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Hard hats were not required for Saturday night’s 20th annual National Arts Centre Gala but NAC Foundation chief executive Jayne Watson pulled the look off when she came out on stage wearing one, just for fun.
“Welcome to the NAC, which, in case you didn’t know, stands for Neverending Annoying Construction,” she joked of the massive renovation that will transform Canada’s performing arts building by summer. “Next year it’s going to be New Awesome Centre.”
The gala concert featured Canadian jazz musician Diana Krall with the NAC Orchestra, led by maestro Alexander Shelley. Afterward, top gala sponsors enjoyed a gourmet meal together on the Southam Hall stage.
Canadian jazz musician Diana Krall performed at this year’s concert during the National Arts Centre Gala held at the NAC on Saturday, October 22, 2016.
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau continued the tradition of prime ministerial spouses serving in an honourary role. She appeared on stage in a floral-inspired beauty of a dress by Toronto-based fashion designer Lucian Matis. She announced the evening’s net total for the National Youth and Education Trust, in support of the NAC’s arts education programs across Canada. It ended up being $724,500, after more money was raised at the late-night live auction at dinner.
She spoke about her appreciation for the performing arts, and of growing up with music, culture, theatre and film.
“Want to hear me sing? Not tonight,” she knowingly quipped. She shared a cute story about wanting to play piano as a girl. Her parents – who were in attendance with her that night — did finally buy a piano, only to realize it wouldn’t fit through the door of their old home. “So, I played the flute,” she said, upbeat.
Also to take the stage was Victor Dodig, president and chief executive of presenting sponsor CIBC. He took a moment to remember the late Jim Prentice, former politician and vice-chairman of CIBC. Prentice, along with his wife Karen, was very supportive of the NAC Gala cause.
Seen that night were Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and such colleagues as Justice Suzanne Côté and Justice Michael Moldaver, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and Chief Government Whip Andrew Leslie, Treasury Board President Scott Brison, and Liberal Party of Canada president Anna Gainey. Attendees also included U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman and British High Commissioner Howard Drake.
Returning to chair the gala committee was Gary Zed.
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“Welcome to the NAC, which, in case you didn’t know, stands for Neverending Annoying Construction,” she joked of the massive renovation that will transform Canada’s performing arts building by summer. “Next year it’s going to be New Awesome Centre.”
The gala concert featured Canadian jazz musician Diana Krall with the NAC Orchestra, led by maestro Alexander Shelley. Afterward, top gala sponsors enjoyed a gourmet meal together on the Southam Hall stage.
Canadian jazz musician Diana Krall performed at this year’s concert during the National Arts Centre Gala held at the NAC on Saturday, October 22, 2016.
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau continued the tradition of prime ministerial spouses serving in an honourary role. She appeared on stage in a floral-inspired beauty of a dress by Toronto-based fashion designer Lucian Matis. She announced the evening’s net total for the National Youth and Education Trust, in support of the NAC’s arts education programs across Canada. It ended up being $724,500, after more money was raised at the late-night live auction at dinner.
She spoke about her appreciation for the performing arts, and of growing up with music, culture, theatre and film.
“Want to hear me sing? Not tonight,” she knowingly quipped. She shared a cute story about wanting to play piano as a girl. Her parents – who were in attendance with her that night — did finally buy a piano, only to realize it wouldn’t fit through the door of their old home. “So, I played the flute,” she said, upbeat.
Also to take the stage was Victor Dodig, president and chief executive of presenting sponsor CIBC. He took a moment to remember the late Jim Prentice, former politician and vice-chairman of CIBC. Prentice, along with his wife Karen, was very supportive of the NAC Gala cause.
Seen that night were Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and such colleagues as Justice Suzanne Côté and Justice Michael Moldaver, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and Chief Government Whip Andrew Leslie, Treasury Board President Scott Brison, and Liberal Party of Canada president Anna Gainey. Attendees also included U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman and British High Commissioner Howard Drake.
Returning to chair the gala committee was Gary Zed.
Top sponsors of the NAC Gala enjoyed a post-concert dinner on the Southam Hall main stage at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Ernest di Stefani / George Pimentel Photography
From left, Treasury Board President Scott Brison with his husband, Maxime Saint-Pierre, at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
National Arts Centre patron Barbara Crook with her sister Diane at the NAC on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
PwC managing partner Carol Devenny, former chair of the NAC Gala, with her husband, KPMG regional managing partner Grant McDonald, board member with the NAC Foundation, at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Honourary chair Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, wearing Canadian designer Lucian Matis, with National Arts Centre Foundation chief executive Jayne Watson, in a dress from Nordstrom Rideau Centre, at the NAC on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz and his wife, Valerie, at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Adrian Burns, chair of the National Arts Centre board of trustees and a director with Shaw Communications, with Canadian Heritage Minister MÈlanie Joly at the 20th annual National Arts Centre Gala, held at the NAC on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Crowds arrive to the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Victor Dodig, president and CEO of presenting sponsor CIBC, on stage at the NAC Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Ernesto di Stefani / George Pimentel Photography
From left, NAC Gala honourary chair Sophie Grégoire Trudeau with NAC Orchestra maestro Alexander Shelley and Canadian jazz musician Diana Krall at the NAC Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Ernesto di Stefani / George Pimentel Photography
Adrian Burns, chair of the board for the National Arts Centre, with Julia Johnston, and Greg Kane, counsel at Dentons, at the NAC on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Christopher Deacon, managing director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, with his wife, Gwen Goodier, at the the NAC on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Maria Bassi and John Bassi, president of Bassi Construction, at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen) Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Jamilah Murray from Sakto Corporation with Chief Government Whip Andrew Leslie, Liberal MP for OrlÈans, and Pam Murray at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
National Arts Centre president and CEO Peter Herrndorf with his wife, Eva Czigler, at the NAC on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, honourary gala chair Sophie Grégoire Trudeau with U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman and Vicki Heyman, and her parents, Jean GrÈgoire and Estelle Blais, at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Supreme Court Justice Suzanne CÙtÈ with her husband, lawyer Gerald R. Tremblay, and Riky Moldaver with her husband, Supreme Court Justice Michael Moldaver, at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual National Arts Centre Gala, held at the NAC on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Canadian jazz musician Diana Krall performed at this year's concert during the National Arts Centre Gala held at the NAC on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Ernesto di Stefani / George Pimentel Photography
National Arts Centre Foundation board chair and philanthropist Gail Asper with Moe Levy at the NAC on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Liberal MP for Ottawa Centre, with Coun. Tobi Nussbaum (Rideau-Rockcliffe), Jennie Jackson-Hughes and Anna Gainey, president of the Liberal Party of Canada, at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, October 22, 2016, for the 20th annual NAC Gala for the National Youth and Education Trust in support of the NACís arts education programs across Canada. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
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