Monday, November 16, 2009

Arts Notes November 16, 2009

"Made In Windsor"

Rashmi Dadwal is exhibiting her Byzantine inspired early medieval Christian paintings along with stained glass sculptures and one of a kind Jewelry, especially hand crafted for the holiday season at the Artspeak Gallery, 1942 Wyandotte St. E., Windsor, Ont. From 16th to 21st November 2009, Timing 11:00 am to 6:00 pm"

1942 Wyandotte St. E
Windsor, Ontario
519 252 6855

AGW:

Local comic book hero on display

at Art Gallery of Windsor

Internationally acclaimed comic book illustrator from Windsor/LaSalle David Finch’s original drawings for Marvel Comics The New Avengers, Moon Knight and more on display for a limited engagement (Nov 6^th to Nov. 22) at the AGW, the first and only venue for this amazing graphic art.

The Graphic Art of David Finch

David Finch began his career as an illustrator of comic books in 1994, at the age of 22, at Top Cow Productions (part of Image Comics), in Santa Monica, California. There he created the comic book series Ascension and Aphrodite IX, both of which received critical and popular acclaim. An immediate commercial success, Aphrodite IX debuted as the number one selling comic book in the industry.

Seven years later he began working at Marvel comics. His 15 issues of Ultimate X-Men was an immediate success. With the move to Avengers, David’s unique graphic style once again had an immediate impact, doubling sales with the first issue. Re-launched as The New Avengers, it remained the number one selling comic in the United States for over two years. Finch then took on the monumental task of bringing a perennially low-selling, cancelled comic book title back into the mainstream. With his illustrations, Moon Knight skyrocketed into the upper echelons of the Marvel universe.

Currently Finch is collaborating with Los Angles-based, television and film writer and producer Jeph Loeb—whose credits include the television series Lost, Heroes and Smallville—on Marvel’s smash-hit Ultimatum. In addition to his career in comics, Finch has worked on video games, and in the music and film industries. He has completed a wide range of projects with Hollywood directors and producers, including Zack Snyder, Giarmo Del Toro, Clive Barker and Michael J. Strazynski. In 2007, one of his illustrations was featured on the cover of the Chicago metal band Disturbed’s CD titled Indestructible.

Finch was born in Windsor in 1972 and attended Herman High School. He lives in LaSalle with his wife Meredith Finch and his three sons. In 2009, he received the prestigious Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Award, which is named in honour of Joe Shuster (1914-1992), the Canadian-born, co-creator of Superman.

This exhibition held in conjunction with BookFest Windsor 2009. For more information about BookFest Windsor go to http://www.bookfestwindsor.ca/

Check out David’s website at http://www.dfinchartist.com/index.html

For more information about the AGW contact: Nicole McCabe at nmccabe@agw.ca or 519-977-0013 ext. 134.

Art Gallery of Windsor 401 Riverside Drive West Windsor, Ontario N9A 7J1, www.agw.ca

WSO’s Salute to Italy Features Vivaldi’s Famous Four Seasons

Windsor, ON – November 10, 2009. The Windsor Symphony Orchestra is set to tackle one of the most popular works in orchestral music, Vivaldi’s Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons) on November 20^th, 2009 at Assumption University Chapel. The concert will pay tribute to Windsor’s sister city, Udine Italy, a city in close proximity to Venice, where Antonio Vivaldi was born. The renowned concertos will be accompanied by a reading, in both Italian and English, of Vivaldi’s original sonnets that inspired Vivaldi’s musical composition. The program includes two contemporary Canadian pieces inspired by sonnets about the seasons. With dynamic solo violinist and leader Marc Destrubé at the helm this promises to be a dramatic and moving interpretation of a well-loved masterpiece. The concert will be repeated Saturday evening at Leamington United Mennonite Church and on Sunday evening at St. Anne’s in Tecumseh. Find out more on our website.

Le quattro staggioni

Intimate Classics Series

A tribute to Sister City Udine, Italy

November 20th at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Assumption University Chapel
Marc Destrubé, Leader, Violin

Vivaldi - Le quattro staggioni (The Four Seasons)
Smith - Bloom
Hannan - Not a Single Stone

Instrumentally Speaking – pre-concert talk at 6:55 p.m.

Tickets: $25 to $30 available online or at the Chrysler Theatre Box Office. Call 519-252-6579 or

1-800-387-9181 to order by phone. Box Office Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Discount tickets are available for Seniors, Students and Children.

The Intimate Classics Series is generously sponsored by Morris & Beverly Baker Foundation

Marc Destrubé

A native of Victoria, Marc Destrubé is equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster or director/conductor of orchestras and divides his time between performances of the standard repertoire, particularly music of the 20th century on modern instruments, and baroque and classical music on period instruments.

He has appeared as soloist and guest director with symphony orchestras in Victoria, Windsor and Halifax as well as with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Lyra Baroque and Portland Baroque Orchestras. He led the Belgian ensemble Anima Eterna in acclaimed recordings of the complete Mozart Piano Concerti with Jos van Immerseel. A founding member of the Tafelmusik Orchestra, he has appeared with many of the leading period-instrument orchestras in North America and Europe including as guest concertmaster of the Academy of Ancient Music and of the Hanover Band.

He is first violinist with the Axelrod String Quartet, quartet-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., where the quartet plays on the museum’s exceptional collection of Stradivari and Amati instruments. He has also performed and recorded with L’Archibudelli (Vera Beths, Jurgen Küssmaul, Anner Bijlsma) and is a member of the Turning Point Ensemble in Vancouver specializing in 20th century music and new music.

As a concertmaster he has played under Sir Simon Rattle, Kent Nagano, Helmuth Rilling, Christopher Hogwood, Philippe Herreweghe, Gustav Leonhardt and Frans Brüggen. He is co-concertmaster of Brüggen’s Orchestra of the 18th Century with whom he has toured the major concert halls and festivals of Europe, North America, Japan and Australia, and most recently directing the orchestra for two concerts at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. He was concertmaster of the CBC Radio Orchestra from 1996 to 2002, and of the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra.

He was artistic director of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra from its founding in 1991 until 2007, and was responsible for commissioning works for the orchestra from a number of Vancouver-based composers, as well as instigating other innovative projects such as a program of French baroque and First Nations dance and music. He has also directed several Modern Baroque Opera productions, including the premiere of Peter Hannan’s 120 Songs for the Marquis de Sade .

A highly-respected teacher, he gives annual classes at international academies in Mateus (Portugal) and Vancouver. He has also been an invited teacher at the Paris, Moscow and Utrecht Conservatoires and at Indiana University and the Macphail School, and has presented children’s concerts at the Cité de la Musique (Paris).

His recording of Haydn Violin Concertos on the ATMA label has been praised by the Strad Magazine (London) for the “stylish solo playing..., individual yet unselfconscious” and by Whole Note Magazine (Toronto) for its “bold and daring solo playing”. He has also recorded for Sony, EMI, Teldec, Channel Classics, Hänssler, Globe and CBC Records as well as being broadcast regularly on the CBC.

He lives in West Vancouver with his wife and two children.

Program Notes on the Four Seasons- By Dr. Ed Kovarik

Antonio Vivaldi was famous in his own time as a virtuoso violinist as well as a composer of operas and concertos. He was also the director of music for a girls’ orphanage in Venice, and the performances he put on there (mostly of his own music) drew listeners from far and wide. After about 1710, the new style of instrumental concerto that he developed—a vigorous opening tutti that returned periodically with contrasting, virtuosic solo selections—took Europe by storm. J.S. Bach himself, then in his mid-twenties, copied and arranged a number of Vivaldi’s concertos.

The four concertos known as the “Four Seasons” are relatively late works: they were published in 1725 at the head of a collection that Vivaldi titles “Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione” (the Contest Between Harmony and Intervention); that is, of pure music and fantasy. Each of the four is a standard three-movement concerto (fast-slow-fast), but each is also a piece of program music, illustrating typical events of the season, and each is preceded by a poem describing those events:

Spring (La primavera): (I) Birds sing, a brook murmurs gently; a sudden thunderstorm, then the birds resume their song. (II) A goatherd sleeps; his dog stirs and barks. (III) Rustic peasant dance.

Summer (L’estate): (I) All beings languish under the torrid heat; cuckoo, dove and goldfinch are heard. (II) A gentle breeze arises, followed by (III) a violent summer storm.

Autumn (L’autunno): (I) Harvest festival; drunken merrymaking. (II) They all sleep it off. (III) The nobility go on a hunt.

Winter (L’inverno): (I) Shivering with cold, one hurries through the storm, teeth chattering. (II) While the rain pelts down outside, by the fireside it is cozy and warm. (III) One walks carefully on ice, but slips and falls; then slips again, breaking the ice. Howling at the gates, all the winds contend; but Winter, too, brings pleasure.

Interviews with Marc Destrube are available upon request. Please contact Julia Galli, Communications Coordinator at 519-973-1238 Ext. 31 or jgalli@windsorsymphony.com to make arrangements.

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For more information, please contact:

Julia Galli, Communications and Operations Coordinator

Tel: 519-973-1238, ext. 31

Email: jgalli@windsorsymphony.com

URL: www.windsorsymphony.com

WindsorEats

FEAST WITH A FLICK AT THE FEST

Windsor, ONT- WindsorEats.com, in partnership with the Windsor International Film Festival, presents an encore of Flick and a Feast during the Windsor International Film Festival held November 12-15, 2009.

For only $40 moviegoers can up the ante with not only a film ticket but a fantastic three- course meal at a participating local restaurant.

“This is a great opportunity to enjoy a fantastic evening all while supporting a local restaurant, a local event and the local economy,” says Adriano Ciotoli, co-owner of WindsorEats.com. “Flick and a Feast adds another significant piece to the promotion of Windsor and Essex County.”

Those wishing to attend the 2009 Windsor International Film Festival can expect great films such as Coco Before Chanel starring Audrey Tautou, Broken Embraces starring Penelope Cruz and Chris Rock’s Good Hair starring Chris Rock.

Flick and a Feast packages can be purchased easily online at www.windoreats.com/shop/catalog. Participating restaurants include Blue Danube Restaurant, Chanoso’s, Mancuso’s Trattoria, Mezzo Ristorante & Lounge, Mongolian Grill, and Oishii Sushi Bar.

For more information on Flick and a Feast and other WindsorEats hosted events, like the Ontario Tourism Award winning Wine Trail Rides, visit www.windsoreats.com. For media inquiries please contact:

Adriano Ciotoli, Co-Owner
519-982-5212
info@windsoreats.com

For more information on the Windsor International Film Festival please visit: http://www.wiff09.com

The Multicultural Council is bringing together culture and cuisine with a special cookbook celebrating the 35^th anniversary of the Carrousel of Nations. We invite you to submit your nonna’s, lola’s, meme’s or bunica’s favourite recipe!

Bringing together a fusion of culture, this special cookbook will help showcase our region’s immensely rich diversity and celebrate, engage and involve the whole community in honouring Carrousel’s historic, multicultural festival.

Be a part of a project that will promote cultural diversity and encourage cultural sharing and acceptance by exposing local citizens to the many traditions and cultures in our community.

Each recipe should include a breakdown of ingredients, cooking instruction, cultural origins, and how you learned the recipe (from relative, website, cookbook, etc.). Each recipe submission must include a contact name and number.

Recipes will be selected based on number of submissions and we welcome any and all recipes for consideration.

Please email recipes to mcccookbook@hotmail.com by Friday, November 27th, 2009.

Look for food demonstrations to launch the sale of the cookbook in early 2010!

Shahida Nurullah and Tad Weed – An Intimate Evening of Jazz

You’ve heard Shahida Nurullah sing with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, at the Dirty Dog Jazz Café and at the Detroit International Jazz Festival and you’ve fallen in love with her stage persona and glorious voice. The Windsor Star’s Ted Shaw compares Shahida to Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald. Now, you have the opportunity on Saturday, November 21, 2009 to experience Shahida Nurullah with pianist Tad Weed, up-close-and-personal, at An Intimate Evening of Jazz at Mackenzie Hall. Pianist Tad Weed toured for 20 years non-stop with such A-listers as saxophonist Charles Lloyd, bandleader Woody Herman and lots of singers: Anita O'Day, Carmen McRae, Jack Jones, Paul Anka, and Chaka Khan.

The program will include favourites by Henry Mancini, Ned Washington, Sergio Mendes and Jerome Kern, to name but a few. This is a special University of Windsor School of Music Gallery Concert event. There will be a cocktail reception starting at 7:30 pm prior to the concert which begins at 8:30pm. Tickets are $35 per person which includes the cocktail reception. Purchase tickets in advance: Order by phone at 519-253-3000 ext. 4212; or purchase online at www.uwindsor.ca/concerts.

“I’ve heard about singers meeting piano players that they wanted to call theirs. For me it would be Tad,” Nurullah says. She doesn’t mean to knock the other great pianists she’s worked with, but she calls Weed “a singer’s dream.” (Quote from Detroit MetroTimes article by Charles L. Latimer, 2005)

Very special thanks to the School of Music’s series sponsors this season: Choral Celebration & Wind Ensemble concerts are sponsored by Walter D. Kelly Funeral Home & Cremation Centre. Instrument & Equipment Sponsor is Belle Air Music. Our media sponsors are Espace musique 103.9 FM and The Windsor Star.

Saturday, Nov. 21/09 at 7:30 pm
An Intimate Evening of Jazz
with vocalist Shahida Nurullah and pianist Tad Weed
Mackenzie Hall, 3277 Sandwich St.

7:30 pm: Reception
8:30 pm: Concert

A very special, intimate evening of jazz with internationally renowned pianist Tad Weed and the incomparable vocalist Shahida Nurullah.

PURCHASE TICKETS in ADVANCE: $35 per person includes cocktail reception. Order by phone at 519-253-3000 ext. 4212; or purchase online at www.uwindsor.ca/concerts. A few tickets may also available for purchase at the door.

Theatre Alive presents “A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER – WINDSOR, 1959”

Under the direction of Brian Raisbeck, Theatre Alive is ready to embark on its 31^st production, “A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER - WINDSOR, 1959”. For the past twenty-four years, Theatre Alive has provided a performance forum for actors of all ages from the Windsor-Essex County area and also many young actors from our elementary, secondary and post-secondary schools. The success of our past productions can be largely attributed to the participation and dedication of numerous talented volunteers from across our community.

Set to hit the stage on DECEMBER 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13, 2009 at the Capitol Theatre, Theatre Alive’s 31^st musical production will delight audiences of all ages. This original show written by Brian Raisbeck with music composed by Nino Palazzolo, is a delightful and touching musical which brings back fond memories of a time of innocence and prosperity and growth in our very own city, Windsor. Throughout this nostalgic performance, the life and times, sights and sounds of fifty years ago are highlighted. This lighthearted Christmas tale unfolds as four Windsor families, all diverse in culture, are vying for the prestigious title of “Smith’s Santa of the Year”. Audiences of all ages will be endeared by Theatre Alive’s walk down memory lane. Call the Theatre Alive Box Office at (519) 737-9919. All evening performances are at 7:00pm and Sunday matinees are at 2:00pm. Ticket prices are $16.

University Players Presents Shaw Masterpiece:

University Players continues its 51^st Season in 2009-10 with Heartbreak House, a comic masterpiece by George Bernard Shaw. The play runs November 19-29, 2009 at Essex Hall Theatre.

On the eve of the First World War, a young woman is invited to Hesione Hushabye’s country estate for the weekend. Unfortunately, her fiancé is a scoundrel, and she’s actually in love with another woman’s husband. Shaw’s comic masterpiece is a bold mix of farce and tragedy, lampooning a British society unaware that it is at a political and economic crossroads – in a time strikingly similar to our own.

“In Heartbreak House, we are given a cast of characters whose philosophies and life styles are in conflict,” says the play’s director, Brian Rintoul, a faculty member in the School of Dramatic Art. “They represent many of Shaw's favourite targets - false prophets, aging visionaries, loopy lovers, mangy capitalists, aging Romeos, and ineffectual idealists. They vocalize, satirize, fraternize, scandalize, sentimentalize and hypnotize, all the while remaining blissfully unaware of the world surrounding them, and its journey toward self destruction.”

Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. On Sunday, November 22, a “Talk Back” discussion with the director and actors will follow the performance. Tickets are $17-$19. Essex Hall Theatre is located on the University of Windsor campus.

For information or tickets to Heartbreak House, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808 or visit www.universityplayers.com.

For additional information, please contact:
Chris Knack, Marketing Coordinator
519-253-3000, ext. 2818
cknack@uwindsor.ca

Humanities Research Group:

STEPHEN PENDER
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
DIRECTOR, HRG
RESEARCH LEADERSHIP CHAIR, FASS
INSIDE SOME
CONJOINED TWINS:
TERATOLOGY
IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE
In the late autumn of 1637, Londoners were treated to an extraordinary spectacle: Sir Henry
Herbert, master of revels, awarded “a license for six months ... to Lazarus, an Italian, to shew
his brother Baptista, that grows out of his navell, and carryes him at his syde.” Lazarus
exhibited himself and his brother for money in London until late 1639, then at Norwich and
Aberdeen through 1642, Strasbourg, Basel, and Verona in 1645-1646. As one notice suggests,
since birth Lazarus was on display in “many parts of Christendome.”
With a focus on conjoined twins like Joannes Baptista Lazarus Colloredo, this illustrated
lecture explores the rich history of ‘monsters,’ human exhibition, and the widespread trade in
body parts among collectors, physicians, and natural philosophers in early modern Europe.
Wednesday 18 November 2009 • 4.30pm
Room 1115 • Medical Education Building
For more information, contact the Humanities Research Group
519.253.3000, extensions 3508 / 3506
È MASSH LECTURES
MEDICAL ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND HUMANITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
RREHS - REASON, RHETORIC, AND ETHICS IN THE HUMAN SCIENCES

ART SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR SALE. We have cut back on the number of shows and find a surplus of "stuff" on hand.

