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  • August 2024

  • Mon 12
    Graphic for Two Concerts at Musical Improvisation at Land's End. MILE Camp Presents Two Concerts August 12 & 16, Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum

    “Aerials” with François Houle LIVE at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum

    August 12, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum 294 route 132 est, Coin-du-Banc, Quebec, Canada

    Please join us on Monday, August 12 at 8:00 PM (ET) for “François Houle at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum."

    This performance will take place in person at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum, located at 294 route 132 est in Coin-du-Banc. Tickets cost $10 and will be available for purchase at the door (cash only). Please note that seating is limited.

    $10
  • Fri 16
    Graphic for Two Concerts at Musical Improvisation at Land's End. MILE Camp Presents Two Concerts August 12 & 16, Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum

    François Houle and MILE Camp Participants LIVE at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum

    August 16, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum 294 route 132 est, Coin-du-Banc, Quebec, Canada

    Please join us on Friday, August 16 at 4:00 PM (ET) for “François Houle and MILE Camp Participants LIVE at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum."

    This performance will take place in person at the Musée culturel de Coin-du-Banc / Corner of the Beach Cultural Museum, located at 294 route 132 est in Coin-du-Banc. Tickets cost $10 and will be available for purchase at the door (cash only). Please note that seating is limited.

    $10
  • Tue 20
    Graphic for Ultra-Sonic Moth Songs. Tuesday, August 20. Arrive at 7:30PM. The Moth Garden. Moth Garden.ca. Green and whote writing on a navy blue background, set in ffront of polka dots and squiggly lines.

    Ultra-Sonic Moth Songs

    August 20, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    The Moth Garden (Ignatius Jesuit Centre) 5420 Highway 6, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Tuesday, August 20 at 7:30 PM (ET) for “Ultra-Sonic Moth Songs” with Lucy Rupert, Lisa Hirmer, Christina Kingsbury, and Ben Finley. This performance will take place…

    Free
  • September 2024

  • Wed 11
    Promo graphic for the 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: "Sheets of Sound, Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes." September 11–13, University of Guelph

    2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: “Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes”

    September 11, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us from Wednesday, September 11 to Saturday, September 14 for the “2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, "Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes" in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

    This colloquium will take place in person at the Arts Research Centre (ARC), MacKinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus. The event is free and open to everybody.

    Free
  • September 2024

  • Wed 11
    Promo graphic for the 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: "Sheets of Sound, Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes." September 11–13, University of Guelph

    2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: “Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes”

    September 11, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us from Wednesday, September 11 to Saturday, September 14 for the “2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, "Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes" in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

    This colloquium will take place in person at the Arts Research Centre (ARC), MacKinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus. The event is free and open to everybody.

    Free
  • September 2024

  • Wed 11
    Promo graphic for the 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: "Sheets of Sound, Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes." September 11–13, University of Guelph

    2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: “Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes”

    September 11, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us from Wednesday, September 11 to Saturday, September 14 for the “2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, "Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes" in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

    This colloquium will take place in person at the Arts Research Centre (ARC), MacKinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus. The event is free and open to everybody.

    Free
  • September 2024

  • Wed 11
    Promo graphic for the 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: "Sheets of Sound, Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes." September 11–13, University of Guelph

    2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium: “Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes”

    September 11, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us from Wednesday, September 11 to Saturday, September 14 for the “2024 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium, "Sheets of Sound: Jazz, Improvisation, and Liner Notes" in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

    This colloquium will take place in person at the Arts Research Centre (ARC), MacKinnon Building, University of Guelph Campus. The event is free and open to everybody.

    Free
  • Sat 14
    Play Who You Are graphic for the 2024 IICSI collaboration with KidsAbility. "If people talked the way the play in improvisation, then I think the world would be a lot nicer!" - Past Youth Participant. Play Who You Are: Five Music Improvisation Workshops: Aug 12, 14, 19, 21 & Sept 4 at 7PM, ImprovLab, UGuelph. Final Performance Sat Sept 14 @ Guelph Jazz Fest!!! "Seeing my daughter rise to the occasion was astounding!" Facilitator: Ben Finley. Ben Finley is an experienced collaborative and solo performer, composer, singer, improviser, and writer grounded in creative acoustic and electric bass playing. He leads and co-leads several ensembles and grew up on a music festival farm - Westben! He is a current Ph.D. candidate in the Critical Studies in Improvisation program at the University of Guelph.

    KidsAbility Play Who You Are Ensemble – Final Performance at the Guelph Jazz Festival

    September 14, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    TD Market Square Guelph, ON, Canada

    Please join us on Saturday, September 14 at 3:00 PM (ET) for the culminating performance of the “KidsAbility Play Who You Are Ensemble" at the Guelph Jazz Festival. This performance will take place in person at TD Market Square, Downtown Guelph. The event is free and open to everybody!

    Free
  • Fri 27
    Graphic for Thinking Space, "Building a Safe Creativity Environment" with Jimmy Weinstein & Lilly Santon. Friday, September 27, 11 AM to 1 PM.

    Thinking Spaces: Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon, “Building a Safe Creativity Environment”

    September 27, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Friday, September 27 at 11:00 AM (ET) for Thinking Spaces: “Building a Safe Creativity Environment” with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon, a featured event in the Ontario Culture Days calendar!

    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
  • October 2024

  • Tue 22
    Image for "Singing in the Circle," Tuesday, Ocotber 22; 12:15 to 12:45. Rain Date: Thursday, October 24.

    “Singing in the Circle,” with the GCVI Chamber Choir, Carey West, and Joe Sorbara

    October 22, 2024 @ 12:15 pm - 12:45 pm
    "How to Draw a Tree" Wellness Circle Johnson Green, Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Tuesday, October 22 at 12:15 PM(ET) for “Singing in the Circle,” with the GCVI Chamber Choir, Carey West, and Joe Sorbara. This concert will take place at the "How To Draw A Tree" Wellness Circle, at the SW corner of Johnson Green, University of Guelph Campus (across from the Reynolds Building near Gordon Street). The event is free and open to all students and community.

    Don't miss the GCVI Chamber Choir (directed by: Lane Osborne) improvising with vocalist Carey West and percussionist Joe Sorbara in a special collaboration with the IICSI!

    Free
  • Wed 23
    A headshot of Taylor Price is sey above SOAN and IICSI logos, puctuated with squiggly lines and poka dots.

    SOAN and IICSI Present: “Deference Rituals and Creative Buzz: Theorizing the Creative Trajectories of Songs and Songwriters” with Taylor Price.

    October 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    MCKN 621 87 Trent Lane, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Taylor Price will dive into the dynamics of culture creation in songwriting teams, exploring how cognition, interaction, and relationships shape the creative process. Drawing from his ethnographic observations in music studios and interviews with music producers, he will discuss the social interactions that drive both the linear and nonlinear paths of creativity.

    Free
  • Thu 24
    Graphic for "SAVE THE DATE!" A Creative COmmunity Project with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon. Thursday, October 24, 7 PM, ImprovLab.

    “SAVE THE DATE!” A Creative Community Concert with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon

    October 24, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    After an inspiring series of six “Open Sessions” workshops, IICSI’s 2024 Improvisers-in-Residence are thrilled to invite you to a two-part evening of creativity and surprise:

    “SAVE THE DATE! A Creative Community Concert with Jimmy Weinstein and Lilly Santon”

    Free
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