Gathering Sparks/James Gordon Fundraising Concert

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February 15 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

$15 – $35

Folk/roots music & harmonies that will lift your spirits!

GATHERING SPARKS (Jane Lewis & Eve Goldberg with Cheryl Prashker)

JAMES GORDON

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 at 2 pm

Harcourt Memorial United Church, 87 Dean Ave, Guelph

Chalmers Community Services Centre (CCSC) supports those who are experiencing food insecurity in our community with respect and dignity.

Tickets: $15 General/$25 Supporter/$35 Patron/By Donation at the Door

Doors open at 1:30 pm. Concert from 2pm – 4pm.

GATHERING SPARKS is the graceful collision of Eve Goldberg and Jane Lewis—musical friends who bonded over finely tuned harmonies and the craft of songwriting. Their inclusive approach embraces folk, pop, blues and gospel influences tastefully played on acoustic guitar, piano, accordion, and ukulele. They were nominated for a 2014 Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year, and won the 2019 Folk Music Ontario “Songs From the Heart” award. You will come to listen, and walk away singing!

CHERYL PRASHKER studied classical percussion at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where she was born and raised. She has toured Canada, U.S. Europe and Russia. She spent many years in NY City where she honed her skills of playing anything from Rock and Roll, Klezmer, to Celtic as well as Middle Eastern music. She now uses her special style of percussion to enhance the music of such artists as Eric Andersen, Jonathan Edwards, Pat Wictor, Tracy Grammer, Full Frontal Folk and her own Celtic Roots Music group RUNA.

JAMES GORDON has been there. He’s done that. He has had a remarkably diverse and resilient career in the Canadian cultural sector. As a solo singer-songwriter and with the ground-breaking trio Tamarack, he’s recorded 42 albums and toured relentlessly around the world. He’s written for symphony orchestras, musical theatre and dance works, scored films, and for more than ten years was heard on CBC radio as songwriter-in-residence for the ’Basic Black’ and ‘Ontario Morning’ programs. Between tours, James is a record producer, playwright, community activist, theatre director and he was a Guelph City Councillor for eight years.

www.chalmerscentre.ca * www.gatheringsparks.com * www.jamesgordon.ca

You’re invited to bring an optional food item contribution to CCSC’s food pantry. A list of requested items can be found below.

MORE ABOUT CHALMERS:

Chalmers Community Services Centre (CCSC) is a registered charity that is the only no-proof-of-income-needed food pantry in the City of Guelph – operating Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Due to the pandemic severely limiting city-wide programs and supports for families, as well as income streams for many caregivers, CCS has seen numbers of first-time food pantry users increase exponentially. This was showcased as 1 in 7 residents in Guelph reported living in a food insecure household, with 1 in 6 reported being severely food insecure (2021). This has been perpetuated by increasing costs at the grocery stores on food, hygiene products, and basic household necessities. At CCSC, we pride ourselves in offering no-judgement services to Guelph patrons, allowing users to choose from a variety of food options that both are culturally-diverse, and adhere to those with dietary restrictions. We have a mandate to provide healthy, fresh food to our guest, propelled by philosophies of inclusiveness and community. We welcome all, and every attempt is made to create a warm, caring environment to those who attend.

OPTIONAL PANTRY DONATION – REQUESTED ITEMS##

• Cans of “no salt added” tomatoes

• Low sodium pasta sauce

• Cans of kidney beans, black beans and chick peas

• Cans of beans in sauce

• Canned vegetables: corn, mixed vegetables, peas, green beans

• Rice

• Pasta, elbow and spaghetti preferred

• High fibre breakfast cereal

• Rolled oats and plain instant oatmeal

• Powdered milk

• Canned meat: chicken, tuna

• Tea

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