The Heliconian Club Salon Series
We hope to continue and complete our 2019-20 Salon series in the winter and spring of 2020-21, if public health guidelines allow. Revised dates will be posted as soon as new plans have been finalized. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
The Heliconian Club is happy to launch the 4th annual Heliconian Salon Series. The series will showcase guest speakers, from each of the artistic disciplines represented by sections of the Club. All Salon evenings will be held at historic Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, (Bay subway). Events begin at 7:30 (doors open at 7:00) and light refreshments are included
Regular tickets: $25 or $140 for all six salons (HST included) (to purchase the series, click any ticket link below and select the series option on the right side)
Children under 12 FREE when accompanied by an adult (RSVP to the Club office beforehand)
Buy online or at the door (cash only)
Please note: seating is limited. To avoid disappointment, purchase your tickets online.
Regular tickets: $25 or $140 for all six salons (HST included) (to purchase the series, click any ticket link below and select the series option on the right side)
Children under 12 FREE when accompanied by an adult (RSVP to the Club office beforehand)
Buy online or at the door (cash only)
Please note: seating is limited. To avoid disappointment, purchase your tickets online.
MUSIC SALON: ADVENTURES IN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND BEYOND
TICKETS: EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. New date to be announced.
Tuesday, March 31, 7:30 pm
With Ottie Lockey, director of Ottie Lockey Management. Memories from the early days of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra shared by the orchestra’s first managing director, Ottie Lockey. Subsequent experiences with The Gryphon Trio, Toronto Consort and the National Arts Centre Orchestra provide an entertaining and illuminating musical mosaic. A highly regarded arts consultant, Ottie is the recipient of several awards including the National Arts Centre Award for International Touring. As a life coach for the past twenty years, Ottie has enhanced the careers of many artists and arts administrators in Europe and Canada. She will also offer tips to those building a career in music today.
– Photo by Paul Salter
Tuesday, March 31, 7:30 pm
With Ottie Lockey, director of Ottie Lockey Management. Memories from the early days of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra shared by the orchestra’s first managing director, Ottie Lockey. Subsequent experiences with The Gryphon Trio, Toronto Consort and the National Arts Centre Orchestra provide an entertaining and illuminating musical mosaic. A highly regarded arts consultant, Ottie is the recipient of several awards including the National Arts Centre Award for International Touring. As a life coach for the past twenty years, Ottie has enhanced the careers of many artists and arts administrators in Europe and Canada. She will also offer tips to those building a career in music today.
– Photo by Paul Salter
Humanities Salon: THE ABILITY TO LOVE: L’ARCHE AND THE LEGACY OF JEAN VANIER
TICKETS: EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. New date to be announced.
Tuesday, Apr. 28, 7:30 pm
With Beth Porter, member of L’Arche Daybreak community. Founded in 1964, L’Arche was the vision of Jean Vanier. He began by inviting some persons with intellectual disabilities to share a home with him. From these roots, L’Arche has grown into 149 communities around the world. Our speaker Beth Porter has been a member of L’Arche Daybreak community in Richmond Hill for four decades. She will share her experiences of the people she has lived with over the years and reflect on their influence on her own life’s journey.
Tuesday, Apr. 28, 7:30 pm
With Beth Porter, member of L’Arche Daybreak community. Founded in 1964, L’Arche was the vision of Jean Vanier. He began by inviting some persons with intellectual disabilities to share a home with him. From these roots, L’Arche has grown into 149 communities around the world. Our speaker Beth Porter has been a member of L’Arche Daybreak community in Richmond Hill for four decades. She will share her experiences of the people she has lived with over the years and reflect on their influence on her own life’s journey.
DANCE SALON: From Ballroom Lessons to Centre Stage
TICKETS: EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. New date to be announced.
Tuesday, May 12, 7:30 pm
With Amy Bowring, Executive and Curatorial Director of Dance Collection Danse. At this salon, we shall learn of some of the fascinating personalities of the Heliconian dance community. Dance historian Amy Bowring will divulge details a about a host of “movers and shakers,” such as Evelyn Van Valkenburg who taught ballroom dance and etiquette classes to members’ children; Alison Sutcliffe, the director of dance at Hart House Theatre; Jean Macpherson, the first teacher of Patricia Beatty, one of the founders of Toronto Dance Theatre; Gweneth Lloyd, founder of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Find out how these and other dedicated women helped foster the development of dance in Canada.
– Photo by Jeremy Mimnagh
Tuesday, May 12, 7:30 pm
With Amy Bowring, Executive and Curatorial Director of Dance Collection Danse. At this salon, we shall learn of some of the fascinating personalities of the Heliconian dance community. Dance historian Amy Bowring will divulge details a about a host of “movers and shakers,” such as Evelyn Van Valkenburg who taught ballroom dance and etiquette classes to members’ children; Alison Sutcliffe, the director of dance at Hart House Theatre; Jean Macpherson, the first teacher of Patricia Beatty, one of the founders of Toronto Dance Theatre; Gweneth Lloyd, founder of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Find out how these and other dedicated women helped foster the development of dance in Canada.
– Photo by Jeremy Mimnagh
