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14 Elm Street, Toronto,
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The Newsletter of The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto
Our Annual Burns Supper
Join us for a Classic Scottish Dinner
including haggis, neeps and tatties
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Wine with dinner and Drambuie with dessert
Toasts, songs and stories
will be shared by our talented Club members
and our MC, John McKellar
Cash bar opens at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner is at 7:00 p.m.
$65 per person
Seating is limited, reservations are essential.
Reservations accepted for members and only one guest
until Wednesday, January 9, 2013.
After this date, members may reserve for
additional guests until our seating limit is achieved.
Whisky with Robbie Burns
If you like Single Malt Scotch Whisky,
be sure to mark your calendar for
Thursday, January 24, 2013.
The nosing will start at 5:15 p.m. SHARP and be led by
our own David Skene-Melvin
Price $21 per person
(Please book and pay for the Burns Supper separately.)
January 2013 Vol. 71 No. 11
Members’ News
New Members
Ray Cattell’s exhibition Oases continues to December 22 at
Moore Gallery, 80 Spadina Ave., Toronto. Gallery hours are
Tuesday to Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Ray says, “each
of us at some time seeks an oasis; mine is painting and the
notion that the sharing of my images might also provide a
visual oasis for the viewer.”
The Club welcomes back returning member Jacqueline Ellins.
She is a career visual artist, who has also worked in the fashion
world, and set up the fashion merchandising course at Centennial
College. She has been represented by premier galleries in Toronto
and Montreal, and is currently represented by the Ingram Gallery.
She is sponsored by Judy Simmonds and Judy Mason.
Rosemary Aubert has published a new book of poems, Lenin
for Lovers, available as an ebook at
www.smashwords.com/books/view/255292
Susan Ware taught for many years, was head of art at York
Memorial Collegiate Institute and currently teaches art to
adults. She has served as president of the Franklin Carmichael
Art Centre. Susan has been in a number of group and solo
exhibitions in galleries in Toronto and Muskoka. She lives in
Gravenhurst. Susan is sponsored by Gayle Dempsey and
Nola McConnan.
Poems by Susan Ioannou recently appeared in the journal Ars
Medica, the anthologies City Voices: A Book of Monologues by
Toronto Artists (Discord and Din Press), Desperately Seeking
Susans (Oolichan Books), and The Wild Weathers: A Gathering
of Love Poems (Leaf Press), as well as on the University of
Waterloo Earth and Environmental Sciences website.
Doug Purdon is the recipient of the University of Toronto:
School of Continuing Studies 2012 award for Excellence in
Teaching Arts & Science. This prestigious award recognizes both
the high calibre and the popularity of Doug’s work at the school.
Zora Buchanan is very pleased to have been invited to be one of
eight artists to exhibit non-objective works of art in the show
Out of Bounds. Each artist has their own unique approach.
Released from the representations of the natural world, the
elements of design will take centre stage in this visually
stimulating exhibition, in the Etobicoke Civic Centre Art
Gallery. The Gallery is located in the Etobicoke Civic Centre,
399 The West Mall, Etobicoke. Members and friends are invited
to the Opening Reception on Sunday, January 27, 2013, from
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. when the artists will be present. The
exhibition continues to February 28 during gallery hours.
Pat Fairhead will be teaching watercolour/collage workshops
entitled Modern Watercolour Workshops. Availability is
Saturday, March 9 or March 16, 2013. From 9:15 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. at 20 Hamilton Street, Bracebridge, Ontario. For
registration and cost information please contact Pat at
705-645-9231 or [email protected]
The 100-Member Challenge
The countdown continues: 57 to go
Seventeen new members have been accepted into the Club
since our last report. Many of them came in as a result of the
October Membership Soirée.
With three months remaining in the “Club year,” we are almost
half-way to our goal of 100. New members bring in energy and
new ideas, and we extend a very warm welcome to all those who
have joined us in the past two months. We look forward to
seeing many new names on our membership list over the winter.
Carol Anderson, Vice-President, Membership
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January 2013
From the October 28 Soirée:
Elizabeth Bawel is an advanced student of harp studies at the
University of Toronto. Elizabeth performs with professional
chamber music groups (she performed at the Club two weeks
ago as part of an ensemble at the Pratt Viola Award concert).
She is married to Bob Beardsley’s nephew, and was
introduced by Bob and Margaret McBurney.
Patrick Murray is a pianist, teacher and composer with an
extensive list of compositions for chamber and choral groups.
He is the nephew of Bob Beardsley, and was introduced by
Bob and Margaret McBurney.
Melissa Moore, who lives in Dundas, is a graduate of OCAD
specializing in painting and drawing. She looks forward to
taking part in the Club’s studio painting sessions, as well as in
various evening events. She was introduced by her mother,
Nancy Moore.
The Club welcomes back Michael Moore to active
membership. He is a chartered accountant, who also plays
jazz guitar and has many friends at the Club. He lives in
Dundas. He is introduced by his wife, Nancy Moore.
Victor Russell is an archivist, teacher and writer. He has
published a number of books on Toronto history and also on
hockey. He is introduced by Scott James.
Elaine Sheppard is a retired health professional. She has a
long-time interest in music and has sung in numerous
concert choirs, including the Opera Hamilton Chorus.
Elaine is also a supporter of theatre and the visual and literary
arts. She is introduced by Nancy Moore.
Brenda Williamson trained in interior design, and her
interests include architecture and architectural heritage, piano
and taiko drumming. She is introduced by her daughter,
Ashley Williamson.
Editor:
Copy editor:
Angel Di Zhang
Jane McWhinney
Prose-poem on contemplating
Rapid Progress/Slow Retreat #3
by Andrew Cheddie Sookrah
Slowly as it descends
Ice transforms into water;
Finding its own level
Pool becomes a stream.
Now idling, then rushing,
Turning here and there,
Carrying the mountain
With it until finally
The Ocean overlaps it all.
Deck the Halls…Deck the Balls
The Yuletide spirit is irrepressible and nowhere does it shine
so brightly as in the Arts and Letters Club. To the admiration
of all, James Hewson’s ingenuity of cascading snowflakes has
transformed the LAMPSroom into a magical Winter
Wonderland. Meanwhile, in the Bar we’ve been raising a glass
or two to Mary’s Angel of Peace and Goodwill.
The Deck the Balls call for artful ornaments has also shown
no limit to our members’ artistry.
We extend a very special thank you to the following for their
creative support and donations:
Its sinuous path
Cuts deep, gnawing
Perpetually at the weakest
Rock, always striving
Downward to a
Level plane,
Continually expansionist
Against all shores.
Rosemary Aubert
Mary Tuck Corelli
Sandra Henderson
James Hewson
John Inglis
Marvyne Jenoff
Nola McConnan
Barbara Mercer
Marjorie Pepper
Keron Platt
Lucie Simons
David Skene-Melvin
Each and every one of you is a glittering star.
None of this would have come to light without Michael
Spence and his team of hard working hanging elves:
David Skene-Melvin
Dollina MacMillan Birch, Carol Bishop-Gwynn, David
Briant, Wally Coulthard, Jim Dooley, Bruce FerreiraWells, Michael Hartley, Mark Houghton, Stuart Marwick,
Ray Peringer, Dora Rust-D’Eye, David Skene-Melvin,
Morna Wales.
Members’ Dinner
Hilary Alexander
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Dan Rahimi
Vice-President of Gallery Development
at the Royal Ontario Museum
“The Perils of Collecting:
The Ethics of Museum Acquisitions”
Dan Rahimi specializes in the late pre-history of the
Middle East, and has worked on behalf of the ROM in
many countries, including Israel, Jordan, Croatia, Yemen
and Armenia. As a senior administrator as well as an
archaeologist, he has been involved in the fine points of
collecting, including issues of provenance, looting, law and
museum practice. He will use slides to illustrate the subject
of the dilemmas he and the museum world face.
Cash bar 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m. (Members Only)
Dinner $31, payable at the time of reservation
Please reserve in advance, 416-597-0223, ext. 2
(voicemail)
General Manager’s Report
Dear members:
On behalf of the staff, thank you to all of you who donated
to the Staff Gratuity Fund. Your show of gratitude is much
appreciated by all the staff members.
We welcome your comments and suggestions regarding the
food, beverage and service and, to make it more convenient
for you, we have introduced comment cards. Your feedback,
be it your concerns, suggestions, accolades or other, is
important to us. The cards are located on the back counter in
the Great Hall.
The 2013 schedule of events is shaping up; your fellow Club
members have been very busy and creative. I hope you will
make attending Club events one of your New Year
resolutions.
I look forward to seeing you in the Club.
Fiona McKeown
January 2013
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The Music Salon
The 102nd Boar’s Head Dinner
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Great Hall
3:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
All members and their guests are welcome to come to the
third installment of the Music Salon! The Salon gives member
musicians and composers—and their musical guests—an
opportunity to meet new colleagues, discuss collaborations,
perform existing repertoire, run master classes, and to
workshop and premiere new works. Member musicians and
composers wishing to book a slot in a Music Salon can do so
by contacting Salon coordinator Farhad Nargol-O’Neill via
email [email protected]. The next Music Salon
will take place on Tuesday, February 26.
Programme for January 29, 2013
3:00–5:00 p.m. To be announced. Watch for further details
in the Club’s e-bulletin.
5:00–6:00 p.m. Arnold Tirzits and Bruce Ferreira-Wells.
French art songs and works for piano from the European art
tradition.
6:00–7:00 p.m. Vocal artist Martha Spence and guest artists
workshop new repertoire.
7:00–8:30 p.m. Pianist Chris Donnelly and guests artists
will be presenting and workshopping new repertoire. Jazz
takes on video game music, and more!
8:30–10:00 p.m. Jonathan Krehm hosts a very special guest
baritone, Johannes Kammler, who sings Beethoven, Wolf,
Schumann, Ravel, and Butterworth. Not to be missed.
ARTWORK CREDITS
Page 1: Club Masthead was designed by Ray Cattell
Page 1: Photograph of Nicky Guadagni courtesy Nicky
Guadagni
Page 4: Boar’s Head photograph (upper) courtesy Don
McLeod
Page 4: Boar’s Head photograph (lower) courtesy Julian
Mulock
Page 5: President’s caricature by Michele Alosinac
Page 8: Photograph of Bill Aide courtesy Bill Aide
Page 8: Photograph of Colin Ainsworth by Kevin Clark
Page 9: Photograph of John Lownsbrough by V. Tony
Hauser
Page 9: Portrait of Sylvia Plath by Shoshana Kertesz
Page 10: Ad Lib logo by Andrew Sookrah
Page 11: Photograph of Su Jeon courtesy Su Jeon
Page 11: Photograph of Charles Davidson courtesy Charles
Davidson
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January 2013
Boar’s Head Coordinator Ashley Williamson, Vice-President
Marianne Fedunkiw and President Richard Moorhouse
President’s Column
The best of the season to you all and
Happy New Year! Remember we have a
great Club New Year’s Eve event
planned—make sure you don’t miss it!
I would like to highlight a few recent
activities and use this opportunity to
bring you up to date on a number of
initiatives underway by the Club’s
Board of Directors.
On November 15, a very special evening took place
entitled “and now for something completely different”
hosted by Marianne Fedunkiw, our Vice-President and
myself. Over 50 members were in attendance. The room
set-up, the meal and the programming were quite
different from our normal members’ dinners and a good
night was had by all. The evening began with the
presentation of a special award to Past President and
Charter Woman Margaret McBurney for her
outstanding work in the writing and production of The
Great Adventure: 100 Years at the Arts and Letters Club,
now in its second printing. Alan Stein designed the
beautiful wood engraving and hand-printed award that
was presented to Margaret.
Over the course of the evening, members in attendance
chose the Club’s new toast following a Canadian Idol
contest format. Our new Club Toast is called: “I Saw a
Viking Ship,” with lyrics by Keron Platt and music by
Bill Westcott. (The full song is included in this month’s
newsletter.) The current Loyal Toast will continue to be
sung at the Boar’s Head Dinner and other appropriate
events and activities. I wish to thank Keron, Judy
Simmonds, Marianne Fedunkiw and Malcolm McGrath
for their toast submissions. Thanks go, as well, go to Bill
Westcott for his assistance in putting a number of the
songs to music, Judy Simmonds for singing the
proposed toasts and Jean Edwards for singing the
winning song with accompaniment by the very talented
Ruth Morawetz.
Later in the evening Marianne hosted JeopARTy and
skillfully shared the results of the recent Club survey and
work on the Board’s Strategic Planning exercise. Great
fun was had as the “contestants” and audience struggled
with the skill-testing questions. Highlights were also
given on some of the current and upcoming initiatives
underway by the Board.
At this month’s Board meeting, we will be reviewing the first
draft of the Board’s strategic plan. The strategic planning
exercise has been led by Marianne Fedunkiw and assisted by
the Strategic Planning Committee. There will be more
information about the plan as we move into the New Year.
The Board has also approved the establishment of an
Arts and Letters Foundation. This entity will allow the
Club to provide tax receipts for donations in support of
culture and the arts through scholarships, bursaries,
prizes, research, awards, grants and educational
programming. This will be an excellent mechanism to
assist the Club in expanding and promoting innovative
and creative programming. It will take some time to
obtain approvals from the Federal Government. Past
President John McKellar has graciously taken on the
responsibility of setting up the foundation by providing
his extensive legal expertise and advice. While this action
is underway, the Board has also expanded our funding
agreement arrangements with Heritage Toronto, which
will now allow members to directly support the
restoration and renovation of the Great Hall and receive
a tax receipt.
Recently, I presented gold-coloured A&L pins to Past
Presidents, and to current board members a silver
coloured pin, to wear at Club functions. When you see
these pins you will be reminded of the role these
individuals play. Please feel free to express your ideas,
comments and concerns to these individuals so we can
better serve you and the Club.
The 102nd Boar’s Head Dinner was a sold-out success. A
mounted Boar’s Head from the Stratford Festival, used in
the 2012 production of Henry V, was rented and graced
the evening’s festivities. There were new costumes and
characters in the procession and the hall was beautifully
decorated by Past President Michael Spence and his
merry elves. I wish to congratulate Board Member
Ashley Williamson for her outstanding planning and
coordination of this year’s event with special advice and
support from former coordinator Julian Mulock. Our
gratitude goes to the A&L singers for their wonderful
performances under the talented direction of Malcolm
McGrath and with soloists Connie Briant and Michael
Hartley. Dora Rust-D’Eye’s work on the cleaning and
repairs to the costumes was greatly appreciated.
In closing, I wish to acknowledge Fiona McKeown for
her outstanding leadership as our General Manager and
to thank all of the staff for their excellent work in
delivering a consistently high standard of service and
support to members and for contributing greatly to the
success of our many events and activities.
Richard Moorhouse, President
January 2013
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Visual Arts News
Musical Notes
by Nola McConnan
by Denis Kulesha
Once again the Small Works Show and Sale has shown off
the diverse talents of our membership. Tiny jewels have
enhanced the wall for the month of December. A big
Thank You to all the artists! In total 117 submissions
were received and 107 of them made it to the walls in the
first hanging. The sale produced good numbers for several
of the artists present.
The New Year concerts get off to a tremendous start on
Wednesday, January 9, 2013, when we present the
exciting young pianist, Su Jeon. Having won numerous
awards, scholarships, and the Canadian EckhardtGramatté National Music Competition in 2007, Su
Jeon’s star is rapidly rising in the musical heavens. Come
and hear her play Haydn and Rachmaninoff. We
guarantee that you will not be disappointed.
Art Club Night, December 3 had a very different format.
Our first four New and Emerging Jurors, and our speaker
for April gave us a round table panel on current art
practices. The oldest member of the panel member,
David Fisher, in his 40s, is a graphic artist with TVO.
The other four panelists are all under thirty-five, and all
are in a full-time professional visual art practice, in both
traditional and new media. Guests learned about Helen
Papagiannis’s work in Augmented Reality using their
iPads and Smart-phones. Stefan Berg’s classic studio, over
an auto body shop opposite a lumber yard is a familiar
tale. The fact that the studio is at Dawes Road and
Danforth tells us of the vast expansion of our city since
the inception of the Club. Mishi Foltyn, the juror of the
OSA Continuum exhibit, brings classic dance training to
her practice. Mishi’s additional role as a member of the
Board of OSA speaks to a new generation of volunteerism
in the arts in Toronto. Alex Leitch, whose practice
includes Laser cutters, a CNC Mill and propane,
introduced us to the massive installations involved in
Burning Man and similar events across the continent. She
also brought in the newest granting body in our city, The
Awesome Foundation.
We look forward to January’s installation by Heidi
Burkhardt, Rock Cuts on the Road to Parry Sound. Heidi’s
Public Opening is January 6 and her Club Night is
January 7.
February brings Gary Stark’s Metamorphoses, and in
March we host the combined OSA Arts & Letters
retrospective exhibit Continuum.
In April our next Members’ Exhibit will juxtapose the
representational Figure and the totally nonrepresentational abstracted world of the imagination.
Works will be accepted in all media, and small sculptures.
Sculptures and Bas Reliefs under 10 lb (5 Kg) are
welcome. Bas Reliefs suitable to be displayed on the
hanging system in the Great Hall are especially welcome.
Such works must be less than 6" (12 cm) deep, fitted to
hang in balance.
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January 2013
Club Night, Monday, January 14, features the
outstanding young Canadian tenor Colin Ainsworth,
accompanied by William Aide. Much sought after in
the international opera scene, Colin Ainsworth has been
featured on numerous CDs, and has been nominated for
both DORA and JUNO awards. In addition to works by
Britten, Beckwith and Duparc, tonight’s concert will
include the world premiere of a song cycle by noted
Canadian composer Derek Holman. Mark this on your
calendar!
On Music Wednesday, January 16, clarinettist Jonathan
Krehm and friends—flautist Amelia Lyon, oboist Senya
Trubashnik, bassoonist Kristin Day, horn player Diane
James and pianist Chiufun Tong—perform two of the
great works for woodwinds and piano: the Mozart
quintet K.452 and the Poulenc sextet. You will hear how
the unique expressive abilities of woodwind instruments
have inspired these master composers to express some of
their most sublime ideas in these memorable works.
Music Wednesday, January 23, will see the return of
pianist Emily Rho, a brilliant performer who has drawn
stellar review throughout Europe, Asia, and North
America. She will be joined by the superb violist Keith
Hamm, recently appointed as the principal viola of the
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. Join us to hear
these fine artists play works by Roger Quilter and Franz
Liszt.
The gifted lyric tenor Charles Davidson, accompanied
by Arnold Tirzits, will take the stage on Music
Wednesday, January 30. Charles Davidson fell in love
with singing as an eight-year-old chorister at All Saints’
Anglican Church in Whitby. He went on to study at the
Guildford School in the UK, where he became equally
accomplished in the sacred, classical, and music-theatre
repertoire. Today he will delight us with works by
Britten, and selections from the incomparable song cycle
Winterreise by Schubert.
On Stage
ATTENTION SPRING REVUERS:
This is a reminder to the writers in the Club that the
deadline for script submissions to the 2013 Spring Revue is
January 15, 2013. Please call or e-mail Mike Spence to
submit your offering. A reading of all the scripts is scheduled
for Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Studio. All
members of the Club with an interest in performing (acting,
singing or both) are encouraged to attend. A second reading
for casting will be held on Tuesday, February 12, at 7:00 p.m.
Questions? Call Mike Spence, Morna Wales or Betty Trott.
A Gala New Year’s Eve
Dinner, Concert & Dance
for Club Members and Friends
Monday, December 31, 2012
6:30 p.m. Cash Bar and Reception
THE CLUB TOAST
I Saw a Viking Ship
1. It all started in nineteen eight, and later the Club met on
Adelaide.
In nineteen twenty the drums did beat and we all
marched to Elm Street.
(Chorus)
Marshall McLuhan got the C.C., Massey became the
Governor G.
Frederick Brigden painted the Don. Mona Lisa still hangs
in the john.
2. The ladies admitted in eighty five; objectors numbered
but thirty five.
We finished our glorious first century. “So read my book!”
says Marg’ret McB.
(Chorus)
Marshall McLuhan got the C.C., Massey became the
Governor G.
Frederick Brigden painted the Don. Mona Lisa still hangs
in the john.
3. If hams on the stage should go too far, we thank the gods
we’ve got the bar.
If alcohol is your tendency we’ve got the Cleeve Horne
Legacy!
7:00 p.m. Gourmet four-course dinner
Lyrics by Keron Platt
Music by Bill Westcott
Double Bill Entertainment
Celebratory performance by
Catherine Wilson & Ensemble Vivant
& dancing to the
Mark Kieswetter Jazz Trio
Champagne at midnight!
$95.00 per person
or join us at 10:00 p.m. for dancing
$40.00 per person
To book reservations, call 416-597-0223, ext 2
(voicemail)
We regret reservations are not refundable
after December 20
Voice and email will be checked
during the Holiday break
Club Love
by Rosemary Aubert
This month, we have the delightful painter and fashionista
Danielle Fraser, with a lovely story, told in her own words,
about her introduction to our Club.
Just after I met Gordon (Fulton) over ten years ago, I started
to go to Arts and Letters events. I loved the way I sat at
communal tables and met new people each time. Vibrant
people, creative people with lots of things to say. I wanted to
join as my own person and develop the “inner artist.” One of
my greatest memories of the Club was when I shyly started to
go to the Wednesday painting studio. I was a rank beginner
and my work was, shall we say, pretty basic. There were
accomplished artists in the group, which made me feel even
more self-conscious. But I was welcomed immediately and
never felt like an underdog. I will always cherish the gentle
encouragements given to me by Dennis Rose and the
spirited comments of John Joy, “Loosen up! Just loosen up!”
I’ll never forget the day I sold my first drawing. It’s been
nearly a decade since I joined. Gordon and I were married in
the Great Hall and I held my sixtieth birthday bash there, so
the Club holds a very important place in our lives.
January 2013
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WHAT’S ON IN JANUARY
Club Nights
Bar 5:30 p.m.; Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Price $23.75, payable at the door.
Monday, January 21
“ENOCH ARDEN”
Monday, January 7
HEIDI BURKHARDT
Rock Cuts on the Road to Parry Sound
Heidi’s Club Night opening of her solo exhibition.
Monday, January 14
COLIN AINSWORTH, tenor
WILLIAM AIDE, piano
Literature, Music and Stage will come together tonight to
present Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s narrative poem “Enoch
Arden,” which inspired Richard Strauss to write piano
accompaniment—and it will be read by three of the Club’s
familiar thespians. Thomas Gough, Kay Montgomery and
John Rammell, accompanied by John Jull at the piano, give
voice to this rarely performed and engrossing piece.
Monday, January 28
Brad La Douceur, Vice-President, Alternative Programming
Heather Briant, Senior Vice-President
The outstanding young Canadian tenor Colin Ainsworth,
rapidly establishing an international reputation for his
compelling performances, will be joined by pianist William
Aide in a programme featuring works by Britten, Beckwith
and Duparc. In addition, tonight’s concert will include the
World Premiere of a song cycle by noted Canadian
composer Derek Holman. Do not miss this!
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January 2013
Cineplex Entertainment transports audiences beyond the
movies. In 2000 Cineplex Entertainment began to
experiment with bringing live events to movie theatres with
pay-per-view wrestling. Twelve years later audiences are
treated to live opera from The Met, plays broadcast live from
the south bank of the Thames from the National Theatre in
London, live concerts and more. Who makes up the
audience for these events and how has Cineplex continued
to expand its offering across Canada?
Heather is the daughter of David and Connie Briant.
Literary Tables
Lunch 12:00 noon
Price $19.75. Please reserve at ext. 2 (voicemail)
Tuesday, January 8
CAROL MCGIRR
“Herodotus”
French president Charles de Gaulle who, notoriously,
declaimed “Vive le Quebec libre!” from Montreal’s City Hall. In
The Best Place to Be: Expo 67 and Its Time, John Lownsbrough
examines the fair, its special features and its often tortuous
history. He acknowledges the individuals crucial to its success
and he looks at the context in which Expo took place. The book
has been featured on Maclean’s National Bestseller list.
Tuesday, January 22
MICHAEL TAIT
“Short Day’s Journey: The Poetry of Sylvia Plath”
Herodotus wrote his histories “to prevent the traces of
human events from being erased by time.” He was
interested in everything from the Persian Wars to flying
snakes in Egypt. The Greek critic Longinus said, “He turns
hearing into seeing.”
Tuesday, January 15
JOHN LOWNSBROUGH
The Best Place to Be: Expo 67 and Its Time
Sylvia Plath was one of a group of American “confessional”
poets that included Robert Lowell and Anne Sexton. She is
best known for Ariel, a collection of remarkable poems
written a few months before her suicide at the age of thirty.
Michael’s talk follows his discussion in February last year of
the work of Ted Hughes.
Tuesday, January 29
GERMAINE WARKENTIN
Expo 67 marked a triumph for Canada in its enthusiastic
international reception and in the pride and delight it fostered
at home. Expo occurred as Canada reached its 100th birthday.
For its architecture and design, the fact that much of it was
situated on two man-made islands in the St. Lawrence River,
and for its memorable works of art, film and performances, this
Montreal world’s fair is acknowledged as perhaps the last great
fair of its kind. By the end of its six-month run, there had been
about 50 million visits, among them those of the Queen and
“A Courtier in Buckskin”
Germaine Warkentin’s talk will be based on Voyages, the first
volume of the collected writings of Pierre-Esprit Radisson,
which she has edited and which has just been published by the
Champlain Society and McGill-Queen’s University Press.
Radisson was an extraordinary explorer, fur trader and
interpreter of Native life. His writings provide our first written
record of the area around Lake Superior in the mid-1600s. He
relates his capture and torture by Mohawks, and the fourth of
his Voyages, the finest of his writings, tells of his and Groseilliers’
journey west to Lake Superior and then south and west to
meet with the Sioux. Germaine’s talk will give us a picture of
the explorer based on the different ways he has been imagined
by artists, and on what we can learn from the settings in which
he lived and worked.
Germaine Warkentin is Professor Emeritus of English, University
of Toronto, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Her
diverse publications—on manuscripts, early library catalogues,
aboriginal sign systems, and exploration journals—are unified
by her focus on the material culture of the book, 1300–1700.
January 2013
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Literary Tables continued
Ad Lib
Advance announcement for the Literary Table
At the Literary Table on Tuesday, February 5, Professor F.J.
Asals will discuss Flannery O’Connor’s short story “A Good
Man is Hard to Find.” If you are not familiar with the story, it
is easily available on-line and from the Toronto Public
Library. Since the story is in every sense accessible, Professor
Asals hopes Club members at the Literary Table will enter
into vigorous discussion of the issues raised by this
provocative work, offering from the floor their own takes on
it, with challenges to, supplements of and alternatives to his
reading.
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Please remember to book for Literary Table in advance,
48 hours if possible.
See details on page 9.
Friday, January 4
NO AD LIB
Friday, January 11
Writers’ Table
Please join us on Friday, January 11, when our speaker will
be long-time Club member Donald Gillies on the topic of
Reviewing Books: Writing About Writing. Donald has been
reviewing academic, media and technical books for many
years and, more recently, covering aspects of Celtic studies
and culture. He will offer some thoughts on the process and
experience of reviewing books, and include examples:
personal, local, national, and international.
Donald is a graduate of the Universities of Edinburgh and
London, the Ontario College of Education (now OISE in the
University of Toronto), and Imperial College London. After
forty years of university teaching, research and writing, he
now holds post-retirement professorial appointments at
Ryerson University, York University, and the University of the
Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Bring your lunch from the Great Hall buffet table to the
LAMPSroom at noon or join us there for Donald’s talk at
1:00 p.m. For further information, please contact Bob
Beardsley at 416-961-6840 or [email protected].
LAMPSlab!
LAMPSlab! is a weekly session taking place every Friday
evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the LAMPSroom. Members
practising in all artistic disciplines are encouraged to come
together to discuss and collaborate, show and tell, exclaim
and recite, and simply to meet other like-minded members.
The Club’s laptop, projector and screen are always on hand for
members wishing to project their work.
10 January 2013
JOTO—JAMMIN’ ON THE ONE
with Damon Lum and Stevie J.
The guests for JOTO in January are
“Laurentina’s Improv World,”
and spoken word artist Jeff Cottrill.
The fun happens on the third floor.
Friday, January 18
“CLIPS” QUIZ SHOW
with your hostess Deborah Kelly!
A panel of experts will be pitted against guests in two
rounds of game show combat! Rumour has it one of our
panelists might be our own VP Marianne Fedunkiw? If you
fancy yourself an expert or would like to be a contestant,
email Ashley Williamson, who will set the wheels in motion.
Join us on the third floor!
Friday, January 25
Ad Lib is pleased to offer a Great Hall event title
“36”
Will there be 36 poems read?
36 cocktails to sample?
36 people to meet?
You will have to come out and see what
host Ashley Williamson and Damon Lum (both 36)
have to say about it!
As with all Ad Lib events, the bar will open at 7:00 p.m. and
the event will take place at 8:00 p.m.
A reminder that Ad Lib is a member-programmed event. If
you have an idea for an evening please e-mail Ashley
Williamson, [email protected]. There are
several Fridays open in the spring and summer.
Music Wednesday
Photography Group
Lunch 12:15. Music from 1:00–1:45 pm
The Hot Shots will gather on
Wednesday, January 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 9
SU JEON, piano
The topic will be “THE BLUES.” It’s a colour. It’s a kind of
music. It’s a sad state of mind. Photographically, let’s all riff
on the blues in January. Please bring a memory device with
up to nine images for review.
Rob Prince is the person to contact for information:
[email protected].
Film Night
with host Peter Harris
Bar 5:30 p.m.; Dinner 6.30 p.m.; Screening 7:30 p.m.
Price: $23.75, payable at the door
Works by Haydn and Rachmaninoff
AMELIA LYON, flute SENYA TRUBASHNIK, oboe
JONATHAN KREHM, clarinet KRISTIN DAY, bassoon
DIANE JAMES, horn CHIUFUN TONG, piano
Works by Mozart and Poulenc
EMILY RHO, piano,
KEITH HAMM, viola
Works by Quilter and Liszt
CHARLES DAVIDSON, tenor
ARNOLD TIRZITS, piano
Works by Britten and Schubert
THE DEAD (1987)
Directed by John Huston,
starring Angelica Huston and Donal McCann
Based on the story by James Joyce.
BBC:
“The theme is bleak—life’s transience and bitter
disappointments laid bare—but the film glows with the
welcoming warmth of a winter fire.”
Washington Post:
“The movie was Huston’s last and it’s a great culminating
work. As such, it couldn’t be more perfect.
The Dead is sonorous, moving and deeply funny—a work of
great feeling and beauty.”
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January 2013
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
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Wednesday
2
New Year’s Day
Club Closed
Thursday
3
Friday
4
No Music
Wednesday Lunch
Saturday
5
TGIF Lunch
12 noon
Art
Installation
LAMPSlab! 5:00 p.m.
Ad Lib resumes
on January 11
6
Sunday
Painters
7
8
Club Night
Heidi Burkhardt
“Rock Cuts”
Solo Exhibition
Heidi
Burkhardt
Solo
Exhibition
Public
Opening
1:00–4:00 p.m.
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Sunday
Painters
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
14
Club Night
Colin Ainsworth, tenor
William Aide, piano
Britten, Beckwith,
Holman
Membership Mtg
5:15 p.m.
Art Cttee Mtg 6:00 p.m.
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5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Sunday
Painters
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Literary Table Lunch
John Lownsbrough
Expo ’67 & Its Time
12 noon
Board Mtg 5:15 p.m.
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Club Night
“Enoch Arden”
John Jull & Cast
Sunday
Painters
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9
Painters’ Studio Returns
Music Cttee Mtg 10:30 a.m.
Music Wednesday Lunch
Su Jeon 12 noon
Haydn & Rachmaninoff
LAMPSletter Deadline
Photography Gp 6:00 p.m.
Film Night The Dead (1987)
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28
Michael Tait
“Sylvia Plath’s Poetry”
12 noon
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Club Night
“Cineplex”
LaDoucer & Briant
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Germaine Warkentin
Radisson:
“Courtier in Buckskin”
12 noon
Music Salon
3:00–10:00 p.m.
Spring Revue
Script Reading: 7:00 p.m.
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11
Members’ Dinner
Dan Rahimi
Royal Ontario
Museum
6:00 p.m. Cash Bar
7:00 p.m. Dinner
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Film
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
20
Lit Cttee Mtg
10:45 a.m.
Carol McGirr
“Herodotus”
12 noon
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18
30
Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Lunch
Charles Davidson, tenor
Arnold Tirzits, piano
Britten & Schubert
12 noon
Stage Cttee Mtg
5:30 p.m.
Next Issue Deadline:
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 12 noon
Please ensure that the time and date of each event are clearly
marked.
All submissions are to be placed in the LAMPSletter mailbox or
(same deadline) sent via e-mail (preferred to mailbox submissions).
Please Note the Following Contact Information
E-mail to the attention of the editor, Angel Di Zhang,
[email protected] (preferred).
Postal mail or telephone to the attention of Naomi Hunter:
416-597-0223, ext. 3, in advance of Wednesday deadline,
appreciated.
The LAMPSletter is also available each month on our website
LAMPSletter Mailing
LAMPSlab! 5:00 p.m.
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Clips Quiz Show
Host: Deborah Kelly
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Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Lunch
Emily Rho, piano
Keith Hamm, viola
Quilter, Liszt
12 noon
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TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Lunch
Jonathan Krehm
and Friends
Mozart, Poulenc
12 noon
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TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Writer’s Table 12 noon
Donald Gillies
LAMPSlab! 5:00 p.m.
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
JOTO—”Jammin’ on the
One”
Hosts: Damon Lum &
Stevie J.
25
Whisky Nosing
5:15 p.m. SHARP
Burns Supper
6:00 p.m. Cash Bar
7:00 p.m. Dinner
26
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
LAMPSlab! 5:00 p.m.
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
“36?!”
Hosts:
Ashley Williamson &
Damon Lum
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House Cttee Mtg
5:15 p.m.
RESERVATION/CANCELLATION POLICIES
Reserve with Naomi, 416-597-0223, ext. 2. (voicemail).
Advance reservations are encouraged to avoid disappointment.
Reservations are required for all events with meals except for TGIF lunch.
Reservations for Special Events and Members’ Dinners are accepted
on payment by cash, cheque, debit card, or credit card at time of
reservation.
Club Night, Lit. Lunch, Music Table, Film Night and TGIF lunch
are payable at the door or bar.
Members’ Dinners may be cancelled without charge up to 24 hours
before the event.
Cancellations for Special Events are permitted only in extraordinary
circumstances.
Cancellations for Lit. Lunch and Music Table are accepted by 10 a.m.
the same day; cancellations for Club Night are accepted by 2 p.m. the
same day. Full charges will apply if cancellation is not received.
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February 2013 Vol. 72 No. 2
FOOLERY
A Tribute to TOM LEHRER
Music Director: Ruth Morawetz
Directed by Julian Mulock
Words and songs of Tom Lehrer, performed by
Grant Cowan, Morna Wales,
John Goddard and Harrison Browne
Thursday, February 28
Friday/Saturday, March 1 & 2
Sunday, March 3, Matinée
Dinner 6:30 p.m. and Curtain 8:00 p.m., $34.00
Show only and Sunday Matinée at 2:00 p.m.,
only $10.00
Reservations 416-597-0223 Ext. 3
Enjoy memorable songs such as
“The Vatican Rag,” “Be Prepared,”
“The Elements,” “Pollution”
Members’ News
The Club congratulates both William (Bill) Aide and
Martin Hunter on being named to the Order of Canada in
the New Year’s Honours List.
On Monday, December 17, at a reception at Queen’s Park,
fourteen Ontario residents were presented with the Queen
Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Among them was
Anthony (Tony) Batten, who was cited for his contributions
to the Visual Arts and in particular for his role in a project
that has seen a significant collection of contemporary
Canadian watercolours enter the permanent holdings of the
Royal Collection. By the time the project concludes in 2025
there will be one hundred such watercolours, each by a
different Canadian artist, housed in the Royal Library at
Windsor Castle.
Warmest congratulations to Carol Bishop-Gwyn, whose
biography The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca,
published by Cormorant Books, has been shortlisted for the
2013 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction. The
winner will be announced on Monday, March 4, 2013.
Thomas Gough will appear as the “Nazi Captain” in Martin
Sherman’s Bent, directed by Carter West. The production will
run from March 1–9 at the Hart House Theatre. Tickets are
available at the Hart House Theatre box office, and at
www.UofTTix.ca
Marvyne Jenoff’s watermedia assemblage, Forest Song, #1,
received honourable mention at the Colour and Form
Society’s 60th Anniversary Members’ Exhibition. This piece
was formerly shown at the Club’s Contemporary Show in
2012. The CFS show continues at the Joseph D. Carriere
Gallery, Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence Avenue West,
Toronto, until January 28.
Arts & Letters Club Charter Woman Lisa Lambert, now
living in New York, celebrated her 50th birthday on
December 10 with a special evening at legendary jazz club
Birdland, where the Tony Award winner was honoured by
many of her Toronto friends and fellow Broadway stars.
Peter G.S. Large’s drawing Shrike’s Nest has been accepted
into the Province of Ontario’s Permanent Art Collection.
This is the second work of Peter’s to be invited into the
Collection.
Marjut Nousiainen and George Garlock have joined forces
with Norman Hathaway and Catherine Wilson (whose trio,
Ensemble Vivant, entertained at our New Year’s party) to
present live, world-class interactive classical and jazz
performances to young people deprived of music in the
schools due to budget cuts. Their non-profit organization,
named Euterpe (the ancient Greek Muse of Music) will hold
an elegant fundraiser on February 3, 2013.
at the Yorkmister Park Gallery until February 17, 2013.
Yorkminster Park Gallery: 1585 Yonge Street, east side at
Heath Street, north of St. Clair. Hours are Monday to Friday,
10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.; Saturday, 12:00 noon until
4:00 p.m.
Sheila Craig Waengler has two paintings in the Toronto
Heliconian Club All Members’ Art Show which continues to
February 22, 2013, at 35 Hazelton Ave., Toronto.
The Sculptors Society of Canada is proud to present
“Sculpture Mix XIV,” celebrating the dedication and
commitment of its executive members (including the
2012–13 J.E.H. MacDonald Honorary Member for
Painting/Visual Arts, Judi Michelle Young) and volunteers,
opening January 19, 1:30 p.m. The exhibition will continue
until February 8 at the Canadian Sculpture Centre, 500
Church Street, Toronto. For info: 647-435-5858 or
[email protected]. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Friday,
12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(except teardown/holiday weekends).
New Members
John Adamson trained as an engineer, but has had a wideranging career, including business consulting to the CBC,
fundraising and administration for opera companies. He is
an art collector and philanthropist. His grandfather, Charles
Adamson, was an early member. John has been
recommended after meeting both Deborah Kelly and Carol
Anderson.
Henry Berry is a medical doctor and a consulting
neurologist and neuropsychiatrist at St Michael’s Hospital.
He has written numerous medical articles, and is now
writing a book exploring the interaction of politics and
culture and the human mind. He is interested in meeting
other writers. Henry has been recommended after meeting
Carol Anderson and Rose Norman.
Irwin Glasberg is a senior manager in the Ontario Public
Service. He writes short stories and is an avid reader of science
fiction. He is introduced by Beata Nowakowska.
Frances Grant is a retired registered nurse who has taken
many art courses, has painted with the Willowdale Group
and the Studio Artists of Thornhill, and has had work
accepted into a number of juried exhibitions. Her other
interests include music and literature. She is introduced by
Barbara Wright George.
Les Tibbles’ art exhibition, “A Life of Landscape,” continues
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New Members continued from page 2
Barbara Math is known to many Club members and is the
daughter of member Cherry Carnon, who is introducing her to
the Club. Barbara’s career has been in education, where she is
currently engaged in teaching and overseeing parenting programs
for the TDSB, and she has also been greatly involved in
kindergarten readiness and programs for children with social or
learning disabilities as a result of family dysfunction. Her
recreational activities focus on the arts, including sculpture and
textiles.
Giovanna Riccio is a member of the Writers’ Union of Canada
and the League of Canadian Poets. Giovanna has two published
volumes of poetry in addition to poetry in many anthologies and
literary journals. She is introduced by Rosemary Aubert.
Helmut Reichenbächer is Associate Vice-President, Research,
and Dean of Graduate Studies at OCAD University. He has
written and published on music and opera, as well as on the
literature of Margaret Atwood. He attends a great deal of theatre
and music and is very knowledgeable about both. He is the
spouse of John Stanley, and is introduced to the Club by Carol
and Ken Anderson.
Victor Russell, an archivist, teacher and writer, has published a
number of books on Toronto history and also on hockey. He is
introduced by Scott James.
John Stanley is an historian specializing in Polish history and the
Napoleonic period and has published extensively on both subjects.
He has a comprehensive appreciation of music, theatre and art,
attends many performances and supports performing arts groups.
He is the spouse of Helmut Reichenbächer, and is introduced to
the Club by Carol and Ken Anderson.
Gary Van der Meer has recently become the priest at St Anne’s
Anglican Church, is aware of the historic links between the Church
and the Club and interested in learning more about the arts. He is
introduced by Michael and Jeryn McKeown.
Christopher Wernham is a lawyer who attends and supports many
musical and cultural events in the City, and has a particular interest in
art song. He is introduced by Michael and Jeryn McKeown.
Ingrid Whittaker is a retired art teacher with a BFA from York
University. She has taken numerous art, painting and ceramics
courses and has shown her work in both Canada and Europe.
Ingrid is introduced by John and Susan Goddard.
Your Feedback Welcomed
Shakespeare on the Platform
We welcome your comments and suggestions regarding the food,
beverage and service at the Club. To make it more convenient for
you, we have introduced comment cards. Your feedback, whether in
the form of concerns, suggestions, accolades or anything else, is
important to us. The cards are located on the back counter in the
Great Hall.
For those members who were interested in attending
the English-Speaking Union’s competition, Shakespeare
on the Platform which had to be cancelled back in
November 2012, the ESU has rescheduled the event
for Friday, February 15, at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Hall.
We hope for some eager competitors.
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Catering News
Arts and Letters Award Winners
Happy New Year! With a new year ahead of us, I am pleased to
announce the addition of four new wines to our wine menu.
The wines were selected at a recent wine-tasting with assistance
from Bill Whiteacre, Hilary Alexander and Lorna Kelly.
John Lawson, Chair of the Arts and Letters Award
Committee, is pleased to announce the 2013 recipient of the
award to be John Beckwith, O.C., composer, critic, teacher;
and the 2014 recipient to be Richard Gwyn, O.C., author
and journalist.
Wine Menu
House Wine. Price $6.50, 6 oz. – $7.75, 8 oz.
Cono Sur Tocornal Sauvignon Blanc – Chile
Cono Sur Tocornal Cabernet – Chile
Select Wines. Price $7.25, 6 oz. – $8.75, 8 oz.
Barefoot Pinot Grigio – USA
Jacob Creek Chardonnay – Australia
Quinta Da Aveleda Vinho Verde – Portugal NEW!
Kittling Ridge White Zinfandel Vidal – Canada
Lindemans Cawarra Shiraz Cabernet – Australia
Caliterra Cabernet Sauvignon – Chile
Finca Flichman Misterio Malbec – Argentina NEW!
Premium Wines. Price $8.25, 6 oz. – $10.00, 8 oz.
Reif Estate Winery Riesling VQA – Ontario NEW!
House Wine Co. Baco Cabernet Sauvignon VQA – Ontario
NEW!
We welcome your comments and suggestions. Stay tuned for
some new beer, in time for Spring.
Joseph Sweeney, Catering Manager
ARTWORK CREDITS
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Club Masthead was designed by Ray Cattell
Foolery group photograph by Ken Judd
LAMPSweek ad by Carol Anderson
Documentary Film Fest ad by Elaine Wyatt
President’s caricature by Michele Alosinac, with her
kind permission
Page 6: Rock Cuts painting by Heidi Burkhardt
Page 6: Photography in Focus photo by Judith DavidsonPalmer
Page 7: Hooked image courtesy Nicky Guadagni and Carol
Anderson
Page 10: Club Night “Metamorphosis” ad by Gary Stark
Page 10: Kelsey Taylor photograph courtesy Kelsey Taylor
Page 10: Jon MacArthur photograph courtesy Jon
MacArthur
Page 10: Lorna MacDonald photograph courtesy Lorna
MacDonald
Page 10: Henri-Paul Sicsic photograph courtesy Henri-Paul
Sicsic
Page 10: Lucy Fitz Gibbon photograph courtesy Lucy Fitz
Gibbon
Page 11: Keith Oatley photograph courtesy Keith Oatley
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The Committee consisted of John Lawson, Sophie Rammell,
Rob Prince, Jane Reynolds and Marianne Fedunkiw. The
Committee was unanimous in recommending both
nominations. My personal thanks to the Committee.
John Beckwith was nominated by Klement Hambourg, and
Richard Gwyn by the Literary Committee Chair, Rose
Norman, with, in each case, many supporting letters from
members and non-members.
As a pioneer of contemporary music, John Beckwith has
inspired countless music scholars, educators and composers
studying composition today. His many compositions span all
genres of concert music—orchestral, opera, choral, chamber,
piano and more. His extensive lifetime opus represents an
astonishing wealth of insight and information. He was one of
the founding members of the Canadian Music Centre and
made an immense contribution in the creation of the
Canadian League of Composers. He has recently published his
autobiography, Unheard Of: Memoirs of a Canadian Composer.
Mr. Beckwith has been acknowledged by universities and
honoured nationally. This award will speak to his longstanding and exceptional commitment to a lifetime of
teaching and supporting emerging Canadian composers.
Richard Gwyn has the rare distinction of being both one of
our country’s best journalists and one of its finest historians.
Canadians have for many years enjoyed and benefited from
his masterful political commentary in the Toronto Star and
on TVO’s Agenda, and from his superb studies of major
twentieth-century political figures such as Joey Smallwood
and Pierre Trudeau.
Richard Gwyn has made a huge contribution to our
understanding of Canada’s most distant past as well. His twovolume biography of Sir John A. Macdonald has been praised
by U of T historian Michael Bliss and historian Margaret
MacMillan, among many others. Richard is a superb stylist
and a penetrating thinker. This award recognizes, in
particular, his support of Newfoundland writers through the
Winterset Award.
Gala celebrations for both winners are being planned, at
which time they will each receive the Award, including the
medallion designed by Andrew Benyei.
The date for the Beckwith 2013 Award will be Thursday,
April 11, 2013. The date for the Gwyn 2014 Award will be
announced later.
John B. Lawson, Awards Committee
Club members and guests welcomed the
New Year in high style at the Club’s New
Year’s Eve Gala with a concert by the
Ensemble Vivant and dancing with music by
the Mark Keiswetter Jazz Trio. Visitors to the
Club included members of the St. George’s
Society and for the third year running,
representatives from the Royal Canadian
Military Institute. Institute members asked
that I relay to Club members how much
they enjoyed our warm and gracious hospitality while welcoming
in the New Year with us. The Institute’s new facility is planned to
be completed by September, 2013.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank Marjut Nousiainen
for organizing this year’s event. Marjut, who has been a big
supporter of the Gala for years, did an outstanding job. She
introduced new programming and delivered a very enjoyable
and fun-filled evening. Cherry Carnon and Salome
Reynolds admirably assisted Marjut as members of the New
Year’s Eve Committee. If you are already thinking about what
you will be doing for New Year’s Eve 2013, plan to attend the
festivities at the Club.
The New Year’s Gala was the just the beginning of a series
of other big events planned for January and February. On
January 24, the Club’s annual tribute to Robbie Burns, this
year hosted by past Club President John McKellar will
feature toasts, songs and stories by a wide range of other
talented Club members. On February 8 and 9, the Club
becomes the set for Nicky Guadagni’s one-woman show
called Hooked, which is being brought to you by the Stage
Committee coordinated by Morna Wales and her
committee, Brian Metcalfe, John Goddard, Jane
McWhinney, Irene Katzela, Carol Anderson and Nola
McConnan. On February 25, LAMPSweek rolls in with
the Club’s week-long celebration of the arts. Please find
more information on these events elsewhere in this issue of
the LAMPSletter. If you haven’t made reservations yet,
please do. You will not be disappointed.
I want also to take this opportunity to highlight the progress
of our membership campaign. Those who attended the
Club’s Annual Meeting in June will remember the challenge
put forward by the Club’s Vice-President of Membership,
Carol Anderson. She challenged all of us to participate in
bringing new members to the Club and set the bar high, with
a target of 100 new members within the year, almost double
the number of new members last year. I am pleased to
announce that at the point of writing this article 57 new
members have been accepted into the Club. Carol has
provided outstanding leadership determining the right mix of
events, incentives and encouragement that are needed to
increase our membership numbers. She has been directly
supported by Rosemary Aubert, Rebecca Collins, Jess
Hungate, Don McLeod, Beata Nowakowska, Mark
Osbaldeston, Judy Smith and Ashley Williamson,
members who serve on the Club’s Membership Committee.
I wish to also thank everyone who has participated in the
100-Member Challenge. Your support is greatly appreciated
and is obviously working. However, we still need your help. If
you know of individuals that have already expressed an
interest or you think might enjoy the Club, invite them to
one of our events and encourage them to join. We all know it
is worth it and I am sure they will too, once they are
members.
Welcome to all of our new members. I hope you will actively
participate in Club life and become engaged in our many
activities and events. I have met a number of you and look
forward to seeing you at the new members’ orientation
session planned for January 21, 2013.
When you are next at the Club make sure you look up!
On the outside of the building at the second-floor level
you will see the Canadian, Ontario and the Club flags
flying. They add a three dimensional element to the
exterior and make those passing by a little more aware of
the Club. The design for the Club’s flag was based on the
small flags developed for the Club’s centennial
celebrations in 2008. Once you are inside, enter the
LAMPSroom and look up on the west and north walls
that display Club archival materials and you will see
lettering highlighting the LAMPS disciplines. This is a
nice final touch to the work done to the room a number
of years ago.
Not only are there interesting new things to look up to, but
there are also many new things to look forward to at the
Club. I hope your find the Club’s winter season very
enjoyable and worthwhile. See you at the events.
We still want 43 new members this year!
Fifty-seven down! Another fourteen members have been
accepted into the Club since you last heard from us. We are
very pleased with the big jump again this month—largely the
latest group of applications from the Membership Soirée.
At the risk of sounding like P.B.S’s Goldie, “we are more than
halfway to our goal of 100, but there is not much time
remaining!” You are the best ambassadors for this place we all
enjoy so much. We encourage you to do your best to help the
Club meet this goal.
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Visual Arts News
by Nola McConnan
Call for Entries
“No Boundaries.” (Members’ juried group
exhibition); April 1–26, 2013
Contemporary works, emphasis on the human figure,
representational or abstracted explorations. Any media. Work
must have been completed between April, 2011 and March,
2013. Images not to exceed 48" height. Three-dimensional
works: less than 5 kg., not to exceed 16" in any direction. Bas
reliefs: less than 6" depth, less than 5 kg., not wired, must use
two hanging rings. Intake Friday, March 22, 11:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 24, 9:00 to 10:00 am. Jury
10:00 a.m. (Jury TBA.)
The Ontario Society of Artists (OSA) “Continuum: The
Contemporary OSA, an Overview” opens at Club Night on
Monday, March 4, with guest speaker Carmel Brennan, OSA
President. Public Open House, Sunday, March 10, 2013,
from 1:00–5:00 p.m.
