From all accounts, the evening was a success.   We raised more than $50,000 for Houselink’s programs. (Incidentally, that’s after all expenses.)  That is such a good thing for us; it will allow us to reach real people with real solutions to the problems they face.  On behalf of the current members of Houselink, and certainly, those out there who are waiting for us, please accept our most sincere thanks. 

If you haven’t already, I invite you to use this opportunity to get to know us a little more and become part of our family.  Visit: http://houselink.on.ca/. You will find yourself among of a group of good people who accomplish good things.  Of course, many agencies and organizations in this city nobly serve our poor.  Therefore, whether your support is directed at Houselink and/or others, what is important is your support.  It will take all of us to solve this most unfortunate problem.

Nevermore, will I be able to tell the story of my little man without mentioning my little men and women of Double Exposure 2010.  I have waited such a long time for an uplifting ending to that story and now you have given it to me.  Thanks so much for that. 

Curtis

Visit Double Exposure sponsor JB Smith Photography to see if you were caught on film at the event!  Enlargements of the candid images and pictures from the Photo Booth are available for order.

You will need to register (which is free) and access the Double Exposure Galleries at http://www.jbsmithphotography.com/cart/

Left to right:  Judy Marcioni (Tommy Smother’s girlfriend), Tommy Smothers, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Rosemary Leary and Dr. Timothy Leary.  It was the fist time these two counter-culture kings had met.  From this unusually casual photo, the viewer can see the very special relationship photographer Gerry Deiter had with John and Yoko.  They trusted him to not exploit the opportunity to document what was going on.  Deiter was the only photographer there the whole 8 days and was on assignment for Life Magazine.  This only recently revealed archive, perfectly captures an era of innocence and honest efforts to stop war.

This is one of many prints available from the Deiter Archive at the Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto.

We are happy to annouce that Mark Eisenman will entertain the crowd at Houselink’s Auction – Double Exposure on April 15th!

In Mark’s own words, what is most rewarding to him as a performer is the sense that “…everyone is having a good time because that means the music is good”. With an outlook such as this, it should come as no surprise that he frequently works Toronto’s major jazz spots. He is a skillful soloist, a versatile ensemble player and a thoughtful and sensitive accompanist. In 1999 Mark received The Jazz Report Award for “Acoustic Pianist of the Year”.

Listen to some of Mark’s music at his MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/eisenmanmark

We are sooo excited to announce that Andria Case, CTV News anchor and reporter, will host Houselink’s Auction for the second consecutive year!  

In 2009, Andria helped us reach the milestone of $1 million dollars raised since the event’s inception.  Exciting, energetic and an amazing friend to Houselink, Andria  will graciously emcee the evening, which will feature a renowned jazz performer (TBA), our live auction of contemporary and vintage photography and wine tasting courtesy of the Wines of Chile.

Tickets are on sale now… see you on April 15th!

What are you doing on April 15th?  That’s the question that we asked several Toronto celebs including: Debra DiGiovanni, Scott Thompson, Brent Bambury, Patrick McKenna, Valerie Pringle, Linda Kash, Mark Tewksbury, Bob McDonald, Deb McGrath and Colin Mochrie. 

A special thank you to Lisa Merchant, Josh Saltzman and Dan Shehori for making the video happen!

Stay tuned for this year’s PSA video coming early next week!

Check back here in the next few days as we update this site with all the latest information about the event.