Aaron Lam (Film and Video Night Dunnville High School Tuesday November 17 @ Dunnville High School)
www.shootingeye.com

AARON LAM is a graduate of the Radio & Television Arts program at Ryerson University and the Media Arts program at Sheridan College. Producing credits include the TVOntario documentary An Artist of the Grand: Journey Through Festival Country, which he also wrote and directed, the TVO doc The Spirit of Place: Trans Canada Trailblazing (associate producer), and the Telly Award-winning Mission: Possible educational series, which is being used in classrooms throughout North America, Europe, and Australia to teach French vocabulary.

Lam has also co-produced episodes of the television series Spirit Connection, which aired nationally on VisionTV. The Spirit Connection episode “The Leadership Circle” won a Bronze Remi Award at the 2008 WorldFest Houston International Film Festival.

He also produced the feature film Heartland Son with Jeremy Major. The film gave Lam an opportunity to write a lyrical and thematic musical score for the picture. Heartland Son was screened at the New York Independent Film and Video Festival and the Asheville Film Festival, where screenwriter Richard Archer won a Silver Award for Best Screenplay.

Lam has worked with Jeremy Major on a couple of television series – first serving as assistant director on the reality series X-TremeGolf.TV, then as second unit director/editor on Pressure Cooker.TV.

As a producer with e=mz2, Lam co-designed, wrote, and produced all audio elements (voice recording, music, sound effects) for a number of video game simulations to train salespeople, firefighters, and emergency response workers.

Lam was Managing Editor of Business $ense and ENGINUITY, Canada’s national magazines for post-secondary business and technology students. For three years, he also wrote a regular editorial column for The Dunnville Chronicle that examined differences between urban and rural living. Lam is also the author and illustrator of the Tonnerre series of educational children’s storybooks for Tralco-Lingo Fun.

As a video editor, Lam recently completed cutting the documentary Hunting the Last Hamilton Tiger with Jeremy Major for the CBC Documentary Channel. He also co-produced the documentary segments of the program Senior Star for CTS.

Bill Casselman (Local Author Evening November 9 @ The Optimist Hall)
www.billcasselman.com

Called in 2008, in a book published by Oxford University Press, "Canada's leading etymologist", Bill Casselman spent 22 years at CBC radio and TV as producer, director, and performer. He has published 12 books, with 2 new ones on the way.

-comic essayist The Panic Button, Canadian satirical magazine 1959-1963
-story editor, producer, CBC Radio Current Affairs Toronto including 'Matinee with Pat Patterson' 1968-1971
-series on linguistics 'Ideas' CBC Radio 1969
-senior producer 'This Country In The Morning' with Peter Gzowski, later with Michael Enright, and then Judy LaMarsh for CBC Radio 1971-1976 (Toronto)
-comic garden advice as 'The Plant Nut' on CBC TV's 'Bob McLean Show' 1975-1976 (Toronto)
-Exec. producer 'Bob McLean Show' CBC TV 1976-1977
-Executive producer 'The Vancouver Show' CKVU TV, Vancouver 1977-1978
-wrote and directed comedy skits on 'Morningside' with Don Harron CBC Radio 1977-1979
-directed first radio dramatization of Alice Munro's novel Lives of Girls & Women CBC Radio 1979
-television columnist Maclean's magazine 1978-79
-daily television columnist Vancouver Courier 1978-1979
-panelist on quiz show 'Conquest' CBC Radio, Vancouver 1979
-wrote and hosted satirical news broadcast 'Large News' weekly on 'McLean at Large' CBC TV, 1979-1980
-movie reviewer on 'The Radio Show with Jack Farr' CBC Radio 1979-1989
-occasional editorials 'Commentary' CBC Radio 1980-199
-occasional film reviews 'The Journal' CBC TV 1982-1987
-weekly feature 'Word Clout' with host Kathryn O'Hara on 'Later The Same Day' CBC Radio Toronto 1990-1994
-panelist on word topics 'Imprint' TVO 1990-1995
-columnist 'Our Home & Native Tongue' in Canadian Geographic magazine 1995-1998
-actor in five episodes of 'The Newsroom' satirical drama miniseries CBC TV 1997-1998
-standup comedy performance on April 21, 2001 before audience of 1,000 at Centrepoint Theatre in Ottawa for CBC Radio comedy series 'Madly Off in All Directions.'
-2002-2004 Extensive media appearances across Canada in and on radio, television, newpapers, and magazines. The only medium Bill did not employ to spread the word about Canadian words was smoke-signals - - - and he's working on that!
-Speaking Tour of Canada 2005-2006: From Kelowna, British Columbia, to Sherbrooke, Quebec, Bill offered comic coverage of Canadian words, place names, surnames, and lively sayings, speaking to enthusiastic members of Canadian Clubs and other organizations across the length and breadth of our Dominion.

