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93.38;: lhmul WHO All) San "WI-lube hath-1mm“ Mam urwvu may tllrupwwmg t mu ‘ Malawi. 80mm ADHINIITIAflON Robrn [ammo [AWE Munkipol mum-ii: arr deb-(mg budget An- n» .m . priority? ebratiOn of the Arts. held at the) Newmarket Theatre. honouring our newest and brightest young talents. (Innmrflln'c nu'n Mina-[nan nn min!“ The Dar Williams anme mm Yak Ill-pun Main (Bruupmmmunuv 1mm [nu-no “mung mm Inn Mason ymfi‘wng mn'v lETTERS POLICY [hm-mu. Dll I law l «M Tanya Fatima Gard Mimi Fatima-um [adv Smart ; he Sunburn t is just about that time of year when local politicians in all York municipalities start to take a long. hard look at the financial books and decide how to best spend vour hard-earned tax dollars. 'l‘ypically. a lot of that money goes toward projects suqh as building fire halls. purchasing new snowpltms. paving roads. replacing turf on soccer fields and filling potholes. By comparison'. very little money is invested in ans and culture programs and facilities. We think that is a mistake worth cornecting. A vibrant arts and culture scene is crucial to creating strong. vibrant communities. Were is also no doubt it is really good for the hen] econ~ omy. A study released earlier this year found arts and culture tourists spend nearly twice as much money. stay ovemight longer and eat at restaurants more often than typical tourists To be more specific. Ontario arts and culture tourists spend. on average. 5667 per trip ver- sus $374 for the typical tourist. according to the study com- missioned by the Ontario Arts Arts and culture tourists. on average. stay overnight 42 per cent longer than the typical tourist. at 4.4 nights compared to 3.1 nights. Editorial Town could invest more in arts and culture scene And they are twice as likely to dine at Iocal restaurants and shop at local stores. the study impressive numbers. And we know there is a real appetite for arts and culture in York Region. lust is]: the folks at the McMichad Cum-dim An (bk mm»: mm- lnvuunent In lection in Kleinburg, Plato Markham 1110mm. or those in be“ m m m me audience at the tea-m Celâ€" mote money. attention. some ptcuy Sinuffvillv's awn Ninvlflen nn thc‘l’ark am}! local an galleries also ofier Vibrant proof that ans and culture are alive and well in Whilchun‘h-Stouffville. And then there are the count- less local musicians â€" and music fans who enjoy all kinds of music at churches, bars. cofl'ec houses and the lxgion. this Is t'lvarly an opportunity the town. investment and busi- ness community. as well as citi- mns. should jump on. Mr example. a municipal- ity could put aside coed money for an intimate performing arts centre in its emerging down- town or provide the funding to help launch an iutcmational, arts and music festival such as Glastonbury 2014. which takes place at Worthy Farm in the Enflish countryside. All l20.000 tickets were sold. out in record-setting time and Canadians alone racked up‘ a 4 whopping $40 million in ticket It is easy to see the enor- mous benefits hosting such a festival would bring to the com- munity. Or why not put a sizable sum into a special fund dedicated to providing major. annual grams to local festival organizers. arts and culture organizations and I emerging artists? Someone once said the an are an even better measure- ment of what is happening in our communities than the stock market or. say. the debates hap- pening in political cinclcs. If our council Wants to build an even more vibrant town -â€" and potentially grow and strengthen the local economy. too â€"â€" a good thing to consider is ramping up spending on ans and culture. 110T TOPIC Ovation given delightful play Ra Disturbing momenlsfirr students in play. letter by Wendy Bacola. Oct. 25. My husband and I attended a wonderful performance of Alice by the Moms 0 Dance Company at Nineteen on the Park. when they received a standing ovation from a sold-out audience of approximately 120 adults. and children. After the performance. many of the young people who attended spent another halfbhour taking phomgraph's of themselves with thedancers ’ I find it extremely difficult to under? stand how Mrs. Bacola could interpret this delightful. light-hearted performance in such a disturbing way. “w audience on Friday night certainly was not of the same opinion. I also find it difficult to undefstand why this m'wspapcr would print such a mum- spirited attack on the dance company. who have Contributed so much to Whilchumh- Smuffvillc and the surrounde communi- tieadmmghixaananddesimtoengage adultsandchildrenofaflages. Children's smiles during play heartwarming Re: Disturbing moments forsludems inplay. bmhytmymmzs Mamcmbctofuwaudicnocofmus ()‘sAlzbelastVdeesdayJwasastomdedlo readthis writer’s intapletation ofthephy. lhecosnunesof'meedledeeand'mee- dledum wete. to my mind. designed to exaggerate the mtund bodies of the charac- lets and not to display‘aver-simd genitals“. mcdonningofdweminiskh‘twasto mpresentoneofdlechamctasptetuxfing tobcagiflsothatmeduocouldstmlmce hmmdanceAlmiewigeasmeskin wastakenofi...simpiyalinlefimbyamalc oversimd Tweedledum to encourage the laughter it received. Surer them is some editorial discretion in deciding what is fit to prim. RUTH AND ANDY PATTERSON ' ST! )L'I-‘l-Vfl.l£ The play's conclusion portrayed a smil- ingAlioeonherown amund. recalling her my strange dream. The rabbit? No lonpr there and canalnly notcapablcoftomnemimhet. lwxmldliketooomplirmntMoNsOon itscommunityspimâ€"meunilesofghc nitytoperfonnonstqewimm in from oftheix parentsandpeets? VAIERIE CURGENVEN LPMMVVIUL Punusuan Ian Proudwa GENERAL MANAGER Iohn With-ms Amazing talent shouldn’t Rt: Disturbing W for students in play. letter by Wendy Bacola. Oct. 25. Concerning the wonderful production ofAh'cv that Moms 0 brought us this week- end. the write: complained aboul innuen- does making it inappmpriate for children. first. the costumes of 1mm“ and TWeedledum were full of imagination. but I fail to 51x? what the wn'ter saw. The actions 0! lamcs and lack were won- derfufly childlike. full of fun and innocence. again making me wonder how the writer saw more. Children love to see someone fall am and we hmw they are safe when falling because theyan: su padded. When Jack’s skin came dm'm. the chil- dren siningnear me loved it; they love il when pants fall off. Wis is such an aid ver- sion of comedy. When attending theatre, I feel it is more fun to allow the troupe to emenain you rather than find moments to criticize. I told Matus 0 representatives following Friday niQIt's show it was perfect. Each time they bring us something. I am amazed at dre'talem. The costumes. rhythm. make-up. action and ability to tell a story with few words is Wemafiuseumlaughter Rabbmrflngmhrnudmninplay. mwwmams lwasatmeAliceperfonnance Friday nifiuatNinetewonmePukandlumxght itgavemuch laughterandenioymepnoso manypeople. The tenet writer's comments are overly Wtedandseemtommhunwur into badbetnviourâ€"lakingagoodthimgand tumim it into somahing bad and nega- Many ofus were still talking about the pel’fomunce the next day. It was grea! clean funforsomanyol'us ltlssadnegafivepeoplefeelmeneedlo lakehqmomamlhudueranddestmyit. There was absolutely nothing sexual abomdleAh‘apedom. Moms0.keepupmatgmndmrtand mankyouforgivlngusthatmmemof [augmenasmallcouldusenmlalghler inourlives Saw-Tribune 6290MmSt. MOMMA 167 HELEN LANGENHUIZEN (’XBRMXJ DIANE WARD E WMA RKf-T'I