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Banned Books Week 2023

It’s that time of year again, when we honor and focus on the books out there that have been banned. And boy, it seems the last few years that book banning has been on the rise. You know if you don’t like a book and you don’t agree with it, no one is forcing you to read it. I’ll even go as far as understanding parents taking books out of their own kid’s hands. My objection is when parents take books out of some other kid’s or adult’s hand. Growing up, if someone had taken “The Diary of Anne Frank” off of my library’s shelf, I would have been lost.

This year I’m focusing on… “Anne of Green Gables,” by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Yes, you read that right, our dear old unromantic Anne Shirley was banned!

Description:

Eleven-year-old Anne Shirley has never known a real home. Since her parents’ deaths, she’s bounced around to foster homes and orphanages. When she is sent by mistake to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she wants to stay forever. But Anne is not the sturdy boy Matthew and Marilla were expecting.   She’s a mischievous, talkative redheaded girl with a fierce temper, who tumbles into one scrape after another. Anne is not like anybody else, the Cuthberts agree; she is special, a girl with an enormous imagination. All she’s ever wanted is to belong somewhere. And the longer she stays at Green Gables, the harder it is for anyone to imagine life without her.

Author:

Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island, in 1874. Educated at Prince Edward College, Charlottetown, and Dalhousie University, she embarked on a career in teaching. From 1898 until 1911 she took care of her maternal grandmother in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, and during this time wrote many poems and stories for Canadian and American magazines. Montgomery’s first novel, Anne of Green Gables, met with immediate critical and popular acclaim, and its success, both national and international, led to seven sequels. Maud Montgomery also wrote the popular Emily of New Moon in 1923 followed by two sequels, and Pat of Silver Bush in 1933 with its sequel. L. M. Montgomery died in Toronto in 1942, but it is her early years of lush, green Prince Edward Island that live on in the delightful adventures of the impetuous redhead, the stories Mark Twain called “the sweetest creation of child life yet written.”

Why It was Banned:

You’re probably asking yourself, who on earth would ban something as adorable, and funny, and innocent as “Anne of Green Gables?” (Who on earth bans any book?) Well, let’s find out!

After “Anne of Green Gables,” was published in 1908, it wasn’t long before it was translated into other languages, that way others could fall in love with Anne Shirley. In 1912, it was translated to Polish and it found a captive audience amongst the Polish people. Soon, Lucy Maud Montgomery’s other works were translated, and she grew very popular there. Anne’s individuality was endearing. In 1939, when the Nazis invaded Poland, Polish soldiers were issued copies of Montgomery’s novels to take to the frontlines, as a means to raise the moral. When the Nazis occupied the country, “Anne of Green Gables” and Montgomery’s other works were banned, but that didn’t stop the Polish people. Copies were sold on the black market; resistance members carried them. Anne Shirley had become a beacon of hope. The war in Poland ended in 1945 and I’m sure the Polish people were looking forward to being free…unfortunately, they had been liberated by the Soviets and a Communistic government was put into place. Similarly, because Montgomery’s works were so beloved and “Anne’s resistance to authority” was a threat, the Soviets viewed it as “subversive” and banned “Anne of Green Gables” in 1953 to 1956.

My Thoughts:

I first read “Anne of Green Gables” when I was thirteen or fourteen. My family and I were visiting family up north and we stopped by this huge warehouse that sold old, used books for cheap. I stumbled across “Anne of Green Gables” and from the title I was intrigued, and it was one of the ones we bought. I devoured it and soon fell in love with odd, weird, red-haired girl. She turns her hair green, hits a boy with a slate, gets her friend drunk – what’s not to like? I had no idea it was Classic Lit – to me Anne Shirley felt modern and realistic. I went on to read the rest of the series, and re-read them off and on over the years. Then, I found the miniseries! Imagine my surprise when I learned it was a banned book.  

So, you see, the Nazis and the Communists banned and censored books…Those who are on the side of good don’t ban and censor books. And I’ll leave it at that.

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Lineup to replace Anne of Green Gables released

For the first time in decades, the Atlantic region’s most famous redhead won’t be returning to the big stage of the Charlottetown Festival next year, but it seems a break for “Anne of Green Gables” isn’t slowing things down.

In fact, the Confederation Centre of the Arts has released a full schedule, including a brand new show.

The world premiere of the musical “Maggie” will share the spotlight with the already popular “The Play That Goes Wrong,” headlining the 2023 festival.

“Maggie” tells the story of a mother raising her boys in post-war Scotland, and is based on the real life grandmother of Scottish-Canadian musician Johnny Reid.

“A working-class story -- a story about the celebration of life, the human spirit, friendship,” Reid tells CTV Atlantic. “And homage to the strong women who helped raise us all.”

It's another new show from the centre they're hoping will follow in the footsteps of the last festival premiere, “Tell Tale Harbour.”

“It’s rare that I come across a show that I believe so firmly in. ‘Tell Tale Harbour’ was another one where we really believe that the show will achieve what it needed to achieve and be as grand as we wanted it to be, and that show appears to be having a long life after the centre,” said Adam Brazier, Artistic Director for the performing arts at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. “I have the utmost confidence ‘Maggie’ will do the same.”

The festival’s shows will heavily feature Islanders this year. Many of them will have all-Island casts, even though the most famous fictitious Islander doesn't appear.

“Doing a season without Anne is definitely different for Charlottetown, for sure, and for the festival,” said Dawn Ward, Confederation Centre of the Arts Associate Artistic Director. “But I think that we’re coming out of this in a positive way by bringing more of the community into the theatre and into the festival.”

It’s a change, but the feeling here is that it’s a good one.

“Change is always hard for people, and uncertainty is inevitable in life and unescapable in life” said Brazier. “But this summer is going to be an amazingly fun, uplifting, and inspirational summer.”

They say it opens the festival up to tell more Island stories.

“There is so much more to P.E.I. than just ‘Anne of Green Gables,’ even though it’s a big part of our history and our culture,” said Ward. “I know there’s so much more that we can do, and that’s opening the doors for more musicals and for more talent.”

That includes shows like “The Songs of Johnny & June” on the Mack stage, another show featuring a strong female character.

Despite “Anne of Green Gables” not taking the stage next year, the message of female empowerment with shows focusing on the lives of strong women remains.

“Anne of Green Gables” is set to return to the big stage in 2024.

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Sister, Sister (3/_)

Older! Gilbert Blythe x Older Shirley! Reader

|| Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 ||

Anne and Diana took the usual route to school as they did every morning. Both girls were conversing about the basic math assignment they were given as homework the night before. Ruby ran up to the pair from the pathway that led from her newly built home and joined the two girls in their discussion.

“The both of you got 25?” Ruby’s eyes widened slightly, then ducked to the ground in embarrassment, “I got 16...” She had a feeling she had gotten the answer wrong last night, but a piece of her felt confident in her ability in Maths, but seeing Diana and Anne - the two smartest girls in class share the same answer, its was written in stone that she had gotten the problem wrong.

“Oh, the both of you are just so smart! Like Gilbert Blythe…” Ruby sighed with heart eyes. Diana and Anne shared a look with one another, the redhead crossed her eyes in annoyance. Diana snickered.

“Don’t laugh!” Ruby defended. “He is the smartest out of all the boys! He wants to become a doctor, remember?” She stated proudly, now with a skip in her step. 

How her mood could shift so quickly from just the sound of Gilbert’s name amazed Anne. 

“Maybe he could help me with my homework! Oh, it’ll be a date!” Ruby cupped her cheeks, surely her mind wandering to what would occur during their study date. Anne and Diana watched as the blonde haired girl’s cheeks turned a blaring red and she hid her face within her pink knitted scarf, suddenly bashful. 

Diana sighed and changed the conversation, “How is your sister, Anne?”

Anne’s blue eyes sparkled, “She’s spectacular! We write to each other almost everyday - or whenever she has a chance. She’s been increasingly occupied with work, lately. But that’s just like my big sister, always been busy, busy!”

“Sister?!” Ruby gasped, “You have a sister?”

Anne nodded enthusiastically, “Yes! Have I not told you about her?” Her brows furrowed as she tried to rake her head if she ever mentioned her eldest sister.

“No! Oh, how exciting!” Ruby clapped her hands. “Why haven’t you ever mentioned her before?”

Anne played with one of her braids, suddenly bashful.

Diana piped up, “There was an incident with their letters and addresses, but we ran into (Y/n) in Charlottetown while we were visiting my aunt Josephine.” Short and simple. Anne nodded in gratitude. Diana nodded back.

Ruby suddenly sprung in front of the pair, blocking their path momentarily. “What’s she like?!”

Anne smiled, and her eyes grew distant, “Amazing. She’s really tough and knows how to throw a punch! She actually discombobulated a rude customer where she works. She works as a barmaid, but she always jokes about being security.”

“A-a barmaid?” Ruby stuttered. Her imagination drifted off to the cliche images of a barmaid. Tight corsets that supported large...ahem - bosoms, dark red lipstick that accentuated plump lips, hair teased high and tight with dirty curls, and a dark skirt that would be too tight around the bottom.

Could the man she had knocked out trying to be grabbing with her large bosom?? Ruby’s head nearly exploded.

Anne nodded. 

“Anne, you should invite her to Green Gables for tea!” Diana smiled widely. 

Ruby whipped her head to the ravenette with wide eyes, but she went ignored. 

Anne nearly lit up like a firework. “That sounds like a scrumptious idea, Diana! Let’s hurry to class so I can get some paper!” Diana nodded and both girls locked arms and began to scurry to the school house. 

“Come on, Ruby! We’ll be late!” Anne gripped the small girl’s elbow and began to drag her. 

Ruby was quite literally dragged as she felt numb like a wet rag doll as she still tried to grasp the concept that her dear, imaginative friend, Anne, was related to a busty barmaid!

A pair of dirty, brown leather boots stepped onto the wooden platform of Avonlea Station, the passenger took in a breath of the fresh country air, much different than that of musty Charlottetown. They nodded towards the train conductor as their luggage was placed by their feet.

The passenger pulled out a cigarette and lit the end of the paper stick. The tobacco ignited and a puff of smoke drifted from the smoker’s mouth. “So this is Avonlea.” They muttered with a nod of satisfaction. 

The visit to this small town better be worth it. A large hand slammed on the smoker’s shoulder. “Avonlea...the pictures and descriptions do no justice.” The large man sighed with a smile. 

The smoker jerked his shoulder away, “We’re not supposed to be seen together, you moron. You want our plan to fail?”

“Right, sorry.” The large man stepped away from the smoker and put on his bowler hat. He tugged on the front of his jacket and picked up his suitcase. “Meet you at Green Gables then.” He nodded in farewell and walked towards the stables to rent a cab.

The smoked rolled his eyes and drew out another breath of nicotine. Then he dropped the cigarette onto the ground and stubbed it out. He ran a hand through his gelled hair and carried his luggage sack over his shoulder as he walked off. “So you’re here to surprise your sister?” A dark skinned conductor asked as he handled the redhead’s luggage. 