Dozens of new frames: 8x10 to 20x24.

Mat Board: White and colored.

Glass: 16x20 +

Euclid Kiln: 17 1/2 x 22 1/2 toploading, 208-240 volts,30-37 amps, 6500 watts. Includes Kiln Sitter and Cones, shelves, furniture, stilts, and assorted #6 glazes.

North Star Clay Roller(portable).

Clay Extruder Gun.

Work table.

Table saw, 9 inch blade.

Phone Pat Cunningham at 519 969 7173 or Email: canairman@yahoo.ca

Nominate your favourite artist or arts organization today!

There are only a few months left to get nominations in for the annual Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts and we don’t want Windsor and Essex County to miss a chance to have the great work of its artists and arts organizations recognized.

I would appreciate it if you would help us spread the word about this program recognizing the outstanding achievements and contribution arts and culture make to communities across the province. You may even want to make a nomination yourself!

The award is conferred in two categories: an individual artist award of $35,000 and an arts organization award of $50,000. Information about the nomination process and nomination forms are posted on the Ontario Arts Council website at www.arts.on.ca.

Nominations can recognize a candidate engaged in any professional arts practice including community arts, crafts, dance, music, opera, theatre, visual and media arts, writing or cultural industries such as book and magazine publishing, digital media, film, television and sound recording.

The prizes are not intended as an “end of service” reward or as recognition for a single great accomplishment but rather for a level of achievement that is extraordinary and unique.

Anyone can nominate. We are delighted to receive nominations from Ontario residents who enjoy and take an interest in Ontario’s arts and cultural industries.

The Ontario Arts Council administers the selection process for the awards. For more information contact the council at: 416-961-1660 ext. 6666, toll free 1-800-387-0058 ext 6666 or info@arts.on.ca

ACWR Members Holiday Exhibition and Sale

December 7 to 22 2009

Opening reception December 11 from 7 to 10 p.m.

Members must deliver their submissions to Artspeak Gallery (1942 Wyandotte Street East) from Tuesday Dec. 1^st to Friday Dec. 4^th between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. Please follow these important guidelines:

1. All exhibition participants must be ACWR members in good standing (memberships can be renewed at any time)

2. Artists must limit their submission to five (5) items or less (you may enter an unlimited number of greeting cards). All work must be the original work of the artist submitting the items.

3. For greeting cards: put your name and the price on the back of each card (envelopes are recommended)

4. Prepare an inventory sheet in advance listing all artworks or greeting cards you are submitting. Include your name, address, phone number and the price of each item. Please bring this with you when you submit your work.

5. Artists will receive 70% of the proceeds from the sale of their work; ACWR receives 30%.

For more information: www.windsorartsnotes.blogspot.com

Or contact us at: (519) 252-6855 email: info@acwr.net

ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY’S

FREED-ORMAN CENTRE

PROUDLY PRESENTS:

“The Holidays are Murder” another hilarious mystery comedy by MJM Entertainment Productions. The holidays are here and the notorious mob family, the Zamboni’s have decided it is time to take over Christmas from the North Pole. Could Don Rollo actually have the power to take over Christmas? Watch as mayhem and madness unfold around you. Comedy, Cuisine and a Cash bar are all included.

ON friday, DECember 11^th, 2009 (Starts at 6:00 p.m.)

Ticket price: $40.00 per person (dinner, cash bar and door prizes)

Freed-Orman Centre, 400 Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario

Please call: 519-973-7033 press “0” for ticket(s) or information, cbertrand@assumptionu.ca.

Tables can also be reserved.

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ACWR gratefully acknowledges the assistance of our Members and Funders. The City of Windsor, The Ontario Arts Council and The Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Utsy Hadaro, Executive Director
Arts Council, Windsor & Region
1942 Wyandotte Street East
Windsor, Ontario

Tel: (519) 252 6855
Arts Notes: www.WindsorArtsNotes.blogspot.com
Website: www.acwr.net
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6673736423
Email: info@acwr.net

Thursday, October 29, 2009

The University of Windsor School of Visual Arts
In conjunction with the Art Gallery of Windsor
present: PAUL VANOUSE

part of the Constructed Environments / Constructed Identities Visiting Artists Lecture Series
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2009 (all welcome)
Artist Talk: 2:30 PM (LeBel, room 115)
Workshop: on Gel Electrophoresis 4:00 PM (LeBel, room 135A)

Paul Vanouse is associate professor of Visual Studies in the University of Buffalo. Located within the hyper-real context of electronic environments, his art practice examines issues raised by new techno-sciences, including data collection and genetics, in relation to sociological contexts.
He is currently co-director of the Emerging Practices MFA Programme, University of Buffalo. (funded by SSHRC)

School of Visual Arts
University of Windsor
(519) 253-3000 Ext. 2829
art@uwindsor.ca

Call for art

The Windsor Endowment for the Arts is looking for local artists to submit pieces to be displayed in a unique environment and to be viewed by avid art lovers and collectors. You are invited to provide artwork for sale or just for show.

Exhibition Title : Windsor Endowment for the Arts AGM

Exhibition Date : Thursday, November 12, 2009

Last day to drop-off art : Noon on Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Venue : Tsunami to Suede (the BackHall Gallery) – 1167 Mercer Street

Contact : Jennifer Escott – 519-255-1027 email : jescott100@yahoo.com

On Thursday, November 12 the Windsor Endowment for the Arts (WEA) will welcome arts supporters to its AGM with great evening of art and interest. WEA will launch the Awards and Grants Programs, Susan Haig, former music director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra will be speaking, and tours of two innovative studios will be provided: Tsunami, a gallery and studio that creates innovative glass designs, and Suede, an internationally recognized video production firm.

There is a long connecting hallway between the Tsunami and Suede studios that will be transformed into a gallery with one purpose in mind; to display your work to those who appreciate and collect art!

Your submission can be any size, format or material - photography, painting, printmaking, illustration, graphic design, even installation art. The venue is well suited to large canvases or numerous small works. There is no limit on the number of works you can submit and there is no charge to have your work displayed.

Interested? Call or email Jennifer Escott at 519-255-1027 (or jescott100@yahoo.com) for more details.

Don't have any art to provide? Come to the AGM and enjoy a great evening, all are welcome! The AGM begins at 6 pm in Tsunami Glassworks Inc, 1167 Mercer Street.

Please pass this invitation on to any artist you know who may be interested in displaying their work.

Jennifer Escott

Reckless Abandon Photo Imaging

Bookfest:

Two events will open the eighth annual BookFestWindsor at the Art Gallery of Windsor on Wednesday, November 4, at 7:30pm in the Wilkinson Room and the Valiant Suite.
"Do It Yourself," a session on self-publishing, will be moderated by Karen Hall. Featured are local publishers Walkerville Publishing, Palimpsest Press, and Cranberry Tree Press. Authors Melissa McCormick, Margaret J. McMaster, Paul Reaume, and Brian Sweet will talk about their experiences in publishing and promoting their novels, children's stories, and comic book.
"The Reading Gang" is a session for book clubs, with speaker Christina Simmons.
The complete schedule for BookFestWindsor may be found on the website at www.bookfestwindsor.ca.

Assumption University
Centre for Religion and Culture:

Playwrighting Workshop

with Dr. Barry T. Brodie, Chair in Religion and the Arts

Mondays - November 9, 16, 23, 30; December 7, 14 at 7 p.m.

Fee: $100

Location: Assumption University Studio, 2629 Riverside Drive West, Windsor.

Open to all playwrights currently at work on scripts.

ALSO:

Dr. Martha F. Lee

The Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Religion and Conflict

and

Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Windsor

Religion, Rhetoric, and Violence:

A Case Study of the Nation of Islam

Religious groups outside mainstream culture are often regarded with suspicion, and assumed to be harbouring violent tendencies. The Nation of Islam, one of the most important African American religious movements of the twentieth century United States, is one such group. This paper examines the rhetoric of violence that surrounded the Nation, in terms of its own public statements, mainstream American culture’s fears, and law enforcement agencies’ actions.

Freed-Orman Centre, Assumption University

400 Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario

Tel. 519-973-7033, press ‘0’ or cbertrand@assumptionu.ca

Everyone welcome – no admission charge.

Thursday, november 12^th, 2009

at 4:30 p.m.

discussion and refreshments to follow.

Sponsored by the Centre for Religion and Culture Assumption University

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Ms. Cécile Bertrand

President’s Secretary

Assumption University

Tel. 519-973-7033 press “0”

Fax 519-973-7089

cbertrand@assumptionu.ca

'Gold For Good' Helps Local Families:

Jones & Company Vintage is hosting a 'Gold for Good Party' to help stock St. Mary's Food Cupboard for the upcoming winter. St. Mary's fills a desperate need for thousands of Windsor residents every year. We will pay our guests the market rate for unwanted gold or silver & match the payout with a 15% donation to St. Mary's Food Cupboard. No gold? Bring in a canned item & receive 10% off storewide. Refreshments will be served.

Gold is at an all time high right now. What a perfect opportunity to make a little extra for yourself & help a worthy cause at the same time. We hope to see you Thursday October 29 2009 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m For additional information Contact: Louise Jones, 519 252 6448, jonesandco@gmail.com.

Humanities Research Group:
Please join Biblioasis and the Humanities Research Group for an innovative, engaging event this Wednesday, 28 October 2009 at the Katzman Lounge, Alumni Hall, 7.30pm: Grant Buday will read from his latest, spurring novel, Dragonflies, and then Buday and Dr. Max Nelson will discuss the role of ancient literature and history in contemporary fiction. Where else but Windsor? Do join us for this exciting event; see the attached poster for more details.

With all best wishes,
Stephen Pender
University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4
t: 519.253.3000 [3507] f: 519.971.3620 e: spender@uwindsor.ca

Citizens Environment Alliance of southwestern Ontario:

The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup (DRCC) is seeking the public's input on the draft Detroit River Canadian Stage 2 Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Report. The DRCC is hosting a public open house in each of the Canadian municipalities adjacent to the Detroit River from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm on the following dates:

Oct. 27, 2009: AMHERSTBURG Fort Malden National Historic Park - 100 Laird Ave. S.
Oct. 28, 2009: LASALLE Vollmer Culture and Recreation Complex - 2121 Laurier Parkway
Oct. 29, 2009: WINDSOR Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre (Main Gallery) - 3277 Sandwich St.

A short presentation on the draft Stage 2 RAP Report will be given at 6 pm.

The Stage 2 RAP Report was developed to identify and prioritize the remaining actions required to restore the Detroit River's beneficial uses and to, ultimately, remove the Detroit River from the list of Great Lakes Areas of Concern. The Stage 2 RAP Report was also written to comply with the RAP process outlined in the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
A copy of the draft Detroit River Canadian Stage 2 RAP Report and additional information is available on the DRCC's website: www.detroitriver.ca
Comments must be submitted in writing at the open house, by email, fax, mail, or by using the interactive module found on our website.

Please submit your written comments no later than November 9, 2009 at 4 pm to:
Natalie Green, RAP Coordinator
Detroit River Canadian Cleanup
311-360 Fairview Avenue West
Essex Ontario N8M 1Y6
Phone: 519-982-3722
Fax: 519-776-8688
Email: postmaster@detroitriver.ca <mailto:postmaster@detroitriver.ca>
The final Detroit River Canadian Stage 2 Remedial Action Plan Report will incorporate input from both the public and peer-reviewers. A final copy of the Report will be available on our website in Spring 2010.

For more information: visit www.detroitriver.ca

Art Gallery of Windsor:

Join us for a talk by visiting artist Andrea Sunder-Plassmann, 7 pm Thursday Oct 29 at the Art Gallery of Windsor. Sunder-Plassmann, who is based in Germany, is in Canada to participate in a two-person exhibition, along with Windsor artist Sigi Torinus, which opens November 5^th at the Thames Art Gallery in Chatham (see below).

This event is free with $5 gallery admission, members and children free.

For more information, contact: Nicole McCabe, nmccabe@agw.ca, or 519-977-0013 ext. 134

AGW 401 Riverside Drive, Windsor, ON N9A 7J1 | www.agw.ca

Browsing Beauty
Sigi Torinus (Canada)
Andrea Sunder-Plassmann (Germany)

Sound by the Noiseborder Ensemble

October 30 - November 29th, 2009
Opening Reception: November 5th, 7 PM
(located at 75 William Street N, Chatham, ON - open 7 days a week from 1-5 PM)

Browsing Beauty has the aura of cyberspace, a website expanded to the third dimension engulfing the viewer in a barrage and complexity of images. A trio of gigantic balloons float in the gallery space, each balloon receives projections from multiple directions, creating a kaleidoscopic environment of fragmented and overlapping images. A slight wind or a touch of the finger animates the giant spheres into a soft slow motion, causing them to gently bob through the blue-tinted air. The sheer size of the ethereal spheres crowds the viewer into the interstitial space, insisting on close and personal contact. Crisscrossed by the light from the projectors, the translucent balloons exhibit images from both sides, simultaneously condensing the three-dimensional space of the gallery back into the two-dimensional computer screen from which the images seem to come. The word "browsing," in the title Browsing Beauty, refers to the internet and indeed, the website, www.browsingbeauty.com, is the conceptual "engine." The website and blog are used as tools to gather information and extend the exhibition.

The use of the spheres permits a sculptural translation of a site on the web into a physical reality, which is spatially dynamic in a way which is impossible in cyber "space." As such, the installation is a remarkable example of the sculptural potential of time-based media in installation. The idea of presenting a dialogue between cyberspace and three-dimensional space is intriguing by itself and the concept of beauty is particularly well suited to this vehicle. – excerpts from media review by Donna Schumacher, Sculpture Magazine.

Browsing Beauty had its first incarnation in 1997. This presentation, an updated continuation on a theme, examines the changes in the perception of beauty within that time, the particular Canadian aspects of beauty, and the use of the internet as a vehicle. The exhibition incorporates a Canadian perspective and connects the geographical regions of the partner galleries into the context of the exhibition.

The title Browsing Beauty alludes to the artists’ studio process as browsing: feeding and grazing on tender vegetation, sampling, in the hope of finding something of interest. Since the beginning of the project in 1994 a proliferation of writing on beauty has sprung out of the silence. As Elaine Scarry argued in her 1999 book "On Beauty and Being Just" in which she connects beauty with truth and justice, we can again say that beauty animates life and makes it worth living.

Sound for the upcoming Canadian shows created by the Noiseborder Ensemble, Windsor, ON and has been recorded on vinyl (LP).

This exhibition is presented in partnership with The Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery and the WKP Kennedy Gallery.

For more information contact Carl Lavoy, Director/Curator at 519-354-8346 x35 or carlL@chatham-kent.ca.

ACWR gratefully acknowledges the assistance of our Members and Funders. The City of Windsor, The Ontario Arts Council and The Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Utsy Hadaro, Executive Director
Arts Council, Windsor & Region
1942 Wyandotte Street East
Windsor, Ontario

Tel: (519) 252 6855
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Arts Notes: October 22, 2009

Constructed Environments / Constructed Identities
Visiting Artists 2009–10

Janet Werner
Wednesday, September 16, 2:30 pm
School of Visual Arts, University of Windsor

Originally from Winnipeg, Montreal artist Janet Werner teaches painting at Concordia University. She recently began to combine images of fashionable women with well-worn genres of landscape degraded by constant adaptation and reproduction. The exhibition Janet Werner: Is Anything Alright? continues at the AGW until January 24, 2010 before beginning a national tour.

Scott Conarroe
Wednesday, September 30, 2:30 pm
School of Visual Arts, University of Windsor

Known for his social landscapes of familiar places, Toronto-based photographer Scott Conarroe recently traveled throughout North America taking photographs of railroad infrastructure. Conarroe’s national touring exhibition By Rail continues at the AGW until January 3, 2010. He is represented by Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto.

Paul Vanouse
Thursday, October 29, 2:30 pm
School of Visual Arts, University of Windsor

Associate professor of Visual Studies, University at Buffalo, Paul Vanouse examines techno-sciences, including data collection and genetics, in relation to socio-political contexts. He is co-director of the Emerging Practices MFA program, University of Buffalo. Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Andrea Sunder-Plassmann
Thursday, October 29, 7:00 pm
Art Gallery of Windsor

German artist Andrea Sunder-Plassmann works with photography, video and sculpture and is interested in synaesthetic models that deconstruct experience. Presented in collaboration with the Thames Art Gallery, Chatham.

Kevin Stelzer
Thursday, November 19, 7:00 pm
Art Gallery of Windsor

Kevin Stelzer BES, B.Arch., OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP, BSSO is a senior associate with B+H Architects, Toronto, who is interested in sustainable architecture and building energy optimization. He is currently working on the Centre for Engineering Innovation at the University of Windsor.

