Thursday, January 5. 2012
4th Annual Rabbie Burns Polar Plunge!
 Join us on Sunday, January 22, 2012 for the 4th annual Rabbie Burns Polar Dip in balmy Port Credit. Held in honour of the famed Scottish poet's 252nd birthday, Adventure Canada's polar dip will see some of the GTA's finest authors, musicians and personalities take the plunge for a good cause.We ask that swimmers gather pledges for participation. All funds raised will go directly to the Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre. The Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre serves Inuit children and youth from birth to 13 years of age and their families to provide Inuit children and youth with a learning environment that will enhance their overall development; to foster positive parenting through support and education; and to promote the retention of the Inuit culture and language. AC will provide a loot bag to the person that collects the greatest amount in pledges.
RSVP - Required for swimmers and the party afterwards at the Harp. sheryl@adventurecanada.com or 905-271-4000
Where: Lake Front Promenade Park, 800 Lakefront Promenade in Mississauga.
Directions: From QEW drive south on Cawthra to Lakeshore Rd. Turn east and drive to Lakefront Promenade Park (look out for park sign). Turn right on Lakefront Promenade and follow to the end, and park in the A.E. Crookes Headland lot (next to the Mississauga Sailing Club and the Port Credit Yacht Club.
When: Sunday, Jan 22, 2012 1:00 pm
Following: Addressing the Haggis, Poetry and Music with Tom Barlow & friends at the Harp, 55 Lakeshore Rd. East, Mississauga.
Love all things Celtic? Join us on our inaugural Circumnavigation of Ireland, May 4-14, 2012. To reserve your space, please email Sheryl. |
Ottawa Info Session and Events!
Join Adventure Canada Vice-President, Cedar Swan, for an information session on award winning tours to Newfoundland and Labrador. Adventure Canada specializes in soft adventure and offers an array of experiences from the northern tip of Labrador, to the bustling metropolis of St. John's. Our presentation will emphasis two 2012 shipboard expeditions: the Newfoundland Circumnavigation and Greenland and Wild Labrador both aboard the comfortable 120 passenger - Adventurer. Are you a landlubber? Consider one of Adventure Canada's small group excursions throughout the province, hiking and camping in Labrador, photography adventures in Eastern and Western Newfoundland, fall colours, a study of arts and culture in St. John's or participate in the centenary seminar on the Titanic tragedy. Join us and learn more about what adventures await. RSVP necessary. Please indicate which adventure you are most interested in.
When: Jan 31
Time: 7 pm
Where: Valberg Imaging
RSVP: rsvp@adventurecanada.com
Join one of Canada's most celebrated Arctic photographers, Michelle Valberg, for a visual exploration of Canada's north. Share in Michelle's many journeys, learn the stories behind the weathered faces, magnificent creatures and light that shapes the land of the midnight sun. Tempt yourself to visit the far reaches of our nation. Michelle will discuss her northern adventures, her recent exhibit at the Museum of Nature and her human outreach endeavour, Project North.
When: Feb 4, 2012
Time: 3 pm
Where: Northern Lights Showcase, Ottawa Convention Centre
RSVP: rsvp@adventurecanada.com
Wednesday, October 19. 2011
Save the Date! AC Mini-Expedition and Reunion - November 13
 In Adventure Canada's first annual Mini-Expedition and Reunion, we will be taking to the waters of the Toronto Harbour. Join us on Sunday afternoon, November 13, 2011 aboard the fabulous Captain Matthew Flinders (Swan). This Mini-Expedition is open to everyone, please feel free to bring your friends! Boarding time is 2pm, sailing at 2:30, retuning to the dock at Queen's Quay for 6:30pm - disembark for 7pm. Tickets are just $20 for Cabin Category 10 (there are no other categories... nor are there cabins) making this the most affordable Adventure Canada Expedition of all time! The 5-hour expedition will include:
For more info on the ship, please click here. Space is limited to 200 guests, is on a first-come basis, and this is going to be a serious amount of fun! Please confirm your attendance by calling our office at 1-800-363-7566, 905-271-4000 or email us at rsvp@adventurecanada.com |
Doug Gibson's Book Hits Stores and his Show Goes on the Road!
The book, STORIES ABOUT STORYTELLERS: Publishing Alice Munro, Robertson Davies, Alistair MacLeod, Pierre Trudeau, and Others, is now available everywhere, published by ECW Press (ISBN : 978-1-77041-068-8 ), and aided by fine reviews in the National Post ("He has a fine authorial voice, conversational in tone, like the best storytellers") and the Winnipeg Free Press ("Delightful.")
Meanwhile his travelling one-man show, with precisely the same title, is hitting the road in October with the following dates:
Vancouver Writers' Festival, October 18 Victoria, October 19 Toronto Harbourfront I.F.O.A., October 22 Ottawa Writers' Festival, October Sunday 23.
