What's on at the Koffler: September 2011

SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

Envision

Spin Off: Opening Weekend

Nuit Blanche Party

Fall/Winter Classes

The Koffler @ IFOA

In the Community

envision

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.

Full details here.

FALL CLASSES

Sumi-e (Japanese Brushstroke) Painting

Learn the brushstrokes associated with this traditional form of painting.

Tuesdays

1 - 3:30 PM
Sept. 20 - Nov. 22

Digital Photography

Love photography and want to gain a greater understanding of this art form? Learn how your camera works and how to take better pictures.

Wednesdays

7 - 9 PM

Oct. 26 - Dec. 28

Family Pottery

Spend family time together creatively working in clay.

Saturdays

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Oct. 22 - Dec. 17

Sundays

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM and/or 3 - 5 PM
Sept. 11 - Nov. 13

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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

Aya Ben Ron (Israel), Mircea Cantor (France/Romania), Vandana Jain (USA), Gary James Joynes/Clinker (Canada), Melissa Shiff (Canada), Jennifer Zackin (USA)

A multimedia exhibition where the everyday is sacred, the ancient is contemporary, and the art is meditative. Six artists of different backgrounds present a new spin on the centuries-old motif from Hindu and Buddhist tradition, the mandala.

OPENING WEEKEND EVENTS:

Opening Reception

Thursday, September 22, 7 - 9 PM | FREE

Curator talk with Evelyn Tauben at 7:30 PM.

Re-Making Mandalas

Sunday, September 25, 10 AM - 4 PM | $130 + materials

Guided tour of Spin Off and digital art-making workshop.

Toronto School of Art, 410 Adelaide St. W., 3rd floor

Registration required: tsa-art.ca

On the Other Side...

Sunday, September 25, 7:30 PM | $12 | FREE for Koffler Envision Members
Toronto Underground Cinema, 186 Spadina Ave.

Appropriating Leonard Cohen's words and bass voice as a departure point, Gary James Joynes/Clinker mixes sound and visuals live on stage to create a multi-sensory environment.

Image: Jennifer Zackin, Hanaqpacha Intiq Sombran, 2004. Photo: David Ottenstein.

NUIT BLANCHE PARTY

Saturday, October 1, 2011 | 8:30 - 11 PM | $30 advance | $35 door

80 Spadina Ave., Suite 503

Mingle with art experts and get their top picks for this year's Scotiabank Nuit Blanche. With exclusive late night access to the Koffler Gallery Off-Site exhibition Spin Off, music by DJ Perry Gilman, open bar, art-making and more.

Presented by the Koffler's Envision Membership Program.

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!

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.

IN THE COMMUNITY

6th Annual Varley Art Instructors Exhibition

September 7 - 11 | McKay Art Centre, 197 Main St., Unionville

An exhibition of works by artists and instructors, including Koffler painting instructor Glenn Bernabe. Opening reception: September 8, 6 PM.

Full details: www.visitthevarley.com/varley-art-gallerys-art-instructor-exhibition

Of Music and Painting
September 9 - October 3 | The Gallery at the MNJCC

Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Ave. (at Bloor)
An exhibition of works by Koffler painting instructor and artist Paul Peregal. Opening reception: September 9, 6 PM.

Mamaloshen

September 17, 8 PM & September 18, 2 PM

Bluma Appel Theatre | St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E.

Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Mandy Patinkin in his critically acclaimed Broadway theatre concert, featuring traditional, classic and contemporary songs sung entirely in Yiddish. Presented by the Harold Green Jewish Theatre.

Full details & tickets: 416.366.7723 | www.hgjewishtheatre.com

Koffler Envision Members receive an 18% discount on all HGJT tickets. Join today!

My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm In Therapy!

Performances start October 12 | Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst St

Steve Solomon's hit New York comedy starring Tony Award-winner Paul Kreppel. One part lasagna, one part kreplach and two parts Prozac, you don't have to be Jewish or Italian to love this show!

SPECIAL EARLYBIRD OFFER FOR KOFFLER SUBSCRIBERS: 20% discount off full ticket price - use code KCA9. Offer good for shows between October 12-30. Must order by October 17.

Tickets & info: 1-855-985-ARTS (2787) | www.ItalianJewish.ca

I Believe: A Holocaust Oratorio for Today

October 25, 8 PM | Roy Thomson Hall

Composed of words and music in twelve movements in the musical language of today, I Believe tells an inspired story of the inextinguishable will to survive. Created by award-winning Canadian musician/composer Zane Zalis and featuring conductor Roberto Paternostro (Music Director of the Israel Chamber Orchestra), Opera Canada Symphony, the Orpheus Choir, the University of Toronto MacMillan Singers, the Hamilton Children's Choir, and special guest soloists. Presented by Attila Glatz Concert Productions.

Tickets: www.roythomson.com | 416.872.4255
Full details: www.ibelieveproject.org

FOR FULL DETAILS ON ALL KOFFLER PROGRAMS, EVENTS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

www.kofflerarts.org