The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

R O O T S O F F R E E D O M Master Drummer Muhtadi performs during the seventh annual Roots of Freedom Festival as, from left to right, Miriam Rossignol, Caarace King and Edaa King clap along. The two-day event was presented by the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton and began at Oakville Town Hall on Wednesday night and continued Thursday at the Oakville Museum. The festival included performances by artists, museum tours, educational seminars and an African drumming circle. The focus of the festival was on local black history and heritage, as well as the diaspora and impact of slavery. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) 17 | Friday, October 25, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Shhhh... Oakville's Best Kept Secret. The Appleby College Parents' Association is hosting Harvest Colours ­ Oakville's Artisan Marketplace Sunday (Oct. 27). The one-day community event will feature: a variety more than 55 exhibits of one-of-a-kind ceramics, glass, furniture and art by local artisans; lunch and home-baked goods; a tour of the John Bell Chapel; and the new Man Cave, which includes wine and beer tasting, video Harvest Colours this weekend at Appleby games, virtual sports, cars, barbecue, and more (participants must be aged 19 or older). The event runs from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the 540 Lakeshore Rd. W. school. Tickets cost $15 and $25 for lunch and entry into the Man Cave, and can be purchased online at www.appleby. on.ca/harvestcolours or at the door. A list of participating vendors is also available on the website. Simply beautiful Princess Cut Diamond! GIA Certified Diamond - Value $25,250 You can have this one only, for $12,950* The Highest Quality,The Lowest Price. Guaranteed. 309 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville 905.339.7604 · www.omnijewelcrafters.com *Subject to prior sale and may be terminated at any time. Well worn. We hear it every day. "The only problem with Blundstone boots is that they last too long." In our throw-away world wouldn't it be nice if every product had such a "problem"? If they got better over time, not worse? Landfills are full of broken promises. But they're not full of Blundstone boots. We're comfortable with that. Celebrating 32yrs for $32 Join us October 1st - November 3rd Featuring Chef Stephan's 3 course prix fix menu for $32.00 and regular a la carte menu. SPECIAL WINE FEATURES Michael's Traditional Homemade Caesar Salad, Parmigiano and Garlic Croutons or Baby Shrimp Cocktail on a Bed of Greens with a Cognac, Calypso Sauce or Chef's Daily Soup Creation Icy Water Arctic Char Medallions Baked with a Rechsteiner Prosecco Cream Sauce, Tomato Rice Pilaff or Certified Angus Beef Top Sirloin Roast with Fresh Rosemary, Garlic Red Wine Sauce or Traditional Fettuccine Carbonara with Fire Roasted Bacon, Egg Yolk,Cracked Peppercorn, White Wine Cream Sauce #510 The Original in Black, also avaialble in Stout Brown and Crazy Horse Brown Factory Shoe Outlet 2394 Fairview Street Burlington 905-632-9688 Black Sambucca Semifreddo or Homemade Chocolate Chambord Cheese Cake or Crème Caramel 1715 LAKESHORE ROAD WEST MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO 905.822.5751 www.michaelsbackdoor.com