Niagara Artists Centre Presents: STRUTT Wearable Art Show
This year marks the Twelfth Anniversary of Niagara Artists Centre's
STRUTT WEARABLE ART SHOW. The Largest Wearable Art Show in Canada! Saturday, 19 November 2011 at WS Tyler building 2
225 Ontario Street
St.Catharines ON
Vivacious, enthralling, provocative, and downright weird; so begin attempts to describe STRUTT, the Niagara Artists Centre's Wearable Art Show, one of the area's most inventive events.
More than fifty amateur and professional contemporary visual artists from Niagara and beyond conceive and construct art for the human form. These creations range from the charming to the captivating, the edible to the electronic, the absurd to the elegant. Volunteer models from the Suitcase in Point Theatre Company and students from Brock University's Dramatic Arts program perform on the runway.
You could think of it as a collision between a travelling burlesque troupe, or maybe a gypsy caravan and Andy Warhol's Factory says Stephen Remus, Minister of Energy, Minds and Resources at the Niagara Artists Centre. You can't anticipate what you'll see—irreverent, ingenious, political—the creations that come down the runway range as widely as the collective imagination of the many artists contributing.
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Pieces of Canada Exhibit
The Niagara Falls History Museum is proud to present their newest exhibit, Pieces of Canada - 150 pieces, 150 stories. Lori Taraba brings you this story.
Exploring the Abandoned Dead Mall Niagara Square | Dead Malls | Abandoned Malls
Exploring the Abandoned Dead Mall Niagara Square | Dead Malls | Abandoned Malls
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Today we head, once again, to my hometown of Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada.
This is the former Niagara Square Shopping Mall, which opened in 1977 and had room for 83 units.
I've got many memories in this mall from visiting Santa and the Easter Bunny as a child, I remember my Mom taking me to K-Mart and buying me the Hulkamania Workout Set which came out in 1985.
I hung out here with friends all though elementary school and high school, I remember clear as day how busy Niagara Square was around Christmas time.
The old 3 screen movie theatre was also on the property so as kids we would hang out at the mall before lining up for the movies, which we had to either check the Niagara Falls Review for the listings or call the cinema and listen to the recorded movie listing.
In 1987 or 1988 my mom took me here and bought me my first ever leather jacket, it was a graduation gift. Many years ago I gave that jacket to my cousin Jenny and I'll bet you she still has it!
This 36,000-square-metre shopping centre, which opened in 1977, had 83 units but many have been empty in recent years prior to it’s closing in 2017. In January of 2017, less than 30 percent of the stores were occupied.
Stores had been slowly closing up shop since tenants were given notice in January 2017 to vacate the mall by May 1. By mid april 2017, the only inside store that was open for business was Winners.
The mall had suffered a major blow in 2002 when Zellers decided to pull out as one of the mall's major retail anchors. That, plus a gradual decline as big box retail operations set up shop on Morrison Street at Drummond Road and as other malls in Niagara continued to expand, fueled rumours among mall tenants and shoppers that the mall was doomed for eventual closure.
Now in 2019, with Choom Cannabis Co. and a new medical clinic opening in buildings with outdoor access on the property, and Tuesday's announcement Costco Wholesale will open a new 150,000-square-foot location next year, officials are celebrating a rebirth of sorts, said Mayor Jim Diodati.
It's the evolution of Niagara Square, he said, pointing to the ongoing redevelopment of the 400,000-square-foot property.
While the interior portion of Niagara Square has been vacant since April 2017, standalone businesses on the property, including World Gym, Michaels, JYSK, The Brick, Mandarin, Cineplex and Hoops, have remained open.
Rumours had been swirling for some time that Costco Wholesale, which has stores in St. Catharines and Stoney Creek, was looking for a new home in Niagara.
Now, as of September 2019 the demolition has begun on the old Niagara Square to make way for a new state of the art Costco and at 150,000 square feet it will be larger than the existing Costco store in St. Catharines and will feature a gas bar.
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FirstOntario PAC Tour
The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is getting ready for their Grand Opening Celebrations on November 14th and 15th. Norah-Jean Howard has the details.
In The Soil Arts Festival Saint Catharines Niagara Canada 2017
Recorded At In The Soil Arts Festival 2017 Hub Stage St Catharines near Niagara Ontario Canada. Music Yusuke Hoshi
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Entro Susan Lott
The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre is proud to host ENTRO, an exhibition from St. Catharines artist Susan Lott.
