<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">EMILY AND HER CREATURES: A LOOK AT
EMILY CARR'S PETS</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">A Free Noon-Hour Talk at Carr House</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%;color:rgb(0,112,192)"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">(Victoria, BC, 7 July 2021) </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">“Life would be dank hideous without
creatures.” Emily Carr wrote this line to her friend Nan Cheney in 1938,
reflecting on all the animals she had loved throughout her life. From the crow
she raised on her family’s porch as a teenager to the monkey that chattered
around the yard of her boarding house, Emily Carr’s most intense bonds were
often with animals rather than people. On July 14<sup>th</sup>, Carr House is
kicking off a series of short lunchtime talks with an exploration of some of
the animals that impacted Emily’s life and art, including the birds she raised
in a sanatorium in England, her loyal dog Billie, and her monkey Woo. During
this talk, we’ll be sharing anecdotes and quotes from Emily’s own writing, as
well as photographs and sketches of Emily and her animals. Join us to take a
look at the animals that Emily turned to for comfort, amusement, and
inspiration. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">This talk will be held at noon on <b>July 14<sup>th</sup></b>
in the garden of Carr House, 207 Government Street. Although there will be some
chairs available, we encourage you to bring your seating. Afterwards, there
will be an opportunity to look inside Carr House, with staggered entry and
masks required. In keeping with Emily Carr’s deep affection for animals, any
donations from this event will be going to the BC SPCA Wild ARC, a wildlife
rehabilitation centre on southern Vancouver Island dedicated to the rescue and
rehabilitation of sick, injured, and orphaned wild animals. For more information
on this event, call (250) 383-5843 or email <a href="mailto:carrhouse@telus.net" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">carrhouse@telus.net</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">Also join us for our next two noon-hour talks:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">July
28</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"> Emily's Listening Ladies: How Flora Burns and Ruth Humphries
Shaped Emily Carr's Writing</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">August 11</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"> Funny
Books: Emily Carr as a Cartoonist</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Carr House,<b> </b>birthplace of famed
writer and artist Emily Carr, is a provincial and national historic site at 207
Government Street. Victoria, BC. It is
open to tours in the summer and offers year-round community programming based
on </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Emily Carr’s life themes: art, writing, nature and
the environment, indigenous peoples, feminism, animal rights, emerging
creativity and mentorship. </span><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:107%">For more information,
please call Pascale Halliday at (250)383-5843 or email <a href="mailto:carrhouse@telus.net">carrhouse@telus.net</a></span></b></p></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br>
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