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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 20, 1974 Section Two Hold Advanced Photo Workshop in Soper Creek Mill A workshop in advanced photographic printmaking was held at the Soper Creek Mill recently. S onsored by the Photography Gallery, Bowmanville and the Town of Newcastle Recreation Dept it was also assisted by Canadian Kodak Company. Those in attendance were (L to R) Fred Seweli, Dale Coolidge, Paul Goddard, Jan Ranalli, Neil Newton (Instructor) Wendal MacLeod, David Cook and Pat Agnew. Mr. Cook is from Bowmanville, Mr. Goddard from Peterborough and all others are from Oshawa. It is expected that many such courses in the fine arts will be held at the Cream of Barley Mill, as the Town of Newcastle has taken a new look at the role of the fine arts in the area. by Jean Ahvik The OdCream of Barley Mill on Soper Creek is being eyed with a great deal of interest these days. Some members of the community have decided that this building would make an ideal location for a Town of Newcastle Centre for the Fine Arts. When Mrs. Carol Reynolds of R.R.5, Bowmanville, heard that Neil Newton bas cleared its use for photography work- shops with Mr. Bud Fanning of the Recreation Department, she was delighted. She had been trying to find a location for a print-making workshop. The old mill suited her purposes perfectly. The work- shop was given by Peter Van Gils of Whitby to about 10 enthusiasts. When people heard that a place had been located many more enquiries were received, but they could only accommodate 10. Several weeks later, Neil Newton gave a weekend workshop in advanced photo- graphic printing. He too found there was te.rrific interest in this type of activity in the community. He had to limit his group to seven but all of them felt that the experience was very beneicial. Mr. Newton has organized an advisory committee which will look into the feasibility of turning what is now, accord- ing to Mn. Newton an "unused drop-in centre", into a thriv- ing community centre for the arts. This will, of course involve funding. The town council bas unofficially given their blessina but wben it THI ABOUT MIDDLE AGE SPREAD;-/IT SURE .BRINGS PEOPL E CLOSER TO-6ETHER BOB'S TOWUNG 24-HOUR SERVICE MECHANICAL REPAIRS PHONE 723-6624 R. R. 3 - Bowmanville comes to apportioning funds it may well be a different story. Mr. Newton thinks that grants from federal and rovincial governments may e available as well but he would like to see council publicly endorse the project by some kind of financial commitment. The money would be spent on materials and equipment for developing and enlarging photographs, for silk screen printing, copper etching and other types of advanced print- making. Some slight renovat- ions might have to be made to the second story. A full time administrator would be required to run such an operation. It would be his responsibility to co-ordinate arts centre efforts with the schools, contact professional artists to give workshops and also manage the administrivia like grant applications. An attractive salary would have to be offered for this position1 as it requires a considerable amount of skill and know- ledge. In fact, Mr. Newton hinted that the success of the whole project could hinge on the competency of the admin- istrator. To test public interest in the art centre, Mr. Newton bas organized a lecture series entitled "Six at Seven" on photographic technique early in the new year. The series, scheduled to run six consecu- tive Monday evenings, would cost the participants approx- imately $25. The number registering would probably be an accurate barometer of interest in the arts centre idea. Both Whitby and Oshawa are looking at similar pro- jects. In fact Whitby Station is now straining its facilities to give arts workshops in the asement. They are planning to set up a freight car outside the Station as a permanent print-making facility. Another valuable function an arts centre could serve in the Town of Newcastle would be a display centre for the work of local artists and artisans. Mr. Newton feels it is im ortant to get this project underway as rapidly as possi- ble. With the kind of growth anticipated for the Town of Newcastle, he feels it is important to have a smoothly running leisure time program established for the residents. This would tend to give substance to Newcastle as a community rather than just another bedroom of Toronto. on a chair, not realizing it