Kingston Symphony presents A Fine Romance this Sunday!

Kingston Jazz Festival this weekend

Hello Jazz fans!

This is just a reminder message about the 2009 Kingston Jazz Festival this weekend!

If you're still thinking about the Thursday show please be aware that seating is limited. To guarantee a seat, please be sure to reserve your tickets tomorrow by calling the Grand Theatre Box Office (613) 530-2050.

If you can't make the main concerts, be sure to check out the free after-shows on Friday and Saturday starting at 10:30 at Aroma Resto-Winebar http://www.aromawinebar.com/6.html. This year, we are featuring the up-and-coming Toronto band Yuka http://www.myspace.com/theyuka.

Also, we're pleased to announce a Jazz Composition and Arrangement clinic at Queen's University on Friday, October 2nd from 2:30 to 4:30 P.M. in room 120 of Harrison-LeCaine Hall 39 Bader Lane. The free clinic is open to everyone, donations are accepted.

The 2009 Jazz Festival will showcase the diverse talents of multi-instrumentalist Don Thompson. He is featured Thursday, Saturday and Sunday during the festival. This year's Festival is the first to be done in collaboration with the Grand Theatre, who have scheduled an Oliver Jones/Ranee Lee concert for the Friday night.

The festival begins on Thursday, October 1st, with a duo performance featuring Don Thompson on bass and vibes and Reg Schwager on guitar. In a unique twist, they will share the main stage of the Grand Theatre with the audience, who will be seated bistro-style at tables. Drinks will be available on-stage. This very different, intimate setting will seat 120 people, so it's best to book early. Each table seats four people and tables can be purchased together.

As mentioned, Friday October 2nd will feature Oliver Jones and Ranée Lee again at the Grand Theatre. After the main show, the up-and-coming Toronto band Yuka will be performing downtown at Aroma Resto-Winebar.

On Saturday, October 3rd, Don Thompson will return to the stage with a veritable who's who of Canadian jazz in a nonet featuring:

Don Thompson - Bass, vibes, piano
Reg Schwager - Guitar
Jon Challoner - Trumpet
Kelly Jefferson - Saxophone
Terry Promane - Trombone
Perry White - Saxophone
Jim Vivian - Bass
Terry Clark - Drums

The first half of this concert will feature Duke Ellington compositions while the second half will feature the compositions by the great Canadian trumpeter, Kenny Wheeler.

Again, Yuka will be featured in the after show on the Saturday night.

Finally, the Festival will draw to a close on Sunday, October 4th, with a 2:00P.M. show at the Wilson Room of the Kingston Library. The final show will feature Don Thompson's famous quartet of Reg Schwager, Jim Vivan and Terry Clarke.

A full festival pass is $99, prices per-show are:

8:00 P.M. at the Grand Theatre:
- October 1st, Don Thompson & Reg Schwager: $30
- October 2nd, Oliver Jones and Ranée Lee: $39
- October 3rd, The Don Thompson Nonet $35

2:00 P.M. at the Wilson Room:
- October 4th, The Don Thompson Quartet: $20

Tickets are available through the Grand Theatre box office, 613-530-2050

More information is available at: http://kingstonjazz.ca/jazz-festival-2009

OAAG Awards Agnes Etherington Art Centre

AWARDS RECOGNIZE ART CENTRE’S EXCELLENCE

Third consecutive year receiving multiple awards

Once again the Agnes Etherington Art Centre has received multiple awards from the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG) recognizing excellence in museum practice. At the 2009 Awards of Merit ceremony on September 25 in Toronto, OAAG acknowledged the Art Centre’s production over the last year in the categories of Curatorial Writing and Professional Development.

For the third year in a row, the Art Centre received a coveted Curatorial Writing award, this year for an essay by Chief Curator and Curator of Contemporary Art, Jan Allen, entitled “Working Culture” in the exhibition catalogue Condé and Beveridge: Class Works. Released in the last year as a joint publication with NSCAD press, the catalogue is available from the Gallery Shop in the Atrium of the Art Centre.

The Art Centre also received the Professional Development award, for /Exposures/, a program that cultivated photographic art practices in Kingston through a series of professional workshops culminating in a curated exhibition of participants’ photography. Made possible by a project grant from the City of Kingston Arts Fund and sponsorship support from Camera Kingston and the Whig-Standard, Exposures met with an enthusiastic public response locally.

The Ontario Association of Art Galleries represents over one-hundred art galleries and museums in the province. OAAG’s Awards of Merit are selected by a jury composed of museum experts and professionals.

For further information, please contact Matthew Hills at 613.533.2190 or matthew.hills@queensu.ca

Matthew Hills | administrative coordinator

Agnes Etherington Art Centre | Queen's University | Kingston ON | K7L 3N6

fax 613.533.6765 | www.aeac.ca

Kingston Arts & Letters Club discussion October 15

Kingston Arts & Letters Club presents a discussion about portraiture, "Wither Portraiture?", moderated by Gary Michael Dault, Globe & Mail art critic.

7-9 PM, Thursday, October 15, *note date change*
3rd Floor, RCHA, 193 Ontario Street.

All welcome. Cash bar.
For further information: (613) 544-5040.

Fat Goose Craft Fair Saturday 21 November from 10 to 5pm

Fat Goose Craft Fair Saturday 21 November from 10 to 5pm

St. James Anglican Church, Union & Barrie Streets, Kingston, ON

Hello there folks,

We here at the Fat Goose Craft Fair are wondering if you'd like to join us in our holiday season craft sale. So you know, Fat Goose is the brain-baby of Vincent Perez and Annie Clifford, and is happily part of the Apple Crisp Arts continent. We thought it might be fun to sell the things we make alongside the charming things you make, and do it in a way that we all earn a million dollars and there's something nice to eat, too.

