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14_V1_GEO_GA_0228.indd •T he I FP • H al to n H ill s •T hu rs d ay , F eb ru ar y 28 , 2 01 3 14 82 Main St. N. Georgetown 905-873-6127 Honest, Reliable Service Since 1989 To book an appointment www.bratinauto.com Free Local Shuttle Service OIL CHANGE MAINTENANCE SPECIAL $3995* 022813 *Most Vehicles Expiry March 31, 2013 (Includes 30 Point Inspection) 82 M i S N G Bratin Auto Ontario Drive Clean Test and Repair Facility for all light duty vehicles Services offered: Brakes Steering / Suspension Computerized Alignments Exhaust Tires D.O.T. Safety …and more … As the cold winter lingers, concert-goers can warm to the romantic theme of the George- town Bach Chorale's presenta- tion, Relics of the Romantic Era, this coming Sunday (March 3). The concert features gems for voice and piano from the 18th and 19th centuries. The lush sounds of the rarely heard Ger- man composer Max Reger will be featured, as will two a capella pieces-- John Tavener's As One Who has Slept and Arvo Part's I am the True Vine. These haunt- ing choral pieces are among those that the choir will present at the prestigious Festival 500 in Newfoundland in this coming July. Guest pianist, Matthew Pope, will play Beethoven's Sonata in E major and Chopin's Scherzo in B minor. Pope, a Georgetown resident and former student of the Chorale's artistic director, Ron Greidanus, is currently completing his fourth year in pi- ano performance at the Univer- sity of Western Ontario. He has also attended a Masters' course in France under the tutelage of French piano expert Jean-Paul Sevilla. Pope is a gifted performer with both solo piano and or- chestral experience. He is a fa- miliar face in the Georgetown Bach Chorale, both in the choir and moving subtly through the orchestra to play organ, harpsi- chord and timpani. Director of the Bach Cho- rale and concert pianist, Ron Greidanus, will once again showcase his memory and fl aw- less technique playing Alexander Scriabin's electrifying Sonata in F sharp major. The concert will conclude with the Chorale singing Brahms' charming Neue Liebes- lieder (New Love Songs) accom- panied by both Greidanus and Pope. The concert, Relics of the Ro- mantic Era, takes place at 8 p.m. in the Norval United Church, 486 Guelph St., Georgetown. Tickets $30 (students $10) may be purchased at the door or in advance at FoodStuffs, 89 Main St., Georgetown and Pat's Prime Cuts and Deli in Georgetown South. Come be part of this luscious end of winter concert and feel the warmer breezes of spring just around the corner! Globe Productions is back at the Acton Town Hall from March 1 to 9 with another great Broadway show, called Show Stoppers. It features songs such as Skid Row (Little Shop of Hor- rors), All That Jazz (Chicago), Defying Gravity (Wicked), This Is The Moment (Jekyll & Hyde), I Dreamed a Dream (Les Miz) and the title songs from Cabaret, Je- sus Christ Superstar and Phan- tom. The show is a compilation of 32 songs from 32 different Broadway productions-- the best of the best! Show Stoppers features the talents of 20 singers, including Matt Willis and Craig Marshall, who provide a lot of comic re- lief in the show along with their great vocals. Craig has performed in over 35 shows, his fi rst at age 18. He says "I grew up with Globe" and while he performs with other groups, Globe is his home team. While his strength is comedic roles, Craig enjoys sinking his teeth into challenging dramatic roles....something with an inner story. Raised in Georgetown, he is a Sheridan Musical Theatre grad, who sings and dances along with his sisters Shannon and Jen. Since Jen is the cho- reographer of Show Stoppers, we asked Craig if he minds re- porting to his younger sister. He grinned and said "I don't mind a bit. She has great ideas!" So much for sibling rivalry! Incredibly, Craig fi nished a show last weekend and as soon as Show Stoppers closes on March 9th, he is off to perform the role of Shrek in Orangeville. Matt Willis is another en- thusiastic member of Globe. Following in the footsteps of his Mom, Marilyn, and brother Mike, Matt joined the stage at age 12. While he is a self-taught dancer (wait until you see his tap moves!), Matt studied acting at Humber College. Matt is only 25, but he has been part of many shows...over 20 in Globe alone. Last year, he directed Annie for Globe's Youth Company, which was ironically the fi rst show he performed in at Globe. Look for Matt at the Rose Theatre this summer in their production of Twelve An- gry Men. Show Stoppers runs March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 at 8 p.m., with mati- nees on March 3, 9 at 2 p.m. All tickets are $20 and can be purchased from cast members, at Acton Home Hardware or at the John Elliott Theatre Box Of- fi ce (online at haltonhills.ca/the- atre or call 905-877-3700). This year's Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival is approach- ing quickly, and performing next to professional adult com- edy troupes from across North America will be The Hooligans, a small group comprised of lo- cal Georgetown and Brampton high school students. Among them are Georgetown District High School's very own Dylan Hamilton and Scott Tay- lor. "Scott and I are very excited to be performing in Sketch Fest this year and we can't wait to see some Georgetown faces in the audience!" said Hamilton. "Scott and I love sketch comedy because we both agree that there is nothing better than making people laugh, and what better way than through sketches?" They will perform on Thurs- day, March 7, 8 p.m. in the Low- er Ossington Theatre, Toronto and again on Wednesday, March 13, 8 p.m. at the Lower Ossing- ton Theatre. For tickets visit www.torontosketchfest.com The Hooligans are set to be the youngest troupe to at- tend the festival this year-- a feat they matched in the 2011 Sketch-Com-Ageddon, winning the festival. They have performed at The Comedy Bar, Young People's Theater, and Second City Toron- to. The troupe was only one of 42 chosen for Sketch-Fest out of more than 100 applicants. Get your teeth into a Murder Mystery Dinner The Optimists Dinner The- atre is hosting a Murder- Mys- tery Dinner at the Halton Hills Optimists Hall on Saturday, March 30. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m, dinner (roast beef ), 7 p.m. The audience are the detectives. Come and enjoy an evening of fun and may- hem. Price: $45. Tickets at Bergsma's Paint & Wallpaper. Info: Nancy Downes, 905-873- 1709, cndownes@sympatico. ca; Peter Welling, 905-877- 4154 pwelling@cogeco.ca. Bach Chorale gets romantic for its latest offering, Mar. 3 By RON GREIDANUS Georgetown Bach Chorale MATTHEW POPE By LOIS FRASER Georgetown Globe Productions Globe's Show Stoppers is a family affair Starts this weekend MATT WILLIS (LEFT) AND CRAIG MARSHALL Local teens to perform at Sketch Comedy Festival DYLAN HAMILTON (LEFT) AND SCOTT TAYLOR