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THE COMEDY LOUNGE I SANTEE SMITH

GOD’S MIDDLE NAME I SQUID PRECISION DRUMMING

MICHELLE WRIGHT I CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE: BACK IN BLACK

WINTER DANCE PARTY I ONE NIGHT IN HAVANA I HOLLY COLE

MacHOMER I JOHN McDERMOTT I MICHAEL BURGESS

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HOUSE NOTES

THEATRE ETIQUETTE Please be considerate of those in the audience who may have allergies andavoid wearing perfume or cologne. Cell phones, pagers and watches should be turned off and refrainfrom unwrapping candy during the performance. Food and beverages are not permitted in the theatre,with the exception of plastic bottles of water. In the event of any disturbances, ushers will ask thoseindividuals to leave the auditorium. Cameras, video cameras and recording devices are prohibitedinside the theatre.

LATECOMERS will be seated at a suitable break in the performance determined by the artist. Patronswho leave the theatre during the performance will also be asked to wait.

ACCESSIBILITY Patrons using a wheelchair, walker or who have difficulty with stairs should advise thebox office at the time of ticket purchase. Due to fire regulations and for the safety of patrons, wheelchairand walker seating is located in Row S. Note that the lower level parking lot is not suitable for thesepatrons as there is no access to the main entrance of the theatre. The theatre does not have an elevator.

SENNHEISER HEARING ASSISTANCE is installed in our Main Theatre. This service is on a first comefirst served basis for a fee of $5.00. The devices may be signed out at the bar.

BOX OFFICE hours are Monday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm and 2 hours prior to a performance. Ticketsmay be ordered by phone with a major credit card at 905-815-2021 or toll free at 1-888-489-7784 oronline at www.oakvillecentre.ca.

BABES IN ARMS are not permitted into the theatre. We welcome children old enough to enjoy theperformance. Each person entering the theatre requires a ticket.

TICKET EXCHANGES may only be made for another performance of the same event. Exchanges mustbe made in person at the box office 48 hours prior to the date shown on the original tickets. Anexchange fee per ticket will be applied. All exchanges are subject to availability and will not be takenover the telephone. No refunds.

PARKING is available along Church Street at several Municipal Lots. Meters located in downtownOakville are free after 6:00pm, Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday. The Oakville Centre has aMunicipal metered parking lot at the rear of the building. To access the main entrance on Navy Street,you will be required to walk up a number of stairs outside the building. There is no entry at the rear ofthe building for the main theatre. For your convenience, we suggest you give yourself additional timefor parking.

VOLUNTEERS at The Oakville Centre are members of Front Row Centre. They raise funds to supportprograms and equipment purchases for the theatre primarily through their coat checking service. FRCmeets the first Monday of every month from September to June at 7:00pm in the theatre lobby.

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VOLUME ONE I ISSUE TWO I NOV / DECOn the cover: HOLLY COLE / Dec.13, 2008

VOLUME ONE I ISSUE THREE I JAN/FEBOn the cover: AILEY II DANCE CO./ Jan. 23, 2009

In this issue . . . Coming up . . .

THE COMEDY LOUNGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 19SANTEE SMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November 20SQUID PRECISION DRUMMING . . . . . . November 21GOD’S MIDDLE NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . .November 22

MICHELLE WRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 4CLASSIC ALBUMS: BACK IN BLACK. . . . December 10WINTER DANCE PARTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 12HOLLY COLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 13

ONE NIGHT IN HAVANA . . . . . . . . . . . . .December 18MacHOMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 19JOHN McDERMOTT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 20MICHAEL BURGESS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 21

LUNCH AT ALLEN’S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 21DANCE PARTY OF NEWFOUNDLAND . . . . January 22AILEY II DANCE CO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 23CHIC GAMINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 28SO MANY DOORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 29BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY. . . . . . . . . . . . . January 30AMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 31COMPADRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 20DHOAD GYPSIES OF RAJASTHAN . . . . . . February 23MG3: MONTREAL GUITAR TRIO. . . . . . . . February 24AN EVENING WITH UNCLE VAL . . . . . . . . February 25EMILIE-CLAIRE BARLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . .February 27CLASSIC ALBUMS: BOB MARLEY . . . . . . .February 28

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A message fromTHE THEATRE MANAGER

Let’s take a minute and talk about your membershipand the current events around us. You’ve seen the valueof becoming a Big Ticket member: the advance notice,the access to special offers, the discounts and, just asimportantly, being able to enjoy top class performing artsright here in your own community. Many have spoken inour recent study about the transformative power of thearts on you the audience. Take a minute and think aboutthe last performance here that really touched you.

