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17 Artscene O v ak · FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009 Do good, feel good! Donate & send a kid to Summer Camp. www.ymcaofoakville.com Local musician hoping to be YTV's Next Star Oakville teen Jonathan Lewis is one of the Top 16 finalists on the YTV show The Next Star: Season 2. The show is a televised singing competition, similar to Canadian Idol. The competitors, however, are much younger, aged 15 and under. Lewis, 13, has been singing since he was a young boy. He has never taken voice lessons, but has studied the guitar for several years. He currently writes his own songs, which are accompanied on guitar. He says he is mostly influenced by rock and pop music. "The Jonas Brothers and Bob Seger are my idols," he said. "I like the Jonas Brothers because of their catchy songs and because I like their style. Bob Seger I like because he writes awesome music." Auditions for The Next Star were held in May. Thousands of Canadian kids came out for their shot at fame. Lewis auditioned in Toronto. "I heard about it from someone at school two days before the audition," he said. "I've always liked performing, so I figured I might as well give it a try. Even if I didn't make it very far, I thought it would be a cool experience. I ended up doing better than I expected, so I'm glad I went in the end." Following rounds of cuts, Lewis was chosen to be part of the Top 16. Civic Holiday Waste Collection Notice Please Note Collection Day Changes 5 Collection moves ille August 3 6 Collection moves 8 www.halton.ca/waste Jonathan Lewis Modeled after Season 1, viewers at home will vote for their favourite performer at www.YTV.com or by text message. The finalist with the most viewer votes will take home the title of The Next Star and receive the grand prize package valued at over $35,000. The grand prize includes studio time at Halton Waste Management Site Will be closed Monday, August 3, 2009 Regular Operating Hours Open Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 5400 Regional Road 25, Milton online at www.halton.ca/waste See Show page 20 Council passes Allocation Program ensuring Regional infrastructure required to support growth in Halton is not paid for by existing taxpayers FREE performances for the whole family! Gary Carr SNUGGLES! THE SATURDAY NIGHT LITTLE BIG FROG FAUSTWORK MASK THEATRE Saturday, August 22 at 7 p.m. FIESTA & CARNIVAL a visit www.halton.ca Halton Regional Meeting Schedule August 3 Holiday - Offices Closed MADERAZ LATIN MUSIC Saturday, September 26 at 7 p.m. All shows are approximately one hour in length and will be held at Town Hall, South Atrium, 1225 Trafalgar Road. So bring blankets, cushions to sit on and enjoy these shows with the whole family. Spaces are limited! Please call 905-815-2021 and leave your name and number of family members. 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 310709 For more information, visit www.oakvillecentre.ca