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In Loving Memory of Victoria "Vicky" Bates

1951 – 2020

Victoria “Vicky” Bates – Passed away peacefully at home with family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer, on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at the age of 69. Beloved wife of the late Tim Bates, she was predeceased by her father Owen Tennyson and brother Raymond, devoted loving mother of Michael (Nadine), cherished daughter of Evelyn Tennyson. She is survived by siblings Donald, Elaine, Owen and Patricia. Vicky will be sadly missed by her nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Vicky died as she lived, with privacy, dignity, courage and inner strength. She maintained her nonchalant disposition and optimism. She lived her life to the fullest, on her own terms. She was in a league of her own. Vicky's spirit will always be a source of strength to everyone who knew her; her love will bring comfort and our cherished memories of her will never fade. Due to the current restrictions, a private service will be held. Interment Beechwood Cemetery. Vicky's family would like to express our sincere heartfelt thanks and appreciation to extended family and friends for their support, kindness, love and sympathy during this very difficult time. If desired, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.

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AGO Art Matters Blog | September 9th, 2019

Congratulations to Jane Ip and the Jeanne Lottie Team on the Lawren Harris Collection and Connection. Modeling with my beautiful Mother was beyond Fabulous!

Jane Ip, designer of the Harris Collection and owner of Jeanne Lottie.

Images courtesy of Jeanne Lottie

The vibrant colours and dramatic lines of the Group of Seven co-founder Lawren S. Harris's work have found a new home with the Toronto design brand, Jeanne Lottie. The newly released Harris Collection features a series of beautifully designed products printed with one of Harris's most famous oil paintings: Lake and Mountains from the AGO Collection.

We sat down with Jane Ip, the designer behind these art-inspired pieces, to learn more about her connection with art, the Group of Seven, and Lawren Harris.

AGO: What is the story behind the brand's name, Jeanne Lottie?
Ip: In 1985, my sister Charlotte and I founded the brand by combining our names together, Jane (Jeanne) + Charlotte (Lottie). It also means ‘true happiness' in Chinese.

AGO: How did you get your start designing handbags?
Ip: I am self-taught and I learned a lot of what I know from the artisans and workers in the factories that we've worked with over the years. I love colors and have an eye for fashion. Life is a destiny and I continue to get inspired by everyday encounters with my surroundings.

AGO: What was your first encounter with the art of the Group of Seven, and why does Lawren Harris inspire you?
Ip: I first saw art by the Group of Seven at an event in Algonquin Park 20 years ago . Lake and Mountains is simple and alive and it's one of the most famous paintings by Lawren Harris. It showcases the Canadian landscape beautifully and I love the color blue!

AGO: Is it true that your home was the subject of a painting by Harris?
Ip: Yes. I saw the house by chance, loved it, and made an offer the same day without knowing the full history behind it. We were so excited when we found out that the Jeanne Lottie Pink House, my home, was the subject painted by Harris in 1920 and that he named it the Toronto House . He must be calling my name for something big!

AGO: What kind of feedback are you hearing from customers about this iconic Canadian artwork on your products?
Ip: Most of our customers recognize Harris's work and they are so excited to see the image on bags and scarves. They are proud to show off our Canadian talents by wearing or gifting them to their friends and relatives overseas. The collaboration creates mobile art. We are proud to be Canadians!

Take a look at all products in the Harris Collection, online at the Jeanne Lottie shop. And on your next visit to AGO check out the work that inspired the designs, Lawren Harris' Lake and Mountain on view on Level 2 in the Thomson Canadian Collection (Gallery 218).

https://ago.ca/agoinsider/wearable-art

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Elaine Tennyson plans the 1st Annual Friends Day Celebration in Ontario, Canada

Submitted by cashbox on Thu, 05/13/2010 - 21:35

FRIENDS DAY INVITATION

Dear Friends,

I hope you and yours are healthy and happy. It was Mother's Day 2009 at Washington Savage's funeral, when I conceived the idea to have a "Friends Day" Celebration. I attended Gary Quinn's "Celebration of Life" the night before, and Kenny MacLean's funeral a few months prior. I recall standing outside the church with Molly Johnson and other friends, reminiscing and embracing the reality of mortality, saying, "today is Mother's Day, there's Father's Day and Family Day." There should be a "Friends Day." The seed was planted.

That was just the beginning. Like some of you, I've lost many family/friends/acquaintances the last couple of years - twenty one to be exact. I saw friends and acquaintances I hadn't seen or contacted in years at memorials. We all agreed to "get together soon!" Well, here it is one year later - the way some of us reconnected was at funerals.

Years go by - we get older - and die. Let's get together and Celebrate Friends & Life!

WHAT: Canada Day "Friends Day" Celebration
WHEN: Thursday, July 1, 2010 (stay for the long weekend)
WHERE: Bogey's @ Sauble Golf & Country Club, Sauble Beach, ON

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FRIENDS DAY 2010, the Beginning

Cashbox Magazine Canada review

Submitted by cashbox on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 23:07

By Bill Delingat

ZEN – Friendship
“To Love People who love you is easy. Choose to be everyone's friend, whether they like you or not. When you love and accept others as they are you will have friends everywhere.”

Elaine Tennyson is such a person and when she walks into the room everyone becomes aware of her dynamic presence. Elaine was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and moved to the metropolis of Toronto with her family at a young age. Elaine's charm and beauty soon brought her into the high fashion modeling scene as a young teen and off she went to New York to pursue her blossoming career. On returning to Toronto for a visit Elaine decided to pursue her love for art deco and opened a 20th Century design Art Deco store with her partner in the downtown core. Elaine also produced events and sold her couture designs at the store and soon utilizing her enormous list of clients founded Elaine Tennyson Enterprises (E.T.E.) A PR franchise was born and the Toronto event scene would never be the same as her unique approach to fashion shows and special events would have an impact and reshape the industry, so much so that this incredible woman was dubbed by the National Post as a “PR Powerhouse.”

After a couple of tragic years of losing many friends, Elaine decided to give back to her friends and also initiate the idea for others to follow and acknowledge her vision of a day designated for friends to celebrate with each other - “Friends Day.”

In her heartfelt words the messages went out as Elaine steams ahead to produce the first annual “Friends Day.”

And so began the logistics and planning of the inaugural “Friends Day.” The location was set and now for the itinerary and lineup of entertainers to make it a day to remember.

Elaine set her sights high as would be expected from E.T.E. and the requests went out for a headliner. Joe Cocker was number one on the list as the song “With A Little Help From My Friends” would be the anthem of choice for the event. Cocker wasn't available. Blue Peter and other acclaimed Canadian artists declined due to other commitments, then a reply back from NYC that one of the artists of the alternative 70's & 80's era confirmed. The illustrious Carole Pope from Rough Trade would fly in and headline this premiere event.

Elaine had already been working on the local entertainment with her brother Owen Tennyson and his band “Owen Sound” as the featured artists, as well as the backup band for other special guests - Wayne St. John and Taborah (Tabby) Johnson, both well known on the music, television, film and theatre scene, rocker Paris Black and Carole Pope. “Owen Sound” featured some of Canada's renowned musicians with Denis Martel on guitar and vocals, Jason Farrar on bass and vocals, Owen on drums and vocals, with his son Tait (drummer for The Best) sitting in on some of the tunes. Everyone worked diligently to prepare for the event and they were rewarded with much deserved acclaim.

