Join us at McLuhan House Centre for Art and Ideas

First Wednesday
A Social and Cultural Happening

Please RSVP here if you are attending!

New Media Seminar No. 6
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Special guest Jesse Lipscombe will discuss how he has used film, television, and social media to influence social change for the better. Jesse has used media as part of a career that includes sports, arts, and activism. He will explore the advantages and disadvantages of having yourself at the centre of social media messages. The #makeitawkward campaign, which he cofounded in Edmonton last year, has attracted attention across Canada.

Tennis Club Collective
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Screening of NFB video shorts by Artists-in-Residence in the garage studio.

McLuhan Literati
5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Join McLuhan House scholars Stuart MacKay and Marco Adria in a discussion of how the telegraph, also called the "Victorian Internet," has changed how we see the world and whose effects are still felt today.

Stuart MacKay—librarian, genealogist, local historian, and Marshall's cousin once removed—also shares his knowledge about the McLuhan Family Portrait Gallery, published works, ancestry, and legend.

If you can’t attend in person, note that we will livestream on Periscope beginning at 7 p.m. MST, @madria40.

Arts Habitat acknowledges that McLuhan House is situated on Treaty 6 territory and traditional meeting ground of many Indigenous peoples. In gathering here, we respect the First Nations history, languages, and cultures of the Cree, Dene, Anishinaabe, Blackfoot, and Nakota Sioux, Inuit, and Métis, whose presence continues to enrich our community.

We thank everyone who attends for contributing to a safe and inclusive environment
• Show care for the place
• Listen well and do not interrupt
• Support each individual present
• Keep an open mind to others and their perspectives
• Validate one another’s feelings and experiences
• Encourage empathy and consideration
• Refrain from judgement
• Respect each other’s pronouns and identities
• Be accountable for your words and actions.

This event is free and open to the public.

Light refreshments provided.

Please feel free to contact Chelsea Boos by email to Cboos@artshab.com with questions and concerns.

This event will be recorded for archival purposes. Attendees will be asked to sign a photo and audio release consent form.

McLuhan House is open to the public and free to attend during this event. Our apologies, wheelchair accessibility is not currently available. Parking is available at the back for people with limited mobility. Nearest Bus Routes are 2, 8, 141, 142.