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Artscene K N H O R O C K C O N C E R T B E N E F I T S Y O U T H 25 | Friday, November 7, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" M E N T A L H E A L T H Four Oakville teens, and St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School students, recently staged a benefit rock show in support of youth mental health. All proceeds went to Oakville's Reach Out Centre for Kids (ROCK), which provides family-centred mental health services for children and adolescents. "We recognized it (mental health) was a growing issue, and even had one of the band members personally affected. So, we decided to use music and our band as a tool to do something good in the world and strive for healthier, happier people, especially teens," said lead singer Anthony Sitas, 17. The hour-long concert was held at the Oakville high school and featured covers from Led Zepplin, Metallica and REM to Coldplay and Bob Marley, as well as a collection of original songs. Above, from left, guitarist Michael Panza- Beltrandi, 18, and Sitas perform. At left, 18-year-old Kevin Geatrix is on guitar. Not pictured is band member and drummer/percussionist Mena Labib, 17. | photos by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Inaugural theatre project on until Saturday The inaugural Canadian Music Theatre Project (CMTP) Festival is on until tomorrow (Saturday) at Sheridan's Oakville campus. The festival, which opened yesterday (Thursday), presents four new musicals currently in development through the CMTP , each in a 45-minute reading format. There will also be a showing Sunday (Nov. 9) at Toronto's Betty Oliphant Theatre. The musical works include: · Marathon of Hope -- the folk musical based on the story of Terry Fox, with music and lyrics by John Connolly, and book by director Ralph Small. · Moll -- the story of a teenaged sex worker who strives to rise above her circumstances; Leslie Arden (music and lyrics), Leslie Arden, Cathy Elliott and Anna Theresa Cascio (book). · Prom Queen -- based on the true story of a 17-year-old boy who fights for the right to take his boyfriend to the prom; Colleen Dauncy (music); Akiva Romer-Segal (lyrics); and Kent Staines (book). · The Enlightenment of Percival Von Schmootz -- this satirical comedy is about an absurdly optimistic young man who sets out on a quest to end the Dark Ages; Michael Kooman (music); and Chris Dimond (book and lyrics). The CMTP Festival is a culmination of a month-long workshop with the writers and creative teams. Sheridan's fourth-year Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance students and several guest artists will perform the works in progress. For more ticket or festival information, contact Michael Rubinoff, associate dean of Visual and Performing Arts at Sheridan, at michael. rubinoff@sheridancollege.ca. Sheridan College is located at 1430 Trafalgar Rd. Concert to `solve' mystery behind Mona Lisa's smile What made Mona Lisa smile? Musikay suspects it was the music of the era. The Oakville choir and orchestra is putting on a concert tomorrow (Saturday) featuring music from the Renaissance. "We sing for you the music of the time. It is exquisite, it is powerful, it is heavenly, and it is all for you," said Stéphane Potvin, Musikay artistic director. "Discover Guillaume Dufay and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, two of the leading composers of the Renaissance era. Dufay's inventive writing displays excitement and joy. His Missa Ecce Ancilla Domini was written for the celebration of the Annunciation -- the angel Gabriel delivering the news to Mary of her coming child. "Palestrina's motets are the ultimate in beauty and dignity. His sacred motets embedded the beauty and dignity that is Renaissance music. His madrigals show a wonderful sense of imagery and pastoral elements that he uses to communicate the narrative of the poem." Fittingly, the concert will also feature the music of legendary jazz musician Nat King Cole with his celebrated song Mona Lisa. "We have a wonderful arrangement for the choir, but with a twist that is sure to make you smile like La Gioconda herself," said Potvin. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at St. John's United Church, 262 Randall St., with a pre-show chat and tea beginning at 6:30 p.m. A troupe of Renaissance dancers and performers will also be on hand to entertain before the concert. During the show, concert-goers will get to see projections of paintings and images associated with the music. "Musikay offers you a unique experience of Mona Lisa's world in a personal and meaningful way," Potvin said. "This will be a riveting concert... join us to experience what likely made the Mona Lisa harbour that mystic smile." Tickets for the show cost $35 (regular admission); $30 (seniors); $15 (people under 35) and $70 (family), and are available for purchase by visiting https://musikay.ticketbud.com/2014-1108. For more information on this and upcoming shows, visit www.musikay.ca, email info@ musikay.ca or call 905-825-9740. Oakville artist Barb TenEycke is inviting the public to the opening of her annual show at her home studio. While looking at TenEycke's works in her Original Acrylics on Canvas show, exhibit-goers will be treated to a cup of cider and get a chance to meet the artist. Local artist hosts show at home studio The opening is tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday (Nov. 9) at 2096 Pen St. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Guest artist and jeweller Leanna TenEycke will also be at the weekend show. For more information on either artist, visit www.barbteneycke.com or www. leannateneycke.com.