Media Preview for the Ross King exhibition about the Group of Seven - the wait is over!!! Bobak too!

MEDIA PREVIEW
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Exhibition explores the bold emergence of Modernism
through Canadian artists

BREAKING NEWS: ROSS KING'S BOOK, DEFIANT SPIRITS HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR THE BEST NON-FICTION AWARD BY THE WRITER'S TRUST - SEPT. 27, 2010. COME MEET THE AUTHOR ON THE 28th AT THE McMICHAEL

When: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Avenue, Kleinburg (just north of the Major Mackenzie Drive, Islington Avenue intersection)

Why: Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven, organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and guest-curated by internationally renowned, Governor General’s Award-winning author Ross King. A Canadian citizen living near Oxford, England, King has probed the characters, personalities, and times of the Group of Seven to tell a compelling, new story of these enormously influential artists and dynamic period in Canadian history. The exhibition opens on October 2, 2010.

Who: Meet exhibition curator and author, Ross King; meet McMichael Chief Curator, Katerina Atanassova.

What: This fall, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection will feature an insightful exhibition about the Group of Seven. Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven explores the emergence of the modernist art movement within Canada. Although unfailingly controversial, modernism spread widely and rapidly as young artists who had studied in France returned to their homelands and began interpreting their own landscapes in the light of modern pictorial advances. In Canada, the most notable practitioners of this kind of modernist art – though by no means the only ones – would be the Group of Seven.

View over sixty works by the Group of Seven and other Canadian artists Paul Signac French, P.C. Sheppard, David Milne, Florence H. McGillivray, John Goodwin Lyman, R.S. Hewton, John Sloan Gordon, L.L. FitzGerald, William H. Clapp, Emily Carr, and Bertram Brooker.

The exhibition will be on at the McMichael from October 2, 2010 to January 30, 2011.

About the Gallery
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an agency of the Government of Ontario and acknowledges the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. It is the foremost venue in the country showcasing the Group of Seven and their contemporaries. In addition to touring exhibitions, its permanent collection consists of more than 5,500 artworks, including paintings by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, First Nations and Inuit artists. The gallery is located on Islington Avenue, north of Major Mackenzie Drive in Kleinburg, and is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/students and $30 for families. There is a $5 fee for parking. For more information about the gallery, visit www.mcmichael.com.

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Please RSVP:
Stephen Weir, Publicist
Gallery: 905.893.1121 ext. 2529
Toronto Office: 416.489.5868
Cell: 416.801.3101
sweir@mcmichael.com

SECOND MEDIA PREVIEW SAME DAY



MEDIA PREVIEW
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Exhibition expresses Canadian artist’s fascination with the human body and soul

When: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 10:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Where: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Avenue, Kleinburg (just north of the intersection, Major Mackenzie Drive and Islington Avenue)

Why: Bruno Bobak: Love, Life and Death, developed by McMichael’s Assistant Curator, Collections, Sharona Adamowicz-Clements, highlights the figurative works (including a selection of portraits) that the East Coast-based artist produced between the early 1960s and 1980.

Love, Life and Death provides an in-depth look into the artist’s fascination with the body through a set of narratives that focus on human relations, the family, life cycle and a myriad of emotions from love, joy and tenderness to pain and despair.

Who: Meet the McMichael’s Assistant Curator, Collections, Sharona Adamowicz-Clements.

What: Bruno Bobak: Love, Life and Death exhibition runs September 18 to December 5, 2010, and offers a large selection of paintings and some works on paper from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery.

About the Gallery

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an agency of the Government of Ontario and acknowledges the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. It is the foremost venue in the country showcasing the Group of Seven and their contemporaries. In addition to touring exhibitions, its permanent collection consists of more than 5,500 artworks, including paintings by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, First Nations and Inuit artists. The gallery is located on Islington Avenue, north of Major Mackenzie Drive in Kleinburg, and is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/students and $30 for families. There is a $5 fee for parking. For more information about the gallery, visit www.mcmichael.com.