LAMPSweek: Painting/Visual Arts Luncheon, Thursday,
February 28 with guest speaker, Rita Davies. Last July, Ms.
Davies retired as the Director of Culture for the City of
Toronto. Prior to her tenure with the City, Rita led the
Toronto Arts Council. Currently, she is a cultural consultant,
planner and strategist through her company, Cultural
Capital. Rita inspired and led Toronto Staff and Arts
Community from Amalgamation through to July 2012.
“The Hot Shots Show.” (Members’ juried group
exhibition); April 29–May 18, 2013
Members may submit as many photographs as they wish, no
limit. A maximum of 50 images will be accepted for hanging.
All works must be prepared to hang, framed or mounted and
correctly wired (if in doubt, ask!). Intake Friday, April 26,
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 27, 9:00 a.m.
Jury 10:00 a.m. Jury TBA.
“Rockcuts on the Road to Parry Sound”
Upcoming Exhibitions
Gary Stark, “Metamorphosis,” February 3–23, 2013. Public
Open House Sunday, February 3 from 1:00–5:00 p.m. Club
Night Opening, Monday, February 4, 2013.
Photography in Focus
The “Hotshots” group discussed images on the subject of
“Windows and Doors,” and saw everything from Georgian
panes to post-modernist reflections.
This fire truck was going slowly down Yorkville Avenue, which
made for quite a change from the cruising Porsches, BMWs and
Mercedes. The roadside trees created an impressive pattern of
reflections in the windows such that the firemen inside were
barely visible.
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February 2013
Heidi Burkhardt’s show was a powerful contemporary look
at the landscape made famous by our Group of Seven. Heidi’s
work examined sites that simply did not exist in their time—
the enormous rock cuts on Hwy 400 from Severn Bridge to
Parry Sound. On Club Night, January 7, 2013, Heidi spoke
of the importance of opportunity to the artist’s career. Here
are some notes from her presentation:
High School: “Isobel Lindsey made sure I went to Doon. I’m
still committed to plein air painting.”
Malcolm Gladwell: “I got my 10,000 hours ... every night
after school.”
Teaching: “I made them memorize the Elements & Principles.
Even when you don’t understand the concepts (they) put a
seed ... that sprouts ... as you mature … Learning creates
neural pathways ... which increase brain function ... it all
stays with you.”
Photography: “It was scorned … Image making is different ...
digital technology (is so useful) ... I don’t think I could sit on
Hwy 400; where would I park? … I loved it that the (AGO)
included photo references used by artists in the Van Gogh …
Where do the inukshuk builders (on the highway) park?”
Atlin: White tents for studios, angled plywood, 8'x3' tar
paper and oil sticks. “I’m a landscape painter and I’m sticking
to it … A new panoramic camera helped … I did wood and
lino cuts; the textures and expressive lines are replicated in oil
stick painting.”
Mentors and Friends: “Made me have a show—this makes you
work and I’m so grateful.”
Morna Wales tells us why she is
“HOOKED on HOOKED!”
German appetizer! Canadian poet Elizabeth Smart will be
waiting for us in the Lounge, and from there we go to the
Great Hall to hear Carson McCullers from the stage, serial
killer Myra Hindley from the balcony, and finally New York
Bohemian novelist Jane Bowles. We’ll top off the show with a
light supper, dessert and coffee!
Wow—that sounds like a very full evening!
It is! Each monologue lasts about ten minutes, and between
them, with the appetizers, we’ll have a short explanation of its
relevance to the character. So, yes—a full evening, but the
monologues are intense and the drama high!
In an interview with Carol Anderson
I understand this production comes about as a result of the Stage
Committee’s move towards greater innovation and a higher level
of artistic experience. Can you tell me how The ‘Hooked’ Project
fits into that vision?
I had seen part of the show in the Summerworks Festival and
was hugely impressed. So I was keen to see if we could do it. It
seemed to be exactly the right fit for the Club—an intimate
production that would work well in the spaces at 14 Elm. It is
smart, wildly original, sometimes quite funny, and will speak
to anyone interested in theatre or literature. Since it departs
from our usual productions, we talked to the Board about
making it a fundraiser and opening it to the public. So, if you
have friends who are interested, please let them know about it!
The funds will go towards much-needed new stage curtains.
Tell me a bit about the author, Carolyn Smart.
Well, she’s an award-winning Canadian writer and poet—for
many years she has taught creative writing and contemporary
Canadian poetry at Queen’s University.
Hooked is made up of seven poems, each a dramatic
monologue in the voice of a famous, or infamous, woman.
The common thread is addiction—to alcohol, drugs or love
… to inaccessible or evil men … to murder.
You say that this piece makes full use of the building …
Pretty much. First you’ll be directed to the Studio for first
two monologues. You’ll meet painter Dora Carrington and
Zelda, wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald. And a signature appetizer—
we’re still working on these with our chef—will be served
with each monologue. Since Carrington lived in the
Bloomsbury world of cucumber sandwiches, they might just
make an appearance.
Next we’ll go to the Boardroom for an encounter with Unity
Mitford, the British aristocrat obsessed with Hitler. Expect a
Can you tell us a bit about Nicky Guadagni?
She is very well known and highly regarded in Canadian
theatre—has worked in most Toronto theatres, and for
Citadel, the National Arts Centre and Stratford. You’ve
almost certainly seen her on TV. Nicky was a member of the
company in the detective series Nero Wolfe and has acted in
many CBC radio dramas. Hooked is her latest project—a
huge test for a brilliant actor, to shape-shift through seven
very different characters—an amazing tour de force!
Now back to basics: The date, the ticket price, and how to
reserve. I hear seating is very limited.
Yes, we can only accommodate 45 people. Hooked will run
for two nights: Friday, February 8 and Saturday, February 9.
The performances start at 6:30 p.m., with the bar opening at
6:00 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person—very reasonable for a
professional stage play including a meal! Members of the
public are welcome, as well as Club members and their
guests. Places may be reserved by calling (416) 597-0223, ext.
2 (voicemail).
Club Love
by Rosemary Aubert
This month we look at the Arts and Letters Book Club.
Aside from the Outdoor Sketching Group, this is the only
regularly meeting group that gathers outside the Club,
meeting in members’ homes. The group was founded by
Marta Dusmet at least a decade ago and has always been
supported by a few stalwart members such as Joan Holben,
John Matthew and Margaret Stephenson. A few of today’s
active members had the following to say about their
involvement in this lively group. “This little circle offers a
welcome to others who would like to read books and get
together to discuss them” (Marjut Nousiainen). Doug
Fulton and Danielle Fraser like “the fellowship, the
sometimes heated conversation.” “I guess we are just lucky to
have a wonderful balance of personalities” (Sandra
Henderson). “We have taken the personal activity of reading
and magically transformed it into a pleasurable social
experience” (Hilary Alexander). The Book Club boasts at
least three published authors: Marjut Nousiainen, Aileen
Burford-Mason, and yours truly.
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Musical Notes
by Denis Kulesha
On Music Wednesday, February 6, we are very happy to
welcome back members of the Annex String Quartet, whose
exciting, eclectic repertoire embraces everything from
Beethoven to be-bop and beyond. They will be joined by the
dazzling young pianist Benjamin Smith to perform works
ranging from Dussek and early Mahler, to brilliantly arranged
show tunes by George Gershwin and Richard Rodgers.
Something for everyone!
Looking for a memorable evening out to put you in a
Valentine’s Day mood? Look no further than our own Club
Night, Monday, February 11, when we present an intimate
night of “Cabaret Classics,” featuring U. of T. Master’s
candidates, soprano Kelsey Taylor and tenor Jon MacArthur,
both accomplished young voices on the threshold of
international careers. They will be accompanied in this
evocative repertoire by the gifted pianist Kimberley-Ann
Bartczak. On the menu: Pan-Seared Beef Tenderloin with a
Shrimp Mousse Farce served with Tarragon and Dill Sauce;
Strawberries and White Chocolate in a minted Grand Marnier
Cream with Pistachios; Coffee, tea. A night you won’t forget!
Music Wednesday, February 13, brings us “Les Artistes
français,” an outstanding selection of works for voice and solo
piano performed by Professor of Voice and Lois Marshall
Chair of Voice at the University of Toronto, Lorna
MacDonald, and U.ofT. faculty member, pianist Henri-Paul
Sicsic, winner of the prestigious Killam Award. These
distinguished artists will be featuring works by Fauré,
Debussy and Ravel. You must not miss this!
Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano, and Ryan MacEvoy McCulloch,
piano, are our featured artists for Music Wednesday, February
20. Scholarship-winning Artist Diploma candidates at the
Glenn Gould School, these compelling young musicians are
already starting to receive international recognition for their
strong performances of repertoire ranging from the Baroque
to the contemporary. For their concert on this day, they will
offer works by Schubert, Fauré, and Prokofiev.
“Krehm de la Krehm”! To begin LAMPSweek, the Music
Committee is honoured to pay tribute to the outstanding gifts
of the Krehm family. Current Club members Jonathan
Krehm and Rachel Krehm are the latest exponents of a stellar
musical tradition, which includes the internationally renowned
concert pianist, the late Ida Krehm, and the perceptive music
critic, violinist, and longstanding Patron of the Arts, William
Krehm. Come and join us to help celebrate, with music and
memories, the accomplishments of this illustrious family.
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The Music Salon
Wednesday, February 27
The Great Hall
3:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
All members and their guests are welcome at the Music
Salon! The Salon provides member musicians and
composers—and their musical guests—with an opportunity
to meet new colleagues, discuss collaborations, perform
repertoire, run master classes and workshops, and premiere
new works. Member musicians and composers wishing to
book a slot in a Music Salon can do so by contacting the
Salon co-ordinator, Farhad Nargol-O’Neill, via email:
[email protected]. The next Music Salon will
take place on Tuesday, March 26.
Programme
3:00–4:00 p.m. Alex McCleod (viola) is a member of the Ton
Beau String Quartet, which has been granted a residency at
the Club by the Music Committee for 2013. Alex will be
playing works by Bach and Shostakovich.
4:00–6:00 p.m. Acclaimed Canadian jazz pianist Joshua
Goodman will be rehearsing standards and original works for
piano.
6:00–7:00 p.m. Rachel Persaud (vocalist) will perform
original works.
7:00–8:00 p.m. Arnold Tirzits (piano) and tenor Charles
Davidson will rehearse Die Winterreise (which will be familiar
to members from the Music Club Night presentation in
January, 2012).
8:00–9:30 p.m. Jonathan Krehm hosts Tony Yang (piano).
Fourteen-year-old Tony Yike Yang is one of the outstanding
young piano students of the Royal Conservatory’s Young
Artists Academy, where he studies with James Anagnoson,
Dean of the Glenn Gould School. Tony has excelled for
many years in piano competitions, and has been profiled in
media outlets such as CTV’s Rising Stars. In July 2012 Tony
was accepted into the prestigious Gina Bachauer
International Piano Competition and was awarded the Silver
Medal. His programme consists of:
Scarlatti, Sonata in A K.212
Beethoven, Sonata Opus 10 No 2
Chopin, Scherzo No 3
Schubert, Wanderer Fantasy
Ginastera, Three Argentinian Dances
9:30–10:00 p.m. Bill Westcott (piano) will be playing rags
and original works to end off the evening.
On Stage
Stage Committee Activities
Last year the Stage Committee undertook a Strategic
Planning process under the leadership of Richard
Moorhouse and Fiona McKeown. This exercise led to new
Terms of Reference, which were presented to, and accepted
by, the Board of Directors in December. Under these new
terms, the mandate of the committee is:
To provide innovative, value-added experiences
to celebrate the art of theatre for the pursuit,
study and enjoyment of Club members.
It is with this mandate in mind that the Committee has, in
the past few months, engaged in
• A playscript development workshop of a new play,
• A New Playwrights award for young and emerging
writers,
• A theatre excursion to the Tarragon Theatre,
• A Remembrance Day Club Night presentation,
• An evening of Christmas readings.
Upcoming events include
• A presentation of Hooked, a peripatetic, culinaryenhanced theatre event,
• A Cabaret production, Foolery, for LAMPSweek,
• Guest speakers at upcoming Club Nights.
More excursions and events are being planned. The
December 4, 2012 visit to Tarragon Theatre was well
received by the participants, and the pre-show talk by
playwright John Mighton and artistic director Richard Rose
gave an enhanced, enlightened and perceptive appreciation of
the performance of The Little Years that followed.
Attention All Spring Revuers
Please mark your calendars for the following dates:
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
An open invitation to all Club members interested in
being part of the 2013 Spring Revue to attend
a first read-through of submitted skits.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
A second read-through of skits for
writing, directing and acting participants.
For additional information please contact:
Michael Spence at [email protected]
Or Morna Wales at [email protected]
WHAT’S ON IN FEBRUARY
Writers’ Table
Please join us on Friday, February 1, when our speaker will
be long-time Club member and current Vice-President,
Marianne Fedunkiw. Marianne will talk about the
challenges to a writer of pacing a novel and giving voice to
characters, particularly historical characters. As an historian
and former journalist, she knows how tricky it can be to
marry historical accuracy with the imaginative elements of
fiction.
Marianne has written two books, twelve plays, and dozens
of scholarly articles, book chapters and book reviews. Her
training as a writer includes study last year at the Banff
Centre. Her journalistic experience was acquired at the
London Free Press, The Globe and Mail, Maclean-Hunter
publications, in freelance editing and as a television
producer. Marianne is a graduate of the universities of
Toronto and of Western Ontario with degrees in English,
journalism and biology, and a Ph.D. in the history of
medicine, followed by postdoctoral research at Oxford
University. She has taught at Ryerson, York and the
University of Toronto, and served as a consultant to
universities, colleges, and public and private scientific and
health organizations.
LAMPSroom at noon, or join us there for Marianne’s talk at
1:00 p.m. For further information, please contact Donald
Gillies at 416-960-8326 or [email protected].
Film Night
February 13, 2013
On the night before Valentine’s Day, what better film to
show than a romantic comedy? And what better romantic
comedy than one of the all-time best!
NINOTCHKA
Starring the legendary beauty Greta Garbo
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
“Ninotchka stands as one of the
finest films Lubitsch made. It was
reportedly one of the director’s
own favourites among his films,
and it’s easy to see why. It takes
full advantage of the high
production values that the
Hollywood studio system
provided, with a witty and
sparkling script, and a standout
performance by one of
Hollywood’s greatest icons.”
Matt Barry
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Club Nights
Music Wednesdays
Lunch 12:15. Music from 1:00–1:45 pm
Monday, February 4
MEMBERS OF THE ANNEX STRING QUARTET
& BENJAMIN SMITH, piano
Works by Dussek, Mahler, Gershwin and Rodgers
Monday, February 11
LORNA MACDONALD, soprano
HENRI-PAUL SICSIC, piano
Works by Fauré, Debussy and Ravel
Our “Valentine Cabaret” Club Night, Monday, February 11,
promises to put you in a memorable Valentine’s Day mood!
We invite you to a casual and intimate evening of cabaret
classics, featuring the superb voices of U. of T. Master’s
candidates, soprano Kelsey Taylor and tenor Jon MacArthur,
both stylish artists who will thrill you with their artistry in
this evocative repertoire. They will be accompanied by the
excellent pianist Kimberley-Ann Bartczak. Our chef, Ken
Peace, has prepared a special Valentine’s menu.
LUCY FITZ GIBBON, soprano
RYAN MACEVOY MCCULLOUGH, piano
Works by Schubert,
Fauré and Prokofiev
(NO Music Wednesday in LAMPSweek)
Monday, February 18
CLUB CLOSED
Family Day statutory holiday
Photography Group
Monday, February 25
LAMPSWEEK
To begin LAMPSweek, the Music Committee is honoured to
present “Krehm de la Krehm,” a night to pay tribute to the
outstanding gifts of the Krehm family. Current Club
members Jonathan Krehm and Rachel Krehm are the latest
exponents of a stellar musical tradition, which also includes
the internationally-renowned concert pianist, the late Ida
Krehm, and the perceptive music critic, violinist, and
longstanding Patron of the Arts, William Krehm. Come and
join us to help celebrate, with music and memories, the
accomplishments of this illustrious family.
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Our next “Hotshots” meeting will be held on Wednesday,
February 13, at 6:30 p.m. Members are encouraged to bring
seven photographs on a stick or other electronic device, on
the subject of “animals.” Could be the cat next door. Or the
bear you’re sure curls up under your rear window. Or that
guy who throws wild parties at the end of the block.
Questions about the “Hotshots”? Please note that sandwich
plate orders for the meeting must be in to the organizer by
Monday, February 12, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. Contact Rob Prince,
[email protected]
Literary Tables
Ad Lib
Lunch 12:00 noon
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 5—FREDERICK ASALS
Professor emeritus, University of Toronto
“A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor
If you are not familiar with this short story, it is easily
available online and from the Toronto Public Library. Since it
is in every sense accessible, Professor Asals hopes Club
members at the Literary Table will enter into vigorous
discussion of the issues raised by this provocative work,
offering from the floor their own takes on it, with challenges
to, supplements of and alternatives to his reading.
Tuesday, February 12—KEITH OATLEY
Professor emeritus, University of Toronto
“Why Fiction Is Good for You”
Recent research by a small group in
Toronto has started to show some of the
ways in which fiction works in the mind
and in the brain. The group has turned
the long-standing assumption—that
literary fiction is good for you—into a
question. Is fiction good for you?
And if so, how?
Keith Oatley is emeritus professor of cognitive psychology
at the University of Toronto, and also a novelist. His most
recent novel is Therefore Choose (Goose Lane, 2010). His
most recent book is a hybrid—part-novella, partpsychology—The Passionate Muse: Exploring Emotion in
Stories (Oxford University Press, 2012).
Tuesday, February 19—TIM NAU
“Character Names in the Novels of Evelyn Waugh”
How do authors come up with names for characters? This
talk will examine the different types of names available to
them and concentrate on how Evelyn Waugh used
character names to produce particular effects.
Tuesday, February 26—PATRICIA HOWARD
“Samuel Beckett’s Film”
Samuel Beckett’s short film, Film (1967),
starring Buster Keaton, is a tragicomic
view of Bishop George Berkeley’s
maxim “to be is to be perceived.”
Who is the perceiver: an outside
observer or the self? After a few
opening remarks and a screening of
the film (approximately 15 minutes),
Patricia Howard will lead a discussion
on the film and the question.
Reservations are absolutely essential.
Please be sure to make your reservation by noon on
Monday, at the latest, for the Tuesday of the week in question.
Friday, February 1: Panych Play Reading
Morris Panych is one of Canada’s quirkiest, funniest and most
diverse talents, working as an actor, director and playwright
across the country for the last 35 years. Please join us in the
Third Floor Studio, when Bill Denton, Harrison Browne, Morna
Wales and Wilson West read some of his best scenes, under the
direction of Ashley Williamson. Laugher guaranteed.
Bar at 7:00 p.m.; presentation begins at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, February 8: HOOKED
Ad Lib is pleased to turn over our third-floor home to this
amazing, all-Club event! Famous women in every room,
appetizers to go with each, and supper afterwards? Yes,
please! Call the office and book now!
Friday, February 15: Shakespeare and Chocolate
What a double bill! Please join the English-Speaking Union
for the re-scheduled high school competition, “Shakespeare
on the Platform,” in the Great Hall, starting at 6:00 p.m. and
hosted by Nancy Kee. This event is always a not-to-bemissed crowd pleaser. Bar at 5:30 p.m.; event begins at 6:00
p.m. (Please take note of the early start time.)
&
When you are done with the Bard, don’t miss your chance to
make your way to the third floor for our popular annual
Chocolate-tasting event! Kyle Smith, Irene Katzela and
Beata Nowakowska together will host an evening of
“Chocolates, Wines and Love Songs.” Travel the world
through taste and sound from Toronto to Africa to South
America. While you experience Kyle’s exotic South American
chocolates and Irene’s unforgettable wines, Martha Spence,
Bruce Ferreira-Wells and Irene Katzela will perform love
songs composed by Beata Nowakowska. Bar at 7:00 p.m.,
the event begins at 8:00 p.m.
ATTENTION: This event requires pre-booking to determine the
quantity required for the chocolate order, and a fee to cover the
cost, details still to be determined. Please call the office to put
your name on the list now... last year we sold out!
Friday, February 22: Last but not least… JOTO, aka
“Jammin’ on the One!”
Stevie J and Damon Lum have graciously moved their fun and
games to the last Ad Lib of the month, to accommodate
HOOKED! We thank them for their supportive spirit and invite
you to join them on the third floor for improv and more!
Participation is not required but always welcome. Bar at
7:00 p.m.; event at 8:00 p.m. Optional participants’ & novices’
pre-show warm-up session/workshop runs from 6:00 p.m.
Ad Lib welcomes suggestions for events from Club
members. Our fearless leader cannot do it all on her own!
Please e-mail Ashley Williamson:
[email protected],
if you have a programming idea.
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February 2013
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Painters’ Studio 2
Art
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Writers’ Table 12 noon Installation
Marianne Fedunkiw
“Challenges of
Historical Fiction”
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Panych Play Reading
Host: Ashley
Williamson
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4
Sunday
Painters
Gary Stark
Public Art
Opening
5
Sunday
Painters
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Club Night
Gary Stark
“Metamorphosis”
Solo Exhibition
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
11
Club Night
Valentine’s Cabaret
Kelsey Taylor, soprano
Jon MacArthur, tenor
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5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Membership Mtg
5:15 p.m.
Spring Revue
2nd Read-through
7 p.m.
18
19
Club Closed
Family Day
Tim Nau
“Character Names in
Evelyn Waugh Novels”
12 noon
Board Mtg 5:15 p.m.
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26
LAMPSweek
LAMPSweek
Club Night
Sunday Painters
Patricia Howard
LAMPSweek “Krehm de la Krehm”
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
“Samuel Beckett’s
Stage
Film”
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Foolery
12
noon
Matinee
2:00 p.m.
March 3
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 12 noon
13 Painters’ Studio
Ad Lib resumes on
February 15
14
21
Cash Bar
6:00 p.m.
Performance
and Dinner
to follow
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22
23
Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
JOTO—Jammin’ on
the One
Hosts: Damon Lum &
Stevie J
Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Lunch 12 noon
Lucy Fitz Gibbon,
soprano
Ryan MacEvoy
McCullough, piano
Schubert, Fauré and
Prokofiev
LAMPSweek
Architecture Lunch
Heather Dubbeldam,
Dubbeldam
Architecture+ Design
“Live, Work, Play,
Experiment”
12 noon
Music Salon
3–10 p.m.
15
Hooked
Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
LAMPSletter Mailing
Ad Lib
6:00 p.m. “Shakespeare
on the Platform”
8:00 p.m. “Chocolate,
Wines & Love Songs”
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Film
27 Painters Studio
9
Cash Bar 6:00 p.m.
Performance and
Dinner to follow
Music Wednesday
Lunch 12 noon
Lorna MacDonald,
soprano
Henri-Paul Sicsic, piano
Fauré, Debussy, Ravel
Film Night—Ninotchtka
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8
Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Hooked
Music Wednesday
F. J. Asals
Lunch 12 noon
Flannery O’Connor Annex String Quartet
Short Story
Dussek, Mahler,
A Good Man
Gershwin and Rodgers
Is Hard to Find
12 noon
Keith Oatley
“Why Fiction is
Good for You”
12 noon
Sunday
Painters
Painters
7
Painters’ Studio
1:00–5:00 p.m.
10
6
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LAMPSweek
Visual Arts Lunch
Rita Davies—Former
Culture Div, Toronto
LAMPSweek—Stage
Foolery
Cash Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Curtain 8:00 p.m.
House Cttee Mtg 5:15 p.m.
March 1
March 2
LAMPSweek
Stage
Foolery
LAMPSweek
Stage
Foolery
Cash Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Curtain 8:00 p.m.
Cash Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Curtain
8:00 p.m.
marked.
(same deadline) sent via e-mail (preferred to mailbox submissions). on payment by cash, cheque, debit card, or credit card at time of
reservation.
before the event.
circumstances.
Cancellations for Lit. Lunch and Music Table are accepted by 10 a.m.
appreciated.
the same day; cancellations for Club Night are accepted by 2 p.m. the
same day. Full charges will apply if cancellation is not received.
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March 2013 Vol. 72 No. 3
Members’ News
On February 6 at Roy Thomson Hall, William Aide, Martin
Hunter and LCol Diane Kruger received the Queen
Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal at a gala show and
reception hosted by the Honorable David. C. Onley,
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. The medal recognizes their
long service to community and country. Congratulations!
April Bending invites everyone to the opening of her solo
show Bending Perspectives. Opening reception on Thursday,
March 7, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Patrick International
Fine Art, 190 Davenport Road, Toronto. “The paintings of
April Bending evoke a private realm of intriguing allusions.
They seem fraught with subtle meanings as layered as the
sumptuous impasto she employs to bring them into being”
(Ed McCormack, Gallery & Studio Magazine, New York).
April is featured as an “Artist to Collect” in the Winter
Celebrations 2012 issue of Arabella magazine. The show
continues through March 30, 2013. www.AprilBending.com
Pat Fairhead will be teaching a watercolour/collage workshop
on Saturday, March 9, and Saturday, March 16, at her studio in
Bracebridge, Ontario. For more information please contact Pat
at 705-645-9231, or via e-mail: [email protected]
Catherine Frid’s monologue Over the Edge will be produced in
Toronto during Week 2 of Alumnae Theatre’s New Ideas Festival,
from March 13–17 (www.alumnaetheatre.com). Over the Edge
will also be part of the Here, There & Everywhere Festival at Key
City Public Theatre in Port Townsend, Washington, on March 8,
12 and 19 www.keycitypublictheatre.org. Inspired by an Andrew
Sookrah painting, an earlier version of this play was performed
by Rachel Persaud at an Ad Lib evening.
Cate will be speaking on censorship in connection with
her play Homegrown, as part of the Book and Periodical
Council’s Freedom-to-Read Week, on Thursday, February 28,
at 7 p.m. http://www.freedomtoread.ca/events/the-book-andperiodical-council-and-raconteurs-present-censored/
The Joseph D. Carrier art gallery presents fine art
photography by Jack Gilbert from March 7 to April 1 at the
Columbus Centre, Lower Gallery, 901 Lawrence Avenue
West, Toronto. Opening Thursday, March 7 from 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. Jack will be donating his net proceeds from the
show to Villa Charities and Make-A-Wish Canada.
The Cathedral Church of St. James, 65 Church Street,
Toronto, acquired nine of Jack’s fine art photographs for their
new Event Centre. In addition, St. James’ also acquired 11
canvas works from Jack’s wife, Ina Gilbert. Jack will be
speaking to the Women’s Art Association of Canada on
March 27 on the “History of Photography.”
Farhad Nargol-O’Neill will be moderating the monthly Art,
Beauty, and Spirit retreat for artists on March 9, from
10:30 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, 131 McCaul
St. Artists working in all media are welcome to attend, and to
bring one or more works for presentation, discussion, reflection,
or critique. Participation is free. A pizza lunch will be served.
(Non-denominational.) To register or for more information
contact artist/coordinator Farhad: [email protected].
Farhad’s Stations of the Cross series of bas-relief sculptures
will form the visual aids vis-à-vis a booklet containing
reflections by Parish Pastor Fr. Santo Arrigo C.Ss.R, and St.
Alphonsus Liguori, for use during the St. Patrick’s Church
annual Easter devotions on the Stations of the Cross on
March 15 at 5:30 p.m. Farhad’s Station XII (Death on the
Cross) will also be seen on the main altar.
Judy Smith of Westmount Gallery has announced that she will
host a month-long solo exhibition of work by Anthony (Tony)
Batten starting Saturday, March 2 and running through March
30. There will be an opening day reception with the artist in
attendance on March 2, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. The gallery is
located at 88 Advance Road in Toronto’s west end.
Martha Spence will be a mezzo-soprano soloist in an evening
of Gilbert and Sullivan favourites. (Aren’t they all?!) Selections
from The Mikado, Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore,
among others, will be performed with the choir and orchestra
of Jubilee United Church at 40 Underhill Drive, Toronto on
Saturday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 at the door;
youth free. Reception and refreshments to follow. This is a great
event for families! For further details, please contact Pat Lansche
at 416-447-6846 ext. 101, or e-mail [email protected].
New Members
George Fells is a member of the Queen’s Own Rifles and the
Royal Canadian Military Institute, and had a successful
business career in finance and venture capital. He has served
on the Boards of the Children’s Aid Society of Metro Toronto,
several ratepayer groups and over a dozen corporations. He is
married to a visual artist, and writes poetry. He is sponsored
by Mary Tuck Corelli and Jean Edwards.
Margaret Kerr, a lawyer, has written extensively on criminal
justice cases, as well as co-authoring a number of legal handbooks
for the public, including two in the “Dummies” series. She also
has a serious interest in the visual arts and in drama and looks
forward to the social as well as the artistic aspects of the Club. She
is introduced to the Club by Anthony (Tony) Batten.
Hugh MacKinnon is a lawyer with a lifelong interest in history,
literature and music. He played piano and saxophone as a student,
and studied choral music and music history as a student at St.
Michael’s Choir School. He has been active on University Boards,
and has held membership in other private clubs in Toronto
and Calgary, including several speaking and debating societies.
He is sponsored by John McKellar and Stuart Marwick.
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March 2013
Members’
Dinner
Michael Levine
Thursday, March 14
The Future of
Canadian Cultural
Identity
Somerset. Felicity is sponsored by Anna and Alexander
(Sandy) Leggatt, and by Norma Rowen.
Michael Vaughan is a lawyer who is very much involved in
architectural heritage, and is recognized by architects and
others in that field. He has owned and lived in several
heritage houses, and his professional law practice is in the
area of land use planning and urban design. He is sponsored
by Scott James and Raymond Peringer.
Michael Levine, cultural entrepreneur extraordinaire, has had a
distinguished career in entertainment law and intellectual
property, and has assisted artists to expand the possible.
Retired from the practice of law in 2010, he has continued to
act as Executive Producer on television shows and films,
through Generic Productions Inc., including Republic of Doyle;
and has funded, through a charitable foundation, a number of
emerging acting stars, including Paul Nolan (Jesus Christ
Superstar), Guillaume Côté (National Ballet of Canada),
Graham Abbey (Stratford Shakespeare Festival and The
Border) and Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle). He also serves on
a number of not-for-profit advisory boards.
As chairman of Westwood Creative Artists, Canada’s largest
literary agency, Michael has represented books by Lloyd
Robertson, Gordon Pinsent, and the late Mordecai Richer,
among others. His passion is to use the arts to foster the great
positive values of this country, including tolerance and social
justice. He is interested in how we, as a country, can bring
something unique in our understanding of ourselves, and also in
developing young artists to carry this vision forward. He is truly
well positioned to explore the topic of Canadian cultural identity.
Cash Bar from 6:00 p.m. for Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Price $31/person
Please reserve & pay in advance
416-597-0223, ext. 2 (voicemail)
New Members
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Joseph MacKinnon, son of Hugh MacKinnon, studied
English and Film Studies and started his career as an editor at
The Walrus Magazine. He is currently pursuing creative
writing, and has published fiction and non-fiction in The
Walrus and Oceana magazine and soon will be read in the
New Republic. He is the principal of a small company, Guy
Faux Books, which has just published its first book. Joseph is
also sponsored by John McKellar and Stuart Marwick.
Felicity Somerset is a full-time art photographer with
international recognition who has had solo exhibitions in
galleries and public spaces, and is in many private collections.
She also has a career background in management consulting,
specializing in strategic planning, organizational effectiveness
and leadership development. She is the spouse of Alan
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YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN
JOHN BECKWITH
2013 winner of the prestigious
ARTS & LETTERS AWARD
for his major contribution to
Canadian music, as a composer,
writer, critic and teacher
The Gala Celebration takes place
Thursday evening, April 11, 2013
Join us as distinguished musicians such as
Robin Elliott, Associate Dean, Faculty of Music
and Jean A. Chalmers Chair in Canadian Music;
David Visentin, composer and Artistic Director,
El Sistema, Toronto; Robert Aitken, flautist and
founder of New Music Toronto; Club member
William Aide, pianist; Larry Beckwith, violinist, singer,
founder of Toronto Masque Theatre; Monica Whicher,
soprano; Doug MacNaughton, baritone; Marc Widner,
pianist; Colin Ainsworth, tenor, and many others honour
John in word and music.
We expect a sold-out event, so reserve early!
Cash Bar from 6:00 p.m. & Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Price $50/person
Please reserve & pay in advance
416-597-0223, ext. 2 (voicemail)
Margaret Atwood accepts 2013
E.J. Pratt Honorary Membership
for Literature
The Literary Committee is delighted to announce that
Margaret Atwood has graciously accepted the 2013 E.J.
Pratt Honorary Membership for Literature offered by the
Arts & Letters Club.
Ms. Atwood has won many prestigious literary prizes in
Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and
Spain. These include the Giller Prize, the Booker Prize, the
Governor General’s Award and the Prince of Asturias Award.
“Margaret Atwood is a truly great Canadian who, through
her novels and poetry, has enriched the lives of countless
people both in this country and abroad. We are delighted
that she has accepted honorary membership in our Club,”
Richard Moorhouse, Club President, said.
The Club awards honorary memberships to distinguished
figures in the world of literature and the other major arts
disciplines. Among the many writers who have been members
of the Club since its founding in 1908 are E.J. Pratt,
Northrop Frye, Marshall McLuhan, Robertson Davies,
Mavor Moore, Kildare Dobbs and Richard Outram.
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March 2013
THE MUSIC SALON
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Great Hall
3:00–10:00 p.m.
All members and their guests are welcome to come to the
Music Salon! The Salon provides member musicians and
composers—and their musical guests—an opportunity to
meet new colleagues, discuss collaborations, perform
repertoire, run master classes and workshops, and premiere
new works. Member musicians and composers wishing to
book a slot in a Music Salon can do so by contacting Salon
coordinator, Farhad Nargol-O’Neill, via e-mail,
[email protected]. The next Music Salon will
take place on April 30, 2013.
PROGRAMME
3:00–4:00 p.m.: Open…
4:00–5:00 p.m.: The Synchroma Ensemble, a new ensemble
consisting of Omar Ho, clarinet, Andrea Poon, viola, and
Madeleine Christie, piano, are making their debut
appearance at the Club. We will enjoy a programme that
includes works by Mozart, Schubert (Madeleine Christie,
piano solo), Bruch, Schumann, and Poulenc.
5:00–6:00 p.m. Chris Donnelly, a familiar face at Club
nights and Music Wednesdays, will be back at the Club. He
would like to surprise us with his programme.
6:00–7:00 p.m. Martha Spence (soprano), accompanied by
pianist Steven Kettlewell, will focus on works of the operatic,
art song and schmaltz variety, with a solo or two thrown in.
They perform works by Bellini (from Norma), Massenet,
Chausson, and Reger.
7:00–8:00 p.m. Paul Moody, a B.Mus. in classical piano
performance from McGill University, has accompanied COC
singers, and numerous jazz, pop, musical theatre artists. He
has worked with the Charlottetown Festival as the Associate
MD for the Young Company, and as the musical director of
Sondheim’s The Frogs. He is joined by Andrew Byerlay, tenor,
from the Glen Gould School, and others. They perform
works from the classical, jazz, and musical theatre genre.
8:00–9:00 p.m. Sonia Wheaton Dudley, piano, is a guest of
Jonathan Krehm. She is an accomplished solo and chamber
music performer active in the Montreal community, and is a
founding member of Ensemble QAT. Sonia completed a
Doctorate of Music in performance at the Université de
Montréal with Paul Stewart. Her programme includes works
by J.S. Bach, Benjamin Britten, Medtner and Rachmaninov.
9:00–10:00 p.m. William Westcott, piano, and friends will
perform original works, blues, and rags.
Cheese platter or sandwich plate are available if ordered from
the office in advance. Please call the reservations voicemail,
ext. 2, by noon, Friday, March 22.
One of the great things about the Club is
the wide range of activities and events
available to members; especially those that
have become Club traditions, like the
Burns Supper, now in its thirty-first year. I
joined the large and merry group of Club
members and guests at this year’s
festivities for the first time, proudly
sporting my McKinnon family tie.
John McKellar did a superb job as Master
of Ceremonies, opening the night with a round of good
humour. He was accompanied by George Garlock and other
spontaneous comedians. The talented Ruth Morawetz dazzled
us on the piano. Piper Robert Noble and Peter Fleming
processed in the haggis for a colourful address by Rob Prince.
Outstanding performances followed by Lucy Brennan, Robert
Noble, Keron Platt, Kathleen Metcalfe, Penelope Cookson
and Rob Prince. A special thanks to Betty Trott for organizing
and participating in the production and for her special
“Canadian” content in celebration of Robbie’s birth 253 years
ago! I wish to take this opportunity to thank Lorna Kelly, who
was the organizer for the Supper for many years. She did an
outstanding job celebrating a great Scottish tradition at the
Club. In addition, thanks are also due to Shirley Davy-Hanson
and Doug Purdon for their contributions to this year’s event.
Also, good things always happen when the LAMPS
committees work together on an event. The Literature, Music
and Stage committees gave a very warm and touching
performance of Tennyson’s narrative poem Enoch Arden.
Thomas Gough, Kay Montgomery and John Rammell
read while John Jull accompanied at the piano. A wonderful
night was had by all.
On Monday, February 4, just before the Club Night
opening of James Gary Stark’s solo exhibition,
Metamorphosis, a special ceremony was held in the
LAMPSroom. Recently, Diane Kruger, Past President,
and her husband, artist Gary Stark commissioned
Canadian designer John Capon to create a medallion for
the mantelpiece in the LAMPSroom. You may recall that
the room was restored in 2009 and the mantel was
designed by Club member Murray Oliver. Murray
created a focal point with the expectation that someone
would come along at some point with a significant art
piece to complete the design. The work Diane and Gary
have donated to the Club is a wood carving of the Club
emblem, finished in gold leaf. It is a beautiful addition to
the room. Thank you, Diane and Gary, on behalf of the
Club for such a generous and appropriate gift. Be sure to
have a look the next time you are in the Club.
I am sure you will be interested to know that the Board
recently approved the Literary Committee’s nomination of
Margaret Atwood for the Club’s 2013 E.J. Pratt Honorary
Membership for Literature. We are pleased that Ms. Atwood
has accepted the honour, and we hope she will be able to
participate in activities at the Club over the next year.
The Board has been working very hard on the development of
its Strategic Plan for the Club and you will be hearing more
about it in the months to come. Future issues of the
LAMPSletter will provide some highlights on these plans as we
work together to move forward into the future. Thank you
again to members who took the time to fill out the Club survey,
provide comments and support this important Club initiative.
LAMPSweek is coming up! I hope you are booking the time to
participate in this great Club tradition when we celebrate all the
arts during a week of special events. Be sure to get your LAMPS
passport stamped at all events for prizes. We’ll see you there!
LAMPSroom Medallion Donation
Designer/carver John Capon’s objective in making the
LAMPSroom medallion was to be true to the original J.E.H.
MacDonald design. Having simplified it to facilitate the detailed
hand-carving, he chose to use Butternut wood, which gives a
sharp edge with minimal grain. After priming the wood and
coating it black, John overlaid the design as a protective mask and
with extremely small palm chisels he carved the logotype. Once
the base coating was painted into the carved areas and gold leaf
was applied, he added the finishing touch of 22k gold leaf.
John Capon trained in London, England, and worked at
several top London design groups. He taught graphic design
at numerous colleges in the UK and was a guest lecturer at
York and Sheridan in Ontario. John is actively involved with
the Designers of Canada executive and is currently an
honoree member of the Designers of Toronto.
(L to R) Donors Gary Stark and Past President Diane Kruger;
beautifully carved Arts & Letters Club medallion by designer/carver John
Capon; Club President Richard Moorhouse
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Visual Arts News
by Nola McConnan
Current Exhibition
Call For Entries:
Gary Stark Solo Exhibit: Metamorphosis
“No Boundaries”—Members’ Group Exhibit,
SUNDAY, March 24–April 27, 2013
Cool contemporary works in any media, with emphasis on
the human figure, representational or abstracted explorations.
Work must have been completed between April 2011 and
March 2013.
Images not to exceed 48" height. Three-dimensional works
must weigh less than 5 Kg, not to exceed 16" in any
direction. Bas reliefs: less than 6" depth, less than 5 Kg. Not
wired, must use hanging rings.
Intake date: March 22, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.; March 24,
9:00–10:00 a.m.; Jury, 10:00 a.m. (Jury members TBA.)
“The Hot Shots Show”—Members’ Group
Photography Exhibit, April 29–May 18, 2013
Members may submit as many photographs as they wish, no
limit. A maximum of 50 images will be accepted for hanging.
All works must be prepared to hang, framed or mounted and
correctly wired.
Intake date: April 26, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.; April 27, 9:00
a.m.; Jury, 10:00 a.m.
Outside Juror: Prof. Don Snyder, Ryerson University School
of Image Arts.
“Summertime”—Members’ Group Exhibit, June
24–September 7, 2013
The Members’ Group Exhibition runs for July and August.
While we may be at the cottage, the Club is still active.
Visitors, often from out of town, are both audience and
market. Explore your ideas of “Summer.”
Upcoming
The Ontario Society of Artists (OSA): “Continuum, The
Contemporary OSA, An overview at the Arts & Letters Club
of Toronto, Public Opening on Sunday, March 10, 2013.
Club Night, Monday, March 4, 2013: Speaker: OSA
President Carmel Brennan.
LAMPSweek
Visual Art Lunch—Thursday, February 28, 2013:
“great arts great city”
How we reached the $25.00 per person funding level for the
arts in Toronto, which was announced in late January, 2013.
Speaker: Rita Davies. Ms. Davies inspired and led Toronto
Staff and the Arts Community from amalgamation through
to July, 2012. Prior to her tenure as Executive Director,
Culture Division, City of Toronto, Rita led the Toronto Arts
Council.
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March 2013
“Metamorphosis”
Gary’s exhibit, a visual and intellectual feast, had a lively
public opening on Sunday, February 3. All were delighted by
the five-decade retrospective of Gary’s work and also by the
piano talents of William “Bill” Westcott. From early
impressions of the Ottawa River Valley to complex digital art,
there was much to see and contemplate. A few of the
overheard comments from the over 120 visitors: “A powerful
retina experience,” “Diverse and exciting,” “Masterful colour
and composition,” and finally, just plain “Wow, I love it!”
On Club Night, Gary led us through his exploration of, and
lifelong interest in, images that challenge perceptual
conventions. The camera has become an integral part of that
journey. Gary demonstrated how technical developments and
materials can, and do, totally change the proposition of the
work. From suggesting to his uncle, at the age of twelve, that
he paint the farm’s Holstein cows by filling in between the
spots, Gary progressed to landscapes of the valley, and then
on to full-on macro/micro experiments with camera,
computer and paintbrush.
A Gentle Reminder:
Loops on frames must be large enough to accommodate the
HOOKS on the rods.
The third floor studio is there for the use of all the artist
members. Take the opportunity to work in one of the best-lit
group studios in the City. The only studio in the City that
also welcomes Club participants and their guests to join the
regular Club lunches on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Work in the artists’ cupboard or the 3rd floor studio is left at
the artist’s risk. Leaving work in such sites for an extended
period invites damage, no matter how careful our fellow
members are.
Editor:
Copy editor:
Angel Di Zhang
Jane McWhinney
Lorna Kelly and Bill Whiteacre awarded
Spirit of Antarctic Adventure Prize
At the Captain’s Reception on the last day of our Antarctic
Cruise, in January we were surprised to learn that the
Captain had a prize for the couple who best epitomized the
spirit of Antarctic adventure and were doubly surprised when
we were named as the winners.
The cruise included excursions in Zodiacs, past enormous
icebergs and through ice flows to make several land-falls, to
cavort with several breeds of penguins and sea lions, and to
visit an American and an Argentinean Research Station.
The Prize is the flag that flew over the ship during its
Antarctic cruise.
This is the adventure that trumps all our previous adventures,
including cruising down the Volga, cruising up the Rhone,
exploring the Souk and the Kasbah of Tangiers, celebrating
Bloomsday in Dublin, getting out of Christchurch three days
before the earthquake, riding a camel in Alice Springs,
watching the sun go down on Ayers Rock and arriving in
Honolulu 12 hours after the Tsunami had passed.
For Bill it was his seventh continent (His children are happy
that there isn’t an eighth).
We highly recommend that every member consider such a
cruise.
Bill Whiteacre
The Curatorial Circle is looking to acquire artworks by the
following important Club artists who are not currently
represented in the Club collection:
Lawren Harris, J.E.H. MacDonald, William St. Thomas
Smith and William Winter. If anyone is interested in
donating work, please contact the Club’s Curator,
Barbara Mitchell, at 416-302-7221.
ARTWORK CREDITS
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Documentary Film Fest ad by Elaine Wyatt
Michael A. Levine photograph courtesy Michael A.
Levine
LAMPSweek ad by Carol Anderson
John Beckwith photograph by Andrew Leduc
President’s caricature by Michele Alosinac, with her
kind permission
A&L medallion presentation photograph by Don
McLeod
Metamorphosis by James Gary Stark
Photograph of palm frond by Josef Sudek
Photography in Focus photograph by George RustD’Eye
An A&L Tour—Art
Gallery of Ontario
of
“Josef Sudek:
The Legacy Of A
Deeper Vision”
Wednesday,
March 20, 2013
Join us for a tour with Maia-Mari Sutnik,
Curator of the exhibition, to be followed by
a casual meal and discussion in the Club Studio.
This exhibition is a journey into the art and spirit of Czech
photographer Josef Sudek (1896–1976), whose legendary
career spanned more than 60 years. The tragedy of two world
wars prompted him to discover new artistic paths, each
leading to phases of work unparalleled among other
photographers of the era.
After losing an arm in the First World War, Sudek developed an
intimate approach to photography and came to excel in exploring
the transformative possibilities of the medium. Sudek’s work has a
contemplative quality, with poignant observations that are
timeless visual poems. For the first time in Canada, a retrospective
exhibition at the AGO of more than 175 photographs by Sudek
takes visitors on the complex journey of this influential
photographer’s indomitable life, spirit and art.
Meet at the Members’ Desk at the AGO at 5:30 p.m.
The tour will last about an hour.
A light supper will be served at the Club following the tour,
$20 per person.
Please reserve ahead at 416-597-0223, ext. 2 (voicemail).
Transportation to and from the AGO
must be arranged individually. Car pooling encouraged.
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Page 10: Treasa O’Driscoll photograph courtesy Treasa
O’Driscol
Page 11: Eric Koch photograph courtesy Eric Koch
Page 11: Gamelan Ensemble photograph courtesy Gamelan
Ensemble
Page 11: Shauna Ralston photograph courtesy Shauna Ralston
Page 11: Andrew Haji photograph courtesy Andrew Haji
Page 11: Rocco Rupolo photograph courtesy Rocco Rupolo
Page 11: Charles Sy photograph courtesy Charles Sy
Page 11: Suzy Smith photograph courtesy Suzy Smith
Page 11: Randall Rosenfeld photograph courtesy Randall
Rosenfeld
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Musical Notes
by Denis Kulesha
Music Wednesday, March 6, introduces us to the exotic
sounds of the Gamelan tradition of Bali. Four fine
musicians have come together to form Seka Rat Nadi, a
traditional gendèr wayang Gamelan ensemble, featuring
metallophones of ten keys, whose soothing, meditative
sound has inspired centuries of intricate, richly
contrapuntal musical invention. You will find yourself in
another musical world, a world of alluring and hypnotic
beauty.
On Club Night, Monday, March 11, we are proud to
present pianist William Aide in a recital celebrating his
75th birthday. Commanding the universal respect of his
musical colleagues, Bill has recently been named a
Member of the Order of Canada, in recognition of his
contributions to the Canadian cultural scene, and for his
commitment to promoting the work of Canadian
composers. Bill’s superb musicianship and unparalleled
musical insight make his artistry unique, and his
performances memorable. Come, enjoy, and celebrate the
accomplishments of one of Canada’s finest musicians.
One of the sweetest voices of the instrumental world
belongs to the ’cello. For Music Wednesday, March 13,
we have invited an ensemble of ’cellists (did we hear
sixteen?!), led by internationally acclaimed virtuoso
Shauna Ralston, and featuring her studio of young ’cello
stars of the future, to play for us. Enjoy the lovely sound
in works by Villa-Lobos, de Falla, Kreisler, Gershwin and
others. This is not an opportunity that comes along every
day—don’t miss it!
Three fabulous young voices take centre stage on Music
Wednesday, March 20, as we present our own version of
‘The Three Tenors,’ featuring the talents of Andrew Haji,
Rocco Rupolo, and Charles Sy. Accompanied by pianist
Suzy Smith, these gifted young artists will delight you
with the style, energy and exuberance that they bring to
their performances of some of the finest music written for
the tenor voice. You will be begging for more.
Ever wonder how music and astronomy could be
connected? Were there times when they were closer? And
what would that sound like? On Music Wednesday,
March 27, join mediaeval scholar Randall Rosenfeld as he
asks these questions, combining his fascination with
mediaeval music performance and his compelling interest
in astronomy (he is the archivist of the Royal
Astronomical Society of Canada—and has an asteroid
named after him!). You will be enthralled as he illustrates
through music how the mediaeval mind struggled to
understand the mystery of the Cosmos.
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March 2013
We are still looking for 37 new members!
We have 63 new members this year. That sounds wonderful,
and it is. We are, of course, thrilled by the numbers; and we
are even more pleased that these new members are all lively
and interesting people who have a lot to contribute to the
Club.
But we are not out of the woods. In the same period, the
Club lost 54 people, so the net gain is small—that’s why we
are aiming for 100. A few of those who left moved away, and
some found they were not using the Club; but the biggest
losses were to ill health and infirmity. The Club benefits from
having members whose ages range from 20 to almost 100;
the average age is 69—towards the higher end. So it is
important to our future well-being that we bring in many
more younger members.
One of our new members recently sent us a long list of about
fifty people he thinks would enjoy the Club. We have
contacted all of them, and are optimistic that some of them
may join us. I would like to challenge you to do the same.
We would be delighted to receive names and contact
information for individuals you think would be interested
and active. If they happen to be on the sunny side of 69, even
better!
Carol Anderson
Vice-President, Membership
[email protected]
Club Love
by Rosemary Aubert
“Hot Shots” is the Club’s photographic arts group. It was
founded several years ago and is currently under the
leadership of Gord Fulton and occasionally Rob Prince,
who says, “We participate in photographic assignments,
showing our work on the monthly theme at our meetings
where we encourage full and open photo critique.” In
addition, members also enjoy occasional group photo
shoots and organize an annual photographic exhibition at
the Club. Frequent exhibitor Marvyne Jenoff says, “The
theme for the first session I attended was still life. What a
wonderful idea! Ever since, I’ve been photographing
tabletop setups distorted and reflected through
glassware.” Bill Buchanan values “the opportunity to
present my images to be critiqued and to talk to other
presenters about how they created theirs.” Gord Fulton
says, “The monthly projects make me go out and look for
things/objects to shoot that I would otherwise not see.”
Clearly this group is the perfect blend of the creative and
the technical.
On Stage
WHAT’S ON IN MARCH
A & L Stage Committee takes to the Road!
Writers Table
2013 Theatre Excursions
The Stage Committee has organized two theatre trips for this
summer. Mark your calendars now to save the date. More
details, including pricing, will be available soon.