Now it was time to put Elaine's concept into a reality as the final itinerary is sent out and it looks great…

Let the Fun Begin:

Elaine Tennyson Pres ents the First Annual FRIENDS DAY on Canada Day, July 1, 2010 at BOGEY'S - SAUBLE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB in Sauble Beach, ON

The event started with a trip to Sauble Beach Antiques who were celebrating their 1st Anniversary and hosting the "2ND Annual Summer Show & Sale" with 30 dealers. Then it was a trip down to the beach and check in the accommodations and off we went to the Friends Day celebration.

What seemed an endless gastronomic delight – Bogey's served a delectable dinner buffet, desserts and fruit platters with a few bevies and very kind hospitality. It was a great beginning to a fantastic day in honour of friendship.

After the meet and greet with new friends and old friends catching up on decades gone by, Elaine gave her opening remarks and the show began with Suzi Horton of sheVISIONS dance performance to Joe Cocker's “With a Little Help from My Friends” to get the party rolling. Tabby Johnson sang an incredible rendition of national anthem “O Canada” in respect to Canada Day and Wayne St. John joined her and took it one step higher as the music and performers continued right up to a break for those who wanted to catch the fireworks at Sauble Beach.

After the break, "Owen Sound", Owen Tennyson, Denis Martel and Jason Farrar, performed a blistering set and put the party into high gear with other special guests, Wayne St. John, Tabby Johnson, Paris Black and Carole Pope, all performing “With A Little Help from My Friends” for the finale.

What a night it was, as friends as far away as London, Ontario and Quebec drove in for Elaine's “Friends Day” in Sauble Beach, a 3 hour drive from Toronto. Some stayed overnight and others even drove back after a full day of celebrating friendship.

The food kept coming and the drinks kept pouring while the dance floor moved to the rhythms supplied by the many talented artists invited up to this very successful first annual “Friends Day.”

The partying continued into the wee hours of the morning at the various cottages and motels consumed by the entourage of guests from places afar, reminiscing and sharing stories and photos of years gone by.

This was the first but not the last as plans for future “Friends Day” celebrations are already in the works, don't miss it.

To end a word from our founder of “Friends Day” the majestic Elaine Tennyson.

“Friends Day was a heartwarming celebration of friends. Good Friends - Good Times - It's All Good!”

“My vision is to have Friends Day sanctioned by the Government of Canada as a nationally celebrated day (e.g. Mother's Day, Father's Day, Family Day.)

FRIENDS DAY - Elaine Tennyson & Sponsors

L-R: Brad Hill, Marianne Kardos (Sauble Beach Antiques), Bill Delingat (Cashbox Magazine Canada),

Elaine Tennyson, Suzi Horton (SheVisions), Jack Gillespie (Sauble Golf & Country Club)

IN MEMORY OF SUSAN (SUZI) HORTON and WILLIAM (BILL) DELINGAT

FRIENDS DAY - Elaine Tennyson & Artists / Performers

L-R: Taborah Johnson, Suzi Horton, Jason Farrar, Wayne St. John, Carole Pope,

Owen Tennyson, Paris Black, Denis Martel, Tait Rowsell Tennyson, Elaine Tennyson (front)

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Salome Bey, Canada's first lady of the blues, dies at 86

The Grammy-nominated artist, who also won two Dora Mavor Moore Awards and was an honorary member of the Order of Canada, died at the age of 86.

By Adina Bresge The Canadian Press

Mon., Aug. 10, 2020

To audiences, singer Salome Bey was billed as Canada's first lady of the blues.

But among the Canadian artists she helped nurture, she was better known as “Mother Earth,” her demeanour as soulful and sincere as the voice that won her success both in the studio and onstage.

Bey, who began showing signs of dementia in 2004, died early Saturday morning at the Lakeside Long-Term Care Centre in Toronto, according to the family's publicist. She was 86.

Singer and actor Jackie Richardson, who describes Bey as a mentor and “sister,” says her contributions to Canadian culture will live on in both the body of work she leaves behind and the talent she lifted up along the way.

“She definitely was an ambassador of what is wonderful and beautiful in our community of artists,” Richardson said by phone Monday.

“Salome was a bottomless pit of soul, the best in human values and being willing always to be that rock for those that needed a rock. That's Mother Earth.”

Born in Newark, N.J., on Oct. 10, 1933, Bey toured the U.S., Europe and Canada as part of the sibling act Andy & the Bey Sisters.

In 1964, Bey moved to Toronto where she played the jazz club circuit, and soon made her mark on Canada's music and theatre scenes.

She recorded two albums with renowned jazz pianist Horace Silver, and released albums of her live performances with the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir and at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Bey also lent her vocal talents to the 1985 charity single “Tears Are Not Enough,” as part of a Canadian supergroup that featured such artists as Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and Bryan Adams. Produced by David Foster, the star-studded song aimed to raise funds for 1983-85 Ethiopian famine.

She also earned a Grammy nomination for her work on the cast album of the Broadway show “Your Arms Too Short to Box With God.” Other musical theatre credits include the 1972 off-Broadway show “Justine,” for which she won an Obie Award.

Bey wrote and starred in “Indigo,” a cabaret about the history of Black music. The show, which won two Dora Mavor Moore Awards, was broadcast on CBC TV in 1984.

Richardson said Bey's relentless work ethic, and the results onstage, served as an inspiration to countless artists coming up behind her.

Bey took on the role of teacher with her typical generosity and grace, Richardson said.

Her children's musical, “Rainboworld,” served as a launching pad for many young up-and-comers on their path to stardom, including award-winning soul singer Divine Brown.

“I got my feet wet literally through the opportunities that she presented to me at the very ripe age of 12,” Brown said in a phone interview.

“She played that role for a lot of young, aspiring Black singers in this city.”

Bey's commitment to Canada's creative community won her a 1992 Toronto Arts Award and the Martin Luther King Jr. Award for lifetime achievement from the Black Theatre Workshop of Montreal in 1996.

In 2005, Bey was made an honorary member of the Order of Canada, which Richardson sees as an acknowledgment of her status as a national treasure.

“She definitely was that Canadian star,” Richardson said. “She belongs beside all the greatest of the musicians internationally.”

Bey leaves her two daughters, the singer SATE and performance artist tUkU, and son Marcus Matthews.

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2020/08/10/singer-salome-bey-known-as-canadas-first-lady-of-the-blues-dies-at-86.html

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It Took an Army of Singers to Emulate All of David Bowie's Various Guises at the Wiltern

LA Weekly | Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 11:16 a.m.

By Lina Lecaro

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The prolific work of David Bowie has been begging for a proper musical tribute since he died, and it finally got one with the Celebrating David Bowie tour, featuring an impressive lineup of his former bandmates and various guest singers. Last night at the second L.A. date at the Wiltern, a nonstop procession of powerhouse performances, anchored by Bowie's longtime pianist Mike Garson, made for a perfect sampler of the iconic artist's hits and lesser-known numbers.

The Cult's Ian Astbury, Fishbone's Angelo Moore, Rolling Stones backup singer Bernard Fowler, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott, Bush's Gavin Rossdale, Slipknot and Stone Sour's Corey Taylor, Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley and Sting (who made a surprise appearance, as he was only officially scheduled for Tuesday night) are just a few of the stars who took the mic to pay Bowie homage in song. Of course some singers captured Bowie's enigmatic allure better than others, but the shimmering thread that ran through the show was the fervency and reverence for the exquisite compositions he crafted. In life and death, Bowie's androgynous, otherworldly stage presence and sensual style have received the most attention, but when his songs are taken on their own merit and interpreted in different ways, they still hold up. (Which may be why Bowie is one the most covered artists of all time.)