Adam Zaretsky
Wednesday, December 2, 2:30 pm
School of Visual Arts, University of Windsor

Adam Zaretsky (USA) practices bioart using a wide range of media strategies and technologies. A graduate of University of California, Zaretsky received an MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago. Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Organized and presented by the Art Gallery of Windsor and the School of Visual Arts, University of Windsor.

For more information, contact: Nicole McCabe at the AGW: (519) 977-0013 ext. 134, or Julie Sando at the School of Visual Arts, University of Windsor: (519) 253-3000 ext. 2829

BookFestWindsor

a division of : Literary Arts Windsor

www.bookfestwindsor.ca

For immediate release:

October 12, 2009

Press Release

A Fest for Book Lovers and Media Addicts

When: November 4 – 7, 2009

Where: Art Gallery of Windsor / Windsor Public Library / Local Schools / Phog Lounge / Artcite

Contact:

Lenore Langs, BookFestWindsor Chair: langs@cranberrytreepress.com

Irene Moore Davis, Poetry Contest Chair: imooredavis@stclaircollege.ca

This year, BookFestWindsor 2009 will host a gathering of the best of Canada’s (including Essex County’s) authors, journalists, teachers, and editors to talk about books and discover how they are made, and to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of Windsor’s Black Moss Press. Black Moss has given a start to many Canadian authors, including Helen Humphreys, one of this year’s headliners.

Special Features:

Ø Book Club session with the University of Windsor’s Christina Simmons

Ø Self-Publishing Panel & “How to Promote Your Book” Panel

Ø Francophone sessions

Ø Featuring: more than 30 authors, including David Adams Richards, Helen Humphreys, Giles Blunt, Christopher Shulgan, David Finch, George Elliott Clarke, Marcel Beneteau.

Ø Graphic Novels and Comics: on art and writing

Ø African-Canadian writing and culture

Ø Children’s authors and Young Writers’ Poetry Contest

Ø Collaboration with Artcite: two exhibits selected for their diverse and innovative approaches to "reading of the text".

Ø Music and Publishing Parties as only Windsor / Essex County can offer!

BookFestWindsor is a triumphant cultural event for Southwestern Ontario. The only Canadian literary festival within a four-hour radius, this festival presents authors and book artists in a unique and accessible way for the Windsor community. This literary festival has the affection and respect of Canadian authors due to our reputation for great hospitality and organization. BookFestWindsor has become a major event on the book tour circuit for both local and national participants, presenters and moderators.

“...congenial and well attended …“– Noah Richler, Globe and Mail, March, 2007

RALPH GIBSON: A RETROSPECTIVE

At the AGW October 3 – November 22

Internationally renowned fine art photographer Ralph Gibson began his photographic career in the U.S. Navy between 1956 -1960. He subsequently studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and assisted master photographers Dorothea Lange and Robert Frank.

Though Gibson trained with these giants of American documentary photography and though many photographers of his generation were practitioners of the ‘snapshot aesthetic’, his own work has more in common with American formalist-diarists, including the work of Harry Callahan.

Gibson’s photos are formal studies of light and shadow centred on one geometric element or single human gesture. Far from his documentary roots, he has compared his photographs to objects, at once rooted in reality and cut loose from it by the abstracting influence of light and shadow; his interest is not in the camera’s ability to capture life, but to create a life of its own. His photographs present seductive visual metaphors and narratives about personal perspective.

Ralph Gibson established Lustrum Press in 1969. Organizing his images associatively with inexplicable juxtapositions, he published the Somnambulist (1970), Déjà Vu (1973) and Days at Sea (1974) establishing his reputation as an American art photographer committed to the photographic book. Lustrum Press has subsequently published work by Robert Frank, Larry Clark and others.

Ralph Gibson has received fellowships from the American National Endowment for the Arts (1973, 1975) and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation (1985). He was made an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government (1986), was awarded a Grande Medaille de la Ville d’Arles (1994) and was appointed Commandeur de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France (2002).

Ralph Gibson: A Retrospective has been curated by Don Martel, President of the Windsor Photo Guild. Gibson will be the featured artist of the Windsor International Photo Seminar, November 13-15, 2009. http://www.internationalphotoseminar.com/

For more information or to purchase Gibson’s photographs contact: Sarah Peters at speters@agw.ca or 519-977-0013 x 153

Time Magazine commissioned Ralph Gibson for this week’s cover!

http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,20091026,00.html

Also at the AGW, don’t miss: Back to the Future?

Sunday, October 25^th, 2 pm to 4 pm: Back to the Future? The Cutting Edge of Mass Transit. Moderated by Dr. Veronika Mogyorody, University of Windsor, this panel discussion focuses on sustainable transportation in the 21^st century. A range of speakers from the U.S. and Ontario explore innovations in rail technology, hybrid vehicles, and urban planning’s impact on public transport.

This event is in conjunction with the exhibition Electric Avenue: Historic Streetcars of Windsor, at the AGW October 3, 2009- January 3, 2010.

Curated by Windsor historian Andrew Foot, Electric Avenue: Historic Streetcars of Windsor traces the development of North America’s first streetcar system that linked Leamington, Tecumseh and Amherstburg to Windsor. This exhibition includes ephemera from the collection of noted local history enthusiast Bernie Drouillard, maps and retraceable brochures of streetcar routes, historical photographs and contemporary images of the vestiges of the tracks. Foot, whose “International Metropolis" website has won many awards, tells a fascinating and largely unknown story of public transit in Essex County, providing food for thought for those interested in environmentally sound alternatives past and future.

For more information contact: Nicole McCabe at nmccabe@agw.ca or 519-977-0013 ext. 134.

Art Gallery of Windsor 401 Riverside Drive West Windsor, Ontario N9A 7J1, www.agw.ca

Triple Header for WEA’s Annual General Meeting

Windsor Endowment for the Arts (WEA) is poised to launch a new Arts Leadership Awards and Grants Program during its Annual General Meeting in November.

WEA, founded in 1995, aims to encourage, advise, develop, and celebrate the existence of the arts in Windsor and region by building an Endowment Fund for the arts. Following an intensive research and public opinion process funded by The Ontario Trillium Foundation, WEA will officially announce its new Awards and Grants Programs.

On Thursday, November 12, WEA welcomes arts supporters to its AGM with updates on its new Awards and Grants Programs, remarks by Susan Haig, former music director of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, and tours of two innovative studios: Tsunami, a gallery and studio that creates innovative glass designs for contemporary living, and Suede, an internationally recognized video production firm.

The AGM begins at 6 pm in Tsunami Glassworks Inc, 1167 Mercer Street, with Carolyne Rourke, President, presenting the official welcome and outlining WEA’s plans for 2010. The meeting will be held amid the hand blown glass created by Kris Gene and Eva Milinkovic. Guests will be able to view a glass blowing demonstration during the evening.

The second part of the evening features Susan Haig, former resident of Windsor, discussing WEA and the Community: Ensuring the Conditions for Creativity.

Some of the award-winning Suede productions will also be shown.

Windsor Endowment for the Arts was the lead organizer for the CarTunes on Parade, an international public art event held in 2005, initiated the Arts Leadership Awards recognizing Michael Farrell and Alistair MacLeod, and hosted a variety of art themed special events.

For more information, please visit www.wea-arts.com or call
Carolyne Rourke, President, Windsor Endowment for the Arts
519-977-5898 or
Patricia Dolan Lewis, Director
Windsor Endowment for the Arts
519-966-0695

Humanities Research Group
Come one, come all! Ideal for students!

With material ranging from contemporary psychology to ancient history, early modern literature to popular fiction, reference works to Windsor history, there is no better place to shop for books than the Humanities Research Group booksale, this Thursday, 22 October 2009 from 12 noon to 7pm in the lobby of the Odette Building, at the corner of Wyandotte Street West and Sunset Avenue. We have a very wide range of books for sale, all of them cheap: hardcover = $1, softcover = $0.50. All proceeds to the HRG. I hope to see you there, filling and refilling your satchels.

With all best wishes,
Stephen Pender

Stephen Pender, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, English
Director, Humanities Research Group
Research Leadership Chair, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4
t: 519.253.3000 [3507] f: 519.971.3620 e: spender@uwindsor.ca

WINDSOR LIGHT MUSIC THEATRE ----- We are bursting at the seams -- OUR EXCESS COULD BE YOUR TREASURE!

THEATRE STUFF FOR SALE - OCT. 23/24 - 2491 JOS. ST. LOUIS (WLMT Rehearsal Hall)

WARDROBE ITEMS *** PROPS *** SCENERY

PRE-SALE FOR OTHER THEATRE GROUPS FRIDAY OCT. 23, 7 - 9

PUBLIC SALE SATURDAY OCTOBER 24, 8 TIL 1

Glassblowing Classes at Tsunami Glassworks - Hand Prints in Cast Glass Tile

Windsor’s very own hot glass studio will be offering glassblowing classes and a unique opportunity to have your family’s hands cast in a glass tile.

GLASS SAMPLER CLASS

Enjoy the roar of the 2100 degree furnace as you dip a blow pipe into the molten glass. Glassblowing is not for the faint of heart, but in this class you can say you actually worked with the molten glass. Instructor will give several short demonstrations, explain the process, history, and answer any questions before the students work the hot glass themselves. Price is $100.00 for a 3 hour evening class. Taught by Eva Milinkovic.

BEGINNER GLASSBLOWING CLASS

Adult beginner classes will consist of an introduction to glass. Demonstrations provided will cover a broad range of technical processes, including glassblowing and forming, grinding, polishing, sandblasting and cutting. Students will learn to form hot glass into paperweights and solid forms, learn to blow basic shapes, and use different colour application techniques. Taught by Kris Gene. 3 days of 3 hour evening sessions. Price $350.00 per student and will include the cost of all materials.

HAND PRINTS IN A CAST GLASS TILE

Take home a one of a kind keepsake of yours or a loved one’s handprint immortalized in glass. All ages welcome! Press your hand into a sand mold and watch molten glass pour from an iron ladle. Book your half hour time with Kris on one of the scheduled days. The price is $150.00 for an 8” X 8” or, $80.00 for a 5” X 5” sized glass tile

GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE AND WOULD MAKE A GREAT HOLIDAY GIFT

Schedule:

NOVEMBER

10^th, - One day intensive with Eva, 6 pm to 9 pm

16^th, - One day intensive with Eva, 6 pm to 9 pm

17^th, 18^th, 19^th, - 3 day glassblowing class with Kris, 6 pm to 9 pm

23^rd, - Cast hands, 4 pm to 8 pm

DECEMBER

10^th, - Cast hands, 4 pm to 8 pm

11^th, - Cast hands, 4 pm to 8 pm

14^th, - One day intensive with Eva, 6 pm to 9 pm

15^th, 16^th, 17^th, - 3 day glassblowing class with Kris,6 pm to 9 pm

21^st, - One day intensive with Eva, 6 pm to 9 pm

JANUARY

4^th, - Cast hands, 4 pm to 8 pm

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, - 3 day glassblowing class with Kris, 6 pm to 9 pm

11^th, - One day intensive with Eva, 6 pm to 9 pm

14^th, - Cast hands, 6 pm to 9 pm

Please reserve a spot by registering by phone or email at 519-258-7620 info@tsunamiglassworks.com additional info on our website www.tsunamiglassworks.com

eva milinkovic

tsunami glassworks inc.

1167 mercer street

windsor ontario canada

n9a1n8

tel 519 258 7620

fax 519 258 7745
www.tsunamiglassworks.com

blog: http://tsunamiglassworks.blogspot.com

twitter: http://twitter.com/tsunamiglass

facebook: http://bit.ly/ezYfp

ART GALIA

ART CLASSES

Instructor: Sue Marentette

Adults

Monday, Nov, 9 to Dec, 14 2009

6:00pm-8:00pm

6 weeks course

Sketching and drawing, intermediate adults

Monday, Nov, 9 to Dec, 14 2009

6:00pm-8:00pm

6 weeks course

Oil class adults

Wednesday, Nov,11 to Dec,16 2009

10:00 AM to 12:00 noon

6 weeks course

Acrylic / Watercolor adults

Thursday, Nov, 12 to Dec,17 2009

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

6 weeks course

Acrylic / Watercolor adults

Art Galia

12055 Tecumseh Rd. Tecumseh

(519)735-6928

Pouring Acrylic Workshop at Art Galia

Instructor: Sue Marentette

Date: November 7^th

Time: 11AM to 2:00pm

Cost: $35.00+GST=$36.75

Come out and explore different ways of manipulating acrylic and developing your painting skills. Through demonstration and process, you will be able to effectively create a rich and brilliant piece of art. The techniques we will be using are offered only as elements, which will help build on the painting experiences you may already have.

Techniques to explore:

Canvas and board preparation

Layering, revealing images

Materials:

Canvas size your choice (16x18, 8x10, 18x24, 16x20) Acrylic paint

Acrylic medium small jars for mixing paint and water

Glue gun (for texture)

Sponges

String for dragging through paint

Look forward to a fun and creative day!

Children Art Classes

Art Galia presents on going Art Classes

Thursday

5:30-7:30

6 weeks course

Acrylic, sketching and drawing

Age 8-13Y

Saturday

11:00am-1:00pm

6 weeks course

Acrylic, sketching and drawing

Age 8-13Y

Saturday

1:30pm-3:00pm

6 weeks course

Painting, drawing

Age 5-7Y

To register visit:

Art Galia

12055 Tecumseh Rd.

Tecumseh

(519) 735-6928

Gibson Gallery

The 3^rd annual quilt challenge is coming up on November 12^th. The 2009 theme is “Obsessions” Quilters turn their own obsessions into beautiful wall quilts. All entries include the challenge fabric at least once, and quilters may use up to 5 of their own fabrics. The challenge is sponsored by Rose Cottage Quilt Shoppe and the Gibson Gallery. Quilts will be exhibited at the Gibson Gallery from Nov. 12- 29. Thursday-Sunday 11-5pm. 140 Richmond St. Amherstburg. 519-736-2826

Ten Thousand Villages

gifts with meaning
Sculptures from Africa
from $25
Onyx from Pakistan
from $10
Jams, spices, oil, rice & cookbooks, with baskets
from $8
During this holiday season, Ten Thousand Villages
would like your help in creating a world of neighbours.
Ten Thousand Villages Windsor can offer exceptional gifts for any occasion, at any budget.
Demonstrate your high regard for clients, business associates, and staff
with a gift that shows your firm’s social commitment to the world.
This is an invitation for you to visit us for a special evening on Thursday, October 29th
between 6 and 9 pm which will be for those considering their business gift giving.
Special staff will be on hand to help with your selections.
Not only will your selection of fairly traded gifts leave a lasting impression on the receiver,
but you’ll also be helping Ten Thousand Villages provide vital, fair income to people
in the developing world by purchasing their handicrafts and farm produce.
This income helps to pay for food, education, health care and housing.
Ten Thousand Villages works with artisans who would otherwise be unemployed or underemployed.
FAIRLY TRADED HANDICRAFTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SINCE 1946
Coffee, tea & chocolate
in baskets
from $25
624 Chilver Road, Windsor, Ontario
phone: 519-255-1293 e-mail: windsor@villages.ca

Monday, October 19, 2009

Suzanne Konyha: Boundaries

At the Art Gallery of Windsor October 16 – November 8

Suzanne Konyha is a Windsor artist and arts educator. Born in Paris, France; she spent her early years living in Europe, the United States and elsewhere in Canada, before settling in Windsor. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Marygrove College in Detroit and her Bachelor of Education from the University of Windsor.

Konyha has exhibited her work primarily in Windsor and Detroit. The forms, textures and colours of Windsor’s industrial environment inform her multidimensional paintings which blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture and challenge traditional approaches to landscape.

For twenty years, Suzanne Konyha has taught art to children and adults in the classroom and her home studio. She is currently a mentor artist in the Learning Through the Arts program, Windsor, an arts-based learning initiative created by the Royal Conservatory of Music.

Suzanne Konyha will be present at the Opening Reception on Friday October 16^th from 7-10 pm.

For more information contact: Sarah Peters, AGW Art Rental and Sales Development Officer, at speters@agw.ca or 519-977-0013 ext. 147

MEDIA CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2010 CALL FOR ENTRIES

Annual International Festival of Film and Video Art. 16th Edition: May 26 - 29, 2010

Deadline: February 19, 2010

Absolutely no entry fees. Screening fees paid for all works exhibited.

Eligibility criteria: Works must have been completed since Jan. 01/2008.

Visit: http://www.houseoftoast.ca to download the entry form.

Entry form and regulations available in English, French, Spanish and Japanese.

