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continued from p.20 ed What on Earth! in the late 1960s and a 1988 NFB short Peep and the Big Wide World as well as the PBS series of the same name. In 2005, Pindal earned an Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program for the program. Pindal, who was born in 1927, began his career as an underground cartoonist during the German occupation of Denmark and was forced to flee his home city of Copenhagen when he created a series of anti-Hitler cartoons Local talents recognized that put his life in danger. After the Second World War, Pindal made animated commercials in Sweden and Denmark, and worked on UNESCO films and filmstrips. His NFB credits also include The City: Osaka, created for Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan, and designed to give Japanese people a glimpse into Canadian life. Pindal himself is the subject of a 1979 NFB documentary entitled Laugh Lines. His recognition on Thursday came with the presentation of a sculpture in his likeness -- not the first given to him, but the most recent. The OAC 2013 awards recipients are: · Yuan Tian (Performing Arts) · Robin Mitchell (Visual Arts) · Michael Willems (Digital Arts) · David Tucker (Literary Arts) · Madison Leeson (Young Artist) · ArtHouse (Arts Group) · Kaj Pindal (International Achievement Award) For more information, visit www. oakvillearts.com. 23 | Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Oakville pianist Yuan Tian performs after winning the Oakville Arts Council's Performing Arts Award at the Cogeco Stars Among Us celebration Thursday. | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) FA MILY SHO W Sponsored by: Admission, Parking&Live Entertainment! Saturday, Oct.26, 2013 from 10AM to 3PM FREE P R E S E N T E D BY T H E C A N A D I A N C E L I AC A S S O C I AT I O N ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS 690 Plains RoadWest, Burlington ON A FUN FILLED DAY with everythingforfamilies Education · Attractions · Camps · Family Planning 9am to 5pm Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington · Free Parking & Access to the Gardens SAMPLE Try before you buy meet from Sunday October 27 Join us for our Halloween Costume Parade PLUS US take part in our Exhibitor Carved Pumpkin Hunt! nt! LIVEENTERTAINMENT Entertainer Scott Dietrich Sponsors: Nathan McLeod newest in Gluten-Free products LEARN Listen to expert guest speakers DISCOVER Newly certified products under the Canadian Celiac Association's new Gluten-Free Certification Program BUY Stock your pantry with the FREE LOOT BAGS to the first 750 visitors Want to book a booth at the City Parent Family Show? Call: 905-842-6591 ext 228 orToll Free: 1-800-693-7986 Buy Tickets Online or At the Door Proceeds from this show will support the charitable work of the CCA and help improve quality of life for thousands of Canadians who are affected by gluten. CanadasGlutenFreeMarket GlutenFreeMrkt 1-800-693-7986 A DIVISION OF www.canadasglutenfreemarket.com AVIGAYIL CASHED IN $1,384 FROM HER CLOSET! #EXCITED www.TrendTrunk.com Cash in your closet today at TrendTrunk.com