live! at the oakville centre fall 2014 / winter 2015

AT THE OAKVILLE CENTRE

VOLUME SEVEN | ISSUE TWO | DEC~JUNE 2015

JAKE SHIMABUKURO

YELLOWJACKETS

DARYL STUERMER

CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE

JOHANNES LINSTEAD

LES BALLET JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL

ALAN PARSONS LIVE PROJECT

GREAT LAKES SWIMMERS

VETERANS OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

BETTYE LAVETTE

JANN ARDEN

and more!

WINTER 2014/SPRING 2015

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Welcome to the Oakville Centre! We askthat you follow these simple guidelines toensure a pleasant and memorable experi-ence for all.

In consideration of those in the audiencewho may have allergies, please refrain fromusing perfume or cologne when attendinga performance.

Cell phones and other electronic devicesshould be muted and not used while in thetheatre. Photography and recording devicesare strictly prohibited inside the theatre.

Food is not permitted in the theatre. Bever-ages, such as water and soft drinks in clearplastic bottles are permitted and alcoholwill be permitted during designated per-formances. Please refrain from unwrap-pingcandy during the performance.

Latecomers and re-entries will be seated ata suitable break determined by the produc-tion. You may be asked to wait in the lobby. Babes-in-arms and young children are wel-come to the Family Series performances.Contact the box office for all other per-formances. Each person entering thetheatre requires a ticket. Group bookingsare available for 10 or more. Please contact905-338-4161, ext. 3204. All ticket sales arefinal.

For box office hours, parking locations andother inquiries visit www.oakvillecentre.caor call the box office at 905-815-2021.

The Oakville Centre for the Performing Artsis a division of the Recreation and CultureDepartment of the Town of Oakville.

We are located at 130 Navy Street, at thecorner of Navy and Lakeshore Road East indowntown Oakville, Ontario. For directionsto the theatre, please see page 4.

Oakville CentreHOUSE NOTES

The Oakville Centre and the Town ofOakville place a high priority on accessibil-ity to the public. We are constantly strivingto meet the needs of our customers.

Patrons requiring wheelchair or accessibleseating arrangements are asked to call thebox office at 905-815-2021 or e-mail us [email protected]. Our box office staffwill be happy to book accessible seating andanswer any questions you may have regard-ing accessibility at the Oakville Centre.

Accessible features include curb cuts at side-walks and a ramp to the entrance of thetheatre on Navy and Church streetapproach. Our main entrance doors areequipped with electronic openers and theauditorium offers handrails.

The Oakville Centre does have some acces-sibility challenges due to its design and age.The theatre does not have an elevator. Thetheatre’s seating area of 17 rows has asteep incline. There is one barrier freewashroom on the main level in the lobby.Due to fire regulations and for the safety ofpatrons, wheelchair and walker seating islocated in Row S.

The Oakville Centre offers aSennheiser assistive hearing system,free of charge. Patrons can access

the headset by requesting the equipmentat the lobby bar on their arrival.

One accessible parking spot is avail-able on Navy Street and two spotsin the Church Street parking lot.

These spots are best suited for thoseattending performances in the Main Audi-torium. Accessible parking spots on thelower level, at the back of the theatrewould only be suitable for those attendingan event in the Studio Theatre. For addi-tional accessible parking spots, please referto the map on page 4.

Oakville CentreACCESSIBILITY

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Dear Patron,

Thank you for joining us at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Whether you arehere for the first time, or you’ve experienced performances at our venue many times overthe last 38 years, I would like to welcome you.

I am very pleased to announce the second half of our 2014/15 season. The line-up ofperformances includes some extraordinary and inspiring Canadian and internationallyacclaimed musicians, famously funny comedians and artists from a variety of genres –pop, rock, jazz, world music and dance.

As you know, Oakville is a culturally vibrant town. I am always impressed with the breadthof talent and creativity presented by the artists and performers that come through ourdoors to share their work. Beyond the shows that the Oakville Centre is presenting thisseason, I would like to encourage you to explore everything the Oakville Centre has tooffer, including performances of theatre, dance, music, and much more; brought to us bypartners from the community. Information on these and all performances at the OakvilleCentre can be found at www.oakvillecentre.ca.

Earlier this year, the Oakville Centre underwent a few enhancements to make yourexperience with us a more enjoyable one. First, we refreshed our lobby washrooms foryour improved comfort. We also installed a new d&b audiotechnik sound system that hasbeen designed specifically for the Oakville Centre to deliver outstanding sound qualityand an improved concert experience for you. d&b is regarded as one of the leadingcompanies in sound reinforcement systems because of their use of technologicaldevelopments, system integration principles, quality of construction and standards ofservice. We hope these changes sound good to you!

The Downtown Cultural Hub continues to make good progress as Council moves theDowntown Plan into its next phase. Town staff will continue to define the cultural facilitiesand outdoor programmable spaces and take them through evaluation criteria to presentoptions to Council in 2015. For more information on the Downtown Plan, visit oakville.ca.

The Oakville Centre strives to be the focal point for the performing arts in the town ofOakville. I hope that the 2014-2015 Winter/Spring season provides memorableexperiences for you and for those you attend with.

We look forward to seeing you at the Centre.

Robin HowarthManager, Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts

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TheOakville Centre

for the Performing Artswould like to thank

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for ongoingprogramming support.

www.pch.gc.ca

TheOakville Centre

for the Performing Artswould like to thank the

ONTARIOARTS COUNCIL

for ongoingprogramming support.

www.arts.on.ca

From the QEW or 401, exit at Trafalgar Road (Hwy.3), drive south to Lakeshore Road, turn right andpark in any of the more than 2,800 parking spotsin Downtown Oakville.

To park behind the Oakville Centre, continuealong Lakeshore to Navy Street, turn left on Navythen make your first right on Water Street andfollow it along the river.

Accessible Parking SpotsMunicipal Parking Lots

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OAKVILLE BALLETFEATURING STUDENTS OF

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The Nutcracker: An Oakville Family Tradition for over 30 YearsExperience the magic of the Nutcracker this holiday season with the Oakville Ballet’s elaborate full length production. Join Clara, her Nutcracker and the magician Drosselmeyer in this traditional festive tale for the whole family. In a world of elegance, The Nutcracker brings to life the eternally popular Tchaikowsky score following Clara’s whimsical tour through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets.

Get your tickets early – don’t miss your chance to be part of this family tradition!

Performance dates and times:

Friday: November 28 7:30pmSaturday: November 29 and December 06 2:00pm and 7:00pmSunday: November 30 and December 07 1:00pm and 5:00pm

For tickets call: 905-815-2021Online booking: www.oakvillecentre.ca

www.oakvilleballet.com

JOHN McDERMOTTA Family Christmas

A portion of the ticket sales will benefit the following hospice organizations:

IAN ANDERSON HOUSE, OAKVILLEHEIDI MURRAY-HARRIGANwww.ianandersonhouse.com

McNALLY HOUSE, GRIMSBYPAMELA BLACKWOODwww.mcnallyhousehospice.com

HEART HOUSE HOSPICE, MISSISSAUGALISA [email protected]

Oakville Centre for the Performing ArtsDecember 4th, 7:30pm

www.johnmcdermott.com

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THE OAKVILLE SYMPHONYpresents

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at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Artswith Special Guests The Oakville Children’s Choir

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On the cover: JAKE SHIMABUKURO March 5

In this issue . . .Family Series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 16 to May 6Daryl Stuermer of Genesis . . . . . . . . . . January 22Johannes Linstead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 24Yellowjackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 29Veterans of Saturday Night Live . . . . . February 20Don Amero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 21Bettye Lavette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 21Been a Long Time Comin’ . . . . . . . . . . February 26Great Lake Swimmers. . . . . . . . . . . . . February 27CAL: CCR Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 28Jann Arden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 2Jake Shimabukuro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 5The Dining Room (Soulpepper) . . . . . . . March 12Alan Parsons Live Project. . . . . . . . March 13 & 14Alysha Brilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 28CAL: Eagles Greatest Hits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 9Rob Tardik. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 18Tompkinsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 23Les Ballet Jazz de Montréal . . . . . . . . . . . April 30Comedy Aces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 8CAL: Purple Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 27

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The After Show Artist Chat is your opportunity tolearn more about the artist’s background, theirinterpretation of the work or what makes them tick.With the support of the Department of CanadianHeritage we are pleased to announce a series ofcomplimentary After Show Artist Chats with amoderated discussion between the artist(s) and afeatured guest moderator. These informaldiscussions around the creative process will behosted by Paradiso Restaurant (unless notedotherwise), right across the street from the theatre.

Each chat will start a few minutes after the showat Paradiso and run for no longer than 30 minutes.Tickets for the After Show Artist Chats are availableon November 10, 2014, the first day of public ticketsales. There is a limit of four tickets per purchaser.