Precise details of these performances are give at his website, www.douglasgibsonbooks.com. along with details of his November visits.
More to come!
All members of the Adventure Canada clan are very welcome at all of these events, when the author's hand-shaking and book-signing hand will be in fine shape. |
Inuit Art Auction is a First!
Walker's Fine Art & Estate Auctioneers mounts its first Inuit art auction in Ottawa on November 13th. The auction includes 300 Inuit works from important estates and collections including the estate of John and Mary Robertson, pioneer dealers of Inuit art, and the collection of Norman Hallendy, ethnogeographer and author of two fascinating books on inuksuit. Mr. Hallendy will present an illustrated talk at each of the previews. The auction also presents 100 First Nations, Oceanic and African art works.
The Inuit art includes important sculptures from the 1950s, 1960s and beyond, a fine group of prints and drawings, and a stunning collection of early ivories. All works were researched and catalogued by Ingo Hessel, author of Inuit Art: An Introduction and co-curator of Inuit Modern: Art from the Samuel and Esther Collection at the AGO.
Toronto preview: November 5-6
Ottawa preview: November 12-13
Live auction: Ottawa, Sunday, November 13 at noon (Absentee, telephone and Internet bidding available)
Hallendy lectures: Toronto, November 5 and Ottawa, November 12
Catalogue: On-line, or printed copy on request
More information: www.walkersauctions.com 1-866-224-5814 (Walker's); 613-818-2100 (Ingo Hessel) |
Monday, March 28. 2011
Reminder: The Pig Roast is April 3! Don't Miss Your Chance to RSVP
Low and behold we are holding a Pig Roast and Kitchen Party to celebrate the return of Spring and yet another successful trip around the Sun by our Rear Admiral - Matthew Swan.
When: Sunday April 3, 2011
Time: Begins at 1:00 pm
Special presentations
at 3:00pm & 4:00pm
Where: Hedgerow Farm, 45 minutes north east of Toronto
What's Special:
- Roast Pig on a spit, looks a lot like Matthew
- Vegetarian Pig, that also looks a lot like Matthew
- Lots of other great food offerings on the Potluck Tab
- Music, all afternoon from the AC musical family
- Property Tours (See below)
- 32 two storey sauna, largest in the neighbourhood
- Snooker Room
- An afternoon of music headed up by Tyler Yarema's Red Hot Players, Tom Kovacs, Washboard Hank, Dave Marshak and Rebecca Burgum the Karaoke master
- You :-)
RSVP Now!
RSVP is essential, please call us at (905) 271-4000, toll-free at 1-800-363-7566 or email us at rsvp@adventurecanada.com. Please include in your RSVP if you intend to join one of our travel sessions.
We will supply a map with your confirmation.
Contributions for salads, dessert and wine pot-luck table welcome, but not required.
Admission is, of course, free.
Upcoming Arctic Nuts & Bolts Sessions!
Have you been thinking about enjoying the splendours of the Arctic? Join us for an information session on the nuts and bolts of Arctic travel. How to get there? What to expect? What to wear? Join us at one of our upcoming events to meet our team, learn about outstanding travel opportunities in Canada and have some fun!
April 18 @ Canmore Public Library, Canmore (with AC staffer Jerry Kobalenko)- 5:30 pm
April 20 @ University of Calgary, Calgary (with AC staffer Jerry Kobalenko)- 7:00 pm
May 4 @ Atwater Library, Montreal - 6:30 pm
May 5 @ Valberg Imaging, Ottawa - 7:00 pm
May 10 @ Fort Garry Hotel, Edmonton - 7:00 pm
May 12 @ Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver - 7:00 pm
May 14 @ Victoria Central Library, Victoria - 2:00pm
May 24 @ Prince George Hotel, Halifax - 7:00 pm
June 13 @ The Horticultural Society, New York - 7:00 pm
RSVP for each event is necessary. Please send an email to rsvp@adventurecanada.com (Please put the location in the subject line) or phone 1-800-363-7566.
Congratulations Michelle Valberg!
In January, Michelle was awarded the "Order of the Good Bear" by the Children's Hopsital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Foundation for her work and dedication to CHEO over the years. Congrats Michelle!
For those visiting Ottawa over the coming months, don't forget to visit Michelle's Arctic Kaleidoscope at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Check out her promo video below:
| Arctic Kaleidoscope - The People, Wildlife & Ever-Changing Landscape |
For more information on the exhibition please click here.
Michelle will be joining us on our sold-out 2011 Into the Northwest Passage Expedition.
Marshall Dane Tour Dates!