Wednesday, July 17: We are taking a busload of A & L to the
county—Prince Edward County that is—to see Highway 63:
The Fort Mac Show. Originally developed by Architect
Theatre, created by the company with Layne Coleman and
directed by Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, this Canadian work
is being presented by the Festival Players of Prince Edward
County, a young and exciting company that produces sitespecific work all over the county. Following the performance,
we will retire to have our own personal dégustation of wines
from some of the county’s best vineyards and then enjoy a
dinner in one of their gourmet restaurants. Refreshments will
be arranged for the bus both ways.
Thursday, September 24: Marianne Heller has once again
worked her magic with the folks at the Stratford Festival. She
has just booked our A-plus seats for The Merchant of Venice.
Our visit will be prefaced with a private tour of the new
Festival Exhibit, followed with a lovely buffet lunch (plus
bar) at the Marquee Restaurant (right on the premises of the
Festival Theatre). After the performance, we will have the
chance to meet with some of the actors for a Q &A. As we
roll home, we will be enjoying a petite moveable feast of tea,
sandwiches and cookies.
Please make a point of setting the date aside. Space is limited,
and the trips last year sold out quickly. We are in the process
of finalizing our budgets and will be able to announce more
details next month.
Please join us on Friday, March 1, when our speaker will be
Maximilian (Max) Mosher. A style columnist for Toronto
Standard, providing a daily digital briefing on the life of the
city, his column covers the fashion industry, local and
international trends and stories of personal style. Themes
Max returns to repeatedly are the growing influence of the
Internet and technology on the industry and the importance
of clothing for personal identity. The Standard presents a
provocative blend of reporting, interviews, commentary and
video documentary: www.torontostandard.com . Max is also
a features editor at WORN Fashion Journal, an independent
fashion magazine that covers the history and social
significance of clothing: www.wornjournal.com. Of particular
interest to many Club members would be his Summer 2012
internship at Canadian Art magazine, focusing on social
media. Max is trying to break into freelance writing, and
recently wrote an article for a brand new Australian
magazine, Hello Mr. www.hellomrmag.com
LAMPSroom at noon or join us there for Max’s talk at
Photography Group
The “Hot Shots” will meet at the Club on Wednesday, March
13, at 6:30 p.m. Members are encouraged to bring seven
photographs on a stick or other electronic device, on the
subject of “squares.” They could be the geometric shape,
the centre of your town, the uncool guy who lives next door,
or the solid meal you ate last evening.
Please note that sandwich plate orders for the meeting must
be in to the organizer by Monday, March 11, at 4:00 p.m.
Questions? Contact Rob Prince, [email protected]
Our “Hotshots” group discussed their shots on the wideranging topic of “The Blues.” We could get them, or sing
them, but you couldn’t colour us that way: it was a lively
meeting, with photographs from Toronto parks, the coastline
of Alaska, and the mountains of Greenland.
Film Night
Wednesday March 13
THE HORSE’S MOUTH
Sparrow Sings the Blues
by George RustD’Eye. His shot is a
Ryerson pizza crust,
on the sidewalk of
Gould Street. Both
wanted the pizza ...
guess who won?
(1958; dir. Ronald Neame)
Written by and starring Alec
Guinness as the raucous artist
Gulley Jimson. Based on the
1944 book by Joyce Cary (who
modelled his protagonist in part
on his friend Dylan Thomas).
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Club Nights
Monday, March 4
The Ontario Society of Artists (OSA): Club opening of
“Continuum: The Contemporary OSA, an Overview,” with
guest speaker Carmel Brennan, OSA President.
Monday, March 11
WILLIAM AIDE, piano
We are proud to present pianist William
Aide in a recital in honour of his 75th
birthday. Recently named a Member of
the Order of Canada, Bill has devoted
himself to the service of the cultural life
of his country, as a pianist, professor
and writer. His performances offer a unique blend of superb
technique and musical insight. On Bill’s programme:
Beethoven, Sonata in D major, Op. 10 no. 3; Brahms,
Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118 no. 6; Chopin, Sonata in B
minor, Op. 58. Bill will also bring us a reading of the poem
“His Intermezzi” from his book Pieces in My Hands.
Toronto), in fostering the renaissance of Celtic Arts in North
America. Her one-woman presentation, “Magic of the Celts,”
was featured on CBC in the 1990s. She has travelled widely,
performing concerts of poetry, song and story and giving
workshops and now lives in Barrie, where she co-ordinates a
cultural programme in association with Camphill
Communities Ontario www.novalisproject.com. Her book,
Celtic Woman: A Memoir of Life’s Poetic Journey, is available
from Dundurn Press.
Ad Lib
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Monday, March 18
MERYL OLIVER
“Parks Canada & the Lost Franklin
Arctic Expedition”
The disappearance of Sir John Franklin and his crew is an
iconic story of Canadian history. In the mid-nineteenth
century, it captured the attention of Canadians, Victorian
London and people around the world, launching one of the
largest manhunts in history.
The story is no less captivating today. Parks Canada is
actively involved in the present-day underwater
archaeological search for Franklin’s ships, HMS Erebus and
HMS Terror. This work led to the discovery of HMS
Investigator, abandoned in the High Arctic in 1853 during
the hunt for Franklin. Knowledge gained from HMS
Investigator and the ongoing search for Franklin’s ships
greatly adds to our understanding of
Canadian Arctic history.
A historian with Parks Canada’s Cultural Science Branch,
Meryl Oliver works with the underwater archaeologists on
this project. She is the niece of members Barbara and
Murray Oliver. Also this evening we proudly pay tribute to
Murray Oliver, distinguished Interior Design Artist.
Monday, March 25
TREASA O’DRISCOLL
Celtic Woman
Writer and performer Treasa
O’Driscoll, born in the west of Ireland,
spent most of her adult life in
Toronto, assisting her late husband,
Robert (founder of the Centre for
Celtic Studies at the University of
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March 1—LAMPSWEEK!
Ad Lib goes to the Theatre! Join the Ad Lib gang at tonight’s
Stage Committee presentation of “Foolery.”
Contact the office for reservations.
March 8—“JAMMIN’ ON THE ONE”
Join Stevie J and Damon Lum for JOTO, the monthly improv
comedy extravaganza on the 3rd floor. Participation is
optional but a lot of fun! A workshop/warm-up session
starts around 6 p.m., the bar serves liquid courage starting
at 7, and the hilarity starts at 8 p.m.
March 15—AD LIB SCHEDULING ROULETTE
Ad Lib Fridays are programmed by members for members!
Ashley Williamson and her Ad Lib caucus invite any member
with an idea or event to contribute to meet us on the 3rd
floor to chat, argue and negotiate the next four months of Ad
Lib. All suggestions will be heard and the team will do their
best to find you collaborators, support, materials and a date!
Come one, come all. Bar is at 7, the games begin at 8 p.m.
March 22— AD LIB GOES TO THE MOVIES!
Ad Lib defers to the totally fabulous
Joint Explorers Club/A&L Fifth Annual Film Festival
Documenting the Art of Exploration V
Two world premieres! Free! Call the office and book now!
March 29—GOOD FRIDAY, CLUB CLOSED
See you in April!
Suggestions for future Ad Lib events are welcomed and
should be sent to: [email protected]
Literary Tables
Music Wednesday
Lunch 12:00 noon
Lunch 12:15 Music from 1:00–1:45pm
Tuesday, March 5 —ERIC KOCH
The Golden Years
Eric Koch returns to the Literary
Table to talk about his book The
Golden Years, five short stories set
around the year 1950. The subjects
are Glenn Gould, Marshall
McLuhan, Lester Pearson, René
Lévesque and John Diefenbaker.
In each case he has invented a plausible story to present a
convincing portrait of his subject, thereby raising the
inevitable question about historical fiction: what is true and
what is invented?
Tuesday, March 12—MICHIEL HORN
At the Edge of the Abyss: A Concentration
Camp Diary, 1943–1944
Michiel Horn, Professor Emeritus of
History and University Professor at York
University, will discuss At the Edge of the
Abyss: A Concentration Camp Diary,
1943–1944, by David Koker. Michiel is
the author of more than a dozen books,
including York University: The Way Must
Be Tried (2009). At the Edge of the Abyss
is an example of his work in translating Dutch fiction and
non-fiction into English.
Wednesday, March 6
SEKA RAT NADI GAMELAN ENSEMBLE
John Carnes, James Kippen
Annette Sanger, Albert Wong
Traditional Balinese works for gendèr wayang
Wednesday March 13, 2013
SHAUNA RALSTON, ‘cello
With students from the studio
of Shauna Ralston
Works for ‘cello ensemble by
Villa-Lobos, de Falla, Gershwin,
Popper and Bach
Wednesday March 20—THE THREE TENORS
Tuesday, March 19—MAUREEN SCOTT HARRIS
“I heard the poems in the field”
Prize-winning poet and essayist Maureen Scott Harris will
present reflections on poetry and ecology. She will consider
some shifts in nature poetry from John Clare (1793–1864) to
the present, and discuss contemporary nature poetry as a
response to our ecological/environmental crisis. The talk will
be a mix of poetry and comment.
Tuesday, March 26—PAUL SWARNEY
Professor Emeritus, York University
“Fiddling with Nero: Understanding Nero’s
disastrous ‘Second Term’ “
Nero is known as perhaps the ultimate “badboy” emperor; he was notorious for murdering
his mother, his best friends, Christians,
successful generals and some excellent writers.
He started off well, most authorities agree, ruling judiciously for
the first “term.” Closer examination suggests that the evil deeds
that marked his “second term” might at least partly be
explained by a subtle unravelling of the accommodations that
Caesar Augustus had made with the Senate, people and
Roman society and institutions, according to Paul Swarney.
Please be sure to reserve by noon on Monday, at the
latest, for the Tuesday of the week in question.
Andrew Haji,
Rocco Rupolo,
and Charles Sy
Suzy Smith, piano
“Arias and songs
for the tenor
voice”
Wednesday March 27
RANDALL
ROSENFELD
“Music of the Spheres:
Art and Science”
Featuring Mediaeval Music
in performance
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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Painters’ Studio 2
TGIF Lunch 12 noon LAMPSweek
Stage
Writers Table 12 noon
Foolery
Max Mosher
Cash Bar
LAMPSweek
5:30 p.m.
Stage
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Foolery
Curtain
Cash Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Curtain 8:00 p.m.
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4
5
Sunday
Painters
Club Night
Ontario Society
of Artists
Art Opening:
“Continuum”
LAMPSweek
Stage
Foolery
Matinée
2:00 p.m.
10
Sunday
Painters
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
11
Club Night
William Aide
75th Birthday Concert
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Public Art
Opening
Membership Mtg
5:15 p.m.
“Continuum”
1–5 p.m.
6
7
8
Painters’ Studio
Music Cttee Mtg
10:30 a.m.
Music Wednesday
Seka Rat Nadi
Eric Koch
Gamelan Ensemble
The Golden Years
Lunch 12 noon
12 noon
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Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday Lunch
Michiel Horn
Shauna Ralston
“At the Edge of the
‘Cello Ensemble
Abyss by David Koker”
12 noon
12 noon
Film Night
The Horse’s Mouth
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Film
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Sunday
Painters
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19
Club Night
Meryl Oliver
Parks Canada &
the Lost Franklin Arctic
Expedition &
Murray Oliver Tribute
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Sunday
Painters
Art
Installation
Sunday
Painters
31 Easter
Buffet
25
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Club Night
Treasa O’Driscoll
Celtic Woman
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
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Maureen Scott Harris Music Wednesday Lunch
The Three Tenors
“I heard the poems in
12 noon
the field”
12 noon
AGO Tour: Josef Sudek
Board Mtg 5:15 p.m.
Retrospective
5:30 p.m.
Dinner at the Club
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Paul Swarney
“Fiddling with Nero”
12 noon
Music Salon 3–10 p.m.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 12 noon
Music Wednesday
Lunch
Randall Rosenfeld
“Mediaeval Music and
Astronomy”
12 noon
Stage Cttee Mtg
5:30 p.m.
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
LAMPSletter Mailing
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Scheduling Roulette
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23
Film
Festival
Painters’ Studio
Documenting
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
the Art of
Ad Lib attends the Exploration V
Films
Film Festival:
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Documenting the Art
Reception
of Exploration V
Gala Dinner
Screenings 7 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
16
Painters’ Studio
6:00 p.m. Cash Bar
7:00 p.m. Dinner
Painters’ Studio
Nominations Mtg
5:15p.m.
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20
15
Fireside Chat
with the President
4:30–5:30 p.m.
Members’ Dinner
Michael Levine
“Canadian Cultural
Identity”
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Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
JOTO
Jammin’ on the One
Hosts: Stevie J
& Damon Lum
Literary Cttee Mtg
10:45 a.m.
12
8:00 p.m.
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7 p.m.
Speaker:
Bill Lishman
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House Cttee Mtg
5:15 p.m.
CLUB CLOSED
Good Friday
marked.
reservation.
before the event.
circumstances.
Cancellations for Lit. Lunch and Music Wednesday are accepted by 10
appreciated.
a.m. the same day; cancellations for Club Night are accepted by 2 p.m.
the same day. Full charges will apply if cancellation is not received.
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Please book and pay in advance,
at 416-597-0223, ext. 2 (voicemail).
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if confirmed with the office at ext. 3,
by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 18, 2013.
Members’ News
Gerry Sevier will be participating in a two-man show, Can’t
Stop Painting, with fellow artist Joe Catalano in the Carrier
Gallery at the Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence Ave. West.
Both artists will be present at the opening reception on
Thursday, April 4, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Members and
friends are cordially invited to attend. Parking is available
both in front and behind the building. The exhibit continues
until May 6 during regular gallery hours, 10:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. weekdays.
Heliconian member Monica Pearce, with a stunning piece for
choir and flute. The programme also includes Gershwin’s
Rhapsody in Blue. General admission, $25; children under 12,
free; seniors and students, $20. Please visit
hcorhapsody.eventbrite.ca to purchase tickets online; contact
Emma Walker, General Manager, Toronto Heliconian Club
(416-922-3618); or email [email protected]. Cash
ticket purchases also available at the door.
Flora Danziger’s play My Red Feather Boa will be remounted
at the New Ideas Festival in the third week of March at the
Alumnae Theatre. Whitney Barris (the original actor in this
one-woman show) will perform the role again. Nancy
Bradshaw will also direct the play as she did eight years ago.
This play was chosen as one of two to celebrate the 25th
anniversary of the Alumnae’s “New Ideas Festival.” The other
selected play, which opens the festival, is by Shirley Barrie
and directed by Molly Thom (co-founder of the festival). My
Red Feather Boa will be the closing play.
New Members
All members are urged to visit the first civic art gallery in
Georgetown. The new Helson Gallery is named after Club
member Fred Helson in recognition of his outstanding gift
of his art collection to the Town of Halton Hills. Three
hundred visitors attended the opening on Friday, March 1,
including the local MP, the mayor and the town councillors.
The gallery is open during regular library hours. Exhibitors
and opening times subject to change. Call to confirm hours:
905-877-7915, ext. 2517. Club curator Barbara Mitchell
curated the opening exhibition.
Mark Osbaldeston’s book Unbuilt Toronto has been
shortlisted for the inaugural Speaker’s Book Award. The
award was established by the Speaker of the Legislative
Assembly of Ontario to recognize works by Ontario authors
“reflecting the diverse culture and rich history of the province
and of its residents.” The winner will be announced on
March 19 at a ceremony at Queen’s Park.
Doug Purdon will be teaching at the University of Toronto,
Loyalist College in Belleville, and through Kaleidoscope: A
new way of learning. Information on all courses and
registration details are available at Doug’s website
www.dougpurdon-artist.com
Martha Spence will be singing with the Heliconian Choir
and Orchestra on Sunday, April 28, 3:00 p.m. at Grace
Church on the Hill, at 300 Lonsdale Road. The programme,
Rhapsody! will whisk you away with classical favourites and
opera choruses, including works by Mozart, Offenbach and
Berlioz, as well as some newer compositions by emerging
Canadian composers such as Jeff Smallman, with two of his
gorgeous choral works. HCO is also pleased to present its
second collaboration with Toronto-based composer and
Atis Bankas is a resident of Niagara-on-the-Lake and is the
founder and artistic director of Music Niagara. A violinist, he
studied in Lithuania and at the Moscow Conservatory. In
addition to his work with Music Niagara, his performing
career includes playing first violin for the Gould String
Quartet, teaching at the Royal Conservatory and performing
with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. He has performed
throughout Europe, North America and the Soviet Union.
He is introduced to the Club by James Mainprize.
Matina Chrones was head of the Arts Department at
Etobicoke Collegiate. She is a painter, with exhibitions at
galleries such as the Bau-Xi Gallery and the Mendel Gallery
in Saskatoon, with work in the collections of the Mendel,
and the Universities of Saskatchewan and Toronto. She is
married to Steve Simon and is introduced to the Club by
Ezra Schabas.
Sean Fraser has an academic background in architecture and
conservation. Sean has worked across Canada and
internationally in the field of cultural heritage conservation
for two decades, and is currently with the Ontario Heritage
Trust, as Manager of Acquisitions and Conservation Services.
He is introduced to the Club by Richard Moorhouse.
Lynn Friesen has broad-ranging interests in the arts, and has
tried her hand at writing, amateur theatre, drawing and
watercolours. She has also sung in several choirs and been an
active member of the University Women’s Club. She is
introduced to the Club by Elizabeth Lockett.
Andrew Lauder currently studies Graphic Design at George
Brown College. He has come to the Club with Ross
Robinson, his great uncle. He has had internships as a
graphic artist, has received awards including a leadership
scholarship, is well travelled, and has climbed Mount
Kilimanjaro. He is recommended by his professor Ian
Gregory and by Andrew Sookrah.
Karin MacHardy is a retired professor of history from the
University of Waterloo whose research and publications
centred on Habsburg Austria. In addition to penning
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New Members
extensive scholarly articles and a book, she is also a writer of
fiction. She is introduced to the Club by Doug Purdon.
Steve Simon, married to Matina Chrones, was a mechanical
engineer specializing in hydroelectric power generation, with
projects for a number of large government clients. He is also
the founder and president of a company that uses advanced
technologies for waste recycling. Steve is interested in music,
and the visual and performing arts. He is introduced to the
Club by Ruth Morawetz.
Doreen Yamashita had a career as an early childhood
consultant, involved in special education, and was a lecturer
at the Faculty of Education at the University of Manitoba.
She has an interest in both art and in architecture. She is the
wife of James Yamashita, and is introduced to the Club by
Irene Katzela.
James Yamashita was a practising architect in Winnipeg,
where he was the principal in a firm of architects and
engineers. He is broadly interested in all fields of the arts. He
is introduced to the Club by Irene Katzela.
ARTWORK CREDITS
Page 1: A&L Award announcement designed by Carol
Anderson; John Beckwith photo by André Leduc
Page 1: Spring Revue notice by Karina Rammel
Page 5: President’s caricature by Michele Alosinac, with her
kind permission
Page 6: Scramble by Peter Marsh
Page 8: Photography in Focus photos by Kathy Blend and
Jack Gilbert
Page 9: Photo of Bill Westcott by Jack A. Gilbert
Page 9: Theodore Baerg photo courtesy Theodore Baerg
Page 10: Graham Thomson photo courtesy Graham
Thomson
Page 10: Suzy Smith photo courtesy Suzy Smith
Page 10: Arkadas photo courtesy Arkadas
Page 10: Annie Zhou photo courtesy Annie Zhou
Page 11: Peter Alberti photo courtesy Peter Alberti
Editor:
Copy editor:
Angel Di Zhang
Jane McWhinney
Erratum:
Thanks to Julian Mulock for pointing out the following
about Tom Lehrer: Great he is, late, so far, he is not!
A Message from the
Vice-President, Fundraising
The Fundraising Committee’s objective is to raise $100,000
each year for the next five years, in order to complete
significant repairs and restorative work to our 122-year-old
heritage building. Along with the current arrangements with
Heritage Toronto, plans are underway to hold several
fundraising events each year. We need your help.
Members have generously donated over $36,000 through
Heritage Toronto, where two building funds have been
established. This is a positive indicator for future donations,
and we encourage members to donate to these funds on an
ongoing basis. Building Fund I provides for restorative work
to the front building facade, modernization of the sound
system and enhancements to the exhibition lighting. Building
Fund II provides for restorative and renovation work to the
Great Hall. Heritage Toronto donation forms are available in
the office or from the Club website. Tax receipts are issued for
the full amount of the donation, through Heritage Toronto.
We hope we can count on all Club members to contribute in
some way, by donating their time, their skills and talents, and
by participating in fundraising events. We will continue to
update you on the Fundraising Committee’s initiatives in
upcoming LAMPSletter issues.
Jonathan Krehm
Vice-President, Fundraising
Call for Volunteers!
Once again the Club opens wide its doors for
Doors Open Toronto
Sunday, May 26, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
If you are interested in volunteering for a few hours
or for the day, please contact
General Manager, Fiona McKeown
[email protected]
416-597-0223, ext. 8
Artwork Donation
The Curatorial Circle is pleased to announce the donation by
member John Sullivan of his watercolour titled Court of the
Lions, The Alhambra, Spain. The vibrant new acquisition is
hanging in the front foyer and I urge everyone to admire it.
Barbara Mitchell, Club Curator
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THE MUSIC SALON
Tuesday, April 30
The Great Hall
3:00–10:00 p.m.
All members and their guests are welcome to attend the
Music Salon. The Salon gives member musicians and
perform existing repertoire, run master classes, discuss
collaborations and make introductions, and workshop and
premiere new works. Member musicians and composers
wishing to book a session in a Music Salon can do so by
contacting the Salon co-ordinators Jonathan Krehm
([email protected]) or Farhad Nargol-O’Neill
([email protected]). The next Music Salon
will take place on Tuesday, May 28. Time slots fill up fast!
PROGRAMME
3:00–5:00 p.m. Open.
Check the programme posted in front of the Great Hall
closer to the date of the Salon.
5:00–6:00 p.m. Arnold Tirzits (piano) will host an
improvisation workshop.
6:00–7:00 p.m. Winners of the 2011 Canadian Music
Competition, Coco Ma (piano) and Emma Meinrenken
(violin), will be making a return visit to perform and
workshop works at the Club.
7:00–8:00 p.m. Rachel Persaud (composition/piano) will
be performing original works.
8:00–9:00 p.m. The Music Salon welcomes back the Five
Reeds Trio, featuring Kristin Day (bassoon), Senya
Trubashnik (oboe), and Jonathan Krehm (clarinet). The
Trio will play works by Schulhoff, Stravinsky and others.
9:00–10:00 p.m. Bill Westcott (piano) performs Blues
with a surprise guest singer!
A cheese platter or sandwich plate are available if ordered from
the office in advance. Please call the reservations voicemail at
ext. 2 by noon, Friday, April 26, to place your order.
Annual Membership Fees
A notice of the annual membership fees for 2013–14 was
mailed in March. The annual fees are due on April 1. I
encourage payment by cash, cheque or debit card to save the
Club expensive credit card charges.
I would like to thank all those members who have already
paid their annual fees.
W.W. Buchanan, Treasurer
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April 2013
Wanted: 31 new members!
The countdown continues. Can we bring in ten new people a
month for the next three months? Pick up your phone or
email someone you think would be interesting and interested
right now! (Now I DO sound like Goldie.) Suggest that they
visit the Club website, or ask them to contact me or Naomi
Hunter, Membership Services, to arrange a visit to the Club,
or for more information. And thanks for your help!
Carol Anderson
Club Love
by Rosemary Aubert
This month we begin a look at LAMPS, the central
disciplines of the Club. Rose Norman, current chair of
the Literary Committee says that the principal aim of her
committee is for each of its twelve members to secure
speakers for the Literary Table luncheons held each
Tuesday from September to June. The quality of the
speakers has been outstanding. Topics have ranged, Rose
says, “from Herodotus, through Chaucer and Shakespeare
to ‘The Weasel’ (Jimmy Hoffa’s chauffeur who later
became a police informant).” She adds, “We’ve had
historians, biographers, doctors, lawyers, political
scientists and psychologists as speakers as well as experts
on literature.” When the weather is good, as many as
seventy people attend the Tuesday luncheon. Winter
brings fewer, but there’s still a crowd to listen to and
question the presenters. In January 2013, the committee
joined forces with Music and Stage to present Enoch
Arden by Tennyson with music by Richard Strauss.
The Literary Committee also hosts several Club nights
every year, and its annual Summer Reading event features
eleven Club volunteers who speak briefly about “a book
that has either impressed or dismayed them during the
summer.” LAMPS—Literature, Architecture, Music,
Painting and Stage—illuminate the Club and, we hope,
the world beyond our doors.
Congratulations to everyone who
contributed to the success of LAMPSweek
2013, the 55th anniversary of this annual
festival. I had the opportunity to attend
all the events and it was a fantastic week
of exploration and celebration of the Arts
at the Club. Participation was impressive,
with overall attendance of 600 members
and visitors. My thanks to Carol
Anderson and Jane McWhinney for
their exceptional LAMPSweek promotion.
The week began with a magical tribute to the musical
traditions of the Krehm family. Many thanks to Jonathan
and Rachel Krehm for their wonderful concert and to
John Lawson (chair) and the Music Committee for
hosting the event. On Tuesday, we held a special screening
of the Samuel Beckett film entitled Film, followed by a
lively discussion. Warm thanks to Patricia Howard for
sharing her insights into Beckett’s life and work, and to
Rose Norman (chair), Norma Rowen (host) and other
members of the Literary Committee for organizing the
event. Wednesday at lunch we met talented Toronto
architect Heather Dubbeldam, the Club’s 2012 Eric
Arthur Honorary Member for Architecture, and were
introduced to her innovative and environmentally sensitive
design work. Thanks go to George Hume (chair), and
members of the Architecture Committee for arranging this
presentation. Thursday was a double-bill day. It began with
a lunch presentation by Rita Davies, Toronto’s former
Director of Culture, who provided a stimulating overview
of the evolving municipal support for all things cultural in
our city. Congratulations to Nola McConnan (chair) and
members of the Art Committee for coordinating this
informative session. Thursday evening brought opening
night of Foolery, a tribute to the great Tom Lehrer. Full
houses continued from Thursday until Sunday, when
LAMPSweek and Foolery came to a close. My appreciation
goes to Ruth Morawetz, Music Director, Julian Mulock,
Staging Director, and the lighting duo of Michael Spence
and Ken Judd. Particular congratulations to the stars,
Harrison Browne, Grant Cowan, John Goddard and
Morna Wales, for bringing us their outstanding talents.
Throughout LAMPSweek and until March 23, the Ontario
Society of Artists’ exhibition entitled Continuum: The
Contemporary OSA will be on display. This show is a joint
venture between the Club and the OSA. Congratulations
to Peter G. S. Large, who conceived the idea and made
sure this excellent collaboration happened. Thanks as well
to Nola McConnan, Chair of the Art Committee, and to
Tony Batten and Barbara Mitchell, who organized and
participated in the development of the exhibition and also
the March 4 opening night. Thanks as well to Andrew
Sookrah for the creation of the wonderful exhibition
poster. Congratulations also to the Club members whose
work was chosen to be a part of Continuum.
On other Club matters, I want to let you know of a change
on the Board. First, a thank you to Margaret Logan for her
excellent work as our Vice-President of the House
Committee. She skilfully ran the committee, initiated and
oversaw the recent renovations of the Lounge and
participated in the work of the Board. As Margaret is
currently studying architecture, she has had to step away
from that role. Please wish Margaret all the best in her new
learning experience. Ian McGillivray, who has been a
member of the Committee for a number of years, has agreed
to serve as Acting Vice-President, House until the Club’s
Annual Meeting in June. Ian has been the Club architect and
been actively involved in many projects, including the recent
renovations to the LAMPSroom and the Lounge. Please
welcome Ian as our new Vice-President, House.
You will find enclosed in this issue an insert that will be of
interest to you. It provides a peek into the work that has been
underway on the Board’s Strategic Plan and a listing of Club
activities up to the end of December 2013. The list will be
very helpful to all of us in our own “strategic planning” for
the coming season. Many thanks to Marianne Fedunkiw,
our Vice-President, who worked with the Chairs of all
LAMPS Committees and Activities to develop this
document. Watch for more information as plans for these
events are finalized. A hearty thanks also to Ruth Morawetz,
who has dedicated her talents and expertise to coordinating
the Club Night programmes since 1998. Please join me in
thanking Ruth for her splendid and much-appreciated work.
You may recall from the Club’s June 2012 Annual Meeting that,
as your new President, I stressed the critical need for a strategic
plan to help the Club in planning its future. Subsequently, I
asked Marianne to champion this initiative, form a committee,
poll and consult with members, and develop a strategic
framework. She has done an outstanding job and provided the
necessary leadership and commitment to see this through. She
worked with the Board’s strategic plan team made up of Carol
Anderson, Adel Bishai, Bill Buchanan, John Goddard, Nola
McConnan, Margot Trevelyan, Fiona McKeown and myself.
My thanks to my fellow committee members for taking part in
this exercise and to all members who responded to the survey
and offered advice and insight along the way. Please look for
future inserts on these and related topics in upcoming issues of
the LAMPSletter.
For those who celebrate Easter, have a wonderful holiday
with friends and family! Don’t forget Easter Sunday buffet on
March 31 at the Club.
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Visual Arts News
by Nola McConnan
“60 years of Watercolour”
Call For Entries:
an exhibition by Pat Fairhead
Public Opening takes place on Sunday, June 2. The Club
Night is Monday, June 3.
Please note Intake date change!
No Boundaries Members’ Group Exhibit
• Up to three works may be submitted. Cool
contemporary works, in any media, with emphasis on
the human figure, representational or abstracted
explorations. Work must have been completed between
April 2011 and March 2013.
• Images are not to exceed 48" height; 3D works must be
less than 5 Kg and not exceed 14" in any direction. Bas
reliefs: less than 6" depth, must be less than 5 Kg with
hanging rings.
• Intake, Friday March 22, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.,
Sunday, March 24, 9:00–10:00 a.m.
• Jury 10:00 a.m. Outside Juror: Maggie Broda
OCADU; member jurors Felicity Somerset and Luisa
Klopchic.
“Continuum: The Contemporary OSA”
The Hot Shots Show Members’ Group Exhibit
• Members may submit as many photographs as they
wish, no limit. A maximum of 50 images will be
accepted for hanging. All works must be prepared to
hang, framed or mounted and correctly wired.
• Intake, Friday, April 26, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.,
Saturday, April 27, 9:00 a.m.
• Jury 10:00 a.m. Outside Juror: Prof. Don Snyder,
Ryerson University School of Image Arts.
Summertime
• The Members’ Group Exhibit hangs for July and
August. While we may be at the cottage, the Club is
active. Visitors and guests, often from out of town, are
both audience and market.
• Explore the Summer, with up to 3 submissions. Frames
must not exceed 48" height; 3D works must be less
than 5 Kg and not exceed 14" in any direction. Bas
reliefs must be less than 6" depth, and also must be less
than 5 Kg with hanging rings. Jury TBA.
Upcoming
Friday, April 19, 2013, the Art Committee joins Friday’s Ad
Lib on the third floor, when Alex Leitch shows us all “How
to Sculpt with Your iPad.” Come and see the magic for
yourself—how a screen image can turn into a real life object.
Doors Open
Structures, imagined or built, will be theme of an installation
from the Club’s architects for this year’s Doors Open event at
the Club, taking place on Sunday, May 26.
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Scramble by Peter Marsh
“Continuum” suggests an unbroken line or movement.
Within that framework, much like a family tree, branches
spread, and creative expression shoots out in many new
directions. Such is the case in the March exhibit, Continuum,
by members of the Ontario Society of Artists.
Landscapes, portraits, nature, abstraction and figures are
expressed in a multiplicity of media ranging from oil, acrylic
and watercolour to gouache, pen and ink, pastel,
photography, etching, carving and mixed media. Masterful
use of traditional media and exciting exploratory approaches
inform many of the works, making the viewer actively
respond to the concepts behind their execution.
There’s exuberant playfulness in several paintings, reflecting
the energy and the syncopated rhythms of urban life. Other
works conjure up memories of scenes and images we’ve
experienced in other times and other places, some familiar,
some exotic, some tranquil, some turbulent, all persuasive in
their unique qualities of light and of life’s fundamental power
and mystery.
by Emily Mandy, Art Committee
Exhibit Tags
The new format easy-to-read exhibit tags are on display with
Continuum. Information from the Intake Forms will be used
to create the tags.
On Stage
A & L Stage Committee takes to the Road!
Musical Notes
by Denis Kulesha
2013 Theatre Excursions!
Wednesday, April 3 brings us the fine young tenor
Graham Thomson, accompanied by Suzy Smith.
Currently a Doctoral candidate in Musical Arts at the
University of Toronto, Graham is already generating much
excitement, possessing a voice of rare warmth and beauty,
combined with a commanding stage presence. Please join
us to hear Graham’s wonderfully musical interpretations of
songs by Schubert, Britten, and Finzi.
We’re off to Prince Edward County to enjoy a day of
theatre, food, wine and camaraderie
Club Night, Monday, April 8 brings back to our stage one
of our favourite artists, pianist and Club member William
Westcott. An outstanding performer of the American
piano music of the speakeasies, clubs, and other such
establishments of the first half of the twentieth century,
Bill has a way with blues, rags and boogies that will bring
a smile to your face and send you home feeling happy. Bill
promises to bring along a few of his buddies to liven
things up even more. Come prepared for a fabulous show!
Wednesday, July 17
The day begins mid-morning when we depart by luxury
coach, with light refreshments and lunch served on board.
We will arrive in time for a conducted bus tour of the area
prior to the matinée performance of Highway 63: The Fort
Mac Show at the Festival Players of Prince Edward County.
After the performance the group will retire to the East and
Main Bistro, in Wellington, for a wine tasting of area vintages
and an à la carte three-course dinner. A leisurely drive home
to Toronto (napping on the bus is allowed) brings us back to
Elm Street by 9:00 p.m.
Tickets are $125.00 per person and must be booked and paid
for in advance. Tickets are limited, so reserve early! Guests are
welcome.
The Club travels to Stratford for lunch,
matinée performance of
The Merchant of Venice and more…
Thursday, September 26
Our visit to Stratford begins with a private tour of the new
FESTIVAL EXHIBITION followed by a delicious buffet
lunch (plus bar) at the Marquee Restaurant at the Festival
Theatre. A+ seats have been reserved for the matinée
performance of The Merchant of Venice. After the
performance, we will have a chance to meet with some of the
actors for a Q&A. As we roll home, we will be enjoying a
petite moveable feast of tea sandwiches and cookies.
Ticket information will be provided in the next issue of the
LAMPSletter.
On Thursday, April 11, the Music Committee is honoured
to present a special evening commemorating the life and
work of this year’s recipient of the Arts & Letters Award,
composer and teacher John Beckwith, O.C. Dean
Emeritus of the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto.
On hand to perform some of Beckwith’s most memorable
compositions will be many of his distinguished colleagues,
including soprano Monica Whicher, baritone Doug
McNaughton and tenor Colin Ainsworth; pianists
William Aide and Marc Widner; and flautist Robert
Aitken. A new commission is also in process! We look
forward to celebrating the accomplishments of one of
Canada’s finest musicians!
Our performing artists on Wednesday, April 17 are the
members of the Arkadas String Quartet, a first-rate
ensemble of prize-winning young string players who have
come together through the Faculty of Music Program at the
University of Toronto to form one of the most dramatic
chamber music partnerships of recent times. You must hear
these superb performers as they bring us their fresh musical
insights into masterworks by Beethoven and Ravel.
A world-class artist in the making? Come to our Music
Wednesday, April 24, to hear the brilliant teen-aged
pianist Annie Zhou, winner of the 2012 Ettlingen
International Competition in Germany (previous winners
have included Lang Lang and Yuja Wang). Annie’s
amazing gift has been astonishing all those who hear her
since she first began to play at the age of four. Annie is
already a seasoned performer, and her talent and
musicianship will simply take your breath away…
guaranteed. You cannot miss this!
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The subject of our last Hotshots meeting was “animals” and
our photographers responded with everything from beloved
family pets to rare African cats. There were pigeons in the
park, and even a trio of red plastic nodding dachshunds at a
local flea market!
WHAT’S ON IN APRIL
Ad Lib
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Spring has sprung! Come and celebrate the lighter days and
thawing ground with April’s amazing Ad Lib line-up.
Friday, April 5:
We are starting the month with JOTO, otherwise known as
“Jammin’ On The One.” Join hosts Damon Lum and Stevie J
on the third floor for improv fun. Participation encouraged
but not required. A workshop/warm-up session starts in the
Studio around 6 p.m., cash bar service from 7:00 p.m. and
the fun begins at 8:00 p.m.
“Cheetahs” by Kathy Blend
This photo was taken by Kathy Blend. She said, “These
elusive cheetahs were shot resting during the midday hours
on our final day at Mala Mala private game reserve in South
Africa.”
Friday, April 12:
The Ad Lib crew escapes the third floor this Friday
and moves into the Great Hall for an explosion of
live art making, video feeds and music. Your hosts
for the evening are Farhad Nargol-O’Neill, George
Loeb and the band,
Cash bar from 7:00 p.m. Event 8:00 p.m. Wear your
dancing shoes!
Friday, April 19:
Have you ever wondered what a 3D printer looks like? Or
what kind of sculpture you could make with an iPad?
Wonder no more! All these questions answered and more
tonight, by our guest host Alex Leitch and her friends. Join
us on the third floor for this amazing talk and
demonstration. Cash bar from 7:00 p.m. Event 8:00 p.m.
Friday, April 26:
Ad Lib is doing what it does this time every year ... heading
to the Spring Revue! Book now with the office for this classic
club event.
Photography Group
“Pigeon Man” by Jack Gilbert
Jack Gilbert took this shot of the “Pigeon Man,” who turned
up each weekend during the summers outside the Sobey’s
store on Queen’s Quay to feed the myriad pigeons. He was a
popular photo subject for numerous visitors to Harbourfront.
As the pigeons flocked about him so did the children; but last
summer he was not seen …
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April 2013
Our next “Hotshots” meeting will be Wednesday, April 10, at
6:30 p.m. The subject is “motion” and the many ways you
can capture it or suggest it in photographs. Please bring a
stick with up to seven photos to show on this topic; or, since
this is the meeting before the annual photography show,
you could also bring two or three photos you may be
thinking of submitting to the show.
Please note that sandwich plate orders for the evening
should be sent to the organizer by 4:00 p.m., Monday, April 8.
Questions? Contact Rob Prince
[email protected]
Club Nights
Monday, April 29
Monday, April 8
WILLIAM WESTCOTT, piano, and Friends
presents:
THEODORE BAERG
“The Making of a Career:
From the Rehearsal Hall to the Performance Stage”
We are delighted to present Club member
William Westcott, an outstanding performer of the
indigenous American piano repertoire, particularly of the
first half of the twentieth century. Bill’s enthusiastic
performances of blues, rags and boogies are infectious.
Smiles guaranteed. Bill brings along a few of his buddies to
liven things up even more.
Come prepared for a fabulous time!
Monday, April 15
“THE FESTIVAL PLAYERS OF
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY”
Guest Speakers are Sarah Phillips, Artistic Director,
and Julianne Snepsts, General Manager
Monday, April 22
As UWO professor of Voice and Opera, Ted Baerg has
enjoyed a critically acclaimed opera and concert career with
appearances in North America, Europe and Asia. He has
appeared in leading roles with the Canadian Opera
Company, Opera Ontario, Opera Lyra Ottawa, L’Opéra de
Montréal, Edmonton Opera, Calgary Opera, L’Opéra de
Québec, Pacific Opera, Manitoba Opera, Vancouver Opera,
San Deigo Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opera Pacific,
Glimmerglass Festival and New York City Opera.
SPRING REVUE WEEK
NO Club Night Presentation!
(The Club will be open until 8 p.m., offering bar service only.)
Dean Betty Anne Younker of the University of Western
Ontario Music Department will welcome UWO Torontobased Alumni, who will be joining us this evening.
Film Night
Co-hosted by Richard Moorhouse and Peter Harris
Tuesday, April 9
MY ARCHITECT—A Son’s Journey (2003)
by Nathaniel Kahn
“When the great architect Louis Kahn died in 1974… he left behind a shadowy private
life and a few luminous buildings of lasting beauty. His mourners included not only
his wife and daughter but two children he had in long-term, clandestine relationships.
Kahn’s only son, Nathaniel, was then 11 years old; some 25 years later, as a filmmaker,
he set out to discover the man he glimpsed only fleetingly in childhood. The result is
this remarkable film, an inspired homage to his father’s work, and a bracing,
bittersweet testament of filial love mixed with pain and compassion.” Village Voice
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Music Wednesday
Wednesday, April 24
Wednesday, April 3
GRAHAM THOMSON, tenor
SUZY SMITH, piano
Works by Schubert, Britten and Finzi
ANNIE ZHOU, piano
Works by Beethoven, Scriabin and Mendelssohn
Writers Table
Wednesday, April 10
NO MUSIC WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, April 17
THE ARKADAS STRING QUARTET
Please join us on Friday, April 5, when our speaker will be Dr.
Ruth Panofsky. The title of her talk is “Empire Builders: The
Macmillan Company of Canada.” Last year she published
The Literary Legacy of the Macmillan Company of Canada:
Making Books and Mapping Culture. She will tell us about
many of those involved in this field whom she interviewed
for the book, names familiar to those of us interested in
publishing in Canada, and she promises to highlight major
foibles and significant author-publisher relationships that
distinguish the long history of Macmillan to show the
character and cultural legacy of the publishing company.
Dr. Panofsky is a graduate of Carleton and York universities
and Professor of English at Ryerson University, where she
also teaches in the Joint York-Ryerson Graduate Program in
Communication and Culture. She has been a Visiting Fellow
at Massey College in the University of Toronto and has
served as visiting professor of Creative Writing at PhilippsUniversität, Marburg, Germany. She has received many
Canadian and international fellowships, grants, and awards
for her research and writing. Dr. Panofsky is the author and
editor of eight books, specializing in Canadian publishing
history, authorship studies, textual scholarship, and Jewish
Canadian literature. In addition to scholarly works, she has
published two books of poetry.
Jamie Kruspe, violin
Emily Kruspe, violin
Jesse Morrison, viola
Brandon Wilkie, ‘cello
Works by Beethoven and Ravel
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Of undoubted future interest to the Writers Table will be her
critical edition—the very first scholarly edition—of the
collected poetry of Miriam Waddington, due out next year.
Her current project is a study of women in English-language
book publishing in Canada, 1900–2000.
LAMPSroom at noon or join us there for Ruth’s talk at 1:00
p.m. For further information, please contact Donald Gillies
at 416-960-8326 or [email protected].
Literary Tables
Lunch 12:00 noon
Tuesday, April 2—PETER ALBERTI
“Sir Felix Semon (1849–1921): Laryngologist, musician,
country gentleman, agent provocateur?”
Prussian-born, Berlin-educated, physician, musician, FrancoPrussian war veteran, Felix Semon established practice and
home in London. He became an innovative, industrious and
socially successful society laryngologist. He feuded with
another, Sir Morrell Mackenzie, who he thought mistreated
the Emperor Frederick, Queen Victoria’s son-in-law.
Correspondence between Semon and Count Herbert Von
Bismarck, the German foreign secretary, reveals
considerable background intrigue related to the emperor’s
illness—a darker side to a successful career.
Tuesday, April 23—KERON PLATT
“Arthur Rex, the Once and Future King: The Revival in
Victorian Literature and Art”
Keron Platt returns to the Literary Table to look at the
Arthurian legend through the eyes of Sir Thomas Malory,
Richard Hurd, George Ellis, Sir Walter Scott and Alfred Lord
Tennyson, to mention a few, and through the paintings of
the Pre-Raphaelites. Does the legend of King Arthur live in
Obi Wan Kenobi? Come to discover the details.
Tuesday, April 30—ALEXANDER LEGGATT
“Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet”
Tuesday, April 9—ROD CARRUTHERS
“Ludovico Ariosto”
An exploration of Ludovico Ariosto’s epic poem Orlando
Furioso: its origins, style, and immense popularity
throughout Europe (including Britain) in the past; its
influence on the arts, and why, after a rather long eclipse,
the time is ripe for its reintroduction to our cultural life.
Tuesday, April 16—PETER HARRIS
“Architecture as Ideology: Stalinallee vs Googie”
East Berlin’s Stalinallee, begun in the early 1950s, embodies
Russian Socialist Realism, which decreed that the arts must
glorify the state. At the same time a different architecture,
“Googie,” sprang up in Southern California and spread
rapidly across North America. Googie reflected the
consumer affluence of American society in the 1950s and
1960s. This illustrated lecture examines these two wildly
contrasting architectural styles.
Professor Leggatt will explore aspects of Romeo and Juliet,
in preparation for seeing the
Stratford Festival production this summer.
Please be sure to make your reservation
by noon on Monday, at the latest,
for the Tuesday of the week in question.
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April 2013
Sunday
Monday
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2
Easter Monday
Club Open
11 a.m.–8 p.m.
(No Club Night
Presentation)
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8
Painters’
Studio
Wednesday
3
Art Cttee Mtg
5:00 p.m.
4
Rod Carruthers
Painters’ Studio
“Poet Ludovico Ariosto’s
Orlando Furioso”
Music Wednesday
12 noon
Conversational Lunch
Fireside Chat
12 noon
with the President
Photography Gp
4:30–5:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Film Night
My Architect
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Studio
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Club Night
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17
“Festival Players of
Painters’ Studio
Prince Edward
Peter Harris
County”
Music
Wednesday
Sarah Phillips,
“Architecture as
The Arkadas String
Artistic Director
Ideology”
Quartet
Julianne Snepsts, GM
12 noon
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
Beethoven and Ravel
Board Mtg
6:30 p.m. Dinner
12 noon
5:15 p.m.
Membership Mtg
5:15 p.m.
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Painters’
Studio
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24
Cash Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m. Show 8 p.m.
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Painters’
Studio
Painters’ Studio
Saturday
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TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Dr. Ruth Panofsky Empire
Builders
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
JOTO: Jammin’ on the One
Hosts: Stevie J
& Damon Lum
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Members’ Dinner
A&L Award
John Beckwith
Gala Celebration
Cash Bar 6 p.m.
Dinner 7 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
LAMPSletter Mailing
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Great Hall
Creation +
video/music
19
20
Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
“How to sculpt with
your iPad”
Speaker: Alex Leitch
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Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
No Club Night
Keron Platt
(Spring Revue Week) “Arthur Rex, the Once Annie Zhou, piano
12 noon
and Future King: the
Stage Cttee Mtg
Victorian Revival”
5:30 p.m.
12 noon
SPRING REVUE 2013
Friday
5
& Suzy Smith, piano
12 noon
15
Painters’
Thursday
Painters’ Studio
Music
Cttee Mtg
Peter Alberti
10:45 a.m.
“Sir Felix Semon…
Music Wednesday
agent provocateur?”
Graham Thomson, tenor
12 noon
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Club Night
William Westcott
“Blues, Rags and
Boogies”
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
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Tuesday
House Cttee Mtg
5:15 p.m.
SPRING REVUE 2013
Cash Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Show 8 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Art
Installation
SPRING
SPRING REVUE 2013 REVUE 2013
Cash Bar 5:30 p.m.
Cash Bar
5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Dinner
6:30 p.m.
Show 8 p.m.
Show 8 p.m.
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Club Night
UWO presents
Theodore Baerg
“The Making
of a Career”
Alexander Leggatt
Romeo & Juliet
12 noon
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 12 noon
marked.
reservation.
before the event.
circumstances.
Cancellations for Lit. Lunch and Music Wednesday are accepted by 10
appreciated.
a.m. the same day; cancellations for Club Night are accepted by 2 p.m.
the same day. Full charges will apply if cancellation is not received.
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Spring is finally here and we have lots to
look forward to at the Club.
The Club’s Spring Revue opens on
Wednesday, April 24; we welcome visitors
during DOORS OPEn TOROnTO on
Sunday, May 26; Pat Fairhead’s solo
show begins on Monday, June 3; and our
Annual Meeting is on Thursday, June 13.
And let’s not forget the annual Garden
Party on Wednesday, June 19. Of course
many more things will be going on during the spring
months, so keep an eye on the schedule. We are still looking
for volunteers for DOORS OPEn. It’s a great time for us to
show off the Club to large numbers of admiring visitors. If
interested, please notify Fiona McKeown.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank Bob Beardsley and
more recently, Donald Gillies, who have made the Writers
Table such a success over the past few years. A wide range of
interesting authors have once a month presented their work
to Club members. Donald indicated recently that he will be
stepping down as co-ordinator for these events. I am pleased
to let you know that Lloyd Alter has agreed to take on this
role. Please welcome Lloyd and if you get a chance please
thank Bob and Donald for their outstanding work.
One of the greatest strengths of the Club is the volunteer
spirit that exists amongst the members. When I became
President, I highlighted this fact and indicated that it was
important to recognize individuals who have provided
distinguished service towards the life of the Club. As a result,
on March 18, I announced the President’s Service Awards, a
new award programme for the Club. The purpose of the
award is to recognize individuals who have consistently
provided their time, energy and commitment to support and
improve Club life and have accomplished it in an exemplary
and distinguished fashion. The award is given at the
discretion of the President.
The award consists of three parts: a distinctive pewter
medallion with the Club’s monogram, a specially designed
certificate and recognition in a permanent listing of this
distinction in the Members’ Directory.
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Members’ Dinner
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Helen Walsh
Co-publisher of the
Literary Review of Canada
“Transforming and Expanding the Scope
of a Canadian Cultural Institution:
the Literary Review of Canada under Review”
Helen Walsh has been co-publisher of the Literary Review
of Canada for the past ten years. Under her guidance, the
LRC has co-sponsored, with TVO, the series Big Ideas.
Helen is also President of Diaspora Dialogues, which is
committed to programming events featuring diverse
speakers, artists and intellectuals. Most recently, Helen
and the LRC have launched “Spur,” Canada’s first
national festival of politics, art and ideas. She will discuss
the process of networking, cross-fertilizing and
imaginative thinking that has led to this rich mixture.
Cash bar 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Dinner $31, payable at the time of reservation
Please reserve in advance, 416-597-0223, ext. 2
(voicemail)
Members’ News
The Canadian art, architecture and design journal Arabella is
featuring a major article on Toronto’s Westmount Gallery in
their spring edition which is now on newsstands. The gallery,
which is owned and operated by Judy Smith, represents an
amazing number of Canadian visual artists and among those
featured in the generous fourteen-page coverage are Anthony
Batten and Gerry Sevier.
On Wednesday, May 15, between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. at
Massey College, there will be a launch of Pat Cleary’s 1970s
art work. At the beginning of the launch there will be a
Remembrance for Dr. David Parkinson, who died recently in
the United States, and fought a major lead pollution case in
Toronto in the early 1970s.
The inaugural March issue of community magazine Good
Life, covering Forest Hill, Leaside, Rosedale and Lawrence
Park neighbourhoods, contained illustrated articles of two
well-known area artists. Both are A&L members. Mary Tuck
Corelli was featured in a Rosedale-linked artist profile, while
a similar Forest Hill-linked profile focused on Anthony
Batten.
The Muskoka Lakes Spring Art Tour celebrates 11 years with
this year’s tour of 17 artists and 9 studios. Gayle Dempsey is
one of the painters featured. The tour will run from 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9.
For more information about the Muskoka Lakes Spring Art
Tour, please visit www.muskokalakesspringarttour.com or
contact Muskoka Chautauqua at 705-765-1048.
Klement Hambourg and his wife, Leonie, will be moving to
Calgary at the end of April in order to be closer to their
daughter Corinne and their grandson Gavin. Corinne is now
a music specialist for the Calgary Board of Education, having
been a violinist with the Victoria Symphony for twelve years.