After ShowArtist Chats

DARYL STUERMER BAND Thursday January 22

In The Studio Theatre:DON AMERO Saturday February 21ALYSHA BRILLA Saturday March 28

ROB TARDIK Saturday April 18

COMEDY ACES Friday May 8CAL: PURPLE RAIN Saturday June 27

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It’s All AboThe OAKVILLE NISSAN FAMILY SERIES at

FAMOUS PEOPLE PLAYERSSunday, November 16, 2014 • 1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. • $20 *Recommended for ages 6 and up

What you will see is sensational what you don’t see isinspirational. In their 40th year in business, FamousPEOPLE Players defies gravity before your eyes and willhave audiences mesmerized. Creatures of every shape andsize Rock and Roll as they illuminate through black lightand trip the light fantastic! First premiered for QuincyJones, the master of excitement, and enthralling audienceswith Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Famous PEOPLE Playershave the power to amaze and the power to inspire.

Mike D’Urzo’s MEGA MAGICSaturday, December 20, 2014 • 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. • $20*Recommended for ages 8 and up

Mike D’Urzo is an international award winning magicianand mentalist. As the founder and creative director of MegaMagic, he performs in hundreds of shows annually forsome of the largest corporations, theatres, theme parks,festivals and television networks across Canada. Mikewas the winner of the 2012, 2013 & 2014 “Performer ofthe Year” award presented by Festivals & Events Ontario.He was nominated for the “Canadian Entertainer of theYear” award by the Canadian Event Industry Awards.

WILD KRATTS – LIVE!Sunday, January 4, 2015 • 1 p.m. & 4 p.m. • $35**Recommended for ages 4 to 8

Wild Kratts – Live! is an all new theatrical stage showbased on the hit animated television series Wild Kratts.Martin and Chris Kratt, stars of the Emmy-nominatedWild Kratts step out LIVE ON STAGE to engage the audi-ence in a classic Wild Kratts story. Starting off in their

headquarters the “Tor-tuga”, the Wild Kratts re-ceive a message of ananimal in trouble from amember of their world-wide network of WildKratts kids. Always readyto help animals that needthem, Martin and Chrispull on their CreaturePower vest and glovesand are off “to the Crea-ture Rescue!” .

SPOT THE DOG Theatre TerraSaturday, January 10, 2015 • 1 p.m. • $20 *Recommended for ages 3 to 6

Together with Spot, toddlers and their parents will have anew adventure in the theatre. Spot will take the audienceto the farm of his father Sam, where all the animals arelost. Spot and his friend Helen are going to need the helpof the audience to find all the animals and bring them backto the farm. Can everybody recognize the sounds of theanimals and help Spot and Helen to find them?

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THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD Tall Stories Theatre Co.Sunday, March 1, 2015 • 1 p.m. • $20 *Recommended for ages 4 and up

The Gruffalo said that no Gruffalo should ever set foot inthe deep dark wood...But one wild and windy night theGruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warning and tiptoesout into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn’treally exist...does he?

ROBIN HOOD Visible FictionsSunday, March 29, 2015 • 1 p.m. • $20*Recommended for ages 7 and up

In a forest somewhere near you, there is a band of brothersseeking to rid the land of evil and return hope to the poorlytreated. They are lean, mean, trained justice fightingmachines. Armed with whatever comes their way, nothingis as it seems in this Sherwood Forest, but one thing is forsure . . . no rogue is safe!

JUNIE B JONESWednesday, May 6, 2015 • 7 p.m. • $20 *Recommended for ages 7 and up

Watch out world, here comes Junie B Jones, and she’sdefinitely ready for some new school-year adventures.Follow her escapades in this rollicking, one-of-a-kindmusical adventure based on Barbara Park’s wildlypopular books.

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SPECIAL OFFER!*Purchase 3 or more shows & SAVE $5 / ticket!

**NO discounts available for Wild Kratts – Live!

TICKETS: 905-815-2021 or OakvilleCentre.ca

In association with The Munz & PlancheFamily Fund for the Performing Arts (a fund held within the Oakville Community Foundation).

All prices include taxes and handling fees.

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“Whether playing Genesis tunes or his own compositions, Stuermereffortlessly melded his crisp andmuscular lead lines onto the strongmelodies and complex arrangements.The music from the evening’sgenerous set sounded strikingly freshand vital throughout.”~ Tom Wilmeth, JazzTimes.com

See page 11

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DarylStuermer “Reinventing the Genesis Experience”

Regular Ticket: $72 | Big Ticket Member: $65 | Big Ticket Plus: $61All prices include taxes and handling fees. Box Office: 905-815-2021 or www.OakvilleCentre.ca

Lead guitarist of Genesis and Phil Collins Band • Thursday, January 22 at 8 p.m.

Bursting onto the international music scene in 1975, DarylStuermer toured Europe with critically acclaimed jazz vio-linist Jean-Luc Ponty and went on to record three innovativealbums with him. Since becoming lead guitarist and a tour-ing member of the super-group Genesis in 1978, Daryl hastoured the world to sold-out crowds with both Genesis andas an original member of Phil Collins band. Stuermer hascreated the signature lead guitar sound of many Phil Collinsmega hits including In the Air Tonight and Easy Lover. Today, he performs with his five piece group, The DarylStuermer Band, which truly showcases his unique blend ofrock and jazz guitar and continues to expand on over 30years of musical accomplishments.Between world tours and hitrecordings, Daryl has releasedeight solo albums of original musicand covers his favorite Genesistunes along the way on 2002’sAnother Side of Genesis. Keyboardist Kostia Efimov wasrecognized as a prodigy from agefour, and studied classical piano inSoviet Russia during his entire childhood. He continued hispassionate interest in music and ultimately graduated fromthe prestigious St. Petersburg Conservatory. By 1989, he haddeveloped a keen obsession with jazz and pop music anddecided to travel from St. Petersburg to Milwaukee, WI totake part in a cultural exchange program. Within two weeksof his first concert at the Milwaukee Art Museum he wasoffered a recording contract with Narada Records and wenton to perform with icons of the American pop music scene. Kostia also composes soundtracks for film and theatreproductions and has recorded solo albums including SuiteSt. Petersburg and 10 Pebbles. He has been performing withDaryl since 1990. His keyboard and synthesizer skills providethe perfect backbone and atmosphere for The DarylStuermer Band.

Bassist Eric Hervey has been an integral part of the bandsince 1995. A professional musician since the age of 16, he’splayed in nightclubs and traveled the world with countlessbands. Through the years he has recorded and performedwith artists such as Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits), StaceyHayden (Sherriff) and Ansley Dunbar (Journey). He’s madehis mark on every genre of music as a musician, songwriter,arranger, recording engineer and producer. Drummer Alan Arber is well known throughout the Mid-west for his live shows with Daryl Stuermer, Mary Karlzen,and many other bands in the Milwaukee and Chicago areas.His talent extends to commercial jingles, recorded CD proj-

ects for Hal Leonard Publishingand recording sessions for a num-ber of artists including Willy Porterand Janet Planet. He performed ona “Best Independent Original”Grammy award-winning song in1990. Alan holds a Masters Degreein Percussion Performance andPedagogy from the University ofNevada Las Vegas

Forrest “Woody” Mankowski has been performing pro-fessionally since age 12. Besides singing, he also plays tenor,alto and soprano saxophones, as well as clarinet and flute.Woody’ s voice has been recorded on over 500 commercials.You may have heard him on television or radio singing orplaying on jingles for clients such as Turner Classic Movies,Simplicity Lawn Mowers and Miller Lite. He has been a fea-tured soloist with The Boston Pops, The Detroit Symphony,and The Seattle Symphony, among several other major U.S.symphonies, as the male lead in The Baseball Music Project. As a freelance instrumentalist, Woody has backed uppopular artists such as Aretha Franklin, The Temptations,James Ingram, and Cheap Trick. He has worked in pitorchestras for touring Broadway shows including TheProducers, Chicago and Hairspray .

Dan Cooper Concert Series

Presented by The Oakville Centre and the Dan Cooper Group

From being named Canada’s Guitarist of theYear, to winning six “Best Album” awards, tofour top-ten Billboard charting albums, anda JUNO nomination, Johannes Linstead hasbecome recognized internationally as one ofthe best selling guitarists in theInstrumental and World Music genres. Chances are even if you don’t know thename you’ve heard his music. Johannes’music has been used in some of the mostpopular TV shows, such as Californicationwith David Duchovny, The Following withKevin Bacon, and Burn Notice. His music washeard around the world a few years agoduring the Winter Olympics as part of worldchampion figure skater Stephane Lambiel’schoreography and recently featured in thehugely popular video game Tropical 4. In2009, Johannes signed an endorsement dealwith the largest musical instrumentmanufacturer in world, earning him theprestigious title of “Influential Artist” withYamaha Guitars USA. His group consists of congas, bongos,accordion, bass and Spanish guitars, witheach band member lending his own uniquecharisma, creating a rare on-stage chemistrythat moves audiences to their feet, clappingalong with the music and occasionallyshouting out “ole!”. They perform at manyof the top music festival in the US andCanada, including the Catalina IslandJazzTrax festival in California, which was

named the # 1 jazz festival in the US.Johannes’ legendary concerts have broughtthe group as far as the Middle-East,performing for royalty in the Kingdom ofBahrain. Together, Johannes and his groupset the stage on fire as they let loose a fiestaof Afro-Cuban percussion and Spanishguitar magic. When creating new music, Johannesderives his inspiration from his manytravels, from Spain to the Caribbean, fromIndia to the Middle East. Each new landbringing him a wealth of exotic sounds andrhythms to colour his musical pallet. Havingdeveloped a love for the tropics, Johannesnow calls the Dominican Republic his homeaway from home. A deeply spiritual person, Johannes is acertified yoga instructor and conducts yogaand music retreats when his touringschedule allows. In 2006, he founded DivineEarth (divineearth.org), a humanitarianorganization promoting meditation, yoga,holistic living, and the healing power ofmusic. Johannes states, “I use music as a way toexpress what words cannot say. Every notecontains a part of me and all the love, joy,hope and compassion in my heart. I believethat music has the power to uplifthumanity – I see it all the time at every oneof my concerts. To be able to bring happinessto so many people is a true blessing.”