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To RSVP, please contact:
Stephen Weir, Publicist
Gallery: 905.893.1121 ext. 2529
Toronto Office: 416.489.5868
Cell: 416.801.3101
sweir@mcmichael.com

The bull (in designer Bvl Gari's sunglasses and smoking Cubans) has finally left the china store. Let the press launches begin

PUBLICISTS CELEBRATE THE END OF THE FILM FESTIVAL AND GET BACK TO WORK

The bull smoked Cuban, sported Bvl Gari's signature purple sun glasses, had tail hair done by England's Stuart Phillips and was followed by every single reporter, blogger, videographer, photographer and autograph seeker in the Free World. And now, finally with the Toronto International Film Festival out the door, the bull has stomped out of the shattered tea shop leaving local publicists to clean up the mess and try to get the PR machine back to normal.
While TIFF rolls through Toronto PR people in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe always have to stop and hold their breathe. Forget trying to get publicity if you aren't peddling movie stars, book-into-movie deals, directors, made-for-TV films and did we mention movie stars?
For two weeks in September the newsrooms are empty. Every reporter, photographer and videographer is out on the street working TIFF assignments. Doesn't matter what beat. Sports reporters find out which stars went to see the Blue Jays, Foodies file stories on what the Stars are eating, Business reporters talked about the economic impact, and, well you know the drill.
For publicists not working the TIFF beat it is a hard go. Doesn't matter how good/new/unique/fascinating your project, NO ONE will listen. ( I gave up and took a writing assignment and went shark diving in Nassau during the last week in TIFF).
Toronto's cultural attractions know about the black hole media draw of the bull in the china shop and for the most part postpone all PR events until after the TIFF. Good philosophy, except that the week following TIFF -- this week -- is almost as busy as it was during the actually Film Festival.
I have attended and/or been involved with 5 major PR activities this week ... and I write this Wednesday morning at 9am. The rest of the week looks equally busy!
What I have attended this week!
Nuit Blanche Camera in hand I covered the Monday morning outdoor Nuit Blanche News Conference. Scotiabank Nuit Blanche celebrated its past and kicked off its fifth year with the unveiling of Some Enchanted Evenings, a 5th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibition presented by Scotiabank featuring photos, videos and previously mounted works from the 2006-2009 editions of the free all-night contemporary art event.


As pressers go, this was a good one. Rita Davis (the city's director of culture), Mayor David Miller, and Scotiabank VP Duncan Hannay. There was some real news - Yonge Street will be closed down for Nuit Blanche, the TTC has a special $10 24-hour pass for up to 6 people per card and a lot of interesting sounding projects slated for October 2nd - 6.57pm to sunrise in downtown Toronto.
It is the unscripted events at a presser that often times get the biggest laugh. Press conference for Nuit Blanche held outside, just off King Street in front of the Scotiabank Plaza. Half-way through the presser a north wind blew street smells (think raw sewage) into the crowd. Mayor David Miller probably wondered why some people suddenly started holding their noses while he gave one of the most upbeat Nuit Blanche speeches ever given in the festivals 5-year history. A senior Scotiabank official standing beside me looked southward at the bank towers across the street. " Humph" she said, "count on the Royal Bank to try and stink up our moment in the sun!". Smell went away. The media got their stories and it was on to the next event.
The Ontario Science Centre, coming off a strong successful summer season with its Harry Potter Exhibition (no science, just Hollywood) previewed its newest large format Imax movie on Tuesday.

Legends of Flight, brought to you by Canadian director Stephen Low (of Titanica fame - first Imax movie about the Titanic). The posters make it look as though this is a movie about the historyof flight, but, it is actually a documentary about the struggles Boeing Corporation is having in bringing the new technology (no aluminum, just carbon fibre) 787 Dreamliner to market. As a former Litton Systems Canada PR person (they built nav systems for the military and commercial avionics industry) I was moved by the scenes of gliders, jet fighters and super-sized passenger planes appearing on screen.

If I have any criticism it is over Low's heavy use of CGI technology, it takes the joy out of enjoying a film when you realize the Harrier jets that are shown escorting a Cdn destroyer were created by CGI. Although the film's producer, Pietro L. Serapiglia, says that Boeing did not cover the costs of this 4-year long film project, they are going to love this 45-minute large format explanation as to why they are over 2-years behind on deliveries (800+ sold, 0 delivered). I would suspect that Boeing is less than pleased that the film compares the shape of the Dreamliner with the Albatross!
The Science Centre brought along Serapiglia and Captain Heather Ross to the Media Preview. Ross is a Canadian born Boeing test pilot. She flew 40 missions in the Gulf War, was a pilot for United Airlines and now is one of only a dozen or so people who have actually flown the Dreamliner. What is like to be at the controls of airplane that has 220ft wide bendable wings? "This is a great airplane from a pilot's perspective. IT is very comfortable, and because we can fly at lower altitudes (compared to traditional jumbo gets) there is not as much pilot fatigue."

What have I do so far this week?

* Ross King Media Alert. The Governor General Award winning author will be the star of my media preview to an art exhibition based on his book Defiant Spirits. The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven. Ross is the curator and the author! The preview is September 30th 10am to 12.15. McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Kleinburg. (drop me a note if you want to attend).
* Bruno Bobak: Love, Life and Death September 18 to December 5, 2010. Media launch on Sept 30th. Artist in Gallery on Sunday Oct. 3rd for member's opening (everyone welcome) Minister Chan to open show!
* CTV friends of broadcast journalist Karlene Nation asked me to send out a media alert for Wednesday evening. Which I have done (and you can see on this blog page). Karlene has taken a leave from CTV where she is Diversity Editor. She is running for city council in Trinity Spadina against another media person - councillor Adam Vaughan. The drink fest starts at 7pm but I suspect most of her colleagues will give it pass because the network doesn't like their employees messing in politics.
* Sent out Word on the Street invites to the media. The day-long outdoor book festival runs this Sunday at Queen's Park. Author Elizabeth Abbott will be there all afternoon (so will I)!

Coming Up:
Oregon State is holding a media launch for their winter tourism promotion. The Art Gallery of Ontario is opening a Goodman exhition and the Royal Ontario Museum has an event around its current Terracotta Warrior show. The Sony Theatre is reopening and on Saturday the Aviation Museum is free to the publics.
And for the rest of the week? Media interviews, dinner with a High Tech magazine (for my aerospace work) and followup to the Pan Am Diversity press conference held last week.
Cutlines:
Top: Small Stage. Big Show. Mayor David Miller, bank officials, artists and city workers try to find space on the small Nuit Blanche stage
Second from top: Rita Davis at the Nuit Blanche media launch
Third from Top: Two Harrier jets escorting a Canadian destroyer? Never happened. The jets were created through the magic of CGI. Film's maker says the destroyer is real!
Second from bottom: Captain Heather Ross and producer Pietro L. Serapiglia
Bottom: Cover shot of author Ross King's new book.

Karlene Nation running for Toronto City Council

Stephen Weir receives a request from CTV's Karlene Nation to circulate an invitation to a fund raising evening on Wednesday in Liberty Village


Hello Stephen Weir @ Scotiabank Caribana -- How are you? Karlene Nation here.

I would like to invite you (and the people on your media list) to attend my campaign fundraising Party at the Brazen Head Irish Pub in Liberty Village on Wednesday -- September 22nd. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Brazen Head is located at 165 East Liberty Street-- West of Strachan Avenue.Tel: 416-535-8787
It's going to be an awesome evening, lots of food and great friends to celebrate the occasion. I am running for the position of City Councillor in Ward 19 -- Trinity Spadina.
I'm really proud to have the opportunity to participate in the political process. I've taken a leave of absence from CTV to pursue my passion for politics.
I'm running on a platform of fiscal responsibility and improved services
to businesses and residents in Toronto. My policy statement will be on my election website which will be up and running today -- Monday.
electkarlenenation.com.
I need your help to run a successful campaign.
The City of Toronto will provide individuals with a generous tax rebate on your donations. You will receive a tax deductible receipt for all donations over $25.

If you donate $25 -- your tax rebate $18.75 -- Your cost - - $6.25
If you donate $50 -- your tax rebate is $37.50 -- your cost -- $12.50
If you donate $100 -- your tax rebate is $75.00 -- your cost -- 25.00
If you donate $300 -- your tax rebate is $225 -- your cost $75.00
Individuals can donate up to a maximum of $750.

I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday -- at the Brazen Head.
It's going to be a great evening. Thanks again for your support.

