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The Starlight club shines bright with grand reâ€"opening ow can Jane Bond be Hcooler than her ultraâ€"groovy 005 sandwich sign figure at King and Princess Streets? Now the bistro babe is bathed in Starlight. Jane Bond Café double agents Bernard Kearney and Josh Koehler were literally approached in their alleyâ€" way by Deiter Plautz, former owner of Waterloo‘s ballâ€" room dance studio The Starlight Club. For the past few years, happy shiny people tripped the parkay floor above The Bead Bazaar and The Futon Shop in the heart of uptown Waterloo. But Plautz, who has long noted the intelligent panache of Jane Bond, felt it was time for his last Starlight waltz. He handed the dance card over to a new era â€" the birth of a bold new twoâ€"step featuring Kearney and Koehler. "He (Plautz) thought we w omm might have a healthy _ Hawksley Workman will help celebrate the opening of The approach toward invigoratâ€" Starlight with a concert, Sept. 20 at the King Street club. ing the room with some _ fis Wolves Sept 20. hall. Those who loved to fresh ideas," explained Kearâ€" Jane Bond prides itself on _ dance at the Bond‘s former ney. showcasing some of Canaâ€" _ intimate space will have Now Plautz can sit back _ da‘s best musicians. plenty of room to shake colâ€" and watch everything old Workman, has played . lective booty. Now Plautz can sit back and watch everything old become new again. Kearney and Koehler have agreed to Sunday evening dances in the fashâ€" ion the old patrons were accustomed to â€" another fascinating music meld and one of the main reasons why Jane Bond is so popuâ€" lar. All eclectic walks of any age in life are welcome and Bond music live or ‘deâ€" jayed‘ follows in the same key In preparation of the gala opening Sept 18. The Starlight‘s doors are now postered with the eccentric visage of Hawksley Workâ€" man who will perform with By Cogat Anpeewsâ€"Lesue For The Chronicle Workman, has played Jane Bond before. As the Bond agents likely knew at the time, Workman‘s star is headed supernova for better or worse. He is now hot copy in any music magazine or review column and was recently on CTV morning magazine Canada AM and CBC‘s lateâ€"night zeitgeist Play. Workman makes perfect sense as the premiere act for this 270â€"seat live music venue. The Starlight galaxy spans the entire top floor of the building and is divided into a spacious front lounge fover and main danceâ€"floor ARTS FOCUS "The beautiful parkay danceâ€"floor speaks for itself. As for the room aesthetic, we are very proud of it, and I hope this pride is reflected in our patrons," stated Kearâ€" When the Jane Bond Café closed in August to begin the Starlight renovation process, some regulars wanted to picketn protest. 005 Princess St# _ _ * "We are most definitely keeping the restaurant open," assured Kearney. "The restaurant side is intrinsic to what we offer. We closed for a few weeks in August but have since What would happen to reopened. The beauty of having the new room is that Jane Bond can now concenâ€" trate on what it is best at, a nice informal homeâ€"style cooking restaurant set in a convivial local pub atmosâ€" phere. Renee Lees has assumed managerial conâ€" trol of Jane, but you can still expect Josh and I to be doing the dishes." Dishes aside â€" ask any musician _ about 005 Princess St. Word is, not only is Jane Bond one of the coolest live venues in Kitchenerâ€"Waterâ€" loo, but in Canada. Kearney‘s carefully choâ€" sen faithful roster of bands are delighted to play there whenever touring schedules allow and they often make the time to do so. business of music and music promotion during his days at the University of Waterloo publication Imprint and numerous big live music events on camâ€" This recipe for success will likely continue at The Starlight. â€" "We have always tried to maintain a certain booking integrity, one obviously based on personal interests, and definitely one grounded by advice from those who have long supported us, namely our community," explained Kearney. The man behind Jane Bond learned }lot about the Koehler is a music lover by paternal osmosis, surâ€" rounded by the industry and remembers his father often working out Wembley Stadiâ€" um soundâ€"check kinks when he was a young lad. "It was very sad for us when we were forced to close by draconian city byâ€" law, to stop doing live music for so many years. Many of the artists (local or otherâ€" wise) we have worked with, have since grown, in stature Continued on page 22 E038 Uptown Waterloo will be the site of the 15th annuâ€" al Studio Tour and Sale, Oct.4â€"5 in the historic Maryâ€" Allen Neighbourhood. . ooo â€" Tourists are encouraged to spend some time strolling through Waterloo‘s original neighbourâ€" hoods, visiting artists in their homes and studios in a very informal atmosphere. Artists may be visited in any order and, along with plenty of free parking. There are no tickets to buy. For the fourth year, the tour will include artists from the west side of King Street. A total of 16 artists can be visited at 12 different locations. Joining the tour‘s popular painters, potters, fibre artists and bonsai creators, are eight new artists showing printmaking, pottery, sculpture, handâ€"made books and paper making, and photography and painting. The following studios are Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 5 fromnoon to 5 p.m.; 238 Mary St.â€" Elizabeth Murphy and Norma McDonald; 184 Herâ€" bert St.â€"Eldon Leis; 209 Herbert St.â€"Joanne Makulâ€" ski and Jacquelyn Lumsden; 268 Herbert Stâ€"Karl Griffithsâ€"Fulton; 156 Park St.â€"Stuart Campbell; 606 York St. N.â€"Becky Webster; 89 John St. W.â€"Jan Fretz; 25 Avondale Ave., S.â€"Sheila Karrow; 81 Avondale Ave., S.â€"Jane Hamilton; 209 Stanley Dr.â€"Lisa Fanâ€" nin and Lisa Marcus; 21 Menno St.â€"Sharon Whittle and Jaime Winchery; 41 Dupont St., E.â€"Jason L‘Abbe. For further information about the tour, call 746â€" 9470 or 743â€"3763. The Princess Cinema will hold its 18th birthday celebration in style Sept. 18. â€" â€" s As expansion plans continuefor the Princess Twin cinema, conveniently located across the street at 46 King St., owners would like to thank the community for its support over the years. Uptown neighbourhood hosts studio tour and sale As a token of appreéiation. the cinema will offer a free screening of the 1962 classic "The Music Man". The film is a quintessential slice of Americana, featuring wonderfully infectious musical numbers, memorable and engaging characters, and an upliftâ€" ing story. â€"It‘s sentimental, nostalgic, gentle, and innocent, and organizers couldn‘t think of a more appropriate family film to aid in the celebration. _ â€" Along with the screening, there will be compliâ€" mentary birthday cake for all. § The fun begins at 6:30 p.m.. Doors open at 6 p.m. Food donations will also be collected for the Food Bank of Waterioo Region. Princess Cinema celebrates 18th birthday