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tribune august 26 1987 c5 arts celebration in uxbridge by chris shanahan the township of uxbridge is only 12000 strong yet its many artsminded residents have earned the communitys reputa tion as a cultural hotbed among uxbridges rolling hills live and work such painters as john richmond and his wife lor raine surcouf sally wildman jennifer lawson shanks wilhel- mina kennedy douglas boutilier and dave ward along with sculp tors jane buckles and ron baird just to name a few these inter nationallyacclaimed artists are joined by a collection of local craftspeople and artisans that one would need a catalogue to list in its entirety and much of the areas pic turesque landscape and abundant wildlife is featured in the work of goodwood native marc barrie generally considered by art ex perts as one of the top three or four nature painters in north america uxbridge township is also home to the largest private collection of eskimo sculpture in the world at juliane and hans steam show a hot air balloon courtesy alex williamson motor sales and general motors will be a feature attraction at the uxbridgescott museum steam show this weekend the dates are aug 29 and 30 from 1 to 5 pm donations will be accepted for rides all proceeds will go to the historical societys microfilm project mike filey wellknown histor ical writer will officially open the show saturday at 230 pm persons who may have mike filey books in their homes are asked to bring them along to be autographed a collection of historic post cards will be available for view- ing sunday wellknown geneologist bill britnell will also attend there will be craft demonstra tions both days along with music al entertainment and refresh ments advertising corrections eatons back to school insert appearing in the marlcham economist wednesday au gust 19 1987 pge 30 hem g brooks collegiate art bag incorrectly described available in red or black pge 31 item b adidas scrum rugby shin will not be available inadvertently the errors listed above have appeared in our advertising we sincerely regret any inconvenience or confusion to our customers eatons beforeyoupay tor your traffic ticket iill your traffic ticket specialists tttjtr a right hanus heritage place on brook- dale rd as well the community trea sures its past link with famous members of the canadian arts world novelist lucy maud mont gomery and artist david milne both resided around uxbridge earlier in the century while re nowned pianist glenn gould spent a lot of time visiting relatives there continuing to boost the areas various claims to artistic fame is the 2nd annual uxbridge celebra tion of the arts uca an extra va- ganza of music film theatre and visual arts set to unfold at venues throughout the community sept 18 and 19 ron tindley proprietor of ux bridges hobby horse arms pub restaurant is founder of the celebration and remains a driv ing force as chairman of uca inc after a successful inaugural in 1986 organizers are hard at work planning an even bigger and bet ter followup event mr tindley other uca mem bers hope to make it a bonafide tourist attraction which draws its audience not only from uxbridge but whitchurchstouffville pick ering and surrounding communi ties schedule a schedule of uca events has been finalized by artistic direc tors roz pritchard theatre tom baker music christopher chap man film and john richmond visual arts attractions are friday sept 18 official open ing of uxbridge public library addition at 730 pm ceremony includes dedication of library mu ral and presentations by rela tives of lucy maud montgomery david milne and glenn gould costume ball at 8 pm in ux bridge music hall featuring herb knox and his big band nostalgia saturday sept 19 craft show and sale runs from 10 am to 5 pm in park behind library any one wishing to display original work should contact jan at 852- 5278 or barbara at 6408338 theatre workshops in skills ranging from mime to improvisa tion will be held all day at the music hall films will be screened from 10 am to 6 pm in librarys tokai room during afternoon session mr chapman will present pro ducer don haig with the ontario films institutes annual award for outstanding contribution to film visual arts show at royal canadian legion branch 170 plus studio tour of heritage place and other area attractions bus leaves hobby horse arms parking lot at 2 pm actors musicians buskers mime artists dancers entertain on the streets of uxbridge during the afternoon trio vivant concert begins in the music hall at 8 pm tickets for uxbridge celebra tion of the arts events are now available at the following loca tions yellow brick road county mercantile hobby horse arms or call the celebration hotline at 8527716 647 davis drive newmarket ont 4168533430 0t7732643 j3x j3 j t the iron work pefinitelythelowestpricfed fitness centre in metro area 60 bullock drive phone now for details 2947800