Isn’t it time, now more than ever, that you reached outto someone you know and asked them to join you at oneof these performances? Maybe someone you know hashad to give up the experience of the arts, due to recentcircumstances. Can I urge you to introduce them to TheBig Ticket?

The limits on your memberships are 6 and 12 for BigTicket and Big Ticket+ respectively. Max out your mem-bership, and save someone else that terrible trek into thecity. Share with them the awesome power of beingengaged with arts in this wonderful intimate hall and themost livable town in Canada.

So enjoy the new program, enjoy the season and don’tforget to say hello to the many patrons and staff whoshare the same interest as you, being a part of the familyat the Oakville Centre.

Ken Coulter, Theatre Manager

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JON DOREOttawa-born comedian and host Jon Dore spent three years co-hosting Rogers

Television’s Daytime sharpening his skills and received the Impression Award forbest on-air personality in 2001. Many of Jon’s hosting skills come from working as astand-up on the comedy club circuit in Canada. In 2003 Jon took part in theHomegrown Comedy Competition at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal andhas since returned to the festival to host the competition the past couple years.

Jon has made a name for himself on the hottest program on Canadian TV, CTV’sCanadian Idol, as the former wacky correspondent reporting on the pressures andexcitement of the contest. Shortly after, and much to the delight of his fans acrossthe country, Jon was given his own show on The Comedy Network, The Jon DoreTelevision Show. Jon has also appeared on his own Comedy Now! special and wasfeatured on The A Channel’s comedy special Toronto Laughs.

An incredibly talented actor and comedian, Jon has been hailed by TV Guide asone of Canada’s top “rising stars of the future.”

ADAM GROWEAn incredibly accomplished comedian, Adam Growe has appeared on CBS’s Star

Search, starred in his own Just for Laughs Gala, as well as his own Comedy NOW!special on CTV and The Comedy Network. Adam has also made appearances onCBC’s Comics!, Toronto 1’s, The Toronto Show and Comedy Central’s Premium Blend.He is also a series regular on the YTV television series Monster Warriors, which airsacross North America and the U.K. Adam has also made numerous television appear-ances including CTV’s Shades of Black, CBC’s At The Hotel, and BBC’s political mini-series The State Within.

Adam was a featured guest doing a series of comedic election rants on Canada AMand currently hosts and produces for TVO and writes comedy segments for the NHLon TSN. Adam also has extensive radio background, including more than 10 years asa Music DJ. On CBC Radio One his stand-up has been featured on Madly Off In AllDirections and Brave New Waves, and he writes and produces humour columns forDefinitely Not The Opera.

TREVOR BORISTrevor Boris has come a long way from the farm he grew up on near Winnipeg. A

two-time Canadian Comedy Award Nominee, he has appeared on NBC’s Last ComicStanding, CCTV’s Comedy NOW, LOGO’s One Night Stand Up, and is one of the starsof MuchMusic’s hit show Video On Trial (which he now also produces). Trevor is alsocurrently the 2008 COCA Canadian College and University Comedian of the Year.

He has performed at the Cape Town International Comedy Festival in SouthAfrica, the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal, the DC Comedy Festival inWashington D.C. and the Vancouver Comedy Festival. Trevor was also the runner-upin the 2006 Great Canadian Laugh Off standup comedy competition, and is the hostof the TV series I Now Pronounce You…, currently airing in Canada, Australia, andIsrael. Other television appearances include The Family Channel’s The Latest Buzzand TV Tropolis’ TV Made Me Do It.

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Santee Smith is a member of the MohawkNation, Turtle Clan from Six Nations of theGrand, Ontario. Santee works as a choreogra-pher, dancer and pottery designer. As an artist,she is committed to sharing traditional andcontemporary stories of her indigenous cul-ture. It is her interest in her culture and thecycles of the natural world that are the inspira-tion and focus of her creative direction. Santeeholds a Masters Degree inDance from York University.

Santee attended theNational Ballet School ofCanada from 1982-1988.She expanded her knowl-edge of human movementby completing an HonoursDegree in Kinesiology atMcMaster University in1994. In 1996, she choreo-graphed, SkyWoman andThree Sisters, for The Gift, aNational Film Board docu-mentary. Santee was a part of the AboriginalDance Project, Chinook Winds at the BanffCentre for the Arts 1997-2001, as a dancer,choreographer’s assistant and guest artist.Santee performed the leading role of FirstWoman in BONES: An Aboriginal DanceOpera. In 1997, she performed improvisation-al dances for the documentary film, See andHear the World, the Mystic Arts of Tibet andSantee Smith, aired on BRAVOTV. Santee hasbeen a guest teacher for Six NationsCommunity Youth Outreach Program, and

Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre, TheIroquoian Indian Museum, NY, York UniversityDance Department and Red Roots Theatre.Santee’s choreography has been showcased atnumerous festivals: Toronto (ImagiNativeMedia Arts Festival) and in the United States(Iroquois Festival, NY) and Indonesia (JakArt2002, Canadian Embassy, Kalimantan).

Santee’s choreographic work has been high-lighted on the AboriginalPeople’s Television Network,Seventh Generation andFirst Nations Arts and Musicand Buffalo Tracks. She wasa featured artist at theCanadian Heritage NationalGathering of AboriginalArtistic Expression, DreamWeavers in Ottawa 2002and at National Gathering ofAboriginal People andTourism in Whistler B.C.2003. Santee was a featured

dancer and choreographer for the NationalAboriginal Achievement Awards, 10thAnniversary Special, 2003. Santee has createdworks for Dancers Dancing (Vancouver),Woodland Cultural Centre and CanadianChildren's Dance Theatre. She is activelyinvolved in aboriginal contemporary dance inCanada and the United States having per-formed and presented her work at theAboriginal Dance Symposiums in Nova Scotiaand Manitoba and at the Red RhythmsConference at the University of California.

HOWELL & ASSOCIATES PRESENTS

SANTEE SMITH“A STORY BEFORE TIME” • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20th at 8:00pm

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Precision Drummers, Squid was founded in fall 2000 by an award-winninggroup of snare drummers from the Dartmouth Pipe Band Association. Theyhad been exclusively selected for a musical tribute entitled DRUM! whichwas to be debuted at the Input 2000 media conference in Halifax. With acomplement of 8 dancers, 1 bagpiper, and a house band, the response fromthe international audience was nothing short of legendary.

With the realization that precision drumming was something that heldmass appeal, 7 of the drummers decided to form their own drum-corps. Thefirst official performance for the newly conceived Precision Drummers,Squid was on the 25th of November 2000, at the Halifax Drumfest. Word ofSquid’s unique precision drumming quickly spread and internationalperformances soon followed.

After five years of thrilling audiences everywhere, Squid produced andlaunched their debut theatre production Squid Precision Drumming: TheEvolution, a show that is both musically and visually stunning. The Evolutionis a giant success and receives standing ovations and rave reviews.

Squid currently performs all over North America in festivals of allvarieties, school assemblies, corporate settings and musical theatreperformances.

SQUIDTHE EVOLUTION

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21st at 8:00pm

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The central figure, Jennifer, is the mother ofthe child with autism. A second actor plays thevarious other characters that interact with her,including her son Nicholas and husband David.The structure of the play is an episodic journeyover the course of 10 years, from confusion priorto a life-altering diagnosis, through stages ofdenial, anger, depression, bargaining and finallyacceptance. Along the way are flights of fancyand a great deal of humour, found both inJennifer’s own approach to the challenge, and inNic’s perception of the world around him.

The title of the play is a reflection of the literalmindedness of many autists. Nic is fascinatedwith God and seeks answers to the simplest ofquestions one might ask about any ‘real person’.

Jennifer and David humourously provide a lastname for God: “Almighty”, but they fail to pro-vide a simple answer to the question of God’smiddle name. Through the course of the playvariations on the possibilities for God’s middlename creep into the action. At times it is‘patience’, at others it is ‘punishment’, sometimes‘love’. By the end of the play, no one is in anydoubt as to the ineffable quality that constitutes

God’s middle name. The image of the game show Jeopardy, as it

appears projected at the top of the play and inmarketing materials, reflects Nicholas’overriding fascination with game shows. Thisfascination is again not unique to Nicholas; thepredictable scripting of these shows, thecolourful elements, the combinations of numbersand letters make game shows a strong draw formany autists. In many ways Nicholas filters all ofhis life experiences through a game show format.

