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Raise Your Voices, F i n e Y o u n g Classicals P u t A S p o t l i g h t O n P a r k i n s o n ' s D i s e a s e Raise Your Voices gala f u n d r a i s i n g c o n c e r t o w e s m u c h o f its inspiration t o A u r o r a Reale, a l o n g t i m e N o r t h Shore D r a m a E d u c a t o r recently d i a g n o s e d w i t h Parkinson's disease. A u r o r a Reale m a d e a m a j o r i m p a c t o n t h e life of Raise y o u r Voices p r o d u c e r s Reb e c c a W e b s t e r a n d Mireille L e b e l . "Mrs. Reale has h a d a p r o f o u n d i n f l u e n c e in t h e N o r t h V a n c o u v e r c o m m u n i t y . She's p r o b a b l y t a u g h t half o f t h e kids o n t h e N o r t h Shore t h r o u g h o u t h e r t e a c h i n g career. W e l e a r n e d a l o t in her classes a n d m o s t o f t h e t h i n g s she t a u g h t us have t o d o w i t h living life w i t h c o n f i d e n c e , a c h i e v i n g t h e g o a l s y o u set f o r y o u r s e l f a n d also t h e i m p o r tance of community." Hosted by Alan Nicholson, the concert f e a t u r e s a s e l e c t i o n o f arias f r o m s o m e o f the world's greatest operas and operettas i n c l u d i n g C a r m e n , La B o h e m e , R i g o l e t t o , Mireille Lebel & Rebecca Webster f vent Producers Fine Y o u n g Classicals is a c h a m b e r o p e r a c o m p a n y f o u n d e d in 2 0 0 1 b y Mireille Lebel. A quintet of dynamic Canadian o p e r a singers, t h e c o n c e r t will showcase t h e t a l e n t s o f s o p r a n o M a g h a n Stewart, m e z z o - s o p r a n o Mireille L e b e l , t e n o r Keith Klassen, a n d b a r i t o n e s J u l i e n Patenaude a n d C h a d Clark, a c c o m p a n i e d b y pianist Mariane Patenaude. Event o r g a n i z e r s issue a c h a l l e n g e t o c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s t o raise a d d i t i o n a l funds f o r t h e Parkinson Society British C o l u m b i a : s e n d in a s u g g e s t e d f a m i l y d o n a t i o n o f $ 1 0 0 t o t h e Parkinson Society British C o l u m b i a in t h e n a m e of Friends of Mrs. Reale. For o n l i n e d o n a t i o n s click o n the In H o n o u r S e c t i o n at h t t p : / / w w w . p a r k i n s o n . b c . c a / m e m b e r s h i p . h t m l a n d fill o u t the o n l i n e f o r m u n d e r t h e o p t i o n Friends of Mrs. Reale. Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder resulting from the loss of dopamine in a part of the brain. As dopamine continues to decrease, muscle movements become slower and more rigid, tremors can develop and reflexes become more impaired contributing to a loss of balance. Approximately 100,000 people in Canada and 7,000 in British Columbia have Parkinson's disease. It affects both men and women equally. For more information on PSBC, visit www.parkinson.bc.ca or call toll-free @ 1.800.668.3330. La Traviata, T h e M e r r y W i d o w a n d T h e Mikado. What: Raise Your Voices, a gala fundraising concert of opera favorites to raise voices, awareness and money for the Parkinson Society British Columbia When: Friday, August 19 @ Mount Seymour United Church, 1260 Parkgate Ave, North Vancouver. Tickets: $20 adv/$25 door Info: Call 604.987.8727 or raiseyourvoices@sympatico.ca