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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>We have another
exhibit that opens on Friday at the Hart House Theatre’s Macdonald Heaslip
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Distinctly Dimson: The
Theatre Posters of </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PersonName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Theo
Dimson</SPAN></st1:PersonName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3>Official
Opening:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Friday January 29,
</SPAN><st1:time Hour="17" Minute="0"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">5pm to
7pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">(</SPAN><st1:PersonName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Theo
</SPAN></st1:PersonName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">will be in
attendance)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The exhibit includes<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>posters from Theo’s long partnership
with Toronto Workshop Productions – and some for Tarragon, Hart House and the
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Toronto</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Theo Dimson</SPAN></st1:PersonName><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> was born in </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">London</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ontario</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> in 1930 and graduated from the Ontario College of
Art (now OCAD) in 1950. Although best known for his posters, Dimson has produced
commercial designs for </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hollywood</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> films, </SPAN><st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">IMAX</SPAN></st1:stockticker><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, Lipton’s fashion stores, Harrowsmith magazine, an
enduring logo for Town Shoes, Eaton’s, stamps for Canada Post, and many
others. <SPAN class=796180819-26012010> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In addition to illustrating and publishing various
books, Dimson has also exhibited internationally
(</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Canada</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">United
States</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Poland</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Finland</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">France</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Germany</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Japan</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">China</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">) and been awarded honours and medals of excellence
from countless organizations including the Canada
Council.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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class=MsoNormal><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please feel free
to attend if you are in </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Toronto</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> at that time!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3>Cheers<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT
size=3>-Mike<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Michael Wallace</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoAutoSig align=left><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Executive Director,
Theatre Museum Canada</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoAutoSig align=left><FONT size=2
face=Arial>416-413-7847</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoAutoSig align=left><FONT size=2
face=Arial>mwallace@TheatreMuseumCanada.ca</FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoAutoSig align=left><FONT size=2
face=Arial>www.TheatreMuseumCanada.ca</FONT></DIV>
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