The Heliconian Club Salon Series
Due to public health guidelines, we have moved our remaining scheduled Salons online. 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 continue the 4th annual Heliconian Salon Series online.
DANCE SALON: From Ballroom Lessons to Centre Stage
TICKETS: https://torontoheliconianclub.wildapricot.org/event-4209013
Tuesday, March 30. 7:30 pm via ZOOM
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, March 30. 7:30 pm via ZOOM
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
Humanities Salon: THE ABILITY TO LOVE: L’ARCHE AND THE LEGACY OF JEAN VANIER
TICKETS: EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. New date to be announced.
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.
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.
