Rudi Quammie Williams, MBA, BFA

Director of Culture

City of Barrie

Central Ontario’s Premier Waterfront Community

Department of Culture

Mady Centre for the Performing Arts

Mailing Address:

70 Collier Street, PO Box 400

Barrie ON L4M 4T5

Office Location

24 Maple Avenue, 2nd Floor

Barrie ON  L4M 4T5

Tel:          705-739-4220 ext.5213

Fax:         705-739-4238

rwilliams@barrie.ca

Mark your calendars for an afternoon of singing, guitar playing, dancing and magic tricks!  Tuesday March 27th in the City Hall Rotunda, the City of Barrie Department of Culture and Downtown Barrie (BIA) will be holding auditions for street performers who will be permitted to perform in the downtown core.  A permit process for street performers was developed in 2009 that allows talented performers to share their abilities throughout the downtown city streets and engage the public.  Any and all interested candidates are encouraged to try out between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on March 27^th.

To book an audition please call or email the Department of Culture at 705-739-4299 or culture@barrie.ca.  Auditions will be between 5 – 7 minutes in length so if you are an interested performer please prepare your presentation accordingly.  

Members of the community are welcome to drop in, pull up a chair and enjoy the performances of some of Barrie’s most talented individuals.  If you would like to know the schedule please call 739-4299 and we will be happy to share it with you.

For more information on the street performer permit process please contact the Department of Culture at 739-4299.

Elaine Britnell

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Culture

City of Barrie

Central Ontario’s Premier Waterfront Community

               Saturday June 2, 1012

Mailing Address:

70 Collier Street

P.O. Box 400

Barrie ON  L4M 4T5

Office Location:

24 Maple Avenue, 2nd Floor

Barrie ON  L4N 7W4

Tel:  705-739-4220 ext. 4356

Fax: 705-739-9160

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Mark your calendars for an afternoon of singing, guitar playing, dancing and magic tricks!  Tuesday March 27th in the City Hall Rotunda, the City of Barrie Department of Culture and Downtown Barrie (BIA) will be holding auditions for street performers who will be permitted to perform in the downtown core.  A permit process for street performers was developed in 2009 that allows talented performers to share their abilities throughout the downtown city streets and engage the public.  Any and all interested candidates are encouraged to try out between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on March 27^th.

To book an audition please call or email the Department of Culture at 705-739-4299 or culture@barrie.ca.  Auditions will be between 5 – 7 minutes in length so if you are an interested performer please prepare your presentation accordingly.  

Members of the community are welcome to drop in, pull up a chair and enjoy the performances of some of Barrie’s most talented individuals.  If you would like to know the schedule please call 739-4299 and we will be happy to share it with you.

For more information on the street performer permit process please contact the Department of Culture at 739-4299.

Elaine Britnell

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Culture

City of Barrie

Central Ontario’s Premier Waterfront Community

               Saturday June 2, 1012

Mailing Address:

70 Collier Street

P.O. Box 400

Barrie ON  L4M 4T5

Office Location:

24 Maple Avenue, 2nd Floor

Barrie ON  L4N 7W4

Tel:  705-739-4220 ext. 4356

Fax: 705-739-9160

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Celebrate our community with FREE family fun!  Mark your calendar for Barrie’s 13^th annual community celebration on Saturday, June 2^nd.  The festivities will include rides and inflatables, petting zoo and animal displays, showcase of local entertainment, hands-on activities provided by over 50 community groups, and so much more – all for free!  This year, Celebrate Barrie will commemorate the 200^th Anniversary of the War of 1812 with some very special heritage programming, including a historic village, entertainment, demonstrations, and re-enactments.

You’re invited to be a part of the celebration!

Community Groups
The City of Barrie is now accepting applications from community groups and not-for-profit organizations that are interested in connecting with the community and promoting their programs and services in a fun environment.  To be eligible to participate, groups must provide a free, unique hands-on activity.  Booth space is provided at no cost (including a tent, table, and chairs if required).  Celebrate Barrie is a ‘friend-raising’ opportunity – fundraising and selling are not permitted at the event.

