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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday December 5, 2007 - 37 Sharing Christmas Dec. 7 Halton Family Services is hosting its 14th Annual Sharing Christmas Benefit Concert on Friday, Dec. 7. (A previous edition of The Oakville Beaver included an incorrect date for the concert. We regret the error.) Sharing Christmas features the award-winning John Laing Singers. Funds raised at the concert will help families in the Halton region who are in need. The concert will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church. It begins at 7:30 p.m. Sharing Christmas showcases the group's 28 singers, along with tenor Bill Everett, flutist Heather Sheridan, the hand bell choir of Grace Lutheran Church and organist John Laing. A favourite part of this annual concert is audience participation in familiar carols. Oakville residents in the John Laing singers include David How, Sue Coleman, Kaye Edwards and Adam Smith. The group will showcase a number of new carols composed by Laing, who is the conductor. For more information or to buy tickets, which cost $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and children, call 905-845-3811. Tickets can also be purchased at the door on Friday night. OCC holiday lineup The Oakville Children's Choir (OCC) has a lineup of concerts for Christmas 2007, which kicks off with two concerts this weekend. The OCC will present In Pacem, Reflections of Peace on Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8, with 7:30 p.m. start times to both concerts. They'll be held at St. John's United Church, 292 Randall Street. Guest artists are Michelle Silagy, dancer and choreographer, and Robert Miskey, violinist. Tickets cost $25 for adults, and $15 for seniors and children under 12. The OCC will also present the Community Carol Singalong on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m. The sing-along will be held at St. Matthew Roman Catholic Church, located at 1150 Monk's Passage. Tickets cost $15 each, or $50 for a family group, with up to six people and a maximum of three adults. The choir will be led by music director Sarah Morrison, associate music director Janet Stachow, boy choir conductor Diane Murray-Charrett and accompanists Cheryl Duval and Jeff MacLean. To buy tickets, call the OCC office at 905-337-7104. For more on the OCC, visit w w w. o a k v i l l e c h i l d r e n s choir.org. Book signing tonight at Surroundings Canadian artist Trisha Romance will be signing copies of her firstever children's book tonight, Wednesday, at Surroundings. Romance will be meeting her fans and signing copies of A Star for Christmas from 7-9 p.m. at the store, located at 125 Cross Ave. The illustrated book is about an old carpenter who builds his own home in a quiet meadow, with only a small reindeer to keep him company. While it seems impossible to finish his home by winter, the carpenter receives plenty of help from neighbours to complete the project in time for Christmas. The carpenter, in turn, has a surprise for the many neighbours who lend a hand, making this a Christmas each of them will cherish forever. Romance's book is inspired by people who are dear to her and a real reindeer named Star, who lives in Anchorage, Alaska and had "been in her heart" for a long time. HDTV without ExpressVu is like a toy without batteries. Gospel concert fundraiser at Walton church A Christmas Gospel Fundraising Concert will be held Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. at Walton Memorial United Church, 2489 Lakeshore Rd. W. The concert will feature local duo Glen and Lystra Hamilton, gospel singers and recording artists. Also featured are Eboni A. Branch, a graduate of Young Achievers of Halton and gospel soloist, Katrina Balascas, a gospel recording artist, and anointed gospel singer Dion Bollers. Special guest host and master of ceremonies is Olive Rose Steel, former president of the Jamaican Caribbean Association. For more information, call 416779-489 or 647-887-6443. 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