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lage 16, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, Februry23. 1994 Local bands in March concert Six Durham Region alternative rock bande will performi Satur- day Marceh 5 in Oshawa. About 250 people attended the firet show, called Not-a-Palooza,' on Feb. 4 in Oshawa. Five bands were at that concert organized by Onur Aitinbilek of the Whitby band, Honky The Mari show will include Honky and five bands from Pick- ering -- Seer, Fuzzgun, Skeeter's Peter, None of the Above and Rodent. Skeeter's Peter won the first- ever Battle -of the Bands for Durham Rejion hig schools in December, the event staged at the Spectrum in Toronto. The March 5 concert is at the Polish Hall, 168 Banting St., Oshawa, starting at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 in advance, tickets available at the Daily Planet at the Whitby MaIl or at Star Records in Oshawa. Tickets are $6 at the door. Ail those attending are also asked te, bring a can of non- perishable food . Donations will be taken to St. Vinoent's Kitchen in Oshawa. -'The Art of the Pysanka' wil be demonstrated at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery March 1 to May i. The decorative arts flourish within the cultural domain of Ukrainian\heritage, and a great part of the leritage belongs to the pysankaa -- the Easter egg. The basic technique utilized is melted beeswax applied to, the surface of a raw egg with a writing lus. (a istka) te se" the udrlying colours as consecutive ones are added. The tradition of the pysanka began wel before the birth of Christ. Tjed te, the pagan ritual of spring, decorated eus symbolized the renewal of the earth after the bleakness of winter and were, therefore, revered for their mystical powers. Christianity brought forth endearing legends -- many of which tell of Christ!s divine poe miraculously trans- forining the plain eggshell into glorious decoration. The eg have been painted by Anna Croej, daughter Irene Chromej-Johnston and grand- daughter Mélanie Johnston. The pysanka disjplay will coincide with the western Roman Catholic and Protestant, as well as Orthcsdox celebrations of Easter. FOUR MEN AND ADOG Barking Mad band to appear at club An Irish band consisting of outstanding inusicians will peor-. form at t he Vital Spark Folk Club in Oshawa on Sunday night, Feb. 27. Four Mon and a Dog includes a champion fiddle and banjo player, and one of the world s premier bohdran (skin drum) exponents. The band, combining tradi- tional Celtic music with t he more contemporar influences of jazz, rhythm and1bues, country swing and evon rap, exploded on the music soene in the early nineties and since has been touring almost constantly. Their 1991 album, Barking Mad, was chosen album of the year by Folk Roots magazine of Europe. ickets for the show, at 91 Centre St. S., are $12 for mem- bers, $15 for non-members. Regfion celebrated, in art In oelebration of Durham Regin's2th anniversary, the RobeMcLaughlin Gallery will mount an exhibition of work by area artiste froi ts permanent collection. Painting, drawings and photogaphe will reflect the region. The landscape of the region will ho shown in works SUIT as Graham Coughtry's paitin 'Figure in a Forest Strea, which shows, in an abstracted fashon, the artist's property in Claremont, as well as a road between Whitby and Oshawa in Jim Davies' work, 1 The Lest to Go.! Less obvious fromn the region is a close-up of a Whitby cemetery "ttuary in a photograph by Linda Ward Sel hie, and mare factory life reflected in the humourous painting 'O0shawa' by Jane Zednik. The exhibit1ôn begins March 3. The African Wildlife Museum will ho at the Whitby Mail March 8 te 12. Tlescribed as the largest wÎld- life museum in Canada, the exhibit includes a leopard, chee- tah, white rhino and jackal (al aninals and birds are rebuilt -- they died either by accident or by natural causes). Sixty African species are shown, and educational tours will ho conducted.à Break fun for ki*ds Several activities will ho held at the Whitby Public iàbrary for March Break. Nids aged 5 to 7 can have 'Fun with Heather' on Friday, March 11, 2:15 te 3 p.m. There will ho stories and a craft to take home. A Ukrainien egg demonst- ration will ho held on Monday, March 14, 2 te 2:45 p.m., for ages 7 to 11. A 'Fiesta with Sandra and Joanne' wil ho on Tuesday, March 15, 2 te 2:45 p.m., for those aged 5 to 11. There will be Mexican-style songs and dances, and-pinata-bashing. Singer and sonwitr B yan Williston will perform on Wed- nesday, March 16, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., for ages 4 to 8. 'Cartooning with Garth Hut- ton' will ho on Thursday, March 17, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., for those aged 6 to 8. Film Fun, for kids aged 5 to 7, will bo on Friday, March 18, 2 to 2:45 p.m. Registration for ail programs will be held on Tuesday, March 1 on a first-corne-first-serve basis. Th& Whitbiy Inn Restaurant & Sports Bar Dining Room Special' s Thursday, Friday & SatunIay Fuil Rack of Ribs.$1I.95 Prime Rib $9.95 SPORTS BAR SPECIAL Monday to Saturday 4pm-ctose Watch the Olym pics on our Satellite Dish <bar only> The Robert McLaughlin Gallery is offering Spring Break Kidstuf;, a short series of four two-hour art classes for five- te 12-year-olds, during the March school break. Students will learn aspects of sculpture, drawing, painting and colour theary while creating a finished piece that incorporates ail of these practices. Class dates are March 15, 16, 17 and 18. Five- te eight-year-olds attend in the mornings, between 10 a.m. and noon; nine- to 12-year-olds attend in the afternoons from- 1 te 3 p.m. Class fees are $25 for RMG members, $30 for others. To register or for further information, contact Marg Jackson at 576-3000. Psyanka art on display