Still, his presence, especially last night, is always there when his music is performed. It was especially felt last night with so many of his more recent collaborators onstage. Unlike Holy Holy, his longtime producer Tony Visconti's Bowie tribute last year (also held at the Wiltern), this show felt a little more vibrant and momentous, and not just because of the multitude of stellar guests. Holy Holy was a grand show and it did have the last surviving Spider From Mars (Mick Woodmansey) on drums. But Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory and Visconti's daughter Jessica Morgan dominated the vocal duties for that one and Bowie deserved something bigger, bolder and more diverse. Last night he got that and then some.

Garson opened up the show with a Bowie medley on piano that was a peaceful yet promising commencement to the proceedings. There was also a conductor onstage and an orchestral section, a horn section and gospel choir for some songs, along with a band made up mostly of Bowie's former players, including guitarist Earl Slick, bassist Gail Ann Dorsey, Adrian Belew, Mark Plati, Sterling Campbell, Holly Palmer, Zack Alford, Carmine Rojas, Blair Sinta, Ron Dziubla, Lyle Workman and the event's co-producer (with Garson and actor Gary Oldman), Angelo “Scrote” Bundini.

Astbury's dramatic take on “Rock 'n' Roll Suicide” was truly “wonderful,” and had hands waving in the air early on. It left me wanting more from him. Fowler — filling in for Perry Farrell, who was scheduled but sick — did a few powerful takes, including the uptempo hits “Rebel Rebel” and “The Jean Genie” (would've been a treat to see him do his boss's duet with DB, “Dancing in the Streets,” though!). Joe Elliott proved formidable on “Suffragette City” and “All the Young Dudes,” and a U.K. singer named Mr Hudson captured Bowie's British charm, especially on “Changes.” Rossdale's “I'm Afraid of Americans” wasn't quite as evocative but still fun, as were Taylor's “China Girl” and Hadley's “Lets Dance.”

Angelo Moore wins the night when it comes to emulating Bowie's flamboyant showmanship; he came out, face painted, as a character he called “Nigga Stardust.” His ferocious and subtly funky versions of “Ashes to Ashes” and “Moonage Daydream” were just magnificent. Sting was the big star of the night, of course, serving up two flawless and obviously heartfelt renditions from Bowie's last recordings, the title track to Blackstar and “Lazarus.” His son, Joe Sumner, was no slouch either, taking on “Life on Mars?”

Gail Ann Dorsey may not be as well known as many of the guest vocalists, but for those of us familiar with Bowie's touring band and inner circle, the highlights of the night might have been her bass stylings and potent vocals. Bowie's longtime bassist and friend sang sublime versions of “Space Oddity,” “Young Americans” and “Aladdin Sane.”

It was a dizzying and bittersweet, three-hours-plus experience that surely surpassed the original show it was inspired by (which featured Seal, Gary Oldman and Ewan McGregor) at the Roxy last February. Every hardcore fan should have been there. For this Bowie lover (and many Angelenos), the Wiltern holds extra significance, too, as it was the site of one of his final shows in Los Angeles in 2004. The performance I saw there remains hands-down one of the best live concerts I've ever seen. Ever.

The reality that our Bowie/Ziggy/Aladdin/Starman/Thin White Duke is really gone hit home more than ever last night. But his mates did everything they could to honor him in all his guises.

laweekly.com/music/it-took-an-army-of-singers-to-emulate-all-of-david-bowies-various-guises-at-the-wiltern-7866357

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Are your apps spying on you? Apps and your privacy

Marketplace | January 6, 2017

Are you obsessed with your phone? Well, knowing what companies can access about your private life may make your relationship status with your device #complicated.

When you download popular apps, you could be giving companies permission to a lot more than you think: tracking your location, reading all your texts, accessing all your photos, even your microphone and camera. With help from data developers, we create a horoscope app to investigate how much we unknowingly reveal about ourselves... cbc.ca/marketplace/episodes/2015-2016/apps

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Viola Desmond chosen as the Bank NOTE-able woman to be featured on new $10 bank note

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BANK OF CANADA | 8 December 2016

Governor Stephen S. Poloz, Minister of Finance Bill Morneau and Minister of Status of Women Patty Hajdu today announced that Viola Desmond will be featured on a new $10 bank note, expected in late 2018. This will mark the first time that a portrait of a Canadian woman will be featured on a regularly circulating Bank of Canada note.

Desmond, an icon of the human rights and freedoms movement in Canada, was selected from a short list of five iconic Canadian women by Minister Morneau, in accordance with the Bank of Canada Act . A successful Nova Scotia businesswoman, she is known for defiantly refusing to leave a whites-only area of a movie theatre in 1946. She was subsequently jailed, convicted and fined. Her court case was the first known legal challenge against racial segregation brought forth by a Black woman in Canada.

“Today is about recognizing the incalculable contribution that all women have had and continue to have in shaping Canada's story. Viola Desmond's own story reminds all of us that big change can start with moments of dignity and bravery,” said Minister Morneau. “She represents courage, strength and determination—qualities we should all aspire to every day.”

Joining Governor Poloz and Ministers Morneau and Hajdu at the Canadian Museum of History for the announcement was one of Viola Desmond's sisters, Wanda Robson.

“It's a big day to have a woman on a bank note, but it's an especially big day to have your big sister on a bank note. Our family is extremely proud and honoured,” said Robson, who was instrumental in making Desmond's story widely known.

The selection of Viola Desmond is the final step in the #bankNOTEable campaign to choose an iconic Canadian woman to appear on this new bank note. Last spring, an open call for nominations launched by the Bank yielded more than 26,300 submissions from across Canada, resulting in 461 eligible candidates. An independent Advisory Council composed of eminent Canadian academic, sport, cultural and thought leaders narrowed down the list to five candidates for consideration by the Minister of Finance.

“Canadians were extremely engaged, which made our consultation process very successful,” said Governor Poloz. “Through this exciting process, with every mouse click or turn of a book's page, with every kitchen table discussion or classroom debate, Canadians learned more about the iconic women who built Canada.”

Minister Hajdu said, “Many extraordinary women could have been on this next bank note, and the search and decision-making process were extremely thorough. The choice of Viola Desmond reminds us that Canada is a diverse country where everyone deserves equality and respect.”

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Viola was my mothers hairstylist.

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Howard Matthews fostered ‘entrepreneurial spirit'

Share News | Wednesday, September 7, 2016

By Ron Fanfair

Howard Matthews, one of four partners in the city's first soul food restaurant, has passed away.

The octogenarian teamed up with Toronto Argonauts quarterback John Henry Jackson and late National Football League and Canadian Football League punter Dave Mann and self-taught drummer and Order of Canada recipient Archie Alleyne to start the Underground Railroad restaurant in February 1969.

The popular restaurant, noted for its fish gumbo, ham hock, southern fried chicken, hot cornbread, casper squash, barbecued ribs, black-eyed peas and collard greens, changed ownership in 1982 before folding eight years later.

A classmate of Alleyne at Lansdowne Public School after migrating from St. Kitts at age 12 in 1947 to join his mother, Matthews demonstrated a passion for business in his teenage years.

Learning from the late Harry Gairey – a former restaurant owner and community advocate who at one time was considered the patriarch of Toronto's Black community – how to cook and efficiently serve the public, Matthews co-founded the First Floor Jazz Club on Asquith Ave. and later transformed the Kibitzeria restaurant into a blues bar.