(Y/n) nodded enthusiastically, “Yes, sir!” She saw him bend over to place her luggage down, but she insisted she just take the case from his hands. He accepted and placed the heavy luggage into her hands. “Been working extra hard to save up some money to come to Avonlea. Speaking of, if you ever need a good place for good ale go to Emilio’s! Just say your a friend of mine and you’ll be treated like a king!” She was bouncing on her feet in excitement. (Emilio’s tavern was welcome to all genders of all races - after all, Emilio himself was a natural born Spaniard that happened to fall in love with Canadian woman and the country itself!) 

The conductor laughed and nodded. Never had he met such a white skinned individual who conversed with him like an equal. It was refreshing. “I wish you and your sister the best of luck, miss (Y/n).”

“Thank you, Maxwell!” She smiled at him and practically sprinted towards the stables to catch a ride. 

The conductor snickered and shook his head at the exuberant girl and hopped back onto the steps of a scarlet train cabin. He waved his hand towards the engine, giving the engineer the signal to depart. 

The train whistled cried and then the scarlet train chugged back to Charlottetown.

“Anne, you have a sister!”

“That’s marvelous!”

“When can we meet her, Anne?” Cole asked with a small smile. 

Anne smiled widely at the small crowd that surrounded her and Diana’s table. 

“An older sister, yes! And she’s amazing! We just recently found each other again due to a mishap with our addresses, but we haven’t stopped talking to each other since!”

“I bet she was actively ignoring you.” Billy snickered from the other side of the schoolhouse. “Tell us about your sister, orphan. Is she just as ugly as you?” His band of boys snickered as well and began to throw in their own two cents.

“Dotted with freckles!”

“Same pumpkin hair.”

“A motormouth know-it-all?” 

At each insult Anne grew more sour, and then anger filled her being. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Hell runs in terror when its a redheaded woman scoured.

“You take all that back, Billy Andrews!” She jumped to her feet and slammed her palms on the desktop. “I may not be the prettiest one here, but my sister is absolutely breathtaking. And you better watch your mouth or she’ll knock you to the ground!”

Diana nodded in all seriousness. But a part of her would happily pay to see (Y/n) put Billy Andrews in his place.  

The blonde boy stood from his desk and squared his shoulders. “Is that a threat, mutt?”

“Let us just say that when she does come to visit, you better watch yourself.” She crossed her arms in defiance. If her dear, older sister can knock out a drunk with one kick, then perhaps it was high time Anne learned how to step up for herself! (Plus the fact, that Anne now had an older sister to hide behind, made her a little more reckless - but she would never admit that.)

Billy scoffed, “Whatever, orphan. Bet she’s as scrawny as you.” He cracked his knuckles as he sat back down in his chair.

The girls couldn’t help but gawk at Anne. As common as it was for the redhead to lose her temper, never before had she seemed so...confident in her argument? Yes, confident sounded like a good word. 

“Sooo, when can we meet her?” Tillie asked. Bringing the conversation bacl to Anne’s current favorite topic.

Anne tapped her chin, “I’m not too sure. Soon hopefully! She’s just been really busy with her job in Charlottetown.”

“Oh? What does she do?” Josie Pye asked. 

“Tailor dresses?”

“A nanny?”

“A waitress?”

“Close,” Anne answered to the last suggestion. “She’s-

“A barmaid!” Ruby squeaked out in sheer embarrassment. Her cheeks pink like her dress and hair ribbon.

All conversations halted in the schoolhouse as all the students stared at Anne with unreadable expressions. Some of the girls’ eyes widened and some of the boy’s cheeks heated up. Even Billy was silent. Guess everyone in Avonlea had the same image of a barmaid as Ruby had...

Anne picked up on the silence and rose a brow, “Yes, and?”

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Zbigniew Blazeje

Born June 2, 1942 Barnaul, Siberia Died August 16, 2004 Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Nationality: Canadian.

Education: Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto & Ontario College of Art (now: OCAD University).

Representation: Pollock Gallery in the 60s; Isaacs Gallery mid-70s.

Visual artist known for sculpture and environmental installations involving kinetic sculpture, lighting and electronic music. Notable work Audio Kinetic Environment

Zbigniew Blazeje was a Canadian visual artist who was Siberian by birth. He came to Canada by way of Iran, India and the United States.[1] He studied primarily at the Royal Conservatory of Music and at the Ontario College of Art. Amongst his classmates were John-Mills Cockell, Pauline Oliveros, Ann Southam, John Beckwith, R. Murray Schafer, to name a few. He was also an instructor at the Ontario College of Art and City College of New York. He was the youngest artist at the time to receive a one person show at the Art Gallery of Ontario.[2]

‘In a recent interview Miss Dorothy Cameron, art consultant for the National Gallery of Canada said, “Mr. Blazeje creates environments of painted relief constructions which flash from flat colour to black and white to fluorescent colour… involving moving parts and optical effects… all synchronized with electronic music. Really a kind of theatre. Andy Warhol, New York Pop Artist, thinks Blazeje is better than anyone in the kinetic field in New York.” [3]

Contents

1 Early Exhibitions

2 Audio-Kinetic Environment

3 Other Exhibits and Press Notices

4 Collections:

5 Later life:

6 Scholarly and Press References:

6.1 Sources:

6.2 Footnotes:

Early Exhibitions[

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November 2 & 3, 1962, “Paintings and Drawings by Zigy Blazeje at the Bohemian Embassy.”[4] Optical Kinetic Structures, Blue Barn Gallery, Ottawa, November 3 – 28, 1965.[5] Tenth Winnipeg Show, Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1965[6] Group show, Art Gallery of Toronto, March, 1965. Blazeje won a $100 prize for his painting “Composition 30.”[7]

Audio-Kinetic Environment[

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Audio-Kinetic Environment[8] This installation was done in collaboration with Terry Rusling providing electronic music.[9] The installation was described in ArtsCanada (February 1967) as follows: “Toronto artist Zbigniew Blazeje’s Audio-Kinetic Environment, seen at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, last year (January 19 – February 2, 1966) consisted of about twenty-two panels and several moving pieces constructed of wood and plastic. All were coated with fluorescent and phosphorescent paints. Their colours were activated by the continuous play of a lighting system synchronized to taped electronic music patterns.”[10][11][12] Exhibition toured 10 cities:

Blue Barn Gallery, Ottawa. [35]

Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York, 1965.

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, January 20 – February 6, 1966[1]

Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, February 17 – March 10, 1966 [14]

Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, March 24 – April 14, 1966.[33]

Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, April 28 – May 19, 1966. [15]

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, June 28 – Aug 21, 1966. [16][17]

Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown, September 20 – October 9, 1966.[2]

New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, November 10 – December 11, 1966.

Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, January 6 – 29, 1967.

UBC Fine Arts Gallery (now Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery) February 1 to February 11, 1967

Expo 67 Canadian Pavilion Montreal, April 27 – October 29, 1967[18]

Harry A. Malcolmson, in an article in the Toronto Star in August 1966, commented: “There are artists in Toronto attempting to create environments as works of art in a McLuhanistic way. Ziggy Blazeje presented an environmental exhibition last year at the Art Gallery of Toronto in which the art bombarded the spectator’s eyes, ears and touch simultaneously.”[19] The exhibit initially opened with pre-recorded music selected by Blazeje. In an interview with Terry Rusling on CBC Radio, Rusling said that Blazeje approached him as he was not content with the quality of the music. Rusling stated he spent some time watching the kinetic installation and then proceeded to create a new score for the exhibition in Toronto and this music was used throughout the exhibit's tour of Canada. A notice of the exhibit travelling throughout Canada was printed in Maclean’s magazine.[20] An announcement of a public talk discussing the exhibit was held at the gallery. [21] A press release for the New Brunswick Museum installation contained the following quote from the National Gallery of Canada’s art consultant, Dorothy Cameron:

‘Mr. Blazeje creates environments of painted relief constructions which flash from flat colour to black and white to florescent colour… involving moving parts, and optical effects… all synchronized with electronic music, really a kind of theatre. Andy Warhol, New York Pop artist, thinks Blazeje is better than anyone in the kinetic field in New York.'[22]

Sculpture by BlazejeOther Exhibits and Press Notices[

"Unusual Exhibition By Toronto Artist," by WQK, p. 32, The Ottawa Citizen, 6 Nov 1965. Covers exhibition at the Blue Barn Gallery of 19 optical kinetic sculptures which include audio.

"Acoustics plus view used in art exhibition," by Carl Weiselberger, Ottawa Citizen, 10 Nov, 1965, p. 54. Exhibition at Blue Barn Gallery, Bell's Corners, Ontario.

Group show at the Art Gallery of Ontario featuring Blazeje’s “Self Illuminating Chakra Environment.” Other artists included Les Levine, Michael Hayden (artist), Joyce Weiland, Francois Dallegret and Claes Oldenburg.

Group show at with piece by Blazeje called "Contrapuntal No.2." Article makes reference to an earlier show of kinetic sculpture at Blue Barn Gallery.

"LSD-addict 're-creates' art history," Ottawa Citizen, 28 January, 1967, p. 27. Included in the group exhibit is Audio Kinetic Environment and text indicates that it will be shown at Expo 67 next month.

"The Sensory Dynamics of New Technology," by Arnold Rockman, ArtsCanada #105, February 1967, pp. 8-10..

“Centennial Exhibition: Quebec and Ontario Contemporary Painters 1967,” 4-26 Feb 1967, at our first location. Curated by Bert Henderson (KWAG Curator 1960-67). KWAG was the premier venue for a tour of 11 Ontario venues plus one in Quebec. An exhibition of 14 Quebec and 13 Ontario artists. The show was so large (for our first location) that it was shown jointly at KWAG and at the Gaslight Gallery (Kitchener). The other venues were located in Guelph, Sarnia, London, Toronto, Owen Sound, Kingston, St. Catharines, Woodstock, Windsor and in (Jan 1968) Montreal. [36]

Fine Arts Gallery -- Zbigniew Blazeje, Audio-Kinetic Environment..." 10 Feb 1967, The Province, p. 41.

Performing Arts Festival, York University Theatre, February 14 - 19 1967 an Art in Canada Panel (Dalton Camp, Greg Curnoe, Dorothy Cameron, Theodore Heinrich), Leonard Cohen and the City Muffin Boys, a review and films. Blazeje's work was the core of "An Afternoon of Total Environment" with Brian Browne Trio, and poets Michael Collie, Keith Harrison and Joe Rosenblatt.[37]

"Sculpture 1967," Dorothy Cameron Gallery, City Hall Toronto, 1967: Blazeje was a contributing artist to this special centennial exhibition June 1, 1967 – July 17, 1967.[22][23]

Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa, August 6, 1967, p. 101. "Many "environmental" artists claim McLuhan had nothing to do with creating the form. Toronto Environmentalist Ziggy Blazeje, said he "sort of happened" onto the idea."

"Light and Motion," Galerie MacKay, Montreal, April 10 – May 17, 19??.