The play is comprised of nineteen scenes; somenaturalistic, some direct audience address; there isa parody of detective fiction and a dancemarathon, a meditation on heredity and genes,and five times in the play, Jennifer visits ‘God’soffice’ – the rocks at Peggy’s Cove. Here she battleshungry seagulls as she mourns the loss of thedream life she expected, and embraces the morerewarding reality of raising her special child.

Written with sensitivity and lightness of touch,the play does not flinch from describing the griefinvolved in parenting an autistic child, yet theoverall sense is one of joy in Nicholas’accomplishments.

PARADISO BEYOND THE MAINSTREAM PRESENTS

GOD’S MIDDLE NAMEIn Good Company Theatre • SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd at 8:00pm

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At a point in her career where it’s best forher to call her own shots in terms of settlingon the pulse and tone of a recording,Wright’s approach to her latest record,Everything And More, had a lot to do withinstinct.

“There were times on past recordingswhere a label wouldn’t let me record certaintunes and they went on to be nominated forGrammy awards. Now as an independentartist I’ve got more say in the whole process.Plus my longtime manager Brian Ferrimanreminded me that none of us have a crystalball. He kept saying that if nothing else, Ihad to have a good time making this CD”.

It was good advice, Michelle went back tousing producers Russ Zavitson and TonyHaseldon and found Tony and Russ wereadamant about this being “Michelle’srecord” and they wanted her to work withsongs that represented experiences she bestrelated to.

Those variables in the equation helpedproduce an album that Wright is very proudof and longtime fans will take note of thefact that she continues to evolve and grow asa singer and artist. “I believe we really foundthe soul of these songs. Tony and Russ really

encouraged me when it came toexperimenting with phrasing, dynamics,things like that,” adds the Tennesseeresident.

Today, Wright is at a stage in her careerwhere there is much to look forward to andmuch to reflect upon, grateful for thesuccesses she’s enjoyed and the lessonslearned. “We all have a lot of talentedfriends whose dreams have not beenfulfilled. It’s just the way it goes sometimes.But, for me, the ride so far has beenawesome. My career has taken me to everycontinent except Antarctica, and I’ve justhad so much fun.”

And the adventure and fun are anythingbut over as Wright gets set to introduce fansto the new tunes on Everything And Morealongside her catalog of hits.

“Am I ready to be on the road? You bet,”smiles Wright as she prepares to addanother chapter to what has thus far beenone of the most successful stories inCanadian country music history.

Everything And More is now available toevery computer-friendly soul around theworld at Michelle’s website store and at allthe usual digital download sites as well.

DAN COOPER PRESENTS

MICHELLE WRIGHT“I’M DREAMING OF A WRIGHT CHRISTMAS”

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4th at 8:00pm

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20 PIONEER FAMILY POOLS CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE

Imagine that Mick Jagger or Bono or Axl Rose orEddie Vedder died and their respective bands decided tofind a replacement and make another album. What arethe chances that they would make not only the best-selling album of their careers, but also the best? That'sthe trick AC/DC accomplished with Back in Black.Released in August 1980, only half a year after singerBon Scott fatally choked on his own vomit, hard rock’ssecond-best-selling album of all time (after LedZeppelin's fourth) is both fitting tribute and raucouswake. Like much of Def Leppard’s back catalog, Back inBlack was produced by Robert “Mutt” Lange. But unlikeDef Leppard’s quintessential eighties products Pyromaniaand Hysteria, the Australian quintet’s follow-up to its1979 breakthrough Highway to Hell still soundsthoroughly timeless, the essence of unrepentantlysimple but savagely crafted hard rock.

From the vengeful death knell of Hell’s Bells to thestrutting finale of Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution, therhythms on this album do not relent. Neither does thescreeching of Scott's successor, Brian Johnson. Nearlyeverything is beat and scream, explosion and release.Unleashed while New Wave was reasserting rock asdance music, this monument of clean rock sonics anddirty impulses makes a strong case for headbanging, buta better argument for a full-body party.

Brothers Malcolm and Angus Young play their guitars

in such close tandem that they seem synced by the samechurning organism. As chords bang and pummel, bassistCliff Williams and drummer Phil Rudd drag and push thebeat with such steady fluctuations that the result is onecontinuous, well-oiled throttle. As titles such as YouShook Me All Night Long proclaim, Back in Black is acelebration of thrashing, driving all night long type ofpartying and sex. Johnson misinterprets Scott’s sass ascontempt, just as gangsta rap would turn thug love intosomething ugly. If Back in Black someday does sounddated, let it be for this sole mistake.

