1999 WILLIAM MORRIS EVENTS IN CANADA Compiled by the William Morris Society of Canada NOTE: The William Morris Society of Canada now maintains its own web site. Friday, 29 January 1999, 7.30pm All for Art: Confessions of a Pre-Raphaelite Collector Talk by Denis Lanigan at the Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto, 140 St George Street - Room 205. Sponsored by the William Morris Society of Canada,The building faces St George Street just north of the main Robarts Library. The revolving doors lead into a lobby and the main floor lecture auditorium. Underground parking is available across the road. The closest subway is St George (west exit). Refreshments will be served. Members $3, non-members $5, students (with I.D.) $3 For further information Tel. (416) 465-0696. Thursday, 25 February 1999m 7,30pm "News from Nowhere" and the Victorian Love of Imaginary Places Lecture by Trevor Lloyd. Sponsored by the William Morris Society of Canada. At Metro Reference Library (Beeton West room) at Yonge Street and Asquith Avenue The library is one block north of Yonge and Bloor. From subway take the west exit onto Yonge Street and walk 150 yards north. Parking is available in the Hudson Bay Centre (south side of Asquith Avenue). Refreshments will be served. Members $3; non-members $5: students (with I.D.) $3. For further information Tel. (416) 465-0696. Sunday, 21 March 1999, 2pm Arts and Crafts Architecture in Toronto: Tangible Links between Eden Smith and William Morris Talk by Douglas Brown. Sponsored by the William Morris Society of Canada, In the Music Room of the Grange, Art Gallery of Ontario. Refreshments will be served, (including Birthday Cake) and a toast will be given in honour of William Morris, whose birthday falls on 24 March. Cost $12 per person IMPORTANT: To reserve your ticket for the Grange Spring lecture and William Morris Birthday celebration, telephone the Art Gallery at 979-6648 and ask for ticket reservation. Your tickets will be held in your name; you will be able to pick them up on the day of the lecture. Enter through the Art Gallery of Ontario main entrance. Fellow members will be on hand to guide you through to the Music Room of the Grange. On TTC, the closest subway is St Patrick; the 505 Dundas streetcar goes right past the Art Gallery. For further information Tel. (416) 465-0696. Frdiay, 23 April 1999, 7.30pm The Aesthetic Education of Desire: William Morris, Utopianism, and the Marxist Dilemma Lecture by Michelle Weinroth, author, William Morris Reclaimed, at the Faculty of Information Studies University of Toronto, 140 St George Street - Room 205. The building faces St George Street just north of the main Robarts Library. The revolving doors lead into a lobby and the main floor lecture auditorium. Underground parking is available across the road. The closest subway is St George (west exit). Refreshments will be served. Members $3, non-members $5, students (with I.D.) $3. For further information: Tel. (416) 465-0696. Saturday, 15 May 1999, 11am Morris on Designers Walk, Davenport Road: Tiles, Textiles, and Wallpapers Visits to the Toronto offices of Sandersons and World Mosaic, makers of products designed by Morris and his associates. Limited to 25 people. For further information: Tel. (416) 759-0155. Saturday, 11 December 1999, 6.3pm Yuletide Party William Morris Society of Canada annual Yuletide party, hosted by Eleanor Moorhouse at 57 Metcalfe Street, Toronto. This event is for members only, due to space limitations. As usual, it will be a pot luck party and we are dividing the group into two - those members whose last names begin A - N are requested to bring a savoury dish (e.g. pie, cheese, cold meat, meat loaf, potato salad etc. but nothing that needs heating) and those whose last names begin 0 - Z are requested to bring a dessert. Of course, also bring along a bottle of your favourite beverage, as usual. Cofflee and tea will be provided. "Masters in This Hall" will be sung along with other carols! If you have any questions, please call Pat Govaerts at 759-0155. Click here for 2000 events. If you know of any other events relating to William Morris that should be included on this list please send full details and a contact address to: Mark Samuels Lasner, Biblio@aol.com HOME · NEW · EVENTS · NEWSLETTER · SITE ARCHIVE · ABOUT THE SOCIETY MORRIS' LIFE AND WORKS · PRODUCTS · LINKS · SITE MAP · CONTACT US LAST UPDATE 4 JAN 2001 · PLEASE REPORT BROKEN LINKS TO WEBMASTER@MORRISSOCIETY.ORG