“Ontario Centennial Art Exhibition,” 24 Apr-17 May 1968, at our first location. Organised and circulated by the Art Gallery of Ontario. An exhibition of 41 works. The full exhibition, as mounted by the Art Gallery of Ontario in the previous year, was 178 works and was accompanied by a catalogue. Blazeje’s work was titled “Contrapuntal No. 2” and was loaned by the Art Institute of Ontario. [36]

Group exhibit in 55th Floor Gallery in the Toronto Dominion Centre and solo show at the Carmen Lamanna Gallery, June 1968.[24]

"The Selective Eye", Art Gallery of Ontario, February 1969: a group show with Zbigniew Blazeje, Les Levine, Karl Beveridge, Royden Rabinowitch, David Rabinowitch, David Bolduc, and Milly Ristvedt.[26]

“Contemporary Canadian Painting,” 1 May-7 Jun 1969, at our second location. Organised and circulated by the Extension Department of the Art Gallery of Ontario. Curated by Alan Toff? An exhibition of works by 25 Canadian artists and including 5 pieces of sculpture. Blazeje’s work was titled “Structural 1965 No. 16” and was in the Collection of the AGO.

"Light Sculpture", produced by Beverly E. Johnson. Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 1969, p. 365. "'Multiplex Response Chamber is by Zbigniew Blazeje..."

"Electric Art", University of California, Los Angeles Art Gallery & Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona 1969[27]

"Art for Architecture – The Wall,” 7-30 Nov 1969, at our second location. Organised and circulated by the Art Gallery of Ontario. Curated by Anita Aarons, allied arts editor for Architecture Canada magazine.

Solo exhibit, Hart House Gallery, University of Toronto, December 1969.[25]

Toronto Star, December 5, 1969, p. 28.

Exhibit at Kitchener-Waterloo Gallery circa March 1971.

"Great Canadian Art Boom--that never happened," by Robert Fulford, Ottawa Citizen, April 22, 1972, p. 11. Fulford makes reference to the fact that Blazeje was now driving cab in Toronto, this being a far cry from the first one man show at the Art Gallery of Toronto (now the Art Gallery of Ontario).

The Electric Gallery, Nov. 8 – Dec. 7, 1972: colour field light paintings.

"Audio Kinetic Environment" notice in Ottawa Journal, March 23,1974, p. 22.

1975. Commissioned installation for Statistics Canada building which also involved audio, lighting and kinetic elements.[28]

“Pop music lights up Hart House art show,” An exhibit at Hart House (University of Toronto) reviewed by Barry Lord[29]

"Sensory Perceptions," Art Gallery of Ontario, touring eight Ontario art Centres., 1970-1971.

Glaz, Kazimir. Permanent Collections Catalogue: A Portfolio of Original Prints by CCA: Kazimir Glaz, Rick Evans, Zbigniew Blazeje, Jaan Reitav and Daniel Wojdylo. Toronto:

Centre for Contemporary Art, 1977, Carleton University Art Gallery Archives.

"Blazeje participates in art contest," Zena Cherry, February 14, 1978, Globe & Mail.

Zena Cherry, No ‘silly academics’ here: she reports that Blazeje is treasurer. November 23, 1978, Globe & Mail.

"Lithographs" to May 3. April 29, 1979, Globe & Mail, p.38.

Ceramics group show, Sept 15, 1979 with Blazeje, Bolduc, Burton, Cliff, Coughtry, Hedrick, Lywod, Markle, Mendes, et. a.l.

"Reactive Paintings and Sculptures in a Sound Environment," ACT Gallery (Art Sake, Inc., August 8, 1980, Globe & Mail.

"Structures with Light and Original Lithographs," Toronto Centre for Contemporary Art, September, 1981.

"Visible Fire," group show at Art Sake Inc., August 1981.

"Red Beams in a Blue Box," Hart House Gallery, Toronto, October 20 – November 6, 1981.

"Electric Art from Toronto’s Electric Gallery," January 8 – 29, 19??, Artspace, Peterborough. Slide talk with Zbigniew Blazeje concurrent with Mackenzie Gallery, Trent University.

"New Painting," New Art Gallery of Toronto, January 4- 28, 1983.

"Environmental Audio Visual," Algonquin College, March 20 – April 19.

Electric Gallery, Toronto, Ont. 1984. [30]

New Art Gallery Of Toronto, January 1985.[31]

Exhibit features 55 works AGO gets the General Idea, by John Bentley Mays, Globe and Mail, Tuesday, April 02, 1985, p. M9.

"Moose in the City" was a year 2000 project by the City of Toronto in which 326 life-sized moose sculptures were placed throughout the city and decorated by local artists which Blazeje participated in.

Discovery/1, a juried display and sale of works by unaffiliated artists, will take place June 4 to 7. The jury includes Peeter Sepp, executive director of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries; dealer Carla Garnet; Elizabeth McLuhan, curator of the Art Gallery at York University; and artist Zigy Blazeje.

Blazeje’s painting is the cover of "Father-In-Law" a record album by Intersystems (John Mills-Cockell, Michael Hayden, Dik Zander & Blake Parker) 2nd album Peachy.

"Response Environmentals & Illuminated Graphics," June 14-27, 1967?, Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Canada.

Group show with Norman White, Guido Molinari, Jacques Hurtubise, Carmen Lamanna Gallery, Toronto, Canada.

18 Sep 2013, Group Show at Centre in the Square, Waterloo with work by Zbigniew Blazeje, Evergon, Harold Feist, Vera Frenkel, Janis Hoogstraten, Jean Noel, Michele Provost and Milly Ristvedt.

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National Gallery of Canada: 1) "Composition," plastic, 18 x 18, 1972. 2) N910 T62 A5 1977 i v. (various pagings) ; 34 cm. Limited edition of 500 copies: includes 5 original prints by Zbigniew Blazeje, Ric Evans, Kazimir Glaz, Jaan Reitav and Daniel Wojdylo in portfolio. Cover title. "Space Structure," 1978.

Confederation Centre Art Gallery: a 1965 painted construction by Zbigniew Blazeje was shown in an exhibit called Luminous (January 20, 2018 - March 18, 2018).

Later life:[edit]

On April 22, 1972 The Toronto Star published two articles where Blazeje was the main topic. Robert Fulford wrote a piece entitled The Great Canadian Art Boom -- that never happened. Fulford wrote: “One night about two years ago I got into a cab in downtown Toronto. The driver was Zbigniew Blazeje. A few years before, a Toronto newspaper had proclaimed him the most promising artist of the season and the Art Gallery of Toronto had given him the rare honor of a one-man show. His exhibition of electronic sculpture–light, sound and glass ingeniously combined had toured Canada and played with some success at the Canadian pavilion at Expo 67. Nobody doubted he had a great future.” “But by 1970 he was driving a taxi, intermittently, in order to make a few dollars.”

The second article same page was called “Picture of an artist after acclaim dies.”

Scholarly and Press References:[edit]

“Local Painter Wins Award,” Brampton Daily Times and Conservator, March 24, 1965.

“Amateur art at the City Hall,” by Robert Fulford, Toronto Daily Star, 24 June 1966, p. 22. Show has organized by Jack Pollock of Pollock Art Gallery. Rusling was a personal friend of Pollock and this is likely how Terry met Blazeje.

“Kinetic Structures,” Ottawa Citizen, November 6, 1965. Blue Barn Gallery, Bell’s Corners.

Brampton Times Conservator, January 20, 1966.

“Art Exhibit to be Unique,” Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Feb. 10, 1966,

“Sounds? Light Being Combined,” Regina Leader-Post, Feb 17, 1966, p.3. “‘The exhibition is in concert form, the music has been specially composed by Terry Rusling,” Mr. Blazeje said.

“Major, minor notes,” Winnipeg Tribune, Apr 23, 1966.

The Canadian, May 1966: Thunder Lightning and Art by Barbara Beckett.

Montreal Gazette, June 22, 1966, Art a la Zap, Bam, Pow, Etc.

Montreal Star, June 29, 1966, Audio-Kinetic Environment at Stable Gallery (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts): “Far out sculpture includes you in…”

Montreal Star, July 9, 1966, An Audio Kinetic Environment by Michael Ballantyne, mentions that Blazeje won first prize at Toronto Outdoor Art Show.

Charlottetown Patriot, September 21, 1966, “Artist Opens Show.”

Montreal Gazette, 19 February, 1966, p. 14. "Toronto Gallery's Mondrian Exhibit." "In the centre of the room was a cluster of red and blue lights of varying intensities, which were activated by electronic sounds from a tape prepared by Terry Rusling.

Fredericton Gleaner, November 10, 1966, “ZAP! POW! Moving Pop Art Hits N.B.”

Toronto Star, November 26, 1966, "Creative toys will do most for children," by Margaret Weiers, p. 37.

Vancouver Sun, February 1, 1967, "Deluge of Color," by David Watmough, p. 28.

“The art that goes bump in the night,” by Anthony Ferry, Toronto Star, Feb. 12, 1967, p. 32.

Toronto Telegram, May 20, 1967, “It’s Happening: Want to be a Host” by Barrie Hale.

Artforum, October 1967, “Sculpture In Canada” by H. Malcolmson.

Hamilton Spectator, November 8, 1967, Blazeje turns you on, by Bryan Mangram.

Toronto Telegram, June 14, 1968. (McMaster University).

"Sculpture and Light: Toronto and Montreal" by Nan R. Piene, ArtsCanada v. 25, no. 5 (December 1968), pp. 41-49.

Toronto Star, 22 Apr. 1972 p. 103.

“Sculpture Au Dela,” Au delà de la sculpture, Numéro 54, printemps 1969. pp. Rockman, A. (1969). The Handmade Objects of Small Town and Metropolis. by Arnold Rockman,Vie des arts, (54), 36–43.

Brampton Daily Times and Conservator, 18 September 1969. “Art Decorates Brampton Home.”

Kitchener-Waterloo Record, March 1971. “Even the sightless can see this art,” by Angel Castillo.

“In the Galleries,” by Gary Michael Dault, Artscanada, June 1971.

“The art boom that never really happened,” by Robert Fulford, Toronto Star, 22 Apr. 1972. p. 103.

“Zbigniew Blazeje: Picture of an artist after the acclaim dies,” by Bruce Kirkland. Toronto Star, 22 Apr. 1972. p. 103.

Exhibit notice, The Electric Gallery, Nov. 18 – Dec. 7, 1972.

Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Jan 22, 1977, mentions exhibition at Artspace, Peterborough.

Globe & Mail, Sep 26, 1981, “Little development in Blazeje plexiglass,” by John Bentley Mays.

Globe & Mail, Dec 13, 1984, “Flair for Visual One-Liners” by John Bentley Mays.

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Terry Rusling Archives (with much support and help from Dave Porter).

CBC Archives

Art Gallery of Ontario Archives

Assorted Canadian newspaper archives

National Gallery of Canada archives

Toronto Star

Globe & Mail

City of Toronto Central Library

Brydon Smith fonds: https://www.gallery.ca/library/ngc140.html

Biographical Index of Artists in Canada; Art in Ontario, By Evelyn de R. McMann, (University of Toronto Press, 1990, Toronto).

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Toronto Daily Star, April 16, 1971, p. 35.

Gail Dexter.

The New Brunswick Museum press release. November 1966

The Globe and Mail, November 2, 1962, p. 27.

