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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Children develop co-ordination and imagination (C o ntinued from p a g e C 8 ) FRIDAY, APRIL 1 4 AT 8 PM T h e Smothers Brothers are masters o f timeless comedy a n d their singular blend o f comedic a n d m usical talents rem ains as appealing, fresh a n d inventive as w h en it first entered our living rooms decades ago. T hey are still arguing a b o u t w h o mom loves best! touch, shake or tap, in groups and individually, allow ing children to explore th eir ow n internal beat, she says. F o r H alf N otes, the w eekly class includes a lap ride w hich gives them ex p o su re to stead y beat, and fo r W hole N otes it includes finger play to b u ild on fine m otor co-ordination. T hen there is a rocking segm ent and hands-on fun for the H a lf N otes and a M o vem ent Story for W hole N otes to p ut their im agination and listening skills to w ork. B oth levels feature a circle dance, w here the children m ove as a group to m usic, w hich teaches group co-opera tion an d social skills, adds Parsons. A lthough there is a m axim um o f 12 children p er class, teacher-child ratio is n ot a p ro b lem b ec au se o f the parental involvem ent, says Parsons. A ch ild 's perform ance is enhanced by the presence o f the parents and their ro le is to act as coach, to cheer and applaud. "L earning through play is the phi losophy o f both program s," says Par sons. "B oth are m eant to be fun." F o r m ore d etails on G ym boree O akville (franchise ow ners are G ra h am and L isa W right), located at 1195 N orth S ervice Rd. W ,, U nit B8, call 847-1668. Tickets: $55/$49/$39 Toll free at 1-888-805-8888 M 905-306-6000 llT .fw J u ING RTS The Livins Arts C entre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, \M is s is s a u 3a Hwy 403 & Hwy 10 (west of Square One) O R G A N I Z E D A N D C I R C U L A T E D BY T H E N A T I O N A L G A L L E R Y O F C A N A D A AND P RE S E N T E D IN C O L L A B O R A T I O N W I T H T H E OAKVI LLE GALLERI ES. ART-ON-TOUR ODD BODIES 18 M A R C H - 7 MAY 2 0 0 0 Public O pening: Friday, 24 M arch 2 0 0 0 , 7 pm to 8 :3 0 pm C e n te n n ia l S q u are (1 2 0 N av y S treet) 8 :3 0 p m to 10 pm G airlo c h G a rd e n s (1 3 0 6 L akeshore R oad East) Illustration students auction eclectic art S h erid an 's th ird -y ea r illustration students w ill be holding their second A n n u al S ile n t A u ctio n tod ay (W ednesday) from 6:30 to 11 p.m . at the D esserts and L iqueur L ounge, 162 L akeshore Rd. E. T his auction o f stud en ts' w ork will include life d raw ings, illustrations, and paintings from w atercolours and p aper collages to pastels and acrylics. P roceeds from the sale o f their w ork w ill support the Illustration P ro g ram 's year-end show , and the thirdy e a r stu d e n ts' p ro m o tio n a l b ook, w hich is a collection o f graduate stu d en t w o rk produced each year and sent to som e 500 art directors all over N orth A m erica. D on't M iss This R ock 'N ' Roll Ic e S p e c ta c u la r S ta rrin g T h re e -T im e C an ad ian C ham pion J o s e e Chouinard! Artist Talk w ith Shelagh Keeley: Tuesday, 18 April 2 0 0 0 , 7:30 pm Gairloch Gardens (1 3 0 6 Lakeshore Road East) Film Screening: M y Son the Tattoo A r tis t by L au ra Sky I ? Tuesday, 28 March 2 0 0 0 , 7:30 pm 4 DAYS ONLY! BY P H O N E : (9 0 5 ) 6 4 5 -5 0 0 0 tlc k a tm a a ta r Gairloch Gardens (1 3 0 6 Lakeshore Road East) T he artist will he present for com m ents and questions. 1 o u t le t s w w w .tic k e tm a s te r .c a Oakville Galleries gratefully acknowledges the support o f the Corporation of the Town of Oakville, T he Canada C ouncil for the Arts, the Ontario Arts C ouncil and the membership of Oakville Galleries. IN F O : (9 0 5 ) 5 4 6 -4 0 4 0 G R O U P S : (9 0 5 ) 5 4 6 -4 0 9 5 16-19 MAR. ^ * Copps Coliseum T IC K E T S : $20 - $3 0 - $45 (VIP) (service charges and handling fees may apply) Connect 9 M ! N a tio n a l G a lle ry of C a n a d a to: du C an a d a n a t i o n a l , g a l l e r y , ca Sussex Drive, O ttaw a, O ntario 1 8 0 0 319-A RTS C a n a d a www.GreaseOnlce.com M u s e e d e s b e a u x -a r ts P r o d u c e d b y F e ld Entertainm ent.'"and T h e T ro ik a O r g a n iz a tio n