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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, March 21, 2014 | 16 Artscene A R T W I T H A C A U S E "Connected to your Community" Oakville's Forest Grove Preschool Academy of Arts and Technology held an art fundraiser on March 6 in support of The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Clockwise, from top left, are Chase Christian, Caitlyn Kirkpatrick and Connor Vainio selling mustaches, bracelets and hand made soccer balls; Aaron Dean holding an Origami bird he made; Claire Kirkpatrick and her daughter Caitlyn posing with their fancy masks; John McCoy, Gabby Beram, Camila Oller, Alexa Peterson and Cindy Wang holding up their handmade crafts. | photos by Chantal Ayotte ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Blame Canada! concert in Toronto features Sheridan alumni Blame Canada! is making its way to including some with connections a Toronto stage Monday (March 24) to Sheridan College, such as Jonaafter an appearance on a Broadway than Munro, Jim Betts, Neil Barstage at 54 BELOW in tram, Brian Hill, Nicky New York on March 17. Phillips, Irene Sankoff, The musical concert David Hein and Robert will be held at Hugh's Gontier. Room, 261 Dundas St. New musicals W., beginning at 8:30 The concert is prop.m. duced in partnership Advance tickets cost with The Canadian $20, or $25 at the door. Music Theatre Project The show features (CMTP), which helps Sheridan College Mudevelop new musicals sic Theatre alumni and by Canadian and infaculty, including Jenny ternational composWeisz, Joel Gomez, ers, lyricists and bookChilina Kennedy, Dana Michael Rubinoff writers. CMTP is the Jean Phoenix and Jeff brainchild of Michael Madden. Rubinoff, the Associate Dean at It will also feature songs and music by established and emerging Sheridan College for Visual and Canadian musical theatre writers, Performing Arts. B E L L Y U P A W A R D E D The evening will also celebrate the launch of a like-minded organization the Canadian Musical Theatre Writers Collective (CMTWC), which was founded by Landon Braverman and Joseph Trefler. The new national organization is devoted to supporting and promoting the work of Canadian musical theatre writers both at home and abroad. "Sheridan and the CMTP continue to be the leaders in the development of new musical works in Canada," said Rubinoff in a news release. "Blame Canada! and our support of the CMTWC is another way to promote and celebrate our exceptional talent and writers." For more information, visit www. hughsroom.com/2014/02/blamecanada. Ala Nar dance ensemble from Oakville's BellyUp BellyDance Studio won top prize for Best Canadian Star Bellydance Troupe at the first-ever Star Bellydancer Canada competition held at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club in Toronto last month. From left are Veronica Stoneman, Leianne Vergara, Joharah Kolishenco, Liane Dozois and Laura Varga. | submitted photo