Karlene Nation
Candidate -- City Councillor
Ward 19 -- Trinity Spadina

Posted by:

Stephen Weir
Stephen Weir & Associates | stephen@stephenweir.com
or sweir5492@rogers.com
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MEDIA PREVIEW THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 McMICHAEL GALLERY

MEDIA PREVIEW
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Exhibition explores the bold emergence of Modernism
through Canadian artists

When: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Where: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Avenue, Kleinburg (just north of the Major Mackenzie Drive, Islington Avenue intersection)
Why: Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven, organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and guest-curated by internationally renowned, Governor General’s Award-winning author Ross King. A Canadian citizen living near Oxford, England, King has probed the characters, personalities, and times of the Group of Seven to tell a compelling, new story of these enormously influential artists and dynamic period in Canadian history. The exhibition opens on October 2, 2010.
Who: Meet exhibition curator and author, Ross King; meet McMichael Chief Curator, Katerina Atanassova.
What: This fall, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection will feature an insightful exhibition about the Group of Seven. Defiant Spirits: The Modernist Revolution of the Group of Seven explores the emergence of the modernist art movement within Canada. Although unfailingly controversial, modernism spread widely and rapidly as young artists who had studied in France returned to their homelands and began interpreting their own landscapes in the light of modern pictorial advances. In Canada, the most notable practitioners of this kind of modernist art – though by no means the only ones – would be the Group of Seven.
View over sixty works by the Group of Seven and other Canadian artists Paul Signac French, P.C. Sheppard, David Milne, Florence H. McGillivray, John Goodwin Lyman, R.S. Hewton, John Sloan Gordon, L.L. FitzGerald, William H. Clapp, Emily Carr, and Bertram Brooker.
The exhibition will be on at the McMichael from October 2, 2010 to January 30, 2011.

Tom Thomson, (1877-1917)
Byng Inlet, Georgian Bay, 1914-1917
oil on canvas
71.5 x 76.3 cm
Purchase with the Assistance of Donors and Wintario
McMichael Canadian Art Collection

About the Gallery

The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an agency of the Government of Ontario and acknowledges the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. It is the foremost venue in the country showcasing the Group of Seven and their contemporaries. In addition to touring exhibitions, its permanent collection consists of more than 5,500 artworks, including paintings by the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, First Nations and Inuit artists. The gallery is located on Islington Avenue, north of Major Mackenzie Drive in Kleinburg, and is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors/students and $30 for families. There is a $5 fee for parking. For more information about the gallery, visit www.mcmichael.com.

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Please RSVP:
Stephen Weir, Publicist
Gallery: 905.893.1121 ext. 2529
Toronto Office: 416.489.5868
Cell: 416.801.3101
sweir@mcmichael.com

Editors please note:
Ross King will be at the gallery this Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
September 24 to 26, 2010 and is available for interviews.

REVISED: Media Alert: Making the business of the Pan/Parapan American Games Diverse

OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSITY-OWNED BUSINESSES WITH
TORONTO 2015 PAN/PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES

Diversity Business Network Hosts “A World of Opportunity” Conference
Media Briefing/Q&A, Thursday, Sept. 17, 3.30 pm to 4.15
Ian Troop, CEO Toronto 2015, Business leaders, Minister Margarett Best and Olympian Ohenewa Akuffo

What: To prepare diversity owned businesses for the opportunities that the 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games represent, the Games Organizing Committee has partnered with the Diversity Business Network to host, “Diversity Business Conference | Pan Am 2015 – A World of Opportunity, presented by Centerplate”. Attendees will receive a road map of opportunities from the Games Organizing Committee and key partners."

Who: Speakers include Ian Troop, CEO Toronto 2015; John Campbell, CEO of Waterfront Toronto; Antonio de Santiago, Executive VP of Infrastructure Ontario; Howie Wong, General Counsel of Toronto Community Housing; Andrew Weir, VP Tourism Toronto and Courtney Betty. CEO of Diversity Business Network (www.enablediversity.com). Olympian Ohenewa Akuffo will be attending the event to inspire diversity business leaders to get involved with the games. Canada’s foremost female wrestler will be available for photographs during the Media Briefing along with the Olympic Torch.

Title Sponsor: Centerplate. Leading hospitality provider to North America's sports stadiums and convention centres (a committed supporter of community /diversity). Other sponsors include the Royal Bank, MNP and Telus.