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The Oakville Infiniti Classical & World Artists Series

Johannes LinsteadSaturday, January 24 at 8 p.m.

Presented by The Oakville Centre and Oakville Infinitiin association with Oakville Orthodontics

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“Johannes Linstead is a blazingquick and amazingly lyrical

guitarist. There is a sense of joy andaffirmation of life that pervades

every one of his compositions. Highly recommended.”

~ Vivoscene Magazine

Yellowjackets

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“For more than two decades, the Yellowjacketshave stood on the front lines of jazz, mixing funk,

swing, Latin, gospel and blues while earningcritical praise, Grammys and an international

fan base along the way.” ~ Vivoscene Magazine

Presented by The Oakville Centre and Oakville Infiniti

An evening with the

In 1977, Robben Ford assembled a group of veteran session musicians to recordhis album The Inside Story. The trio of musicians, which included keyboardistRussell Ferrante, bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Ricky Lawson, soondiscovered a certain chemistry and musical affinity that led to the formation ofThe Yellowjackets. The band today is Russell Ferrante on keys, Bob Mintzer onsax, William Kennedy on drums and Felix Pastorius on bass.

Thursday, January 29 at 8 p.m.The Oakville Infiniti Classical & World Artists Series

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SNLVETERANS OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVEROB SCHNEIDER, TIM MEADOWS & CHRIS KATTAN

Friday, February 20 at 8 p.m. • The Oakville Centre Comedy Series

This not-to-be-missed hilarious night of standup comedy features Saturday Night Live legendsRob Schneider (Mr. Deeds, Big Daddy), Tim Meadows (The Ladies Man, Mean Girls)

and Chris Kattan (Night at the Roxbury, Corky Romano).


Presented by The Oakville Centre

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Emmy-nominated actor Rob Schneider, well known for histrademark blend of character and comedic acting, hasbroadened his focus to include directing, producing andwriting. After a nearly 20 year break, Schneider recentlymade a return to standup. He released his first comedyalbum Registered Offender to coincide with the tour. Schneider is well known for his longtime relationshipwith Adam Sandler and Sandler’s production company,Happy Madison. Schneider has starred in several HappyMadison projects, including Bedtime Stories, You Don’t MessWith The Zohan, The Benchwarmers, 50 First Dates, TheLongest Yard, Eight Crazy Nights, Little Nicky and Mr. Deeds.Also for Happy Madison, Schneider co-wrote and starred inDeuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo,

The Hot Chick and The Animal. His other film credits includeBig Stan, Shark Bait, The Waterboy and Big Daddy. Schneider began writing jokes as a teenager, appearing atlocal venues. After opening for comedians such as Jay Lenoand Jerry Seinfeld, he made his major network televisiondebut in 1987 on The David Letterman Show. In 1990, LorneMichaels saw Schneider’s appearance on HBO’s 13th AnnualYoung Comedians Special and hired him to be a regular onSaturday Night Live. During his four seasons at SNL, Schnei-der was nominated for three Emmys and a Peabody Award. Schneider is an active supporter of several charities. Hefounded The Rob Schneider Music Foundation, which helpsprovide music education for middle school and high schoolstudents.

ROB SCHNEIDER

One of the longest-running cast members in the 37-year his-tory of Saturday Night Live, versatile comedian TimMeadows crafted some of the series’ most memorable char-acters during his 10 years on the popular late night show.Such characters included Leon Phelps, The Ladies’ Man andLionel Osbourne, host of the fictional public affairs show,Perspectives, as well as uncanny impressions of OJ Simpson,Ike Turner and Sammy Davis Jr. Meadows also playedschool principal in the hit comedy Mean Girls and co-starredwith Adam Sandler and Chris Rock in the blockbuster com-edy Grown Ups. Meadows studied television and radio broadcasting atWayne State University before performing improvisationalcomedy at the Soup Kitchen Saloon. In 1985, Meadows relo-cated to Chicago, where he joined the legendary comedytroupe Second City. During his three-years at Second City,he wrote and starred in productions of The Gods Must BeLazy, with Chris Farley; It Was Thirty Years Ago Today; andFlag Smoking Permitted in Lobby Only, gaining a loyal follow-ing with his sharp comedic talent. In 1991, Meadowsachieved the dreams of comics nationwide when producer

Lorne Michaels asked him to join SNL as a featured player.Nominated for an Emmy as part of the show’s writing teamthat same month, he made the transition to cast memberstatus two years later. Several years after appearing in a string of films based onSaturday Night Live sketches, including Coneheads andWayne’s World 2, Meadows was offered his own chance atfeatures. The 2000 release of The Ladies Man gave theeponymous hero Leon Phelps the opportunity to bring hisCourvoisier-drinking romantic adviser to the big screen. In2002, he joined the cast of the sitcom Leap of Faith. Meadows continues to appear in feature films, last seenreprising his role of Malcom in the SNL alumni ensembleGrown Ups 2. Meadows also co-starred in the comedy WalkHard: The Dewey Cox Story with John C. Reilly. Other filmsinclude Jack and Jill, Benchwarmers, Semi-Pro with Will Far-rell and Aliens in the Attic with Kevin Nealon and AshleyTisdale. He is a regular correspondent on The Late LateShow with Craig Ferguson and The Colbert Report. Some ofhis other television credits include The Office, The NewAdventures of The Old Christine and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

TIM MEADOWS

Kattan was a member of several improv/ sketch comedytroupes, one of them being The Groundlings in Los Angeles.His father was an original member of the troupe. He moved to New York City to work on Saturday NightLive from 1995 to 2003. His recurring characters includedMr. Peepers, Mango, Azrael Abyss, Kyle DeMarco from TheDeMarco Brothers, Gay Hitler, Suel Forrester (known for theterm “dagitybo”) and, most notably, one half of the ButabiBrothers with fellow SNL cast member Will Ferrell, knownfor their trademark head-bobbing. Kattan and Ferrell con-tinued the characters in 1998’s A Night at the Roxbury. Kattan was set to host the game show Gameshow In My

Head and even filmed the pilot episode in Hollywood. How-ever, he was replaced with Joe Rogan for the series. Kattanappeared in a Diet Pepsi MAX commercial during SuperBowl XLII that featured What Is Love and had many actors inthe commercial performing the Butabi head bob. In 2009, Kattan starred in the miniseries Bollywood Hero,where he portrays himself and the difficulties he faces aftera career as a comic actor, trying to attain leading man status.Kattan appeared in an episode of How I Met Your Mother asa star in a fictional movie within the show. He played him-self acting as Jed Mosely, a character based on the maincharacter Ted with an arrogant personality.

CHRIS KATTAN

Don Amero’s musical style has been likened toJohn Mayer meets Keith Urban. His four albums(Heart On My Sleeve, The Long Way Home,Deepening, Change Your Life) have generated ninenational/international awards, and more than twodozen nominations, including the 2013 JUNOs. He captivates audiences of all ages withpowerful and expressive vocals, percussion styleguitar play, and engaging storytelling. He is oftencalled upon as a keynote speaker, and to deliverworkshops for youth. His story inspires, and hismessage is one of encouragement, positivity andbeauty. He continues to impress wherever he goes. Don remembers it well. It was the day thatchanged his life. On September 15, 2007, hewalked off his job as a hardwood flooring installerand set out to pursue music fulltime. And what agood day that turned out to be! In the past fouryears, Don has released three albums thatgenerated two national awards and 12nominations. He has toured the country fromcoast-to-coast, been invited to play festivals, beenasked to perform with symphony accompaniment,and appeared on national television concerts.While a lot has happened for Don in a seeminglyshort time, in actuality, it was a long road for himto get to where he is today.

