing the Chamber on March 4th and Last Night o f the Chamber on May 27th is $25, $20 for seniors and stu dents. Individual concerts are $10 each, $8 for seniors and students. For more details, call Charles Havill 844-4663. Tickets are available at the door or in advance at L'Ate lier Grigorian, Capricorn Books, and Bookers Bookstore. "Catch a Rising Star" Hear the top young winners of CANADIAN MUSIC COMPETITIONS Strings, Guitar, Piano. Voice. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19,2 p.m. Call for Tickets Write, market and get story published (Continued from page B8) Participants need not have any experience, just an idea, a pen, paper and a willingness to learn and work on both the creative and the business sides of writing. Would-be authors must be prepared to dis cuss and work on their ideas for a novel as well as on writing a 25-word synopsis and a querie letter, developing marketing strategies, and submitting a manuscript. The four hours will be packed full o f useful information, says Simmons. "A lot o f good books are turned down because they go to the wrong publisher. It's not a bad book, it's just the wrong publish e r... People don't do their homework," she says. "You have to know where you're send ing it and who the people are there...You want them to spend thousands and thousands of dollars on you and your book. You have to invest in a phone call to get the names right." The Romance and Beyond workshop will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Hamilton Room of the YMCA, 79 James St. S., Hamil ton. Advanced registration is recommended. Call 333-4317. For those who would like an extended ver sion of the workshop, Simmons also teaches a 14-week evening course at Sheridan, Craft ing a Novel, teaching students how to shape an idea into a novel. It is so popular, she says, that the college offers it in all three semesters. "It's always full, which is amazing," she says. This Magic Moment will be launched at 7 p.m. in the Burlington Art Centre on Monday, Nov. 27th. And it's free. Simmons says she'll be doing a reading, discussing writing and the publishing industry in general and signing books. For more information on Simmons' and her books visit www.getset.com/lyndasimons. Oakville Centre for Performing Arts Box Office 815-2021 Adults $15, Students/Seniors $10 Proceeds benefit CMC Scholarships rom 11111111111111111111111111 Residential Red Estate Services SSS m$ Ponswed by |n9ram Bargains on unique gift items Oakville Gal leries Volunteer Association's Holiday Open House, A rt Show and Sale will feature original paintings for sale and to rent this year as well as one-of-a-kind items for sale in pottery, glass, metal, textiles and jew elry from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 17th), Saturday and Sunday. A 15% dis count will be applied to select ed items during this annual sale in the Gallery Shop at Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore Rd. E. Refreshm ents will be served and free gift wrapping will be provided. For more information con tact the Gallery Shop at 8443460 or Art Rental and Sales at 338-0117. 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