Cheryl Bishop (Flyers Cafe) (Guest Chef Culinary Arts Night at Buen Tono on Tuesday November 10)
www.flyersindunnville.com

Cheryl Bishop, partner and cook and baker for FLYERS BAKERY AND CAFE has been in the catering business for the last 32 years.

" A diehard lover of all the cooking arts, I catered my first large event(125 people) at 15. I followed other paths for 15 years, but always kept my hand in the catering scene during that time.

When an accident at a press shop made me change professions, I decided it was about time to take my interest further. Started my own business supplying diabetic desserts to nursing homes, and on the other side of the coin making Ice Wine Truffles for the Niagara Wineries.

When working with my business, I got the opportunity to work with the wonderful people I have as partners now, Lynne Baxter and Dennis Smith. When we had the chance to open Flyers, naturally we were delighted. With the support of all concerned, we decided that the cafe should have a comforting down home feeling, serving traditional sandwiches, soup and desserts that we all have come to love.

Our catering has now started to come to the forefront, with many of our dinners being served in people's homes, as well as other venues."

Corin R aymond (Concert Wednesday, November 18 with Jonathan Byrd @ Flyers Cafe)
www.corinraymond.com

Corin Raymond is a young man writing old songs- not songs written deliberately in an old style, but songs that sound like they've been around a lot longer than Corin himself.

He didn't grow up playing music or writing songs, but he grew up around words.

Edna St. Vincent Millay. Robert Frost. Poetry. Words.

He soaked up showtunes. New York wordsmiths. Frank Loesser. Lorenz Hart. Alan Jay Lerner.

He lived in Cochenour- pop. 418- the furthest northwest point on the Ontario roadmap- until the age of ten. He lives in Toronto now. Though most of the songs on his first full-length cd Record Lonesome Night were written while living on the shore of Lake Wabigoon.

Country tunes for the city.
Black spruce. Jackpine.
The shrill pulse of crickets.

He started writing songs with guitarist Sean Cotton as part of the still-active acoustic duo The Undesirables. He supplied lyrics to fifty songs before he started writing them on his own. He took his cue from craftsmen who kept it simple.

Johnny Cash. Kris Kristofferson.
Gold in three chords.
Willie Nelson. Roger Miller.

There's a respect for words in country music. There's a playfulness.
When Your Phone Doesn't Ring That'll Be Me. My Uncle Used To Love Me But She Died.
Titles say a lot.
Nine Years Drunker Than You. Record Lonesome Night.

Corin's songs are stories. They're also bittersweet tunes sung with unadulterated joy. Equal parts heartache and hope. Tom Waits does that. John Prine does that. They don't take themselves too seriously but they break your heart. The low in loneliness and the high in hi-dee-ho, all at once.

Corin's songs want to be sung. Whenever people hear them they leave singing.

You'll be singing them soon too.

David Porteous (Film Screening Remembrance Day Wednesday, November 11 @ Flyers Cafe)
www.warmusic.ca

Row after row of white marble headstones. Beaches that were stormed by Allied troops during World War II. A young Canadian with only his acoustic guitar and his camera.

