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www.insidehalton.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, July 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 | 3 6 Lineup announced for music, art festival TD Songs of Summer Music and Art is a boutique festival in its inaugural year coming to down town Oakville on Saturday, Aug. 19, in celebration of the commu nity and the cultural arts. The festival is a free one-day event from 10 a.m. until 11 p.m. The event will have six stages, with more than 40 performances, plus multiple interactive art zones throughout the downtown during the day. The festival will feature mul tiple genres of music, delicious food and drink, visual art dis plays, performance art and crafts. The Trews Acoustic Show will headline on the TD Towne Square Stage. Other performers include: · Carl Dixon Sings The Guess Who · Liz Lockre · Vanessa Marie Carter · Fiddle Fire · Oakville Symphony Orchestra · Toopy & Binoo · Sing-A-Long Tim & The Paci fiers · ROCKgarden Party! · The Compound · Dueling Magicians with Mike D'Urzo and Ray Chance · The Dirty Blues Band · Dirty Dishes · Canadian Arabic Orchestra · Dia · Matt Zaddy · Mariachi Fuego · Eddie Paton · Brielle Violinist Extraordi naire · Oakville Improv "TD Songs of Summer Music and Art was created for everyone in the community to experience and enjoy together with each oth er," Susan Johnston, executive di rector of the Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area (BIA) said in a media release. "We are very lucky to be part of a community that values cultural arts. The festival is highlighting and celebrating those values and we can't wait for the community to experience the event." TD Songs of Summer Music and Art is organized by the Down town Oakville BIA and presented by the merchants and businesses of downtown Oakville. Additional event informa tion will be announced at www. oakvilledowntown.com. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Flo Olavarria says performing with David Foster is an experience she will remember for the rest of her life. | supplied photo F lo ' s passionfor m usic began at earlyage continued from p. 3 5 film ca jtA.fi i General $8.501Children & Seniors $6.501All seats Tues $5.00 SHowTiMES for july 21-27 new thisw eek : dunkirk , valerian and thecityo fa thousand planets D e s p ic a b le M e 3 ( G ) Fri: 10:50,1230,230,430,6:40,10:00 Sat-Sun: 12:30,2:30,4:30,6:40,10:00 Mon - Thu: 10:50,12:30,2:30,4:30,6:40,10:00 D u n k ir k ( P G ) Fri: 10:40,1:30,4:00,7:00,9:20 Sat-Sun: 1:30,4:00,7:00,9:20 Mon-Thu: 10:40,1:30,4:00,7:00,9:20 S p id e r - M a n : H o m e c o m in g (P G ) Fri: 10:30,1:15,4:15,7:15,8:45 Sat-Sun: 1:15,4:15,7:15,8:45 Mon-Thu: 10:30,1:15,4:15,7:15,8:45 V alerian a n d th e C ity o f a T housand P lanets (PG) Fri-Thu: 1:00,3:50,6:50,9:30 W a r f o r th e P la n e t o f t h e A p e s (1 4 A ) Fri-Tue: 12:40,3:30,6:30,9:20 Wed: 3:30,6:30,9:20 Thu: 12:40,3:30,6:30,9:20 moved to Canada on account of her father's job, for a few years, and later returned to Chile for the same reason. Although Flo attended St. Berna dette Elementary School for Grades 1 to 3, she did not attend high school in Oakville. Her passion for music began at the age of six when her parents en rolled her in piano lessons while living in Oakville. "Since then my love and dedica tion to music has grown immense ly," Flo added. "I became interested in becoming a performer because I loved and still love the happiness and joy it brings into my life. I also admire and love the power music has to bring people together." Flo started vocal training after moving to Singapore at the age of 15. She has studied music perfor mance and theory in different plac es around the world such as Berklee College of Music, in Boston, Mass., The staff of You'nique Oakville has relocated to Interm ezzo Hair Studio · Balayage · Highlights · Colour Experts · Extensions · Keratin Treatment 171 S p e e rs R o a d , O a k v ille (a t K e rr S t.) 9 0 5 - 3 3 8 - 6 3 9 7 (M E W S ) Tues & W e d 1 5 % O FF any Chem ical Service w ith Select Stylists O pen Tuesday-Saturday 905-825-2840 w w w .film .ca and the Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music, in Holly wood, Calif. She has recently been going into the studio, finishing her debut al bum. She studied theatre in school as one of her electives for about six years and has had a few acting coaches throughout the years. Flo visits family and friends in Oakville as frequently as possible. She was most recently in Oakville last year during the summer to see her uncle, aunt and cousins, as well as her best friend. As for career goals, Flo hopes that one day she will be able to tour the world performing her songs and sharing her music, and will be able to star in musicals/movies. She also hopes that she will be able to collab orate with more of her musical idols and inspirations such as Shawn Mendes. "Performing brings me so much joy and happiness, that I will con tinue working incredibly hard to achieve my goals and dreams," she added. To see the video of Flo and Foster performing together, go to https:// youtu.be/lTLmz1DNzOQ.