Action for Neighbourhood Change Mt. Dennis presents
Free Summer Arts Workshops
Are you:
Into the arts, but don’t have a place to do
music, dance, theatre or visual art?
Into doing art with other people?
Into learning from professional artists,
but don’t have the cash for lessons?
Just hanging out? Just hanging in?
Check out these
Free Arts Workshops in Mt. Dennis
(free food and drinks too)
Steelpan Drumming
Experienced steelpan drummer, Adrian Virgil Mitchell, will introduce you to this amazing instrument and musical form. Originating in Trinidad and Tobago, the pan is a pitched percussion instrument made from a 55 gallon drum. Adrian’s pan of choice is the tenor or soprano pan. He has played lead tenor with the Koskeros Steel Orchestra, based in Rio Claro, Trinidad, for six years, with which he has entered 6 Panorama competitions and won 3 times. Everyone is welcome; no experience necessary. Drums provided. Limit of 3 participants per session, so no drop-ins. Must register in advance for this workshop.
Dates: Wed. – Fri. August 1, 2 & 3
Times: 3-5 pm or 7- 9 pm
Location: Dennis Avenue Community School, Dennis Ave. (between Weston at Guestville, near the corner of Eglinton)
Hip Hop Hope
Experienced Hip Hop artists will help you create your own beats and lyrics or polish stuff you’re working on now. At the end of the week, you’ll have the chance to perform your new song in public, if you like.
Dates: Mon. – Thurs. August 6, 7, 8 & 9
Times: 3 - 5 pm and/or 7- 9 pm
Location: Dennis Avenue, Community School, Dennis Ave. (between Weston at Guestville, near the corner of Eglinton)
Street Theatre
A professional playwright/director, Dale Hamilton, will help you create scenes about things that matter to you and then perform them on the streets, in parks and in building lobbies. The audience will be invited to suggest different endings for these scenes, so each performance will be unique. See your ideas come alive!
Dates: Mon.-Fri. August 13, 14, 15 & 16
Times: 3-5 pm and/or 7- 9 pm
Location: Dennis Avenue Community School, Dennis Ave. (between Weston and Guestville, near the corner of Eglinton)
Circus Skills
Mike Hirschbach will teach you circus skills that will surprise you and your friends.
Mike has toured the world as a circus performer with Cirque du Soleil and has taught circus skills to youth in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Montreal, New York and Africa; through Cirque du Monde, the social outreach program of Cirque du Soleil. Currently he is the Director of Circus Circle, teaching circus skills to youth at risk throughout Nova Scotia. Mike has toured his one man show across Canada, the U.S., Europe, Singapore, the Yukon and Alaska. He’s performed thousands of shows, and taught uncountable workshops on 3 continents.
Dates: Mon. - Thurs. August 20 - 23
Times: 1- 5 pm and/or 7- 9 pm
Location: Meet at Action for Neighbourhood Change (ANC), 1366 Weston Rd. (just east of Jane, next to the Laundromat in the Signature Plaza) and then we’ll go to Eglinton Flats or an indoor location, depending on weather. If you can’t join us at the start time, call the ANC cell (416-875-3499) and we’ll give you our exact location. Drop in and check it out, even if you can’t stay the whole time.
Imagination Art Map & Photo Collage
Professional visual artist and theatre designer Loree Lawrence (who grew up in the Mt. Dennis area) will help participants create an imaginative map and photo collage of Mt. Dennis, including Eglinton Flats and the former Kodak lands, using your ideas and your ideals about what Mt. Dennis might look like in the future. Drop in for a few minutes or stay the whole time or whatever works for you. If you like, bring along a small object that you think says something about the spirit of Mt. Dennis.
Dates & Times:
Wed. August 22 from 1pm - 7pm and
Thurs. August 23 from 10 am - 4pm
Location: Meet at the Action for Neighbourhood Change (ANC) office, 1366 Weston Rd. (just east of Jane, next to the Laundromat in the Signature Plaza) and then we’ll travel on foot to various locations around Mt. Dennis, weather permitting. If you can’t join us at the start times (1pm on Wed. and 10am on Thurs.) then call the ANC cell (416-875-3499) and we’ll give you our precise location.
All of these workshops are for anyone of any age
Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult or guardian
Free childcare, if arranged in advance
It’s a really good idea to register for these workshops in advance
but drop-ins will be admitted, space permitting
For more information or to register contact
Mt. Dennis Action for Neighbourhood Change (ANC)
1366 Weston Road, Unit B
(just east of Jane, next to the Laundromat in the Signature Plaza)
416-242-7031
dhamilton@cspc.toronto.on.ca
Sponsored by the Mt. Dennis Community Association in collaboration with
Mt. Dennis Action for Neighbourhood Change
with funding from The United Way’s Quickstart Fund
in partnership with
the Community Social Planning Council of Toronto