War Music documnets 22-year-old singer/songwriter David porteous's solo journey across Europe as he writes and records music inpsired by the people he meets and the place he visits.

David's journey is one to understand the war from the perspective of those most affected by it - the soldiers who survived, the civilians, who still live with the war, and a younger generation who struggles to find a new identity.

David's powerful, emotive music provides a soundtrack that draws us deep into an often glamorized time in human history and gives us an incredibly honest look at how World War II continues to affect us.

Now in its thirty-seventh year, the spirit of community involvement continues to have a strong local presence. Local talent has a positive impact on the quality of events we are able to do. Many are involved in other projects and events in the area as well. We are always eager for new performers so don't be shy - come out to audition!

Our board members meet once on the last Monday each month to discuss old and current projects, review finances and planning for new/upcoming events. Drop in - we are always looking for "new blood" !

We rely heavily on community resources and goodwill for assistance in all areas. Although DCT operates as a non profit organization, we have not applied for area or government grants over recent years. Dunnville Business sponsors and donations from our loyal patrons are very much appreciated!

Our little theatre's volunteers are past and present area residents aged 5 to 70 and their enthusiasm, energy and insight have allowed the theatre to stay afloat. If you have an inkling to offer a hand - the answer is YES : new volunteers are always welcome !

There are many jobs, large and small that need to filled for each DCT production, event or meeting. While all Board members are volunteers, there are also many who do not serve on the Board ( because lets face it, those meetings can be boorrring!) and just come out for the "fun stuff".

Interested in becoming involved with our little theatre but not sure what you could do ?
We appreciate that it is sometimes difficult to just "jump in" to something new - so in 2005 we began offering those interested a chance to test the waters by becoming an "assistant". Assistant what? Director, producer, stage manager, set design, accounts, play readings, event planning... or just plain ole "helper" !

Give us a call or send an email if you are interested! We look forward to seeing you at our next event!

During the day, students will perform two selections by Canadian composer(s), listed in the same class from the current or past syllabus. If you have a question about a certain piece, contact me a.s.a.p. Pieces will be performed one after the other in a master class format under the direction of Mr. Fazakas. This festival is non-competitive. Students will receive certificates of participation, and a small gift for their effort, sponsored by Arts Dunnville Inc.

The concert will begin at 7:30 PM on November 20 and is open to family, friends, the sponsors, and people from the community (please contact me if you are interested in attending) to come and listen to the talent and fun music. There will be a guest performer as a grand finale to the evening. There is no charge for admittance, but a free will offering would be greatly appreciated.

Colleen @ Studio 905 774-2678

Jarrod Hogeterp (Concert Friday November 13 @ Flyers Cafe with Nate Wales)
www.myspace.com/jarrodhogeterp

A creature of his environment Jarrod has derived the inspiration for his most recent work from the landscape of his new rural home in Cayuga, Ontario and the Canadian Shield where he explores the landscape as a Naturalist. Recurring images include water and waves, trees, birds and abstract human form.

Urban decay, renewal, the beautiful ambivalence of nature can be seen in his metal work like a blade of grass breaking through a crack in concrete. He manipulates the power of rust and oxidation to create landscapes and patterns reflecting the impermanence of all things including the most resilient of mediums. His work combines the form of a traditional painting with elements of sculpture giving it a three dimensional quality. His work has been featured in various film productions, galleries, Art collectives and public spaces.

