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Join us for a fantastic evening with Gary Farmer. He will shareÌýabout his acting career & play some music.

Date: Tuesday, November 4
Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Â鶹ÉçÇø Commons

GARY FARMER BIO

Gary Farmer is an actor and musician, born on Six Nations along the Grand River, Ohsweken, Ontario. He is widely recognized as a pioneer in the development of Indigenous media in Canada and was the founding director of an urban Indian radio network,Ìý. He also publishedÌýAboriginal Voices MagazineÌýfrom 1993 – 2003.

Gary began performing on stage, working in theater from 1975 – 1987 in Canada. Winning Dora Mavor for best new play in 1989 for Tomson Highway’s,ÌýDry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing.

Gary has been nominated for threeÌýIndependent Spirit Awards for Best Supporting Male in the films:ÌýPowwow HighwayÌý(1989);ÌýÌýÌý(1995) which won the1996 European Academy Award for Best Foreign Film; andÌýSmoke SignalsÌý(1998).

He has also directed several popular short films, both independent and for television, and was the executive producer and a director of the APTN entertainment seriesÌýBuffalo Tracks.

Recent credits include series regular onÌýResident Alien, Reservation Dogs, The English, The CurseÌýand Independent films:ÌýQuantum Cowboys, Blood Quantum, The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw, Run Woman Run, Hey Viktor!, An Ode for LeviticusÌýandÌýMajor Barbara.

Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers album,ÌýFool For Love, won Best Americana Album at the 2023 New Mexico Music Awards.ÌýSing That SongÌýreached #5 on the Top 40 Indigenous Music Countdown in Canada.

The Troublemakers 7th album,ÌýLucky 7, released June 12, 2023, on Gary’s 70th birthday, features original cover artwork by Travis Shilling.ÌýGary Farmer and The Troublemakers All Stars, featuring two-time Juno Award winner Derek Miller, toured Ontario, Canada July, 2023.

Gary is in the studio recording three new songs to soon be featured on a new album. The Troublemakers’ music can be found on Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube.