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ACN Authors
Of The Week:
Mark Clement, Linda Hutsell-Manning,
and Ron Waddling
are among the local authors who will be signing books and whose work will be on
sale just in time for unique Christmas gifts on Sunday,
November 30th, 1:00 – 4:00 pm at
the Cobourg Public Library.
From The
Arts Council
Are you the “Unkown Artist”? A free webpage is included in your $20.00 membership in the Arts
Council of Northumberland. For more info click HERE
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 30th 1:00 – 4:00 pm in
co-operation with the Cobourg Public library.
Dance Ontario: Information On Dance Activities In Northumberland Wanted
Any or all of the following: Festivals, Musicals, Visiting
dance artists performing and/or teaching workshops, Extra-curricular dance
after school, Dance in curriculum, Student matinee field trips [please tell
us who the artist and/or presenter is], School dance recitals, Competitions. You
can submit this information to: Jessica Westermann,
Program Manager, jessica@danceontario.ca or
Rosslyn Jacob Edwards,
Executive Director, rcj@danceontario.ca.
The Forsyth review: Plaid Tidings - It’s a
fun show with some great bits
This weekend is your last chance to see Plaid
Tidings at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope. Your last chance to see Sparky,
Smudge, Franky and Jinx come down from heaven,
where they’ve been since the 1960s, to play 50s and 60s music in a Christmas
concert. In the sixties the four lads, musicians and huge Beatle fans, were
on a bus on their way to see their heroes on the Ed Sullivan show. Sadly the
bus crashed and the four lads went to heaven. They came back briefly a few
years ago to do a show called Forever Plaid, the show they never got to do in
real life. Plaid Tidings is the sequel and the Christmas concert that starts
off the season at the Capitol.
It’s a fun show with some great bits –
particularly the “Calypso Christmas” and “The Ed Sullivan
Show”. And the accompaniment, provided by Susan Tanner on piano and Richard
Homme on bass, is simply wonderful. Susan is the
only person I have ever seen play the drums on the
piano. You have to see her do it to know what I mean.
The next Christmas fun at Cameco
Capitol Arts Centre will be the 7th annual Christmas Panto:
Hansel & Gretel. It runs from December 6th to 21st and will be a hoot. For tickets to Plaid
Tidings and the panto call the box office at
905.885.1071.
Arts Headlines
Artist hopes to open eyes with fibre arts show
Fibre artist Peggy Mersereau works mostly with reclaimed wools and silks,
collecting old sweaters from consignment stores and donations and using the
fabric to make necklaces, scarves, brooches, wool sculptures and other works
of art
Three Cantors
at St. Peter's
A rollicking fun-filled evening of marvellous music ranging from beloved ancient music of
the church to spirituals, folk songs and the best of Broadway, along with
witty dialogue, will be presented by these three Anglican parish priests from
southwestern Ontario. They last performed at St. Peter's in May 2007 to a
delighted capacity house.
What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming
Week
Friday Mysteries and More – 2:00 pm Cobourg Public Library
Random Harvest. 1942. Directed
by Mervyn LeRoy. Ronald
Colman and Greer Garson. Drama. A World War I veteran with amnesia starts a
new life and a new family. But an accident brings back his past and wipes out
the present.
Playing at the Human Bean, Cobourg
Friday, 7:00 pm - Ruth Wilkinson
local piano player and singer soothes the soul with her sweet sounds
Lend Me A Tenor
Friday, 7:30 pm and Sunday, 1:30 pm to December 6th 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.
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.
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!”
Designer Show And Sale
Saturday, 10:00 -3:00 pm. at "Meet at 66
King" and "Edward's next door". Handcrafted designs by local
artisans: fashion, jewellery, art, embroidery, porcelain to stimulate the
senses and delight the eye
Live From The Met -La Damnation de Faust (New
Production) – Berlioz
Saturday, 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
The Only Christmas Pageant In Town – The
Northumberland Players Youtheatre
Saturday, 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.
Cecilia Ignatieff and
Soprano Heather Stubbs In Concert
Sunday, 7:00 pm 821 Dingman Road, Castleton. Hungarian Dances for piano by Brahms, 5 Songs
without Words for piano by Mendlessohn, Various
Folk Songs and Art Songs for voice and piano pieces by Aaron Copeland and
Kurt Weill. Please
call 905.344.7452 to reserve your space. Seats are $30, or two for
$50, with all proceeds to be donated to the Northumberland/Quinte West
Federal Green Party, admission payable at the door. More HERE
'One-of-a-kind' Market
Readiness Workshop by Paul Portelli (Community
Futures Development)
Monday, 9:00
am,
The Best Western Cobourg, 'Ballroom B'.
One-day workshop for artists
and artisans interested in expanding their market to retail and trade shows.
Cost $20 includes lunch and a workbook. Register– Kris
Duncan 905-372-8315, ext.241
Monday Musicals Matinees – 2:00 pm - at the Cobourg Public Library
All That Jazz, US, 1979, Directed by Bob
Fosse. Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange Semi-fictional
biography of Bob Fosse.
Tuesday
Classic Movie Matinées – 2:00 pm – at the Port Hope Public Library
Annie Hall (1977).
Relive your favourite moments while Woody Allen and Diane Keaton
talk it up in of of Allen's finest 'nervous
romances
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
Nudes And Neutrons – The Northumberland Learning
Connection
Thursday, 7:00 pm at the
Davies Centre, Trinity College
School, Port Hope
FREE Event: It includes the movie by director Sydney
Pollack, Sketches of Frank Gehry,
which explores the architect's thinking about form, space and the construction
of the extraordinary buildings he has designed, including the newly re-opened
Art Gallery of Ontario. Following the movie, Bob Moss, Port Hope based
engineer, will discuss his collaborations with Gehry
on the Art Gallery of Ontario and other major projects.
