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i1# Juno winning sound record deal and two albums resulted â€"â€" Flying ary Hometown Band â€" the latter winning a Juno aw the best new group. When the band broke up, Ujrich began her sok releasing Long Night on A&M, which won a Juno tion for most promising new female artist. But it until the followâ€"up One Step Ahead release that named the Juno award winner for most promisin artist in 1981. That persuaded MCA to sign Ulrich international record deal and, with longâ€"time prc and collaborator Claire Lawrence, she released h« acclaimed Talk Around Town. She would go on to coâ€"host, with David Suzuki Futurescan, write and host BCTV‘s awardâ€"winninc Shari Ulrich has fashioned an extraordinarily varied career for herself since coming north from her native San Rafael, California to British Columbia in the earty 705. A Juno award winner, she has excelled as a sion host, theme composer, script writer, and, most recently, theatre performer. Ulrich, who returns to Waterloo Aug. 20 for a concert at the Princess Cinema, is as busy with her music as ever, all the while juggling responsiâ€" bilities as the mother of a sixâ€"yearâ€"old daughter and a board member of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Pacific Music industry Association, and the Songwriter‘s Assoâ€" ciation of Canada. it‘s an earlier, more wistful image of Ulrich, however, that lingers for many of her fans. Picture a singing, smiling, bare foot young woman in a flowing print skirt and flouncy peas ant blouse, a fiddle in one hand and waves of hair blowing in a summer breeze. That was the Shari Ulrich who first appeared on Vancouver stages in 1973 after stints of backpacking around the U.S., performing with her older brother and sister with the San Francisco Free Theatre and living on 8.C.‘s Sunshine Coast. With Rick Scott and Joe Mock, Ulrich had String Ensemble, a hit at Simon Fraser University and any festival, park or beach where a crowd was sure to gather. Soon, however, events would conspire to launch Ujrich into a much larger scene. She was hired to tour with West Coast folk artist Valdy as part of his backing group the Hometown Band. in addition to singing harmony and playing everything from flute to sax and violin behind Valdy, Uirich was called on every show to step for sing Joe Mock‘s stunning Flying. Not surprisingly, ! Hometown Band was directly offered a domestic Violinist Shari Ulrich returnina to Waterloo For updates on UpTown activiti ve personalities, look for our biâ€"we u Waterloo Chronicle or contac usiness Improvement Area‘s office at 885â€"1921. f hee.? There UpTown Parkade from Friday, Au Sunday, August 24th courtesy ofi businesses. /‘ Ten Conadian Acts BUSKER CA RNKHWVA L We are very pleased once again to be a sponsor of the Busker Carnival. This â€" , year,fith UpTC a, stop in at l how th Sing «especially after the “‘ road constructig / f forget to try *~ one fl wond er il restaurants. There vill be Fr {-‘ ing in the ide from Friday, Augdst 22 at 6:00 pm top UPTOWN WATERLOO Welcomes the 9th Annual dancing and teaching in her native Canada and in the U.S, Stephenson is currently in Drayton working on the Drayton Festiâ€" val Theatre‘s production of the charming musical RomanceiRomance. A graduate of Guelph‘s Centennial collegiate..... Choreographer Vera Stephenson is in demand on both sides of the border, Born and raised in Guelph, she has forged d career in few Walk to inst Ford,