I H fc O A K .V lL L .fc B fc A V fc K Wednesday, Apnl 7, lyyyL.U I OAKVILLE l i f t NAVY ST. 815-2021 Arts & Entertainment OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR OF THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Oakville Beaver Entertainment Editor: Carol Baldwin 845-3824 (Extension 254) Fax: 337-5567 w & Friend Special benefit concert in Oakville supports children Above, Alan Frew (right) and Wayne Parker got togeth er with the other members of Glass Tiger for a special reunion performance in Oakville on Saturday. Alan Frew and Friends IV featured the talented music of several of Canada's most talented artists, including Dan Clancy of Clancy and Moore, left, and Joan Kennedy, right, at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. This annual benefit concert was originally designed to raise money and awareness for charities that offer help and support to children. Proceeds from this year's concert will go to Camp Trillium and the Rose Cherry Home. Camp Trillium was established in 1984 to provide a camp environment for children with cancer and their fami lies. The camp allows them the opportunity to go to camp and forget about cancer for a while. The Rose Cherry Home provides pediatric hospice care and respite services to Ontario families with children who have life-limiting or life-threatening illness requiring com plex and technology-dependent care. Photos by Peter J. Thompson Presents French Flair, The Spanish Passion OAKVILLE Guest Artist - Norbert Kraft - Guitarl (S Y M P H O N Y Saturday, April 10 at 8:00 p.m. OQCHEtSTPA. Sunday, April 11 at 2:00 p.m. An Evening At The Apollo Theatre Thursday, April 15 at 8:00 p.m. An impeccable tribute to legendary performers such as The Drifters, The Supremes, the Platters and many more! n IL ST- LAW RENCEPresented by IS CEM EN T massocratu The Second City Touring Group Comedy Cabarets in the Studio Theatre Friday, April 23 8:30 p.m. Sat<s*>£j0 W T h & 10:00 p.m. That Dorothy Parker... In the S tu d io Theatre Fri., & Sat. May 28 & 29 at 8:30 p.m. Written & performed by Carol Lempert A one woman tour-de-force chronicles Dorothy Parker's life and work. A witty, biting, touching slice o f literary history! The Gakveie Beaver v o l v o Advertising Sponsor l i s d Volvo of Oakville, to test drive the all new '99 Voho S80 n o jih FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (9 0 5 )8 1 5 -2 0 2 1 now, Visit the b o x office, 1 30 N o v y Street (a t La k e sh o re ), M o n d a y to F rida y, noo n to 5 p .m .; S a tu rd a y 2 to 5 p .m .; o r tw o ho urs before show tim e . For m o re in fo rm a tio n on upco m ing shows e x p lo re o u r w ebsite at www.oc4pa.com b y Affirmative Communications. See some of the best original art in Canada The Oakville Art Society's 33rd annual Art Auction will feature a wide variety of art work on Saturday (April 10th) in Cen tennial Gallery. "The auction is one of the highlights of the year for our society," said Marguerite Broten, president of the Oakville Art Soci ety (OAS). "It gives many of our more accomplished artists an opportunity to show off some of their best work and gives some of our emerging artists an opportunity to gain valuable exposure and experience." Broten also pointed out that over the course of time many prominent Canadian artists have been members of the OAS, and it has become somewhat of a tradition for them to provide one of their original works to the auction. Most notable of the alumni are Robert Bateman, Jack Reid and Tom Chatfield. "We are very careful in our selection o f (See 'Bid' on page B5) Enjoy new age music Oakville's own composer/pianist Gerry Tym- stra will play his brand of relaxing "new age music" at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on April 17th at 8 p.m. Tymstra's list of credits include two CDs, the most recent of which is Garden o f Eden, which contains 11 songs written for different nations. One particular song, The Red Maple Leaf, has been chosen as the lead song of the Snowbirds Canadian Airforce Acrobatics Team. The Snowbirds performed in Toronto at the CNE the day after Princess Diana's death and dedicated the song in her memory. Tymstra will be performing at The Oakville Centre with his six-piece band of local talent which includes lead guitarist Michael Boodhan, bass guitarist Dana Cross, Jim Clayton on key boards, drummer Bryan Humphreys, violinist Cory Walden, and vocalist Christie Storey. Tickets are $16 and are available by visiting or calling The Oakville Centre box office at 130 Navy St., 815-2021. FREE FAMILY PASS! This special family pass allows two adults & their children FREE admission to Oakville's largest consumer show - The Oakville Lifestyle Home Show! Regular Admin sion $2 The 10th Annual Oakville Lifestyle H om e Show April 16-18 ,1999 at Glen Abbey Recreation Centre s 1415 Third Line you will see: The *w- -wrOnkviFic lifestyleHome I Show hundreds of new products and services for your home terrific, one time Home Show Specials • lots of prizes and free draws ■ a great family outing • local, reliable companies great selection, great quality great prices - all under one roof one-stop shopping for quotes ■ LOIS OF FREE PARKING • HOURS: FRI, 1-9 PM • SAT, 11 AM-6 PM • SUN, 11 AM- 5 PM L o " A N N i v f r s A b y LIMITED DISPLAY SPACE FOR EXHIBITORS STILL AVAILABLE: 827^1632 http://www.oc4pa.com