Andrew Argyle has a B.Sc in geoscience from Concordia University in
Montreal and worked in the high-tech field in Montreal and for Corel
Corp.  Andrew has been making things since he was a young lad. He has
made and sold traditional jewelry and wood items as well as furniture
made from non-tradition materials. He now works largely with retro or
used components, integrating them with electroluminescent wire, LED’s ,
that are controlled with hardware and software of his own design.

Website: http://glowingtech.com

(Above: Sophie with her Star lantern)

Get inspired by coming in and making your own hand-made lanterns!
Rachelle Carrier our Lantern Insturctor and our helpful Lumiere Volunteers will assist you towards your inspiration…

When: August 1-20, 2011

Where: We will be serving you either in Room 307 or at the Fieldhouse
-Room 307: at the Criton Cultural Community Centre, 200 Crichton Street, 2nd floor
Main entrance is located at the rear on Avon Lane, off of Dufferin Road. See Map
-Fieldhouse: located at Stanley Park (New Edinburgh area), a brick ‘fieldhouse’ at the centre of the Park, beside the Kids play structure. See Map

What: Throughout the month of August Lumiere Festival is offering drop-in lantern workshops to the public (no registration required). Workshops are for all ages and its a great way to bond, meet people and to get in touch with your creative and artistic nature.

Fee: We are offering five types of lanterns this year:

Jar Lanterns: $10.00/each
Round Lanterns: $10.00/each
Silhouette Lanterns: $15.00/each
Star or Diamond Lanterns: $20/each

 For full workshop schedule click here

We’re piling up our lantern and getting ready for the Evening of Lights Celebration!!!

When: Saturday, August 20th @ 5:00-10:00pm

Where: Stanley Park (New Edinburgh area) see map

What: Lumiere Festival’s Evening of Lights Celebration is when everything comes together. To learn more about this evening go to “About Lumiere” tab on the top or click here.

Come join us for great entertainment which includes, performances, art installation, a park full of intricate and fascinating lanterns…and much more!

“Lumiere Festival is an event you won’t want to miss, this year is going to be spectacular!”
Marianne Beauchamp
Assistant Coordinator

Born in another century on a coast far away,  Gertrude has been listening for a long time.

The inspiration for her installation the Singing Tree came from a bucket of scrap metal set aside by her son for recycling.  The bucket contained a multiplicity of keys which led her to wonder about the stories the keys could tell, if our ears were listening.

Gradually over time,  more keys came her way and other items began to sing their stories to her:  pipes,  hardware,  guitar strings,  heirloom china, and bicycle parts.

You will find the Singing Tree located along the river walk, close by the River where the wind provides harmony for its  concert.

Gertrude would like to thank Wendy & Harley, Ted, Lynda, Craig, Ken and Les, for the items they have  provided for this project of “found sound.”

A local Ottawa magician, SCDABE has been performing at intimate venues throughout the region creating unique shows for every event and every age.  He became interested in the art of magic when he was quite a small fry growing up in southern Ontario and has collected and fashioned a broad repertoire entertaining and captivating the young and old.

SCDABE is skilled in providing entertainment at house parties, formal stage shows, or just strolling magic for your event.  Whether its typical magic for the young, or eerie mentalist feats for the adult crowd, let SCDABE create a special event for your very special event.

SCDABE, invites you to enjoy the mystical art of conjuring, trickery, illusion, sorcery, prestidigitation, mentalism, wizardry, chicanery and countless other novelties to entertain, baffle and amuse.

(613) 859-4404

Email scdabe@rogers.com

Dynamite Motel is an anagram for Mindy Amelotte hence becoming her stage name! She is an Ottawa local who has just came on the scene 4 months ago, that being said she has been playing guitar for 10 years on and off. Jazz RnB style is the closes comparison to her sound but she has developed a style that  is uniquely her own.

Mindy composes, writes and produces all her own music as well as manages herself. She has just finishes her first cd and is in the process of making her second. Within the last 4 months she has played twice at Club Saw, CD release at Collected Works Bookstore, Mystical Music Festival, Sippy Cup cafe, twice for Grass Hawk Community show at Atomic Rooster and is now featured as a regular act every second Sunday. She will also be playing at the Rainbow Sept 18h as well as some more art shows and festivals (dates to come)

Every day of the week, if she doesn’t have a show she is at an open stage! Her open stage “homes” are MVP lounge weds,  UMI Cafe Fri, Irene’s Pub Sat (3pm to 6pm) she will be posting were she’ll be playing every night and she always brings CD’s!

Some of Mindy’s musical influences are: Erykah Badu, Amy winehouse, Janis Joplin, Billie Holliday, Ray Charles…

At 12:00 PM on Saturday August 6, more than fifty Ottawa photographers launched into action to complete the second annual Lumière Photo Marathon! At noon the next day, thirty-three returned with their completed photographs.

The themes for this year’s marathon were as follows:

The grand viewing of the photographs, as well as the unveiling of the top three photographs per theme, will be held on Saturday August 20th during the festival night. The photographs will go on display at 5pm, and the unveiling of the top three themes will happen at 6pm.

 Alain Bard has a passion for the creative arts. Being an avid juggler since 1992, Alain Bard learned to juggle while he was studying at the University of Ottawa, being a regular attendee of the local juggling jam. Although his geography degree has yet to pay a penny, his academic introduction to juggling has proven to be practical.

Alain has been performing professionally since 2004.

Most of his performances are “ambiance” in the walkabout style. This type of performance usually involves being fabulously dressed in original costumes, taking on a persona such as a king, a mage or a referee. These characters can be on foot or 9+ feet high on custom-made lightweight performance stilts.

Alain Bard is fully bilingual and is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Shara Weaver has studied, performed and taught dances from Ghana and Mali, West Africa for the past decade.

Currently, she is working with teachers Ape Fofoo Lettey (Accra, Ghana) and Koo Nimo (Kumasi, Ghana).  She dances with group DRUMHAND in Ottawa district  schools as a MASC artist and as a special guest in Toronto.  As a dancer with RATTLING TRO TRO, she has performed for the Ghanaian High Commission; Mercury Lounge and the Elmdale Tavern.  She has performed at numerous community and professional arts venues including Studio 303 (Montreal), the National Arts Centre’s Fourth Stage, Dusk Dances (TO and Ottawa) and at Canada Dance Festivals.  She is Co-Director of Propeller Dance, an Ottawa-based non-profit organization specializing in dance for persons with and without disability.

*Photo credit: none. Site: Mercury Lounge