GLENN GOULD PRIZE GALA MEETUP

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Hi All!

Anyone want to meet up before or after the concert?

I'm not attending the dinner.

all good things,
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evelyn wrote:Anyone want to meet up before or after the concert?
I would be delighted to meet up before the concert. I will send you a PM.
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Hi !

Will I be able to watch live on the internet? Do you know anything about this?
Please let me know :D
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FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011 - THE ANNOUNCEMENT
MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012 - THE CEREMONY
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Hi All,

Several Cohenistas would like to meet up before the concert.

I don't know Toronto very well or Massey Hall..any suggestions on where to meet?

Cheers,
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For anyone who wants to stop by..

So far we have Klyde from Brockville, Jack Lazaiuk and Cate, evelyn, and Arlene.

We're meeting at the Martini Bar in the Pantages Hotel on 200 Victoria St. @ 6PM.
The Martini Bar has a theatre menu..sorry, didn't see a link to the menu.

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I found a link to the menu:

http://www.pantageshotel.com/Martini-Bar/THEATER-MENU

My husband (John) and I are meeting a friend for dinner before the show, but we could probably meet up with you just before, or probably for a quick drink afterwards.

Looking forward to it.

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Change of restaurant for meet-up
Evelyn is on her way down to Toronto from Ottawa, so I offered to post this update.

Fran's Restaurant looks like a better place for our meetup
210 Victoria Street
It is directly across the front doors of Massey Hall.

Had a bite there last night with my brother and gazed at the billboard with Leonard Cohen's name.

By coincidence, the original chain flagship Fran's Restaurant was on St Clair Ave and Yonge St and was a haunt of Glenn Gould.

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bridger15 wrote:Change of restaurant for meet-up
Evelyn is on her way down to Toronto from Ottawa, so I offered to post this update.

Fran's Restaurant looks like a better place for our meetup
210 Victoria Street
It is directly across the front doors of Massey Hall.

Had a bite there last night with my brother and gazed at the billboard with Leonard Cohen's name.

By coincidence, the original chain flagship Fran's Restaurant was on St Clair Ave and Yonge St and was a haunt of Glenn Gould.

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I'll be thinking of you all... such a great occasion in Leonard's life for you to witness.
Would love to have been at all of his awards ceremonies.
Knowing you'll enjoy 8) !
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/ ... prize.html

Adam Cohen honoured 'to give proper due' to dad Leonard
Toronto Glenn Gould Prize tribute a music-filled affair
CBC News Posted: May 14, 2012 4:08 PM ET Last Updated: May 14, 2012 4:06 PM ET

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen will be honoured at a music-filled gala at Toronto's Massey Hall. (Alik Keplicz/Associated Press)

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Canadian music legend Leonard Cohen is being feted in Toronto Monday night with a star-studded tribute featuring a host of musicians, including his singer-songwriter son, Adam.

Held at Toronto's historic Massey Hall, the gala will celebrate the venerable Montreal poet, singer and author as the latest recipient of the Glenn Gould Prize.

Described by some as the "Nobel Prize of the Arts," the award is presented biennially to "an individual for a unique lifetime contribution that has enriched the human condition through the arts."

"Telling somebody [during their] lifetime what you actually think of them, instead of waiting for the obituary and saying 'Oh, he was a swell guy,' — you know, that in itself is an honour. That's an honour for you to be able to give proper due to somebody," the younger Cohen said of his father's latest accolade.

'It's a very rewarding activity to give praise where praise is due, to give praise where praise is welcome'
—Adam Cohen

"Although I've always had a healthy, large and deep admiration for my father, I haven't demonstrated his influence on me and celebrated him outwardly until late in my life," he told CBC News on Monday.

"It's a very rewarding activity to give praise where praise is due, to give praise where praise is welcome. And when it's not too late."

Singer-songwriter Adam Cohen will perform some of his famous father's songs as part of Monday night's gala. (EMI)
The event will also honour music education program Sistema Toronto, which Cohen chose to share in his Gould Prize win as recipient of the corresponding Protégé Prize.

The younger Cohen, whose recent album Like a Man was somewhat of an homage to his father's style, will perform some of Leonard's songs at Monday's event.

Other performers will include by Basia Bulat, the Cowboy Junkies, James McMurtry, Serena Ryder and Anjani Thomas.

"These are people who have been touched by his work," the younger Cohen said. "These are people who want to celebrate my father's influence on them, and there's nothing more beautiful and honest and simple than that."

Cohen is set to embark on a North American tour to support his latest album, Old Ideas, this fall.
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Photos of the ceremony added on the Glenn Gould site :D :D :D

http://glenngould.ca/galleries/
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http://glenngould.ca/galleries

Galleries > Ninth Glenn Gould Prize Gala Presentation & Concert
http://glenngould.ca/galleries/ninth-gl ... n-concert/

On May 14, 2012, Leonard Cohen received the Ninth Glenn Gould Prize at Toronto's historic Massey Hall with special guest speakers and musical performances. Photos by Eric Overton for The Glenn Gould Foundation.

Galleries > Ninth Glenn Gould Prize Gala Dinner
http://glenngould.ca/galleries/ninth-gl ... la-dinner/

Before the Presentation and Concert for Ninth Prize winner Leonard Cohen, special guests joined the Laureate at the Gala Dinner at Arcadian Court. Sponsored by The Bay. Photos by Eric Overton for The Glenn Gould Foundation.

Galleries > After-Party at Fran's Restaurant - Ninth Prize Celebrations
http://glenngould.ca/galleries/after-pa ... ebrations/

Following the Gala Award Presentation and Concert, performers and special guests enjoyed an informal after-party at Fran's Restaurant, Glenn Gould's favourite eatery. Lighthouse performed a special cover of Tower of Song for Leonard Cohen who attended.

Galleries > Artworks by Leonard Cohen - Ninth Prize Celebrations
http://glenngould.ca/galleries/artworks ... ebrations/

Leonard Cohen has maintained a visual art practice for much of his musical and writing career. A free exhibition of 40 unique pieces was mounted in Brookfield Place for two weeks in the stunning Allen Lambert Galleria. Photos by Eric Overton for The Glenn Gould Foundation.

Galleries > Street Tribute - Ninth Prize Celebrations
http://glenngould.ca/galleries/street-t ... ebrations/

Over 30 musicians took to the streets to perform their own unique interpretations of Leonard Cohen's music, building anticipation for Leonard's arrival to Toronto for the Gala Concert.

Galleries > Make This Waltz - Ninth Prize Celebrations
http://glenngould.ca/galleries/make-thi ... ebrations/

In honour of Leonard Cohen's singing/songwriting legacy, GGF teamed up with Songwriters Association of Canada to bring professional songwriting mentors to youth from Dixon Hall Music School and SKETCH. Photos by Eric Overton for The Glenn Gould Foundation.
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