Heritage Plaque
Posted by Erika on February 13 2008 12:25:34

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RECOGNITION OF GLENN GOULD, CANADA'S MUSICAL ICON
IN UPTERGROVE
REQUIRES A COMMITTEE:

Please call me at 325-6371
if you are interested in serving on this exciting project.
WE NEED TO THINK OF A COMMITTEE NAME:

Glenn Gould spent many summers at this cottage in Uptergrove.
The CBC did interviews of him at his cottage. Check out cbc.ca under archives.

It is only fitting that we have some recognition
in our small community to honour this genious.

IT WOULD ALSO CREATE TOURISM. AS IT IS,
I HAVE AN AVERAGE OF 15 REQUESTS A MONTH
FROM FOREIGN FANS ABOUT GLENN GOULD.

To recognize this, I would like to set up a concert night between
September 23 and October 6 annually. Tentatively the
Uptergrove Knox Presbyterian Church has been the chosen venue.

LOCAL ANECDOTES

I would like to collect some local anecdotes about Glenn.
Some anecdotes that will come out of this gathering
will be shown in the Kiosk, located at 781 Atherley Rd
that dedicated to the memory of this legendary
musician that walked and conducted in thin air among us.

A committee is needed to organize all this and
request recognition signs from the Provincial
Heritage Trust

ORIGINAL COTTAGE LOST

At one point I wrote all residents of the little
lane that the Gould cottage was located on to see if
we could name it the Glenn Gould Lane, or
something more clever, but the owner of the
property where the original cottage once stood,
does not want publicity directing to his property,
but we can still honour the name on the plaque that says something like:
UPTERGROVE
THE SUMMER HOME OF
GLENN GOULD
the wording will be controlled by the Ontario Heritage Trust.
and set it up on Hwy. 12 at Plum Pt. Rd
or somewhere down Plum Pt. Rd.
This will also be controlled by the Heritage Committee
if we get permission.

YEARLY EVENT

If there is enough interest, this could turn into
a yearly event, that would encompass all
the moments Glenn Gould shared with us.

FUND RAISER FOR RAMARA CANINE CONTROL?

Perhaps this could also be a fund raiser
for Ramara Canine Control food or blanket donations
as one of Glenn's favourite charity was the SPCA.

WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE INTERESTED

this would be such a fun project, I would love to hear from anyone
interested in being involved in this...Call me at 325-6371
or email me ....erika@erikaneher.com

IF YOU MISSED OTHER NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS:

The exhibition in Ottawa/Gatineau GLenn Gould: Sounds of
Genius Exhibition is still on
until May 17, 2009

A new film will be introduced at the TIFF, Toronto International Film festival
by White Pine Pictures...Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
on September 13, 2009. Public Screening will take place, Sunday Sept. 13, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 14, 6:15 p.m. and
Saturday, Sept. 19 at 10:30 a.m.
at the AMC Theatre on Yonge and Dundas St.
10 Dundas St., East, Toronto, ON M5B 2G9