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Join Envision - the
Koffler Centre of the Arts' 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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HELEN AND STAN VINE CANADIAN JEWISH BOOK AWARDS
Submissions now open!
The Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards have been presented annually since 1988, celebrating excellence in Canadian writing on Jewish themes and subjects.
The 2012 awards will be presented at a public ceremony on June 7, 2012 at the Bram and Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library as the culminating event of the new Toronto Jewish Book Festival. | |
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
January 16, 2012
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Koffler Family
Fun Festival
Sunday, December 11, 2011 | FREE
Everyone is invited for an all ages end-of-season art bash with music, treats and all kinds of creative fun and free workshops.
Plus, the opening of the Winter Koffler Student Art Exhibition and live performances by Koffler students and faculty.
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Lang Lang's
101 Pianists
The Koffler was invited to participate in 101 Pianists with internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang's, hosted by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in partnership with the Lang Lang International Music Foundation.
Roy Thomson Hall
Sunday,
November 13, 2011
Congratulations to Serena Jackson who will be representing the Koffler Music School!
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Dear Friends,
We have some big news to share with you at the Koffler!
As part of our effort to continue to serve all of Toronto with our unique brand of arts and culture, the Koffler Centre of the Arts is joining the Artscape YOUNGplace project to open in fall 2012.
The Koffler Centre of the Arts has signed a five-year lease with Artscape to occupy a prominent space on the main floor of Artscape YOUNGplace at 180 Shaw Street, just north of Queen Street West in the heart of downtown Toronto's art and design district. The Koffler's expansion to Artscape YOUNGplace was announced yesterday at the offical groundbreaking and naming ceremony. Click here to see photos from the event.
The Koffler's growing repertoire of exhibitions and programs will continue to be available across the GTA, from downtown to Vaughan. Future Koffler Gallery exhibitions and related programs will be based at the Artscape YOUNGplace as the new Koffler building at Bathurst and Sheppard is constructed. Koffler programs - including our repertoire of over 65 classes each year in visual art, music, ceramics and dance - will continue at the Prosserman JCC on Sherman Campus. Next fall, we will also debut classes and programs at the new Schwartz/Reisman Centre on Lebovic Campus in Vaughan.
We look forward to seeing all of you at Koffler events all over the city!
Lori Starr, Executive Director
Artscape YOUNGplace groundbreaking, left to right: Robert Foster (Chair of the Artscape Board of Directors), Tim Jones (President and CEO, Artscape), Lori Starr (Executive Director, Koffler Centre of the Arts), Mazyar Mortazavi (Chair of the Artscape Foundation Board of Directors), David Young (The Michael Young Family Foundation), Councillor Mike Layton (Ward 19 Trinity-Spadina), Tiana Koffler Boyman (Chair, Koffler Centre of the Arts Board of Directors), Vid Ingelevics (Artist and Associate Professor, Ryerson University).
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 | 3 PM
Art Gallery of Ontario, Walker Court, 317 Dundas St. W.
FREE with admission to the AGO
This Koffler Chamber Orchestra concert, under the direction of Jacques Israelievitch, is inspired by the Art Gallery of Ontario's stunning fall exhibition of Marc Chagall and the Russian modernist artists. Featuring Chagall's favourite composers, Mozart and Tchaikovsky and an original piece soloed by its composer, Toronto clarinettist Martin van de Ven together with violinist Semyon Pertsovsky. Alfred Schnittke's Piano Concerto is reprised by acclaimed pianist Andrew Burashko who gave its Canadian premiere.
Come early and see the exhibition Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde: Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris. Koffler Envision Members get into the AGO for FREE on November 20 and see the Chagall exhibition for just $10.
Presented together with the Art Gallery of Ontario as part of kofflerkultura.
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Contemporary Art Circling the Mandala
Continues to December 4, 2011 | FREE
Koffler Gallery Off-Site at 80 Spadina Ave., Suite 501
Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 12 - 6 PM
An international 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.
