The newsletter of the Arts Council Of Northumberland Arts Northumberland
November 12, 2008	The Arts Council Of Northumberland is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life within our community by developing widespread appreciation of, support for and involvement in the arts and culture. This newsletter covers theatre, music, lectures, films, workshops and exhibitions. A separate, edition is devoted to the visual arts and galleries.
the theatre season The Capitol Arts Centre HERE The Park Playhouse HERE First Stages Theatre HERE Northumberland Players HERE The Concert Hall At Victoria Hall HERE Victorian Operetta Society HERE ______________ the concert season Friends Of Music, Port Hope HERE La Jeunesse Youth Choirs HERE La Jeunesse Youth Orchestra HERE Northumb. Orchestra and Choir HERE Oriana Singers HERE _________________ ------------------- Singing And Playing Around Town At The Mill, Cobourg Most Fridays, Shelagh Purcell, piano	ACN Artists Of The Week: Kathryn McHolm – artist “A lifetime of influences and inspirations has led me "to do what I do"- watercolour, draw, garden and work with fibres.” See her work and that of fellow artists at “A Harvest of Christmas Delights” this Saturday and Sunday. Announcement below Shelagh Purcell – musician. Purcell has been instrumental in editing and publishing the diary of her father, a Hong Kong prisoner. Book launch and sale Sunday, November 30^th. Announcement below. From The Arts Council ACN Annual General Meeting Wednesday, November 26th at 7:00pm, the Lawson Gallery Grafton. Come between 6:00pm and 7:00pm, "BYO" - we'll supply the hors d'oeuvres - and enjoy chatting with other members. Calling All Writers Local author book signing and sale, Sunday, November 30^th 1:00 – 4:00 pm in co-operation with the Cobourg Public library. Arts Headlines Oscar and Felix become Olive and Florence Plaid Tidings gets a jump on the Christmas season Three Cantors at St. Peter's 'The Magic Ornament' opens this weekend Port Hope offers rich inspiration for stories What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming Week A Harvest of Christmas Delights Friday, 7:00 -10:00 pm; Saturday & Sunday. Nov.15th &16^th, 10:00 am-5:00 pm The village of Welcome property of Kathryn McHolm, #4749 Cty. Rd. 2, 1 km. north of 401, north of the Town of Port hope Candles light your way to hot cider & a harvest of artist created gifts fibre arts, handmade glass beads (lampworks), cards, handmade soap, beeswax candles, tinwork, spinning and handmade woollen goods, artwork, creative delectables, baskets, natural toiletries, pottery, artist created tree hangers & more. The works of: Veronica Derry, Karen Elmquist, Elizabeth Barlow, Carrie Osborne, Jane Weeks, Kathryn McHolm, Sue Tate, Rebecca Brown & others Saturday & Sunday only take part in GATHERING of the GREENS.Gather up boughs of evergreens for decorating your home for the season.Potted trees, berries,and dried materials will also be available. We can even help you make a wreath. Proceeds from the sale of "greens" (and reds) go to PORT HOPE HERITAGE ECOLOGY GARDEN. all enquiries 905.753.2196 or kathrynsgarden@sympatico.ca Friday Mysteries and More – 2:00 pm Cobourg Public Library Spellbound. 1945. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock with Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman. A case of false identity as a new head takes over at a psychiatric hospital. Playing at the Human Bean, Cobourg Friday, 7:00 pm - Harper John Lend Me A Tenor Friday, 7:30 pm and Sunday, 1:30 pm to December 6^th at the Park Playhouse, Cobourg World famous tenor, Tito Morelli, is to perform OTHELLO for the Cleveland Grand Opera Company. Saunders, the general manager, hopes this will put Cleveland on the operatic map, Morelli is late, and when he arrives it is too late to rehearse with the company. The Odd Couple - Female Version Friday and November 15 at 8:00 pm; with a 2:00 pm matinee on November 15. At The Concert Hall at Victoria Hall. Tickets are $25.00 each or $135.00 for a table of six. Cabaret style- l 905 372-2210 for tickets. Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison that is! Neil Simon's updated version on this contemporary classic looks at life from the female point of view - instead of playing poker as in the original version, the girl friends are invited for an evening of Trivial Pursuit. Forever Plaid - Plaid Tidings Friday, 8:00 pm, Capitol Theatre complete schedule HERE Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings is a brand-new show that offers the best of Forever Plaid tied-up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow on top! Filled with Christmas standards that have all been “Plaid-erized,” our boys are back to do their Christmas Special. At first they aren’t sure why they’ve returned, but a phone call from the heavenly Rosemary Clooney lets them know that they’re needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world. Sprinkled among the Christmas offerings are audience favorites like their riotous three minute and eleven second version of “The Ed Sullivan Show” - this time featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks and The Vienna Boys Choir, and a Plaid Caribbean Christmas which puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis! This is one holiday treat that is truly “heaven-sent!” Christmas - The Magic Ornament November 15 & 16 at 2 pm; (St. John’s United Church, Campbellford) November 22 & 23 at 2 pm; (The Barn) A new Christmas Musical based on an original story by Michael Nitsch.  Original music by Michael Nitsch and Brian Finley Join Victor and his family as their traditional Christmas is transformed when a magical decoration opens up a portal into another world. The Westben Choruses join forces in this choral adaptation of an original story and music by Michael Nitsch. Blending favourite Christmas traditions with an unexpected sense if magic and imagination, the 75 minute production is suitable for the entire family and groups of all ages. Performances at St. John’s are in a comfortable church setting while performances at the Barn require warm winter wear, including footwear. Hot apple cider and propane patio heaters help, but please be advised that The Barn is not insulated. Westben Youth Chorus, Westben Teen Chorus, Westben Festival Chorus Donna Bennett & Brian Finley, directors $15-$30 (Ask about the Family pass) Campbellford, 1-705-653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777 www.westben.ca The Cobourg Gogo Getters present Brad Halls (piano and vocals) and Laura Harp (vocals) Saturday at 7:00 pm at Meet at 66 King East. Tickets $10 available at Meet at 66 King East. “Someone to Watch over Me” Classic Songs of Loving and Caring. Also Silent Auction. Details of the silent auction at www.gogogetters.com. Shane Yellowbird Saturday, 8:00 pm at the Park Playhouse, Cobourg Country Music Award Winner & Canada's very own Country Music Star Shane Yellowbird. Brideshead Revisited Sunday, 4:00 pm, The Mall Cinema Cobourg A film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel by the same title, written in 1945. An evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-WWII era. Starring: Matthew Goode, Hayley Atwell, Ben Whishaw, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon Directed by: Julian Jarrold Spirit Dancers Sunday, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, the Fusion Yoga Studio, 210 Willmott St., Unit 5, Cobourg. We are dancing one of the six songs that changed our world - music/dance of friendship. For more info: Astrid at achudson@sympatico.ca, website: http://www.cbgscdance.wetpaint.com Monday Musicals Matinees – 2:00 pm - at the Cobourg Public Library De Lovely, US, 2004, Directed by Irwin Winkler. Kevin Kline, AshleyJudd. Cole Porter musical biopic. Northumberland Players Annual General Meeting Monday 7:00 pm The FireHall Theatre, 213 Second St. Cobourg anyone interested in getting involved in community theatre is welcome Tuesday Classic Movie Matinées – 2:00 pm – at the Port Hope Public Library My Favorite Year (1982). A dissolute matinee idol from the Thirties must be kept in line long enough to appear on a live TV variety show.  Heartwarming and charming, Peter O'Toole at his elegant best. Letters from the Western Front - East Durham Historical Society Wednesday7:30 pm, Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority, 2216 County Rd. 28, Port Hope, across from Comfort Inn.East Durham Historical Society hosts writer Rae Fleming, Research Associate at the Frost Centre, Trent U. Dr. Fleming will speak about his latest book, The Wartime Letters of Leslie and Cecil Frost 1915-1919. Free Admission. Ron Getz at 905 797-2247 Poetry and Music and Conversation and Wine Thursday, 7:30 pm, Meet at 66 King Street East (cafe), Cobourg, featuring readings by Stuart Ross, Deb Panko and Roy Kempton. Nudes And Neutrons – The Northumberland Learning