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DARTS ARE BACK AT THE ROYAL OAK PUB from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All skill levels are welcome!! Teams are picked at random based on averages and the format is 501! The cost is $15/player with all funds returned in prizing! Registration is from 11 am to 11:30 am, games start at noon!
SDBC TAPROOM CONCERT SERIES presents Quite Alright live and in concert at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. Advance tickets $7 available at 
PUMPKINS & PINTS pumpkin carving event at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. Cost $10. Your ticket gets you your own pumpkin and materials so you can get creative and carve out your masterpiece. There will be prizes and other surprises. All ages. Space is limited so RSVP today by visiting 
TRIVIA NIGHT from 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday night at the Royal Oak Pub Orléans. Free to play. Prizes for the winning team! The Royal Oak Pub is located at 1981 St. Joseph Blvd. near Jeanne d'Arc. For more info visit 
OYSTER NIGHT every Wednesday from 6-9 pm at the Orléans Brewing Co. Two types of oysters served with lemon, Tobasco, horseradish, salt and mignonette. The Orléans Brewing Co. is located at 4380 Innes Rd., next to McDonalds.
FINAL ORLEANS FARMERS MARKET OF THE YEAR from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot at the Ray Friel Recreation Centre on Tenth Line Road. Shop the freshest seasonal produce, meat and dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts and more while getting to know the folks who grew and made it.
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In a wonderful confluence of her professional and personal lives, Ottawa School of Theatre's (OST) artistic director Kathi Langston is directing her granddaughter in the three-year-old's first stage appearance. Tilly Mackie is in the non-speaking role of fairy Rosina Bubbleshine in the Nov. 24 performance of the theatre's school production of Fairy Tale Caravan.
"She reminds me so much of her mother who was great on stage from a young age,� recalls Langston. Tilly is the daughter of Langston's eldest girl Jessica. With a cast of close to 60 playing more than 100 characters, Fairy Tale Caravan is the latest of OST's large cast all-ages plays. It tells the story of a band of young and old caravan fairies on a quest to recruit members and to find the famous Brothers Grimm, sharing stories along the way. Langston took her first acting class in her hometown of Calgary when she was nine. After a career of more than five decades, the award-winning actor, director and community leader believes passionately in the value of theatre study. "Theatre teaches so many life skills, including self-confidence, teamwork em-pathy and creative problem-solving. I really believe it is one of the best things you can do for your child,� she says. Both of Langston's daughters participated in the arts as children. "As adults, they are both caring and kind, and skilled in whatever they do,� she adds, confident that their theatre experiences helped them become successful adults. That sentiment is echoed by Paula Folkes-Dallaire who, with her husband David and sons Felix, 4, and Liam, 7, are also first-timers in the OST production. The family, who live in Findlay Creek, discovered OST on the internet after Felix "crashed the stage� this past summer during a performance of Twelfth Night at Strathcona Park. "When Felix showed signs of being interested in acting, singing and being dramatic, I looked online to find a school and (OST) looked the most comprehensive to teach the basics of theatre and essentially give him a pathway if he wanted to continue,� Folkes-Dallaire says. Her husband is taking a pre-school drama class on Saturday mornings and the whole family decided to participate in the school's family play. While this is Folkes-Dallaire's first time on stage, her father was a drama teacher in Toronto-area schools and she credits the influence of theatre with giving her self-confidence and strong oratory skills which are invaluable in her job as an executive in the public service. Fairy Tale Caravan is suitable for all ages and runs under two hours, including an intermission. Performances are in the Richcraft Theatre, Shenkman Arts Centre, on Friday, Nov. 23 at 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 24 and 25 at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information call OST at 613-2764 or visit www.ost-eto.ca. (This story was made possible thanks to the generous support of our local business partners.) |
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