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Media City is an international festival of film and video art presented in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

since 1994. Each year the festival screens approximately fifty new films and videos in all formats

and gauges in its international competition programs. Media City also hosts retrospective screenings

and discussions with featured artists, and exhibits installations in the Art Gallery of Windsor and

other venues in Windsor, ON and Detroit, MI.

c/o: Oona Mosna & Jeremy Rigsby

MC Festival Program Directors

Media City Film Festival

309 Chatham Street West

Windsor ON N9A 5M8 CANADA

tel. +1 519 973 9368

www.houseoftoast.ca/mediacity

16th Edition: May 26 - 29, 2010

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MEDIA CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2009 AWARD RECIPIENTS

Annual International Festival of Film and Video Art. 15th Edition: May 20 - 23, 2009

2009 Festival Jury:

Nicky Hamlyn (filmmaker, Lewes UK)

Chris Kennedy (filmmaker, Toronto)

Mark McElhatten (Views from the Avant-Garde, New York)

Grand Prize: in die Erde Gebaut (Ute Aurand, Germany, 16mm, 40 min, 2008)

Second Prize: 13 Short Films of Helga Fanderl (Helga Fanderl, Germany, S8mm, 21 min total, 2007-08)

Third Prize: Light Speed (Karen Johanessen, USA, S8mm, 6 min, 2007)

Honourable Mentions:

Origin of the Species (Ben Rivers, England, 16mm, 16 min, 2008)

ELEMENTs (Julie Murray, USA/Ireland, 16mm, 8 min, 2008)

Trypps #6 (Malobi) (Ben Russell, USA, 16mm, 12 min, 2008)

Les Chaises (Vincent Grenier, Canada/USA, video, 9 min, 2008)

Trliogy, Kettle’s Yard (Jayne Parker, England, 16mm on video, 25 min, 2008)

Fashion Avenue (Jim Jennings, USA, 16mm, 8 min, 2008)

Media City Film Festival

309 Chatham Street West

Windsor ON N9A 5M8 CANADA

tel. +1 519 973 9368

www.houseoftoast.ca/mediacity

16th Edition: May 26 - 29, 2010

The WSO Gears Up for Entertaining and Engaging PBn’J Concerts for Kids

Windsor, ON – Oct 7, 2009. The Windsor Symphony Orchestra again offers the extraordinary Peanut Butter and Jam concerts specifically geared to pre-schoolers. These wonderful introductions to music begin October 17, 2009 at 10:00am and 11:30am at the Windsor Public Library. The program will also take place at Place Concorde on October 18, 2009 at 2:00pm and 3:30pm and Budimir Library on October 24, 2009 at 10:00am and 11:30am.

These interactive concerts encourage families to sing and dance together to familiar songs and classics with a string quartet and a percussionist. These half hour performances are a great way to expose youngsters to great composers like Mozart and Bach, without the formality of typical concert settings.

Peanut Butter n’ Jam Series

Boogie to the Beat
October 17, 2009 at 10:00am and 11:30am – Windsor Public Library

October 18, 2009 at 2:00pm and 3:30pm – Place Concorde

October 24, 2009 at 10:00am and 11:30am – Nikola Budimir Library

Learn about musical beats in music with the WSO String Quartet and a WSO Percussionist. March along to Mozart, dance to Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz, sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat, and much more!

Let’s Sing

January 9, 2010 at 10:00 am and 11:30am – Windsor Public Library

January 10, 2010 at 2:00pm and 3:30pm – Place Concorde

January 16, 2010 at 10:00am and 11:30am – Nikola Budimir Library

Lots of fun with sing-along songs played by the WSO Woodwind Quintet and led by guest singers.

Musical Zoo

March 13, 2010 at 10:00am and 11:30am – Windsor Public Library

March 14, 2010 at 2:00pm and 3:30pm – Place Concorde

March 27, 2010 at 10:00am and 11:30am – Nikola Budimir Library

Listen for whales, elephants, dogs, swans, donkeys and more animals featured in music played by the WSO String Quartet.

Tickets: $5 (children) and $10 (adults) available online or at the Chrysler Theatre Box Office. Call 519-252-6579 or 1-800-387-9181 to order by phone. Box Office Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Peanut Butter and Jam- Boogie to the Beat is generously sponsored by Marilee Marcotte.

Lonely Planet Opens This Week In Windsor!

Lonely Planet runs at Mackenzie Hall in Windsor this Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 519-255-7600 or reserved at www.BreatheArtTheatre.com.

**The Detroit Free Press called Breathe Art's production of Lonely Planet an "engaging and well-acted new production...You'll want to see the show yourself to see what this all adds up to...Lonely Planet is easy to categorize as an AIDS play because part of its drama deals with the results of a blood test. But it's really a play about human interaction, with the map backdrop illustrating how we are just dots on the landscape desperately trying to find our way."

**The Detroit Monitor called Lonely Planet "a moving tribute to friendship."

**Encore Michigan says, "Dietz's dialogue is anything but naturalistic. Instead, it takes stylized flights of fancy, so that dreams (Jody's) and highly convoluted lies (Carl's) get much of the textual spotlight. Mitchell and Blackwell handle this unconventional dialogue exceedingly well...Aaron T. Moore, meanwhile, directs the show with great sensitivity, never letting it feel static."

Windsor Perfomances:
Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17 at 8 pm

Venue Information:
Mackenzie Hall, 3277 Sandwich St., Windsor, Ontario

The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit presents

Detroit's largest art exhibit of the season:

2009 Actual Size Biennial

November 7 – December 19, 2009

Opening Reception: November 7, 6 pm-11 pm

DETROIT (Oct. 10, 2009) – More than 100 Metro Detroit and Windsor area visual artists will show works in all mediums in the 2009 Actual Size Biennial.

Curated by Aaron Timlin, the Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) presents this year’s biennial at CAID located near Wayne State University and at CAID’s Ladybug Gallery located in Southwestern Detroit.

“This is always a fun show and I look forward to it every time,” said Timlin who invited each artist to create one work in any medium, 2-D or 3-D, with the stipulation that at least two dimensions are 8 ½” x 11”.

Uniting three generations of artists, the Actual Size Biennial began with the detroit contemporary in 1999 under Timlin’s curatorial direction. Timlin curates the current biennial and the two previous biennials under the auspice of CAID.

“It’s interesting to see such a wide range of art on works that are relatively small. The show brings a lot of artist together in way that other shows cannot”, said Robert Brian Cronin, one of the exhibiting artists.

The Institute

Founded in 1979, CAID fosters and promotes the essential link between contemporary arts and contemporary society through its exhibitions, performances, critical and public discourse and the funding of contemporary arts and art related activities. CAID is a 501(c)3 certified non-profit organization.

Important Date and Time Information

The multi-media exhibition that includes, sculpture, painting, photo, video, assemblage and more will take place at the CAID and CAID’s new Ladybug Gallery in Southwestern Detroit. The exhibition at both galleries will open on November 7 and run through December 19, 2009. The opening reception on November 7 will be from 6 pm to 11 pm and offers an opportunity to meet artists and the show’s curator. The opening reception and exhibition at CAID and Ladybug Gallery are free and open to the public. Free on the street parking available.

Galleries at the CAID and the Ladybug Gallery are open Saturdays from 12 pm to 6 pm or by appointment. Groups and classes are welcome. CAID is located in the Woodbridge Historic District at 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd, Detroit MI 48208. The Ladybug Gallery and Studios are located in the subterranean level of the Whitdell Building located at 1250 Hubbard, Detroit MI 48209.

Contact CAID at 313.899-CAID (2243), or via e-mail at info@thecaid.org.

2009 Actual Size Biennial

November 7 – December 19, 2009

Opening Reception: November 7, 6 pm-11 pm

call to artists

Paula’s Gallery is presenting a ‘My Fair Lady’ themed show for the lead up to Christmas, & is welcoming submissions from local & regional artists.

100.00 Cash prize will be awarded to Peoples’ Choice.

My Fair Lady – .Art works to be based on Edwardian themes: fashion, ‘gutter to Glamour’ (as in My Fair Lady), time period pieces, street people, etc. Must be submitted between Nov 4-7, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patron Appreciation Preview night Thursday Nov 12, Opening Gala Saturday Nov 14, 8 p.m. Submission fee of $20.00 at drop off. $100.00 cash prize awarded for Peoples’ Choice. (Awarded at end of show) 15% commission will be taken from sale of work.

artists’ guidelines:

o All work submitted should be no larger than 20 x 30 inches & ready to hang. (If larger, call Paula)

o 2 or 3 dimensional work accepted. 3 dim. must be self-standing.

o All works must be original to the artist.

o Limit submission to 3 items or less (except greeting cards: please write artist name, title & price on back of each card)

o Please prepare an inventory sheet in advance listing all artwork & cards: include name, address, phone number & price.

Paula’s Gallery, 4780 Wyandotte St. E. Windsor, ON, N8Y 1H7 (519) 962 8532
Tuesday-Saturday 8:30 – 5:00
Watch for upcoming calls:
January - Bollywood
February – Shakespearian Love Tragedies

School of Dramatic Art

WINTER 2010
SESSIONAL POSITION AVAILABLE

The School of Dramatic Art invites applications from qualified individuals interested in teaching the following course:

24-215-01 Lighting Design I

The introduction and application of basic principles, including electricity, instruments, and design theory. (Fridays – 10:00 am to 12:50 pm)

Applications from those who have taught previously in Dramatic Art should be accompanied by an updated C.V. Applicants who have not taught previously in Dramatic Art should submit a current curriculum vitae with their letter of application and arrange to have three letters of reference forwarded to: Prof. Lionel Walsh, Director, School of Dramatic Art, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, phone (519) 253-3000, ext. 2805; FAX (519) 971-3629; e-mail: walsha@uwindsor.ca

Deadline for receipt of applications: Wednesday October 27, 2009. Note:
- Subject to budgetary approval and/or sufficient enrollment.
- When you apply, all class times are fixed.

Applications may still be received after the deadline date. If you are unable to submit the application by the deadline date, you should contact and alert Prof. Walsh that you intend to submit an application after the deadline date. If you are viewing the advertisement after the deadline date, you should contact Prof. Walsh to find out the status of the search and discuss the possibility of submitting an application. The acceptance of a late submission is at the discretion of the appointments committee.

The University of Windsor is committed to equity in its academic policies, practices, and programs; supports diversity in its teaching, learning, and work environments; and ensures that applications from members of traditionally marginalized groups are seriously considered under its employment equity policy. Those who would contribute to the further diversification of our faculty and its scholarship include, but are not limited to, women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and members of sexual minority groups. The University of Windsor invites you to apply to our welcoming community and to self-identify as a member of one of these groups. International candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

To ensure that you are considered within the priorities of the Employment Equity Program, you may self-identify in your letter of application or in a separate letter to the Presidential Commission on Employment Equity, Office of Faculty Recruitment and Retention (OFRR), 325 Chrysler Hall Tower, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4.

The University of Windsor, one of Ontario’s leading academic institutions, provides a learning-centred approach which prepares its graduates for the challenges of tomorrow. Information about the University of Windsor and its programs may be found at http://www.uwindsor.ca/. For more information on living and working at the University of Windsor, visit the Office of Faculty Recruitment Web site at http://www.uwindsor.ca/facultypositions/, e-mail recruit@uwindsor.ca, or contact Dr. Janice Drakich, Director, Faculty Recruitment at 1-877- 665-6608 toll free within North America, or call collect outside of North America at 001-519-561-1432.

Assumption University

presents

Dr. Thomas F. Gordon

Argumentation Technology for Governance of

Fraunhofer Fokus (Berlin, Germany)

Dr. Douglas Walton

Assumption University Chair in Argumentation Studies

“How to visualize an argument”

An argument map is a visual representation of the structure of an argument, typically a box and arrow diagram with boxes containing statements and arrows representing inferences drawn from some statements to others. In recent years, argument mapping software systems have been developed that help a user draw such diagrams on a computer screen. Argument mapping is used to help students build critical thinking skills, but it is also being used to provide automated argument assistants for lawyer, judges, and other legal personnel. Carneades, a system named after the Greek skeptical philosopher, is one such system. In this talk, we show using examples how Carneades works and compare it to some of the other leading argument mapping systems.

Monday, November 2^nd, 2009

4:00 p.m.

Freed-Orman Centre, Assumption University

400 Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario

(parking available on the south side of the building)

Tel. (519) 973-7033, press 0

Everyone welcome – no admission charge.

Reception following

-------------------------------------

Ms. Cécile Bertrand

President’s Secretary

Assumption University

Tel. 519-973-7033 press “0”

Fax 519-973-7089

cbertrand@assumptionu.ca

University Players Present a Tale of Unconditional Love

University Players continues its 2009-2010 season with Emma’s Child, a beautiful and gripping drama by Kristine Thatcher. The play runs October 22-Nov. 1, 2009 at Essex Hall Theatre.

Emma’s Child is a story about life’s unexpected gifts, the connection between mother and child, and the power of unconditional love. A young couple in Illinois decide to adopt a new born baby – however, when that baby is born with hydrocephalus, all their dreams on what life would be like are thrown aside. The couple suddenly faces many battles, not only within their relationship, but with a hospital that, because the adoption was not legalized, doesn’t want to allow them to care for the baby. William Pinnell, the director of the play and a faculty member of the School of Dramatic Art, says “the unwavering faith of Jean is at the heart of this story, and becomes a testament to the strength of the human spirit.”

This production of Emma’s Child is dedicated to Abbie Rachel Di Risio, the 20-year old daughter of University Players Master Carpenter, Nick Di Risio. Abbie was born with hydrocephalus. William Pinnell writes of Abbie’s parents: “Their nurturing and commitment have been monumental and the personal consequences great. Their steadfast resolve to provide as rich a life for their girl can only begin to exemplify parental devotion and personal sacrifice.” On Sunday, September 20, Nick Di Risio, William Pinnell, and the cast will take part in a “Talk Back” discussion following the matinee performance. Health care professionals, and those touched by children with special needs, are encouraged to attend this performance

Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $17-$19. Essex Hall Theatre is located on the University of Windsor campus.

For information or tickets to Emma’s Child, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808 or visit www.universityplayers.com.

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Click here to find out more about hydrocephalus

For additional information, please contact:
Chris Knack, Marketing Coordinator
519-253-3000, ext. 2818
cknack@uwindsor.ca

Pianist Joel Schoenhals’ Plays our Favourite Fantasies

(Windsor, ON – October 14, 2009) Joel Schoenhals is establishing himself as one of the leading pianist-teachers of his generation. He is currently Associate Professor of Piano at Eastern Michigan University. On Saturday October 24, Dr. Schoenhals will perform a program of some of the best-loved fantasies, including Schumann’s Fantasy in C major, the Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat major by Chopin, and Rachmaninoff’s Liebeslied (Love’s Sorrow). This School of Music Gallery concert will be held in Assumption University Chapel at 7:30 pm. Tickets for this concert are only $15 for Adults/Seniors; and $5 for students (with ID). Order by phone at 519-253-3000 ext. 4212; or purchase online at www.uwindsor.ca/music. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door 45 minutes prior to the performance.

Very special thanks to the School of Music’s series sponsors this season: Choral Celebration & Wind Ensemble concerts are sponsored by Walter D. Kelly Funeral Home & Cremation Centre. Instrument & Equipment Sponsor is Belle Air Music. Our media sponsors are Espace musique 103.9 FM The Windsor Star.

Saturday, Oct. 24/09 at 7:30 pm
Pianist Joel Schoenhals’ Favourite Fantasies
Assumption University Chapel, 400 Huron Church Rd.
Joel Schoenhals, piano

TICKETS: Adults/Seniors $15 ; Students (with ID) $5. Order by phone at 519-253-3000 ext. 4212; or purchase online at www.uwindsor.ca/music. Also available at the Art Gallery of Windsor’s Uncommon Market. Tickets also available at door.

Attention pianists ….
Saturday, Oct. 24/09 at 1:00 pm
Piano Workshop with Dr. Joel Schoenhals and Dr. Philip Adamson
Assumption University Chapel
This workshop is open to pianists of every age.
1:00 – 2:45 pm Joel Schoenhals
3:15 – 5:00 pm Philip Adamson
5:00 – 7:00 pm dinner break
7:30 pm Joel Schoenhals’ Concert
Cost: $10 student ticket for workshop, meal and concert. Space is limited. Register online at: http://web4.uwindsor.ca/concerts

Concert Programme Highlights: Joel Schoenhals, piano

Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17 (1836) Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Tempo primo
MäBig. Durchaus energisch - Etwas langsamer - Viel bewegter
Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten - Etwas bewegter

Intermission

Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat Major, Op. 61 (1845/46) Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Arabesque in C Major, Op. 18 (1839) Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Toccata in C Major, Op. 7 (1830)

Liebeslied (Love’s Sorrow) Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Etude-Tableaux in D Major, Op. 39, No. 9 (1916/17)

PROFILE
Joel Schoenhals, piano
Joel Schoenhals is establishing himself as one of the leading pianist-teachers of his generation. He is currently Associate Professor of Piano at Eastern Michigan University. Since 1998, he has been a faculty member of the Summer Piano Program at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, New York.

An active performer and recording artist, Schoenhals has received praise for his recordings Bartók’s For Children and Lieder of Schubert Transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt on Fleur de Son Classics. “Schoenhals embraces the Hungarian idiom completely” (American Record Guide). “It would be difficult to imagine a better rendition of Bartók's For Children. The gaiety, the sadness, sometimes feel unutterable. I listened to this album over and over with increasing pleasure” (Memphis Commercial Appeal). “In his recording of twenty Liszt transcriptions of Schubert songs, Schoenhals cultivates a beautiful, well-paced tone that is always easy on the ear. His sense of flow in the interpretation of these pieces enhances the idea of narratives without words that Liszt aimed to achieve” (Classik Reviews). “Seek this one out and find one of the greatest releases of the year (Liszt). Now if someone would only help me to close my jaw, hung open by the second track. Only then can I return to mundane existence” (American Record Guide). “Schoenhals awakens Schubert’s exuberance, lifts it from piercing melancholy to ecstatic flights, and touches the throbbing heart of Liszt’s recreations in a way that persuades us the piano is indeed a viable, if not preeminent, medium for so much vocally conceived music. Schoenhals is passionate . . . impetuous . . . radiant. There’s abundant pleasure to be found here” (Fanfare). In Summer 2006, Fleur de Son Classics released Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Petrouchka for Two Pianos performed with Dr. Michael Boyd, Professor of Piano at the University of Toledo.