Where: Westin Harbour Castle Hotel. Queens Quay, Toronto.

When: Media briefing: 3.30 to 3.45 pm ( the actual conference is from 1pm – 6pm). Media briefing includes an opportunity to interview the keynote speakers. Thursday September 16th.

How: Media are requested to register by email or contact Roberta Atkinson, Diversity Business Network, 501 Oakwood Ave, Toronto, Tel: 416-728-8097, roborta@enablediversity.com

For more information, media please contact: Craigg Slowly 647-775-6659
Stephen Weir stephen@stephenweir.com
416-801-3101

Mayoralty Candidate’s Diversity Debate

Mayoralty Candidate’s Diversity Debate
When: Saturday September 11, 2010 from 6:00 Pm to 8:00 PM
Where: The Ted Rogers School of Management @ Ryerson University
Location: 575 Bay St. (entrance at 55 Dundas St. W)
The Diversity Business Network in cooperation with Ryerson University’s Diversity Institute presents Toronto’s first Mayoral debate focusing on the candidates’ policies and plans for leveraging the diversity of Toronto for economic and social development. The focus of the debate is to explore how each candidates’ plans to build on current policies and to create new policies to promote an inclusive, thriving, global city.
In the past, Toronto City Council has adopted a series of resolutions and initiatives aimed at promoting diversity and eliminating discrimination. Considerable progress has been made but more remains to be done.

For more info Contact: Courtney Betty: 416-968-1181
www.enablediversity.com
and
www.ryerson.ca/diversity
Cutline: George Smitherman and journalist Ned Blair

Canada's top children's authors coming to Hamilton's Westfield Heritage Village

20+ Proven Performers to Entertain Thousands at Telling Tales
Award-Winning Festival Announces Detailed Plans for Year Two

For Immediate Release:
September 7, 2010

More than 20 of Canada’s best-loved children’s authors, illustrators, musicians, and storytellers will visit Hamilton’s picturesque Westfield Heritage Village to meet their fans and lend a hand to raise funds for local literacy programs on Sunday, September 19, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

• Presenters include: Adwoa Badoe, Robert Blunsdon, Hugh Brewster, Creative Theatre Company, Wallace Edwards, Natale Ghent, Linda Granfield, Elize Hartley, Jude Johnson, Rukhsana Khan, Monica Kulling, Andrew Larsen, Kenneth Oppel, Gillian O’Reilly, Pearls of Time, Shelley Peterson, Turkey Rhubarb, Ken Roberts, Philip Roy, Ken Setterington, Kevin Sylvester, Jeremy Tankard, Maureen Sawa reading Shin-chi’s Canoe, written by Nicola Campbell and illustrated by Kim LaFave and winner of the 2009 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, Frieda Wishinsky, and Paul Yee.

• Presentation stages include: the Bandstand, the Jerseyville Railway Station, the Large Meadow, the Lockhart Meadow, the Mountsberg Church, the Native Village, the One-Room School House, and the Summer Stage.

In addition, festival-goers can enjoy:
• Famed Westfield buildings staffed with engaging interpreters
• Chats with costumed literary favourites – you might meet Charles Dickens, Anne of Green Gables, or Winnie the Pooh!
• Two fun-filled activity centres
• A wide selection of presenters’ books and CDs for purchase at Bryan Prince, Bookseller’s on-site retail tent and an autographing area to get those purchases signed
• Telling Tales Book Swap & Shop – leave your used children’s books and pick up something that is new to you for just a loonie or a toonie.
Additional Festival Highlights Include:
• Kick off of Adult Basic Education Association’s Life Long Learning week. Last year, the popular event week welcomed 50,000 participants to over 1,400 events. For more information on Adult Basic Education and Life Long Learning Week, please visit http://www.abea.on.ca/llw/
• Spotlight on Shin-chi’s Canoe, winner of the 2009 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award, written by Nicola I. Campbell, illustrated by Kim LaFave, and published by Groundwood Books. Join Maureen Sawa, Director, Public Service and Community Development, Hamilton Public Library, and a former board member of the Canadian Children’s Book Centre, for her reading of Shin-chi’s Canoe at the Bandstand at12:30 p.m. For more information on this exciting award program, please visit: http://www.bookcentre.ca/awards/