Over the years, and in many of the areas of working in metal, he has sharpened his skills, and understanding of the craft. He has always taken pride in his workmanship and is recognized for his skills, artistic eye, problem solving, ideas, and attention to detail. Other artistic endeavors include photography, painting, film, music and fishing the Grand River.
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Jeremy Henatyzen (Local Author Evening November 9 @ The Optimist Hall)

According to Lorna Miller, Canfield author, Jeremy Henatyzen’s debut novel, A White Pebble – The First Stone, is “a cerebral treat that can have the reader scrambling for reference volumes while trying to follow a trail of breadcrumbs and decode the many clues scattered throughout the pages.” (Lorna Walker – 905-577-5635)

Retirement was easily taken care of. I volunteered for six groups, visited shut-ins, golfed and still coached. One of the volunteer groups was the Dunnville District Heritage Association (Genealogy) and I saw there was a need for preserving history. The best way to do this was to write books.

The first book was titled Golf Passion, Pleasure and Platitudes. This was basically a history of the local Dunnville Golf and Country Club with many amusing stories. The second book is titled Jacob’s Confectionery and Restaurant, A Community of Memories. The book transported many people back to the past and this special meeting place. There are not many copies left so I am thinking of a second edition.

As Jonathan grows into a contemporary artist of increasing influence, his traditional roots are always evident in his simple, poetic storytelling and classic flatpick guitar style. But, as quoted in a recent interview for Dirty Linen magazine, Jonathan says, "Everything I do is a departure from what I've done." "The Sea and the Sky" is certainly evidence of that. Keep an ear out for an upcoming electric album, sure to take us further out on a limb without forgetting our roots.

"I was born in 1967 in Port Alberni, a mill town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia but spent the bulk of my childhood in Victoria, B.C. and on the opposite coast, in Halifax, Nova Scotia...At around twelve I decided I wanted to be a writer (this came after deciding I wanted to be a scientist, and then an architect). I started out writing sci-fi epics (my Star Wars phase) then went on to swords and sorcery tales (my Dungeons and Dragons phase) and then, during the summer holiday when I was fourteen, started on a humorous story about a boy addicted to video games (written, of course, during my video game phase). It turned out to be quite a long story, really a short novel, and I rewrote it the next summer. We had a family friend who knew Roald Dahl - one of my favourite authors - and this friend offered to show Dahl my story. I was paralysed with excitement. I never heard back from Roald Dahl directly, but he read my story, and liked it enough to pass on to his own literary agent. I got a letter from them, saying they wanted to take me on, and try to sell my story. And they did.

Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure was published in 1985, in Britain and Canada and the U.S, and later in France. It was easily the most exciting thing that had ever happened to me -- and it gave me the confidence to think I could make writing my career.

I did my BA at the University of Toronto (a double major in cinema studies and English) and wrote my second children's novel The Live-Forever Machine in my final year, for a creative writing course. I married the year after graduation and spent the next three years in Oxford, where my wife was doing doctoral studies in Shakespeare. Since then we've lived in Newfoundland, Dublin -- and Toronto, where we now live with our three children.

My books include the Silverwing trilogy, which has sold over a million copies around the world, Airborn, winner of the 2004 Governor General's Award for children's literature, and the Michael L. Printz Honor Book award from the American Library Association. My latest book is Starclimber, the third in my Airborn series."

some odd number of years ago I decided to take my songs out of my home and into the world. My first adventure was albeit, insane (but nonetheless inspiring). Skeletons of songs were fleshed out by new friends. And in what felt like a blink, this union was dubbed Mellotone. Shaking hands with New York, kilts and knee highs, bad gut feelings…this adventure ended as suddenly as it started. I was about to board a ship with gaping holes. Not too shortly after this exit, I became one half of a promising new project titled The Butterfly Plague. But the holes were still too wide, and the waves were crashing in.

So I took a step back.

I then found myself amidst a new world. Five years feeding my musical sensibility. What were once colours and shapes, instinctive musical thoughts (reluctantly) transformed into schooled musical thoughts. But, preferring a slightly obscured path to a clear one, I set out in search of a new chapter.

With a guitar, a knack for hibernation and a spinning mind, I spent the next two year’s experimenting. After quite some number of heavy nights and heady realizations, I saw the opening scene of the new chapter.

