AC Events

Friday, September 26. 2008

Barney Bentall Concert!

Come see Baffin Expedition Musician Barney Bentall Live in Concert!

When: Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Time: 9pm

Where:

Hugh's Room

2261 Dundas St. West

Toronto
ON

Canada

Price: $20

Advance tickets may be purchased through the Hugh's Room box office at
416-531-6604, using Visa, Mastercard or American Express. Patrons may
also come to the box office at Hugh's Room and purchase tickets in
advance of a performance by using cash, debit or credit card. Door
tickets can be purchased at the door depending on the availability.

If you don’t live in the GTA and would still like to check Barney out, please visit his website for other upcoming concerts! You can visit Barney’s tour calender here: http://www.barneybentall.com/calendar.html

Hope to see you all there!

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Thursday, September 25. 2008

Baffin Expedition Log - by Shelagh Rogers

I have just boarded AC flight 1185 (check) for Ottawa, the beginning of
this adventure. It is a sunny, spring like day in Vancouver and I look
completely inappropriate for the balmy day this is. I am wearing
pants, a long sleeved tee shirt, a hoodie, thick socks and hiking
boots...some of my heaviest clothes. There is a weight restriction of
20kg for our luggage. And I have been obsessed with this as I packed on
the weekend. I weighed everything I am taking on a kitchen scale and I
save a whole kilogram and a half by wearing the heavy stuff, but man,
it's warm. As I sit here in Seat 13C, I notice a young woman
struggling with her luggage. She is also not dressed for the weather of
the day. Perhaps she, too, is heading to the Arctic.

To read more of Shelagh's log please click here.

Also follow along with Marion Botsford Fraser's blog on our Walrus Expedition by visiting the Walrus Magazine website: http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/category/arctic/

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Inuit Art Collecting Past and Present

Join Adventure Canada ambassador Heather Beercroft for an evening on
Inuit Art. The night will include a lecture that will be preceded by a
fine three-course dinner including Arctic Char and Venison - yum! Heather has a lengthy history of working direct with Inuit to help promote and market their unique art form within Canada and throughout the world.

Date: October 10, 2008
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Greystone's Inn, 63 Broadway, Orangeville, ON
Cost: $55.00 per person for dinner and lecture
Reserve: with Brenda at 519-942-

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The Walrus is Coming to Calgary!

The Walrus Foundation is hosting a very special event in Calgary on October
27th. Presented by RBC and hosted by former Calgary Herald columnist
Catherine Ford, it will feature musical performances by JUNO
Award-winner Colin James as well as a provocative onstage conversation
about the future of our freshwater between the University of Calgary's
Aritha Van Herk and Walrus writer Chris Wood. There will also be
readings by Walrus writers Jaspreet Singh and Chris Turner and an
appearance by Michael Green of One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre.

For more information, visit walrusmagazine.com/events.

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Robert Rutherford Exhibition

Visit Houston North Gallery to share in the celebration and exhibition of
works by Robert Rutherford, a Nova Scotia artist and who beautifully
depicts landscapes. Robert is a member of Drawnonward, a group of 7 artists who Adventure Canada regularly travels with.

Vist the Drawnonward website here.

Houston North Gallery
110 Montague Street
Box 1055
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
Canada B0J 2C0

The exhibition can also be viewed online at: http://www.houston-north-gallery.ns.ca/drawnonward.htm

John Houston will be traveling with Adventure Canada in the Arctic in 2009
on a special art-based sailing. Please stay tuned for details!

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Steve Driscoll: Conversations

Join friend of Adventure Canada Steve Driscoll for the launch of his book
Conversations. Conversations surveys the work of this 27-year-old
artist showcasing the changes and developments of his paintings from
2000 - 2008. Presented in full colour, the paintings are accompanied by
text drawn from 16 video interviews conducted by art historian Jessica
Gillies in early 2008. Interviewees include artists, arts writers,
gallerists, designers and friends of the artist. Edited by Laurel
MacMillan, the non-linear collection of quotes and anecdotes provide an
introductory look at Driscoll's work through the eyes of his peers.

Where: David Mirvish Books, Toronto
Time: 2-4 pm
Date: September 28, 2008 - October 6, 2008

Where: James Baird, Pouch Cove, Newfoundland
Time: 2-4 pm
Date: October 11 - October 30, 2008

Where: B&K Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark
Time: 6-9 pm
Date: October 24 - November 23, 2008

See video trailer at:
http://www.SteveDriscoll.com/conversations

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Vote Environment

On October 14th of this year, Canadians will go to the polls. And the
people we choose to lead (and to serve) us can have historic
consequences for our country and for the environment for generations to
come. Our friends at the David Suzuki Foundation have launched a new
website that focuses on the environmental issues in the upcoming
election and how each party is addressing them. When weighing your
candidates this October check out

www.voteenvironment2008.ca

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WPSHC - Calling all milongueros!

Join our Tango Dancers at the Charles W. Stockey Centre for a performance,

dance and silent auction all in support of raising funds to keep equipment and services current at the West Parry Sound Health
Centre. "The Gala is designed with cottage life in mind. It begins at
6 p.m. so folks can enjoy the day on the Bay, and ends before 10 so
everyone is home in a timely fashion," said Executive Director Lynne
Atkinson as the WPSHC Foundation prepares to host this exotic gala
event. "Best of all it's a Thursday evening -- that means no one is
juggling weekend guests... they are the guest to a terrific summer's
evening on the Bay."

Raised in the Argentinean tango tradition the visiting dancers will embody its gritty refinement.
Sparking with the suppressed passion of elaborate courting rituals, the
two play out mini dramas: Fabian the tentative lover, Roxana the
controlling temptress. But don't just watch them. Let the
Foundation's experts help you perfect your footwork... it takes two to
tango and many more to transform the Stockey to a Milonga. Funds raised
will support the Foundation's Electronic Health Records Campaign.
Celebrity cottager Doris McCarthy has donated an original woodblock
print to the silent auction and there will be much, much more. The
event starts at 6 p.m. and tickets are $75.

For more information contact: cknox@wpshc.com or 705-746-4540 ext 3348.