artsm e Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 5559) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: rjerred@haltonsearch.com WEDNESDAY. MAY 22. 2 0 0 2 · P a g e B5 The '80s; hair is big, clothes are fluorescent, Miami Vice is a hit, "Hello McFly" is the catchphrase of the day and Michael Jackson is changing both his face and the face of music forever. Italian Torontonians reside in Woodbridge, shop at Woodbine and watch Lombardi. In the centre of it all is Tony, a young Italian man with an uncertain future should he take the role that his recently deceased father once held in the "family" business, or explore new opportunities of his own? Tony is not your typical mobster; he's afraid of blood, still lives with his mother and wants to act for a living. But when the suspicious circumstances surrounding his father's death are unveiled, Tony realizes that he must clear his father's name and find his place in the Familia. Familia is a hilarious, new Italian-Canadian comedy that plays with, and comments on, the iconic (and ironic) images that Italian-Canadians deal with every day. The play will run at Toronto's Jane Mallet Theatre, June 5-22 at 8 p.m. Familia is the first major pro duction for Oakville actress, singer Debbie Stoddard who just recently formed her own production company, Circuit Productions. "I spent two years look ing for the perfect script. Familia was hilarious and it was one of those plays that left you with a good feeling Law nm ow er S ervice DO IT NOW! <> ·!> "> j« 9 .+parts CURRENT POWER MACHINERY INC. So (2 block east of Southdown ^ Q O O A OH4 Road in Clarkson) 1 I 1661 Lakeshore Rd. W. Mississauga Familia fit for Oakville producer Debbie Stoddard when it was over," said Stoddard, who not only pro duced the play, but acted in it as well. "I play Dr. Platt. She's the only straight person among a stage full of crazy caricatures." Stoddard is the consum mate stage performer. She has appeared in musicals such as The Fantastics, Camelot and Oklahoma. Her repertoire of roles in contemporary and classical plays include Susan in The War Show, Mrs. Cooper-Cooper in Lady Windermere's Fan, Hermia in A Midsummer Night' s Dream, Katharina in The Taming o f the Shrew and Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker. In television, Stoddard has had re-occurring roles on F.X. The Series and Due South. Tickets range from $34$50 and are available by call ing 416-366-7723; by booking through Ticketmaster at 416872-1111; by visiting the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts box office at 27 Front St. E. or book online at www.stlc.ca. Jamie Smith · Special to the Oakville Beaver Oakville watercolour artist Arlene Saunders with one of her paintings inspired by Spruce Lane Farm at Bronte Provincial Park. Saunders' solo show, Inspirations: Spruce Lane Farm , opened Saturday at the Oakville Art Society Gallery located on Bronte Road. This solo show is an exhibition of watercolour paintings inspired by the turn-of-the-century homestead known as the Spruce Lane Farm heritage proper ty/museum in Bronte Creek Provincial Park. The show continues to June 5. There is an artist's reception on Saturday, May 25 from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Saunders will also be at the gallery each Saturday during the show. Scholarship winners take the Living Arts Centre stage Numerous Oakville music stu dents took home scholarships from the Peel Music Festival recently. The Festival will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a gala awards concert Thursday (May 23) in Hammerson Hall of the Living Arts Centre (LAC) in Mississauga. Tickets cost $10-$ 12 through the LAC box office at 905-306-6000. The concert will recognize per formers, supporters, scholarship donors and volunteers. The Oakville vocal scholarship winners included: Joshua Butler, Jennifer Fletcher, Ashley Gullaher, Laura LeFeuvre, Jacqueline Kalina, Ryan Peters, Ileah Rosella, Samantha Seidenberg, Tyler Seidenberg, and, Jill Zimmerman. Fletcher will represent the Peel Festival at the Provincial competi tions for Grade 10 voice to be held June 15 at McMaster University. Picking up piano scholarships were: Julia Ying-Cheng Lee, Michelle Chung, Jimmy Chan, Patrick Rivera, Sasha Sajan, Maida Hadzios Manovic, Carolyn Kei Teke, JulieRose Pagnotta, and Tyler Seidenberg. Chung and Seidenberg will rep resent the Peel Festival at the Provincial competitions in Grade 8 and Grade 10 piano, respectively. Dale Kalina and Tyler Seidenberg also picked up music theatre scholar ships while Samantha Seidenberg won a speech arts scholarship. M CM A S T E R U N IV E R SIT Y S C H O O L OF T H E A R T S PIANO SALE! 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