A dedicated teacher, Schoenhals is active in local and state chapters of MTNA and was featured as the keynote artist for the Idaho Music Teachers Association state convention. He presented lecture recitals and a master class at the Oregon Music Teachers Association state convention, and presented lecture-recitals at MTNA national conventions in Kansas City and Austin. He was a featured artist, judge, and teacher at the Besparmak International Piano Festival in North Cyprus. In demand as a chamber musician, Schoenhals has recorded a trio CD with Kim Aseltine, clarinet and Eva Stern, viola, which was released in 2007.

Schoenhals holds a Master of Music, Doctoral of Musical Arts, and Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, where he was a student and teaching assistant of Rebecca Penneys. He earned his undergraduate degree in piano performance at Vanderbilt University, studying with Craig Nies and Enid Katahn.

Schoenhals is a Steinway Artist.

Visit Joel’s website at http://www.joelschoenhals.com/

Le Conseil des arts de l’Ontario (CAO) invite les artistes et organismes artistiques des arts francophones
à assister à une

séance d’information
sur ses programmes de subvention

Le jeudi 15 octobre 2009
de 16 h à 18 h au
Collège Boréal, Windsor
Place Concorde, 7515 Promenade Forest Glade
salle de classe n⁰2
Windsor, ON N8T 3P5

Si vous vous posez des questions sur les modalités de présentation d’une demande de subvention, les dates limites, le matériel d'appui ou la manière de présenter la meilleure demande possible, le processus d'évaluation...

... veuillez vous joindre à Luciana Pierre, Responsable adjointe des arts francophones, qui dirigera la séance d’information.

Veuillez confirmer votre présence en composant le 416-969-7400,
sans frais 1-800-387-0058, poste 7400, par courriel lpierre@arts.on.ca

Cette séance se déroulera principalement en français.

Pour obtenir les renseignements généraux et les formulaires de demande des différents programmes de subvention, communiquez avec le CAO : 1-800-387-0058 / info@arts.on.ca / www.arts.on.ca

Ghislaine Brodeur
Regional Advisor / Conseillère régionale
Regional Services Branch / Direction des Services régionaux:
Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration / Ministère des Affaires civiques et de l'Immigration de l'Ontario
Ministry of Culture / Ministère de la Culture
Ministry of Health Promotion/Ministère de la Promotion de la santé
Address / Adresse: 221 Mill, Windsor, ON N9C 2R1
Tel. / Tél.: 519-973-1443 or/ou 1-800-265-1330
Fax/ Télécopieur: 519-973-1414
E-mail / Courriel: Ghislaine.Brodeur@ontario.ca

P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail/Pensez à l'environnment avant d'imprimer ce courriel

www.citizenship.gov.on.ca. www.culture.gov.on.ca www.mhp.gov.on.ca www.tourism.gov.on.ca

Sunday, October 11, 2009

AGM

Arts Council Windsor + Region Invites You To Our AGM

Tuesday November 10^th at 5:00 p.m.

Artspeak Gallery

1942 Wyandotte Street East

Windsor, Ontario

Our Mission: Arts Council Windsor + Region (ACWR) is a non-profit organization that enriches the quality of life for all by strengthening the arts and the community through leadership, education and promotion.

ACWR is always looking for new, enthusiastic and supportive board members. If you are an ACWR member in good standing and you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, please contact ACWR for more information or to renew your membership. Nomination forms are available on our website.

ACWR has redrafted its bylaws. The primary goal of the new draft was to define in more detail the roles and responsibilities of the Directors, the Executive, the committees and the Executive Director.

In terms of the current bylaws:

8.1 The bylaws of the Corporation may be repealed or amended by bylaw enacted by a majority of the Directors at a meeting of the Board of Directors and the enactment, repeal or amendment of such bylaw or bylaws shall be acted upon immediately and ratified by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members present at a general meeting, provided that the proposed amendment or amendments be circulated 30 days prior to the meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the draft bylaws will be presented to the Membership at the AGM as well as a motion to approve these bylaws. Copies of both the current and the proposed new versions are available online on our website and on request at our office.

Arts Council Windsor + Region Board Members

Nancy Nosanchuk (President) (Standing)

Kim Elliott (Past President)

Suzanne Konyha

Merry Ellen Scully Mosna (Standing)

Omar Raza (Standing)

Rick Hayes

Diane Passador (Treasurer) (Standing)

Cristina Mihalceanu (Standing)

Philippa Von Ziegenweidt (Secretary) (Standing)

Mary Lou Gelissen

Debby Grant (Standing)

Carole Turner (Standing)

Thank you to our outgoing board members, especially to Suzanne Konyha for her many years of dedicated service.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Arts Notes September 29, 2009

WSO Masterworks Series Opens with World-Renowned Percussion Ensemble- NEXUS

Windsor, ON – September 28^th, 2009. Canadian percussion group, NEXUS joins the Windsor Symphony Orchestra to open the Masterworks Series this Saturday, October 3^rd at the Chrysler Theatre. The scintillating rhythms and textures of the premier percussion ensemble set the tone for Connections, the WSO’s season-long celebration of diverse cultures in our community and our sister cities throughout the world.

WSO and University in a Joint Music Initiative

As a leading percussion ensemble that has performed with every major symphony orchestra in Canada, United States and orchestras in Europe and Japan, NEXUS brings a rare and thrilling experience to WSO concert-goers and music students alike. After a week of workshops with University of Windsor School of Music students and a University Gallery Concert on Wednesday evening, the group will conclude their week-long residency by joining the WSO to salute- our twelve sister cities.

About NEXUS

After more than three decades of continuous collaboration, the five master percussionists of Nexus are internationally revered, not just for their virtuosity both as individual and group performers, and their innovation and creativity, but for their ability to create extraordinary music out of just about anything: Swiss cowbells; Chinese drums; Tibetan prayer bowls; Middle Eastern hand drums and Southeast Asian water buffalo bells, to name just a few. They create a staggering array of sounds and tones out of the broadest array of percussion instruments imaginable. With a repertoire ranging from military music to the novelty ragtime of the 1920s, from the haunting rhythms of Africa to the ground-breaking compositions of Japanese master Toru Takemitsu, John Cage and Steve Reich, Nexus delivers a stunningly virtuosic spectacle of sound, rhythm and movement.

About the Music

Bill Cahn’s exciting Kebjar-Bali, which is great fun to watch and powerful to hear, features a multitude of cymbals, gongs, and other instruments, and draws on the Balinese musical tradition.

The Birds, also by Bill Cahn, is full of surprises as every possible kind of bird call, whistle, clacker, clicker, squeaker, horn, and noisemaker is employed to give the impression of a noisy marsh at the height of migration. www.nexuspercussion.com

The Orchestra will also perform one of Schubert’s most innovative works, Symphony no. 9 “The Great”.

Tickets: $13 to $56 available online or at the Chrysler Theatre Box Office. Call 519-252-6579 or 1-800-387-9181 to order by phone. Box Office Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Discount tickets are available for Seniors, Students and Children.

The Masterworks Series is generously sponsored by The Ambassador Duty Free Store. The Rhythm of the World sponsors are Carmel and Glen Mitchell.

For more information, please contact:

Julia Galli, Communications and Operations Coordinator

Tel: 519-973-1238, ext. 31

Email: jgalli@windsorsymphony.com

URL: www.windsorsymphony.com

Windsor Printmaker's Forum presents:
The Opening of the Archives

A show and sale of original prints selected from Windsor Printmaker's Forum's archived collection of works created in our studio facility since the Forum's inception in 1987. The exhibition features original lithographs, etchings and woodcuts from local, national and international artists including Katsunori Hamanishi, Daniel W. Dingler, Otis Tamasauskas, Sue Ellen Gerritsen, Harold Klunder, Adele Duck, Nancy Johns and many more.

When: Friday, October 2nd: Opening reception 7 to 10pm

Where: Windsor Printmaker's Forum (420 Devonshire Rd., Lower Level/North Entrance)

Please join Windsor Printmaker's Forum in celebrating our 22-year history of fine art print production. This is a unique opportunity for the public to view works of art previously stored away in the studio's vast print archive.

For more information, please contact WPF by phone at (519) 253-9493, by e-mail: wpfstudio@yahoo.ca, or visit our website at http://wpfstudio.org.

RAWMEET Studio/Gallery -- Windsor, Ontario's newest independent artist run studio / gallery is proud to announce its GRAND OPENING with the debut event - OCTOBER 1st thru 4th, 2009

"We formed RAWMEET Studio/Gallery as a collective studio space to bring creative minds together in a collaborative way. Our goal is to work on art, as well as other projects that will enhance our community. At the same time, we offer other area artists the opportunity to showcase their talents." -- Phil McLeod, Matt Woods, and Scott Hughes - RAWMEET artists.

RAWMEET Studio/Gallery is located at 628 Monmouth Rd., Unit 6, Windsor, ON (just south of Wyandotte St. E., across from the new Club Lofts) is open for this show from 7PM, THURSDAY OCT. 1st through 5PM, SUNDAY, OCT. 4th, 2009

"ODE to EDO - Legacy of the Samurai"

After a successful run in Toronto, Ode to Edo comes to Windsor, Ontario

Featuring the works of eleven international artists, including a striking collection of samurai armor and regalia. The spirit and visual richness of the Samurai culture speaks to us today through films, manga, as well as personal experience. This collection, with pieces dating from the 1890s through the 1990s, serves as a starting point for our group of western and eastern artists; a direct link to the past, stimulating new forms of creativity. This is our Ode to Edo and the traditions that have honoured the samurai for centuries.

Participating ODE to EDO artists include:

Jori Baldwin (Toronto) — joribaldwin.com

Harvey Chan (Toronto) — harveychan.ca

Mike Faille (Hamilton) — mikefaille.com

Nathan Fox (Milwaukee) — foxnathan.com

Sam Hiti (Minneapolis) — samhiti.blogspot.com

Scott Hughes (Windsor) — Rawmeet Studio/Gallery

Kagan McLeod (Toronto) — kaganmcleod.com

Phil McLeod (Windsor) — Rawmeet Studio/Gallery

David Pepper (Windsor) — walkervilletimes.com/okame.htm

Ben Shannon (Toronto) — shoontz.com

Matt Woods (Windsor) — Rawmeet Studio/Gallery

For more information, please contact artist Phil McLeod at 519-821-1604 or email: pmcleodart@me.com

or visit FACEBOOK at:

www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131575200874&ref=mf

www.facebook.com/pages/Windsor-ON/RAWMEET-StudioGallery/133137187555?ref=mf

Le Conseil des arts de l’Ontario (CAO) invite les artistes et organismes artistiques des arts francophones
à assister à une

séance d’information
sur ses programmes de subvention

Le jeudi 15 octobre 2009
de 16 h à 18 h au
Collège Boréal, Windsor
Place Concorde, 7515 Promenade Forest Glade
salle de classe n⁰2
Windsor, ON N8T 3P5

Cette séance se déroulera principalement en français.

Pour obtenir les renseignements généraux et les formulaires de demande des différents programmes de subvention, communiquez avec le CAO : 1-800-387-0058 / info@arts.on.ca / www.arts.on.ca

HARVESTING THE F.A.M. FESTIVAL
DOWNTOWN WINDSOR
OCTOBER 1-4, 2009

Harvesting The FAM is Windsor Ontario’s largest independent inter-arts festival designed for the promotion and development of independent Film, Artistic and Musical talents working in any medium or genre. The festival creates a positive, open-minded space for a diverse array of artists to exhibit, promote, perform and sell their works.

You can catch live hip hop from Windsor/Detroit all the way to Copenhagen, as well as indie rock, minimal techno, electro, folk, spoken word, DJs, hot new producer showcases and more! Some of our featured artists include Nick Speed, Magestik Legend, Drummer B, The Golden Eagles, live hip hop bands The Definition and of Mice & Musicians. We're also offering free film and art exhibitions, from Windsor/Detroit filmmakers and visual artists, a live outdoor projection installation from Broken City Lab and a fashion show put on by the FAM Fashion Team.

It's all for FREE in downtown Windsor at the best independent businesses we could find!

Check the full festival music schedule at www.famfest.ca. Click "artists" to see who's work will be on the walls and on-screen.

Our films this year are a very rare and special treat and will feature a number of exhibitors whose movies put focus on urban Detroit. We'll showcase everything from experimental film to hip hop beat-videos, documentaries and feature films from the area.

Don't miss out! Please spread the word, we want all of Windsor to experience fresh culture!

Assumption University
Centre for Religion and Culture
presents

Art at the Centre

”Too Much To Think About Right Now”
an exhibit by Eugene DiPonio

Eugene DiPonio, current graduate of the University of Windsor with a BFA degree in visual arts is primarily focused on using oil, acrylics and pastel. He was born and raised in Windsor Ontario and is currently enrolled at the Faculty of Education here in Windsor. This present body of work, deals with man’s place in society and the economic and environmental adversity of the times.

September 14 through November 7
Freed-Orman Conference Centre, 400 Huron Church Road, Windsor

Reception for the Artist on Wednesday, October 14, 2009
5:00-7:00 p.m.

For more information call: 519-973-7033, press ‘0’
or ex. 3369 or by e-mail cbertrand@assumptionu.ca

Assumption University
Centre for Religion and Culture

Playwrighting Workshop

with Dr. Barry T. Brodie, Chair in Religion and the Arts

Mondays - November 9, 16, 23, 30; December 7, 14 at 7 p.m.

Fee: $100

Location: Assumption University Studio, 2629 Riverside Drive West, Windsor.

Open to all playwrights currently at work on scripts.

For further information and registration call: 519-973-7033, ex. 3369

“Dangerous Passes” Travelled at School of Dramatic Art
Down Dangerous Passes Road, by award-winning
French-Canadian playwright Michel Marc Bouchard, opens the 2009-10 Studio Theatre season at
the University of Windsor’s School of Dramatic Art, in a production based in groundbreaking
research into a Russian-inspired acting technique known as Fantastic Realism.
Fantastic Realism combines the work of theatre innovators Michael Chekhov and Yvgeny
Vakhtangov, in an attempt to find a realism and truth that is greater than every-day life. Prof.
Lionel Walsh, Director of the School of Dramatic Art and internationally-renowned Chekhov
instructor, directs Bouchard’s haunting and enigmatic play, which features seven students of the
school working in acting and production roles.
“Down Dangerous Passes Road is ideally suited for this experiment,” says Walsh, “in that it has
aspects of Realism but is clearly rooted in the fantastic—the characters re-experience the past
through poetry; they speak truths that could not be spoken in life; and, they experience a spiritual
release that only the unleashing of desperate emotions can provide.”
Michel Marc Bouchard, a prolific and celebrated playwright from Québec, has written some
twenty-five plays, among them the highly praised Lilies (Les Feluettes) and The Orphan Muses
(Les Muses orphelines). Down Dangerous Passes Road (Le Chemin des passes-dangereuses) is
one of several translations of Bouchard’s work by Governor General’s Award winner Linda
Gaboriau, and has found success at theatres world wide including The Factory Theatre in
Toronto, Ontario in 2001.
Following the reunion of three estranged brothers, Down Dangerous Passes Road explores the
love, animosity, and unfulfilled desires of three boys who grew up in the shadow of their drunken
poet of a father, and who must now come to terms with his death, which they witnessed as
teenagers fifteen years earlier. Written with the exquisite lyricism of chamber music, “the
dazzling, masterful use of refrains, and … powerful metaphorical resonance, this play can be
counted among the best of our national repertoire.” (Le Soleil)
Performances: at the Hatch Studio Theatre, Jackman Dramatic Art Centre, University of
Windsor, on October 1, 2, 3 at 8:00 PM.
Tickets: $7-10. Reservable through the Box Office by calling 519-253-3000 ext. 2808.
# # #
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Lionel Walsh, Director
Phone 519-253-3000 x 2805
walsha@uwindsor.ca

University Opens Concert Season with
Percussion Super Group - NEXUS

(Windsor, ON – September 22, 2009) The University of Windsor School of Music is pleased to welcome the world-renowned Canadian contemporary percussion ensemble NEXUS to the UWindsor campus for its opening Gallery Concert on Wednesday, September 30 at 7:30 pm at Assumption University Chapel. Tickets for this concert are only $15 for Adults/Seniors; and $5 for students (with ID). Order by phone at 519-253-3000 ext. 4212; or purchase online at www.uwindsor.ca/music. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door 45 minutes prior to the performance.

NEXUS, the Toronto-based percussion quintet, has been credited with expanding the modern percussion ensemble’s world of possibilities. Since the group’s first all improvised concert in 1971 NEXUS has performed its music in solo recitals and with symphony orchestras worldwide and has captivated its audiences with an eclectic mix of music that includes contemporary percussion masterworks, novelty ragtime, world music, group improvisations and compositions by the members of NEXUS themselves.

Very special thanks to the School of Music’s series sponsors this season: Choral Celebration & Wind Ensemble concerts are sponsored by Walter D. Kelly Funeral Home & Cremation Centre. Instrument & Equipment Sponsor is Belle Air Music. Our media sponsor is The Windsor Star.