was loaded. The bullet ricocheted off the wall and struck Columbo in the head, killing him. Mr. Ritchie's real love is for the jazz and the musicians of the 20's and 30's. He feels that jazz as a music form is just about dead today. The new jazzmen are a bit "far out" for his liking. He mentioned the Sapphire Tavern (where Paul Rimstead, "quite seriously", plays the drums) as the only place in Toronto where good jazz could be heard regularly. However, the form coul d scarcely be called "dead" as long as people like Mr. Ritchie maintain such a passionate interest ELIZABETHVILLE On Wednesday afternoon the Women's Institute was held at Mr. and Mrs. H. Muldrew's home. Mrs. R. Beatty presided. Mrs. C. Mercer acted as secretary treasurer in the absence of Mrs. Morris. The roll call was, "some improvements that were made to vour home this year." We bad a good crowd and bave gained some new members since Garden 1H11l closed their branch. We are sending Mrs. Ross Beatty to the area convention in Dec. Mrs. Quantrill and Mrs. Thickson also plan to go for part of the convention. We plan to make anotherappli- qued quilt to sell. The resolu- tions for the convention were read and well discussed. A report on finances was given. Mrs. H. Tbickson gave a talk on Australia, lunchawas ser- ved. Church services were beld witb a good crowd. Next Sunday it is a Baptisal services at 9:15. Pr. Gordon Morris was taken to the hospital on Saturday in Peterborough. Mrs. Jack Morris is still in the bospital. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Trew had tea with Mrs. Greta McMul- lan, Port Hope on Sunday night. Mr. Ray Quantrill, Hamil- ton spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. H. Quantrill and brought Mrs. C. Quantrill, Oshawa to visit on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Garry Fowler, Toronto, were in the area for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. H. Staats and Linda, Brantford, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. H. Thickson. Mr. and Mrs. John DeKober, Sunderland, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Westheuser and Alyson, Starkville, were home on Sunday also. Congratulations are extend- ed to Miss Janey Jonathon, Mr. Staat's niece who was picked as one of the 8th runners up at the Miss Canada Pageant recently. She won the Indian Princess title in Regina recently; that is the Canadian title and she had won the provincial one previously. She goes to Finland in February for their competition. Mrs. G. Morris and Mrs. E. Longyear took an adult course in stitchery and they plan to have three classes on the 14, 21st and 28th respectfully at different homes. The first one to be at Mrs. Longyear's. HOUSEPLANTS NEED LIGHI Don't keep your houseplants in the dark, emphasizes On- tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food horticulturist, D. M. Sangster. "Most indoor plants need plenty of light and even though with low ight require- ments should be placed near a window during winter." Ivies, Philodendrons, Be- gonias, Peperomias, Gloxi- nias, and African Violets, which do best in indirect bright light during the sum- mer, are just a few of the plants that benefit from a window location in the winter. Geraniums need direct sun- light all the time, so they should be placed in a south or west window. Bing Crosby Writes to Local Jazz by Jean Ahvik When Bill Ritchie of Bow- manville connived to get Joe Venuti to play a concert at the Toronto school, where he is principal, be managed to get a very good tape of the perfor- mance. Thinking Bing Crosby might like to hear of Venuti, his old jazz fiddle player, Mr. Ritchie sent a copy of the tape off Lo California. Bing was so delighted, he iminediately sent a personal message off to Mr. Ritchie thanking him and recalling several of Venuti's exploits when they were both playing with the Paul White- man band. SMr. Ritchie is quite reticent about his passion for jazz and jazzmen but he warmed up to his subject when he spoke of Venuti, the practical joker. Apparently, Paul Whiteman was a particulary fastidious man. He was so anxious that his musicians look present- able that he demanded that they dress impeccably in black tuxedos. One evening about an hour beforeplaying time, Ventui deposite a half pound of flour in the bell of the tuba. Of course with the first Enthusias t puff the entire band was showered in powdery white stuff. Another tume, during the depression when work was scarce, Venuti individually contacted 