{"id":2603,"date":"2013-06-14T23:14:18","date_gmt":"2013-06-15T03:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=2603"},"modified":"2013-06-14T23:14:18","modified_gmt":"2013-06-15T03:14:18","slug":"dont-miss-melindas-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/dont-miss-melindas-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t miss Melinda&#8217;s Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes the extraordinary is right in front of us, perhaps a rare butterfly drying itself on a twig. We miss it, and it is gone. Such a gem is the wonderful art exhibition, Melinda\u2019s Room, currently on view free at the Aurora Cultural Centre.<br \/>\nMelinda\u2019s art speaks to us of the pain of her bi-polar illness and eventual suicide at a young age that would separate her from her dear son, and wonderful parents and sister, as well as the hell of unremitting depression.<br \/>\nThe exhibition has several components. The paintings, and multi-media show us Melinda\u2019s self-portrait in various aspects, as well as the underclass of people she worked with on the streets of Toronto for many years. This exhibition is the voice of these people as well.<br \/>\nIn addition, there are several binders of poignant and often difficult correspondence between Melinda and her mother, and her letters to her pre-school age son cared for by Melinda\u2019s parents.  These letters are not to be overlooked if you view the exhibit.<br \/>\nSome of the Cultural Centre staff are saying that Melinda\u2019s Room may be the most important exhibition the Cultural Centre has mounted thus far but hurry, this particular \u2018butterfly\u2019 is scheduled to fly away on June 15.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Malcolm Watts<br \/>\nNewmarket<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2603&amp;t=Don%E2%80%99t%20miss%20Melinda%E2%80%99s%20Room&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2603&amp;p[images][0]=&amp;p[title]=Don%E2%80%99t%20miss%20Melinda%E2%80%99s%20Room\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2603&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Don%E2%80%99t%20miss%20Melinda%E2%80%99s%20Room&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F2603\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes the extraordinary is right in front of us, perhaps a rare butterfly drying itself on a twig. 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