Events
The Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre is pleased to present the captivating work of Timothy Gillespie throughout the month of October in his solo show, FROM THE SOUTH COAST – recent work from Timothy Gillespie.
Timothy Gillespie is a Winnipeg native who operates South Coast Studio, where he works in small and large metal pieces, sculpted whale tails and canvas wall pieces, plus mixed media wall sculptures featuring a variety of cellulose iterations and featuring industrial elements.
In 1999, Gillespie opened the Folk, Fine & Funky Gallery at Sable River and in 2001, The Waterfront Gallery in nearby Shelburne, both of which featured exclusively work by Nova Scotia artists. He co-founded the Shelburne County Arts Council and Osprey Arts Centre and was appointed by the Premier as the inaugural chair of the Nova Scotia Arts Partnership Council. For five years, he produced the popular Waterfront Jazz Festival and later produced the Friday Night Hootenanny series for five years, both on Shelburne’s waterfront.
Gillespie’s work has been shown in solo and group shows in California, Toronto and Nova Scotia and will see its web debut in late October.
FROM THE SOUTH COAST opens on Wednesday October 4th at 11am and closes on Saturday October 28th at 4pm. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 4pm each day.
An opening reception will be held on Thursday October 5th from 6pm to 8pm. All are welcome! Please come along and meet the artist.
Actor and writer Shelley Thompson will be visiting the Astor this Sunday to launch her new novel, Roar. Inspired by the original screenplay for the award-winning feature film “Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor”, about a young trans woman who returns to her family farm in the wake of her mother’s death. A work of fierce allyship, of enduring love and of gentle hope, Roar follows a family through grief and estrangement as they become catalysts for change in their rural community. Told from multiple points of view, with confidence and tenderness, Roar is profoundly authentic, drawing on her own experience as the mother of a trans child and fierce activist for the trans community.
Shelley will be doing a reading from this, her debut novel, and signing copies of the book in the Gorham Room at 2pm. She will be joined in conversation with special guest, author Marcia Harding. There is no charge for this event.
In the theatre at 4pm, we will be screening Shelley’s 2021 film “Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor”, which inspired the novel. We are thrilled to be able to offer the first 25 tickets at no charge! After that, tickets to the movie are $10 each.
We are immensely grateful for the financial support of the Diversity and Inclusion Action Team of the Region of Queens Municipality who have made this book reading and film screening possible.