Last update: July 15, 2010
Announcing the
Lulu ‘Classical Women’ 2011 Calendar!
Thank you to all who joined us for the launch party on Thursday, September 2nd at Raspberry’s Jazz Café!
Lulu, in collaboration with renowned Gabriola photographer, Carolyn Davey, and twelve extraordinary Gabriola women, has created a calendar of artful nudes called ‘Classical Women’. This project has been a year in the making and, with generous support from individuals and businesses from Gabriola and beyond, is now a reality. We are grateful to all those who have helped make it happen! Proceeds from the sale go toward Lulu’s ongoing mandate to support the performing arts on Gabriola.
Copies are available at several Gabriola outlets, or directly from Lulu, either by sending an e-mail to calendar@luluperformingarts or by following the link below:
To see the calendar images, and to order copies online please click on the calendar above, or follow this link to the >> Lulu Store
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2010 summer concert:
A Summer Recital
Featuring Rachel Capon, cello
With Leah Hokanson, piano; and Toby Macklin, oboe
7:30 pm, Wednesday, August 11, 2010, Phoenix Auditorium
A dynamic and versatile cellist, Rachel Capon has performed across Canada as a soloist and chamber musician. Moving to Ontario in 2007, Rachel won a seat with the Kingston Symphony for the 08/09 season, while studying with Wolf Tormann in Kingston Ontario.
Last August Rachel moved to Toronto. It has been a wonderful year of new directions and development. Rachel has been collaborating with the Alchemy Opera Project from Northampton Massachusetts to develop an improvised opera/physical theater piece for cello and baritone voice. She has also been enjoying working on recordings with her brother Jesse in his studio The Magnolia. Getting to come home to Gabriola and share her music with the community is always a joy. She feels very honored to get to hail from such a special place.
Ms. Capon studied with Pamela Highbaugh Aloni and Paula Kiffner at the University of Victoria where she attained her Bachelor of Music in 2007. Additional studies include the Banff Centre, Tafelmusik Summer Institute in Toronto, Domain Forget, and the Orford Arts Centre, in Quebec.
Toby Macklin studied oboe in the UK with James MacGillivray and Keith Marshall. He has lived on Gabriola Island for four years, after spending most of his adult life in Egypt and Cyprus. We on Gabriola feel we have reawakened his natural gifts as an oboist. He is now one of our treasures.
Leah Hokanson needs no introduction. The creator of Lulu, she is one of the leading lights of the music world here. An amazing artist and personality, she brings huge focus, virtuosity and commitment to every note.
Music by
J. S. Bach - a Cello Suite
Claude Debussy – a Cello Sonata
Robert Schumann - Trios for oboe, cello and piano, op, 56
J. S. Bach – for oboe, piano and continuo
Bela Bartok - Three folksongs from Csik, for oboe and piano
Vivaldi concerto for oboe (arranged with piano and continuo)
Tickets $15; door $20; youth (18 years and under) $5 anywhere/anytime. Tickets at the Village Liquor Store
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the final concert of Lulu's 2009/2010 concert season:
STITCH
an a capella opera for three women
and three sewing machines
Thursday, May 13th, 7:30pm (6pm stitchery display and sale; 6:45pm artists’ chat), at the Gabriola Community Hall
Music by Juliet Palmer
Text by Anna Chatterton
Performed by Christine Duncan, Patricia O’Callaghan &
Neema Bickersteth.
An Urban Vessel Production
From the abuse of the sweatshop to the fantasy of costume and the empowerment of sewing-it-yourself, the sewing machine has been a force for exploitation and liberation since its invention in the 19th century. Anchored in the sounds and rhythms of sewing, Stitch uncovers the emotional layers of the relationship between woman and barely-tamed machine.
The Toronto Star writes "A rogue brace of creative spirits cuts through the couture and sweeps us straight into a sewing sweatshop in Stitch. Billed as ‘an a cappella opera for three women and three sewing machines,’ it crosses so many genres as to be in a category of its own… Imagine an opera presented outside a theatre, without a stage or orchestra. It doesn’t seem like opera at all – until you realise how much a librettist, composer and three vocalists can accomplish with the simplest of means. That’s an art."
