By Dominik Kurek OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The Oakville Childrens Choir (OCC) wants to help get people into the holiday spirit with a pair of Christmas concerts, one of which will feature sing-along caroling. The first performance, titled The Frost Weather concert, will take place Saturday, Dec. 4 at St. Andrews Catholic Church and Something For Everyone! All performances are at THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS To order tickets call: 905-815-2021 or 1-888-489-7784 For more information go to www.oakvillecentre.ca AUTORICKSHAW DEC. 9 ~ THE LAST CHRISTMAS TURKEY DEC. 18 SHARRONS BIG BROADWAY SHOW DEC. 18 THE CANADIAN BALLET YOUTH ENSEMBLE PRESENTS FEATURING THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CUBA DECEMBER 10 12 HAMILTON PLACE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE COPPS COLISEUM BOX OFFICE, TICKETMASTER.CA OR CALL 905 527 7666 The THE CANADIAN BALLET YOUTH ENSE BLE PRESENTS FEATURING THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CUBA ECE E ILT L CE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE COPPS COLISEU BOX OFFICE, TICKET ASTER.CA OR CALL 905 527 7666 TheNutcracker January 1, 2011 2:30 pm Hamilton Place Theatre Tickets: (855) 872-5000 and at Copps Coliseum Box Office ticketmaster.ca Complimentary Strudel Reception! salutetovienna.com w w w . o a kv ill eb ea ve r.c o m O A KV IL LE B EA V ER Fr id ay , D ec em be r 3 , 2 01 0 3 2 GETTING IN THE SPIRIT: Members of the Oakville Children's Choir take a break from singing Christmas carols to pose for a photo at the Real Canadian Superstore in Oakville last week while also selling treats in support of the choirs Clothe-a-Chorister program in sup- port of the choir members performance apparel. The stu- dents will be performing at a pair of concerts around Oakville on Dec. 4 and 11. MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER Childrens choir gets into Christmas spirit the second will be the Community Carol Concert the following Saturday at St. Cuthberts Anglican Church. The first concert will feature the entire OCC group, which consists of six ensembles, while the caroling concert will feature five. The OCC will be also be joined by one of its alumni, soprano Stephanie Domingues, who is cur- rently studying opera at the University of Toronto, as well as by the St. Andrews childrens choir at its Frosty Weather concert. The OCCs music director Sarah Morrison said the upcoming events are very exciting. Were singing some really beautiful seasonal repertoire, she said of the Frosty Weather concert. She also spoke highly of the guest artist Domingues. She is headed to some big places, Morrison said. Shes already done some programs in Europe and shes really an excep- tional singer. The kids are fabulous. The guest artist is phenomenal and See People page 33