Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Soul Travel, India


Another fantastic slide show by Jonathan Clark.

Tonight's photo exposition was the last in a trilogy entitled "Soul Travel" and covered Jonathan's 5-week trek to India in November 2007. Special guest singer, Jackie Celemencki, closed the show beautifully by singing an acoustic set in sanskrit, adding a wonderful touch to an already visually stunning show. Jonathan, what a wonderful surprise you gave us with all those digitally recorded sounds taken right from your trip!

Thanks to our sponsors, Confusion and AV-Solutions, and of course to our favourite photographer, Jonathan Clark and our wonderful singer, Jackie, whose voice gives you shivers!

I'm looking forward to the encore presentation of this show Wednesday, May 14. See you there!

Jonathan, Bonnie, Amjad, and Amjad's friendMichael, Niki and OliverJonathan, Amjad and Amjad's friend Erik and GeoffBonnie and Geoff

Selected images from the show:

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Farewell to Don Kirk

An actor friend of mine that I've done countless workshops with passed away from cancer last night. I am so sad. I had been meaning to go see him at some point but wasn't sure how to approach him and his family since I'd never had contact with him besides for acting ... now I feel so bad ...

Rest in peace, Don. You were a great man and a fantastic actor.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Soul Travel, Burning Man


What can I say?

The fundraiser last night was superb and was well-attended, so much so that I didn't have time to take photos before the show since I was incredibly busy at the door.

Jonathan Clark, you are incredibly talented and delightfully entertaining and I thank you for your generous contribution to Operation Triumph.

Tom from AVI Solutions, I thank you for donating the screen rental. It's incredibly awesome to see Jonathan's images on that 92" screen.

Edward from Confusion, I thank you for allowing us to use your wonderful space and for again supporting our charitable endeavour.


And thank you to all of you who attended and enjoyed the show! India's next on the agenda on April 30th, we'll have some surprises ... see you there!

Here are some of our guests hanging out post-show:






And here are a few selected images from the show:








Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Celebratory Potluck!

So now that the website is officially launched and we've had our first event, we figured it was time to get together and enjoy good food and good company. We were a small group as it seemed that this past weekend was a favourite either to become ill or get out of town.

Nonetheless, we were able to welcome three new members that day, Jacky, Erik and AJ. Thanks so much for coming by and sharing your company.


We were presented a special treat by Jacky. A short acoustic set accompanied by her incredibly beautiful and touching vocals. This woman sings with her heart and soul and sends shivers up your spine. She is charismatic and engaging and a fantastic story teller. Jackie sang a haunting song in Sanskrit and even though I didn't know what the words meant, my heart somehow knew and I was moved to tears.


Jacky will be performing a benefit concert for Operation Triumph in the near future. Don't miss it!


Incredible how the team has grown so quickly. Geoff said maybe it's the exponential factor ... We're up to 12 new members!