The Forest City Film Festival is thrilled to announce the introduction of its Lifetime Achievement in Entertainment Award! This inaugural event sparks the beginning of the Forest City Film Festival celebrating stars from Southwestern Ontario with legendary contributions to the global entertainment industry.
The Forest City Film Festival is thrilled to announce the introduction of its Lifetime Achievement in Entertainment Award! This inaugural event sparks the beginning of the Forest City Film Festival celebrating stars from Southwestern Ontario with legendary contributions to the global entertainment industry.
Join in on this spectacular celebration of cinematic excellence and timeless elegance as Forest City Film Festival pays tribute to the illustrious Victor Garber with our inaugural Lifetime Achievement in Entertainment Award. An evening full of highlights including a special award presentation to Victor Garber, a true icon of the silver screen. His remarkable career has left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment, and tonight, we honor his achievements and contributions. The ceremony will feature a curated display of Victor’s most iconic movie moments, celebrating his diverse and illustrious roles and we will be joined by many of his close friends as they share their thoughts and memories of his life and work. Enjoy fabulous food and drink, photo opportunities, and mingle with stars in the beautiful Hilton Hotel Ballroom. After the show, the event culminates with an optional screening of James Cameron’s Titanic along with a Q&A with Victor at the Wolf Performance Hall. a fitting tribute to Victor Garber’s legacy and an unforgettable end to a night of Hollywood glamour. Don your finest attire and join us for a truly remarkable evening, as we celebrate Victor Garber’s exceptional career and the enduring magic of cinema.
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University invites you to a musical offering entitled Bright Angel featuring contemporary works for piano and clarinet from faculty members Jana Starling, clarinet and Allison Wiebe, piano. The program is in part a reflection of the architecture of Mary Jane Colter through the piece Bright Angel by Roshanne Etezady, and in theme with this American composition features additional contemporary works for piano and clarinet, including Grooves by Philip Parker.
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University invites you to share in a musical offering from Inuk soprano Deantha Edmunds as she shares pieces of herself, her experience and reality through original selections from her award-winning Indigenous classical album, Connections. Joined by a string quartet, she will also sing sacred selections in Inuktitut from her album Pillorikput Inuit: Inuktitut Arias for All Seasons, as they were sung in Nunatsiavut (the ancestral homelands of Labrador Inuit) 200 years ago. This program will give audiences a glimpse into who Edmunds is, how she walks through this world, and who and what she carries with her.
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University invites everyone to this Fridays at 12:30 Concert Series performance – a program of works for solo tuba, solo trombone, and duets featuring guest artist Jonathan Rowsell, tuba, and faculty member Denis Jiron, trombone.
All are welcome to attend – No RSVP required. This is a free event and end times are approximate. Attending an event in person? Changes happen!
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For tips on transit, parking, guest expectations, accessibility and more please visit https://music.uwo.ca/events/useful-information.html
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University invites everyone to a clarinet-themed evening of programmed works for clarinet featuring guest artists including David Gazaille, faculty member performers including Carina Canonico and Jana Starling, and a current clarinet student as they showcase varied works by Amilcare Ponchielli, Claude Debussy, Libby Larsen, Guillaume Connesson, Clara Schumann, Jorge Montilla, and Randy Newman. All are welcome to attend – no RSVP required. This is a free event and end times are approximate. Attending an event in person? Changes happen! Check our events calendar before you leave home. https://music.uwo.ca/events/index.html For tips on transit, parking, guest expectations, accessibility and more please visit https://music.uwo.ca/events/useful-information.html
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University invites everyone to a performance by guitar and vocal duo, Alma, as they explore and perform Spanish music that ranges from Zarzuela to Spanish Art Song. Alma is a classical duo that performs music inspired by Flamenco and Folk Traditions. Amelia Daigle, a Canadian soprano, conceived the project with guitarist Daniel Turner out of her love for opera and folk music. It has since evolved into an into a unique and exciting program that has graced stages in Europe and now, Canada.
All are welcome to attend – No RSVP required. This is a free event and end times are approximate. Attending an event in person?
Changes happen! Check our events calendar before you leave home. https://music.uwo.ca/events/index.html
For tips on transit, parking, guest expectations, accessibility and more please visit https://music.uwo.ca/events/useful-information.html
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University invites everyone to join for the Fall Student Composers Concert, with compositions by student composers performed by Music faculty students.
