B6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, September 15, 1999 1 3 0 N A V Y ST. 8 1 5 - 2 0 2 1 Arts & Entertainment O akvSk B eaver E ntertainm ent Editor Card Baldwin 845-3824 (Extension 254) United Way Community Day v ' ' Sunday, Sept. 26 - noon-4pm Downtown Oakville 14 days 36th Annual Bath Tub Race 'til kickoff! Agency Fair Walk-a-thon For more info: 845-5571 ...... presents You'll Get Used To IT - The War Show Thurs. - Sat. September 16 -1 8 & Wed.-Sat. September 22-25 A comedic and dramatic look at Canada at war through the eyes o f the soldiers themselves. Half Price Wednesdax fo r seniors & students! Mike Mandel Fri. & Sat. October 15 & 16 at 8:30 p.m In the Studio Theatre Professional hypnotist, widely regarded as the best in his field! "Comedy Meets High-Velocity Trance" mSM m wm t John McDermott Sunday, October 17 at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m. | Enjoy timeless classics such as Danny Boy and Love is A Voyage. "the owner uf one cf the worlds most glorious voices " - CBC 's Peter Gzuwski Presented in association with Robert Michaels in Concert with His Band Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 8:00 p.m. A rare artist whose music is a unique blend of "Flamenco Jazz" Anyone who hasn't heard Robert Michaels play guitar is missing one of the true treats of music! O a k v ille Be a v er •■'S f s x s r ' ■ , - . .. . ■ . . ■ (905)815-2021 Visit the box office, 130 Novy Street (ot lokeshore), Monday to Friday, noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 2 to 5 p.m.; or two hours before show time. For more information on upcoming shows explore our website at KgXBStStSSSBSSBBSKSSSIBSSSSSi w w w .o c 4 p o .c o i by Affirmative Communications. • s e p t . 13TH-SEFT. Zfc>m E v e ry d a y . one cV U (1° WE v e n l y c h i ld re n 5 canm: f u ^ e p u r e r * , o f -- a n a d u l t e n t re e . AMC THEATRES • WINSTON CHURCHILL TEL: 905-829-3233 HOW TO REGISTER 'Secure on-line registration @ www.cbcf.org ' IN PERSON visit any CIBC branch or The Running Room Store by Oct. 1st *Run-Day registration opens at 8 am, come early. In Support of Breast Cancer Research, Education, Diagnosis and Treatment w w w .c b cf .o rg Canadi>n Airliner s J L FLARE W » P H T S « ( f K ) BuHingtanRtrt I f ) ( 5 j f t Drawing lessons while straddling a horse? Sounds funky. Although her young proteges may work on 'horses' when Mae Giroux takes the helm of an art class, rest assured it's not the large creatures with the bushy manes. Giroux, who has returned to instructing children's art classes at the Oakville Art Society (OAS) after a lengthy absence, digs out the 12 'horses' - or benches with easels - from where they're stashed and the kids perch on these. In this way, they paint and draw vertically so they get the perspective, explains Giroux. In her classes, kids get down to basics. "I take the basic approach, which is the way I was taught," says the longtime OAS member and well- known Oakville painter who will teach a drawing/painting course beginning next week at the Bronte Road facility. "I tell them to draw what they see. Not what comes from their imagination, but still life." Individualism flourishes, she says. "They express themselves in their own way, not the way someone else paints." If there are 10 children, there will be 10 various interpretations of sub ject matter, she explains. "I don't touch the painting because then it's lost its value. Then it's the teacher's painting, not the child's." Giroux finds teaching children's classes stimulating. 'They want to be there. It's nice to see them complete a painting; they're just so proud of it. I love to share it with them and watch them attempt new things." Kids learn to mix colours, to draw with and without lines and to show volume. Hers is a fun as well as education al class, and drawing ability doesn't enter into the picture. "I tell them their work is theirs, nobody else can do it the way they do it. I tell them everybody has a signa ture and this is their signature." And Giroux thinks big. As all materials are supplied in the $88 reg istration fee, Giroux has already lined up her 24x 18 masonite canvasses for the kids, which they will fill with a new kind of paint, during the final two weeks of the eight-week course. "We're using a water soluble oil which sounds contradictory. It's a vegetable oil. It's nice and thick and gooey, non-allergenic. And it washes off hands and clothes." One of the greatest gains of indulging a child in an art course is a feeling of positive self-image, says OAS president Marguerite Broten. "Art is challenging," she adds. "It's a difficult thing to confront a child with, but their sense of accomplishment is easier. With a small class of 10 to 12, you can demonstrate Photo by Barrie Erskine Deanna Fabiano enjoyed the pottery classes at the Oakville Art Society this summer. Other kids or adults who would like to get their hands into some wet clay or paints can do so at the OAS fall classes, which begin next week. For more information, call 827-5711. again, and go back and correct things. The learning is done by them; the end result is done by them." With financial cuts to schools, children have limited exposure to art, says Broten. 'They can self-criticize, but will it be closely seen by art teachers? Can schools do this anymore? It's very different what we can do when we have 10 or 12 students compared to 28 or 32," adds Broten, who also teaches art to children in the public and Catholic school systems as well as, along with other OAS members, the physically and mentally chal lenged. Art also teaches life skills, such as working independently, which is a proven therapeutic endeavour for all age levels, all income brackets, says Broten. "It's good downtime after a full day at school. The child you will see after it's over is a very different child than the one you would see right after school." Art is also a wonderful path for adults to take, and the OAS offers a host of classes such as painting, pot tery and sculpting. "We have a maximum of 12 in the class, sometimes we go with less," says Broten, who will teach a begin- ner/intermediate pottery class starting next week. "We give them the best of what we've got. We receive no public funding to subsidize our building and our expenses. Some people might think our prices are fairly high, but we like to keep the numbers down. At this level, it would be directly detri mental to the student (to have huge enrolments)." Broten feels one of the OAS's biggest draws is its ability to provide continuity for the students. "They can see the continuity. They can see how one begins, see the teachers at work, the work in the gallery, and associate and talk with other artists. Most of us have been there for some time. Our instructors are very experienced, but I think they still have that positive, keen, very eager attitude. The more you do it, the more you want to do it." Broten enjoys the mix of beginners and intermediates. "For the beginners there's some thing to aspire to and for the interme diates, you see where you're at because there are days when you wonder if you're making any progress. There is nothing intimidat ing about it." The social aspect of a day class is also important and students develop many friendships which continue after art classes, says Broten. "First and foremost, we strive to have it enjoyable, fun. But it's one thing to enjoy a class but to come out without the basic knowledge, we would be doing a disservice to the student. We want them to begin cor rectly." OAS students are also invited to participate in a student show and are welcome to watch firing sessions - all completed by instructors. There are still several openings available in both adult and children's classes. During this Saturday's Down town BIA Comfest, children will have the opportunity to sample differ ent artistic pursuits such as pottery and painting at the OAS booth. For more information, or to regis ter for a class, contact the OAS at 827-5711. As authorized by the Receiver Perry Krieger & Associates Inc. to supplement ond liquidate. s250,000 CASUAL CLOTHING FOR MEN & WOMEN • Men's & Ladies' - Shorts & Pants • Short Sleeve Shirts • Knit Tops, T's & Golf Shirts • Long & Short Summer Dresses • Ringspun Denim Shorts, Dresses & Jumpers • Roinslicker Jackets • Cotton Jackets • Pants & Separates • Hawaiian Print Shirts • Stretch Twill Pants • Boat Heck Cotton Tops • Canvas Dresses & Pants Hours: Mon- Wed. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thucs. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.. 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