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Page 10, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, May 12, 1993 hiTa kids earn gold Whitby's I-Ta Kids Dance C=mpny members won five gold wards at a competition in Toronto recontly. Alison Henry won in solo tap, Jennifer Lee in solo pointe, Kim Thomas in solo lyrical, Katie Van Camp and Thomas in duo ballet and the entire junior and senior dance company for their produc- tion number, 'Master of the House.' Thomas and Van Camp both won a ballet scholarship to New York City this summer. The dance troupeo also won 24 silver and eight bronze awards, and will next compote in the Dance Educators of Axnerica finals in Orlando, FIa., July 14 to 19. The company will performi in the 'Sounds of S]p ing' fundrais- ing variety show TMay 14 and 15 at Father Leo J. Austin Second- 'tYh omlpany, alsong with other members of The Studio of Dance and Performing Arts, will performn in 'Cinderella' June 5 and 6 at Eastdale CVI in Osh- awa. For tickets or upecming shows or te audition for upcoming shows, cal) the studio. Answers to Whitby Trivia fromn page 4 1 . St. John's Anglican Church was served by student ministers from 1889 to 1919. 2. Tho 1 ,500 psychiatric hospital patients were included in the town's population figures because Srovincial grants were ased on population. 3. Patly Milis, a grist milling com lex, was Iocated w h ere the ta e Co untry section of Cullen Gardons is, from the 1850s to the 1890Us. 4. The McKay home at the corner of C entre and Gilbert streets (401 Centre St. S.) was the home of Donald McKay, Ontario County Treasurer f rom 1907 to 1914, and his daughter, Emnily McKay, treasurer from 1914 to 1947. e- ' THEin 11 olon WHITBY ARTIST Inga Bennett hangs one of her paintings out to dry in the warm sun. Bennett, a contemporary artist, is changing her painting style and selling her existing colletion.Photo by Mark Reesor, Whitby Free Press %Museums Day' at gallery.. 'International Museums Day> on Tuesday, May 18 will be celebrated with exhibitions at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa. There will be four exhibitions: * 'Painter as Time Travaller: The Recent Art of John MacGre- gor': * Tire! Fire!' is made up of historie raphs from the Thomas Bucke Collection; * 'Georges Loranger: Tracking the Marvellous,' a painting exhi- bition; * the great effect of the imagination on the world": Brenda Pelkey' is made up of photographs, organized by the Dunlop Galley, Regina. The concept of an 'Inter- national Museums Day' was adopted as a resolution of the l2th General Assembly of the International Council of Museums in 1977. Circus on Friday 1The George Carden Circus International wilI be in Whitby on Friday, May 14. The two-hour show features performnin~ elephar.ts and Chris ilpatrick s cat art. " TÉhere will b,_ two shows at Iroquois Park arena, fit 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tlickets are $1!0 for adults, $5 for those aged 12 and under Advance tickets are on sale at Iroquois Park. Scuiptor, students do 'Body' work for kds' fest About two dozen Durham Board of Education students from secondary schools across the region will work May 15 and 16 with Brooklin sculptor W.B. (Bill) Fraser. A framework for four wooden figures will be constructed, with completion during the Milk International Children's Festival, May 17 to 24, at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto. Thousands of children visiting the festival will have the Brendan Nolan, a Dublin-born Montrealer, will perform at the Vital Spark Folk Club in Oshawa on Saturday night, May 15. Nolan's newest recording, 'Across the Great Divide,' is a compilation of songs about im- migration -- one song, 'The Ourse of the Immigrant,' reveals Nolan's struggle about beîng caught between two countries, Ireland, the one ho left, and Canada, the one he had adopted. Admission for the show, at 91 Centre St. S., Oshawa, is $ for members, $10 for non-members. For more information caîl 434- 1714. opportunity te work with Fraser as he uses straw,, newsprint, twigs, plastic and burlap te build muscle and skin surfasce on the framework constructed by the Durham stuldents. The wooden figures will be one and a haîf life size and will incorporate common materials into human form, in keeping with the theme of this year's festival, « Body!' Fraser is no stranger te Durham students. He worked last yerwith students at Pickering ~Iigh School to construct a permanent sculpture gardon in the outdoorl courtyard at the achool. As part of his summer teaching schedule, Fraser taught conceptual art from 1987 te 1991 at the Durham Board of Education's art/music camp that takes place each June at Camp White Pine, Haliburton. For more information, contact Fraser at 655-3107. FulMeasureiiOshawa Whitby band Full Measure will perform May 14 and 15 in Osh- awa. The band, which plays top-40 hits and clI ssc tunes, and holds a joke-telliz contest, will be at MGM Restaurant. «MARKED BY LOVE,' by Torrie Groening, part of the Open Studio's 2Oth anniversary exhibition, t'A Pubriè Room,' at The Station Gallery until Mav 23. _________Open Studio show at gallery 11 undas t . i Friday, Ma y 1 4th OPENING BAND DOWN ON DIESEL SEPTEMBER CHILD Saturday. May i 5th CRAIG PETERKIN TRIO Friday, May 21 st EAS Y PIECES Saturday, May 22nd WHAT'S HIF An exhibition marking the 2th anniversary of Toronto's Open Studio is being heId at The Station Gallery in Witby until Ma y23. For the exhibition, called 'A Public Room: a place for cultural thinking and studio actîvities,' Open Studio curator Liz Wylie has selected 37 works from the 1,100 prints created at the studio between 1986 and 1990. Wylie will conduct a tour on Sunday, May 16, 2 p.m. ART FOR EARTH'S SAKE The Station Gallery's first cor- poratey-sponsored art confipeti- tien will be held from May 29 te June 6. 'Art for Earth's Sake' is spon- sored by DuPent Ctinada. The competition promotes awareness of the environnient as well as of The Station Gallery. The exhibition will include the award-winning artworks and honourable mentions in thre age categories, in a ran~ge of mediums. The opening reception and award presentations will be held on Sunday,, May 30, 2 te 5 p.m. An exhibition of selections froni the DuPent Canada collec- tion of Canadian art will be held at the gallery from June 12 te, July 4. 1 à r