“In the 1960s, Howard helped to create an entrepreneurial spirit in Toronto's Black community,” said historian and curator, Dr. Sheldon Taylor. “He put his money where his mouth was and took risks to ensure the city had a Black business presence.”

After performing one night in 1961 at the Colonial Tavern, American-born singer/songwriter, Salome Bey, went to the First Floor Jazz Club and met Matthews who was smitten by her.

They tied the nuptial knot in 1964.

“He had a good sense for music,” said Taylor. “Although Howard didn't publicly play musical instruments, he supported jazz and blues in the city and that was very significant.”

Award-winning vocalist and actress, Jackie Richardson, said Matthews and Alleyne opened many closed doors in the community.

“I will remember him as a beautiful and gentle person who loved the arts and had a great knowledge of the arts,” she said. “When he spotted someone with potential, he would always be there in their ears with words of encouragement and inspiration. He had a big heart and was always looking for opportunities to bring the community closer.”

Order of Canada jazz artist, Joe Sealy, met Matthews through his association with Bey.

“After coming to Toronto in 1976 from Nova Scotia, I did many shows with her and that's how I got to know Howard,” he said. “He was a wonderful supporter of the arts and someone that possessed a great sense of humour. He was sort of unassuming, but definitely powerful in his own way.”

In addition to his wife who has dementia, Matthews – who suffered a stroke a decade ago – is survived by their children, Marcus, Saidah Baba Talibah and Jacintha Tuku Matthews.

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Archie Alleyne's Celebration of Life

Music's Finest Stars Pay Tribute to

Canadian Jazz Legend Archie Alleyne 1933-2015

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Toronto, June 17, 2015 – Some of Canada's finest talents including Gemini and Dora-Award-winning Jackie Richardson, rock and soul vocalist, Saidah Baba Talibah, Juno-Award-winning jazz pianist and composer Joe Sealy, and many more, especially including his family, pay tribute to the late jazz pioneer Archie Alleyne, C.M. who died last week at the age of 82 from prostate cancer.

The event, which is scheduled for Tuesday, June 23 rd , 2015 at The Ada Slaight Hall, Daniels Spectrum (Regents Park) will celebrate Archie's life in words, music and song, and will be backed by Alleyne's nine-piece Evolution of Jazz Ensemble and Kollage, the contemporary hard bop sextet he co-founded with the late Doug Richardson. There will also be a rare opportunity to see photos and biographies archived by Alleyne chronicling his 60 plus year career in music, business and philanthropy.

Considered one of Canada's premier drummers, Archie became the "drummer-of-choice" for visiting jazz stars including Billie Holiday, Ben Webster, Lester Young and literally hundreds of Canadian jazz players and singers. Born Archibald Alexander Alleyne on January 7, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, Archie gained critical attention as the resident drummer at the famous Town Tavern for more than a decade from 1955 to 1966.

After a 1967 car crash, he put his music career on hold to become a restauranteur before rekindling his music career in the 80s and playing in various ensembles in the subsequent decades. In 2003, he established the Archie Alleyne Scholarship Fund (AASF) a not-for-profit organization to recognize and encourage academic excellence in jazz studies. At the end of 2011, he received the highest civilian recognition in the country, as a Member of the Order of Canada.

Archie is survived by three daughters (Tyyra, Trinaa and Tessama) two sons (Aaron and Ronnie) four step-children, eight grandchildren (Jonah, Adrielle, Kayla, Robyn, Hyghly, Jenday, Nia, Kairi) a daughter-in-law, son-in-law, and loving partner of many years, Elvira Fernandes.

Archie Alleyne's Celebration of Life will embody his fearless spirit and celebrate the songs he loved best. “He will always be with us,” said his eldest daughter Tyyra Alleyne. "Archie had a joy for life. He loved living, he loved his family, he loved music and it was truly a great passion for him in every sense. It was important for us to organize this public tribute for his family, friends and fans”.

Jackie Richardson, who is one of Canada's foremost singers of gospel, blues and jazz, has a friendship with Alleyne that dates back many years. Performing with artists such as the late Ray Charles, Anne Murray and Celine Dion in a recording career spanning more than 35 years, the songstress teamed up with Archie for his final public performance last fall at An Evening with Jackie Richardson, Black Women Effecting Change. Speaking about the celebration of his life, Jackie said, “It is truly an honour to pay our respects in music, song and word to an icon, mentor and friend who has left an indelible mark in Black music and history”.

Archie Alleyne's Celebration of Life

At The Ada Slaight Hall, Daniels Spectrum
585 Dundas Street East, Toronto
Tuesday, June 23 at 4pm
This is a free event

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Toronto Star

Rita Zekas | November 13, 1997

Pat McDonagh, award-winning designer, dead at age 80

CBC.ca The Canadian Press Posted: Jun 01, 2014 7:58 PM ET

Last Updated: Jun 01, 2014 8:14 PM ET

Fashion designer Pat McDonagh at work in Toronto in 2000. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / File)

Fashion designer Pat McDonagh at work in Toronto in 2000.

(THE CANADIAN PRESS / File)

Award-winning Canadian designer Pat McDonagh, whose legendary fashion career spanned more than half a century, has died. She was 80.

In a phone interview with The Canadian Press, McDonagh's brother, Michael, confirmed his elder sister's passing early Saturday morning in Toronto after battling terminal cancer. The eldest of four children, Patricia McDonagh was born in Harpurhey in North Manchester, England on St Patrick's Day, 1934.

She studied at Loreto Convent, Moss Side followed by a period spent at Manchester University before making her foray into fashion as a model in the late 1950s, appearing in magazines and on TV working in both Paris and the U.K.

In 1960, McDonagh married Granada TV director David Main. After having two kids — Louisa and Dominic — McDonagh opened trendsetting boutiques in Horwich and Worlsey, Lancashire. After her husband took up a post at the CBC, McDonagh made the move across the Atlantic to join him in 1966 where the couple welcomed a third child, Kate.

Not long after arriving in Canada, McDonagh opened her first shop in downtown Toronto and then started designing her own unique creations. She distinguished herself by crafting glamorous garments showcasing innovation in textile techniques. As the business grew, she opened a factory, and her creations were sold in Canada, as well as by New York's Bloomingdale's, Bonwit Teller, Henri Bendel and other stores across North America.

McDonagh was one of the co-founders of what is now known as the Fashion Design Council of Canada — the previous owners and producers of Toronto's Fashion Week. Among her many accolades were The New York Times award for design excellence in 1992, best shoe award from the Bata Shoe Museum in 2000, and a lifetime achievement award from the Fashion Design Council of Canada in 2003.

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Pat McDonagh designed the jacket that former governor general Michaelle Jean wore when

she greeted U.S. President Barack Obama, during his visit to Canada in February 2009.

(Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Among the notable women who wore her designs was Michaelle Jean. While serving as governor general, Jean wore a military-inspired, McDonagh-designed coat to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama to Canada in 2009.

McDonagh was a regular presence in showcases for charitable and awareness-building causes.

She was among the designers who participated in the recent Dare to Wear Love fashion show in Toronto. The event raises funds and awareness for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, which supports organizations providing care and support to women, orphaned children, grandmothers and people living with HIV and AIDS.

In 2007, she was among the designers who showcased creations with conscience in an environmentally themed runway show held during Toronto's Fashion Week that was organized by Fashion Takes Action.

