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Send comments to our webmaster - the Arts Council web site will be going through changes this winter. Get involved and send your comments to talk2mark@ssmarts.org.
The Latin American Movie Club is an event organized by the Algoma Latin Association to bring you award-winning international films. Coffee and treats will be provided. You are welcome to bring a snack to share as well. All presentations will start with an introduction of the film by one of the Algoma Latin Association members or a special guest. The films will be shown at the Sault Community Career Centre, 503 Queen St. E., at 7:00 p.m. The films will be shown the last Thursday of every month beginning on January 26, 2012 and running until May. Donations are appreciated. For more information, email latinassociation2009@gmail.com.
The AlgomaTrad Traditional Music, Dance, and Arts Family Camp 2012 will take place from August 11 to August 18, 2012. Reserve your place today!
Theatre Ontario is offering two workshops in February: Getting Started for Actors (available to Theatre Ontario members only) on February 1, 2012, and Self Start: The Basics of Producing (free for members; $30 for non-members) on February 15, 2012. Both workshops will take place at the Theatre Ontario office 215 Spadina Ave., Suite 210, Toronto, ON. For more information or to register, visit www.theatreontario.org
Simply Art Plein Air Tours provides you with full service travel tours to awe-inspiring and picturesque locations. Flights from Alberta, Canada, 5-star lodging, and meals are all a part of our travel tours. Plein Air Tours is dedicated to painting at recognized national and international sites, as well as off the beaten path. Upcoming tours include France in June, Peru in September and October, and Vietnam in June, 2013. To learn more, visit www.pleinairtours.com, or contact Shirley Rosin at 1-855-800-2136.
National Youth Arts Week will be taking place from May 1 to May 7, 2012, during which Canadian communities will join together to showcase simultaneous youth-led, community-based events and projects from St. John’s to Whitehorse to Vancouver and everywhere in between. To get involved in Sault Ste. Marie, contact Rihkee Strap at rihkee.strap@youthartsweek.ca. For more information, visit www.youthartsweek.ca.
The Sault Youth Association’s Fresh Art Project is offering several upcoming workshops. Jewellery Making with Emma Piirtoniemi will take place on February 4 and 11, 2012. Relief Carving with Frank Belleau will take place on February 10 and 17, 2012. Crochet a Hat with Michelle Loubert will take place on February 18, 2012. Anyone interested in participating in a workshop must register with the Sault Youth Association before the week of the workshop. For a full schedule, visit http://saultyouthassociation.com/?page_id=176. To register, contact Amie Harnish at amie@saultyouthassociation.com or call 705-946-1299.
Berkana Art Studio is moving! As of February 1, 2012, Berkana Art Studio will no longer be a retail outlet for local artwork or art supplies. Due to increased enrolment in classes, Taimi Poldmaa will be teaching art full time at Berkana’s new location, 875 Queen St. E. For more information, email berkana@shaw.ca or call 705-942-2610.
Looking for something different for your children’s birthday party? Something safe? Something fun? Something affordable?
Contact Alison Newbery & Her Guitar! Call and book today: 705-256-7089.
If you would like your event to appear in the local magazine Snap Soo, visit www.snapsoo.com, sign up for the website, and fill out the submission form. The deadline for submission is the 20th of each month.
Notice to Members: When posting information on the Community Board at the Main Branch of the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library, please note that materials/posters may not exceed 8.5x11 inches in size. Let’s share our Community Board with the community!
The Red Top Motor Inn has launched a new website: www.redtopmotorinn.com. At their site, you can make reservations for dinner, shows, and accommodations, and you can check out upcoming events. You can also visit the Red Top Motor Inn on Facebook.
Karin Doleske now has a PDF version of her catalogue, Algoma Paintings, online at https://sites.google.com/site/karindoleske/Home-2008/2010-catalogue-and-press
The Ontario Arts Council has recently completed its Ontario Arts Engagement Study and publicly released the results. “These findings reveal significant implications for arts organizations seeking to build audience development and engagement. The study looks at the full spectrum of arts activities from traditional audience-based activities (such as attending performing arts events or visiting an art gallery) to personal practice activities (such as playing a musical instrument, painting, or taking dance lessons) and includes arts participation via electronic, print and digital media (such as radio, television or the Internet).” To see a full summary of these results, you can visit the Arts Council at 369 Queen St. E., Suite 104-A. You can view the summary online at http://www.arts.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=7229%20 and the full study by Wolf Brown.
MUNICIPAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE HERITAGE AWARD
Nominations for the 2011 Municipal Heritage Committee Heritage Award are now being accepted by the Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Heritage Committee. This award recognizes individuals, groups or community organizations for outstanding contributions to the preservation, restoration and enhancement of the City’s heritage resources as defined in the City’s Cultural Policy
Awards may be given for the following contributions:
- A heritage property that has been maintained or that is an enhancement to a neighbourhood or the community;
- An addition to a historic property or new construction (infill) that is sensitive to the historic context of the property of a neighbourhood or the community;
- Restoration or adaptive reuse projects;
- Other contributions to the preservation, restoration and enhancement of heritage resources.
The heritage activity must directly relate to the community of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. An individual, group or community organization may make one nomination each year. The Cultural Policy and nomination forms are available from the Recreation and Culture Division or from the City’s website www.cityssm.on.ca
The Arts, Culture and Heritage Directory of 2011 - now available for downloading on this page.
A silent art auction to benefit the Algoma Highlands Conservancy will take place on December 28, 29 and 30th, 2011 at Stokely Creek Lodge, featuring pieces of work donated by Canadian and American artists. Bidding will take place in person or by telephone 705-649-5751 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on December 28 and 29 and 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on December 30th. Art will be on display from December 28 to 30 at Stokely Creek Lodge (main lodge). Winners will be announced at Stokely Creek Lodge on December 30 at 9:00 p.m. Thank you to all of the artists who generously donated their work!
The Underground Group lifts their tools again! We meet every Monday evening from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in room G1060 at Sault College. We hire a model and draw. This year’s side project is to see what we can do with stored studies. Visitors, new members, and people interested in modeling are welcome to call Anne at 705-253-3981 or Frances at 705-254-4055.
To list your productions and auditions online at http://eduventure.ca/, the Twin Saults’ theatre site, please email your information to info@eduventure.ca.
The Arts Council of Sault Ste. Marie & District is now selling 4Culture Passes! A 4Culture Pass grants you entry to four of Sault Ste. Marie’s most interesting attractions: the Art Gallery of Algoma, the Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site, the Sault Ste. Marie Museum, and the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre
The Ontario Trillium Foundation has moved! They are now located at 800 Bay St., 5th floor, Toronto, ON, M5S 3A9. For more information, visit www.trilliumfoundation.org
FREE: 130 ceramic moulds. Also available are 45+ porcelain doll moulds for $400, some never used. If interested, contact Eileen Procunier at 705-649-4744
Algoma 1812’s new office for the winter season is located at 99 Foster Dr., Level 2 (Community Services), Sault Ste. Marie, ON, in the Civic Centre. For more information, contact Louise McAuliffe at 705-759-5310 or call 705-949-1812 to leave a message. You can reach the office by email at l.mcauliffe@cityssm.on.ca
Office Space Available located at 128 March St second floor, 9’ x 12’ and 12’ x 12’. The offices are above Frida Café & Art, a new coffee shop coming in the spring. There are 3 offices still available which have been fully remodelled, are available for immediate occupancy and artists are welcome. For more information please call Claudia at 705-542-4518
As part of a continuing “Celebrate the St. Mary’s River” program, Lake Superior State University’s English Department and Bi-national Public Advisory Council Resource Office are inviting artists to contribute short, creative non-fiction works about the river for publication in a new blog “Writing the St. Marys”. Writers interested in submitting works may email them to stmarysriver@gmail.com. For more information visit http://www.lssu.edu/bpac/index.html
"Algoma Highlands Conservancy will hold a Silent Auction Open House and Gala
from December 28 to December 30. The Open House will occur from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. and will allow for early bidding on the auction items. The
auction and Gala will take place on December 30 at Stokely Creek Lodge with
appetizers beginning at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:00 p.m. The cost per
person is $32.50. For more information or make a reservation, call
1-866-786-5359 (toll-free) or 705-649-3421."
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