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ACN Artist
Of The Week:
Mary Talbot
– photographer. Talbot is showing her work along with ACN member Mary McEwan
at Journey Through The Arts in Port Hope. Meet the artists at the reception
on Saturday, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
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
Look for
details of an ACN-sponsored weekend workshop on
‘grantsmanship’.
There will be another ACN Meet and
Greet at the Oak Heights Winery in February. Date to be announced.
Arts Headlines
Northumberland artists share
“Inner Reflection” at Port Hope Gallery”
Brighton Arts Council to help
downtown shopping
Come a-wassailing with Oriana
Singers and help Keystone House
Winter
Film Festival an all-Canadian event
Panto
Fairy tale takes twist for holidays
What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming
Week
PA Day Programme At The Cobourg
Public Library
Friday, 1:00 – 3:00 pm Enjoy seasonal crafts and the
movie “Shrek the Halls”. Ages
6-12. Registration $2.00. This is one craft not to be missed!
Friday Mysteries and More – 2:00 pm Cobourg Public Library
The Manchurian Candidate.
1962. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet
Leigh and Angela Lansbury. A chilling and smart combination of thriller and
political satire as a brainwashed Korean War “hero” returns to
the United
States
on a mission.
Port Hope Library Open House
Friday, 9:00 am, Christmas
Open House
9:30 am Bill
Slavin, award-winning children's illustrator
10:30 am Melody
Crowe, First Nations story-teller
1:30 pm Jean Rae Baxter,
Red Maple Award nominated author of The Way Lies North and the new book
Looking for Cardenio
2:30 Pat Bryan,
local author, reads A Child's Christmas in Port Hope. Mr. Bryan will also be
reading at St. Mark's Church Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 6th, at 6:30 pm.
3:30 Farley Mowat
reads from his new book Otherwise.
4:30 Ed Greenwood
reads from J.K. Rowling's new book Tales of the Beetle Bard.
Refreshments - Kids' Crafts -
Book sales and author signings
Playing at the Human Bean, Cobourg
Friday, 7:00 pm - tba
Lend Me A Tenor – Only two shows left!
Friday and Saturday, 7:30 pm 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 Essentials"
Friday, 7:30 pm at the
Capitol. This four piece acapella doo/wop group provides a high-energy, entertaining and fun-filled show to help
kick off the Christmas Season
Flora: Fragile Habitats, Declining
Ecosystems Julie Aubin & Darlene Benner at the Art
Gallery of Northumberland,
Cobourg
Opening Reception, Saturday, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
“Inner Reflections”
at The Journey Through the Arts Gallery, Port Hope
Opening Reception, Saturday, December 6th,
6.00 to 9:00 pm, painters Mary McEwan, James Stubbs and Tannice Goddard,
fibre artist Peggy Mersereau and photographer Mary Talbot.
"Hansel & Gretel"
December 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st
at the Capitol
The 6th Annual Family Christmas Fairy Tale allows
you to cheer at the heroes
and boo at the villains. Great
fun for all. Matinee & Evening Performances. MORE
Handel’s Messiah
Saturday, 7:00 pm St.
John’s United Church,
Campbellford. Performed by S. John’s Choir and Friends. Directed by:
Ron Greidanus, harpsichordist and Artistic Director of Georgetown Bach Chorale;
Soprano: Kim McNeil; Mezzo Soprano: Kim Dafoe; Tenor : Tom Sharpe Bass:
Blaine Sharpe, free will offering, information: (705) 653-2283
A Child's Christmas In Port Hope - a story of
fifty years ago.
Saturday, 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. Tickets are $10 each
($5 for children 12 and under) $20 for a family. Phone (905) 373-0867 for
details and tickets.
Michelle Wright
Sunday, 1:00 pm at the Park Playhouse
Michelle Wright is one of
Canada’s most widely recognized country singers with over 30 major
music industry awards to her credit, a string of 25 Top Ten hits on radio,
including seven Number One singles, and nearly 2 million albums sold in North
America.
"Christmas
Wonderland" – Northumberland
Orchestra And Choir
Sunday, 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.
Northumberland Film
Sundays - Bottleshock
Sunday, 4:00 pm, The Mall Cinema
Shot on location in the breathtakingly
beautiful Northern California wine region, Bottle Shock is the
true story of an upstart band of wine makers and their dream of winning the
historical 1976 blind wine tasting in Paris. Novice vintner Jim Barrett
(Bill Pullman) risked everything to realize his dream of creating the perfect
hand-crafted California Chardonnay. Meanwhile in Paris, struggling wine seller Steven
Spurrier (Alan Rickman) is planning a publicity stunt to help his floundering
shop.
