Last month, Franco-Ontarian singer-songwriter Janie Ren\u00e9e announced the launch of her fourth album, Inesperado. To celebrate, she\u2019s hosting a live music event at Accent Meubles Furniture Store, 5676 Highway 34, in Vankleek Hill. Tickets are $20 and will include a copy of the album, free food and drinks, and a live music performance by Janie Ren\u00e9e herself. In collaboration with several well-known Brazilian artists from Rio de Janeiro, along with several Brazilian-Canadian artists from right here in Canada, Ren\u00e9e will bring a taste of Brazilian culture and togetherness to listeners.<\/p>\n
She says she planned the event because she wanted to do something unique for the album launch, something nobody had ever done before, like launch a music album in a furniture store. She also thought this would tie in with the themes of the album nicely.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know how this pandemic has brought about this darkness? How everybody\u2019s tired and cranky? I wanted to bring sunshine into it,\u201d Ren\u00e9e said. \u201cI wanted people to remember the joy in their life. Things that are inherently so beautiful that you can\u2019t forget about them. So telling someone, for example, that you love someone in capital letters. Does it matter if you say it in capital letters? Well yeah! Today if you write in capital letters, people think you\u2019re angry, you\u2019re shouting. But what if I\u2019m shouting out my love? Could that be beautiful?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ren\u00e9e was born in St. Eugene and went to school in Vankleek Hill. She has been surrounded by music and the arts her entire life, beginning her professional career at 11-years-old in an arts troupe started by her childhood piano teacher. She was the first Franco-Ontarian artist to win Radio Canada\u2019s Ontario Pop, broadcasted live from Confederation Park, and is heavily involved in community projects involving the arts, especially for high school students.<\/p>\n
Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8MDJ5RXAV3A3W. Masks will be required, and guests are encouraged to bring flip flops or other sandals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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