The record, 14 février 1997, Supplément 1

s4 4tyCe ail (-mxtàn February 14-20, 1997 KATHY MERCIER WEEK 4rts and Entertainment Magazine Townships w eek page 2 February 14-20, 1997 Talk of the Towns/iipos Auction of art Museum president Michel Joncas, auctioneer legor de St-Hippolyte, Honorary president and La Presse cartoonist Serge Chapleau and proud highest-bidder Jean-Guy Lussier participated in a fundraising auction that raised $14,000 for the Sherbrooke Museum of Fine Arts Tuesday night.Lussier's cartoon started out being a OUl-not popular; became a well-known ex-politician's wife-nude-very popular and ended up being Jean Drapeau, which drew howls of delight.Many local artists such as Monique Voyer, Jeannine Bourret, Joyce Schwitzer-Cochrane andLouis Muhlstock contributed works to the project.- Perry Beaton.CANCUN Calinda Viva Condo 7 Nights - No Meals March 21./997 Studio $999 PUERTO PLATA Amhsa Heavens 7 Nights -All Inclusive! March 16-23, 1997 Standard Room $1089 ACAPULCO Grand Meigas ' Nights - AH Inclusive! 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Carrefour de I’Estrie 821-4204 or 1 800-799-6466 For more great offers http://www.sears.ca/travel *See Sears Travel for terms and conditions.Departure from Montreal.Prices are Canadian dollars, per person, double occupancy, subject to availabilitN and include am applicable taxes or surcharges Insurance not inc luded unless otherwise stated.For specific inclusions, terms and conditions, please refer to Rosal Vacantes 19% o” broc •luire available at Sears Travel Service '61997 Sears Canada Inc.Sears Canada Inc.d.b.a.Sears Travel Service (,)uebec Permit Holder Poetic verse courtesy of Lady Fan Not marble, nor the gilded monuments of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme.- Shakespeare Among the treasures in my bookcase is a fragile copy of Song’s of Sherbrooke by Lady Fan, published by Page-Sangster in 1932.The cover is gone, the binding has crumbled away, and the yellowed pages are kept together by a rubber band.But on the flyleaf is a dedicatory poem in her own hand dated “Braeside, Scotstown, Oct.23rd, 1933.Nobody else has that verse.” It begins: Who’s who Tadeusz Letarte Dear Mrs.Bowman When we went roamin’ (Margaret Smith and I) Out Victoria way, the other day (To walk off effects of pie) Lady Fan, the pen-name of Anne Merrill, wrote gay and sprightly verses almost everyday for the Sherbrooke Daily Record in the early 30s.“Our first attempt at nonsense verse,” she wrote, “was made when we were on the staff of the Toronto Mail and Empire and appeared under the title ‘Lady Fan’s Weakly Verse.’” She had been London correspondent to several Canadian papers during the First World War and her occasional verses could take on a bite as when the Quebec legislature turned down another proposal to give women the vote.She called it Belanger Cant: So, dear women, if you’re wise You will cease to cast your eyes Towards modernity, For in spite of Dr.Plante You’re victims of Belanger cant On maternity Here’s the burden of the song Belanger chanted loud and long (While the feminists in gallery Waxed indignant at his raillery) “We would make you Queen of home.Never let you from us roam, And adore you if you do Everything we tell you to By the home and fireside It should be your happy pride To have children by the score, Then we’d love you more and more.” Now that alone would have been worth a subscription to the Sherbrooke Daily Record.WANTED The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Québec is looking for cardiac patients who wish to share their experience for conferences, fund-raising events, etc.HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF QUÉBEC Please call (819) 562-7942 Collect call accepted Wi re only ha/fu/iy fbe/C, February 14-20, 1997 page 3 Towns hip $\N E E K =Record= Talk of the Townships A loverly Valentine’s Day Lots of chocolate for me to eat.Well, it’s that time of the year again.And believe me, people, I’d better see some Hallmark cards flooding my mailbox for Valentine’s Day.Nah, I’m just joking.Those of us with children are always blessed with a steady stream of homemade Valen- " tine’s Day cards and, of course, those are the best ones anyone can receive anyway.My daughter already brought home a beautiful red construction paper heart outlined with styrofoam cut-outs and a big “I love you” scrawled across the center.Sweet doesn’t even begin to describe it.And soon my son will bring home his Valentine's Day creation from the daycare.I’ll bet any money his card will feature a skeleton and a Tyrannosaurus Rex on the front of it; maybe a few fossil bones and a monster to give it that personal touch.But apart from the genuine warming of the heart I get from my kids giving me their creations, Valentine’s Day is one “special occasion” that I devote very little energy to.To be perfectly honest, it’s a throwaway.Sure it’s nice to have one day a year set aside to boldly let those