In an effort to help you make as much money as possible and to encourage beginning craftspeople to join in, we're trying to keep the cost of tables low. One of the ways we're trying is by working as volunteers. Another is to have everyone who sells at Fat Goose take on one or two little jobs, like putting up posters, stuffing flyers into mailboxes, or coming early to set up tables. We figure a couple hours of everybody's time will go a long way, and it means we can spend the bulk of our budget on advertising, which will bring unprecedented crowds to our fair, we're sure. And once at the fair, we hope to keep 'em around with live music, delicious snacks, and craft workshops for the kiddies.

If you'd like to join us here at Fat Goose, please give us:

• Your name
  
• The name of your business (if any)
  
• Your contact info
  
• A brief bio and artist's statement
  
• Five pictures of your work
  

indicate which of the following suits you best:

• Full table (2.5' by 8' table): $45
  
• Half table (2.5' x 4' table): $35
  
• Additional charge for clothing rack space: $5/rack

and let us know if you have any special requests for set-up (e.g., You'd like to sit next to your BFF, or you're in desperate need of an electrical outlet'they're limited, by the way).

Do this all via email to fatgoosecraftfair@gmail.com by October 1. We'll get back to you by October 5, so that you'll have lots of time to make nifty stuff for the fair.

For the small print, see below for 'Rules, Regulations and Rhubarbs'

Yours,

Vincent and Annie

Rules, Regulations and Rhubarbs

1. Be nice.

2. We only want things that are made by you... please don't plan on bringing anything made by other folks, even if it's your mom and you want to do her a favour, or things that are made in China ' unless you made them while you were there.

3. If you'd like to share a full table with someone else, and you will be selling only the things you've made together, that's grand. Otherwise, each of you should apply for one of our half tables.

4. We may have lots of, say, macrame weavers apply. If that's the case, even though we all love hanging plant holders, we'll only be able to accept a few of the finest macrame weavers in order to offer our shoppers the widest variety possible... so don't be mad. See rhubarb #1.

5. We reserve the right to accept or refuse anyone based on our sensibilities and our sensibilities alone. But some of the things we're excited about include: locally made work, unique and original ideas, high quality of product, and depth of process (that is, someone who makes it all from scratch). And we're gonna hold a spot or two for folks who are just beginning to make and sell things, so if you see stuff that you think isn't up to snuff, be generous and kind to the newbies. Again, see rhubarb #1.

6. Please arrive no earlier than 9 am to set up (we're not early risers). Please set up only in your spot and don't take up more room than you've asked for. Also, please don't begin taking your things down earlier than 5 pm... even if you're tired and mostly sold out, it's not fair to the other folks who are trying to make a buck.

Songs and Stories of The Second World War at The Wellington Street Theatre

Bottle Tree Productions is proud to present

Songs and Stories of The Second World War;

‘Til The Boys Come Home’

by Charles Robertson

At The Wellington Street Theatre; 126 Wellington Street Kingston, Ontario.

During the week of Remembrance Day

Monday November 9^th-Sunday November 15^th

Monday-Saturday @ 8 p.m.

Sunday 2 p.m. matinee.

It is 1939 and the dark clouds of war hang over Canada.

The young men and women of a small town in Canada are getting ready for the incredible sacrifices that freedom demands.

From young love at the local Soda Shoppe to the sad goodbyes,

From the military barracks to the distant battlefields in Holland,

lives and loves will never be the same.

‘To you from failing hands we throw the torch;’

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army

Tickets $15/adults & $10/seniors & students

School matinees available for $7/ticket-Call 613-384-8433

Purchase tickets online at www.bottletreeinc.com or at the door.

For further info, email info@bottletreeinc.com or phone 613-642-0070

Warning-Simulated battle scene-loud noises

ATTACK IN BLACK, OCT 28, Kingston, ON

Thurs OCT 28, 2009 @ The Mansion **(506 PRINCESS.)
ALL AGES/licenced – 7:00-9:30pm show — $10 advance

Tickets available now at: Brian's Records, The JUngle, Chumleighs, Destinations, Sunrise(cat mall)

Facebook event page: *http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=127747823958


Welland, Ontario's ATTACK IN BLACK, will make their return to Kingston, Ontario, after a full US/Canadian tour, including a stop at the 2009 Wolfe Island Music Festival. They are supporting their critically acclaimed "Years by 1000 Fingertips."

With a population of just under 50 000 people, Welland, Ontario has not traditionally been known for being a hotbed of break-out musical scenes. Four gifted individuals who go by the name Attack In Black have broken out of the mold to change all that.

Attack in Black's passive-aggressive musical approach merges the soul of old school rock 'n' roll with the body of modern day punk rock. Although their sound may at first most closely resemble popular forms of melodic, aggressive or energetic punk rock, it is not fitting to just categorize the quartet as a "punk rock" band. Having grown up listening to and loving punk and hardcore, the foursome still believes in how magical fast music can be. The lack of inspiring, creative and ultimately influential punk bands, however, has driven each member to search for the feeling punk rock gives them through various artists and authors that many people would not relate to the genre at all. From Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young, to Refused and Ramones, to Henry Miller and Charles Bukowski, the members of Attack in Black have been influenced by many unlikely sources.

Kingston School of Art Salon Prize

The Kingston School of Art is proud to announce our Opening Reception on November 7th from 7:30-9:30 of our winners and selected finalists for our first ever juried art show.

We will be looking forward to displaying some of the best artists in town--including our $1000 winner. We will be running our best in show prize for the duration of the hanging (ends November 30th) to be awarded by the public--so everyone is welcome to come and vote! We hope to see you at our opening and look forward to meeting you.

