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22 The Chronicle March 20 - 26, 2018 chronicle.durhamcollege.ca Community Photograph courtesy of Oshawa.ca/Photo illustration by Cameron Black-Araujo Here is how the Civic Auditorium looked in the 1970s (left) and how it looks today, now called the Civic Recreation Centre.. Built for the people by the people The land where we stand is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. Uncovering the hidden stories about the land our community is built on is what the Chronicle's new feature series, the Land Where We Stand, is about Cameron Black-Araujo The Chronicle The city of Oshawa began building the Oshawa Civic Auditorium in February 1964. It was completed just ten months later in December 1964. If Hambly Arena, also known as the Oshawa Arena, had never burned down in 1953, The Civic Auditorium would have never have been built and the Generals would have never played one game there. Hambly arena burned down one week before the hockey season was to begin. Lost in the fire was the equipment of the Oshawa Generals as well as other local hockey teams according to the Oshawa Express. The Oshawa Daily Times says the total loss in the fire came out to around $500,000. With no equipment or arena and not much more money coming in, other than donations, the team could no longer continue and players were forced to find a new team. Just nine years later the Oshawa Civic Auditorium was resurrected and the Generals returned to Oshawa. But the Auditorium and complex turned out to be so much more than the community could have ever asked for. “Built for the people, by the people,” was the slogan that went along with the facility after it was built because it was paid for by volunteer fundraising, including going door-to-door as well payroll deductions from General Motors employees. The community raised $1.25 million towards the building according to The Civic. While the arena was the main attraction, the facility also offered swimming, a games room, a fitness centre, a football field and could host circuses, dinners or shows. The Generals were very well what brought the biggest crowd to the Oshawa Civic Auditorium. Jill Passmore, who grew up across the street from The Civic, would go to games with her family like so many others in Oshawa. Memories of these games go well beyond the players just passing a puck around the ice. “There was always the 50/50 draw at the games. One time my Dad won and I remember him taking home a brown lunch bag of change,” says Passmore. Passmore also remembers going for public skates on the ice surface in the auditorium but her favourite times on the ice were for the “Skate with the Generals.” While Passmore grew up just across the street from the building, the mayor of Oshawa, John Henry, says he’s been around it all his life as well. “When I was a kid at The Civic, I don’t think I was older than ten when I went to watch the Buffalo Sabres play the California Golden Seals in an exhibition game at The Civic,” explains mayor Henry. While the Generals were the main hockey team in town, the NHL’s California Golden Wishing my kids end up having memories of a place like this to look back on. Seals took advantage of the Oshawa Civic Auditorium in the 70s for training camps and as the mayor had the privilege to watch, preseason NHL hockey as well. The connection between the Oshawa Civic Auditorium and the Oshawa Generals peaked in the 1990’s as the Gens made it to the finals three times, brought home the Memorial Cup in 1990 and only had one losing season. They closed out their time at the Auditorium with only three winning seasons in the final seven and only a dismal 33 wins (136 games played) in their final two seasons in the building. While Passmore has attended many Generals games, this one was a little different for her. It’s the 1993 season and while Passmore has attended many games before, none without her parents. The puck drop is coming up at 7:30 at the Civic Auditorium as the Generals host the Peterborough Petes. Passmore and her friends scramble to their seats in “their” section, where they typically sit, and are on the lookout for a friend’s cousin playing with the Petes. While the girls giggle and enjoy their first night out at The Civic alone, the furthest thing from her mind was what the facility might look when she has kids. She may not have the ability to bring her kids to Generals games at the Civic Auditorium but Passmore is proud to bring her kids to such a beautiful, community driven facility that she was so blessed to grow up with in her very own backyard. “I could go on forever, but I’ll finish by wishing that my kids end up having memories of a place like this to look back on as I do when I think about The Civic,” says Passmore. Whether it’s 1990 or 2018, or whether it’s called the Civic Recreation Centre, The Civic is still serving its purpose over 60 years later. Follow us @DCUOITChronicle and use #landwherewestand to join the conversation, ask questions or send us more information.
