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ARTS Local arts community gaining momentum GRAHAM PAINE / CANADIAN CHAMPION MUSIC MEDAUSTS: Local music students (from left) David DelaFuente, Tanisha Tapson, Christian Schomberg, Mark McGuire, Jessica Lockwood, Michael Evans and Sydney McEachern display the medals they earned as winners of the recent Ontario Music Teachers' Guild Funfest. TVOKids in town for antique tractor show Hey kids, this weekend is your chance to have some outdoor fun and maybe even see yourself on TV Tomorrow, TVOKids will join families at Country Heritage Park, 8650 Tremaine Rd., for its All Colour Antique Tractor and Toy Show. Popular TV hosts Jackie and Ryan, with their superhero guest Enviro Girl, will entertain with various activities and present live stage show performances, as well as give autographs. Afternoon events will include pedal tractor and pedal harness horse driving. TVO is participating in the event as part of the TVOKids Greenbelt Adventure, a joint proj- ect with the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation. The first 400 kids will receive a free tote bag filled with TVOKids Greenbelt Adventure giveaways. TVO will be taping at the park all day, and kids might see them- selves on TV as part of 'The Space' after-school programming or on- line at tvokids.com. - TVO activities will run from noon to 5 p.m. tomorrow, although the park will be open for the tractor and toy show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show will also run today from noon to 9 p.m., with lawn tractor pulls from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Activities throughout the week- end will include tractor parades, lawn tractor races (Saturday), vin- tage cars and trucks on display, miniature horses, a toy show and sale, a swap shop and a kids' scav- enger hunt with prizes. Admission costs $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $4 for kids aged six to 12 and is free for kids under six. A family package costs $20. For more information, call (905) 878-8151 or visit www.countryheritagepark.com. Arts Milton members apprecia launch aggressive Milton membership drive woodwc said, so By Stephanie Hounsell represen CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF A $ includes rts Milton wants to make at ww, sure this town is one that updates sings, dances, performs, or her paints and creates. Mutons After years of dreaming and lob- An bying, one key component in mak- ing that happen will soon bc on its way - an arts and cultural centre, which will pro- vide a forum for artists to share their passion withM the public. But with the centre poised to, become a reali ty, it's important that the artists themseives be mobilized and centre ready to make the best use possible space ai of tbe centre once ifs built, said Arts The Mutonrs new president, Tom million Carson. To q "Artists and arts supporters need Town ai to put their energies into building tial port that faciiîy from the inside out," 31, 201 Carson said. "We need a lot of The momentum to get it Up and running buildn 50 its flot a big empty tbeatre." tbeatre With that in mid, Arts Milton "Th - a non-profit, umbreila organiza- bers of tion that serves and promotes visu- Carson ai, iiterary and pedforming artists - Arts recently iaunched an aggressive informe membership drive. througi Carson said bes boping artists membe and arts organizations - of ail sorts 0f c - along with tbose wbo simply te art and want to support it E come members of Arts o time to come out of the rks and step forward," he Arts Milton can truly be a tative of the artists in town. 25 yearly membership fee a members events posted w.artsmilton.com, regular on the new arts centre, his activities featured in Arts newsletter and more. additional $25 gets a link from Arts Miltons website to the mem- hecrs. Last month, the feder- al and provincial govern- ments announced funding of more than $16 million toward the building of a cultural centre at Main Street and Thompson Road that will include a central library and a ,000-square-foot visual arts with a gallery, exhibition nd two art studios. Town will provide about $8 for the project. ualify for the funding, the greed to complete a substan- ion of the project by March 1. Town bas committed to a 500-seat performing arts on the site later that year. s bas been a dream of mem- Arts Milton for a long time," said. Milton is kept fully d of the centres progress a Town of Milton staff r who sits on the board. ourse, it'll be nice to have • see ALL on page B14