Maya Fair

DANCE! Spring 2010

maya — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:53:44 +0000

Wonderful times inspiring a love of dancing. Teacher comments: “Lesley taught them with gentle love and understanding and infinite patience. I was amazed by how well the students did. Students that are usually reticent and reserved blossomed and took leadership roles, some for probably the first time all year. I held my breath when we got to the improvisational part of Lesley’s program but it was fantastic to see how safe and comfortable my students felt, and how willing they were to take risks in front of their peers. It was truly a wonder. Every student bloomed and grew…”

IDENTI-TEES

maya — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:49:19 +0000

Gallery 96’s next show is on the subject of ‘Collections’ and is opening on May 8, 2010 at Factory 163. My mixed media installation piece for the show is called ‘Ident-tees’ and examines the presence and meaning of t-shirts in our society.

IF YOU LOVE STRATFORD

maya — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:35:38 +0000

Check out the new blog:

http://ifyoulovestratford.blogspot.com

Sign the petition to protect Stratford’s democratic rights to determine future growth and development.

Read about the issues. Join in the dialogue.

If Wal-mart actually built a “Store of the Community” in Stratford, as they promised in a May 2005 flyer, what would this ‘Stratford’ store look like? Add your ideas on the blog.

PRESIDENT CLINTON MEETS MAYA

maya — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:30:53 +0000

A gentleman and a scholar….

My surprise meeting at the Toronto Film Festival.

LION LIGHT

maya — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:23:40 +0000

Prints in the Lion series. Creative collaboration with Edmund Soame.

Original lion photo by Gene Anderson.

Limited edition archival prints available. See ‘ONE BONE’ under writings.

TITANIA

maya — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:21:27 +0000

TITANIA

New print available from MayaFair.

Archival limited edition prints available.

Also prints on canvas in a number of sizes.

Creative collaboration with photographer Edmund Soame.

In his dear memory.

Many lovely days spent in his studio

and especially his magical garden.

OMB – yet another last OMB session

maya — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:48:10 +0000

Josie Matera, lawyer for the City of Stratford will finally be able to give her final reply on Wednesday, Jan. 27th starting at 9 a.m. at the Ontario Municipal Board offices 655 Bay St. at Elm St. in Toronto. Come and support her if you can.

OMB and the Future of Stratford

maya — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:08:05 +0000

Final arguments are being presented to OMB Chairman Colin Hefferon Jan. 4 to 8 and 11 to 15. The City of Stratford lawyer, Ms. Josie Matera, completed her final argument on Wed. Jan. 6th. She was clear, concise, logical, measured, effective and fair. Stratford’s right to determine our own future growth and development, to create a balanced and strong commercial structure and protect the crucial vitality of our rare and precious downtown core hang in the balance. If the OMB does not uphold our democratic and council endorsed OPA 10 then we will have a corporate growth structure imposed upon us by powers beyond our community and our country.

Ontario Municipal Board hearing Stratford vs. walmart

maya — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:50:50 +0000

I will be presenting as a citizen participant before the Ontario Municipal Board on Tuesday, November 24th at 11 a.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall in Stratford. The issue is the protection of Stratford’s downtown core. The city conducted a fair and open democratic process in regards to this issue. A number of public meetings convinced council to vote to uphold the city’s official plan amendment (OPA 10) requiring all new commercial development that can not be accommodated in the downtown core be directed to the west end of the city where new residential development is expected to be built in the future and not the east end that is already over heavy with malls and sprawl. avonwood, the developer for walmart is asking the OMB to enforce a corporate written official amendment that will allow them to locate in the east end and change industrial land use to commercial. This site specific corporate version of the amendment will negatively affect the city’s future development for years and will be, in my opinion, devastating for the heart of our city, the down town core and the whole character of Stratford. If you are in Stratford come out and show the support for OPA 10 to OMB on Nov. 24th and during that week as members of the City Centre Committee give their important evidence.

Democracy and a community’s right to self-determination or corporate rule?

DANCE WORKSHOPS

maya — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:34:02 +0000

Touring and teaching dance this November/December and March/April in Grade Five classes. New music and a different – older – age group will be fun and interesting. ah – five, six, seven, eight!