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Grey Bruce Cultural Network serves arts, culture and heritage

Jesse — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:51:03 +0000

The newly elected Board of Directors of the Grey Bruce Cultural Network is pleased to announce that its process of registration as a not-for-profit corporation is complete and the following officers have been appointed to two-year terms:

President: Paul Conway, Voyageur Storytelling, Northern Bruce Peninsula

Vice-President: John Harrison, Tempo Foundation, Georgian Bluffs

Treasurer: Anne Frost, arts management specialist, Georgian Bluffs

Secretary: Joan Chandler, Sheatre, Kemble

Director: Judith Glover, Owen Sound Little Theatre, residing in Meaford

The Grey Bruce Cultural Network is a regional service organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting arts, culture and heritage in all their diversity throughout the region.

Since 2005 the Network has been guided by a Steering Committee of volunteers who have launched the Network, directed the construction of its web site (www.gbcn.ca), and organized the first Annual Gathering held in Hanover in November 2007.

In May this year the Network carried out its first Annual General Process, a pioneering use of e-mail to achieve the purposes of an annual general meeting, which approved the by-laws and the program, and elected the Board of Directors.

Grey Bruce covers a large area, and arts-culture-heritage encompasses a huge diversity. The Network grows out of the idea that not only the cultural sector but the region as a whole can benefit from the kinds of support and developmental energy found in arts councils and similar service organizations in other regions.

“Arts, culture and heritage are exceptionally vibrant in Grey Bruce,” says Conway, “but costs are high, and so are barriers to growth, both artistic and financial. Isolation, poverty, and the daily hard grind to make a living, are not kind to creativity and the free play of the imagination, which are so important to a healthy society.”

The principal activities and services of the Network in the next two years will be:

www.GBCN.ca. To develop and promote the Network’s web site as a tool both for the cultural sector and for those who want to find out about events and activities in Grey Bruce. Growing numbers of individuals and organizations in arts, culture and heritage are on the List and using the web site to promote their activities and share information. The website manager is Emma Hogbin, of xtrinsic, Owen Sound.

Communications and Awareness. To get the word out; to stimulate interaction and the pursuit of mutual interests throughout arts, culture and heritage in Grey Bruce; to encourage general awareness of cultural energy and creativity in all forms.

Cultural Mapping. To describe, understand and display the characteristics and dynamics of the arts-culture-heritage phenomenon in Grey Bruce.

Funding and Resources. To raise money and recruit volunteers for the work that needs to be done.

Arts, Culture and Heritage Support. To respond to particular requests for service and support from arts, culture and heritage individuals and groups.

The second annual Fall Gathering will be held on November 9th, and will focus on the Cultural Map. Details will be announced when confirmed.

The Grey Bruce Cultural Network invites and encourages those concerned with arts, culture and heritage to add their names to the List and get involved. Sign up through www.gbcn.ca.

For further information, contact Paul Conway, 519-795-7477, mail@voyageurstorytelling.ca

Directors and officers of the Grey Bruce Cultural Network, from left, Anne Frost, John Harrison, Paul Conway and Joan Chandler, with committee member Meri-Diane Carroll of Meaford. Absent: Judith Glover and Emma Hogbin.

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The Queens Hotel Blues Full Screen

Ryan — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:20:28 +0000

If you would like to get a copy of the doc to go (the ipodified version as Graeme likes to call it) you can download an .mp4 version here. **the .mp4 will play in itunes and should play on your ipod video, ipod touch… (basically anything made by apple starting with i that has a video screen!)

If you have any comments on the film or on heritage buildings in general please feel free to leave a comment below. If you have a microphone hooked up the the computer you can use the embedded microphone to leave an audio comment as well. Audio comments may be included in future posts/audio programming.

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Win Tickets to Queen’s Hotel Blues

Ryan — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:44:40 +0000

We are only 5 days away from the premiere of Queen’s Hotel Blues.

Want to Win a pair of tickets?

If you would like to win yourself a pair of tickets to the event it’s real simple. We have three pairs of tickets for the first three people to call theOwen.com feedback line and leave a message about…

Your experience with the Queens Hotel or your thoughts on Heritage building protection in general.

Here’s how you enter…

Call theOwen.com feedback line (519) 416-OWEN (6936) it’s a local number!
When you hear the beep record your message (you should get up to 5 minutes of recording time, if the system cuts you off you can hit 5 on the phone keypad to continue the message!).
Be sure to leave your name and a contact phone number at the end of your message!