BARRY WALTERS Rolling Stone, 2002

Craig Martin is the producer/wearer of many hatsbehind the Classic Albums Live series. Each concertfaithfully recreates an album note for note. Think Beatlesand Stones for Classic and Nirvana and Radiohead forModern Classic.

“It’s not a tribute band” Mr. Martin says. “It’s a recital.Like listening to Mozart by the Toronto SymphonyOrchestra.” Craig hires specific musicians for each show,sometimes up to twenty. He even hired a children’s choirfor Pink Floyd’s The Wall.Mr. Martin says he’s only asmuch of a perfectionist as his audiences. “People arepurists. They’re waiting to hear that certain note orsqueal”. Classic Albums Live and Modern Classics Liveare the ultimate for music lovers!

PIONEER FAMILY POOLS PRESENTS

AC/DC’s BACK IN BLACKCLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10th at 8:00pm

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DAN COOPER PRESENTS

WINTER DANCE PARTYTOUR of 1959

The Legendary Music ofBuddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & The Big Bopper

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12th at 8:00pm

John Mueller was raised on the electrifyingmusic of Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, LittleRichard and of course, Buddy Holly. Playingalong to that great old rock and roll with hisSears and Roebuck drum set and DutchMasters cigar box guitar, a young JohnMueller unknowingly began a career thatwould take him throughout the United States,playing his music and acting for the stage,film and television.

John has annually head-lined his critically acclaimedWinter Dance Party® showfor many years now. Since1999, this tribute concert hasre-created the original tourof 1959 that was tragically tobe the last ever for BuddyHolly, Ritchie Valens and theBig Bopper. Highlights of thetour over the years haveincluded John being award-ed the Key to the City ofGreen Bay, Wisconsin andperforming at the SurfBallroom in Clear Lake Iowa,where Buddy Holly, RitchieValens and The Big Bopper gave their last per-formance before their tragic plane crash onFebruary 3, 1959. Other notable performanc-es include the Jerry Lewis Telethon and theRock and Roll Hall of Fame. John’s WinterDance Party concert was filmed live and isnow available on DVD.

Ray Anthony is one of the most charismat-ic and engaging performers seen in a long

time – and he definitely knows how to makean instant connection with his audience!

It’s obvious when you witness how Ray cancaptivate an audience with high energy anddance groove. Add on that he can get a wholeaudience singing the words to Oh Donna,That’s My Little Susie and Come On, Let’s Go,the icing on the cake will happen when Raywill have you up on your feet smiling, clap-

ping, and dancing during arousing rendition of LaBamba.

And speaking of familymembers! The third per-former on the bill is Jay P.Richardson, paying tributeto his father, the Big Bopper.Yes, Jay is the actual son ofthe original Big Bopper, and,on stage, goes by the name“Big Bopper Jr.” Jay, whowas born 84 days after hisfather died in the planecrash, is an extremely like-able “cuddly teddy bear” of aman who instantly endearshimself to the audience. Jay

previously owned a nightclub called “TheLittle Bopper,” and used to book rock and rollacts but, with his family resemblance and hissimilar singing style, he was eventually con-vinced to perform his own tribute to hisfather. Since then he has performed with anumber of rock and roll singers, includingBobby Vee, Freddy Cannon, the Crickets, andthe Drifters.

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There is intelligence and sophistication to Holly Cole’s singing that sets her apart. She canimbue well-worn standards and eclectic songs with an uncanny combination of sensuality,innocence, originality and sheer musicality. Cole takes tunes everybody thinks they know anddiscovers new undercurrents in the venerable anthems of contemporary composers, wrapping herhonesty, compassion and sardonic wit around their sometimes-fragile creations. The results aresexy, provocative, spellbinding, sometimes dangerous and never, ever dull.

“I look at the essence of a song,” muses Holly Cole. “If it’s a great lyric I often love to slow itdown, explore it, dissect it and deconstruct it. I love to take it apart and then put it back togetherand look at it in an entirely different way. In the process, it often becomes more evocative. That’sa huge part of my art form, that’s a huge part of what I do.”

Another thing that has become a large part of what she does is Christmas. Like mistletoe andbrightly wrapped presents, her Christmas tour is a highlight of her year. She has two Christmasrecordings. Her first, the EP Christmas Blues and the full recording Baby its Cold Outside.

