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Promoting the Genies By KATHRYN KATES Special to the Beaver Jody Scotchmer credits Mr. Herberman â€" her former music teacher at Oakville Trafalgar High School â€" for inspiring her love for the arts. Now, as communications and publicity manager for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Scotchmer calls upon her sense of creativity, honed in her music class. After high school, Scotchmer left her close knit family, mom Jeanne, dad Steve, and sister Molly, to earn a B.A. at the University of Western Ontario. She continued her education at Humber College studying public relations. Her first job in the communicaâ€" tions field was promoting economist, John Kenneth Galbraith, when he was the guest speaker at the prestigious â€" The Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs. Scotchmer got her first taste of the Canadian entertainment indusâ€" try, when she was hired by the Toronto â€" International Film Festival and then went on to work as publication editor for the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association. "In 1992, I joined the Academy of Canadian Cinema Television as the communications coâ€"ordinaâ€" tor; from there, I ‘moved up the ladder‘ to become communicaâ€" tions and publicity manager," she explains. In addition to promoting the Academy all year long, Scotchmer is in charge of the national public and media relaâ€" tions for the Genie Awards (Canada‘s film honors), and the FRI. OCT. 21, SAT. OCT. 22 SUnN. OCT. 23 _ . 10:00 AM TO 8:00 PM Also featuring: Bateman, Brenders, Lumbers and many others Hwy 25, N to Steeles Ave. W on Steeles. Harrop is on the north side 500 yards. 345 Steeles Ave., Milton, Ontario HARROP GALLERY CIRCA 1870 FEATURING CURRENT RELEASES, FIGURINES, LIMITED EDITION PRINTS, ORIGINALS AND SoLD oUT COLLECTOR EDITIONS. Gemini Awards (Canada‘s Englishâ€"language _ television awards), produced by the Academy. Through her work, Scotchmer has met many celebrities such as actress Tatum O‘Neal, skater Kurt Browning, and filmmaker David Cronenberg. Although hanging out with the stars is pretty exciting to most of us, it can be pretty nerve wracking at times. "My most embarrassing moment came last year. It was my duty to look after singer Peter Gabriel at the Genie Awards. I was so nervous, I introduced myself as George, then blurted out Jody," will be present at the Gallery Saturday, Oct. 22 from 11:00 to 4:00 Mottadelli paintings on display will feature an exciting new watercolour "Autumn‘s Glory" (31"x47"). The artist will sign a poster of Autumn‘s Glory created especially for this occasion. 133 REYNOLDS ST., OAKVILLE, 905â€"849â€"7702 Hoursâ€" Tues. to Sat. 10:30â€"5:30, Sun. 1â€"5 McLarenâ€"Barnes Gallery "Autumn‘s Glory" In celebration of her return to Oakville McLarenâ€"Barnes Gallery presents she laughed. "With a straight face and a dry English accent, he asked me, which I prefer." Scotchmer‘s current project is promoting the upcoming Genie Awards to be broadcast on CBC National Television on Dec. 7th. She‘s been organizing a media tour for this year‘s awards‘ host, actor Graham Greene (Dances with Wolves, Maveérick, and Die Hard III). When you think about publicity tours, images of white stretch limos come to mind, but Greene prefers arriving at interâ€" views with Scotchmer in tow, in his 4 x 4. "At this year‘s Genie‘s, we will be presenting a retrospective of fabulous Canadian filmmaking. To celebrate, we have invited back famous faces from our past shows including Donald Kiefer Sutherland, Margot Kidder, and Norman Jewison. They will preâ€" sent the awards coupled with new faces in Canadian film," states Scotchmer. Scotchmerâ€"is very excited that this year‘s slate of nominated films have been seen and are being talked about thanks to the efforts of the Toronto International Film Festival. "At this year‘s Genie‘s, we will be presenting a retrospective of fabulous Canadian filmmaking." A pioneer story for kids with the Fome Team sponsored by (@JMOEN I have always felt that we need more historical fiction for Canadians. I grew up knowing far more about British and American history simply because there were so many good children‘s stories and books based on those time periods. All my Canadian history was learned in school â€" and that made it seem pretty boring. It wasn‘t until I was an adult that I discovered that Canada also had a fascinating past â€" but we haven‘t taken the steps to make it accessible to young chilâ€" Until now. A Pioneer Story is a wellâ€"balanced mix of fiction and fact â€" a story about the Robertson family, living in southern Ontario 150 years ago, interspersed with sections giving more detail about such things as maple syrup, farm animals, and school. 481 NORTH SERVICE RD., OAKVILLE 50 YARDS EAST OF 4TH LINE A Pioneer Story by Barbara Greenwood published by Kids Can Press Theéete‘s a bit of the ham in all of us. 2OME AND ENJOY IKIAPAOKE Every Saturday At 9:00 PM., .";E FAUCETS I‘ve been reading the book one chapter at a time to my two youngest children, and they‘ve been completely absorbed. (I know it‘s a good story because Jeremy has been begging for two chapters each time.) I was a little worried early on because the description of the character‘s morning chores â€" feeding the animals, collecting the eggs â€" sounded a lot like my own childhood, and one of the boys asked, "Were you a pioneer, Mom?" No, I wasn‘t. And the book goes on to give answers to many quesâ€" tions about the daily life of families in the last century that most adults wouldn‘t know. It‘s both entertainâ€" ing and informative â€" exactly the kind of book children enjoy. gollor To Mome{ FOH THE PERFORMING ARTS 130 Navy Streat, Oakvile, Ontario