Showing posts with label Goal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goal. Show all posts
WE'VE MOVED!
OOPS!
We have a new home - if you've missed all the latest updates at Third Ave Centre, please head on over to:
www.thirdavecentre.org
Thanks for your patience while we pack up the place and move over there!
Friends of Third Ave
Link for Information for Friends of Third Ave
In the upcoming days, there'll be a lot of news coming forward about the recent dialogue taking place around Third Ave United Church being allowed to apply for Heritage Status.
We are very much strong supporters of Third Ave in its endevour to overturn a decision made by Presbytery to not allowed the congregation of this exceptional building to apply for Heritage Status for the building - the Friends of Third Ave website has been set up to inform the public about the issues.
In the upcoming days, there'll be a lot of news coming forward about the recent dialogue taking place around Third Ave United Church being allowed to apply for Heritage Status.
We are very much strong supporters of Third Ave in its endevour to overturn a decision made by Presbytery to not allowed the congregation of this exceptional building to apply for Heritage Status for the building - the Friends of Third Ave website has been set up to inform the public about the issues.
Did you show passion?
When a person died, the ancient Greeks chose not to ask what their accomplishments had been, but rather "did they show passion?"
We're all too busy. Take a day off....but keep your BlackBerry on so that you get your emails. Check in with work to make sure everything is going smooth without you. Make sure you spend your day off running around town dropping off, picking up, looking for, parking, driving, shopping, parking, not getting done what you meant to do. Don't forget to clean the kitchen floor. Its been way too long since you washed it. You know what, do the walls. The walls need a serious pick me up. Why are you still that house? Is your mortgage up for renewal? You changed the oil in the van right? Isn't it great to have a day off.
Its no wonder when it comes time to find the passion left over, you're fresh out. Its really hard to keep up with the Jetsons. Forget the Jones' - the Jones' could never survive a mortgage/rent, a car, buying gas, and cell phone bills. The Jones' wouldn't know what hit them. We all do it. We work to have the life we want to live, and as the cliche goes, we don't get time to actually live.
So what are you doing about your passion level?
Go ahead. Look it up. Its 2012 and we all have internet on our phone...so goodness knows that if you google it up, there'll be some sites that can help you out. They'll suggest you take some "you" time. Maybe a holiday.
I've got your answer and you don't even need to sift through crummy websites.
Get inspired.
I know, sounds too simple right? Nope.
Think about the last time you went to a concert - how amazingly great did you feel afterwards?
Have you ever been to the Vatican? Or Westminster Abbey? Now that...that was inspiring.
This past week, I needed to find some passion. I went to Third Ave. I went upstairs and sat in the balcony. I just took time to think about what it would really mean if those arches were just gone. Where would I go to sit completely still and get such a rush of emotions and inspiration.
The upcoming weeks we're going to ask Saskatoon to get passionate about Third Ave....we can't stand by and let people tear old buildings down. We can't just ride by on bikes. We can't be left to wish we'd taken more pictures before it was gone.
But don't take my word for it....listen to someone who's lived through it.
We're all too busy. Take a day off....but keep your BlackBerry on so that you get your emails. Check in with work to make sure everything is going smooth without you. Make sure you spend your day off running around town dropping off, picking up, looking for, parking, driving, shopping, parking, not getting done what you meant to do. Don't forget to clean the kitchen floor. Its been way too long since you washed it. You know what, do the walls. The walls need a serious pick me up. Why are you still that house? Is your mortgage up for renewal? You changed the oil in the van right? Isn't it great to have a day off.
Its no wonder when it comes time to find the passion left over, you're fresh out. Its really hard to keep up with the Jetsons. Forget the Jones' - the Jones' could never survive a mortgage/rent, a car, buying gas, and cell phone bills. The Jones' wouldn't know what hit them. We all do it. We work to have the life we want to live, and as the cliche goes, we don't get time to actually live.
So what are you doing about your passion level?
Go ahead. Look it up. Its 2012 and we all have internet on our phone...so goodness knows that if you google it up, there'll be some sites that can help you out. They'll suggest you take some "you" time. Maybe a holiday.
I've got your answer and you don't even need to sift through crummy websites.
Get inspired.
I know, sounds too simple right? Nope.
Think about the last time you went to a concert - how amazingly great did you feel afterwards?
Have you ever been to the Vatican? Or Westminster Abbey? Now that...that was inspiring.
