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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, April 13, 2012 · 28 Joel Fafard performs at Moonshine Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven Folk/blues musician Joel Fafard will be performing at The Moonshine Café on Wednesday, April 18. The guitarist will perform southern roots and blues classics at the Oakville show. With his most recent album, Cluck Old Hen, he was nominated for the traditional singer of the year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards, while his previous work has garnered him a Juno Award nomination. Guitarist Joel Schwartz will join the stage with Fafard. The show begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10. The café is located at 137 Kerr St. For more information, visit www.themoonshinecafe.com. at Symphony concert BigNamesSmallTheatre The Oakville Symphony Orchestra is performing a pair of its concerts this weekend at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. The concerts are titled Inspired Genius. The show will feature music by some of the most influential and legendary composers of the Classical and Romantic eras. The symphony will play Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Overture to Don Giovanni, Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto #3, and Johannes Brahms' Symphony #2. Joining the local orchestra will be native Italian pianist Mauro Bertoli, who now resides in Ottawa. Bertoli will be featured in Beethoven's concerto. The pianist has performed in major concert halls around the globe, including in Rome, Milan, Beijing and many others. The Centre is located at 130 Navy St. The concert tomorrow (Saturday) begins at 8 p.m. and the Sunday concert begins at 2 p.m. Regular tickets cost $51. For tickets, visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. Based on a true story art exhibit opens at Oakville Galleries JACOB MOON April 21 ~ SULTANS OF STRING May 3 MENAKA THAKKAR DANCE CO. May 4 ~ JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR May 5 All performances are at THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS To order tickets call: 905-815-2021 or go to www.oakvillecentre.ca Oakville Galleries is opening a spring exhibit that will be displayed at both its locations. The Keren Cytter: Based on a True Story exhibit opens Sunday (April 15). The opening reception will run from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Centennial Square gallery and then it will move over to the Gairloch Gardens location from 3:30-5 p.m. The artist and curator Helena Reckitt will be in attendance. Cytter's short-film work borrows from such sources as avant-garde film, reality TV, musicals and novels to shed light on today's mediated culture. The exhibit features nine films as well as drawings, books and other printed matter. The Gairloch gallery is located at 1306 Lakeshore Rd. E., while the Centennial Square gallery is located at 120 Navy St. The exhibit runs until June 10. For more information, visit www.oakvillegalleries.com. Reversible leather to rainwear jacket DOMINIC BELLISSIMO Control your home with MyHome Now it's easy to control virtually anything in the home from any screen. Smart Whole Home Solutions from Canadian Sound exclusive dealers of 209 L AKESHORE ROAD EAST Downtown Oakville (905) 845-2031 www.barringtons.ca Mon.-Fri. 9-6 · Sat. 9-5 · Sun. 12-5 905.844.7600 85 Navy Street, Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6J 2Z2 Appointments recommended www.canadiansound.com With warmer weather fast approaching many Oakvillians are planning summer fun or exotic getaways to occupy the months to come. An abundance of fun and culture can be experienced right on your own doorstep. Beautiful downtown Oakville is rich in adventure and fun just waiting to be had- but only those who look hard enough will find it. This year, residents of our great town are being encouraged to explore every nook and cranny of Oakville and discover something new. You may be surprised to find a hidden gem in one of downtown's 450 shops; you may taste that perfect desert in one of downtown's many restaurants; you may even meet that special someone at one of the much-anticipated yearly events. Downtown Oakville is home to some of Ontario's best-kept secrets- secrets that are yours to discover. Downtown Oakville is known throughout the community and neighbouring cities for its events all year long. If you enjoy a grand mix of shopping, socializing, music, great food, and performers -then come and attend Midnight Madness this July. Other events include the Jazz Festival (August), the Fall Festival, A Taste of Downtown (September), Harvest Festival, Tiny Tots on Parade (October), and the Tree Lighting Ceremony and the Santa Claus Parade (November). Get to know your downtown