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Listen to and sing-along with children's choir for Christmas The Oakville Children's Choir (OCC) is inviting the community to come out and listen to some beloved holiday classics when they perform at a couple public concerts. The first concert is this Saturday, (Dec. 8), and the second, which includes an audience sing-along, is on the following Saturday. The Dec. 8 show, titled Go Tell It On The Mountain, features gospel and holiday favourites. The concert is also the season-opener for the OCC. At this concert, the OCC will debut its new choir, A Few Good Men, a choir for boys with changed voices. Furthermore, the concert will include a performance by guest artist Alana Bridgewater, who has appeared on stage in We Will Rock You and on television on Dino Dan. The concert is at St. John's United Church, 262 Randall St., beginning at 7 p.m. The Dec. 15 show, titled Community Carol Concert, features carols, hymns and an audience sing-along. The OCC will be joined on stage by the ErinoakKids Glee Club and Andrei Streliaev. The concert will take place at St. Paul's United Church, 454 Rebecca St., and begins at 3 p.m. Advance tickets cost $25 for adults or $15 for seniors and children for either concert. Tickets are available at www.oakvillechildrenschoir.org or 905-337-7104. Artscene 37 · Friday, December 7, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com nikki wesley / oakville beaver / @halton_photog recently for the residents at Del Manor Court Senior Residence. MERRY CHRISTMAS: The Oakville Children's Choir Cherub Choir is pictured here performing submitted photo christmas song: Pictured here are members of Grace Academy of Dance and Performing Believe concert will benefit KSM A group of song and dance students will be putting on a public concert to benefit local charitable organization Kerr Street Ministries (KSM). The Believe concert will be at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on Thursday, Dec. 20. It is being put on by Grace Academy of Dance and Performing Arts and Spurrell Singing Studio. It will feature song and dance performances by The Spirit Moves Christian Dance Arts who will be part of the Believe concert next Thursday. R & R BOOKS Grand Re-Opening Sat Dec 8th, Join us! Company and the award-winning Spurrell Studio Choir. Vince Carlin will narrate. Money raised at the event will be directed towards KSM's Christmas Wonders and Beyond program. The program helps make Christmas a more celebratory time for those living in Kerr Village who might otherwise be faced with a bleak holiday. The program offers gift cards and food boxes to families in need. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25. For tickets, visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. Winter exhibit opens at Oakville Galleries It seems the people at Oakville Galleries have taken a look in the mirror to decide the theme of their upcoming exhibit. The exhibit opens on Sunday (Dec. 9). Oakville Galleries operates two distinct gallery spaces, one located inside a public library and the other inside a former private home. For the upcoming show, titled Where I Lived, and What I Lived For, the galleries will explore the realms of the domestic and the literary. There is an opening ceremony for the twopart exhibit on Sunday. From 2:30-3:30 p.m., people are invited to come out to the Centennial Square gallery, located inside the Central branch library at 120 Navy St. This will be followed by a reception at the Gairloch Gardens location at 1306 Lakeshore Rd. E. It runs from 3:30-5 p.m. 2406 Lakeshore Road West Centriller Square (Lakeshore & Jones) 905-847-2828 www.randrbooks.ca