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Ivy James nominated for Take a picture for photo contest Toronto indie music award Oakville singer-songwriter Ivy James has been nominated for a Best Young Songwriter award at this year's Toronto Independent Music Awards. The awards will be handed out at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre on Sunday, Oct. 6. The nomination follows a series of summer performances by James in support of her self-titled debut EP. Most recently, the 16-year-old was among more than 100 artists performing at 10 venues at this year's KOI Music Festival in Kitchener, Ont., which took place two weeks ago. KOI is one of Ontario's premiere independent music festivals, and this year included performances by such big name acts as Silverstein, GOB and illScarlet. The indie-rocker's debut album features six original songs. It was released in June and is available on iTunes. For more information about the musician, visit www.ivyjamesmusic. com. For more information on the awards, visit www.torontoima.com. Get out your cameras because the deadline for entries to the Capture Oakville photography contest is fast approaching. The contest is back and features six new categories. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, Oct. 11. "The competition is open to photographers of all skill levels from beginner to pro in all categories," said Kieley Hickey, cofounder of the Oakville Camera Club, which puts on the annual contest. The categories for this year are Luminous, Motion and Reflection. The photos taken for these categories must be taken in Oakville. 27 · Friday, September 28, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com The other three categories are Macro, Landscape and Fine Art. These can be taken anywhere in the world. The contest is juried by professionals and is open to everyone. The categories change each year, with three of them required to be taken in town. The top 90 prints will be chosen and exhibited on the walls of the North Atrium in Oakville Town Hall from Nov. 23 to Jan. 25. Photo submissions must be printed on 11 by 14 inch high quality photo paper. For full rules and more information, visit www. oakvillecameraclub.com. bignamessmalltheatre T H E O A K V I L L E C E N T R E F O R T H E P E R F O R M I N G A R T S Oakville Infiniti presents TAFELMUSIK Tuesday October 16, 8:00 pm "The Tafelmusik forces are, to my ear, matchless. There are no others quite like them." ~ KEN WINTERS, The Globe and Mail photo courtesy of Trent Sluiter, Fedora Media at koi: Oakville musician Ivy James is pictured perform- ing on stage at the KOI Music Festival in Kitchener, Ont. two weeks ago. Dan Cooper presents Get face-to-face with thousands of consumers! JENNIFER WARNES Thursday October 18, 8:00 pm "Her voice is like the California weather, filled with sunlight. But there's an earthquake behind it." ~ LEONARD COHEN Downtown Oakville BIA presents OLIVER JONES Friday October 19, 8:00 pm November23 -25 Careport Centre, Hamilton Booth space & sponsorship StillAvailable! Engage Entice Sponsored by: Paradiso presents "His albums are always rewarding, always beautifully recorded, always just the tonic for smooth, quiet evenings." ~ RALPH QUIRINO, www.amazon.ca Educate Entertain marquis dreamstore.ca A DIVISION OF RIVERS Toronto Dance Theatre Saturday October 20, 8:00 pm "One of the treasures of Canadian dance." ~ The Globe and Mail All performances are at THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS To order tickets call: 905-815-2021 or go to www.oakvillecentre.ca 289-337-8002 thechristmasshow.ca ContactUsTODAY!