Wednesday, Sept. 30/09 at 7:30 pm
NEXUS in Concert – the Wizards of Percussion
Assumption University Chapel, 400 Huron Church Rd.
NEXUS’ members: Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger and Garry Kvistad bring their magical performances to Windsor’s acoustic gem, Assumption University Chapel.

TICKETS for NEXUS in Concert: Adults/Seniors $15 ; Students (with ID) $5. Order by phone at 519-253-3000 ext. 4212; or purchase online at www.uwindsor.ca/music. Also available at the Art Gallery of Windsor’s Uncommon Market. Tickets also available at door.

About NEXUS
The first, entirely improvised NEXUS concert in 1971 marked the formation of a group that would touch & entertain people of all levels of musical learning, in all genres of percussion music. Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger & Garry Kvistad are virtuosos alone, & bring elements of their knowledge & character to a distinct & powerful whole. They stand out in the contemporary music scene for the innovation & diversity of their programs, their impressive history of collaborations & commissions, their revival of 1920’s novelty ragtime xylophone music, & their influential improvisatory ideas. NEXUS’ firm commitment to music education & a steady output of quality CD recordings & compositions by its members continues to enhance the role of percussion in the 21st century.

NEXUS’ music, with its widespread appeal, has taken the group on tours of Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Brazil, Scandinavia, Europe, & regularly to the United States & Canada. NEXUS is proud to have been the first Western percussion group to perform in the People’s Republic of China. They have also enjoyed participating at international music festivals such as the Adelaide, Holland, Budapest Spring, Singapore Arts, Tanglewood, Ravinia, & Blossom Music Festivals, as well as the BBC Proms in London, Music Today & Music Joy festivals in Tokyo, & many World Drum Festivals. NEXUS is the recipient of the Banff Centre for the Arts National Award & the Toronto Arts Award. NEXUS was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 1999, just before celebrating their 30th anniversary season. Visit their website and read their blogs at http://www.nexuspercussion.com/

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Arts Notes, September 17 2009

ACWR's Youth Arts Council invites you to: "Knittin 101"
Wednesday September 23rd, 2009
6 - 8pm
ACWR
1942 Wyandotte St. E
Windsor, ON

This months workshop involves learning how to knit a cozy scarf!
We will be supplying yarn and knitting needles, but if you would like something special, pick 2 - 4 balls of your own yarn, read the label, and purchase the suggested knitting needles.
We will supply patterns, instruction and a fun atmosphere.
If you are 10 - 20ish years old, drop in on Wednesday the 23rd, 6 - 8pm.
Instructor: Debby Grant
There is no fee for this workshop
info: 519 252 6855

WSO’s 2009-10 Opens with the Sensational Voice of Shahida

Windsor, ON – September 15^th, 2009. The Windsor Symphony Orchestra 09-10 Season, Connections, opens with jazz vocalist, Shahida Nurullah. Back by popular demand, the Detroit native (and instructor at the University of Windsor, School of Music) brings the silky sound of Sarah Vaughn and the magic of Ella Fitzgerald together in this tribute to the Great American Songbook and music legends.

American Songbook

September 26, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

September 27, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

Chrysler Theatre

John Morris Russell, Conductor

Shahida Nurullah, Vocalist

Detroit’s silky-toned diva of swing sings the immortal hits of Gershwin, Rogers and Hart, Cole Porter and Ellington with all her eloquence and class.

Single tickets are on sale September 15^th

The Pops Series is generously sponsored by TD Canada Trust (Saturday Evening) and Caesars Windsor (Sunday Matinee). The American Songbook Saturday evening sponsor is the Toldo Group and the Sunday matinee sponsor is Valiant.

Interviews with Maestro John Morris Russell are available upon request. Please contact Julia Galli, Communications Coordinator at 519-973-1238 Ext. 31 or jgalli@windsorsymphony.com to make arrangements.

WSO’s 2009-10 Season Inspired by Community

The WSO’s 2009-10 Season, Connections is dedicated to this region and our global relationships. Beginning in September 2009, we will celebrate our hometown’s diversity and our continued link to cities and countries around the world. Windsor’s drive to create global bonds leads to the creation of many ‘sister cities’ that share economic, industrial, social, and cultural ties.

Coming up at the WSO….

2009-2010 Main Series Listing (September- December)

American Songbook- Pops Series

September 26, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

September 27, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

Chrysler Theatre

John Morris Russell, Conductor

Shahida Nurullah, Vocalist

Jazz stylist Shahida Nurullah returns to the Pops with the greatest songs from Hollywood and Broadway. Detroit’s silky-toned diva of swing sings the immortal hits of Gershwin, Rogers and Hart, Cole Porter and Ellington with all her eloquence and class.

Rhythm of the World- Masterworks Series

October 3, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

Chrysler Theatre

John Morris Russell, Conductor

NEXUS Percussion Ensemble

We celebrate all twelve of Windsor’s sister cities with the scintillating rhythms and textures of Canada’s premier percussion ensemble.

Cahn The Birds

Cahn Kebjar-Bali

Schubert Symphony no. 9, “The Great”

Appalachian Spring- Intimate Classics Series

October 23, 2009 at 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Assumption University Chapel

John Morris Russell, Conductor

Modern classics by Bloch, Copland and Barber forge the musical ethos of 20^th century America.

Barber Adagio for Strings

Bloch Concerto Grosso no. 1

Copland Appalachian Spring

Dia de los Muertos- Pops Series

Saltillo, Mexico

October 31, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

November 1, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

Chrysler Theatre

John Morris Russell, Conductor

The Join Hands Puppeteers

Windsor Dance eXperience

Join the fiesta as we visit sister city Saltillo, Mexico in a celebration of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. Come in costume and be ready to party!

Le quattro staggioni (The Four Seasons)- Intimate Classics Series

Udine & Frosinone, Italy

November 20, 2009 at 11 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Assumption University Chapel

Nov. 21, 2009 at 7:30p.m.

Leamington United Mennonite Church

Nov. 22, 2009 at 7:30p.m.

St. Anne’s Church, Tecumseh

Marc Destrubé, Leader, Violin

Virtuoso violinist and conductor Marc Destrubé performs the complete “4 seasons” cycle along with two inventive Canadian works based on the sonnets used in Vivaldi’s baroque masterpiece.

Vivaldi Le quattro staggioni (The Four Seasons)

Smith Bloom

Hannan Basho Haiku

Christmas Celebration- Pops Series

“The Snowman”

Coventry, UK

December 12, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

December 13, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.

Chrysler Theatre

John Morris Russell, Conductor

Windsor Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Yuletide cheer abounds as we connect with Coventry, England. The Windsor Symphony Orchestra Chorus performs sacred and secular Christmas classics with a special presentation of the Oscar-nominated holiday film, The Snowman, with lush orchestral accompaniment.

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For more information, please contact:

Julia Galli, Communications and Operations Coordinator

Tel: 519-973-1238, ext. 31

Email: jgalli@windsorsymphony.com

URL: www.windsorsymphony.com

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON

The Gibson Gallery is pleased to present Threadworks 2007 Passions. A needle art exhibit from the Wellington County Museum that has been exhibited in galleries and museums all over Ontario. Passions is created by 65 exceptional needle artists. The exhibit will run from September 11^th – October 5^th, Thursday-Sunday 11-5 pm. 140 Richmond St. Amherstburg. www.gibsonartgallery.com

519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com

Canada Council and Ontario Arts Council

Integrated Arts Programs

Information Session

Claude Schryer

Canada Council Inter-Arts office

Inter-Arts Coordinator

Loree Lawrence

Community and Multidisciplinary Arts Officer

Ontario Arts Council

Multidisciplinary and Integrated Arts Programs

for

artists, collectives, teams of artists and not-for-profit organizations

engaged in integrated arts research, creation, production, dissemination,

touring, and presentation

Integrated Arts

Multi-Arts Projects

Artists in the Community/Workplace program

À noter que cette invitation est disponible en français sur demande

et que des éléments de la session pourront être présentée en français sur demande.

September 23, 1:00 - 2:30

LeBel Building, Room 115

University of Windsor

Windsor, Ontario

South West corner of College Ave. and Huron Church Rd.

Waterlife screening

You are invited to attend the upcoming screening of the documentary, Waterlife, on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Doors open at 7pm and the film starts at 7:30pm. Waterlife is about the state of our Great Lakes. The film follows Great Lakes water on its journey from northern Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean. It even features the Little River Waste Water Treatment Plant and a voice over by Dr. Doug Haffner of the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (and member of the DRCC).

The event is free and open to everyone; however, seats are limited and registration is required (maximum 4 seats per caller). Please call 3-1-1 (in Windsor) or 519-255-2489 (outside of Windsor). For more info http://www.citizensenvironmentalliance.org/temporary/DRCC%20Waterlife%20Screening%20Sept%2023%202009.pdf

Brought to you by the Detroit River Canadian Cleanup in partnership with the City of Windsor.
Funding for this event kindly provided by Environment Canada and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.

Development & Administration
Citizens Environment Alliance of southwestern Ontario
1950 Ottawa Street, Windsor
Ontario, N8Y 1R7
CANADA

BookFestWindsor
a division of : Literary Arts Windsor
www.bookfestwindsor.ca

A Fest for Book Lovers and Media Addicts
When: November 4 – 7, 2009
Where: Art Gallery of Windsor / Windsor Public Library / Local Schools /
Phog Lounge / Artcite
Contact:
Lenore Langs, BookFestWindsor Chair: langs@cranberrytreepress.com
Irene Moore Davis, Poetry Contest Chair: imooredavis@stclaircollege.ca
This year, BookFestWindsor 2009 will host a gathering of the best of Canada’s
(including Essex County’s) authors, journalists, teachers, and editors to talk about
books and discover how they are made, and to celebrate the 40th anniversary of
Windsor’s Black Moss Press. Black Moss has given a start to many Canadian authors,
including Helen Humphreys, one of this year’s headliners.
Special Features:
Book Club session with the University of Windsor’s Christina Simmons
Self-Publishing Panel & “How to Promote Your Book” Panel
Francophone sessions
Featuring: more than 30 authors, including David Adams Richards, Helen
Humphreys, Giles Blunt, Christopher Shulgan, David Finch, George Elliott
Clarke, Marcel Beneteau.
Graphic Novels and Comics: on art and writing
African-Canadian writing and culture
Children’s authors and Young Writers’ Poetry Contest
BookFest Windsor Announcement
Collaboration with Artcite: two exhibits selected for their diverse and
innovative approaches to "reading of the text".
Music and Publishing Parties as only Windsor / Essex County can offer!
BookFestWindsor is a triumphant cultural event for Southwestern Ontario. The only
Canadian literary festival within a four-hour radius, this festival presents authors and
book artists in a unique and accessible way for the Windsor community. This literary
festival has the affection and respect of Canadian authors due to our reputation for
great hospitality and organization. BookFestWindsor has become a major event on the
book tour circuit for both local and national participants, presenters and moderators.
“...congenial and well attended …“– Noah Richler, Globe and Mail,
March, 2007

School of Music Hosts Super-Group NEXUS
as part of Busy Year of Concerts, Workshops and Special Events

(Windsor, ON – September 10, 2009) The School of Music has an exciting and chock-a-block season of concerts, workshops and special events planned for 2009/2010. The School is especially pleased to welcome the internationally renowned percussion ensemble NEXUS to the University of Windsor. Not only will NEXUS perform in concert at Assumption University Chapel on Sept. 30 at 7:30 pm as the opening event on the Gallery Concert series, but NEXUS will hold a FREE Percussion Masterclass for high school students on Saturday, Oct. 3 at the School of Music. Tickets for NEXUS in Concert – The Wizards of Percussion are $15 Adults and $5 Students. Order online at www.uwindsor.ca/concerts or by phone at (519) 253-3000 ext. 4213. Register for the NEXUS Masterclass by emailing emusic@uwindsor.ca, space is limited.

This season the School of Music will present more than 30 concerts to the public featuring classical, jazz, pop, choral, and new electroacoustic and intermedia works ; 7 workshops with visiting artists and School of Music faculty expressly for high school musicians; 4 visiting artist residencies for School of Music students; and one very special intimate evening of Jazz with the incomparable vocalist Shahida Nurullah and jazz pianist extraordinaire Tad Weed at Mackenzie Hall on Saturday, November 21.

The attached PDF provides the School of Music Season-at-a-Glance listing all events on the schedule in date order. The season brochure will be available shortly but in the mean time here is a brief glimpse of the musical delights in store for audiences….

September 30 to October 3, 2009
NEXUS Residency at the University of Windsor, School of Music
Learn more about this celebrated percussion ensemble at http://www.nexuspercussion.com/

The percussion ensemble NEXUS stands out in the contemporary music scene for the innovation and diversity of their programs, their impressive history of collaborations and commissions. Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger and Garry Kvistad are virtuosos alone, and bring elements of their knowledge and character to a distinct and powerful whole.

NEXUS’ music, with its widespread appeal, has taken the group on tours of Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Brazil, Scandinavia, Europe, and regularly to the United States and Canada. NEXUS is proud to have been the first Western percussion group to perform in the People’s Republic of China. TV and radio broadcasters such as the CBS TV, PBS, and CBC have regularly featured this leading percussion ensemble. NEXUS also created the chilling score for the Academy Award-winning feature-length documentary “The Man Who Skied Down Everest”.

SPECIAL WORKSHOPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL MUSICIANS
Register online at www.uwindsor.ca/concerts
October 3 – NEXUS: Percussion Masterclass for High School Students – FREE
October 24 – Piano Workshop with Joel Schoenhals and Philip Adamson. Cost $10 (includes workshop, meal and concert). Learn from EMU piano faculty Dr. Joel Schoenhals and UWindsor piano faculty Dr. Philip Adamson.
November 7 – Audition workshop for Prospective Students. Learn how to ace your audition. Register online at www.uwindsor.ca/music
November 28 – Wind Ensemble Workshop & Concert for High School Musicians in grades 9 – 12. Cost $10 Includes workshop, meal and concert.
December 4 – Jazz Ensemble Workshop for High School Students in grades 10 – 12. Cost: $10. Includes Workshop, meal and concert.
January 30 – Music Therapy Workshop for Prospective Students. Register online at www.uwindsor.ca/music

GALLERY CONCERTS
September 30 – NEXUS in Concert – The Wizards of Percussion
October 24 – Pianist Joel Schoenhals’ Favourite Fantasies
November 21 – Intimate Evening of Jazz with Shahida Nurullah & Tad Weed. Tickets $35 include cocktail reception.
January 22 and 24 – Songs of Our Lives – featuring Peggy Dwyer, Elsie Inselman, Cathy McKeever and Liyan Sun.
March 7 – Classical Guitar, Flute & Voice – with classical guitar faculty Steven Dearing, flute faculty Jaimie Wagner and guest vocalist Abha Dearing.

SCHOOL OF MUSIC series

CHORAL CELEBRATION series
December 6 – Festival of Christmas with University Singers
March 14 – University Singers Spring Concert

INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES
November 29 -- University Wind Ensemble Concert
December 4 – University Jazz Ensemble Concert
March 14 – University Wind Ensemble Concert
March 26 – University Jazz Ensemble Concert & Dance

NOISEBORDER – NEW MUSIC – Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm in Studio A, Lambton Hall
For more information visit www.noiseborder.org
Noiseborder is an umbrella for a wide range of activities relating to new music at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Noiseborder-supported projects include creative work, performance series, educational programming, and research. Noiseborder draws on the expertise of a core group of faculty, students, and community members interested in musical experimentation and collaboration, and emphasizes diverse musics, emerging technologies and new performance practices. Noiseborder is ultimately about creating a rich environment for new music at the University of Windsor, an environment that is stimulating for university students, young people interested in the university, faculty, and guest artists.
Noiseborder represents a collaboration between the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Centre for Teaching and Learning. Noiseborder makes its home in the suite of television and sound recording studios operated by the CTL, and draws support from a range of institutional, individual, and corporate partners. Noiseborder is under the direction of Dr. Brent Lee.

WINDSOR CANADIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
A partnership between the School of Music and the Windsor Symphony Orchestra
January 31 – Nicholas Papador Percussion Recital
February 2 – Phog Phunk Phest IV
February 4 – New Music Workshop: Romeo Sierra Tango
February 5 – Windsor Symphony Orchestra Concert
February 6 – School of Music Faculty Concert

TICKETS
Tickets for Gallery Concerts are $15 Adults/Seniors; $5 Students. Tickets for School of Music Concerts are $10 Adults/Seniors; $5 students. Available online at www.uwindsor.ca/music or order by phone at (519) 253-3000 ext. 4212. Tickets will also be sold at the door up to one hour ahead of each performance.

Tickets are also available at the Uncommon Markets Gift Shop in the Art Gallery of Windsor. Call (519) 977-1400 for store hours.

OUR MISSION: To inspire in students a passion for music, empowering them to be creators and critical thinkers, and preparing them for music professions. For more information on the School of Music at the University of Windsor and our programs, please contact us at 519.253.3000 ext. 2780. www.uwindsor.ca/music

For more information, please contact:
Susan McKee, MA, APR
Marketing/Publicity Coordinator
School of Music
University of Windsor
Tel: (519) 253-3000, ext. 4213
Cell: (519) 257-9100
Email: smckee@uwindsor.ca
URL: www.uwindsor.ca/music

University Players open season with hilarious farce!

