NOVEMBER 9, 2009: All day filming for a CBC project called ROOTS. I painted a large self portrait directed by Geeta Nadkarni and shot by Jerome (camera man) and Jean (sound editor). The very short film will feature my life story through art and music. To be aired in a few weeks. Details later. See RELATED PHOTOS.

NOVEMBER 4, 2009: Invited to become a Member of the Board of the Montreal Children's Library.

NOVEMBER 2, 2009: Early Monday morning return to CBC Radio One Daybreak to comment on the result of the Montreal elections. Host: Nancy Wood.

NOVEMBER 1, 2009: Submitted 2500 words for the CBC Literary Awards in the Creative Non-fiction category. A music story.

OCTOBER 30, 2009: Invited to be a Member of the Board of the Montreal Council of Women as Convenor - Art, Culture and Heritage.

OCTOBER 30, 2009: Interview with Jahnavee Ramakrishnan, Anthropology student at McGill for the HIDDEN GEMS project for CKUT Radio to be broadcast early next year.

OCTOBER 24, 2009: Panelist at La Table Ronde at Le Conseil des Montrealaises. Conference dans le cadre du mois de l'histoire des Femmes de Montreal. Invitation by the Montreal Council of Women. See RELATED PHOTOS

OCTOBER 23, 2009: Welcome to Karen Kane - MONTREAL BY DESIGN - and visiting artists Susan Abbott, Janet MacLeod, Robin LaHue, Sunni Morgan, Sharyle Doherty, writer Liz Stauffer and art lover Sharon Brant to a sharing and discussion on October 23. See RELATED PHOTOS

OCTOBER 23: 7.45 am. CBC Radio One. Joined a panel with Host Nancy Wood on DAYBREAK on our views about the upcoming municipal elections. With me was Sasha Dyck and Jim Olwell. Podcast available. See photos MEDIA.

OCTOBER 17-19, 2009: Guest Speaker at the ZONTA International Conference in Glenns Falls, New York. 30 minutes entitled BRIDGES I HAVE CROSSED. Framed painting of MARCHING FOWARD donated for the Governor's raffle. See RELATED PHOTOS

OCTOBER : Collaboration with the Montreal Children's Library www.mcl-bjm.ca and the Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan www.w4wafghan.com with art cards for their fundraising.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009: Celebration and Launch of 2010 calendar at SEDE (Social Equity & Diversity) McGill University. Painting chosen for September was THE HARVEST - 2009 with Prof. Vrinda Narain, the researcher.

JULY 1: AVRIL magazine, summer issue publishes an interview with myself and Lea Roboam, Editor, on pages 20 and 21, in French. See MEDIA album.

JUNE 7 - 14, 2009: MY JOURNEY INWARD - An exhibit of 125 paintings held at Oasis de Ville, Montreal. It was initially meant to last one day but since Tarah Schwartz of CTV interviewed me at the exhibit, it was extended until June 14. Interview link under TARAH's painting in this album.

Article by Suzanne Caron following the exhibit can be seen in the MEDIA COVERAGE album.

June 5, 2009: Mike Boone's article in the Montreal Gazette entitled CANCER'S COMEBACK BRINGS URGENCY TO LIFE OF ARTIST-MUSICIAN

MAY 3: Starting today, Boutique d'Art Expression at 1441 Guy, corner de Maisonneuve, have window-dressed their store with 4 of my paintings, all for sale. They also have a series of cards available. Stop by and gawk if you happen to be passing by. The owner Jean-Michel will greet you with his warm smile, guaranteed.

MARCH 23, 2009: Spring is in the air in Montreal, but alas, not on the ground. While the store windows are a cacophany of color and shelves are stripped of anything that reminds us of winter, it was a crisp, windy -11 morning at the St. Patrick's day parade yesterday - albeit enveloped in sunshine and a stunning blue sky that was punctuated with clusters of green balloons drifting aimlessly through the wide expanse. As motorists rush to remove their snow tires, CBC radio offers warnings of unexpected turns in the weather and Newfoundland is buried in 2 feet of snow. The economy has taken a nose-dive, yet tiny pale green shoots are pushing through the burnt umber barks on Rene Levesque Boulevard. A homeless man sits on the ledge at the Salvation Army store on Rue Notre Dame and hums quietly as I play on another piano that has come up for sale. Arms fiercely crossed, he avoids eye-contact and seems determined not to venture any joy on his wrinkled and unshaven face. I change the melody and suddenly...... I see a hint of a smile. SPRING, with all it's complexities, has arrived !!