This past week, I needed to find some passion. I went to Third Ave. I went upstairs and sat in the balcony. I just took time to think about what it would really mean if those arches were just gone. Where would I go to sit completely still and get such a rush of emotions and inspiration.
The upcoming weeks we're going to ask Saskatoon to get passionate about Third Ave....we can't stand by and let people tear old buildings down. We can't just ride by on bikes. We can't be left to wish we'd taken more pictures before it was gone.
But don't take my word for it....listen to someone who's lived through it.
Culture Revitalized!
So just a week ago we made the cover of the paper!
Check out the awesome article.
Group aims to save Landmark
Add to that an interview we just had with NewsTalk Radio...seems like the media is starting to feel the excitement that the city has about Third Ave.
I have been interviewed and drilled with questions about this project a lot lately (a WORTH Magazine article is forth coming), and the question that I keep getting hit with is "Why are you so passionate about this?"
Its such a simple answer. When you think of great cities, you think of their great buildings. New York has Carnegie Hall or the Empire State Building. London has Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. Paris has Notre Dame and the Louvre. Rome has the Vatican.
When you go to those cities, those are "must see" locales. So why isn't Third Ave a must see locale?
We just don't give ourselves credit yet - I mean, we're a young culture, so we haven't yet adjusted to the idea that someday people will want to come here to see what we have going on. The world has been watching us carefully; obviously they're taking note, it seems big business is booming. Now is the time to start defining what landmarks make up this city.
Third Ave is, in my opinion, the best example of historic landmark in the city. The Bes is beautiful. The University is stunning. And culturally, Third Ave is the one that has had the most impact over 100 years.
The city, the media, the arts community - everyone is excited!
Check out the awesome article.
Group aims to save Landmark
Add to that an interview we just had with NewsTalk Radio...seems like the media is starting to feel the excitement that the city has about Third Ave.
I have been interviewed and drilled with questions about this project a lot lately (a WORTH Magazine article is forth coming), and the question that I keep getting hit with is "Why are you so passionate about this?"
Its such a simple answer. When you think of great cities, you think of their great buildings. New York has Carnegie Hall or the Empire State Building. London has Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. Paris has Notre Dame and the Louvre. Rome has the Vatican.
When you go to those cities, those are "must see" locales. So why isn't Third Ave a must see locale?
We just don't give ourselves credit yet - I mean, we're a young culture, so we haven't yet adjusted to the idea that someday people will want to come here to see what we have going on. The world has been watching us carefully; obviously they're taking note, it seems big business is booming. Now is the time to start defining what landmarks make up this city.
Third Ave is, in my opinion, the best example of historic landmark in the city. The Bes is beautiful. The University is stunning. And culturally, Third Ave is the one that has had the most impact over 100 years.
The city, the media, the arts community - everyone is excited!
Carol Welsman LIVE at Third Ave!!
WOW!
When I was a teenager I got this MASSIVE crush on this amazing jazz singer/pianist - I bought up all her albums, and listened sooooo close to every sound she made. Everyone told me how great a singer she was...but as a pianist, I sat and listened intensely to the way her fingers fell on the keys.
It is completely rare to find a pianist, classic/jazz/rock, who actually understands the way that a piano REALLY works. The idea that the way the fingers leave the key is AS IMPORTANT as how they hit the keys.....
Then along came Carol....and my ears had a playground of sound.
And now, in some absolutely bizarre twist of fates, not only do I get to hear her new album...but I get to hear it live, in our very own concert hall!
Friday March 23rd - Carol Welsman Quartet LIVE!
Tickets on sale at Persephone
Carol Welsman - On the Road Again! - hear a track off the new album before it hits stores!
This event is the first ever self-produced event by Third Ave Centre. And its important that it sell out.
Why?
Many reasons.
We need a sell out so that Carol will come back and lap up the audience for her next album as well.
We need a sell out to show people that actually, a concert hall is vital to the city's downtown - and prove that its not about size, but about acoustic sound!
We need a sell out because, frankly, we have lofty goals ahead of us - to save a building the size and age of Third Ave, we need to bring in as much revenue as possible in these first few months. We're keeping ticket prices low, and hoping that people will pack the place to show their support for saving Third Ave.
Lets make culture happen people!!
When I was a teenager I got this MASSIVE crush on this amazing jazz singer/pianist - I bought up all her albums, and listened sooooo close to every sound she made. Everyone told me how great a singer she was...but as a pianist, I sat and listened intensely to the way her fingers fell on the keys.