University Players opens its 51^st Season in 2009-10 with Noises Off, a hilarious farce by Michael Frayn. The play runs September 17-27, 2009 at Essex Hall Theatre.

“The funniest play ever written,” exclaims the New York Times! Noises Off is a theatrical farce about an acting troupe performing in a new show. But as opening night approaches, the tensions seen on stage become strikingly similar to the noises off! With doors that don’t open and sardines that don’t stay put, everyone is sure to be in stitches! Who says practice makes perfect?

“Noises Off is one of those wonderful farces where potential disasters pile up on each other with dizzying speed,” says director Brian Taylor, a faculty member of the School of Dramatic Art. “It is a play full of wit and sharp character observation.”

Wednesday through Saturday performances are at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. On Sunday, September 20, a “Talk Back” discussion with the director and actors will follow the performance. Tickets are $17-$19. Essex Hall Theatre is located on the University of Windsor campus.

For information or tickets to Noises Off, call 519-253-3000, ext. 2808 or visit www.universityplayers.com.

For additional information, please contact:
Chris Knack, Marketing Coordinator
519-253-3000, ext. 2818
cknack@uwindsor.ca

FANTASTICAL FLUTES”

ARE YOU

Interested in having fun

Meeting & exchanging musical ideas

Reading through a variety of repertoire

Learning tips & tools to build technique

Performing in a Christmas & Other Concerts

Join

Averil Spence-Clarke, Flautist/Teacher

Become a Flute Choir Ensemble Member

October 9, 16, 23, 30,

November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2009

Fridays 6:00 - 9:00 P.M.

Iona College, 208 Sunset Avenue, Windsor

$40.00 Includes Participation in

All eight rehearsals, performances & all music

For more information or to register

519-250-0298 or 519-253-3000 (3442)

Dramatic Works Under Construction! Students of Dramatic Art Present a Taste of Four Upcoming New Projects

(Windsor, Ontario - September 15, 2009) University of Windsor School of Dramatic Art students will be presenting excerpts from A Series of Works, an upcoming set of student-run productions, on Sunday, September 20^th at 7:00 p.m. The event will take place in the Studio Theatre at the Jackman Dramatic Art Centre. Admission will be one dollar to support the production costs, and tickets are only available at the door.

Over the course of the evening, students will showcase sections from four works under construction, all of which have plans for further development, to culminate in several performances over the course of the Fall and Winter semesters. The evening will consist of a reading from Petrel, a new play by student Christopher Manousos, followed by a brief discussion of the use of mask in the piece. Next four songs from The Last Five Years, a musical by Jason Robert Brown, and directed by student Phillip Psutka will be performed. After this, a second reading from Edge, a new play by student Lauren Binhammer will take place, along with a conversation about the proposed process for the continual revising and workshop of the script. The evening will wind up with the exciting first scene from Scorched, by Wajdi Mouawad, directed by students Alexandra Leafloor and Darwin Lyons. The directors of the play will also give a short presentation on producing their own work.

“I think part of the goal in staging these student works is to make dynamic, evocative and exciting new work more accessible to the student community and the Windsor community in general, not just by bringing it literally to the campus but also by making it less expensive than you might typically see in a larger theatre,” says director and actor Alexandra Leafloor.

Director and actor Darwin Lyons agrees. “It’s also essential for us as artists to have opportunities to engage with our audience, to gain critical feedback and share not only our final product, but our process with them. I think it’s crucial for artists, especially in today’s difficult economic situation, to connect with and support their communities in order to inspire interest and faith in the arts, for communities to support and recognize their artists as active and contributing citizens.”

Works Under Construction:
Petrel, a new play by student Christopher Manousos, tentative workshop production date November 2009
The Last Five Years, a musical by Jason Robert Brown, directed by student Phillip Psutka, tentative production date January 2010
Edge, a new play by student Lauren Binhammer, tentative workshop production date April 2010
Scorched, by Wajdi Mouawad, directed by students Alexandra Leafloor and Darwin Lyons, tentative production date January 2010

For more information, contact:
Lauren Binhammer
binhamm@uwindsor.ca
519-915-2016

ART CLASSES AT ART GALIA

Children

Art Galia presents on going Art Classes

Starting September, 17^th 2009

Thursday

5:30-7:30

6 weeks course

Acrylic, sketching and drawing

Age 8-13Y

Saturday

11:00am-1:00pm

6 weeks course

Acrylic, sketching and drawing

Age 8-13Y

Saturday

1:30pm-3:00pm

6 weeks course

Painting, drawing

Age 5-7Y

To register visit:

Art Galia

12055 Tecumseh Rd.

Tecumseh

(519) 735-6928

Friday, September 11, 2009

Opening
Friday September 11, 2009
Scott Gregory

Arts Notes September 11, 2009

Arts Notes
September 9th, 2009

Janet Werner: Is Anything Alright?

September 18, 2009 to January 24, 2010

Best known for large portraits of baleful urban types in front of stark, colourful backgrounds, in this exhibition of recent paintings Montreal artist Janet Werner combines fictional characters with well-worn genres degraded by constant adaptation and reproduction. Pretty girls, kittens and puppies occupy awkward spaces in front of Wild West landscapes and alpine vistas culled from the artist's extensive collection of 20th century ephemeral culture including fashion magazines, children's books and greeting cards.

In contrast to her accomplished and direct application of paint and sophisticated use of colour and texture, this romantic subject matter appears blatantly cloying and disingenuous. A closer look suggests a discordant sense of psychological distance between the women she portrays, their clichéd feminine attributes and the constructed landscapes they inhabit. As in her earlier portraits the underlying subject of the work remains an experience of social isolation within gender-specific roles and normative values. The paintings evoke the social desirability of youthful beauty but also, in contrast, its inevitable loss and ultimate failure as a sustained strategy of personal identity.

Originally from Winnipeg where she was born in 1959, Werner received her BFA from the Maryland Institute in Baltimore and her MFA from Yale. Over the past 15 years she has exhibited widely across Canada and in Europe. Curated by James Patten and organized by the Art Gallery of Windsor, Janet Werner: Is Anything Alright? will begin a national tour in 2010.

Join us for Fridays Live! September 18th at 7:00 P.M. Meet Montreal artist Janet Werner, enjoy live Jazz with The Scattered Trio, create your own self-portrait in the studio, check out the AGW's new restaurant Contempo, shop at the Uncommon Market gift shop, or attend the Windsor International Film Festival screening of Soul Power (USA 2008; Director Jeffrey Levy-Hinte). From Janet Werner to James Brown, it's all happening at the AGW!

Artcite:

September 11 through October 10

Join us for the opening of Marcia Huyer's solo exhibition "What's Up There Anyhow?" on Friday, September 11, beginning at 7:30 pm. Featuring inflatable skyscrapers at model railroad scale, hand sewn from grey silk. See them sway gently in the gallery!

Artcite Gallery hours are wed- sat, noon-5pm.
Artcite is at 109 University Ave. West, Windsor On., Canada.
Visit http://www.artcite.ca for more, maps and directions.
As always admission is free and open to the public.

Calling all WCCA Alumni!!

The Centre for Creative Arts at Walkerville is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with several events where alumni can get together with old friends.

September 25th will be the Kick-off Event at The Mill in Sandwich where we will begin the festivities. The night begins at 8 p.m. with Liz and Stephanie Sarafianos (Twisted Sisters) performing for us and then everyone else can join in with karaoke afterwards.

Our musical this year will be Beauty and the Beast and after the first Sunday matinee (December 6), there will be a chance to meet up with friends again in the library at Walkerville.

Artistic Endeavours is always popular with our dancing alumni so after the second performance (January 21), another event has been planned.

The big weekend is May 14/15 so keep those dates open. There will be a dinner on the Friday night and an open house and performance by alumni on the Saturday. If you're interested in performing, please let me know. Elspeth_Maynard@gecdsb.on.ca