She sat with raised shoulder’s and a worried brow on a lone chair in a near empty bar. Hugging her guitar, as though it were a shield. Repelling the skeptics, the poltergeists of failed ambitions. Warding off the edge of bitterness that comes with age. To her left, on the dusty floor is a small glass of orange soda and a larger glass of water. She leans over to pick up the smaller glass and takes a tiny sip. Then with the contents of the larger glass, she chases it down. She sits up. Her guitar hides the big belly breath she takes before she closes her eyes and begins to play."

Also an automotive journalist, Sommerfeld occupies page two of the Wheels section of the Toronto Star, the biggest supplement of its kind in North America. The same irreverence she's cultivated in Motherlode means this section will never be the same.

Anything not destined for either column ends up on her blog, at www.lorraineonline.ca

It's no coincidence that Sommerfeld made the decision to be a writer as her 40th birthday was rapidly approaching. Whether she's driving an RV through
the Yukon, wrestling a Land Rover up a 16,000 foot mountain or learning how to box, Sommerfeld does nothing in small measure. In nearly six years, she's
never looked back.

Melissa McClelland returns with her highly anticipated third album, Victoria Day. Produced by husband Luke Doucet, her Six Shooter Records debut finds McClelland deeply in touch with a sense of melody and wordplay that rivals any of her contemporaries.

Like a roadmap tracing the veins of a country one can only dream of visiting, Victoria Day is both seductive and compelling. ‘Glenrio’ invites us to a rusty locale where one can only leave with bloody knuckles. Snow falls slowly over the gentle ‘Seasoned Lovers,’ which also features a stunning vocal performance by Ron Sexsmith. McClelland’s virtuosity as a lyricist is best illustrated in ‘When the Lights Went Off In Hogtown,’ which immortalizes the Toronto blackout of 2003 with a playful and surreal command of imagery. Melissa’s song crafting skills have not gone unnoticed south of the border, where ‘Passenger 24’ from the album Thumbelina’s One Night Stand captured the title of ‘Best Americana Song’ at the Independent Music Awards.

It is the timelessness and sheer beauty of McClelland’s voice that holds our hand throughout the album, courting us with the colour of its countries. Beyond the vintage guitar tones and retro feel of the album, it is Melissa’s classic, ageless, brazenly genre-flouting voice that enraptures. Her impressive on-stage backing vocal history attests to this pure talent; Melissa has been invited to sing with Jesse Cook, Sarah McLachlan, and Luke Doucet, and was the single guest vocal appearance on Blue Rodeo’s lauded Live at Massey Hall (2008).

Melissa McClelland has constructed an album that closes and opens as though it were a season. Victoria Day is a work constituted of anthems and odes, of harlequins and hymnals, penned by a quiet poet in a corner of the bar. The songs rendered on this recording extend their hands and lean against the May wind as though the world were their shoulder. “Today is Victoria Day,” they say. “Enjoy yourselves.”

Nate Waldes knew what he wanted to do by the time he was 3 years old. Playing on his grandparents piano, singing along with pop songs and trying to play the guitar, he was fascinated by music.

Nate hasn’t been wasting his time. It’s only been a couple of years since he began writing songs at 14, but he’s made it his mission to find his place in the musical world. He wants to write good songs, songs that people will remember. Sometimes he writes while he’s bagging bread at Flyers Cafe, where he works part time, earning money to buy music gear. He often goes straight from work to the Youth Impact Centre where he assists Ray Lyell teaching guitar lessons to people of all ages and skill levels. He is a regular (and a favourite) at Flyers’ monthly Local Music Nights, where he has shared the stage and been influenced by professional musicians like Rob Lamothe and Kim Koren. He’s networked with many young, talented and upcoming artists, and he often ends up on the stage for half the night, playing and singing with different people. He gets requests for his original songs already. Not too shabby for someone who is only 17.

Nate has been building his home recording studio, honing his engineering chops and fine tuning his songwriting skills. He’s been watching and listening, and thinking about life. He is planning to release an EP in early 2009, produced by Rob Lamothe.

