Whitby Fres Press, Wednesday, August 28, 1996, Page 9 Farce present ed as fundraiser foupport of disabe A performance of the British farce, yNoises Off;' will be held in Oshawa on WednesdaySept. 18 as a fundraiser for Afect Dur- hamn. Affect Durhamn is an umbrella organization of six faznily-based p-oupsthat hold fundraisir!g pro- jects te support familles in the care of their disabled children and adulte., *'Noises OT' will be presented at the Oshawa Little Theatre, 62 Rusmett Ave., curtain time 8 p.m. For the $20 tickets, cali Our, Home at 579-3406. Our Home is on. of the six organizations. The others are DreamCatchers, Durham Better Life, People First, Invisible Dis- abilities and the DurhÙam Asso- ciation of Faniily Respite Ser- vices. Last year, with concerné by each group about cutbacks in government funding, a meeting of the groiups was organized to discuss alternative funding At the oa1Iety arrangements in an effort to maintain services te the 500 client fainilies >served by the groPB. In April this yair, Affect Dur- hamn was formally begun. Chi is By Brilliger. For furth.r fundraising,. the group holds a bingo at Bingo Country in Ajax every Monday fromn 4 te, 6:30 p.m., and plans are underway te open'a Nevada outiet as well as sel Fridge- mates (calendar note pad). Chortyk'S -'Abstractions of Northlern Wildenss, an exhibition of landacaZ p 1ntngeby Michael Chortyk,beanlti week at the Robert McLaughlin' Gallery, Oshawa, and continues until Oct. 27. Born and educated in Toronto, Crty tde adcp arcitur as an extension of an interest in Japanese gardens. He was an advertising layout -Networking fair upcoming The Durham Homepreneur Group bIc. will sponsor this year's 'business te business" networing fair at Annandale Golf and Country Club, Ajax, Sept. 11, 3 te 8 p.m. One ofDurhiam's largest, the fair will showcase 120 small and home-based businesses. For more information, oeil Anne Rice at (905)-428-2004, ext. 3444. Registration forms may b. * picked up at Mail Boxes Etc. in Whitby. SCAPIC to meet The Canadian Association of Production and Inventory Control (CAPIC) Durham Chapter will hold a dinner meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17,6 pan., at Earl of Durham (Maggie's upstairs), 227 Brock St. S., Whitby. Gordon Honeyman of Dupont Finish.. will discuss "QS-9000, Implementation." Cost for members i. $20, nom-members $25, registered students $15. For registration. cali 666-2071. 'Abstractions'* shown artist before- joining Coutta Hallmark Carda as staff artist in 1955 and retired with the titi. of creative director In 1993.* With Hallmark he was a cartooniet, graphic designer, calligrapher, writer, administrator and public relations spokesperson. He began the corporate art collection of 350 pieces that reflects the Painters of Canada Series of greeting cards and was its sole buyer and curator for over 20 years. He continues te, serve the company as an art consultant. After not painting for 30 years and in anticipation of his retirment, h. picked up hi. -brush again in 1992. "After. slugging it out at thé office," says Chortyk, "I just didn't feel like painting wh.n I got home, nor did I want te b. a weekend painter., "For- me painting i. a serlous business thatrequires no less than a total effort." Hi. painting became an obsession. Almost every day for the Paet few years since his retirement, he paintéd from dawn te dusk. In 1992, in anticipation of hi. retirement, h. Produced a prodigious numrber of brush and mnarker drâwings,. spontaneous expressions of his inner feelings about wildernss regions. Most of them depict moving water.ý .Someone ask.d him h ow long it' took te do on. of hi. drawings. About 50 y.ars was hie r.ply. I believe 'my beet, work i. that which is executed most quickly," BaeChortyk. "... the faster they're dn, the better they are. I am not interested in detail, this le not what niy painting le aIl about. I arn chiefly int.r.sted in capturing a feeling." Local poetry con test The Writerg' Circle of Durham Region will hold the second annual Dan Sullivan Mémorial poetry contest te recognize and promote original work of poets in Durhanm. The contest, with cash prizes, i. open te people who liv., work or attend school in Durham. The thre. categories are: children (up te age 12); youth (up te age 18) and adult. Poems, which must b. original and previously'unpublished, may b. on any subject;- maimum 40 lin..; typed, double-spaced. Contestant'. name muet. not appear on the poem itseIL Poet's name, address, and the titi. and firet lin. of the po.mn must b. included on a separate piece of paper. Entry fee is $5 for children and youth; $10 for adulte - miust b. sent with entry (cheque made payable to WCDR); a maimum of two poeme may b. sent per entry fee. Send to: Poetry Contest (include category, for example,. Children's Poetry Contest, c/o The Writers' Ci. ofDurhazn Region, P.O. Box 323, Ajax, LMS 3C5, Deadline for entries is Sept. 22. .. . . .. . . .. . ..... . . .. . . 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