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Songwriter Christine Graves performs at Mt. Tabor Saturday, Jan. 8" at 8pm Christine Graves, a new County resi- dent, performs her first concert in the County at beautiful Mt. Tabor this Saturday January 8. She is joined by her band members, Pat Giunta and Fred Guignion for an evening of songs in folk-country, folk-rock and jazz flavours. The trio has performed § across Canada to rave reviews. Audi- ences enjoy their casual stage presence and the musicianship they dedicate to the performance. Tickets are still available at Hick's Store and Books on the Bay in Picton for $10 - $15 at the door. Graves' writing and singing has been compared to Joni Mitchell, and Jane Siberry as well as Sarah McLaughlan. She has released three CD's of her compositions and toured nationally. Her songs reflect personal and poignant themes in a universal voice. Her band has performed with Graves since 1998 and recorded her last CD, Stray in 2000. Writing for a new release, Graves is pleased to premiere a few tunes Local Citizens Make Milford Christmas Celebration Another Great Success December 15 saw another successful Commu- nity Christmas Celebration in Milford. About a hundred people gathered around the Christmas tree outside the Post Office to sing carols and decorate the tree. Then the switch was thrown to light the tree to the delight of all. While we waited for the festivities to begin, Karin and Michael Potters of the Milford Bistro, with the help of their daughter Mia and Karin's father, provided hot ci- der. Although the weather cooperated again, hot cider was just the thing needed to keep away some of the De- cember chill. Once the tree was lit, Lynette Pettit led the local Brownies in singing some popular carols and everyone joined in. Two of Santa's elves managed to drop by and handed out Magic Reindeer Food for the children to sprinkle on their lawns on Christmas Eve. In this way Santa's reindeer would see the sparkles in the food and would be sure to stop at each house. Then it was off to Continued on page 4 recently written in her new home in South Bay. Saturday's audience can expect an uplifting evening in an intimate set- ting with guitars, harmony vocals, bass and percussion. Live music to warm a cold night in January. A grant from the Ontario Arts Council was recently awarded to Graves. She continues to hone these new compositions and hopes to record in 2005-6. As an independent artist (meaning no record label to support the business of her mu- sic), Graves has learned to be manager, booking agent, dis- tributor and press agent for her music. Her truest loves, how-, ever, are writing, performing, and teaching. Graves antici- pates growing these passions here in the County and she of- Continued on page 3 ® An Olg Whiner 5 ® Propagation 7 ® Druella Acantha Malvina 11 © More Beyond! 13 @® Life in the Past 19