The Globe and Mail, November 13, 1965, p. 16.

http://www.artprice.com/artist/19185/zbigniew-blazeje/biography (http://www.artprice.com/artist/19185/zbigniew-blazeje/bio graphy)

The Globe and Mail, March 22, 1965, p. 2. “Winners named in Art Society.” “Cash prizes of $100 each donated by Ontario Society of Painters went to Zbigniew Blazeje for his painting Composition No. 30…”

Full documentation for the travelling exhibit supplied by Saskatchewan Archives Case File 2018-1202 which includes letters between Blazeje and all the institutions named here: Alvin Balkind, Fine Arts Gallery, University of British Columbia; William Withrow, director of Art Gallery of Ontario; Eric M. Dodd, Fine Arts Education, Calgary; and other related correspondence

Initially Blazeje used music by Bach and Stockhausen but was dissatisfied with the result. He then contacted Terry Rusling who created new electronic music specifically tailored to sculpture’s movement and light effects. Terry discussed this transition in an interview on CBC Radio. CBC Archives and Terry Rusling Archives.

ArtsCanada, February, 1967, pp. 8-10.

Kriztweiser, Kay (1966-01-20). “Ziggy turns on art plus electronic score.” The Globe and Mail. p. 10.

Toronto Star, January 22, 1966, p. 27.

“Ziggy turns on art plus electronic score” by Kay Kriztweiser, The Globe and Mail, January 20, 1966. See also “Mr. Blazeje’s high-voltage art show,” Toronto Star, January 22, 1966, p. 27. See also Toronto Star, February 12, 1966, p. 32.

Regina Leader-Post, February 17, 1966, p. 3. “Sound, light being combined” by Katie Fitzrandolph. ”

Winnipeg Free Press, April 23, 1966.

Fonds des expositions du Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal 1960-2009. “Audio-Kinetic Environment” est une exposition qui a eu lieu au Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal du 29 Juin 1966 au 14 Aout 1966.

“The new artists: Audacious rebels in a rich market” by Robert Fulford (journalist), Toronto Star July 1, 1967, p.65. “The world’s most outlandish sculpture exhibition? by Robert Fulford (journalist), Toronto Star May 13, 1967, p.45.

“McLuhan and our artists” by Kay Kriztweiser, Toronto Star, January 20 1966

“Who They? People talked about… that’s who,” Maclean’s, February 19, 1966, p.2 "ZBIGNIEW BLAZEJE - but just Call him Ziggy. The Toronto Art Gallery is convinced this 23-year-old Toronto artist has something. They gave his Audio - Kinetic Environment a one-man show in January and are preparing to send it across Canada. Ziggy’s brilliantly painted plastic and wood constructions light up, jitter and flow to an electronic score he composed himself. And as you move about the darkened room, trying to take it all in—why, you’re part of the Environment too."

“Curator To Speak L M. Harff, Winnipeg Art Gallery curator, will speak at 12:20 p.m. Thursday on audio-kinetic art in the main gallery explaining the meaning and early background of kinetic art, Miss Harff will also give a partial “performance,” showing pictures combined with ultraviolet light, electronic music and moving parts, (The public is invited and coffee will be served by the women’s committee of the Winnipeg Art Gallery.” Winnipeg Free Press, April 22, 1966, p. 27.

New Brunswick Museum press release for Audio Kinetic Environment. It also specifically mentions Terry Rusling’s electronic music.

http://ccca.concordia.ca/resources/searches/event_detail.html?languagePref=fr&vk=7597 . Also Brydon Smith fonds, box 4 file 1: http://ccca.concordia.ca/resources/searches/event_detail.html?languagePref=en&vk=7597

“A major prize of $100 was split between two Toronto artists, Zbigniew Blazeje and Sheldon Cohen 32, for their entries in the sixth annual outdoor exhibit in Nathan Phillips Square of City Hall.” Globe and Mail, June 25, 1966, p. 15.

Toronto Star, June 22, 1968, p.34. Globe and Mail, June 22, 1968, p. 24.

"Pop music lights up Hart House art show” by Barry Lord, Toronto Star, December 5, 1969, p. 28.

"Works from Toronto in Basel Exhibit," Toronto Star, February 20, 1969, p. 28.

Independent Press-Telegram, December 29, 1968: “Among the many East Coast works will be… ‘Multiplex Response Chamber’ by Zbigniew Blazeje of Toronto… When it leaves UCLA ‘Electric Art’ will travel to the Phoenix Art Museum for display April 15 through June 15.”

The Globe and Mail, June 20, 1973; pg. 16. Article reports that Toronto's Electric Gallery will send art to the Basel Art Fair. It will include art by "Michael Hayden, Marty Hirschberg, Norman White and Ziggy Blazeje.“

Toronto Star, December 5, 1969, p. 28.Winnipeg Free Press, April 30, 1975, p. 43.

"Topicality clips an artist's wings, Flair for visual one-liners," John Bentley Mays, The Globe and Mail (1936-Current); Toronto, Ont. 13 Dec 1984: E7

“Pieces Come to life only under the Sun” by Christopher Hume, Toronto Star, January 5 1985.

In a letter from the New Brunswick Museum archives, Ronald J. Bloore, curator, reported that the exhibit “is breaking all attendance records at this gallery.

All these references come from the file on Zbigniew Blazeje at The National Gallery of Canada Archives.

“Acoustics plus view used in art exhibition,” Ottawa Citizen, November 10, 1965.

Information supplied by Jennifer Bullock, Assistant Curator & Registrar.

p.84, The Flyer Vault, by Daniel Tate and Rob Bowman, (Dundurn Press, 2019, Toronto), p. 84.

↑ "Toronto Gallery's Mondrian Exhibit, The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec, Quebec, Canada), Sat, Feb 19, 1966, Page 14. "In the centre of the room was a cluster of red and blue lights of various intensities, which were activated by electronic sounds from a tape prepared by Terry Rusling.

↑ "Portrait of an Artist, by Karen E. Kavana

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Saturdays Between 2 and 4

A/N: Before I even begin this fic, I just want to remind everyone to go tweet Netflix and CBC to renew Anne with an E. The hashtag we are currently using is #SaveAnneWithAnE and #renewannewithane. Season 3 will not be the end if the story, and we will make sure of it. The fate of Season 4 (and 5) is in our hands, and the cast are counting on us. There will be another trending party, this time #awaeseason4 today at 3 pm, so make sure to GO TWEET. Voice your support! It’s time to fight for what we deserve.

But, to lighten the mood, I decided to write a much anticipated Roody fanfic, based on the events of 3x10. This is most likely going to be multiple parts.

I really appreciated all the support on my last fic, “Lemonade on a Hot Day”. I really went out on a limb when I decided to write that, so thanks to all of you who voiced your enjoyement!!! I hope y’all enjoy this one as well - I did my research.

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Moody stared at his reflection in shock. Charlie Sloane had dragged him to a men’s clothing shop in Charlottetown, where they had completely transformed him. He adjusted the sleeves of his stiff, brown coat, complete with brass buttons.

Charlie looked on proudly. “You look like a true city boy,” he sighed.

The shopkeeper admired his work as well, before frowning. “There’s just something missing…” he muttered.

Moody turned around, eyes wide. “What more can we possibly add?” he cried.

Disappearing into the back, the shopkeeper reappeared holding a brown homburg hat. Charlie snatched it excitedly and plopped it onto Moody’s head before he could protest. Suddenly, the look was complete and Moody Spurgeon had been transformed into a full-fledged, dashing city boy, ready for college. “I don’t know – I can’t...” Moody faltered, squinting at himself in the mirror. “I look…so different.”

“But do you like it?” the shopkeeper asked.

Moody grinned. “I love it! Thank you.” As they walked out of the shop, bags in hand, he had an idea.

Back at the boarding house, Moody dropped his bags in his room, and once he saw that Charlie was distracted by trying on the hat, he snuck downstairs into the parlor. After a few moments of scanning the bookshelves, he found what he was looking for: A Complete Guide to Courting for the Canadian Youth. Why the patron had this on his bookshelf, he’ll never know, but it was definitely going to prove helpful. Slipping it into his surprisingly large pants pocket, he slipped back upstairs before Charlie even noticed he was gone.

That night, while everyone else was sleeping, Moody was burning the midnight oil poring over the book, reading the endless list of instructions. He sighed tiredly as he flipped a page.

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“Morning, girls!” Anne sang, swinging open the door to Ruby and Jane’s room. “Guess what day today is!”

“Thursday,” Jane grunted, throwing a pillow at her.

Anne gracefully ducked the flying the pillow, the smile never once leaving her face. “And you know what Thursday means?”

Jane groaned loudly, the realization dawning on her. “No, Anne, why!? It’s seven in the morning!”

“Seven or not,” Anne countered, pulling the blankets off of her colleagues. Ruby shrieked and grabbed for the blanket in vain. “I promised the matron you would all help me with breakfast. It’s pancake day!”

“Make her stop!” Tillie yelled from across the hall.

“She’s a menace!” Josie added.

But there was no arguing with Anne. When Anne Shirley-Cuthbert sets her mind to something, she does it. Anne twirled out of the room, whistling a tune, oblivious to the daggers Ruby and Jane were throwing at her with their eyes.

“Ever since ‘Pilbert’ kissed her, she’s been a bubbly nightmare!” Ruby complained, clambering out of bed.  

But despite their endless – and I mean, endless – complaints, they were eventually in the kitchen, elbow deep in pancake batter. Anne swung open the kitchen window. “Isn’t this the most beautiful morning you ever did see?!” she cried, happily. Lily sat in the corner, sipping tea and laughing at them.

“Yes, Anne, we know, Anne,” the girls replied, miserably.

Ruby frowned, deeply. “Why don’t I have a beau?” Just then the doorbell rang, and the matron herself came down the stairs to answer it.

“Huh, wonder who that might be,” Josie commented, passively.

Mrs. Blackmore opened the door and smiled tersely at the young man standing there. “May I help you?” she asked him.

The young man took off his hat and held it gingerly. “Yes, actually, I, uh – ”

“Visiting hours aren’t until Saturday,” the matron said, irritation in her voice.

“I am aware,” he said, his friendly demeanor not swayed by the hostility. “I’m not here to visit. However,” He handed her a folded-up letter. “If you could please make sure this gets to Miss Gillis, it would be greatly appreciated.”  

The matron squinted suspiciously. “Of course.”

“Thank you, ma’am.” He tipped his hat. “Good day to you.”

The matron nodded and closed the door, taking the letter to the kitchen. “Apparently, Miss Gillis, this is for you,” she said, coldly.

Ruby looked around. “For me?” she said, quietly. She gently took the letter from  Mrs. Blackmore, who immediately took her leave the moment the task was done. The rest of the girls excitedly crowded around her, looking over her shoulder.

“Who’s it from!?” cried Tillie.

“Give her some air!” added Diana.

“She’s shaking!” also cried Jane.

Ruby shakily peeled open the letter, read two words, and instantly fainted. Tillie snatched the letter from her unconscious body and continued to read it, while Diana waved smelling salts under Ruby’s nose. “‘Dear Ms. Gillis,’” Tillie read to the other girls, in between excited squeals. “’I am writing to request a meeting with you in the parlor on Saturday, from 2 to 4. I am sure we have much to discuss after the graduation. I miss you, and hope to see you soon.’” Ruby slowly came to, just in time to hear Tillie read, “‘Yours affectionately, Moody Spurgeon.’” Ruby let out a whimper and fainted again. 

