The OTMH Candlelight Ball: A WINNING EQUATION! 1 Celebrity Chef, 16 Committee Members 40 Sponsors & Partners, 40 Volunteers 130 Auction Donors, 610 Generous Guests More than $700,000(net) to purchase essential medical equipment for OTMH and the new Oakville Hospital! Thank you for making a tangible impact on the health of our community! % & $ & ! " + # , . 0 ) % & $ & Thank you for the health of our community. Your selfless contributions, along with support from the hundreds in attendance, have helped to raise more than $700,000 to purchase essential medical equipment for Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. The Oakville Hospital Foundation wishes to recognize three additional contributors to the OTMH Candlelight Balls Cause-within-a-Cause fundraiser: Peter & Eve Willis Stephen Williamson & Margot Hallman Paula Coleman 23 W ednesday , N ovem ber 17, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m were held in L.A., New York, Toronto and across Canada. The Toronto production fea- tures both American and Canadian actors and Burton said shes proud to have gotten one of the only five female parts. It was very rewarding, a really great accomplishment for me to have made it into the show. There were just so many amazing dancers that auditioned for the show. They were looking for dancer-singer-actors, but also people who are funny because its a musical comedy. So the director, during the interviews, always said that we have to have four skills to be able to do Rock of Ages, she said. Burton is not without musical theatre experience. In 2003 she graduated from the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts and spent some time at the Stratford Festival of Canada. For two years she performed as Lisa on the musical Mamma Mia at the Alexandra Theatre and has done much more. Despite her experience, Burton said learning four parts for Rock of Ages was a challenge. Ive been living at the theatre every sin- gle day just to get a hold of all the parts. Basically I had to learn four different shows because everyone does different things, she said. The show has been a success so far. Even after running several months, Burton said they get a full-house on the weekends. The show is put on eight times a week. Once Tuesday to Friday and twice on Saturdays and Sundays. When not performing as an actor on stage, Burton sings in a vocal booth provid- ing musical backup to the stage performers. Burton also puts on performance work- shops in Oakville and Toronto. She also wrote and produced a one-hour, one-woman comedy show titled Nonnas Party and will be performing it before Christmas in Toronto and intends to present it in Oakville in the upcoming year. For more information on her work, visit www.aburtongroup.com. Tickets to Rock of Ages range from $28-99. For more information, visit www.rockofages- musical.com/toronto. Continued from page 2 Ashley Burton Rock of Ages takes skill Art group has show at TimothysA group of three artists is holding a month long show of works at Timothys World Coffee. The show features the works of locals Joanne MacNair and Lynda Goodyear and Edmund Prior, of Richmond Hill. The artists will also be at the restaurant during an open house on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. MacNair is displaying her works titled Postcards from my Palette. Goodyear is showcasing her floral paintings. Priors work is titled Autumn Moods, which is oil paint- ings of Wards Island cot- tages. Timothys is located at 321 Lakeshore Rd. E. Roots and blues at Moonshine CafMusic lovers can get a taste of some blues and roots music at a double-bill presen- tation at the Moonshine Cafon Thursday, Nov. 18. Performing will be long- time Canadian blues musi- cian Terry Gillespie, who will be followed by the headlining act of Lynne Hanson. The Ottawa-based Hanson is an award-winning singer/song- writer on the Canadian roots music scene. She won the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award and is now promoting her latest album, titled Once The Sun Goes Down. She is backed by full band, including multi-instrumen- talist David Baxter, drummer Blake Manning, bassist Brian Kobayakawa and keyboardist Jason Sniderman. Gillespie will also be pro- moting his new album, titled Big Money. Tickets cost $10. The evening starts at 8:30 p.m. Call 905-844-2655. Kelitas concert to combat child sex trade Canadian musician Kelita, is bringing her show to Oakville to raise funds to help protect Cambodian girls get out of the sex trade. Heart of a Woman will be Friday, Nov. 19 at The Meeting House. Proceeds will assist survivors of the child sex trade in Cambodia. Kelita sings a variety of music genres, influenced by styles of adult contemporary, country, gospel and R&B. After seeing a television show on the child sex trade, Kelita travelled to Cambodia and saw the victims of torture and rape. Since then she has been driven to help. The concert will also be a CD release celebration. The show is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance or $35 at the door. Visit www.yourticket- zone.com. The Meeting House is at 2700 Bristol Circle.