BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Alberta Dance Alliance - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Alberta Dance Alliance REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Edmonton BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20200308T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20201101T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20210314T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20211107T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20220313T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20221106T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210304T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210304T130000 DTSTAMP:20260408T174322 CREATED:20210223T025400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T025445Z UID:10005076-1614859200-1614862800@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca SUMMARY:RISE UP Relaunch Lunch #6 DESCRIPTION:Are you someone working in the arts or the hospitality industry who is looking for creative ways to collaborate amid the COVID-19 pandemic and plan for future recovery? Are you interested in conversations exploring the live experience economy and how to get audiences out and artists back to work in safe and meaningful ways? \nRISE UP Calgary is a local initiative created to kick start economic recovery for Calgary’s arts sector. It is an open-source campaign that unites arts\, hospitality\, and tourism partners to develop a comprehensive array of initiatives and plans for relaunch by building the best possible conditions for success for audiences and artists. Together\, we will RISE UP and move forward. \nAs part of its programming\, it is hosting a series of relaunch lunches to connect industry professionals and give them an opportunity to network\, share ideas\, and look for ways to collaborate on COVID recovery planning. \nRISE UP Relaunch Lunch #6\nMarch 4\, 2021\, 12:00pm\nRegister at zoom.us \nThe next event features a discussion around hotel spaces and how artists and hoteliers can work together to activate these spaces. What are some spaces that are available? How can we use these spaces in unique\, creative ways? What has already been accomplished in hotels\, and what is planned for the future? What should artists be thinking about when approaching work in uncommon spaces? What do artists and hotels need from each other in order to collaborate? \nShare your own ideas and stories and learn more from your colleagues in the arts and hospitality sectors. \nOur panelists include Mark Hopkins\, Artistic Director for Swallow A Bicycle Theatre\, Brad McCarty\, Group Sales Manager for Hotel Arts\, Alisha Reynolds\, Vice President at Sandman Hotel Group\, and Sol Zia\, Executive Director of the Calgary Hotel Association. \nThis free Zoom-based conversation will be interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL) with a live English transcription available. If you have any questions or comments\, please send them to cherie@birdcreatives.com. URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/rise-up-relaunch-lunch-6/ LOCATION:Online\, Canada CATEGORIES:Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-7.53.18-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Calgary Arts Development":MAILTO:info@calgaryartsdevelopment.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210323T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210323T143000 DTSTAMP:20260408T174322 CREATED:20210223T030056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210322T023847Z UID:10005079-1616504400-1616509800@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca SUMMARY:CHAT & CHEW – Monthly Zoom Gatherings (Woezo) DESCRIPTION:CHAT & CHEW – Monthly Zoom Gatherings\nFebruary to July 2021\n4th Tuesday of each month\, at 1:00-2:30 pm MST\nFeb 23 / March 23 / April 27 / May 25 / June 22 / July 27\n  \nWe want to invite you into an initiative that started up in Calgary in June 2020. A number of us see the importance of keeping equity\, diversity\, inclusion\, and accessibility (EDIA) concerns front and centre as we go through so much change everywhere including the arts sector. \nGatherings will be facilitated by the Cultural Instigators (CI)*. Once a month we will gather to collectively discuss topics of EDIA to get grassroots ideas and actions going. \n  \nHave a question or a proposal for future conversation topics and themes? Send an e-mail to citizenartistsyyc@gmail.com. \n*Add reminders to your Google Calendar by clicking here: https://bit.ly/3emQCEu \nHere is the Eventbrite Link! \n\nUPCOMING TOPIC\nMarch 23 | Collectively instigating access to Canada Council for the Arts Funding \nCanada Council for the Arts has increased investment of (66 million new funding allocated by the government) in the Research and Creation and Concept to Realization programs – opening the door to New and Early Career Artists. Upcoming grant deadlines: April 8 2021 and October 6\, 2021. \nOn March 23rd we come together to share knowledge and uplift artists who experience barriers to applying for Canada Council grants. Artists’ supporting artists to set up profiles and submit an avalanche of projects from Alberta. \nPAST TOPICS OF DISCUSSION\nFebruary 23 | Acknowledging and centering the body. Embodiment supporting the work of anti-racism. Facilitate by Pam Tzeng \n  \nDetails about April – July gatherings coming soon!! \n———— \n*Cultural Instigators (CI) is an initiative to support artists involved in building equity\, diversity\, inclusion and accessibility in their work to organize and to create artistic projects that build the community’s capacity to confront social issues. CI is funded by but not led by Calgary Arts Development. \n**Event banner design by Priscille Bukasa URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/chat-chew-monthly-zoom-gatherings-woezo/2021-03-23/ LOCATION:Online\, Canada CATEGORIES:Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Screen-Shot-2021-02-22-at-7.59.41-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Woezo Africa Music &%3B Dance Theatre Inc.":MAILTO:info@woezoafrica.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210325T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210325T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T174322 CREATED:20210325T032618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210325T032923Z UID:10005085-1616698800-1616698800@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca SUMMARY:The Talking\, Thinking\, Dancing Body: Community Check-In (DSW) DESCRIPTION:It is extraordinary to know\, to feel and to carry inside of us the fact that we have been living with pandemic conditions for over a year now. To reflect upon this\, and as a community check in\, we invite you to gather with us on Zoom at our upcoming Talking\, Thinking\, Dancing Body – Calgary. March 25th\, 7pm. To catalyze our conversation\, we offer the following prompts and resources.  Looking forward to seeing you soon! \n– What has sustained you and your practice through the pandemic?\n– What has fundamentally shifted for you and your practice?\n– What can we acknowledge now and aspire to in the future? \nRSVP now!  \nCAPACOA’s’ COVID Impact Statistics\nhttps://capacoa.ca/en/research/covid-impact-statistics/ \n‘When the gigs are gone: Valuing arts\, culture and media in the COVID-19 pandemic”\, by M. Sharon Jeannotte\nhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291120300863 URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/the-talking-thinking-dancing-body-community-check-in-dsw/ LOCATION:Online\, Canada CATEGORIES:Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-24-at-9.23.49-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Dancers' Studio West":MAILTO:artisticdirector@dswlive.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210330T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20210330T180000 DTSTAMP:20260408T174322 CREATED:20210325T033743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210325T033824Z UID:10005106-1617127200-1617127200@www.abdancealliance.ab.ca SUMMARY:Arts Governance in a Pandemic DESCRIPTION:What is the role of a board in helping arts organizations through this period of crisis and transition? A panel of governance and management veterans from Calgary and Edmonton discuss their experiences and perspectives on the past year\, and help suggest steps forward for boards who may be seeking direction. \nThis free session is jointly presented by Calgary Arts Development and the Edmonton Arts Council. \nArts Governance in a Pandemic\nA discussion for board members and managers \nDate: Tuesday\, March 30\, 2021\nTime: 6:00pm MT\nLocation: Online via Zoom \nTo register\, email grants@edmontonarts.ca. \nASL interpretation will be provided. Please contact grants@edmontonarts.ca if you have any other accessibility needs. URL:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/calendar-event/arts-governance-in-a-pandemic-2/ LOCATION:Online\, Canada CATEGORIES:Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.abdancealliance.ab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-24-at-9.37.09-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Calgary Arts Development":MAILTO:info@calgaryartsdevelopment.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR