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22 · Friday, November 30, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com bignamessmalltheatre T H E O A K V I L L E C E N T R E F O R T H E P E R F O R M I N G A R T S H2 Systems presents THE SANTALAND DIARIES Saturday December 15, 8:00 pm "Santaland Diaries have become a tradition and thank god. Because there is only so much holiday cheer one can stomach" ~ WILL FINK, Chicago critic submitted photo pianist: Yuan Tian is holding a pair of solo piano concerts in town the next two weekends. Soloist Yuan Tian in concert Oakville award-winning concert pianist Yuan Tian is performing solo in town. The musician is performing a pair of recitals, called Musical Moments, in Oakville on Sunday (Dec. 2) and Saturday, Dec. 8. The musician is the winner of the Aspen International Piano Competition, a recipient of the Canadian Yamaha Award and she performed at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2007. The concert will feature music by Franz Dan Cooper presents LUNCH AT ALLEN'S Friday December 21, 8:00 pm "They work hard to make each other sound as good as they possibly can ­ all in service of the song." ~ ROBERT REID, The Record, Guelph Liszt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Frederic Chopin and others. The Sunday concert is at the Merriam School of Music Recital Hall, 2359 Bristol Circle, at 7:30 p.m. The Dec. 8 concert is at St. Simon's Anglican Church, 1450 Litchfield Rd., at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults or $15 for children and seniors. For tickets, visit www. yuanpiano.com. Oakville Nissan presents OUTERBRIDGE ­ CLOCKWORK MYSTERIES Saturday December 22, 2:00 pm Canada's number one touring illusionist, the whole family will enjoy! Christmas songs with barbershoppers The Entertainers barbershop chorus is hosting its Christmas Open House on Monday (Dec. 3) where men will be able to try out some barbershop-style singing to see if they enjoy it. The event is at the Syl Apps Youth Centre, 475 Iroquois Shore Rd., from 7-9:30 p.m. The group currently has close to 40 singers and is hoping to have as many as 50 voices. At the open house, guests will have a chance to join the chorus to sing some Christmas carols. All are welcome. People are asked to call ahead to Jack Smye at 905-339-3588. Oakville Infiniti presents MICHAEL CIUFO Sunday December 23, 3:00 pm "A powerful presence that fills a room with melody." ~ JOHN TAYLOR, Blinded By Sound Standup comedy at Philthy McNasty's Oakville native Pat MacDonald is bringing his comedy circus home. The Superstars of Comedy, produced by MacDonald, a comic himself, is coming to Philthy McNasty's on Sunday. The show is a regular at the Comedy Bar in Toronto. The Oakville show will feature Mark DeBonis as host. DeBonis has appeared on Just for Laughs in 2011, is a Great Canadian Laugh Off winner, a 2010 Canadian Comedy Award winner and a 2009 Tim Sims Award nominee. The headliner for the show will be Ben Miner, who has performed at the Just for Laughs Festival, has been featured in the New York Times, toured coast to coast with his comedy act and is an on-air personality on Sirius XM Satellite Radio's Laugh Attack Canadian comedy channel. The show will also include MacDonald, who is a regular at Yuk Yuk's club and Absolute Comedy in Toronto. The show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $10. For tickets, call 416-346-9346. Philthy's is located at 379 Speers Rd. All performances are at THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS To order tickets call: 905-815-2021 or go to www.oakvillecentre.ca One gif t leads to another! The holiday season is almost here and Cora rewards your generosity with an irresistible offer! For a limited time, purchase a $25 Cora gift card and receive a $10 promotional card* $ 25 Buy au te-cade rd rt Car Gif t ca 25 dollars e Receiv and $ 10 200-240 North Service Road West (Corner of Dorval and QEW) 905 815-8882 Monday to Saturday: 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. * $10 promotional card is redeemable until March 31, 2013, at any participating Cora restaurant. Some conditions apply. Details in restaurant. Cora Oakville