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The Canadian Champion, Friday, September 29, 2006 - 5 ARTS Blue Skies Outdoor Art Show on soon An id, wicathered harn froti tht 1840s wili w il takc place Octohcr 7 to 14 froti 10 a.nm to 4 provide a unique hackdrop for an upcoming art p.m. ai I 16b8 First Lint tin Nassagaweya, just cast of showý Guelph. Tht Blue Skies Outdoor Art Show, teaîunng The harnyard studio tour wtii iclude the pintin1,s and prints of Ger tidine reireshmets. Ysseisîetn - who aion n,Nvith hier hushand Peter For more tnformtniion, cati Ysseistein at is the tormer owner of the Arkeil Schoolhouse - (905) 854-226ô. I ntroducing beauty BOUTIQUE' Your Favourite Bfands In a [\Jerv Lx,ý-îeree Wetcome ta Beauty Boutique at Thompson & Louis St.Laurent Shoppers Drug Mart -where you cari shop for a wide range of prestige brands, such as Biotherm, Smashbox and Lancôme. Explore, touch and feet produots at your teisure, or ask one of our professional beauty experts to help find the right cotours or brands. C[a F 1. IUA,BIQV-ERM C--LÀ- RI1NS Iti le/it -f Hi /-EID() smoshbox LISE \VAIIER SHOPPERS DRUG MART THOMPSON & LOUIS ST. LAURENT NOW OPEN PHOTO COURTESY 0F DAVIDA NEMEROFF Former Miltonian Owen Pallett, 27, was recently named the winner of the Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album of the year for his second album, He Poos Clouds. Milton native wins major music award Pallett pulls infirst ever Polaris By Stephanie Thiessen CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Owen Paiiett is happy to be doing his iaundry With just a few days to recoup ait bis Toronto home sandwicbed between concert dates in B.C. and an upcomning trip to Berlin, there's hlîte time for this musician to catch UP on1 the banalittes of fle. 'Fmn pretty mucb at tbe end of my rope," admitted Pailett, 27, a musician whose namie has been spiasbed across the media iateiy after winning a major music prize. 1 enjoy the shows themseif, but traveling around ts bard on N our bod. " He mtsses worktng out at hts regular gymn and watcbing E-Talk Daily; saîd the former Mdltonian. Neediess to say, fle ts bcctic for Pailett, wbo makes up a onc-man-band calted Final Eantasy wbich plays a unique combinatton of rock and classîcal music wit Palîcit singîng and piavtng violin. And itcari only he expected to increase tin pace after be was announccd the winner of the first ever Polaris Music Prize for best Cariadian album of the ycar last week. The assard was for bis second release, He Poos Clouds, and the setection was made hy il Canadian mnusic crattes. The award carne w&ith a $20.000 cash prize. There was no one more surprised than Pailett, consîdered the underdog, wben the ]udges' decision was announced. Paliett beat out sucb popuiar artists as Sarah Harmer, Metrie and Broken Social Scene. 1i tbougbî i didn't bave a chance," be said. -see PALLETT on page B3