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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday August 29, 2007 - 53 New exhibit coming to Gairloch Gardens British artist Neeta Madahar will have her debut Canadian solo exhibition at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens. Sustenance, a series of large photographs, will be on display from Sept. 8 to Nov. 4. Curated by Marnie Fleming, Sustenance examines the complexities of human domesticity through the images of birds gathering and feeding. For more than a year, Madahar recorded the activity of birds from the balcony of her apartment. "It is around the concept of `home' and the intangible qualities associated with dwelling that many of my ideas converge," said Madahar, "familiarity and strangeness, belonging and migration, prolonged routine and repetition." Her show looks at these aspects of life "within the domestic environment," she said. "Here, various species of birds come to feed at the apartment balcony of my former home in Farmingham, Massachusetts, and become the subject of exploration, with their activities documented using a large-format camera." Madahar has exhibited nationally and internationally, and her work is included in several private and public collections, including the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California, and the Victor and Albert Museum in London. She is a visiting photography lecturer at the University College for the Create Arts in Franham, England. Sustenance also includes Birdnester, an early sculpture by Canadian artist Liz Magor from the Oakville Galleries' permanent collection. The 1977 work is a wagon filled with the nests of numerous blackbirds. The exhibit's opening reception will be held Friday, Sept. 14 from 8:30 ­ 10 p.m. at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore Rd. E. The artist will be in attendance. Shakespeare to the Choral Society seeks new members The Oakville Choral Society (OCS) is a community choir of 80 to 100 members who love to sing and enjoy contributing culturally to the town. Practices are held on Tuesday nights from September to May. New members are welcome and no audition is required. There is an annual fee of $154, but all the music is loaned to choristers free from the choir's library. Registration and rehearsals for 2007/08 will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at Sheridan College, Trafalgar Campus, Room B125. Registration will commence at 7 p.m., followed by the first rehearsal at 7:45 p.m. For information, call 905-827-6129, or visit www.oakvillechoral.com. shoreline Travel along the Taste Trek You'll find an abundant array of tasty delights to take home. Visit our web- site to find a crosscounty selection of specialty food shops. New for 2007 Five new tour routes! Details online. International quartet to perform here The internationally-acclaimed Zemlinsky Quartet from Prague, Czech Republic is visiting Oakville for a one-time-only concert on Friday, Sept. 17. Formerly known as Penguins, the quartet will perform at St. Andrew's Church, 47 Reynolds St., at 8 p.m. The group was founded in 1994 after they had completed their studies at the Prague Conservatory and the Academy of Performing Arts. It is steeped in the Czech tradition of the string quartet. It performs internationally and has won many significant prizes in Europe and North America, notably in Canada in 2001 and 2004 where it was a semi-finalist in the prestigious string quartet competition in Banff, Alberta. The quartet contacted the Alexander Zemlinsky Foundation in Vienna, and the foundation officially enabled the ensemble to use the name of A. Zemlinsky. Tickets to the Oakville concert cost $20, $18 for seniors and $10 for students. Tickets are available at Bookers, 172 Lakeshore Rd. E., 905-844-5501; L'Atelier Grigorian, 210 Lakeshore Rd. E., Notes Music, 35 Lakeshore Rd. E., and Leslie Music, 198 Speers Rd. For more visit www.zemlinskyquartet.cz. Travel routes to tempt you farther: · Antiques & Collectibles · Artisans & Art Galleries · Farm Markets · Gardens & Gardeners' Dreams · Historic Stops & Attractions · Live Theatre & Performances · Nature Walks · Dining Choices · Accommodation Options 1.800.280.7637 Tourism Goderich 1.800.561.SWAN Tourism Stratford www.shakespearetotheshoreline.ca W H AT P HO N E B O OK I S T H E E AS I E S T TO U S E ? AS K T H E G OR I L L A . Links to Local Sales & Specials Local Video Guide Complete Local Business Directory Shopping Mall Guide Local Web Guide For more information on Gold Book call 310-GOLD or email info@goldbook.ca