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C2 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, Septem ber 26, 2001 Art activities at Oakville Galleries As a tribute both to Daniel Olson: Philosophical Moments and the role of camies, Fuller Brush men and Avon ladies, Oakville Galleries will present Penny Arcadia: suitcase demonstra tions - three nights of art demonstra tions and talks at 7:30 p.m. in Gairloch Gardens for $5 per lecture. On Tuesday, Oct. 2, Ann Dean and Dave Dyment will offer participants the inside scoop on how such objects grow out of artists' practices and gain a complementary currency to their "official" work. On Tuesday, Oct. 23, John Mar riott and Sandy Plotnikoff will pre sent a "one-off event," based on performance and photography. Finally, on Tuesday, Nov. 6, Anne Fauteux will invite view ers to perform/ "Proud 3 Time W inner document them in the BEST WINDOWS selves and so C a te g o r y .* . add to an archive 19% of events that is 1999 an ongoing inter 2000 active exhibi tion, titled Le Bureau des Cat! For A Free Estimate Objets Lyriques (905) 849-7800 Migrateurs. SHO W RO O M For more 402 Wnsion Churehiii Blvd. details, call 905{300 yards north of U ie s h c m Rd i 844-4402 or visit www.oakvillew vv w galleries.com. tx ` B ridalS fiozocase M o n d a y O c to b e r 15, 2001 7 :0 0 p.m . FREE ADMISSION FE A TU R E S : * Door Prizes p p Photo by Barrie Erskine Jordan Travis, directs a recent rehearsal of The Entertainers barbershop chorus. A veritable youngster at the helm Fashion Show Special Displays * Gift Bag for Every Bride For your free invitation please call: Valerie 905-634-0641 Brought to you by T B E C O M E ^ /l/A G O N LTD . WWW.WELCOMEWAGON.CA Oakville C onference and Banquet Centre B ro n te & W y e c ro ft the bull by the horns and just lead and not be scared. And I got response. The ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR chorus didn't mind. They know I'm he 20-year-old tenor was working my hardest." . Travis joined The Entertainers as a apprehensive at first, con ducting a chorus of his elders; singer when he was only 12 years old, but he soon realized that if attending with his father, who sings they were comfortable with his exper bass with the chorus. He says he tise and leadership, he should be too. attended only half-time at first but Now, Jordan Travis seems at home gradually worked his way up to the as he directs The Entertainers, full rehearsals. Then he continued his Oakville's male barbershop chorus. m usical clim b, reaching assistant And it's not just Travis's baton that music director at the tender age of 17. offers direction. During a run-through Travis also spent part of one sum of I Love You Truly at a recent mer attending director's school in rehearsal, the young university student Missouri. dissected the lyrics, instructed his cho "I was the youngest person to ever rus members to enunciate the conso take that course. That was pretty excit ing. I was in level three of four. I had nants, and reminded them to smile. "Everyone on the risers is my elder. some good mentors," he recalls, not So that was very difficult for me at ing that Jan Ake Westin, director of first," he says. "After many practices, The Entertainers at the time was one I decided I'm going to just do it...take of those mentors. "He showed me By Carol Baldwin techniques. He was a great director. He was an inspiration to everyone in the chorus." Despite his youth and the mean age of The Entertainers chorus, Travis has developed friendships with a number of choristers over the years. In fact, he cites the camaraderie in the group as one of the reasons he has stayed so long. He has even convinced one of his peers to join the chorus as well. Now, eight years after that first rehearsal, Travis is director of the cho rus and singing lead in two barbershop quartets - Stop the Clock and Jugger naut. "We compete regularly," he says of both foursomes. His love for barbershop harmony began with that first rehearsal, he says. "I really, really like how the chords work. It sends shivers up your spine (See `Time' on page C4) Garde Mums 2 gallon pots ON $4.99 each reg. $ 6.9 v or 3 for $12.99 Mixed Fall Containers from *8.99 to *39.99 Featuring Icicle Pansies my favorite m j^ f a v o r it e mums n THE SOLE OF OAKVILLE _____ ____ ^Sh o e tiq u e 115 Trafalgar Rd, Ph: ( 9 0 5 ) (North of Lakeshore) 842-7107 Bagged Soil Is Top Peat m ore. Foliage a Flowering Plants Tropical Plants 25% Q ff reg. prices Between Britannia Rd. and Eglinton Ave./Low er Base Line Open Mon.-Fri. 9-6, Sat. & Sun. 9-6 -- [2 2 Q 2 I *1 jr Hwy. #401 5558 Trafalgar Road (905) 878-0722 Ja d e G a r d e n s ^ 5558 Trafalgar Road Hornby, ON | Britannia Rd. Eglinton Awe./ Lower Base Line Hwy. #5 ^222253 (5 m in s. n o rth o f Hwy. # 5 )