Her husband, Murray Visscher, is a member of the guitar
faculty at Mount Royal University and director of the annual
summer Guitarfest.
Klement’s grandfather Michael and his sons Boris and Jan
Hambourg were active members of the Arts and Letters Club
from 1911 and performed here frequently. A Centennial
Celebration of the Hambourg Conservatory of Music in
Toronto, founded by Michael in 1911, was held at the Club
in April 2011. In conjunction with Carol Anderson,
Klement has created a website for both the Hambourg family
and the Hart House String Quartet. Members are invited to
visit the site at www.hambourgconservatory.ca.
Marvyne Jenoff’s poem “Dinosaur Aloft” was published
online as the Leaf Press Monday Poem for March 11, 2013,
www.leafpress.ca and is now included in their online archive.
The same poem has been chosen to appear on April 26 in the
League of Canadian Poets’ national Poetry Month blog,
lcpnationalpoetrymonth2013.wordpress.com
At the Association of Community Theatres—Central
Ontario (ACT-CO) Gala on April 6, 2013, Eastside Players’
production of My Boy Jack, directed by Julian Mulock, was
in the running for seven of the 2012–13 season Thea Awards,
including Best Production, Drama. Heartiest congratulations
to Julian for winning the award for Best Director, Drama, for
that production, and for his nomination for Best Set Design.
My Boy Jack is a 1997 play by English actor David Haig,
which tells the story of Rudyard Kipling and his grief for his
son, John, who died in the First World War.
Farhad Nargol-O’Neill invites Club members to visit the
exhibition of artwork by members of the Art & Spirituality
group, a monthly retreat which he has been moderating for
the last year or so. The show will take place in the German
Hall of St. Patrick’s Church, 131 McCaul Street on May 25
(as part of DOORS OPEn TOROnTO) from noon until
5:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Doug Purdon will be teaching two courses at the University
of Toronto School of Continuing Studies starting in May.
“Mistresses and Muses—Love Lives of the Great Artists” and
“The Great Illustrators.” Information is available on Doug’s
website: www.dougpurdon-artist.com or from the School of
Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto.
On Monday, March 11, the Werner-Viktor-Toeffling
Foundation awarded its prize to Canadian Rudolf Stussi for
his painting Reich and Fall at the opening of the exhibition
Diversity Destroyed (Zerstoerte Vielfalt) in Berlin City Hall.
The exhibition focuses on the nazi power seizure 80 years
ago. Stussi’s painting depicts the burning of the Reichstag,
which set the wheels in motion for the crushing of
democracy and the eradication of opposition and minorities.
The painting becomes part of the collection of the Berlin
City Museum at the end of the exhibition on April 12. Stussi
is the first non-German to win the prize. Congratulations!
New Members
Peter Carruthers has a background in anthropology,
archaeology, geography and land use planning. He is the past
chair of the board of Heritage Toronto, is active in heritage
conservation organizations, and is the principal of a small
firm which consults on heritage conservation to public and
private sector clients. He is introduced to the Club by
Richard Moorhouse.
Mary Frances Coady is a writer of both biography and
fiction. She has been a guest speaker at the Club on several
occasions, most recently to talk about her 2011 biography of
Georges and Pauline Vanier. She is sponsored by Marvyne
Jenoff and Carol Anderson.
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New Members
Obituaries
Mary Frances Green studied art and is a graduate of OCA.
She has had a life-long interest in and appreciation of the
arts, attends music and theatre, enjoys travelling and is
involved in courses offered by Ryerson’s Life Institute. She is
introduced to the Club by Nola McConnan.
Donald Hambleton had a long career in education, both in
the classroom and in research, writing and administration.
He is interested in both music and theatre, and has enjoyed
attending the Club as a guest. He is sponsored by Arnold
Tirzits and Jennifer Young.
Karin MacHardy is a retired professor of History, University
of Waterloo, whose research and publications centred on
Habsburg Austria. In addition to having written extensive
scholarly articles and a book, she is also a fiction writer. She is
introduced to the Club by Doug Purdon.
Elaine Waisglass is a writer, screenwriter, photographer and
visual artist, who had a summer 2012 show at the Edward
Day Gallery. She serves on the board of her local historical
society and is a member and former board member of the
William Morris Society of Canada. She has worked as a
broadcast journalist for the CBC and is an avid organic
gardener and vegetarian chef. Elaine is sponsored by
Mercedes Espinosa and Cherry Carnon.
Terry Walker is the president of a consulting practice that
specializes in HR, and change and performance management.
He has taught Industrial Relations at Queen’s University, and
speaks and publishes extensively on Human Resources
Management. He has a special interest in music and
literature. Terry is introduced to the Club by Denis Kulesha.
The Club also welcomes back returning member Jaleen
Grove, who once more resides in the area and is able to take
part in all the Club has to offer, having left us for graduate
studies at State University of new York, at Stony Brook
(SUnY), where she also held a Teaching Assistant Fellowship.
Call for Volunteers!
Once again the Club opens wide
its doors for
DOORS OPEN TORONTO
Sunday, May 26, from
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
If you are interested in volunteering for a few hours
or for the day, please contact
General Manager, Fiona McKeown
[email protected]
416-597-0223, ext. 8
Betsy Carr
I remember Betsy Carr as a fiesty, no-nonsense member of
the Club who took enormous pleasure from attending as
many Club events as her busy schedule would allow. She was
unfailingly polite and always curious about the creative spirit
she sensed in any member she encountered. She supported her
husband, Jack, in his participation in many Club events. She
often invited her extended family to enjoy such offerings as
the annual Spring Revue. Betsy received many accolades and
awards for her advocacy work for peace and disarmament. Her
performances as a “Raging Granny” were a sight to behold.
She was not afraid to speak her mind. Her call of “can’t hear”
frequently reminded guest speakers, however famous, to speak
up and pay attention to the podium microphone!
Betsy died at age 97 on February 20. A celebration of her life
was held at the Club on March 17, 2013.
Michael Spence, Past President
Dorothy Mould
Sadly, on March 20 Dorothy Mould, wife of Vernon
Mould, passed away. Dorothy joined the Club as a
professional member in September 1999, soon becoming a
member of the Art Committee. Dorothy painted in oil, water
colour and egg tempera. Her subject matter included still life,
northern landscapes and the city of Toronto. In 2003
Dorothy and Vernon had a joint show, A Brush with Toronto,
in the Market Art Gallery in the St. Lawrence Market. They
also shared an exhibition, Two Visions, in the Arts & Letters
Club. Dorothy’s work was recognized for its directness and
sense of immediacy, qualities that stem from her background
as a graphic designer. Dorothy was a co-founder of the wellknown independent “Gallery 306” from 1988 to 2000.
At a date and time to be announced, members are invited to
join the family at Dorothy’s memorial in the Great Hall,
where her paintings will be on display.
Zora Buchanan
Kildare Robert Eric Dobbs, C.M. OOnt
Acclaimed Toronto writer and editor Kildare Dobbs, who
co-founded the Canadian magazine Tamarack Review and
won a Governor General’s Literary Award, has died. Kildare
was a Club member in the 1950s.
Annual Meeting of the
Arts & Letters Club of Toronto
The annual meeting of the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto
will take place on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 5:15 p.m.
in the Great Hall. A formal notice of this meeting
will be mailed to each member.
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FOOLERY Feedback
Overwhelming attendance and rave reviews were the result of
our 2013 LAMPSweek Stage presentation:
“What a wonderful entertainment your Lehrer show was!
Katy and I attended the Sunday matinee and we laughed and
laughed and laughed. Every word of every song was
beautifully articulated, the staging was superb and the
accompaniment was just right. I haven’t had such a good
time in ages. Thank you very, very much!” Tim Nau
“What nice words. (I wish I could have been there to see you
laugh and laugh and laugh—what a great picture!) And
BRAVO to all!” responds Director Julian Mulock.
Wanted: 25 new members!
Who said “what you gain on the swings, you lose on the
roundabouts”? This past month we were delighted to add ten
very impressive new members to the count. But four of the
people whose applications had been accepted had to change
their plans for various reasons and regrettably are not able not
join us. So the current count is 75 new members this year,
with 25 to go to reach the magic target of 100. As of March
31, membership stands at 583; but this time of year is always
the high point in terms of numbers, and we need to keep the
membership healthy. Please help the Club to meet its goal of
admitting 25 strong new members by the end of June.
And from a guest who attended the performance:
“What a ‘tour de force’ the Lehrer performance was.
Congratulations are definitely in order. We all really enjoyed
it. Your ‘in house cast’ did a great job. And (Ruth
Morawetz), you are to be particularly congratulated. To pull
that all together, let alone be at the piano all that time, is a
real accomplishment. You are quite amazing. Congratulations
also on your recent appointment to Western’s Music Hall of
Fame. We are all proud of you. All the best in your future
endeavours.” Dorothy Hollingsworth
In recognition of the significant contribution of Grant
Cowan to the production of FOOLERY, President Richard
Moorhouse has announced that Grant has been honoured
with a three-month complimentary membership
Ruth Morawetz, Music Director
HOOKED
Do you remember the
evening of Friday, February
8, 2013? One of the winter’s
biggest storms was raging
outside, but inside the Club,
in spite of the weather, an
appreciative audience
attended the Hooked event.
The programme consisted
of seven monologues
derived from the poetry of Carolyn Smart and delivered by
nicky Guadagni in the Studio, Board Room, and Lounge.
Each piece was accompanied by a delicious appetizer, and the
evening ending with a spectacular supper in the Great Hall.
Although the attendance was lower than anticipated, after all
expenses were paid, over $800.00 was raised, the monies to
be applied towards the Stage segment of the Great Hall
Renewal Project.
Congratulations to all involved in bringing this enriching
experience to the Club.
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Carol Anderson
Club Love
by Rosemary Aubert
In the coming months, we look forward to hearing from
more chairs of the LAMPS committees, but this month, we
take a peek at one of the most important non-LAMPS
committees: Membership.
The applications of all prospective members of the Club are
reviewed by this energetic, active committee, which meets
monthly under the able chairship of Carol Anderson. We have
discussions about membership issues that affect the Club, such
as this season’s goal of one hundred new members (we are
getting there!) and the effect of the initiation fee on new
applications. But our main task is to consider new membership
applications. Our goal is to make sure that the Club can
welcome a steady stream of interesting, vital people committed
to the LAMPS disciplines. Over the past couple of years, we
have read the résumés and studied the applications of painters,
photographers, architects, writers… And we’ve looked at—and
accepted—enthusiastic student members.
The committee also holds regular events, such as the new-member
receptions held several times a year. Perhaps our most ambitious
project recently was our Soirée, to which Club members invited
interested friends for an afternoon experience at the Club. Several
new members joined after the Soirée. The membership committee
is, in a way, the gateway to the Club, and we, the gatekeepers, are
eager to consider people eager to consider us.
Advance Notice
Heads up and hats off (or on) for the annual Arts and Letters
Club Members’ GARDEN PARTY. Circle the date:
Wednesday, June 19, for an exquisite evening in a beautiful
garden with superb cuisine and wine. Scintillating company
and conversation guaranteed! Watch for further information
in the June issue of LAMPSletter.
Laura Secord Tribute
How did Laura Secord save British
north America, her husband’s life and
the Canadian chocolate industry? Is it
true that her cow never really left the
pasture?
The upcoming Laura Secord Tribute is a
collage of music, images and theatre,
including a Don Cherry and Don
McLean sketch offering a play-by-play
on the War of 1812, a special guest—
an 1812 re-enactor who’s Surgeon for the British, excerpts
from Merrill Denison’s radio play, and original material, all
in celebration of the two-hundred-year anniversary of Laura’s
heroism and the Battle of Beaver Dams in June 1813.
The certificate was designed and produced by Club artist
Alan Stein. Many thanks to Alan for his artistic support of
this award.
On March 18, I awarded the first President’s Service Award
to Murray Oliver. Unfortunately, Murray was not able to
attend the event, but subsequently I visited Murray and his
wife, Barbara Oliver, and personally presented him with his
medal. He was very touched to be recognized in this way.
Murray was born to be a designer. He was educated in Paris,
worked for Eaton’s and ultimately ran a distinguished design
business with Barbara. He has brought the best of his skills
and expertise to the Club, where he has been a member for 33
years. Murray essentially became the Club’s designer.
Whenever something was being planned for the building or
set designs were needed for the Spring Revue, Murray was a
part of it and was called upon for his advice and knowledge.
In the recent renovations to the LAMPSroom and the
Lounge, Murray was front and centre—and sometimes
behind the scenes—leading the design. I recall he always liked
to say: “the design has to be just right—not perfect, though,
because that isn’t right for the Club.” His solo art show a few
years ago was an outstanding display of his artistic abilities
and was a time of great tribute to this distinguished designer.
Since June 2012, 75 new members have joined the Club.
Make sure that you take the time to welcome our new
members and make them feel at home and help them get
engaged in Club life. It is wonderful to see the Club growing
and attracting new members. Our next new members’
orientation will be on Monday, May 6.
As promised, in this month’s issue an insert is provided
highlighting more information on the Club’s strategic plan. I
hope you will have a chance to review it. As well, I wish to
thank those members who took the time to let me know their
thoughts on last month’s strategic plan insert.
I look forward to our spring programme—see you at the Club!
The script is exciting, the cast will be superb and the music
will be lively. The Laura Secord Tribute will be performed for
Club night, Monday, June 17, under the patronage of the
Stage Committee. Be there to salute our heroine!
Writer: Catherine Frid; Director: Jane Carnwath; Designer:
Martha Mann; Technical Director: Damon Lum
ARTWORK CREDITS
kind permission
Page 1: Club Masthead designed by Ray Cattell
Page 1: Helen Walsh photograph courtesy of Helen Walsh
Page 4: Hooked ad designed by Carol Anderson
Page 5: President’s Service Award Medal and citation photo
by Alea Drain
Page 9: Willowbank School of Restoration Arts photograph
courtesy of Richard Moorhouse
Page 10: Madawaski Ensemble photograph courtesy of
Madawaski Ensemble
Page 10: Grigori String Quartet photograph courtesy of
Grigori String Quartet
Page 10: Janet Obermeyer photograph courtesy of Janet
Obermeyer
Page 10: Elizabeth Bawel photograph courtesy of Elizabeth
Bawel
Page 11: Restaurant illustration by Lily Cho
Page 11: Douglas Gibson photograph courtesy of Douglas
Gibson
Page 11: Don Harron photograph courtesy of Don Harron
Editor:
Copy editor:
Angel Di Zhang
Jane McWhinney
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Visual Arts News
by Nola McConnan
New Third Floor Easels
Call For Entries:
The Art Committee is sourcing new sturdy lightweight easels
for the third floor.
Criteria:
• Must be stable and sturdy, useful for all third-floor
activities.
• Must compact and store easily: we have limited storage
space on the third floor.
• Must be light weight; our users are not body builders.
• Must accommodate different working heights and panel
sizes.
A sample easel will make its appearance over the next couple
of months. It is based on a marine step ladder. In its current
configuration it can hold a person. Art panels will be no
problem. It can be carried, opened or closed, with one hand.
The Hotshots Show: Members’ Group Exhibit
• Members may submit as many photographs as they
wish. A maximum of 50 images will be accepted for
hanging. All works must be prepared to hang—framed
or mounted and correctly wired.
• Intake: Friday, April 26, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.;
Saturday, April 27, 9:00 a.m.
• Jury 10:00 a.m. Outside Juror: Professor Don Snyder,
Ryerson University School of Image Arts. Club Juror:
Judith Davidson-Palmer.
Monday, May 6, is the Club Opening of The Hotshots Show:
Members’ Group Exhibition. Speakers are Doina Popescu,
Director of the Ryerson Photography Gallery and Research
Centre, and Peter Higdon, Collections Curator in the
Research Centre of the Ryerson Image Centre. Summertime
This Members’ Group Exhibit hangs for July and August.
While we may be at the cottage, the Club is active. Visitors
and guests, often from out of town, are both audience and
market. Explore the summer. Up to 3 (three) works may be
submitted. Frames not to exceed 48" height. 3D works less
than 5 kg, not to exceed 14" in any direction. Bas reliefs: less
than 6" depth, less than 5 kg with hanging rings.
Outside Juror: Maggie Broda, AOCA, presently teaches at
OCADU. (n.B. Outside Juror for No Boundaries was John
Pryce OSA, who replaced Ms. Broda.)
Exhibition Submission Forms
The forms are available from the box on the Lounge piano. A
more convenient method is as follows: Download the
signable PDF exhibition submission form from the Club’s
website. Rename and save your form. Fill out the parts that
do not change. Save that form. For each jury fill in the parts
that do change. Bring the completed form with you.
Presently on Exhibit
No Boundaries—March 25–April 27, 2013
Upcoming
DOORS OPEN, Sunday, May 26
The Club’s Architecture Group will be displaying structures,
real and imagined, heritage and historic. The hanging date is
Saturday, May 18, and the exhibition runs until Saturday,
June 1, 2013.
Calling All Plein Air Painters
We have an opportunity for an outing to the Lavender Farm
at the Grow Tasty nursery, Cambellcroft, near Rice Lake. A
visually delightful and aromatic taste of Provence an easy
hour’s drive from Toronto! The owner has extended us an
invitation to come and paint plein air, with the option later
to display the results during a plein air painters show and sale
at the farm, as part of a festival taking place there on the
weekend of July 6–7, 2013. For further information, please
contact Barbara Rose, [email protected]
60 years of Watercolour, Pat Fairhead’s solo exhibition,
promises to be exciting. Her Public Opening is on Sunday, June
2. Pat will tell us her story on Monday, June 3, at Club night.
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Photo credit: “Masi Mother and Child” by Gerry Sevier
Boundless creativity was inspired by the invitation to submit
to No Boundaries, the April juried members show at the
Club. The resulting exhibition was an eclectic selection of
subjects, techniques and styles. Acrylic, oil, watercolour and
serigraphs brightened the club walls along with several basrelief pieces. Mostly representational, these vibrant works
ranged from realism through many approaches to abstraction.
Although the title was No Boundaries the human form was to
be considered and presented in some way. Several people
broadened the interpretation to show our human perceptions
of the space we inhabit by contributing landscapes. Unbound
by definition, No Boundaries exemplifies the freedom of the
creative spirit at the Club.
April Bending
On Stage
Musical Notes
A&L Stage Committee takes to the Road!
2013 Theatre Excursions!
We’re off to Prince Edward County to enjoy a day of
theatre, food, wine and camaraderie
Wednesday, July 17
Reservations Now Open!
We will arrive in time for a conducted bus tour of the area
prior to the matinée performance of Highway 63: The Fort
Mac Show at the Festival Players of Prince Edward County.
After the performance the group will retire to the East and
Main Bistro, in Wellington, for a wine tasting of area vintages
and an à la carte three-course dinner. A leisurely drive home
to Toronto (napping on the bus is allowed) brings us back to
Tickets are $125.00 per person and must be booked and paid
for in advance. Tickets are limited, so reserve early! Guests are
welcome.
John Goddard
We are now able to take reservations for our “Day in Stratford”
on Thursday, September 26. After coffee and cookies in the
Lounge for our send-off, the morning will include travel on a
luxurious bus, a stop at the Stratford Art Exhibit, and a lovely
buffet lunch (accompanied by an available bar) in the Marquee
Restaurant right at the Festival Theatre. We then proceed upstairs
to our A-plus seats to enjoy The Merchant of Venice. To top off
this wonderful day we have invited a few of the actors to meet
with us after the production for a Q & A ... which always proves
to be fun. During our bus trip home, we will try to nourish you a
bit with tea sandwiches, etc. It’s a long lovely day and we are
keeping the price down to $135 for members and $140 for
guests. Reservations have already started, so don’t be left out! See
you on the bus.
by Denis Kulesha
On Music Wednesday, May 1, we are pleased to present the
Madawaska Ensemble—three members of the Madawaska
String Quartet and pianist Brett Kingsbury—who will play
one of the most lyrical of Brahms’s chamber works, the Piano
Quartet in A major, Opus 26. Brahms, ever conscious of the
chamber music legacy of Beethoven and Schubert, has
produced a masterpiece. The Madawaska Ensemble loves this
quartet, and is looking forward to sharing it with us.
The Grigori String Quartet is made up of four very gifted and
energetic Performance students at the University of Toronto
who are jumping at the chance to announce themselves to the
world. Please come to hear them at Music Wednesday, May 8,
as these exciting young artists promise us a fresh and
imaginative look at a couple of great string quartets by
Beethoven and Shostakovich. Keep your eye on this group!
Club night on Monday, May 13, brings us a major talent,
pianist Alexander Seredenko. Alexander was the first Canadian
to win the prestigious international piano competition
organized by the Japan Music Foundation for the 13th
Hamamatsu International Piano Academy in 2008, when he
was only 20 years old. His playing has been described as
“dazzling” and “deeply musical.” Please join us to hear this
young man play works by Bach, Schumann and Beethoven.
Music Wednesday, May 15, features the distinguished
soprano Janet Obermeyer. A graduate of the Eastman School
of Music in oratorio and opera, and possessing a lovely and
expressive voice, Janet is a superb recital artist who has
performed with the finest of chamber ensembles and
orchestras. She brings us a lieder recital, accompanied by
Club member, pianist Arnold Tirzits. They will be joined by
clarinetist Jonathan Krehm in a special performance of
Schubert’s Der Hirt auf dem Felsen.
It’s not often that we get to programme a bassoonist as our
featured performer, but on Music Wednesday, May 22, we
will hear Kristin Day, a rising star of this under-appreciated
instrument, in recital with our Arnold Tirzits at the piano.
Kristin, a native of Ottawa, has already played with orchestras
throughout north America, and is becoming well known for
the warmth and beauty of her playing. Come and see what a
double reed can do.
We are delighted to introduce to you a very special artist,
harp virtuoso Elizabeth Bawel, who will play at our Music
Wednesday, May 29 concert. A student of the worldrenowned harpist Judy Loman, Elizabeth is sure to bring you
an appreciative understanding of the expressive potential of
her instrument with her brilliant playing. She, with some of
her friends, will be playing works by Debussy, Ravel, Britten,
and Stewart Goodyear. Well worth hearing!
Marianne Heller
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On Stage
Our theme for last month’s “Hotshots” meeting was
“squares,” and we saw everything from European town
squares to square-paned windows, and even some square
bathroom tiles in a doctor’s office.
The Mask Project
The Stage Committee is planning a Theatre Mask Project led
by this year’s John Coulter Honorary Member for the Stage,
Vrenia Ivonoffski. Vrenia specializes in Mask in the
professional theatre community and teaches Mask
performance at George Brown Theatre School. This project
will bring together the talents of many of our members—
actors, artists, writers and musicians—in its four phases:
mask making, developing the characters through
improvisation, creating a show with improvised live music
and possibly poetry or text, and a performance in the fall.
Saturday, May 4, 11:00 a.m. Third floor studio. Introduction
to the Mask Project by Vrenia. Actors, musicians, artists,
writers and those interested in trying their hand at mask
making are invited to come.
Anna Leggatt’s Square is a garden door at Hestercombe,
Somerset. The square window designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens
makes an inviting entrance to the small formal garden, with
curved beds designed by Gertrude Jekyll. It’s still maintained
with the plants she used.
George Rust D’Eye
gives us more urban
squares, Squares and
Other Lines, set in
downtown Toronto.
Eight square
windows form the
transparent backdrop
for expectant seats
centred on a square
table on a square
carpet in the TD Bank Tower near Wellington Street. Even
the wet tiles outside are square!
Saturday, May 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Third floor
studio. Mask making.
The schedule for the improvisation and rehearsal phases will
be based on the availability of those who become involved in
the project.
THE MUSIC SALON
Tuesday, May 28 in The Great Hall
There will be a Music Salon on Tuesday, May 28. Jonathan
Krehm has recently taken over the scheduling from Farhad
Nargol-O’Neill. Member musicians and composers wishing
to book a session, or for any inquiries, are invited to contact
Jonathan at [email protected]. The May schedule will be
announced at a later date.
Cheese platter and sandwich plates are available if ordered from
the office in advance. Please call the reservations voicemail at
ext. 2 by noon on Friday, May 24, to place your order.
WHAT’S ON IN MAY
Film Night
Co-Hosted by Peter Harris and John Twomey
Bar 5:30 p.m.; Dinner 6:30 p.m.; Screening 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 15—“HOLLYWOOD’S SEARCH FOR LINCOLN”
Daniel Day-Lewis’s Oscar-winning portrayal of Abraham Lincoln marks a new chapter
in Hollywood’s history of movies about the life of Lincoln. In addition to commentaries
by writers, actors and directors, scenes from earlier Lincoln films will be shown. These
include Abraham Lincoln (Walter Huston, 1930); Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Raymond
Massey, 1939) and Young Mr. Lincoln (Henry Fonda, 1940).
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WHAT’S ON IN MAY
Club Nights
Ad Lib
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Monday, May 6
CLUB OPENING of THE HOTSHOTS SHOW
a juried Members’ Group Exhibition
Our speakers will be prominent cultural leader Doina
Popescu, Director of the Ryerson Photography Gallery and
Research Centre, and Peter Higdon, Collections Curator in
the Research Centre of the Ryerson Image Centre, which
houses the world-renowned Black Star Historical Black &
White Photography Collection, opened in 2012.
Monday, May 13
ALEXANDER SEREDENKO, piano
The first Canadian to take top prize in the international
piano competition organized by the Japan Music
Foundation for the 13th Hamamatsu International Piano
Academy in 2008, Alexander Seredenko won this event
when he was only 20 years old. His playing is brilliant,
combining effortless virtuosity with a deep musical
understanding. Alexander will perform for us works by Bach,
Schumann, and Beethoven.
Monday, May 20
NO CLUB NIGHT: VICTORIA DAY HOLIDAY
Monday, May 27
WILLOWBANK:
THE SCHOOL OF RESTORATION ARTS
Friday, May 3: THE ART OF STORYTELLING
An evening highlighting the art of storytelling, from
mythology to everyday events! Join Rachel Persaud and her
gang of merry tale-tellers on the third floor for this event.
Bar at 7:00 p.m. Stories at 8:00 p.m!
Friday, May 10: JOTO, otherwise known as “Jammin’ On
The One,” is back with another evening of hilarity. Join hosts
Stevie Jay and Damon Lum for a night of improv, stand-up,
sketch, and/or even clown. Participation is optional.
Laughing is compulsory! A workshop/warm-up session
starts in the Studio around 6:00 p.m., cash bar service from
7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. on the third floor.
Friday, May 17: RACHEL PERSAUD hosts her second
May Ad Lib with ”The Singing Voice: An Evening of Song,”
featuring original and classic pieces. Cash bar at 7:00 p.m.
Event at 8:00 p.m. on the third floor.
Friday, May 24:
“AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES”
The Studio turns into an Ad Lib Travel Expo! Join host
Damon Lum as fellow members and guests have ten
minutes each to share their experiences of the cities they
have visited and loved. Want to participate? Send Damon a
message at [email protected] with your favourite
city (or cities) and for more details. Cash bar from 7:00 p.m.
and the Expo begins at 8:00 p.m. on the third floor.
Friday, May 31:
AN EVENING OF BLACK + WHITE + RED/UNE
SOIREE EN NOIR, BLANCHE ET ROUGE
Visual artist Rebecca Collins and photographer Rob Prince
present a selection of their works on a specially coloured
theme. Guests are encouraged to dress the part … the best
black/white/red outfit will win a special prize. And of course
there will be red cocktails and red foods to sample. It’s black
and white and red all over, just like the newspapers. Because
red is the new black. Or something like that. Bar at 7:00 p.m.
Event at 8:00 p.m. on the third floor.
Julian Smith, Executive Director of Willowbank and an
internationally known conservationist, returns to the Club to
talk about the School of Restoration Arts and the Centre for
Cultural Landscape that he operates on a spectacular 1830
estate in Queenston, Niagara. He will discuss how the
conservation of our built and natural environment has
evolved over the centuries, and the current thinking and
approaches that he is seeing in the young generation of
students he teaches. It will be a philosophical—and
practical—look at how we are evolving as a society, as we
consider our past and look to the future. Members will recall
Julian’s previous presentation about his work on the
restoration of Vimy Ridge.
Photography Group
Our next “Hotshots” meeting will be held on Wednesday,
May 8, at 6:30 p.m. The subject is “Landscape,” urban or rural.
Please bring a stick with seven photos to show on this topic.
Please note that sandwich plate orders for the evening
should be sent to the organizer by 4:00 p.m., Monday, May
6. Questions? Contact Gord Fulton, [email protected]
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WHAT’S ON IN MAY
Music Wednesday
KRISTIN DAY, bassoon ARNOLD TIRZITS, piano
Wednesday, May 22
Wednesday, May 1
In Recital
THE MADAWASKA ENSEMBLE
Wednesday May 29
ELIZABETH BAWEL, harp
and FRIENDS
Works by Debussy, Ravel,
Britten and Goodyear
Sarah Fraser-Raff, violin Anna Redekop, viola
Amber Ghent, violoncello Brett Kingsbury, piano
Works by Brahms
Wednesday, May 8
THE GRIGORI STRING QUARTET
Stelth Ng, violin Wes Khurana, violin
Matt Antal, viola Tess Crowther, violoncello
Works by Beethoven and Shostakovich
Wednesday, May 15
JANET OBERMEYER, soprano
ARNOLD TIRZITS, piano
JONATHAN KREHM, clarinet
In Recital
10 May 2013
Writers Table
Please join us on Friday, May 3, when our speaker will be
student member Jaleen Grove. Her talk is “Wild Fancy: Arthur
Heming’s Illustrations and Stories of the North.” Jaleen will give
an overview of the life, illustrations, stories, and paintings of the
late club member Arthur Heming (1870–1940). Heming
became a leading writer and illustrator who made the North
emblematic of Canadian national identity. He set out to
personally visit and record a better North, which was for him a
spiritually pure place. But did he paint a truer picture? This
illustrated talk discusses the compromises Heming made
between the rival demands of Canadian nationalism and
American publishing, compromises that yielded some curious
images and tales of animals, Mounties, aboriginals, trappers,
voyageurs, and the land itself.
Jaleen is a graduate of Emily Carr University of Art and Design,
the York University-Ryerson University Graduate Program in
Communication and Culture, and a PhD student at Stony Brook
University writing on “A Cultural Trade: Canadian Commercial
Illustration at Home and in the United States.”
Her professional work has included research and curation in the
visual arts. Currently she is the Cahén Foundation Scholar in
Residence and is editing a forthcoming critical biography on
Cahén and developing the catalogue raisonné. She is a
participant in the international History of Illustration project,
compiling the first textbook on the history of illustration for use
in undergraduate courses. For many years she has practised as
an illustrator and designer, with a score of exhibitions of her art
works in traditional studio and digital media. In both her literary
and artistic disciplines, Jaleen has published several articles and
presented some 40 guest lectures and scholarly papers.
LAMPSroom at noon or join us there for Jaleen’s talk at 1:00 p.m.
For further information, please contact Donald Gillies at
416-960-8326 or [email protected].
WHAT’S ON IN MAY
Literary Tables
Lunch 12:00 noon
Tuesday, May 21
DON HARRON
Tuesday, May 7
LILY CHO
“Chinese Restaurant Menus as Articulations of Citizenship”
In this talk, Lily Cho, associate professor of English at York
University, will explore the relationship between restaurant
menus and national culture. By examining ChineseCanadian restaurant menus from the early twentieth
century to the present, she will argue that these menus
function as articulations of citizenship, expressing
connections to the nation even as they work
to make those very connections.
“My Double Life:
Sexty Yeers of Farquharson Around with Don Harn”
Don Harron’s career is one of the most distinguished in
Canadian entertainment history. Famous for his alter ego,
Charlie Farquharson, he has also appeared in many stage,
television and film productions, and has written plays and
screenplays. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Tuesday, May 28
CAROL BISHOP-GWYN
Tuesday, May 14
DOUGLAS GIBSON
Vaslav
Nijinsky
Igor
Stravinsky
“100th Anniversary of Ballets Russes’ The Rite of Spring”
“Harder than I Thought: A Publisher Becomes an Author”
After more than 40 years as an editor and a publisher,
Douglas Gibson retired from McClelland & Stewart, where
he had established his own imprint. His memoirs, Stories
about Storytellers, allowed him to tell stories of his time
working with authors from Alice Munro to Pierre Trudeau.
But what has he learned about the role of the author?
He held the Club’s E.J. Pratt Honorary Membership for
Literature for the year 2012.
Vaslav Nijinsky’s choreography to Igor Stravinsky’s music
The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du Printemps), performed by
Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, premiered on May 29,
1913, in Paris at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. Why does
this particular evening of ballet have such significance?
Dance historian Carol Bishop-Gwyn discusses that
momentous night when the audience, outraged by the
spectacle, was alleged to have rioted.
Reservations are essential.
Please be sure to reserve by noon on Monday,
at the latest, for the Tuesday of the week in question.
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Thursday
2
3
6
Painters’
Studio
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7
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Music Cttee Mtg
10:45 a.m.
Jaleen Grove on
“Wild Fancy: Arthur
Heming, Illustrator”
Painters’
Studio
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Club Night
Alexander Seredenko,
pianist
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Membership Mtg
5:15 p.m.
Art Cttee Mtg
5:00 p.m.
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Painters’
Painters’ Studio
Music
Wednesday
Literary Table
Janet Obermeyer,
Douglas Gibson
“A Publisher Becomes soprano, with A. Tirzsits
& J. Krehm 12 noon
an Author”
Film Night
12 noon
“Hollywood’s Search
for Lincoln”
10
22
Literary Table
Don Harron
“My Double Life—
Charlie Farquharson”
12 noon
Board Mtg
5:15 p.m.
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28
16
6:00 p.m. Cash Bar
7:00 p.m. Dinner
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29
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17
Fireside Chat
with the President
4:30–5:30 p.m.
Members’ Dinner
Helen Walsh
“Literary Review
of Canada”
Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Kristin Day, bassoon
Arnold Tirzits, piano
In Recital
12 noon
Stage Cttee Mtg
5:30 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Art
Installation
LAMPSletter Mailing
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Rachel Persaud:
“The Singing Voice”
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Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
“Around the World in
80 Minutes”
Travel Expo Host:
Damon Lum
30
Literary Table
Painters’
Club Night
Carol Bishop-Gwyn
Studio
Julian Smith
“100th Anniversary of
Music Wednesday
“Willowbank School of
Ballet Russes’
Elizabeth Bawel, harp,
DOORS OPEN
Restoration Arts”
The Rite of Spring”
& Friends
10:00 a.m.
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
12 noon
12 noon
–4:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Host: Jonathan Krehm
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Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
“JOTO—Jammin’ On
The One”
Hosts” Stevie J &
Damon Lum
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Screening
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CLUB CLOSED
VICTORIA DAY
Studio
26
9
15
Saturday
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Rachel Persaud:
“The Art of Storytelling”
Lit Cttee Mtg
Painters’ Studio
Club Night
10:45 a.m.
The Hotshots Show
Photography
Music Wednesday
Literary Table
Exhibition Opening
The Grigori
Lily Cho
Doina Poescu
String Quartet
“Chinese Restaurant
& Peter Higdon
12 noon
Menus as Articulations
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
of Citizenship”
Photography Gp
6:30 p.m. Dinner
12 noon
6:30 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
The Madawaska
Ensemble
12 noon
5
Friday
House Cttee Mtg
5:15 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Rob Prince &
Rebecca Collins:
“An Evening of
Black + White + Red
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Art
Installation
For upcoming Members Dinners, Special Events and Club Nights please refer to the 2013 events calendar
that was included as an insert in the April LAMPSletter or see the Club’s website.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 12 noon
Reserve with naomi, 416-597-0223, ext. 2. (voicemail).
Please ensure that the time and date of each event are clearly marked. Advance reservations are encouraged to avoid disappointment.
(same deadline) sent via e-mail (preferred to mailbox submissions). Reservations for Special Events and Members’ Dinners are accepted on
payment by cash, cheque, debit card, or credit card at time of
reservation. Club night, Lit. Lunch, Music Wednesday, Film night and
TGIF lunch are payable at the door or bar.
Members’ Dinners may be cancelled without charge up to 24 hours before
the event. Cancellations for Special Events are permitted only in extraordinary
Postal mail or telephone to the attention of naomi Hunter:
circumstances. Cancellations for Lit. Lunch and Music Wednesday are
appreciated. The LAMPSletter is also available each month on our accepted by 10 a.m. the same day; cancellations for Club night are accepted
by 2 p.m. the same day. Full charges will apply if cancellation is not received.
website www.artsandlettersclub.ca
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June 2013 Vol. 72 No. 6
Among the benefits of being a member of
the Arts and Letters Club are the
affiliations we have with similar arts clubs
around the world. Recently, my wife, Jean
Simonton, and I visited the United Arts
Club of Dublin, an affiliated club. United
Arts is in the South East section of Dublin
within a wonderful area of Georgian
terraces. It was established in 1907, so a
year before our club, and has a similar
mandate to explore and celebrate all the arts. One clear
difference is that the club was founded by a woman. It also
offers accommodation and has seven rooms on the top floors
of the building, where we stayed for a night.
It was wonderful to meet members from another arts club and
talk about the similarities and differences that we experience.
We met the very gracious and energetic Sarah Leahy, the
Office Manager; the Honorary Treasurer, Pat McCormack,
who was getting ready for their Annual Meeting the next day;
and Anne Corrigan, the Honorary Secretary. During the
evening, an architect and a great supporter of the club, Colin
Eaton, took us on an extensive tour of the modernist
architecture of Dublin. It was fascinating to see a number of
recent outstanding, award-winning government buildings that
had been designed by local architects. It was a wonderful visit,
and I highly recommend stopping by the UAC if you are
planning a trip to Dublin. We are affiliated with eleven other
clubs. You can check them out on the A&L website or contact
Naomi in the office.
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You are cordially invited to
THE ANNUAL
GARDEN PARTY
Dîner en Plein Air
Bruce Ferreira-Wells
Enchanting and delightful songs
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
6:00 p.m. cash bar. 7:00 p.m. dinner
$45.00
In the beautiful Rose Garden of
Jane and Ross Reynolds, 181 Crescent Road, Rosedale.
Rosedale Subway then Crescent Road bus or walk.
Street parking after 6:00 p.m.
This annual members-only party always sells out.
Don’t be disappointed. Reserve early. 416-597-0223, ext. 2
Questions? Zora Buchanan 416-596-0248
Menu
Chilled Blackberry Soup with Ginger and Lemongrass
Peking Duck Crêpes with Hoisin Dip
Miniature Pita with Lobster and Chive Salad
Thai Spring Rolls with Sesame Chili Dip
Multigrain Baguette with Butters
Salad of Seasonal Greens with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
Golden Beet and Red Potato Salad
Artichoke, Olive and Grilled Pepper Salad
Chilled Roast Fillet of Bourbon BBQ Salmon on Asparagus,
Carrot, Cucumber and White Bean Salad
Chilled Rosemary Ale-Poached Chicken on Arugula, Tomato
and Aged White Cheddar Salad with Bacon
Club President, Richard
Moorhouse, pictured outside
the United Arts Club on Upper
Fitzwilliam Street in Dublin,
joined by a UAC member
visiting from Seattle; Colin
Eaton, architect; Anne
Corrigan, Honorary Secretary;
and Pat McCormack,
Honorary Treasurer.
Round of Brie with Peppered
Red Currant and Cherry Compôte
Mango, Pineapple and Strawberries
with Cardamom Honey
Apple Blueberry Cake
Coffee and Tea
Members’ News
Rosemary Aubert has a new book out. Set in a decade before
Twitter and Facebook, Terminal Grill introduces a woman to
her perfect stranger. Looks, style and wit make him
irresistible, and hopping into a cab with him… inevitable.
However, first impressions are never what they seem, and she
soon finds herself courting darkness, danger, and the
unknown in this story of a potentially destructive temptation.
Book launch at Q-Space, 382 College St. at Borden, on May
30 at 7:30 p.m. Free admission.
Bill Buchanan and Jack Gilbert are both exhibiting in
Perceptions 20/20—CONTACT Photography Festival at Patrick
International Fine Art (Gallery), 190 Davenport Road,
Toronto. The exhibition continues to May 31. Tuesday to
Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and by appointment.
David Chesterton has been busy on the creative side. Last
May, he self-published his latest mystery, Twelfth Night in
Royal Blue, and has just self-published a sci-fi spoof
entitled Not Too Bright... Painting has been occupying
David’s free time left after the writing and research. His
watercolours are on display in the Dam Gallery at the
Alton Mill, in an Orangeville Art Group show that runs to
June 2; three other pieces are in a show in the Caledon
Town Hall Gallery.
Penelope Cookson worked as Assistant Director on a
recent production of Laura’s Cow for the Canadian
Children’s Opera Chorus. The piece is about Laura
Secord’s famous walk in 1813 and features the legendary
Cow, sung by a mezzo soprano. Laura’s Cow also played last
year as part of the Luminato Festival. The libretto was
written by Michael Albano (who also directed the show)
and the music by Errol Gay. Ann Cooper Gay conducted
the children and chamber orchestra for this delightful
children’s opera. At our June 12 Music Wednesday
lunchtime concert, Michael Albano and Errol Gay will
speak about their collaborations for the CCOC, and
musical excerpts will be sung by CCOC members.
A retrospective of the film, television and theatre designs of
Seamus Flannery will be held in the Walker Room of the
Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre during the months of
August and September 2013. Over a long and distinguished
career in the world of design, Seamus has designed well over
thirty feature films internationally, and over fifty major
television productions internationally.
Catherine Frid’s ten-minute play Fetish will be part of the
InspiraTO Festival’s new site-specific initiative and held at
Betty’s, a bar on King Street East. The festival runs May 30 to
June 8. www.inspiratofestival.ca. Catherine also will be a
panelist at the Playwrights’ Guild of Canada’s conference on
the Theatre of Disapproval, at Hart House on June 1.
www.playwrightsguild.ca/events
Recently Lorna Kelly led a ROM bus tour with a focus on
Art Deco Architecture. After a morning lecture, the group
toured the Art Deco exhibit in the Museum, had lunch and
then toured part of downtown in a bus. We were lucky
enough to have a tour of both The Carlu and the interior of
the Design Exchange and the old trading floor on Bay Street.
Rebecca Last’s Edge of Chaos, a solo exhibition of recent
work, opens this month at Edward Day Gallery where the
artist is represented. The show runs from June 18 through
July 19. Opening Reception will be on the evening of June
21 at Edward Day Gallery, 952 Queen Street West, Toronto.
www.edwarddaygallery.com
New Members
Amanda Brenner is a full-time artist whose practice includes
painting, pottery and sculpture. She has been active in the
arts community in Waterloo, where she received several
awards for visual arts. Currently, Amanda instructs an art
therapy program at Van Duzer Art Studios and instructs two
adult abstract classes at the Amber Art Group Gallery. She
volunteers at the Van Duzer Gallery and the Women’s
College Hospital assisting women with mental health
illnesses, and runs an online art gallery. She was introduced
to the Club by Rob Prince.
Ian Burton is Professor Emeritus in Geography and
Environment, U of T and a Scientist Emeritus with
Environment Canada. He has held senior positions in highlevel international organizations and committees concerned
with climate change and development. He is an avid reader of
literature and poetry, and enjoys writing short stories and
poetry. He is sponsored by Brian and Dorothy Parker.
Mary Glendinning, married to Ian McGillivray, has
attended the Club with him on many occasions and numbers
many members among her friends and acquaintances. She is
a chartered accountant and is currently the business manager
of McGillivray Architect. She is sponsored by Barbara
Mitchell and Margaret McBurney.
Harold Gomez, a clarinetist, was the principal clarinet and
librarian for the National Ballet Orchestra for two decades.
He has performed with many of Canada’s top symphony
orchestras and has taught at the Conservatory for many years.
In addition, he designs, manufactures and sells music
products and holds the world patents on new designs for
wind instruments. He is sponsored by Jonathan Krehm and
Jill Taylor.
James Ireland is an architect whose primary practice is
designing country houses and cottages. He has a life-long
interest in drawing and painting, and he also enjoys
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June 2013
New Members
Obituaries
photography and music. He has attended a number of music
events at the Club. He is sponsored by Jonathan Krehm and
Jill Taylor.
Laura Jones is a freelance researcher/writer/photographer, a
member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada,
with photographs in the collection of the National Gallery of
Canada. She has taught writing and has curated exhibitions
of photography. She has also been active with organizations
promoting social welfare, has been a public school trustee,
and in 2003 was an interim City Councillor in Toronto. She
is sponsored by Leon Warmski and Keron Platt.
Elisabeth and Nicholas Legge own and operate a gallery in
Yorkville specializing in antiques and antique prints, copper
engravings and etchings. They are active members of the
Canadian Antique Dealers Association, of which Elisabeth is
past president. They are sponsored by Marilyn Harding and
Tony Batten.
Mark Raynes Roberts is a crystal artist, sculptor and master
glass engraver whose work has been presented to royalty and
heads of state, and whose pieces reside in private and
corporate art collections around the world. His largest work
is a 53-foot glass installation at McMaster University, a work
that is designated as a cultural property of Canada. He is
sponsored by Andrew Sookrah and Barbara Mitchell.
David Stones has had a long career in marketing and
communications, with a focus on health and health
promotion and the non-profit sector. Although he continues
to work in Toronto part-time, he lives in Stratford. He is
active on a number of arts-related boards, is a published poet,
and has a life-long interest in theatre, literature, music and the
visual arts. He is sponsored by Diane Kruger and Gary Stark.
Carol Vine is the President of the Bob Miller Book Room,
catering to the arts and humanities in the academic
community. She has been a member of the Association of
Canadian Publishers, and other professional associations
representing book sellers and book publishers. She is attracted
to the variety of programmes the Club offers, and has a special
interest in music and theatre. She was introduced to the Club
by John Stanley and Carol Anderson.
mailed on March 1. The annual fees were due April 1.
paid their annual fees. For those who haven’t, there is no time
like the present!
W.W. Buchanan, FCA, Treasurer
Helen Mitchell
Helen made her mark in many ways, although she was one of
those quiet, but opinionated, people who belong to this
Club. When she was the Secretary to the Board and I was
President, she did admit that she often found the
conversation so interesting she forgot to take notes.
Bill Whiteacre and Peter K. Large both knew Helen and her
brother when they were very young political volunteers.
Politics was always a passion. Her other passions were opera,
art and baseball. Bill has fond memories of attending her very
colourful Macedonian Orthodox wedding.
As a young widow, Helen pursued her other interests. She
joined the Women’s Art Association of Canada, where she remet Barbara Mitchell, our Club curator, whom she had first
known through a close mutual friend, Marg King. In
memory of her mother, Helen had donated to the WAAC a
Dutch landscape painted by the founder, Mary Ella Dignam.
Helen and her friends were united in their passionate support
of the arts and artists. She was a long-time, loyal member of
“Friends of Canadian Art,” a group that supported financially
the historical Canadian collection of the AGO. The sculptor
Marion Kantaroff was one of her closest friends since
childhood.
Helen worked many years with her brother, Michael, a
lawyer, and was very fond of her nieces and nephews. She will
be most fully missed in that extended family.
Lorna Kelly, with kind additions by
Barbara Mitchell and Bill Whiteacre
Passages
The Arts and Letters Club deeply regrets to announce the
death of Life member Donald Fraser, on Tuesday, April 16,
2013. On Thursday, May 9, 2013, we also lost Life member
and Past President J. N. Patterson (Patt) Hume. More
detailed obituaries will follow in future editions.
We offer our sincere condolences to David Beach, whose
wife, Marcia Beach, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2013.
Into the Countdown: 19 to go!
To reach the goal of a nice round 100, we would like to find
19 new members between now and the end of June. It’s
possible!
Carol Anderson
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July 17 Excursion to
Prince Edward County
Some more information about our summer
excursion:
It’s not enough to simply say that Highway 63: The
Fort Mac Show is a good play. It’s a tightly
choreographed affair from start to finish, weaving
between monologues, dialogue, and even song and
interpretive dance sequences, with great ease.
An eccentric play, it spins a sort of stream-of-consciousness
narrative incorporating Fort Mac’s history, environmental
concerns and those who call this little community home.
For the most part, Highway 63 consists of slices of life
depicting the various people who have taken up residence in
the Fort Mac area. It is about people tending their gardens,
being good neighbours, making a living, flirting, loneliness,
finding love, trying to save the environment and the Alberta
oil sands disaster, among other things.
There are no villains in this play. There is no hectoring or
lecturing about who is to blame. There is humour, heart,
thought, intelligence, balance and fairness.
The performance will be followed by a wine-tasting featuring the
vintages of the Prince Edward County vineyards and then a threecourse à la carte meal at the elegant East & Main Restaurant in
Wellington. Check out their website: www.eastandmain.ca
Reserve your seats today—attendance is limited to the
number of seats on the bus! Tickets are $125.00 and must be
booked and paid for in advance.
THE MUSIC SALON
Tuesday, June 25
The last Music Salon of our very successful spring season will
be held on Tuesday, June 25. The schedule will be available in
early June. If you are interested in participating, please contact
co-ordinator Jonathan Krehm, [email protected]
Your Club
and Music Director Malcolm McGrath
Need YOU…
to swell the ranks of singers who assemble to perform each
year at the Club’s Annual Meeting! This year’s date is
Thursday, June 13, at 5:15 p.m., with two Monday practices
leading up to the Main Event, on Monday, June 3 and June
10 at 5:00 p.m. This is your chance to sing the Willan setting
of the Club Constitution and “The Horne Bar Legacy”
(shades of G&S … Whiteacre & Sullivan!)
Please contact Malcolm: [email protected]
or 416-946-7432
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June 2013
ANNUAL MEETING and Members’ Dinner
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Meeting 5:15 p.m.; Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Please attend and enjoy all the traditional aspects of this
evening: the Fanfare by Louis Applebaum, the singing
of the Healey Willan setting of our original
Constitution by the Club Singers and the Cleeve Horne
Bar Legacy—a free drink for all who attend … and two
for the President!
Members may attend the meeting only, or stay for the
Members’ Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Advance reservations are required for dinner.
Price $31, payable in advance
(Members Only)
Club Love
by Rosemary Aubert
This month we continue our glance at the LAMPS committees.
Having been made to understand that the architects are more
into wood than words, we jump ahead to Music, powerfully
chaired by maestro John Lawson. According to Committee
member Barbara Wright, “If we look at only 2013 alone, the
Club nights, weekly Wednesday luncheon concerts, and the
new—and very successful—Salons, there have been some truly
outstanding events, representing many years of bringing
musicians and music to the Club.” Among countless stunning
performances, three recent events stand out: the joint Literature,
Stage and Music presentation of Tennyson’s Enoch Arden with
music by Richard Strauss; the John Beckwith tribute evening,
which included a world première; and the jazz concert by
pianist Bill Westcott that brought the SRO crowd to its feet.
Not to forget the Krehm de la Krehm, a LAMPSweek tribute
to a family of multi-generational virtuosity. For the
contribution of the Music Committee to the life of our Club,
there is only one word: Bravo!
Informal Literary Table luncheons
During July and once in August, the Literary Table
will have its customary informal summer lunches on
Tuesdays. These are opportunities to meet fellow Club
members with whom you do not always have time to
converse during the formal luncheons, and to shoot the
breeze, literary, architectural, musical,
artistic and dramatic as the case may be.
The first informal lunch will be on July 2, the last on
August 6. Everyone is welcome.
The only requirement is that you reserve in advance.
Thank you.