Stitch was nominated for two Dora Awards in 2008 for Outstanding Production, Opera; and Outstanding New Musical. Click below to see an excerpt:
or follow this link: http://urbanvessel.wordpress.com/stitch/sound-vision
And! If you are a lover of sewing machine stitchery you won’t want to miss the “Display and Sale” taking place before and after the Stitch performance. The display and sale will feature everything from machine-sewn fabric art and quilts to "home-made" clothing, vintage garments, and aprons, machine-sewn assemblage a la GIRO, vintage sewing tools and memorabilia, too!
The display and sale will take place from 6pm to 7:30 and afterwards until 9:30. If you would like to display, or if you wish to loan items for display, please email Kristin Miller at kristinmiller@shaw.ca, or call 247-7656.
Advance tickets for Stitch are $18; door $22; youth (18 years and under) $5 anywhere/anytime. Tickets available at Village Liquor Store. And remember! Adults accompanied by a child (13 and under) pay only $10. Just show up at the door. For more information about the performance, please email Leah at info@luluperformingarts.ca
Thank you from Lulu
Lulu Performing Arts Society wishes to extend huge thanks to all the individuals, businesses and organizations who helped make our 2009/2010 season so successful.
To our Volunteers:
Deborah Vitek, Jenni Gehlbach, John Capon, Toby Macklin, Andreas Kahre, Nigel Hart, Patricia Ludwick, Elizabeth Lutz, Bill Moisuik, Barb Russell, Christine McKim, Ken Capon, Gloria Filax, Debra Shogan, Penelope Bahr, Alanna Meneilly, Mindy Joesph, Steve Smith, and Lynn Holden.
To our Sponsors and Friends:
Barry Ladell, Jenni Gehlbach, Margot Fedoruk, Carol Martin, Don and Mary Butt, Louise Amuir, Alanna Meneilly, Michael Brown, Paul O’Sullivan, Carolyn Davey, Greg Cornforth, Karen Cain and Verne Smith, David Boehm, Dawn Steinke, Muriel Wiens, David Carrington, Elfi and Gary Dillon, Kim Lear, Jen Turner, K. Louise Vincent, Morag Orr-Stevens, Alex McConnell, Alice Rich, George and Kit Szanto, Judith Roux, Rose Boulton, Kate Warren, Liana O’Brien, Janice Power, Tawny Capon, Jacoline and Lance Homych, Sheila Malcolmson, Angela N., Susan Hayward Brown, AV, Roger Christie, Emanuel Bocancea, Frank S., Alison Fitzgerald, Hank Serlin, Art Ellefson and Dick Smith.
To Businesses and Organizations from Gabriola and beyond:
Longwood Brewery (Nanaimo), Starfish Soap Company, Haven Management and Staff, Surf Management and Staff, Village Foods, Village Liquor Store, Gabriola United Church, Stones-Throw Cottage B&B, Gabriola Community Hall, Gabriola Lions Club, Gabriola Elementary School, Eternal Flow Computers, Gallery Press, Flying Shingle, Gabriola Sounder, Gabriola Arts Council, Arbutus Bluff B&B, LogoMotion (Nanaimo), Gabriola Automotive, Arbutus Building Supplies, Absolute Detailing (Nanaimo), Gabriola Coffee Company, Colleen’s, Gabriola Golf Club, Tammy Birch, Diane Marks, Cynthia’s Wardrobe (Nanaimo), Farmgate Finds, and Raven Feed.
To the Stitch ‘Display and Sale’ coordinators,
Shena Meadowcroft and Kristin Miller, and to volunteers and contributors: Siki McIvor, Elizabeth Shefrin, Liana O’Brien, Karen Hatton, Judy Vendol, Cherryl Reed, Rohana Laing, Tessa Spero, GIRO (Gabriola Island Recycle Organization), Heide Brown, Sue Vohanka, Darlene Youle, Sharmaine Goldman, Amanda Saturri, Cat Newton, Val Walsh, Morag Orr-Stevens, Tony Gibson, Carol Avramenko, Patricia Sweeney, June Savage, and Joy Olsen.