Beginning with her self-produced Christmas Blues EP in 1989, Cole has charted a career that hasincluded seven albums, six of them gold and platinum, a couple of anthologies, theaforementioned EP, a gold album in Japan for her 1993 album Blame It On My Youth, severaltelevision specials and some of the finest vocal work in the world of contemporary pop.

Born and raised in the Maritimes, Cole grew up surrounded by music; her parents are classicalplayers, her brother is a composer and jazz artist, her uncle sang and acted on Broadway

and her grandfather played C&W accordion. In her youth she listened to everythingfrom Broadway Musicals, Country and Western and Classical to sixties rock

and the pop of her generation. In her mid-teens she discovered NinaSimone, Sonny Rollins and Betty Carter and for a long time listenedexclusively to jazz. “Jazz is a big influence on my sound but ultimatelyit’s a fusion of many styles”. Holly’s latest project, her self titled 8threcording was released in late February, 2008 in Canada. The

recording is co-produced by Greg Cohen and includes a collectionof standards like Charade, Reaching For The Moon, I Will Wait

For You and her first self-composed song entitled Larger ThanLife. The recording was arranged by Gil Goldstein and was

recorded almost entirely in New York City using a nonetof New York’s finest musicians.

DAN COOPER PRESENTS

HOLLY COLECHRISTMAS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13th at 8:00pm

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One Night In Havana showcases the best ofCuban music over the last 70 years, with songsand rhythms that were famous such asMambo, Son, Bolero and Cha Cha Cha.

This will be a night that allows us to travel intime and enjoy the very best of Cuban music,song and dance that were performed by artistssuch as Nat King Cole and others in their era.

This showcase will be accompanied bychoreographed dancers with members of theprestigious ballet of Cuban Television whichwas founded more than 30 years ago. Thedancers will recreate and show us how Cubansin the last 70 years danced to all these famousrhythms, while dressed in costumes from the1950s to present.

Orchestra Havana Old Stars, consists of 8musicians and 3 singers and was founded in2000 during the Adolfo Guzman Festival – themost important ever hosted on Cubantelevision.

Since then, the Orchestra Havana Old Starshave performed in the most exclusive clubs inCuba and Europe. In Havana, they perform inthe famous National Hotel in club CompaySegundo. In this club, the members of theBuena Vista Social Club perform with thisrenowned orchestra frequently. In 2004, theywon the prestigious National Disc Award,Cubadisco, and are considered to be one of thebest orchestras that perform traditional Cubanmusic on the entire island.

DOWNTOWN OAKVILLE BIA PRESENTS

ONENIGHTINHAVANATHURSDAY, DECEMBER 18th at 8:00pm

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DirectionsMix together sugar and salt. Puree onions,carrots, peppers, lemons, and limes together ina food processor. Combine sugar mixture andpuree. Add tequila.

Pour half of the mixture into the bottom of alarge pan. Coat flesh side of salmon withpepper. Place salmon in the pan (skin side up).

Cover salmon with remaining mixture andplace another pan on top with plenty of weight.Refrigerate for 2 days.

To serve, slice thinly and place on top of sweetcorn cakes, Cachapas or Cuban crackers.

Ingredients• 2 cups brown sugar • 3 cups salt• 1 red onion, peeled & roughly chopped• 1 carrot, peeled & roughly chopped• 1 red pepper, cored, seeded & roughly chopped• 1 green pepper, cored, seeded & roughly chopped• 1 yellow pepper, cored, seeded & roughly chopped• 1 lemon, cut into 4 wedges• 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges• 1 cup tequila• 1 (4 to 6 pound) salmon fillet• 1/2 cup black pepper, freshly ground• Serving suggestion: sweet corn cakes

(cachapas) or Cuban crackers

CHEF CRAIG’STEQUILA CURED SALMON

In celebrating the hot sounds of Cuba, Rude Native chef Craig Nazareth relies on his experience inproducing a dish geared to warm you up. Chef and owner of the Oakville Rude Native Bistro startedhis culinary career in Vancouver, where he attended the prestigious Pacific Institue of Culinary Arts.During his time in Vancouver he made a name for himself working at some of the hottest restaurants.After being there for 3 years he decided to move home to Toronto in search of a job that would be agood fit for his talents. During this search he stumbled upon The Rude Native in Burlington where hestarted working as their Sous Chef. He quickly became the Chef and worked in all 5 locations(Burlington, Oakville, Bronte, Millcroft, and Waterloo) during his 4 years with the company.

