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he Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo I Symphony â€" the gloâ€" rious music of Lydwig van Beethoven â€" spectacuâ€" lar â€" internationally â€" accâ€" laimed guest artists â€" the impeccable acoustics of the Raffi Armenian Hall at the Centre in the Square ... and the maestro himself who helped to build it. Together, they promise to make local audiences _ "Mad â€" About Beethoven." Kâ€"W Symphony is ‘Mad About Beethoven‘ * eV ers ZEA“;RS ray 1P In its 2000/2001 season opening festival, the KWS pays tribute to the musical genius of Beethoven and celebrates the 20th anniverâ€" sary of the Centre in the Square in an allâ€"Beethoven spectacular Sept. 15â€"16. The festival kicks off Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. with a gala perâ€" formance. Upâ€"andâ€"coming chamber music group the Duke Tric joins the symphoâ€" ny under the direction of music director laureate Raffi Armenian. The program will include the Triple Concerto in C and the legendary Symphony No. 5. On Sept. 16 at 3 p.m., the Penderecki String Quartet performs at the Centre in the Square. Prior to the conâ€" cert, the "Great Beethoven Debate" will take place at the Kitchener public library at 1 p.m. Host and mediator Howard Dyck and a panel of experts will take part in a lively debate about whether Stravinsky was right when he said‘ Beethoven couldn‘t write a tune. 234 King St. S., Waterloo {corner of King St. & Umon S$1 ) 741 www.goligerstravel.com Concluding the festival Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. at the Centre in the Square will be a feast for the eyes and the ears. Since no Beethoven extravaganza would be comâ€" plete without a piano conâ€" certo, the KWS will perform the haunting and lyrical rTavelPlus 741â€"0770 Emperor â€" Concerto | with Canadian piano virtuoso André Laplante. Also feaâ€" tured will be Dancetheatre David Earle dancing to Creatures of Prometheus. Passes for the Mad About Beethoven festival are availâ€" able at the Centre in the Square box office. For furâ€" ARTS FOCUS ther ticket information. call 578â€"1570. For a chance to win two passes ($144 value} to the festival, enter the Waterloo Chronicle‘s Mad _ About Beethoven Bust Hunt. A bust of Beethoven will be hidden in a different location each week in the Kitchenerâ€" CHRON Waterloo area for the next four weeks. If you think you spot Beethoven, fill out the ballot in the Waterloo Chronicle and return it to the Chronicle _ office. Four names will be drawn, one each Wednesday from Aug. 23 through Sept. 13. Animal Control he board of directors of the Waterloo I Community Arts Centre is seeking nominaâ€" tions. Directors will be elected at the annual general meeting in October to serve for a twoâ€"year term. The WCAC is a nonâ€"profit, charitable organization that provides opportunities to practise and appreciâ€" ate the arts. Someone passionate about the arts or a practising artist would be appreciated on the board. Board members are required to sit on at lest one committee: management, programming, marketing, or membership. The board is especially looking for a new treasurer and a marketing director, but those interested in other areas are welcome. Applicants should forward a resume and cover letter emphasizâ€" ing their artistic interests and committee interest to: Waterloo Community Arts Centre, 25 Regina St. S., Waterloo, ON., N2J 1R8, Nomination Committee, c/o Gloria Armstrong. pirits are running high at Guelph‘s River Run Centre as 70 participates of this year‘s Summer Musical Theatre School prepare for their perforâ€" mance of the smash hit musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Tickets are selling very quickly for the four performances set for Aug. 24â€" 26, nightly at 7:30 p.m. with a Saturday matinee at 2 Lisa Hagen, wellâ€"known director with 19 years of experience in professional and community theatre, is back again as producer and director of this year‘s theatre school. Joining her is choreographer Bonnie Dyer. WCAC seeks nominations for board of directors Open to students between 12 and 19 years of age, the musical theatre school aims to introduce young people to all aspects of production. The oneâ€"month program began on July 31 and will culminate in a fully produced show with stage lighting, costumes and sets. The show itself was Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s first musical. Barely in his 20s, Webber teamed up with Tim Rice to write a 20â€"minute pop cantata for an allâ€" boys school in England based on the biblical story of Joseph and his twelve brothers. â€" Vhrcaugh( the eye of a journalist who encouraged Webber to revise it for a larger production at St. Paul‘s Cathedral. From that chance encounter began the career of one of the most successful musical theatre comâ€" posers in history. _ For ticket information, call the River Run Centre box office at (519) 763â€"3000. Students present Joseph