The Pelee Island Stone & Sky Music & Arts Series

August 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Cost: $25

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Mike Karloff is a multi-talented pianist, composer, arranger, conductor and musical director based in Windsor. He performs regularly as both a collaborative pianist and jazz pianist. Michael frequently performs with The Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Windsor Light Music Theatre, 4th Wall Music and Jazz at Mackenzie Hall. Michael’s original compositions and arrangements have been performed by The Windsor Symphony Orchestra, at The Detroit Jazz Festival and in various concert settings in Windsor. He will be joined by some talented friends to create an unforgettable evening.

Tina Newlove continues to be recognized by curators and jurors as an artist who is making a significant contribution to the cultural life of Canada. The Arts & Letters Club of Toronto founded by members of the Group of Seven commissioned Tina to create the annual 1998/99 Executive List. Her abstract oil painting titled Organizing my Mind is in the City of Toronto’s permanent collection. In 2011, Newlove received a First Place Award for her bronze sculpture A Song Grew Through My Rib Cage from Lakeshore Arts and in 2010 an Award of Merit for her painting Step Lightly at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

Karl Jirgens has four critically acclaimed books in print including Strappado (Coach House), and A Measure of Time (Mercury Press). He has edited two books including one on Canadian Poet Christopher Dewdney, and painter Jack Bush. Jirgens is the former Head of the English Department at the University of Windsor. He served on the steering committee for BookFest Windsor for 10 years, and is the founder and long-standing editor of the international literary journal, Rampike.

The Quarry on Pelee Island

20 East West Road
Pelee Island, ON, N0R 1M0

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