- TO BE CONTINUED -  

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Name: GIlbert “Gil” Blythe

Age: Eighteen Height/Weight: 5′8″ 114 pounds Body type: Lean

Scent: Gilbert often smells like old books, chalk, and parchment, though there’s also a scent of nature on him especially if he’s been working in the fields

Texture: Gilbert does have mostly smooth skin but he’s been a working boy for a long time and so he has calloused hands Clothing style/frequently worn clothes: GIlbert isn’t the sort to wear suits, he usually wears light trousers and either a cotton shirt with no collar or a collared shirt, he has a few suits, though there are inherited from his father and often somewhat ill fitting. Everything is worn with suspenders or overalls and he often wears a page boy cap Eye color:Hazel

Hair color and style: Gilbert has short black curly hair Other distinguishing physical traits: His adorable dimples Action tags: Gilbert tends to stretch out and enjoy his own space, when he is focused on something he can look like he’s upset but that’s really just his face settling in

Verbal tags: Gilbert can sometimes be halting when he speaks but that’s only because he thinks much faster than he can speak, he can be gruff when he speaks as well

Characteristic tags: Gilbert is quite self assured but he’s also quite fair, practical and reliable

Physical imperfections or something would most like to change: Gilbert has a tendency to wish he were stronger as he often drives himself to exhaustion either working on the farm or studying

Race/Ethnic group: Canadian

Religion: Presbyterian

Years of schooling: Gilbert has completed the full course of study at Avonlea school, he is currently in college at Queens University Any special occupational training: Gilbert has done a medical mentorship at the office in Charlottetown

Occupation: Currently Gilbert is a student

Past Occupations: Farm hand, ship’s mate

Skills, Abilities, and Talents: GIlbert is highly intelligent and he’s the only citizen in Avonlea that knows doctoring

Personality Type (Include Archetype): Jungian Archetype is the Magician

Admirable personality traits (strengths): Analytical, problem solver, deep personal convictions

Negative personality traits (weaknesses): Can tend to manipulate others without realizing it

Quirks or eccentricities: Gilbert is very accepting and unpredujiced among the people of Avonlea, though this only occurs as he grows up and starts accepting his feelings towards Anne

Things that make angry: Gilbert gets quite angry at people who claim he and Bash do not have a brother relationship Things that embarrass them: That he was such a brat in his younger years, also his cooking ability

Fears: Not being able to save people, and only being able to react to situations rather than solve them

Bad habits or vices: Gilbert picked up some card playing while on the ship with Bash Prejudices: Gilbert really doesn’t have that many prejudices, he’s the one in Avonlea whose most accepting besides Anne. 

Pet peeves or gripes: Laziness 

Sense of Humor: Gilbert’s sense of humor is sometimes quite childish, but he’s working on changing that.  Philosophy of Life: I make things happen

Physical illness or affliction:  None

Hobbies/Interests: Gilbert is one of the ones most likely to keep his head in a book rather than interact with others, he also goes to Charlottetown at least once a week for his mentorship

Favorite Foods: Anything Mary cooks

Favorite Books: Anything he can learn from 

Favorite Color: There’s a certain red head whose made him quite fond of the color orange in recent year

Favorite Place: Avonlea, Green Gables, the clubhouse

Item(s) special to character: GIlbert owns his father’s cufflinks and those are very important to him

Person/friend close to character: The person closest to Gilbert at the moment is Bash, who Gilbert is a business partner with. He also feels as though Bash is his brother due to the closeness of their relationship. He was by extension very close to Mary and feels as though Delphine is his family as well

Description of home, home life, and economic status: Gilbert lives in a brick farmhouse of Blythe farm, it doesn’t have that many luxuries but Bash and Mary helped to make it homey after they moved in with him, and filled the empty space left by Gilbert’s parents. The farm isn’t that large but they make enough money selling crops to Mr. Barry to survive.  Brief family history: Gilbert’s mother died when he was a child leaving him with just his father. When Gilbert was fourteen or so his father passed away leaving Gilbert alone. At this point Gilbert left Avonlea and joined the crew of a steam ship, which is where he met Bash. Bash constantly talked of leaving the ship and after receiving a letter from Anne Gilbert decided to go back to Avonlea, offering Bash a place in his home. Bash met Mary at the Bog, and the two married and lived with Gilbert before having Delphine.  Most painful experiences in character’s past (to prove why they act the way they do): Mary’s death from sepsis, Gilbert was already studying to be a doctor and felt like he’d failed she and Bash immensely after her death.  Character’s goals (What they want)(Their biggest dream): Having lost so many people to illness Gilbert’s goal is to not only learn how to treat illnesses but cure them he wants to be the sort of doctor who is proactive instead of reactive Character’s motivation (Why they want the above goal): Gilbert lost his mother and father to illness, and this was especially hard with his father as Gilbert was quite close to him, and then could do nothing to help Mary as she died of sepsis Character’s conflict (What is keeping them from their goal): Largely the medical community which doesn’t know enough about many illnesses to actually treat them

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Equals

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Anne and Diana want to attend Josephine Barry’s annual party, but without a male to escort them it seems their dreams are dead.

Aunt Josephine’s was a place where people of all kind gathered together to simply celebrate life and indulge in who they truly were.

It was the occasion Anne longed for every year, something to keep the joy and bring warmth to the cold Canadian winters.

But Marilla was still skeptical to let her go alone.

“But Diana and I have been before.” She pleaded, going so far as to fall to her knees before Marilla’s chair. “You didn’t have a problem with it lastyear.”

“If I recall,” Marilla looked up from her needle point, removing her reading glasses from the end of her nose. “Last year you had a male escort.”

Anne stood up sharply. “Oh Marilla aren’t we passed those days where we can’t go anywhere without a boy?”

“It’s for my peace of mind Anne. Two young girls shouldn’t take such a journey by themselves. I couldn’t bare it if…” she trailed off and took a deep breath, calming herself. “I couldn’t bare it if something happened to you. Or Diana for that matter.”

“But Cole will be there. Just not travelling with us.”

“Anne, unless you find a suitable means of travel, I am going to have to refuse to permit you to attend. I still think you’re far too young to be attending in the first place.”

“I don’t understand it Diana.” Anne sighed, their arms linked in their usual fashion as they walked along the path to school. “We’re 15, we should be allowed to travel by ourselves.”

“My mother would never approve. She says her and father won’t be in attendance either, he is far too busy with work. My belief is that he just does not want to go and therefore comes up with excuses.” Diana always seemed so willing to accept what she was told, and whilst Anne loved her dearly, it could be rather troublesome when trying to plot adventures.

“You could always ask Jerry?” Diana said slowly, and Anne immediately wrinkled her nose at the prospect. Jerry?

“Jerry would only make fun. Besides, he’s needed around Green Gables, there’s no way Marilla or Matthew for that matter would let him go.”

“Matthew perhaps?”

“Diana, I love Matthew with all my heart.” Anne said, “but he would rather die that attend a party, let alone one as extravagant as Aunt Josephine’s.”

The girls tried all their best to come up with potential escorts, even so far as to suggest Moody Spurgeon, but none seemed right.

“You know who that leaves.” A small smile spread across Diana’s lips. They had just reached the school house and she knelt down to place her milk in the cold stream.

Anne glanced through the dirty window, just able to make out the faint shape hunched over a book.

“No. No way. Diana you’re positively insane!” Anne shook her head sharply.

Diana grabbed both her wrists, “Anne, you’re the one being completely insane.”

Anne would be lying if she said the thought of Gilbert escorting her didn’t immediately pop into her head, especially after the whole incident at Mary and Bash’s wedding. Something had changed that day, the way Gilbert had looked at her…not to mention how he’d been the one to bring up Miss Stacy’s “tragical romance”.

She put it down to simply the romantic air from the wedding that she’d felt an odd fluttering in her stomach when he’d smiled at her like that. She was just overwhelmed with the romance and wasn’t thinking clearly. She cursed herself for thinking such romantic thoughts about Gilbert Blythe no less.

So the best thing was to deny to herself that she’d ever thought them, and so far she’d done a good job at that. Until Diana had to bring it up.

“He would never agree to it anyway so there’s no point in asking.” Anne whispered as they hung up their hats and coats.

“You know he has a crush on you.”

“Why does everyone keep saying that!” Anne marched past Diana, head held high. “First Cole and now you.”

She sat at her desk, purposely turning her back to Gilbert. Diana sat next to her, casting her own glance towards the boy in question. He had looked up when Anne walked by, a flicker of a smile on his face. Diana had known Gilbert a long time, even if they weren’t exactly friends, but she knew he hadn’t ever smiled like that until Anne had arrived in Avonlea.

“I’ll just have to kiss my dreams of attending the party goodbye. My life is a perfect graveyard of buried hopes.”

“Oh would you stop being so dramatic Anne Shirley.” Diana folded her arms. “Gilbert is your friend and he would gladly say yes.”

“Well, I won’t be asking him. So it doesn’t matter. We’ll find another way to attend.”

“Anne, Gilbert.” Miss Stacy called them up to her desk while the other children were filing out for the end of the day. “I wanted to talk about you furthering your studies since the Queens entrance exams will be soon.”

Anne looked over her shoulder at Diana but she mouthed something Anne couldn’t understand and skipped out of the school building with Ruby.

Miss Stacy kept Anne and Gilbert an extra hour, and whilst Anne was ecstatic to get further ahead, a part of her resented the fact she had to spend a whole extra hour alone with Gilbert.

She found herself looking at him instead of her book, which was unusual because normally nothing could interest her more if she had a book in her hand. But she just couldn’t help herself, he was stood at the chalkboard, writing out some complicated equations that looked more like an old ancient wizard language than anything to do with mathematics.

Miss Stacy was explaining something as he wrote, but Anne noted how tall he seemed compared to the teacher. Anne found she’d read the same sentence about five times and had to put a hand up inconspicuously so as to block out Gilbert.

It was certainly no secret that he’d grown more handsome, and she refused to let her reputation of rivals disappear because of it. No matter how tragically handsome he was. She wouldn’t let her foolish emotions stop her from beating him fair and square.

Anne was determined to get out of the school before Gilbert, but his stupid long legs caught up quickly to her. He practically sprinted to open the door for her and Miss Stacy.

“I’ll walk you home?” He offered.

Anne nodded, after all they were friends weren’t they? And outside the classroom there was no need for rivalry.

“Pardon my asking,” Gilbert said finally, breaking the silence they’d been waking in. They’d just reached the edge of the field. “But is everything ok between you and Diana. I just…saw you arguing earlier.”

Anne laughed, shaking her head. “No, Diana and I are wonderful. We were just upset because we can’t attend Josephine Barry’s party this year.”

“Why not?”

“Because we didn’t have an escort. Which is ridiculous might I add because we’re 15 and capable of attending something without a man present.”

“Of course.” Gilbert nodded, a smile forming on his lips.

