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Youthful grandeur: NB pianist Jeremy Thompson is a name to watch It's one thing to be the best darned pianist of all time to hail from the New Brunswick nshing town of Ihpper Harbour, It's quite another lo be challenging the virmmi of an entire country. and beyond, At iust-turned-22 and vasilv over six feet tall, leremy Thompson is a lofty. thoroughly engaging amar gam of technical precision. deeply-rooted artistic pur- pose and unpretentmus grace «A a powerful package that s hat-n making national Waterloo Stage Theatre's first production of the season, Perfect Wedding, continues through Oct. 21 in uptown Waterloo. Featured in the production are (from left) Aaron Solomon. Amy Neufeld, Claire Porter and Randolph J Johnston. Performances are presented Thursday. Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 pm. and Sunday afternoons at 2 pm. For ticket information, call the Waterloo Stage Theatre box office at 888-0000. By PAULINE Pmcn For The Chronicle and international judges sit up and take notice ever since he burst on the com- petition scene less than three years ago- Thompson made his area debut Sunday before a sparse (fewer than 30). but enthusiastic K~W Chamber Music Society crowd that didn't opt for Oktoberfest events, or for going away to close the cottage Those who did will have to wait until sometime next year, when Thompson has completed his Masters in Piano Performance at McGill University and played an Impressive cluster of future lust perfect ARTS FOCUS orchestral and recital dates rafters with vast dynamic in Canada, Russia, Europe contrasts, surgically clean and... who knows where? passagework. and a rhyth- But return he will, if the mic zest that made mere KWCMS has anything to do tinte-counting a kinder- with it, president Jan garten exercise. Narveson assured. All that was striking After waiting calmly on the Steinway bench while the KWCMS archival tape machine was cued up and someone else searched for a live outlet to preserve the program on video, Thompson suddenly exploded into a memorable performance of the early Beethoven Sonata No II in B-l'lat t()p.22_l its four move- ments literally rang the All that was striking enough. but it came subtly disciplined by an interpre live intelligence that could evoke great drama one moment and a gently sur tained tenderness the next There were no surface feel- ings in this Beethoven. Nor was there any distraction of page-turning. for the entire evening's program, every Continued on page 17 uthor Bruce Meyer will be visiting the Waterloo Apublic library on Oct. 17 to talk about his latest title "The Golden Thread; a Reader's Journey Through the Great Books." Meyer has been a popular guest on CBC Radio's "This Morning" program, His lO-part radio series encouraged readers to set aside apprehension about literary classics and embrace the relevance of these works to the present day. Te - $601; segers across Canada were surprised to find customers suddenly asking for authors like Virgil and Ovid after listening to Meyer, _ . - "hiiiiirle audfo tapels of the radio series have together sold over 5.000 copies in Canada. a bestseller by any stanfiird, "The Golden Thread" shows how stories from the past still influence the world around us. Some of the books he discusses are the Bible, King Lear, Frankenstein and A Room of One's Own. - "rid is the second in a series of author lectures presented jointly by the library and Words Worth Books in honour of Ontario Public Library Wed: - Last year's audience was so enthusiastic that the library and WordsWorth Books promised to make this an annual program dedicated to the pleasure of reading. There is no charge for the program but donations to the library are always welcome, Copies of the Golden Thread and some of the classics referred to in this book will be on sale courtesy of Words Worth Books. Getting cozy with 'great books' Ugh: refreshments will also be served. The pro- gram takes place Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 7 pm. in the main library auditorium at 35 Albert St, For more information, call the library at 886-l310 or Words Worth at 884-2665. Beer Steins by Manitoba potter Kirk Creed is a new exhibition at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery. Creed loves his beer, so it is not surprising to find in his studio that stein, mug and draught f1agon are favoured forms. Creed's stoneware pots are strong and sturdy. His works are basic. almost primal in their simplicity. His direct functional forms are rarely embellished with any decoration unrelated to the proces and male” als of their making. Creed combines wood ftring with the related process of salt glazing. His use of the vagaries of atmospheric finishing lends all of his work masculine and organic qualities that seem to embrace immediacy C2G2 presents exhibit of beer Steins Beer Steins is part of the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery's fall line-up ofexhibitions, schools education programs, clay classes. artists' talks and studio tours, The exhibit is on display at the gallery (25 Caroline St, N ,Walerlom through Nov 16 x2153)“- Ci re, 234 King St. s., Wucrloo Homer of ng tir & Laura" SI www.goiigerstravercom raVeIPlus. , 741-0770