If interested, please submit a letter or email of interest and include information on your organization, full contact information, and a unique idea for a hands-on activity to the Department of Culture by the deadline below.

Performers
The Celebrate Barrie Entertainment Committee is now accepting applications from local performers who are interested in showcasing their talent to the community.  Two stages are programmed with an amazing line-up of talented bands, choirs, dance troupes, theatre groups, and individuals from a variety of cultures and performance styles.  This is a great opportunity to showcase homegrown artists and to share your talent with the community.  Applicants should be from Barrie and immediate surrounding area.

If interested, submit a letter or email including a biography, contact information, and a sample of a recent performance or recording for the selection committee to review to the Department of Culture by the deadline below.  This could include a CD/DVD or link to EPK, MySpace, YouTube, or other website with examples of audio/video.

Submissions will be accepted until Friday, March 23^rd at 4:30pm.

Submit to:
City of Barrie – Department of Culture
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 400, 70 Collier St.   Barrie, Ontario   L4M 4T5
Office Location: 24 Maple Ave., 2^nd Floor (Barrie Transit Terminal)
Phone (705) 739-4299
Email culture@barrie.ca

Elaine Britnell

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Culture

City of Barrie

Central Ontario’s Premier Waterfront Community

Mailing Address:

70 Collier Street

P.O. Box 400

Barrie ON  L4M 4T5

Office Location:

24 Maple Avenue, 2nd Floor

Barrie ON  L4N 7W4

Tel:  705-739-4220 ext. 4356

Fax: 705-739-9160

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Upcoming Marketing Workshops

Ø  Members of Arts Organizations! Register now for this informative workshop on Marketing your Arts Organization!  This all day workshop presented by the Department of Culture will be held on Saturday March 24^th from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 pm at the Mady Centre for the Performing Arts (1 Dunlop Street West).

Consultant Cheryl Ewing will provide an overview of various marketing approaches and then help you to critique your organization’s approach to its audience. Participants will be encouraged to match their audience expectations with their marketing efforts and they will take home a comprehensive toolkit to assist them in making their organization attractive to many!

To register for this workshop or obtain more information please email the Department of Culture at culture@barrie.ca or call (705) 739-4299.

Ø  Marketing Your Arts Business through Social Media – A Practical Workshop for Arts and Culture Organizations

With the growth of Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, it seems that social media is a term frequently heard but not always understood.  This workshop teaches arts organizations and artists alike how to effectively use social media to raise money, market their product or service, connect with their audience and create new opportunities for collaboration.  This workshop provides an overview of how arts organizations can build a social media marketing plan.

This workshop will be held in the Sir Robert Barrie Room, at City Hall, 70 Collier Street Barrie on Saturday April 14, 2012 from 9:00 to 12:00 noon. For more information or to register please email the Department of Culture at culture@barrie.ca or call (705) 739-4299.

When registering by email, please ensure that you include your contact information.  These workshops are presented at no cost by the City of Barrie’s Department of Culture. 

Thank you.

Elaine Britnell

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Culture

City of Barrie

Central Ontario’s Premier Waterfront Community

Mailing Address:

70 Collier Street

P.O. Box 400

Barrie ON  L4M 4T5

Office Location:

24 Maple Avenue, 2nd Floor

Barrie ON  L4N 7W4

Tel:  705-739-4220 ext. 4356

Fax: 705-739-9160

This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and erase this E-mail message immediately.

ü Please consider the environment before printing this email.

Upcoming Marketing Workshops

Ø  Members of Arts Organizations! Register now for this informative workshop on Marketing your Arts Organization!  This all day workshop presented by the Department of Culture will be held on Saturday March 24^th from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.  Location of the workshop will be announced early next week.

Consultant Cheryl Ewing will provide an overview of various marketing approaches and then help you to critique your organization’s approach to its audience. Participants will be encouraged to match their audience expectations with their marketing efforts and they will take home a comprehensive toolkit to assist them in making their organization attractive to many!

To register for this workshop or obtain more information please email the Department of Culture at culture@barrie.ca or call (705) 739-4299.