we care about know just how much we care, and I always like the window displays that pop up at this time of year - much better than the gaudy black-and-orange that prevails during Hallowe'en - but it’s not one of those occasions that I mark off on my calendar and anticipate weeks ahead of time.There are a few problems with Valentine’s Day that I believe will never allow it to rank up there with the biggies, like Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter.For one thing, Valentine’s Day doesn’t exactly warrant a supper of turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce.It just isn’t a ‘Great Food Occasion’.Tonight, I’m throwing a shepherd’s pie in the oven or maybe make some spaghetti and garlic Linda’s Playground Linda Galeazzi The Tradition Continues.A great way to share the Townships with the happy couple .Give them a subscription to The Record Townships .Tradition .SHERBROOKE: (819) 569-9528 KNOWLTON: (514) 242-1188 toast, and I won’t feel the least bit guilty about the no-frills meal I’ll serve my kids.Another problem is that Valentine’s Day is hardly the kind of occasion where it’s worth calling up family and friends from far away to tell them how much you care.On Christmas Day, we call absent loved ones and get all cocky about how much the phone call costs - “Hey, I don’t care if we’ve been talking for an hour and I don’t care how much this call is going to cost me.It’s Christmas Day, for Pete’s sake!” Do you really think you'd do that on Valentine’s Day?No way.More than likely, you’d be constantly reminding the person you called how time is money and this call is costing you a for tune - “Come on, come on, this is 15 cents a minute.Just give me a brief synopsis of what’s up in your life so I can hang up.Whaddya think, it’s Christmas or something?” Another problem is that Valentine’s Day isn’t really a day that warrants a major dressing-up, unless you’re willing to parade through town in a red silk teddy or wear those heart-covered boxer shorts on the outside of your pants.It's just too nippy out there, people.There’s nothing about this day that compels me to wear anything but my usual jeans and dentin shirt.So all of this makes me wonder exactly why 1 even bother with Valentine’s Day.If I can’t defrost a ham for the occasion without making it look like overkill; if 1 can’t use this day as an excuse to run up my phone bill and spend hours talking to my brother in Vancouver; if I can’t even get dressed in fancy-shmancy clothes, then why bother?Because Valentine's Day has the one element that other occasions are missing, something so crucial, so important that it almost makes this day worthwhile.Chocolate.And lots of it.Yes, Valentine’s Day is the one day of the year when we all are permitted to eat as much chocolate as we please, and those around us are almost willing to forgive us for stuffing 20 Hershey’s Kisses into our mouths and having the box of Laura Sec- ord chocolate-covered almonds open and ready to go as soon as the Kisses have been swallowed.That, my friends, is this occasion’s only saving grace.So pass the heart-shaped box over here and let’s revel in the calories we can pile on with a relatively guilt-free conscience.Happy Valentine’s Day! r ¦ • sessions TransQuébec & Maritimes Pipeline Inc.(TQM Pipeline) is planning to extend its natural gas transmission network to the Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS).This pipeline will pass through your region.We invite you to attend an "open house" information and consultation session at which you will be able to meet the experts responsible for assessing the agricultural, forestry and environmental aspects of the project.The projected route as well as the construction phases and methods will be presented.IfillMlIlli Tuesday, February 11, 1997 4:00 p.m.to 10:00 p.m.Gendreau School (Gymnasium) 102 Cutting Street For more information about these sessions please call: -954-9525 il Wednesday, February 12, 1997 4:00 p.m.to 10:00 p.m.Joseph-Poitevin School (Gymnasium) 831 St.Hubert Street Township of Granby Sunday, February 16, 1997 10:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m.St.Patrice Church 115 Merry Street North Corridor à l'étude Repentigny Lachenaie Terrebonne l/irennes • SAINT-HYACINTHt uchervi le Beloeil Saint-Hilaire Legende MONTREAL aint-Pie \ Saint-Cesai Waterloo SAINT-JEAN-SUR-R TQM Pipeline „SHERBROOKE QUEBEC / CANADA + + ?+ + + + ?y—% Coaticook \ + i East Hereford •• ?+ + + + + + , ?+ + + +\+i++'+ + + + f + + + + + + 0244786^^^773086 F VL* Townshipswv'B i< ï= RECORD= Singer Bob Drew has melody on his mind Find out who I am and do it my way." These are lyrics from a song written by singer Bob Drew.The words exemplify his philosophy of life, his passionate nature and strong desire to be self-made.Drew has a clear definition of what a country song is all about.