BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:From Rotarian John Smale: Join us for a casual evening of conv ersation and Rotarian fellowship with Zubin Gillespie and Kim Fedore. They will talk about the positivity of investment and participation in the dow ntown and how they see a bright future.   Following is a snapshot of my f riends that I culled from a article in Watershed Magazine on the opening o f the Blue Violin (formerly O’Connors Jewellers) - just one of their pro jects in downtown. Kim and Zubin met as musicians and became business par tners and globetrotting antique dealers – and eventually a couple lookin g for a building to save. They fell in love with the Belleville location a s well as the area\, and they injected that love and artistic mojo into a number projects on historic Front St at a time when Belleville is losing h istoric buildings at an alarming rate.   As a young boy\, Zubin was alrea dy building things and working with his hands. His construction and restor ation journey began at fifteen by cleaning brick in Vancouver’s Gastown district. He attended art school and shortly after built his first home of timber and stone. After he completed a restoration project for the histor ic town of Barkerville\, music beckoned and he joined a gypsy jazz band\; however\, he also had the wanderlust. As Zubin explains\, “After a caree r in music\, I began travelling to Asia in 1991 and did not stop until 201 1. I went to Southeast Asia for silk\, India\, China and Mongolia for furn iture and architecture\, and Afghanistan and Central Asia for antique carp ets and textiles.”   Kim was a smart\, active child who loved academia. She was born in Calgary into a family immersed in their community. She la ter moved to Dallas\, eventually living in seven cities as a graphic desig ner\, writer and antique collector who was especially fond of textiles and rugs. She too has made many treks to India\, China and Berlin. Kim explai ns\, “Our background as antique dealers is the cornerstone of developing the style of interior design that you see in Blue Violin and our other re novations.” DTEND:20260430T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260518T093100Z DTSTART:20260430T213000Z LOCATION:Capers Restaurant SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:The Evening Meeting UID:f79af2a8-5f8d-4303-9222-cc6cee6c4c55 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
From Rotarian \; John Smale:
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Join us for a casual evening of conversation and Rotarian fellows hip with Zubin Gillespie and Kim Fedore. They will talk about the positivi ty of investment and participation in the downtown and how they see a brig ht future.
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Following is a snapshot of my friends that I culled from a article in Watershed Magazine on the openi ng of the Blue Violin (formerly O&rsquo\;Connors Jewellers) - just one of their projects in downtown.
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Kim and Zubin met as musicians and became busi ness partners and globetrotting antique dealers &ndash\; and eventually a couple looking for a building to save. They fell in love with the Bellevil le location as well as the area\, and they injected that love and artistic mojo into a number projects on historic Front St at a time when Bellevill e is losing historic buildings at an alarming rate.
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As a young boy\, Zubin was already building things and working with h is hands. His construction and restoration journey began at fifteen by cle aning brick in Vancouver&rsquo\;s Gastown district. He attended art school and shortly after built his first home of timber and stone. After he comp leted a restoration project for the historic town of Barkerville\, music b eckoned and he joined a gypsy jazz band\; however\, he also had the wander lust. As Zubin explains\, &ldquo\;After a career in music\, I began travel ling to Asia in 1991 and did not stop until 2011. I went to Southeast Asia for silk\, India\, China and Mongolia for furniture and architecture\, an d Afghanistan and Central Asia for antique carpets and textiles.&rdquo\;
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Kim was a smart\, active child who loved academi a. She was born in Calgary into a family immersed in their community. She later moved to Dallas\, eventually living in seven cities as a graphic des igner\, writer and antique collector who was especially fond of textiles a nd rugs. She too has made many treks to India\, China and Berlin. Kim expl ains\, &ldquo\;Our background as antique dealers is the cornerstone of dev eloping the style of interior design that you see in Blue Violin and our o ther renovations.&rdquo\;
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