December 14. Edelweiss resident Bob Woods will join in the
storytelling
at the National Arts Centre's Fourth Stage, at 7.30 pm. He
will be telling a story by Ernest Buckler, from Nova Scotia,
entitled "Last Delivery before Christmas." Other
storytellers on stage will be Kathie Kompass and Donna
Stewart, from Ottawa.
Tickets: $15.00 for adults, $10.00 for students and
children. Available from Ticketmaster (613-755-1111) or the
National Arts Centre box office (613-947-7000).
November
30. Ron Moores, of Cantley, presents the monthly Back 40
Stage, with guest Blue Holler.
At Rasputins, 696 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa, at 7.30 pm.
Admission: $5.00 donation to CKCU radio station.For
information call Rasputins at 613-230-5102.
The
Quebec Community Newspapers Association
is protesting the decision of Canada Post Corporation to
terminate its support to the Publications Assistance Program
as of April 1, 2007. The Association states that the
Program "has been around for a century and is vital to
promoting literacy and culture." Executive Director Greg
Duncan says "Canada Post's withdrawal ... threatens the very
existence of official language publications in rural
communities".
Dale
Shutt,
Calumet Island artist, is the subject of an appreciative
editorial in the November 1 issue of The Equity.The
editorial cites her role as an art teacher and as a founding
member of many artistic and cultural organizations ,
including the Creative Activity Program, the Pontiac
Artists' Studio Tour, Art in the Park and the Pontiac School
of the Arts. The editorial writer expresses the hope that
Ms.Shutt's work will be recognized by some appropriate
award.
Visit Dale Shutt’s website at
www.daleshutt.com
Ottawa Folklore Centre, starting next week: Chris
MacLean and
Chris White
are offering Songwriting
Course at the Ottawa Folklore Centre, (1111 Bank Street).
This is a six week course, on Tuesday evenings, from
November 7 to December 12, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Course
Fee is $135 (plus Folklore Centre membership, if required).
Course Outline:
On September 24 Andy Lusk, known as the Pontiac Prowler, was
posthumously inducted into the Ottawa Valley Country Music
Hall of Fame.
The ceremony formed part of the Hall of Fame Awards Show and
Induction Ceremonies at Centrepointe Theatre in Ottawa.
Open
house visits were available at 23 of Pontiac's oldest and
most historic churches during the weekend of September
30-October 1, and 40 other churches, 20 cemeteries and 15
points of interest were highlighted.
Volunteers provided guidance for visitors at such churches
as St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church in Chapeau and St.
Paul's Anglican Church in Shawville (both of these are
notable for their interior work)Sylvain Barrette, organist
of St. Paul's Church in Aylmer, gave an organ recital at St.
Alphonsus, after speaking about the church's Casavant
organ. Vocal and guitar recitals were given at St-Pierre
Church in Fort Coulonge and St. Andrew's Church at
Campbell's Bay.
These events, as well as artistic events referred to
elsewhere in this bulletin, were arranged to coincide with
the Journées de la Culture, organized across Québec.
For further information about Québec's heritage churches
visit the Québec Religious Heritage Foundations inventory at
www.lieuxdeculte.qc.ca
October
2006.
Print-maker Raymond Sander-Regier has issued the first
edition of his newsletter Impressions Souterraines.
The newsletter can be received by e-mail.
Raymond Sander-Regier is the founder, manager and owner
of the studio Underground Impressions Souterraines
(UIS) in Shawville.
He hopes that his studio will become a centre which will
offer Pontiac artists to use the print medium and
provide an opportunity to learn printmaking techniques
and see the work of print-makers displayed.
Competition for Visual Artists.
The City of Gatineau has announced, in
anticipation of the annual celebration of Les
Culturiades on Wednesday, October 25, that it
will accept submissions of original works of art, of
which one will be selected by a jury for award to the
recipient of the Hommage Ville de Gatineau prize
during the celebration.
The City invites the participation of artists living in
the Outaouais region (region 7) and the National Capital
region (125 km radius) to submit an original work
created during the past three years. The deadline
for submissions is October 11 next.
For full information contact Mireille Boudreault
at the Service des arts, de la culture et des lettres,
tel: 819-243-2300
La Basoche,
venue for performing artists at the Centre Culturel du
Vieux-Aylmer, 120 Principale in Aylmer, has just
published an outline of its program for 2006-07. The
list includes the group Galitcha, whose
appearances at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield have
often been mentioned in this Bulletin.
More details as they become available.
For information call
819 243-8000.
The Gatineau Valley Historical Society
has organized the following events for 2007.
At the Chelsea Community Centre, at 7.30 pm
January 15. Captain James Cook: a talk by Victor
Suthren, former Director General of the Canadian War
Museum.
February 19. Looking at Emily Carr: a talk to be
given at the Society's annual general meeting by Charles
C. Hill, Curator of Canadian Art at the National Gallery
of Canada.
Location to be determined.
March 19. Riverkeepers: Ottawa Riverkeeper Meredith
Brown and Gatineau Riverwatcher Neil Faulkner will outline
how and what must be done to preserve our region's historic
rivers and tributaries.
November
30. Ron Moores, of Cantley, presents the monthly Back 40
Stage, with guest Blue Holler.
The
Quebec Community Newspapers Association 
Open
house visits were available at 23 of Pontiac's oldest and
most historic churches during the weekend of September
30-October 1, and 40 other churches, 20 cemeteries and 15
points of interest were highlighted.
October
2006.
La Basoche