While others would criticise Anne for speaking so much, Gilbert would beg to differ. She was passionate, actually cared about things unlike most people in this town. It felt like the town was trapped in time, unable to see things differently. But that wasn’t Anne. She was slowly trying to unfreeze that town, and Gilbert would gladly let her.

“But obviously I want to go. How could I not when last year I had the most scrumptious time.” She closed her eyes and placed her hands over her heart.

Anne stopped walking and looked up at Gilbert, he stopped too. She hadn’t realised she’d done it but now they were just looking at each other and she knew she had to say it.

Just ask him. And if he says no - which he most certainly will - it’ll be fine. You’ve faced more embarrassing and simply mortifying situations before. She tried to reassure herself that worst case scenario was just another embarrassment to add to her lifetime list of woes.

He watched her, trying to read her expression as she moved her lips silently. Like she couldn’t decide whether to say what was playing in her mind.

He had that confused look on his face, another look reserved only for the likes of Anne Shirley Cuthbert and how she both fascinated and mystified him.

“Perhaps, you would also like to attend?” She awkwardly played with the strap of her school books. “Uh, Diana will be there. And Cole. And the food is most divine and I’m sure we could pay you for the inconvenience and-” she started talking quickly, trying to make it clear that it wouldn’t be just them, not like she was asking him to privately accompany her.

“I’d be honoured. And payment will not be necessary. You’re company will be enough.” he chuckled. Then he quickly added, “As well as Diana and Cole of course.”

“Of course.” She smiled back, ignoring the light feeling in her stomach and began to walk again.

They’d taken the train to Charlottetown, Cole gladly meeting them at the station.

“Cole!” Anne ran into his arms and the two friends embraced. “How are you?”

“I’m better than I’ve ever been, I can be myself.” Cole even looked better, happier. Like a weight had been lifted from him after so many years.

“You’re kindred spirits.” Anne smiled, glad Cole finally found a place where he belongs.

Cole hugged Diana, and gave Gilbert a handshake.

“Still don’t believe me that he has a crush on you?” He whispered to Anne when Gilbert and Diana had begun to exit the station.

“What?”

“You even brought him with you.” Cole couldn’t believe how bad Anne was at lying. “Looks like you feel the same.”

Anne rolled her eyes and playfully nudged him. “We’re friends. He’s just here because we didn’t have another male escort now you’re here.”

“Uh huh.” Cole have her a smug smile. “Keep telling yourself that.”

When they arrived at Aunt Josephine’s house, Gilbert was simply awestruck. The last time he saw such colours he was in Trinidad with Bash. It brought back those memories and he smiled to himself. But his gaze was soon captured by Anne.

Her eyes lit up at all the exquisite colours, turning around and around to get every inch of the room as if her eyes couldn’t capture it all quick enough.

Cole cleared his throat and Gilbert blinked, pulling his eyes away. “Huh?”

“I said, I’ll show you to your room Gilbert.” Cole had to hold back the laughter as he gave Gilbert a small tour of the house, leading him to one of the spare rooms.

Diana and Anne were shown to their own room and began helping each other get ready for the party. Anne had a new dress that Matthew had gotten her for her 15th birthday. This time it was blue, and it was simply the most beautiful dress Anne had ever seen.

Diana agreed how well it complimented her hair, especially now it was a darker red. Instead of braids, Diana helped Anne tie a single ribbon in her hair.

When they opened the door, Gilbert and Cole were waiting for them dressed in their smartest suits. One of the benefits of living with Josephine Barry was that she insisted on Cole having a decent suit, and therefore he too got to experience the luxury of fine clothing.

When Gilbert saw Anne, his eyes widened before crinkling into that reserved-for-Anne smile. Cole already extended his arm to Diana to enter the ballroom, both giggling to each other as they did so, leaving Gilbert to offer his arm to Anne.

She hesitantly slipped her arm into his and they entered the party. Gilbert never took his eyes off Anne, especially not when she gasped lightly at the room lit up in all its glory.

He couldn’t hold back the smile.

Anne grabbed Diana by the hand and the girls laughed as they twirled around the dance floor.

Gilbert stood to the side, content to just watch Anne. She’d always had his attention, but even in a room full of people, it was as if she were the only one.

Josephine came up behind Gilbert, noticing how he was watching Anne.

"Anne is special isn't she? I haven't met someone like her in years."

“She’s passionate alright.” Gilbert chuckled to himself. “She hit me over the head with a slate once.” He touched the part of his head where there had once been a temporary lump from that incident.

“Good heavens.” Josephine laughed. “Whatever for?”

“I called her carrots.” Gilbert felt bad about it still, wishing he’d made a better first impression. But now they were friends at least.

“That’s no way to gain a lady’s affections.” Josephine raised her glass to her lips.

“No, it wasn’t.” Gilbert admitted. “We have a rivalry at school, trying to beat each other.”

“Reminds me of my Gertrude.” Josephine smiled sadly. “She was always reading over my shoulder, accidentally spoiling the ends of my stories. She drove me mad. But she was my best friend. Greatest loves always are between best friends, don’t you think?”

Gilbert considered her for a moment, before smiling. He didn’t think he was in love with Anne, but maybe one day… “I say I’d agree.”

“Well,” Josephine nodded to him, “I better go socialise. Gertrude always was better at it then I was. Have a good evening Mr Blythe.”

“You know,” Cole once again crept up on Gilbert. “Anne has a crush on you.”

“She doesn’t.” Gilbert smiled sadly. “She only just about sees me as a friend.”

“You two are unbelievable.” Cole sighed.

Josephine gave a speech later on in the evening, Gilbert very aware of how the crowd of people meant his arm was pressing against Anne’s. He couldn’t concentrate on what was being said, mind focused on the fact that his hand was very, very close to Anne’s. If he just moved his hand a tiny bit, they would make contact. But he did not have the courage to even dare. Instead he froze and tried to look like he was paying attention.

He caught himself in time to hear something about life being too short, to grab love when you can find it.

When the crowd cheered, he took a deep breath and composed himself.

Diana grabbed Cole by the arm and dragged him to the dancefloor.

Gilbert and Anne stood in silence watching their two friends, but it was unbearable.

“Are you having fun?” Anne quickly said, trying to break the awkward tension.

“Very much. Thank you for asking me to accompany you.” Gilbert was looking ahead at the crowds of people dancing. “It’s so vibrant.”

“I love these parties.” Anne smiled, unable to help herself from looking all around again, even though she had been doing that all evening. “I hope to able to throw some like this myself one day.”

“Follow where you passions lead you.” Gilbert tilted his head at her, repeating the phrase she’d once said to him.

“Oh, I almost forgot! Wait here.” She hurried away, only to return a few moments later with something behind her back. “Close your eyes.”

He obediently followed her instructions and closed his eyes. For some reason he felt his chest tighten, he could feel Anne had stepped closer to him. He almost held his breath.

Gilbert felt something on his head and he opened his eyes to see Anne had a wreath of flowers on her head.

“What?” He laughed and felt a similar wreath on his own head. “Flowers?”

“Everyone wears them. I just thought…” she seemed embarrassed almost, an expression Gilbert hadn’t really seen before crossed her face.

“Well, thank you.” He grinned cheerfully. “I feel positively pretty.”

They watched the couples dancing for a few moments, before Gilbert mustered up the courage to ask what had been on his mind the entire time.

He turned himself to fully face her, “Would you care to dance, miss?”

He bowed dramatically and held out his hand, a playful smile on his face.

She curtsied just as dramatically, and hesitantly took his outstretched hand. Only Gilbert ever seemed to call her “miss”. She knew he was only playing at being polite, but it was nice to think that someone at least thought she was worthy of being called miss.

Anne placed on hand on his shoulder an the other in his other hand. He placed his free hand on her waist. The song was fairly fast paced, so they almost skipped around the room in time with the other dancers.

He spun then around and she couldn’t hold back the smile. It was fun, dancing like this. Like friends. No rivalry just companionship.

They held each other’s gaze as they danced before the music changed, this time a much slower song.

Gilbert and Anne awkwardly looked around the room but everyone was now dancing much closer to each other.

Gilbert slowly pulled Anne a little closer to him, and they waltz slowly in time to everyone else.

“I never knew you could dance.” Anne looked up at him as they danced, deciding talking would make this less awkward.

“Looks like I’ll have to practice to be able to catch up.”

“Must everything be a competition between us?” Gilbert’s smile faded. “We have fun don’t we?”

“Sure we do, but that’s just how we work.” Her forehead creased. “I thought you liked the rivalry.”

“Only because you insist on it. I wanted to be equals.” Gilbert’s words ringed in her ears. Wasn’t she always the one talking about how she thought partners should be equal?

“Equals?”

“Well, yeah.” He smiled softly. “I’ve always seen you as my equal. Never anything less.”

“Then I propose this rivalry come to an end?”

“Equals?” Gilbert raised an eyebrow.

“Equals.” Anne nodded.

She suddenly squinted her face, looking down at the floor. “Uh, you remember how I said I wanted the tragical romance?”

“Yeah?” Gilbert looked down at her but she wouldn’t meet his gaze.

“I decided that I don’t want a tragical romance. I want a happy one, a fulfilling one where we’re equals in both love and friendship. Not full of heartbreak, but full of laughter. Is that foolish of me to believe it could happen?”

He shook his head in mirth. “I think it’s very much possible.”

He held her gaze so intently, and she could have sworn she felt him squeeze her hand a little, sending a bolt of lightning through her.

She always dreamed of some romantic epiphany, like she’d read in so many books. Of course she never really expected to have herself. But that smile and the way his hand felt against hers, how she felt with his arms around her…maybe this was her romantic epiphany.

The party had been a huge success, but Anne was glad to be back home to Marilla and Matthew. She told them all about Josephine’s speech, and how she’d received many compliments on her new dress. Marilla called her vain, but she was secretly happy for Anne that she had received so many compliments.

Anne wouldn’t stop talking with Diana about the party on the walk to school. They tried not to speak too much around the other girls, out of fear of hurting their feeling that they were not invited. But all day Anne could have sworn she saw Gilbert glancing over at her from his desk.

There was an unspoken tension between them during their extra tutorial with Miss Stacy after class. If she noticed something was different she didn’t say it, but there was no denying that the two were a lot less competitive and more supportive of one another.

As had become their routine, Gilbert offered to walk Anne home after class.

“I wanted to thank you Gilbert.” Anne said when they’d gotten out of earshot of the schoolhouse. “For coming with us the other day.

“It was no trouble at all. I had a good time.” He truly meant it. “It should be me thanking you.”

“Perhaps Bash and Mary would like to attend next year, I know Ms Barry wouldn’t mind at all to have extra guests.”

Gilbert laughed, “I don’t know if it’s really Bash’s thing. But maybe I could convince him.”

They had an equal pace, steadily making a way through the trees.

“If… if you ever need another escort to something,” Gilbert hesitantly glanced at her, unsure if he was about to cross a boundary. “You know I’m always here for you. It’d be an honour to escort Avonlea’s finest to a social event.”

“I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you.” She felt a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

Green Gables finally came into view, and Anne stopped walking.

“I’ll be alright from here.”

“You sure? It’s no problem to walk you to your door. I’d hate for you to think I’m not a gentleman.” He looked mock offended.