From the notoriously tough North End ofWinnipeg, Don faced his share of adversitygrowing up. With poverty, gangs, drugs andviolence all around, fortunately, his life wastempered by love, support, and faith in a GreaterPower. Shaped and molded by his ownexperiences, Don’s music now carries both thedepth of hardship and luminosity of hope. For allwho take the time to listen, his message is one ofencouragement, positivity and beauty, despite the

harshness of the world. Don’s desire to take aserious shot at music was ignited with theunexpected success of his debut album – fittinglycalled Change Your Life. Released in the fall of2006, it garnered the #1 spot on the NationalAboriginal Countdown and received a total ofseven nominations for the Aboriginal PeoplesChoice Music Awards (APCMAs). In February of2009, Don released his second album Deepening,which saw two more singles climb to #1 on theNational Aboriginal Countdown. Deepening alsoearned him Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year atthe Canadian Folk Music Awards, Male Artist ofthe Year at the Canadian Aboriginal MusicAwards, and two more nominations at theAPCMAs. His professionalism and perseverancecaught the attention of a local radio host, whobestowed Don with the James Brown HardestWorking Musician Award. While this one wasmeant to be a joke, in reality, it rings pretty true! His third album, The Long Way Home wasreleased in the fall of 2010. With impeccableproduction and presentation, The Long Way Homehas received great reviews from media and isgenerating excitement among fans. The country-flavoured first single Right Where I Wanna Be hasbeen featured on radio stations across Canada,and continues to climb the charts. Grateful for hissuccess so far, and eager to see what the futurebrings, Don’s decision to make music for a living isproving to be a good one. Don is deeply inspired by his life, his family, andhis surroundings. That’s why he makes a point ofspending as much time as possible at the cabin,canoeing in the wilderness, or traveling with hiswife. Because no matter what else is goi ng on, it’sthe little things that matter most to him.

Saturday, February 21 at 8:30 p.m. in The Studio Theatre


DonAmeroDan Cooper Concert Series

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“Since he burst onto the localscene in 2007 with his sweettenor voice and his beautifulacoustic songs, Don Amerohas been called one of itsbrightest lights.”~ JOHN KENDLE, Uptown Magazine

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Apple unveils iOS 8The Biggest Release Since the Launch of the App Store

iOS 8 gives users incredible new features, including iCloudPhoto Library, allowing you to enjoy your photos and videosmore easily across your devices; new Messages features toeasily share voice, video or photos with just a swipe; and anentirely new Health app that gives you a clear overview ofyour health and fitness data all in one place. iOS 8 alsoincludes predictive typing for Apple’s QuickType™ keyboard;Family Sharing, the easiest way to share purchases, photosand calendars within the same household; and iCloudDrive™, so you can store files and access them from anywhere.

iCLOUD PHOTO LIBRARYIn iOS 8, the Photos app and iCloud Photo Library give you ac-cess to all of your photos and videos anytime, anywhere. Yourphotos are easy to find and are organized consistently acrossyour enabled devices. The Photos app can automaticallystraighten horizons and with smart editing tools, you canquickly adjust light and color or access individual tools fordeeper fine-tuning. With iCloudPhoto Library, every adjustmentand effect is automatically up-dated across your devices.

MESSAGESConversations in Messages be-come more immersive with theability to communicate with justa swipe. Tap to Talk allows youto share your voice and the samesimple gesture also works for sharing videos and photos withinMessages. Group messaging now gives you the ability to addand remove contacts, leave a conversation and the option tonot be disturbed. Users can easily browse through all of thephotos and videos within a conversation and share multiplephotos and videos at once. You can choose to share your currentlocation from within Messages for an hour, a day or longer.

HEALTHThe new Health app gathers the information you choose fromyour various health apps and fitness devices, and provides youwith a clear and current overview in one place. iOS 8 offersdevelopers the ability for health and fitness apps to communi-cate with each other. With your permission, each app can usespecific information from other apps to provide a more com-prehensive way to manage your health and fitness. For exam-

ple, the Nike+ apps using NikeFuel will be able to pull in otherkey HealthKit metrics such as sleep and nutrition to build acustom user profile and improve athletic performance.

QUICKTYPENew predictive typing for Apple’s QuickType keyboard issmarter and more personalized, and intelligently takes contextinto account, such as who the recipient is and in which appyou’re typing. QuickType understands the way you communi-cate, suggesting favorite phrases, so you can write entire sen-tences with just a few taps. What the keyboard learns isencrypted on your device and never sent to the cloud.

FAMILY SHARINGFamily Sharing, makes it easier than ever to communicateand share purchases, photos and calendars within the samehousehold. Family members can browse and download eachother’s iTunes®, iBooks® or App Store purchases. Parents can

create Apple IDs for childre n,which includes Ask to Buy,requiring parental permissionfor purchases. Family Sharingautomatically keeps everyoneconnected by creating a sharedfamily photo stream, sharedcalendar and provides anoption for locating familymembers and their devices.

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AND MORE!Additional iOS 8 features include greater continuity betweeniPhone®, iPad® and Mac, including Handoff to start an acti - vity on one device and finish on another, along with InstantHotspot and the ability to make and receive calls and sendSMS and MMS messages from your Mac or iPad.

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Growing up, Betty Jo Haskins parents sold cornliquor and her living room was oft-times visitedby The Soul Stirrers, The Blind Boys of Missis-sippi, and many other traveling gospel groups ofthe day. By 16, she decided to change her nameto something more dramatic and thus, BettyLaVette was born. At the heart of the Bettye LaVette story, is thenotion of creative survival. It is her voice thatboth announces and ensures that survival; it isher voice that, no matter how dire the circum-stances, lets you know that she will not bedenied. It is her voice that compels you to listento every word she says, sings or writes. Thatvoice – rough, tender, sensuous and soaring – isan instrument of inspiration. Known for her covers of popular songs, LloydBradley from BBC Music praised Bettye for herunique approach: “When most other artists dothem, they’re cover versions. But when BettyeLaVette does them, they’re interpretations, suchis her talent for getting inside a song andextracting a depth of soul and meaning thatmight even surprise the original artist.” On her second album, the Grammy Awardnominated The Scene of the Crime, she trans-formed country and rock songs written by WillieNelson, Elton John, and Don Henley, amongothers, into devastating mini-dramas. In 2008,she performed a critically acclaimed version ofLove Reign O’er Me at The Kennedy Center Hon-ors in a tribute to The Who. Bettye had the honor of performing A ChangeIs Gonna Come with Jon Bon Jovi for Presidentelect Barack Obama on HBO’s telecast of thekick-off 2009 Inaugural Celebratory concert.

Later that year, she shared the stage with SirPaul McCartney and Ringo Starr at Radio CityMusic Hall for David Lynch’s Change BeginsWithin benefit concert. Bettye has appeared on The Tonight Show withJay Leno, Late Night with David Letterman, TheConan O’Brien Show, The Late Late Show withCraig Ferguson, Lopez Tonight, Good MorningAmerica and The Today Show. “Bettye Lavette now rivals Aretha Franklin asthis generations most vital soul singer” – The NewYork Times.

THE WALKERVILLESThe Walkervilles have figured out the recipe,you see. The recipe for making music thattouches your soul, slaps it around a bit, caressesit, and leaves it wanting more in the best way.It’s no wonder that they are influenced by thegenre of music that is aptly named the same:soul. Throw in heavy influences of Motown andRock and what you’ve got is the unique abilityto make a lover out of a fan. Made of three musicians from Windsor,Ontario – Pat Robitaille, Mike Hargreaves andStefan Cvetkovic seamlessly fit together like asexy bowtie and a perfect-fitting suit.

Saturday, February 21 at 8 p.m. with special guests THE WALKERVILLES


Bettye LaVette



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“Fifty years ago the Detroit music scenewas in explosive bloom, and LaVette wasone of the city’s bright young stars. Thediminutive 16-year-old with thecommanding voice had just crashed theR&B Top 10 with a saucy boast called MyMan – He’s a Lovin’ Man. The talent itshowcased predicted an ascendance thatwould seat Bettye LaVette at the tablereserved for immortals.”~ Ben Edmonds / Detroit Free Press

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Join Kashedance and Wind in the Leaves Collectiveas they present a performance reflecting on theAfrican Diasporic experience in North Americathrough visual art, music, dance and poetry.

About KASHEDANCEIn a state of constant maturation, KasheDance pres-ent works based on revealing humanity throughkinetic movement, spirituality and rhythmic vitality.With the use of an emerging dance technique called“kashedantek”, technically versatile in its executionand delivery, movements of traditional and moderndance are fused with ballet to reflect a contempo-rary synthesis. The Company’s style is explosive,subtle, confronting, virtuosic yet passionate andcombines the historic traditions of Africa and theCaribbean in its representation of Diasporic society.“Indeed we all breathe, feel and dance” – this philo-sophic approach is present in the works of theCompany and is coupled with endless possibilitiesof the dancer’s body in motion. This is the essencebehind KasheDance, which aims to give voice to thecomplexity of the human spirit through contempo-

rary dance. The company has performed at theJamaica Dance Umbrella, Dance Immersion Show-case, Canada Dance Festival, Dancing on the EdgeFestival (Vancouver), International Association ofBlacks in Dance, Vancouver Global Dance Projectand Moving Inspiration Dance Festival (Winnipeg).

About WIND IN THE LEAVESWind In The Leaves engages in seamless choreo-graphic creation of movement with poeticsyncretism to develop and perform collaborativework involving diverse artistic disciplines; the out-come is always a unique view into a dialogueamongst artists on contemporary issues. Withartists from diverse disciplines and reflective ofCanadian society, the collective presents interdisci-plinary performances using music, poetry, danceand various forms of visual art – photography, col-lage, moving images – providing several paths ofintersection with the presentation of its artistic con-tent. The collective aims to connect with individualsand communities in a multicultural, multiracialsociety and a global community.

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Paradiso Dance & Drama Series

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“It’s as outreaching as we’ve heardyet from GLS, and an indicationthat the sky is still Dekker’s limit…” ~ The Globe & Mail

“The result is a poppy, polished,triumphant record.” ~ NOW magazine

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GREAT LAKE SWIMMERSFriday, February 27 at 8 p.m. • Dan Cooper Concert Series



New Wild Everywhere is the follow-up to Great LakeSwimmers’ critically acclaimed, Polaris Music Prizeshortlisted and Juno nominated 2009 album LostChannels. Their fifth album in just under a decade, thisnew collection of 12 tracks reveals a depth and maturitypreviously only hinted at by lead singer and songwriterTony Dekker. Featuring the touring band from Lost Channels, New

Wild Everywhere thematically picks up where the previousalbum left off, exploring transcendence in the naturalworld to describe the universal themes of love, mortalityand escape. For a band whose storied location recordings inincreasingly out-of-the-way places have brought theiroutput to an almost mythical status, longtime Great LakeSwimmers producer Andy Magoffin was thrilled to beasked to capture the new album in a real studio. Magoffinrecalls, “I finally got what I always wanted: Tony Dekkerasked me to help his band make a record in a real studio.No extension cords, boat rides, generators, buzzing flies,squirrel noise, missing connectors, furnace cycles,motorcycles, faulty rentals, bad weather or bad headphonemixes to mess things up. We chose to work in Toronto atRevolution Recording, a brand new studio with brand neweverything, except for the old stuff which is also brandnew. We had access to a great many microphones,instruments, processors and people we would notnormally have had the privilege of working with.” “We wanted to try something new, expand ourhorizons, and flex a bit of the creative muscle we’ve builtup through years of touring,” says Dekker. “It came as abit of a surprise how well we functioned as a band in thatenvironment. We were able to focus completely on thesongs, rather than the logistical obstacles of waiting forthe boat to dock, or the rain to stop. The folks atRevolution felt like extended family and the studio itselfis a real Toronto gem.” However, no Great Lake Swimmers album would be

complete without at least one field recording. The song

The Great Exhale was recorded in an abandoned Torontosubway station, down three long flights of stairs whereMagoffin and the band had to wait until the wee hours ofthe morning for the trains to stop overhead before theycould hit the record button. “We set up a studio from scratch on the moistflorescent-lit oil-coated subway platform of the unusedLower Bay Station. It was bleak. I could not tell if therecording was any good, because our playback system wasnearly useless in the echoing, cavernous tunnel. When wefinally listened to the results, we were amazed to hearhow beautifully the song fit with the other album tracks,”says Magoffin. “Somehow, Great Lake Swimmers soundjust like they should no matter what tools they’re using orhow far they get from civilization.” Dekker has spent the last decade entrancing listenerswith his unforgettable voice and compelling songwriting.Great Lake Swimmers have long been a word-of-mouthfavorite in their home country of Canada for whomcritical mass was inevitable. They’ve been regarded as anational treasure by the CBC, with Lost Channels (2009)topping the charts at CBC Radio 3 and on the iTunesSinger/Songwriter Chart. In the U.S., Lost Channelsdebuted at #10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart andwas a favorite among influential bloggers and NPR staff.The band has received public endorsements by the likesof Feist, Robert Plant, NBC Nightly News anchor BrianWilliams and cyclist Lance Armstrong. The latter two haveboth raved about the band on their personal websites; theformer have handpicked the band to open shows andwhole tours. Josh Groban has been known to open hisshow with a Great Lake Swimmers cover, and the bandhas shared the stage with such varied artists as Calexico,Sarah Harmer, Bela Fleck & The Sparrow Quartet,Hayden, Sloan, Goldfrapp, and Bill Callahan of Smog. With timeless melodies telling undiscovered stories,Great Lake Swimmers’ New Wild Everywhere maintains anacute respect for the folk tradition, while at the same timetransforming it for new listeners everywhere.

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“Our chickens are harvested every Tuesday, air chilledand vacuum packed for delivery to our Oakville locationevery Wednesday morning – and we always sell out bySunday! We also offer a Free Roasting Service for thechickens, just let us know what time you would like it readyI’ll make sure that’s when itwill be coming out of the ovenfor you,” says Tom. “If it’s trulynot the best roasted chickenyou’ve ever had we will gladlygive you twice your moneyback. Try it, you’ll love it!”

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The second is grass fed, finished on corn and dry agedbeef from Norwich. It is a family farmed Limousin cattle,dry aged for a minimum of 14 days to provide a tender,well marbled, and flavourful option. “It is our biggest andmost popular supplier offering great variety and value.”

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The Oakville CentreCLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE Series

Creedence Clearwater Revival • Saturday, February 28 at 8 p.m.

Founded by Craig Martin in 2003, Toronto-based Classic Albums Liverecreates famous rock albums without the gimmickry, relying solely on

the music. It has become the ultimate destination for music loverswanting to hear the greatest albums performed live.

CCR Chronicle, Vol. 1 contains every one of Creedence Clearwa-ter Revival’s original 19 hit singles – including Proud Mary, BadMoon Rising, Green River, Down on the Corner, Travelin' Band, UpAround the Band, and Have YouEver Seen the Rain – plus IHeard It Through the Grapevine,which became a hit at the sametime this double-record compi-lation was released. It’s a lean,concise collection that tells youeverything you need to knowabout Creedence. Several of the band’s individ-ual albums are essential, butChronicle is not only an excel-lent introduction to the group, it offers definitive proof that thegroup was one of the definitive singles’ bands of the late ‘60s.Rarely has a greatest hits collection been so well assembled.

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“The veteran Canadian artist’s most recent homecoming show was a predictablyenjoyable showcase of all that makes her one of this nation’s most likeable and

bankable stars, delivering two hours of bonafide, capital “E” entertainment,with song, storytelling, silliness, self-deprecation and good-natured sass for all

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JannAn Intimate Evening With

JANNARDENMonday, March 2 at 8 p.m. • Dan Cooper Concert Series

Jann Arden is a Canadian born, singer, songwriter, broadcaster and author. The muchcelebrated multi-platinum, award winning artist catapulted onto the Canadian musicscene in 1993 with the release of her debut album Time For Merc featuring the hit single,I Would Die For You. A year later with Living Under June, she would have her career breakout hit, Insensitive, that would solidify her position in the music world. Arden has released 12 albums with 19 Top 10 singles. Her most recent recording,Everything Almost was released in 2014. With Grammy Award winning producer Bob Rockbehind the console, the 11-track disc is considered to be amongst Jann’s finest work –progressive, yet retaining the magic that is distinctly Jann. In her career to date she has received eight Juno Awards, including Female Artist of the Yearand Songwriter of the Year and in 1997 she hosted the Awards ceremony. Arden is also therecipient of 10 SOCAN Awards, four Western Canadian Music Awards, a Much Music VideoAward, three Prairie Music Awards and an Alberta Recording Industry Association Award. Jann is the proud recipient of a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame; she is inducted into theCanadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and given the Vantage Women ofOriginality Award. In 2012, she was awarded the Queens Diamond Jubilee Medal and in2013 was inducted into the Western Canadian Music Alliance Hall of Fame. Whether she is captivating audiences with her heartfelt music, entertaining them withher quick wit or sharing her written word in a boldly honest voice – Jann Arden is aCanadian original – a brilliant multi-dimensional talent.


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JakeShimabukUro

Thursday, March 5 at 8 p.m. • Dan Cooper Concert Series

In his young career, ukulele wizard JakeShimabukuro has already redefined aheretofore under-the-radar instrument,been declared a musical “hero” by RollingStone, won accolades from the disparatelikes of Eddie Vedder, Perez Hilton and Dr.Sanjay Gupta, wowed audiences on TV(Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien), earnedcomparisons to Jimi Hendrix and MilesDavis, and even played in front of theQueen of England. With his new record Grand Ukulele,Shimabukuro’s star may burn even brighter. An ambitious follow-up to 2011’s Peace,Love, Ukulele (which debuted at #1 on theBillboard World Charts), the Hawaiianmusician’s new record finds himcollaborating with legendary producer/engineer Alan Parsons, best known for hiswork on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon,The Beatles’ Abbey Road and his ownhighly successful solo project. “It was very organic how it happened,”says Shimabukuro (she-ma-boo-koo-row).“He attended a couple of my shows near

where he lives in Santa Barbara and theconcert promoter put us in touch. I wasstunned. I mean, THE Alan Parsons? Weended up having dinner before the showand he casually mentioned the idea ofpossibly working together on a project. Itwas a priceless opportunity I didn’t want topass up – he’s a genius.” Parsons ended up helping Shimabukuroexpand his sound, bringing in a 29-pieceorchestra and a big-name rhythm section,including drummer Simon Phillips (TheWho, Toto), session superstar bassistRandy Tico and Kip Winger (Winger, AliceCooper), who helped with the orchestration. “The best thing was that, even with allthose people, we recorded everything livewith no overdubs,” says Shimabukuro. “Itwas great, tracking live with an orchestraand a rhythm section. We picked up oneach other’s subtle emotional cues – youcould feel everyone breathing together. Itwas like the old days of recording – wheneveryone tracked together – there’s acertain magic that happens.”

“Jake is taking the instrument to a place that I can’t see anybodyelse catching up with.” ~ Eddie Vedder



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When Mike and Pam Monkhouse opened the doors ofOakville Blueprinting in 1976, blueprints were actuallyblue, photocopiers were black and white, and digitalprinting was just a concept. Back then, they focussedprimarily on the printing and production of blueprintsfor architects and builders. Today, although they stillservice that market, they’re definitely way more thanjust blueprints!

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THE NEXT STEP – onpress!Over the past year, they have opened a new division inOakville – onpress – providing traditional offset printingon a 4-colour Heildelberg press.

“Sometimes you have to take astep back to keep moving for-ward.” Mike says.

“Our customers would ask uswho we would recommend toprint jobs that were not particu-larly cost-effective using today’sshort-run digital technology.”

“Now I can tell them – onpress!We’re on a mission to bring backinspired, traditional print productsand at the same time fill a void inthe Oakville area.”

Using established offset pr intingtechniques, with a mix of vintageand state-of-the-art printingequipment, their keen eye forquality gained from decades ofexperience has made this newcompany a success already. Andtheir onpress website has been

designed to help those who are new to the traditionaloffset printing process.

“When you visit our onpress website, you’ll see thatwe’ve taken the time to walk you through the prepress,production and postpress process and we’ve evencreated a commonly asked questions area. There’s also asection where you can download templates that are setup specifically to help you create files that will result inthe perfect offset print job.”

Sounds good, Mike. There’s no doubt about it. OakvilleBlueprinting is “way more than just blueprints.”

Jenn, Mike, Dan & Katie Monkhouse have carried on the business their parents started in 1976.

They have just been nominated for an OABE Award(Oakville Awards for Business Excellence).

OAKVILLE BLUEPRINTINGThis Kerr Street business is more than first meets the eye.

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A play by A. R. Gurney • Directed by Joseph ZieglerThursday, March 12 at 8 p.m.

If only this furniture could talk, what tales would ittell? A. R. Gurney’s touching comedy weavestogether dozens of lives that intertwine over multi-ple generations around an everyday, ordinarydining room table. Birthday parties, family meals,heartbreaks and first loves, children growing upand their homecoming – the pattern of life’s every-day milestones are mapped out around thatvanishing family institution – the dining room. Directed by Soulpepper Founding Artist, JosephZiegler, six members of the celebrated Soulpepperensemble seamlessly portray over 50 memorablecharacters in a virtuoso theatrical experience,

filled with compassionatehumour and abundanthumanity.

Located in Toronto’sDistillery Historic District,Soulpepper is an artist-centred company thatcelebrates the stories thatmove us and the artistswho tell them. Central toSoulpepper’s identity isits commitment to being a

Civic Theatre – a place of belonging for artists andaudiences of all ages and backgrounds. Soulpep-per presents vital Canadian interpretations of theclassics, and commissions, translates, and devel-ops new work, creating a home for a diverse arrayof artistic expression across disciplines. We shareour work through a variety of platforms, engagingaudiences, mentoring youth through outreachprograms, and training the next generation oftheatre artists through the Soulpepper Academy. Soulpepper’s touring initiatives represent agrowing focus to share the company’s work withtheatre lovers across the country. It represents an

opportunity to showcase many of our Canadianartists, strengthen partnerships with great com-panies, and build new relationships withaudiences. This is Soulpepper’s first partnershipwith The Oakville Centre, and we are excited toshare the company’s work with you.

About the Author ~ A. R. GURNEY

PLAYS: Scenes FromAmerican Life, Children,The Dining Room, TheMiddle Ages, Richard Cory,The Golden Age, What IDid Last Summer, TheWayside Motor Inn, SweetSue, The Perfect Party,Another Antigone, TheCocktail Hour, Love Let-ters, The Snow Ball(adapted from his novel),The Old Boy, The Fourth

Wall, Later Life, A Cheever Evening, Sylvia, Over-time, Let's Do It (a Cole Porter musical), LaborDay, Far East, Darlene And The Guest Lecturer,Ancestral Voices. Opera: wrote libretto for Straw-berry Fields, with music by Michael Torke, part ofthe Central Park Opera trilogy presented by theNew York City Opera in the Fall of 1999. Novels:The Gospel According to Joe, EntertainingStrangers, and The Snow Ball. Awards: DramaDesk, N.E.A., Rockefeller Foundation, New Eng-land Theatre Conference, Lucille Lortel, AmericanAssociation of Community Theatres, AmericanAcademy and Institute of Arts and Letters.Honorary degrees: Williams College and BuffaloState University. Gurney was on the faculty ofM.I.T. until 1996. He is the husband of one, fatherof four, and grandfather of six.

The Oakville Centre presents the Soulpepper production of

TheDiningRoom

The Dining Room was first produced Off-Broadway by Playwrights Horizons in 1982. The Dining Room is presented by special arrangement withDramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Photo of Joseph Ziegler by Sandy Nicholson. Photo of Albert S chultz by Sian Richards.

The Dining Room is directedby Soulpepper FoundingMember, Joseph Ziegler


The Dining Room waswritten by acclaimed author

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Albert Schultz Soulpepper Founding Artistic Director

“Soulpepper is the mostconsistently excitingtheatre company inCanada…”~ Post City Magazines

“Soulpepper is not justthe best, but also themost necessary theatrecompany in Toronto.”~ Toronto Star

“Soulpepper is integral toCanadiancultural life.”~ The Walrus

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With over 50 million albums sold around the worldAlan Parsons quickly established himself as a perform-ing artist alongside his outstanding reputation as aproducer and arranger. With hit albums that includeTales of Mystery and Imagination (1976), I Robot(1977), Pyramid (1978), Eve (1979), The Turn of aFriendly Card (1980), Eye in the Sky (1982) and manymore, their focus was on very high quality studiosound production. Alan was fortunate enough to work as assistant engi-neer on the last two albums by The Beatles and afterhe qualified as a fully-fledged recording engineer, hewent on to work with Paul McCartney and The Holliesamong many others. But it was his contribution asengineer on Pink Floyd’s classic Dark Side Of The Moonthat really got him world attention. That soon led tostriking successes as a producer - notably with Pilot’sMagic, John Miles’ Highfly and Music and SteveHarley’s Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me). He alsoproduced the hugely successful Year Of The Cat albumwith Al Stewart and two albums with American pro-gressive rock band Ambrosia.

In 1975 he met Eric Woolfson who not only becamehis manager, but joined forces with Alan as a songwrit-ing and performing partner for what became known asThe Alan Parsons Project. The APP’s debut album,Tales Of Mystery And Imagination based on the worksof Edgar Allan Poe paved the way for a signing to CliveDavis’ newly launched Arista label and a string of hitalbums, namely I Robot (1977), Pyramid (1978), TheTurn of a Friendly Card (1980), Eye in the Sky (1982),Ammonia Avenue (1984), Vulture Culture (1985),Stereotomy (1986) and Gaudi (1987). With his long-standing previous APP collaborators,guitarist Ian Bairnson, drummer Stuart Elliott and

orchestral arranger Andrew Powell, Alan dropped the“Project” identity for Alan Parsons - Try Anything Oncein 1994. The partnership continued for On Air in 1996and The Time Machine in 1999. During this time thefirst incarnation of “Alan Parsons Live Project” touredto sell-out audiences throughout the globe. FollowingAlan’s relocation to California, a new Live Project bandwas formed in 2003. Another band reshuffle happenedin 2010. The current live band consists of Alan onacoustic guitar, keyboards and vocals, P.J. Olsson onvocals, Manny Foccarazzo on keyboards, Guy Erez onbass, Alastair Greene on guitar, Danny Thompson onDrums, and Todd Cooper on sax, percussion and vocals.

The album A Valid Path, Alan’s foray into electronicawas released in 2004 and featured Pink Floyd’s DavidGilmour, The Crystal Method, Shpongle, Uberzone, PJOlsson and Alan’s son, Jeremy. 2008 saw the reissue ofall the Alan Parsons Project albums in expanded form,containing never-before-heard bonus material and a 2-CD compilation called The Essential Collection. One ofthe most familiar Project tracks is Sirius, perhaps bestknown as the Chicago Bulls theme. It was also used asthe walk-on music for The New Orleans Saints at theirtriumphant Superbowl game in 2010 and at the 2012European Cup soccer matches. Sirius has also beenfeatured at countless other sporting events and in themovies Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Beerfest. Alan has come full circle and is back in his role asproducer and engineer both at his own Santa Barbarastudio and other studios internationally. Alan pro-duced an album called Grand Ukulele with JakeShimabukoro, the virtuoso ukulele player, whoseYouTube video of While My Guitar Gently Weeps hasreceived over ten million hits! The album contains a

AlanParsonsLiveProjectFriday, March 13 & Saturday, March 14 at 8 p.m. • Dan Cooper Concert Series

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number of orchestral arrangements by Winger front-man, Kip Winger. A collaboration with Steven Wilsonas engineer and associate producer resulted in majorsuccess including a Top 5 album in Germany in 2013.Another album is in the cards for the autumn of 2014. Alan has received a large number of awards includ-ing 11 Grammy nominations, The Les Paul Award in1995 and The Diva Hall Of Fame Lifetime AchievementAward in Munich, Germany in June 2012. He is indemand as public speaker and was keynote speaker atthe 1998 Audio Engineering Society Convention in SanFrancisco and was the opening speaker at the TEDxConejo conference in California in April 2012. Alan has two sons, Jeremy and Daniel, from his firstmarriage - both living in the UK. Alan now lives on anorganic avocado ranch in Santa Barbara, Californiawith his wife Lisa and her two daughters, Tabithaand Brittni, three dogs, several cats, chickens,and an 18-hand Clydesdale called Dante.

