This slide only contains one of the highlights the Canadian Arts Coalition cites, but does anyone else not feel like GREAT NEWS CELEBRATE NO NEW CUTS is something only we would do? ($6 mill over 3 years does not cover inflation on a $325M annual budget so actually it is a cut.)

NYT has a helpful graphic for Americans on their homepage to identify which para-military or military org is on your city's streets. Man, I'm still mad about Hilary's emails.

There aren't a ton of things i would schedule over Game 1 of the Jays in the World Series, but a new Roland Schimmelpfennig something that is an experiment with AI is actually not missable in my pantheon. (@ Crow's, directed by Brendan Healy as part of U of T Drama 'Who's Afraid of AI' conference).

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We were walking down the street and we had no idea about this AGNES / FOLDA co-branding outside the gallery for KINNOMICS by Iman Datoo. As you can see, this pleased us.

We've added a new show/experience to the final day of FOLDA on June 7.
Excited to have Remixed by Trophy at The Isabel all day long. A hopeful piece for an edition of the festival that keeps coming back to hope.
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When then sold out Wrecking Ball ended - revived a decade after it ran for a decade - they didn't know how to end it, and so for a brief moment everyone just chanted "Wrecking Ball! Wrecking Ball!". I was happy.

6 year anniversary of the shot.
True story, after watching almost every moment of that season, my internet froze for 2 minutes and when it came on again i had missed this play and celebration entirely. #Raptors

For the last month, the team at FOLDA has been very busy throwing out our programming for The Start Up @ FOLDA and replacing it with something that can meet the moment for art and artists in Canada. The result is ART FOR BETTER TIMES:
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I don't think this framing Business for the Arts is using is helpful or accurate.

This notion that public funds for culture is a "dependency" while private funds are a "sustainable philanthropic model" ignores a few key details:

1 - Good luck doing anything controversial.

It's the flag of Lithuania, but it also, potentially, gets you to 172. #elxn45

From the Liberal platform:

This is meh - they could increase funding to CCA, but less than the rate of inflation (which would be a cut) and still say they kept the promise.

A far cry from Trudeau's call to double the Canada Council.

#cdnpoli

FESTIVAL LAUNCH:

FOLDA 8: Seeds of Resistance and Solidarity.
Kingston Ontario June 4 -7, 2025.

Including Marcel Stewart, Lisa Karen Cox, Cole Lewis, Patrick Blenkarn, PeerLess Productions, Deaf Spirit Theatre and Iman Datoo.

Full deets @ folda.ca

Pierre Pollievre is in my small city tonight. He is doing an event with our Mayor who is the CPC candidate. Coming here during this short campaign means they think they have a shot. Buttttt let us review the results of the provincial election here several weeks ago. Seems like a lot to make up. #ygk

It seems unbelievable how quickly the wheels have fallen off the most powerful government on earth.

One reason i think Conservatives will lose the upcoming election is they can't pivot to the new reality fast enough. Patterson is the current Mayor and a brand that wins elections by a lot here. Convoy/Trump stuff makes PP a tough sell in K Town. But they can't see it. PP the vanquisher only!

welp. university professoring is going to require some new methodologies.

he just slowly got better every year for 10 years