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B8 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, December 6, 2000 2000 United Way of Oakville Campaign Total amount raised OUR GOAL * 2 .7 m illio n t . S2.270.000 United Way For more info: 845-5571 Arts & Entertainment Oaki'ille BeaverA& E Editor: Carol Baldwin 845-3824 (Ext. 254); Fax: 337-5567: E-mail: baldwin@haltonsearch.com Christmas `Tis a thing of beauty. Gazing at artist Robert Boast-Cornish's newest Christmas card, one gets lost in a scene of wintry bliss and enchantment. Lucky for Oakvillians, they don't have to wander far to experience the `real' picture, as downtown Oakville's Towne Square was his inspiration. Boast-Cornish's work, which was chosen to grace the front of the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospi tal's Christmas card this year, includes all the ingredients o f a fes tive Oakville scene with the Millenni um Clock and the square's beautifully decorated Christmas tree as well as a horse-drawn sleigh, carolers, shop pers, kids and even a playful pup. "It was a fun painting," says Boast-Comish, a second-time winner of the annual art competition hosted by the Oakville Arts Council for the hospital. "I had wanted to paint the clock anyway." With the competition upcoming, Boast-Comish decided to combine his two projects. "It's such a charming area," he adds. "I wanted to emphasize (in the painting) that we are close to the lake." Boast-Comish did so by including Lake Ontario and Canada geese. The Christmas cards featuring Boast-Comish's painting and his lim ited edition print of the same painting have enjoyed a warm reception, not only from contest judges but from visitors to the OTMH gift shop and local galleries such as Concept Gal leries, Surroundings, The Framing Den, Greening's and The Peach Tree Gallery, where both are available. "It has really taken off. Everybody seems to love the scene," says BoastComish. "It's a fun painting, a happy painting." Each year, OTMH sends its cards to 10,000 Oakville homes, says Liz Dodge, manager of development for the OTMH Charitable Corporation, and the Yuletide tradition has "enjoyed wonderful, wonderful feed back." "It really has become an OTMH tradition," says Dodge. One o f the criteria is that artists be residents of Oakville, and they must submit an Oakville winter scene, either an original print, drawing or painting, historical or contemporary. "Each year we get 15 or 16 images submitted. Interestingly, every year we have a couple of artists who cre ate something specifically for this contest," says Dodge. "A lot of people send them over seas. They are proud of the town they live in and want to send an image that tells a story about their town," says Dodge. "We use the Christmas card to carry a message to our donors. It's a wonderful fund-raising tool for us (See `Earns' on page B7) Photo by Barrie Erskine Artist Robert Boast-Cornish, left, Liz Dodge and David Dorian of the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Charitable Corporation and Gillian McIntyre of the Oakville Arts Council are pleased to be involved with the annual project that sees a painting by an Oakville artist selected to grace the front of Christmas cards for the hospital. Proceeds from the sale of the cards, which are available at the hospital gift shop and a few galleries around town, will go to OTMH. PREGNANT & NEED HEI Free Confidential Service BIG on - k Monday - Thursday 17 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Hotline: 2 4 Hour Service 1 -8 0 0 -5 5 0 -4 9 0 0 SUITE 204 Innlbri I hopedale mall r U D ir U T A JO YO U S A N D R f Specially > Priced CDs C lassical, Jazz, W orld, SD T M usicals & Pop Downloading graphics and video clips isn't supposed to feel like your skiing uphill. That's why people are giving dial-up the boot, and switching to COGECO@Home, the Internet on cable. With download speeds up to 100 tim es faste r than a 28.8 dial up modem, it leaves dial-up in the gate. Even high speed phone connections can't keep up. And COGECO@Home wins the race for content too, giving you access to all kinds of cool stuff from Internet leader Excite. CableLabs CERTIFIED g n g o n a n .c o m w v r A r . excite for COGECO @ Home vVj/ 1 -8 7 7 -8 -A T H O M E www. cogeco. ca/home ( § ) R ad ioS h ack Available at selected Q R O G ER S V ID E O FUTURESHOP Celebrating 20 "fears of the jfinest in ^Musk OFFER ENOS JANUARY 14. 2001. S19.95/MONTH FOR 1ST TWO MONTHS. $39.95/MONTH THEREAFTER CABLE MODEM RENTAL CREOITEO FOR COGECO CABLE CUSTOMERS. REGULAR PRICE OF $49 95/MONTH FOR NON-BASIC CABLE CUSTOMERS (S39.95/MONTH AND SIO/MONTH CABLE MODEM RENTAL). RESIDENTIAL SERVICE ONLY BUSINESS SERVICE ALSO AVAILABLE. CALL FOR DETAILS. FULL INSTALLATION CHARGE FOR LAPTOP COMPUTERS ADDITIONAL CHARGES WILL APPLY FOR NON-STANDARD INSTALLATIONS NOT AVAILABLE IN ALl AREAS SOME RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY 210 Lakeshore Road, E. 338-2360 Towne Square