Arts

Glenn Smith Digs the Blues

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Glenn Smith shares his memories of ‘the Legion’ at 48 Ontario Street during a live interview with Martin de Groot shot at the Commons Studio.  Back in 1986 he began a new venture as a concert promoter, introducing an impressive rotation of blues talent to a receptive local audience.  Revisit our walk-about in February HERE

Legendary performances and Sold-Out shows at the Legion Dance Hall animate the story of Kitchener’s love affair with the Blues

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48 Ontario Street, an unassuming treasure nestled in Kitchener’s downtown technology cluster is the site of the 5th annual CSC Student Design Competition

Press Release Here

The winners of this year’s Design Challenge will be announced during the annual Grand Valley Chapter Connections Café on Wednesday, May 16th in the Atrium at Catalyst137 

Glenn – so appreciate the interview and your endorsement of the competition, but thank you most of all for the many years of gutsy investment in live music.  You’re the real deal.

Hope to see those posters someday!

 

Rebooting the Arts Experience in Waterloo Region

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memories of Night/Shift 2014

Artists, Art Administrators and Art lovers in Waterloo Region sharing their vision of the type of collaborative, connected and compelling cultural experience worthy of community support at a “town hall” meeting Saturday, January 9th, 2016  in downtown Kitchener.

Shout out to THEMUSEUM for hosting Reboot #3 and Martin de Groot for steadying the ship

Go here to get a taste of the action in under one minute