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Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 5559) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: rjerred@haltonsearch.com W! :i ).\i si > . w . . \i * i {ii. 3( > . 2 <h » ; { · i \ i«< · <:« ARTSlffiE Barra MacNeils concert is for the dogs (and cats) Gel ready. Gel set, for the hottest concert this spring. As Canada's premier Celtic artists, the Barra MacNeils take the stage at the Oakville Centre on May 8 at 8 p.m. This performance is part o f the con tinuing series o f / Love Anim als fundraising concerts presented by the Oakville and District Humane Society (ODHS). The uplifting and talented Barra MacNeils, with their warm Celtic sound and close family harmony, have been captivating audiences all over the world for more than a decade. Voted Group o f the Year at the East Coast Music Awards, based on their successes with Racket in the Attic, an album that also earned then a Juno nom ination, the group is playing at sold-out tour venues across Canada. A ll proceeds from the / Love Animals Barra MacNeils concert sales w ill go to the care and protection o f ani mals at the ODHS. Opened in 1936, the Oakville shelter, which also serves M ilton, is an inde pendent non-profit organization funded primarily through donations. The shelter relies on revenues raised from its annual Walk Against Violence. The Charlie Fund. Sophie's Place, an on-site store that sells pet supplies, bequests and memberships. The concert series is a fundraising activity created and organized by an ODHS volunteer committee o f dedicated animal lovers. Tickets cost $38 a person. For infor mation and tickets call the Oakville Centre box office at 905-815-2021. Barrie Erskine · Oakville Heaver The R B C Festival of Classics' artistic team check out " the Tree" in Coronation Park , around which the stage will be built. Team members include, from left, Steve Lucas, set and lighting director; Jenn ifer Triemstra, costume designer; and M iles Potter, director. Potter, right, has a deep history of directing classical drama, and has previously done an out door Shakespearean production at Bard-on-the-Beach in Vancouver. Tree sets the stage Coronation Park home to outdoor production o f The Tempest By Craig MacBride SPECIAL T O TH E BEAVER Coronation Park is muddy and drab now. but come July 9 it w ill be a differ ent world. The RBC Festival o f Classics' artis tic team has o fficially begun its prepara tions for its eighth season, an ambitious production o f W illiam Shakespeare's Potter has a deep history o f directing classical drama, and has previously done an outdoor Shakespearean produc tion at Bard-on-the-Beach in Vancouver. Also this year, he is direct ing Taming o f the Shrew at the Stratford Festival. " It's fun to do this," said Potter, an audience member at previous Festival o f Classics. " Inside you have more con trol over light, but these audiences come out and it's like a celebration." That atmosphere is what the team members strive for. and they achieve it by mounting a production that everyone can enjoy. "We try to make the productions as accessible as possible with good prices and accessible interpretations o f the text," said A rtistic Producer Pam Eddenden. The attempt at accessibility seems to be w orking w ell. When the RBC Festival o f Classics put on its first show eight years ago, the play ran for three weeks. The run was eventually increased to four weeks, and. as o f last year, a fifth week was added. " I ' m proud not only o f the quality o f the work," Eddenden said, " but that we can keep doing it here." She credited the festival's success to the support from the community. "We had 102 volunteers last year." she said, doing everything from tearing tickets at the entrance to organizing the 375 seats o f the theatre. Andrew Penner and Patrick Garrow are both returning to the Festival o f Classics stage this summer, joining such well-known actors as David Ferry as Prospero and Deborah Pollitt as Ariel. RBC Festival o f Classics' The Tempest w ill run Monday to Saturday from July 9-Aug. 9, with a preview show on July 8. A ll shows begin at 8 p.m. at the west end o f Coronation Park. Tickets go on sale May 5 at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. $18 before June 25 and $20 after. The Tempest. Liesa Kortmann · Oakville Beaver Darcy, a terrier cross, is the official mascot for the I h ive Animals fundraising concerts. The canine was adopted by Hum ane Society M anager Johanne Colder. Darcy donned Celtic tartan in support of the B a r ra MacNeils. Season Finale! for Halton Youth Symphony The final concert o f the Halton Youth Symphony's season w ill feature lively performances by both jun ior and senior orchestras and a performance by the Halton Junior Jazz, the region's most exciting musical secret. Finale! w ill be held on Friday. May 9, at 7:30 pm al the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. The HYS can be reached at www.haltonyouthsymphony.com or by phone at 905-616-2760 The group members spent Saturday considering "the Tree" around which the stage w ill be built, again turning their backs on the pre-built concrete stage. " The Tree is the tradition," Miles Potter, this year's director, said, adding that the smaller, more intimate stage allows for more interactivity between the actors and the audience. Having award-winning director Potter on board for this year's production is a big deal for the organizers. " It's a real coup for us to have him here." Managing Producer Jeremy Freiburger said. The R otary C lub of The Board of Directors and Staff of St. John Ambulance, Oakville-Milton Branch cordially invite you to their O A K V ILLE CHAM BER o/ COMMERCE Oakville North PRESENT 2003 flnnuat (jeneral Meeting W ed n esd a y, May H, 2003 The First Annual CHANTY CABARET Proceeds to support Big Brothers of Halton Inc. and the Oakville Chamber 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at Featuring L IV E Performances by a Variety of Outstanding Local Artists St. John Ambulance, Oakville-Milton Branch 2400B Lakeshore Road West, Oakville (Bronte Rd and Jones St. area - main entrance on Jones St.) Highlights o f the evening include: Election of the Board of Directors, Volunteer Information, Awards Presentadon H um ourist G A R O U0E R T U Z Z IL U G IA N I Vocal Performance P A N IE L£ H X N E K Pianist TX U RS flP E N P E R G G ospel G rou p SA J T E M P U SG H O R A L SO G lfT X Irish Pancing G 0G G INS C H O O L Of P A N G E A N D Th e CRAND P M W D R AW fo r The Charity Cabaret raffle! Please R.S.V.P. to Lisa by May 2,2003 at 905-469-9325 press 'O1 We look forward to hearing from you! Oakville-Milton Branch Phone: 905-469-9325 Fax: 905-469-9816 St. Friday May 23, 2003 ©Theatre Sheridan Sheridan College, 1430 Trafalgar Road 8.00 p.m. - Doors open at 7:30 p.m. - Cash Bar $35.00 per person - seating is first come, firs t served FOR T IC K E TS T O T U I CHARITY CABARET C O N TA C T TH E OAKVILLE CHAMBER at 9 0 5 -8 4 5 -6 6 1 3 ext. 28 or order by email at lourie@oakvillechamber.com John Ambulance Email: oakville@on.sja.ca