Ontario Community Newspapers

Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 26 Jul 2000, p. 17

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The showcase evening on July 27 will begin with a viewing of works by the visual arts students in the Kâ€" W Art Gallery at 6:30 p m The performance and techâ€" nical program â€" showcase concert will commence at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call the box office at 578â€"1570 The Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Art Gallery offers the perfect program for children who love to draw and paint. The Studio 4 Summer School of Visual Arts is offered in a choice of three twoâ€"week sessions. The performing arts proâ€" gram began on July 4 and runs for four weeks. The program is a unique opporâ€" tunity to learn from profesâ€" sional _ dancers, _ actors, singers and directors. One of the distinct aspects of the School for the Performing and Visual Arts is that its teachers, directors . and workshop leaders are all professionals working in the various areas of the arts. The technical arts proâ€" grams runs for five weeks. The program is a tremenâ€" dous opportunity for stuâ€" dents to work with technical theatre professionals in one of Canada‘s bestâ€"equipped theatres. Students in the technical arts program are part of the team that will produce Thursday‘s show. Arts students ‘Dare to Dream‘ The school, now in its 16th year, offers three proâ€" grams: technical arts, visual arts and performing arts. Students of the School for the Performing and Visual Arts program will showcase their talents July 27 at The Centre in the Square with a concert entiâ€" tled Dare to Dream. Peter Etril Snyder works on a painting in studio space donated by the First Gulf Corporation. sos vrsa B08 VRSANAC PHOTO Helping Working Families Ontario Child Care Supplement for Working Families To his delight, however, First Gulf, the new owners of the maill, offered Snyder a large room â€" free of charge. In need of a large space to complete a eightâ€"foot tall, 20â€"foot wide painting, Snyder approached Waterloo Town Square mall management about allowâ€" ing him to use some empty space to complete his work, expecting to be charged a fee. Local artist Peter Etril Snyder wants the rest of the community to know of the generosity the First Gulf Corporation has shown him over the last few months. He‘s quietly worked away for the past three months, not disturbing a soul. But now that the work is complete, he is shouting it from the rooftops. For more information call toll free: 1â€"800â€"263â€"7965 (teletypewriter: 1â€"800â€"263â€"7776) "It was extraordinary of them to do this." â€" Peter Etril Snyder Waterloo artist By Anorea Bamey Chronicle Staff Ontario Designed for parents who work, go to school or when one parent stays at home to provide child care. Singleâ€"parent families with lowâ€"toâ€" middle incomes can now receive up to $1,310 annually for each child under age seven. You may be eligible to receive payments for some of your child care costs under this recently enhanced Ontario Government program. Lowâ€"toâ€"middleâ€"income families can get up to $1,100 annually for each child under age seven. When you receive your preâ€"printed application in the mail, please complete and return it promptly to the Ministry of Finance to be eligible to receive payments. You must apply each year for the Ontario Child Care Supplement.

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