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36 Oakville Beaver Weekend Sunday, November 14, 1999 TRAVEL & ENTERTAINMENT S h m o o z in g w i t h t h e s ta rs atre was somehow diluted. Watching Albert Schultz (Dec. 2nd) do a spoof on pool halls using the hit song from t was another night of The Music Man, or Rick shmoozing at the M iller's comedy presentation Oakville Centre for the of MacHomer: The Simpsons Performing Arts with cranberry punch flowing, do Macbeth (Feb. 26th) just have the same impact literally, and hors-d'oeuvres didn't in coming from a big screen. plenty before the special sneak preview show, followed by And, since the Oakville Centre delectable desserts, coffee and tea afterwards. It was the semi-annual ...(L es Ballet Jazz de Members Season Preview Montreal) left m e spell- I night when Big Ticket mem bound after a grace bers are honoured with first fully precise on-screen dibs on tickets for shows in the upcoming season, a sneak pre interpretation o f view of some of those shows, The B eatles' h it tune food, and a bit of exclusive `Come Together: shoulder rubbing. This year's winter/spring / can only guess how preview night was somewhat great these dancers different than previous ones, w ill be live. offering a larger sample of the upcoming shows, but present ing many on them on a big screen hanging above the stage is all about live performances rather than live on stage. There and the immediacy and intima is something to be said for and cy they have to offer (as against this new format. opposed to the impersonal nature of films or television) On the positive side, guests perhaps the big screen just did get to see a bigger sam pling of what's to come and, seemed incongruously inapt. consequently, left with a better To prove my point, at least idea of what they may or may as far a comedy is concerned, not want to see in the the final performance in the 1999/2000 season. sneak preview was a live com edy act by Mark Kersey and However, the presentation did seem longer, although it Randy Vancourt, presenting a snippet from their Piano-Yoprobably wasn't, and the inti Yo-A-Go-Go show (May 27th), macy that comes with live the which got far more laughs - genuine, hearty laughs - and enthusiastic applause For our 72 Page SHOP, WISH & WIN pre-print than the aforementioned (Sale Dates: Nov. 8-14,1999) on-screen comedy pre PAGE 3 -1/2 Price Men's Selected Dockers sentations. 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I2 -\o v . IX. I9W I'd be willing to bet OAKVILLE MEWS that ticket sales for 1 7 1 S P E E R S AT K E R R 8 4 4 - 4 8 4 0 ^ Piano-Yo-Yo-A-Go-Go I THE BONE COLLECTOR (R) |Fri., Mon. - Thurs. 7:30,9:50 increased far more after Sat.-Sun. 1:20,7:30,9:50 the preview night than THE BACHELOR (PG) ticket sales for any of I Fri., Mon. - Thurs. 6:50,9:10 Sat.-Sun. 1:30,6:50,9:10 the on-screen acts. T H E B E S T MAN (AA) However, having said Fri., Mon. - Thurs. 7:10, 9:40 that, I have to admit |Sat.-Sun. 1:10,7:10, 9:40 that watching three THE MESSENGER: THE STOR YO F JOAN O FA R C Fri., Mon. - Thurs. 7:45 dancers from Les Bal Sat.-Sun. 1:00, 7:45 lets Jazz de Montreal on ANYWHERE BUT HERE (PG) NO PASSES the big screen con I Fri., Mon. - Thurs. 7:20,9:30 I Sat.-Sun. 1:40,7:20,9:30 ______ vinced me that I ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR PRESENTED IN DIGITAL SOUND - B y Carol Baldw in I The Nathaniel Dett Chorale will perform in Oakville on Feb. 6th. a `W in te r f f e te u o a i^ P Gome an d GAa/A to otto G xfxrie/icecfG o/m dtm ts I Sharon Bahamas Specialist Anne Just leaving,fo r Call Recently returned from Barbados Hawaii Teresa Just Back from a Mediterranean Cruise Kim Certified Cruise Special ist Tina Just returned from Italy/Sicily W eue GTrauel/ed t/ Professional Service \/ Experience W or/d Knowledge (Mger's TravehPlus. / 4 6 /a A es/io re f /t o a d <Swit, 0aA of//e Pi h ou ne ; : l (9 ) ( 8w 42 ou ll r Frre ee e: l 1--8 061 -3 5 r Faax x: \ (9 05 84 r iu a0 w5 ; a--4 t9 a9 a9 a T io o0 w o6o is x 7o6 a au a) ; o a2 a-3 M7 4 m4 p»| 11-- » E m ail: la k e s h o r @ g o lig e r s tr a v e lp lu s .c o m W e b s ite : w w s v .g o lig e rs tra v e lp lu s .c o m \ L ti Save! 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Their amazing dancing, chore ography, and muscle control left me spellbound after a gracefully precise on-screen interpretation of The Beatles' hit tune Come Together. I can only guess how great these dancers will be live. I could probably end by saying that a good time was had by all at the preview night. And I'm sure it was, but my vote still gets cast for more live performances at next year's m em bers' event. Tickets for shows in the winter/spring 1999/2000 sea son go on sale to the general public on Monday (Nov. 15th). And that season offers a blend of popular favourites as well as some new kids on the Oakville block. The Barra M acNeils return on Dec. 4th, Alan Frew and Friends on Feb. 5th, Michael Burgess on Feb. 10th and the perennial Christmas favourites The Oakville Children's Choir on Nov. 30th and Dec. 1st, The Nutcracker Dec. 10th, 11th and 12th. and Mr. Scrooge (for its final Oakville performance) on Dec. 17th, 18th and 19th. New shows will include those few mentioned above as well as the Nathaniel Dett Chorale (Feb. 6th) - another live act on preview night that received thundering applause from an appreciative audience, Romeo and Juliet (Feb. 11th), Farm er's Daughter (March 3rd), Ashley M aclsaac (March 4th), Jack Grunsky (March 5th) Two Pianos, Four Hands (March 8th), Famous People Players (March 14th and 15th), Second City (March 24th, 25th, 31st and April 1st), Tafelmusik (March 26th), Oscar Lopez (March 28th), Barachois (April 2nd), Wing field Unbound (April 7th), The Nylons (April 13th), Voices of the New Generation: Singers and Songwriters of Ontario Greg Lawless, Andrea Koziol and David Leask (April 14th These fine young performing artists also appeared live at the members preview night.), Lome Elliott (April 15th), and Alice Through the Looking Glass (May 10th). Big Ticket memberships, gift certificates, and tickets for individual shows are available by calling the Oakville Centre box office at 815-2021. Big Ticket members receive a savings of 20% off as many as six tickets per performance for the shows of their choice, first chance at the best seats in the house, mailing list priority, special offers from associated restaurants and retailers, and of course, a special sneak pre view of upcoming shows, along with refreshments and a bit of shmoozing.