McDonagh said at the time that it was important for fellow designers to use their talents for a greater purpose.

"I think we're given the glory of walking down a runway and everything that goes with it, but I think at the same time that as a designer you have a responsibility to use that platform to do something a little more than showing off."

McDonagh is survived by her three children, her brother Michael, sister Bernadette, and three grandchildren.

Michael McDonagh said funeral arrangements are in the process of being made and that McDonagh's body will be laid to rest in England.

2013

Susan "Suzi" HORTON

HORTON, Susan "Suzi" - Passed away suddenly on Friday, November 29, 2013. Visitations will be on Friday, December 6, 2013 from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m.; on Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 12-2 p.m. at Cardinal Funeral Home, 366 Bathurst Street, Toronto - service on Saturday at 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Northern Lights Dance Theatre Foundation - Luv Supreme Fund.

A Love Supreme Susan “Suzi” Horton was born smiling on May 3, 1966 in Toronto. Suzi's passion for dance surfaced almost immediately and while many children are taking their first cautious steps, a three year-old Suzi was dancing with teachers from The National Ballet of Canada. Ballet was just the beginning however, Suzi was soon performing with Chissamba Chyuaka, a dance company committed to preserving and sharing Afro-Caribbean culture through music and dance. Suzi's talents encompassed dance, singing, music, choreography and producing – her career spanned Toronto, Miami and Los Angeles. In her early life she was a member of the Canadian Children's Choir of Toronto. In her later years, Suzi's work in film and television especially in music videos, would garner accolades and awards. These experiences inspired Suzi to introduce to Toronto and later Stratford to TigerLily's Cabaret, a multi-media erotic, exotic spectacle of dance, acrobatics and musical performance. Suzi was no stranger to adversity. In 1987, Suzi suffered life-threatening injuries as a passenger in a devastating car accident. Suzi was determined to not just recover, but to emerge from her endless physiotherapy sessions stronger and more agile in every way. Suzi launched her company sheVISIONS Inc film and television shows including being highlighted in high profile music videos and commercials. Suzi maintained a steady flow of work a., (Suzi Horton Entertainment Visions) the name of which was drawn from Suzi's strong desire to empower herself and other women to realize their dream and ideas – on their own terms. Vivacious, charming, funny, charismatic, creative, wife, daughter sister, aunt, friend, inspiration – she will be dearly missed by husband Dean, her mother Sybil, sister Aretha, nieces, Christina and Thianna, Haley, Lianah and nephew, Christopher, in-laws, Laurence and Martha, Shawn and Simona and all her other family and friends.

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Charles Frederick "Joe" MAVETY

MAVETY, Charles "Joe" Frederick - Passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer, on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto at the age of 63. Predeceased by his parents Charles and Norma (Boocock) Mavety. Beloved husband of the late Jackie (2013), loving step-father of Rick and Scott and grandfather of Olivia. Joe will be sadly missed by his family and many friends. Joe was a renowned musician and songwriter, best known for his work as lead guitarist and writer with Marianne Faithfull on the hit album Broken English. Joe also worked with Bryan Ferry, Joe Cocker and numerous other critically acclaimed artists and musicians. Joe was an extraordinary, humble, dignified man of high accomplishment and limitless possibilities. An outstanding guitarist and musical genius, Joe's career spanned decades. He had an amazing attitude and lived life to the fullest. Joe brightened the lives of his lifelong mutual admiration society with his amazing personality, charm and kindness. Joe's legacy lives on. He will live in our hearts forever. A Celebration of Joe's Life will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at Monarchs Pub, 33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto, ON. Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. JoeMavety.com

Joe Mavety Passes Away

Submitted by Cashbox Canada on Thu, 09/26/2013 - 13:08

Cashbox Canada would like to express sadness the passing of Joe Mavety. Bill Delingat, one of Mavety's oldest friends, announced that Joe had finally lost his battle with lung cancer on September 25, 2013 at The Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, Canada.

Friends and fans are being asked everyone respect their privacy at this time and to remember Joe as the most wonderful man and musician he was. There will be at Joe's request a big party in his memory for all his friends at a later date TBA. Further to his wishes there will be no funeral, but a celebration of his life at a later undetermined date.

This week a new web site has been launched just prior to his sudden death. There are still a few bugs to work out, but it will play using Internet Explorer. Please enjoy his music and pictures at JoeMavety.com

We keep you updated about any further plans for celebrating the musical life of Joe Mavety.

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A Celebration of JOE MAVETY'S Extraordinary Life

Elaine Tennyson | 9 October, 2013 2:10:21 PM EDT

Dear Friends, Acquaintances and Fans of JOE MAVETY,

Joe passed away two weeks ago today. Joe was a good friend, and my brother
Owen's lifelong brother friend and bandmate. As shock and anger subside and
reality sets in, the pain and sorrow we're going through is heart wrenching.
We are grieving, mourning our dear wonderful loved one, Joe. Like far too
many, Joe has gone to the other side way too soon. Joe's beloved dog Oscar
will miss him dearly. Oscar is living with Rick in Vancouver. A very sad
time for all. RIP JOE! You live on in all of us!!

Please join us as we Celebrate JOE MAVETY'S Extraordinary Life

Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 7:00PM at Monarch Pub, 33 Gerrard St. W. Toronto, ON

Celebrating the Life of JOE MAVETY

Bill Delingat | Facebook | November 2013

Last week we celebrated the life and Music of Joe Mavety:

The joint was a rockin until the early morning and I would just like to thank Elaine Tennyson for all her hard work in planning and the team she put together of wonderful friends that helped greet and assist in the evenings itinerary. You all know who you are and I love you for your compassion and help through out the evening.

Musically you could not have seen a better event, from the jazz and blues that moved Joe's heart to the hard rockin sounds that always gives musicians the freedom to yell out their life's thoughts. Owen Tennyson, Mike Smith, John Pickering and of course the incomparable Michael Fonfara all get a standing ovation from me for bringing Toronto's best to be part of this “Party for the Boys” as Joe had wished.

Rythmn Ranch gave everyone a copy of Joe's latest works and his music will be in our ears for decades and generations to come as he Rests in Peace.

In Memory of Charles Frederick Mavety: August 15, 1950 –September 25, 2013

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Joe Mavety 2013

Marianne's Faithful Canadian Guitarist Joe Mavety

Originally Published October 2010

By Bill Delingat

Marianne Faithful is back again with her new C.D. “Easy Come, Easy Go”. Her 1979 comeback album “Broken English” was hailed as a breakthrough LP since her hit “As Tears Go By” and her legendary romance with Mick Jagger. What the music world didn't know was the co-writer of “Broken English, “why d'ya do it” and “what's the hurry” as well as the riveting guitar.

Joe Mavety was born August 15, 1950 to Charles and Norma, and grew up in Kleinberg on the Circle “M” Ranch. Mavety credits his start on the guitar to the big dance hall at the ranch where they had an old stand up piano. Mavety wanted to play it but was too small to get up on the stool, he found an acoustic guitar and would pick it up and play by ear. Later he decided to take music seriously and studied at the Myles Davis School of Music. His high school music teacher Charles Le Pointe introduced him to jazz guitarist Lenny Breau who became a good friend and a coach for Joe right up to his death in August 12, 1984.