Connection Thursday, 7:00 pm at the Davies Centre, Trinity College School, Port Hope The Northumberland Learning Connection's lecture series, Nudes & Neutrons: Leaps of Imagination in Art & Science, The series takes place on six Thursday evenings, with five lectures, and the film, Sketches of Frank Gehry. Experiencing Science in Novels and the Theatre, is presented by Keith Oatley, professor emeritus of cognitive psychology, University of Toronto, and author. In his novel The Case of Emily V. Freud and Sherlock Holmes work on the same case. This lecture will look at fictional works which enable the general reader to enter the minds of scientists. On November 21, Keith Oakley will present a morning seminar, Imagination in Science and in Literature.Single lecture tickets $25.  For series tickets or more information, call Joanne Bonebakker at 905-349-3402, or visit www.northumberlandlearningconnection.ca At The Oasis, Cobourg Wednesday – 7:00 pm – tba At The Mill, Cobourg Thursday – 7:00 pm – Born Yesterday What’s Coming At The Opera Live From The Met -La Damnation de Faust (New Production) – Berlioz Saturday, November 22, 1:00 pm Robert Lepage, one of theater’s most imaginative directors, applies his artistry to Berlioz’s contemplation of good and evil. Using projections, Lepage has created a vision for La Damnation de Faust that seamlessly marries art and technology. Marcello Giordani stars in the title role opposite Susan Graham as Marguerite and John Relyea as Méphistophélès. James Levine conducts this rarely staged masterwork. Conductor: James Levine; Production: Robert Lepage; Susan Graham, Marcello Giordani, John Relyea What’s Coming – At The Lectures, Readings and Book Launches The Cobourg and District Historical Society: T.J. Dahmer: "Camp 30 Bowmanville" Tuesday, November 25th, 8:00 pm, Citizens' Forum at Victoria Hall. Visitors $5.00 “Changing Ways” Book Launch Friday, Nov 28th, 7:30 pm at "Meet at 66 King East"66 King Street E., Cobourg, the The book launch of an anthology of 6 Northumberland writers: Shane Joseph and Brian Mullally of Cobourg, Fran O'Hara and Jean Benitz of Port Hope, and Len D'agostino and Patricia Calder of Colborne. The publisher is Hidden Brook Press of Brighton. Entry fee of $13.00 pays for a copy of the book or any other HBP book. Book launch special price at the door only. For further information about the book go to: http://www.hiddenbrookpress.com/b-ChangingWays.html Book Launch and Sale - A Hong Kong Diary Revisited - The Family Remembers Sunday, November 30^th , 2:00 – 4:00 pm , the Mill Restaurant Cobourg. The book was edited in part by Shelagh Purcell, the daughter of Lieut. Corrigan In 1941, Lieutenant Leonard B. Corrigan was among the nearly 2,000 Canadians sent by their government to defend Hong Kong. The battle lasted 17 days and the survivors spent the next three and a half years as prisoners of war of the Japanese. This is the diary kept by Lieutenant Corrigan during those years, the story of who he was, the family he left at home, and his life when he returned to Canada. What’s Coming? - At The Theatre The Capitol 2008 Fall Season This November the Port Hope Festival Theatre will be presenting Forever Plaid - Plaid Tidings which brings back the "Plaid Tidings" crew in a wonderful new Christmas musical. Then in December the "7th Annual Christmas Panto", Hansel & Gretel. Filled with comedy, music and mayhem this show has become a family tradition over the years The Only Christmas Pageant In Town – The Northumberland Players Youtheatre Saturday, November 22^nd - public performance 2:00 pm the Victoria Concert Hall Every year, the commanding Olive Green directs the Christmas pageant for the Little Church in the Vale, but there is always something missing. Trying to get it right this year, she hires the flashy Hollywood Theater of Peace and Tidings of Great Joy Traveling Troupe with their real feather angel wings, a band and a camel! But when a snowstorm keeps Hollywood out, Olive's friends convince her to create a pageant with the church members already there. Everyone wants in on the act, from the feuding church board members who suddenly discover harmony to the women's auxiliary singing tidings of comfort and pie. There are also the people at the church seeking shelter from the storm, but something is still missing, even with the arrival of three wisemen—Allen, Fred and George Wiseman, that is! Not even the children's choir joining forces with Ole