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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER SUMMER READING FOR FAMILIES! Bookers Bookstore, 172 Lakeshore Rd. E_, Oakville • 844-5501 • bookers@sympatico.ca H A R D C O V E R F IC T IO N -A D U L T 1. AN EQUAL MUSIC V1KRAM SETH 2. EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS DAVID GUTERSON 3. DEATH DU JOUR KATHY REICHS 4. HANNIBAL THOMAS HARRIS 5. YOUNG MEN STORIES RUSSELL SMITH 6. LOST GIRLS ANDR.W PYPER 7. NEW SONG JAN KARON 8. WHITE OLEANDER JANET FITCH 9. EVERY MAN A TIGER TOM CLANCY 10. MONSOON WILBUR SMITH P A PE R B A C K F IC T IO N -A D U L T 1. MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA ARTHUR GOLDEN 2. AMSTERDAM IAN McEWAN (Booker Prize /98) 3. ENGLAND, ENGLAND JULIAN BARNES (Booker Prize Nom /98) 4. SUMMER SISTERS JUDYBLUME 5. ANGELA'S ASHES FRANK McCOURT (Pulitzer Prize /97) 6. LITTLE ALTARS EVERYWHERE REBECCA W ELLS 7. GETTING OVER EDGAR JOANBARFOOT 8. ARMADILLO WILLIAM BOYD 9. DEJADEAD KATHY REICHS 10. I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE WALLY LAMB C H IL D R E N 5 -8 Y E A R S O L D 1. FALLING UP . SHEL SILVERSTEIN 2. 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THE GOLDEN COMPASS PHILIP PULLMAN Best Bets provided courtesy of b o o k o if lw c b o o k o k jtx T Wednesday, June 30, 1999 Rockin' Rankins The Rankin Family performed to a packed park a t Waterfront Festival "Oh, Fare Thee W ell Love w ould have been our next song, bu t w e ran <rut o f tim e " Photo by Christine Smyth Heather Rankin and her siblings Jimmy (guitar and vocals) John Morris (Addle and keyboards) and Cookie (vocals) entertained a packed crowd at Coronation Park last Saturday night. During their encore at the Waterfront Festival, the singing siblings from Cape Breton dedicated one song to an Oakville teacher, Gerrard Morrison. However, they failed to sing Fare Thee Well Love, the song that catapulted them to fame and won them a number of awards, including four Junos. By Wilma Blokhuis . OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Rankins rocked, stepdanced and sang their way into the hearts of a huge crowd of at least 10,000 at Coronation Park on Saturday night, midway through the eighth annual Oakville Waterfront Festival. But, they did not perform Fare Thee Well Love, the melodic hit that rocketed the group from obscurity to international stardom. The 12 Rankin siblings have enter­ tained in various formations over a 20 year span. Five siblings began per­ forming professionally as The Rankin Family in 1989 - John Morris, fiddle and keyboards; Jimmy, guitar and vocals; and vocalists Raylene, Cookie and Heather - with a back-up band. "Oh, Fare Thee Well Love would have been our next song, but we ran out of time," said Heather Rankin, in a brief late-night interview following their 90-minute concert. "The fire­ works were starting as we were fin­ ishing." It wasn't because band member Raylene is off on one year's materni­ ty leave, she added, disputing a rumour that was quickly circulating back stage. Fare Thee Well Love, released in 1992, won the group four Junos in 1994 - Group of the Year, Country Group of the Year, People's Choice Entertainer of the Year, and Single of the Year. It also won Video of the Year at the East Coast Music Awards in 1994. Safe to say, the huge audience at Coronation on Saturday night was waiting to hear that signature hit. However, the crowd was not dis­ appointed as the Rankin siblings per­ formed some of their more recent hits including samplings from the latest album Uprooted, their seventh CD The Oakville Art Society SUMMER ART CLASSES This summer let your creativity shine! ADULT ART Class sizes are limited to allow for more personal instruction. Students must supply their own materials. OAS members $70 Non-members $80 401 A - Life Drawing Beginner/! ntermediate July 12 to 16 -1:30 to 4 p.m. Instructor: Nazy Sakhavarz Learn to draw from a live model. 411 A - Drawing Fundamentals July 19 to 23 -1 :30 to 4 p.m. Instructor: Nazy Sakhavarz Learning to see the world through an artist's eye. 413A - Mixed Watermedia Fundamentals July 25 to 30 -1 :30 to 4 p.m. Instructor: Joyce Reynolds Experiment with various water based media. OUTDOOR PAINTING intermediate/Advanced 414A July 19 to July 23 415A Aug. 16 to Aug. 20 Instructor: Liz Pudsey Students meet at pre-determined loca­ tions throughout the region and paint a variety of subjects. CHILDREN'S ART_________ For children aged 7 to 12 Programs run from Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Classes cost $60 unless otherwise noted. Materials are supplied. The following classes are taught by Wendy Barcia 430A - Drawing - July 5-9 Working from the masters, students will learn to experiment with technique and style. 