• The suspense is over! The winners of our annual Bookmark Contest – a joint project of the Hamilton Public Library, The Hamilton Spectator, and the Telling Tales Festival – will be announced from the Bandstand at 1:00 p.m.
About Telling Tales: A Family Festival of Stories: Launched in 2009, this free festival drew over 4,000 attendees from across Ontario in its first year, and established its unique mandate: to entertain children and families of all ages and, equally importantly, to raise money for Hamilton-based literacy programs. Earlier this year the festival won Tourism Hamilton’s Award of Excellence for best festival in the medium budget category and honourable mention in the category of best rookie event of the year. In 2009, Telling Tales raised $20,000 in donations and sponsorships and directed these funds specifically to the Hamilton Literacy Council, the Summer Literacy Program, Early Literacy Hamilton, and the Original Griffin Literacy Project. Organizations interested in building their local literacy projects are invited to submit their written request to the Telling Tales Litercy Funding Committee. Full details can be found on our website at www.tellingtales.org. While Telling Tales is free to attend, donations to literacy are accepted and encouraged.
The festival extends special thanks to its host partners – Westfield Heritage Village, operated by the Hamilton Conservation Authority; the Hamilton Public Library and the Rotary Club of Hamilton Sunset. Key financial support from TD Bank Financial Group, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, CHML/Y108 Children’s Fund, and many local Rotary clubs is gratefully acknowledged.
The festival’s media partners are The Hamilton Spectator, Y108/AM900 CHML/VINYL 95.3 FM, and CHCH Television.

Telling Tales is pleased to recognize the invaluable assistance of its community partners and its many in-kind donors and sponsors. The festival’s community partners include Adult Basic Education Association/Lifelong Learning Week; Boys and Girls Clubs of Hamilton; Bryan Prince, Bookseller Ltd.; Early Literacy Hamilton; Frontier College; Hamilton Association for Residential and Recreational Redevelopment Programs (HARRRP); Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board; Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board; Hamilton Literacy Council; and YMCA.

Among the festival’s many in-kind donors and sponsors are Arcelor Mittal Dofasco, Bermingham Foundation Solutions, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, The Carnegie Gallery,Friends of Hamilton Public Library, Friesen’s Corporation, First Student Canada, Hamilton Scenic Specialty, Hamilton Video and Sound, Hillfield Strathallan College, Imagination Plus, Michelangelo Catering, Nove Studio, Outdoor Convenience, Realtors’ Association of Hamilton-Burlington, Rockton World’s Fair, the Russell I. Ellman Fund of the Hamilton Community Foundation and Spencer’s Mercantile.


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Media Contact:
June Dickenson, Marketing Chair
Direct: 647 477 6000 or 905 689 0388
E-mail: junedickenson@cogeco.ca

Full details at: www.tellingtales.org
Follow us on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/tellingtalesFFS
Find us on Facebook. Become a fan!

Issued by Stephen Weir

Media launch for sculpture garden at McMichael

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MEDIA ALERT & PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
MAJOR ART ACQUISITION ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE McMICHAEL CANADIAN ART COLLECTION ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT 11:30 AM

WHAT: Join us for a special announcement regarding a major art acquisition for the McMichael Collection and to learn more about our upcoming Grounds Enhancement Project.

WHY: The McMichael will unveil its significant plans to enhance the gallery grounds and build an outdoor Sculpture Garden featuring works by a well known Canadian artist (identity of the artist to be revealed during the announcement). Artworks will be on display for photography/filming by the media. The McMichael previously received confirmation on March 12, 2010 that the Federal and Provincial governments will contribute $4.2 million through the Infrastructure Stimulus Funding program to complete this major project.

WHERE: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Grand Hall
10365 Islington Avenue, Kleinburg, ON L0J 1C0
905.893.1121 • www.mcmichael.com

WHEN:Wednesday, September 8, 2010. Formal remarks will commence at 11:30 a.m. followed by a reception and refreshments at noon.

WHO:Upkar Arora, Chair of McMichael Board of Trustees
Michael W. Johnston, Chair of McMichael Foundation Board of Directors

PLEASE RSVP—MEDIA CONTACT: Stephen Weir, Publicist
Gallery 905.893.1121, ext. 2529 • Mobile 416.801.3101
Email sweir@mcmichael.com