Arts Recognition Awards 2011 award winners

Join us as we honour our 2011 Award Winners at
THE MAYOR'S LUNCHEON FOR THE ARTS
Thursday, June 16, noon to 2 pm
Dinkel's Restaurant and Courtyard, 36 Bridge St. East, Belleville, ON

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Tickets: $25 (includes 3-course lunch, taxes and gratuities)
at the Quinte Arts Council, 36 Bridge St. East, Belleville
Call 613-962-1232 to order by phone. Please reserve by June 10.

The Quinte Arts Council’s Arts Recognition Awards this year are going to be very special indeed.  The purpose of the awards is to recognize individuals or businesses that have made significant contributions to the arts in our region.

Al Hazell is described as a tireless supporter of theatre in Prince Edward County and one who has had a great impact on several hundred young people in the Quinte area.  Al has worked for many years with the Marysburgh Mummers Theatre group and spent more than 18 years coordinating, designing and operating an annual Summer Drama Camp for children ages 7 and up.  He also does theatre workshops during March Break at the Regent Theatre.  His commitment to the performing arts as a tool to shape young people and instill them with confidence to help them develop is remarkable.

Musician, singer, actor and journalist, Jack Evans, is being honoured for his consistent and outstanding support for the arts in Quinte.  Jack volunteers his time and talents to assist many groups in the area.  He has served on the board of the Quinte Symphony as well as performing with the Orchestra.   He sings with many choirs and musical theatre productions including the Belleville Choral Society, Belleville Theatre Guild, the Regent Theatre in Picton, and Centennial Secondary School.  Whether it is organizing a fundraiser to support arts, writing theatre reviews to attract audiences to local productions, performing or acting as assistant director and singer with the Trentones, Jack is always ready to lend a hand to benefit the arts.

Pianist, Stephane Lemelin, is the founding director and the music director of the Prince Edward County Music Festival.  He has worked tirelessly for 7 years to develop the program, organize the musicians, raise funds for the event production, and work with local teachers to structure school concerts that are entertaining as well as educational, and liaise with the volunteer committee who run the event.  This Festival of classical music features the work of living Canadian composers to showcase and promote their works as well as introducing classic al music to young people who might not otherwise experience this art form.

Lise Lindenberg is a true Renaissance woman who dedicates both her personal and professional life to the arts.  As a young girl she studied ballet and had her first role in theatre when she was 17 at the Belleville Theatre Guild.  Since then she has performed in or directed more than 35 plays at the Guild as well as served on their board for 6 years and is currently their president.  As an artist, she started a hand-painted clothing business, Porcupine Needles, creating original wearable artworks and both she and her husband, Perry, paint sets for the Belleville Theatre Guild and Stirling Festival Theatre. Lise teaches drama, musical theatre, English as a second language, visual art and set design at Centennial Secondary School and is the head of the Arts Department there. She has directed three full length musicals for the school and next year she will direct Peter Pan at CSS and Anne of Green Gables at the BTG. Lise is also a potter who makes ceramic shoes and assists Perry with his small pottery business.

Shawn Patriquin of they integrated inc. is being recognized for the donation of work that he and his staff  have made in graphic design, web design, and social media relations for the past seven years for Quinte Arts Council’s events such as like ArteVino and  Festival of Trees as well as work done for  Westben Concerts at the Barn.

Teresa Bell of JB Printing and her staff have generously donated design and printing of event posters, programs, signage, brochures, banners and other marketing materials to support local theatre groups, a host of other local charities, and, for more than 10 years, the Festival of Trees.

Paul Thompson and the team at Thompson Tents donate labour, tents, décor and supplies to help a variety of arts groups and charities create outstanding special events including  the Loyal Blues Society, Quinte Arts Council,  United Way, Hospice Quinte, Gleaners Food Bank,  and Big Brothers and Big Sisters to name only a few.      

The awards will be given out on June 16 at a special Mayor’s Luncheon for the Arts being held at Dinkel’s Restaurant and Courtyard from noon to 2 p.m.  Tickets are $25 which includes a scrumptious 3-course lunch and live entertainment and can be reserved at the Quinte Arts Council by calling 613-962-1232.  You can check out the menu at www.quinteartscouncil.org.  Please book early as space is limited. 

MENU

Salad: Fresh Baby Greens with herb dressing and real Parmesan shavings
Entrée: Free Range Chicken Breast with an Apricot Glaze
Or
Sole Almandine
Above served with Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Dessert: Paul’s Swiss Chocolate Mousse

Previous Recipients

• 2009 - Bob Long, Don Pinder, Quinte Symphony Orchestra
• 2008 - Andrew and Adam Gray, Carlyn Moulton, Debra Tosh, Marc Bourdon, Georgette Fry, Peta Hall, and the Marilyn and Maurice Rollins Foundation
• 2007 - Quinte Opera Guild, Quinte Rotary Music Festival, Rob Brown, Anne Buckley, Muriel Gibson, Bob Clute Pontiac Buick GMC
• 2006 - Wayne McFaul, Quinte Film Alternative, Moira Nikander Forrester, Sharon Campbell, Chantale Brisson, the Leona Riggs Charitable Foundation
• 2005 - Marilyn Holden, Ann Pickett, Rudy Heijdens, Andy Forgie, and Jack and Bernice Parrott
• 2004 - Caroline Smith, Mark Rashotte, Charlie Kammer
• 2003 - Campbell Monuments, Warren McFaul, Barbara Whelan
• 2002 - Wilma Alexander, Procter & Gamble, Quinte Ballet School Guild
• 2001 - The Leona Riggs Foundation, Marion Stratton, Wilma Donald, The Marysburgh Mummers
• 2000 - Beryl Rutland, Stirling Performing Arts Committee, Belleville Art Association
• 1999 - Dorothy Aitchison, Eugene Lang, The Belleville Theatre Guild
• 1998 - Tony Lassing, Susan Richardson, Marilyn and Maurice Rollins, Lee Jourard, Nortel
• 1997 - Linda Hamer-Harris Mustard, Jim Alexander, Stan Wiggins
• 1996 - Harlan House R.C.A., Paul Dinkel, Jane Hull
• 1995 - William Maddox, Brian Scott, Corby Distilleries
• 1994 - Florence Lennox, Gordon and Audrey Davies, Diana Koechlin