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Aurora (Head office) 15105 Yonge St. #201 (.1 am.) (905) 727-2577 Richmond Hill , 9555 Yonge St #401 (a Veldrick) (905) 508-9493 Sutton West 100 High St (at Middle) (905) 722-3170 W Email: Pat@PatRobinson.com Web: mPatRobimon.éom December 12 13, 200: 1 O~5pm Paula Lishman Design Studio Showroom 14341 Old Scugog Road, , Blackstock, LOB-180 “’90? of Designer ~ .. ,, and 61113 i ' - at the of the Year. Paula“ Lishman Christmas Sale man They were “nervous yet excited about what tasks lay ahead of us for the semester," said stuâ€" The students’ jouniey ofsélf-éiscovery began the first day of school "Ihe reception, which is from 7 to 9 pm, is being planned and hosted by the students. Everyone is welcome to attend to support the community’s creative young people. The show by this year's Grade 12 graduat- W from Stouffville District Secondary Schop pens Dec. 10 at the Latcham Gallery in Stoufl'ville. Find out at the brand-nevi Rad is An exhibi- tion. Have you ever wondered how teenagers think about themselves? mmm-mbuphawmummmm "One of the finest a capella groups in the world” spreads some holiday cheer with music from their recording Remember December. High school students taking over gallery Dec. 13 - 20 / MOTUS 0’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL Dec. 23 / THE GOOD LOVEUES THE ESSENTIALS OTHER SERIES EVENTS TONIGHT @ 8PM! Califor a five personal diswssion: OHelp with créditor problems 0Proposal to creditors oPersonal Business Bankruptcy Toll Free for any 1-877-727-2577 The students laid out and hung the show, adjusted the lighting and did the publicin as well as planned the reception. The curator initiated them into the mysteries behind having your own art show in a public gallery. Those tasks included making giant selfâ€"por~ traits using all kinds of found objects such as scrap wood and drywall, creating masks, pencil drawings, sculptures and more. soss ARTISTS Iiuu snow Along the way, they were guided by their teacher, Onalee Creasor and Latcham Gallery curator Maura Broadhurst. dent Charly MacCarl. Last year, Mr. Poeltl finally finished the book. after accepting some editing help fromafriend. was an awful lot of work .:. (And I it was a good enough book to stand on its own as a novel." “I was able to learn quite a bit from the writers I was involved with," he said. “This book almo_st_hecan_ie a graphic (novel) but it scale. However, Mr. Poeltl spent much of his illustrating career working with authors who also thrived in the darker side of the literary nan-‘1‘ “It turned dut at the time, Wfieh I had to make the decision, art was more my forte,” he said. Mr. Poeltl, 37,'actually started writing the book 15 years ago, but got sidetracked by a career in interpretive illustration. However, upon their return to civiliza- tion, they realize there is no civilization, as the world has disintegrated and they must figure out how to survive. 15 YEARS LATER “I've always had this story line I wanted to use and it lends itself to the end-of-the- world scenario," the transplanted Stouffville District Secondary School graduate said from his new home in Hamilton. Described as a hybrid between Mlliam Golding’s Lord of the Flies and Cormac McCarthy's The Road, with a hint of Hunter S. Thompson thrown in, The ludas Syn- drome is about a group of friends who just graduated from high school and celebrated by going on a camping trip. So it wasn't hard to believe his first foray into authorship would centre around a post- apocalyptic world. BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com Michael Poeltl sees the world through glasses that are a little murkier than rose coloured. Even children’s book project must delve into darkness com You can reach the gallery at 905-640-8954 or by emailing to curatoflatchamgallerym The gallery is at 62210 Main St. in downtown Stdufl'ville. Hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am. to 5 pm. “It tOo has a dark side; I like the dark side,” he said. The Images 2009/2010: Rad'is Art exhibition continues until Jan. 2. Giles Chevrolet and Button, Armstrong and Ness are sponsoring the show. The Stoufiville Lions Club has donated the awards to be announced at the reception. Next up for Mr. Poeltl is illustrating children’s book he and his wife, Lisa, a working on. “For the past three months, we have put our blood, sweat and tears into these projects”, Ms. MacCarl said, “and it couldn't have been more worthwhile." It seems to be working. On amazoncom, where the book is available, reviews include: “Although I don’t usually read apocalyptic fiction, the Internet buzz about The ludas Syndrome was so intense that I decided to check it out. I'm glad I did" and “The sur~ prising but entirely believable ending was a big plus." “The angle I'm taking is to self publish and accrue as many reviews as I can and (utilize) free marketing through the Inter- net,” he said. However, like many first-time authors these days, Mr. Poeltl opted to self-publish the book. “That propelled me to actually look at publishing,” he said. more information. go to: www.me-judas-syndmme. MICHAEL POEIJ'L: 8088 graduate got sidetracked from writing project by doing illustrating. WORKING WITH WIFE , are