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Happy Winter, Winterlude, Valentine's Day! |
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Deepest sympathy to KURT SMEATON and his family for the sudden tragic death of his father, Douglas Smeaton, on Sunday, Feb 19, in the icy waters of the St. Lawrence River. We remember his caring, warmth, and generosity, and send our love and prayers. The funeral is at Kanata United Church, Tuesday, Feb 27, at 2 pm. Visitation is on Monday, February 26, 2-4pm and 7-9pm at Hulse, Playfair and McGarry, 315 McLeod Street, Ottawa. |
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DEREK CARKNER can be seen on the Drive-In Movie channel in the often-played horror movie, The Final Homecoming. Click here for more. |
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| Congratulations to Canterbury’s 2007 improv team, in second place in the Ottawa standings, and heading for the Nationals of the Canadian Improv Games, along with Lisgar and Glebe, April 3-7. Break a leg! | |
| Have you checked the Bulletin Board this month? | |
| Check out the Fans and Fame page,
now up. Do you know that www. bofa.ca has a juke box, a working bulletin board, and an archive which contains all the news we have ever put up? |
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| Follow the links to the right on this (the News) page. The Canterbury High School page is part-way up... JANE MOORE'S blog. |
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| KURT SMEATON performs in Us Vs. Them at Unit 102, Dufferin & Queen, on Saturday, Feb. 10. | |
DAVID SHEA has finished making News, a short film of his own. DUNCAN VALLIANT-SAUNDERS is editing his, One Wish. LEVON HENDERSON is editing his, MARTIN GERO is editing his feature film, Young People Fucking. |
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MARJORIE MALPASS and The Number 14 play Vancouver, Feb 23- 25 at 6 pm as part of Winterruption, and on March 1, 2 3 at 8 pm, (also 2 pm on the 3rd) at The Waterfront. |
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MARJORIE MALPASS is on my space at http://www.myspace.com/marjoriemalpass |
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MATT OUIMET is on http://myspace.com.mattouimet -
and you can hear him sing some of his songs there. |
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JEHAN KHOORSHED is playing a show at the Cock'nBull with Rachel on St. Patrick's Day, Princess Street, Montreal. |
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Read a great article by Jim Bawden in The Toronto Star, Feb 11 about Penelope Corrin, and how well she is doing on CBC's Royal Canadian Air Farce, where she is standing in for JESSICA HOLMES . http://www.thestar.com/article/180409 |
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Congratulations to Steve! |
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STEVE FISHER has prizes to give
away as a celebration of his 175th edition of Gracing
the Stage, his all-encompassing news sheet listing
Toronto’s artistic activities. Over 775 people subscribe. |
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STEVE FISHER performs in a show
by a new company, Pivotal Arts, March 8-10: |
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| GREG COCHRANE and JORDAN FOSTER have their first video up on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2yxt2uO6yI | |
| MARJORIE MALPASS tours with in The Number 14, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Winnipeg Feb 9-18, http://www.mtyp.ca/htmlfiles/On_Stage/The_Number_14.asp | |
CHRISTIE WATSON, performs as the Bear/Prince in The Snow Show: East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon, directed by Peter Hinton, NAC., Feb 2-18. A collaboration with le Caravane. The show is OUTSIDE in the snows of the Experimental Farm and the Arboretum, and includes actors on stilts, a bonfire, and an audience brought to the sites on horse-drawn sleighs. |
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| BRIAN FROMMER is working for a cruise ship business in Kingston and creating a children's show for consideration by TVO. | |
DAVID NUGENT performs In Love’s Labours Lost, Feb.10, at the Stratford Conservatory. |
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LEVON HENDERSON is Director of Photograhy, for the feature movie That One Night, starring Starring Paul Anthony (Blade Trinity), Amanda Crew (Whistler), Crystal Lowe (Black Christmas) and Benjamin Arthur (Switch.ca). ET Canada visited the set on Jan 30th - no word on an air date yet. Wrap is early February. |
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| JESSE GRIFFITHS plays Claudio in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Feb 6 - 15, in his last Ryerson production. The show will be in the Main Theatre and Michael Waller will be directing. www.ryersontheatre.ca . Jesse is double cast in the role so if you are going to see him, doublecheck days. Jesse is auditioning and looking for an agent in Toronto! | |
MICHELLE RAKOS is visiting Kingston in February.... |
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HAMZA ADAM and CHRIS COCHRANE both
perform in Guys and Dolls at Studio
58. Feb 1-Feb 25. |
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STEPHANIE MOORE did voice work in a studio in
LA, right beside Kevin Costner, doing his! |
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REKHA SHAH's lovely baby, Jaya, is 9 1/2 months happy, and has two teeth! Everyone is doing well! |
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DUANE KEOGH and the Town Pants are working on
a new CD in Vancouver this winter, and touring Ontario
in February and March. |
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TYLER WESTERLUND and White Cowbell Oklahoma play Montreal, Petite
Campus, Feb 23, and |
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RAOUL BHANEJA's new CD is out! The
Legendary Miles Johnson has 12 new tracks. |
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STILL HAPPENING: |
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STEPHANIE MOORE in G-Spot,
Showcase. MAUREEN WELCH hosts Design
U, Mondays, HGTV. VIK SAHAY,This
is Wonderland, CTV. JESSICA HOLMES on CBC's Royal
Canadian Air Farce. |
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MARTIN GERO is in Vancouver, producing and writing Stargate: Atlantis TMN. |
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STEVE FISHER emails his list and recommendations
for what's on in Toronto, Gracing The Stage, to
anyone who asks for it. |
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DEREK CARKNER sends out Idol Chatter every week, a commentary on the week's reality televison, by Derek and his friend, Jason. http://www.idolchatter.org/ |
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CD's to buy: |
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Raoul Bhaneja: The Legendary Miles Johnson. |
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Tyler Westerlund: White Cowbell Oklahoma, Casa Diablo. |
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Jessica Holmes, 25 Laughs To The Gallon. |
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Duane Keogh: The Town Pants, Weight of Words |
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Tyler Westerlund: White Cowbell Oklahoma, Cencerro
Blanco |
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| Tyley Ross: East Village Opera Company, La Donna www.eastvillageoperacompany.com/store.html |
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| Raoul Bhaneja: Raoul and The Big Time, Cold Outside www.raoulbhaneja.com |
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Tyley Ross: East Village Opera Company, East Village Opera
Company |
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