{"id":949,"date":"2018-05-01T09:52:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T13:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=949"},"modified":"2018-05-01T13:06:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T17:06:14","slug":"wasn-t-that-a-party-mississauga-arts-premarty-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=949","title":{"rendered":"“WASN.T THAT A PARTY?” MISSISSAUGA ARTS PRE=MARTY PARTY"},"content":{"rendered":"
“WASN\u2019T THAT A PARTY?\u201d<\/p>\n

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alan skeoch<\/div>\n
April 30, 2018<\/div>\n

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Jeannette Chau nominated  me for a Marty Award.   Super flattering thing to do, especially since we had really seen each other for around 40 years\u2026way back when I was a teacher of history<\/div>\n
at Parkdale Collegiate Institute and she was a student.   Imagine that.  Please forgive  if this photo essay seems a trifle vain.  The whole affair made us, Marjorie and me, feel good.  So we are sharing.<\/div>\n

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What are the Marty Awards, you ask?  Sounds sort of weird, I know, but very simply put the Marty awards  are given to nominated citizens of Mississauga in all the fields of \u201carts\u201d\u2026music, drama, dance, literature, art, etc.<\/div>\n

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We  have lived in Mississauga since 1968 and we have watched the city grow into one of the largest cities in Canada. BUT we have never really captured the diversity of Mississauga until the evening of April 30.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cAlan,  can you come to the reception we have for Finalists at the Live Restaurant, it will be fun?\u201d<\/div>\n

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So Marjorie and I went to the Living Arts Centre on April 30.  What a party.  As diverse as Mississauga.  Bubbling with enthusiasm , perhaps \u201cjoyeux de vivre\u201d (sp?) captures the event best\/<\/div>\n

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NO!  The best way  to describe the event was done by the Irish Rovers and Ricky Nelson.  Remember?<\/div>\n

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