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  • February 2024

  • Thu 29

    ImprovLab Open House Sessions, February 29

    February 29, 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
  • March 2024

  • Thu 14
    Graphic for Labour and Us: A Student-Led Workshop Series to Help Boost Creative Agency and Solidarity for Workers. An image of a fire axe is laid over paintbrushes, and a colourful collage in the shape of a butterfly

    Labour and Us: A Workshop and Performance Series

    March 14, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Please join us for Labour and Us: A Workshops and Performance Series by IMPR Students "Cohort Four / Almost Alchemy." The workshops are designed for workers to explore creative outlets for themselves, to build solidarity with each other through the arts. We are CUPE 3913 members – but all workers are welcome to attend! For all people ages 19 and up.

    Free
  • Fri 15
    A black and white portrait of Nick Fraser

    “Mop Mop” aka “Boff Boff” aka “For Big Sid”: Max Roach, Transcription, Composition, Improvisation, Rhythm, and Creativity | IMPR Colloquium: Nick Fraser

    March 15, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    ImprovLab MacKinnon Room 108, 87 Trent Lane, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

    Please join us on Friday, March 15 at 1:00 PM (ET) for "Mop Mop" aka "Boff Boff" aka "For Big Sid": Max Roach, Transcription, Composition, Improvisation, Rhythm, and Creativity | IMPR Colloquium with Nick Fraser. This presentation will take place in person at ImprovLab, MCKN 108 at the University of Guelph, as well as online via…

    Free
  • March 2024

  • Thu 14
    Graphic for Labour and Us: A Student-Led Workshop Series to Help Boost Creative Agency and Solidarity for Workers. An image of a fire axe is laid over paintbrushes, and a colourful collage in the shape of a butterfly

    Labour and Us: A Workshop and Performance Series

    March 14, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Please join us for Labour and Us: A Workshops and Performance Series by IMPR Students "Cohort Four / Almost Alchemy." The workshops are designed for workers to explore creative outlets for themselves, to build solidarity with each other through the arts. We are CUPE 3913 members – but all workers are welcome to attend! For all people ages 19 and up.

    Free
  • March 2024

  • Thu 14
    Graphic for Labour and Us: A Student-Led Workshop Series to Help Boost Creative Agency and Solidarity for Workers. An image of a fire axe is laid over paintbrushes, and a colourful collage in the shape of a butterfly

    Labour and Us: A Workshop and Performance Series

    March 14, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Please join us for Labour and Us: A Workshops and Performance Series by IMPR Students "Cohort Four / Almost Alchemy." The workshops are designed for workers to explore creative outlets for themselves, to build solidarity with each other through the arts. We are CUPE 3913 members – but all workers are welcome to attend! For all people ages 19 and up.

    Free
  • March 2024

  • Thu 14
    Graphic for Labour and Us: A Student-Led Workshop Series to Help Boost Creative Agency and Solidarity for Workers. An image of a fire axe is laid over paintbrushes, and a colourful collage in the shape of a butterfly

    Labour and Us: A Workshop and Performance Series

    March 14, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Please join us for Labour and Us: A Workshops and Performance Series by IMPR Students "Cohort Four / Almost Alchemy." The workshops are designed for workers to explore creative outlets for themselves, to build solidarity with each other through the arts. We are CUPE 3913 members – but all workers are welcome to attend! For all people ages 19 and up.

    Free
  • March 2024

  • Thu 14
    Graphic for Labour and Us: A Student-Led Workshop Series to Help Boost Creative Agency and Solidarity for Workers. An image of a fire axe is laid over paintbrushes, and a colourful collage in the shape of a butterfly

    Labour and Us: A Workshop and Performance Series

    March 14, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

    Please join us for Labour and Us: A Workshops and Performance Series by IMPR Students "Cohort Four / Almost Alchemy." The workshops are designed for workers to explore creative outlets for themselves, to build solidarity with each other through the arts. We are CUPE 3913 members – but all workers are welcome to attend! For all people ages 19 and up.

    Free
  • August 2024

  • 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 in person at the Moth Garder, located at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre, 5420 Highway 6 in Guelph. Attendees will meet at the Ignatius Farm Workshop…

    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
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