Atlantic Presenters Association
124 Sydney Street C1A 1G4 Charlottetown, PE, Canada

Mad Practice: Sanity Skills for Crazy Times is a mental health zoom meet-up hosted by comedian JD Derbyshire, creator and performer of last season’s hit show Certified. JD is especially equipped to deal with these times of interrupted normalcy, heightened anxiety, the never ending flip-flop between mania and depression, and the mind numbing prospect of who to trust and how to figure out what’s really going on. If you’re feeling crazy, or think you might be heading there, com...e hang out with JD in a space where humour and grief can coexist. Nothing will be solved but maybe we’ll have some good old fashioned laugh-cries or cry-laughs or laugh-laughs or cry-cries. When: Tuesday, March 23, 1:00pm - 2:30pm Atlantic Time Register HERE: https://bit.ly/2OBJDx7 NOTE: This session is capped at 50 participants so please register soon and please attend if you have registered.

COVID-19 shutdowns have decimated Canada's live music industry. To support the artists, industry workers, and everyone who brings live events to life, we'll be sharing some of our staff and members' favourite live music memories in the coming weeks. Today's story comes from Andrew Chandler of Chester Playhouse Theatre. "You may laugh and by all means do, the best show that I've ever seen in my life was seeing Bobby McFerrin at Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. I got ...tickets, I was in the second row. And he sauntered out on stage in jeans and a T shirtit was just him. He sang a capella for like two hours, and it was like a religious experience. I didn't want to hear anything afterwards because it was so good, and I didn't want to pollute my ears again afterwards. He was fun and funny and beautiful and he had us singing along and playing. He taught us chords and would improvise over top of it. It was incredible." Want to share your own live performance story? Shoot us a DM. #ForTheLoveOfLIVE Canadian Live Music Association

UPDATE: this session is now FULL Atlantic Presenters Association is hosting a FREE workshop on Maintaining Respectful Workplaces in the Arts in partnership with Cultural Human Resources Council - Le Conseil des RH du secteur culturel! When: Thursday, March 11, 10:30am - 2:30pm Atlantic Time (including breaks)... This session will address harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination and violence. Respectful Workplaces in the Arts ensures that artists and arts organizations across Canada have the tools, resources and training to prevent harassment of any kind, and build respectful workplaces as the norm in the cultural sector. Everyone interested in acquiring the tools and resources needed to prevent all types of harassment is welcome: employers, artists and cultural workers! Register here: https://bit.ly/3kISuZb Thank you to Canadian Heritage for providing funding for this session.

Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada, provided details of the rollout of funds supporting arts and live events workers in response to COVID-19. A total of $181.5 million will be invested in 20212022 to help provide work opportunities for artists and cultural workers and stabilize the overall environment. More info: Canadian Heritage: https://bit.ly/3uLYhlu... Canada Council: https://bit.ly/306rHNi See more

For all our New Brunswick members: make sure to check out the Inspired by NB campaign! Arts and Culture have always been there for us. Now its time for us to be there for Arts and Culture. Help support your favourite creators by buying their work, sharing their creations, and letting everyone know that arts and culture are the heart of our province. https://inspiredbynb.ca

Our friends at King's Theatre, Annapolis Royal recently acquired some funding to help with upgrades to their venue. Check out this video to see what they've been up to!