spOtlight 2008
spOtlight: Cambridge
Friday June 6 to Sunday June 8, 2008
Put on your dancing shoes. Get up close and pet a trombone. Marimba!
Be a star in Cambridge.
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Event Map
Next to each event listing, you will find a code (C1, C2, etc.) that corresponds to a location on this map.
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Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts
Presented by the City of Cambridge. The Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts this year is tied to the Grand Opening Celebrations of Cambridge City Hall. Everyone is encouraged to celebrate the arts in Cambridge. The evening will feature many local performing and visual artists. cambridge.ca
Cambridge City Hall, 50 Dickson Street (C1)
Grand Opening of City Hall Presented by the City of Cambridge. Come celebrate Cambridge’s newly designed, architecturally stunning and environmentally friendly City Hall!
Cambridge City Hall, 50 Dickson Street
(C1)
Abstract Painting with Acrylics Presented by Brenda Behan-Turnour. Introductory workshop in mini acrylics and card-making.
www.brendaturnour.com Cambridge Centre for the Arts, 60 Dickson Street
(C2)
Registration required. Register by email: brenda.turnour @ sympatico.ca or phone: Cambridge Centre for the Arts 519-622-9676
Find Your Inner Artist Presented by the Cambridge Centre for the Arts. Activities include the pottery wheel, Raku ceramic firing and painting demonstrations, clay bead-making, masks and festival wands. Enjoy Marimba music, children’s dance, watch an open dance rehearsal, then learn some
simple choreography of your own.
www.city.cambridge.ca Cambridge Centre for the Arts, 60 Dickson Street
(C2)
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Sat: 12 pm–3 pm All ages! |
I Hug the World and the World Hugs Me Back
Presented by Cambridge Galleries. A series of performances by artist Vessna Perunovich, related to her exhibition Emblems of the Enigma on display at Queen’s Square until June 28. The artist invites the public to participate in the universal gesture of a hug. www.cambridgegalleries.ca
Cambridge City Hall, 50 Dickson Street (C1)
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Fri: 7:30 pm (performance) |
University of Waterloo School of Architecture,
7 Melville Street South (C3)
Cambridge Galleries, Queen’s Square, 1 North Square (C4)
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Sat: 2 pm (artist talk & reception) |
Behind the Curtains
Presented by Michelle Hopkins. A behind the scenes look at the creation of dance. Watch an open rehearsal with professional dancers, learn some simple choreography of your own, or watch a short film exploring the process of creation from start to finish.
tippytoes@rogers.com
Cambridge Centre for the Arts, Toyota Room,
60 Dickson Street (C2)
Instrument Petting Zoo
Presented by Annetta Whetham of Beyond the Clef Music School. Take a walk through the instrument zoo, experiment on your own or have a qualified music teacher explain proper techniques.Come make music with Beyond the Clef!
Cambridge Centre for the Arts, 60 Dickson Street (C2)