Ø  Marketing Your Arts Business through Social Media – A Practical Workshop for Arts and Culture Organizations

With the growth of Facebook, Twitter and other social networks, it seems that social media is a term frequently heard but not always understood.  This workshop teaches arts organizations and artists alike how to effectively use social media to raise money, market their product or service, connect with their audience and create new opportunities for collaboration.  This workshop provides an overview of how arts organizations can decide whether or not to use social media and build a social media marketing plan.

This workshop will be held in the Sir Robert Barrie Room, at City Hall, 70 Collier Street Barrie on Saturday April 14, 2012 from 9:00 to 12:00 noon. For more information or to register please email the Department of Culture at culture@barrie.ca or call (705) 739-4299.

When registering by email, please ensure that you include your contact information.  These workshops are presented at no cost by the City of Barrie’s Department of Culture. 

Thank you.

Elaine Britnell

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Culture

City of Barrie

Central Ontario’s Premier Waterfront Community

Mailing Address:

70 Collier Street

P.O. Box 400

Barrie ON  L4M 4T5

Office Location:

24 Maple Avenue, 2nd Floor

Barrie ON  L4N 7W4

Tel:  705-739-4220 ext. 4356

Fax: 705-739-9160

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This is a reminder that the City of Barrie’s Department of Culture invite you to join them in the City Hall Rotunda tonight, Wednesday February 22^nd, to peruse the first draft of the City’s public art policy.

This policy was created by a small group of qualified individuals that have significant expertise in the realm of public art. The Department of Culture wants to ensure that the arts sector and a host of other sectors that will be impacted by the policy have the opportunity to read it and provide their input, so the policy will serve its audience well in the present and well into the future.

This session will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall rotunda tonight, Wednesday February 22^nd, and all are welcome to attend.

For more information or to RSVP please contact Onalee Groves at the Department of Culture, 705-730-4220 Ext. 4794 or at culture@barrie.ca.

Elaine Britnell

Administrative Assistant to the Director of Culture

City of Barrie

Central Ontario’s Premier Waterfront Community

Mailing Address:

70 Collier Street

P.O. Box 400

Barrie ON  L4M 4T5

Office Location:

24 Maple Avenue, 2nd Floor

Barrie ON  L4N 7W4

Tel:  705-739-4220 ext. 4356

Fax: 705-739-9160

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Greetings to all of you Barrie artists, arts organizations, sponsors and arts supporters. I am inviting you to a very special reception in honour of our fellow artists, the recipients of the 2011 Barrie Arts Awards. The reception will be held in the City Hall Rotunda on Monday, February 13, from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Of course there is no better way to celebrate great artistic achievements than with great art.

Curley Bridges, renowned jazz pianist and the recipient of the Excellence in the Arts award will perform, as will Barrie’s Most Promising Youth recipient, pianist Abigail Johnson.  Other performances include Emerging Artist Sarah Melody as well as Carla Tucker’s Moving Art dancers. You will be treated to fabulous eats by Michael and Marion’s so attend and enjoy the performances and some light refreshments. In Council at 7:00 pm I will be presenting the arts awards winners and sponsors. Come out and demonstrate the level of support that exists for arts and culture in Barrie.

Greetings to all of you Barrie artists, arts organizations, sponsors and arts supporters. I am inviting you to a very special reception in honour of our fellow artists, the recipients of the 2011 Barrie Arts Awards. The reception will be held in the City Hall Rotunda on Monday, February 13, from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Of course there is no better way to celebrate great artistic achievements than with great art.

Curley Bridges, renowned jazz pianist and the recipient of the Excellence in the Arts award will perform, as will Barrie’s Most Promising Youth recipient, pianist Abigail Johnson.  Other performances include Emerging Artist Sarah Melody as well as Carla Tucker’s Moving Art dancers. You will be treated to fabulous eats by Michael and Marion’s so attend and enjoy the performances and some light refreshments. In Council at 7:00 pm I will be presenting the arts awards winners and sponsors. Come out and demonstrate the level of support that exists for arts and culture in Barrie.

See you Monday,

Quammie

Rudi Quammie Williams, MBA, BFA

Director of Culture

City of Barrie

Central Ontario’s Premier Waterfront Community

Department of Culture