April 09, 1999 - Glebe Report

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Glebe Report April 9, 1999 2 2
SEVENTH ANNUAL COMmuNrri ARTS'kSTNAL
Originated seven years ago by
Glebe artist Bhat Boy, Art in the
Park has grown to become a dynamic
event on the Ottawa arts
calendar. Saturday, June 5 (rain
date is June 6), from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m., apprdmately 100 artists
including painters, potters, photographers,
jewelers and craftspeople
will display their work in
Central Park, off Bank St. between
Clemow and Patterson Avenues.
Art in the Park is a nonprofit,
volunteer-run organization
which aims to develop a
sense of community among artists
as well as to provide an accessible
venue for the exhibition and
sale of artwork. Part of our mandate
is to encourage young artists
and to enhance the environment
BY KEVIN REEVES
For its last concert of the season,
Ottawa's chamber, choir Seventeen
Voyces will be presenting
more offbeat repertoire than
usual. The concert is entitled
Humour in Music and ranges from
the Renaissance to the present.
For those who are interested in
some of Henry Purcell's or
Mozart's 'naughtier' moments in
music, this is the show for you.
Early composers include de Las-
CALL TO ARTISTS
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Last year, Art in the Park funded
awards to two Glebe Collegiate
arts students and donated $300 to
plant trees in the Glebe.
We are extremely pleased to be
able to share the park and the day
with the Peace and Environment
Resource Centre again this year.
Participants can pick up registration
forms from the information
rack at the entrance of the
Glebe Community Centre, 690
Lyon St. South. Deadline for
registration is May 21. For more
information please call 230-
9990.
Enjoy music, dance, visual arts
and crafts and sunshine, shop for
unique gifts and visit with
friends and neighbours in beautiful
Central Park.
Musica Viva sings of faith & love
The entertaining and energetic Church) as well as by trumpets.
choir, Musica Viva Singers, in- Soloists will be soprano Pam
vites you to join them in a cele- Fitch, alto Janet Berkman, tenor
bration of the season at their an- Stan Hanna and bass Alvin Yung.
nual spring concert on Saturday, Musica Viva Singers is directed
May 1 at 8 p.m.
by Old Ottawa South resident
The 52-member group sings an Brian Cameron, Minister of Music
eclectic repertoire of music. The at Glebe-St. James United Church.
theme for this concert is Music of The group was started by res
Faith - Songs of Faith.
dents of the Glebe and Ottawa
The first half of the program South now about half the memfeatures
Mozart's Coronation bers hip lives in these neighbor-
Mass. The second half of the eve- hoods, while the other singers
ning will be a pot-pourri of love come from across the region.
songs, including Up the Ladder to The May 1st concert takes place
the Roof made famous by the Ny- at 8 p.m. at Glebe-St. James
Ions, Carly Simon's Let the River United Church, corner of First
Run and Seasons of Love from the Avenue and Lyon Street. Admismusical
Rent.
sion is $10 for adults; $5 for stu-
For the first part, the choir will dents and children. Advance
be accompanied by Ottawa organ- tickets may be purchased from
ist Matthew Larkin (director of choir members or at Compact Mumusic
at St. Matthew's Anglican sic, 785-A Bank Street.
Seventeen Voyces concert May 2
sus, Janequin and Farmer, and
the more contemporary include
Bennett, Rutter, and local composers,
Ager and Reeves. There
will also be a rendition of P.D.Q
Bach's comic oratorio, The Seasonings.
Humour in Music will take
place on Sunday, May 2, 7:30 p.m.
at St. Matthew's Church. Tickets
are $12 for adults and $10 for
students.
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Guild of Potters anniversary sale
The Ottawa Guild of Potters
will celebrate its 25th anniversary
at a new location, the Hellenic
Centre on Prince of Wales
Drive.
At the sale, watch for our information
display featuring 25
years of Guild history and videos
of our potters at work.
This year the sale features a
separate section devoted to the
gardening enthusiast. Along with
our new garden area you will find
a wonderful variety of quality
work presented by 60 potters of
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Ottawa and the surrounding area.
Each year the Guild members
donate pieces to be sold in aid of
a local charity. This year the
proceeds will go towards the Hot
4 CP Foundation: - Hyperbaric
Oxygen Therapy equipment for
children with cerebral palsy.
Please come to the Hellenic
Centre, 1315 Prince of Wales
Drive. The pottery sale starts
Thursday, April 29, 6 p.m. to 10
p.m. and continues April 30, and
May 1, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Last day
is May 2, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission
is free.
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Bytown Antique & Nostalgia Show
Sunday April 25, 1999, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Ave.
75 plus sales tables: small antiques, old
toys, dolls, teddy bears. antique bottles,
pops. medicines, milk bottles, oil lamps,
glass, china, Nippon, Occupied Japan,
advertising, post cards, Ephemera. & much
more.
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