On April 11, a gala celebration was held at the Club to
honour John Beckwith as the 2013 recipient of the Arts and
Letters Award for his major contributions to Canadian music.
It was an outstanding tribute, with performances from many
distinguished musicians, including John’s granddaughters.
The evening also featured the première of a specially
commissioned composition by John for flute and piano.
Many thanks to John Lawson and members of the Music
Committee who organized one of the highlight evenings at
the Club.
Unfortunately, I was away and missed the Spring Revue,
which provides such an excellent opportunity for a wide
range of members to perform. This year 16 members
performed and many thanks go as well to the more than 25
individuals who were involved in producing, directing and
staging the production. Congratulations to Betty Trott,
Artistic Director; Michael Spence, Producer; Morna Wales,
Associate Producer; and Ruth Morawetz, Music Director, to
mention just a few. And a special thanks to Malcolm
McGrath for his many years of service as Associate Music
Director and rehearsal pianist for the Spring Revue.
On May 26, the Club will be opening its doors during the
City’s annual Doors Open weekend. This is a wonderful
event to volunteer for, and we would greatly appreciate your
assistance in welcoming the public and showing off the Club.
If you are interested, please contact Fiona McKeown. And
thinking ahead, if you have an interest in volunteering for
Nuit Blanche coming this fall, please be in touch with
Harrison Browne at [email protected]. It was a
great show last year and it is good fun to help out on such an
important and special initiative of the Club.
I am very sorry to have to inform you of the recent death of
Life member James Nairn Patterson (Patt) Hume, who
served as President of the Club from 1976–78 and of
Donald Fraser, also a Life member. Patt loved to direct, write
and perform in the annual Spring Revue, which he did for
many years. Painting was without question one of his lifetime
passions. Don joined the Club in 1957 and enjoyed
attending many events and participating in Club life. They
will be greatly missed by us all.
I wish to remind you of the upcoming Annual Meeting of the
Club on Thursday, June 13, with a special dinner to follow. I
hope many of you will be able to attend. As well, the Club’s
annual Garden Party is planned for Wednesday, June 19.
Jane Reynolds and Ross Reynolds have very graciously
offered their home and gardens again for this very popular
event. Book early; the event always sells out!
Richard Moorhouse,
President
We are now able to take reservations for our “Day in
Stratford” on Thursday, September 26. After coffee and
cookies in the Lounge for our send-off, the morning will
include travel on a luxurious bus, a stop at the Stratford Art
Exhibit, and a lovely buffet lunch (accompanied by a cash
bar) in the Marquee Restaurant right at the Festival Theatre.
We then proceed upstairs to our A-plus seats to enjoy The
Merchant of Venice. To top off this wonderful day we have
invited a few of the actors to meet with us after the
production for a Q & A ... which always proves to be fun.
During our bus trip home, we will try to nourish you a bit
with tea sandwiches, etc. It’s a long lovely day and we are
keeping the price down to $135 for members and $140 for
guests. Reservations have already started, so don’t be left out!
See you on the bus.
Marianne Heller
Nuit Blanche 2013 Presents A&L’s Tabula Rasa
Calling all artists and art lovers of all forms of
LAMPS!
If you were a part of the memorable night that
took place on September 29, 2012, or have
heard whispers about its incredible turn out,
you now have the chance to experience the
next A&L instalment for Nuit Blanche 2013.
This year’s event is Tabula Rasa, an interactive
performance presenting the theme of human interaction
through the five LAMPS disciplines. From 7:00 p.m. on
Saturday, October 5 to 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 6, the
Great Hall will provide a place of self-reflection as well as a
presentation to the public of the artistic talents of the A&L.
Our Nuit Blanche committee is hard at work preparing for
this event, and we are always in need of volunteers to be the
hospitable hosts and hostesses for the public, as well as artists
and performers to contribute artistically towards the theme of
human interaction. Volunteers, artists, and performers are
invited to commit for however long they want, and are not
required to commit for the full twelve hours. With your
support, let us make Tabula Rasa an event to remember.
Questions about how you can participate or contribute to
Nuit Blanche: Tabula Rasa can be directly answered by
Tabula Rasa’s artistic director Harrison Browne via e-mail at
[email protected]
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Visual Arts News
by Nola McConnan
Currently on Exhibit
Call For Entries:
The Hotshots Show
Review by Lynn Bertrand
Summertime: Members’ Group Exhibition
While we may be at the cottage, the Club is active. Visitors
and guests, often from out of town, are both audience and
market. Explore Summer, with no restrictions on subject
matter or media.
Up to three works may be submitted. Frames not to exceed
48" height. Bas reliefs: less than 6" depth, less than 5 kg with
hanging rings. 3D works up to 5 kg, not to exceed 14" in any
direction.
Summertime will have two outside jurors: Maggie Broda
AOCA ‘72, BA, OCT, President OCAD University Alumni
Association (N.B. Outside Juror for No Boundaries was John
Pryce OSA, who replaced Ms. Broda). Second Juror, TBA;
Club Juror, Lynn Bertrand.
Intake, Friday, June 21, 2013, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.,
Saturday, June 22, 8:30–10:00 a.m.
Jury commences at 10:00 a.m.
Small Works Show & Sale
Start thinking small, tiny, petit .... The 8th Annual Small Works
Show & Sale is coming faster than you think. It will be installed
at the end of November for the sale in early December. Numbers
of submissions are unlimited, for works may be replaced as they
sell. This is a terrific opportunity for all members. Submission
and Jury at the end of November. Jurors TBA.
Upcoming
Pat Fairhead: Sixty Years of Watercolour
This solo exhibition promises to be very exciting. The public
opening is Sunday, June 2. Pat will tell her story at Club Night
on Monday, June 3.
Plein Air Painters and Friends:
Lavender Excursion, Saturday, June 22
Mark your calendar for a day to paint/photograph at the
lavender garden at Grow Tasty Nursery near Rice Lake. If
you attend this excursion, you will be able to have free
exhibition space for your lavender work, plus other pieces of
your portfolio, during the Lavender Festival, July 6 & 7.
There is no commission on works sold. The one expectation
is that you show your work at both days of the festival, which
is anticipated to be a well-attended event.
Please confirm in advance with Barbara Rose (416-4813755 or [email protected]) if you plan to attend,
so that we can arrange to have your admission fee waived.
Directions and information will be placed on the piano in the
Lounge in early June. Participants need to be responsible for
their own box lunch for this outing. Some restrictions apply
to the use of the photographs taken at the lavender farm.
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“Summer Blues, detail” by Felicity Somerset
“Hot Shots” well describes this year’s annual photography
exhibition. Sizzling, the 40-plus entries intrigue us for the
variety of work represented, from the abstract to pure
naturalism using the lens. In this contemporary exhibit our
senses are wakened using various concepts from the
emotional, aesthetic, descriptive and complex. Creative use of
the camera lens, plus the processes used for final printing,
entertain and engage us. We connect, and are drawn into
their illusions. We delight in the sensuous pleasure of making
order of the visual chaos represented in many of the images
displayed, through the photographers’ arrangements of shape,
colour, value and rhythm.
Of particular note to this viewer were the following:
“Summer Blues,” Felicity Somerset; “Heart of the City,”
Rob Prince, “Cognashene Island 90E” and “Under Skiddaw
Cumbria,” Peter Alberti; and a portrait, “Laughing Boy,”
Anna Leggatt. Thanks to all participants for sharing and
convincing us to witness your mind’s eye.
The Art Committee is examining new sturdy lightweight
easels for the third floor.
Criteria for the easels: They must be: stable and sturdy, useful
for all third floor activities, compactible and easy to store,
lightweight, and able to accommodate different working
heights and panel sizes. A wooden sample easel has been
presented for consideration. It is beech, has a ratchet lifter,
with vertical adjustment, and is Canadian-sourced.
Group Exhibits
Our Club has a history of launching art movement through
restricted-participant Group Shows. In 2014 the Art
Committee will consider Small Group Exhibits formed of up
to five members. Not enough work for a solo exhibit? Don’t
want to wait? Form your group, find your theme and submit
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your idea for an exhibit of up to 40 works to the Art
Committee. Please note: Artists who are part of a Small
Group Exhibit are still eligible to have a solo show. Any work
exhibited in a Small Group Exhibit may not be used in a Solo
Exhibition.
Submission Forms for all art work are available from the box
on the Lounge piano, or you may download the signable
PDF from the Club’s website. Fill out the parts that do not
change. Save that form. For each jury, fill in the parts that do
change. Bring the completed form with you.
A Note on Frame Damage
Our fellow members volunteer to intake, hang, label, remove
and store our exhibited works.
It’s a lot of work. Unfortunately—and rarely—in the process
of creating or removing an exhibit, damage can be done to
our frames. For that reason, it is always a good idea to submit
frames that are dedicated to exhibition—frames that can take
an inadvertent beating, be easily repaired if necessary, and
keep on looking attractive despite mishaps that sometimes
occur.
ARTWORK CREDITS
kind permission
Page 1: President’s column photograph in Dublin by Jean
Simonton
Page 5: Tabula Rasa logo by Andrew Sookrah
Page 6: Visual Art column artwork by Felicity Somerset
Page 7: Photo of last Ruth Morawetz Club Night by Ken
Judd
Page 8: Photography in Focus photo, “Great Blue Heron”
by Felicity Somerset
Page 8: Photography in Focus photo, “Cliff Diver” by Gord
Fulton
Page 8: Summer Paddle by Ken Judd
Page 9: Watercolour paintings in Club Nights by Pat
Fairhead
Page 10: Joshua Grunmann photograph courtesy Joshua
Grunmann
Page 10: Ann Cooper Gay photograph courtesy Ann Cooper
Gay
Page 11: Yvonne Simpson photograph courtesy Yvonne
Simpson
Page 11: Wayne Dowler photograph by Nadia Persaud
Editor:
Angel Di Zhang
Copy editor: Jane McWhinney
Musical Notes
by Denis Kulesha
On Music Wednesday, June 5, we welcome back pianist
Joshua Grunmann. Very much in demand as an outstanding
accompanist and vocal coach, Joshua has also established
himself as a gifted soloist with a particular sensitivity for the
French repertoire. He is looking forward to playing for us
some of his own personal favourites, music he especially
loves, by Chopin, Chaminade, and Ravel.
Club Night Monday, June 10, brings us a special programme,
“Music of the Harmonium.” The harmonium was
enormously popular in the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries. Among the significant works that
include harmonium are Bagatelles by Dvorak, and Mahler’s
“Songs of a Wayfarer,” arranged by Schoenberg. The chamber
ensemble gathered for this evening’s performance of these
works includes many long-standing friends of the Club:
Vadim Serebryany, harmonium and piano; Rachel Krehm,
soprano; Carolyn Blackmore and Daniel Kushner, violins;
Yunior Lopez, viola; Peter Cosbey, cello; Erin Rose Macleod,
bass; Andrew Dunsmore, percussion; Jacob Stoller, piano;
Amelia Lyon, flute; and Jonathan Krehm, clarinet. A warm
and intimate evening of music awaits.
We conclude our concert season on Wednesday, June 12,
with a unique event. Join Ann Cooper Gay, Artistic Director
and Conductor of the Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus,
composer Errol Gay and librettist Michael Albano, as they
discuss their operas created for the CCOC, including the
recently premièred production of Laura’s Cow,
commemorating the heroic journey of Laura Secord during
the War of 1812. On hand will be members of the original
cast, to perform for us some highlights of this and other such
operas. You will be sure to enjoy this!
UWO Dean Betty Anne Younker, Theodore Baerg and Ruth
Morawetz on Monday, April 29, 2013 at Ruth’s final Club Night
booking (after 15 exciting years).
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The subject of our last “Hotshots” meeting was motion. We saw a number of
different ways to convey a sense of movement in a still image, from raging
rivers to birds in flight, and even dripping taps in the kitchen.
Jack Gilbert also gave us some very helpful instructional tips on lines, curves,
and the rule of thirds. It was a very interesting illustrated presentation!
Our chosen photo was taken by Felicity Somerset. This image of a Great Blue
Heron was taken on the grounds of the Ontario Police College at Aylmer
during the annual migration of the tundra swans. She captured it in flight as it
was landing on one of the ponds in the area.
Gord Fulton’s “Cliff
Diver” is a great example
of capturing the moment.
He notes that the diver,
near Tangiers, Morocco,
was also trying to capture
the moment—the moment
when there was enough
water to cover the rocks he
was diving into!
Fun on the Water—Wednesday, June 20
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June 2013
On Stage
The Mask Project
The Stage Committee is sponsoring a
project that involves making theatre masks
and then, with the collaboration of actors
and musicians, improvising a theatre piece
based on the characters the masks suggest,
for performance in November. The project
will be directed by Vrenia Ivonoffski, who
teaches theatre mask making at George
Brown College and holds the John
Coulter Honorary Membership for Stage
this year. We invite mask makers, actors
and musicians to participate.
All members are invited to attend our first
mask-making session, Saturday, May 25,
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., in the third floor
Studio. Mask making will begin that day,
and the roles of the actors and musicians will
be explained. If you want to act or make
music, you may also want to make a mask.
This will be an exciting and unusual
experience. If you are interested, please let
Brian Metcalfe know that you will attend
on May 25, indicating if you want to make
a mask, or just be informed about
participation as an actor or musician. It is
important that we know roughly how
many mask makers we will have on that
day. Brian Metcalfe, 416-486-7333 or
[email protected].
Costume Amnesty
Di Hore and Dora Rust-D’Eye announce
a “Costume Amnesty.” Please look through
your closets and return to the office any
costume pieces that you may have—no
questions asked.
Spend an evening with friends, admiring
Toronto’s skyline as you paddle in a Voyageur
Canoe. We meet at 6:00 p.m. sharp at
Harbourfront Canoe Club (Queen’s Quay &
Rees. St.) All welcome, whether you can
paddle or not. Equipment is supplied.
Among the missing are: a white ruffled apron
with A & L appliquéd on it, a colourful
turban draped with pearls, several pieces of
animal costumes. These pieces took a
tremendous amount of work to create, and
the costumes they were originally intended
for are no longer complete.
On our return, we will feast on Hamburgers
& Veggie Burgers. A beautiful evening, all for
only $10. Please RSVP to Ruth Morawetz
and Ken Judd, 416-925-0284 by June 18.
From now on, no costumes are to be
removed from the Club unless they are
signed out in a book that will be left in the
office. Thank you for your cooperation.
WHAT’S ON IN JUNE
Club Nights
Monday, June 3
OPENING NIGHT
Sixty Years of Watercolour
A retrospective exhibition of the watercolours of
Pat Fairhead R.C.A., curated by Barbara Mitchell
Charter Woman Pat Fairhead has always been in love with
colour. And with life. And with Canada. After seven decades
in her adopted homeland she is at the pinnacle of her career
as a fine artist, and one of the most nationally respected
artists of her generation. An elected member of the Royal
Canadian Academy, winner of the A.J. Casson Award for
watercolour and holder of three degrees, she paints what
she feels with cascades of colour that reveal the passion she
has for the active and adventurous life—to the Amazon,
Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Scotland, Greenland,
Egypt, New Zealand, Australia, Alaska, Labrador, most of
Europe, all of Canada and nine times to the Arctic. All the
natural elements of the world, its vastness and its allure, as
she experienced them, are revealed in this retrospective
exhibition of her exquisite and masterful watercolours.
Monday, June 10
“MUSIC OF THE HArMONIUM”
Chamber Music Ensemble
The harmonium, an organ-like
instrument invented in France in
the mid-1800s, was enormously
popular in the late nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries.
Significant works for the
harmonium include Bagatelles by
Dvorak and Mahler’s “Songs of a
Wayfarer,” arranged by
Schoenberg, both of which are on
this evening’s programme. The
chamber ensemble, many of whom
are long-standing friends of the Club, consists of Vadim
Serebryany, harmonium and piano; Rachel Krehm, soprano;
Carolyn Blackmore and Daniel Kushner, violins; Yunior
Lopez, viola; Peter Cosbey, cello; Erin Rose Macleod, bass;
Andrew Dunsmore, percussion; Jacob Stoller, piano; Amelia
Lyon, flute; and Jonathan Krehm, clarinet. Monday, June 17
THE BOLD CANADIAN—Laura Secord and Her Legacy
Did Laura Secord really save Canada, her husband’s life and
the Canadian chocolate industry?
And what about her cow?
The Bold Canadian is a collage of music, images and theatre,
with Don Cherry and Ron MacLean offering a play-by-play
on the War of 1812, and the Surgeon for the British troops
explaining the latest in medical practices. Our tribute to
Laura Secord’s story and legend includes both original
material and homages to the theatre, poetry, music and art
that have honoured her.
The show stars Harrison Browne, Penelope Cookson, Alex
McKeen, rob Prince, Betty Trott, James Warner and Wilson
West. It’s written and compiled by Catherine Frid, directed
by Jane Carnwath, with musical direction by ruth
Morawetz, technical design by Damon Lum, and stage
management by Shelley Cahill.
Special
dinner and show pricing $32.95 ****
****
Join us in celebrating the
200th anniversary of Laura’s heroism!
Monday, June 24
NOrMA rOWEN
“Richard III:
Monster or Mr. Nice Guy?”
Against all odds, his skeleton was recently discovered under
a parking lot. Now two cathedrals are competing to give
him a royal funeral. Richard III never ceases to be surprising
and controversial. Commonly held responsible for the
murder of the princes in the tower, he was turned into a
monster by Shakespeare and fiercely defended by a series of
writers and historians, most famously by Josephine Tey in
The Daughter of Time.
In this talk, Norma Rowen, Professor Emerita of Humanities
at York University, looks at the life and the evidence,
probing once more the mystery of the princes’ deaths and
discussing the growth of the controversy
over Richard’s reputation.
Photography Group
Our next “Hotshots” meeting is Wednesday, June 12, at 6:30
pm. The subject is “colours.” Please bring a stick with up to
seven photos to show on this topic. Please note that
sandwich plate orders for the evening should be sent to the
organizer by 4:00 p.m., Monday, June 10.
Questions?
Contact Gord Fulton, [email protected]
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WHAT’S ON IN JUNE
Music Wednesday
Ad Lib
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Wednesday June 5
JOSHUA GrUNMANN, piano
Works by Chopin, Chaminade, and Ravel
Wednesday June 12
Errol Gay, composer
Michael Albano, librettist
Ann Cooper Gay, conductor,
Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus
Members of the cast
present
highlights from Laura’s Cow and
other CCOC Opera productions
Writers Table
“rEPOrTING ON THE ASIAN CENTUrY”
Please join us on Friday, June 7, when our speaker will be
new member John West. An economist, John comes to us
from Australia after a long career at the Australian Treasury
(ministry of finance), the OECD in Paris, and the Asian
Development Bank Institute in Tokyo. He has a master’s
degree in economics from the University of New South
Wales, Australia, and from time to time teaches on the Asian
Century at Sophia University, Tokyo.
John has a new career as an independent journalist, writing
for the e-magazine of the Asian Century Institute. He now
lives in Toronto where his wife is the Consul General of the
Philippines. John will speak to us about his activity as a writer
and commentator on Asian Century issues, as well as on
Canada’s opportunities and challenges in the Asian Century.
In 1849 historian Thomas Carlyle described economics as
“the dismal science.” To counter this notion, John will
demonstrate that economists are neither dismal nor totally
boring by revealing that he has also written a couple of
novels—Mimi, Tokyo, Paris and March 11 Syndrome: A Tale of
Love and Earthquakes in Japan. He has agreed to tell us
about this novel activity. You will have the opportunity to
read March 11 Syndrome; John is donating two copies to our
library.
LAMPSroom at noon or join us there for John’s talk at
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Friday, June 7
“ADVENTUrE TIME WITH BILL AND ZOrA”
Join Zora Buchanan and Bill Buchanan on
their recent travels in South Africa. The
journey goes first to Cape Town, then
through Johannesburg, to a Kruger National
Park game reserve to see the “Big Five,” and
lots more. Images by ”hot shot” Bill and
narration (mostly) by Zora. This event is
perfect for anyone interested in
photography (Hotshots, I’m looking at you),
animals and great storytelling. Who knows, maybe others will
be inspired to stand up and tell us about a recent adventure.
Bar at 7:00 p.m. Event at 8:00 p.m. in the Studio.
Friday, June 14—AN AD LIB DOUBLE BILL
JOTO is up in the Studio at 8:00 p.m., with special guests The
Dandies imrov troupe and stand-up artist Besa Thomas.
Starting at 8:30 p.m. downstairs in the Great Hall, Ad Lib
hosts the first night of a three-performance run of a new
play, Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter, hosted by John Snell.
Alison Wearing’s one-woman show, based on her recently
published book, Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter, is about
growing up with a gay father in the 1980s. Balancing
intimacy, history and downright hilarity, this is the story of
an unusual childhood and its surprising lessons in love.
Friday, June 21 and 28
We are slowing down and heading out for summer recess!
The first day of summer and the Canada Day long weekend
are calling us away from the Studio and into the sunshine.
See you in July!
Film Night
Wednesday, June 12 —BABETTE’S FEAST
Hosted by Tim Nau
This quietly powerful
Danish film, which
won an Academy
Award in 1987, is
about both sacrifice
and sensuality. It
may make you want
to order a second
dinner.
WHAT’S ON IN JUNE
Literary Tables
Lunch 12:00 noon
Tuesday, June 4
DOUGLAS FrEAKE
“Literature and Consolation”
Faced with misfortune or, in Dante’s
metaphor, losing one’s way in the
forest of life, what imaginative
schemas can best lead to wholeness
of vision and the consolation that
might come with that vision? This talk
lays out two paradigms of
consolation, one dominant before
Romanticism, the other since. Dante’s
Divine Comedy is suggested as exemplar of the first and a
number of works, beginning with Wordsworth’s Prelude and
including Proust’s big novel, Margaret Laurence’s The Diviners,
and an Alice Munro story, provide examples of the second.
Among the questions guiding the talk are “Why are experience
and time so important to the literature of the last two
centuries?” and “Why is the artist figure so important in this
consolatory tradition?”
Douglas Freake is Associate Professor of English and
Humanities at York University.
Tuesday, June 11
YVONNE SIMPSON
“Learning through the Arts”
Learning through the Arts brings artists
into schools and gives teachers the
creative tools to engage all students in
math, science, language, arts, social
studies and more. Yvonne will discuss the
philosophy and the effectiveness of the programme, the
training of the artists, and their co-operative work with the
teachers. She will share examples of actual classroom work
and will describe the programme’s struggle
to survive budget cuts.
Tuesday, June 18
WAYNE DOWLEr
“Victory over the Sun:
Russia at the start of
World War One”
In 1914, while far from a
democracy, Russia was
even farther from
revolution. It was
predictable that the imperial court and various conservative
factions should oppose liberal reforms. Ironically, however, no
group did more to damage the cause of pluralistic democracy
than “progressive” writers and artists.
Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, Wayne Dowler
is the author of Russia in 1913.
Tuesday, June 25
BOB rODGErS
“Northrop Frye:
The Inner Monologue”
Drawing on formerly unpublished
private notebooks, Bob Rodgers, a
former student of Professor Frye, reevaluates the man and the critic. Mr.
Rodgers has been a documentary
filmmaker and TV producer.
reservations are absolutely essential.
Thursday, June 27
LITErArY TABLE’S
FÊTE CHAMPÊTRE
John Lawson has very kindly invited the Literary Table to
hold its fête champêtre this year at his house and garden
at 28 Elgin Avenue, Toronto M5R 1G6. The fête will take
place on Thursday, June 27, from 12 to 3 p.m. This is a potluck occasion; please take with you either a cold savoury
dish or a dessert. Please also take a lawn chair.
If you have questions, please e-mail rose Norman
([email protected]) who will put you in touch with
the co-ordinators of the event. Please do not address your
questions to Mr. Lawson. Everyone is welcome. (Please
note that reservations are not required for this event.)
reservations for the
Tuesday Literary Table luncheons
Literary Table stalwarts and others have recently expressed a
strong preference for sit-down luncheons rather than buffets.
We can achieve more sit-down luncheons through earlier
reservations. The challenge is in the menu planning,
particularly when reservations come in late. On a recent
Monday morning, there were 34 reservations for that week’s
Tuesday lunch and by the afternoon there were 54
reservations. When reservation numbers balloon so late
in the day, often the entire menu has to be altered to
accommodate the larger crowd. Thus, the Chef’s plans
for the occasion had to be adjusted at the last minute.
That necessitated a buffet.
Please try to reserve your place as early as possible, and by the
preceding Friday lunchtime at the latest (rather than the
immediately preceding Monday, as previously requested).
If you do have to make a reservation on the actual day of a
Literary Table luncheon, please contact Naomi or Alea directly,
at 416-597-0223, ext. 3, to confirm that your booking can be
accommodated.
In short, an early reservation will prove a valuable and
effective means of enabling us to enjoy a sit-down luncheon.
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June 2013
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
Art
Installation
2
3
4
5
Fireside Chat
with the President
Studio
4:30–5:30 p.m.
Club Night
Public Art
Pat Fairhead
Opening
Solo Exhibition: “60
Pat Fairhead
1 to 4 p.m. Years of Watercolour”
Lit Cttee Mtg
10:45 a.m.
Painters’
Literary Table
Douglas Freake
“Literature &
Consolation”
12 noon
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
9
10
Painters’
Studio
11
Club Night
“Music of the
Harmonium”
Chamber Ensemble
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
12
Literary Table
Yvonne Simpson
“Learning
through the Arts”
12 noon
Membership Mtg 5:15 p.m.
16
17
Painters’
Studio
23
Painters’
Studio
30
Painters’
Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Cdn Children’s Opera
Chorus New Operas
Photography Gp
6:30 p.m.
Film Night
Babette’s Feast
13
A&L
Annual Meeting
5:15 p.m.
Members’ Dinner
7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Screening
18
19
Club Night
The Bold Canadian:
Laura Secord and her
Legacy
Literary Table
Wayne Dowler
“Russia Before WWI”
12 noon
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
(special pricing)
Board Mtg
5:15 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
Music Cttee Mtg
10:45 a.m.
Music Wednesday
Joshua Grunmann,
piano
12 noon
25
Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
resumes in
September
Garden Party
chez
Jane & Ross Reynolds
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 12 noon
Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Writers Table
John West: “Reporting
on the Asian Century”
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Adventures with Bill &
Zora—Travels in
South Africa
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TGIF Lunch 12 noon
LAMPSletter Mailing
Ad Lib Double Bill
1) Studio 8:00 p.m.
2) Great Hall 8:30 p.m.
Confessions of a Fairy’s
Daughter
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Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib
returns
in July
6:00 p.m. Cash Bar
7:00 p.m. Dinner Buffet
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Literary Table
Club Night
Last Painters’ Studio
Bob Rodgers
Norma rowen
until September
“Northrop Fry: The
“Richard III: Monster or Inner Monologue”
Stage Cttee Mtg
Mr. Nice Guy?”
12 noon
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Studio
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Literary Table
Fête Champêtre
Potluck Luncheon
Chez John Lawson
12 noon to 3 p.m.
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Art
Installation
Plein Air
Painters
Lavender
gardens at
Grow Tasty
Nursery
(Rice Lake
area)
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until September
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
House Cttee Mtg
5:00 p.m.
rESErVATION/CANCELLATION POLICIES
marked.
reservation.
Club Night, Lit. Lunch, Music Wednesday, Film Night and TGIF
lunch are payable at the door or bar.
before the event.
circumstances.
Cancellations for Lit. Lunch and Music Wednesday are accepted by
appreciated.
10 a.m. the same day; cancellations for Club Night are accepted by
2 p.m. the same day. Full charges will apply if cancellation is not received.
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July/August 2013 Vol. 72 No. 7
I wish to take this opportunity to thank
everyone for making my first year as your
President such an enjoyable experience.
Ours is a wonderful Club and we have
achieved and enjoyed a lot of exciting
things over the past twelve months and
created many lasting memories.
More than 460 events and activities were
held. Our special member events were
sold out (Boar’s Head, Burns Supper, and
Annual Garden Party), more than 600 members and guests
attended LAMPSweek 2013 activities, and more than 12,000
non-members visited the Club through our public events and
catering activities, and as members’ guests. The quality and
diversity of the concerts, presentations, readings, exhibitions
and productions were outstanding throughout the year.
Our Club is at a critical and exciting point in its history, and
working together over this past year we created a blueprint for
the future of the Club with a five-year strategic plan. This is a
first step and now we need to carry out this plan in a creative,
innovative and respectful way. In so doing, we will draw upon
our past achievements and build on our current strengths to
ensure that the Club continues as a Toronto landmark and a
Canadian institution into our second century.
As well, this year we moved forward to create the Arts and
Letters Club of Toronto Foundation. Once the application is
approved, this entity will allow the Club to provide tax
receipts for donations in support of the arts through
scholarships, bursaries, prizes, research, awards, grants and
educational programming.
The efforts and talents of members are important to our Club,
and to recognize members who have provided distinguished
service to the Club, the President’s Service Award was created
with the first award presented in March. A major priority this
year was to enhance our number of members and as a result,
membership increased for the first time in eight years.
Maintaining 14 Elm Street continues to be another
important priority; last summer our lounge and bar area was
beautifully refurbished. In August, more renovations and
updating will be undertaken on the first floor, from the front
doors to the entrance to the Great Hall and up the main
staircase to the second floor.
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Highway 63: The Fort Mac Show is a fluid and funny piece of
theatre that looks at the human scale of things, the real lives
of those who choose to live and work in the transient town of
Fort McMurray, Alberta. This compelling and witty show
was developed at Theatre Passe Muraille in their
groundbreaking creation style made famous by The Farm
Show, one of the most influential plays in Canadian theatre
history. The show creators travelled to Fort Mac in 2009 and
camped out there for a while, interviewing long-term
residents and those lured from across the country.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Join us for a matinée performance of
Highway 63: The Fort Mac Show
in beautiful Prince Edward County
We arrive in time for a conducted bus tour of the area prior
to the matinée performance. After the performance the group
will retire to the East & Main Bistro in Wellington for a
wine-tasting of area vintages and an à la carte three-course
dinner. A leisurely drive home to Toronto brings us back to
“One of the most relevant, flat-out best shows
to hit Edmonton stages this year”—VUE Edmonton
“Beautifully balances the politics with the personal”
—NOW Toronto
Pricing of $125 includes
transportation, snacks, meals, theatre tickets and more!
Reservations 416-597-0223, ext. 2 (voicemail)
Members’ News
Tony Batten reports that the Toronto Star ran an interesting
“visit” with Marlene Smith in her Toronto residence in the
June 1 issue, Homes section. Marlene, the 2011 recipient of
the Arts & Letters Award, is behind the current revival of
Cats at the Panasonic Theatre and is also the director of the
Canadian Theatre Museum, which is now in development.
3 to 30, open during regular library hours. More details at
www.marvynejenoff.com. Marvyne is an elected member of
the Society of Canadian Artists and the Colour and Form
Society. Words, Water, Light is her fourth solo show. This
exhibition will be familiar to those who attended her show at
the Club in September 2010.
Zora Buchanan is pleased to announce that one of her
acrylic paintings has been selected to hang in the Society of
Canadian Artists Members’ Exhibition in the Joseph D.
Carrier Gallery in the Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence Ave.
W., Toronto from July 11 to Aug 26. All members and
friends are invited to the Opening and Reception on July 11
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Life Member Malcolm McGrath once again plays the organ
of Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto for two
important occasions this spring. The first, the Alumni
Reunion Weekend kickoff on May 31, is followed by the two
graduation ceremonies for the Faculty of Applied Science &
Engineering on June 19.
Warren Clements reports that etchings, lithographs and
collages by Pat Cleary are on display in the Round Room at
Massey College until mid-July. She created the stark,
politically engaged works in the 1970s to protest against lead
pollution from Toronto smelters and to draw attention to
other social ills. The work was done in association with Pat’s
then-husband, occupational physician and activist David
Parkinson, who died in Long Island, N.Y., on Feb. 16, 2013.
At a May 15 art opening, reception and remembrance of Dr.
Parkinson at the college, speakers included two of Pat’s
children, Kate and George, and two of her granddaughters,
Charlotte and Madeline.
Dawn Dougall is participating in “Summer Show 35” at
John A. Libby Fine Art, 463 King St. East. Works by Franz
Johnston and Joachim Gauthier will also be on display. The
show runs from Saturday, June 8 to Friday, July 12, weekdays
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 12 noon to
5 p.m. 416-364-3730, www.libbygallery.com
Pat Fairhead is teaching two workshops in July, on Tuesday,
July 9 and Saturday, July 13 at her studio in Bracebridge,
Ontario. Entitled “Exploring your Creativity through
Colour/Form/Mixed Media,” the workshops will run from
9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please contact via e-mail
[email protected] or call 705-645-9231.
John Frei has a solo exhibition of some of his landscape
paintings at the Pilot Tavern, 22 Cumberland Street,
Toronto, with opening reception on June 17 from 6:30 to
8:30 p.m. Finger foods will be served. Cash bar. The
exhibition closes on July 13, 2013.
Martin Hunter has published two new books in June 2013:
Still Hunting, a continuation of his memoir, Young Hunting,
and The Critic, a collection of short stories.
Marvyne Jenoff invites you to see her solo show, Words,
Water, Light: text-based watermedia paintings and abstract
photographs. The Skylight Gallery (second floor), Northern
District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd., Toronto, from July
Alan Stein’s hand-printed book, Home Country, will be part
of the exhibit “A Death Greatly Exaggerated: Canada’s
Thriving Small and Fine Press,” which continues to August
30 at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of
Toronto.
Alan’s paintings will be part of the Voices Lost and Before
the Storm concert performances, among the “Painted Sound”
live performance projections at the Festival of the Sound in
Parry Sound this summer: Srul Irving Glick’s I Never Saw
Another Butterfly, July 23, 2:30 p.m. and Bartok’s String
Quartet #6, August 7, 2:30 p.m.
Alan also will give a talk about book design at the opening
of the exhibit of Alcuin Award–winning books at the
Muskoka Lakes Museum in association with Muskoka
Chautauqua, August 21 at 7:00 p.m.
New Members
Graham Caswell is a designer and art director for
entertainment and cultural attractions, including museums
and exhibitions around the world. He also has an impressive
background as an art director, and set and production
designer for theatre, film and TV. He is sponsored by
Jeanette Caswell and Julian Mulock.
Ann Crichton-Harris has an interesting professional
background combining electrical engineering and creative
writing, and has published two books of historical fiction and
biography. She is sponsored by Richard Moorhouse and
Eric Koch.
Taylor Evans studied Drama and English at Bishop’s
University, with a concentration in creative writing and
journalism. Taylor is currently at Humber College, taking a
programme in advertising copywriting. He is interested in
writing, theatre and photography. He is Margaret
McBurney’s grandson, and is sponsored by her.
Morry Kernerman has had a distinguished career as a
violinist, and was concertmaster for both the Toronto and
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Montreal symphony orchestras. He has performed
throughout Canada, the United States and Asia. He has been
to the Club many times as a guest, and performed here
several times as a child, a protégé of Boris Hambourg. He is
sponsored by Jonathan Krehm and Eric Koch.
Bruce Nasmith is a classical guitarist and organist, and is
Music Director at Armour Heights Church. He has written
many choral and instrumental works, including a suite of
guitar pieces. He also performs pop, jazz, folk and blues. He
is collaborating with Barbara Mercer to provide guitar and
piano music to accompany her poetry. He is sponsored by
Cathy Nasmith and Robert Allsopp.
Duncan Parker is a jeweller and gemmologist, and an
auctioneer of fine jewellery. He has taught in his field at the
college level and through the Canadian Gemmological
Association, of which he is president. Duncan is an amateur
photographer and has a past in the theatre, as an actor,
director and in administration/management. He is sponsored
by Nana Robinson and Martha Mann Southgate.
Mary Elizabeth Rusz lives and works in New York City,
where she practises as an architect and urban designer with
the NYC Housing Authority. She is also a serious watercolour
painter, and has been studying painting for the last decade.
She has family in Toronto, visits regularly and looks forward
to attending studio painting during her visits here. Her
application is endorsed by the Membership Committee.
Oliver Salzmann has been involved in the book business and
publishing throughout most of his career in Canada, the
United States and the UK. He has recently returned to
Canada as publisher of Madison Press—an independent book
producer catering to an international market. Oliver lives in
Cannington, Ontario. He is sponsored by Alan Stein and
Stan Bevington.
Robert Sturgess is a retired business executive and
management consultant with a long-time interest in history
and music. He is sponsored by Bill and Zora Buchanan.
John Senders is married to Ann Crichton-Harris. He is a
mechanical engineer and research psychologist whose wideranging career included senior faculty and research positions
in law, psychology and engineering. He is sponsored by
Richard Moorhouse and Eric Koch.
mailed on March 1. The annual fees were due April 1.
paid their annual fees. For those who haven’t, please do so as
soon as possible.
Bill Buchanan, Treasurer
Something older than
our 122-year-old building?
Recently I was very pleased to accept, on behalf of the Club,
an antique Tekke Turkmen rug generously donated by Bruce
Ferreira-Wells and his business partner, David Le Blanc.
The rug, likely older than our 122-year-old building, would
have been woven by Tekke weavers in Afghanistan during the
nineteenth century. The Tekke tribe diminished after a defeat
by the Russian Army in 1881. The carpet now resides
comfortably in our library and suits the room beautifully. We
are so pleased to have this addition to our Club, and thank
Bruce and David for their generous gift.
Lorna Kelly
Into the Countdown: 18 to go!
It’s the first week in June. People are quickly going into
summer mode and things are slowing down here. We’ll give
you a final number in the September LAMPSletter. We won’t
meet the target of 100 new members, but the count this year
was much, much better than it has been over the past number
of years. Thanks to all of you for helping to make this happen.
Curatorial Circle Announcement
The Curatorial Circle is pleased to announce the addition to
the Club collection of a generous donation by Sylvia Singer
of her 1966 colour etching titled “A.R.W.” The evocative
print represents Sylvia’s long career as a significant Canadian
printmaker, especially marking her innovative contributions
to printmaking in Canada in the early postwar era.
Barbara Mitchell, club curator and the Curatorial Circle:
Kathryn Minard, Doug Purdon and John Snell with Scott
James (club archivist).
Reciprocal Privileges, August 2013
While our Club is closed for summer maintenance (Friday,
Aug. 9 to Friday, Aug. 30), two Toronto clubs welcome our
members and their guests.
The Albany Club (91 King St. E.), open weekdays from 8:00
a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 9:00 p.m.,
offers a full menu at lunch and a BBQ menu for dinner.
Dinner reservations are required, 416-364-5471, or e-mail
[email protected]. Payment by credit card only.
The Faculty Club, U of T (41 Willcocks St.): Patio and Pub
are open Monday to Friday, 12 noon to 7:00 p.m. Please
reserve by e-mail to [email protected] (preferred) or
with Michele Williams, 416-946-7052.
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Obituary
Donald Fraser
Donald also had an interest in the performing and visual arts.
He enjoyed organizing Scottish square-dancing gatherings.
After retirement from medical practice and lecturing at the U
of T, he attended OCA and painted delightful landscapes at
Go Home Bay with A.Y. Jackson. He also did life drawings at
the Heliconian Club and loved to paint in the Queen
Charlotte Islands.
Donald joined the Arts and Letters Club in 1957, thus
becoming a life member in 2002.
He loved theatre. The day before he died he attended a
production at Canadian Stage after which he took his
companions to Le Papillon for a treat of crêpes, as was his
regular custom. He then went on a drive through Wychwood
Park and talked with nostalgia about growing up there, and
later, living in a home with his wife, Sally, and their three
children.
Donald Fraser was a remarkable, modest, thoughtful
gentleman. He is sorely missed well beyond the membership
of the Arts and Letters Club.
Duggan Melhuish
Donald Fraser was a brilliant paediatrician who had a
passion for doing things for children. He was educated at
UTS and Trinity College, and received a PhD from the U of
T. He then went on to medical school. His professional base
was Sick Kids, where his career was directed to research in
endocrinology. He specialized in metabolic bone diseases and
was a pioneer in the diagnosis and treatment of rickets.
In recognition of his research in vitamin D deficiency, he was
acclaimed internationally and invited on sabbaticals to several
countries, as well as the USA, to expound on his findings. He
was also a tower of strength in fundraising for the Toronto
Community Settlement Houses for new immigrants.
Donald’s spirit of adventure knew no bounds. As a youth he
revelled in athletics: swimming, rowing, paddling, sailing and
competing in the annual regatta at his beloved vacationing
home at Go Home Bay in Georgian Bay. He taught
woodcarving classes to children and, while doing so, crafted
magnificent wood and metal sculptures for his personal
collection. In later life he took up windsurfing! And, as an
officer in the navy in WWII , he was allowed to have a
motorcycle on board so that, when in port, he would take a
spin to explore new countries. In his seventies, he once crosscountry skied eight miles to the cottage at Go Home,
venturing forth after breakfast on a cold March morning and
returning at dusk to his somewhat worried host’s cottage in
Cognashene, to which he had skied five miles the day before.
Donald also had an engineering bent. He researched the
concept of solar panels at a time when they were a pioneering
venture and installed them and the wiring in his rustic Go
Home abode.
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FOR SALE
Books and CDs by Members
Check out the bookshelf by the second-floor office
to peruse the wide variety of books and CDs by members!
For your convenience a comprehensive list is also
posted on the magazine shelf in the Lounge.
Purchases can be made in the office.
Are you a member who is an author
or musician with a book or CD to sell?
Contact Naomi at 416-597-0223, ext. 3
Many excellent activities and events are planned for the
months ahead, and you will find accompanying this issue a
listing of programmes for the upcoming year. This chart will
help you organize which events you wish to attend and
remind you of why you are a member of this Club. Thank
you all for your ongoing contributions to life at the Club.
Your commitment is truly one of our greatest strengths.
On another note, I wanted to let you know that we have a
new tenant at the Arts and Letters Club. Sadly, after many
years as a tenant and one-time owner of the property, the St.
George’s Society decided to relocate their offices and moved
out at the end of April. We understand, however, that they
will continue to rent the Club facilities for their special events.
Our new tenant, who will move in on July 1, is the C.G.
Jung Foundation of Ontario (CGJFO). The Foundation was
established in 1970 by local people interested in the work of
C.G. Jung. The original name for their organization was the
Analytical Psychology Society of Ontario (APSO). Today it is
a vibrant community—one of the largest such groups in
North America. They hold a large number of training
sessions and workshops throughout the year and will be
renting the Club’s facilities on a regular basis in addition to
leasing the lower-level office. They are very pleased to have
their new offices in the Club premises and look forward to
working with us.
Club Love
by Rosemary Aubert
In a warm and enthusiastic interview, Art Committee chair
Nola McConnan offered this lively description of the Art
Committee: “The first thing people think of when they see
the name ‘Arts and Letters Club’ is art. Art is usually pictures
and sculptures. As an artist, I make pictures. I love an
association that is dedicated to the celebration of picturemaking. The major duty of the Art Committee is the
definition of exhibits, the call for exhibitors and the hanging
of approximately twelve exhibits per annum. In addition, the
Art Committee runs nine Club Nights, one LAMPSweek
speaker, the photography group, various studio sessions and
outdoor sketching trips. It’s a great way to get involved with
the Club. Volunteers are always welcome.” What would we
do without this important part of our Club?
Nuit Blanche 2013
Presents A&L’s
TABULA RASA
I wish all of you a great summer and look forward to seeing
you at the Garden Party and at events throughout July.
Richard Moorhouse,
President
Left to right: Jean Connon Unda (Treasurer, CGJFO), Roger LaRade
(President, CGJFO), Fiona McKeown (General Manager, Arts &
Letters Club), Richard Moorhouse (President, Arts & Letters Club),
Bill Buchanan (Treasurer, Arts & Letters Club).
Calling all artists and art lovers of all forms of LAMPS! If you
were a part of the memorable night that took place on
September 29, 2012, or have heard whispers about its
incredible turnout, you now have the chance to experience the
next A&L instalment for Nuit Blanche 2013. This year’s event
is Tabula Rasa (meaning “blank slate” in Latin), an interactive
performance presenting the theme of human interaction
through the five LAMPS disciplines. From 7:00 p.m. on
Saturday, October 5 to 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 6, the
Great Hall will provide a place of self-reflection as well as a
presentation to the public of the artistic talents that the A&L
possesses. Our Nuit Blanche committee is hard at work
preparing for this event, and we are always in need of
volunteers and performers to assist us in making Tabula Rasa
an event to remember.
Questions about how you can participate or contribute to
Nuit Blanche: Tabula Rasa can be directly answered by Tabula
Rasa’s artistic director, Harrison Browne, via e-mail at
[email protected]
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Visual Arts News
by Nola McConnan
Exhibition Workshop
Call for Entries:
Mark your calendar for Saturday, September 14. All
members, new and experienced, are invited to take part in an
all-day members’ Exhibition Workshop. Morning: 10:30 a.m.
in the Great Hall, showing off our work. Every participant
will have the opportunity to “hang” a group of works with
tags. Afternoon: 1:00 p.m. in the Studio. Choosing which
work to offer to a jury. Framing, a do-it-yourself exercise.
What a juror sees. Other exhibition details, time lines,
catalogues, etc. All-day participants will enjoy a light lunch in
the Studio courtesy of the Art Committee.
Summertime: Members’ Group Exhibition, June 22 to
September 7, 2013. Summer visitors and guests, often from
out of town, are both audience and market. Explore any
subject in any media. An unlimited number of works may be
submitted. Jurors: Maggie Broda AOCA ’72, BA, President
OCAD University Alumni Association; Rose Grazi BFA Hon
’76, plus courses at Sheridan and OCADU: Curator of the
J.D. Carrier Gallery; Lynn Bertrand, Club member and
leader of Sunday’s Studio Session, our new and emerging
juror.
• Intake: Friday, June 21, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
• Saturday, June 22, 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
• Jury commences at 10:00 a.m.
Along with the Club opening of our Summertime exhibition
on Monday, July 8, the visual arts will be represented in the
Summer Monday Film Nights, when Topkapi, a seriously
funny and intelligent heist film from 1964 with Peter
Ustinov, plays at our indoor drive-in with seats, the Great
Hall. Enjoy!
Small Works: Start thinking SMALL, tiny. Maximum Size
11" x 14" for this exhibit.
The Small Works Show and Sale is coming faster than you
think. Small Works will be installed at the end of November.
The sale is in early December. Unlimited submissions. Works
may be replaced by juried works as they sell. This is a terrific
opportunity for all members. Intake and Jury at the end of
November. Jurors TBA.
Currently on Exhibit:
Pat Fairhead: 60 Years of Watercolour
Look where a visual art career can take you: all over the
world! While on this journey Pat Fairhead has found myriad
ways to explore creating images while blazing a colourful
example for all artists, especially women. Pat shows that water
and pigment combine in endlessly new ways to express the
wonders of light and landscape. She has done all this and
more with old-fashioned drawing skills and Munsell colour
wheels that make modern abstractions work. On Club Night,
June 3, Pat led us on a watery journey from the mists of
Yorkshire, to a boathouse on the shores of Muskoka, the
glowing ice of the Arctic, the Amazon’s murky depths and
blazing sands in Namibia.
Review by Artmouse
Saturday, June 22,
Plein Air Painters & Friends
Barbara Rose has discovered a new outing for members, a
day to paint/photograph at Grow Tasty Nursery’s Lavender
Garden near Rice Lake. If you attend on June 22 you will be
able to have free exhibition space for your lavender work and
other pieces from your portfolio during their Lavender
Festival on July 6 and 7. There is no commission on works
sold. The one expectation is that you show your work at both
days of the festival, which is apparently a well-attended event.
To have the admission fee waived, we need to confirm names
and numbers with the Grow Tasty’s owner. Please contact
Barbara Rose 416-481-3755 or [email protected]
if you plan to attend. Directions and information will be
placed on the piano in the Lounge in early June. Participants
will be responsible for their own lunch. Please note that some
restrictions apply to the use of the photographs taken at the
Lavender Farm.
The Studio painters have presented their preferred easel.
Canadian-sourced, it is beech, has a ratchet lifter, and vertical
adjustment. Questions? Please contact Lynn Bertrand
[email protected]
Group Exhibits
Our Club has launched many major Canadian artists’ careers
through Group Shows. Not enough work for a solo exhibit?
Don’t want to wait? The Art Committee is seeking fivemember Small Group Exhibits. Form your five-member
group, get your theme and submit your concept for an
exhibit of up to forty works to the Art Committee, in any
media, of any subject, for exhibit in late 2014 or early 2015.
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Please note: Artists who are part of a Small Group Exhibit are
still eligible to have a Solo Exhibit. Works exhibited in a
Small Group Show may not be used in a Solo Exhibition.
Volunteers
The Art Committee is a major time and energy commitment
on the part of member volunteers. Intakes for Exhibits,
Juries, Hangings, Studio Sessions, Outdoor Trips, etc. all
require many hours of volunteer work. The Art Committee
can always use a few more participants. Please join us to
discover more about our Club.
DOORS OPEN TORONTO 2013
A sincere thank you to the following volunteers who
welcomed our more than 800 visitors during DOORS
OPEN on Sunday, May 26, 2013:
Tony Batten
Margaret Kerr
Bob Beardsley
John Lawson
Bill Buchanan
Margaret McBurney
Zora Buchanan
Don McLeod
Aileen Burford-Mason
Ian McGillivray
Wally Coulthard
Judy Mason
Marianne Fedunkiw
Richard Moorhouse
Gord Fulton
Keron Platt
Mary Glendinning
Salome Reynolds Mader
Margie Hoffman Hunter
David Skene-Melvin
Lorna Kelly
John Snell
Musical Notes
by Denis Kulesha
We hope that you have enjoyed the many memorable artists
who have performed so well for us in our very successful
2012–13 concert season. Our Music Committee remains
hard at work, preparing to offer another outstanding season
of music for 2013–14. We will be featuring acclaimed veteran
performers, exciting young talent, stunning soloists, brilliant
ensembles… There will be something for everyone.
Our current programme for Music Wednesdays in the fall of
2013 includes:
September 11: Arnold Tirzits and Oszkar Morzsa, piano
duo
September 18: Darryl Edwards, tenor
September 25: Chris Donnelly, jazz piano; Kornel Wolak,
clarinet
October 2:
Catherine Gardiner, soprano
October 9:
Amelia Lyon, flute, and friends
October 16: Thomas Josenhans, clarinet; Garnet Ungar,
piano
October 23: Meredith Hall, soprano; Bernard Farley,
guitar; Brahm Goldhamer, piano
October 30: The Ton Beau String Quartet
November 6: Angela Park, piano
November 13: Artists from the studio of Peter Longworth
November 20: Canadian Music Competition Prizewinners
November 27: Geoffrey Sirett, baritone
December 4: Stelth Ng, violin, and friends
Our current programme for Club Nights in the fall of 2013
includes:
September 23: Etsuko Kimura, violin
October 21: Shauna Ralston, cello; William Aide, piano
November 18: The Madawaska String Quartet with Guy
Yehuda, clarinet
In 2014, we anticipate hearing many more excellent
musicians. These include: Charles Sy, Jonathan Krehm,
Emma Meinrenken, Bruce Ubukata and Stephen Ralls,
Anya Mallinger and William Aide, Marketa Ornova and
Radka Hanakova, Lorna MacDonald, William Westcott,
Donna Lee, Penelope Cookson, Beate Kalender, Brian
Finley, Donna Bennett, and others.
The Music Salon returns in the fall, with Jonathan Krehm at
the helm. If you are interested in being involved you can get
in touch with Jonathan via email, at [email protected].
