6pm
Art Section meeting
Brown bag supper at the club

7

7pm
The Heliconian Literary Lecture Series
Series II (Thursdays)
Speaker: Joseph Boyden
Author: Joseph Boyden
Book: Through Black Spruce

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6pm
Humanities Section meeting
Brown bag supper

6pm for 6:30
Club Night - Celebrating Artist: Jean Townsend
$30
Members and their guests
---Club Night in May is a special Centennial event celebrating the life and work of the late Jean Townsend, who was an accomplished Heliconian artist.
--- Jean was an excellent printmaker married to another famous printmaker, Saul Field. Their son, Colin, and daughter, Martine, also a printmaker, will talk about their mother.
--- Miguel Rocha, who created a film on Jean’s life called Trees and Lovers for Bravo television, will speak about Jean and the film. ___Altogether, it promises to be an interesting evening looking at the life of a creative and artistic woman through the eyes of her children and a maker of films.

Reserve - by May 7th

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3pm
Mary Rezza Memorial Student Recital
Entrance: by donation
A bi-annual event - featuring students of the teaching members of the Music Section of the Heliconian Club. Remembering Mary Rezza, A.R.C.T. (Piano Performance), former club member, Head of Music Section, pianist and accompanist to Catherine Robbin, Jon Vickers and many emerging Canadian musicians.

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7pm
The Heliconian Literary Lecture Series
Series II (Thursdays)
Speaker: J Neil Bissoondath
Author: Neil Bissoondath
Book: The Soul of All Great Designs

8pm
Member Concert:
COMMUNICATION: Theatrical Music written by Diana McIntosh
tickets: $20 at the door
--Pianist, composer and performance artist Diana McIntosh is coming from Winnipeg to perform a theatrical concert of her own music.
--She and three other musicians will present The Reherasal's the Thing, a realistic yet humours look at how a group prepares to perform a new piece of music.
-- Performers: Diana McIntosh, Laurel Ridd, flute ~ Pat Daniels, clarinet, Beverley Johnston, percussion
--The program also includes Diana's inimitable
Sampling the Communication Parameters
in the Ambience of Structural Phrasing and Dynamics
in Contemporary Music
-- With the generous support of the Manitoba Arts Council

Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm
Last admittance to building: 4:45 pm
Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm
Last admittance to building: 4:45 pm
Doors Open 2009
Theme: Literary Toronto
--- Heliconian Hall will once again be part of Doors Open, Toronto’s annual celebration of distinctive architecture, on the weekend of May 23 24.
--- While members of the public who visit will scrutinize our historic building, they will also be able to admire works of art executed by members of the Art Section.
---Doors Open Website---

4:40 pm
Celebrating a Milestone
---Francess Halpenny has been a member of the Heliconian Club for more than 50 years, is a mainstay of the Literature Section, and was club president in the 1962 63 year.
--- She will celebrate her 90th birthday Wednesday, May 27 with family, friends and fellow Heliconians at a special party in Heliconian Hall.
---The party begins at 4.30 p.m with a short concert of piano music performed by Mary Gardiner and operatic solos sung by Barbara Fris and Deanna Hendriks with Jane Blackstone at the piano.
--- An elegant afternoon tea arranged by the Humanities Section will follow the concert.
--- Margaret Weiers will propose a champagne toast.