Rob Lamothe (Concert on Queen Street with Rob Lamothe and The Beautiful Disturbance and Kori Pop Saturday, November 7)
www.roblamothe.com
www.myspace.com/roblamothe

A straight line isn't always the best way to get somewhere. "Sometimes pain is heaven sent, and beautiful is chipped and bent". At least that's the way Rob Lamothe sees it. One of his new songs has him giving thanks to "every glorious mistake” that led him to where he is, indicating a depth of personal acceptance that is not easily or painlessly reached. His new CD, 'Long Lazy Curve' might be a story about a man growing up... and taking a long time to do it, traveling down winding roads, following his instincts, his music and sometimes trouble, making mistakes and finding redemption, not the least of all in his own heart.

Born and raised in California, Rob joined the church choir at age nine and was soon promoted to soloist, singing mostly in latin. Rob was selected to be in a traveling choir comprised of the best young singers in Southern California and made two records with them before he was twelve years old. Then Rob discovered Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. He knew what he had to do. He quit the choir and formed his first rock band.

So began many years of hometown gigs, shows all over California, then the rest of the U.S., leading to numerous European tours, a major label record deal, a whole bunch of tattoo's, hundreds of songs written and hearts broken. The craziness killed some of his compadres, but somehow Rob came out of it reasonably fit physically, though he's certainly left brain cells behind in more crappy bars and hotel rooms than he'd want to remember... even if he could.

Rob has been awarded an Edison Award in Holland and has seen his songs on the Billboard Charts in the US. He's had songs on hit T.V. shows like "Melrose Place" and the long-running Australian soap opera "Paradise Beach". Artists ranging from English power-pop hit-makers Katrina & The Waves to American folk-rock legends Lowen and Navarro have recorded Rob's songs. He's been featured in High Times Magazine and Rolling Stone Europe said he's got an "out of this world soulful voice". He's shared stages with everyone from Gun 'n' Roses to Ron Sexsmith, as well as appearing as a guest of Don Henry at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe.

Between 1992 and 2002, Rob toured throughout Europe more than 25 times... and then decided he needed to take a break from performing his own songs in public. There is some irony in the fact that, since then, his musical life has been busier than ever.

In the last two years alone, Rob co-wrote the hit 'Single' from Canadian Idol winner Kalan Porters' triple platinum-selling debut CD, wrote a song on Tom Wilson's new solo record, 'Dog Years', wrote the title track on Canadian folk music legend David Bradstreet's new record, 'Lifelines' and wrote and sang a track on the American television show, 'Everwood'.

Rob played guitar in Liam Titcomb's band during those same two years, opening 33 shows (Nanaimo, BC to St. Johns, NFLD) for Great Big Sea. Rob and Liam then joined David Usher for his 2005 Cross-Canada tour. In between the tours and a whole lot of music festival performances, Rob and Liam found time to write a couple songs together.

Besides encouraging his blue-haired 12 year-old daughter to fly her little freak flag and cheering on his two teen-age sons' rock band, Rob spends a lot of time writing and recording with amazing new artist's like London's 'The Joys', (who recently won 'Best Live Act' at the Toronto Independent Music Awards) and 17 year-old singer-songwriter (and standout at Ontario Council of Folk Festivals 2006 Conference) Ariana Gillis.

Toronto Star writer Greg Quill says Rob is "a mercurial artist who slides effortlessly from rustic roots music to soulful country pop to full-blown rock balladry" and calls Rob's latest CD, Long Lazy Curve, "an assured and gutsy recording...honest and organic at the core". Exclaim Magazine's Jason Schnieder said, "strong country soul voice and dramatic knack for storytelling... and skills that most songwriters dream of possessing"

Sara Moody Veldhuis (Arts as a Career Seminar and Discussion Sunday November 15 @ Flyers Cafe)

Sara Moody Veldhuis likes to keep things exciting in life and her unorthodox career as a musician, arts administrator, photographer and educator reflects this approach. Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Sara began her musical studies at the age of 3 on piano. This led to lessons on violin and cello, and then at the age of 12 she took up the trombone, an instrument she had been drawn to since kindergarten. During her formative years, Sara performed with every group she could: orchestras, concert bands, jazz bands, brass ensembles...She sang with choirs, vocal jazz ensembles and opera companies, and her musical pursuits took her all over the world. She then headed off to study at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto with a wealth of experience from which to drawn upon.

