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C4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, May 23, 2001 Concert series ends with `Messiah' The choir of St. Jude's-Anglican Church, Oakville, will be performing G. F. H andel's Messiah (Parts 2 and 3), often acclaimed the finest oratorio ever written, on Saturday, May 26 at 8 p.m. The concert will be the 10th anniversary finale of the Celebration o f the Arts concert series, which has brought such renowned per formers to Oakville as Liona Boyd, Quartetto Gelato, Michael Schade, and the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble. Traditionally, the final event of the series is a gala Choral concert sung by the St. Jude's Choir, conducted by John Laing. This year's concert will also include a team of soloists Janet O berm eyer (soprano), Allyson McHardy (mezzo soprano), Dennis Giesbrecht (tenor), and Kevin Bradshaw (bari tone), as well as a chamber orchestra. Some tickets are still available, and can be purchased for $20, $18 for seniors or students, by calling the church office at 905-844-3972. THE OAKVILLE CHILDREN'S CHOIR Photo by B rent Foster S p r i n g C o n c e r t Peeto, Pkt&wopkefto, a u d T i i m k FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Paulette Bourgeois, creator o f the popular Franklin character, signed a book for Hannah Wallis, 5, at Pick of the Crop Toys and Books on Saturday. Special anniversary edition posters of Franklin and his woodland friends were available for a minimum donation of $2 each to the Breakfast for Learning program. Breakfast for Learning is a nation al non-profit organization that provides nutrition programs to children across Canada. Guests at Franklin's party also enjoyed some finger foods - fly muffins, fruit fly fruit, creepy crawler crullers, fruit cloud yogurt, beetle juice and mud puddles for the parents. National music school returns Once again, Appleby College will host the National Guitar Workshop (NGW), acting as its Canadian campus from July 22 to 27. 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