1972: Mavety decided to pack up and move to London England. He met Bob Potter, a brilliant engineer who just returned from the USA and introduced him to Ben Brierley from a band called The Vibrators. Ben was married to Marianne Faithful at the time. Jackie, Mavety's wife soon became friends with Marianne. Marianne asked Mavety to join her in a trip to Ireland when Ben could not make it. They did a demo session of “Broken English” and “Why D'ya Do It” and the Marianne Faithful band was formed. The band consisted of members from The Grease Band and Steve York (Yorkie) from Manfred Mann on bass, Terry Stannard on drums. Things were going great and the band landed a deal for the first album ‘Broken English” produced by Mark Miller Mundy. Barry Reynolds and Steve Winwood were brought in by Mark to add to the session.

In 1979 “Broken English” was released and the single shot up the charts world wide. In 1980 It was time to introduce Marianne to America and February 9th they were off to New York City to tape the “Saturday Night Live “show with Chevy Chase. The band was scheduled to play 2 songs,” Broken English” and “Guilt”. Mavety recalls that the band had no idea what the show was about as it wasn't shown in England, so it seemed no big deal to them. After the show aired the press said that the performance Marianne gave was not only disappointing but a disaster! Mavety explained “Marianne had gone out on the town with her long time friend Anita Pallenberg the night before. Marianne showed up for sound check and couldn't speak and everyone was running around and trying to figure out what to do. Someone said take her to “Belushi's doctor” and off they went, so she wasn't really on her game that night, but she always pulls it off.”

The next album “Dangerous Acquaintances” recorded in 1980 was a bit more pop sounding and Mavety's presence wasn't as defined. Now riding on the success of the first album Barry ended up writing most of the tunes. Mavety contributed only one song “Strange One”. Mavety remembers that at one point the band got fired and the label tried to finish it with the Grease Band, but that didn't work out and the band was hired back again. That was it for Joe Mavety and the Marianne Faithful band he returned to Canada in 1981.

Mavety is currently working on a C.D. with all proceeds going to Leukemia research. Mavety wrote 2 of the songs,” Blues In The Rain” dedicated to New Orleans and “Wasting My Time”. Mavety plans on doing a jazzy style CD called “Blue Tattoo” with musicians he met over the years. Mavety is still in touch with Marianne and saw her last year in B.C. when she was doing a gig for her new C.D. “Easy come, easy go”.

Editor's Note: This is a re-publication of a story from October 2010. Joe Mavety passed away on September 25, 2013 in Toronto, Canada. Further announcements about a celebration of his life is forthcoming.

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The I.M.F's Rock The Tattoo

Cashbox Magazine Canada review

Submitted by cashbox on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 22:17

By Bill Delingat

If you are a fan of R &B soul, funk and the Rolling Stones then the names Bernard Fowler and Stevie Salas will not be strange to you.

Bernard Fowler is not new to the big stage with 25 years on the road with the Rolling Stones and being featured on several Stones solo projects his voice has captivated audiences worldwide. It all started back when he was first hired in 1985 to do backup vocals on Mick Jagger's first solo album, “She’s the Boss”’ this proved to be the beginning of a lasting business and personal relationship, Jagger on speaking about Fowler back in 1998 said Fowler impressed him ,"He is also very strong and can sing for ages. He's got a lot of range and a lot of stamina vocally. You have to have that if you're going to do long nights and lots and lots of shows, all in the open air; he can easily keep up with me." Fowler is currently on tour with the Stones helping them celebrate 50 years of music.

Stevie Salas is of Native American ancestry and has been voted one of the Top 50 Guitarists of All Time by “Guitar Player Magazine” and has sold millions of albums as a solo artist and in 2009 received the “Native American Lifetime Achievement Award. He has worked with many artists as a session player including Steve Vai, Rod Stewart and Canada’s own Sass Jordan, Salas first met up and played with Mick Jagger back in 2001. Salsa was also the Music Director and Consultant for American Idol between 2006 and 2010, working with Daughtry, Jordan Sparks, David Cook, Kris Allan and Adam Lambert to name a few.

Now together working as “the I.M.F’s” Fowler ,Salas and the band will finally be bringing their unique blend of funk/blues/soulful rock to Toronto in support of the live album “The I.M.F’s – Alive in Europe. The album was recorded as part of their last European Tour with a, raw and real sound that highlights I.M.F’s soulful funk that carries big punch on the show ni ght they will be joined by bass player Doug Wimbush (Living Colour, The Sugar Hill Gang) an drummer Jara Spapbak Harris (The Time, Digital Underground). Gunner Recording Artist Derek Miller will open the night with tunes from 'Blues Vol.1' as series that pays tribute to the Best Blues Artists of our time, Derek combines his electrifying guitar work with his dirty vocals delivering you the grooves that the blues are famous for.

Gunner President Rich Hunter says "It's going to be a great night of amazing performances and with the two best Guitar heroes of the indigenous world and one of the greatest singers in the world, who happens to be on tour with the Rolling Stones. We are all very excited to see everyone; A&R Vic Branco stated: I've worked with tons of musicians, both in the studio and live, simply put The I.M.F.'s are unbelievable."

Friday June 7th at the Tattoo Rock Parlour
567 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario

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The Impresario

Toronto Life Magazine | March 2013

The scraps, stunts and multi-million-dollar investments behind Charles Khabouth's empire of cool

By Robert Hough

Life is one never-ending, exclusive party in Charles Khabouth's 17 faddish restaurants and nightclubs.

It costs $750 (i.e., a three-bottle minimum) to sit down in Khabouth's new Adelaide West nightclub, Uniun

The Impresario: Charles Khabouth

1. Khabouth at Stilife, with Elaine and Owen Tennyson, the party palace that kicked off clubland. 2. With Paris Hilton at his Richmond West bar, This Is London.

3. Exotic animals, part of the show at Khabouth's Club Z 4. Stilife's interior, created by then–rising designers Yabu Pushelberg (Images courtesy of Ink Entertainment)

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2011

A eulogy for Billy Jamieson

Photo Courtesy of William Jamieson Tribal Art

From Saturday's Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Jul. 15, 2011 7:30AM EDT
Last updated Friday, Jul. 15, 2011 6:07PM EDT

The late Billy Jamieson, the dealer in shrunken heads and other ethnographic antiquities whose collection of curiosities included everything from Houdini’s straitjacket to a two-headed pig, was sui generis. He combined the scholarship of an ethnographer, the business acumen of a currency trader, the social conscience of a soup-kitchen volunteer and the appearance of a heavy metal rocker – a hybrid of Lt.-Gen. Augustus Pitt Rivers, George Soros and Ozzy Osbourne. But even that characterization would not really do Mr. Jamieson justice.

He became known publicly at the time of his first big deal, the purchase of the contents of the historic Niagara Falls museum and subsequent discovery that one of the exhibits was not a Victorian whimsy but an actual royal mummy, believed to be Ramses I. The lucrative sale of that one item was the basis for the extraordinary career and life that followed.

Mr. Jamieson was famous in international ethnographic antiquities circles and was honoured by the Explorers Club (Canada) for his exploits, which included repeated collecting expeditions to the South Pacific where he travelled among head-hunter and cannibal cultures, collecting rare artifacts and extreme experiences all the while. He made similar forays among the peoples of the Amazon delta, participating in tribal rituals, including the use of ayahuasca, a drug known for its divinatory and alleged telepathic properties.

Mr. Jamieson’s vast, curiosity-filled condominium in Toronto was both a shrine and a showroom. He generously lent the space to numerous worthy causes, and conducted personal tours for scholars and rock bands. For some children, it was more popular than the Royal Ontario Museum. When Toronto police responded to the initial call on July 3 about Mr. Jamieson’s sudden death, shocked officers actually investigated some of its contents. It was not, however, a crime scene worthy of CSI, just evidence of the well-spent life of a great shamanic explorer.

