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2012 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS GALA WEEKEND LINE-UP
May 2, 2012
Overview of Events: 1. Speaker of the House of Commons Reception to Honour the Recipients The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons, will host a reception in honour of the 2012 recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards following the recognition of the recipients in the House of Commons. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 3:15 p.m. Speaker’s... Read more
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Over 250 deserving youth to attend Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala in “Inspiration Seats,” thanks to McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada
May 2, 2012
OTTAWA—The National Arts Centre is delighted to announce that 250 deserving young people from the National Capital Region will attend the 20th Anniversary Gala of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards on Saturday, May 5 at 8 p.m., thanks to McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada. A sponsor of the GGPAA Gala for five years, McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada will transform... Read more
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2012 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS GALA WEEKEND LINE-UP
May 2, 2012
Overview of Events: 1. Speaker of the House of Commons Reception to Honour the Recipients The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons, will host a reception in honour of the 2012 recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards following the recognition of the recipients in the House of Commons. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 3:15 p.m. Speaker’s... Read more
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Sir Salman Rushdie to attend Governor General's Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala
April 23, 2012
Ottawa (Canada) — Booker Prize-winning author Sir Salman Rushdie is taking part in tributes to some of Canada’s finest performing artists on May 5 at the National Arts Centre as part of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala. The author of 11 novels as well as several works of non-fiction, Sir Salman’s novel Midnight’s Children won the... Read more
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Sir Salman Rushdie to attend Governor General's Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala
April 23, 2012
Ottawa (Canada) — Booker Prize-winning author Sir Salman Rushdie is taking part in tributes to some of Canada’s finest performing artists on May 5 at the National Arts Centre as part of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala. The author of 11 novels as well as several works of non-fiction, Sir Salman’s novel Midnight’s Children won the... Read more
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Sir Salman Rushdie to attend Governor General's Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala
April 23, 2012
Ottawa (Canada) — Booker Prize-winning author Sir Salman Rushdie is taking part in tributes to some of Canada’s finest performing artists on May 5 at the National Arts Centre as part of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala. The author of 11 novels as well as several works of non-fiction, Sir Salman’s novel Midnight’s Children won the... Read more
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Sir Salman Rushdie to attend Governor General's Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala
April 23, 2012
Ottawa (Canada) — Booker Prize-winning author Sir Salman Rushdie is taking part in tributes to some of Canada’s finest performing artists on May 5 at the National Arts Centre as part of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala. The author of 11 novels as well as several works of non-fiction, Sir Salman’s novel Midnight’s Children won the... Read more
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Colm Feore to host Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala at the National Arts Centre
April 18, 2012
Ottawa (Canada) — The National Arts Centre is delighted to announce that Canadian film, television and stage actor Colm Feore will host the star-studded Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) Gala on May 5—the 20th anniversary of the awards that recognize the outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to the performing arts in Canada by eight extraordinary... Read more
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National Arts Centre establishes new broadband connection with Iqaluit high school
April 18, 2012
OTTAWA—The National Arts Centre is delighted to announce that it has established a real-time, high-quality broadband videoconference link that will connect students at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit to the NAC’s Hexagon Studio. The new link will allow the NAC to continue its relationship with Inuksuk High School students that began earlier this year as part of the NAC’s Music... Read more
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Colm Feore to host Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala at the National Arts Centre
April 18, 2012
Ottawa (Canada) — The National Arts Centre is delighted to announce that Canadian film, television and stage actor Colm Feore will host the star-studded Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) Gala on May 5—the 20th anniversary of the awards that recognize the outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to the performing arts in Canada by eight extraordinary... Read more