“What an incredible night of music, executed by some of the highest caliber, top-notch musicians on Planet Earth. Every song was performed to pure perfection!”~ Kent Kotal


Regular Ticket: $115Big Ticket Member: $110Big Ticket Plus: $110

All prices include taxesand handling fees.

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2014 Juno nominee Alysha Brilla is acritically acclaimed Tanzanian-Canadiansinger, songwriter and producer. Hersecond full-length album was released inSeptember, 2014. She plays guitar, piano and djembe,creating a unique original soul-folk soundwhich has been featured on stagesinternationally. In the summer of 2013,Brilla released her first full-length record,

In My Head, available on iTunes. The musicvideo for her Swahili-infused song,Nobody, won the 2013 Ibiza Music VideoFestival Fan Choice Award. Brilla's musichas been featured on major networktelevision shows such as King and Degrassi:the Next Generation. She has performed for audiencesinternationally and been featured on CBC,Global TV and Omni network.

Regular Ticket: $44 | Big Ticket: $37 | Big Ticket Plus: $33All prices include taxes and handling fees. Box Office: 905-815-2021 or www.OakvilleCentre.ca

“Step aside Torontonians;we got ourselves the nextAmy Winehouse.”~ Music Vice Magazine

ALYSHA BRILLASaturday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m. in The Studio Theatre



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The Eagles • Thursday, April 9 at 8 p.m.



On their first four albums, the Eagles were at pains to demonstrate that they were a group of atleast near-equals, each getting a share of the songwriting credits and lead vocals. But this com-pilation drawn from those albums, comprising the group’s nine Top 40 hits plus Desperado,demonstrates that this evenhandedness did not extend to singles – as far as those go, the Eaglesbelong to Glenn Frey and Don Henley. The tunes are melodic, and the arrangements – full ofstrummed acoustic guitars over a rock rhythm section often playing a shuffle beat, topped bytenor-dominated harmonies – are immediatelyengaging. There is also a lyrical consistency tothe songs, which often concern romanticuncertainties in an atmosphere soaked in intox-icants. The narrators of the songs usually seemexhausted, if not satiated, and the lopingrhythms are appropriate to these impressions.All of which means that, unlike the albumsfrom which they come, these songs make up acollection consistent in mood and identity,which may help explain why their Greatest Hits(1971-1975) works so much better than theband’s previous discs and practically makesthem redundant. No wonder it was such a bighit out of the box, topping the charts and becoming the first album ever certified platinum. Still,there must be more to it, since the album wasn't just a big hit, but one of the biggest ever, becom-ing one of the very few discs to cross the threshold of 20 million copies and competing for thetitle of best-selling album of all time. There may be no explaining that, really, except to note thatthis was the pervasive music of the first half of the 1970s, and somehow it never went away.

~ Review by WILLIAM RUHLMANN, AllMusic.com


EAGLES GREATEST HITS

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In a career spanning over two decades, Rob Tardik has established himself as anaward winning guitarist and contemporary jazz/world instrumental music artist.He has performed at venues all across North America including a recent sold outconcert at the prestigious Glenn Gould Theatre in Toronto. Rob enjoyed a stel-lar release with his 2011/12 CD release Balance, Energy, Laughter, Love(B.E.L.L.) which spawned three U.S Billboard singles two of which went Top10. Rob was featured on the cover story for the Oct/Nov 2012 issue of SmoothJazz News Magazine and his single Christmas Morning was Billboard’s mostadded holiday track that year. B.E.L.L. has also made the top 50 list of 2012 onSmoothJazz.com coming in at #15 and was a top 10 album (#6) for 2011 inSmooth Jazz News magazine. Café Jazz Radio named Rob the #1 CanadianSmooth Jazz Artist for 2011 and B.E.L.L. its #1 CD for 2011 as well, and East meetsWes the #1 single of the year. Rob kicked off summer 2014 with new tour dates and a brand new single Rob-Bop. Rob released his fourth studio CD release Limitless which debuted atthe end of summer 2013. His first single One World went to #1 onthe charts for three weeks in summer/fall 2013. In 2010, Rob won the prestigious Canadian Smooth JazzGuitarist of the Year; and held the #1 spot on the U.S. based,Music Choice Contemporary Jazz charts for four weeks inSept/Oct 2010. Rob is currently on the guitar faculty atMetal Works Institute, the Merriam School of Music andhas worked for Roland Canada as a guitar product spe-cialist. Rob also holds diplomas in both recordingengineering from TRW and in Media Arts from Hum-ber College. Rob has also been honored being namedMississauga’s 2007 Established Performer of theYear for his musical contributions, an award wonpreviously by Oscar Peterson and Rik Emmett.

The Oakville Infiniti Classical & World Artists Series

ROBTARDIKSaturday, April 18 at 8:30 p.m. in The Studio Theatre

Regular Ticket: $44Big Ticket: $37 | Big Ticket Plus: $33

All prices include taxes and handling fees.

Box Office: 905-815-2021 or www.OakvilleCentre.ca

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A true Canadian story about living dangerously and creating furiously – together. What if someone told you that you could create the life you've always dreamed?Once upon a time, a group of miners did just that. Tompkinsville is the story of a Cape Breton mining town transformed from despon-dency to independence thanks to a rebel priest's belief we can all become “masters ofour own destiny” – with a book in one hand and our neighbour’s hand in the other. It tells the story of Father Jimmy Tompkins, Joe Laben and the Canadian co-opera-tive movement. Ripe with East Coast humour, fierce with the fight for survival anduplifting with faith in fellow man, Tompkinsville features original music naturalisti-cally within its story, played by two musicians side-stage. From rousing strike songsto soft lullabies to toe-tapping Cape Breton ditties, Tompkinsville’s music enhances thejourney of Joe Laben on his quest to get a home for his family – a quest that leads himto become more than he ever dreamed he could. Discover what can happen when you realize if you can dream it you can do it. And you can do it – it’s been proven before: Tompkinsville.

LINDSAY KYTEWhether it's travelling to a new country for an assignment, embarking on a new the-atre project or just going to the dentist, it seems everywhere Lindsay Kyte goes shefinds a story – often in addition to the ones she is there to tell. Though she has madea career as a writer and performer of seeking the heart of others' stories, it seems thestories of her own that she stumbles across are the ones that catch ears and hearts,changing those who hear them. Telling her own stories has found Lindsay shakingPaul McCartney’s hand, having her work read by thousands, carrying a symbol ofhope across continents on the lapel of her jacket and appearing on jumbo screens ashundreds wept as she told a tale close to their hearts. In 2007, Lindsay Kyte opened a book and found her Great Uncle Joe and Great AuntMary Laben staring determinedly up at her from the page, labelled as pioneers of theco-operative movement. Lindsay's life changed on the spot. It was then that her questto tell the incredible story of Tompkinsville as a stage play began, leading Lindsay her-self on a journey of coincidences, miracles and situations that leave you shaking yourhead in disbelief.

A stage play about becoming master of your own destiny

By Lindsay Kyte Lyrics/Music by Ian Sherwood & Lindsay Kyte

Thursday, April 23 at 8 p.m. • A Pay-What-You-Can Performance

Paradiso Dance & Drama Series

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Tompkinsville had a first draftreading of select scenes at FestivalAntigonish and was furtherdeveloped when Lindsay got aMasters of Arts at the LiverpoolInstitute for the Performing Arts(LIPA) in England which resultedin a staged public reading inLiverpool. LIPA is founded by SirPaul McCartney and when shegraduated, Sir Paul gave Lindsayher degree himself.

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CELEBRATING 20 YEARSFOR 20 YEARS, THEY’VE BEEN HERE FOR THECOMMUNITY.Just over 20 years ago, this not for profit charity calledThe Community Foundation of Oakville (renamed TheOakville Community Foundation) was established. Aninitial gift of $355,000 was provided and in just oneyear The Foundation made an initial grant of $10,000to the Waterfront stage in Coronation Park. Today TheFoundation is able to grant annually to charities over$2 million.

