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FROM THE CITY OF ST. CATHARINES
Information about the City's response to COVID19
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NEW | CITY OF ST. CATHARINES VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES
Stay engaged at home with a variety of virtual experiences, activities and programs. Watch a performance or film, explore our history, stay active with fitness videos, find options for local delivery / pickup, and so much more!
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FOR LOCAL ARTISTS & ORGANIZATIONS
We want to help you get the word out about your upcoming arts or culture events, programs or helpful resources. Content may be included in upcoming issues of Culture Ink and may be featured on the St. Catharines Culture Social Media accounts.
Submit content for consideration:
Please include:
- who is presenting/performing/involved.
- date & time.
- 1-2 descriptive sentences.
- a link to a website/facebook event where people can find more details.
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FEDERAL
Details Released in regards to $500 million in
funding for Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Culture
Details released on Friday, May 8. For details including eligibility please visit:
LOCAL
Brock News | Faculty Focus: Amy Friend on the Art of Visual Storytelling
Artist and Educator Amy Friend is a Faculty member of the Brock University Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, and her work is part of the City of St. Catharines Civic Art Collection. Her piece "Vestiges" is prominently displayed in the lobby of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Click the link to learn more.
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THE ST. CATHARINES MUSEUM & WELLAND CANALS CENTRE
Museum Live | The St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre
St. Catharines Museum Launches the "Legacy of a Pandemic Project"
What are your stories and experiences as society shuts down around us and we work to fight off this invisible enemy?
Museum Classroom | Free Programs for Students
NEW | Virtual Museum Lecture Series
Select Tuesdays at 7 pm.
May 19 | Open for Business: The Welland Canal, 1830
May 26 | Tracing the Tracks of the Underground Railroad
For lecture series please email [email protected] to receive a link to a zoom session.
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PERFORMANCE & VISUAL ARTS
In the Soil Multi-(p)Arts Festival | Part One: ITS Online
Fri, May 22
LAUNCH | 6 to 7pm | Special Guests, Interviews & Performances
DANCE | 7:30 to 8:30pm | Sun(set) Dance Party with Dave Stiles
Sat, May 23
ACTIVITY
| 10 to 11am | Family Fun with Bunting
Sun, May 24
PERFORMANCE | 3 to 3:15pm |
Alex Sykes
MUSIC | 3:15 to 3:30pm |
Colin Williams
May 27 to June 7
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MUSIC | TD Niagara Jazz Festival | Digital Concert Series
Fri, May 15, 7pm
| Bruce Tournay
Fri, May 22, 7pm | Miguel de Armas and Miguel Jr.
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PERFORMING ARTS | Essential Collective Theatre Presents Quarantine Cabaret
Fri, May 15, 8pm
Live-stream will be presented on Youtube. Hosted by Lila Town and the Silent Clown. In advance of the Live-stream, participants will be presented on their Youtube account at this link:
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MUSIC | Trivia Night with the Niagara Symphony Orchestra
Tues, May 19, 7pm
Tune in on your computer or phone for our first ever orchestral music trivia and answer live to compete for the top score! Whether you get to show off your own musical knowledge, or are looking to learn a thing or two, this will be a fun evening for music lovers of all kinds!
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LECTURE | Virtual Museum Lecture Series
Presented by the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre
Tues, May 19, 7pm
| Open for Business: The Welland Canal, 1830
Tues, May 26, 7pm | Tracing the Tracks of the Underground Railroad
More dates and lectures to be announced soon!
For lecture series please email
[email protected] to receive a link to a zoom session.
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MUSIC | Showcase Niagara | Streaming Concert Series
Wed, May 20, 7 pm | Brad Battle, Mel Monaco, Katey Gatta, Nathan Warriner and Elton Lammie.
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VIRTUAL DJ DANCE PARTY
Social disDANCE | Featuring Local DJ Marinko
Streaming
daily at 10 am, 1 & 7:30 pm
Social disDANCE is a live-streamed invitation to dance together, apart, i
n a spirit of solidarity, wellbeing, and uplifting play, they invite you to a new kind of dance party.
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PROGRAMS | Seniors' Centre Without Walls
Presented by the City of St. Catharines Older Adult Centres
Interactive telephone-based social and educational programming.
Free for St. Catharines residents ages 50+.
Please register by calling 905-688-5600 ext. 1554, or email:
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COMEDY | Garden City Comedy Festival
Every Friday at 8 pm
Free Live-streams
The Garden City Comedy Festival is devoted to bringing you the best in live comedic entertainment!
Each Friday during the pandemic they will be broadcasting a special free live stream comedy event broadcast on Zoom featuring some of Canada's funniest performers.
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FILM | The Film House At Home
Virtual cinema experiences for you to enjoy from your home.
https://bit.ly/2XGT14q
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Presented by the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
#NiagaraPerforms will provide a platform and professional artist fees for local artists to share performances with online audiences.
Sun, May 17, 4pm | Vox Violins |
Celtic fiddle tunes, folk ballads, blues & rock 'n' roll.
Thurs, May 21, 7pm | Garden City Comedy Festival | David Green with special guests Thomas Calnan and Fiona O'Brien.
Sun, May 24, 4pm | Joe Lapinski | Singer/songwriter.
Thurs, May 28, 7pm | Chorus Niagara | Watch party, featuring previous recordings of "Who We Are" and "Earth and Fire."
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LOCAL
City of St. Catharines 2020 Annual Juried Exhibit | MORE THAN WORDS: Truth and Reconciliation
Call for Volunteers
If you love jazz & would like to join the team of volunteers for the
TD Niagara Jazz Festival
please contact them: [email protected]
Call to Youth | Writing Submissions | St. Catharines Library | "Fresh Ink"
The 20th annual creative writing contest for teens.
For Niagara youth ages 12 to 18, live in the Niagara Region, accepting
Poetry and Short Story submissions.
Deadline: June 30
NATIONAL
Call for Poetry | Canada Council and CBC Books
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RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
Or contact Adrian for details & booking information:
[email protected]
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UPDATES FROM FUNDERS
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FOR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS & CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS
Webinar | The Future of Live Events | Presented by the Canadian Live Music Association
Virtual Panel Discussion | Myseum Toronto | Art in the Time of COVID
Virtual Town Hall | The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) |
Thursdays from 1pm to 2pm ET
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The Cultural Services office is a division of the City of St. Catharines' Community
, Recreation and Culture Services department. Cultural Services focuses on public art, community development, planning and policy related to arts and culture in the City of St. Catharines.
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