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Friday, April 28, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 31 Mom: an influence but not pushy (Continued from page 27) play and how it flows. Julian is hoping his help with the read-throughs will gamer either an invi criticism. And when you're a child, people don't tation to accept a part if the theatre company want to criticize you. They always say, `You're decides to do the play or to, at least, audition for good for your age.' But my mother did criticize a part. me, which was good for me." "It would be really, really nice to be asked to Despite her criticism, which he stresses is be in the play," he says with a hopeful grin. constructive, he also names her as his biggest One drawback for child actors, he adds, is fan and the person who influenced him to take that their choice of roles is up acting. limited. He can only play "My mother was an influ . A fter w atching her someone his own age, give or ence, not by telling me to act, (m om ) and other take a couple of years. but because I saw her plays. "In The Winslow Boy I After watching her and other actors and after aged from 13 to 15. That was actors and after watching her w atching her plays, a trick in character because plays, it was my choice," he it w as m y choice people change with age," says, explaining that his moth explains the precocious teen. er was the director of the first "In the beginning I was inno play he acted in. "It wasn't a cent and not very assertive at all --very passive. major role, but it was a good experience." At 14,1 tried to make him more mischievous, That experience gave Julian, who has been and at 15, he was a very strong character. I var acting since he was eight-years-old, a number of ied the character a bit." roles in a series of vignettes. But his lines were Julian is not sure that he sees himself as an pretty basic, he says. "In one part, I was a adult actor, but he hasn't ruled out the possibili farmer's son. I just kept saying, `Yep'. I didn't ty. However, he hasn't ruled out cartoonist, com have much trouble with my lines." puter animator, scientist or technician, either. Julian, who is a Grade 7 student at E. J. But then the Oakville teen has lots of time. James Public School, recently read through a In the meantime, he says, he will continue new play for Theatre Aquarius to help the with his acting lessons and going to auditions. Hamilton theatre company get a sense of the Presenting the com m unity partners Fantasy Travel draw 2 0 0 0 ! T Listen to musical favourites Walton Unit ed Church at 2489 Lakeshore Rd. W. will pre sent an evening with Lemer, Loesser and Loewe tomorrow and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. With songs from My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls, Camelot, Brigadoon, Gigi, Paint Your Wagon and Hans Christian Ander sen, this concert will feature the church's senior choir, directed by Linda Fletcher, and special guest Tom Oliver. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children aged 12 and under. For tickets, call 827-1643. public swimming pool located on Felan Avenue in 1962. A fter more than 60 years o f dedication to the community, the Lions C lub continues their hard w ork and he Lions C lub o f O akville is thanks the com m unity for supporting happy to announce the muchthem. With the Lions Club o f Oakville, anticipated start of sales for their every penny they raise through fundrais Fantasy Travel Draw 2000. W orking ing events and comm unity support goes together with their partners in the com straight back into the community. munity, this project will enable non-prof The C om m unity Partners Fantasy it groups to raise money for their organi Travel Draw 2000 is kicking off to great zations as well as help the Lions Club start, and in addition to raising money for raise money for their commitments. One the Heritage Trails, half the money indi of their possible goals for 2000 is to raise vidual community partners raise they put funds ($30,000) for the Heritage Trails towards their charitable organizations. So project - a legacy o f the Oakville 2000 each ticket bought is supporting at least Millennium Committee. one if not two great causes, with the bot The Heritage Trails will strategically tom line o f 100 per cent o f money raised link the comm unity's historic and more is put back into the community. recently developed sectors which are So don't be surprised if you find a divided by the Queen Elizabeth Way Lions Club mem ber knocking on your (Q.E.W.). Upon completion the Heritage door soon, just don't let them get away Trails will em brace all o f O akville's without buying a ticket! You can 't find unique and distinctive neighbourhoods, better odds at winning a free trip, and with information kiosks at specific points w hat better tim e to get away from our along the trail. The Lions Club donation snowy spring? By supporting the Lions would in part fund the information kiosk C lub you're supporting your community, to be located in Lions Valley Park, (a past (and by buying a ticket you're support project o f the Lions Club in 1963-64, ing a good chance at a free cruise!). establishing a community park), as well T here are three w ays to purchase tickets: as other Heritage Trails costs. when your doorbell rings, have your The Lions Club o f Oakville has been w allet ready to purchase a ticket o r a helping develop our community since its book o f tickets (th ere's no harm in first gesture in 1935 o f providing Christ w eighing the odds in your favour); call mas gifts to the children at Stephen's Sur one o f the Lions C lub's com m unity part vey School. They played an integral role ners listed and tell them you're interest in the development o f the Oakville Trafal ed in buying a ticket; or call the Lions gar Memorial Hospital in 1943 and then club itself and tell them you're interest in upgrading the hospital throughout the ed in buying a ticket. B ut act quickly years, to present day. The Lions Club also because there are only 6,000 tickets became involved in raising funds for var being sold and you d o n 't w ant to miss ious recreational needs o f the community, your chance. like a swimming pool. After six years o f raising money, they built the Town's first ADVERTORIAL By Kym Funnell A p ril2 8 -M a y4 1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The Phantom Menace TOP 10 VIDEO GUIDE Critics' Average MPAA Ratings PG G R PG-13 R R R R PG-13 G Theme sci-fi family thriller thriller drama horror action drama comedy animation lots lots mild some some lots lots lots some none much some none some none Violence some mild lots some Coarse Sex & Lang. 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