When Sara graduated from U of T with a degree in Music Education, she was awarded a $15,000.00 Canada Council for the Arts grant and began to work as a North American booking agent for the Toronto-based firm General Arts Management, where she learned the 'ins and outs' of international touring and promotion. This led to her being hired as Director of Artistic Administration and Operations at the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, where she was responsible for an annual budget of close to $3 million dollars. Producing and overseeing all of the orchestra's 40 week seasons, and all aspects of each concert, one of the highlights of this job was working with the likes of Celine Dion and David Foster at the 1995 Juno Awards.

Sara stayed with the HPO for 6 years and then decided to form her own arts management agency, Universal Arts Management, a company that handles musician career development and management, publicity and promotion and concert production. Concurrent with the formation of this company, Sara graduated from The University of Western Ontario, with a Bachelor of Education degree as a High School Music Specialist - and was fortunate to land her first teaching job with the Hamilton Board of Education right after graduation. Since then, she has taught at both Hagersville S.S. and Valley
Heights S.
S., where she is currently Department Head of Music. Since joining the Grand Erie Board in 2000, Sara has introduced the Music Theatre curriculum to the Board, she started a Visiting Guest Artist Concert Series and was awarded a prestigious $10,000.00 JUNO Awards Band Aid grant to help further her music programmes.

In addition to her work in education and all of her behind-the-scenes pursuits in the music industry, Sara can be seen onstage, performing in the group The Darlings with Cindy Dell, Duane Rutter and Sue Sweetman.

Sara's mottos in life are: "If you dream it, you can do it" and "Create your own pathway to success, and embrace the bumps along the way, for they make you stronger!". Sara would welcome the opportunity to talk with you individually about your arts career questions, and can be reached at:
sara@smvPhotography.com.

As a screenwriter Passmore does not hesitate to explore controversial issues in a poignant fashion. He strives to generate meaningful, thought provoking screenplays that can evoke a myriad of emotions, yet are highly conceptually driven. In 2009, “PRICKS” has screened domestically and internationally at 7 film festivals, and was the recipient of an “Award of Merit” from La Jolla, Califorina’s Accolade Film Festival.

In the summer of 2009 while concurrently promoting “PRICKS” on the independent film festival circuit, Smalltown pictures began production on “The Nickel”. “The Nickel” is a short narrative drama exploring the theme and concept of psychometry, and is scheduled to be finished post production in early 2010.

Tim Dashwood (Film and Video Night Dunnville High School Tuesday November 17 @ Dunnville High School)
www.timdashwood.com

Timothy Dashwood can be best described as a "Jack of All Trades," constantly swapping hats as Director, DP, & Editor.
His editing credits include national commercials for Ford, Leon’s, Canadian Tire, Labatt, Macy's, Max Factor, Dodge, Toyota (Ontario Dealers), Pantene and Microsoft, as well as four independent feature films, the WarChild documentary ROCKED: Sum41 in the Congo, award winning TV Series Urban Nites and two Gemini Winning Seasons for the CBC series UNDERCURRENTS.

In 2000, Timothy returned to Sheridan College, his alma mater, to study Advanced Cinematography with veteran cinematographer Richard Leiterman (csc). As a Director of Photography, Timothy has photographed five independent feature length films, nine short films and directed/photographed numerous music videos. Timothy recently wrapped the feature film Bull starring Craig Lauzon, Jeff Seymour, Ellen Dubin & Maury Chaykin.