Location: 647A Princess Street-Kingston

Zimbabwe Sculpture Exhibition & 'Masaisai' Concert - Wellington St. Theatre, Kingston Sat. Sept. 26th 7pm

Sept. 26, 2009: As a way to say 'Thank You' for coming to Canada, we are again hosting a Zimbabwean Music and Dance evening, featuring popular Toronto-based, Zimbabwean-born band, Masaisai. It will be held at the Wellington Street Theatre starting at 7:00pm. Among other VIP guests, Ambassador Florence Z. Chideya will be in attendance. Click here for more information. We hope to see you at what is sure to be a night to remember.

Author’s Roundtable: Book Promotion

Come and meet with other local authors and share ideas and questions about how to promote your books.

Full description: Writing is only one part of the author's life. Come and meet with other local authors and share ideas and questions about how to reach your audience and promote your books. All authors or publishers welcome. There is no cost to participate. Please register ahead of time.

Thursday October 8, 2009

10:30 am

KEDCO Entrepreneurship Centre
945 Princess Street at Innovation Park
entrepreneurship@kingstoncanada.com or 613-544-2725 ext. 7222

Art Shift (part two 2010): Call for Mentors

Union Gallery

Stauffer Library, Queen’s University
Kingston, ON K7L 5C4
ugallery@queensu.ca
(613) 533-3171

Call for Artist Mentors
Art Shift (part two 2010):

an Intergenerational project for creative exchange
and professional development for artists

In an effort to expand our registry of artist mentors for the Art Shift project, the Union Gallery is inviting applications from mid-career and established artists. This registry will be used to select mentors in the second edition of ArtShift, beginning in January of 2010. Artshift is a 3-4 month mentor­ship program which pairs local emerging artists with region­al mid-career and established artists, in an opportunity for creative exchange. The project specifically targets emerging artists who have a contemporary practice in visual media and who have completed post secondary education or training for 4-6 months and up to 4 years or are reentering the field after an extended period of time and who find that the loss of peer and professional support makes the shift into a professional arts practice difficult. Artshift is designed to assist them with building their art practice through the development of practical and critical skills.

Successful emerging artists applicants (mentored artists) are asked to follow a mentorship plan that is prepared at the beginning of the program. This identifies areas for discus­sion and specific goals, with the understanding that these will evolve throughout the course of the program. Men­tors may be asked to provide assistance with writing artist statements, approaching and researching funding agencies/sources, approaching galleries, preparing grant applications, documenting artwork, networking strategies, and income tax preparation. In art production/practice, this will include critical discussions of their work, presentation techniques, use of materials, and/or other technical skills related to fab­rication. Each mentor will be paired with up to three emerg­ing artists, and are expected to meet with them at least once a month, for a cumulative total of 30 hours throughout the program. Mentors will also be expected to attend two meetings for all participants, as well as speak at a round-table panel discussion, which will take place at the end of the program. Mentors must submit a final report, take part in brief exit interviews, and will receive an artist fee.

Please Note: not all mentors selected into the registry will be part of the Art Shift project as it will be determined by number of mentorees and available resources.

Application Guidelines:

Eligibility

Artists who have an active practice and are working in a way that challenges traditional notions of art, have demonstrated a high level of achievement and range of experience in their art practice, and maintain a local and extraregional/national profile.

Mid-career artists includes artists who are past the early stages of their professional careers who have produced a reasonable body of work, may have had a fair degree of public exposure, and at least 8 years of professional practice.

Established artists includes artists with an extensive body of work and with a history of national and international exhibitions and/or those who have achieved a wide degree of recognition. Applicants should have at least 15 years of professional practice.

Application requirements:
* A brief description (max 500 words) of why you would like to participate in Artshift as a mentor and what you feel you would bring to the program
* 10-20 images of recent work
* Artist statement (max 500 words)
* Current résumé
* Press coverage/publications
* All contact Information

Deadline: November 3, 2009

Applications should be sent to:

Union Gallery
Attn. Jocelyn Purdie
1st Floor Stauffer Library
Kingston ON
K7L 5C4

For more information, please contact:
Jocelyn Purdie, Director, at:
T: 613-533-3171 E: jp14@queensu.ca

"Baroquetoberfest" Concert and Feast, Oct 18th

Upcoming concert/evening of Baroque music, October 18th, 6:30 pm, at 260 Brock Street (St Mary's Cathedral Parish Hall). Tickets $20.

Trillio (the early music ensemble at the Upper Canada Academy of Performing Arts) is presenting an Oktoberfest celebration with a different twist--a sophisticated, Baroque taste of Oktoberfest. German baroque music combined with German beer and other taste treats will give this traditional European festival a unique Kingston flair. Join us as we explore composers from Pepusch and Telemann to Bach and Handel, and delve into the unique brewery tradition in Germany. Music performed on period instruments by Heather Schreiner on recorder and baroque oboe, Jason Hawke on recorder, viola da gamba and baroque bassoon, and Aurora Dokken on harpsichord, will be joined by Barbara Szarek and Marie Anderson singing some baroque drinking songs.

The evening will round out with tastes of various German beer, sausage, sauerkraut. bread, and dessert.

Sunday, October 18th, at 6:30 pm. Upper Canada Academy of Performing Arts, 260 Brock Street, Kingston (St. Mary's Cathedral Parish Hall). Tickets $20. To reserve, call 613-634-9312.

Media Advisory - Short Film Shooting in Kingston

What: The winning team of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival’s “10 Years, 10 Minutes” Award will be shooting their short film, Ruby Can’t Fail in Kingston. Writer/Director Colette Lacoursiere won $5,000 and mentoring with filmmaker Audrey Cummings for the production of the short film.

Who: Writer/Director Colette Lacoursiere and her production team including Lenny Epstein (producer), Michael Catlin (producer), and Josh Lyon (editor) along with cast and crew, and mentor Audrey Cummings.

When: pproximately 8:00 am to 9:00 pm daily, Thursday September 24 to Sunday September 27, 2009.

Where: Various locations throughout Kingston including Downtown Kingston, the waterfront, LA Diner, CKWS TV and private residences.