CELEBRATING SOMETHING SPECIAL IN THEFOUNDATION'S 20TH YEAR! To start The Foundation’ s 20th year,they celebrated with the launch oftwo new initiatives that are aptly tiedto a connection with Canada’s Gover-nor General David Johnston, patronof the National Community Founda-tion movement. He challenged allcommunity foundations, as weapproach our country’s 150th birth-day in 2017, to imagine our country asit could be – a “smart and caringnation” that holds promise for every-one. On June 25th, The Foundationunveiled their Smart & Caring Initia-tives: Vital Grants and Vital Loans.Vital Grants aligns a portion of The Foundations’ sus-tained granting in order to move beyond “symptomaticrelief” and to achieve “transformational change” in peo-ple’s lives. It’s the first ever multi year funding TheFoundation has implemented.

The first Vital Grant recipient was announced for anew initiative in Oakville – “Homeward Bound Halton”(HBH). HBH is a transformational, coordinated servicedelivery model that uses a unique, innovative model toprovide wraparound services to help single mother leadfamilies. Support includes a fully furnished apartmentfor up to 4 years, college education, job internships,fully funded daycare, and career placements. TheFoundation, together with their Fundholders, arefunding the college education of the first cohort of 5women, at a cost of $5,000/woman per year, for threeyears.

SO WHAT IS THE OAKVILLE COMMUNITYFOUNDATION?The Foundation is a conduit between the passions ofphilanthropic families and the needs of the community.As a registered charity, The Foundation is one of thelargest members of a national network of over 190Canadian community foundations. They supportindividuals, families and corporations who come fromall walks of life, economic backgrounds and charitableinterests that have one thing in common – a desire tomake a difference today and leave a legacy tomorrowfor Oakville. Vital Grants is just one example of theways in which The Foundation can and does work

together to achieve greater and moresustainable solutions. We all careabout our homes, our communities,the places we have lived, played,worked, and raised a family and manyof us want to find a way to give backto these places. The Foundation hasbeen making it possible to give backto the community now, and leave alegacy for the future since 1994.

PARTNER WITH THE OAKVILLECOMMUNITY FOUNDATION.The Foundation has enjoyed areputation for nearly 20 years of

community leadership and effectiveness. Because theygrant to and work closely with so many charitableorganizations, they understand the most current needs,trends and aspirations of this community. They alsounderstand what’s important to individuals, familiesand companies – the ability to give back and make adifference – today, tomorrow, and for the future.

HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.The Foundation offers a simple, collaborative andenduring means to support the community andcharitable organizations. Their role is to make it easierfor individuals, families and corporations to have apositive impact on the needs of their community andthose causes that mean the most to them. To learn moreabout The Oakville Community Foundation visittheocf.org

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CLOSER

Set to composer Philip Glass’s Mad Rush, the duet Closer isperformed for BJM by the magnetic Céline Cassone and the solidpartner, Alexander Hille. Performed and acclaimed on several worldstages, Closer is a voluptuous and vibrant exchange, imbued with anintense yet simple sensuality, that of the tension between twobodies. Over the course of twenty minutes, Céline Cassone iscarried, pulled and lifted with movements of crystalline beauty anddelicacy, rousing the sentiments of the audience, who aretransported into the couple’s passionate relationship.

KOSMOS

In this new work for BJM, the choreographer draws his inspirationfrom the world we live in, the frenetic pace of everyday urban life.His observations were the trigger for creating choreography inspiredby the movements of crowds, moments of agitation, and the hustleand bustle of the city. Andonis Foniadakis searches for acounterbalance, bringing beauty to the fore and turning freneticmovement into a dance that brings people together in a joyous,liberating fashion.

HARRY

For this new creation, made-to-measure for the BJM dancers, theIsraeli-American chor eographer Barak Marshall was inspired by theinner battles we all wage. “Life is a constant struggle,” he says, “inwhich we are continually faced with conflicts with regard to culture,gender and species.” Between men and women, in particular,compromises must be made to achieve a balance. This piece revolvesaround the character of Harry, who struggles to overcome forcesboth physical and existential. Teeming with energy, the workunderscores a recurrent theme in human interactions: conflicts andour ability to overcome them.

Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal

CLOSERKOSMOSHARRYThursday, April 30 at 8 p.m. • Paradiso Dance & Drama Series

Regular Ticket: $55 | Big Ticket: $48 | Big Ticket Plus: $44All prices include taxes and handling fees. Box Office: 905-815-2021 or www.OakvilleCentre.ca

ABOUTLes Ballets Jazz deMontréal

Led by the masterfulcommand of Artistic DirectorLouis Robitaille, BJM is arepertory company thatpresents a hybrid form ofdance that combines theaesthetics of classical balletand embraces many otherdifferent styles of dance. Verycontemporary in its currentapproach, BJM performancesare sexy, explosive, originaland accessible, and its superbdancers are widely acclaimed.The term “jazz” in the namerefers more to a “jazzing up”of classical ballet rather thana musical or dance style.

“The tension between the haunting rhythms of the accompanying musical inspirationMad Rush by Phillip Glass and the new flavours introduced by Millpied to the neo-classical realm worked extremely well. His choreographic touches were intricate and delicate, yet seemed effortless.” ~ ORA BRAFMAN, Jerusalem Post

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“...dancing for the pure hell of it, is BJM’s trademark... the tightly knit band of committed and

seemingly inexhaustible dancers emerged as abig Canadian success story.” ~ Dance Magazine

The Oakville Centre Comedy Series

COMEDYACES

Starring “That Canadian Guy” Glen Foster Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m.

Oakville’s own Glen Foster (“That Canadian Guy”) headlinesalong with a crew of Canadian comedy top guns. No junior jokejockeys here. Everyone on this squad is a seasoned pro withdecades of experience and hundreds of confirmed “kills”.You’ve seen them on shows like Just For Laughs, Comedy Nowand The Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Don't miss your chance tosee them live. (No F-bombs or graphic sexual material).

GLEN FOSTERA veteran of the Canadian comedy scene, Glen has been apopular headliner for over 25 years. His Gemini nominatedcomedy special That Canadian Guy struck a chord for itshilarious, but dead on portrayal of the conflicted Canadianpsyche. After it aired, he received a flood of congratulatory e-mail, much of it along the lines of: “I couldn’t remember yourname, but I remembered That Canadian Guy.” Glen’s comedy appeals to those people who appreciate amore intelligent and slightly “edgy” brand of humour. Hismaterial is mostly clean and always clever, topical and timely,reflecting his own experiences as well as current events andpopular culture. He’s also not afraid to inject his own politicaland often “politically incorrect” opinions and socialcommentary. It’s all in good fun though, and his intention isnever to shock or offend.

Regular Ticket: $48 | Big Ticket: $41 | Big Ticket Plus: $37All prices include taxes and handling fees.

Box Office: 905-815-2021 or www.OakvilleCentre.ca

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Prince designed Purple Rain as the project that would make him a superstar, and, sur-prisingly, that is exactly what happened. Simultaneously more focused and ambitiousthan any of his previous records, Purple Rain finds Prince consolidating his funk andR&B roots while moving boldly into pop, rock, and heavy metal with nine superblycrafted songs. Even its best-known songs don't tread conventional territory: the bass-less When Doves Cry is an eerie, spareneo-psychedelic masterpiece; Let's GoCrazy is a furious blend of metallic gui-tars, stonesy riffs, and a hard funkbackbeat; the anthemic title track is amajestic ballad filled with brilliant guitarflourishes. Although Prince’s songwritingis at a peak, the presence of the Revolu-tion pulls the music into sharper focus,giving it a tougher, more aggressive edge.And, with the guidance of Wendy andLisa, Prince pushed heavily into psyche-delia, adding swirling strings to thedreamy Take Me With U and the hard rockof Baby I'm a Star. Even with all of his new, but uncompromising, forays into pop,Prince hasn’t abandoned funk, and the robotic jam of Computer Blue and the menac-ing grind of Darling Nikki are among his finest songs. Taken together, all of the stylisticexperiments add up to a stunning statement of purpose that remains one of the mostexciting rock & roll albums ever recorded.

~ Review by STEPHEN THOMAS ERLEWINE, AllMusic.com


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We are dedicated to making your experiencewith us pleasurable and memorable. Fromentering the theatre and socializing in thelobby, to enjoying a performance, we arebehind the scenes working to enhance yourvisit. Our team is made up of accomplishedprofessionals working under the guidance ofthe Manager of the Oakville Centre. The Marketing department works to informthe public about upcoming performances.Through the use of brochures, print ads, radioads, social networks such as Facebook andTwitter, and our very own e-newsletter “Live”,we strive to reach as many people as possible. The Box Office is your first point of contactas they assist you with your ticket purchase.We can help with seat selection, restaurantchoices and even suggest driving routes andparking locations! When you arrive at the theatre, Front ofHouse services takes over. They greet you,

provide coat check service, operate a licensedbar featuring beer, wine, coffee, soft drinksand light snacks, and then our friendly ushershelp you to your seat. As the lights go down, Technical Servicesstart working their magic by providing soundand lighting to create the amazing ambiencefor the artist and their performance. Finally, we have made room for you tobecome an even bigger part of our familythrough our Volunteer program. OCPAvolunteers help us to assist audience membersduring their visit and launch variouscampaigns in marketing or fundraising. As you can see, it takes a team to bring toyou the best in entertainment!

For more information please call or visit:Box Office: 905-815-2021Administration: 905-338-4161Web: www.oakvillecentre.ca

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