TYCT 2018 - St. Catharines - The Way We Were
THE THANK YOU CANADA TOUR
Sunday, November 4, 2018
Meridian Centre in St. Catharines, ON
— Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Patrick Chan, Meagan Duhamel & Eric Radford, Elvis Stojko, Kaetlyn Osmond, Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje
— “The Way We Were” by Barbra Streisand
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Q&A for 88 The Movie - St Catharines, Pen Centre
After the Red Carpet Premiere of 88 in the Niagara Region Director April Mullen, Writer/Producer Tim Doiron and lead Actress Katharine Isabelle do a Q&A session with the audience.
The Tale of A Town - St. Catharines | The Standard
Presented by FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, FIXT POINT and Suitcase in Point Theatre Company at Oddfellows Hall, 36 James Street, St. Catharines.
The Tale of a Town – St. Catharines will be presented at the historic Odd Fellows Hall, 36 James St from 13 October – 23 October 2015.
The show takes audiences inside the newsroom as staff create the first print of the first edition of The New Old Standard, a retrospective report on downtown St. Catharines. Inspired by living memories gathered through over 100 interviews with business leaders and community members including Walter Ostanek, Doug Herod, Marilyn I. Walker and many of our City’s leaders. The Tale of a Town - St. Catharines weaves oral histories and archives with live music and performance to take you on a trip to the time of Jerry's Alley, Art's Restaurant and the glory days of downtown when everything was the best. Or was it? Maybe the best is yet to come...
The Tale of a Town is a theatre and media project with an aim to capture the collective community memory of Canada's Main Streets, one story at a time, while preserving local heritage and promoting neighbourhood culture. The production was developed at In the Soil Arts Festival in 2011 and 2013. In 2014, FIXT POINT launched a national tour of The Tale of a Town - Canada in collaboration with The National Arts Centre and presenting partners from across the country.
Our community has been dreaming of a dedicated facility for the performing arts for many years, and the time has nearly come for us to inhabit our new home. As excitement and anticipation build for the public opening of our new home for the performing arts, the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre invites the community to join this celebration of downtown St. Catharines past, present and future.
Director: Lisa Marie DiLiberto
Set and Costume Designer: Kelly Wolf
Lighting Designer: Andre Dutoit
Sound and Visual Designer: Charles Ketchabaw
Stage Manager: Dylan Tate-Howarth
Performers:
Edwin Conroy Jr.
Dawn Crysler
Robert Feetham
Deanna Jones
Dan Watson
Written by Lisa Marie DiLiberto and created in collaboration with the Artistic Team.
Special thanks to the St. Catharines Museum for use of archival images: STCM S1950.84.18.1, STCM S1953.84.20.17
and STCM S1963.42.17.2
2014 St. Catharines Arts Awards Nominees
The St. Catharines Arts Awards recognize and celebrate excellence in all areas of artistic creation and contribution. First presented in 2005 as part of the City of St. Catharines' Trillium Awards, the list of arts award recipients demonstrates the talent and commitment of the arts in St. Catharines.
The Arts Awards seek to increase the visibility of St. Catharines' artists and cultural industries, honour cultural leaders and their achievements, and cultivate financial and volunteer support for the arts sector. Each award winner is presented with a civic certificate of appreciation and a cash prize of $300.
The 2014 Arts Awards were handed out Saturday, May 3 at the Rodman Hall Art Centre
The Tale of A Town - St. Catharines | Russell Hotel
Presented by FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, FIXT POINT and Suitcase in Point Theatre Company at Oddfellows Hall, 36 James Street, St. Catharines.
The Tale of a Town – St. Catharines will be presented at the historic Odd Fellows Hall, 36 James St from 13 October – 23 October 2015.
The show takes audiences inside the newsroom as staff create the first print of the first edition of The New Old Standard, a retrospective report on downtown St. Catharines. Inspired by living memories gathered through over 100 interviews with business leaders and community members including Walter Ostanek, Doug Herod, Marilyn I. Walker and many of our City’s leaders. The Tale of a Town - St. Catharines weaves oral histories and archives with live music and performance to take you on a trip to the time of Jerry's Alley, Art's Restaurant and the glory days of downtown when everything was the best. Or was it? Maybe the best is yet to come...
The Tale of a Town is a theatre and media project with an aim to capture the collective community memory of Canada's Main Streets, one story at a time, while preserving local heritage and promoting neighbourhood culture. The production was developed at In the Soil Arts Festival in 2011 and 2013. In 2014, FIXT POINT launched a national tour of The Tale of a Town - Canada in collaboration with The National Arts Centre and presenting partners from across the country.
Our community has been dreaming of a dedicated facility for the performing arts for many years, and the time has nearly come for us to inhabit our new home. As excitement and anticipation build for the public opening of our new home for the performing arts, the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre invites the community to join this celebration of downtown St. Catharines past, present and future.
