Coco Model Management, a Toronto-based company, is working hard to combat trends in the modern modeling world. The company's mission is to represent "real" people for commercial work. As commercial companies begin to recognize a change in the modern market, the modeling world will no longer be able to rely on rail-thin models.
A question often posed to bands and their members usually revolves around where and how they got started; for Opus Road it started right here at Brock University. Back in 2002, a pair (Jeff Mahoney and J.P. Nadeau) of the now five-piece band, met in residence and began playing for friends before nights out on the town, in coffee houses and various talent shows.
Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said this weekend that he will present a "comprehensive" budget on Jan. 27, 2009. With this in mind, it's time that someone took a closer look at what Harper's proposed arts cuts will mean. The City of Ottawa announced in early November a proposed cut of over $4 million in its Heritage funding, which represents a 54 per cent cut of its arts budget.
So, you've just paid about $30 bucks for two tickets (I usually go with my mom to the movies), and snacks to go see this brand new flick. You're sitting there, thinking this should be good. I mean, a movie has to be developed from writers, then approved by a production company, have a vision with a director and ultimately, get funding.
Sixteen years ago, Susan Franklin embarked on a journey to Cuba to find new and exciting cultural arts. "I met many wonderful people, including artists and cultural promoters. The people from the Sierra Maestra region revealed that isolation is not an obstacle to creative production," said Franklin.
The Essential Collective Theatre presents Possible Worlds Dec. 4 - 14, 8 p.m. Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre Possible Worlds by John Mighton Directed by Peter Feldman will premier in Niagara Dec. 4th to the 14th at the Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre; Tuesday to Sunday at 8pm.
Live Review LIGHTS go dim At the beginning of the night on Nov. 26, you could tell that many people involved with the show at the Casbah were unhappy with LIGHTS' management. Having her go on second at her own show because "all the kids wanna go home early", and dropping a supporting Hamilton band weren't exactly professional moves.
The halls of Brock were unusually busy for a Friday evening, on Nov. 28, despite that classes ended at 5 p.m. From 6 p.m. until midnight, Brock's Department of Visual Arts students transformed three main areas of the Brock campus - the halls of Thistle, the Learning Commons and two floors of the MacKenzie Chown Complex.