All are welcome to attend – No RSVP required. This is a free event and end times are approximate. Attending an event in person?
Changes happen! Check our events calendar before you leave home. https://music.uwo.ca/events/index.html
For tips on transit, parking, guest expectations, accessibility and more please visit https://music.uwo.ca/events/useful-information.html
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University invites you a performance by Duo Concertante. Duo Concertante is a JUNO-winning ensemble (Nancy Dahn, violin and Timothy Steeves, piano) with a discography of 13 award-winning CDs, including their all-Schubert album, named one of CBC’s Top Classical Recordings of 2020. Nancy and Timothy have toured globally, appearing in the Wigmore Hall (UK), Carnegie Hall (NYC), The National Arts Centre, and the Forbidden City Hall in Beijing, amongst many others. We look forward to welcoming them to the stage for a program entitled Romancing the Rock featuring works by Amanda Maier, César Franck and a newly composed piece titled Iridescence by Mexican Canadian composer Luis Ramirez.
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University invites you to "Community; Confluence" – the Western University Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band's first concert of the year in celebration of a new year of making music together.
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University invites you to an epic evening of chamber music including Schubert's Death and the Maiden. New Orford String Quartet, consisting of Andrew Wan and Jonathan Crow (violins), Western faculty member Sharon Wei (viola), and Brian Manker (cello) start the evening off with Mozart's unrelentingly dramatic K.421 quartet after which string performance students join in with the New Orford String Quartet for an electric performance of A Letter from the Afterlife by JUNO-winning composer Dinuk Wijeratne. Wijeratne’s work will thematically transition to the final programmed piece of the evening, Schubert's Death and the Maiden String Quartet as he includes recognizable quotes from Schubert’s chamber piece.
The Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University invites you Halloween-themed evening of symphonic repertoire. Western University Symphony Orchestra presents a concert of bewitching, mysteriously captivating repertoire with two special Halloween-themed concerts. Performers will swap out concert attire for Halloween costumes – join us if you dare!
Note: The same program and Halloween theme will be performed at a repeat matinée performance on Saturday, November 2.
Kick off the 2024 Green in the City event series with the Hope and Action Climate Change Festival!
On September 21st from 10 am - 4 pm, join us at Fanshawe Conservation Area to raise awareness and inspire action on climate change. Together, we can foster hope for a brighter, sustainable future!
Look forward to:
- Tours of Fanshawe Dam (registration required at FanshaweDamTours2024.eventbrite.ca)
- Tours of the LEED-certified Watershed Conservation Centre
- Interactive exhibits, games, and activities
- Live birds of prey shows
- London Police Service boat
- Test ride e-bikes with London Bicycle Cafe
- Food trucks
+ much more!
Entry to Fanshawe Conservation Area is free as part of Doors Open London!
Transportation:
Ditch the car and hitch a ride on London Transit! Free bus rides to and from the festival will be available with pick-up/drop-off locations at Argyle Mall (accessible bus terminal) and Western Fair (off Rectory).
At the festival, choose to be dropped off/picked up at the day-use area of Fanshawe Conservation Area or the Fanshawe Pioneer Village (accessible location).
Western Fair pick-up times: 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Argyle Mall pick-up times: 9:45 am, 10:45 am, 11:45 am, 12:45 pm, 1:45 pm, 2:45 pm
Festival pick-up/drop-off times: 9:58 am, 10:58 am, 11:58 am, 12:58 pm, 1:58 pm, 2:58 pm, 3:58 pm
Yeehaw! Get ready for a fun-filled night at Country and Western-themed event featuring Hammerlock Pro wrestlers, live music by Crystal Gage, line dancers, door prizes, and a silent auction. Prizes will be awarded for the best-dressed attendees and the best-decorated vendor tables.
Join the PYJAMAGANZA!
Pull on your PJs and take steps to support children facing childhood cancer.
A diagnosis of cancer in a child is devastating and the financial and emotional impact on families can be unbearable…so we walk.
We walk because we care. We walk to provide comfort and remember. We walk to ease the burden and provide hope to our kids and families.
Join us, September 21, 2024, from 4 PM - 7 PM, at Springbank Gardens, London, ON. Because of your participation and fundraising, Childcan can provide direct financial assistance, social, and emotional support to the families we serve throughout western Ontario.
Learn more at https://childcan.com/walk
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