From an article by Lucy Ardern, Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin, April 27, 2013:

You would struggle to find someone more passionate about the Commonwealth Games than Hart House Warden Bruce Kidd. A former Commonwealth athletics champion and chair of the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport, the Canadian also researches and lectures about the Games at the University of Toronto.

He celebrates it as a sporting contest, marvels at the cultural opportunities it offers and is obsessed by the social advantages it might deliver. Even so, he has serious doubts about the event’s future unless it reverts back to its core purpose.

Prof. Kidd, 69, explained why when he visited the Gold Coast this week to speak to Griffith University students about the Commonwealth Games, which will be hosted here in 2018. ‘‘We need to get the ‘Commonwealth’ back in the Games, or it won’t have any relevance in years to come.’’

Read the full article at Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin

Led by Chef Baby, the boys, aged 7 to 12, were given a hands-on opportunity to mix ingredients, pipe out the dough and liberally douse the finished pastries with plenty of chocolate.

While Gallery Grill is best known as a cosmopolitan lunch destination, it also seems to be a hit with the younger crowd that just wants to make a mess in the kitchen and eat their creations. The boys, part of the Petits Chef cooking class run by Mardi Michels, announced at the end of the session that Gallery Grill was the “best field trip ever”.

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If you have ordered a CD of the spring concert, you can now pick yours up at the front desk at Hart House! Bring a piece of ID for proof of payment of the CD.

Look out for music deposit refunds in the next few weeks. If you have not yet returned your music, please contacthhchorus@gmail.comimmediately!

Don’t forget that there are still special performances and singing opportunities happening all throughout the spring/summer! Here are some that are coming up soon:

• April 7th, Church Service at the Bethany United Church. ContactRachelfor details and rehearsal times.
• May 5th, Singing with the VIVA! Youth Singers in Concert. ContactBrad(VIVA conductor and former Chorus conductor) for details and rehearsal times.

 
Have a wonderful summer and we hope to see you next year!

During the five months of the contest, Ada faced some stiff competition, most notably from Daniel Oh who was runner up in the March 21st finale. In addition to a cash prize, Ada will complete a demo CD in a 10-hour studio session sponsored by CIUT 89.5FM. If you missed Ada’s performance, you’ll have the chance to see her next year as part of the Stages series. As runner up, Daniel Oh will receive a cash prize and an opening act booking. And there is life after Idol. Patrick Simeon, who walked away with the title last year, has just launched his first CD.

The Hart House Music Committee wishes to thank all the talented participants and devoted supporters of 2013 U of T Idol. A special shout out goes to our dynamic and wonderfully talented house band, The Uplifters led by Dave Clarke. Special thanks to Freda Zhang our host and coordinator of U of T Idol and our student judging panel: Ryan, Erin Sean and Chelsea.

We’ll be back again next fall and maybe this time YOU will be the next U of T Idol.

Though the Hart House collection is now monumental with vintage Canadian art, everything within it was once deliberately fresh and contemporary.

That’s an interesting point about the Art Gallery of Alberta’s new show, A Story of Canadian Art: As Told by the Hart House Art Collection. Decades before Group of Seven paintings adorned mouse pads, postage stamps and desk calendars — penetrating our culture wholly — these seven determined “Algonquin school” artists reacted against prescribed European artistic doctrine. They were the punk rockers of their time, intentionally forging a new character for themselves, and us.

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Please note: the article implies that William Weston donated Cheam, but it was actually Lawren Harris who donated Abstract (War Painting).

The evergreen and mulberry trees in the Quad garden are reaching the end of their lifecycle and preventative arrangements are being made to ensure that any safety or structural hazards are avoided. With only 18” of soil to sustain them, their roots have begun to affect the underlying membrane that protects the roof of the Hart House Theatre and Fitness Centre.

To maintain the structural soundness of the House, while minimizing the environmental impact, the trees will be removed and efforts will be made to transplant any healthy trees to other locations.

A subcommittee will be formed to assess future development. In the interim, new potted trees and shrubbery will take their place to ensure that the Quad is filled with greenery to be enjoyed for years to come. Additionally, the four garden flowerbeds will be replanted and seating areas reconfigured to encourage both group and solitary leisure.

Work will commence this month and should not last longer than a week. We thank you in advance for your patience and look forward to welcoming you back to a safer and even more beautiful quad this spring.

Meeting Minutes March 11^th

HH conference for International Women’s Day

-went really well!

-Moving forward will have a working group on at Hart House—tangible suggestions given

Cary-over Elections

-Running: Abtin, Daniel, Arielle

In Favour: Evelyn, Maia, Arielle, Bonita, Daniel, Igor

Abstentions: none.

Against: none.

Partnership with W.A.T.C.H

-in previous meeting they had asked about our collaboration changing

-previous years: monetary contribution

-for next year: can we book Great Hall

-Committee in favor of this

V-Day:

-film screening

-Speaker from Schlifer Clinic

-everything booked,

-everyone should promote!

Refugee Rights Panel:

- Postpone until next year (timing and lack of available rooms)

-Partner with Just Rights Radio next year?

-Faculty member: Political Theorist, Joseph Carens

Human Rights Watch Film Screening

-still looking to book a room (HH full). Maybe Innis? Through a Cinema group? Robarts’ Media Commons? New College Woo Theatre?

-Celine will help with this as well

-Film? Our Choice. Maybe “The Patience Stone”

Community Kitchen March 19^th

-Audra, Maia, Evelyn will attend

-Not planned by SJC but by work-study position

Bike Event

-mid-April

-Audra, Daniel, Bonita, Christian will work on

-contact UTSU about partnership? UTSU Lawn? BBQ?

-Contact the Bike Chain

Summer Events

-not likely

-Christian can set aside money though if we want to hold any

Next meeting Monday 25^th at 5 pm. Location TBD.

Get out of the blues and get into the kitchen!

The upcoming Hart House Community Kitchen – March 19th, 2013 6-9:30 p.m. in the Catering Kitchens under the Great Hall – is going to be spicing things up with some Latin American dishes.

Just some of the dishes that will warm you up and tantalize your taste-buds are:

Brazilian Black Bean Soup Banana & Black Bean Empanadas Chicken & Potato Stew Vegetable Curry Brazilian Orange Rice Sweet Potato Pone

Come learn how to spice things up for yourself. To find out more information and to register, please check out the link below.

http://harthouse.ca/events/community-kitchens/

See you!

Chef Suzanne Baby from the Gallery Grill at Hart House participated again this year in the annual Kitchen Sisters Women’s Day Benefit. Six top female chefs joined together to create a gourmet feast in support of Sistering, a women’s agency serving homeless, marginalized and low-income women in Toronto.

The $500 a plate, sold out event was held at Mildred Temple Kitchen and featured a delectable menu prepared by the celebrity chefs and served at a communal table. The warm atmosphere helped raise funds to support “ordinary women in extraordinary circumstances” and provide the life-saving help they need.

2012 Kitchen Sisters Event

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