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Stouffville Sun-Tribune n www.yorkregion.com n Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, 26 ENTERTAINMENT Encore! Acts return to 19 on Park stage BY SANDRA BOLAN sbolan@yrmg.com COMING Folk duo Dala loved performing in Stouffville so much last year, the day after their sold-out show, the pair asked to come back. "I know that performers love the space" in the Lebovic Centre for Arts and Entertainment - Nineteen on the Park, said Steven Foster, cultural facility and programming co-ordinator for the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. "They love the connection they have with the audience. The acoustics surprise people." Dala plays a seasonal concert Dec. 19 and are just one of six shows returning to the arts centre durThe Lebovic Centre for Arts and ing the 2012/2013 professional series. Also returning is Motus O's Entertainment - Nineteen on the Park's professional series kicks off A Christmas Carol, the Local Artist Showcase, Chris McKhool's CeleSept. 22 with folk artist and Juno brate! Holidays of the Global Village, award winner Jayme Stone. Tickets Motus O's Circus Terrifico and Yuk are already on sale and available at Yuk's on Tour. "We're finding that comedy http://nineteenonthepark.com/ works in Stouffville," Mr. Foster said. Orchestras have Messiah. Ballets have The Nutcracker and Stouffville has A Christmas Carol. This is the fourth year Motus O has performed it at the downtown arts centre. It will also be on the 2013 schedule. "It's attracting new audiences each year," Mr. Foster said. New to the Christmas season is the Sound of Music Sing-Along. Think Rocky Horror Picture Show viewings, but with yodelling, nun habits and German soldiers. "Possibly, it could become a trayour local ONLINE business directory dition," Mr. Foster said. The biggest acts end the season UP -- Louise Pitre with her husband Joe Matheson (April) and Sarah Slean (May). Mr. Foster noted some tickets have already been sold for the Sarah Slean show. The professional series kicks off Sept. 22 with folk artist and Juno award winner Jayme Stone. The Shunning, which is a Motus O production about a man's struggle to express himself within a society that demands conformity, runs for two nights in October. `I know that performers love the space. They love the connection they have with the audience. The acoustics surprise people.' Local reggae artist Jason Wilson pairs up with fiddler Dave Swarbrick on an Ontario tour that wraps up in Stouffville in midNovember. Afro-jazz's Soul Influence performs in February. March's calender includes pop musician Royal Wood and The Anna Russell Story. Tickets are already on sale and available at http://nineteenonthepark.com/ We make it easy. goldbook.ca Volunteer Eliminate women abuse in our community 905-727-0930 1-800-263-2231 yellowbrickhouse.org This message brought to you as a community service of The Stouffville Sun Tribune