In 2005, he had the opportunity to move to Nevis in the West Indies which he could not resist. Whilein Nevis he worked at the award-winning Four Seasons resort where he was fortunate to work withchefs from all around the globe. Upon returning home in 2006, he was presented with the opportunityto purchase the Oakville Rude Native. Craig has learned a great deal over the past two years as he isvery busy balancing both home life and life as a business owner. With a 10 month old son he certainlyhas his arms full! He enjoys every minute of being a father, husband and business owner and wouldnot change anything for the world. He looks forward to seeing you at the Rude.

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SLEEMAN BREWERIES PRESENTS

MACHOMERA WYRD PRODUCTION

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19th at 8:00pm

WYRD PRODUCTIONSIncorporated in January of 2000, WYRD

Productions has been developing of newtheatre since 1995. Founded by Rick Millerand Jeff Lord as a company devoted to multi-disciplinary artistic creation, it has sinceevolved into one of Canada’s leadinginternational exporters of culture. Blendingtheatre and comedy, art and entertainment,music and multimedia, WYRD has producedthe award-winning shows MacHomer, Art?,Slightly Bent, Into The Ring (with DawsonNichols) and Bigger Than Jesus (with DanielBrooks and Necessary Angel TheatreCompany), and HardSell (with DanielBrooks). MacHomer has toured for over 10years and over half a million people in 150cities worldwide. Also on tour is the DORAaward-winning Bigger Than Jesus, performedin 4 languages.

SEAN LYNCH, Director

Since graduating from Concordia University,Sean has spent over a decade directing adiverse range of projects in theatre, dance,video and multimedia. Through his multi-disciplinary company, Red Star 18, Seandevelops the majority of his work in Toronto,Ottawa, and Montreal. His vision is inspiredthrough movement, sound, technology andthe absurdity of life. Sean has had a brillianttime working with Rick on continuing toexplore the many possibilities!

BETH KATESProduction/Stage Manager, Designer

Beth has worked as a Lighting, Set andProjection Designer, and Stage Manager inrock and roll, dance, theatre, and operaacross Canada, the U.S., New Zealand andAustralia. Career highlights include StageManager for Evita (NZ Tour); Asst. LightingDesigner for: Geometry of Miracles (RobertLepage/Ex Machina), and Uncle Vanya(Soulpepper); Set and Projection Designerfor The Backyardigans (Koba/Nelvana); Setand Costumes for All The World (GeordieProd.); Lighting Design for Spurt of Bloodand Miinigoowezewin (Banff Arts Festival),Anaconda (Tangent Montreal), the DoraAward-winning Music For Contortionist(Tarragon/Shaw Festival), and numerousworks by award winning choreographerLearie McNicols. In addition to designingSlightly Bent, MacHomer, Into The Ring andBigger Than Jesus for WYRD Productions,Beth tours with the productions and hasbeen WYRD’s resident Designer and StageManager since 1999. Her work on BiggerThan Jesus earned her (along with hubbyBen Chaisson) two 2005 Dora Awardnominations and the 2005 Dora Award for“Outstanding Lighting Design”.

She is currently working with Ben, Rickand Daniel Brooks on the new productionHard Sell, along with taking many photos inlovely cities around the world.

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RICK MILLERCreator and Performer

Rick Miller trained inMontreal as an architect,actor, and singer, and hasperformed in five lan-guages on five continents.As the Artistic Director ofWYRD Productions, he hascreated and performed theaward-winning solo shows Art?,Slightly Bent, and the world-wide hit MacHomer. He hasalso co-created Into the Ringwith Dawson Nichols, andboth HardSell and Bigger ThanJesus and with Daniel Brooks:the latter won 3 DORA awards in2005 including Best Actor. BiggerThan Jesus has been performed inEnglish, French, Italian and German,and a feature film is currently indevelopment. Rick has workedextensively with internationallyrenowned director Robert Lepage, onsuch plays as La Géométrie des Miracles,Zulu Time (co-created with PeterGabriel), the film Possible Worlds, and thenew 9-hour play entitled Lipsynch. Rickhosts ABC’s primetime hit TV series, Just forLaughs. He lives in Toronto with his wifeStephanie Baptist and their daughters Vivianand Ellen. www.rickmiller.ca

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The perfect evening...The Oakville Centre presents, new this season, from the tastiest kitchens in

Oakville, the Oakville Centre Dinner/Theatre extravaganza! Choose from anyof these great Downtown Oakville restaurants: Paradiso, Ristorante Julia orThe Rude Native and you will receive:

• A special pre-theatre three course meal including choice of appetizer, main entrée and dessert plus tea or coffee

• Impeccable and fast service to get you to the theatre on time• A great chance to entertain friends or give the perfect gift!