Olsen's polka band can fill the emptiness Olive feels until a wise custodian tells her exactly what she is missing. The best-loved songs of Christmas and a sweet, funny story filled with memorable characters combine to teach a gentle lesson—Christmas is not in the flash and the feathers but in the true gift of that holy night so long ago. Marigold's Wings November 29th, 7:00 pm, Warkworth Centre For The Arts. A magical play for children aged 5-10, based on the award-winning book by Vlasta van Kampen, it tells the story of the migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico. 705-924-1230 What’s Coming? - At The Concerts Three Cantors’ Concert Friday, November 21, 7:30 pm, St. Peter’s Cobourg. Peter Wall, William Cliff and David Pickett are Canadian Anglican Priests who, with accompanist Maestro Angus Sinclair, sing to benefit The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (Huron Hunger Fund), seeking lasting solutions to world hunger through sustainable development. Tickets in the Church office or 905-372-3442.$20.00, seniors and students $15.00. Rita MacNeil's Christmas Saturday, November 29th- 2:00 & 7:00 pm at the Park Playhouse. “There were many warm memories that filled my heart when I started to write my Christmas songs, and it was truly a labour of love.” "Home For The Holidays", Sunday, November 30, 3:00 pm, Port Hope United Church. - La Jeunesse Youth Orchestra kicks off the 10th season Tickets are $15, $12 for students, or $40 for a family pass of 4 tickets, at www.ljyo.ca, at the Cameco Capitol Arts Centre in Port Hope, and at Victoria Hall in Cobourg. The Oriana Singers Present ‘Wassail , Wassail’ Dec 13, 7:30 pm and December 14, 2:00 pm, Victoria Hall Concert Hall, Cobourg Here we come a-wassailing with wine, hot cider, desserts and general good cheer, including a carol sing-a-long with a rousing “Twelve Days of Christmas” table competition!! Join us again or come for your first Wassail to see what you’ve been missing in previous years. You can’t help but get into the Christmas spirit at an Oriana Singers Wassail in the rich heritage setting of Victoria Hall. A portion of the proceeds from these two concerts will be donated to: Keystone House. Reserved cabaret seating. Tickets are $35 What’s Coming – At The Festivals tba What’s On–Classes And Workshops For a complete listing of workshops, classes and lessons, please click HERE New At ‘Ganaraska Art & Framing’, Port Hope 905-885-1323 Ted Amsden is Teaching Photography Basic Drawing / Acrylic / Water Color Techniques with Stewart Syrett Digital Scrapbooking with Danielle Boughen Basic Drawing & Watercolor Course for Young People with Hilda Van Netten What’s Coming – At The Shows and Exhibitions tba What’s Coming? – At The Movies NFS FALL SEASON 2008 - Northumberland Mall Theatres at 4 00 p.m. October 5^th - The Visitor; October 19^th - The Stone Angel; November 2^nd - Amal November 16^th - Brideshead Revisited; The last two Fall Season dates are: December 7, 2008 and January 11, 2009. PRICE: $40 for each package of 6 tickets BONUS: First 40 packages sold will receive one free single movie ticket What’s On – At The Competitions tba
Arts Council Of Northumberland Notes And News The ACN provides a unique opportunity for individual members to get known on the Internet by providing a free web page with membership. Click here to visit a typical page. Please visit our Membership Application page to apply.	Members’ Billboard From Shane Joseph: I am happy to announce that my second work of fiction Fringe Dwellers is launching this month. Full details are on my website at www.shanejoseph.com. Advance copies can be ordered via my website or the via the publisher Hidden Brook Press at www.hiddenbrookpress.com. The book will be available in local bookstores shortly after the official launch later this month. Local writer, Linda Hutsell-Manning's award winning short story, "One Friday Night" has been published by Freefall Magazine and is available at The Avid Reader bookstore in the Midtown Mall on Division St. in Cobourg. Step Into the Spotlight! Come SING with Northumberland Chorus every Monday night from 7 to 10 pm, Golden Plough Auditorium, Cobourg. During September, the Chorus invites women of all ages to join them for three weeks of free singing lessons and vocal coaching plus a six-week trial membership. Read More HERE This newsletter is edited by Walter Luedtke. Please send any notices or comments to wluedtke@cogeco.ca.