About the "10 Years, 10 Minutes" Award: The “10 Years, 10 Minutes” Award, a special initiative in celebration of the Festival’s upcoming 10th anniversary, was developed to support and foster the local filmmaking community by providing $5,000 cash and mentoring to produce a short film in Kingston.

About Ruby Can't Fail: After 10 years in Hollywood struggling to make it as an actress and realizing that most of her roles have consisted of playing dead bodies on crime shows, Ruby Keebler admits she has pretty much failed. She is deep into her 30s, with no job, no husband, no kids, and no prospects. Now what? Ready for change but with few options, she returns home to the small lakeside town where she grew up.


Members of the press are welcome on set for interviews, photography and filming. To coordinate times and locations please contact:
Peter Cassidy, Project Coordinator
(613) 546-1779; pete@kingcanfilmfest.com

Live Wire Concert September 26th

Live Wire Music Series presents:
Dala /The Echo Hunters
Sat. Sept.26 8 pm
Octave Theatre, 711 Dalton Ave.
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at door. Available at Brian's Record Option (613 542-2452), Tara's, Renaissance Music

The Live Wire Music Series kicks off their new season on Sat. Sept.26 at the Octave Theatre with a double-bill featuring two great Canadian groups - Toronto's Dala and Montreal's The Echo Hunters.

Dala, who some may know from their frequent appearances with Stuart MacLean on the Vinyl Cafe, was a huge hit at this summer's Newport Folk Festival, and have had a very busy summer of music festivals in Canada as well. Their beautiful harmonies are Dala's most distinctive feature, and their songwriting and very engaging live performances have made them one of the busiest young duos in Canada. Check out their website to see and hear more. www.dalagirls.com

The Echo Hunters are the favourite sons of the Montreal roots music scene and will come to Kingston fresh from their summer tour of England and Scotland. Their music is an original and eclectic mix that is often compared to Neil Young and Crosby Stills and Nash. www.echohunters.com Below are some press quotes from their U.K. tour.


Echo Hunters U.K. quotes:
The Independent : A brilliant Canadian indie-folk group who mix gothic, Americana (OK Canadiana) with a Seventies Laurel Canyon vibe.
The Scotsman :…very easy on the ear, with echoes of Crosby Stills and Nash and 1970s California in the general ambience. ….. the melodies really sing.
Hifi News : The time may be right for this Montreal septet who deliver the kind of songs CSN seem to have long since forgotten how to write. There's more Stills & Young than Crosby or Nash in this lot, but it hardly matters, because their freshness & verve compensate amply for any lack of harmonic sweetening.

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And coming soon!
Friday Oct. 30 at The Octave - A very special Live Wire showcase featuring some of Canada's most exciting up and coming musicians.
Sat. Nov.21 - at The Portuguese Cultural Centre (Division St.). A Live Wire dance featuring the hugely entertaining Celtic/Punjabi band Delhi 2 Dublin

Debra Krakow exhibit opens in The Waiting Room Gallery at Hotel Dieu Hospital

Striking portraits that capture vivid personalities are showcased in the new exhibit in The Waiting Room Gallery at Hotel Dieu Hospital, a unique art space featuring juried shows of local and regional artists whose work has the ability to calm and inspire.Krakow is an accomplished visual artist whose work is held in public and private collections throughout North America. Her portraits, landscapes and cityscapes in acrylic, watercolour and other media have been featured in many solo and group exhibits in Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes and New York State.The fourteen paintings in the new exhibit capture people in familiar settings. The artworks are charged by energetic brushwork, bold colour and creative composition.“I’m gradually venturing away from realism and landscape, and into semi-abstraction and portraiture,” says Krakow. “I’m fascinated by the energy and pull that faces bring to my work, and am finding that a looser, freer style allows more room for creativity and expression.”

To see more of Krakow’s work, visit www.debrakrakow.com .

Located on the 7^th floor at Hotel Dieu, the Waiting Room Gallery opened in December 2006 as a special place for reflection, curiosity and contemplation. For information about gallery or how to exhibit there, please call 613-544-3400 ext. 3380.

Don Maynard at CAFKA

Don Maynard is excited to announce the opening of a new public installation of his work “Maintaining Gravity” as part of Veracity, CAFKA’s (Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area Art Biennale) 2009 edition. This sixteen day biennale of contemporary visual art in public spaces, includes work by a range of national and international artists including David Hoffos, Mariele Neudecker, Pipilotti Rist, and Fujiwara Takahiro.

“Maintaining Gravity”, a floating illuminated house, is on display in the reflecting pool outside Kitchener City Hall, and will be up until October 4, 2009. For more information, please visit the CAFKA wesbite: http://www.cafka.info/.

Union Gallery opportunites for emerging artists in Kingston

And Again…..Call for Interest from Emerging Artists
Extended for another year-
Call for Interest from emerging artists to participate in a mentorship program.

Thanks to the CKAF, the Union Gallery will be starting a new session of Art Shift: an Intergenerational project for creative exchange and professional development for artists. This is a project that pairs local emerging artists, who are interested in developing their artistic practice, with established artists from Kingston and region. Art Shift is designed to assist emerging artists develop practical and critical skills, furthering strengthening the artistic culture of the city. An exhibition opportunity and peer critiques are part of the program and will follow the mentorship component. Ideal candidates for this project will be in transition between post-secondary education and professional practice. The goal of the project is to foster excellence in all aspects of professional art practice by providing a framework in which young artists work with established artists, in a mentoring relationship, to develop both practical and critical aspects of their art practice. Note: Art Shift part two will begin in late fall/early winter 2009.

Who is eligible?

-Artists who have a contemporary practice in visual media and who have completed post secondary education or training for 4-6 months and up to 4 years or are reentering the field after an extended period of time.
-Artists living and working in the Kingston region

Emerging artists are asked to submit:

-A letter of interest outlining what you would like to achieve in this project if chosen to participate, the media you work in and a general idea of what you would be looking for in a mentor. Also indicate how long it has been since you completed post-secondary education or if self-taught, how long you have been doing your work.
-CV and artist statement, 10-15 digital images or audio or video works, clearly labeled with an accompanying image list or details of work (title, date, media, size/running time, etc).

