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t” ' Readers Write An open letter to all election candidates To the Editor: Whitchurch-Stouffville has a vibrant performing arts community that includes Music Mania and newer companies like the York-Durham Academy of the Performing Arts, Men of Note and Bach to Blues. Our church choirs provide Christmas concerts for our sen- iors. Our school: provide music education and our community boasts several dance companies. Hundreds of local citizens and their children participate in these 8101!”; _ . r\ u H A -_J__.. 1“ pk. Pannrmina Arts yUUPB. ' The York Durham Academy of the Performing Arts arrived in Stouffville five years ago to an incredible response from young people seeking to participate in a performing arts venue. Since its inception YDAPA has presented 16 musicals, many concerts and festivals, and has developed a children’s choir, an adult choir, and a band. It has involved hundreds of children and com- munity members and provided experience from acting and backstage crew to make-up and high tech crew. The children involved have been given extremely high- quality instruction in elocution, voice and choreogra- phy, and their productions have been second to none. YDAPA has performed in many venues from the- atres in other towns to churches, schools, even stages in a field! These dedicated people have worked very hard to provide superior training and appropriate ven- ues for their performances. ,‘cA__.:-.. an: (11!“an in The chase for baseball‘s Holy Cull be that week But for one World Sena )unlue who been lollnw'tngthel‘allClauicuncelackle Robtnsonled the Brooklyn Dodgers to vutory over the hated Yankeesinthe l956ehowdomx. the actlonon the dra- mend could never match the thnll expenenced clown at the Centre dunng the Blue Jays last home stand of t season. Actually. the maycal turn of event: had started a lewweeharllerwhenltooltthelamllydownto watch the lay: play the Cleveland lnfianl. M got thereearlyeothatwecould headovertotheteatr just behind centre field to watch batting puctrce. As alwaye. we toolt our baseball gloves on the of! chanceaballmrghtcomeourwaxandmemuth just ha ned to look up m mld-convemuon wrth my son ew to see a Cleveland player dnve a batting practice lob as our dlrectlon. The ball wet kept com- lngr'tghtatmeaslreachedupwtthmyfioveand ma cl rt â€" my first ever malor league cat at apparently Lady Luck was lust getttng started Mthme.Atthegamea ttheBoetonRedSaxa fewweelts later we bougfit seats m the 100 Level cub field section in left field, duectly behrnd the Blue Jay: bullpen area. Una AV. 5... v- _ - , ‘- I' But like all of the other performing arts groups in town, they are frustrated and disillusioned with the endless bickering at council over support for a perform- ing arts venue in Stouffville. Without a home location, they have run a very professional organization out of multiple inadequate rehearsal locations, managed the administration from basements, and stored sets and A‘_. t--. :n pluck ulifh- Gus-mum--- .. V ,, costumes in barns and trailers. My fear i out a permanent place to call home, YDA down and all of the young people who from their participation in this fabulous will be left with nothing... again. The Town supports the hoc arenas, monds, soccer fields and a pool or the sp nity. I’m all for this. But when l have council meetings about a new theatre, 0t talk about operating in a ”business-like" By Bruce Staplcy W Out In Right Ball Out In Left Field -5”-.. noc arenas, baseball dia- pool or the sports commu- whcn I have attended the xew theatre, our councillors "business-like" way as if a My fear 1s that, with- )me, YDAPA will shut pple who get such joy fabulous organization Kfln offer In: congalullmnl. couldn't beheve 1h: way you um stood up than and stabbed that ball,‘ he hockey arena were 'business-like' while a theatre is not. Well councillors, take a look at the revenues generated by (performing arts in the wider World relative to sports I guarantee that you will find that they enerate far more tax dollars than sports. 50 if you re y want to train young people to contribute significantly to the tax base in the future, build a theatre! It’s time for the Town to support the performing arts community by building the proposed theatre. Although a decision has been made to go ahead, as a community We need to ensure that this facility comes to life and does not get caught up in more bureaucracy as the municipal elections loom. If you are seeking election in my ward, don’t come to my door if you don't support a theatre. You'll be'wast- ing your time because I Won't vote for you unless you openly su port it. I recommend that all citizens ask their can idates whether they support a theatre and give them your vote if they do. 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