New Art Show in Toronto This Thursday

Sarah is one of three artists to have her work featured at The Fly on The Wall art exhibit this Thursday at Gallery 360 in Toronto.  The other two featured visual artists are Doug Brown and Steven Papadopoulos.

They describe Gallery 360 at the following:

Housed in the offices of the entertainment law firm of Taylor Mitsopulos Klein Oballa, Gallery 360 is a private gallery exhibiting some of the world’s new and most adventurous visual art. Booking by appointment only.

Their website also inidcates RSVP are due today, the 21st.  Aside from Thursday party, I'm uncertain at the time of publishing if Sarah's work will at this galley will be open to the public.  The night before the event Sarah will wrap up her tour dates out West with a concert in Vancouver and then be heading back East.

For more information, visit Gallery360 web site.

Sarah's last known major art show was called Bleak House and came in 2006 at Spin Gallery in Toronto with Louise Upperton.  Her art work has continued since with new pieces being shown on her site.  Lithographs of some her selections are sold on her site and at her concerts.  What appears to be her lastest art work since the 100 hand painted limited edition copies of Land & Sea is the piano skirt being used for this tour.

Sarah sings with the NUMUS Chamber Orchestra

This Fall Sarah has 2 concert dates performing with the NUMUS Chamber Orchestra.  The first date October 6th at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto.  This concert was advertised on a flyer in the program at the Art of Time concerts.

The second concert is the following day in Kitchener.  This concert is listed in the PDF program for the NUMUS 2011/2012 Season.  An excerpt of that program is posted below.

"Sarah Slean performs my own Red Sea, a tragic cycle of songs depicting our suffering earth" - Glenn Buhr 

SONG OF EARTH with the NUMUS Chamber Orchestra conducted by Paul Pulford
featuring Sarah Slean, mezzo-soprano
Adam Luther, tenor
Kimberly Barber, mezzo-soprano
The Penderecki String Quartet

Friday, October 7, 2011 - 8pm
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University NUMUS - in association with the Faculty of Music at Wilfrid Laurier University and the Penderecki String Quartet - celebrates Gustav Mahler 100 years after his death.  The turn-of-the-century progressives adored Mahler's music, and 12-tone pioneer Arnold Schönberg created this colourful arrangement of Mahler's masterpiece Das Lied von der Erde for a performance in his own concert series. Glenn Buhr's new work was written to complement Mahler's Song of the Earth, but it takes a different twist. It's a tragic work about our suffering earth. The libretto was written by Margaret Sweatman in 2010 when oil was spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. Many said that the earth was 'bleeding', hence the title of the new work: Red Sea (Song of the Earth). Pop singer Sarah Slean is the soloist.
Tickets:
$38 general / $32 senior / $24 (for patrons under 29) / $10 Student (rush only)

Sarah worked with Glenn Buhr in 2008 when she sang with Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.


Update: 2011-07-13
Tickets are now available for the October 6th concert.
http://www.cbc.ca/glenngould/2011/07/song-of-the-earth---music-by-mahler-and-buhr-featuring-vocalist-sarah-slean.html

Sarah and Royal playing Serve!stock 2011

According to Serve!stock's website, both Sarah and Royal have been added to the intimate backyard benefit concert for this year.  The concert takes places June 15th with early bird tickets coming in under $300.

Serve! is a not profit organization that supports at risk youth in Toronto.

Tickets and information can be found here. http://servestock.ca/

Sarah Playing a Fundraiser in June for Sistering

On June 11th it appears that Sarah will be playing the Sistering fundraiser in Toronto.

Sistering’s signature fundraiser the 9th Annual Funny Girls and Dynamic Divas

Funny Girls and Dynamic Divas present a cabaret of Toronto’s top comedians & musicians. Elvira Kurt hosts & headlined by Sarah Slean, with performances by other prominent artists backed by The HotHouse Band. Show will also feature a silent auction & raffle.

Location: Jane Mallet Theatre, St.Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Toronto
Date: Thurs. June 2, 2011
Time: 6:00 pm
Tickets: $75
- STLC box office (27 Front Street East)
In-person; 416.366.7723/1.800.708.6754; www.stlc.com

More information on this event and organization can be found here:
http://www.sistering.org/events/funnygirls.php


Yesterday Sarah played a private concert at the The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver for an event hosted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. The event was listed on their web site http://www.cfig.ca/page.asp?id=8 .


Lastly, an unconfirmed show for Sarah has appeared to some concert listings showing Sarah opening for YouTube sensation David Choi this week in LA. Sarah will not be playing that show based on everything I can tell you. Sarah last played in LA this January.

Sarah playing the black tie Dream Gala

Sarah Slean will be playing a special gala event for the the Abilities Centre on October 28th. The event is being held at Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility and also features Rick Hansen as a special guest.

Entry single level tickets are $250.  More information on the black tie event can be found here.

Currently there are no tour dates scheduled for Sarah on her site but as indicated with the b-side project, the tradition of the holiday concerts in Toronto will continue.  Sarah also recently tweeted about plans to return to Europe in a year.

Sarah to play Hugh's Room for Greenpeace

A few days prior to playing her Canada Day concert at Harboufront, Sarah will be one of the performers at a special concert at Hugh's Room on June 28th.  The concert starts at 8:30 with tickets being $22 advanced and $25 at door.

"Greenpeace Canada is proud to announce that Hugh's Room is the preferred venue for the Toronto release of Amchitka, the 1970 concert that launched Greenpeace, Margo and Michael Timmins, Sarah Slean, Barbara Lynch, Jory Nash and others, including special guests, will join host Mia Sheard, Monday, June 28, to celebrate this seminal concert by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Phil Ochs that raised funds to float the first Greenpeace mission to Amchitka. This beautifully remastered two-disc live CD recording with a 48-page booklet is available exclusively through Greenpeace at www.amchitka-concert.com and will be tabled at the show. 

All funds from the CD sales will go to Greenpeace.
http://www.amchitka-concert.com/blog/"

Information taken from the Facebook event page and Hugh's Room official calender.  This appearance has not been confirmed on Sarah's official site at the time of publishing.

This event takes place on the Monday following the G-20 summit.

London England concert in 2010

Last week tweets and WearsTheTrousers both pointed out that Sarah Slean and Royal Wood both have concert tickets for sale in Europe. The concert has not been officially announced or posted on Sarah's (or Roayl's) site at the time of publishing.

2010-02-02 - The Borderline, London. Tickets

At this time I have been unable to locate any other pending concert dates. The annual holiday show may still be in the works. Stay tuned.

November Tour

A few tour dates confirmed and unconfirmed have been announced.

• 2007 - November 21 - The Wall, North Bay, ON (unconfirmed)
• 2007 - November 22 - Hamilton Place Studio Theatre, Hamilton, ON (confirmed)
• 2007 - November 23 - Market Hall, Peterborough, ON (unconfirmed)

Note that the format of these shows are still unknown. Sarah's last known public performance was with with a Trio opening for James Blunt on October 1, 2007. Suggestions have been requested on sarahslean.com to be emailed to Sarah with regards to what format you would like to see at this year's December shows at Harbourfront.

12/16/07 upate: Sarah did play the 3 above dates. No news has surfaced regards to the set lists of the Peterborough or North Bay shows.