Please contact Jocelyn Purdie at jp14@queensu.ca or 613 533-3171 for more information about the project and/or email your submission to Jocelyn Purdie jp14@queensu.ca by October 31st, 2009.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - OMDC FILM FUND

*INFORMATION SESSION: October 5, 2009 (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)*

*APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 2, 2009 (BY 5:00 PM)*

OMDC has launched a call for applications for the OMDC Film Fund. This fund is intended to increase the level of indigenous feature film production in Ontario. This program provides support to Ontario producers for feature film projects in the final stages of development and production financing.The OMDC Film Fund supports a range of projects with both cultural and industrial benefits. OMDC measures the results of the OMDC Film Fund primarily based on return on investment and jobs created in the Ontario film industry.Eligibility criteria and program details are outlined in the program guidelines on the OMDC website (http://www.omdc.on.ca/ ) – under Programs / Content and Marketing Funds / OMDC Film Fund or by clicking here: Guidelines and Application Forms

*INFORMATION SESSION: October 5, 2009 (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)**APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 2, 2009 (BY 5:00 PM)*OMDC has launched a call for applications for the OMDC Film Fund. This fund is intended to increase the level of indigenous feature film production in Ontario. This program provides support to Ontario producers for feature film projects in the final stages of development and production financing.The OMDC Film Fund supports a range of projects with both cultural and industrial benefits. OMDC measures the results of the OMDC Film Fund primarily based on return on investment and jobs created in the Ontario film industry.Eligibility criteria and program details are outlined in the program guidelines on the OMDC website (http://www.omdc.on.ca/ ) – under Programs / Content and Marketing Funds / OMDC Film Fund or b y clicking here: Guidelines and Application Forms <http://www.omdc.on.ca/PageFactory.aspx?PageID=3209>

Information Session An information session has been scheduled to provide interested applicants with the opportunity to learn more about this program.

*Date*: Monday, October 5, 2009
*Time*: 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
*Location*: Conference Centre - 175 Bloor Street East,
North Tower,Third Floor, Toronto, ON

If you are interested in attending this session please sign up by clicking here <http://www.omdc.on.ca/Page5518.aspx>.

Registration will close at 5:00pm on Friday, October 2, 2009. Unregistered guests will only be accepted if space permits.For further information on this or any other OMDC programs, please contact the Coordinator, Industry Initiatives at:

175 Bloor Street East, South Tower, Suite 501Toronto, Ontario M4W 3R8
Direct Phone: 416-642-6695
Main Phone: 416-314-6858
Fax: 416-314-6876
Email: programs@omdc.on.cahttp://www.omdc.on.ca/
<http://www.omdc.on.ca/>

Theatre Kingston presents "Forms of Devotion"

Theatre Kingston presents the theatrical adaptation of the award-winning book of short stories by Kingston writer, Diane Schoemperlen.

Theatre Kingston is proud to present the intimate and passionate staged version of this celebrated work, Forms of Devotion. Schoemperlen's book, Forms of Devotion is a collection of short stories inspired by wood engravings and line drawings from the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Each story is a creative delight, perfectly formed and rich in mischievous wit, irony and multi-layered meaning.

Director Mark Cassidy, of Toronto's Threshold Theatre, with actors Liza Balkan (Dora Award winning actor, director, writer, teacher and dancer) and Stephen Sparks ( Dora nominated actor Tequila Vampire Matinee, Theatre Passe Muraille) have honoured the intent of theses stories and created a performance rich with music, words and images.

In this theatrical adaptation, characters pursue spiritual, sexual and artistic fulfilment while inter-relating in a syncopated dance of attraction and repulsion. Says director Mark Cassidy, "We see ourselves reflected in their need to know themselves, their longing to be fully engaged in life, through their various 'forms of devotion'."

The performance is enhanced by the artistry of composer, cellist and vocalist Anne Bourne, the sound design of Darren Copeland and the gossamer textures and colours of designer Tania Etienne. With lights by Dan Rider and choreography by Melinda Little, the play is a theatrical tapestry of bliss, intimacy and passion.

"a seamless wonder" ***** (out of five stars) (Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star.)

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FORMS OF DEVOTION
Adapted from the book of short stories by Diane Schoemperlen.
Baby Grand Studio Theatre
218 Princess Street

Dates: Sept. 23 - Oct. 10
Showtimes: Tues. - Sat. 8pm, Sat/Sun matinee 2pm
Tickets: Adults $25.10, Senior/Student $17.75*
*Ticket prices include all applicable service charges
Sept. 23 & 24 Previews/all Matinees are Pay-What-You-Can.
Grand Theatre box office: (613) 530-2050
or www.kingstongrand.com
Box Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 10:30-5:30

Please refer all media inquiries to Johanna Lawrie
(613) 544-2021
theatrekingston@hotmail.com

*About Theatre Kingston*
Theatre Kingston is a local not-for-profit company founded in 1990 that produces four productions every year at the Baby Grand, runs summer camps for kids, and is home to The Barefoot Players, a student young company, developed in association with the Queen's Department of Drama to create young people's theatre productions and outreach activities.

Christmas Concert Dec 11th

The Melos Choral Ensemble and Chalmers Choir

Presents a Baroque Spectacular for Christmas directed by Dr David Cameron

Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Midnight Mass for Christmas

J.S. Bach's Cantata 140(Wauchet Auf),with Baroque bows and wind instruments at eighteenth century pitch.

Soloists Gilda DiCola Mills , soprano; David Colwell ,baritone.

Also Popular Christmas Carols

Friday December 11th, 7.30p.m. Chalmers Church ( Corner Barrie and Clergy) Kingston.

