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COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION
Date: May 30, 2011 Resolution#: G'193-~d3-// By-law#: N/A
Report: CSD-010-11 File#:
Subject: ClaringtorrYoung Songwriters' Circle
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report CSD-010-11 be received for information.
Submitted. by:
JPC/SM/SM/Iw
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Reviewed by:
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rector, Community ~ Chief Administrative Officer
Services
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REPORT NO.: CSD-010-11
1.0 BACKGROUND
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1.1 At the Council meeting of March 7, 2011 Council received correspondence from
Mr. Ron Beer, President of Young Songwriters'. Mr. Beer was requesting space
to start a songwriters' circle in the Municipality of Clarington.
1.2 At this meeting, Council referred this matter to the Community Services
Department and the Firehouse Youth Centre.
1.3 Staff contacted Mr. Beer to discuss the. songwriters' circle and determine the
possibility of a partnership between Young Songwriters' and the Municipality of
Clarington.
1.4 Young Songwriters' is an organization promoting cultural unity in the craft of
songwriting and performing. The Young Songwriters' are working to construct
and coordinate region-wide songwriting circles for youth and adults. Currently
Mr. Beer is conducting songwriters' circles on a monthly basis in Oshawa, Whitby.
and Ajax.
1.5 Current plans would have the songwriters' meeting once a month in Clarington to
learn the craft of songwriting and improve performance skills.
1.6 All residents 14 years of age and older would be welcome.to attend these
workshops. free of charge. The only costs to participants would be for workbooks.
1.7 Participants that are interested would also be welcome to participate in the
annual Durham Region Songwriters' Music Festival held in Whitby in January of
each year.
2.0 COMMENTS
2.1 The Community Services Department and Firehouse Youth Centre staff
discussed potential partnerships and space opportunities. The Firehouse Youth
Centre supports the initiative, however, did not have a suitable time within the
facility to commit to the group. Community Services staff also discussed this
opportunity with the Visual Arts Centre and while very interested, timing during
the summer months could not be co-ordinated between the two organizations.
2.2 Community Services staff visited the Songwriters' Circle in Whitby and believes a
similar partnership program offered in Clarington would be successful.
2.3 The Community Services Department has found suitable space for the summer
months on Sunday afternoons from 1:OOpm to 3:OOpm on June 12th ,July 10th
and August 14th at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex. The current
format for this program will be a free drop-in with no registration required. The
REPORT NO.: CSD-010-11
Clarington Songwriters' Circle will continue on the second Sunday of the month
throughout the fall. The success of the program will be evaluated at the end of
the fall session and further plans for the program would be made at that time.
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2.4 The Community Services Department will promote this opportunity to the youth
and adults of Clarington through all no cost methods of communication (website,
Facebook, Blog, Twitter). Programs offered during the fall session will be
promoted in the Community Services Recreation and Leisure Guide.