It couldn't have been more fantastic! The music, the energy, the joy. A HUGE thank you to Jerry Golland, of Tower of Song, who organized the entire concert. That's him on the right, with Ric Kersey (left) and Peter Pelletier. (Photo by Michael Davidson) It's totally amazing how all the performers gave so generously of their time and talent. This is part of what they do on a regular basis for other fundraisers all over the region. You all rock!

We are so grateful to all of you who came out to the event, injecting your own brand of enthusiasm. And the volume of beautiful raffle items was awesome--and fun. THANK YOU to every single one of our supporters. What love!

BTW, we still have a few raffle items:

• Two-hour Dream Relationship Strategy Session (for couples, one of a couple, or singles) w/ Marian Meade, Relationship Coach and Marriage Counsellor
  
• Initial Chiropractic or Acupuncture Session w/ Dr. Stacia Kelly, Chiropractor and Acupuncture Provider
  
• One-month membership to Snap Fitness (access card included)
  

Make us an offer and they can be yours!

Contact us:
moondogtheatre@rogers.com

Our interview with CBC's Amanda Putz aired on "In Town and Out" this morning. Click here and scroll down to "Eye for Love Bus Tour" to listen.

We've received plenty of generous donations of items for our Benefit Concert raffle tomorrow evening.(THANKS, Everyone!) But we'd also like to make some of these prizes available to those of you who can't make it to the concert! Price for raffle tickets: $5 for 5, or $10 for 15. To buy raffle tickets for the items below, just go here and click the donate button to pay by PayPal. As soon as we receive your donation, we'll set aside your tickets and send you an email requesting your choice of prizes. Please make your purchase before 5:30 pm tomorrow (Saturday, April 19. Good luck!

THE PRIZES  


Tickets for The Gladstone Theatre:

• 2 tickets for April 25 opening of My Brilliant Divorce, SevenThirty Productions
  
• 2 tickets for any performance of Art (May 23 - June 8),  Same Day Theatre
  

Gift Certificates for Ottawa Holistic Wellness:

• 2-hour Dream Relationship Strategy session with Relationship  Coach Marian Meade (can be used by Couple, one of a couple, or a single person) Value $250
  
• 1-hour Hypnotherapy session with Certified Clinic Hypnotherapist Derrick Barnes
  
• Initial Osteopathic Consult with Dominick Hussey, Registered Osteopathic Manual Practitioner, 45 min. Value $120
  
• Initial chiropractic assessment with optional acupuncture, with Dr Stacia Kelly, Value $95
  

Gift Package for Bytowne Cinema:
Two memberships, two movie passes, large popcorn and two medium drinks. Value $50

Snap Fitness: One-month membership

Black’s Photography print card, Value: $35

We were interviewed about the Eye for Love Tour this morning by the CBC's Amanda Putz, who is guest-hosting In Town and Out. The interview will air on Saturday, April 19, sometime between 7:10 am and 7:30 am (so it won't be long). That's on CBC Ottawa Radio, 91.5 FM. We might just have to set our alarm clock for this one. If you miss it, don't worry--we'll send you the program link. 

As we prepare for the Love Tour, a few people have asked us, "How do you define love?" The answer? We don't. As writers, we believe in the power of stories. Not grandiose statements or wisdom from on high or happily-ever-after scenarios. Just an honest telling of your experience and how it affected you...

How a gesture or a kind act touched you to your core. Or how a passionate relationship transformed you, made you into something bigger. How your parents' love inspired you to make a difference in someone else's life or in many other people's lives. Or how you coped with the loss of someone you loved. What love has taught you about human nature, about life. How loving and being loved (or not being loved) has made you see yourself...The story tells it all. We find our personal truth, what matters to us, in the stories we tell.

The Eye for Love Tour is not about transforming the world with fuzzy warm feelings (though those can be nice!). It's a snapshot. What does love really look like for you, how does it show up in your life? Right now. Maybe it was different in the past and it will surely be different in the future. But what do you take from love at this time in your life?

We're hungry for stories, and we're open to the unexpected. Bring it on!

Come on out to hear the very cool Judy Jibb, a member of Tower of Song--one of the featured groups for our April 19 Benefit Concert.

Judy returned to Ottawa in 2001 after a number of decades in the far north.  She misses the Yukon’s extraordinary aurora borealis but is well compensated by the luminous, shimmering music and musicians she accompanies on accordion, and she has a fleet! Judy has been known to restore vintage squeeze boxes and then have great difficulty letting them go.  Judy shares Jerry Golland’s deep connection to Cohen and Dylan.  She is also one of the Elementals with the brilliant Julie Element.  

Our concert is just one week away. 

At our April 19 concert, Rqymundo Pizana will be joined by Tohyd Beigi. Together they form Souljourney. All this great music, less than a week away!

On May 1, we'll be on a Greyhound bus headed to Sudbury, the first leg of our Eye for Love Tour to gather stories about love from across Canada. Notice Gene's cool T-shirt with our official logo and our nifty and discreet camcorder that will capture the stories of anyone willing to share.

But first, we have our Benefit Concert on Saturday, April 19--which is guaranteed to be a pleasure-packed evening! It's still not too late to donate items for our raffle. Contact us at moondogtheatre@rogers.com.

We're in for a real treat on April 19, with the lush sounds of Ric Kersey's sax! Don't miss it.