UPCOMING PUBLIC PROGRAMS:
One World, Double Take: Ancient-Contemporary Convergence
Sunday, November 27, 4 PM | $5 | FREE for Koffler Envision Members
Toronto School of Art, 410 Adelaide St. W., 3rd floor
Responding to themes in Spin Off, a roundtable discussion featuring artists who draw on ancient traditions in creating new work. Is the result sacred or profane? Spiritual or secular? Can it be both at once? Curator Evelyn Tauben moderates with Spin Off artists Vandana Jain and Melissa Shiff together with Dora and Gemini award-winning actor and writer Rick Miller speaking about his unique theatrical production, Bigger Than Jesus - a poignant multi-media 'mass'.
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Past Present: Chagall Through Toronto's Artists
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 | 8 PM
Art Gallery of Ontario, Weston Family Learning Centre 317 Dundas St. W.
$20.50 Koffler Envision & AGO Members | $22.50 General Public
$17 Students
A not-to-be-missed evening of 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. Featuring the jazz fusion ensemble The Thing Is, selections of contemporary choreography from Kaeja d'Dance, accordionist Sasha Luminsky from the former Soviet Union, and the Canadian debut of an excerpt from a new production, Bella: The Colour of Love, written and performed by Yiddish jazz chanteuse Theresa Tova together with celebrated Montreal pianist Matt Herskowitz. Plus surprise art bursts in the galleries!
Come early and see the exhibition Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde: Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris. Admission to the AGO is free on Wednesdays, see this special exhibition for just $10!
Presented together with the Art Gallery of Ontario as part of kofflerkultura.
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IN THE COMMUNITY
Circumcise Me!
October 25 - November 6 | Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E.
The hilarious, heartfelt one-man show of how a suburban Roman Catholic from Philadelphia became an Orthodox Jew.
Presented by the Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company. SPECIAL OFFER: Quote "COMEDY" and receive 20% off tickets. Tickets & info: 416.366.7723 | www.hgjewishtheatre.com
The 31st Annual Holocaust Education Week
Continues to November 9, 2011
The largest Holocaust educational forum of its kind features educational, cultural and community programs at venues throughout the city and region.
Presented by Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre. Full details: http://holocaustcentre.com
ARC Ensemble:
Music, Conscience, and Accountability during the Third Reich
November 8, 7:30 PM | Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning | 273 Bloor St. W.
In honour of Holocaust Education Week, the ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) performs music by Adolf Busch and Karl Amadeus Hartmann, composers who took a stand against the racial and cultural policies of the Third Reich.
Presented by The Royal Conservatory. Tickets & info: 416.408.0208 | www.rcmusic.ca
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
November 8 - 13 (Toronto) | November 18-19 (Richmond Hill)
Canada's largest Asian film festival, Reel Asian ia a unique showcase of contemporary Asian cinema and work from the Asian diaspora.
Full details: www.reelasian.com
Deceived by Motti Lerner
November 9 - 20 | Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St.
When an American Jew is caught transferring valuable information to Israel, issues of political corruption, love and betrayal come to the fore. First produced in Israel to critical accalim under the name Pollard.
Presented by Teatron, Toronto Jewish Theatre. Tickets & info: 416.781.5527 | www.teatrontheatre.com
3 Cohens Sextet featuring Anat, Yuval, & Avishai Cohen and the Jamey Haddad Arab Jazz Ensemble
November 12, 8 PM | Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning | 273 Bloor St. W.
Jazz goes global as Israeli siblings are joined by Jamey Haddad, one of the world's foremost jazz percussionists leading a pan-Arab all-star group.
Presented by The Royal Conservatory. Tickets: 416.408.0208 | www.rcmusic.ca
The First Annual Uma Nota Festival
November 18 - 20 | Gladstone Hotel, Revue Cinema, El Mocambo and Lula Lounge
A three-day festival celebrating Afro-Brazilian, Latin, Caribbean, Funk and Soul music. Featuring live music, DJs, workshops, a talk series, film screenings, food, drink and more.
More info & tickets: http://UmaNota.ca | https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=277430055630702
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