A Week of Cultural Experiences

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Mama Cormier

…from a visit to the ROM to an art opening at the Abbozzo Gallery and finally to a concert at Koerner Hall to celebrate International Women’s Day

Early in the week my friend and I and her two grandchildren and her daughter spent a few hours at the museum checking out the dinosaurs and the stuffed animal displays before heading to the playroom.

On Friday, Kevin and I joined our friends, Laurie and Phil and our daughter, Andrea and daughter-in-law, Josie at the Abbozzo Gallery for the opening of Richard A. Jacobson’ show, r|age. The theme was on age and aging and embracing the inevitable. It was a very interesting show and being able to meet the artist is always a bonus.

On Sunday, my friend Liz and I went to Koerner Hall to see the International Women’s Day Celebration. The concert featured three indigenous women from Canada. All three are award winning solo artists.

Shawnee Kish was the first presenter and her genre is alternative country.

Amanda Rhéaume was accompanied by a Métis fiddle player. Her music tells stories of Métis resistance and resilience.

Tia Wood was the youngest of the three presenters. In her 20s Tia left her home on the Rez in central Alberta to follow her dreams in Los Angeles. She developed an enormous social following as a creator.

Here are some of the songs put out by these artists.

Shawnee Kish

https://open.spotify.com/track/0D2DxT4D6SLe4a19HlzcgI?si=yccWvjw4SpS8ncEyTAAJxQ

Amanda Rhéaume

https://open.spotify.com/track/71ALgRSQ1neaZmRT2Ivj0P?si=ZqM-pbQjTzOZSsX_zZkpwQ

Tia Wood

https://open.spotify.com/track/6abgej5aQVjWvSFydjqo6o?si=8flK5kM2RU6uUQ-ArW-i1g

Wordless Wednesday – March 5, 2026

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Macros and Textures at the ROM

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Mama Cormier

….check out these close-ups and textures from the Royal Ontario Museum

On Sunday I spent the day at the ROM with my friend, her daughter and her grandchildren.

Thursday Trio – Trios From the Museum Gift Shop

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…at the ROM

If you have any trios to share I’d love to see them. Just copy my link and paste it into your post. When I get the pingback I’ll be sure to check it out.

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Silver

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…Sue W and Gerry C have chosen silver to be the colour of the month https://weeklyprompts.com/2025/04/05/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-silver/

Two Days of Art and Culture

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Mama Cormier

…a little opera and lots of paintings

On Thursday I made my way downtown to listen to a wonderful opera singer, Midori Marsh.

Midori was the winner of the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto 2024 Career Development Award.

After the concert I walked over to the Royal Museum of Ontario but didn’t get beyond the gift shop because you can no longer access the museum via the store. I’m hoping this is temporary.

I could have entered from the main entrance but I wanted to check out the show at WAAC which is a block north of the ROM.

When I arrived at Women’s Art I was greeted by this sandwich board.

The show is wonderful with very large and varied pieces. One year I’ll attempt a large piece so that I can participate in this show.

… more

Today Kevin and I attended the Lambton Kingsway Annual Art Show. Kevin learned that one of the artists that he follows was exhibiting here so he wanted to meet her.

Macro Monday – Close-up at the Quilts Made in Canada Show

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…at the ROM

Last week I took a quick walk through the exhibition of quilts from The Quilts Made in Canada show. It wasn’t a very big show and one could easily see all of it in under 10 minutes. Here is a close-up of one of the quilts on display and I posted the full size so that you could see just how tiny the squares really are.

Thursday Trios – Gifts From the Museum

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…Gift Shop

If you have any trios to share just copy my link and paste it into your post.

Thursday Trios at the Museum

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Mama Cormier

…Royal Ontario Museum

This afternoon I went to a concert that was around the corner from the ROM. Since I’m a member I decided to take a Quick Look at the Ancient Chinese Exhibit. There were lots of wonderful trios of statues, ceramics and zodiac figurines.