She laughed a little, but shook her head. “I don’t think there are any dragons that need slaying.”

He looked at the ground, both remembering their first interaction.

She quickly grabbed his arm and placed a blink and you’ll miss it kiss on his cheek, before running off through to the gate.

Gilbert stood, dumbstruck as he watched her run. His cheek where she’d kissed it, burning. He placed a hand on his cheek and smiled to himself.

He didn’t think he ever could be her equal now. She had a hold of him and he’d only recently begun to accept it. But now he realised he was fully under her spell, no hope of ever freeing himself. No doubt about it, Anne Shirley Cuthbert would be the death of him.

[anne-of-our-hearts]

Thoughts on Episode 4

- YES LADY ELAINE SCENE IS COMING UP (but it’s winter... that can make everything quite a bit more dangerous...)

- Not quite sure if I��m glad Mrs. Barry came before Anne could drown in that lake or sad because there is no proper scene... well but it wouldn’t be complete without Gilbert anyways and he is still in Trinidad, soooo...

- MISS JEANNIE IS BACK YESS (I’m quite sure the cuthbert girl are shipping it hahaha)

- Uhh the Barry’s are fighting...

- Anne trying not to read the letters is me trying not to read fanfiction when I have to do work...

- Matthew the poor soul being pestered by Anne about love

- Oh no Matthew honey no what are you trying to do hahahahaha

- Oh hell no bash why are you giving our baby alcohol

- “sHe’S oNLy a fRiEnD” suuuuuure dude, sure...

- Oh shit our boy’s about to get wasted

- Or maybe not hahah but he tried

- Ahh I feel like Anne should stay out of that Matthew and Jeannie business...

- “Childhood is over” Minnie May is literally six years old, chill Mrs. Barry!

- I’m wondering how long it takes to deliver a letter during that time... it must have taken many weeks to get it from Charlottetown to Trinidad!

- Ahh Anne I’m not comfortable with Anne’s meddeling... it’s really unfair on Jeannie’s behalf because she thinks Matthew is writing back to her...

- “Social ruin” oh wow

- Ohh nooo Matthew is sad and disappointed

- Ah the Barry’s are a mess...

- Ah the Barry’s are less of a mess...

- Question from earlier is answered: it will take about a month

- OMG YAS DR. BLYTHE COMING TROUGH

- Such a polite boy saying “begging your pardon Miss”

- Oh hell no of course something is wrong it would have been to easy if this seventeen old Canadian dude jUST DELIVERED THE FREAKING BABY ON THE FLOOR OF SOME HUT IN TRINIDAD

- Oh wow Gilbert did so well oh my god

- Jeannie x Matthew rise (Meannie? Jatthew?)

- Aww the Barry’s family I am so happy that they are happy

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10 Best Moments from Season 1 of “Anne with an E”

Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Canadian children’s series, Anne of Green Gables, has been adapted many times in the more than a century since it was first published. When recreating a story that has been part of the childhoods of Canadians and other children around the world for generations, there are certain elements that must remain the same and others that can be invented or updated to keep the story fresh and captivating.

Anne with an E (or just Anne, in Canada) is the CBC’s most recent adaptation of the classic, in partnership with Netflix U.S. It stays true to the essentials of the original work with pristine casting, beautiful cinematography, plotlines and dialogue that are lifted right from the novel. But it also took the chance to modernize the story in a way that makes it relatable and necessary in today’s world, by including a “Progressive Mothers Sewing Circle” and multiple conversations and conflicts around feminism, choice, and education.

Here are 10 of the best moments from Season 1 of Anne with an E:

Anne’s journey to Green Gables - 1x01 “Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny”

Anne Shirley’s (Amybeth McNulty) romantic descriptions of Prince Edward Island throughout the series made it an ideal place in the hearts and minds of many young readers, and the sweeping shots and attention given to Anne’s enrapturement as she travels with Matthew Cuthbert (R.H. Thomson) from Bright River to Green Gables capture this sense of wonder beautifully.

This journey also introduces us to Anne, through the eyes of Matthew: she’s talkative, full of big words and bigger ideas, and in possession of an imagination of the likes Matthew — nor anyone in Avonlea — has ever seen before.

All of this is perhaps best captured as Anne and Matthew ride down the Avenue, a lane shaded by drooping cherry trees blooming with white blossoms, which Anne promptly renames “The White Way of Delight.”

Of course, Anne’s overwhelming happiness at finding a home in the most beautiful place in the world is overshadowed by the viewer’s knowledge that Matthew and his sister Marilla (Geraldine James) had expected a boy instead, something Anne has not yet realized and is sure to ruin her dreams of feeling wanted and loved.

“She’s my daughter!” - 1x02 “I Am No Bird, and No Net Ensnares Me”

If this moment didn’t melt your heart, you’re made of stone.

After Marilla sends Anne away for theft — which they soon learn was a wrongful accusation — Matthew chases her to Bright River, then to Charlottetown, then across the strait to Nova Scotia; he sustains an injury to the head upon almost spotting her in Charlottetown and he fruitlessly looks for her at the orphanage, before finally finding her at a train station where she’s collecting money by selling stories for a ticket to Halifax.

Anne is unforgiving when she first sees Matthew again, understandably hurt and unwilling to give him a second chance. A well-meaning stranger gets between them, worried that Matthew means her harm, but Matthew quickly dissipates the situation with a single sentence: “She’s my daughter.”

They’re words that Anne has been longing to hear and believe her entire life and she forgives Matthew immediately, wrapping her arms around him in a hug, and together they return to Avonlea.

Marilla talks to Anne - 1x02 “I Am No Bird, and No Net Ensnares Me”

Marilla is not one to wear even a sliver of her heart on her sleeve, and talking openly to Anne — who is so different from Marilla that she doesn’t even know where to begin — doesn’t come easily to her. Anne has no idea how her brief absence affected Marilla and instead assumes that Marilla doesn’t want or even like her, and it’s only because of Matthew that she concedes to keeping the child around.

Marilla does her best to smooth over her rocky beginning with Anne, in a speech made even more sweet by how obviously difficult Marilla finds it. “Anne, will you forgive me? I am very sorry, Anne. [...] You’re a truthful girl, Anne, even now, and that is an admirable quality. This was my fault. And all that you went through because of it. It’s a wonder you came back to Green Gables at all.”

An adult admitting their wrongs and asking a child for forgiveness is refreshing to see, especially given the time period. Proving that she does have a heart, and a heavy sense of remorse, does much to repair Marilla’s relationship with Anne, and although Anne will never feel the same sense of kinship with her as she does with Matthew, they grow to love each other deeply.

The PMSC (Progressive Mothers Sewing Circle) - 1x03 “But What is So Headstrong as Youth?”

Now that she’s adopted Anne, Marilla is invited to join the PMSC by several other mothers of young girls, a society that discusses and believes in progressive matters, such as girls’ education and equality between women and men.

It’s a clever opportunity for the show to discuss modern ideas in a 19th century setting, and Marilla, an older woman with a conservative bent, is a good viewpoint to see it from. At Marilla’s first meeting, the women discuss books and feminism and being a modern women in a modern world. Marilla is quite out of her depth, but is more than willing to listen and learn and even change her own ways of thinking.

Later, Marilla has a lively debate with her neighbour and friend Rachel Lynde (Corrine Koslo) about the PMSC, of which Rachel is no big proponent of, asking if the women “took turns shouting atop a soapbox” (a common misconception of feminism, even today).

“There was a lot of civilized talk about women’s education and social reforms,” Marilla replies.

Even Matthew chimes in on the discussion when he comes in to tea: “I reckon every new idea was modern once, until it wasn’t.”

Gilbert’s introduction - 1x03 “But What is So Headstrong as Youth?”

In almost any iteration of the Anne of Green Gables series, Gilbert Blythe (Lucas Jade Zumann) is nearly as essential to the story as Anne herself is. For generations, his character has been the object of countless fictional crushes and Anne’s relationship with him is a main driving force of the plot; such a character deserves a hero’s introduction.

And a hero’s introduction he receives. Anne’s on her way to school when she’s confronted by Billy Andrews, who threatens her for unintentionally spreading rumours about his sister. That’s when Gilbert appears, who immediately diffuses the situation by greeting Billy as a friend and suggesting they get to school, while Anne looks on in (surprisingly) wordless shock.

Anne runs from Gilbert and they’re not properly introduced until they reach the school, where she finally finds her tongue, tells him her name, and realizes that he’s the famous Gilbert Blythe as he’s immediately swarmed by his admiring classmates.

Gilbert has always seen Anne differently than everyone else, and feels a pull to her from the start. Where everyone else — including Anne — believes her to be homely and judges her harshly for coming from an orphan’s asylum, Gilbert says, “Why do I care where she’s from? A cute girl is a cute girl.”

(Later, when the class laughs at Anne for her dramatic reading of a poem, Gilbert only sees it as admirable: “She’s good. Invested.”)

Anne and Marilla discuss Anne’s future - 1x04 “An Inward Treasure Born”

After several weeks off, Anne is ready to go to school again. But she’s still concerned about what the minister told her earlier in the episode, about her not needing to go to school and becoming a wife instead. Ever since she heard that, Anne has been contemplating what it is she would like to be when she grows up.

Marilla is progressive enough and loves Anne enough to view the minister’s thinking as old-fashioned, and tells Anne that she should decide for herself what she would like to be and set her mind to it.

Gentle moments like this one between Marilla and Anne are rare, which makes them all the more touching when they come along. Marilla is new to parenthood, and while she certainly struggles with some aspects of it (and Anne is no easy child to raise, either), this is something that comes surprisingly natural to her. She always seems to know just what to say to ease Anne’s mind, and her unwavering faith in Anne’s intelligence and goodness is raw and honest, when she chooses to express it.

“You’ve got a good and nimble mind, Anne. I don’t see why you should limit it. In my day, we didn’t get to choose. I think you should make your own decision.” This statement means a lot, especially coming from Marilla, who wasn’t given the opportunity to choose her own path due to her family situation.

Anne saves Minnie May’s life - 1x06 “Remorse is the Poison of Life”

Anne’s experiences as an orphan prior to coming to Green Gables have her poorly adjusted for many things, but have taught her many things no child should be expected to know — including how to deal with croup.

When her dearest friend Diana’s little sister, Minnie May, falls ill on a night when both her parents and half the town are in Charlottetown to see the premier, Diana (Dalila Bela) goes to Anne for help. Anne immediately sends Matthew into town to fetch the doctor, while she accompanies Diana back to the house.

What follows is an extremely tense scene in which Anne does everything in her power to save Minnie May’s life — including employing remedies from old wives’ tales — while Diana and her Aunt Josephine (Deborah Grover) look on in shock.

The moment Minnie May coughs and breathes again after several minutes of choking silently on phlegm is an exceedingly powerful one. Anne’s role in saving the little girl’s life — when the doctor arrives, he confirms that Minnie May would have died otherwise — causes Diana’s mother to forgive her after the unfortunate currant wine incident of a month before and allow the two to be friends again, and raises her esteem greatly in the eyes of Aunt Josephine.

