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Published July 28, 2017 by

Friday roundup, July 28, 2017

July 28 2017, Al Green, Summer Beat 1984, Lamport Stadium, Avard Woolaver,
Al Green performing at Summer Beat, Toronto, 1984   © Avard Woolaver

Friday roundup, July 28, 2017. Here are some news stories that caught my eye, and ear, on social media this week: #fbf

Remembering Summer Beat 1984,

Martha and the Muffins – Echo Beach,

Lee Friedlander’s Photos of 1960s T.V. Sets,

Pumpkin the great white shark feasting in Nova Scotia’s Minas Basin,

$20M Annie Leibovitz collection rejected for 4th time by Canadian tribunal,

Arundhati Roy, Zadie Smith & George Saunders among 13 authors longlisted for the Man Booker Prize,

‘Keeping Grandpa alive’: the internet’s photographic treasure hunt,

Wonderful photos from Montreal’s Robert Saucier,

Harry Chapin “Taxi” – Midnight Special (1973)

 

“Al Green performing at Summer Beat, Toronto, 1984” is from the series: Toronto Days

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Published July 21, 2017 by

Friday roundup, July 21, 2017

Avard Woolaver, Tictoc, 1985, July 21 2017,
Tictoc, Maple Arena, 1985                     © Avard Woolaver

Friday roundup, July 21, 2017. Here are some news stories that caught my eye, and ear, on social media this week: #fbf

Tictoc “Twenty Questions” (1983),

The Jitters “Take Me As I Am” (1984),

The Frankenstein Factor: Inventors Who Regret Their Inventions,

If You Fix This, You Fix a Big Piece of the Climate Puzzle,

Blooming marvellous: the world’s first female photographer – and her botanical beauties,

Photography book presents a portrait of Montreal through the years,

Got a boom box? Why this Cape Breton band records on cassette tapes,

‘See you there!’ Trudeau to march in Halifax Pride parade Saturday

 

“Tictoc, Maple Arena, 1985” is from the series: Toronto Days

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Published July 7, 2017 by

Friday roundup, July 7, 2017

July 7, 2017, friday roundup, Canada 150, Ottawa,
Canada 150, Ottawa                   © Avard Woolaver

Friday roundup, July 7, 2017. Here are some news stories that caught my eye, and ear, on social media this week:

Security hurdles curb attendance at Canada 150 celebrations in Ottawa,

Review: Four decades of Canadian photography,

Giant plant sculptures in Gatineau expected to be major Canada 150 attraction,

Expo 67: 50 years later still an expression of the human spirit,

Prince Charles and Camilla unveil new Canadian History Hall,

After posting calorie counts, Bridgehead sees customers changing their orders,

$7.4-Million Jean Paul Riopelle Painting Breaks World Record at Auction,

Ste-Catherine Street pedestrian mall set to reopen under a canopy of rainbow balls,

New wing of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec impresses with subtle beauty

 

“Canada 150, Ottawa” was taken on a recent trip to Ottawa for Canada 150 celebrations.

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Published June 23, 2017 by

Friday roundup, June 23, 2017

Friday roundup, June 23, 2017, Toronto, 1982,
Front and York, Toronto, 1982                                       © Avard Woolaver

Friday roundup, June 23, 2017. Here are some news stories that caught my eye, and ear, on social media this week: #fbf

The view from Mars,

The 20 photographs of the week,

5 Things to See at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival,

Aretha Franklin – Respect (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam 1968),

A Neural Network Turned a Book of Flowers Into Shockingly Lovely Dinosaur Art,

This Artist Used a Computer Model of His Face to get a French National ID,

‘There is life after the game,’ NHLer Marian Hossa forced to quit over equipment allergy,

Wonderful urban landscapes from Los Angeles photographer Jack Bailey,

Hillsburn – Sun Ought to Shine (Live)

 

Front and York, Toronto, 1982, is from the Facebook series: Toronto Days

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Published June 16, 2017 by

Friday roundup, June 16, 2017

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Bay and Albert, Toronto, 1981                                © Avard Woolaver

Friday roundup, June 16, 2017. Here are some news stories that caught my eye, and ear, on social media this week: #fbf

Robert Frank: The Man Who Saw America,

Scientists ‘extremely surprised’ after flatworm grows 2nd head in space,

Why Neil deGrasse Tyson says learning about science is more important than ever,

Coffee outlet’s Canada 150 message adds reminder about Indigenous history,

Photographs by Yuri Rasin,

Peter Lindbergh’s best photograph: the birth of the supermodels,

If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t understand it,

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings feat. Serena Ryder – Black Sheep

 

Bay and Albert, Toronto, 1981, is from the Facebook series: Toronto Days

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