Pre-eminent Calgary theatre director, actor and writer, Joyce Doolittle, has been awarded the Order of Canada for “contributing to the advancement of theatre in Calgary through her pioneering efforts as a performer, teacher and leader.” Joyce, who turns 90 this spring, came to Calgary with her husband Quenten in the 1960s. “At the time, there […]
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Mary Fenwick to Add Special Touch to Mount Royal’s Sounds of the Season
Mary Fenwick doesn’t have time to sit around. The energetic 91-year-old is too busy learning the piano, going to concerts and taking art classes. When she first arrived at United’s Active Living’s Garrison Green community five years ago, Mary rediscovered her love of piano. She hadn’t touched a piano in more than 30 years, but […]
A Tribute to an Inspirational Couple
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – poet Robert Frost. They met at Ithaca College in New York, married and came to Calgary in 1960 with their four children. Quenten Doolittle worked at the University of Calgary teaching strings and theory […]