Anne and Gilbert talk about grief - 1x06 “Remorse is the Poison of Life”

For several months after the incident in which Gilbert called Anne “Carrots” and she responded by smashing her slate over his head, Anne holds to her promise not to have anything to do with him unless absolutely necessary. It’s not until Gilbert’s father dies and Anne feels that this is something she can relate to him about — after all, now they’re both orphans — that she makes any effort to actually talk to him.

Unfortunately, Anne isn’t a natural when it comes to sympathizing and not only does she not pick up on the fact that the last thing Gilbert wants is to talk to someone, but she manages to say exactly the wrong thing.

“Being an orphan has its challenges but you already have so many advantages, you’ll be much better off than I was. And...I didn’t know my parents. They died when I was a baby, so I couldn’t fend for myself the way that you can. And I don’t remember my parents at all, but you’ll always be able to remember your father. You know, when you think about it, you’re really very lucky.”

Later, Anne realizes that Gilbert has lost someone in a way she never has since she never knew her parents and thus never mourned them; however, when she arrives at Gilbert’s house to tell him this, he has already gone.

“I choose myself. That way I’ll never be disappointed.” - 1x06 “Remorse is the Poison of Life”

While out on a walk to “take advantage of the winter air,” Aunt Josephine comes upon Anne in her clubhouse, yelling aggrievedly to no one about Gilbert Blythe.

“What you heard just now had nothing to do with romance,” Anne assures the old woman, which leads into a discussion about Anne’s future and how all the other girls at school dream only of becoming a wife, and Anne herself has so many other ambitions.

Aunt Josephine is perhaps uniquely situated to give Anne advice, having never gotten married herself but spent her life living with the woman she loved (a relationship Anne hasn’t yet realized extended far past the realms of friendship).

“I have the following thoughts to offer,” Aunt Josephine says. “First, you can get married any time in your life, if you choose to do so. And two: if you choose a career, you can buy a white dress yourself, have it made to order, and wear it whenever you want.”

Aunt Josephine’s words do much to improve Anne’s mood, and she promptly exclaims, “I’m going to be my own woman.”

Gilbert and Anne meet in Charlottetown - 1x07 “Wherever You Are is My Home”

While in Charlottetown pawning goods in the hopes of saving Green Gables, Anne runs into Gilbert, who’s there to work on the docks. Anne is inexplicably happy to see him again, and the two go for coffee together.

Anne finally gets the chance to apologize to Gilbert for what she said after his father’s death, even if it’s an apology he doesn’t need to hear. The two strike up a truce and at last seem to form the beginnings of a friendship — with Anne even admitting that she’s missed him (although, supposedly, only in school).

Neither of them seem quite prepared to leave the other without knowing when they’ll see each other again (even Jerry notices the long looks that pass between them) and when they do eventually meet again, it’s easy to assume that a fundamental aspect of their relationship will have changed.

Season 2 of Anne With An E premieres September 23 on CBC in Canada, and is already available on Netflix in the U.S.

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Let’s get ready to Tumble! Dusting of the Blades for a trip to @tvoysterfest & #Canadian #OysterShucking #Championships Like the 1st year I visited in 1993, I’m gonna hit the #OysterGrading as well as Shucking! 😂 Watch out @janethardycallaghan ! OPEN CALL to any Shuckers - I’m hosting an OysterCrawl & Coaching/Training session with @barstooloysters & @murphyhospitalitygroup in #Charlottetown August, Friday 13th. Details Soon - Everyone Welcome. Posted @withregram • @tvoysterfest 🦪 Tentative Oyster Festival Schedule! 🦪 We have been waiting to share the details of this years festival with you all. 😋 Planning not one, but two festivals in the matter of a couple months is definitely not what we are used to!! However we appreciate you all being patient with us as we attempt to do so! 😂😅 Unfortunately due to COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions some of our cherished Oyster Festival events will not be taking place this year such as the amazing community parade and delicious oyster suppers. We hope next year our festival will be back to normal and we can all enjoy our traditional events IN OUR NEW RINK! ❤️ Dates: August 13th-15th, 2021 Location: Rock the Boat Music Fest concert grounds, Green Park. 🦪 Friday August 13th: PEI Trivia Championship @ 7PM. Teams of 6. First come first serve. Limited seats due to COVID-19 restrictions. 🦪 Saturday, August 14th: 3:00PM Gates open 3:00-4:30 Eddy Quinn and the Fiddlers Sons 4:30-5:30 PEI Oyster Grading Championship 5:45-6:15 Opening Ceremonies 6:30-9:00 Canadian Oyster Shucking Championship with Gordie Mackeeman and His Rhythm Boys 9:00-11:30 Entertainment followed by Meri Mac 💃🏼 🦪 Sunday, August 15th: Church service 10 AM -11 AM Followed by The Miss Oyster Pearl Pageant and Community Awards Final schedule will be posted early next week! Keep your eyes 👀 peeled!! #Sustainable #Ocean #Protein #PlanetBasedDining #GottaShuckThemAll #5YearsToGrow #5SecondsToShuck #DontShuckItUp #PEI #OysterTour #OysterRoads #PopAndDrop #Merroir #GastroShuckinNomy #FoodTourism #Travel #FoodMedia @centennialcollege @shtca.events @oceanwiseseafood @theoystercompanion @swissmar_official #MalpequeBlade (at Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CR3pxtfL4L2/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Hundreds gather at Ford Needham to remember Halifax Explosion

Thursday morning, hundreds gathered at Fort Needham Memorial Park to remember those who lost their lives in the Halifax Explosion on Dec. 6, 1917.

The memorial in the city’s north end stands to remember the worst disaster in Canadian history and those who lost their lives because of it.

Each year, on this day, people gather and take a moment to remember.

“The luckiest victims only got to suffer the bitter stinging pleasure of iodine, the unluckiest lucky get to perish, by the bliss of morphine,” said poet George Elliott Clarke.

The Halifax Explosion happened at 9:04 in the morning 101 years ago.

Two ships collided in the harbour and sparked a massive blast that destroyed the north end of the city and claimed almost 2,000 lives. The blast was felt as far away as Charlottetown.

“As a family we always remembered,” said Marilyn Davidson Elliott. She says it's now up to her to relay what her father went through.

“He was looking out the window, as many were, and when the explosion occurred the glass blew into his face and destroyed his eyes, they couldn't be saved,” Davidson Elliott said. “He was the youngest survivor to lose both eyes to the explosion.”

He was two-and-a-half years old.

Among the crowd, you don't have to look far to find another with a connection to the explosion.

Donalda Mosher is also the daughter of a survivor.

“They lived on Barrington Street facing the harbor and the glass blew in,” Mosher said. “He didn't lose his eye, he lost the sight, but he could never see out of that eye.”

The loss was hard to comprehend at a time when Halifax was still a young city.

In addition to the dead, 9,000 were injured and 25,000 were left homeless.

Mayor Mike Savage took time to remember someone who didn't survive that day, but whose actions saved many others.

“Vincent Coleman stayed behind, knowing what was going to happen, is etched here in Morse code, he sent out this message: ‘Hold up the train, ammunition ship, fire in the harbour. Making for Pier 6, and will explode. I guess this will be my last message. Goodbye boys.’”

It’s a message people here say should never be forgotten to ensure that future generations remember to stop and take a moment, at 9:04 on Dec. 6.

With files from CTV Atlantic’s Laura Brown.

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🇨🇦🎻🎼🏆 The 15th edition of the CFMAs will take place April 3-4, 2020, in Charlottetown, PE.This year we will be featuring 12 artists in total and 20 Awards; presenting six performers nightly and 10 Awards. The 2020 performance and Awards presentation schedule is as follows --> FRIDAY, APRIL 3 - CFMA Awards Ceremony Night 1, 🏆 Awards to be Announced: Award - Young Performer(s) Award - Children’s Album Award - Ensemble Award - French Songwriter(s) Award - Producer(s) Award/Presentation - Unsung Hero Award - Instrumental Solo Award - Instrumental Group Award - World Solo Award - World Group 🎻🎼 Performances by: Vishtèn (Trad Album; Ensemble; Pushing the Boundaries) Kaia Kater (English Songwriter; Album - Producer) AYRAD (World Group) Leaf Rapids (Contemporary Album) Tri-Continental (Pushing the Boundaries) Lennie Gallant (Contemporary Album; English Songwriter; Album - Producer) SATURDAY, APRIL 4 - CFMA Awards Ceremony Night 2, 🏆 Awards to be announced: Award - Traditional Singer Award - Traditional Album Award - Indigenous Songwriter(s) Award - English Songwriter(s) Award - Solo Artist Award - Contemporary Singer Award - Vocal Group Award - New/Emerging Award - Pushing the Boundaries Award - Contemporary Album 🎻🎼 Performances by: Eastern Owl (Indigenous Songwriters) Geneviève et Alain (Vocal Group) Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys (New/Emerging Artists) Abigail Lapell (Contemporary Album; English Songwriter) Le Vent du Nord (Trad Album) Irish Mythen Music (Solo Artist) CFMA | PMFC 2020 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Weekend Concerts & Awards Shows April 3 & 4, 2020 @ 7:30PM both nights (doors at 7) Delta Prince Edward - 18 Queen St, Charlottetown, PEI Awards Show Ticket link → folkawards.ca/events/charlottetown-2020 Songwriters Showcase Ticket link → folkawards.ca/events/charlottetown-2020 Traditional Showcase Ticket link → folkawards.ca/events/charlottetown-2020 Join the facebook event → https://ift.tt/2vhx3JD https://ift.tt/3a89cLi

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Tag game: 10 songs, 10 mutuals

Put 10 songs on shuffle, tag 10 mutuals

uhh ok ok uh what music platform am I using for this- I guess spotify lol because i’ve actually been using youtube but its not very reflective of my music (it will probably give like 9 marianas trench songs and one song i dont even know haha). I have a folder for Canadian music so I guess I’ll just put that on shuffle since it’s usually what I listen to when I’m working/cleaning?

I used to have a large collection of bookmarks with more music than you’ll see represented here that I meant to add but it’s all been lost to time and incompetence ToT I will put the locations the bands are based in just in case you’re like me and are interested in that junk. I have a fair bit of BC and ON taken care of and my AB playlist is like 90% Edmonton artists right now, and I have a handful of good artists from the North, but other than that there might not be much else.

1. Come to Light - Arkells (Hamilton ON)

[SLEEP COUNTRY CA-NA-DA wait why didnt the ad play the jingle wtf sleep country]

2. Very Good Bad Thing - Mother Mother (Vancouver BC)

3. My Friend - Paper Lions (Charlottetown PEI)

4. The Last Saskatchewan Pirate - The Arrogant Worms (Kingston ON)

5. How Could We Know - Adaline (Toronto ON)

6. My Girl - Yukon Blonde (Kelowna BC)

7. Boy Go Home - Death by Robot (Edmonton AB)

8. Black Day in December - Said the Whale (Vancouver BC)

9. Lift - Zerbin (Edmonton AB/Victoria BC)

10. Take Me to the Riot - Stars (Toronto ON)

I TAG WHOEVER WOULD LIKE, GO FORTH i need to pack my suitcase