Presents: Celebrate! Life Changing Stories a fundraising showcase to support Ottawa StoryTellers
Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 7:30pm Arts Court Theatre (2 Daly Ave) Celebrate the art and tradition storytelling with Ottawa StoryTellers. This showcase features a collection of storytellers sharing life-changing tales, with a mix of personal and traditional stories. In addition to the 90-minute show, the evening will include a delightful intermission reception in the Arts Court Studio.
You'll hear from OST favourites, Alan Shain and Jennifer Cayley, and (un)told host, David Brennan. Alan tells of the night that launched his comedy career, when he launched himself off the stage, quite accidentally. David sets the scene of his tale, "in the harbour mist - in the tower treasure - the points of no return where lives are changed forever." CBC's Adrian Harewood will share a story about how his journey intersects with the legacy of Viola Desmond. Pat Moore and Roland Doucet complete the program with their musical talents, and a shared personal story about their life-changing partnership. The event launches our 2018 fundraising campaign. Fundraising is vital for our charitable organization's ability to continue presenting great shows in great spaces, promoting the art of storytelling, offering workshops, and connecting with the national storytelling community. Tickets are only $25, and are available for purchase now: http://artscourt.ca/events/celebrate-life-changing-stories/
is the co-host of CBC's local weekday supper-hour television newscast, CBC Ottawa News at 6 and the host of the weekend current affairs show Our Ottawa.
Adrian grew up in Ottawa's west end, and attended elementary and high school at Ottawa's Ashbury College. He studied Political Theory and History at McGill University, where he was also station manager of the campus radio station CKUT.
Before coming to television, Adrian was the host of the number one rated All in a Day on CBC Radio One in Ottawa. He has been a guest host on national CBC programming including: As it Happens, Sounds Like Canada and The Current.
Adrian has a keen interest in community involvement. He spends hundreds of hours every year at events in Ottawa and the surrounding area
was born in St-Joseph-du-Moine, a tiny Acadian village in Cape Breton. He started playing guitar at 13. By age 30, he took the plunge to seriously learn jazz and blues guitar. He did a semester at Boston’s famous Berklee college of music, and then relocated to New Orleans where, for the next 5 years, he played in different blues and jazz bands, particularly the Original Crescent City Jazz Band, with which he was a full-time professional.
Roland moved to the Ottawa area about 20 years ago but only became active in performance a few years ago, starting with solo open mics, and then moving on to engagements in bars, restaurants, and retirement homes. Roland works in collaboration with a variety of singers and instrumentalists for different occasions.
has become well known for her powerful and expressive voice – she has the gift of drawing you into each song, and taking you on the journey. Her original songs are rich with stories. Whether it’s an original song, jazz, roots, or 60’s standard, the emotion, playfulness, and depth of Pat’s interpretive style will linger with you long after the show.
An all-around entertainer, with an engaging stage presence, Pat is also well known for her productions such as the annual Christmas GOOSE concerts, the Ottawa Opry, and and as one of 4 hosts on the Saturday Morning Show on CKCU.
has been telling stories professionally for more two decades. Her repertoire includes traditional, epic, literary, historical and personal material. Career highlights include: collaborating with Jan Andrews on performances that toured to Rome, Australia, Wales, the USA and southern Ontario; travelling to the Talk Story Festival in Hawaii; making regular appearances at the Ottawa StoryTellers National Arts Centre series; working with Jan Andrews on producing extended epic pieces; telling at festivals across Canada. Jennifer believes passionately that stories are important to all of us as we struggle to understand the shape and meaning of our lives. Her aim is always to make the profoundly simple contact between teller, story and listener richly alive. She is also dedicated to bringing traditional stories to young people in school and community settings.
is a multidisciplinary artist working in storytelling, theatre, stand-up comedy, and dance. He has toured extensively across Canada, England, the United States and Australia receiving both national and international critical acclaim Alan Shain's storytelling work is best known for his personal stories which stem from the lived experience of disability and blend comedy with a strong flavour of honesty and truth.
is a Comedian and Storyteller from Hamilton. He has toured North America with his Canadian Comedy Award winning sketch troupe The Imponderables and is a founding member of The Hamilton 7 storytelling collective.
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