How long can a piano player’s fingers keep tickling those ivories? How long can he continue to belt out b ...
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David Vest: Still A Blues Master
David Vest: Still A Blues Master
How long can a piano player’s fingers keep tickling those ivories? How long can he continue to belt out blues tunes to packed houses? How long can he win awards and write songs? Surely it must slow do ...
| by Hans Tammemagi -
Murray McLauchlan: From a Kid From the City to You
Murray McLauchlan: From a Kid From the City to You
“Would you like to do a piece on Murray McLauchlan?” the editor asked. I couldn’t say ‘sure’ fast enough. ...
“Would you like to do a piece on Murray McLauchlan?” the editor asked. I couldn’t say ‘sure’ fast enough. I was all set, then my father went and had a heart attack. The nerve of him. The interview, th ...
| by John Kelly -
Janet Austin: For Queen and Country
Janet Austin: For Queen and Country
Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legisla ...
Tucked away behind the rhododendrons, hostas and hellebores two-and-a-half kilometres west of the Legislative Assembly, Victoria’s Government House is a local landmark. The surrounding gardens featuri ...
| by John Thomson -
Cynthia Dale: Entertainment’s Triple Threat
Cynthia Dale: Entertainment’s Triple Threat
“I’m the lowly producer. That’s what they call me. I’m learning.” Actor Cynthia Dale, well-known for her ...
“I’m the lowly producer. That’s what they call me. I’m learning.” Actor Cynthia Dale, well-known for her mastery of stage, screen and television, reflects on her new role. Not only is she the lead in ...
| by John Thomson -
Reboot – March 2019
Reboot – March 2019
DR. FIORENZA ALBERT-HOWARD, a native of Rome who is descended from a long line of prominent Italian archi ...
DR. FIORENZA ALBERT-HOWARD, a native of Rome who is descended from a long line of prominent Italian architects and engineers, was a pioneer in her fields of civic and computer engineering. “I was the ...
| by Verena Foxx -
Gathie Falk: It’s the Simple Things
Gathie Falk: It’s the Simple Things
As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understa ...
As I step over the threshold into the home of Canadian artist Gathie Falk, there is an immediate understanding that this is no ordinary place. The foyer expands into a bright, airy, open concept sitti ...
| by Toni O'Keeffe -
Evelyn Hart: En Pointe
Evelyn Hart: En Pointe
“My sister has an exceptional voice, a natural voice. My other sister has quite a wonderful voice, and my ...
“My sister has an exceptional voice, a natural voice. My other sister has quite a wonderful voice, and my brother had perfect pitch. That’s why I ended up in dance. Everyone else had their particular ...
| by John Kelly -
Dan Hill: A Craving for Real Songs
Dan Hill: A Craving for Real Songs
“If I had to pick between songwriting or performing, I think I would pick the songwriting,” says Canadian ...
“If I had to pick between songwriting or performing, I think I would pick the songwriting,” says Canadian music legend Dan Hill. “I find it to be more mentally, intellectually and creatively challengi ...
| by Kate Robertson -
Tapping Into Magic
Tapping Into Magic
Lights dim, curtains rise. Out of the darkness, we are suddenly dazzled by a glamorous, exuberant tap dan ...
Lights dim, curtains rise. Out of the darkness, we are suddenly dazzled by a glamorous, exuberant tap dancing troupe. Synchronized, happy, high energy, their silver-tinged locks and sparkling smiles h ...
| by Diana Wing -
Louise Penny: From the Great Silence to Fame
Louise Penny: From the Great Silence to Fame
Louise Penny makes writing best-selling books look easy. After all, since she published her first mystery ...
Louise Penny makes writing best-selling books look easy. After all, since she published her first mystery novel, Still Life, 13 years ago, she's banged out an amazing book a year in her Armand Gamache ...
| by Kate Robertson -
Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures
Chef Tojo: Bridging Cultures
“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phras ...
“Cooking is an art, but all art requires knowing something about the techniques and materials.” The phrase is attributed to Nathan Myhrvold, the American author of the six-volume series Modernist Cuis ...
| by John Thomson -
Russ Froese: Still Curious
Russ Froese: Still Curious
Russ Froese had just put the youngest of his five grandchildren – the two-year-old – down for a nap. “I a ...
Russ Froese had just put the youngest of his five grandchildren – the two-year-old – down for a nap. “I am actively involved with them,” he says. “They are young and it’s a good time to be there.” He ...
| by Verena Foxx -
Carving out an Active Life
Carving out an Active Life
Sculpture is arguably the most enduring manifestation of fine art that humans the world over have produce ...
Sculpture is arguably the most enduring manifestation of fine art that humans the world over have produced. The three-dimensional figures – like the tiny Paleolithic Age Venus of Willendorf from over ...
| by James Ellsworth -
Going for Everything
Going for Everything
Being the founder and CEO of the world's largest fitness club owned by a single individual doesn't happen ...
Being the founder and CEO of the world's largest fitness club owned by a single individual doesn't happen overnight. And it doesn't happen by accident – unless it does. David Patchell-Evans, affection ...
| by Bobbie Jo Reid -
The Horse Whisperer
The Horse Whisperer
Prima trots over. Her powerful flanks move in an easy rhythm, her rich brown coat glistens in the sunligh ...
Prima trots over. Her powerful flanks move in an easy rhythm, her rich brown coat glistens in the sunlight. Her gentle brown eyes reflect the pastoral surroundings as she puts her nose close and whinn ...
| by Irene Butler