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Pana 12, Whltby Fiee Prms, Wednesday, JuIy 24, 19g6 Whibyband niakiniglnolise By Mark Reesor 'Be Curious' has taken the 'Banker and the Bandit'- by Storm. The local rock band so im- pressed the management and patrns o the Whitby sports bar durmng a recent performance that theyve be booked to play there every Thuraday night, "with a bit of a jazz tinge to it, "Baya Bill Kimberley. "Itfs a bit of a hybrid of every- thing," adds Davidson. Together since October,19 (Kimberley ,Loined' 19), the band's musîc has developed to Localchoir recog!nized- Whitby's Westminster United Church, choir was one of 50 choirs recognized 'recently for havi*gbeen hin operation for mrethan 25 years. lie awards were handed out during the Ontario Choral. Fede- ration 25th anniversary celeb- ration in Toronto. Westminster has been in ope- ration for 38 years. The oldest Choir to receie an award was Holy Trinity Anglican Church choir, in operation for more than 150 years. The choral federation is. an arts service organization establ- ished toserve and support Ontario's choral community. the point where "we can ail stop together at the wrong spot," says Davidson. «We improvise well together.» «W. feed off each other,» says K.imberley. "When one person's playing something, itW's really eas t move in that direction. eeThgreat thing is, we all gt along really Well' hat's wh~ we've stayed a three-piece band. The tro are working hard to promote their recently released, self-titled, debut cd, which is ayailable by ýcalling'1-800-JOE- RADIO. It's selling up to expectations and the band is getting some recognition, including a recent appearance on Q-107. «We're starting to break down some barriers and getting people to actually listen to our music," saya Wilmot. Another goal is getting to the pnt where «w. can go out and play agig andhave it bealî ow, own stuif , says Davidson' And ultimately we want to go %t the top,'" says Wiîmot. «We're on our Durham Region 'tour right now "adds Mmberiey ýBe (Jurious has a. page on the internet a t (h ttp:// web.idiret.comi~becurious). Ii. trio's backgrounds are as varied as their music. Davidson 29, has performed, professionahIy.for 13 years as a aide musician and member of 'China Heart,' 'The Edward P. Davidson Orchestra' and *The Oh.' SA native of Peterborough he's a graduate of the. Trebas masti- tut. of Recording Arts and operates 'Ted's Basement Music' and 'Curjous Rat Sound." Kimberley is a classically- trained pianist and has also been involved i music since he was a t child. He says his classical train- t ing has been a big help because ( «theres so much you can take from classical and bring into, e rockespecially composition.» . sa He'a performed, with many c bands, including «Mei 3 Piece 2 a a *0 *0SckS. .Whty 6-21 'BE CURIQOUS' lead vocalist Ted Davidson beits- out a tune during a. recent performance., The local bandc. wiII be appearing at the Charlie Band& and *The. Sealed Weasels' and is an animation student at Sheridan College -» his work is featured on the cover 'Banker and the Bandit', evety Thursday night, begfinning Aug.I Photo by M"rkReesorWhltby Fr.. Pros. of the bands' cd. Wilmot has also been a mem- ber of several banda over the Pantheonpresen ts comedy bow,' 'Triton 9"The Lincoln Street, Band' and .%he Sealed Weasels," and isknw for hia powerhouse A newly established summer theatre gr oup, Pantheon Produc- tions, wil1 mount-its firat play i Oshawa i* Au Wrong or Eah Other, a com- dy byNormPoster, will be Btaged a the Arts Resource Cenitre Aug. 1-3, 8-10, 15-17 and 22-24. Director is Chris Francom, mrtistic director is Tim South- weIl, and leada are Lisa Taylor sa Norash and Matt Champion at Rudy As Rudy and Norah explore their roller-coaster relationship throuigh flashbacks, there is 9hlanous -misight» mnto human nature and love. TIckets, for,$10, are available VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Durham, Supervised Accesa Program seeks volunteers who should- have some experience worIng with children. Cali 668-9218. U'a Teky Jeste Restaurant & Pu" 101 Mary St. W. ENTERTAINMENT Frit, JuIy 26 & SPat., JuIy 27 ~ 9pm' We could be so cheeky to say .MWe have the veiy best chicken Wings anyyhere!P Tues. 4pmf-Close .200 ea. - Saturdiay & Sunday Nights Roast Beef Dinner $8Z95 + tax Corne for the fo7od, stayioàr the funï. E . y urDilyLnc . e S is at the Information Oshawa kiosk at the Oshawa Centre, or at the door on night of performance. For more information, cal Southwell at 432-7818. Park art The first annual Art, in the Park will be held in Oshawa July 26 to 28. Memorial Park will be home to artists, crafters and antique dea- lers. There will be n'rdes and amseens or kinac- dmsents lfsi alher is can cremurelthei own mural, ands tCanadein ura lpaint murCadithanahest ll pi mlse eteandelacl ait ing motercle show, ad saine, and auto display aleo make up the event.. For more information',cail Louiseat404-2O81. Whi11tby School, abh of Music- FSUMMER [[MUSIC CMi 'July -August 1'03 Dundas St. W rAu,