It is completely rare to find a pianist, classic/jazz/rock, who actually understands the way that a piano REALLY works. The idea that the way the fingers leave the key is AS IMPORTANT as how they hit the keys.....
Then along came Carol....and my ears had a playground of sound.
And now, in some absolutely bizarre twist of fates, not only do I get to hear her new album...but I get to hear it live, in our very own concert hall!
Friday March 23rd - Carol Welsman Quartet LIVE!
Tickets on sale at Persephone
Carol Welsman - On the Road Again! - hear a track off the new album before it hits stores!
This event is the first ever self-produced event by Third Ave Centre. And its important that it sell out.
Why?
Many reasons.
We need a sell out so that Carol will come back and lap up the audience for her next album as well.
We need a sell out to show people that actually, a concert hall is vital to the city's downtown - and prove that its not about size, but about acoustic sound!
We need a sell out because, frankly, we have lofty goals ahead of us - to save a building the size and age of Third Ave, we need to bring in as much revenue as possible in these first few months. We're keeping ticket prices low, and hoping that people will pack the place to show their support for saving Third Ave.
Lets make culture happen people!!
In the Beginning....
Is anything supposed to last 100 years?
Today is my first day on the job as the Performing Arts Manager for the Third Avenue Centre for Community Enrichment - its a non-profit organization that gives a vital space for vibrant and creative culture groups in downtown Saskatoon.
Our home? Third Avenue United Church. No, we're not one in the same - we're good partners. In this day and age - namely during a recession - cultural organizations have to partner up with anyone they can.
It all started organically. Third Ave United is experiencing what most large gothic churches are: its too expensive to run a building that big. This beautiful landmark is turning 100 years young in 2012 - and you'd be hard pressed to find a music lover in Saskatoon who hasn't had a memorable moment in the gothic sanctuary. Its acoustics are legendary. I've performed all over Canada, and trust me - there are very few spaces in this country that have a sound like this.
We just don't build buildings like this anymore...when was the last time anyone talked about a new building standing for 100 years? Is that even realistic anymore? Is it realistic for a church community to have to look after a space this big and beautiful all by themselves?
We're so grateful that we get to share the space with the congregants of Thrid Ave United! Its a great partnership - we're as passionate about the building as they are.
The goal? Save this landmark from becoming another building torn down to make way for the "boom". We're here to create a meeting place for music, art, ideas, people of all walks of life, all ages, and all economics. We want to bring world class performing arts to the people of the community. We want to make space available for dance classes, yoga groups, young artists, groups needing rehearsal space - if you have an idea for what you'd like to do at Third Ave, we're here to make it happen. We're looking for groups and individuals who love culture as much as we do.
Most importantly we're working on this so that years from now we'll still treasure inspiring moments at Third Ave.
As Saskatoon rides the "boom" we're all busier than ever...so taking time to refresh, re-energize, and get inspired is more important than ever before.
Today is my first day on the job as the Performing Arts Manager for the Third Avenue Centre for Community Enrichment - its a non-profit organization that gives a vital space for vibrant and creative culture groups in downtown Saskatoon.
Our home? Third Avenue United Church. No, we're not one in the same - we're good partners. In this day and age - namely during a recession - cultural organizations have to partner up with anyone they can.
It all started organically. Third Ave United is experiencing what most large gothic churches are: its too expensive to run a building that big. This beautiful landmark is turning 100 years young in 2012 - and you'd be hard pressed to find a music lover in Saskatoon who hasn't had a memorable moment in the gothic sanctuary. Its acoustics are legendary. I've performed all over Canada, and trust me - there are very few spaces in this country that have a sound like this.
We're so grateful that we get to share the space with the congregants of Thrid Ave United! Its a great partnership - we're as passionate about the building as they are.
The goal? Save this landmark from becoming another building torn down to make way for the "boom". We're here to create a meeting place for music, art, ideas, people of all walks of life, all ages, and all economics. We want to bring world class performing arts to the people of the community. We want to make space available for dance classes, yoga groups, young artists, groups needing rehearsal space - if you have an idea for what you'd like to do at Third Ave, we're here to make it happen. We're looking for groups and individuals who love culture as much as we do.
Most importantly we're working on this so that years from now we'll still treasure inspiring moments at Third Ave.
As Saskatoon rides the "boom" we're all busier than ever...so taking time to refresh, re-energize, and get inspired is more important than ever before.
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