Tickets $25,$22 (seniors),$15 (students)

Church Office 613 546 3263; Bob Gordon 613 544 9893

50th Annual Kingston Symphony Book Fair

50th Annual Kingston

Symphony Book Fair

Kingston's Favourite Used Book Sale & 1 of the TOP 5 Used Book Sales in CANADA!!

September 29 - October 3, 2009

NEW SCHEDULE!!

TUESDAY, Sept. 29nd, 5:30 - 9:00 PM, $5 Admission

Admission FREE Wednesday - Saturday

Wed - Fri 10 - 9

Sat 10 - 5 (All books 1/2 price Saturday!)

Sun CLOSED

Frontenac Mall

1300 Bath Rd. (Hwy. 33)

Kingston, Ontario

Lots of Free Parking!!

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New Art Classes: Exploring Drawing with David Gordon

Exploring Drawing

Thursday evenings, 6 to 9 pm

24 September to 29 October

Experienced teacher and artist Dave Gordon leads a 6-week course on drawing, using a variety of media and techniques. Creative exercises will stimulate participants’ investigation of new approaches, as will visits to our exhibitions. This class is geared to those with some previous experience of drawing.

Fee: Students and G.A. members $100 (GST included); non-G.A. members $125 (GST included). Materials not included; list supplied with registration.

To register by phone: call 613.533.2190 and pay with VISA or Mastercard.

To register in person: visit our Reception Desk in regular hours and pay with credit card, cash or debit.

Space is limited; registration is confirmed with payment. Classes and workshops are open to Queen’s students and

adults from the community, and include access to our exhibitions.

Acrylic Painting

Saturdays, 1:30 – 4:30 pm

3 and 17 October

Our exhibition Bright Colours, Big Canvas: Jack Bush offers a fantastic stimulus for this hands-on investigation of abstract painting. Working with artist Ben Darrah, you will explore colour, application, composition and the language of paint. Suitable for both experienced painters and for beginners, the workshop employs basic techniques to make sophisticated works.

Ben Darrah is a Kingston-based artist who has taught at Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College. Hehas recently shown in the group exhibitions Conflux, Union Gallery, 2009, and eee, Central Branch of the Kingston Frontenac Public Library, 2009.

Fee: Students and G.A. members $50 (GST included); non-G.A. members $60 (GST included). Some materials

Matthew Hills | administrative coordinator

Agnes Etherington Art Centre | Queen's University | Kingston ON | K7L 3N6

t 613.533.6000 x 77049 | fax 613.533.6765 | www.aeac.ca

Modern Fuel presents Solid Gold: Disco, Dancing, Drinks & Debauchery

Solid Gold: Disco, Dancing, Drinks & Debauchery
When: Saturday September 12, 2009 at 8pm
Where: Modern Fuel Gallery, 21 Queen St., Kingston ON
$8 in advance, $10 at the door
'precious metals' dress code in effect (sequins WILL be considered a precious metal)

Modern Fuel presents a disco-themed dance party featuring the cool groove stylings of DJ’s LK, Sealegs, and Helen @ 10pm. In keeping with the Solid Gold theme a precious metals dress code will be in effect. The night will also feature a Custom Art Record Raffle of uniquely altered LP’s and their corresponding record sleeves by some of our favourite artists including: Carlyn Bezic, Michael Davidge, Lisa Figge, Dave Gordon, Dorene Inglis, Sandra Jass, Don Maynard, Pat McDermott, Jocelyn Purdie, Chantal Rousseau, Melinda Richka, Paul Saulnier, and Irina Skvortsova. Raffle Tickets are $3 each and can be purchased in advance at Modern Fuel and we will be honouring raffle tickets drawn, even if the winner is not at the event to collect their record. All proceeds from the Solid Gold event will go towards supporting Modern Fuel Artist Run Centre.

Earlier in the evening Modern Fuel will feature an hour-long audio performance by Craig Leonard entitled Sun Ra to Sunn O))) – A Blasted History of Noise featuring over 100 significant noise albums from 1965 to the present.

For further information, contact:
Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre
21A Queen St, Kingston, ON, K7K 1A1
(613) 548-4883
modernfuel@bellnet.ca
www.modernfuel.org

MF's Vapours presents Craig Leonard's "Sun Ra to Sunn O))) – A Blasted History of Noise"

Craig Leonard performs "Sun Ra to Sunn O))) – A Blasted History of Noise"
When: Saturday September 12, 2009 at 8pm
Where: Modern Fuel Gallery, 21 Queen St., Kingston ON

Craig Leonard’s "Sun Ra to Sunn O))) – A Blasted History of Noise" is an hour-long audio performance presenting over 100 significant noise albums from 1965 to the present. Leonard will masterfully create a flow of 30-second samples from alternating records continuously intersecting across two turntables, working his way chronologically through albums such as Sun Ra's "The Magic City" (1965) to Dave Phillips "They Live" (2009). This idiosyncratic compilation and presentation of noise benchmarks is culled from the artist’s own collection, set at an upper limit of 100 that is daunting but by no means exhaustive. The general criterion is that the records explore sound experimentation, and specifically noise: dissonance, volume, distortion, unpredictability and chaos.

Sun Ra to Sunn O))) was first presented in May at the experimental music festival in Halifax called Obey Convention, and it was featured in June as part of an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia called "Sometimes Always,” which explored the fleeting nature of audio technologies.

Craig Leonard’s performance is the third this year in the Vapours series of experimental music concerts at Modern Fuel. Leonard’s performance will be followed by SOLID GOLD, a disco-themed dance party featuring DJ’s LK, Sealegs, and Helen at 10pm. Tickets for the night are $8 in advance, and $10 at the door.

