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Join Envision - the Koffler Centre of the Arts' new Membership Program. |
Benefits include discounts on classes and programs, invitations to special members-only receptions and events, and more. PLUS get a MIX Card - with fabulous discounts across the GTA.
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Learn the brushstrokes associated with this traditional form of painting.
Tuesdays, 1 - 3:30 PM
Sept. 20 - Nov. 22 |
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Family Art |
Spend family time creatively working with a variety of mediums.
Saturdays, 12 - 2 PM
Oct. 22 - Dec. 17
Sundays, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM and/or 3:30 - 5:30 PM
Sept. 18 - Nov. 20 |
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Your Memories, Your Stories | |
Explore "life writing" in its many forms - memoir, personal essay, experience-based fiction and poetry.
Tuesdays, 11 AM - 1 PM
Oct. 4 - Nov. 22 |
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 Dear Friends,
This fall, we are thrilled to present diverse and dynamic programs across the city: Spin Off, a new Koffler Gallery Off-Site project at 80 Spadina; a full-day of programs at the International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront Centre; the premiere of the Koffler Chamber Orchestra's 2011-12 season and Past Present - a Koffler Arts Salon evening - both in association with the Art Gallery of Ontario's major fall exhibition on Chagall and the Russian avant-garde. Plus, we are offering a full schedule of Fall/Winter Classes in music, visual arts, dance, writing, photography and more, for all ages and interests.
Our new Program Guide for 2011-12 is hot off the presses - look for it in your mailbox, drop by and pick up a copy, or download from our website. Mark your calendars, reserve your tickets, and register for classes today. Be part of the conversation. We look forward to seeing you this fall! Lori Starr, Executive Director
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FALL/WINTER CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
This Fall/Winter, the Koffler offers all your favorites, plus over 30 new classes in visual art, music, dance, writing, photography and ceramics - including new classes for kids and families.
Class details and the full class schedule are posted on our website.
Register today!
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SPIN OFF
Contemporary Art Circling the Mandala
September 22 to December 4, 2011 | FREE
Koffler Gallery Off-Site at 80 Spadina Ave., Suite 501
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, September 22, 7 - 9 PM
A multimedia exhibition featuring art that melds mysticism and popular culture, offering alternative portals to escape the world of the everyday. With Aya Ben Ron (Israel), Mircea Cantor (France/Romania), Vandana Jain (USA), Gary James Joynes/Clinker (Canada), Melissa Shiff (Canada) and Jennifer Zackin (USA).
Image: Jennifer Zackin, Hanaqpacha Intiq Sombran, 2004. Photo: David Ottenstein.
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THE KOFFLER @ IFOA!
Sunday, October 23, 2011, 11 AM - 6 PM $15 Koffler Envision & Authors Members | $18 General Public Harbourfront Centre, Lakeside Terrace, 235 Queens Quay W.
The Koffler brings top Jewish and Israeli authors to this year's International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront Centre! A day focused on books exploring Russian-Jewish stories and new works in translation, with David Bezmozgis, Michal Govrin, Gary Shteyngart, Gal Beckerman, Irwin Cotler and more.
Presented together with the International Festival of Authors.
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CHAGALL'S MUSICAL WORLD
Sunday, November 20, 2011, 3 PM
Art Gallery of Ontario, Walker Court, 317 Dundas St. W.
FREE with admission to the AGO
Inspired by the AGO's fall exhibition of Chagall and the Russian modernist artists, the Koffler Chamber Orchestra features Chagall's favourite composers in addition to composers who share the painter's Russian-Jewish background. Featuring guest pianist Andrew Burashko and Jacques Israelievitch, Music Director.
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PAST PRESENT
Chagall Through Toronto's Artists
Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 8 PM
$20.50 Koffler Envision & AGO Members | $22.50 General Public
Only $10 more to visit the exhibition
Art Gallery of Ontario, Weston Family Learning Centre, 317 Dundas St. W.
Music, dance, performance, spoken word and more with Toronto's brightest avant-garde artists, creating exciting new Jewish culture that reaches back to the world of Chagall for flavour, colour and inspiration.
Presented by the Koffler Centre of the Arts together with the AGO's major exhibition Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde: Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Image: Bella: The Colour of Love with Theresa Tova. Dahlia Katz Photography.
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IN THE COMMUNITY
UJA Campaign Launch 2012 Reception with Jason Alexander
Tuesday, August 23, 6 PM
Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E.
An exclusive Entertainment & Media Reception with Jason Alexander! Open exclusively to UJA donors who make a minimum gift of $250 (only 69 cents a day) to the 2012 campaign.
Full details: 416.631.5707 | ggomperts@ujafed.org | www.jewishtoronto.com
1st Annual Sukkahville: The Design Competition
Submission deadline: August 31
Reimagine the Sukkah, the temporary shelter or dwelling that is traditionally built during the Jewish festival of Sukkot. Five finalists will be selected by a committee of distinguished judges to be constructed in conjunction with Sukkot, and will be on display October 11 and 12, 2011 on Sherman Campus. Presented by Kehilla, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto's official housing agency.
Full details: www.jewishtorontoonline.net/home.do?ch=content&cid=6846 |
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