AC Musician Marshall Dane touring Ontario over the coming months! Check out his schedule below:
March 16: opening for Doc Walker, Ottawa
March 26: Junofest, with Dean Brody El Macombo, Toronto,
March 25 - April 10:
Joining the Rowdy Boys Tour with Gord Bamford and Aaron Pritchett
Aprill 22, 23: The Corral, Oshawa
May 13: Habitat For Humanity, North Bay
Please visit www.marshalldane.com/tour for more details
Thursday, June 17. 2010
Evening of Art from Algonquin Park
with DrawnonwardPlease join us at the historic
Steamwhistle Roundhouse to help raise some money to send kids to
summer camps across Canada. Drawnonward (and some friends) will be
showing work from Algonquin Park and the North. A portion of the
proceeds will go to the Taylor Statten Camping Bursary Fund. It
should be a fun night of art, camp stories and a few drinks. ONE
NIGHT ONLY.
When:
Thursday, 27 May 2010 at 18:30
Where:Steamwhistle
Roundhouse. 255 Bremner Blvd (near the CN tower)
Price: $10 entrance + cash bar
the First Annual BC Solar Days May 28th and 29th!
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solar energy and opportunities you have to bring solar to your home or
business.
In Invermere BC, Greenman Sustainable Solutions is
conducting two events over two days and we would enjoy the opportunity
to explain the benefits of going solar with you. On Friday May 28th you
can learn about the solar technologies and other green features of the
Community Greenhouse at David Thompson Secondary School from 10 am to
2pm. Students and staff at DTSS will be involved in tours and
activities and the public is welcome to attend.
On Saturday May
29th, also from 10 am to 2pm, join us at Kicking Horse Coffee Cafe to
learn about solar technologies and other green living products and ideas
you can put in your home or business. The District of Invermere will
be at both events to explain the actions the town has planned and is
undertaking to address greenhouse gas reduction in the fight against
climate change.
A big thanks to supporters of these events -
District of Invermere, Solar BC, David Thompson Secondary School &
School District #6, Kicking Horse Coffee and Wild Voices for Kids.
Please
post and forward the attached poster to anyone you feel would be
interested. Thanks!
Look forward to seeing you at BC Solar Days!
Check
out Solar BC at http://www.solarbc.ca/
Invited to Arctic Landscapes!
Join Robert Poulton, Michelle Valberg, Sarah Tacoma, Barbara Kraus,
Dennis Minty and Reiner Arnold for the grand opening reception of their
group photography gallery "Arctic Landscapes" at the Engine Gallery.
Join
us for a collection of limited edition photographic prints presented
by the artists at the Engine Gallery. The artists have all travelled to the
Arctic in the last year with Adventure Canada and are very excited to
present their newest work. A silent auction will also take place for a
series of limited edition portraits of the Inuit with all proceeds being
donated to "Project North".
When:
Reception/Opening - Sunday May 16th, 2010 5pm-10pm
Show remains open to public from May 16th to May 31st.
Where:
Engine Gallery
37 Mill Street in The Historic Distillery District
Toronto, ON
M5A 3R6
(416) 531-9905
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 12-6pm
Download
the invite by clicking here. Please RSVP to rsvp@adventurecanada.com
Festival
festival in Iqaluit!
Organizers of the Alianait
Arts Festival are gearing up for 11 days (and nights) of celebrating the
arts
from June 21 to July 1, 2010, and Adventure Canada travellers are
joining the
volunteer team!
Executive Director, Heather Daley participated on
our
High Arctic cruise in 2009 and she made some great new friends through
AC.
Two of these AC friends, Rae Wander and Janet Alilovic, are flying to
Iqaluit to volunteer for the Festival.
Heather has promised an
awesome
cultural and lifetime experience. For more info on the hottest, coolest
Festival on top of the world - please click here.
AC Staff Member, photographer, explorer and author Jerry Kobalenko will be
launching his newest book Arctic Eden onboard Adventure Canada's
Greenland & Wild Labrador Expedition 2010!
AC
Adventurers will be have the first oppourtunity to purchase advanced
copies of Jerry's book - which he will gladly autograph!
For more
information on how you can join our Greenland & Wild Labrador
Expedition, please click here or email Sheryl at sheryl@adventurecanada.com
To
find out more about Jerry Kobalenko, the man of many talents, please click here.
the Date for Arctic Landscapes!
Join
Adventure Canada for an exhibit showcasing breath-taking photography
captured during our expeditions.
Marvel at
the work of Robert Poulton, Dennis Minty, Sarah Tacoma, Michelle
Valberg, Barbara Kraus and Reiner Arnold!
When:May 16 - May 31, 2010
Where:37 Mill Street, Bldg # 37
Distillery
District (Distillery Lane)
Toronto, Ontario M5A 3R6