Hope to see you at one or more of these great anniversary events.

~~~~
Elspeth Maynard
Program Director
WCCA

A Back to School Special Event this Friday and Saturday
at KORDAZONE

What's got a genie, a giant, a journey ... 20 legs and a whole lot of talent?

FEARLESS FRIEDA AND THE GIANT
A MUSICAL ADVENTURE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
featuring 8 terrific young performers, 2 adults (who aren't bad either) and live music.

Tickets only $5 available at the door
KORDAZONE 2520 Seminole 1 block east of Walker

FRIDAY SEPT 11 7:00
SATURDAY SEPT 12 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Call 562 3394 for more information

CAID seeks artist for solo exhibition

The Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID) will be holding a member’s exhibition at its Ladybug Gallery in SW Detroit on September 18. Artists that participate in this exhibition will be considered for a solo exhibition.

All artists are invited to bring work of any size, medium or quantity and install in any location in the gallery on a first come basis. The member’s exhibition will provide awards to artists selected by CAID board chairperson and curator Aaron Timlin. Timlin will select one artist for a solo exhibition to take place in fall of 2010 and up to 6 artists to participate in a group exhibition. Awards for art supplies will be awarded to artists who show promise in their work and who have limited art education or exhibition experience.

This exhibition is open to emerging and established artists working in any medium. Artists who are not members of the CAID may obtain an annual membership for $12 prior to the installation of their work in the gallery. Installation dates and times are as follows:

Tuesday, August 25 from 4pm to 7pm

Saturday, August 29 from 4pm to 7pm

Tuesday, September 8 from 4pm to 7pm

Saturday, September 12 from 10am to 4pm

Artists will be responsible for hanging or placing their own work. CAID will be responsible for labeling and lighting the work. Work may be listed for sale. CAID will provide tools and hanging supplies, however, artists are encouraged to bring their own tools and supplies, as CAID’s are limited. There will be a binder for the curator to review images of additional work from each artist, when considering the selection of the award recipients. Participating artists who want images and/or resumes included in the binder shall bring them either in clear plastic sheet protectors or on 8.5” x 11” sheets of paper.

This important member’s exhibition will take place on September 18^th as a collaborative event with Southwest Solutions. The event’s purpose is to introduce people to the arts in Southwest Detroit by providing tours of the member’s exhibition as well as tours of the Ladybug Studios.

For more information please contact CAID at info@thecaid.org or (313) 899-2243

CURRENT EXHIBITION @ ARTspace
Helen Normandeau - the MANDALA

The word "mandala" is from the classical Indian language of Sanskrit,
loosely translated to mean "circle." A mandala is far more than a simple
shape; it represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the

organizational structure of life itself - a cosmic diagram that reminds us
of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and
within our bodies and minds. Helen works in a variety of media and art

styles, but her favourite is abstract painting in the form of the Mandala,
using gouache as her medium of choice. This combination enables her to best
serve her artistic purpose which is to make the Sacred visible. This show

will encompass two series of mandalas entitled Sacred Geometry and Chakra
Colours.

Helen was born in Windsor where most of her early education took place. She
received an undergraduate degree in English Literature at University of

Western Ontario, and a master’s degree in Textile Design at the University
of Wisconsin. Though making art was something Helen did most of her life,
she has only approached it seriously after retirement. She then launched

herself into studies which took her to Detroit and Florida, to the Sadie
Bronfman Centre in Montreal and the Montreal College of Art, to the
internationally known artist Bill Porteous in Victoria, BC, and most
recently to educational opportunities in Chatham, ON. Helen’s work can be

found in galleries and private collections in Quebec, Ontario, British
Columbia and several American cities.

This exhibition will occur September 2 to October 3, 2009 at ARTspace. The
exhibit also includes work by ARTspace exhibiting members; local artists

whose work has been chosen by the ARTspace selection committee.

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Thames Art Gallery
75 William Street N
Chatham, ON  N7M 4L4

T: 519.360.1998
E: CKCCC@chatham-kent.cawww.chatham-kent.ca/tag

call to artists

Paula’s Gallery is hosting two lively shows this fall & is welcoming submissions from local & regional artists.

Cash prizes will be awarded.

1) Out of Africa – October 3 – 17. Art works to be based on African themes: wildlife, tribal, landscapes, etc. Must be submitted between September 19 – 23, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Opening gala Saturday October 3, 8 p.m. Submission fee of $20.00 at drop off. $100.00 cash prize awarded for Peoples’ Choice. (Awarded at end of show) 15% commission will be taken from sale of work.

2) Nightmare on Wyandotte Street – October 19 – 31. Art works must be fun & horrific, no clichés allowed. Must be submitted between October 10 – 13. Submission fee of $20.00 at drop off. $100.00 cash prize awarded for Peoples’ Choice. (Awarded at end of show) 15% commission will be taken from sale of work. Closing gala October 31: Halloween Costume Ball. Prizes for best male & best female costume.

artists’ guidelines:

o All work submitted must be no larger than 20 x 30 inches & ready to hang. (If larger, call Paula)

o 2 or 3 dimensional work accepted. 3 dim. must be self-standing.

o All works must be original to the artist.

o Limit submission to 3 items or less (except greeting cards: please write artist name, title & price on back of each card)

o Please prepare an inventory sheet in advance listing all artwork & cards: include name, address, phone number & price.

Paula’s Gallery, 4780 Wyandotte St. E. Windsor, ON, N8Y 1H7 (519) 962 8532

Citizens Environment Alliance of southwestern Ontario

Peche Island Day

September 19th, 2009, 10am - 3pm
Boat Boarding at Lakeview Park Marina, 9200 Riverside Drive East, Windsor

Everyone is invited to Peche Island Day 2009. Bring the family along to enjoy a few hours at one of the Detroit River watershed's seldom experienced green areas. Free boat shuttles to and from the island start at 10am. Guided tours available. For complete details,

http://www.citizensenvironmentalliance.org/pdf/Peche%20Island%20Day%202009.pdf

Development & Administration
Citizens Environment Alliance of southwestern Ontario
1950 Ottawa Street, Windsor
Ontario, N8Y 1R7
CANADA

NEW U.S. (Mail only):
Citizens Environment Alliance of southeast Michigan
22510 Maple Ave.
Farmington, MI, 48336

phone: (519) 973-1116
fax: (519) 973-8360

http://www.citizensenvironmentalliance.org/

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Sandwich Towne BIA and "Monkeys With A Typewriter" Theatre Company Present:

"THE SPIRITS OF SANDWICH, VERSION 2.0" Walking Ghost Tour

NEW STORIES!
NEW SCARES!

New Tour begins at: The parking lot of MacKenzie Hall Cultural Centre, 3277 Sandwich Street (Corner of Sandwich and Brock)
Time: 8:30 PM
Start Date: Sunday, Sept 20th
It will continue running every Sunday until November 8th
Price: $10 Adult
$5 Child

Maximum Capacity: 45 people - So come early!!

If you walked the Sandwich Ghost Tour last Halloween Season or even this summer, you can walk it again this season and you'll hear brand new stories. We'll also be taking you along a different trajectory and we've prepared a few new "scary moments" along the way!
Come enjoy the "Ghost Tour Experience" whether you've done it before or not!

THE SPIRITS OF AMHERSTBURG
A walking Ghost Tour through the heart of Amherstburg

Tour begins on: Friday September 25th and runs every Friday til November 6th
Start Time: 8:30 PM
Location: "The Mayor's Fountain" in the King's Navy Yard Park on the corner of Dalhousie and Richmond
Admission: $8 adult
$4 child

"Experience the chills of a well-told ghost story as you also learn about the rich history of Amherstburg. As you walk through the King's Navy Yard and surrounding area, you'll hear famous legends from the past and learn just how many places in Amherstburg have things lurking in them that science cannot readilly explain. An event you don't want to miss!"

Maximum tour capacity: 45 people. So come early!

AUDITION CALL – THEATRE ALIVE

My Fair Lady & A Christmas to Remember

My Fair Lady, a true classic, rounds out Theatre Alive’s 2009 – 2010 season. If you love to sing and/or perform, come and give it a whirl. New talent is always welcome.

To be performed at the Chrysler Theatre – St. Clair Centre for the Arts on March 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15, 2010. Theatre Alive’s32^nd musical production will be directed by Brian Raisbeck and musical direction is by Nino Palazzo. Music Express members will join hands with Theatre Alive members for this wonderful musical.

Males and females of all ages are needed (minimum age of 15 years old) for numerous various lead and chorus roles. There is also a great need for volunteers in various areas of production: set design, makeup, costumes, set building and painting, marketing, backstage, and technical. Auditions will be granted by appointment only, and will be held September 25^th and 26^st. For more information, call (519)737-9919 or visit our website at www.theatrealive.com.

Once called the perfect musical, “My Fair Lady”, is based upon George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion”. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from Professor Henry Higgins so that she can pass as a lady. Winner of seven Tony Awards, this classic is filled with memorable songs such as Wouldn’t It be Loverly, With a Little Bit of Luck, I Could Have Danced All Night and Get Me to the Church on Time.

Become a part of Theatre Alive’s exciting and challenging original musical production, A Christmas to Remember – Windsor, 1959. Script and lyrics are written by Brian Raisbeck and music is composed by Nino Palazzo. Once again, they will be working together as director and musical director on Theatre Alive’s31st musical production.

Children and adults of all ages are needed (minimum age of 8 years old) for various lead and chorus roles. There is also a great need for volunteers in various areas of production: set design, makeup, costumes, set building and painting, marketing, backstage, and technical. Auditions will be granted by appointment only, and will be held September 20^th and 21^st. For more information, call (519)737-9919 or visit our website at www.theatrealive.com.

Nostalgia abounds for Windsorites in Brian Raisbeck’s original musical, “A Christmas to Remember – Windsor, 1959”. Come and join in the fun and mayhem of four Windsor families, diverse in culture, all vying for their father to win the prestigious title of “Smith’s Santa of the Year”. This lighthearted, yet touching musical brings back fond memories of a time of innocence, prosperity and growth in Windsor, our fair city. Performances at the Capitol Theatre on December 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13. Special school performances will also be offered. Audiences of all ages will be endeared by Theatre Alive’s walk down memory lane.

Call for an appointment now to become part of this exciting musical experience!
Background Information on Theatre Alive
Theatre Alive is a registered charitable organization whose mission statement is “to provide vibrant theatrical experiences; enriching the well-being of Windsor and Region”. Having outstanding success over the last 24 years with many sold out shows, including classics such as Chicago, Evita, Cats, Annie, Aida and High School Musical, Theatre Alive enriches the community with spectacular local talent in song and dance.

What Is The Measure Of A Friendship?

‘Lonely Planet’ opens Breathe Art Theatre Project’s 2009/2010 Season

Detroit/Windsor - Breathe Art Theatre Project opens its 2009-2010 cross-border season with Steven Dietz’s award-winning play, Lonely Planet, performing September 25 to October 11 at The Furniture Factory in Detroit, then October 16 and 17 at Mackenzie Hall in Windsor.

What is the measure of a friendship? What is one’s obligation to community? And how far would you go to make your loved one see the truth?

The award-winning Lonely Planet tells the story of Jody, a knowledgeable man who refuses to leave the confines of the small map store he runs, and Carl, his friend and frequent visitor. The play begins with Jody explaining how he found a chair placed in his store one day, without notice, by Carl. Pretty soon, the store is littered with chairs, each belonging to someone they knew in the community. The chairs are Carl’s direct challenge to Jody’s refusal to look beyond his store. Jody must acknowledge the issues surrounding them and bear witness to the problems. The bonds of their friendship are stretched, snapped, reformed, and revisited in this gem of a play by one of the most produced playwrights in North America.

Director: Aaron T. Moore

Designer: Valerie Bonasso

Cast: Joel Mitchell and Stephen Blackwell

Assistant Director: Katie Galazka

Production Team: Demetri Vacratsis, Michael Carnow, Kevin Young, Sergio Forest,

Ticket Reservations:

ONLINE - www.BreatheArtTheatre.com

EMAIL - BreatheArtTheatreProject@yahoo.com

PHONE - 248-982-4121(Detroit shows), 519-255-7600 (Windsor shows).

All tickets are $20 General, $15 Senior/Student.

Performance Times and Dates:

Detroit Shows:

Friday, September 25, October 2, October 9 at 8 pm

Saturday, September 26, October 3, October 10 at 8 pm

Sunday, September 27, October 4, October 11 at 2 pm

Windsor Shows:

Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17 at 8 pm

Venue Information:
Mackenzie Hall, 3277 Sandwich St., Windsor, Ontario
Furniture Factory, 4126 3rd Street, Detroit, MI

Website: www.BreatheArtTheatre.com

ART CLASS -with Art InDeed

FALL 2009

*New Course*

"ColourPLAY Combo" .experience the best of both!

ColourPLAY Combo is a combination of two of Art InDeed's most popular classes: ColourPLAY and Experience Expressive Art.

For the first four weeks participate in ColourPLAY a course guided by the body's chakra system and art history's great "expressionist" painters. We will explore colour as element and energy. Discover your inner artist in this unique and inspiring painting class.

Week 1 - Red and Orange - Henri Matisse

Week 2 - Yellow and Green - Vincent Van Gogh

Week 3 - Green and Blue - Frida Kahlo

Week 4 - Indigo and Purple - Marc Chagall

For the last three weeks immerse yourself in the magic of expressive art! Sculpture, Painting, Poetry, Music, Movement and Play. Each night we will embark into the world of pure delight in creation as Danah takes you on a creative venture - from clay to poetry to paint! Dare to make some serious art from serious play!

Thursday nights 6:30-9:30pm

Location: Old Convent on Prince Road (Maryvale - on the west side)

Cost: $175.00 (some supplies included

TO REGISTER: 519-977-1829 or email: danah@art-indeed.com

LOCATION: Prince Rd. (previously the Good Shepherd Convent)

Australia’s Outstanding Chamber Choir, Ensemble Gombert, Performs in Windsor September 24 on its first North American Tour

(Windsor, ON – September 9, 2009) The Melbourne, Australia-based chamber choir Ensemble Gombert will perform in Windsor this month as part of its first North American Tour. Ensemble Gombert is best known for its a cappella performance of Franco-Flemish music of the High Renaissance. However, on this tour the group will present a range of works from the Renaissance through to the present day, from three continents: America, Europe and Australia. Ensemble Gombert’s concert is Thursday, September 24 at 7.30 pm, at All Saints Anglican’ Church, 330 City Hall Square W., Windsor. Tickets: $10, available at Ouellette's Musical Instruments, 1490 Tecumseh Rd. E., Windsor; Tel. (519) 254-1192, the University of Windsor School of Music (519) 253-3000 ext. 4213 and at the concert door from 7.00 pm.

The Ensemble is directed by John O’Donnell, an internationally renowned keyboard artist, choral director and musicologist. The choir has twice toured Europe and has released two CD recordings.

Ensemble Gombert is noted for its pure intonation and historical approach to choral sound and style. Named after the prominent Flemish composer Nicolas Gombert (c.1495 – c.1560).

Windsor Concert Program:
Healey Willan Motets in the Honour of Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary
Josquin Desprez Inviolata, integra, et casta es Maria
Jean Mouton Quis dabit oculis nostris
Nicolas Gombert Hodie nobis caelorum Rex
Clemens non Papa O magnum mysterium
Morten Lauridsen O magnum mysterium
Vaughan McAlley In principio erat verbum
Peter Campbell Sunrise on the Coast
Calvin Bowman Death, be not proud
Johann Sebastian Bach Jesu, meine Freude

Ensemble Gombert’s Tour Schedule:
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA Sunday, September, 20 at 3pm (Evensong)
Memorial Church, Stanford University, CA, Tuesday, September, 22 at 8pm
All Saints’ Anglican Church, Windsor, ON Thursday, September24, at 7.30pm
University of Western Ontario, London, ON Friday, September, 25 at 12:30pm
Saint George’s Church, Guelph, ON Saturday, September 26, at 8pm
Metropolitan United Church, Toronto, ON Sunday, September 27, at 2pm
St. Mary’s Church, Rochester, NY Tuesday, September 29, at 7.30pm
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA Thursday, October 1, at 7pm
St. Paul Church, Old Saybrook, CT Friday, October 2, at 7.30pm
First Presbyterian Church, New Canaan, CT Saturday, October 3, at 5pm
Church of the Transfiguration, New York, NY Sunday, October 4, at 3pm

For more information please contact Fiona Seers on fionaseers@gmail.com.
Photos of the choir are available upon request.
John O’Donnell is available for interviews upon request.
Website: www.ensemblegombert.com.au

For more information on the Windsor concert, please contact:
Susan McKee, MA, APR
Marketing/Publicity Coordinator
School of Music
University of Windsor
Tel: (519) 253-3000, ext. 4213
Cell: (519) 257-9100
Email: smckee@uwindsor.ca
URL: www.uwindsor.ca/music

Friday, August 21, 2009

Fall Programs at the AGW

Sundays in the Studio

Presented by Tim Hortons

Join us every Sunday, 12:30-2 pm for FREE drop-in studio workshops (with Gallery admission).

Each week will feature a new artist and different hands-on art activity based on current exhibitions.

August 30 - Pen and Ink Drawing

September 13 Clay Day

September 20- Self Portraits

September 27- Magnificent Magnets

October 4- Japanese Stab Binding

October 18- Linear Landscapes

October 25- Bats and Cats with Hats

November 1- Printmaking

November 8- Wood and Wire Sculptures

November 15- How to Draw Animals

November 22- Crazy Doodles

November 29- Landscape Collage Tapestries

December 6- Clay Day

December 13- Artist Trading Cards

December 20- Lanes and Train

Hope to see you this fall!

Mary Anne VanWatteghem

Education Public Programs Coordinator

Art Gallery of Windsor

401 Riverside Drive West N9A 7J1

977-0013 #103

maryannev@artgalleryofwindsor.com

2009-2010 Windsor Light Music Theatre Youth Choir Auditions

Windsor, ON – The Windsor Light Music Theatre Youth Choir will be holding open auditions on Sunday September 13th at 1:30 p.m. at 2491 Jos. St. Louis Ave (WLMT Hall). Children who are ages 8 to 18 with "unchanged voices" are invited, with a parent or guardian. They will be taught a song and must bring their smiles. If you have any questions feel free to contact the WLMT office at 519-974-6593 or Bev at 519-971-9646. Only new children need to audition--current members are welcome to return

Art by the River! August 29^th and 30^th. 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, at the Fort Malden National H.S. in Amherstburg Ontario. Admission for adults is $4.50, children 12 and under are free. An Event of the Gibson Gallery in Amherstburg. www.gibsonartgallery.com

Gibson Gallery
140 Richmond Street
Amherstburg ON
519-736-2826
www.gibsonartgallery.com

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Visions of Sandwich

MESMERIZED: Visions of Sandwich
CAPTIVER: Visions de Sandwich

Dates: September 4 - September 15, 2009
Reception: Friday, September 11, 7:00 - 11:00p.m.

Participating Artists: Daniel Bombardier; Leesa Bringas; Collette Broeders; Jason Deary; Beth Dubeault; Jessica Howick; Suzanne Friemann; James Ollean-Lapp; Sasha Opeiko; Linda Renaud

Location: Common Ground Gallery, Maclean Hall, Studio 2 at Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre, 3277 Sandwich St. Windsor

Theme: Celebrating Sandwich through the visual arts while striving to be welcoming to the entire community

ACWR gratefully acknowledges the assistance of our Members and Funders. The City of Windsor, The Ontario Arts Council and The Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Utsy Hadaro, Executive Director
Arts Council, Windsor & Region
1942 Wyandotte Street East
Windsor, Ontario

Tel: (519) 252 6855
Arts Notes: www.WindsorArtsNotes.blogspot.com
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Arts Notes July 29,2009

Arts Council Windsor and Region are teaming up with Service Canada to provide Windsor Youth the opportunity to show their work at Artspeak Gallery July 31st, 2009

Service Canada Centre for Youth is essentially a free federally funded program administrated to focus on careers and youth. We help students and youth find jobs, update or build resumes and cover letters, and advise them about career-related services. We also do several workshops and other outreach events with grade school and high school students.

One of the outreach events we want to do is an art competition in which we ask kids to draw their dream job on any kind of paper (though the basic 8 1/2 by 11 is fine). They could draw the job, they could draw themselves doing the job, or whatever the case may be (we ask them to be creative!). All participants will have their art work displayed in the art gallery offered by Arts Council ~ Windsor & Region (http://www.mnsi.net/~acwr/). We are hoping to also have it displayed at community centres and public places like the Devonshire Mall further in August.

As the winning prize, the artwork(s) that were done in the most creative and artistic manner or done with care, time, and effort will be framed and presented to Mr.Brian Masse who is very excited about this event. He has asked that 12 drawings be picked to be displayed in his calendar for distribution to the public. Mr. Masse will have the artwork displayed in his office.

The art gallery presentation will be happening on Friday July 31 from 2 pm to 4 pm.

We hope that you can have as many kids participate in this event as possible and that you can bring kids on the day of the event. This whole event is completely free, we simply wish to bring a sense of community around the city and allow kids an opportunity to meet famous local dignitaries, see their accomplishments presented professionally in a public area, and to truly consider aiming for their 'dream jobs'.

Hoping to hear from you soon,

Shristi Gartaula

Youth Services Officer

P: (519) 560-2483 F: (519) 560-2485

Service Canada Centre for Youth

400 City Hall Square East - Suite 202

Windsor, ON N9A 7K6

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July 20 - 30, 2009
Artspeak Gallery
1942 Wyandotte St. E
Windsor, Ontario

WIFF

'Sugar' has been rescheduled for 7 pm on Thursday, July 30 at the Art Gallery of Windsor. Tickets for last Saturday's rained-out screening will be honoured at the door.

Although we are unable to reschedule the entire Vine-In Movie Night at Colio, package tickets can be exchanged for the August 21 Sprucewood Shores screening of 'Every Little Step'. Contact the Uncommon Market gift shop at 519-977-1400 to reserve or exchange tickets.

Thursday, July 30 - 7 pm
Sugar
USA 2008; Directors: Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck; 114 minutes
From the directors of Half Nelson comes Sugar, the story of a 19-year-old Dominican pitcher struggling to play professionally and pull his family out of poverty. He finally gets his break and advances to the American minor leagues - but when his play on the mound falters, he begins to question the singlemindedness of his life's ambition.

Art Gallery of Windsor
401 Riverside Drive West - Windsor, Canada

Tickets: $10 per person (includes Gallery admission)

Available at the Uncommon Market Gift Shop, 519-977-1400
Limited seating - Advance ticket purchase recommended
Credit card required to reserve tickets by phone
Doors open at 6pm

Windsor International Film Festival
Film Website
Trailer

KEEP BREATHE ART ALIVE!

Dear Friends:

You are invited for laughter and fun on Wednesday, August 12th as we host our 5th annual Evening of Theatre and Summer Reception. Please join us for what has always been an enjoyable evening of performances and mingling. There is no admission cost, although contributions are encouraged to support our upcoming season and allow Breathe Art to continue producing contemporary, smart plays for adults.

The summer event kicks off our exciting 2009-2010 season. We have many new things planned this season as we continue to perform all of our productions in Detroit and Windsor, making Breathe Art one of the few cross-border arts companies in North America. So please join us as we announce our 2009-2010 season.

Reservations should be made by contacting us at (248) 982-4121, emailing us at BreatheArtTheatreProject@yahoo.com, or dropping a line on our Breathe Art Theatre Project Facebook page.

Where: The Furniture Factory, 4126 3rd St., Detroit, MI

When: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Wine Reception from 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Performance begins at 8:00 pm
Mingling to follow

Sincerely,
The Artistic Partners
Breathe Art Theatre Project

Nancy Johns Gallery

Nancy Johns Gallery & Framing
Call for Submissions - Artist Greeting Cards

Our goal is to sell unique, one-of-a-kind artist greeting cards just in time
for Christmas!

Anything funky, fun, and ORIGINAL is welcome!
Each card must be a small work of original art.

Card submissions will be juried. Once chosen, please remember that they must
be packaged and clean, professional looking cards. We sell plastic sleeves
for cards here at the gallery.

THIS SUBMISSION IS OPEN UNTIL DECEMBER 1st so get creating and come show off
your new work!



Thanks a lot, talk to you soon!
- Nancy

176th Anniversary of Emancipation Day Celebration 2009

Where: Downtown Windsor, Festival Plaza

Hours of operation:

12noon – 1am Fri

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Monday, November 16, 2009

Arts Notes November 16, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Dr. Martha F. Lee

The Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Religion and Conflict

and

Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Windsor

Freed-Orman Centre, Assumption University

400 Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Arts Notes: October 22, 2009

Monday, October 19, 2009

call to artists

Dr. Thomas F. Gordon

Dr. Douglas Walton

Freed-Orman Centre, Assumption University

400 Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario

Everyone welcome – no admission charge.

Le Conseil des arts de l’Ontario (CAO) invite les artistes et organismes artistiques des arts francophonesà assister à uneséance d’informationsur ses programmes de subvention

Le jeudi 15 octobre 2009de 16 h à 18 h auCollège Boréal, WindsorPlace Concorde, 7515 Promenade Forest Gladesalle de classe n02Windsor, ON N8T 3P5

Sunday, October 11, 2009

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Le Conseil des arts de l’Ontario (CAO) invite les artistes et organismes artistiques des arts francophonesà assister à une séance d’information sur ses programmes de subvention

Le jeudi 15 octobre 2009de 16 h à 18 h auCollège Boréal, WindsorPlace Concorde, 7515 Promenade Forest Gladesalle de classe n02Windsor, ON N8T 3P5

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Arts Notes, September 17 2009

Friday, September 11, 2009

Arts Notes September 11, 2009

CAID seeks artist for solo exhibition

call to artists

Ticket Reservations:

ONLINE - www.BreatheArtTheatre.com

PHONE - 248-982-4121(Detroit shows), 519-255-7600 (Windsor shows).

All tickets are $20 General, $15 Senior/Student.

Performance Times and Dates:

Friday, August 21, 2009

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Arts Notes July 29,2009

Le Conseil des arts de l’Ontario (CAO) invite les artistes et organismes artistiques des arts francophones
à assister à une

séance d’information
sur ses programmes de subvention

Le jeudi 15 octobre 2009
de 16 h à 18 h au
Collège Boréal, Windsor
Place Concorde, 7515 Promenade Forest Glade
salle de classe n⁰2
Windsor, ON N8T 3P5

Le Conseil des arts de l’Ontario (CAO) invite les artistes et organismes artistiques des arts francophones
à assister à une

séance d’information
sur ses programmes de subvention

Le jeudi 15 octobre 2009
de 16 h à 18 h au
Collège Boréal, Windsor
Place Concorde, 7515 Promenade Forest Glade
salle de classe n⁰2
Windsor, ON N8T 3P5