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Culture Days

CULTURE DAYS!

Create, Participate and Celebrate

Over 70 Free Things to See and Do in Mississauga

September 28 - 30, 2012

EVALUATE US!
Fill out an evaluation form and fax to 905-615-3828 or drop off at Mississauga Central Library, 4th Floor, Culture Division Office.

Download 2012 Culture Days Program Guide

Download kick-off event poster

Culture Days is a collaborative pan-Canadian volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. Mississauga heritage workers, artists and cultural organizations offer a behind the scenes look at what they do from September 28 to 30, 2012. Enjoy free performances including a kick-off celebration at Mississauga Celebration Square led by the Mississauga Urban Design Awards and an Audio-Video-Disco on September 28; Doors Open Mississauga (mississauga.ca/doorsopen) on September 29 with over 40 incredible sites across the City opening their doors for tours; 19 artists and arts groups performing across the City as selected through a juried program entitled Take 3; and an incredible array of self-organized art events everywhere. Feel the love of local art and culture… Mississauga Culture!

Mississauga Civic Centre: Celebrating 25 Years

In recognition of the Civic Centre’s 25th Anniversary, residents are invited to come out and enjoy an evening of celebration on Friday, September 28, 2012. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the 2012 Mississauga Urban Design Awards ceremony where design professionals and members of the development industry will be recognized for their positive influence and lasting contribution to the city. A special key note address to highlight the 25th anniversary of the Civic Centre will follow the formal award presentations. Keynote speakers include architect for the Civic Centre, Michael Kirkland and architect George Baird, the professional advisor to the selection jury of the 1987 national competition, whose mandate was to select the landmark structure’s visionary design. The Urban Design Awards will air on Rogers TV, Sunday September 30 at 2 p.m.

The festivities will continue out on Mississauga Celebration Square with music and entertainment. Be one of the first to see the Eyes to I’s photo exhibit which will be displayed on the Square’s large digital screens. The exhibit will feature experiences captured through the lenses of both amateur and professional photographers who submitted their favourite photos taken in and around the iconic Civic Centre, over the past 25 years. This unique exhibit will be on display until the end of the year. A complimentary digital media performance entitled /TITRA will animate this project at our kick-off celebrations. Mississauga residents young and old are invited to come out and be a part of history in the making.

PARK(ing) Day

Culture Days has an early start in Mississauga with the unveiling of 4 art installations in Port Credit to mark the international PARK(ing) Day movement on September 21. Check-out and sit-on art located in prominent parking spaces on Lakeshore Road East through to September 30. Also, check-out 12 art "road signs" by TIMEANDDESIRE. Presented by the Port Credit Business Improvement Area and the City of Mississauga's Culture Division. Fill out a survey at mississauga.ca/publicart to win one of five $100 gift certificates to a Port Credit Business of your choice!

Culture Days Headquarter Celebrations
Mississauga Civic Centre & Mississauga Celebration Square

Friday, September 28

Mississauga Urban Design Awards
Celebrating the Civic Centre 25th anniversary with keynote speakers Michael Kirkland and George Baird
Council Chamber
6:30–9:30 p.m.

Rob Tardik: B.E.L.L.
(Balance, Energy, Laughter, Love), accompanied by pianist Davor Jordanovski
Contemporary Instrumental Smooth Jazz Guitar
Great Hall, Mississauga Civic Centre
8:30–9:30 p.m.

ElectriCITY Events: Electronic Experience
Audio-Video-Disco: Featuring DJ sets by Simon Jain, The FranDiscos, Kill Them With Colour, Gray Moonen, KwikFiks
Mississauga Celebration Square
7–11 p.m.

Faisal Anwar: /Titra
Real-time digital media performance featuring Eyes to I’s photo submissions
Mississauga Celebration Square
7–11 p.m.
Media artist Faisal Anwar invites us to experience a series of images of the Civic Centre building through a digital lens. See photos collected from the Eyes to I’s exhibition embody the building, the people and their surroundings.
Performance supported by the Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre.

Saturday, September 29

Doors Open: Mississauga Civic Centre
Hourly tours begin on the hour
10 a.m.–4 p.m. (final tour begins at 3 p.m.)

Jessica Kwik: Stroller Folk Dancing, accompanied by violinist, Simon Thompson
Open dance invitation for all ages. Take part in this new dance creation.
Mississauga Celebration Square
(Rain location: Glass Pavilion)
1 p.m.

Anthony Aigbe: Arugbo Ojo
Afro-choral Performance
Mississauga Celebration Square
(Rain location: Central Library’s Noel Ryan Auditorium)
2 p.m.

September 30
Jessica Kwik: Stroller Folk Dancing, accompanied by violinist, Simon Thompson
Mississauga Celebration Square
2 p.m.

ALL WEEKEND

Gabe Sawhney: Looking at MiWay
Real-time Media Art
Mississauga Celebration Square Ribbon Screens
Takes place all day

Paola Marino: DESIRE, An Operatic Trilogy
Short Operatic Films
Mississauga Celebration Square Screens
Shown hourly

Eyes to I’s: Celebrating 25 Years of the Mississauga Civic Centre
Seen Through Private and Public Celebrations
Photographs on Film
Mississauga Celebration Square Screens
Shown hourly

DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM GUIDE FOR MORE CULTURE DAYS EVENTS TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT THE CITY

Visit Doors Open Mississauga

My Word l My Way

Look for favourite words by artists and performers on MiWay buses. Participants in our local Culture Days events offer words such as “unique”, “harmony”, “limitless” and “passion” to describe what they do and why they do it. Enjoy and be inspired by art inside our buses year round… Mississauga (Heart) Culture!

Click here My Word l My Way.

MiWay is your way to Culture Days from September 28 until September 30. Find your bus routes and schedules or customize your plan using the Click n' Ride trip planner. You can also view schedules while on the go using MiWay's mobile site for Blackberry and Android smartphones or download and use MiWay's app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. MiWay is a proud partner of Culture Days 2012.

Walk It, Talk It & Dream It - Experience our "Inspiration Port Credit" Cafe

Get Behind Your Waterfront & Share Your Ideas on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Credit Village Marina,
12 Stavebank Road South, Mississauga from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Quench your thirst with some lemonade, take a self-guided tour, enjoy the displays and help create some ideas through paint and chalk. It’s all about inspiring ideas for the Port Credit sites.

For more information: mississauga.ca/inspirationportcredit

About Culture Division

The Culture Division was created in 2007 to foster growth and sustainability of culture in Mississauga. Through its policy development, services, programs and partnership initiatives, the Culture Division plays an integral role in the growth of the City for the 21st Century by preserving, supporting and enhancing the artistic and historic fabric of Mississauga. Connect with the Mississauga Culture Division. Visit our Website, follow us on Twitter, become our fan on Facebook or check out our photos on Flickr.

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Baljit Seran
Public Affairs Consultant
City of Mississauga
905-615-3200, ext. 5053

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