With just an hour or so to go in the Q in Oshawa campaign, we thought now would be a good time to reflect on what we’ve achieved in an incredibly short window of time. Oshawa’s spirit for arts and culture is electric and we’re thrilled to be part of it. Here’s some links to things that have been suggested as reasons for Q to come to Oshawa. Win or lose, we’ve had so much fun working on this campaign and we are so proud of all of the supporters and friends we’ve made along the way.
Thanks Oshawa!
The Durham Theatre Festival is “in the queue to get Q to Oshawa!”
Our friends in Whitby the Station Gallery offered their vote of support. Thanks SG!
The Durham Shoestring Performers community theatre group.
The Get Bent Records Summer Solstice concert series
Oshawa saxophonist Matthew James
Our very own collection of works by Painters Eleven, the largest in the world.
The Ontario Philharmonic, based out of the historic Regent Theatre, Oshawa
Patrick Dorie‘s Hope in High Places kept us motivated….
World’s Collide Spiderman Comic Cover!
Isabella’s Chocolate Cafe loves Jian
Mad Cafe loves Jian (and so does Momma Mad Cafe!)
The Patty Shack offered Jian his very own namesake burger…
The Geek Freaks, Oshawa’s award-winning hip-hop dance crew, two time OUCH champs!
Fiesta Week, the best week-long multicultural festival in Ontario
The Oshawa Express printed a story about the campaign
OCVI alumni ...Shalom Harlow, Ed Broadbent, John Donabie & Olympic figure skater Donald Jackson and Isla Craig, among many others…
Neil Pashrica, author of 1000 Awesome Things grew up here.
Forest City Lovers supported the campaign, and offered to sing back up for The Stellas if they got to perform this:
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The Oshawa Art Association would love it if Jian came!
Durham College Journalism Students created this roundup of Arts & Culture stories students have collected!! How awesome is it? Super awesome. SHWASOME.
We collected Q Portraits at First Fridays!
Durham Tourism jumped on board…and shared through their Art of Transition campaign
Randy Boyagoda was born and raised here, wouldn’t he be an interesting guest?
Will McGuirk’s love for Star Records, Oshawa’s independant vinyl shop shone through
We’d love to hear supporters Cuff the Duke and The Stables play together again…an ode to Oshawa, “Rossland Square”
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Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers, writers for the CBC and the Tonight Show heard about the campaign all the way in Los Angeles!
Durham College/UOIT Campus’ famous O became a Q!
The Ontario Association of Art Galleries tweeted us with support, thanks OAAG!
We found out that Moxy Früvous once played the Moon Room. Thanks Kerri!!
Steppenwolf? Two members, totally from Oshawa. Born to be Wild!
Our popular blog post “Top Ten Reasons Jian should visit Oshawa” helped get things rolling.
Oshawhat Magazine, a new alternative publication set to launch jumped on board the first day.
Oshawa’s Mayor John Henry was the first notable to offer his support. Thanks John and the City of Oshawa for all of your support!
The Facebook page continues to buzz with posts as we type this. We’ve probably missed some friends and supporters!
Our storied institutions Parkwood Estate, Oshawa Community Museums, the Canadian Automotive Museum, UOIT, Durham College, Trent University Oshawa, and of course all of us here at the RMG look forward to welcoming you to Oshawa Jian!