Winning messages will be included in an upcoming audio production we are working on about the Queens Hotel Blues project and heritage buildings (don’t worry we’ll edit out your phone number!).

Winners will be notified at the contact number provided before Friday and arrangements can be made to pick up tickets at theOwen’s downtown office or at the Roxy on the night of the event.

About the doc…

The Queen’s Hotel Blues is an independently produced and financed documentary about the history and final days of the Queens Hotel in Owen Sound as told by the people involved and those who remember the building.

Tickets are $10 per person and are available at the Roxy box office, 251 9th Street E, Owen Sound. 519 371 2833 for box office inquiries.

Proceeds from the event will go to the North Grey branch of Architecture Conservancy Ontario’s restoration project of the Historic Church at Mennonite Corners.

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Queen’s Hotel Blues

Ryan — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:40:03 +0000

An Evening Premiere presentation of Queens Hotel Blues December 7th at the Roxy Theatre, 8p.m.

Tickets are $10 per person and are available at the Roxy box office, 251 9th Street E, Owen Sound. 519 371 2833 for box office inquiries.

Proceeds from the event will go to the North Grey branch of Architecture Conservancy Ontario’s restoration project of the Historic Church at Mennonite Corners.

A few event details…
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Documentary Presentation with introduction by David Adair
Live Musical Entertainment by Paul Thompson and Eric Van Allen
Silent Auction
the Documentary DVD will be available for sale

..and keep posted for more updates leading up to the event.

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New Funding for the Billy Bishop Museum

Ryan — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:06:24 +0000

OWEN SOUND, Ontario, October 12, 2007 Source: news.gc.ca

On behalf of the Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, Larry Miller, Member of Parliament (Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound), today announced funding for the Billy Bishop Heritage Museum.

Funding of $89,000 will help acquire equipment and installations to modernize the museum space. Modernization will allow for better preservation and exhibition of the museum’s collections and facilitate touring exhibits.

“Canada’s New Government is pleased to invest in facilities that make it possible for Canadians to participate in cultural activities,” said Minister Verner. “Our Government is committed to building stronger communities and to providing opportunities for all Canadians to celebrate Canadian arts and heritage.”

“I commend the Billy Bishop Heritage Museum on its significant contribution to the Owen Sound community,” said Mr. Miller. “This project will improve the museum’s effectiveness and will increase opportunities to present quality programming while strongly enhancing the vitality of the region.”

“I am pleased that Canadian Heritage has accepted our request for funds through its Cultural Spaces Canada program in order to install a proper HVAC system at the Billy Bishop Home and Museum, a national historic site,” said Mary J. Smith, Museum Manager. “The museum will then have environmentally controlled galleries and storage to preserve significant Canadian artifacts for our future generations to enjoy.”

Based in the city of Owen Sound, the Billy Bishop Heritage Museum has become an important player in the tourism industry. The Museum has been designated a national historic site–the only one in Grey and Bruce County. The museum was incorporated on July 14, 1980, and has the mandate to preserve the home of Billy Bishop and provide access to its collections through exhibitions and education programming specifically related to Billy Bishop, his life and times.

Canada’s New Government has provided this financial support through the Cultural Spaces Canada program of the Department of Canadian Heritage. This program supports cultural infrastructure projects that increase access for Canadians to the performing, visual, and media arts and that improve physical conditions for artistic creativity and innovation. Funding is also provided for the construction and renovation of arts and heritage facilities, for the purchase of specialized equipment, and for feasibility studies and projects to transform buildings into arts or heritage facilities.

The Billy Bishop Heritage and the Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museums are hosting the 3rd annual Mighty Museums Trivia Challenge on Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:00 pm at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre. We are pleased to announce that our major sponsor once again is Doug Cameron’s Owen Sound Subaru.

Become a Special Agent and help us complete “Operation Trivia”. Our mission has begun and we are looking for Special Agents to join us in completing this mission by entering a team in this year’s Mighty Museums Trivia Challenge.

Be a Special Agent;
Enter a team for $100 / table of 8 people
It is all about Friends, Fun and Facts!
Questions are based on general everyday topics so it is fun for everyone
Costumes are welcome.

The proceeds from this event go equally to the development and enhancement of the educational programs and the exhibit displays at the Billy Bishop Heritage and the Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museums.

Download the registration form here

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