Thank you to the members of the Music Committee for all
of your efforts. We would like to wish all Club Members and
their loved ones a safe and happy summer, and look forward
to seeing everyone again in the fall.
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Last month’s theme was that great Canadian topic, “landscape.” And George RustD’Eye gives us a photo that is at once a wonderful urban and rural landscape
scene. “Bridge over the Don Valley” shows the dark and sturdy underside of the
Prince Edward Viaduct, framed by the delicate springtime leaves of trees. The
straight lines of the deck of the 500-metre bridge contrast with the curving arches
which contain its supporting trusses. Erected during the period 1913–19, to the
design of Edmund W. Burke, the viaduct had a remarkable forward-thinking
feature: a lower deck, which came in handy when the Bloor-Danforth subway line
was added in the 1960s.
A few tickets are still available for
our trip to Stratford on September
26. A lovely day has been planned:
cookies and coffee send-off on Elm
Street, a comfortable bus ride, a stop
at the Stratford art exhibit, a
wonderful lunch at the Marquee
restaurant in the Festival Theatre,
after which we find our A+ seats to
the show! Afterwards, we will have
an opportunity to meet with several
of the actors and discuss the show.
Back on the bus—a petite moveable
feast—party sandwiches. A long
memorable day! Tickets are $135 for
members and $140 for nonmembers. Don’t wait too long to
book!
Marianne Heller
The A&L
Club Card
In One Fell Swipe!
ARTWORK CREDITS
Page 1:
President’s caricature by Michele Alosinac, with her kind permission
Page 1:
Club Masthead designed by Ray Cattell
Page 4:
Cottage sketch by Donald Fraser
Page 5:
President’s column photograph by Robert Black
Page 5:
Tabula Rasa logo by Andrew Sookrah
Page 6:
Watercolour paintings in Visual Arts column by Pat Fairhead
Page 8:
Photography in Focus photo by George Rust-D’Eye
Page 10:
Ad Lib logo by Andrew Sookrah
Editor:
Angel Di Zhang
Copy editor:
Jane McWhinney
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July/August 2013
Stop by the Office to receive
your A&L Club Card designed
to make your purchases at the
Club easier and quicker. Just
fill it up with any amount up
to $250, swipe when making
any payment at the Club and
you’re done. No more pesky
PIN numbers or signatures
means less congestion at the
Bar, which means you receive
your drink swiftly and have
even more time to enjoy your
Club to the full!
The Club Card is now
fully reloadable.
WHAT’S ON IN JULY/AUGUST
Summer Film Nights
Monday, July 22—hosted by Peter Harris
Topkapi (USA, 1964; dir. Jules Dassin,
starring Peter Ustinov, Melina Mercouri, Maximilian Schell,
Robert Morley and Akim Tamiroff.)
One of the most entertaining heist films of all time. Full of
original ideas, smartly written and joyfully directed. Peter
Ustinov won his second Oscar as best supporting actor for
this creation—an unsuccessful small-time crook, intelligent
enough to know that he’s not intelligent enough—without
country and without future. Ustinov soars. The locations
[Istanbul] are another treat, as are the music, the costumes
and the honesty with which the dishonesty of the characters
is portrayed. A true delight. M. Arona.
Monday, July 15—hosted by Tim Nau
Whale Rider (New Zealand, 2003;
dir. Nick Caro, starring Keisha Castle-Hughes.)
Whale Rider depicts a headstrong young female character
bumping up against the tradition in which she was raised.
Whale Rider, which won audience awards at the Toronto,
Sundance and Rotterdam film festivals, transcends its
standard structure by plunging you into the lives of distinct,
lovingly created characters. It integrates mythology and
mystical happenings into a reality-rooted fable.
Whale Rider is a true crowd-pleaser that never panders to
achieve its effects. Its waters may be calm, but they’re never
shallow. Chicago Tribune.
Smoke (USA, 1995; dir. Wayne Wang.
Starring Harvey Keitel, William Hurt and Forest Whitaker.)
Auggie and his cigar store are focal points for a series of
chance encounters and offbeat convergences. “People say
you have to travel to see the world,” Auggie reflects.
“Sometimes I think that if you just stay in one place and
keep your eyes open, you’re going to see just about all that
you can handle.”
To that end, Auggie takes one photograph a day from
outside his store. When his buddy comments that they all
look the same, Auggie points out their subtle differences:
the quality of light, the season, the attitudes and postures of
the people. It’s all a matter of slowing down, and
appreciating people on their individual merits.
If you care about films that respect their characters, and
have something interesting to say about the ways we
communicate and find points of connection, then don’t
miss this one. San Francisco Chronicle.
Made in Dagenham (UK, 2010. Dir. Nigel Cole;
starring Sally Hawkins)
The stakes are familiar in Nigel Cole’s movie, based on a true
story of working women rebelling against a sexist system.
Egged on by a sympathetic union rep and an unlikely ally
close to management, Rita leads a strike that forces Ford to
have a better idea of how to treat its female employees. Rita
is wonderfully played by Sally Hawkins, an actor who can’t
help but add silver linings to whatever dark clouds the script
presents. Rita has problems but the twinkle in Hawkins’ eyes
keeps Made in Dagenham from being a grim feminist
procedural. Tampa Bay Times.
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A reborn Poetry Group
Ad Lib
Under the guidance of Farhad Nargol-O’Neill,
the poetry group is reconstituting itself.
It will meet on Tuesday, June 25,
in the LAMPSroom from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m.
The meetings are then suspended for July and August. They
will resume on Tuesday, September 24, and the plan is that
they will take place regularly, at the same time and in the
same place, on the last Tuesday of each month. If you are a
poet who would like to know more about the group, please
get in touch with Farhad at [email protected]
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Friday, July 5
Writers’ Table
The Writers’ Table returns on Friday, September 6,
hosted by Lloyd Alter.
Music Wednesday
Lunch 12:15 Music from 1:00-1:45 p.m.
Music Wednesdays resume in September.
For a foretaste see Musical Notes on page 7.
Photography Group
Our next “Hotshots” meeting is Wednesday, June 12, at
6:30 p.m. The subject is “colours.” Please bring a stick with
up to seven photos to show on this topic. Please note that
sandwich plate orders for the evening should be sent to the
organizer by 4:00 p.m., Monday, June 10.
Questions? Contact Gord Fulton, [email protected]
Rob Prince and Damon Lum
are pleased to host an evening featuring
the painting and poetry of artist Norman Allan.
Norman is a long-time participant in the Sunday painting
group at the Arts & Letters Club, and much of the work he
will present had its origins in those sessions
in the Club’s third floor Studio.
Cash bar from 7:00 p.m. and the event begins at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, July 12
Those “JOTO” folks are Jammin’ on the One
once more, in the Studio. Improv, stand-up, sketch comedy,
clown work, anything is possible—come and discover the
controlled chaos and merry mayhem,
hosted by Damon Lum and Stevie Jay.
An informal workshop/warm-up session
begins around 6:00 p.m.
Cash bar from 7:00 p.m. and it all takes off from 8:00 p.m.
Audience member, active participant or something in
between—the choice is yours.
Friday, July 19
reservation.
Club Night, Lit. Lunch, Music Wednesday, Film Night and TGIF
lunch are payable at the door or bar.
before the event.
circumstances.
2 p.m. the same day. Full charges will apply if cancellation is not
received.
10 July/August 2013
Our friends from Moosemeat return to Ad Lib
for their 10th annual chapbook release launch party.
This writing collective comes together to celebrate with
readings from their latest chapbook in a night of literature,
laughter and libations. “Moose in Wonderland” is the theme
of the night and copies will be available for purchase.
Cash bar from 7:00 p.m., event begins at 8:00 p.m.
Heed the moosecall…
Intrigued? http://moosemeat.org/
Friday, July 26
No Ad Lib
See you in September!
Literary Tables
Lunch 12:00 noon
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Thursday, June 27
We are planning our customary informal Summer Reading
session for Tuesday, September 3, 2013. There will be time
for 11 talks of five minutes each. If you would like to speak
for five minutes on a book that you have read recently,
whether it is newly published or an old favourite
rediscovered, whether it has thrilled you or dismayed you,
please e-mail Rose Norman ([email protected]).
SUMMER READING
LITERARY TABLE’S
FÊTE CHAMPÊTRE
John Lawson has very kindly invited the Literary Table to
hold its fête champêtre this year at his house and garden at
28 Elgin Avenue, Toronto M5R 1G6. The fête will take place
on Thursday, June 27, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. This is a
potluck occasion; please take with you either a cold savoury
dish or a dessert. Please also take a lawn chair.
If you have questions, please e-mail Rose Norman
([email protected]), who will put you in touch with the
coordinators of the event. Please do not address your
questions to Mr. Lawson. Everyone is welcome.
(Reservations are not required for this event.)
Please include the title and the author of your chosen book,
if possible. Otherwise a later, a second e-mail to convey your
choice will be fine.
SUMMER TUESDAYS
INFORMAL LITERARY TABLE LUNCHEONS
We have found in the past that the five-minute schedule
lends itself best to one book, or two at the most. The
Literary Table is a friendly group and there is nothing
competitive about the readings. The five-minute sessions
will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. A reading
that exceeds five minutes will necessarily be truncated to
allow for all 11 contributions.
During July and once in August, the Literary Table will have
its customary informal summer lunches on Tuesdays. These
are opportunities to meet fellow Club members with whom
you do not always have time to converse during the formal
luncheons, and to shoot the breeze, literary, architectural,
musical, artistic and dramatic as the case may be.
The first informal lunch will be on July 2,
the last on August 6.
Everyone is welcome.
The only requirement is that you reserve in advance.
Thank you.
Please try to reserve your place as early as possible, and by
the preceding Friday lunchtime at the latest.
Literary Table luncheon, please contact Naomi or Alea
directly, at 416-597-0223, ext. 3,
to confirm that your booking can be
accommodated.
An early reservation will prove a valuable and effective
means of enabling us to enjoy a sit-down luncheon.
RESERVATIONS REMINDER
August 2013
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
1
Friday
Saturday
2
3
TGIF Lunch
12 noon
4
Painters’ Studio
Resumes in
September
5
6
CIVIC HOLIDAY
Club Closed
Literary Table
Last of the
Summer Informal
Lunches
12 noon
7
8
September
LAMPSletter
Deadline
12 noon
9
10
TGIF Lunch
12 noon
Club Closes for
Summer
4:00 p.m.
Club Closed for
Summer
Maintenance
Re-opens
September 3
July/August 2013 11
July 2013
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
2
1
Club Closed for
CANADA DAY
7
8
Painters’
Studio
3
Literary Table
Summer Informal
Lunch
12 noon
9
Summer Film Night
Topkapi (1964)
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
15
Painters’
Studio
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
22
Literary Table
Summer Informal
Lunch
12 noon
Summer Film Night
Smoke (1995)
Studio
until
September
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
28
Summer Film Night
Made in Dagenham
(2010)
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner
11
12
24
13
TGIF Lunch
12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
JOTO—
Hosts: Damon Lum
& Stevie Jay
18
19
20
TGIF Lunch
12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Moosemeat
Writing Group
25
26
27
TGIF Lunch
12 noon
Literary Table
Summer Informal
Lunch
12 noon
30
6
TGIF Lunch
12 noon
Theatre Excursion
Prince Edward County
Festival Players
Highway 63:
The Fort Mac Show
Stage Committee
Mtg
5:30 p.m.
29
Saturday
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Norman Allan,
Painting & Poetry
17
23
Last
Painters’
5
Photography Group
6:30 p.m.
Board Mtg
5:15 p.m.
21
4
Friday
Music Wednesdays
resume on
September 11, 2013
10
16
Summer Film Night
Whale Rider (2003)
Thursday
Literary Table
Summer Informal
Lunch
12 noon
Art Committee Mtg
5:00 p.m.
14
Wednesday
House Committee
Mtg
5:15 p.m.
31
Literary Table
Summer Informal
Lunch
12 noon
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at 12 noon
Please ensure that the time and date of each event are clearly marked.
All submissions are to be placed in the LAMPSletter mailbox or (same deadline) sent via e-mail (preferred
to mailbox submissions).
E-mail to the attention of the editor, Angel Di Zhang, [email protected] (preferred).
416-597-0223, ext. 3, in advance of Wednesday deadline, appreciated.
The LAMPSletter is also available each month on our website www.artsandlettersclub.ca
Ad Lib
returns
in September
September 2013 A and L_March A and L, 2005-5 13-08-14 12:51 PM Page 1
Ontario, M5G 1G7
416-597-0223
Fax 416-597-9544
[email protected]
I hope you are all enjoying the summer
and resting up for this fall’s programming
at the Club. Please remember to take a
look at the event and programming insert
that came with the last issue of the
LAMPSletter, so you can plan your
activities from now to December,
including the new Pub Nights one
Monday evening a month.
The first Annual Report produced by the Club was
distributed at the Annual Meeting in June. This report
provides an excellent summary of the accomplishments,
activities and health of the Club. Many thanks to Adel
Bishai for this initiative, Carol Anderson for the creative
design and Jane McWhinney for her keen editorial eye.
Copies are available at the office and in the Lounge. The
successful Annual Meeting was followed by a new
tradition: the President’s Dinner. It was my honour to
present President’s Service Awards to Margaret
McBurney, Ruth Morawetz, Andrew Sookrah and
Michael Spence, for their distinguished service to the
Club over many years. As well, a special tribute was given
to the Club’s Life Members, who have been with us for
over 45 years. In attendance were six of the Club’s 16 Life
Members, who were presented with a personalized
medal. In the past, when an individual became a Life
Member, the medal was kept at the Club. From now on,
all existing and future Life Members will be given a
personalized medal for their own use. Congratulations, as
well, to Malcolm McGrath, who became a Life Member
this year. Those who could not be at the dinner have
been sent their medals. Recognition of the service and
support that members have given to the Club is an
important part of Club life and reminds us how much
individuals give of their time and resources to keep the
Club vibrant and successful.
For a second year, Jane and Ross Reynolds graciously
opened their beautiful garden to us for the annual Club
Garden Party, and what a wonderful event it was! Many
thanks go to Jane and Ross for providing the setting and
being so hospitable; and to the staff, who did a stellar job
of organizing and serving the dinner. Zora Buchanan was
presented a President’s Service Award for her outstanding
contributions to the Club over the years, including her
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excellent coordination of the Garden Party over a 25-year period. John
Lawson, who became a Life Member in 2010, was presented with his
medal, and the date happened to be his birthday as well!
On July 17, twenty-eight club members headed out in a luxury coach for
a visit to Prince Edward County which included a matinée performance
of Highway 63: The Fort Mac Show by the Festival Players of Prince
Edward County, a gourmet dinner with wine tasting and an unexpected
tour of the island. Good fun was had by all. Many thanks to John
Goddard for stage-managing the trip and to Joseph Sweeney for looking
after us all so well. This excursion is an aspect of the Stage Committee’s
strategic priorities to provide a variety of theatre programming and
experiences for Club members. In September, an expedition is planned to
see the Merchant of Venice at the Stratford Festival. If you are interested,
please contact the office to book a seat on the bus.
Renovations to the front hall are currently underway: they include new
carpeting, improved lighting, repairs to the front door glass, and a fresh
coat of paint. It is all going to look wonderful and tie in nicely with the
work already done in the LAMPSroom and the Lounge/Bar area. This
work is being planned and implemented by a small team of members
and staff. Thanks go to Lorna Kelly, Ian McGillivray and Fiona
McKeown for their good work.
I look forward to seeing you at the Club in September.
Clockwise from left: (1) Marianne Fedunkiw, Malcolm McGrath and Richard
Moorhouse after Malcolm received his Life Member medallion (2) Dinner at
the Garden Party (3) Zora Buchanan at the Garden Party (4) Marianne
Fedunkiw and Ruth Morawetz after Ruth received her President’s Service
Award (5) Brian Metcalfe, John Rammell and Bill Buchanan at the Annual
Meeting (6) The A&L Club Singers at the Annual Meeting.
Members’ News
A number of Zora Buchanan’s paintings are now being
exhibited in the Oakville area by the Red Oak Gallery, 117
Lakeshore Road West. Closed Monday, Tuesday, open all
other days including Sunday. (Zora continues to be
represented in the Toronto area by Patrick International Fine
Art on Davenport at Avenue Rd.) One of Zora’s paintings
also was accepted into the Society of Canadian Artists 45th
Open Art Exhibition in Ogilvy’s Tudor Hall, Montreal. The
exhibition runs to August 25.
New member Mary Frances Coady is spending the fall
university semester as a resident scholar at the Collegeville
Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research in
Collegeville, Minnesota.
Breaking news! Wallace Edwards’ beautifully illustrated
Alphabeasts has been selected to be among the eleven
Canadian children’s books that will be part of Canada’s
official gift to Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge.
Our hearty congratulations on this honour!
Fundraiser will take place on Tuesday, September 10, at
6:00 p.m. at Atelier Rosemarie Umetsu, 198A Davenport Rd.
Toronto. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased at
o5action.eventbrite.ca or by contacting [email protected]
Life Member John Lawson has donated to the Club library
the recently launched Roy Thomson Hall: A Portrait, authored
by William Littler and John Terauds, and published by
Dundurn Press. This book encompasses the beginnings of the
planning for Roy Thomson Hall, and highlights in various
separate portraits, with stunning photographs, the Gabriel
Kney organ, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto
Mendelssohn Choir, programming, and all kinds of other
exciting information about the construction and operation of
the hall. John was much involved with the building
committee, the organ committee and the programme
committee and, as a past President and Chairman of the
Board, is featured in a number of different chapters. The
book is available for viewing in the library.
Marjut Nousiainen is one of the women artists whose works
are featured in The Art of Seven Women, an exhibition being
held at the Heliconian Club, 35 Hazelton Avenue, on
Saturday, September 7 (1:00–4:00 p.m.) and Sunday,
September 15 (2:00–5:00 p.m.). All are cordially invited.
The annual John Seltzer and Mark Seltzer Memorial Lecture
will be held at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library on
Wednesday, September 25, 2013. The subject will be “The
Libraries of the British National Trust.” The speaker will be
Mark Purcell, Libraries Curator to the National Trust. Arts &
Letters Club members are invited to attend. Please telephone
the library if you wish to do so. Telephone 416-978-5285.
The Yorkminster Park Gallery presents two dozen selected
drawings and paintings by the venerable and versatile artist
John Joy (1925–2012). Opening Sunday, Sept 8,
12:30–2:00 p.m. and continuing through the end of
September at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge
Street, Toronto, 416-922-1167. Gallery Hours are Monday
to Friday, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. and Saturday, 12:00 noon to
4:00 p.m., www.yorkminsterpark.com. John painted over
seven decades and has been called one of Toronto’s, if not
Canada’s, most recognizable painters.
Rachel Krehm had an exciting summer as General Director
of Opera 5. Presented by Opera 5, Rachel sang La voix
humaine by Francis Poulenc at the Ottawa Fringe Festival,
where the production won the Critics’ Choice Award. Opera
5 is a Toronto-based company devoted to bringing Opera to
the next generation of Canadians in a fun and accessible way,
and is known for its popular web series “Opera Cheats”
(www.youtube.com/user/operafive). Opera 5’s Gala
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Judy Smith is a Master Angler ten times, and this year (her
sixth) at God’s River Lodge, 400 miles north of Winnipeg, she
caught the big one, a 42 1/2" Northern Pike in early June. A
fishing paradise. This is truly Mother Nature’s work of art.
Judy uses barbless hooks and releases what she does not eat.
continued on page 3
Members’ News
Virginia Trieloff reports that the OCAD Alumni Association
has developed its own wine brand as a fundraising initiative
for OCAD’s Florence program, which was founded by
Archie Arbuckle. Mr. Arbuckle was also the Alumni
Association’s first president. For a donation of $20 you will
be gifted with your choice of a Chardonnay or Merlot. For a
donation of $180 (or $15 a bottle) we will gift you with a
case of twelve. Please contact [email protected],
416-802-0139. Viriginia also reports that the 2014 OCAD
Alumni Exhibition will be held at the Gladstone Hotel.
Submission forms are available. Please contact her for further
information.
New Members
Richard Beatty has a background covering a range of the
arts from stage to photography to fine art. He has also
worked as a farmer, cook and computer systems consultant.
He exhibited an art installation at Nuit Blanche 2012,
hosted by Spadina House, and is participating again in this
year’s Nuit Blanche. His application is sponsored by
Chester Gryski and J. Martin Hunter.
David Collins is a student of Betty Trott’s at Ryerson
University, in a Master’s program in philosophy, focusing on
aesthetics. He has degrees in Film and Video from York
University, where he was also an instructor. He has written
and directed for stage at the Toronto Fringe Festival, and
for film at the Zero Film Festival in New York City. His
membership is endorsed by Betty Trott.
Maggie Hayes taught secondary school English, and then
moved into textbook editing. Her sponsors, Stuart
Marwick and John McKellar comment that she has broad
interests and is likely to participate in a range of Club
events. She is the partner of recent new member Robert
(Bob) Sturgess.
Mark Terry is an award-winning filmmaker whose
documentary films on climate change have been recognized
with 30 international film awards. He is the only filmmaker
partnered with the United Nations Environment
Programme to create an ongoing series of climate change
documentaries. He is active in the Explorers Club, and has
been on the annual film festival planning committee for a
number of years. He is sponsored by Barbara Mitchell and
Elaine Wyatt.
Shirley V. Ting graduated in architecture and works as an
architectural designer. She is an active and committed
painter, and participates in several painting groups and
collectives. Her work has been shown in many group
exhibitions and juried shows. She is sponsored by Doug
Purdon and Rosemary Aubert.
Obituary
J. N. Patterson (Patt) Hume
Patt Hume died on May 10, 2013, at the age of 90. When I
joined the Club in 1980, I had already heard of Patt through
his groundbreaking live TV performances with Donald Ivey.
They were the first co-hosts of CBC’s The Nature of Things. I
also knew he was instrumental in founding the Computer
Science Department at the University of Toronto. So it was a
pleasure to find out that he was also the artistic director, main
writer and a performer in our annual spring revues. It was in
this capacity that I worked with him for almost a decade and
grew to admire him greatly as a multi-talented performer and
extraordinarily gifted writer and director. Patt was also an
accomplished painter. He was the perfect example of the
renaissance man.
A kind and generous person, a gentle presence, with a
mischievous sense of humour and happy laugh, he was our
Club President 1976–78. He continued to be a regular
attendee at Club events until recently.
Patt was not at all inclined to boast of his many
accomplishments, including his many awards, movie
performances and university degrees, and always seemed to
have that elusive joie de vivre. He became the Master of
Massey College in 1981 and held that important post until
1988 when he became Master Emeritus.
As I write this I can still see Patt with Jack Yocom, Jean
Edwards, Wilf White, Sis Weld, Lisa Lambert and the
others presenting for us those thrilling Spring Revues.
Thanks for those, Patt. And thanks for everything.
John D. McKellar
We offer our sincere condolences to Arnold Tirzits for the
death of his father.
An obituary for Patricia Howard, who passed away on July
21, 2013, will appear in next month’s LAMPSletter.
Payments by Cash, Debit and Club Card
The Club continues to enjoy a pretty good response to the
request for members to pay their fees, and for meals and
beverages by cash, debit or Club card (to save on expensive
credit card service charges). Unfortunately, we are not doing
so well this year compared to last year. This year we are down
to 26% of all member transactions being paid by cash or
debit compared with almost 30% last year.
My grateful thanks to all those members who make payments
by cash, debit card or Club card, and I encourage everyone to
participate in these worthwhile cost-savers to the Club.
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Victor Feldbrill accepts
Save these dates
Sir Ernest MacMillan
for Literary Committee Events
Honorary Membership for Music
Tim McGee, Chair, Music Committee, is delighted to
announce that Canadian conductor and musical director
Victor Feldbrill, O.C., O.Ont., LL.D., has graciously
accepted the 2014 Sir Ernest MacMillan Honorary
Membership for Music.
When advised of the nomination by President Moorhouse,
Feldbrill wrote:
It is doubly appreciated because it carries Sir Ernest’s name,
for he was the one person who encouraged me to pursue the
role as conductor when I was still a teenager. He also
furnished me with a letter of introduction when I was sent
overseas in World War II, a letter which opened many
doors for me while stationed in England. Sir Adrian Boult
and Sir Thomas Beecham were amongst those who opened
all their rehearsals to me. And it was Boult who arranged
for me to enter conducting courses at the Royal Academy of
Music, and Harmony and Composition with Herbert
Howells at the Royal College of Music.
Feldbrill has conducted virtually every major orchestra in
Canada, as well as orchestras in Europe, Asia and the United
States. These include being Music Director of the London
(Canada) Symphony Orchestra, the Hamilton Philharmonic
Orchestra, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Resident
Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Chief
Conductor of the Geidai Philharmonia in Japan. From 1968
to 1982, he headed the Orchestral and Conducting
Departments at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto,
as Conductor-in-Residence.
He has also conducted the Canadian Opera Company,
including premières of important new operas such as Harry
Somers’ Louis Riel in 1967, as well as ballet, radio, and
television. In Japan he was professor emeritus at the Tokyo
University of Fine Arts. Mr. Feldbrill also taught in the Czech
Republic.
His programmes have, whenever possible, included
compositions by Canadian composers. He has worked with
young orchestras and encouraged young soloists, many of
whom have gone on to important careers. He has received
many awards, including the Canadian Music Citation given
by the Canadian League of Composers and the Roy
Thomson Hall Award. In the United States he has received
the American Concert Guild Award for his devotion to
young performers.
In April 2014 Victor celebrates his ninetieth birthday!
Watch this space for an announcement of a celebration in
honour of Victor Feldbrill!
John Lawson
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• Thursday, October 17, 2013:
Quartet: Musique et Danse traditionnelles et
contemporaines
Join us for an interdisciplinary special event of music
and dance. The group Quartet is made up of musicians
Christina Petrowska Quilico and Jacques Israelievitch,
and choreographer/dancers Tom Brouillette and Terrill
Maguire. The event will consist of works of dance and
music by Maurice Ravel and Ann Southam.
Projected programme:
Gambol—a duet danced by Ms. Maguire and Mr.
Brouillette, to Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Piano,
played by Mr. Israelievitch and Ms. Petrowska Quilico.
Gambol is a light-hearted piece inspired by the New
Yorker cartoon stick figures of William Steig.
Pond Life—solo dance by guest performer Samantha
Callow, to excerpts from Ms. Southam’s Pond Life,
performed by Ms. Petrowska Quilico.
Glass Houses—solo piano pieces by Ms. Southam,
performed by Ms. Petrowska Quilico.
• Thursday, October 24, 2013:
Celebration dinner and presentation of Arts & Letters
Award 2014 to Richard Gwyn for services to writers in
Newfoundland. (For more details, please see separate
announcement in this edition on page 5.)
• Thursday, November 7, 2013:
Members’ Dinner celebrating Margaret Atwood, the 2013
E. J. Pratt Honorary Member for Literature. Ms. Atwood
will read from her new novel, MaddAdam.
• Monday, February 10, 2014:
Literary Club Night: Actor and Professor of English
Michael Tait will give a festive reading, with music, from
one of the world’s great satires, “The Rape of the Lock” by
Alexander Pope.
The 100-Member
Challenge
Those who were at the AGM in
June will already know the count.
Sadly, not 100—but, happily, 85!
Compare that to new member
numbers in the mid-50s over the
past few years, and then pat
yourselves on the back. We are
grateful to all of you who brought
lively and interesting guests to the
Club and then made sure that they
got a good look at who we are and
what we do. Who could say no to
that?
We are aiming for a stable
membership of around 600, to keep
the Club stimulating and vibrant,
and to hold fees in check. So, we
begin again. Mark Sunday
November 10, from 2:30 to 5:30
p.m. in your datebook for this year’s
Membership Soirée. Now start to
think about people you know who
would be great members. And stay
tuned for more information in the
October LAMPSletter.
Carol Anderson
A few tickets are still available for
our trip to Stratford on
September 26 to enjoy a matinée
performance of Shakespeare’s The
Merchant of Venice. A lovely day
has been planned: cookies and
coffee send-off on Elm Street, a
comfortable bus ride, a stop at
the Stratford art exhibit, a
wonderful lunch at the Marquee
restaurant in the Festival Theatre,
after which we find our A+ seats
to the show!
Afterwards, we will have an
opportunity to meet with several
of the actors and discuss the
show. Back on the bus—a petite
moveable feast—party
sandwiches. A long memorable
day! Tickets are $135 for
members and $140 for nonmembers. Don’t wait too long to
book!
Marianne Heller
ARTWORK CREDITS
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President’s caricature by Michele Alosinac, with her kind permission
President’s column photos by Nola McConan and Gordon Fulton
Alphabeasts book cover by Wallace Edwards
Judy Smith photograph courtesy Judy Smith
Richard Gwyn notice by Carol Anderson; photograph courtesy
Richard Gwyn
Page 6: Photograph of monks by Peter Alberti
Page 6: Uncle Wally’s Old Brown Shoe book cover by Wallace Edwards
Page 8: Tabula Rasa logo by Andrew Sookrah
Page 8: Dr. Alexandra Palmer photograph courtesy Dr. Alexandra Palmer
Page 9: Club Night photograph of buddha by Peter Alberti
Page 9: Darryl Edwards photograph courtesy Darryl Edwards
Page 11: Martin Hunter photograph courtesy J. Martin Hunter
Editor:
Copy editor:
Angel Di Zhang
Jane McWhinney
BEER-TASTING DINNER
Please mark your date book for Tuesday,
October 1, when the first fifty lucky members
and guests to register will enjoy a four-course
meal accompanied by eight suitable beers (two
for each course). Participants will be asked to
choose which beer best matches the food in
each course. Great Hall.
Look to the October LAMPSletter for full
details.
William Whiteacre
September 2013
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Visual Arts News
by Nola McConnan
Workshops
Welcome Back
Saturday, September 14, 2013: “Exhibition Workshop”
All members are invited for an all-day members exhibition
workshop, led by Heidi Burkhardt.
Exhibitions
Morning: 10:30 a.m. in the Great Hall: Showing our work.
Every participant will have an opportunity to “hang” a group
of works with tags.
Afternoon: 1:00 p.m. in the Studio: Choosing which work to
offer to a jury; Framing, a do-it-yourself exercise; What a
juror sees; Other exhibition details, time lines, catalogues,
etc.
Participants will enjoy a light lunch in the Studio, courtesy of
the Art Committee. Please register in advance with the office,
via the reservation line at 416-597-0223, ext. 2 or by email to
[email protected]
Eye on China: 1987–2012 runs September 9 to 28, 2013.
Peter Alberti’s pictures bring insight to the geography,
history and people of China’s ancient yet modern society.
Captured over the last 25 years, his images are drawn from
Manchuria to Xinjiang, Gansu to Yunnan.
• Public Art Opening: Sunday, September 8, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
• Club Night Opening: Monday, September 16.
Guest speaker Dr. Elaine Ling, the renowned
international photographer, will be discussing the
photographic experience in Mongolia.
Club Night, Monday, October 7, will be devoted to the
Alcuin Society’s National Book Awards. “Winning Book
Design: The Elements Combined”—the Club will be filled
with examples of book and type design drawn from a variety
of sources. Guest Speaker: Rod McDonald of Linotype, on
font design. Please join host Chester Gryski in honouring
Canada’s best in 2013.
Saturday, November 9, 2013: “Deck the Balls,”
10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Come to the Studio for a day of letting
out your inner Elf, creating decorations for our Christmas
trees. All-day participants will enjoy a light lunch in the Studio,
courtesy of the Art Committee. Please register in advance with
the office, via the reservation line at 416-597-0223, ext. 2 or
by email to [email protected]
Call for Entries
Small Works Exhibition and our 8th Annual Show & Sale
of Works by Club Members.
Sale date this year is Saturday, December 7: Exhibition dates
are November 25, 2013–January 4, 2014. Maximum
FRAME Size is 11" x 14". Unlimited submissions welcomed,
in any media. If sold from the wall, works may be replaced by
other juried works. This is a terrific opportunity for all artist
members to sell works over the busy Christmas season.
Intake dates: Friday, November 22, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
and Saturday, November 23, 8:30–10:00 a.m. Jury TBA.
The Best of the Best, February 4–March 2, 2014.
Sort through the works you have. Or, create new works for a
tightly juried members’ exhibition. Installation: Saturday,
February 2, 2014. Jury TBA.
Wallace Edwards’ Uncle Wally’s Old Brown Shoe was a 2013
Alcuin Award winner: Honourable Mention.
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September 2013
Outdoor Sketching/Plein Air Painters:
Barbara Rose is examining sites within the city and further
away, and welcomes your suggestions. All members are
invited to join the artists and “HotShots” photographers as
they capture images. You are responsible for personal
transportation (car-pooling is encouraged), beverages and
contributions to a potluck meal.
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Musical Notes
by Denis Kulesha
Our 2013–14 concert series gets off to a tremendous start
on Music Wednesday, September 11. The piano-duo team
of Derek Bampton and Arnold Tirzits will play the
demanding Suite No. 1 (Fantasie-Tableaux) Op. 5 by
Sergei Rachmaninoff. Dedicated to Tchaikovsky, this
suite shows off the young Rachmaninoff ’s incomparable
virtuosity as pianist and composer, and created quite a
sensation at its debut in 1893. Also on the programme
will be Bach, the great Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor.
A magnificent way to begin our season!
Music Wednesday, September 18, brings us the supremely
accomplished tenor Darryl Edwards, the Head of Voice
Studies at the University of Toronto, accompanied by
pianist Steven Philcox. For his recital, Dr. Edwards has
put together an amusing lighter programme, which he
entitles A Little Nonsense, Now and Then, featuring works
by Beethoven, Wolf, Sullivan, and Canadian composers
Andrew Ager and Jack Behrens. Guaranteed to please!
The sensational violinist Etsuko Kimura, assistant
concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, is the
artist we will be featuring on Club Night, Monday,
September 23. Accompanied by the versatile Benjamin
Smith, Ms. Kimura will play two Romantic Period
masterpieces, the brilliant early Violin Sonata Op. 18 by
Richard Strauss, and the deeply moving Poème Op. 25 by
Ernest Chausson. This will be an evening of wonderful
music which you won’t forget.
The Season’s First Music Salon
Tuesday, September 24
The Great Hall
3:00–10:00 p.m.
The monthly Music Salon gives member musicians and
perform existing repertoire, run master classes, discuss
collaborations and make introductions, and to workshop and
première new works. Of course, audiences are welcome, as
well! Drop by, visit the Bar, and listen in. Member musicians
and composers wishing to book a session in a Music Salon are
invited to contact Salon coordinator Jonathan Krehm
[email protected].
Time slots fill up fast! Please consult the Club website,
http://www.artsandlettersclub.ca, for the programme. The
next Music Salon of the season will take place on Tuesday,
October 29.
Cheese platters or sandwich plates are available if ordered
from the office by noon, Friday, September 20.
Visual Arts News
Third Floor Studio Sessions: Choose to explore the human
figure, nude or clothed, in your choice of media. Weekly
sessions on Wednesdays (portraiture, same model, 3 sessions),
Fridays (costume), or Sundays (figure), September to July
inclusive. Enjoy the Club’s TGIF Buffet Lunch in the Friday
noon-hour break.
Our old friend, jazz pianist Chris Donnelly, has been
enthusiastically received for his superb musicianship at
our Club in the past. We are delighted that Chris will be
making a welcome return to our stage on Music
Wednesday, September 25. Composer, improviser, and
innovator, Chris represents a new breed of jazz artist
dedicated to creating programmes that are both
imaginative and highly entertaining. Come and marvel at
his artistry as he plays selections from his extensive
repertoire for us to enjoy.
Interested? First-time participants should contact the
appropriate group coordinator: Wednesdays: Keith Bagg,
[email protected]; Fridays: Wendy Boyd,
[email protected] Sundays: Lynn Bertrand,
[email protected].
Did you know?
Pub Nights—the last Monday of each month is now
reserved for an informal pub night. Responding to a
number of member requests for an evening with no
programming, this evening is an excellent opportunity to
chat with members and introduce new and potential
members to the Club.
Members and guests are welcome to drop by the Club any
time after 9:00 a.m. on weekdays. The Lounge, Library and
usually the LAMPSroom are available for you to enjoy a
freshly brewed coffee, a cup of tea, or a glass of iced water.
Please consider the Club your home or office away from
home.
Hanging Our Works: If you are unsure of Framing or
Hanging criteria, please check with the office.
Try something new!
Light fare such as cheese plates or sandwiches will be
available for purchase at your leisure between 6:00 and
7:30 p.m., and of course the Bar will be open!
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NUIT BLANCHE 2013
WHAT’S ON IN SEPTEMBER
TABULA RASA … TABULA GALA!
Writers’ Table
Have you always been curious about Nuit Blanche? Would
you like to get an insider’s preview of the exciting and
interactive Tabula Rasa event the Club’s doing for Nuit
Blanche this year? Then book now to attend Tabula Gala on
Thursday, September 12!
Nuit Blanche is Toronto’s free all-night contemporary art
event. Last year, for the first time ever, the Club participated
in Nuit Blanche, and our event was one of the most popular
of the night, with over 700 people attending the 24 shows
that ran from dusk to dawn.
This year Nuit Blanche runs October 5–6, and the Club is
involved again, under the inspired leadership of Harrison
Browne. The Club’s contribution, Tabula Rasa, will be a
thought-provoking, creative reflection on social interaction,
with audience participation.
To help pull off our ambitious event we are holding Tabula
Gala, an evening of nibblies with a silent auction and a
preview performance, for members and their guests, of what
the Tabula Rasa Nuit Blanche evening will be about.
Join us in making our dream of the best-ever Nuit Blanche
event a reality!
Tabula Gala
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., fun starts at 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $20
Please join us at the first Writers’ Table of the season on
Friday, September 6. Our speaker will be Dr. Alexandra
Palmer, Nora E. Vaughan Fashion Costume Senior Curator,
and Chair of the Veronika Gervers Research Fellowship in
Textiles & Costume at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). She
has written numerous books and articles about clothing and
fashion.
Dr. Palmer will be discussing the challenges of researching
and writing her most recent book, Dior: A New Look, A New
Enterprise 1947–57, recipient of the 2010 Millia Davenport
Publication Award granted by the Costume Society of
America.
LAMPSroom at noon or join us there for Dr. Palmer’s talk at
1:00 p.m. For further information, please contact Lloyd
Alter, [email protected]
Tickets: 416-597-0223, ext. 2 (voicemail)
By the way, for more information on how you can be
involved in Tabula Rasa, email Harrison Browne, at
[email protected]. And if you’d like to volunteer
for the coolest night in Toronto, please email event
coordinator Rebecca Collins, [email protected]
Photography Group
The next gathering of the “HotShots” will be on Wednesday,
September 11 at 6:30 p.m. and the topic is “bring on
summer.” If at any time you have a special image to share,
please send it to me and I will pass it on to the group.
Please note that sandwich plate orders must be in by
Monday, September 9 at 4:00 p.m.
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September 2013
Club Nights
Monday, September 9
WARREN CLEMENTS & FRIENDS
“Shakespeare, Allan Sherman, Flanders & Swann, and me”
Some people grow up immersed in classical music and the
marvels of opera. Some grow up bouncing between “You
Went the Wrong Way, O King Louis” and “I’m Late (for a Very
Important Date”). The emphasis tonight is on that second
strain of music, a category so light
you need a rope to keep it from floating away.
To begin with, Warren Clements will take to the
microphone to discuss and sing (a cappella) novelty songs
he grew up with, as well as a few of his own Shakespeare
songs. Julian Mulock will make a cameo appearance to read
a few nursery rhymes as famous authors
might have written them.
For the rest of the hour, Warren will be joined by the great
Ruth Morawetz on piano for a string of songs familiar and
unfamiliar, again with the emphasis on humour. Who
knows? There may even be a sing-along (“mud, mud,
glorious mud...”). Hope to see you there!
Monday, September 16
Hong Kong–born, internationally renowned Canadian
photographer and physician, Dr. Elaine Ling has practised
medicine and photographed in many countries. She has
specialized in photography of remote places and has a great
interest in petroglyphs and deserts throughout the world.
She has been on photographic trips to Mongolia on four
separate occasions and has travelled widely within that vast
land. She will share her experiences from these trips with us.
Her photographs are exhibited in major galleries
internationally. Dr. Ling is the author of Mongolia: Land of
the Deer Stone. www.elaineling.com
Monday, September 23
ETSUKO KIMURA, violin
BENJAMIN SMITH, piano
We are very proud to feature violinist Etsuko Kimura,
assistant concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony
Orchestra. Accompanied by versatile pianist
Benjamin Smith, Ms. Kimura will play
two Romantic Period masterpieces for violin,
the brilliant early Sonata Op. 18 by Richard Strauss,
and the deeply moving Poème Op. 25 by Ernest Chausson.
This will be an evening of wonderful music
which you won’t forget.
Music Wednesday
Lunch 12:15 p.m.; Music from 1:00–1:45 p.m.
Wednesday, September 11
ARNOLD TIRZITS, DEREK BAMPTON
Piano Duo
Works by Rachmaninoff and Bach
DARRYL EDWARDS, tenor
STEVEN PHILCOX, piano
Works by Beethoven, Wolf,
Sullivan, Ager, and Behrens
PETER ALBERTI
PHOTO EXHIBITION OPENING
Eye on China: 1987–2102
Guest speaker this evening is Dr. Elaine Ling.
CHRIS DONNELLY,
jazz piano
Selected works
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Film Night
Ad Lib
Wednesday, June 11
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
THE KING’S SPEECH (118 MIN. UK)
Hosted by Peter Harris
Friday, September 6
SILENT FILM NIGHT
Rob Prince hosts this season’s inaugural Ad Lib
with a few classic black and white reels.
Dust off your bowler hats. It’s Buster and Charlie time.
Bar at 7:00 p.m., event at 8:00 p.m. in the Studio.
Director: Tom Hooper
Stars: Colin Firth, Helen Bonham-Carter, Geoffrey Rush
What better way to start off the fall film season in the Club
than with The King’s Speech, since we have all been
captivated during the summer by the arrival of the next
George in the royal succession.
The King’s Speech deals with the struggle of King George VI
to conquer his stutter, through an unlikely speech therapy
regimen administered by Lionel Logue.
The subject matter and the historical context are
galvanizing, and the cast is nothing short of spectacular.
This film hit box offices all over the world like a bombshell.
In short order it garnered 65 film awards,
including four Oscars.
COMING ATTRACTIONS!
October 9
Directed by new Club member Mark Terry, The Antarctica
Challenge: A Global Warning, is a beautiful documentary
film showcasing climate research in the world’s most
remote region. Winner of 15 international awards,
including the Gemini Humanitarian Award, the Stefansson
Medal and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.
November 13
Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and
Love the Bomb. Cold-war paranoia revisited—in the month
that marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK!
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Friday, September 13
FIRST “JOTO” OF THE NEW SEASON
Stevie J and Damon Lum are back with their improv antics!
All are welcome. Participation not required
but totally recommended.
NUIT AND GREET
The Club will be staying up all night for
Nuit Blanche again this year and this
Ad Lib is a chance to find out what it is all about.
Our annual meet and greet for organizers, volunteers, and
would-be volunteers happens tonight in the Studio.
Come and see what it is all about and meet Irene Katzela,
Harrison Browne, Rebecca Collins and
the rest of Team Nuit.
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
Tonight Ad Lib gets glamorous in the Great Hall.
Put on your finest, order a martini, and
get ready to be whisked back in time.
Literary Tables
Lunch 12:00 noon
ROBERT FOTHERGILL
“Readings from David Copperfield”
SUMMER READING
We are planning our customary informal Summer Reading
session for Tuesday, September 3, 2013. There will be time
for eleven talks of five minutes each. If you would like to
speak for five minutes on a book that you have read
recently, whether it is newly published or an old favourite
rediscovered, whether it has thrilled you or dismayed you,
please email Rose Norman: [email protected]. Please
include the title and the author of your chosen book, if
possible. Otherwise a later, second email
to convey your choice will be fine.
We have found in the past that the five-minute schedule
lends itself best to one book, or two at the most. The
Literary Table is a friendly group and there is nothing
competitive about the readings. The five-minute sessions
will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
A reading that exceeds five minutes will necessarily be
truncated to allow for all eleven contributions.
MARTIN HUNTER
Many of Dickens’ best-known characters
will figure in these readings, including
Peggotty, Mr. Micawber, Uriah Heep and Little Em’ly.
Rob Fothergill is a playwright and
York University Drama professor. Tuesday, September 24
MICHAEL WELLS
“Mind the Gap: Geoff Ryman’s 253 and
The Novel in Cyberspace”
Non-linear narratives are nothing new, but the advent of
storytelling in the hypertextual world of cyberspace has
created new kinds of reading and writing possibilities.
Although funny and playful at times,
Geoff Ryman’s 1996 online novel 253
(www.ryman-novel.com) provides a fascinating case study
of surprising shifts in the practice of representation that
electronic media facilitate, and even demand.
Michael Wells is a professor at Humber College.
“Faction: What’s Fact? What’s Fiction?”
RESERVATIONS REMINDER
Please try to reserve your place as early as possible, and by
Literary Table luncheon, please contact Naomi or Alea
directly, at 416-597-0223, ext. 3, to confirm that your
booking can be accommodated.
An examination of how the writer selects from his
experience in creating works of fiction and non-fiction and
the relationship between the two genres.
An early reservation will prove a valuable and effective
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September 2013
Sunday
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Monday
2
Tuesday
3
CLUB CLOSED
for
LABOUR DAY
Wednesday
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Club Re-OPENS
Thursday
5
6
Literary Table
“Summer Reading”
12 noon
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9
Painters’
Studio
Resumes
Public Art
Opening
Peter Alberti
Eye on China:
1987–2012
1 to 4 p.m.
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Club Night
10
Warren Clements
Literary Table
“Shakespeare, Allen
Martin Hunter
Sherman, Flanders &
“Faction: What’s Fact?
Swann & Me”
What’s Fiction?”
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
12 noon
6:30 p.m. Dinner
Studio
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Studio
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House Cttee
5:30 p.m.
Nuit Blanche:
“Tabula Gala”
6:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. Bar 6:30 p.m. Dinner
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Literary Table
Michael Wells “Mind
Club Night
the Gap: The Novel in
Etsuko Kimura, violin & Cyberspace”12 noon
Benjamin Smith, piano
“Romantic Works for Activities Mtg 4:30 p.m.
MUSIC SALON
Violin: R. Strauss &
3:00–10:00 p.m.
Chausson”
Poetry Gp
5:30 p.m. Cash Bar
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Dinner
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30
25
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Painters’ Studio
Visual Art
Resumes
Workshop
TGIF Lunch 12 noon “Exhibitions:
Showing Our
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Work”
First JOTO of
10:30 a.m. to
the new season
4:00 p.m.
Hosts: Stevie J and
Damon Lum
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Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
LAMPSletter Mailing
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Nuit and Greet
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Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Chris Donnelly
Improvisational
Jazz Piano
12 noon
7
13
Club Night
Literary Table
Painters’ Studio
Peter Alberti:
Robert Fothergill
Music Wednesday
Photography Exhibition
“Readings from David Darryl Edwards, tenor &
Opening:
Copperfield”
Steven Philcox, piano
Eye on China:
12 noon
“A Little Nonsense, Now
1987–2012
and Then”
& Dr. Elaine Ling
Board Mtg
12 noon
“Mongolia: Land of the
5:15 p.m.
Deer Stone”
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Painters’
Painters’ Studio
Music Cttee 10:45 a.m.
Music Wednesday
Tirzits & Bampton
Piano Duo 12 noon
Film Night
The King’s Speech
Membership Cttee Mtg
5:15 p.m.
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Painters’
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Saturday
Art
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Installation
Writers’ Table 12 noon
Alexandra Palmer
“Dior: A New Look—
1945–57”
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Silent Film Night
Host: Rob Prince
Painters’ Studio
Resumes
Literary Cttee Mtg
10:45 a.m.
Friday
Theatre Excursion
Stratford Festival
The Merchant
of Venice
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Painters’ Studio
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Art
Installation
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Some Enchanted
Evening
Oct. 1
Painters’
Pub Night
Studio
4:00 p.m. Cash Bar
6:00–7:30 p.m. Light Fare
Beer Tasting
Dinner
Time TBA
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 12 noon
marked.
(same deadline) sent via email (preferred to mailbox submissions).
Email to the attention of the editor, Angel Di Zhang,
appreciated.
Reservations are required for all events with meals except for TGIF lunch
and Pub Nights.
reservation.
Club Night, Lit. Lunch, Music Wednesday, Film Night, TGIF lunch
and Pub Nights are payable at the door or bar.
before the event.
circumstances.
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I hope you had an opportunity to enjoy this
great summer with family and friends. I spent
my “holiday” acting as the project manager on
a major landscaping initiative at my home,
which certainly kept Jean and me busy. It
began in May and wrapped up at the end of
August with new driveways, walkways, fences
and gardens. The rain didn’t play too much
havoc with the work and we are pleased with the results. I
hope it can be the site of a future Club Garden Party once
the lawns and plants have settled in.
I want to take this opportunity to talk a little about some of
the key activities that the Board will be working on over the
next year, which will only be successful with active member
participation. Now that we have a strategic plan in place for
the Club, it needs to be implemented to ultimately be
effective and meet the goals that have been established. You
will recall our key priorities: #1) to increase the Club’s
influence and impact on the arts; #2) to make the Club the
preferred destination for its members; and #3) to remain
strong and financially viable.
Three Board members, John Goddard, Irene Katzela and
Bill Buchanan, have agreed to be champions for these
respective priorities, and they will be calling on members to
work with them. The chairs of the LAMPS committees,
working with their members, have also been encouraged to
consider how the committees can assist in meeting our
priorities and goals, and to undertake their own strategic
planning exercises within the context of the Club’s Plan.
There is much to be done, and early first steps and successes
will help us move forward in a positive and appropriate way
in support of the Club’s future.
Club membership is and will be an ongoing opportunity for us.
As you know, 85 new members joined us last year and we need
to continue to build on membership. Following on the success
of the last year’s Membership Soirée, another such event is
planned for November. Additional information on this event is
included in the LAMPSletter. Carol Anderson, Vice-President
of Membership, is working very hard with her committee not
only to encourage new members to join, but to make sure that
we retain our new and existing members through good
stewardship practices. All of you are being called upon to
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Members’ News
April Bending and Zora Buchanan will be exhibiting at
Patrick International Fine Art, 190 Davenport Road, Toronto
along with Virginia Lee and Dragon Wisdom. Opening on
Thursday, October 3. For more information please contact
[email protected] or 647 825-4255.
David Skene-Melvin has established “The David & Ann
(Rothery) Skene-Melvin Graduate Fellowship in Popular
Culture” at Brock University. Ann Rothery, (d. 2003), was
David’s wife and a Charter Woman Member of the Club in
her own right.
Warren Clements has been invited to read from his book
Bird Doggerel at this fall’s International Festival of Authors at
Harbourfront. He will be a participant at 4 p.m. on Oct. 26
in the Brigantine Room and at 11 a.m. on Nov. 2 in the
Fleck Dance Theatre.
Martha Spence, the mezzo member of The Pickleback Trio
will be performing at the Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas St. E. in
London, Ontario, on October 7 at 7:30 p.m. along with
soprano Helene Ducharme and pianist Steven Kettlewell in
Monday Night Opera, arias and duets by Mozart, Massenet &
Bellini. Admission is Pay What You Can. Please check
www.aeolianhall.ca for directions.
