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economist suntribune opinion thursday july 18 2002 theres a bit whats of magic at art in the park its like watching one of your babies grow up and stand on his own two feet seven years ago i was in a very small group of people who got together at the stouffville tribune to launch an outdoor art show we knew a little about art a little about promotion and a litde about fundraising while our plates were full with work community and family commitments we fig ured we could pull it off and pull it off we did about 100 artists joined us for the first art in the park close to 10000 people visited the twoday event at the end of the inaugural art in the park our litde core group was both ecstatic and dead tired from the head count and the cash box we knew we had a winner we handed over a tidy sum to the local hospital the second third fourth fifth and sixth art in the parks were also hits that brings us to this year im no longer involved in the daytoday organization however i still turn up at showtime to lend a hand art in the park is now sponsored by economist suntribune and stouffville sun its the second largest outdoor art show in ontario art in the park is on saturday and sunday from 10 am to 5 pm at the markham museum and historic village at hwy 48 and 16th avenue in markham after i do my volunteer chores ill visit the artists every one brings something unique to the show artists come from all over ontario theyre talented enthusi astic and committed some have been with us since day one theyre like old friends if youve never been to art in the park check it out some people wonder how did a small group of ama teurs come together in 1996 and convince 100 artists to exhibit their work outdoors and then go on to attract 10000 people to the show ill let you in on the secret we had magic on our team at the time i knew some thing the others didnt i knew you could pitch sell promote and organize til the cows come home we needed a special drawing card i decided to pull in a favour owed to me from another world i recruited theres lots to eat and drink and if youd like to bring a picnic feelfree joan ransberry magic with magic on our team i figured wed be guaranteed a success i was right magic is my loyal friend and it appears to be sticking by me once again magic will spread its wings across art in the park this weekend to feel the magic go to the middle of the park stand very still close your eyes and concentrate youll feel smell and hear the magic itll be in the air itll be everywhere keep in mind art in the park appeals to the entire fam ily its an excellent art show and then some the event is designed for tod dlers for teen agers for 30-year- olds for the mid dleaged and for great grandmoth ers its a hit with professionals tradespeople retired folk and job seekers art in the park includes an art auction and an antique show and sale both on saturday the event offers singers fiddlers guitarists ballet recitals a theatre company performance jesters and clowns renaissance charac ters and minstrels theres lots to eat and drink and if youd like to bring a picnic feel free parents give art in the park rave reviews because of its kreative kids section children create their own masterpieces the kids paint listen to a jester tell stories talk to the clowns have their faces painted design their own medieval family crest and fly it high on a banner the kids can also meet childrens author shannon leone proceeds from art in the park support york region celebration of the arts and the markham museum and the markham stouffville hospital foundation ad mission is adults 5 children and seniors 3 see you there if you dont feel the magic ill find it for you arrive alive please dont drink and drive tomabroutoooiacomrnimftteothecooocrjttunn dinner our pork tenderloins which have been roasted sliced and drizzled with one of our four beautiful sauces are on sale this week the sauces are porcini which is a wonderful mushroom from italy sundried tomato which although originally italian are now produced worldwide portobella which is a slightly milder mushroom locally grown threepeppercorn which despite its semi- fearsome promise is fairly mild mannered with just a touch of spark these tenderloins are fully cooked and can be warmed conventionally or just popped out of the foil container j fgjf a they come in and then warmed in t a the microwave w pi a this entree is best served after our jljik lovely gazpacho also on sale this week mbm this week our terimi salmon we use farmed atlantic salmon exclusively at our store but not just any type it must be from jail island farm in new brunswick it costs more than the chilean salmon or heritage brand but its the very best available this week were featuring our teriyaki salmon fillets which are totally boneless perfect to barbque but wait theres more one of our busy bees from the kitchen mary krawchuk has been hard at work and come up with a new flavour to thrill you and it is ginger- m bsjesi a orange and for those of you w m p m who are less adventurous and want to make your own well have the fillets au naturel as well jsd b w this mm 1l week reg 1295 lb off what are we baking wii texan whats hot sausages despite the name the heat in these is only medium at the most but the flavour is at the max this sausage is currently the aftergame dinner of choice for our ball team judging by their speed on the field they may be -a- mg f overfed j l anyway theyre w f u great m h off reg 399 lb this week gazpacho our cold soup this week is gazpacho a tangy tomatobased soup whose big job is to wakeup any dozing or lethargic palate to prepare it for the main course preferably k tjo our delicious pork f j j tenderloins zvk ea m w nns 1 litre size week new in produce we now have local fresh raspberries and local blueberries as well as currants saskatoons and new little potatoes too muskoka organic greens well have the usual assortment of excellent and tasty organic greens and if all goes well well have some green onions too we have a great and unique bakery most all of the credit for this goes to jaana who runs it who has a sense of adventure with food which rivals and sometimes eclipses mine so this is the over and above menu this week pina colada jelly rolls one of our suppliers and great customer keith young has been asking g for these since last year l ea pineapple upsidedown cake this is one of my mothers old standbys that we grew up on if we were good the difference is that we use fresh instead of g canned pineapples yl 1 pina colada scones with toasted coconut fresh pineapple orange and coconut cream 129 i coconut cream pies with coconut custard toasted coconut and you guessed it real whipped cream o 1u pina colada cheesecake made with rum pineapple coconut cream topped with fresh coconut and 195 whipped cream l ls onthevine tomatoes one thing that we sure do sell a lot of in our store are our on-the- vine tomatoes these tomatoes are the next best thing to picking them fresh from your garden you just have to give them a sniff to recognize that vm g g beautiful summer m tomato aroma j alt great price ill this week macaroons off all these items this week these are made with lots of shredded coconut and condensed milk and if you know me youd know theyre dipped in great chocolate i coaxed jaana into making lots of these this week so grab one now it may not happen again weve also made the smaller size in the package and both will be on sale the larger are regularly 199 ea more than a mouthful and the packs are regularly 599 ea off tthls village grocer quality foods cauliflower our local cauli is now available and it looks pretty good well have some available starting today medium large size heads w sp x ea sfloeinj for every 4 of our beef j burgers you buy this week well throw iri the spanish ojstion specials in effect until closing sunday july 21 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road 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