Bio: Craig Leonard's art practice is based in research and the recovery of lost histories, often involving meticulous musical archival: His project Gift for the Screamers (2007) involved finding the original members of LA punk band The Screamers to give them handmade vinyl records (the legendary band never released an official album); his installation Amusicology at Mercer Union (2009) meticulously documented connections and crossovers between various bands and their members. Leonard currently teaches Intermedia and Video at NSCAD University, Halifax, Canada.

Image: Craig Leonard, Bad Seeds (detail), 2009.

For further information, contact:
Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre
21A Queen St, Kingston, ON, K7K 1A1
(613) 548-4883
modernfuel@bellnet.ca
www.modernfuel.org

Chronotopic Village opens 19 September at Modern Fuel

19 September – 17 October, 2009
Reception: Saturday 19 September 2009 @7pm



CHRONOTOPIC VILLAGE
Kevin Lee Burton, Thirza Cuthand, Cheryl L'Hirondelle, Nadia Myre, and Darlene Naponse. Curated by Wanda Nanibush.

Chronotopic Village gathers together the work of Nadia Myre, Kevin Lee Burton, Cheryl L'Hirondelle, Darlene Naponse and Thirza Cuthand, who each in turn invite the audience to engage multiple and diverse chronotopes (times-spaces.) Each artist presents meditations on new and ever-changing cultural imaginaries that co-exist within the modern nation state in both its cities and rural spaces. In this exhibition curated by Wanda Nanibush, the specific locations of each artist are multiple, and how that impacts their artistic engagement with time-spaces is the Chronotopic Village. Song, land, language and time-based media collide and combine to produce the Chronotopic Village.

Kevin Lee Burton is a director, film festival programmer, offline editor and freelance camera operator who is Swampy Cree from God’s Lake Narrows, Manitoba. In his directorial works he has designed a niche by specifically working in his ancestral tongue, Cree.

Thirza Cuthand was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, in 1978, and grew up a Cree Scots Irish bipolar butch lesbian two spirited boy/girl thingamabob in Saskatoon. She has produced experimental videos and films on low to no budget, exploring issues of identity, race, sexuality, relationships, ageism, and mental health.

Cheryl L'Hirondelle (aka Waynohtêw, Cheryl Koprek) is an Alberta born but currently a Vancouver based, halfbreed (Metis/Cree-non status/treaty, French, German, Polish) multi/interdisciplinary artist and musician. Since the early 80's she has created, performed, collaborated and presented work in a variety of artistic disciplines.

Nadia Myre, an Algonquin and member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, graduated with an associate degree from the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 1997, and with an MFA from Concordia University in 2002. Myre’s multi-disciplinary work poetically addresses notions of language, loss, desire, and reclamation.

Darlene Naponse is an Ojibway woman from Atikameksheng - Whitefish Lake First Nation in Northern Ontario, Canada. She is a writer, director, producer and poet. She is an independent filmmaker creating "Rez-Style" films.

Wanda Nanibush (Anishinabe-kwe from Beausoleil First Nation) is an independent curator, writer and emerging artist who recently moved to Peterborough to manage Reframe, its international film festival.

Image: Nadia Myre, Portrait as a Line, 2008.

In the State of Flux Gallery:
DREAM TEMPLES
Anna Elmberg-Wright

Dream Temples is a sculptural project by Anna Elmberg Wright that incorporates the remains of nature and human civilization into cement structures. Dream Temples represents a cultural site where dreams are simultaneously excavated, reformulated, incarcerated, and incubated against the backdrop of the misapprehended, unrealized human garment. Anna Elmberg Wright’s art practice includes painting, sculpture and installation. Anna is currently engaged with Art Shift, an artist mentoring program through Union Gallery. In addition, she is pursuing post-grad studies in Homeopathy.

For further information, contact:
Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre
21 Queen St, Kingston, ON, K7K 1A1
(613) 548-4883
modernfuel@bellnet.ca
www.modernfuel.org

Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition Readings

The Queen’s University Drama Department is proud to announce upcoming public readings for the two plays that have won the 2009 Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition. The readings will both take place at the Vogt Studio, in Carruthers Hall, Queen’s Campus, on October 3. Philip Akin, Artistic Director of Obsidian Theatre, will be in attendance to give out the awards. Admission is free, and there will be a discussion of each play after its reading.

The First-Prize-winning play, which will be read at 7:00 PM, is David Egan’s Tom’s a-Cold, inspired by the author’s interest in the Arctic. The reading will be directed by Charles Roy and will feature actors Shane Carty and Matthew Gibson.

Author David Egan was born and raised in Vancouver. His first play, The Fly-Bottle, was produced by Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA, in 2003. As a member of the 2005 Playwrights Unit at the Tarragon Theatre, he wrote Love Songs >From Unlikely Places, which won the Toronto Fringe Festival's New Play Contest the following year. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in philosophy at Oxford University and working on a translation of Chekhov's Cherry Orchard.

The Second-Prize-winning play will be read earlier in the day, at 3:00 PM: it is Gas Girls by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, directed by Philip Adams and featuring actors Nawa Nicole Smith, Jamie Robinson, Peter Bailey and Gienye Wobosa.

Donna-Michelle St. Bernard is a writer, director, performer and consummate collective creator, whose recent works have been produced at Summerworks, the Obsidian Theatre Company/CrossCurrents Festival, and Nightwood Theatre’s Write From the Hip Program. Donna-Michelle is the General Manager of Native Earth Performing Arts and playwright in residence at the Obsidian Theatre Company in Toronto.

The Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition is a biennial competition administered by the Queen’s University Department of Drama and funded by the estate of pioneer Canadian playwright Herman Voaden. It is a “blind” competition, in that the judges never know the identities of the play’s authors. During the week before the readings, the winning plays receive script workshops, produced by the Thousand Islands Playhouse.

