T H E O A K V IL L E BEAVER Friday, O c to b er 27, 2000 Fall `Books and B runch' series set to begin Bookers Books and Brunch Author Series will open its fall series on Sunday, Nov. 5th with playwright and novelist Cordelia Strube ( The Barking Dog), Erika de Vasconcelos ( Between the Stillness and the Grove) and David Adams Richards (Mercy Among the Children). The latter, a Governor-General's Award winner, was recently nominat ed for the Giller Prize for fiction, a $25,000 award to the author of the best Canadian novel or collection of short stories published in English. The win ner will be announced on Nov. 2nd. The Books and Brunch series con sists of three sessions, each featuring three authors who will discuss their work and the writing life, followed by questions from the audience and book autographing. The price for each session, which runs from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes brunch, is $30. Tickets are on sale at Bookers Bookstore, 172 Lakeshore Rd. E. Reserve seating only. Call 844-5501 for more details. Annual fall a rt sale Oakville artist Doris Law is one o f 50 contempo rary Canadian fine artists to be selected by jury to par ticipate in the 10th anniversary Autumn Art Sale in the Grand Lobby of the McMichael Art Gallery, 10365 Islington Ave. in Kleinburg tonight, tomorrow and Sunday. Law, who has been chosen to participate in this prestigious art sale on several other occasions, says she is looking forward to seeing many return cus tomers and friends at this gala event, which opens tonight at 6:30 p.m. with complimentary admission and parking and a cash bar. The works on sale will include oils, acrylics, watercolours, mixed media and sculptures. For more information, contact the McMichael Canadian Art Collection at (905) 893-0344, ext. 269 or visit the gallery's website at www.mcmichael.com. M e e t th e T e a m A C O N T I N U I N G SERI ES P R O F I L I N G T H E ST AF F O F ' C A N A D A ' S BEST C O M M U N I T Y N E W S P A P E R " R o b M a r in i Rob joined the O akville Beaver Advertising team almost 2 years ago, bringing an extensive newspaper marketing back ground. Rob has a degree in English Literature from McMaster University and has graduated from a number of sales and Marketing courses and programs Rob provides marketing and advertising services to a number of local businesses, many in dow ntow n O akville. He has been involved w ith a number o f award w inning advertise ments. He enjoys at the newspaper and attributes it to a strong team environment. " The people here are out o f this world. They are friendly, helpful and a lot o f fun. We have a true team atmosphere where every one pulls for each other." Rob currently sits on the Santa Claus Parade Committee and enjoys sports, reading and hiking in his spare time. Time's a whole new world out then discover it today. Folk concert Singer/songwriter Fred Eaglesmith will be appearing tomorrow at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1494 Wallace Rd. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $ 20. For more details or to reserve tickets, call 827-0587 or 330-0349, or email coldbeer @pmtc.ca. This will be the first Oakville performance by Eaglesmith, win ner of the 1996 Juno Award for Best Roots/Traditional Album - DriveIn Movie. His backup band includes another Juno winner, Willie P. Bennett, whose solo release, Heartstrings, won in the same category at the 1999 Junos. Eaglesmith's music has attracted such a loyal and devot ed following that fans from Canada, the U.S., and Australia recently joined forces to record a 20-song tribute CD titled 20 Odd Hollers, a play on the title of Eaglesmith's cur rent release 50 Odd Dollars. The fan CD is now in its second pressing with proceeds going to the Hamilton Schizophrenia Society. 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