Ann Schabas is tickled to announce that a Toronto laneway
is being named after her father, long-standing former Club
member Barker Fairley. The laneway runs east from Robert
Street, just north of Willcocks Street. The City of Toronto
will be holding a ceremony to unveil the street sign on
Sunday September 29, at 12:30 p.m. Club members are
welcome to attend.
Please join Barbara Elizabeth Mercer to celebrate the launch
of her tenth book of poetry, Embedded in Cabbagetown.
Barbara will be reading, along with composer, pianist,
guitarist, and music director Bruce Nasmith. Hosted by
Keron D. Platt. Friday, October 18, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
at the Club. Cash Bar. Please RSVP to Art Advice Associates
416-922-0950 or email [email protected] Barbara’s
website is www.barbaraemercer.com
Congratulations to Club members Gerry Sevier and
Anthony Batten, who were recently selected to be among the
roughly fifty semi-finalists in Arabella Magazine’s Canadian
Landscape Competition. The competition drew submissions
from across the country and from the USA. The final
selection will be made over the next two months. The semifinal selection of images can be seen on a wonderful Arabella
Magazine Youtube video available by going to
anthonybatten.com and clicking on the link for the Arabella
Canadian Landscape Painting Contest video.
John Lawson reports that Judy Simmonds, as recorded in
the recently launched Roy Thomson Hall: A Portrait (available
in Library), headed the amazingly successful Roy Thomson
Hall seat endowment program. She was branded by the
Toronto Star in 1982 as “Metro’s $2 million woman.” She
visited schools and community centres with her ukulele,
accompanying herself in her song, “Help Build Roy
Thomson Hall, Folks,” set to the tune of “Take Me Out to
the Ballgame.” Judy’s unflagging enthusiasm unleashed a
flood of donations from parents, their children, and donors
from Canada, the United States, the UK, Europe, and the
Caribbean. Well-known names in Canadian entertainment,
such as Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot, Maureen Forrester,
Paul Anka, Tommy Hunter, and the Canadian Brass were
thus honoured.
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October 2013
Obituary
Patricia Howard
June 20, 1938–July 21, 2013
Ernest Sirluck
April 25, 1918–September 4, 2013
We are saddened by the recent death of Past President and
long-time member Ernest Sirluck, at his home in Toronto
on Wednesday, September 4, 2013. An obituary will appear
in next month’s LAMPSletter.
A memorial is being held in the Great Hall on Sunday,
September 22, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
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If anyone asked long-time Club member Patricia Howard
which was “her” LAMPS discipline, she had a hard time coming
up with a simple answer. She deeply loved painting, music,
literature and drama, and made her mark in all these areas.
She was an accomplished water-colourist who often painted
at the Club on Wednesday mornings, but also had her own
studio. Her works—landscapes, portraits, miniatures and
interiors—were included several times in exhibitions at the
Club, as well as at the Women’s Art Association. Every year
she delighted her friends by sending them Christmas cards
that featured one of her winter scenes.
Patricia (always “Patricia” and never “Pat”) was a regular at
Club concerts. In addition, she played the piano and was an
alto in the Tallis Choir and the choir of the Church of the
Redeemer. She was the concert-goer’s ideal companion at all
kinds of music from medieval to modern.
For 40 years, Patricia was an English professor at of the
University of Toronto, where she was highly regarded for her
outstanding gifts as a teacher and for her knowledge of both
Elizabethan drama and the plays of Samuel Beckett. She also
acted in productions of medieval plays staged by the Poculi
Ludique Societas (the PLS), at the University of Toronto.
A warm and welcoming member of the Club, Patricia served
on its Literary Committee for several years and used her
wide-ranging connections to bring in many first-rate speakers
before she stepped down in 2011. This year, the committee
chose Patricia as its LAMPSweek speaker. She was already
suffering from the disease that was soon to take her life, but
she rose to the occasion and made a memorable presentation
on Beckett’s only contribution to the art of the cinema, the
short movie called Film.
Patricia Howard will be much missed and fondly
remembered by friends and colleagues in many disciplines.
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President’s caricature by Michele Alosinac is used
with her kind permission
Richard Gwyn notice by Carol Anderson;
photograph courtesy Richard Gwyn
Patricia Howard photograph by Naomi Priddle
Hunter
“Quartet: Musique et danse” notice by Carol
Anderson
Uncle Wally’s Old Brown Shoe book cover by
Wallace Edwards
“Venice in the Morning” painting by Lois Dierlam
Photography in Focus photograph by Judith
Davidson-Palmer
Ivor Tossell photograph courtesy Ivor Tossell
Catherine Gardner photograph courtesy Catherine
Gardner
Thomas Josenhans photograph courtesy Thomas
Josenhans
Garnet Ungar photograph courtesy Garnet Ungar
Meredith Hall photograph courtesy Meredith Hall
The Ton Beau Quartet photograph courtesy Ton
Beau Quartet
Shauna Rolston image courtesy Shauna Rolston
Charlotte Gray photograph courtesy Charlotte
Gray
Joel Kaplan photograph courtesy Joel Kaplan
Barbara Mercer photograph courtesy Barbara
Mercer
The Antarctica Challenge movie poster courtesy
Mark Terry
Editor:
Angel Di Zhang
Copy editor:
Jane McWhinney
October 2013
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Special Event
suggest potential members for the Club and to welcome and
support them in becoming engaged in the life of the Club.
The new Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010
requires all not-for-profit organizations to update their bylaws,
and in our case, the Constitution. Derek Hayes, legal counsel
to the Board, is leading the charge with assistance from a task
force and the Board. This will result in a wide range of
significant changes in the way we operate. You will hear more
about this throughout the coming year. At an appropriate time
before the Annual Meeting in June we will bring the
membership together to discuss and endorse the new bylaws.
As you are aware, we are awaiting Canadian Revenue Agency
approval for charitable status for the establishment of the Arts
and Letters Club of Toronto Foundation. Once in place, the
Foundation, on behalf of the Club, will be able to provide tax
receipts for donations in support of the arts through bursaries,
prizes, research awards, grants and educational programming.
Until that time we are able, through our agreement with
Heritage Toronto, to provide tax receipts to donors of funding
for capital works on 14 Elm Street. Many members have
donated already to the fund to assist with a number of capital
projects. Please consider giving a gift this year.
I hope you have had a chance to see the excellent work
completed on the front hallway of the Club. New lighting,
carpets, paint and repairs to the glass on the front doors have
really improved the appearance of the Club and tie in nicely
with the work already completed to the LAMPSroom and the
Lounge. There is much more to be done, including the roof,
the exterior front facade and the Great Hall. If we plan to do
some of this work each year, we will continue to have a well
maintained Club, attractive for existing members, encouraging
new members, and increasing our catering revenues.
Most important, we have a very busy year of excellent
programming, which continues to be such an important
aspect of life here at the Club. If you attended Warren
Clements’s outstanding performance on Monday, September
9, accompanied by Ruth Morawetz and Julian Mulock, and
surrounded with Peter Alberti’s stunning photographs of
China, you know we are in for a great season. A number of
public events are coming up and will require volunteers to
assist. Please step up and help out where you can. It is very
rewarding and puts our best foot forward to our visitors. If
you are interested, please contact the office for details.
In closing, I wish to say how very sorry I was to hear of the
death of Ernest Sirluck, who was President of the Club from
1990–92. Although Ernest was not able to be with us as
much as he would have liked over the past few years, he loved
to hear about the Club that he enjoyed so much. A memorial
service will be held on Sunday, September 22, at the Club.
Richard Moorhouse
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October 2013
8:00
Catering News!
As we approach the fall season, I am pleased to announce four
new beers to our beer menu and introduce a cider. The beers
and cider were selected at a beer tasting with assistance from
Bill Whiteacre, Hilary Alexander, David Skene-Melvin and
Bill Westcott and our bartender, Sean Hamilton.
NEW!
Warsteiner, Pilsener, Germany
St Ambroise, Pale Ale, Canada
Dos Equis, Lager, Mexico
Steamwhistle, Pilsener, Canada
Strongbow, Cider, England
We would like to thank all the members who choose to use the
Club to host their private events throughout the year. For those
of you who haven’t yet done so, please remember the wonderful
member’s room rental discount of 30%. As we embark on the
fall season, don’t miss out on your preferred date, whether it’s
your birthday, anniversary, or even your private or corporate
holiday party you choose to hold here at the Club. Please
contact me at ext. 1 to discuss your upcoming event today.
Cheers,
Joseph Sweeney, Catering Manager
PAIRING BEER WITH FOOD: A FOUR-COURSE DINNER
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
THIRD COURSE
6:00 for 6:30 p.m.
Beers
Two eight-ounce glasses of similar style beers
will accompany each course.
Guinness Draught Stout
Look for a very dark shade of ruby—a meal in a glass
FIRST COURSE
Dragon Jamaican Stout
Look for flavours of caramel, roasted malt and dark brown sugar
Beers
Urquell Czech Pilsner
Look for pronounced hoppiness and a dry finish
Wernesgruner Pilsner
Look for sweet, bitter spiciness and a clean finish
Menu
Pilsner-Poached Tiger Shrimp & Sea Scallops,
Arugula and Tomato Salad with Lemon,
Dill and Tarragon Cream
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SECOND COURSE
Beers
Kilkenny Traditional Irish Cream Ale
Look for a frothy head on a slightly hoppy taste
Spitfire Premium Kentish Ale
Look for a blood-orange tint, acutely aromatic with hints of
marmalade and a smidgeon of raspberry in its fruity finish
Menu
Menu
Dragon Stout and Rosemary-Braised Lamb Shank,
Yukon Gold Mash with Sweet Peas,
Caramelized Mushrooms and Sweet Peppers
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FOURTH COURSE
Beers
Mort Subite Belgian Framboise
Look for a distinctive raspberry flavour
Melville’s Scottish Ginger Beer
Look for aromas of baked ginger, intense spicy gingery flavours
and a candied sugar finish
Menu
Chocolate Truffle Torte with
Mort Subite Framboise Syrup and Raspberries
Coffee, Tea
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PRICE $54.00 per person
Reservations 416-597-0223, ext. 2
Attendance will be limited to 48 persons
For details call Bill Whiteacre 416-979-0923
New Members
interests include literature, theatre and film. He is sponsored by
Sandy Macpherson and Sheila Craig Waengler.
Butternut Squash and Kentish Ale Soup
with Red Onion Crisps
Melanie Duras is a retired Professor of Education at Queen’s
University and a special education consultant, and has also
been active on boards and as a volunteer with a number of
arts and social organizations. She is sponsored by Peter and
Elizabeth Alberti.
Marc Egnal is a retired Professor of History from York
University. He is a specialist in American History and has
written extensively on subjects ranging from the American
Revolution and the Civil War to the evolution of the
American novel. He is looking forward to attending the
Literary Table and sharing his research with other writers. He
is sponsored by Allen Koretsky and Ezra Schabas.
Arthur Pennington is a retired lawyer. He has recently returned
from many years of living in Budapest. His many artistic
Rachel Arlene Singh has worked for industry and
government in various aspects of media development and
programming. She has had extensive experience on the
business and finance side of the film industry. She is
sponsored by Lynn Bertrand and Barbara Mitchell.
Curatorial Circle News
The Curatorial Circle is pleased to announce the purchase of
the watercolour “Sunlit Foliage Upper Don #2” by Pat
Fairhead, exhibited recently in her retrospective show, Sixty
Years of Watercolour. Barbara Mitchell, curator. Kathryn
Minard, Julian Mulock, Doug Purdon, John Snell and
Scott James (ex officio).
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Visual Arts News
by Nola McConnan
Call for Entries
• 8th Annual Show & Sale of Works by Club
Members, Sunday, December 1, 2013, part of the
annual Small Works Exhibition. Exhibition Dates:
November 23, 2013–January 4, 2014; Club Night
Monday, December 2, 2013 (Members’ juried
exhibition).
• Maximum FRAME Size for small works, 11" x 14".
Unlimited submissions, any media. If sold from the
wall, works may be replaced by other juried works. A
terrific opportunity for all visual arts members to sell
over the busy Christmas season. Intake date Friday,
November 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday, November
22, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Jury TBA.
• The Best of the Best: February 3–March 2, 2014;
Club Night Monday, February 3, 2014. (Members’
juried exhibition) Choose from your works which have
NOT been previously exhibited at the Club. Or, create
new works for this tightly juried members’ exhibit.
Installation: Saturday, February 1, 2014. Jury TBA.
Upcoming
• “Winning Book Design: The Elements Combined,”
September 30–October 26, 2013; Club Night
Monday, October 7, 2013, hosted by Chester Gryski
and the Alcuin Society (invitational exhibition).
• The Club will be filled with examples of book and type
design drawn from a variety of sources. Club Night,
Monday, October 7, will be devoted to the Alcuin
Society’s National Book Awards. Rod McDonald of
Linotype will speak on font design. Wallace Edwards’s
Uncle Wally’s Old Brown Shoe was a 2013 National Book
Awards Honourable Mention.
• Lois Dierlam Solo Exhibition: From Here to Beyond,
October 26–November 23, 2013; Club Night
Monday, November 4, 2013
This solo exhibit displays interpretive impressionistic
works that examine our world through a variety of
media. Opening Sunday, November 3, 2013 includes
the book launch for Paint and Passion: Lois Ellen
Dierlam to 2000. On Club Night, Lois’s topic is “The
People and Landscape of Nanisivik Mine, 1985.”
• “Deck the Balls,” Saturday, November 9, 2013, from
10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Our new Christmas Trees need
decorations to complement the new decor. Everyone is
invited to the Studio for a day of letting out your inner
Elf, as you create a personal decoration. All-day
participants will enjoy a free light lunch in the Studio,
courtesy of the Art Committee. We need a minimum of
12 participants. Please register in advance with the office.
Currently on Exhibition, to September 30, 2013: Eye on China
1987–2013 by Artmouse. Peter Alberti’s pictures clearly illustrate
China’s explosive social and physical development since 1987.
With surgical precision he chose from over twelve thousand files to
bring us a story of a society that changed from yin to yang in a
single generation. How photography has moved from film to
digital in the interim is the companion tale. People, places and
things lead us along the wall. The catalogue and map carefully
explain each of the images. This is a visual and mental feast.
Hanging criteria: The agreed criteria for all visual art works
for all exhibitions are available from the office. Please check
with Naomi or Alea.
Third Floor Weekly Studio Sessions: Choose to explore the
human figure, nude or clothed, in your choice of media.
Wednesdays (costume/figure models, three weeks, same model;
Keith Bagg, [email protected]);
Fridays (costume model; Wendy Boyd, [email protected]);
or Sundays (figure models); Lynn Bertrand,
[email protected]).
Enjoy the TGIF Lunch in the Friday break.
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Visual Arts News
Musical Notes
Art Committee Members, The Art
Committee is a great way to get
involved in Club life. The Art
Committee manages all Visual Art
exhibitions, plus the Studio sessions
and the Outdoor Sketching excursions.
Please join us. Check the LAMPSletter
back-page calendar for times and dates.
by Denis Kulesha
For Music Wednesday, October 2, we present the marvellous young soprano
Catherine Gardner, who so delighted us when she sang at the Club earlier this year
that we immediately invited her back. For her recital, she will sing works by Purcell,
Richard Strauss, and the talented lyrical contemporary composer, Lori Laitman.
Catherine will be accompanied by the accomplished Emily Hamper on piano.
We are very excited to welcome six members of the Toronto Pop-Up Orchestra to
perform for us on Music Wednesday, October 9. A Toronto-based chamber orchestra,
these gifted, energetic musicians all share the goal of bringing an eclectic mix of
classical music to small venues across the city. This “pop-up” performance will feature
a selection of vibrant Latin American works by Villa-Lobos, Arteaga, and Piazzolla.
Music Wednesday, October 16, brings us two very distinguished guest performers
from the faculty of Evansville University, Indiana: Thomas Josenhans, clarinet, and
Garnet Ungar, piano. Thomas and Garnet have years of experience playing
together, and are renowned for their splendid ensemble and lovely sound. They
will be offering works by Widor, Brahms, Milhaud and Paul Harris.
Saturday, October 5, from 7:00 p.m.
until 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 6.
After a year of preparation and hard
work, the A & L’s contribution to Nuit
Blanche 2013, TABULA RASA, is
finally up and running in the Great
Hall from 7:00 p.m. on Saturday,
October 5, until 7:00 a.m. the next
day! TABULA RASA is an interactive
performance exploring the theme of
human interaction. Along with
brilliant lighting and incredible live
music, it is also a free-speech event,
allowing each audience member the
chance to have an impact on the
atmosphere of the performance with
the words they choose to speak. This
event is marked #36 on the
Scotiabank’s Nuit Blanche 2013 map.
Special thanks to all the volunteers,
performers, committee members, and
attendees who have made this event
possible. Volunteers for the night itself
are still welcome. Let’s show Toronto
what we’re made of! Please contact
Harrison Browne at
[email protected]
Internationally acclaimed cello virtuoso Shauna Rolston, Head of the String
Department at the University of Toronto and one of Canada’s most celebrated
musicians, will be performing with our own William Aide for Club Night
Monday, October 21. We will be treated to a programme of French masterworks
by Debussy and Franck, and the beautiful cello solo from Messaien’s Quartet for
the End of Time. It promises to be an evening of memorable beauty.
We always look forward to hearing soprano Meredith Hall, a Club favourite who
returns to perform for us on Music Wednesday, October 23. She brings along her
friends Bernard Farley on guitar, and Brahm Goldhamer on piano. Meredith will
sing arias by Handel and Rauzzini, and, accompanied by Bernard on guitar, will
offer us some lovely folksongs from Scotland and Newfoundland.
Music Wednesday, October 30, brings us the very fine Ton Beau String Quartet, a
quartet with a very special relationship with our Club. The Ton Beaus now feel
ready to present a late-Beethoven opus, and will be programming Beethoven’s
masterful quartet Op. 135. In addition, they will be featuring the haunting Sanctus
by the talented young Toronto composer Riho Esko Maimets. Come and hear
these superb musicians play these deeply moving works.
October Music Salon
Tuesday, October 24
The Great Hall
3:00–10:00 p.m.
The monthly Music Salon gives member musicians and composers—and their
musical guests—an opportunity to perform existing repertoire, run master classes,
discuss collaborations and make introductions, and workshop and première new
works. Of course, audiences are welcome, as well! Drop by, bring your friends, visit
the Bar, and listen in. Member musicians and composers who wish to book a session
in a Music Salon can do so by contacting Salon coordinator Jonathan Krehm
[email protected]. Please consult the Club website, www.artsandlettersclub.ca, for the
current programme. The next Music Salon of the season will take place on Tuesday,
November 26. October 2013
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WHAT’S ON IN OCTOBER
“All Eyes on the Prize” was taken at this summer’s Toronto
Woofstock, a large gathering held downtown for dogs and
their owners and those who simply love dogs. This family
was taking a break in a green space so the dad could enjoy his
hamburger, while the bulldog and baby waited keenly for a
morsel to be offered…
Music Wednesday
Wednesday, October 2
CATHERINE GARDNER, soprano
EMILY HAMPER, piano
Works by Purcell, Laitman and Richard Strauss
THE TORONTO POP-UP ORCHESTRA
Writers’ Table
Friday, October 4
Nonna Aroutiounian, clarinet
Patrick Arteaga, guitar
Rachel Krehm, soprano
Amelia Lyon, flute
Maika’i Nash, piano
Christina Willart, soprano
Works by Piazzolla, Arteaga and Villa-Lobos
Please join us at the next Writers’ Table for Ivor Tossell. Ivor
Tossell is a Toronto-based columnist and the author of the
Random House e-book The Gift of Ford. A regular contributor
to the Globe and Mail and Macleans.ca, he has been
covering the tumultuous rise of Rob Ford since his election
in 2010, following him from campaign events to backyard
barbeques to court dates. Mr. Tossell’s writing on business,
technology and urban affairs has also appeared in
publications such as Report on Business magazine, Canadian
Business, and The Walrus.
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October 2013
Thomas Josenhans, clarinet
Garnet Ungar, piano
Works by Widor, Brahms,
Milhaud, and Harris
Music Wednesday continued
Club Nights
Monday, October 7
“WINNING BOOK DESIGN:
The Elements Combined”:
The Club will be filled with examples of
book and type design drawn from a variety of sources.
This Club Night will be devoted to the Alcuin Society’s
National Book Awards, with speaker
Rod McDonald of Linotype on font design.
Please join host Chester Gryski
in honouring Canada’s best in 2013.
Meredith Hall, soprano
Bernard Farley, guitar
Brahm Goldhamer, piano
Works by Handel and Rauzzini, traditional folksongs
(Club CLOSED today for the statutory holiday)
Monday, October 21
Monday, October 14
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
THE TON BEAU STRING QUARTET
Linnea Thacker, Alexa Wilks, violins
Alex McLeod, viola
Sarah Steeves, cello
Works by Beethoven and Maimets
Photography Group
The next HotShots Photography Group meeting
will be held on
Wednesday, October 2 at 6.30 p.m.
in the Boardroom.
On Club Night, Monday, October 21,
the internationally-acclaimed cello virtuoso,
Shauna Rolston, will be joined by pianist William Aide in a
programme of French masterworks, by Debussy, Franck,
and including the beautiful cello solo from Messaien’s
Quartet for the End of Time.
The theme is “The best shots you have taken in the last 6
months.” Please send or bring 6 images to share
with your HotShot colleagues.
Monday, October 28
At next month’s meeting, Jack Gilbert will make a short
presentation on what constitutes a good photograph and
will be providing an informative handout.
PUB NIGHT
Cash Bar 4:00 p.m.;
Dinner—Light Fare, 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
October 2013
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Literary Tables
Lunch 12:00 noon
Tuesday, October 1
PETER LEVITT
Tuesday, October 15
PROFESSOR JOEL KAPLAN
“Wilde in Italy: Oscar Wilde’s A Florentine Tragedy at
Florence’s Palazzo Davanzati”
“The Sinking of the Zamzam”
In April, 1941, Peter Levitt, his mother
and his three-year-old sister were on the Zamzam, a
“neutral” ship (Egyptian), sailing to South Africa with 202
passengers, including 140 Americans. The ship was shelled
and sunk in the South Atlantic by the Germans, an event
that hit the headlines. Peter, aged six, and family became
prisoners of war in Germany and were exchanged
to Palestine in November, 1942.
Peter was born in Cheshire in 1935, educated in England
and received a degree in economics from Cambridge. After
qualifying as a chartered accountant and spending a few
years working in England, he migrated to Canada in 1969.
He spent a brief stint on Bay Street and then became a
federal civil servant in Toronto where he worked
until his retirement 13 years ago.
Professor Kaplan will talk about the entertainments he has
produced at Florence’s Palazzo Davanzati with special
attention paid to Oscar Wilde’s little known and seldom
performed A Florentine Tragedy. Professor Kaplan is former
Head of the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts at the
University of Birmingham (UK) and founder director of that
university’s Postgraduate Programme in Theatre. He is the
author of numerous articles and papers on Oscar Wilde and
the theatre of the late 19th century, and co-author of
Theatre and Fashion: Oscar Wilde to the Suffragettes; The
Edwardian Theatre; and Look Back in Pleasure: Noel Coward
Reconsidered. A graduate of the University of Toronto’s
Graduate Centre for the Study of Drama, he has lived for the
past 20 years in England and in Italy.
Tuesday, October 8
Tuesday, October 22
CHARLOTTE GRAY
KERON PLATT
“The Massey Murder:
A Maid, her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country”
“Rule Britannia and All That:
the Imperial Empire of Rudyard Kipling”
Charlotte Gray discusses her new book. Ms. Gray has won
many awards for her work, including the Pierre Berton
Award for a body of historical writing, the Edna Staebler
Award for Creative Non-Fiction, the Ottawa Book Award and
the CAA Birks Family Foundation Award for Biography. With
nine books, she has brought the past to life. Ms. Gray is a
Member of the Order of Canada and was a panelist on the
2013 edition of CBC Radio’s Canada Reads.
Victoria was the Queen-Empress but Rudyard Kipling was
without doubt the high priest of the British Empire.
Keron Platt returns to the Literary Table and makes no
apologies as he looks at the British Empire
through the eyes and writings of Kipling.
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Literary Tables continued
Ad Lib
Tuesday, October 29
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
BARBARA MERCER
Cash Bar at 7:00 p.m.
Event at 8:00 p.m. in the Studio, unless otherwise noted.
“Milestone”
Barbara Mercer is one of the
Club’s renaissance women, with
accomplishments in narrative
poetry, painting and the
performing arts. Her work has
won acclaim in Canada and
internationally—and, locally, she
is the bard of Cabbagetown.
Her topic is “Milestone,” which
she will introduce by reading
some of her poems, including
“Embedded in Cabbagetown.”
Friday, October 4: “NORTH/SOUTH: Pictures from the
ends of the Earth” Bill Whiteacre and Lorna Kelly visited the
most southern part of the world—Antarctica. Margot
Trevelyan, on the other hand, drove solo to some of the
most Northern parts of Canada and the USA. Please join us
in the Studio to hear their stories, and see the pictures they
took of their adventures. Ice-cold martinis will be served all
night…
Early Reservations Essential
Please reserve your place as early as possible, and by the
preceding Friday lunchtime at the latest.
This is always important and becomes even more so in
weeks where there is a statutory holiday on the
Monday. A statutory holiday means that Chef Ken
Peace cannot magic additional supplies out of nowhere
if there are numerous last-minute reservations. Thus
disappointments become inevitable. This applies
specifically to Tuesday, October 15, the day after
Thanksgiving.
If you do have to make a reservation on the actual day of
a Literary Table luncheon, please contact Naomi or Alea
directly, at 416-597-0223, ext. 3, to confirm that your
booking can be accommodated. An early reservation will prove a valuable and effective
Friday, October 11: JOTO—JAMMIN’ ON THE ONE!
Every month Ad Lib hosts some of the very best in Toronto’s
Improv, Comedy and Theatre scene and this month is no
exception. We have improv from Slacks & Co and spoken
word artist Jeff Cotrill. Please join hosts Stevie J and Damon
Lum for some improv fun. Participation is not required but is
enthusiastically encouraged. Bar at 7:00 p.m. Event at 8:00
p.m. in the Studio.
Friday, October 18: FARHAD NARGOL-O’NEILL
Bas-relief Exhibition Artist and sculptor Farhad NargolO’Neill hosts a one-night exhibition of his own works in basrelief, and talks about “The Art of Memory.” There will be a
slide show and a Q and A. Bar at 7:00 p.m., event at 8:00 p.m.
in the Studio
Friday, October 25: “A HALLOWE’EN HAPPENING”
Every year the Ghosts come out to play for Ad Lib’s
Hallowe’en Friday and they will haunt us again this year.
Hosts Ashley Williamson, Dave Fisher, and friends will be
curating an evening of frightening performances, costume
parades, pumpkin art and freaky photography. There will be
prizes to win, spooky drinks to imbibe, and a chorus of bats
streaking across the sky. Bar at 7:00 p.m. Event at 8:00 p.m.
in the Studio.
Film Night
Hosted by Mark Terry
Directed by recent Club member Mark Terry,
The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning is a beautiful documentary film,
showcasing climate research in the world’s most remote region.
It was the first film to be invited by the United Nations to screen
to delegates attending climate conferences and was instrumental
in paving the way for new environmental policy.
Winner of 15 international awards including the Gemini Humanitarian Award, the
Stefansson Medal and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for filmmaker Mark Terry.
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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6
7
Painters’
Studio
Club Night
Alcuin Society Awards
Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Art Cttee 5 p.m.
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NO
Painters’
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4
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10
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CLUB CLOSED
Studio
(Sessions
resume
October 20)
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Painters’
Studio
Dinner 6:30 p.m. Film 7:30 p.m.
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Literary Table
Joel Kaplan
“Oscar Wilde in Italy”
12 noon
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Club Night
Bill Aide, piano &
Shauna Rolston, cello
Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Thomas Josenhans,
clarinet
Garnet Ungar, piano
12 noon
Special Event:
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“Quartet:
Painters’ Studio
Musique et danse” TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Christina Petrowska- LAMPSletter Mailing
Quilico, piano,
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Jacques Israelievitch, Farhad Nargol-O’Neill
violin, Samantha
Bas-relief Exhibition:
Callow, dancer
“The Art of Memory”
Bar 5:30 p.m. Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Presentation 8:00 p.m.
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24
Literary Table
Painters’ Studio
Keron Platt
Music Wednesday
“The Imperial Empire Meredith Hall, soprano
of Rudyard Kipling”
Bernard Farley, guitar
12 noon
Brahm Goldhamer,
piano
12 noon
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TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
JOTO—
Jammin’ On The One
Improv & Sketch
Comedy; Warm-Up &
Workshop 6:00 p.m.
Doors & Bar 7:00 p.m.
Mark Terry: The Antarctica
Challenge
Board Mtg
5:15 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
Saturday
Painters’ Studio
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Scotiabank
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Nuit
Writers’ Table
Blanche:
Ivor Fossell &
The Gift of Ford
“A&L
12 noon
Presents
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
Tabula Rasa”
“NORTH/SOUTH:
from Dusk to
Pictures from the Ends of
Dawn…
the Earth”
Literary Table
Charlotte Gray
Music Wednesday
“The Massey Murder &
Toronto Pop-Up
Sensational Trial”
Orchestra, 12 noon
12 noon
Film Night
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THANKSGIVING
Friday
Lit Cttee Mtg
10:45 a.m.
Music Cttee Mtg
10:45 a.m.
Literary Table
Music Wednesday
Peter Levitt
Catherine Gardner,
“Sinking of the
soprano, Emily Hamper,
Zamzam”
piano, 12 noon
12 noon
HotShots
Pairing Beer with Food
Photography Gp
6:00 p.m. Cash Bar
6:30 p.m. Dinner & Tasting
6:30 p.m.
Membership Cttee Mtg
5:15 p.m.
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Thursday
Cash Bar 7:00 p.m.
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Special Event:
A&L Award 2014
Richard Gwyn
Bar 6:00 p.m.
Dinner 7:00 p.m.
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Art
Painters’ Studio
Installation
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
“A Hallowe’en
Happening”
Hosts: Ashley Winning
& David Fisher
Cash Bar 7:00 p.m.
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29
Painters’
Club Pub Night
Studio
Cash Bar 4:30 p.m.
Light Fare 6:00–7:30 p.m.
30
Literary Table
Barbara Mercer
“Milestone”
12 noon
Music Salon
3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Ton Beau String
Quartet
Works by
Beethoven & Maimets
12 noon
Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at 12 noon
marked.
appreciated.
House Cttee Mtg
5:15 p.m.
Reserve with Naomi, 416-597-0223, ext. 2 (voicemail).
reservation.
before the event.
circumstances.
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416-597-0223
Fax 416-597-9544
[email protected]
Our busy fall season at the Club is well
underway with some exciting events
coming up, including the Arts and Letters
Award Dinner in honour of Richard Gwyn
on October 24, Margaret Atwood reading
from her latest book on November 7, and
the Boar’s Head Dinner on December 4,
just to mention a few. I suggest you book
now so you will not be disappointed.
The Club’s first Pub Night, on September
30, was a great start to a new tradition. More than 35 members
and guests enjoyed lively conversation with a light dinner. Pub
Nights are planned for the last Monday of every month, so
drop by and enjoy an informal evening. No reservations are
required. This initiative comes directly from our consultations
with members in the development of our strategic plan.
We began October with a very successful public event. On
October 5, the Club hosted a special production entitled
Tabula Rasa as part of Scotiabank’s Nuit Blanche 2013. Over
1,200 visitors attended the production—a fantastic response to
the Club’s creative contribution to this annual Toronto event.
Tabula Rasa was a performance exploring the theme of human
interaction. Many thanks go to Harrison Browne, Artistic
Director, Irene Katzela and Morna Wales as Producers and
Rebecca Collins, Volunteer Coordinator, along with a fine
group of 40 performers and volunteers.
Our public events are a very important part of Club life. To
ensure their success, we need lots of volunteers to welcome
visitors and provide programme support. It can be great fun
introducing the Club to members of the public for the first
time. What we take for granted as members is of great interest
to our guests. Two big public events for which volunteers are
needed are coming up in November and December. For Ice,
Wine & Dine, on Friday, November 22, Elm Street hosts a
large street party that runs from late afternoon into the
evening. The Club opens its doors and we offer tours,
beverages and entertainment to the over 1,000 visitors who
come through the Club each year. The Small Works Show &
Sale, on Sunday, December 1, provides an opportunity for our
members to show and sell their works to the public. Please
sign up to help out at these upcoming events by contacting
the office. Any time you are able to give is greatly appreciated.
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Members’ News
Ron Bolt’s exhibition of new paintings entitled A Primal
Brightness, Paintings of the Sea opens at the Loch Gallery, 16
Hazelton Ave., Toronto on November 2 and runs until
November 13. Sunglasses are advised.
sculpture, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of her
birth. Festivities will take place in the Great Hall, Sunday,
November 17, starting at 2:30 p.m.; speeches at 3:00 p.m.
Please join Zora Buchanan and Bill Buchanan on Sunday,
November 10 from noon to 5:00 p.m. Zora will be the
featured artist in the first “Meet the Artist” event in the Red
Oak Gallery, 117 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville. As
refreshments will be served, please RSVP your attendance to
the Red Oak Gallery: [email protected] or
905-337-0808. Check out Zora’s paintings in advance at
www.zorabuchanan.com
Jack Gilbert will be presenting a talk entitled “Discover: The
History of Photography” on Wednesday, October 30, at
7:00 p.m. in the Tiffany Room, 7th floor, 55 Harbour
Square. Photography was born in 1839. However, the optics
of a camera had already been observed as far back as the fifth
century B.C. Jack’s presentation will cover the past to the
present in photography, accompanied by a slide show and
unique historical exhibits. For the agenda, see
jackgilbertphotography.com: click on Photos and then click
on The History of Photography. Seating will be limited to 25
persons. To sign up, please contact Jack at 416-616-0075.
Thomas Gough will appear in Donors, a new play by
Brandon Crone, at Hub 14, 14 Markham Street, Toronto,
from November 7 to November 17. Tickets are now available
at secureaseat.com/donors
On October 4, Marianne Heller was the guest lecturer at
Innis College, University of Toronto, for its series
“Outstanding Women of Toronto.” She spoke of her
background in theatre, founding the Inner City Angels in
Toronto in 1969, and starting a campaign named “E-Racism”
when the city was covered with anti-racial slogans. She has
recently initiated “No Empty Seats,” working with Toronto
theatres, music events and other performing arts
organizations to see that any unsold seats are used by Inner
City students (and sometimes parents), allowing them to
become part of our audiences. Marianne is also a recipient of
a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.
Nancy Kee was delighted to record the voice of Bananny, an
ancient granny robot-cum-ninja warrior for the animated
film Spark, currently in production and due to be released in
2015. Its production company, Toonbox Entertainment, is a
new Canadian film company getting set to rival Pixar and
Dreamworks. Their first animated film, Nutjob, starring the
voice of Liam Neeson, is set for release in January 2014.
Club curator Barbara Mitchell reports that the family of the
late Dora de Pédery-Hunt O.C., R.C.A. invite all Club
members to a reception and exhibition of her medals and
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Janet Read is exhibiting new paintings in The Ways of Cloud
and Water at Christensen Fine Art Gallery, 432 George St.
N., in Peterborough. 705-876-9623. The exhibition
continues to October 24, running Monday to Friday,
10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
chistensenfineart.com
A second exhibition of a different body of work, entitled
Janet Read / an abstract practice, will open at the Art Gallery
of Peterborough on the afternoon of Sunday, November 10,
and continue to January 14, 2014. 250 Crescent Street,
Peterborough. 705-743-9179. Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., www.agp.on.ca
New Playwrights
Competition Winners
Reception and Readings
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Reception 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.; Price $16.50
The Stage Committee invites all members to attend readings
of the two prize-winning one-act plays from the Club’s first
annual competition for young playwrights. The competition
was initiated by a generous donation on the part of a Club
member. The dramatic readings of the two plays, lasting
about a half an hour each, will be preceded by a reception
from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2013,
at a price to members of $16.50 (including hors d’oeuvres
and a cash bar). This event, a new venture for the Stage
Committee, will be highly entertaining; it will give members
a sense of the talents of these young writers, and introduce
them and their friends to our Club.
Obituary
Ernest Sirluck
April 25, 1918–September 4, 2013
from the University of Manitoba. We soon became friends—
and I was very happy to meet his wonderful wife, Lesley
McNaught Sirluck, to whom he was married for 69 years.
Five years later, Ernest became President of this Club. In First
Generation (1996), he wrote: “When the Arts and Letters
Club of Toronto made me its first Jewish president
(1990–92), I could not discern that the fact of my Jewishness
troubled the membership.”
Club members who haven’t yet read First Generation will find
it in the Club library. It is a fascinating book that offers an
honest look at this brave and generous man. When I phoned
him a few days before he died, he was in bed and very weak,
as he had been for months. I asked him once again if he
would like me to come to visit him, but he said he was not
allowed to have visitors. His last words, in a shaky voice,
were: “Oh, Margaret, it’s so good not to be forgotten.” I
replied: “Ernest, we will never forget you.”
And we never will.
Margaret McBurney
Ernest Sirluck’s Russian-Jewish immigrant parents settled in
Winkler, Manitoba, where he was born in 1918. Ernest grew
up there, surviving both rampant antisemitism and the Great
Depression. He served overseas in the Second World War,
where he fought with distinction, ending the war as a Major.
He was awarded the MBE (Military Division) among other
honours. To say that he was a truly remarkable, courageous,
and brilliant man barely does him justice. We at the Arts &
Letters Club shall always be grateful that he became our
President.
In his wonderful autobiography, First Generation, Ernest
wrote about the challenges he had dealt with as a boy and as a
university student. He earned a BA at the University of
Manitoba in 1940, followed by an MA in 1941 and a PhD in
1948. After the war, he became Professor of Humanities at
the University of Chicago, where he remained until 1963,
taking a post as Professor of English Literature and Dean of
Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto. He had
become a leading authority on the works of John Milton.
Of that time in Toronto, Ernest wrote: “Antisemitism thrust
itself on me the moment I stepped onto the U of T campus:
vicious graffiti, hate-filled articles ... I saw none of it among
the students in my class or the faculty members with whom I
associated. It was the same in the wide community: much
antisemitism propaganda and many criminal acts, but I rarely
encountered antisemitism myself.” From 1970 to 1976,
Ernest served as president of the University of Manitoba. It
was the first university in Canada to have a Jewish president.
I met Ernest in 1985 when I joined the Club. We discovered
quickly that we shared two bonds: we had both grown up on
the Prairies during the Dirty Thirties and had both graduated
On Sunday, November 10, the Club will host a Membership
Soirée. Our hugely successful event last year brought a large
number of new members. We need to continue to increase
our membership, so please give some thought to someone
you know who would enjoy being a Club member and invite
them to this wonderful afternoon of good food,
entertainment and Club tours. Contact the office or Carol
Anderson, Vice-President of Membership, to arrange for a
personalized invitation for your guest.
In the near future, you will be receiving your annual updated
Members’ Directory. At that time you will also receive your
own personalized Club Membership Card. You have been
asking for a card for a number of years, and we are pleased to
be able to provide one for use when you visit reciprocal clubs,
and to receive benefits from suppliers and stores. In time it
will replace the current Club card for covering costs of meals
and drinks. We hope you will enjoy and use your new card.
Many thanks go to Carol Anderson and General Manager,
Fiona McKeown for leading this initiative.
Lots of other new initiatives will be coming along as we
continue to implement our Strategic Plan and to modernize
the workings of the Club. Thank you for your suggestions
and ideas and your ongoing support. Together we will
continue to help the Club evolve while staying true to its
origins as a place to explore and celebrate the arts and
letters—and good company!
Richard Moorhouse
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Obituary
Larry Lake
July 2, 1943–September 17, 2013
An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, he was the chair
of the CMC’s Ontario Regional Council and an executive
member of its national board. His compositions received
multiple awards from the CMC and from the Major
Armstrong Foundation. He received three Juno Award
nominations for his work as a record producer.
His musical contribution to the Club was enormous. He
joined the Club in 2002 and immediately became a member of
the Music Committee. He served on the Executive Committee
as Music’s representative. He chaired the Music Committee
for four terms and remained an active Committee member
until he could no longer attend the Club because of his
illness. Thanks to his knowledge of the Canadian and world
music scene, he was able to bring to the Club a variety of
superb classical, jazz and other eclectic musicians to perform
for us.
The tragic death of Larry’s third wife, Carolyn Morle, left
him to bring up his adored daughter Destiny Morle. She was
a gift to him in his later life and was his pride and joy.
Let us all raise a large gin martini to the memory of this
wonderful man.
Larry Lake died on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, after a
long bout with leukemia. Club members will remember a
remarkable man for whom music was life. When Larry
appeared on the podium at a music event, we knew we would
have an exceptional experience.
However, it was outside the Club where Larry’s musical gifts
were most evident. He excelled as a composer, performer,
teacher and commentator.
Larry was born in the United States in 1943 of Mennonite
and Newfoundland parentage. He began his college studies at
Florida State but soon transferred to the University of Miami,
where he studied trumpet and received three music degrees,
culminating in a Master of Music in musicology. He pursued
postgraduate studies in composition with an emphasis on
electronic music. He moved to Toronto in 1970 and began
doctoral studies at the University of Toronto, again focusing
on electronic music. He abandoned his doctoral studies in
1972 to work at the CBC, where through his various roles he
had a profound impact on Canadian composition. Larry
ended his career at the CBC in 2007, after hosting and
serving as a music consultant for nearly 30 years for CBC’s
new music series, Two New Hours.
Larry had an equally impressive career as a performer and
composer. In 1971, he co-founded the Canadian Electronic
Ensemble, the oldest continuously active live-electronic
performing group in the world, and served as its artistic
director since 1985. He was an active trumpeter and was a
featured soloist not only with the CEE but with numerous
other groups. His own compositions have been recorded on
multiple labels and have been performed and broadcast in
more than 30 countries.
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John Caldwell
Membership Soirée
Sunday, November 10, 3:00–6:00 p.m.
The nominations are rolling in, but there is still time to
suggest a friend or acquaintance you would like us to invite
to the Soirée! This is the perfect opportunity to introduce the
Club to someone who should be a member, but who may not
know us.
The entire Club will be open, so that guests can explore, see
what we do, talk to members involved in all of our programs
and activities, and meet some interesting new people.
Then you’ve done your part. Guests will be mailed
membership information in the few days following the
Soirée.
Carol Anderson, Vice-President of Membership
COME ONE, COME ALL,
TO DECK THE HALL!
It’s that time of year again. Willing elves are needed to
decorate the Great Hall, Bar and LAMPSroom for the
Christmas Season. This year we’ll start at 10:00 a.m. on
Saturday, November 16. A light lunch will be served in the
LAMPSroom between 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. We should
be finished around 3:00 p.m. Questions? Call Mike Spence
at 416-239-7292.
The Spring Revue needs you!
The 2014 Spring Revue is coming sooner than you think,
and we will have our “Kick-off ” meeting on Wednesday,
November 13, at 7:00 p.m. Writers, actors, performers,
artists, directors, designers, musicians, technical and
backstage crew, and moral supporters are all invited—and
needed—to pitch in for the Club’s longest-running show!
Come and meet fellow members, young and old, and meet
the newest producers, Damon Lum and Harrison Browne!
For more information and to start submitting scripts or ideas,
email Damon at [email protected] or Harrison at
[email protected]
TABULA GALA
The evening began with Julian Mulock
leading us through a visual presentation of the
incredible night that was Nuit Blanche 2012.
As the memories of Nuit Blanche 2012: Black
Light White Night flowed throughout the Great
Hall, we were led into the presentation of Nuit Blanche 2013:
TABULA RASA. With artistic director Harrison Browne and
visual assistance from the Nuit Blanche 2013 Committee, we
were pleasantly reminded that Nuit Blanche has officially
become an annual addition to the events at the club. The
evening concluded with the auction table distributing its
beautiful items to those who came to participate. Anticipation
for Nuit Blanche 2013 grew for everyone involved.
Elgin Winter Garden Theatre
100th Anniversary
This year is the 100th anniversary of the 1913 opening of
Elgin Winter Garden Theatre Centre, the superb doubledecker theatre, owned and operated by the Ontario Heritage
Trust (OHT). It is the world’s only double-decker theatre still
in operation.
Richard Moorhouse was the Executive Director, OHT, Bill
Buchanan is the Treasurer and a Director, OHT, and Brett
Randall is the General Manager of the Theatre Centre. They
have arranged a private tour of this historic landmark building
for Club members and their guests on Monday, October 28.
How about joining us for the grand tour to be led by Brett in
the afternoon of October 28 and following up with a Pub
Night supper at the Club? We will meet under the canopy
outside the front door of Theatre Centre, 189 Yonge Street,
at 4:00 p.m. The tour is accessible to those with mobility
handicaps and will take about an hour. Please reserve with
the Club office for the tour, for which there is no charge. The
Theatre Centre is about three easy walking blocks, or a very
short taxi ride, from the Club.We hope you will join us.
Bill Buchanan
Shakespeare on the Platform
The organizers of the Tabula Rasa Gala would like to thank
all participants, and in particular those whose generous
donations for the Silent Auction assisted in making the
Club’s Nuit Blanche presentation a dazzling success: Zora
Buchanan, Bill Buchanan, Lynn Bertrand, Warren
Clements, Rebecca Collins, Irene Katzela, Damon Lum,
Farhad Nargol-O’Neill, Ruth Morawetz, Rob Prince,
Andrew Sookrah, Elmwood Spa and Morna Wales. On Friday, November 1, the English-Speaking Union will once
again be holding its Shakespeare on the Platform competition in
the Great Hall, sponsored by the Literary Table, Ad Lib and the
Stage Committee. The competition is open to all secondary
students across the GTA and further afield, and is one way in
which the Arts & Letters Club encourages young people to
further their interest in the arts, specifically in literature and the
art of public speaking. Members of the Club who have attended
previous competitions have often been impressed by the standard
of confidence and eloquence displayed by many of the students.
Heritage Toronto
The competition begins at 6:00 p.m. and Club members who
wish to attend are encouraged to do so. After the speeches
there is a judging intermission with refreshments.
According to our agreement with Heritage Toronto, tax
receipts are given for donations to building funds to benefit the
Club. Two funds are in place for the express purpose of
providing for the long-term upkeep, maintenance and
improvement of our heritage premises. Building Fund I was
introduced in December 2011, to raise $283,000 for the
cleaning and restoration of the front façade, and improvements
to the sound system and the exhibition hanging spaces.
Building Fund II was established in January 2013 to raise
$500,000 for the restoration and renovation of the Great Hall.
Please consider giving a gift this year. Donations may be
made to Heritage Toronto with the enclosed donation form.
Please indicate which Building Fund you would prefer.
Polish your Halo and Ring in the Yuletide
on Monday, November 18
Join us in the Great Hall for the Grand Opening of Jamie
Hewson’s Celestial Creations.
All will be revealed.
6:20 p.m.: Abracadabra! A Magical Surprise!
6:30 p.m.: Club Night Dinner ($23.75)
8:00 p.m.: Concert, hosted by the Music Committee:
The Madawaska Quartet with Guy Yehuda, clarinet
(Please see Musical Notes on page 8.)
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Visual Arts News
by Nola McConnan
Call for Entries in 2013
• Small Works Exhibition, including the 8th Annual
December Show & Sale of Small Works, Sunday,
December 1, 2013. Exhibition dates: November 23,
2013–January 4, 2014. Club Night, Monday
December 2.
• Unlimited submissions, any media. If sold from the
wall, works may be replaced by the artist’s other listed
submitted works. A terrific opportunity for all visual
arts members to sell over the busy Christmas season.
• Intake dates: Friday, November 21, 11:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m.; Sunday, November 23, 8:30 a.m. to
10:00 a.m.; Installation: Sunday, November 23, 2013.
• The Art Committee will select the initial hanging for
this exhibit. Each member who submits is assured one
work will be selected for hanging.
• Maximum Size for Small Works: 11" x 14" with or
without a frame. Unframed panels or stretched works
will be accepted. Works on paper must be framed. At
the sale, participating selling artists may offer buyers
frames to suit their hanging works, at their discretion.
• Special call for WINTERTIME: January 6–February 1,
2014, Club Night Monday, January 6, 2014
All media are welcome. Submissions Friday, January 3,
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, January 4, 2014,
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.. Jury & Installation, January 4,
2014. The Jury will be three Club members, other than
artists. Three “Jurists’ Choice” works will be identified
in this hanging.
• The Best of the Best: February 3–March 2, 2014,
Club Night Monday, February 3, 2014
Choose from your works not previously exhibited at the
Club. (NO photography.) Or, create new works for this
tightly juried members’ exhibit.
• Intake Friday, January 31, 2014, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,
Saturday, February 1, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Jury & Installation February 1, 2014. The Jury will
consist of three expert outside jurists from a variety of
disciplines.
• The jury will identify their three “Jurists’ Choice”
works. The Members’ Choice ballot for three
“Members’ Choice” works will take place on Club
Night. The Choice works will be identified with a
tangible keepsake at the conclusion of Club Night on
February 3, 2014. This exhibit will be on display over
LAMPSweek.
• Figures:
March 3–29, 2014, Club Night, Monday, March 3, 2014
All works must examine the human form. (NO
photography.) Works may include other species.
• Intake dates: Friday, January 31, 2014, 11:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m.; Saturday, February 1, 2014, 8:30 a.m. to
10:00 a.m. Jury and installation Saturday, February 1,
2014, at 10 a.m. Jury TBA.
Upcoming
• “Deck the Balls”: Saturday, November 9, 10:30 a.m.
to 2:30 p.m.
Our Christmas Trees need decorations to complement
the new decor. Everyone is invited to the Studio for a
day of letting your inner Elf out as you create a personal
decoration. All-day participants will enjoy a free light
lunch in the Studio courtesy of the Art Committee. We
need a minimum of 12 participants; please register with
the Office.
• From Here and Beyond: October 28–November 23,
2013; Public opening, Sunday, November 3, 2013;
Club Night, Monday, November 4, 2013
Lois Dierlam’s solo exhibition examines her long career
in a variety of media, and at the public opening on
Sunday, November 3, launches the book Painting with
Passion. Lois will be the featured speaker at Club
Night, Monday, November 4, 2013.
Currently on Exhibition
Winning Book Design: The Elements Combined, the Alcuin
Society’s National Book Award winners, now fills the Great
Hall. On Club Night, Monday, October 7, the audience and
winning designers came from across the country, plus a family
member from Edmonton. Richard Kegler of P22 Type Foundry
joined us from Buffalo; Brandon Bergem from Winnipeg; Jeff
Kulak from Montreal; Larry Thompson and Holly Dean from
Merrickville; and Andrew Steeves of Gaspereau Press, a multiple
award-winner, from Kentville, Nova Scotia.
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Visual Arts News
Three young designers from Montreal, Jolin Masson, Patrick
Bisson and Mathieu Cournoyer, won a first-place award for
The Musée d’art de Joliette: Guide to the Collection. The
remainder of the attending winners were from Toronto. Rob
MacDonald of Halifax spoke on Carl Dair’s “Cartier”
typeface, shown from the initial concept drawings to the first
typeset proof on ten panels created by Stan Bevington.