Director: Lisa Marie DiLiberto
Set and Costume Designer: Kelly Wolf
Lighting Designer: Andre Dutoit
Sound and Visual Designer: Charles Ketchabaw
Stage Manager: Dylan Tate-Howarth
Performers:
Edwin Conroy Jr.
Dawn Crysler
Robert Feetham
Deanna Jones
Dan Watson
Written by Lisa Marie DiLiberto and created in collaboration with the Artistic Team.
Special thanks to the St. Catharines Museum for use of archival images: STCMS1955.46.10.37 and STCMS1970.8.4.2
Corners of Niagara: Family Recreation Centre
MASL comes to the Meridian Centre
Metro Stars Canada will play the Rochester Lancers in a 2 game neutral site series November 22nd & 24th at the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines.
The Whole Shebang - St. Catharines
Presented by FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre and Dreamwalker Dance Company. 250 St. Paul Street. St. Catharines.
April 22+23, 2016.
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This unique multi-disciplinary performance is the culmination of a four-year creative residency that brought Niagara-based artists together with Andrea Nann, Artistic Director of the acclaimed Dreamwalker Dance Company. Considered one of Canada’s leading collaborative artists, Nann has brought her signature Shebang process to Niagara, sharing a holistic ensemble-based creation practice with established and emerging artists.
Nann and collaborators from Dreamwalker Dance Company will be joined with Niagara artists Aaron Berger, Brittany Brooks, Adam Buller, Elizabeth Chitty, Deanna Jones, Mark Steiger and David Vivian, with collaborators Vickie Fagan and Annie Wilson.
Murphy's Gloves 2019
The St. Catharines Boxing Club presents the 5th annual Murphy's Gloves Fight for the Kids on Friday, November 15th at the Merritton Community Centre at 7:30pm. Mike Balsom reports.
Most patriotic street in St. Catharines
In the weeks leading up to Canada Day, the national flag began appearing attached to trees lining Goldsmith Avenue in north St. Catharines until nearly every home had one, some attached to a hockey stick pole.
Canada Trip Vlog
AJ and I went on another adventure! We road tripped to Toronto, Ontario.
On the way, we passed through the cities of Lansing, Michigan; Flint, Michigan; Mississauga, Ontario; Hamilton, Ontario; St. Catharines, Ontario; Niagara, Ontario; Niagara Falls, New York; Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania; Cleveland, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio.
We visited:
TORONTO
Air Canada Centre (Raptors/Maple Leafs)
Hockey Hall of Fame
CN Tower
Rogers Centre
Irish Embassy Pub
Sheraton Centre
Eaton Centre
Tim Hortons (many times)
TRIP BACK:
Ralph Wilson Stadium (Bills) - Orchard Park, NY
Primanti Bros. - Erie, PA
Music:
I didn't make it, take credit for it, monetize it or claim it in any way. Heres a list of songs and artists. Buy their shit.
Meant to Live by Switchfoot
Angels Fall by Breaking Benjamin
New Divide by Linking Park
Cold by Crossfade
Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson
Shut up and Dance by WALK THE MOON
Fire It Up by Thousand Foot Crutch
Sippin on Fire by Florida Georgia Line
Highway to Hell by AC/DC
STRUTT: Promo Video
Saturday 1 November, doors 7pm, runway 9pm
Canada Hair Cloth Building, Downtown St. Catharines
Energetic, enthralling, risqué, playful; just some of the words used to describe STRUTT, the Niagara Artists' Centre's Wearable Art Show, one of the area's most inventive fundraising events.
Over fifty amateur and professional contemporary visual artists from Niagara and beyond create art for the human form. The creations range from the outrageous to the gorgeous, from the comic to the sublime. Volunteer models from the Suitcase in Point Theatre Company and students of Brock's Dramatic Arts program STRUTT their stuff on the runway while the artists compete for cash prizes in four categories:
Erotika: wearable art that best communicates libidinousness originally.
Chaotika: the most idiosyncratic wearable art that is deviant from fashion norms.
Testokia: wearable art for a man that best exemplifies the virtues of that gender.
Demokratika: the audience's favourite wearable art as determined by a mixed member proportional system.
STRUTT isn't a fashion show, it's a wearable art show, a carnival celebrating the absurd, Stephen Remus (NAC's director).
STRUTT is an annual benefit for the Niagara Artists' Centre (NAC), a charitably registered non-profit Artist-run Centre devoted to presenting and supporting the production of contemporary art. Many hundreds of volunteer hours go into realizing STRUTT every year. The event is licensed and is followed by a post-runway dance party with a food and refreshments provided by downtown restaurants.
Tickets Available at NAC