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 Broadcasts “Live From The Met”
Thaïs (New Production) – Massenet
Saturday, December 20, 12:00 pm
(Sung in French)
Renée Fleming stars as the Egyptian courtesan in
search of spiritual sustenance. Thomas Hampson is the
monk who falls from grace. Massenet’s sensual
opera is presented in a new production by John Cox. Conductor: Jesús López-Cobos; Production:
John Cox; Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Michael Schade
What’s
Coming – At The Lectures, Readings and Book Launches
“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 30th
, 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
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
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.”
The Big Easy 7 - Swing and Sway the Big Easy Way
Saturday, November 29th, 8:00 pm,
The Concert Hall at Victoria Hall, Led by Chris Devlin, enjoy the talents of Lee Batchelor, Don Dawson, Frank Gallimore,
Beth Hunt, Scott Lean, George Lee, P.J. LeConte and
Darren Strongman. Tickets are $15.00 per show or purchase the
whole series for $50.00 (+GST). Call the Box Office to reserve your spot. For
more information, please visit www.bigeasy7.com.
"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.
A Child's Christmas In Port Hope - a story of
fifty years ago.
Saturday December 6th, 7.30 pm St Mark's Anglican
Church, 51 King Street in
Port Hope. St Mark's Church Choir is
again presenting a pre-Christmas concert of popular and sacred music, based
around a dramatic reading of "A Child's Christmas in Port Hope" by
local writer Pat Bryan, read by the author
himself. The concert features the St Mark's choir and bell-ringers, directed
by organist Randy Mills, FRCCO, performances
by 'Simply Strings', under the direction of Deborah Henderson, the guitar and
voices of Kelly and Warren Ambrose, and others. Music will include O
Christmas Tree, Good King Wenceslaus, O Little Town
of Bethlehem and other seasonal favourites. Christmas refreshments will follow the
concert, and copies of "A Child's Christmas in Port Hope', signed by the
author, will be available for purchase. Tickets are $10 each ($5 for children
12 and under) $20 for a family. Phone (905) 373-0867 for details and tickets.
"Christmas
Wonderland" – Northumberland
Orchestra And Choir
Sunday, December 7, 3:00 pm
at Trinity United
Church, 15
Chapel Street, Cobourg, This light-hearted start
to the Festive Season includes the Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, Delius' Sleigh Ride, together with other pieces, ending
with a Christmas Sing-along.
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 Auditions
Auditions – Brighton Barn Theatre - Over the River and Through the Woods
This play is a comedy about family relationships,
specifically, intergenerational ones. Required are 3 men and 3 women between
the ages of 25 and 75. Come out and see if there is a part for which you
would be perfect!
Auditions will will
be held Sunday, November 30 at 2:00 pm and Monday, December 1 at 7:00 pm; Rehearsals will
begin in February. Performances are from April 17th to May 2nd.
What’s
On–Classes And Workshops
Northumberland Hook and Needles Guild.
This friendly, creative group of knitters meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each Month! First Thursday is
“Knitter-Knatter”, including: Business
Meeting, Treasurer’s Report, Library Exchange, Knitting News, Show and
Tell. Bring your knitting to share, discuss and inspire! The 3rd Thursday
includes: Presentation of a Topic of interest, Show and Tell, Questions &
answers, Problem Solving and Library Exchange.
Dec. 18/08 Kindness Incentive Celebration; Jan.
22/09Website:Yarn, Info., Patterns
Feb. 19/09 Slipstitch Knitting; Mar. 19/09
Blocking Tips; Apr. 16/09 Cowichan Sweaters; May
21/09 Magic Loop Knitting; June 18/09 Knitting Challenge Finale
For a complete listing of all workshops, classes
and lessons, on our website, 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, Exhibitions and Tours
Textiles Showcase
Saturday, November 29th and 30th, 12:00 – 5:00 pm
at 22 Barrett Street,
Port Hope. The newly formed Textile Collective (Veronica
Derry, Susan MacDonald, Melodie Massey, Peggy Mersereau and Alice Vander Vennen)
will showcase their work. 905 885 6224. 10% of sales to go to local food banks
Kawartha Potters Guild 12th Juried Christmas Show & Sale
Friday, November 28th, 4:00 -9:00 pm; Saturday, 10:00 – 5:00 pm; Sunday, 11:00 – 5:00 pm, Lions Community Centre, Peterborough.
247 Burnham St, just
south of Hunter St,
featuring some of the regions best potters and clay artists. Original
functional & decorative work. Stoneware, Porcelain, Raku
& Smoke-Fired techniques.
DEMOS, DOOR PRIZE, FREE ADMISSION. Free parking,
wheelchair accessible
Christmas in Cobourg House Tour
November 29th, 10:00 am and 4:00 pm
Six Cobourg and area homes, all decked out in their Christmas finery, will be
featured on this very popular tour. Proceeds to local charitable
organizations. Tickets are $20.00 and have sold out in previous years. Tickets
are available at the Box Office, Cobourg Tourism office at Dressler House, the Buttermilk Café and Northumberland
Central Chamber of Commerce in the Northumberland Mall
What’s
Coming? –
At The Movies
NFS FALL SEASON 2008 - Northumberland Mall
Theatres at 4 00 p.m.
October 5th - The Visitor; October 19th - The Stone
Angel; November 2nd - Amal
November 16th - 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
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