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William Jamieson

JAMIESON, William "Billy" Russell - July 3, 1954 - July 3, 2011 On Sunday, July 3, 2011, art enthusiasts, eccentrics, niche community supporters and individualists alike suffered a massive loss with the untimely death of William Jamieson; loving fiancé to Jessica Phillips, son of Barbara Halligan, brother of Wendy, father of Jordan and friend of the underground elite. He was predeceased by his father Rodney and his brother Ross. Known to his friends as Billy, he was one of the world's foremost collectors of tribal art and ancient artifacts. He passed away in the comfort of his downtown Toronto home in the company of his global treasures and dog Ramses. In addition to being a highly respected dealer and collector of objects from remote and ultimately interesting cultures around the world - particularly the South Pacific, Indonesia, Africa, and the native peoples of the Americas - Billy was well-known for his collection of oddities and curiosities. Reflecting his fascination with the macabre, he will be perhaps most remembered for the real human shrunken heads he collected from the headhunter and cannibal cultures of the South Pacific. Billy was a truly unique individual. Kind, creative, successful, adventurous, open-minded, non-judgmental and highly enthusiastic, he was immediately drawn to those with equally bright lights and open hearts. He openly shared his stories and tools for learning generously with us all and will truly be missed by everyone who was fortunate enough to cross his path. A private service for family and close friends has taken place. A Celebration of Life will be held on July 26th at the Liberty Grand Artifacts Room, 25 British Columbia Road, Exhibition Place. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Reception till 8:30 p.m. Memorial will start sharp at 8:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Rest in peace, basking in both the stunning light and beautiful darkness of the world below you, Billy. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Heart & Stroke Foundation and the CAMH.

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2010

Elaine Tennyson plans the 1st Annual Friends Day Celebration in Ontario, Canada

Submitted by cashbox on Thu, 05/13/2010 - 21:35

FRIENDS DAY INVITATION

Dear Friends,

Years go by - we get older - and die. Let's get together and Celebrate Friends & Life!

WHAT: Canada Day "Friends Day" Celebration
WHEN: Thursday, July 1, 2010 (stay for the long weekend)
WHERE: Bogey's @ Sauble Golf & Country Club, Sauble Beach, ON

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FRIENDS DAY 2010, the Beginning

Submitted by cashbox on Sat, 07/31/2010 - 23:07

By Bill Delingat

Elaine Tennyson is such a person and when she walks into the room everyone becomes aware of her dynamic presence. Elaine was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and moved to the metropolis of Toronto with her family at a young age. Elaine's charm and beauty soon brought her into the high fashion modeling scene as a young teen and off she went to New York to pursue her blossoming career. On returning to Toronto for a visit Elaine decid ed to pursue her love for art deco and opened a 20th Century design store Red Indian Art Deco with her partner in the downtown core. Elaine also produced events and sold her couture designs at the store and soon utilizing her enormous list of clients founded Elaine Tennyson Enterprises (E.T.E.)

A PR franchise was born and the Toronto event scene would never be the same as her unique approach to fashion shows and special events would have an impact and reshape the industry, so much so that this incredible woman was dubbed by the National Post as a “PR Powerhouse.”

Now it was time to put Elaine's concept into a reality as the final itinerary is sent out and it looks great…

Let the Fun Begin:

Elaine Tennyson Presents the First Annual FRIENDS DAY on Canada Day, July 1, 2010 at BOGEY'S - SAUBLE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB in Sauble Beach, ON

The event started with a trip to Sauble Beach Antiques who were celebrating their 1st Anniversary and hosting the "2ND Annual Summer Show & Sale" with 30 dealers. Then it was a trip down to the beach and check in the accommodations and off we went to the Friends Day celebration.

The food kept coming and the drinks kept pouring while the dance floor moved to the rhythms supplied by the many talented artists invited up to this very successful first annual “Friends Day.”

This was the first but not the last as plans for future “Friends Day” celebrations are already in the works, don't miss it.

To end a word from our founder of “Friends Day” the majestic Elaine Tennyson.

FRIENDS DAY - Elaine Tennyson & Sponsors

L-R: Brad Hill, Marianne Kardos (Sauble Beach Antiques), Bill Delingat (Cashbox Magazine Canada),

Elaine Tennyson, Suzi Horton (SheVisions), Jack Gillespie (Sauble Golf & Country Club)

IN MEMORY OF SUSAN (SUZI) HORTON and WILLIAM (BILL) DELINGAT

FRIENDS DAY - Elaine Tennyson & Artists / Performers

L-R: Taborah Johnson, Suzi Horton, Jason Farrar, Wayne St. John, Carole Pope,

Owen Tennyson, Paris Black, Denis Martel, Tait Rowsell Tennyson, Elaine Tennyson (front)

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2008

Benefit for Queen street fire victim Michael Dubrule

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HARMONY—an extraordinary evening of Music, Dance and Friends for Queen street fire victim Michael Dubrule

Toronto, ON - May 16, 2008 - On February 21, 2008, commercial photographer, Michael Dubrule lost his home of twenty years, in a massive six-alarm blaze on Queen St.W. Michael did not have insurance. All Michael has left is his family and friends.

Owen Tennyson initiated, and is the driving force behind HARMONY. Along with Michael Fonfara, and sister Elaine Tennyson, he rallied cohorts in the entertainment industry to band together to support Michael during this very difficult time.

What: HARMONY —a benefit in support of Michael Dubrule . The evening's entertainment will include performances by: "The Michael Dubrule All Star Band" , featuring Owen Tennyson , (Blue Peter, The Infidels), Michael Fonfara , (Lou Reed, Foreigner), Joe Mavety , (Marianne Faithful, Dr. John), Darryl "Harpo" Peterson , (David Wilcox, Philip Sayce), Michael Slosky , (Marc Jordan), and percussionist Jeff Thrasher . Also performing, Atlantic Records recording artist, Ko Kapches , (Dylan esque hip hop), Cajun Moon , Home Grown , Farside and The Best . There will be a special dance performance by Suzi Horton of sheVISIONS , who is spearheading The E.V.E. , (eclectic venue experience), Cabaret Series - PART ONE FILM NOIR , opening in Stratford on May 29, 2008…and many more special guests.

Where: REVIVAL, 783 College Street, Toronto, ON
When: Tuesday, May 27, 2008; 7:30 pm – 2:00 am
Why: To raise funds for Michael Dubrule's new home
Tickets: $20.00 minimum donation at the door

Please join us as we strive to make a difference in Michael's life.

Media inquiries contact:
Elaine Tennyson

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2006

MINERS' BALL

A Celebration for Friends of BLUE PEARL MINING & GLENCAIRN GOLD

Featuring Eric Burdon & The Animals

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PINK BEDROOM PARTY

TORONTO ARTS & EVENTS Review

The annual Pink Bedroom Party in support of the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation and the Campbell Family Institute at Princess Margaret Hospital was held Friday October 20, 2006 at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! The Pink Bedroom is "a fun, sexy, fashion and lifestyle party" that attracted not only a hip fun party crowd but VIP's from around the globe.