Stratford Expedition
September 26, 2013
Our lovely trip to Stratford to see The Merchant of Venice
began with a wayward bus (one hour late!) but fortunately we
were mollified when Ruth Morawetz charmed us with
showtunes … We were still able to keep our date at the new
Archives, which highlighted four Shakespeare plays
(including Merchant). Off to a wonderful lunch (plus vino) at
the Marquee restaurant, excellent theatre seats, and a Q&A
after with two Merchant actors … and lots of good questions
from our group. Back homeward on the bus we were served
sandwiches and goodies with Fiona and Cecilia—balancing
trays all the way! Thank you to all who came. I might
venture to say that “All’s Well That Ends Well.”
Marianne Heller
ARTWORK CREDITS
From left to right, Stan Bevington (Coach House Press), William
Toye (Oxford University Press), P.J. Macdonald (Massey College)
Tom McNeely
Hanging Criteria: The criteria for all visual art works for all
exhibitions are available from the office.
Page 1:
President’s caricature by Michele Alosinac, used
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Margaret Atwood ad by Carol Anderson
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Photo of Margaret Atwood courtesy Margaret
Atwood
Page 2:
Dora de Pédery-Hunt illustration courtesy her
family
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Photo of Ernest Sirluck originally provided by
Ernest for the Club website
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Photo of Larry Lake originally provided by Larry
for the Club website
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Lois Dierlam image courtesy Lois Dierlam
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Photo of zebras by Bill Buchanan
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Photo of Cabbagetown gate by George Rust-D’Eye
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Photo of Ajon Moriyama and the Canadian War
Museum courtesy Ajon Moriyama
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Photo of Angela Park by David Leyes
Third Floor Weekly Studio Sessions: Choose to explore the
human figure, nude or clothed, in your choice of media.
Wednesdays, Fridays or Sundays. Enjoy the TGIF Lunch in
the Friday break.
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Photo of Conrad Siebert courtesy Katie Cross
Art Committee Members: The Art Committee is a great way
to get involved in Club activities. The Art Committee
manages all Visual Art exhibitions, plus the Studio. Please
join us. Check the LAMPSletter back-page Calendar for
meeting times and dates.
Page 10: Photo of Beverley Slopen courtesy Beverley Slopen
Page 10: Photo of Roger Riendeau courtesy Roger Riendeau
Editor:
Angel Di Zhang
Copy editor:
Jane McWhinney
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Musical Notes
by Denis Kulesha
On safari with Zora Buchanan in a
game reserve in the Kruger National
park in South Africa, Bill Buchanan
took this rear-end shot of several
female zebras. His caption is “Hey
girls, which way did the guys go?” Bill
says, “Every time I look at this shot it
brings back great memories of the trip
of a lifetime.”
“In the beautiful
gated community of
Cabbagetown,
sensing a shadowy
figure, I was quick to
take a fence, this one
at 123 Winchester
Street.”
Photograph by
George Rust-D’Eye
The 8th Annual December Show & Sale
of Small Works by Club Members
Sunday, December 1, 2013
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Welcome your friends and family to the Club and prepare to be delighted
and enticed by the Club’s talent, just in time for holiday gift giving.
It will be a wonderful, festive opportunity to chat directly with the
Club’s artists, writers and musicians and to buy their latest works.
Light refreshments will be served, and our historic building will be
festively decorated.
Please help publicize the event by distributing flyers, which will be
available at the Club! This event will be open to the public.
Note to Visual Artists: For more information please refer to the
Call for Entries on page 6.
Note to Writers:
Please contact Rose Norman at
[email protected] to book a table.
Save the Date
Beaujolais Tasting
Monday, December 2, 2013
5:15 p.m. sharp; $20 per person
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Music Wednesday, November 6, brings us the
phenomenal young pianist Angela Park. A major
prizewinner at both the Honens International and
the World Piano Competitions, Angela is
recognized not only for her splendid virtuosity, but
also for her wonderfully warm and beguiling tone.
Equally at home in concerto and chamber
repertoire, Angela will feature masterworks for solo
piano by Beethoven, Ravel and Rachmaninoff.
For Music Wednesday, November 13, we are greatly
looking forward to an exciting visit by students
from the studio of the eminent pianist Peter
Longworth. Come to hear the rising pianists and
string players from Professor Longworth’s chamber
music programme play with youthful passion and
ardour, eager to show us what they can do, as they
strive to establish themselves as the virtuosi of
tomorrow.
Club Night on Monday, November 18, promises to
be an exceptional evening. The Madawaska
Ensemble, hailed by Musicworks Magazine for their
“astonishing talent,” are joined by guest artist,
internationally acclaimed clarinetist Guy Yehuda, to
present three great masterworks by Johannes
Brahms: the Clarinet Trio Op. 114, the Piano
Quartet Op. 60, and the haunting Clarinet Quintet
Op. 115. These deeply moving works, including the
two late-Brahms autumnal masterpieces, are
chamber music at its finest.
We are pleased to welcome Alexander Volkov, the
seventeen-year-old violin phenomenon, winner of
the Grand Prize in the 2013 Canadian Music
Competition, on Music Wednesday, November 20.
Already hailed as a “Star of Tomorrow,” Alexander
will amaze you, not only with his mastery of his
instrument but also with his consummate
musicianship. He will feature pieces by Bazzini,
Saint-Saens, and Szymanowski, as well as Vaughan
Williams’ beautiful The Lark Ascending.
The sensational young tenor Conrad Siebert
appears at our Music Wednesday, November 27.
Hailing from the Canadian Prairies, Conrad will
show us that they know a little bit about singing in
Saskatchewan too, as he presents a programme of
some of his favourite works from the tenor
repertoire. You will be delighted by the freshness
and charm of his performance, and touched by his
wonderful musical insight. Suzy Smith,
accompanist extraordinaire, will be at the keyboard.
WHAT’S ON IN NOVEMBER
Club Nights
Music Wednesday
Monday, November 4
Lois Dierlam’s solo exhibition will document her long career
as a visual artist in a variety of media. In 1985, ConWest Inc.
commissioned Lois to travel to Nanisivik Mines in Canada’s
High Arctic by Arctic Bay to paint scenes of the mine and
miners, the Inuit, and the surrounding landscape. At the
Club Night opening, Lois will speak on “The People and
Landscape of Nanisivik Mine, 1985.”
Wednesday November 6
Monday, November 11
ANGELA PARK, piano
Works by Beethoven, Ravel and Rachmaninoff
STUDENTS FROM THE STUDIO OF PETER
LONGWORTH
Selected works for piano, and for strings and piano
Join Ajon Moriyama on a journey of self-discovery. In
honour of Remembrance Day, he will focus on the Canadian
War Museum, and describe the ways in which design and
our built environment can physically embody our passions
and beliefs. Mr. Moriyama will reflect on several significant
events in his own life that have defined him as a person, and
his pursuit of individual and professional excellence.
Monday, November 18
The Madawaska Ensemble, recently expanded from the
Madawaska Quartet, join with guest artist, acclaimed
clarinetist Guy Yehuda, to present three great masterworks by
Johannes Brahms: the Clarinet Trio Op. 114, the Piano Quartet
Op. 60, and the memorable, haunting Clarinet Quintet Op. 115.
These deeply moving works, including the two late-Brahms
autumnal masterpieces, are chamber music at its finest.
Monday, November 25
Pub Night! (No reservation is required.)
Cash bar as of 4:00 p.m.
Light fare served from 6:00 p.m. while quantities last!
$12.00 per person
Photography Group
The next HotShots Photography Group meeting will be held
on Wednesday, November 6, at 6.30 p.m. in the Studio. The
theme for November is “Macros: Guess What This Is?”
Please send or bring up to six images on a stick
to share with your HotShots colleagues.
Please note that sandwich plate orders for the night of the
meeting must be received by the organizer, Judith DavidsonPalmer, by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4. Questions? Or
to place an order, please contact Judith: [email protected]
ALEXANDER VOLKOV, violin
Works by Saint-Saens, Szymanowski
Bazzini and Vaughan Williams
CONRAD SIEBERT, tenor
SUZY SMITH, piano
Selected songs and arias
A TRIBUTE TO LARRY LAKE
Music Salon, Tuesday, November 26
7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
November’s Music Salon will be devoted to a Celebration of the
Life and Music of Larry Lake (please see obituary, page 4).
Robert Cram, flute, and Joseph Petric, accordion, will perform
Larry’s compositions Israfel and Stichaerarion. And we will hear
from Rose Bolton, John Kameel Farah, David Jaeger, Jim
Montgomery and Paul Stillwell of the Canadian Electronic
Ensemble, of which Larry was a founding member. William Aide
and Walter Buczynski will also perform pieces at the piano in
honour of Larry. The celebration will be hosted by John Caldwell.
The Music Committee would like to thank
David Jaeger and Matthew Fava of the Canadian Music Centre
for their generous help in organizing this event.
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Literary Tables
Lunch 12:00 noon
Tuesday, November 5
BEVERLEY SLOPEN
“The Functions of a Literary Agent”
Quebec City and undertook historic tours of Upper Canada
and the United States (firsts for a Royal Family member)
before being stationed in Halifax as
Commander-in-Chief of British North America.
Mr. Tidridge teaches Canadian history and government at
Waterdown District High School. He received the Premier’s
Award for Teaching Excellence (Teacher of the Year) in 2008.
In 2011, he received the Charles Baillie Award for Excellence
in Secondary School Teaching from Queen’s University.
Tuesday, November 26
ROGER RIENDEAU
“What We Know Now That We Didn’t Then
about the JFK Assassination”
Beverley Slopen is a literary agent based in Toronto, where
she represents more than 100 distinguished authors of
serious non-fiction and literary and commercial fiction,
licensing rights to their works to leading publishers around
the world. Among the bestselling authors on her list are
novelists Roberta Rich, Terry Fallis, Donna Morrissey and
Howard Engel, as well as historians
Timothy Brook, Modris Eksteins and Ken McGoogan.
CHARLES FORAN
“End of Story: CanLit in the 21st Century”
Prolific author Charles Foran will explore the question of
exactly what can be said to characterize Canadian literature
in our 21st-century multicultural society.
Mr. Foran’s Mordecai: The Life & Times, a biography of
novelist Mordecai Richler, was described by the Globe and
Mail as “probably the single most awarded book of any
genre of Canadian literature.”
This September, Mr. Foran’s tenure as President of PEN
Canada came to an end. He is currently teaching a course
titled “Irish-Canadian Writing” at the University of Toronto,
with a course list that includes major authors such as Jane
Urquhart, Brian Moore and James Reaney.
NATHAN TIDRIDGE
“Prince Edward, Duke of Kent:
Father of the Canadian Crown”
Author Nathan Tidridge tells the story of Prince Edward
Augustus, Duke of Kent (1767–1820), one of the most
honoured among Canada’s forgotten historical figures.
Canada’s maps are dotted with his name (Prince Edward
Island, for instance), and he left an indelible mark on the role
of the monarchy in Canada.
An active participant in the genesis of the country, including
early discussions on Confederation, the prince lived in
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On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of U.S.
president John F. Kennedy, historian Roger Riendeau,
Vice-Principal of Innis College at the University of Toronto,
examines the questions that have been resolved and those
that remain on the subject of this
intriguing political murder mystery.
Please reserve your place as early as possible, and by
If you do have to make a reservation on the actual
day of a Literary Table luncheon, please contact
Naomi or Alea directly, at 416-597-0223, ext. 3,
to confirm that your booking can be accommodated.
An early reservation will prove a valuable
and effective means of enabling us
to enjoy a sit-down luncheon.
Writers’ Table
The Writers’ Table for November has
unfortunately been postponed.
Plans for the next Writers’ Table will appear
in the December LAMPSletter.
Film Night
Ad Lib
Wednesday, November 13
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Hosted by Peter Harris
Dr. Strangelove or:
How I Learned to Stop
Worrying
and Love the Bomb
(USA, 1964)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Peter Sellers, Sterling
Hayden, George C. Scott, Peter
Bull, James Earl Jones,
Slim Pickens and Keenan
Wynn
Friday, November 1
Ad Lib is pleased to sponsor “Shakespeare on the Platform”
again this year. Hosted by Nancy Kee and the EnglishSpeaking Union, the competition is open to all secondary
school students in the GTA and beyond. The competition
starts at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Hall and is followed by
judging and refreshments. All members are invited to come
and watch these confident and eloquent students perform.
Kubrick started out making this film as a straight melodrama,
but as he went along it became more and more “inspired
lunacy.” Even a terse account of the plot line sounds totally
daft. But if you think of the time when it was made, at the
height of the Cold War insanity—the Berlin Wall, the Bay of
Pigs Invasion and Cuban Missile Crisis, the U2 flights, the
Vietnam War—you get the uneasy feeling that there is more
than a little documentary element to this zany film.
Friday, November 8
It is time once again for Jammin’ on the One! Your hosts
Damon Lum and Stevie J welcome improv troupe “Two’s
Company.” The fun begins with warm-ups in the Studio at
6:00 p.m. At 7:00 p.m. the bar opens, and the games get
underway at 8:00 p.m! All members and their guests are
welcome. Participation, although not required, is always
enthusiastically welcomed.
The American Film Institute ranks this film as
#3 on its all-time comedy list,
and #26 on its most important films list.
Friday, November 15
Ad Lib is pleased to host the Stage Committee’s evening of
Mask Theatre. This event brings together the combined
talents of the Club’s artists, musicians, actors and writers,
and is directed by Vrenia Ivonoffski (2013 John Coulter
Honorary Member for Stage). Join a village of colourful
masked characters in their comings and goings in the third
floor Studio. The bar opens at 7:00 p.m. and the
performance begins at 8:00 p.m.
Don’t miss it!
ICE, WINE & DINE JOINS UP WITH AD LIB
Friday, November 22
An Exciting Happening on Elm Street!
Ice, Wine & Dine joins up with Ad Lib, Friday November 22
Licensed outdoor patios, restaurant samplers in tents, live
entertainment, fire performers, a stiltwalker … and, of course,
the Martini Ice Lounge from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.!
Elm St. will be closed to traffic between Yonge and Bay
from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m.!
The doors of the Club will be thrown open for visitors to warm
up with a creamy hot chocolate (a mere $1).
The Lounge, LAMPSroom and Great Hall will be open
for “mini-tours” with information about membership available,
and the smooth sounds of jazz pianist Bill Wescott,
starting at 8:00 p.m.
If you would like to volunteer to be a host (free hot chocolate!),
to meet and greet and be there, either between
4:00 and 7:00 p.m. or between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m.,
please leave your name and preferred time at you earliest
convenience with the office:
[email protected]
416-597-0223 ext. 3
Friday, November 22
Tonight, with the Club doors open to Elm Street for the
annual Ice, Wine & Dine event, Ad Lib moves down to join
the fun with an evening of jazz with Bill Westcott. The
concert starts at 8:00 p.m. in the Great Hall.
Friday, November 29
“Around the World in 80 Minutes II”—Join host Damon Lum
and a group of members and guests who will present
stories, pictures, souvenirs, etc., of the cities they have
visited and loved. Learn what you can do in eight cities,
each with its own ten-minute presentation. Want to share
your favourite travel experience? Please email Damon at
[email protected] for information and to reserve
your city. The bar opens at 7:00 p.m. and the event starts at
8:00 p.m.
As always, should you have an idea for an Ad Lib Friday,
contact Ashley Williamson at [email protected]
or leave her a note under “W” in the mailboxes by the
entrance to the Great Hall, on your right side as you enter.
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Saturday
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Painters’ Studio
Writers’ Table
POSTPONED TO DEC
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 6:00 p.m.
“Shakespeare
on the Platform”
Host: Nancy Kee
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4
5
Club Night
Lois Dierlam
Art Opening
Painters’
Studio
Bar 5:30 p.m.
Public
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Opening
Lois Dierlam Membership Cttee Mtg
1–4 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
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Painters’
Studio
Membership
Soirée
3–6 p.m.
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Literary Cttee Mtg
10:45 a.m.
Literary Table
Beverley Slopen
”The Functions of a
Literary Agent”
12 noon
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Club Night
Ajon Moriyama
Remembrance
Program:
“The Canadian War
Museum—
Design & Structure”
Literary Table
Charles Foran
“End of Story:
CanLit in the 21st
Century”
12 noon
Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
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Painters’
Studio
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Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
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Painters’
Studio
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Literary Table
Nathan Tidridge
“Prince Edward,
Duke of Kent”
12 noon
Cash Bar 4:00 p.m.
Light Fare from 6:00 p.m.
while quantities last
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Members’ Dinner
Margaret Atwood
Bar 6:00 p.m.
Dinner 7:00 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
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Music Wednesday
Peter Longworth’s Studio:
Works for piano and violin
Special Event:
12 noon
New Playwrights
Spring Revue kickoff
Competition Winners
7:00 p.m.
Cash Bar 5:30 p.m.
Film Night
Dr. Strangelove
First Play 7:00 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
JOTO—Jammin’ On
The One
Improv & Sketch
Comedy; Warm-Up &
Workshop 6:00 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
LAMPSletter Mailing
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
& the Stage Cttee
present “Mask
Theatre” Director:
Vrenia Ivonoffski
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Painters’ Studio
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at 12 noon
marked.
appreciated.
Deck the
Hall
with Mike
Spence
10:00 a.m.
–3:00 p.m.
Art
Installation
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Music Wednesday
Alexander Volkov,
violin
12 noon
Ice, Wine & Dine joins
up with Ad Lib
8:00 p.m.
with Bill Westcott
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Literary Table
Painters’ Studio
Roger Riendeau
Music Wednesday
“JFK Assassination:
Known—Then & Now” Conrad Siebert, tenor
Suzy Smith, piano
12 noon
“Selected
Music Salon
Songs & Arias”
Dedicated to Larry Lake
12 noon
3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Deck The
Balls
Workshop
10:30 a.m.
–2:30 p.m.
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Painters’ Studio
Board Mtg 5:15 p.m.
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Club Pub Night
Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Angela Park, piano
Beethoven, Ravel &
Rachmaninoff
12 noon
Nuit Blanche
Appreciation Night
6:00 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m. Film 7:30 p.m.
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Jamie Hewson’s
Celestial Creations
Revealed…
Club Night
Madawaska Ensemble
& Guy Yehuda, clarinet
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Painters’ Studio
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
House Cttee Mtg
5:30 p.m.
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
“Around the World
in 80 Minutes II”
Host: Damon Lum
reservation.
before the event.
circumstances.
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Members’ News
April Bending is pleased to announce her participation in
the December show “Little Treasures—$100 and up” at
Patrick International Fine Art, 190 Davenport Road,
Toronto. Opening Thursday, December 5, from 7:00 to 9:00
p.m. and continuing throughout December.
Wendy Boyd had three pastels in the open juried show,
“Purely Pastel,” organized by Pastel Artists Canada and held at
the Holcim Gallery, Milton Centre for the Arts, October 15
to November 9. One of her pastels, “Dancer,” was given an
Award of Merit, and Wendy was given the title of Master
Pastellist. All three pastels were done from life during the
Friday painting sessions in the Club’s third floor studio.
Wendy is also in a production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s
Princess Ida. Showtimes: Friday, Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday,
Feb. 1, 2:00 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 2, 2:00 p.m.;
Thursday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m.;
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2:00 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 9, 2:00 p.m.
Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for seniors and students.
Performances take place in St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 651
Dufferin St. (just north of Dundas). 416-922-4415.
Zora Buchanan is exhibiting paintings in the Christmas
Show “Small Gems,” at the Women’s Art Association,
Dignam Gallery, 23 Prince Arthur Ave. Opening reception
takes place on Friday, December 6, 2013, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Zora is also participating in “Mistletoe Magic,” the Annual
Silent Auction of affordable artworks, Thursday, November
28, 2013, at the Aird Gallery (Bay and Wellesley). Opening
reception is on Thursday, November 28, 2013, from 6:00 to
9:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come to these art shows,
which are fundraisers for both organizations.
Jean Edwards has been invited for the fourth consecutive
year to sing in the annual fundraising Christmas Concert
presented by LOFT Community Services. Ruth Morawetz
will accompany Jean. LOFT provides support, housing and
outreach to nearly 4,000 youth, adults and seniors in Toronto
and York Region. The concert features performers such as the
Canadian Men’s Chorus, comedian Stephanie Martin,
Stratford stars Barbara Fulton and Marcus Nance, and
current Broadway star Steve Ross. The concert will be held at
St. James’ Cathedral, 65 Church St. on Monday, December 2
at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, phone 416-979-1994, ext. 233 or
227 or email [email protected]
Elizabeth Miller recently spoke at the Hammer Museum of
Art and Culture (UCLA) on the subject “Stoker’s Sources for
Dracula.” She drew primarily from material in her book Bram
Stoker’s Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition (2008), which
was released last month in softcover.
Arnold Tirzits will be performing in a concert at
Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E., on Saturday,
November 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at the door for $20.00.
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He will be playing Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 23 in F
minor, Op. 57, the “Appassionata.” The second half will
feature Janet Obermeyer (soprano) and Arnold in a
programme of Schubert including “Shepherd on the Rock”
with clarinet.
New Members
Diane Boyer has worked in arts administration both at the
AGO in the marketing department, and for private galleries,
and has served on the boards of several non-profit and arts
and theatre groups. She has had a lifelong interest in visual
arts, sculpture and printmaking. She first attended the Club
as a guest of Andrew Sookrah, and her application is
sponsored by the Membership Committee.
Bob Douglas is a retired history teacher and also a writer,
having published two books that use Gothic literary
conventions, including Bram Stoker’s Dracula, to inform our
understanding of major events in the twentieth century. He is
sponsored by Catherine Frid and Elizabeth Miller.
Stig Harvor, having retired from his architectural practice in
Ottawa and moved to Toronto, has continued to be active in
community issues, particularly those concerning the Toronto
waterfront. He is sponsored by George Hume and Rollo Myers.
Alan King has for two decades been the editorial cartoonist
at the Ottawa Citizen. He has done editorial and advertising
illustration, and more recently has become involved in
creative web design. He has written on the visual arts as well
as feature stories on the arts. Alan is a painter and has had
several one-man shows, and participated in numerous group
exhibitions. In addition to all the above, he is a classical
pianist, has taught piano, and has been a church organist and
choirmaster. Alan is sponsored by John Blumenson and
Scott James.
Dana McGrail has been coming to the Club from
Cookstown as a Sunday studio painter. She has a BFA,
majoring in contemporary sculpture. Her current artistic
practice encompasses both painting and weaving, and she has
taught workshops in both. She is sponsored by Lynn
Bertrand and the Membership Committee.
Gregory Penfold has degrees in political science, economics,
and disaster and emergency management, and is currently
employed in banking. While a student, he became interested
in philosophy, especially as interpreted and applied in fine
arts and music. From there he went on to painting, and he
looks forward to participating in the Club’s visual arts
programmes. Gregory is sponsored by Gord Fulton and the
Membership Committee.
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New Members
Siobhan Richardson is an actor, singer, dancer and specialist
in stage fighting, which she also teaches. She has been fight
director for many productions, with companies such as
Soulpepper, YPT, and Nightwood Theatre, and has
performed in fights in many other productions, as well as
acting in film, television and theatre. She is sponsored by
Farhad Nargol-O’Neill and the Membership Committee.
Tamara Vuckovic is a recent graduate of the Ryerson Theatre
School with a BFA in Performance Production. She focuses
primarily on stage management, and has experience and
interest in both theatre and opera. Upon graduating, she
acquired the role of a Theatre School Intern, working
alongside the staff at Ryerson. She is the resident Stage
Manager for Off Centre Music Salon, and spent last summer
as the Apprentice Stage Manager for the Centre for Opera
Studies in Italy (COSI). Tamara is also looking to pursue her
passion for directing. Tamara’s sponsors are Peter Fleming
and Mark Houghton.
GRAND CRU BEAUJOLAIS
On Monday, December 2, 2013, at 5:15 p.m. SHARP in the
Boardroom, the first twenty-four members and guests to
book with the Club will have the rare privilege of tasting five
of the ten Grand Cru Beaujolais and learning why the terroir
of each is so significant in determining its distinctive nose
and taste. As an added treat we will find out why BeaujolaisVillages gives the biggest bang for your buck.
PRICE $20.00
Please book and pay for the following Club Night separately.
Obituary
Gladys Houck
December 28, 1920–August 11, 2013
Gladys Houck, who died in August in her 93rd year, was
celebrated as a gifted journalist and public relations
professional. She had the pioneering role of first Women’s
editor of the London Free Press. At her funeral, her good
friend George Garlock spoke of their work together at the
CBC, along with Heather Strucken. Their job was to
promote audiences for shows at the CBC, including those of
many well-known Canadians such as Norman Campbell,
John Hirsch, Louis Quilico, Celia Franca, Maureen
Forrester, Kate Reid, Martha Henry, and Veronica Tennant.
George said the artists always spoke highly of her.
In the Club Gladys was quiet, though opinionated. For many
of the years when I was the editor of the LAMPSletter, she
was the copy editor, and I certainly relied on her sage advice.
(On a personal note, her sister’s name was Lorna and my
sister’s was Gladys. What are the chances?)
Lorna Kelly
The 8th Annual
December
Show & Sale
of Small Works
by Club Members
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Artists, Architects, Artisans:
Canadian Art 1890–1918
The Club curator and the Club archivist encourage all
members to attend the currently running blockbuster
exhibition curated by Charles Hill at the National Gallery of
Canada. Titled Artists, Architects, Artisans: Canadian Art
1890–1918, it runs until February 2, 2014. The Club has
loaned some of its history to this exhibition. The NGC has
borrowed seven items: the large J.E. Sampson oil painting of
the Old Club, Adelaide Street, 1916 (usually over the
LAMPSroom fireplace); three Executive Lists, 1913–14
(Howard), 1914–15 (Holmes) and 1916–17 (MacDonald)
(facsimiles provided for the Club’s use); and three
photographs by M.O. Hammond of faux-Egyptian friezes,
representing Literature, Painting and Music, presented by
Roy Mitchell in 1911.
Barbara Mitchell and Scott James
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Welcome your friends and family to the Club
and prepare to be delighted and enticed by the Club’s
talent, just in time for holiday gift giving.
This will be a wonderful, festive opportunity
to chat directly with the Club’s artists, writers
and musicians and to buy their latest works.
Light refreshments will be served, and our historic
building will be festively decorated.
Please help publicize the event by distributing flyers, which
will be available at the Club!
This event is open to the public.
Note to Visual Artists:
Please contact John Inglis at [email protected]
to book a table.
Note to Writers:
Please contact Rose Norman at [email protected]
to book a table.
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“Tis the season,” and there are lots of
exciting activities throughout December to
enjoy at the Club.
On December 1, the Club’s annual Show
& Sale of Small Works takes place—an
excellent opportunity to see members’
works and to purchase a few gifts. The
103rd Boar’s Head Dinner extravaganza
unfolds on December 4, with all the usual
suspects and a few more. Again this year,
pay particular attention to the Boar’s Head! The event is
being organized for the second year by the very capable and
energetic Ashley Williamson, with many helpers and
supporters. Given her special skills, Ashley also agreed to take
on the coordination of the Club’s annual New Year’s Eve
Gala. Make sure you book early for these very popular
members’ events.
On December 16 we are holding our Holiday Luncheon—
one only this year—with all the traditional music and song.
Hope to see you there.
On October 24, we had a full house as Richard Gwyn
received the 2014 Arts & Letters Award in recognition of his
support for Newfoundland writers and literature. It was a
delightful evening, with witty, clever and entertaining
remarks from Michael Enright and of course, from our guest
of honour. Many thanks go to Rose Norman, Chair of the
Literary Committee, for her leadership in organizing the
event, and to John Lawson (Chair), Marianne Fedunkiw,
Rob Prince, Sophie Rammell and Jane Reynolds for their
excellent work on the Arts & Letters Award Committee.
Among the great strengths of the Club are the staff members
who keep everything running smoothly and make our times
at the Club so comfortable and enjoyable. Our thanks go to
Fiona McKeown, our General Manager, and her excellent
staff team. This is the time of year we thank our staff. Please
show your appreciation for the work they do, whether in
housekeeping, administration, service or cuisine, by making a
generous donation to the Staff Gratuity Fund. They certainly
deserve it! Please see the enclosed flyer highlighting the
details for giving.
As well, at this time of the year, I encourage members to
make a donation to Heritage Toronto under the Arts and
Letters Club of Toronto Building Fund. By doing so, you
support the Club’s capital projects and have the benefit of
knowing your donation will greatly assist in the long-term
care of our Club facility. Please use the insert from last
month’s LAMPSletter or obtain a copy from the office to
make your donation. Many members have already given this
year; thank you so much for your ongoing support.
I wish all of you and your families the best of the holiday
season. May it be healthy, happy and a joyful time for all.
Another wonderful evening was held on November 7, again
to a full house, when Margaret Atwood, the Club’s 2013 E.J.
Pratt Honorary Member for Literature, spoke about her new
novel, MaddAddam, and read from the trilogy of which it is
the third part. Ms. Atwood offered witty and lively
“remarks,” and had good fun responding to the numerous
questions and enquiries into her life as one of Canada’s great
writers. Many thanks again go to Rose Norman for making
this all possible and an evening to remember.
The very successful Club Membership Soirée on November
10 was attended by more than 100 guests and members. I
wish to recognize Carol Anderson, Vice-President,
Membership and the members of her hard-working
Membership Committee, for organizing such a wonderful
afternoon to attract new members to the Club. Many thanks
go as well to members who sponsored prospective members,
to those who set up presentations on the work of the Club
throughout the building, to Julian Mulock for his
entertaining readings and to the talented Bruce Naismith for
his guitar recital.
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December 2013
From top left: E.J. Pratt Honorary Member for Literature Margaret
Atwood, at the November 7 Members’ Dinner; Richard Gwyn, Arts
& Letters Award 2014 recipient.
From bottom left: Margaret McBurney and Michael Enright at the
Award dinner on October 24; Julian Mulock at the Soirée on
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Payments by Cash, Debit and
Club Card
RICHARD GWYN O.C.
The Club continues to enjoy a good response to the request
for members to pay their fees, and pay for meals and
beverages by cash, debit or Club card (to save on expensive
credit card service charges). A number of members have Club
Cards which they prepay (up to $250) to allow them to pay
for fees, meals and beverages. I suggest that when loading up
the Club Card, please use a debit card to save on credit card
charges. My grateful thanks to all those members who make
payments by cash, debit card or Club card. I encourage
everyone to participate in these worthwhile cost-savers to the
Club.
Journalist, broadcaster, essayist, analyst and biographer,
Richard Gwyn O.C. is the recipient of the 2014 Arts &
Letters Award, granted in particular recognition of his
establishment of the Winterset Award and the Winterset in
Summer Literary Festival in Newfoundland. The festival,
now in its 13th year, is a three-day sell-out summer festival in
Eastport, Newfoundland, designed to celebrate the unique
literary tradition of that province and bring its writers
together with their renowned international colleagues.
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Boar’s Head illustration Niles, Abbè, and Frank
Butcher. The Boar’s Head and Yule Log as Celebrated
at Hoosac School, Hoosick, NY: n.p., 1930.
Announcement by Alea Drain
New Year’s Eve announcement by Alea Drain
President’s caricature by Michele Alosinac, used
Photo collage accompanying President’s Column,
photos by Gord Fulton and Margot Trevelyan
Photo of Richard Gwyn and friends by Gord Fulton
Lois Dierlam painting courtesy Lois Dierlam
Photo of Tabula Rasa group by Sean Hamilton
Photo of reflections by Sue Russell
Photo of water droplets by Linda Perkins
Photo of Franke James courtesy Franke James
Photo of Rachel Persaud courtesy Rachel Persaud
In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven courtesy Jim
and Sue Waddington
Photo of Hilary Scharper courtesy Hilary Scharper
Photo of William Blissett courtesy William
Blissett
Photo of Stelth Ng courtesy Stelth Ng
Photo of Valentina Sadovski courtesy Valentina
Sadovski
November LAMPSletter: Page 7. Photos of Tom
McNeely and of Stan Bevington and other
participants in the Alcuin Society’s National Book
Award evening on October 7 were provided
courtesy of Nola McConnan. The editors regret
the omission.
Editor:
Angel Di Zhang
Copy editor: Jane McWhinney
RECEIVES ARTS & LETTERS AWARD
Professor J. Alan Somerset was the firm and witty Master of
Ceremonies at the gala award dinner on October 24 at the
Arts & Letters Club. CBC Radio broadcaster Michael
Enright, who is a major host at the festival, paid warm and
enthusiastic tribute to Mr. Gwyn, calling him one of
Canada’s most important journalists and praising him for his
role in boosting and nurturing Newfoundland literature and
culture. A delighted buzz ran through the crowded Great
Hall as Club members and friends celebrated the
presentation of the award.
Mr. Gwyn established the Winterset Award (now the BMOWinterset Award) in honour of his late wife, Sandra Fraser
Gwyn, O.C., an eminent journalist and social historian, born
in St. John’s and a tireless promoter of the arts of
Newfoundland. The name “Winterset” was that of the house
in which she grew up, the oldest in St. John’s.
Mr. Gwyn is the author of seven books in all. His most
recent work is the bestselling two-volume biography of John
A. Macdonald. The first volume, John A: The Man Who
Made Us: The Life and Times of John A. Macdonald,
1815–1867, was published in 2007, and the second, Nation
Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times,
1867–1891, in 2011. The first volume won the Charles
Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction; the second was shortlisted for four of the five national literary prizes and won the
Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing and the Dafoe
Prize for Excellence in Non-Fiction.
Richard Gwyn with friends Robert Johnstone, Michael Enright and
Seamus O’Regan.
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Visual Arts News
by Nola McConnan
The Best of the Best, February 3 to March 2, 2014
December 2, 2013, Club Night
Minimum size 16" x 20", panel or frame. (No photography.)
Choose from your works not previously exhibited at the Club.
Or create new works for this tightly juried members’ exhibit.
Intake on Friday, January 31, 2014, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
and Saturday, February 1, 2014, 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. Jury and
installation on Saturday, February 1, 2014. Jury will consist of
three outside experts from a variety of disciplines.
Please join us as Jim and Sue Waddington present “In the
Footsteps of the Group of Seven.”
In 1977 the Waddingtons set off to discover the places that
had inspired Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y.
Jackson, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H.
MacDonald, A.J. Casson, Tom Thomson, and Frederick
Varley to create 65 years before. It became a 36-year journey
as they sought to locate, document and photograph the
actual sites by deciphering bits of information, tracing
ancient portage routes and exploring hidden inlets to find the
very spots that gave birth to the iconic images of Canada by
these Club members.
In this exciting presentation, reproductions of the original
works are placed alongside contemporary photographs of the
view and site as the Waddingtons bring us face to face with
these inspirational places. (See the Club Night listings in the
back of this newsletter for details of time and price.)
Calls for Entries
Small Works, November 23, 2013, to January 4, 2014;
Club Night, Monday, Dec 2, 2013
The jury will identify their three “Jurors’ Choice” works. The
Members’ Choice ballot for three “Members’ Choice” works
will take place on Club Night, Monday, February 3, 2014.
The “Choice” works will be identified with a tangible
keepsake at the conclusion of Club Night. This exhibit will
be on display over LAMPSweek.
Figures, March 3 to 29, 2014
Minimum size 16" x 20", panel or frame. (No photography.)
All works must examine the human form and may include
other species. Intake on Friday, February 28, 2014,
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 1, 2014,
8:30 to 10:00 a.m. Jury and installation on Saturday,
March 1, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Jury TBA.
Currently on Exhibition:
Unlimited submissions, any medium. If sold from the wall,
works may be replaced by the artist’s other listed submitted
works. A terrific opportunity for all visual arts members to
sell over the busy Christmas season. Intake Friday, November
22, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; and Saturday, November 23,
8:30 to 10:00 a.m., followed by installation on Saturday,
November 23, 2013. The Art Committee will select the
initial hanging for this exhibit. Each member who submits is
assured 1 (one) work will be selected for hanging.
Maximum Size 11" x 14", with or without a frame.
Unframed panels or stretched works will be accepted. Works
on paper must be framed. At the sale, participating selling
artists may offer buyers frames to suit their hanging works, at
their discretion.
Small Works Show & Sale, Sunday, December 1, 2013.
Artists, please contact John Inglis at [email protected]
to book your table.
Special call: WINTERTIME, January 6 to February 1, 2014
Any medium is welcome. Minimum size 16" x 20", panel or
frame. Submissions: Friday, January 3, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00
p.m. and Saturday, January 4, 2014, from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m.
Jury and installation on Saturday, January 4, 2014. The jury
will be three Club members, other than artists. Three “Jurors’
Choice” works will be identified in this hanging.
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December 2013
Lois Dierlam: From Here and Beyond
This is a journey of landscapes from the Humber River to
British Columbia to Venice and France. Lois uses subtle
colours with vigorous brush strokes to take us into the
landscapes she has seen. The beauty for me in these works is
revealed when we really look into the paintings. For example,
we see a meandering brook (“Humber River in Spring”)
curving through a forest of colourful leaves. Perspective and
wonderful use of undulating shapes and subtle colours meet
the viewer. “Daybreak” stands out with the artful layering of
colours and shapes with the perfect purple in foreground: we
want to be there!
by Artmouse
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TABULA
RASA
With Fiona, Catering Manager Joseph Sweeney, Club staff
Matthew Percy, Jeremy Martin, Jose Morales, Sean Hamilton,
Cecilia Morales, and Chris Gardiner kept the event running
smoothly and safely, and handled the setup and takedown.
All these members and staff plus 20 others stayed for the full
12 hours of Nuit Blanche, and as dawn broke all present
enjoyed a fantastic bacon and pancake breakfast cooked up
by Joseph.
Catherine Frid
Visual Arts News
Hanging Criteria: The criteria for all visual art works for all
exhibits are available from the office.
Reminder: The minimum size for regular group shows
is 16" x 20" panel or frame size.
A magical night of story and performance was created at the
Club on October 5–6, as part of Nuit Blanche, Toronto’s
dusk-to-dawn art extravaganza. Over 1,200 revellers visited
our Tabula Rasa exhibit, lured from Elm Street by floorlength curtains that changed colours, visible in the Great Hall
through our open doors.
The Great Hall was transformed into four areas where actors
engaged Nuit Blanchers by orating, reading, acting, or oneon-one conversations mediated through a mirror. The theme
of the evening was communication, and the actors and
audience together created the interactive, impromptu event
from, you guessed it, a blank slate.
Continuing the interactive theme, customized photographs
(of consenting visitors) were created and posted on Tumblr
(tabularasa-nuitblanche.tumblr.com) throughout the night.
Each visitor was also invited to write a message they wish to
communicate to another person … or to the world at large.
Responses ranged from the ever-popular “I love you” to the
unique, such as “Get off your cell phone and pet your dog.”
Literally hundreds of these messages were pinned to a huge
banner throughout the night, and we’re now contemplating
the art project that this banner can evolve into.
Thank you’s are due to the many people who made Tabula
Rasa such a success at Nuit Blanche, starting with all those
who donated to the “Tabula Gala” event in September, that
raised seed money for our event. It was much appreciated!
Leading the Tabula Rasa project were Harrison Browne,
Artistic Director; Producer Irene Katzela and Assistant
Producer Morna Wales; and General Manager Fiona
McKeown, whose insights and experience from the earliest
planning stages ensured the event was a success. Rebecca
Collins co-ordinated the 40 volunteers (including 20
performers), Damon Lum stage-managed the proceedings,
and Rob Prince was photographer. Backstage, David SkeneMelvin was Master of the Third Floor green room.
Third Floor Studio: Eight new studio easels have arrived!
Third Floor Studio Sessions: Choose to explore the human
figure, nude or clothed, in your choice of media. Weekly
sessions on Wednesdays (portraiture, same model, three
sessions), Fridays (costume) or Sundays (figure), September
to July inclusive. Enjoy the Club’s TGIF Buffet Lunch in the
Friday noon hour break. Interested? First-time participants
should contact the appropriate group coordinator:
Wednesdays: Keith Bagg, [email protected];
Fridays: Wendy Boyd, [email protected];
Sundays: Lynn Bertrand, [email protected].
Introducing the Vice-Chair of the Art Committee:
Member April Bending has taken on the responsibility of
Vice-Chair of the Art Committee as of November 4, 2014.
Art Committee Members, The Art Committee is a great
way to get involved. The Art Committee manages all Visual
Art Exhibitions, Plein Air outings and the Studio sessions.
Please join us, usually at 5:00 p.m. in the LAMPSroom on
the first Monday of the month. Check the Calendar to
confirm the date.
AFFILIATED CLUBS
As part of the Club’s plan to add value to Club
membership, a small task force is looking into refreshing
our list of affiliated clubs. We are seeking advice from Club
members who are members of other clubs in North
America, Europe and the UK/Ireland. Bill Buchanan, the
task force chair, would appreciate receiving advice from
these members on suitable clubs the task force might
consider, as it does its homework to renew our affiliated
club list. To talk to Bill, please call 416-596-0248. An
email to [email protected] will also work.
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A lively meeting was held on the subject of MACRO. It was interpreted in many
ways. Some showed very close up images of rock surfaces, a loaf of bread or a
poppy. One of the group had an amazing close up of a flower with a tiny Gecko
peeking around the corner. All the photos made us think about looking at subjects
differently. In other words, thinking out of the box.
“When the leaves had fallen from the tree the reflection of the oak was caught in the
window. The blinds on the inside give a puzzling appearance to the naked branches.”
Sue Russell
Musical Notes
by Denis Kulesha
On Music Wednesday, December 4,
we will be hosting the very talented
duo, violinist Stelth Ng and pianist
Valentina Sadovski. Together, they
will be offering a short discussion
about the development of the sonata
form through three centuries, as
they will illustrate in their
performances of Bach, Beethoven,
Grieg, Debussy and Ravel. A
splendid way to enrich your musical
knowledge while enjoying the
artistry of these fine musicians.
Club Night on Monday, December
9, features that most extraordinary
singer and Club favourite, Rachel
Persaud. Classically trained, but
equally at home in all styles of
music, Rachel has chosen a
programme inspired by the theme
“the retrieval of buried hope.” This
evening will feature a blend of art
songs and jazz standards that have
had special meaning for Rachel
throughout her life—from her heart
to yours.
Music Wednesday, December 11,
brings us five outstanding young
musicians, the top prizewinners of
this year’s Canadian Music
Competition. Here are the
Canadian artists of the future,
already playing to such a high
standard that you will be absolutely
amazed. They will offer us works of
Mozart, Bach, Liszt, Chopin,
Shtogarenko, and Sarasate. Please
come to support our young virtuosi,
and enjoy a spectacular show.
“I have always been fascinated with the hidden worlds inside water droplets. The
barbs on this aloe provided a wonderful opportunity to capture the whole plant
upside down inside the middle drop.”
Linda Perkins
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December 2013
The Music Committee wishes all of
you a happy, healthy, and safe
Holiday Season. We hope that you
have enjoyed our concerts, and look
forward to seeing you once again in
the New Year.
WHAT’S ON IN DECEMBER
Club Nights
Monday, December 2
JIM AND SUE WADDINGTON
“In the Footsteps of the Group of Seven”
Monday, December 16
HOLIDAY CLUB NIGHT
“Merry Christmas, Nearly Everybody!”
Hosted by John Goddard
Readers: Thomas Gough and Jane Carnwath
5:30 p.m. Bar
6 p.m. Act I
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Act II
(Note Special Timing)
Writers’ Table
Friday, December 6
In 1977 the Waddingtons set off to discover the places that had
inspired the Group of Seven to create 65 years before. It became
a 36-year journey. In this exciting presentation, reproductions of
the original works are placed alongside contemporary
photographs of the view and site as the Waddingtons bring us
face to face with these inspirational places.
Monday, December 9
RACHEL PERSAUD
“The Retrieval of Buried Hope”
Franke James has been called a “wicked thorn
in Stephen Harper’s side” and a “troublesome artist.”
Her books, visual stories, games and videos focus on the
environment, ethics and social justice.
She will talk about her latest,
Banned on the Hill: A True Story about Dirty Oil and
Government Censorship,
which describes how her work was censored for
“advocating a message that was contrary
to the government’s policies on climate change,”
and her vigorous and creative response.
CHRISTMAS BUFFET LUNCH
Tonight features one of the Club’s favourite singers, Rachel
Persaud. At home in all styles of music, Rachel has selected a
programme for this evening inspired by the theme “The
Retrieval of Buried Hope,” a blend of art songs and jazz
standards which have been especially meaningful for Rachel
throughout her life, and which she wishes to share with you.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Cash bar from 11:30 a.m., Buffet lunch at noon
Price $25, payable at the door
Join us for this popular annual gathering,
just the thing after contending with the crush of holiday
shoppers. Friends and family are welcome to come and enjoy
good food and great company, with Ruth Morawetz at the
piano, and Morna Wales and Susan Goddard to entertain
you with song and lead some sing-along carols. They will be
joined by Pat Cleary, reading from the classic A Child’s
Christmas in Wales, and Marianne Fedunkiw’s players present
a fresh version of The Gift of the Magi.
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Literary Tables
Lunch 12:00 noon
Tuesday, December 10
Tuesday, December 3
Perdita
HILARY SCHARPER
WILLIAM BLISSETT
“The Despot in the Opera House—Before and After Wagner”
William Blissett, Emeritus Professor of English at the
University of Toronto, has long been concerned with the
impact of Richard Wagner on arts and ideas, and has
published articles on Bernard Shaw, Thomas Mann, D.H.
Lawrence, Gabriele d’Annunzio, James Joyce, T.S. Eliot and
Wagner. In the mid-19th century, the poet Baudelaire
praised Wagner for his “despotic” art. The implications of
this carefully chosen word will be explored in the context of
present-day despots in the production of opera.
Photography Group
Hilary Scharper’s debut novel, Perdita, has been described as
“Jane Eyre on Georgian Bay.” In her talk, she will discuss an
emerging literary form, which she terms the “eco-gothic.” As
both academic and novelist, she shares her thoughts on
wild nature and the gothic tradition. By emphasizing the
concept of biophilia, she suggests that both research and
the arts are necessary to forging more intimate, imaginative
and sustainable relationships with nature.
Hilary Scharper spent her girlhood summers on the shores
of Georgian Bay, where she developed a deep love of its
natural beauty. She studied cultural anthropology at Yale
University and now teaches at the University of Toronto on
wilderness and cultural approaches to nature. She has also
served as an assistant lighthouse keeper on the Bruce
Peninsula in northern Ontario (the setting of Perdita).
Tuesday, December 17
THE LITERARY QUIZ
The next HotShots meeting will be held on Wednesday,
December 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Boardroom. The theme is
“One master subject.” Choose something like a portrait, a
cup of coffee, or a building facade, then present six different
views and/or treatments of the subject. Please send or bring
six images to share with your HotShots colleagues.
Organized by Norma Rowen and friends, and once again
with our own Julian Mulock as host. Come and match your
wits against the Club’s best in the annual quiz about
books, authors and literary culture.
(Small) prize for the winning table.
We welcome all Club members to attend and see what we
are up to and maybe decide to join our very informal group.
Please reserve your place as early as possible, and by
If you do have to make a reservation on the actual day
of a Literary Table luncheon, please contact Naomi or
Alea directly, at 416-597-0223, ext. 3, to confirm that
your booking can be accommodated. Film Night
There is NO Film Night in December.
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An early reservation will prove a valuable and
effective means of enabling us to enjoy
a sit-down luncheon.
Music Wednesday
Ad Lib
6:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 4
It is short and sweet on the
third floor this month as we gear up
for a packed holiday season at the Club.
Regular scheduled programming
resumes on January 10.
We wish you a Happy Christmas
and all the best for 2014!
Friday, December 6
BOAR’S HEAD DETOX
It will only have been two days since we
whooped it up at the Boar’s Head feast,
so our gathering will be decidedly
quiet in comparison.
Please join us on the third floor to
swap stories, share snaps, and recover
from the Club’s wildest night.
The bar will open at 7:00 p.m…. if you
can stomach a drink by then.
STELTH NG, violin
VALENTINA SADOVSKI, piano
Works by Bach, Mozart,
Grieg, Debussy, and Ravel
Wednesday, December 11
CANADIAN MUSIC COMPETITION
PRIZEWINNERS
Arielle Silverberg, violin
Tiffany Yeung, violin
Leonid Nediak, piano
Christopher Yeung, piano
Harmony Zhu, piano
Works by Mozart, Chopin, Liszt,
Bach, Shtogarenko, and Sarasate
Friday, December 13
JOTO—JAMMIN’ ON THE ONE
Please join hosts Damon Lum and Stevie J,
for 2013’s last Ad Lib! It will be an anniversary show
featuring Gramps and Midge, Shakespearean improv troupe
We Happy Few, and other special guests.
A warm-up happens at 6:00 p.m. in the Studio,
the bar opens at 7:00 p.m. and the fun starts at 8:00 p.m.
All are welcome to attend, and participation
is encouraged but not required.
As always, Ad Lib’s resident hostess,
Ashley Williamson is eager for your event suggestions.
She can be contacted at
[email protected], or by leaving a note
under “W” in the mailboxes to the right of the Great Hall.
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December 2013
Sunday
1
Painters’
Studio
8th Annual
Show & Sale
of Works by
Club
Members
11 a.m.–
4 p.m.
8
Monday
2
Club Night
Sue & Jim
Waddington
“In the Footsteps of
the Group of Seven”
3
Literary Table
William Blissett
“Despots in the
Opera House”
12 noon
Beaujolais Tasting
5:15 p.m.
Club Night
Rachel Persaud, Sop
“The Retrieval of
Buried Hope”
10
Literary Table
Hilary Scharper,
novelist
“Perdita”
12 noon
Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Membership Mtg
5:15 p.m.
Art Cttee 5:00 p.m.
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Last
Painters’
Studio
(Resumes
January
5/14)
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16
17
Holiday Club Night
“Merry Christmas,
Nearly Everybody!”
Host: John Goddard
5:30 p.m. Bar,
6:00 p.m. Act I
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:30 p.m. Act II
(Note Special Timing)
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Board Mtg 5:15 p.m.
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30
Friday
Saturday
5
6
7
11
12
13
14
19
20
21
(Resumes January 3/14)
Writers’ Table
Franke James
Banned on the Hill
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
“Boar’s Head Detox”
Christmas Luncheon
12 noon
LAMPSletter Mailing
Ad Lib 8:00 p.m.
JOTO—Jammin’
on the One
Improv & Sketch WarmUp & Workshop 6 p.m.
Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Young CMC Winners
12 noon
HotShots
Photography Gp
6:30 p.m.
Club closes
for the Holidays
4:00 p.m.
(Resumes
January 8/14)
No Music Wednesday
(Resumes
January 8/14)
25
CHRISTMAS DAY
Merry Christmas!
Holidays
CLUB CLOSED
31
Thursday
Painters’ Studio
Music Wednesday
Steith Eng, violin
Valentine Sadovski,
piano 12 noon
Boar’s Head Dinner
6:00 p.m. Cash Bar
18
Literary Table
The Literary Quiz
MC Julian Mulock
12 noon
Happy Holidays!
CLUB CLOSED
29
Wednesday
4
Literary Cttee
10:45 a.m.
Bar 5:30 p.m.
Dinner 6:30 p.m.
9
Painters’
Studio
Tuesday
Jan. 1
26
27
Holidays
CLUB CLOSED
Jan. 2
28
Holidays
CLUB CLOSED
Holidays
CLUB
CLOSED
Jan. 3
Club Reopens
Holidays
CLUB
CLOSED
Holidays
CLUB CLOSED
New Year’s Eve Gala
Dinner & Dance
NEW YEAR’S DAY
Happy New Year!
Holidays
CLUB CLOSED
TGIF Lunch 12 noon
Writers’ Table
Cash Bar 7:00 p.m.
Dinner 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at 12 noon
marked.
appreciated.
reservation.
before the event.
circumstances.

2013

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