For one low price of $45 per person (including taxes) you will receive a giftcertificate for a special pre-theatre menu at one of these fine restaurants.Share with friends or package with an Oakville Centre gift certificate and youhave the perfect evening planned and paid for! All you have to do is call ourBox Office at 905-815-2021 to purchase the Oakville Centre Dinner/TheatreGift Certificate. Then call ahead and make reservations to the restaurant ofyour choice and let the fun begin! (Alcohol and gratuities are not included.)

PARADISO125 Lakeshore Road East

Downtown OakvillePhone: 905-338-1594

RISTORANTE JULIA312 Lakeshore Road East


THE RUDE NATIVE142 Lakeshore Road East


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The Oakville Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 41st Anniversary and its 3rd straight sold-out concert season.

The Board of Directors extends its deepest gratitude to the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts for its care and attention to both performing musicians and audience participants.

We are extremely grateful to the Jones Family for the establishment ofthe Janet Jones Young Artist Fund and its gift to the OSO EndowmentFund in memory of Janet, long-time OSO board member and foundingmusician. Thanks to the Jones Family and other generous donors, eachyear the OSO invites four young musicians to perform with the orchestraand presents each with a bursary to help them foster their love for music.

The OSO Endowment Fund – helping to achieve long-termsustainability to enhance the cultural prosperity of our community.

Thankyoufrom the OAKVILLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

www.oakville symphony.com

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Legend is not a title John McDermott would readily embrace, but hisaccomplishments have become legendary in recording industry lore. Hecalls Toronto and Boston home, but he has also found a home as aninternational recording star and household name – known as much for hissuccessful musical career as for his commitment to veterans’ causes.

“I grew up singing, but I thought everybody grew up singing. My dad andmom introduced us to music early on, and all of the McDermott kids couldunleash a verse or two of Scotland The Brave or Green Isle of Erin oncommand. My song was Danny Boy, and I sang it with pride, because evenas a kid I knew what a powerful and emotive song it was...”

The ninth of twelve children from a traditional Glasgow Irish family whoemigrated from Scotland to Canada in the 1960s, John’s musical roots areequal parts Scottish and Irish. His songs showcase his innate understandingand facility with traditional folk melodies as well as more contemporarystylings. He is a new generation of musical storyteller in the great Celtictradition – somehow combining the majesty of legendary Irish tenor JohnMcCormack, the lyrical sense of Robbie Burns, the charm of Dean Martin,and the everyman quality of Pete Seeger. Underneath it all is the drivingdesire to chronicle the many facets of universal human experience.

with special guest ERIC BOGLESATURDAY, DECEMBER 20th at 8:00pm

DAN COOPERPRESENTS

McDERMOTTjohn

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“ANGELS IN THE SNOW” SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21st at 7:30pm

Born in Regina, Saskatchewan and Toronto-raised, Mr. Burgess was educated at a privateCatholic school and sung liturgy and Gregorianchants as a choir member there. Michael credits theinterior quality of that kind of music coupled withhis extensive stage experience where songs are aform of extended speech that enable him to inter-pret each selection into something that touches thelistener. He feels strongly about music and emotionsbeing inextricably linked. In his rare instances ofrelaxation, Mr. Burgess chooses to listen to musicthat reflects his feelings of the moment. And thatcould be anything from any musical category,including country or rock.

But his defining role in musical theatre will alwaysbe Jean Valjean in an all-Canadian production of theCameron Mackintosh/Ed and David Mirvish “LesMiserables”. He garnered such praise and outstand-ing reviews that he remained as Valjean for morethan 1,000 performances. Now established as anactor who can “go the distance” by winning criticalapproval and pulling in audiences night after night!

DAN COOPER PRESENTS

A MICHAEL BURGESSCHRISTMAS

A concert to benefit ROCK - Reach Out Centre for Kidsthrough the support of

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for the Performing Artswould like to thank

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programming support.

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