“If it’s good, you will relive the emotions - which inspired the song every time you sing it," he said.This Gemini was born in Ladd’s Mills, part of a family of four children.Ladd’s Mills is a small community named after his grandmother's family on his father’ side.It’s located between Coaticook and Baldwin's Mills.Country CONNECTION Jessie Aui.is When Bob was very young, the family had a piano in the house, like many families during that time, but no one besides him was intrigued by the black-and-white keys.The only musical influence from young Bob’s family was his father, a banjo player with a local band.By the time he turned 13, Drew had made up his mind that he wanted a guitar.“Mom and Dad went on a holiday and came back with one.I was jumping with joy and 1 can still remember it being dark brown and beige," he recalled.Drew grew up listening to various types of music, but country Start off the year with a sure value! from RICHMOND COROLLA SD PLUS 97 5 speed transmission Power steering AM-FM stereo radiocassette Full hubcaps Remote control rearview mirrors Carpeting Side mouldings And much more.LEASE IT FOR AS LOW AS mmÊÊÊÊm si PER MONTH 48 months TRANSPORT, PREPARATION INCLUDED TAXES EXTRA DOWNPAYMENT OR PURCHASE — Ho/n A 4.8° INTEREST RATE RICHMOND: 153 ROUTE 116, RICHMOND 826-5923 1-800-363-1616 • Photo not conform.Total cost of lease Corolla $13,018 08 Leasing is subject to credit approval ot Toyota Credit Canada Inc.First payment of $271.21 and security deposit of $275.required at purchase time.Corolla based on 96,000 km.Additional km charge of $0.07 per km.Leasing for 24 or 36 months also offered.Bob Drew.‘I don’t think I would be happy on the road all the time.I love being at home so much.’ JESSIE AU US was his favorite.“Buck Owens and his Bucka-roos were very popular at the house so I ordered out a book on how to play the guitar, written by Buck himself,” Drew said of his idol.It was from this book that Drew learned how to play guitar.After extensive practice, he entered a talent show in Ayer’s Cliff.“I came in second with a song I had written called ‘Shiny Red Car’, but it’s funny when I think about it,” said Drew.“I had never owned a red car in my life.” His first band was the Dixville Travellers.“We didn’t travel too far and it didn’t last too long,” he said.“I guess 1 was too immature with not enough experience under my belt.” “Then 1 played with (a group called) Sundown in which 1 handled the vocals, played steel guitar, and piano.The guitar was an old ‘Show Bud’.I wasn’t too bad on the piano.I learned a lot watching John Foster.He was a great musician,” remembered Drew, whose voice has a startling resemblance to Neil Young’s.At one point in his career, Drew also experimented with the fiddle, though he points out he “never achieved anything in that department.” Being lead singer of Rocky River Band is what has left the biggest impression on Drew’s life.“I think that Rocky River Band was very ahead of its time,” he said.Drew and Rocky River have been together in good times and bad for the better part of 15 years.Drew remembers a time Country Collectible No.2 Rodney Foster Foster’s first solo album, Del Rio, TX 1959, was a hit with such chart-toppers as "Nobody Wins,” “Just Call Me Lonesome” and “Easier Said Than Done." This singer-songwriter is often referred to as the “preppie” of country music because of his conservative good looks.His new album is set for an early spring release.Birthday: July 20, 1959 in Del Rio, Texas Status: Married for the second time Rodney Foster International Fan Club: P.O.Box 121452, Nashville, TN 31212.Internet: http://il.stlawu.edu/~mdoyle/radney/ radney.html Quote: “The process of writing songs, for me, is emotional, and it is often difficult because it is emotional.The process gets you poking around in your soul." when the group missed a booking at the renowned Hose Shoe Tavern in Toronto.“One of the guys had to back out for personal reasons, so we had to let go of that contract.We had an agent who wanted to change my look and a few things with the band,” he said.“When you’re young, I guess your understanding of the business is not as good and you’re more stubborn; you want things done your way or not at all.” Being himself means a lot to the country singer.“I’m a homebody, down-to-earth.I’m also a romantic, sensitive guy.All of this put together is what probably stopped me from pushing my career too its limit.I don’t think I would be happy on the road all the time.1 love being at home so much.” To date, Drew has written more than 50 songs, about 15 of which are staples at his shows.Drew sings about a variety of topics, including women, love, family, playing music and smoky bars.And he’s not afraid to put his emotions into words.Drew always has a melody in a corner of his mind just waiting for lyrics.His latest work is a beautiful love song titled “I’ll Always Remember You” and it’s as good as any of the chart-toppers that have come over the radio.Country Towns hips w eek February 14-20, 1997 pace 5 Cover Story Chantal Angers on the passion of painting yt Ci&e teavütÿ tfocci t6e Tactd’ Evolution By Kathy Merrier Record Correspondent St-elie-d’orford Subtle, warm earth tones combined with bold brushstrokes.Precious, gentle women draped in flowing dresses.Chantal Angers’s work appears at first glance to be delicate and fluid, but upon closer inspection, it shows excitement, spontaneity and perhaps even a little danger.Born in the Victoriaville area, Angers remembers art and drawing always being important to her.