In this issue...
• ArtsCan Circle Awarded Grant!
• Aeroplan Airmiles Campaign
• Benefit Concerts
• Silverbirch, Marie-Lynn Hammond & More!
• Eve Goldberg
• Brown Ale
• Cabin Fever Concert
• BADAS/S
• Treasa Lavasseur & More!
• Kate & Hollis & More!
• Globe Studios Benefit
• Wendell & Wheat
• Sultans of String
• Noah Zacharin
• Many Thanks!
• Membership 2008
• More Trips!
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 ArtsCan Circle Awarded Grant!
ArtsCan Circle has been awarded a project grant of $8,000 by the Ontario Arts Council! This will help us send teams to two communities in Northern Ontario this spring.
Thank You O.A.C.!!
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 Aeroplan Airmiles Campaign
May 2008
We're excited to announce we've been granted an Aeroplan Airmiles Donation Account. During the month of May 2008 we'll be collecting donated Aeroplan Miles for ArtsCan Circle!!
We'll use the miles to purchase Air Canada Flights to help our teams get to Native communities in Northern Canada. This could cut our costs in half for transportation. Please consider donating some Aeroplan Miles and help get music & art to the kids who will benefit. Please help us spread the word about this campaign.
You can donate as few or as many air miles as you want from your account. Many small donations can add up to a lot of miles! Help us find people to have lots of miles to spare. To get a donation form anytime from now until the end of May 2008 contact Carol at (905) 836-9073 or Email: carol.teal@sympatico.ca or info@artscancircle.ca
Help us spread our wings!
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Benefit Concerts
We're thrilled with the response to our call for musicians to perform benefits & people to host and organize events. Many wonderful performers have volunteered and we're still searching for events & venues to use their talents! Here's a list of what's coming up so far. Please come out and support ArtsCan and these fine volunteers with your attendance.
Many thanks to all the volunteer performers, organizers & host venues!
All proceeds from these events will go to support ArtsCan Circle Programs
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 Silverbirch, Marie-Lynn Hammond & More!
Saturday, March 1, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.
The Fourth Annual Silverbirch Charity Concert
Uxbridge Music Hall
Uxbridge, ON $15.00
An evening of acoustic music featuring Silverbirch, Marie-Lynn Hammond, Lenore, The Dnes Sisters with MC: Jack Ballinger.
Door prizes and lucky draws of products and services generously donated by Uxbridge merchants.
Tickets and Information: contact Tom - (705) 228-8426
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.jpg) Eve Goldberg
Sunday, March 9, 2008 - 2:00 pm
Eve Goldberg House Concert
Carol & Dave's House
Newmarket, ON - $20 donation
Known for her watercolour voice and solid guitar style, Eve is compelling writer and interpreter whose music spans folk, blues, country, swing, bluegrass and gospel.
Join us for a intimate matinée sure to warm the cold March winds.
For information & reservations: call Carol (905) 836-9073
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 Brown Ale
Saturday, April 5, 2008 - 7:30 p.m.
Brown Ale House Concert
Friends Plus Friends House Concert
near Pefferlaw, ON - $20 donation
Brown Ale now hails from SE Ontario but with Les Smith from Newfoundland and Glenn McFarlane from New Brunswick, it's quite obvious where this pair gets their love of Celtic and East Coast folk music. They deliver a high-energy versatile show filled with songs from both sides of the Altantic , lively jigs and reels, tender ballads and recitations. www.brownalemusic.ca
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Cabin Fever Concert
The Cabin Fever Concert
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Industry Theatre $10
Sarnia, ON
Scott Manery brings together some of Sarnia's best bands for an ArtsCan Circle Benefit Extravaganza. Performers include:
Scott Manery & The Barnburners
Rick Steeves
The 88's
Jim Chevalier
Rumblefish
Humbuckers
The Antenaes
Bootleg Radio
Tickets available at the door or in advance from:
Stokes Restaurant, Cheeky Monkey &
Sam the Record Man in Sarnia
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 BADAS/S
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Songwriters-in-the-Round 8:00 p.m.
BADAS/S (Barrie And District Association of Singer/Songwriters)
Groundswell Coffee House $20 donation
96 Victoria St. West
Alliston, ON
BADAS/S formed six years ago from a group of dedicated and enthusiastic songwriters who wanted to help each other hone their craft. They've met monthly ever since! In true songwriter-in-the-round format they'll bring you the "Best of Badas/s". Sure to be a varied and entertaining night in a cozy intimate venue.
You'll hear songs from:
Don Bray, Paul Court, Alyssa Wright, Carol Teal & David Joyce,
David Zub, George Scott, Ron Belanger, Ken Allen, & Sean McGaughey
For Tickets/information call: Groundswell at (705) 434-0873 or
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 Treasa Lavasseur & More!
Saturday, April 26th
Treasa Lavasseur & many more TBA!!
The Moonshine Café
137 Kerr St.
Oakville, ON
"Treasa's powerful yet sensitive voice has great range - it can whisper, cry, soar with joy and blast you out of your seat - sometimes all in the same song...! "
-Ottawa Blues Society Newsletter
For more information contact:
The Moonshine Cafe at (905) 844-2655
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 Kate & Hollis & More!
Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:00 p.m.
Kate & Hollis - and more TBA!!
Rasputins Folk Café $20 donation
696 Bronson Ave.
"If you like great stories, warm voices with a natural harmony blend, traditional sound with fresh new songs…then you’re bound to like Kate and Hollis." -Pat Moore, Host Weekend Warm-Up, CKCU FM 93.1
www.kateandhollis.com
For Information/Reservations contact:
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Globe Studios Benefit
Saturday, May 10, 2008 Time 2:00 - 10:00 p.m.
ArtsCan Circle Benefit Concert: stay-tuned for line-up of performers
Globe Studios
141 Whitney Place, Kitchener, ON
Loretta Fullerton & friends are organizing another great event for ArtsCan Circle
This one will coincide with an open house at the Globe Studios
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 Wendell & Wheat
Sunday, May 11, 2008 2:00 p.m.
Katherine Wheatley & Wendell Ferguson House Concert
George Scott hosting - Tottenham, ON $20 donation
Katherine Wheatley & Wendell Ferguson are best of musical pals. Her heartfelt lyrics & stunning voice & his honest yet irreverent humor make their show moving & hilarious. One presenter said "A transcendent concert". Another said "She didn't leave a dry eye in the house. He didn't leave a dry seat".
For information/reservations contact George at
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 Sultans of String
Saturday, May 31, 2008 7:30 p.m.
Sultans of String House Concert & Dinner
Near Bathurst & Bloor, Toronto, ON
$50 Donation gets you dinner, wine and a show by this award-winning band!
An intimate up-close evening with the Sultans of String.
"Just awesome original gypsy-jazz flamenco!" -Mariposa Folk Foundation
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 Noah Zacharin
Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:00 p.m.
Noah Zacharin House Concert
Carol & Dave's, Newmarket, ON $20 donation
An intimate evening with "a wonderful songwriter and performer, and stunning guitarist" - Paul Mills
"like Bruce Cockburn, Ry Cooder, and Bonnie Raitt, Noah Zacharin possesses a virtuoso command of the guitar... world wise songwriting" - Minor 7th
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 Many Thanks!
Our thanks go to Power Group Ltd. & Lorne Sokoloff for a donation of 400 Keyboards. The first shipment will soon be in Sheshatshiu, Labrador!
Thanks to Paul Chaput, perfomer and Margaret Bentley, organizer for putting on a wonderful concert in Kingston in December. Thanks also to all those folks who braved the storm to attend or donated their tickets!
Thanks to our skilled luthier friends who have worked at repairing many of our slightly damaged donated instruments. Our sincere thanks go to Menard Music, Orangeville; Folkway Music, Guelph; David Zub, Ron Belanger, & Jerry Switzer.
Thanks to all our donors & volunteers who have given money, time and talents over the past year. As we launch into 2008 we have hopes of expanding our programs to more youth with your continued support. Heartfelt thanks to all our supporters!
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Membership 2008
If you'd like to be a member of the ArtsCan Circle organization and have a vote at our annual general meeting held during the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Conference in October send your cheque for $25.00 annual dues to:
ArtsCan Circle
P.O. Box 95557
Newmarket, ON L3Y 8J8
You do not need to be a member to continue to receive our newsletter or volunteer.
Thanks to all our supporters and volunteers.
If you'd like to help support the work of ArtsCan Circle you can send financial donations to our new address:
ArtsCan Circle
P.O. Box 95557
Newmarket, ON L3Y 8J8
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More Trips!
Stay tuned for trip reports....
Plans are underway for some winter & spring trips to Labrador, Nunvut and North Ontario
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