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THE OAKVILLE BEAVER H3S3 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 have an arts or entertainment story call Carol Baldwin a t 845-3824, ext. 254. A nostalgic trip down memory lane VIDEO LIQUIDATION SALE 7m( w n$ ' \* Teach (when you buy 1/ movies) ($9.99 when you buy 10 or under) Barneys Food & Video L td 143 R eynolds S t . 845-4050 m ' e L i t t l e D a r l i n g s FINAL SUMMER CLEARANCE Catimini • Newman• Mareee Baby mini • Robin Coate • Robin Snoweuite Sherwood Forest Shopping Village 1900 DLindas St. W. Mississauga • 655-1952 By Carol Baldwin ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Tommy Ambrose's timing was off. First of all, his concert at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts was right in the middle of the Oakville Jazz Festival when free musical entertainment was being offered right outside the centre's door. Secondly, he had laryngitis. However, the Toronto singer proved to be a real showman in every sense of the word. None of this canceling at the last minute, leaving a harried house staff to refund the money of disgruntled audience members. Ambrose obviously comes from the old the- show-must-go-on school; and it did. And, despite the Toronto singer's scratchy throat, it was a success. Every once in a while his voice would crack a bit and whispers of "Oh, oh, he's losing it" could be heard. But he never did. He always recuperated without missing a beat, giving the audience what they came to hear - Songs Sinatra Taught Me. Judging from the enthusiastic applause at the end of the Saturday afternoon concert, none of the audience members went home disappointed. Ambrose took them on a nos­ talgic trip back in time, beginning with Sina­ tra's first hit I 'll Never Smile Again (written by a Canadian) to his signature tune My Way (also written by a Canadian). In between, Ambrose sang all the Sinatra favourites, some on their own, some as med­ leys; and between songs he told stories of "old blue eyes" and of the eras in which his songs were written. He praised Sinatra's stay­ ing power, surviving long after Elvis Presley Theatre Review F L I C K P I C K TOP 10 July 9-15 M ( CRITICS AVERAGE )V MPAA JJATTNC^ IE THEME Gl VIOLENCE JII COARSE LANG. )E SEX & NUDITY 1. Wild Wild West (new) ★ ★ PG-13 Western Lots Some Some 2. Big Daddy (new) ★ ★ ★ PG-13 Comedy Some Much Some 3. Tarzan * ★ ★ ★ G Animation Mild None None 4. South Park (new) ★ ★ ★ R Animation Some Lots Much 5. The General's Daugther ★ ★ R Thriller Lots Lots Lots 6. The Phantom Menace ★ ★ ★ PG Sci-Fi Some None None 7. The Spy Who Shagged Me ♦ ★ * PG-13 Comedy Some Some Some 8. Summer of Sam (new) ★ ★ R Drama Lots Lots Lots 9. Notting Hill ★ ★ ★ PG-13 Rom/Com None Much Some 10. An Ideal Husband ★ ★ ★ PG-13 Rom/Com None Mild None TOP 10 VIDEO GUIDE July 9-15 CRITICSAVERAGE MPAARATING THEME VIOLENCE: COARSE LANG. SEX & NUDITY 1. Varisty Blues ★ ★ R Drama Some Lots Lots 2. Enemy of the State ★ ★ ★ R Thriller Much Lots Some 3. Patch Adams * * PG-13 Com/Dra Mild Much Mild 4. The Thin Red Line ★ ★ ★ ★ R War Lots Lots Mild 5. Rushmore * * ★ * R Comedy Mild Lots Mild 6. Saving Private Ryan ★ ★ ★ ★ R War Lots Lots None 7. The King and I (new) ★ ★ G Animation Mild None None 8. Wing Comander (new) ★ PG-13 Sci-Fi Some Some Some 9. The Faculty ★ ★ R Horror Lots Lots Some 10. A Simple Plan ★ ★ ★ ★ R Crime Lots Lots Some and the Beatles were history. "Strangers in the Night became a hit in the middle of Beatlemania, in the mid-'60s," he proudly announced. Ambrose sang songs that Sinatra immor­ talized in the hearts and minds of generations of admirers. And the Toronto singer brought back memories for those generations of Sina­ tra fans at The Oakville Centre. For instance, one medley featured such great old favourites as I 've Got the World on a String, Night and Day, and that all-time great that was revised when Married With Children hit the television screen - Love and Marriage. One especially memorable Ambrose med­ ley interspersed It Was a Very Good Year with You Make Me Feel So Young (when I was 17), Witchcraft (when I was 21), Lady is a Tramp (when I was 35), and The Best is Yet to Come (in the autumn of the year). And he even did a Canadian version of M \ Kind o f Town substituting Toronto for Chica­ go and replacing windy city landmarks such as "the Wrigley Building" and "the Union Stockyard" with Canadian attributes that included the monarchy, the GST, SkyDome, and Zeds not Zees. The singer with the scratchy throat paused every once in a while to rest his vocal cords and let his back-up band - piano, bass, drums and saxophone - strut its stuff, while the audience tapped its collective feet. Ambrose was a hit. The audi­ ence loved him and expressed HaltonSearch.coming soon! I w l L l b l J A U I ■ J their pleasure with enough applause to bring the singer back for an encore. And even then, he didn't refuse. Laryngitis and all, he sang the real version of My Kind o f Town, after which he promised his admiring audience that he would return to Oakville, voice in tact, and give them a repeat performance, on the house. If his word is as reliable as his tenacity, Ambrose will be back in town sometime soon. And if his timing is on, he'll be the only show in town, his voice will be back to nor­ mal, and those who weren't fortunate enough to see Saturday's show, will pay to see the showman who manages to bring Sinatra back to life through his songs. Midnight Madness On Friday, July 16th, downtown Oakville will be celebrating Midnight Madness - billed as the biggest one-night retail and entertainment festival in town. The fun begins at 6 p.m., when Lakeshore Road will be closed from Navy to Allan Street. Music will fill the downtown core with a lineup that includes Canada's jazz legend, Peter Appleyard (on Reynolds Street). Harvest Moon will feature tunes from such greats as Blue Rodeo, The Eagles, Neil Young at Navy and Thomas Streets. Between Thomas and George Streets, warm sounds from Ecuador and Cuba will be heard; and the Oakville Wind Orchestra will open the evening at Towne Square, followed by headliner Timmy and The Jets. Other acts along Lakeshore Road will include Caribbean Drums (at the Bank of Nova Scotia), the Celtic Rock Band, The Swinish Multitudes, and the Rockin' Vipers with Phil Cain and Bob Sherwood (on the Allan Street Stage). © 1 9 9 9 A M C DATE Friday, July 16 LOCATION 171 Speers Rd. 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