28 trumpet players. He told each that be had a big job for him and arranged a meeting place. In fact, be arranged the same meeting place with all, 28 trumpet players. When they all showed up with their instruments they milled around eying each other while Venuti 1aughed inside a cafe across the street. Mr. Ritchie is a treat to listen to because he bas so many interesting anecdotes about jazz and music general- ly from the 20's and 30's. One great story is about the warts on"ing Crosby's vocal cords. It seems that when he was about 26, Bing developed a throat infection. Doctors ex- amining his throat found warts on his vocal cords. They wanted to remove the warts surgically but Bing refused. About a month later he was able to resume singing and his fortune was made - his voice had deepened and somehow sounded more true (courtesy of the warts?) Mr. Ritchie accompanied this story with rcords illustrating the qual- ity of Bing's voice before and af'er the month lay off. The di ference was quite marked. )ne room of Mr. Ritchie's home is entirely devoted to his hobby. He bas a vast collect- ion of records (somewþere between 16,000 and 17,000), tapes and other jazz memora- bilia like autographs and pictLres. He began collecting records in '39 and since '62 bas tapeo most of the major jazz musicians appearing mi or around Toronto. Over the years, the jazzmen have come to appreciate his great inter- est. He now is friendly with a great number of them. His conversation is spiced with ersonal details like, "He will e 70 in January". Mr. Ritchie bas very defin- ite taste. For example, "Rudy Vallee was a no talent bum." (He played records which supported his contention Dret- ty convincingly. (Also "Russ Columbo might have outstrip ped Bing Crosby had he not lied tragically in 1933 after a ýeryshort career." be Russ Columbo story is inte-esting. He had a fight with his girlfriend Carole Lombard and was doing some drinking with a friend to console himself. They began fooling with some antique guns. The friend dropped one Durham Art Teacher Shows Impressive Work .Jean Ahlvik Art can still be decorative and lovely to look at! This is the message one carries away from Laurine Sage's one wom anshow which opened at the Whitby Station on Friday, November 1. A tense but proud Mrs. Sage presided over her 28 works re resenting eight months of sofid work for her. A crowd of about 50 sipped wine and sampled cheese surrounded by the lovely colors adef precision of Mrs. Sage's work. By the end of the evening over half of the paintings ha dbeen sold. Prnces range from $75 to $200. Whitby mayor, Des New- man opened the event congra- tulating Mrs. Sage on her lovely show and commending her impressive work in sup- port of the Fine Arts in the area. Among other activities, she is a founding member of the Station and teacnes art at Durham College. Interesting effects were achieved by a process Mrs. Sage calls "acrylicprinting". Figures are carved out of styrofoam and then printed, like woodcuts, in acrylic on paper that has been immersed in water with oil paint floating in it. The results are striking. One work called "Summer Fun" captures the bold direct- ness of children playing and mingles it with the mirage quality of the seaside, shim- mering in the hot sun. A pen and ink drawing of "Gloxinia" amply rewards Mrs. Sage's hours of patient "dotting". She could only work on it an hour at a time as ber fingers would go numb from the repetition of the same movement. "Roadside Lilies" is a large acrylie painting which vi- brates wîth a special lumine- scence. Somehow, the soft greens, oranges and yellows contrive to suggest pollination very strongly. The six watercolors are less o ulent. They have a spare clean look about them that nicely offsets the acrylics. The show will be at the Station until Nov. 24. These paintings would make fine relatively inexpensive Christ- mas ifts. Hurry before they are al sold. Q c»ablecast bulletin to BOWMANVILLE .. . .. . * SEE 'Live' Coverage of the Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade on CABLECAST 6 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 23rd REPLAY - WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27th AT 8:00 P.M. cable tv Pine Ridge Cable T.V. Ltd. 1353 King St. E., Oshawa 579-2232 PRE-CHRIST MAS SALE ON ALL CHRISTMAS ITEMS e LIGHTS a'k& oa Ab 50 OFF ON ALL I horne 246 KING STREET EAST PHONE Centre 623-3388 Cream of Barley Mill Proposed Art Centre e DECORATIONS eWRAPPINGS nummmuma 1