This year, in addition to the first and second prizes, Honourable Mentions were given to playwrights Ins Choi, Dave Deveau, Florence Gibson, Norman Lup-Man Yeung, Matthew Wishart Mackenzie, Kathleen Cleland Moyer and Erin Shields. Our final round judge this year was distinguished playwright and director Sharon Pollock.

Both of the prize-winning plays from the 2007 competition, Scratched by Charlotte Corbeil Coleman and Where the Blood Mixes by Kevin Loring, have gone on to acclaimed professional productions. Both plays were produced last year at Toronto’s Theatre Passe-Muraille, and Where the Blood Mixes has gone on to subsequent productions at the Vancouver Playhouse and The Savage Society, and (upcoming next spring) at Winnipeg’s Prairie Theatre Exchange and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

http://www.queensu.ca/drama/voaden/Voaden.htm

Free Space In Schools For Community Groups

Starting this month, 150 Ontario schools will give not-for-profit groups free access to schools after hours.

Offering school space at no cost will help not-for-profit groups provide affordable or free activities, such as sport, art and recreation programs for youth. These programs help bring communities together and keep young people active and safe.

This is part of Community Use of Schools, a program that helps all Ontario school boards make school space more affordable for use after hours. Increasing access to schools for community activities and services supports the goals of Breaking the Cycle: Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy, and was a recommendation of The Roots of Youth Violence report.

QUICK FACTS

• For the 2009-10 school year, the Ontario government will invest $38.5 million in community use of schools, including $5.1 million to help 150 schools offer school space for free. Funding for this program has almost doubled in the past three years.
• Breaking the Cycle: Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy aims to reduce the number of children living in poverty by 25 per cent over five years by boosting benefits for low-income families and enhancing publicly funded education.
• The 150 schools are located in areas where the need for low-cost access is greatest.

LEARN MORE

• Find out if a school near you is offering free space.
• Learn more about Community Use of Schools.
• ontario.ca/education-news

Cultural Development in Kingston - Public Meeting Sept 24

The City of Kingston is creating a Community Cultural Policy Plan that will shape the cultural development of the Kingston community over the next ten years.

Kingston is an emerging leader in generating cultural opportunities and industries, and the success of this major initiative depends on the involvement of the community, businesses, and citizens.
The workshop will help determine the needs, priorities, and values of the community.

Public Workshop
Thursday Sept. 24 at 7 - 9 p.m.
Memorial Hall, City Hall -
216 Ontario St, Kingston, ON K7L 2Z3

To learn more about the project, please visit www.kingstonculture.ca or contact
Elizabeth Cashman at 613-546-4291, ext. 1355 or ecashman@cityofkingston.ca

Theatre Kingston Season Launch, Thursday September 10

Join us at our Season Launch On Thursday September 10, Theatre Kingston is kicking off another season and we want you to celebrate with us! There will be information on the fabulous line up of audiences can look forward to in the upcoming season, including a reading by special guest Diane Schoemperlen, delicious snacks provided by our friends at Pan Chancho, Subscriber & Patron information and a cash bar. Thursday September 10, 2009 5:00pm to 8:00pm Wilson Room Kingston Frontenac Public Library 130 Johnson St, Kingston ON Tickets: $20 To purchase, contact us at (613) 544-2021 or theatrekingston@hotmail.com or bring a copy of this invitation to purchase at the door.

Free Thursday Evening Public Programs at the Agnes

Free Thursday Evening Public Programs at the Art Centre

Fall programs include ArtDocs and Artists on Art

Kicking off Thursday evening programs are two events related to the exhibition Bright Colours, Big Canvas: Jack Bush, a vibrant exhibition of paintings by one of Canada’s greatest abstract artists. ArtDocs, an ongoing series of free art film screenings hosted in the Atrium of the Art Centre, and Artist on Art, a local artists’ take on exhibitions on view, begin a slate of exciting programs for Kingstonians this season.

ArtDocs: Jack Bush (1979, 56 minutes)

Thursday 17 September, 7 pm

The late Canadian painter Jack Bush speaks candidly in his studio about his life, work and Canadian art over the previous 25 years. The documentary includes a walkthrough of his 1976 retrospective with American critic Clement Greenberg.

Artists on Art

Thursday 24 September, 7 pm

As part of our series of local artists’ reflections on works in our exhibitions, Milly Ristvedt gives an informal talk on the work of Jack Bush. Her painting White Note is included in the exhibition, with works by other Canadian artists who explored colour and paint on a grand scale as Bush did. A Tamworth-based artist and teacher, Ristvedt is included in major Canadian collections and has exhibited widely in Canada and abroad.

The exhibition Bright Colours, Big Canvas: Jack Bush continues until 25 October. The Art Centre is open until 9pm on Thursdays and admission is free.

For more information, please call Pat Sullivan or Matthew Hills at 613.533.2190.

Supported by the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Kingston and the Kingston Arts Council through the City of Kingston Arts Fund and the Iva Speers Fund for Art Education

Lake Ontario Park Master Plan to be presented for public review

Lake Ontario Park Master Plan to be presented for public review

Special public meeting on Plan set for Sept. 16 at LCVI

KINGSTON, ONT. / Sept. 14, 2009 – The City’s Arts, Recreation and Community Policies Committee will hold a special meeting on the Lake Ontario Park Master Plan to provide information and receive public input. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria at Loyalist College & Vocational Institute (LCVI), 153 Van Order Drive.

Additional consideration is being given to the Lake Ontario Park Master Plan as directed by Council at its July 14 meeting. Written submissions are encouraged and will be received by the Committee Clerk at the meeting. Comments will be considered at the Arts, Recreation and Community Policies Committee at its Sept. 24 meeting and a recommendation will be considered by Council in October.

Community groups are invited to attend. Accessible entrance is available from the south parking lot and side entrance.

Information regarding the Lake Ontario Park Master Plan is available for review on the City website at www.cityofkingston.ca/lop and hard copies of the Plan and schedules can be viewed at the Clerk’s Department, City Hall.