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Great debates for 2,500 years in Athens
May 03, 2008
Cleo Paskal Special to the Star
Athens–There are some cities that transcend national boundaries.
New York, London, Shanghai, Cape Town, Mumbai, Istanbul, Tokyo and Mexico City, just to name a few, are culturally and economically so dynamic and powerful that in many ways they are essentially modern city-states.
Usually […]

BRAVO to Hans and Janet Black, who co-chaired the very successful McGill Chamber Orchestra’s gala evening at Théâtre Maisonneuve on April 15. The performance by 13-year old pianist Jan Lisiecki under the affectionate direction of Boris Brott was brilliant and the entire evening was a triumph. The Orchestra is indeed fortunate to have Hans […]

Before doing our usual tour d’horizon of news and events around the globe, we would like to call to your attention much pleasanter local happenings: the Octet Plus (with Holly Jonas and David Oliver) concert on Saturday, 26 April; the Infinitheatre fundraiser (John Mavridis) on Tuesday 29 April - featuring […]

It seems we are stuck in a topic rut and not only in terms of frequency, quantity and quality of snowfall. The news appears to be same old - same old, with one outstanding exception (see below).
There are the U.S. economy (tanking) and the markets, which are looking for any excuse to rejoice and […]

BRAVO BRIAN!
We are truly delighted by the news that Brian Mitchell has been appointed to the Board of Directors of CBC — and dismayed that the Minister’s office did not list Brian’s relevant accomplishments and qualifications, rather than citing affiliations with organisations with which he has little or nothing to do today. Therefore, we have […]

The Gazette
December 22, 2007
Late on Christmas Eve
The old musician sat
On the steps of Notre Dame de Bon Secours
Snowflakes melting on his wide-brimmed hat
Not exactly sure
Why he was there
Too tired to go anywhere else.
Snowflakes sparkled on his cape
Glistened in his beard and hair
Like the halo of lights that flared
Around the Virgin’s perch
On the roof of the […]

Artists tip hats to business supporters
The 2007 Globe and Mail Business for the Arts Awards gala brought together 250 celebrators from the arts and business sets last night in Toronto. Now in its 30th year, the awards are presented to businesses that have made a significant contribution to the Canadian arts landscape and […]

HRH Roslyn Takeishi
Whereas, with the approval of the assembly of Wednesday Night Wise Persons, we are pleased to appoint you honorable recipient of the Order of Wednesday Night
In recognition of your unwavering commitment to the preservation and defense of the right to privacy of the individual from the peering eyes of any and all […]

In recognition of your dedication to the principles of Wednesday Night, including those of free speech which are often more honoured in their breach, your persistent presentation of alternative and multicultural viewpoints with emphasis on their expression in the visual arts, and your excellent film and photographic contributions to the annals of Wednesday Night
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