Whitby Free Press, 10 Aug 1988, p. 4

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PAGE 4, WIIITBY MRE PRESS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1988 ONTARIO YOUR NEXT FEDRALMEMBFER 0F pRAMN RIDING Prog ressive Co nseraive CEILING FAN TRUCKLOAD Whlte & Light Adaptble 4 52" BLADES Compete WIth Ligh As Shown NOW ONLY $169,95 KITS maiM I U Y ~ W W~ Y. Y~ Y Wto Aug. 13/88 ~J~I~h~iui; 1~~~z V~1until 6:00 pm 3995 LIMITED ~* STOCK ~~ LIMIT 6 FER CUSTOMER SINGLE SWITCH PLATES SOLID BRASS 2 LU3HT 1- F~/\C k 399e 3"x 10" IN COLORS Student earns college honors Lynda Irwin of Whitby, one of the 1988 graduating clase of Spring Arbor College,. bas 'been nained to the Who's Who Among Anierican Universities and Collegea. Who's Who Among American Universities and Coleges is a national prograni wbich honora student leaders for their scbolastic and community achievements.- Selection for this honor is made by voting of tbe senior class and faculty. Spring Arbor college is a private, four-year evangelical Christian liberal arts college located eigbt miles west of Jackson, Michigan. The college ls accredited by the Nortb "Central, Association of Colleges and Universities. Varjous works make up Opera show By Debbie Luchuk Featuring the works of local artists in varied media, the Opera Show b as opened in the auditorium of the Whitby Public Library. The works of Bill Fraser, Lawrence Mollon, Laura Blight, Jody Huffman, Gina Bies, Rich Dirstein, Lisa Anttila, Derek Hepburn and Julie Mark among others are featured in the show. .Everything fromn watercolors to modern sculpture concepts to music and beyond is featured in wbat Bill Fraser says. is a show with "no particular theme. It is just a group of artists putting together a chsplay, witb no specific theme." The artists know each other through school or through ,meeting in an art context. Fraser cites the Haliburton Art Camp as being an inspiration and a place where artists from Durham meet eacb other and possibly coll aborate on as how such as this. One of the works featured at the show is "The Scarf My Grandmotber Knitted Me," a lengthy scarf (more than 100 feet) of many colors, composed of mnany different pieces of blankets. Fraser' said that the scarf represents a child's story, and that the scarf bas already been well received in the McLaughlin Gallery and at York University. Lawrence Mollon, one of the artists featured, bas a music ex.bibit. Now at York University, he is studying East Indian music and acoustic guitar, among other media of music,. including unconventional instruments' such as pot lids. I take musical ideas from everyday life rather than from a chord progression," Mollon said. For Julie Mark, this show is a first, with a spray-painteçd piece on display that reflects' ber "environmental concerns." She is very much into "nature anîd loves being outdoors and watching birds. £Lra Blight works mainly in watercolor and multimedia sculpture. She says ber pieces are "for fun, not show art." Lisa Anttila works in mixed media, mostly watercolor, but says she is. "still experimenting a lot." She added that she bas been involved in art for "as long- as I can remember." The artists are very pleased with their reception by the library staff. The Opera Show will run until Aug. 31. , '.'., j ,<V~';~,'I i -~ i #'* il.5 it ~' ~ ~ %..I ~ J&1~-I ~&.44& 4 L 1CDHT -r FqA \ G K 75W IN COLORS IN-STOCK BATEMAN PRINTS 29!eac liffllrINru tINIbIMITES 1801 DUNDAS ST, E., WHITBY KENDALWOOD PARK PLAZA 436-8443 BESIDE BREWERS RETAIL RENE SOETENS., The Unlimiled Lle4]blml9pEBL.I'qhtinq Store

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