a6 l â€" * AAHSSIOn, .30 mw-d‘gmwlz‘oua 3 â€"But @ ished, glmow z cess is O tive/pop music scene in North America. â€" 5 But add to her vocal gymnastics a knack for writing unembellâ€" semmnm.nmmanammugm hevpumonab-botsahoatlwudflq'mmm influence from contemporary pop culture, that Nova developed an interest in music, listening to her parents cassettes (Neil Young, the Beaties, the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison) on their generatorâ€"powâ€" ered tape deck. 'lmalotofmd'-iu\oodimgausfloahxmym built. That‘s when | started playing. I started singing and playing mmnlwasu,mdyjtdbtï¬lgfmmfri-\tdnqw- ents," Nova says. "Even though | wasn‘t formally trained, there was alotoinwavomdâ€"peoplewuddgaminhm Nova, 28, now calls England home, but was born and raised in "I teel like we all have such similar experiences and yet we don‘t talk about them to each other So it doesn‘t feel scary for me at all (to express emotions). it seems like a very normal thing to do," Nova says during a phone interâ€" vew from Halifax, the first stop on her crossâ€" Canada tour. "Songwritâ€" ing, for me, is a way of validating what | feel â€" a way of working through something." On Oyster, Nova reveals a willingness, perhaps even a need, to express herselt candidly and share her thoughts, feelings and emotions, with her audience. ished, stark, honest songs steeped in raw emotion, and you just KNOW NtETNatiONABSUC® . waanmmoanimmniarmes * cess is pretty much a * epatercme sure thing â€Â»" Nova‘s debut album P Oyster, which was ; bad released independently _ Wi n Europe early last year . § and in Canada (on Sony) / ast October, is a A M retreshing change from .; :g the swelling predictabilâ€" Ti * ty of rock and pop a HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Saturday, March 16 at 10 a.m. mnmua-,wmuccm . The Licorice Allsorts Clarinet Quartet in . ‘mmmhhdn..au‘.. Bringâ€"Y00â€"Omn Costy,, 886â€"2375 . Waterloo ‘ "lamd‘l‘ City of W finished art school â€" you know, you get out in the real world and say, ‘Okay, what am I going to do with my life‘ â€" I just thought it made sense to try. it‘s the thing I‘m best at â€" the thing that feels most natural to me." . After a brief stay in New York, Nova headed to England to embark on a new career. She chose England, she says, because she wanted to go somewhere completely new. f "I‘d finished college and I‘d finished a relationship, and you know sometimes how you just want to start fresh," Nova says. "I réeally didn‘t know anyone over there â€"1 had one friend who I stayed Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Showtime at 8:00 p.m. The Hauser Haus, Waterloo Recreation Complex Adults $35 Students/55 + $33 (Continued on page 18) "Even though music was a really natural thing for me, I never {eï¬mdohg it as a career because I just didn‘t have the first idea about how to go about it â€" it didn‘t seem like a practical thing to do. But after i Union Theatre launches its second season March 20 with Lullaby of Broadway, a nostalgic review devised and written by Burton Lancaster. The toeâ€"tapping musical features some of the most popular tunes of Broadway‘s long history, highlighting productions such as Guys and Dolis, Oklahoma, My Fair Lady, Oliver, The Boyfriend, Through song, and means, the cast of four pays tribute to unforgettable stars like Danny Kaye, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Durante, and Al Jolson. Luilaby of Broadway runs March 20 through March 31 at the St. Jacobs Schoolhouse in St. Jacobs. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8.50 for students and seniors, and are available at the box office (519â€"746â€"1484) or at Mavis Theatrical Supplies, 46 Princess St. E. in Waterloo. Union Theatre back with Lullaby of Broadway â€"~ will be available at the performance. For more information about the performance or the collective, call Deanne Bingleman at 746â€"4387, Melissa Jamieson at 578â€"0509, or Free Flow Dance Cmmx?ï¬-om.mw. Collec: tive can also be reached at jami6181@mach1.wiu.ca or carr?030@mach1.wiu.ca. [ performance is free, but donations to the collective will be works in progress Members of the K W Choreographers‘ Collective will be presenting several pieces of original choreâ€" ography March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Waterloo Comâ€" munity Arts Centre (the Button Factory) dn Regina Street in Waterloo, Saturday‘s performance will include a number of works in progress by choreographers Deanne Binâ€" gleman, Jackie Latendresse, Melissa Jamieson, Cynâ€" thia Poole, and Martha Rupert, as well as new members of the collective and guest artists. The public is invited ; to enjoy a preview of o o & 29 o these works, partici 0973 ( sÂ¥ D process and meet the ons‘ â€" / / MA â€" 2 King St. $. Mary Maxim Lid Ziebort Tidy Cor, BLO MOURS: M., T. W., Th. you can fill 662â€"1644