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26 « WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, May 7, 2008 www.TenThousandVillages.ca 80 King Street S From y Uptown Waterloo . s (519) 888â€"7180 . MOtherS : Fair Trade _ Mothere Fair Trade since 1946 TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES Fair q _ Trade @ The Ontario Council of Folk Festiâ€" vals (OCFF) is now accepting entries for the 14th annual Songs from the Heart Songwriter Awards. The OCFF Songs From the Heart Songwriter Awards celebrate top Ontario songwriters in nine categories: English and French grandâ€"prize awards, as well as political, humorous, instrumental, children‘s, original historâ€" ical, blues and world music categories. Grandâ€"prize winners of the OCFF Songs From the Heart Songwriter Awards receive the ‘ * ‘ Galaxie Rising ouzsle Stars Award of Folk festival accepting entries for awards REGISTRY THEATRE 122 Frederick St, Kitchener $20 / $15 students / $5 RE@RMCRFI Centre in the Square Box Office 519â€"578â€"1570 www.centreâ€"square.com waiwalterfedy ARCHITECTS + EN res . cr WATERLOO REGION RECORD the CBC. The entry deadline is May 9 Visit www.ocff.ca to download an entry form and for detailed instrucâ€" tions. Songs From the Heart Songwriter Award winners are selected by a jury. Each grandâ€"prize winner, one in French and one in English, receives three careerâ€"boosting prizes that include a $1,000 Galaxie Rising Stars Award of the CBC, the chance to showcase for key music industry members at the OCFF conference and registration for one to the 2008 OCFF conference. Prizes of $100 will be awarded to the winners in each of the seven genreâ€"speâ€" cific special categories, along with an opportunity to showcase the winâ€" m ning song at the 4 ® conference. nt eectier veutit UHESEO Detailed cateâ€" gory descriptions are online at www.ocff.ca. All winners are announced _ to media and music industry members across Canada. All Songs From the Heart appliâ€" cants are eligible HELP WANTED â€" HELP WANTED â€" HELP WANTED â€" HELP WANTED â€" HELP WANTED 39 Arthur St. S., Elmira â€" 519â€"669â€"8991 Full & Part Time Partâ€"Time LINE COOKS DISHWASHER + Experience preferred but not necessary Apply in person with resumé to: \Sip & € for the Ontario Arts Council‘s Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award. _ The top eight songs, excluding the Galaxie Rising Stars Award of the CBC winners, will be forwarded to a sepaâ€" rate jury which will select the winner of $1,000 and a registration to the 2008 OCFF conference. Galaxie, the Continuous Music Netâ€" work, is a commercial division of CBC/Radioâ€"Canada. The network offers its nonâ€"stop music channels, programmed by and for Canadians, in more than sixâ€"million homes. It is included on the basic service of most digital cable, satellite TV and IPTV distributors and on some Internet porâ€" tais. The OCFF is an influential Canadian network and organization devoted to the development and the success of traditional, contemporary and multiâ€" cultural folk and roots music, artists and festivals. The 22nd annual OCFF conference will be held from Oct. 23â€"26, in Ottawa, Ont. s The folks at the OCFF can be reached by phone at 613â€"560â€"5997 or 1 â€" 866â€"292â€"6233, by fax at 613â€"560â€"2001, by email at info@ocff.ca or online at wwwocff.ca.