Tiago de Oliveira The Chronicle chronicle.durhamcollege.ca March 20 - 26, 2018 The Chronicle 23 Entertainment Oshawa gets its own Music Week A celebration of Oshawa’s music culture is on the way as the Music Business Management program of Durham College is preparing for Oshawa Music Week, a week-long music festival debuting April 5 and running until April 12. The events will take place over a variety of venues including The Moustache Club, and both Durham College and UOIT’s Oshawa campus. “Oshawa has a rich music culture,” said MBM program professor Tony Sutherland. “Hence our new brand: Oshawa Music Week, with the focus on Oshawa and its music scene.” Oshawa Music Week has been a staple in the community in one form or another, most recently known as Oshawa’s Reel Music Festival, for the past 18 years. Through the years it has been run and organized by the MBM program. This year the MBM program made the choice to change the name and rebrand itself. “It’s definitely a good move on our part,” said Jennifer Archibald, a second year MBM student and director of marketing and advertising for Oshawa Music Week. “We chose to go with Oshawa Music Week in order to really represent the community.” Archibald said it used to be called the Reel Music Festival because the event had a film component. She said the new brand more properly represents the community, better reflecting the goal of the event as it showcases local talent. New to this year’s music festival is the OMW Award Show. The award show covers five categories to be given to local artists, industry personnel, and businesses in the region. While the nomination period is now over, the voting process started March 9 and the public still has time to vote for their favourite local artists. Archibald said the event provides a unique opportunity for local musicians to attend and benefit from the show, as there will be industry professionals at the panels and conferences who will be able to provide advice, criticism, and insight. “If you’re a musician, if you’re an artist of any kind, you can come and learn about opportunities that are available to you in the community,” said Archibald. “For example, skill development or funding, or they can just come by and watch the show.” Oshawa Music Week’s first event, World Music Festival, will run Thursday, April 5 on Durham College’s Oshawa campus. Performers are yet to be announced but World Music Festival is free for the public to attend, Archibald said. Love, Simon familiar story, but bucking movie trend Kayano Waite Movies with queer stories tend to be released in a limited number of theatres. Many also tend to be pitched as strong Oscar contenders (Carol, Moonlight, Call Me by Your Name). The idea that stories with LGBT characters will attract only niche audiences prevents many major studios from releasing them. Love, Simon is one of a few major studio releases to buck this trend. Adapted from the 2015 youth novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, the movie gives queer youth a story they’ve probably already seen, but with them as the focus. Not as the sidekick. Simon Spier (played by Nick Robinson) describes himself as the average teenager. With a nuclear family living in the suburbs and lifelong friends, nothing about Simon separates him much from others – except that he’s gay. Simon finds out about Blue, an anonymous closeted gay student at his school through social media. Simon reaches out to Blue to connect with one of the few other gay students at his school. Simon’s interactions with Blue lead him to be on high alert at school, using any clue from their conversations to figure out who he is. Simon’s interaction with Blue helps him to express his frustrations with being closeted. “Why is it that gay people are the only ones that have to come out?” Simon asks Blue one night. While Blue admits he’s not ready to come out, Simon pictures himself free to be out after his life in high school. In his dream scenario, he lives in New York with a Pride-coloured dorm room doing stylized choreography to Whitney Houston. “Okay fine, maybe not this gay,” Simon eventually says before walking off-screen. Simon is eventually found out Source from Fox 2000 Pictures Simon Spier, played by Nick Robinson, where high school students are staring curiously from behind him. by his classmate Martin (played by Logan Miller). Martin blackmails Simon into setting him up with Simon’s friend Abby (played by Alexandra Shipp). This leads Simon to gaslight his friends to appease his classmate. Despite knowing his two friends Abby and Nick (played by Jorge Lendeborg Jr.) have feelings for each other, he misleads both of them to appease Martin. Photograph by Tiago de Oliveira Jennifer Archibald, a student in Durham College's Music Business Management program and director of marketing and advertising for Oshawa Music Week. Like many movies based on hiding a major secret, Simon is eventually outed and abandoned by the third act. Not because of who he is, but because of his actions.The film is ultimately nothing if not a crowd pleaser, and Simon’s parents (played by Jennifer Garner and Josh Duhamel) show that. With many stories about LG- BTQ teens facing rejection from their family and friends, Simon’s parents are simply surprised, but not bitter. They seem to be more upset that he wouldn’t reach out to them as opposed to him being gay. “When you were younger you were so carefree,” Simon’s mom says. “But for the past few years, it seems you closed in on yourself.” “You deserve everything you want,” she says, a sentiment his father later shares in a similar scene soon after. Love, Simon’s tagline is “everyone deserves a great love story.” This is not quite that. ' Aside from its queer narrative, it’s just like any other teen dramedy in structure and appeal, past and present. But that may be the point; if the basic queer love story can be successful, maybe more complex stories will be greenlit by Hollywood in the future. Love, Simon was released across Canada on March 16, 2018.
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