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Dancer hopes to inspire Continued from page 24 25 · Friday, February 22, 2013 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Lupien said he was inspired to dance by an older dancer at his dance studio. Now, he hopes to inspire younger generations of dancers as he had once been inspired. Getting on a show like The Next Step is a good vehicle to achieve this. "I hope this show can give me enough publicity where I can go all over the world and teach kids and try to give them the same inspiration that I got," he said. The first episode, titled Get the Part Started, airs on Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m. on Family Channel. For more information, visit www.family.ca. Dominik Kurek can be reached at dkurek@oakvillebeaver.com or followed on Twitter at @DominikKurek. I Mother Earth at The Centre submitted photo three cantors: The four-member Three Cantors musical group, pictured here, will be performing at St. Simon's Anglican Church on Wednesday. Three Cantors sing at St. Simon's The Three Cantors, comprised of three singing Anglican priests and arranger/ accompanist Angus Sinclair, are coming to perform in Oakville. The singers will be at St. Simon's Anglican Church on Wednesday (Feb. 27). The Three Cantors are comprised of Reverends Peter Wall of Hamilton, William Cliff of London and David Pickett of Ancaster and Sinclair. They first performed together in 1996 at a diocesan service in London. After the concert, Rev. Peter Townsend suggested they form a group and do a fundraising concert for the Anglican Church's relief and development fund, Primate's World Relief and Development Fund. They agreed and their first concert was to a 700-member audience at a packed Grace Church in Brantford. Since then, they have performed 200 concerts and sold thousands of CDs. They have appeared on CBC's Sounds of the Seasons, have been interviewed by Michael Enright and have participated in Judy Maddrens' A Christmas Carol readings. Since that first concert, the group has raised more than $1 million for the Anglican Church's relief and development fund. The fund is used to help support partners in Canada and the developing world, such as funding projects in Mexico, Central America, Africa and Asia. St. Simon's is located at 1450 Litchfield Rd. It starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25. For tickets, call the church office at 905-8458351. For more information, visit www.3cantors. com. The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts has something for everyone this weekend with two big-time music acts hitting the stage. Canadian alternative rock legends I Mother Earth will play tonight (Friday), while tomorrow night will feature South African male chorus Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Tickets for both shows are limited. The Juno Award-winning group I Mother Earth is back after an eight-year hiatus, reuniting in 2012 with all the original band members, Brian Byrne, Bruce Gordon, Christian Tanna and Jagori Tanna. The group has a new single, We Got the Love, which continues their jam rock sound, while adding a Latin influence. The group will also perform its big hits from its long successful run from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. The group won a Juno for best hard rock album in 1994 for their Dig album. Ladysmith Black Mambazo has been on the music scene for 45 years, singing their joyous and uplifting music that has been heard across the world. The group has won three Grammy Awards and has sold out New York's Carnegie Hall. The group has produced more than 50 albums, many of which have received gold or platinum-disc certification. After all these years, the face of the group continues to be its founder and front man Joseph Shabalala. The group's music represents every corner of the world's religious, cultural and ethnic landscape Both shows start at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. bignamessmalltheatre THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Artists show their work in town Oakville artist Lesha Kokosky and Mississauga artist Laura Beaton are launching their new works with Artistika in Oakville. The art show will be on Sunday (Feb. 24) at a north Oakville gallery. Kokosky will be revealing a new series of collagraphs (printmaking onto rigid material). Beaton, on the other hand, will introduce her Chinese Brush Paintings. "These two different types of art are unique and distinct from each other," said Roci Freeman, founding partner of Artistika, in a news release. "We are very pleased to have been selected to launch the new works of an artist as recognized as Lesha is and to Oakville Infiniti presents LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO Saturday February 23, 8:00 pm "It isn't merely the grace and power of their dancing or the beauty of their singing, but the sheer joy and love that emanates from their being." ~ Paul Simon be launching Laura's unique art in Oakville." The show will take place in the office of Adrian Van Mierlo of Edward Jones, located at 575 River Glen Blvd., Unit 6. The show runs from 1-4 p.m. Both artists will be present at the launch. For more information, visit www. artistika.ca. Chinese Brush Painting demo Local artist Bernadette Oppenheim Dyzyk is giving people a chance to see how Chinese Brush Painting is done. The artist is holding a free demo on Sunday (Feb. 24) at STREETdog ARTstudio, located at 467 Speers Rd., Unit 15. The event starts at 1 p.m. Dan Cooper of Royal LePage presents RAUL MIDON Thursday February 28, 8:00 pm "One of those rare musical forces that reminds us how strong and deep the connection between man and music can sometimes be." ~ Guitar Magazine Black History celebration at concert Oakville trombonist Russ Little is helping the Jazz Performance & Education Centre (JPEC) celebrate Black History Month with a performance. The Oakville musician will perform in the organization's Gala Concert at the Toronto Centre for the Arts on Saturday (Feb. 23). The concert starts at 8 p.m. The concert will present music, narration and songs from Joe Sealy's Juno Awardwinning Africville Suites. The centre is located at 5040 Yonge St. For tickets and more information, visit www. jazzcentre.ca. All performances are at THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS To order tickets call: 905-815-2021 or go to www.oakvillecentre.ca