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  • March 2024

  • Sat 2
    POP UP Concerts @ Improvlab graphic. Plain text over colourful bubbles. Volume 2: AJAY, BEN, and annais (piano, bass, and voice). Saturday, March 2nd, 2:00 PM. Free.

    Pop Up Concerts @ ImprovLab – VoI. II: AJAY, BEN, and annais

    March 2, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us Saturday, March 2nd, at 2:00 PM for the first in a series of small-scale, largely acoustic Pop Up Concerts @ ImprovLab. Volume 2, featuring AJAY, BEN, and annais.

    Free
  • Thu 7

    ImprovLab Open House Sessions, March 7

    March 7, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us for a schedule of Thursday afternoon (1–3 pm ET) ImprovLab Open House Sessions!
    Bring any instrument; be ready to improvise.

    Free
  • Wed 13
    Dreams Come True graphic for Thinking Spaces: Improvisation and Radical Accessibility. The poster features a music studio's logo over surrounded by clourful text, polka dots, and squiggles. Wednesday, March 13 at 1 PM (ET) @ ImprovLab (108 Mackinnon)

    Thinking Spaces: Dreams Come True “Improvisation and Radical Accessibility”

    March 13, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Wednesday, March 13 at 1:00 PM (ET) for Thinking Spaces: "Improvisation and Radical Accessibility" with Dreams Come True Music Studio. 

    This presentation will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph, as well as online via Zoom. As always, our Thinking Spaces events are free!

    Free
  • Thu 21

    ImprovLab Open House Sessions, March 21

    March 21, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us for a schedule of Thursday afternoon (1–3 pm ET) ImprovLab Open House Sessions!
    Bring any instrument; be ready to improvise.

    Free
  • Fri 22
    Free Music Masterclass graphic. Plain text over colourful squiggles and polka dots. FREE MUSIC MASTERCLASS with jazz duo, Balance. Friday, March 22nd, 2:00 PM. Free & Open to All.

    Balance (Detroit): Improvised Music Masterclass at ImprovLab

    March 22, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Friday, March 22 at 2:00 PM (ET) for a Masterclass with the boundary-pushing jazz duo, Balance. This presentation will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. As always, our Masterclass events are free! The duo will also be performing a ticketed concert at Silence, at 8:00PM (ET), that same night.

    Free
  • Wed 27
    adam patrick bell graphic for Thinking Spaces: Admiration and Imitation: Toward a Disability-Led Model for Music Education. The poster features a black and white portrait of adam over a set of colourful text, polka dots, and squiggles. Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM (ET) @ ImprovLab (108 Mackinnon)

    Thinking Spaces: adam patrick bell “Admiration and Imitation: Toward a Disability-Led Model for Music Education”

    March 27, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Wednesday, March 27 at 1:30 PM (ET) for Thinking Spaces: "Admiration and Imitation: Toward a Disability-Led Model for Music Education" with adam patrick bell. 

    Free
  • April 2024

  • Wed 3
    Graphic for Sounds Like Us event put on by Campus Friends and IICSI. Wedensday, April 3 at 1:30 PM @ Improvlab. Green and Whote text over a teal background. Free and Open to All.

    Campus Friends and IICSI present: “Sounds Like Us” – Final Performance

    April 3, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Wednesday, April 3 at 1:30 PM (ET) for "Sounds Like Us" a Final Concert Performance by Campus Friends and IICSI.

    This performance will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. This special concert event is free and open to all!

    Free
  • Thu 4

    ImprovLab Open House Sessions, April 4

    April 4, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us for a schedule of Thursday afternoon (1–3 pm ET) ImprovLab Open House Sessions! The sessions will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. Bring any instrument and be ready to improvise!

  • Fri 5
    Graphic for Thinking Spaces: "Same Place, Same Time, Different Stories: Creative Interpolations" with IICSI Postdocs (Rebecca Barnstaple, Shelby Bohn, and jashen edwards. Colourful text is backgrounded by colourful dots and squiggles. Friday, APril 5, 10:30 AM (ET), @ImprovLab

    Thinking Spaces: IICSI Postdoctoral Researchers, “Same Place, Same Time, Different Stories: Creative Interpolations”

    April 5, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    In this improvisational play session, current IICSI postdoctoral students (Rebecca Barnstaple, Shelby Bohn, and jashen edwards) will demonstrate and discuss ways their research intersects to inform new ways of sensing, knowing, and being. Weaving a tapestry of dance, science, and music, our presentation will elucidate how multisensory perceptions may be formed and (re)formed via multidisciplinary approaches to creative arts.

    Free
  • Sat 6
    POP UP Concerts @ ImprovLab graphic for Vol. III: AJAY, EMMA, KATHRYN, and jashen. Text over a teal background featuring colourful dots and squiggles. Saturday, April 6th at 2PM. ImprovLab. Free.

    Pop Up Concerts @ ImprovLab – VoI. III: AJAY, EMMA, KATHRYN and jashen

    April 6, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us Saturday, April 6th, at 2:00 PM for the third in a series of small-scale, largely acoustic Pop Up Concerts @ ImprovLab, featuring AJAY, EMMA, KATHRYN,  and jashen

    Free
  • Fri 12
    Graphic for the 2024 IICSI Research Studio Session. Firday, April 12, 2024. All Day Event. Keynote @ 9:00 AM (ET). Student Presentations to Follow. ImprovLab. Free.

    IICSI Research Studio Session, Featuring Dr. Rashida K. Braggs’ “Amber in the City of Light”

    April 12, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Friday, April 12 at 9:00 AM (ET) for IICSI's "Research Studio Session, Featuring a Keynote Presentation by Dr. Rashida K. Braggs: Amber in the City of Light"

    The morning will kick off with Dr. Braggs' keynote, followed by presentations of student work through the rest of the day. Detailed schedule to follow.

    This event will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. The Keynote Presentation by Dr. Braggs will be streamed online via Zoom. 

    This event will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. The Keynote Presentation by Dr. Braggs will be streamed online via Zoom.

    Free
  • Wed 17
    Graphic for Live @ImprovLab: Susanna Hood Trio and Sarah Belle Reid. The poster features informative text over an orange background covered in polka dots and squiggles. Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 PM (ET) @ ImprovLab. Panel Discussion at &:30PM, Concert at 8PM

    Live @ImprovLab: Susanna Hood Trio and Sarah Belle Reid

    April 17, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 PM (ET) for the series premier of Live @ImprovLab, featuring the Susanna Hood Trio and Sarah Belle Reid in an inspiring double bill. This performance will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. 

    This performance will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph. This special concert event is free and open to all!

    $15
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