431A - Painting - July 12-16 Using watercolour & tempera, stu­ dents will create realistic & imaginative landscapes. 432A - Mixed Media - July 19-23 Using a variety of materials, students learn to create works from life & imagi­ nation. 433A - Drawing - July 26-30 The focus of this course is drawing from life. The following classes are taught by Nazy Sakhavarz. 434A - Painting - Aug. 3-6 Cost $48 - 4 day program Landscapes, still life, animals using a variety of mediums. 435A - Drawing & Painting the Por­ trait-Aug. 9-13 Learn the basic theories of portrait painting using a variety of mediums. 436A - Painting & Printmaking - Aug. 16-20 Using animals as inspiration, students create their own colourful and symbol­ ic pieces. 437A - Mixed Media - Aug. 23-27 Painting, drawing in mixed media will be done using dream imagery, music and literature as sources. CHILDREN'S POTTERY For children aged 7 to 12. All pro­ grams run from Monday to Friday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Cost for each course $65 which includes clay & firing. Each class teaches the basic tech­ niques used to build functional & fanci­ ful works in clay. Each 5 day program features new projects. Classes taught by Sabine Keevil 440P July 12 to 16 442P July 26 to 30 444P Aug. 16 to 20 Classes taught by Maureen Baker 441P July 19 to 23 443P Aug. 9 to 13 445P Aug. 23 to 27 SHOP THE OAS GALLERY FOR UNIQUE, O RIG INAL A RT & POTTERY Whether you are looking for that special gift or want to add to your collection, our gallery features members' works in a variety of mediums. VIS IT THE OAS W EB SITE www.oakville-art-society.com Closed July 1, 2, 3, & 4 for the Canada Day Weekend REMEMBER TO REGISTER EARLY BECAUSE CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION. % OAKVILLE ART SOCIETY OFFICE HOURS: Mon. to Wed. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., T hurs. 1 pm. to 4 p.m ., Sat. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m . 560 BRONTE ROAD 827-5711 release in 10 years, which attests to their more aggressive sound. A standing ovation encouraged the group to come back for an encore, which included a rousing instrumen­ tal and the Rolling Stones' Honky Tonk Woman complete with a little fiddle and honky tonk piano. A few more tunes and Jimmy threw his gui­ tar into the hands of a waiting stage hand - the show was over. True to their roots, The Rankin Family performed the encore with small Canadians flags stuck to two back-up guitars and in Heather's back pocket. Earlier, they dedicated a Bruce Cockbum song to Gerrard Mor­ rison, a teacher living in Oakville. "At our first professional show, he per­ formed a comedy act," said Heather. The Rankins, who hail from the tight knit artistic community of Mabou on the west­ ern shore of Cape Breton, like to sing a few Scottish Gael­ ic songs at their concerts in an effort to preserve the language and culture of Cape Breton, explained Heather. "When Mabou was first settled most of the settlers spoke Scottish Gaelic. Over the past 100 years the language has been dying off, but up until 50 years ago it was still the first language of many of the people," she explained. "We grew up listening to Gaelic music. Gaelic music is quickly dying, and is suffering. "We were introduced to Scottish Gaelic in school, in an attempt to revive the language," she continued. "But that stopped when the first cut­ backs came to the rural schools in Cape Breton during the late 1970s." Heather said their Scottish Gaelic music has helped the group interna­ tionally. "We have a good following overseas, particularly in England and Scotland," she said. "For the past eight years we've traveled to the United Kingdom at least once or twice a year. And we've done a lot of BBC Gaelic programs. "We have a grassroots following in the United States along the eastern seaboard which we've frequented over the past 10 years." Heather con­ cluded, adding that the group plans to "concentrate more heavily in the United States." ...and the winning number is... *47746 Button Draw ̂ Winning Number ~ is #47746. Prize: A TRIP FOR 2 anywhere Canadian/ American Airlines fly (except New Zealand &. Australia) Bring the Button down to the Oakville Waterfront Office to claim your prize! (Call 847-7975) THURSDAYS O a k v i l l e , o n ( a c r o s s f r o m G O s t a t i o n ) 8 4 4 - 5 7 7 5 -A va ila b le f r o m 5:00 p m • 10:00 p m T h u rsd ays o n ly . <9 I mailto:bookers@sympatico.ca http://www.oakville-art-society.com HARDCOVER PAPERBACK CHILDREN CHILDREN Rockin' Rankins By Wilma Blokhuis The Oakville Art Society ADULT ART CHILDREN'S ART CHILDREN'S POTTERY SHOP THE OAS GALLERY FOR UNIQUE, ORIGINAL ART & POTTERY VISIT THE OAS WEB SITE www.oakville-art-society.com OAKVILLE ART SOCIETY 560 BRONTE ROAD 827-5711 ...and the winning number is... *47746 Prize: A TRIP FOR 2 anywhere Canadian/ American Airlines fly