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NATHAN HILTZ, GUITARIST – CREATORS DURING COVID-19: WHAT THEY’RE DOING AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THEM

Posted on March 29, 2020 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: In what specific ways has COVID-19 changed your creative life in the arts? NATHAN HILTZ: My last performance was on March 15 at the Rex Hotel here in Toronto. I typically perform 3-6 times a week so this … Continue reading →

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ELYSE DRAPER: WRITER, PUBLISHER, AND FORMATTING EDITOR EXPLAINS, “CREATIVITY IS SALVE FOR THE RAW AND WOUNDED SOUL. WE TRY TO MAKE SOMETHING GOOD OUT OF THE TOXICITY WITHIN; AND, IF WE’RE VERY LUCKY, IT CAN REMIND OUR ONLOOKERS THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE.” … A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 28, 2020 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to others. ELYSE DRAPER: My life has taken … Continue reading →

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BRYCE KANBARA: “I THINK IMAGINATION IS AN UNDER-USED, UNDER-VALUED COMPONENT IN ART THESE DAYS” SAYS THE AWARD-WINNING ARTIST, CURATOR AND WRITER, PLUS FOUNDER OF HAMILTON ARTISTS INC.,WITH POSITIONS AT BURLINGTON ART CENTRE, ART GALLERY OF HAMILTON, THE ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAPANESE CANADIANS, AND THE WORKERS ARTS & HERITAGE CENTRE OF HAMILTON, PLUS A FREQUENT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL EXHIBITOR … “A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 11, 2020 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? BRYCE KANBARA: I just installed my … Continue reading →

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INGRID NEWKIRK: PETA FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT HERE DISCUSSES HER NEW BOOK “ANIMALKIND: REMARKABLE DISCOVERIES ABOUT ANIMALS AND THE REVOLUTIONARY WAYS WE CAN HELP THEM” AND MARCH 19 6:00 P.M. AT BEN MCNALLY BOOKS, 366 BAY STREET, TORONTO …. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MY CREATIVE LIFE?

Posted on March 10, 2020 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us what you want the public to know about your recent completed project or the one you are actively working on. What is it, why is it, and how was/is it done? INGRID NEWKIRK: To mark … Continue reading →

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LYNNE RYALL: LANDSCAPE PAINTER PLUS GUITARIST-SINGER IN A FIDDLE GROUP PLUS VIOLA PLAYER IN DUNDAS VALLEY ORCHESTRA DELLA SERA STRINGS, PLUS ART TEACHER PLUS DIGITAL ARCHIVIST FOR RBG EXPLAINS “I ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE A BOOK, PRODUCE A FILM OR ACT- MAYBE I WILL DO SO SOME DAY, BUT RIGHT NOW, I AM TOO BUSY.”..A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on March 5, 2020 by strecker

……JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to LYNNE RYALL: I am working on paintings … Continue reading →

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MARGARET ANN FECTEAU AND RUDY D. FECTEAU: MARRIED ARTISTS – AND MUCH ELSE – WORK TOWARD FUTURE JOINT SHOW, AND SHE EXPLAINS ALL, “OFTEN WE WILL DRAW OR PAINT THE SAME SUBJECT, BUT FIND THAT OUR TREATMENTS CAN BE VERY DIFFERENT. AT OTHER TIMES, WE WILL DO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TOPICS” …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 26, 2020 by strecker

Margaret Ann and Rudy Fecteau (holding paintings by activist-artist Renee Sagebear)   JAMES STRECKER:  Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and … Continue reading →

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EVELYN LONG: DIRECTOR / SOUND DESIGNER FOR MANY HAPPIER RETURNS BY CHRISTINE FOSTER AT WOMEN AT PLAYS (S) (FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 8) EXPLAINS: “ON RARE OCCASIONS I GET A JOB WHERE I JUST HAVE TO WEAR ONE HAT (DIRECTOR, STAGE MANAGER, PRODUCER ETC.) BUT USUALLY I AM JUGGLING MANY RESPONSIBILITIES. I’VE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO DO MARKETING, SET BUILDING, COSTUME DESIGN, LIGHTING DESIGN AND MANY MORE THINGS TO PUT ON SHOWS.” A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on February 19, 2020 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to EVELYN LONG: A project I completed recently … Continue reading →

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BEVERLY WILLIAMS: “WE REALIZE THAT WE ARE BECAUSE THEY WERE,” SAYS CHRONICLER OF HER ANCESTRY, WHO ADDS, “SOME 4066 PEOPLE LIVING IN 1354 FAMILY UNITS HELD A PLACE AT THE FAMILY TABLE AND THE SPAN OF TIME REACHES BACK TO THE YEAR 1460 BC…..WE ARE THE ACCUMULATION OF EACH OF OUR ANCESTORS AND THE FUTURE OF EACH OF OUR DESCENDANTS”…..A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on January 17, 2020 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one of or more projects that that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? BEVERLY WILLIAMS: “Footsteps Through … Continue reading →

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BOOKS, CDS, DVDS: A PERSONAL HIGHLY RECOMMEDED LIST: PART 3 DVDS

Posted on December 31, 2019 by strecker

… …1.Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World may change your understanding of rock music, of blues, and of jazz. Just as the music of native Indians significantly determined the nature of these genres of music, so it is that … Continue reading →

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BOOKS, CDS, DVDS: A PERSONAL HIGHLY RECOMMEDED LIST – PART 1 BOOKS

Posted on December 30, 2019 by strecker

1.The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells: The earth’s dire future, predicted – and far too much ignored or denied – not too long ago, is now our daily horrifying present tense, one which Wallace-Wells thoroughly details in chapters like Heat … Continue reading →

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