Wednesday, July z i, I w y THfc OAKVILLE BEAVER DO ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT * John McDermott Sunday, October 17 at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.| Join us for a performance of classics such as Danny Boy, O ld Friends, Never Be the Sun, When You and I Were Very Young, Maggie, Sonny's Dream, The Green Isle o f Erin as well as many more! Presented in association with * Visit the box o ffice , 130 N avy Street (o t Lokeshore), M onday to Friday, noon to 5 p .m .; S a turday 2 to 5 p .m .; o r tw o hours be fo re show tim e . For m ore in fo rm a tio n on upcom ing shows exp lo re ou r website ot Mike Mandel Friday, October 15 & Saturday, October 16 at 8:30 p.m. Widely regarded as the best in his field, professional hypnotist Mike Mandel guides his volunteers through increasingly ludcrous mental excursions, each deplaying a brilliant sense of imagination. Come and join the fun! Become a B ig T icket M ember and $ave! For Just $30, you get: ■* savings of 20% on shows of your choice * first chance at best seats * special offers from local restaurants and retailers Ask about our new BIG TICKET PLUS membership! b y Affirmative Communications. THEQAKVttlEBEAVEIt official media sponsor of The Oakville Centre By Scott MacArthur SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Mayor Ann Mulvale will get a special gift on her 50th birthday, and none other than renowned artist and Oakville resident Naoko Matsubara will give it to her. Matsubara, who travels the world exhibiting her woodcuts, will create a piece replicating the new Wellspring building and give one of the copies to the mayor. Matsubara came to Oakville 27 years ago, shortly after marrying her husband, David, a professor at the University of Toronto. She admits to having been skeptical about coming to Oakville at the time, due to its distance from Toronto, but now believes the town has been the perfect home for herself and her family. "A friend showed us houses around here after I couldn't find anything that I liked within our budget in Toronto," she said. "After we found this house we fell in love with it and had to buy it. "The town is wonderful, so many beautiful trees, and the people are great," Matsubara said with enthusi asm. Matsubara's love for woodcutting grew out of her experiences in gradu ate school. "I had a brilliant professor," she explained. "She would encourage us to work without sketches, to do things naturally and use our minds and eyes." In her career, which has now spanned 40 years, Matsubara esti mates that she has created over 1,000 pieces of art. One woodcut can take anywhere from three days to two months to complete, she said, fol lowed by the time it takes to have the art printed. Matsubara finds many of life's experiences to be her inspiration when creating a work of art. "Inspirations are something you see in everyday life during your trav els," she said. "For example, I have been greatly inspired by the city of Istanbul. Turkey is such a wonderful country with so many layers of cul ture." Matsubara's longest ongoing pro ject, a book of hand prints that has taken 26 years to complete, will be published shortly. "My son is 26 years old and when he was just a little baby, I would v watch him touch, poke and feel things with his hands," Matsubara said. "I became fascinated with human hands and what they can do. The way people talk using hand gestures and the dif ferent movements, it's really quite amazing." Matsubara acknowledges the fact that not everyone can grasp her work or appreciate it, but that's not something she can control. "It's hard for me to answer the question, 'Can you explain your work to me?"', said Matsub ara. "Not everybody can appreciate what I do, but I strive to have people see the essence of my work." Matsubara is looking forward to this coming October when she will spend a month in her native Japan displaying her work at a group show in Tokyo and a solo show in Kyoto. "I love to travel," she said. "And when I combine that with my work, it makes it that much greater." L o o k i n g F o r S p e c i a l P e o p l e T o M a k e S p e c i a l O e l iv e r ie s Incom e opportunities are available for retirees, parents w ho w ant to spend tim e with their family, or som eone w ho just wants to earn som e extra spending money. T h e Oakville Beaver is looking for . dependable individuals to be independent carriers to deliver T h e Oakville Beaver. Earn $ 1 7 5 to $ 2 0 0 a m onth working a few hours 4 days per week.* For m ore Inform ation, Call 8 4 5 -9 7 4 2 * Gross income, actual earning depends on total homes delivered. Candles can double for romantic dinners Photo by Peter C. McCusker Naoko Matsubara will create a woodcut replica of the new Wellspring building and will give one of the copies to Mayor Ann Mulvale for her 50th birthday. A special gift for the mayor LAST TICKETED PRICE STOREWIDE (including all sale and clearance priced merchandise) S H O Choose from o u r entire selection of brand nam e footwear, ___ ] accessories fo r m en, w om en and kids! a c ^ ^ s b a s i c s © a i JB R new balance R W A L K -- . H/TEC H Vankevich even suggested a dry run would be helpful. "Families need to learn to communicate and enjoy each other, without computers, VCRs, CDs and radios," he said. " I encourage people to try living a weekend without electrici ty - to play games together, read, and re-develop the skill of conversation and simple living. This could be valuable preparation for what Y2K might deliver in some areas of the country." Born in Portland, Maine, Vankevich is a professor of com munication at Eastern Nazarene College, in Quincy, Massa chusetts. He holds a number of degrees, including a BA in English Literature, a master's degree in Film Studies, and a master's degree in Humanities. His Y2K handbook is available for $19.95 at Alternatives and at Good Books in Oakville. And Alternatives Market at 579 Kerr St. has designed a pamphlet titled Are you Y2K ready? which also offers a few tips on buying and storing food. ° / o OFF Oakville: Hyde Park Gate Plaza * 829-3397 (Hwy. 5 and Hwy. 503) Oakville Town Centre • 815-1530 (Next to Toys R Us) (C ontinued from page B8) money as well as being prepared for any shortages - a kind of Y2K insurance. However, if the hydro and water supply are terminated, how are you going to boil your bottled water or cook your canned beans? Well, said Vankevich, you put your candle in a can which not only gives off light, but also heat. The can would, of course, need holes in the side so that when you place your pan of beans or soup on top, the candle will con tinue to receive oxygen. "If you buy the candles that bum for 120 hours and noth ing happens, you can have romantic dinners by candlelight for the next 120 hours," he said, to applause from a few women in the audience. Y2K Made Simple not only offers suggestions for storing food and water and for preparing food, it also suggests the best places to purchase cheap, long-lasting flashlights and candles, and it highly recommends buying a food dehydrator. m s Royal Bank Festival of Classics presents Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare July 21 to August 14, Monday through Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Theatre at the Lake, Coronation Park Photo by Barrie Erskine Ned Vankevich was in town recently to dis hes book and the effect Y2K computer glitches will have on our everyday lives. LEASE HAS EXPIRED ^ ENTIRE STOCK ^ REDUCED TO CLEAR LIQUIDATION SALE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Sunday, October 17 at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.| Friday, October 15 & Saturday, October 16 at 8:30 p.m. By Scott MacArthur A special gift for the mayor Choose from our entire selection of brand name footwear, ] accessories for men, women and kids! °/o OFF Oakville: Hyde Park Gate Plaza * 829-3397 Oakville Town Centre • 815-1530 by William Shakespeare July 21 to August 14, Monday through Saturday at 8:00 p.m.