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37 · Friday, July 6, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com photos by eric riehl / oakville beaver / @halton_photog musical fun: Chartwell Classic Oakville hosted the regional competition of the Senior Star talent contest for individuals aged 65 or older. Pictured on the left is participant Karlene Phillips playing piano in the singing and musical instrument competition. On the right is Steve Vaughan, who came in third place, singing and playing the guitar. Senior stars show off their talents at Chartwell Classic It was all fun and games at a recent Senior Star competition, but there could only be one winner. Burlington resident Tom Sutherland was crowned as the regional champion of the Senior Star competition, hosted by Chartwell Classic Oakville. Oakville resident Carolynn Booth was runner-up. Steve Vaughan came in third. Senior Star is Canada's largest talent contest dedicated to seniors. It is open to all Canadians aged 65 years or older in a singing and instrument playing competition. The top two winners of the regional competition get consideration to be invited to Chartwell's Senior Star National Final, which will be held on Nov. 19 in Niagara Falls. A panel of judges chose the winners at the local competition and each performance was videotaped. The videos of the top two performers will be sent to the national orga- nization and the top 10 contestants nationally will be invited to participate live at the final. Now in its sixth year, Senior Star is put on by Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT, which owns and manages retirement residences and long-term care homes across Canada. Art at home Artist social at Sovereign House Sovereign House is hosting a social gathering for artists on Sunday (July 8). The social/open house is part of the Arts on the Bluffs program. Its aim is to bring together artists and other members of the community to meet and network. The event runs from 2-4 p.m. The venue is located at 7 West River St. in Bronte. Reduce Reuse Recycle Attention All Beatles Fans! photos by marta iwanek / oakville beaver / @halton_photog exhibit of her work in the backyard of her home. Artistika owner Roci Freeman (left) was the curator for the show. In the picture below, Carmen Rodriguez takes a look at some of the work. in the garden: Oakville artist Lesha Kokosky, right (above picture), recently hosted an RUBBER SOUL & REVOLVER Thursday July 12, 8:00 pm We invite you to take yourself back to the summer of 1966 and join the amazing Classic Albums Live band as they perform two of the Beatles greatest albums, back to back, note-for-note and cut-for-cut. Join us for this special Summer Big Ticket performance at THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS To order tickets call: 905-815-2021 or go to www.oakvillecentre.ca