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w w w .in s id e h a lto n .c o m | OAKVILLE BEAVER | T h u rs d a y , O c to b e r 2 6 , 2 0 1 7 | 3 8 Roots of Freedom Festival happening in Oakville this weekend The 11th annual Roots of Freedom Festival, a unique two-day educational event, takes place this weekend. The festival begins on Friday, Oct. 27, at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (Q EP C C C ) with the feature presentation taking place from 7 to 8 :3 0 p.m. The festival resumes on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Oakville Museum for a tour of Under ground Railroad sites from 10 to 11: 30 am. The festival is presented by the Canadian Carib bean Association of Halton in partnership with the Oakville Museum and Sheridan College and includes performances by renowned artists, an educational seminar and an African drumming circle. RO O TS OF FR EED O M Participants from Oakville and area Participants include artists, volunteers, local re sources and citizens from various sectors of Oakville and Region of Halton. The focus of this festival is on local Black history and heritage within the context of the diaspora and impact of slavery, an important part of Oakville's his tory of which many people don't know about. Participants will gain a better knowledge of the slave trade, its impact and legacy, while generating pride and awareness of the contributions of the early Black com m unity who settled in the Oakville area via the Underground Railroad. This year, Karolyn Smardz Frost will be the feature book Steal Away Home, capturing the harrowing story of a 15-year-old escaped slave who slips away to freedom in Canada. Since its inception in 2 0 0 7 , the Canadian Carib bean Association of Halton and the Oakville Muse um have worked together to grow this festival into a truly distinctive event. Funding has been provided in part by Canadian Heritage. The two-day festival is open to the general public. Admission is free for everyone on Friday, Oct. 27, although donations will be accepted. However, there will be a fee for Saturday, Oct. 28, for 18-years and older. People can register for the tour at Oakville.ca/museum. The cost is $ 1 1. 2 8 with tax. Fo r more information, please contact Veronica Tyr rell at 9 0 5 -2 5 7 -0 5 8 1 or visit www.RootsofFreedomFestival.com or www.ccah.ca. The Q EPCCC is lo cated 2 3 0 2 Bridge Rd., Oakville. General $8 .501Children & Seniors $6 .501All seats Tues $5.00 F I L M . C A C I N E M A S S H o w T I M E S FOR presenter for Friday, Oct. 27, from 7 to 8 :3 0 p.m. at QEPCCC. Smardz Frost is a Canadian historian and award-winning author of I've Got a Home in Glory Land, for which she won the Governor Gen eral award for non-fiction. On Friday, she will also be having an interactive seminar on her new OCTOBER 2 7 - NO VEM BER 2 , 2 0 1 7 NEWTHISWEEK:SUBURBICON AND BREATHE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SH OW ( 14A) Oakville Players opens live radio play tonight Art show and sale returns The Oakville Play ers present Sherlock Holmes, a live radio play at the Old Palermo Schoolhouse, 2431 Dundas St. W Show dates are Thurs day to Saturday (Oct. 2 6 2 8 ) at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. Join the Oakville Play ers at the beautiful Old Palermo Schoolhouse, as they go back in time and solve some crimes. There will be a 5 0/50 draw and light refreshSt. Volodymyr Cultural Centre presents its 29th annual Expres sions in Art Show and Sale. The annual community art show and sale will be held Nov. 3-5 at the St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre, 1250 Dundas St. W This event will feature an in ternational group of artists from Canada, United States, Ukraine and Europe as well as local art ists such as Johnny Filipchuk and Marsha Strycharz, who are both from Oakville. The art show and sale will have paintings in oil, watercolors and acrylics in addition to mixed me- Sat: H:00pm, Sun: 3:00, Tue: 7:30 THOR: RAGNAROK (STC) Thu: 7:00, 9:00 BAD MOMS ( 14A) W ed, Thu: 1:00,3:30,7:00, 9:30 VICTORIA& ABDUL (PG) O A K V IL L E PLAYERS ments available for sale. General admission tickets are $ 15 and can be purchased at the door. Go to www.oakvilleplayers.ca for more informa tion. dia, jewelry, sculptures, pottery and fine art. On Friday, Nov. 3, meet the artists at an opening reception, which begins at 7 p.m. and goes until 10 p.m. F o r a $ 1 0 donation, the reception includes wine and an extensive hors' d'oeuvre table. Last year, a portion of the mon ey raised at the art show and sale was donated to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. On Saturday, Nov. 4, the show runs from 10 a.m .-5 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 5, the show runs from 10 a.m .-3:30 p.m. Admission is free on both days. Fri: 10:45, 1:10,3:40,6:30,8:50, Sat- W ed: 1:10,3:40,6:30,8:50 Thu: 1:10,3:40,6:30, 9:40 SUBURBICON ( 14A) Fri: 10:50, 1:00,3:20,6:45,9:00, Sat, M on - Thu: 1:00,3:20,6:45, 9:00 Sun: 12:45,6:45, 9:00 BREATHE(PG) Fri: 11:00, 1:20,4:00,7:00,9:30, Sat, Sun: 3:00,7:00, 9:30 M on - W ed, 1:20,4:00,7:00, 9:30, Thu: 1:20,4:00 GEOSTORM (PG) Fri-Thu: 1:30,4:00,7:15, 9:30 BLADE RUNNER 2049 ( 14A) Fri - Mon: 1:00, 7:30, Tue: 1:00 MYLITTLE PONY THE MOVIE (G) Sat, Sun: 12:45 LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE (G) Fri - Tue: 4:15 171 Speers Road, Oakville (at Kerr St.) 905-338-6397 (MEWS) www .film .ca NEW FROM CINEPLEX EVENTS COWARD'^ NOEL_____ p r e s e n t l a u g h t e r CASABLAN CA NOVEMBER 12 & 15 OAKVILLE Cineplex Odeon W inston Churchill - 2081 W in s to n Park D rive For tickets and participating theatres visit Cineplex.com/OakvilleNovem ber