“1 always drew,” she said.“As far as I can remember, I was always drawing.” Angers’s interest in high school art classes evolved to more dedicated CEGEP art studies in Ste-Foy, then a BAC at the Université du Quebec à Trois Rivieres.From there, she went on to become a high school art teacher, sharing her love of art with students at the Polyvalente de Victoriaville and finally at the Séminaire de Sherbrooke.Angers devotes most of her time to her art these days and she finds her work evolving.Her earlier pieces were drawn with black and white ink, crayon, and charcoal.Later pieces included watercolors collaged with photographs.More recent representations have utilized a variety of mixed medium.“I want to use mixed medium without drawing attention to it," she said.“I want it to melt into the work.I like to play with texture, and explore with it, because it is easy not to have it in a watercolor.” She traces her interest in using mixed media to her university days.“Mixed media was very popular then.I found it was something that I always liked to play with.I need a medium that is transparent, and fast in its execution.I also love paper.I’m very sensitive to the texture of paper,” she said.Watercolors allow Angers to control the texture and fluidity of her paint.Working vertically with these watercolors, a combination that does not always satisfy artists, forces her to work even more quickly and instinctively.“My work is very subjective and spontaneous, guided by my imagination.I might work around themes, but I don’t know what the final product will be in advance.” Her free-spirited style does not mean that Angers’s standards are lower than other artists.Beneath the work table in her cozy basement studio rests a pile of uncompleted work that has been discarded.Some of the pieces appear to be finished.Others are in an obvious state of incompletion.“I'm very difficult,” she said.“I don’t permit things on the painting that I don’t like, so I throw out a lot of things and redo them.” This way, she is assured that an exhibited work is a work she is satisfied and Chantal Angers.‘My subjects seem to have i proud of.“I have to like my paintings,” she said.An almost constant in Angers’s work is the depiction of women, most often in medieval-like attire.Tve always painted women,” she said.“I don’t know why.My women are very mysterious.1 don’t know their mystery, but I certainly find myself and my emotions in them.My subjects seem to have a spirit in them.” Angers said there is one painting in particular, Mission, which touched her so much she was reluctant to sell it.“There is something about that painting that moves me," she said, although she can’t quite put her finger on it.When not painting luminous women.Angers paints birds and other feathered friends, such as geese and ducks, in tran- spirit in them'.quil settings.“I’m a country girl.I was raised in the country.I guess I’m leaving a large avenue open for birds of a feather.” Angers shows a penchant for warm, golden earth tones in her works, and she also likes to play with light.“I like a series of earth colors.Now I find I am using more color,” she said.“I like working more with light, so 1 work with a very simple palette.” These colors include blues and greens, gently blended in with rich browns.She is also showing more detail in her backgrounds.For her, it is important that “the composition treats the subject as much as possible, taking out the superficial and focusing on the subject.The background is only suggested.” Adding character to Angers’s watercol- KATHY MERCIER ors are the visible brushstrokes and texture of paint, both not often seen in watercolors.“I want people to see my paintbrush," she said.“There is emotion that passes through the brush.It (the painting) becomes more animated.Brushstrokes vary with mood.It's like leaving your footprints in the sand.” Though she continues to paint women and geese, Angers is now painting works depicting European architecture.“Europe is beautiful,” she said.“I want to do some work on the architecture of Italy." Angers is currently preparing for a spring exhibit at the Beaulne Museum in Coaticook, which will feature about 20 of her works. Towns hip s vj e e i< .11 .¦¦¦ —i— i .¦ -TH >¦¦¦¦" .— page 6 February 14-20, 1997 Music From A diversity of sounds Shaquille to Chasse Galerie * A D VIS 0 fl V tiroo s otcoca roiumt to M 11 » î H V * * -w mum cwifir ÜÜV7 if Renewal Expny date Address Telephone |â il.Il *• -