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wkmbssbssbse ffi zzmessmesbsiakasmsssa p8 tribune tuesday september s i1 997 uxst jt3 ration o wide spectrum of art is showcased at uxbridge celebration of the arts 7 kate gilderdale correspondent the 1997 uxbridge celebration of the arts has been expanded to five davs and showcases a wide and wonderful spectrum of artistic achievement wednesdays film night opens the festival with the delightful henry ver lin a canadian production shot in claremont which garnered an astonish ingly international awards thursday nights books and authors will include readings by john fraser erica de vasconcebs and merilyn simonds whose latest novel the con vict lpver was named one of the best books of 1996 by the globe and mail quill quire elm street magazine and macleans friday is music night with the incom parable chamber trio amid adding the musichall to its list of international tour venues tickets for jazz cafe saturdays evening gala are going fast trudy desmond backed up by the boss brass rhythm section will perform a fabulous program of music which will include the timeless standards of such greats as cole cjk fiveday celebration jv porter irving berlin and ira and george gershwin younger patrons of the arts can enjoy a fine production sunday at the music hall where performances of patchwork by carol lauck will take place at 1 pm and 3 pm the play is rec ommended for children aged four to 12 other celebration events include the weekend studio tour featuring more than 20 artists and artisans from uxbridge and surrounding areas the first juried art exhibition which runs sep tember 14 to 23 in the municipal offices and a series of free noon hour concerts beginning september 15 performers include folk trio faded denim the baptist church choir stuart beaudoin lesley jousten anne baker and thomas fitches the uxbridge chamber choir will conclude the series with a performance of medieval bestiary an original work by murray schafer at the foster memo rial september 20 at 1215 pm brochures tour maps and tickets are available from presents and blue heron books in uxbridge and many colours in port perry photographs memories book now for your wedding day terry paul photography 7053571616 18006611306 canadian authors will read from their books sept 18 kate gilderdale correspondent hile a last- zehrs markets congratulations to the celebration of the arts zehrs market 323 toronto st s uxbridge ont l9p1n2 store 905 8521212 minute scheduling con flict has forced nino ricci to bow out of the celebrations books and authors night at the music hall september 18 kingston writer merilyn simonds has been added to the stellar line up simonds will join john fras er former peking corre spondent of the globe and mail and author of the mystery novel stolen china and erica de vas concebs whose first novel my darling dead ones was enthusiastically received by both celebration of arts childrens play for children of all ages patchwork by carol lauck directed by michele hempen sept 21 100 300 pm our exciting fall production neil simons the good doctor directed by dorothy splonick november 6 7 8 13 14 15 dinner theatre nov 8 and 15 only for more information or if interested in joining us please call betty bignell 8525740 or michele hempen 7053572927 congratulations celebration of tlie arts on 12 years of success i v foxbridge golf club j hwy 47 east of uxbridge 8527962 8527323 v critics and readers simonds latest book zthe convict lover was published to wide critical acclaim and appeared on the globe and mail best seller list for five months book based on convicts letters the story was inspired by a collec tion of let ters and notes simonds unearthed from under the eaves of her home in the summer of 1987 the let ters were written by joseph cleroux a convict in kingston penitentiary from 1918 to 1920 to phyllis halliday a 17- yearold whose home overlooked the prison quarry simonds painstaking research revealed that the merilyn simonds will be reading from her book couple first corresponded when cleroux tossed a note into the quarry ditch and halliday retrieved it her discovery was said simonds a writers dream a remarkable story about a convict and a school girl which forms the nucleus of her riveting book the author was metic ulous in her research which included the scruti ny of 70- yearold newspa- p e r s prison archives reports on royal com- missions and an exhaustive study of the penitentiarys long and chequered histo ry- the result is an intrigu ing mystery a fascinating documentary of the harsh ness of life in the prison system and a compelling love story which recently at the sound shop we offer a large selection of products if the product you need is not on our j shelf chances are it is available from one of our catalogues 1 our staff is friendly knowledgeable and pride themselves in providing you with quality service the sound shop sears radio shack bell mobility music cds cassettes 6 brock st w uxbridge 8529 went into its third print ing simonds has the ability to probe into psyches of real people a tour de force wrote sandra gwyn in the globe and mail simonds prose is alluring her historical detective work is flawless and she evokes the tex ture of smalltown life in old british canada as if shed actually lived there the quality that makes the convict lover soar off the page though is simonds ability to probe into the psyches of real people and to find there imaginative truth le author will read excerpts from her book september 18 at the music hall tickets are 5 and are available from presents and blue heron books in uxbridge john lords books in stouffville and many colours in port perry henry verlin captured imagination of critics and can be viewed during festival henry verlin is a cinematic gem which captured the imagination of critics and moviegoers alike when it was first released by turns heartrending and hilarious the film docu ments the unique friendship between a mentally handi capped man with the sweet innocence of a small child portrayed by gary farmer and his nephew 9yearold verlin keegan macintosh the young boy is autistic and henry is the only person who can share his private world and create an awareness of life beyond it in verlin s mind in a series of adventures and mishaps the two blithe spir its take the audience on a rollercoaster ride of emotions making aneloquentrca and tolerance of the diversity of human nature along the vythe con clusion is uplifting funny and sweet without falling prey to treacly cliches or heavyhanded moralizing shot in claremont henry verlin received 17 inter national awards including the first unicef award from the saskatchewan international childrens film festi val the film will be shown september 17 at the uxbridge music hall at 8 pm tickets are 5 books authors evening featuring erica de vasconcelos author of my darling dead ones merilyn simonds author of the convict lover 8c john fraser author of stolen china members of uss literary guild book on sale before during event sponsored by blue heron books 8 brock st w uxbridge 9058524282