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PAGE 12, WHTBYFREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1989 ALte eLnain Galley Wood Band's miniatures 'Small Wonders: The DoIlhouse of Woody Band' will be held at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery Dec. 7 to Jan. 7. Miniatures have been around for hundreds of years, but only within the last 50 years has the interest and collecting of mina- tures become of the most active hobbies in North America. C.W. Band of Oshawa began to make dollhouses as a distraction. About six years ago, when he was waitin gfor surgery after a heart attack, his wi e and chil- dren bought him a dollhouse kit. They were probably thinking of his father, Percy Band, the well- known Canadiana collector who, with his wife Margaret, had built a big dollhouse. (Today it's part of the toy exhibit, along with the Percy Band collection of antique toys, 18th-century dolls, toy sol- diers, fire engines and the like at the Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto). But for Percy Band building dollhouses was a past- Time. For his son, making that first dollhouse was the beginning of a permanent shift in lifestyle. Woody Band has completed three bouses -- all furnished, wallpapered, and wired -- and seven box rooms, including a Victorian front hall, an antique shop, and his own two favorites, a Baroque 18th-century recep- tion hal and a tearoom with real-looking cakes and pies. He has recently completed a 1920's butcher shop (sides of beef are a challenge). Like all true creators, Band never stops improving his work. Recently be von first prize in Ontario's -only juried dollhouse show for his miniature presen- tation of a bake-shop and tearoom. Band claims that his greatest satisfaction in building his miniatures comes from his four granddaughters, and the hun- reds of school children who have seen his exhibit, both at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery last ear and the schools where he as been asked to exhibit his work and talk to the children. There will be an open house with Band on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2 to 4 p.m. Visitors will have the o portunity of seein gBand com- pleting a new dolibouse with shingles, siding, flooring and trim. Band has kindly donated this house, unfurnished, to the gallery to be used as a gift for a child at Christmas. Each child, up to and including 14 years of age, will have the chance to enter a ballot in a draw for this wonderful present. Entry ballots will be available at the security desk as of Dec. 7. Ballots will be accepted until noon, Dec. 22. One ballot to each child, per visit. The draw will take place at 2 p.m., Dec. 22. The winner will be notified by tele- phone. 'A Visual Dialogue' 'A Point of View: A Visual Dialogue' will be held at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery Dec. 8 to Jan. 22. To provide a context in which to display recent acquisitions of modern and contem porary works, the galle 's collection was explored to make a selection of 20 works by20 artists, many of whom are from or have spent years in Durham Region. The other half comes from coast to coast in Canada. The work that is included spans the last six decades. The different styles and points of view all concern ways of treating the figure. The majority of the works are recent acquisitions to the permanent collection. Among the artists included are John Alfsen, Francis Ferdinand- Forbes Marlene Hilton-Moore, Alvin kilts, Rich McCarthy, Jay McCarten, Louis de Niverville, Robert Harris and Gordon Web- ber. The figurative paintings of Charles Goldhamer featuring peo le of the Baie St. Paul area of iueion, comprise part of the exhibiton. CAST MEMBERS from the Whitby Courthouse Theatre Youth Group presentation of Ken Bond's 'Wooster Without Wednesday,' to be presented Dec. 14 to 17 at the theatre in the Centennial Building on Centre St. S. New catalogue classifies al films released on videotape The Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations introduced today a new catalogue containing OntaRîo Film Review Board clas- sifications of all films released on video tape in Ontario from Janu- ary 1, 1985 to September 1, 1989. "The ministry has developed this publication to help con- sumers identify the rating of a film when renting or buying videos," said Gregory Sorbara, Ontario Consumer Mnister. On December 15, 1989, the roclamation of subsections 47a 1) and (2) of the Theatres Act will come into effect. They read as follows: (1) No film exchange or agent or employee hereof shall distri- bute a film classified as restric- ted to any person apparently under the age of 18 years; (2) Subsection (1) does not apply where the agent or employee has received satisfac- tory evidence that the person in question is 18 years of age or more. The video catalogue contains the title of the film, the Ontario classification as assigned by the Ontario Film Review Board (OFRB), the running time in minutes and information pieces about content made by the board. Updates of titles classified after September 1, 1989 will be issued initially every two months. The classification system used in Ontario is set out in the Theatres Act. A film with the classification Family is ap ro- priate for viewin b peopleo all ages. The board e ieves parents should exercise discretion in per- mitting their children to view films rated 'Parental Guidance.' 'Adult Accompaniment' films are restricted to people 14 years of age or older or to people.younger than 14 when accompanied by an adult. Persons under 18-years of a ge are prohibited from viewing films rated 'Restricted.' An explanation of Ontario's classifi- cation system appears on the first page of the catalogue. ' are confident the video retail industry will act respon- sil , when renting or selling vi eos, as they have done up to this point," said Sorbara. Video retailers who are licensed by the theatres section of the ministry will be asked to post a notice indicating that proof of age by the consumer will be required when buying or rent- ing videos with a restricted clas- sification. Licensed video retailers will make the cataloguè-àvailable for viewing to consumers renting or purchasing videos. The cata- logues are now being mailed and are expected to be in video stores within two weeks. Copies of this catalogue are also available through the Ontario government bookstore. 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