If you would like keep abreast of Lulu’s current and evolving whereabouts, please contact Leah Hokanson at 250-247-9854, email info@luluperformingarts.ca
With heartfelt appreciation,
Leah Hokanson
Help Lulu by donating online!
You can pay for tickets, or make donations to Lulu by using PayPal. To make a donation online, please follow this link:
For more information about Lulu’s season, or about anything else Lulu has in the works, please visit www.luluperformingarts.ca from time to time or email Leah at info@luluperformingarts.ca.
Educational Outreach
Lulu continues to develop arts education opportunities for children, youth and adults. Please check back for upcoming programs!
Special Projects
You never know where Lulu will show up next, so be sure to check back for upcoming special projects.
Lulu's Lager lauched on Gabriola!
Lulu gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and businesses who helped make this evening such a huge success. Many thanks!
Longwood Brewery and Barry Ladell, The Surf Management and Staff, Village Foods, Alanna Meneilly, Kathy Howard, Mark Cline, Michael Brown, Carolyn Davey, Deborah Vitek, Jenni Gehlbach, Andreas Kahre, Paul O’Sullivan, Village Liquor Store, LogoMotion and Greg Cornforth, Karen Cain and Vern Smith, Gabriola Automotive, David Boehm, The Haven, Arbutus Building Supplies, Diane Marks, Absolute Detailing and Dawn Steinke (Nanaimo), Eternal Flow Computers, Muriel Wiens, Elizabeth Lutz, Art Ellefson, Dick Smith, Elfi and Gary Dillon, Kim Lear, Barb Russell, Christine McKim, the Salad People (yum!), Gabriola Coffee Company, Colleen’s, Gabriola Golf Club, Jen Turner, Gabriola Sounder, Cynthia’s Wardrobe (Nanaimo), Tammy Birch, Farmgate Finds
Lulu is proud to be partnering with the Longwood Brewpub in Nanaimo to bring you what we hope will become Gabriola’s favorite beer!
Lulu collaborates to creates the first Summer Youth Sound Camp!
Click here for more information >>
Recent Events:
During the Vancouver 2010 Olympiad, Lulu Performing Arts, Western Front New Music, Vancouver New Music and the Xenographic Society were pleased to present:
Vancouver February 12-28, 2010: 12 Sound Walks
Soundwalk February 13
Colin Browne, Saturday, 3pm, Jericho Park eastern-most entrance, near the Jericho concession at the western edge of the parking lot at 3 pm.
Soundwalk February 14
Andrew Laurenson Sunday, 2pm. Grandview Park, Commercial at Charles
Soundwalk February 15
Jean Routhier, Monday 2 pm on the street in front of the entrance to Characters cafe / bookstore 8419 Granville st. ends: at marine drive skytrain station duration: about 1 1/2 hr
Soundwalk February 16
Stefan Smulovitz Tuesday, 6:30 pm, Emily Carr University of Art and Design, in front of the gallery
Soundwalk February 18
Soressa Gardner: Thursday, 1 pm at the corner of Main and 27th outside the Saltspring Coffee and Teas shop
Soundwalk February 19
Tina Pearson, Friday, 10am at Ontario St. and E. 33rd Ave. (entrance to Queen Elizabeth park).
Soundwalk February 22
Adrienne Wong, Monday, 2:30 PM, Wendy Poole Park, Alexander @ Main
Soundwalk February 23
DB Boyko, Tuesday, 3:30pm Roundhouse Community Centre in front of the train
Soundwalk February 24
Andreas Kahre, 8pm, European Specialty Foods, 220 Prior Street
Soundwalk February 25
Donna Lytle Thursday, 12 Noon, Science World
Soundwalk February 26
Derek Simons Friday, 4pm, Olympic Village station Canada Line
Soundwalk February 27
Leah Hokanson Saturday, 10am, SE corner of Cambie & 23rd.
More Info and maps at:
http://tinyurl.com/y9ypbgq
