The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Milton Music Festival kicks off this Monday -mse Canadien Champion, Frlday, April 28, 2000 - 23 Punk rock is far from dead, say members, of Milton's Simpleton Halton's largest music festival is coming to Milton. More than 1000 musicians will compete in the adjudicated Milton Music Festival, which will kick-off Mouday and continue until May 12. When it's over, about 50 students will have received $2.000 sud $3,000-scholar- chips. The scholarships have been donated by area businesses, organizations and individ- uaîs. The festival is presented by the Milton Music Teachers' Association and began in 1980 as a one-day annual event for piano students. Now running once every two yesrs, the event stretches close to two weeks and includes voice, strings and woodwind classes, along with piano. They're adjudicated by a seam of six musical experts who have made their own mark*either as composera, examinera or professors. ,'Our adjudicators are very, very respect- ed," aaid festival coordinator Jan Carson. Students range in age from 6 years to their mid-forties. Residents are encouraged to look in on the classes, which take place as Hugh Foster Hall (beaide Town Hall) and Knox Preabyterian Church on Main Street from Moudsy to Friday. Piano classes commence the following week, at the Milton Seniors' Activity Centre on Childa Drive. Programs eau be picked up in the lobby of any of those facilities, so residents cas choose what they may want to listen in ou. And the senior atudeuts are a treat to hear, said Ms Csrson. "For the seniors, it's like watching a free concert," ahe said. 'These kida are good." The festival culminates in an afteruoon Grand Concert Suuday, May 14 at Knox Preabyterian Church. Everyone is invited to attend. Though the Milton eveut is the biggest in Halton, a new festival was conceived in Burlingson st year. And the demnand is such that Ms Carson believes it will also prosper. "They started one for the very firas time," she sald. "I expect it so grow." Maritime Pub Night soon 'Mse Milton Choristers will hold a con- cert at the Gambrel Barn at Country Heritage Park on Saturday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. This year's Maritime Pub Night is expected to repeat the roaring, sold-out succesa of ast year's British IlIe Pub Night. Organizers of the event promise this finale concert will make for an exhilarat- ing eveniug of down east favourites. Thse Choristers will also welcome sever- ai daucers from the Jacqueline Smith Highland Dance Studio. The evening will feature a siug-along with a live baud. Snack fooda will be served and a cash bar will be available. The Choristers are eucouraged sud excited about tise community's respouse to its 31st season, which bas accu the group performi before ever-growiug audiences. Everyoue is encouraged to partake in the toe-tappiug eveuing. Adult tickets cos $15. Tickets fer senior citizeus cost $13 sud childreu aged under 12 years get in free, but require a childreu's ticket. Tickets are available at Peggy's at Milton Mail, Delacouri's ou Main Street or by calliug Robin at 876-3307. Some will also be available as the door. CORRECTION NOTICE Un aur April 2 - May 2 flyer, the followîng error occurred: *The Frigidaire Deluxe Smooib Top Range advertiaed on page 17 for -$779.99 was mispriuled as bsving au "Upawept cooktop with expandable elemeuf'. This produet OES have an upawept cooklop, but DOES NOT bave an expandable element. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. LI I KR uC I OIT A FRESH STAR?. Get SOLUTIONS now fr cmedit Card Pd"be Moi«rcash Flow Probleiis pest Bill »cbctr Delinquesi Tes Lo f Job or Lovd Ont Wage Gamishments Judg4met, Law suifs Paseclosres Repossessions Evdaons Siacent Lan Divorce Rea" Financiol Problems q PADDON + &ekm,upy à cdi« 5o.Il mqNocazeftwewlllO YORKE INC. 7 -O 1 25Main Street Eaat (Main & Martin St>) Milton A baiSer solulson' 0from SIMPLTON on page 22 it sersously. Thet we jainned for a litile while and one of our frienda sald he would play basa for us. That's when we really tastel" Thse local punk acene from Milton to Burlington to Harnilton bas been regarded as dead by some. But according to Mr. Kennaley, that statement couldn't be fiher froro the truth. 'l don't think it's dead at ail. 1 think it's growing right now, and will continue to, grow." Punk nmkng consebsad These days. starting a band in a garage or fur- niahed basement isn't as extreme an idea aa it was in the past. More and more banda are coming out and the punk acene in Soutiseen Ontario is continuing to catch on. Punk banda are making up lthe saak where young alternative.banda aomewhat faded away. Banda need support Thse key to survival in die Canadian mnusic indus- tsy tisese days, and especialy for young banda mtat- ing, out la aupport, Mr: Keljmaley aaid. "With thse abundance, of thse local talent right now, 1 think lid really need to go to more shows to, sup- port thse bands. "For kida at our age, it takes a lot of courage bo go up'on atage in front of your peers and the whole thing can be very intimidating." Simplete n ,s CD is expected to be released in 1. EntdOf Days 2. Stuart Little 3. The Sixth Sense 4. Threp lKlngs 5. The Insider 6. House On Haunted Hi 7. The Bone Collector B. Boy's Don't Cry 9. Double Jeoparcly 10. Star Wars Episode 1 *DVD's * Games 0 I1-E I-, X5E stores at thse end of Auguat. The group hais been regarded as a tight-sounding pop-punk baud as well as 'one of the finest punk banda to, corne out of Ontario. "WIsere do 1 are Simpleton in five yeara? Not in jai," joke Mr. Kennaley. "You think of the odds and you look aitheb actual chances. 1 just want to be together with the band, hopefully be signed to a dçceut label, and juat do what wé love to do," Featured at festiva Simpleton received thse Isonour of being one of the banda featured in this year's Sound of Music Festival, scheduled to be held June 17 in Burliugton. à 1 k1 't ~ ~K~ 189 MiII Street&u 878-6680 ~) Cali & Book Our Upstairs for your Special Occasion //11110 276 Main St, 878-4171 55 On11tu'Io1 s SL 8184007 kuns flbl kw Wuf, w M EX&pre banh: 15 IàWes or FRK 45Chisholm Df, 164731 Hw. 401&Guelph UN Milteoinle Moliak In 8542277 mor dnagetaoi Sia pecial . AU Yieekend Long