When we read the following from the Pinkbedroom Party's web site: "Several years ago Jane Ip, President and Founder of Jeanne Lottie, wanted to find a way to fulfill her wish of spreading happiness in more far-reaching and meaningful ways. In 2001, Jane founded a non-profit charitable organization and called it THE JUN LOK TAI FOUNDATION. In Chinese,‘JUN LOK TAI' means true happiness. In October 2002, The Jun Lok Tai Foundation and Jeanne Lottie held their first Pink Bedroom Party at the Liberty Grand, attracting more than 1,000 patrons. Proceeds were donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.", we were truly inspired and wondered what we could do to spread happiness as well!"

The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation's mission is to raise funds for research, teaching and compassionate care at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. The Campbell Family Institute is Canada's first and only research facility dedicated exclusively to breast cancer research. According to the hospital, there are one hundred clinicians and scientists researching cures for breast cancer and they want your support!!

The Pinkbedroom Party consisted of:

6:30 to 7:30 Cocktail Reception for the many VIP's with the sounds of Melissa Boyce.
7:30 Heavenly Dinner
10 to 1 Pink Bedroom Party which included a fashion show produced by Elaine Tennyson, entertainment by Jacksoul and others.

The Pinkbedroom 2006 was a huge and exciting event that raised funds for a worthy cause; namely, cancer research. The online auction continues - click here to make your bid and check back here in September 2007 for the Pinkbedroom Party 2007!!

L - R: Elaine Tennyson, Producer Pink Bedroom Fashion Show & Models / Performers

IN MEMORY OF SUSAN (SUZI) HORTON

Pink Bedroom Party 2006

Elaine Tennyson and Ian McDonald

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2005

PINK BEDROOM PARTY

BIZBASH Toronto Review

Design House Throws Colourful Fund-raiser

Pink was the hue du jour at the Jeanne Lottie-sponsored party, which raised money for breast cancer research.

For the third annual Pink Bedroom party, a fashion show fund-raiser supporting breast cancer research raised money for the Campbell Family Institute for breast cancer research at Princess Margaret Hospital , designer Jane Ip , president of fashion accessories company Jeanne Lottie and founder of the event, didn't disappoint fans of the color. Pink was everywhere, from sponsor Schick Canada's pink fire truck parked at the entrance of the Liberty Grand to the blush-tinted uplit walls in the foyer and much of the decor in the event space itself. The hue was particularly pronounced in the Blowfish -catered dining area, where every place setting featured an arrangement of flowers by Poppies nestled in pink Jeanne Lottie handbags accented by pink feathers and glowsticks.

Ip said the idea of putting on a pink fashion show with a bedroom theme came to her in a dream in 2002 while she was "lying in my pink bedroom in my pink house." Gillian Young , Jeanne Lottie's vice president of sales and marketing, headed the in-house team responsible for organizing the event, which attracted more than 1,000 fashion enthusiasts and breast cancer research supporters.

After dinner, models in white negligees and angel wings from Stylus Canada put on a fashion show, produced by Elaine Tennyson Enterprises , to promote Lottie's designer purses and shoes. A pink bed from Pygmalion was placed at the end of the runway; it was a focal point of the show, with the models walking around and resting on it.

The entertainment part of the evening featured funky pop outfit Jacksoul and Andy Kim , a 1970's Canadian pop star currently enjoying a career revival.

bizbash.com/design_house_throws_colourful_fund-raiser/toronto/story/5445/

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2003

PINK BEDROOM PARTY

The Dream Date Search

Elaine Tennyson Dream Date Judge

PINK BEDROOM PARTY 2002

Elaine Tennyson & Pink Bedroom Party Chair Jane Ip

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TABOO BASH HIT OF THE FEST

Toronto Sun | September 10, 2003 | By JOE WARMINGTON

GRAVENHURST -- It may be Taboo but I want to let you in on a little secret.

This will go down as the party that a lot of people missed.

Taboo, Taboo.

And it will be the Toronto Film Festival soiree everybody will be trying to attend next year. Take it from Scrawler -- this monster bash was the event of the 2003 festival so far.

As you can tell, I'm doing my best to make my Sun columnist pals Gary Dunford, Mike Strobel, Mark Bonokoski, Michele Mandel, Bruce Kirkland, Jane Stevenson and Liz Braun jealous.

Hey, I don't get to do it often. Don't forget Scrawler's usually the uncredentialled guy with the hat standing outside the front door of these fancy things. This time I found myself having lunch with Playboy playmate Tailor James. Need I say more? All joking aside, I really do believe it doesn't get any better than this one.

Words and even pictures will have a difficult time describing the first annual Toronto Film Festival golf tournament at the five-star Taboo Resort up here in Muskoka.

Set up to help raise money for the Film Festival Group, the golf tournament is really more of a two-day event where guests are flown up from Toronto via Cameron Air and literally land at the dock of this enormous resort, on the beautiful shores of Lake Muskoka. Others came up by helicopter or limo.

"My heart is jumping," said an excited Kim Coates, star of such films as Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down and Open Range. The L.A.-based seven handicap from Saskatoon couldn't believe he was playing the home course of 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir. "Look at this course."

"It is incredible," added Alan Thicke, who admits he's been to some nice places. "But this was special ... This was an incredible 48 hours."

It all started Sunday night with the screening of Canadian director Peter O'Brian's Hollywood North, an hilarious parody on trying to make movies in Canada 25 years ago starring Deborah Kara Unger and Matthew Modine.

This film was given this year's Spirit of Film Award, something that will be handed out to a top Canadian film each year from now on. It was neat to see the people of Gravenhurst outside the beautifully restored historic Opera House hoping for a glimpse of one of the stars. And on the day side of the event there was golf, Seadooing, swimming and poolside entertainment.

We also shouldn't forget the 40-piece steel band which heralded in the golfers, the oyster and sushi bars on the course and, of course, the Cuban cigar roller was a nice touch. The open bar also went over well.

The only thing missing was St. Peter himself. After golf there was a stunning fashion show, produced by Elaine Tennyson and featuring the best of Canadian designers including Alberto Kelly, Arthur Mendonca, Caroline Lim, Colette Harmon, Dannie De la Venta, Eryn Reid, Jane Ip, Joeffer Caoc, Pat McDonagh, Pearl Miller, Sonja Topolovec and Thien Le.

"This show was as good as it gets," said publicist Deborah Knight, president of Toronto's dkpr.

Eat your heart out Sun fashion editor Sylvi Capelaci, who regularly attends the shows in Paris and Milan. Add Gravenhurst to your list of stops next year.

As great as all of that was, the highlight was the closing party with a tremendous eight-course meal prepared by executive chef Michael Pataran followed by memorable entertainment by the band Groove Council.

The place was already rocking, but in the Boathouse, right next to picturesque Lake Muskoka, it got just plain crazy when two special guests took the stage. Among the celebrities in the crowd where Terry Sylvester, lead singer of The Hollies, and guys from The Tragically Hip.

Sylvester got up with Groove Council first and wowed the crowd with hits Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother. And if that wasn't enough, Paul Langlois and Gord Sinclair got up and played all of The Hip's hits.

It was neat to see celebrities like Thicke, Sara Botsford, Linda Thorson and Valerie Pringle all up on the dance floor bopping to the tunes. "We have already been getting calls from Los Angeles from stars wanting to make sure they can come next year," says co-founder and executive producer Gene Mascardelli.

I'll bet.

"We hope it will become a landmark event that will be one of the highlights each year," added Taboo Resort managing director and co-producer Egon von Foidl.

I'll bet my Sun colleagues will end up there next time. Hope they still let the Scrawler in.