Monday Musicals Matinees – 2:00 pm - at the Cobourg Public Library
The Buena Vista Social Club, 1999, (Cuba) 1h 45m,col,
Directed by Wim Wenders. Compay
Segundo, Eliades Ochoa, Ibrahim Ferrer. Documentary on Cuban music
A Life Of Christmas
Monday, 7:00 pm, The Concert Hall at Victoria Hall. Students, past
students and teachers of Don't Fret Guitar Instruction as well as some very
special guest artists, including: vocalists Canadian
icon George Olliver (founding member of The Five Rogues, Mandala, and Natural
Gas), Elizabeth Storms and R. L. Stephenson, Mark Sanders and Justin
Kleinschroth (upright and electric bass). Guitarists include Lorne K.
Hemmerling, Oliver Trefrey, Jake Humber, Jim Killam, Dan Langridge, Robert
Stothart, Noah Lambert and Dylan Keen.
"Barra MacNeils - A Celtic Christmas"
Wednesday, December 10th, 8:00 pm
at the Capitol
A Celtic Christmas is a musical potpourri of
traditional MacNeil family favourites
www.barramacneils.com/
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”
Thaďs (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
The Fall
Friday, December 19th, 7:00 pm, 66 King Street East,
Cobourg. Words and music including verses from Paradise
Lost celebrating the 400th anniversary of the birth of John Milton. Tickets $20.00 Include coffee and dessert.
Tickets available at 66 King. A benefit performance for Habitat for Humanity
Northumberland
Seating is limited. Music from Phillip Hughes, Cathy
Lyons, Greg Ward.
Readers
Wernfrid Döll, Andrew Gregg, Eric Winter, Erin Thompson
Andrew Gregg Lectures at the Art Gallery of Northumberland
January 26th continuing into
February, 7:00 pm. The topics : comparative landscape painting (Canadian and
Australian style), Bernini and the Baroque, Matisse and his influence, and
modernity and cathedral art.Tickets are $10 per lecture or $35 for all four.
For more information, contact the gallery at 905-372-03
What’s Coming? - At The Theatre And Dance
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
"Hansel & Gretel"
December 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st
at the Capitol
The 6th Annual family Christmas Fairy Tale allows
you to cheer at the heroes
and boo at the villains. Great
fun for all. Matinee & Evening Performances
What’s
Coming? - At The Concerts
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
Shelter Valley Shapenote
Singer
Sunday, December 14th, 7:00 -
9:00 p.m. at the Lawless Gallery, 10831 Hwy. 2 in Grafton. Because we're in a
festive mood, there will be cookies and other holiday treats! We sing early
American harmony from the Sacred Harp tradition. All voices and all ages are
welcome, and no previous experience is necessary. Cost is a free-will
offering to assist in paying for the use of the wonderful gallery space.
To learn more about the shape-note tradition, visit http://www.fasola.org .
"Cheryl Dunn - Emmanuel White
Christmas"
Sunday, December 14th, 7:00 pm
at the Capitol
Cheryl's Christmas Show with the Sweet Adelines
www.cheryldunn.com/
"John Landry"
Sunday, December 21st,
7:30 pm
at the Capitol. John's Annual Christmas show. www.jlandry.com/
What’s Coming – At
The Auditions
tba
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
In Session Now 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
Starting in January At The
Painted Tree, Cobourg
Beginner Watercolour with Monique Hills.
Oil Painting with Susan
Statham
Cindy Taylor is Teaching
Photography
Classical Drawing and Oil Painting with Sandy Goguen
Join Don Frank Simpson
and Have Fun with Acrylics
Details HERE
Details on all workshops HERE
What’s
Coming – At The Shows, Exhibitions and Tours
tba
What’s
Coming? –
At The Movies
4th ALL Canadian Festival
Friday January 23,
2009 6:30pm
- Necessities of Life
Saturday, January 24, 3:00pm - Heaven on Earth
Saturday, January 24, 6:30pm - One Week
Saturday, January 24, Reception, Victoria Hall,
Cobourg 8:45pm
Sunday, January 25 , 1:00pm - Real Time
Sunday, January 25, 4:00pm - Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould
See the Festival pages for full details and
reviews. Tickets available early
December.
What’s
On – At The Competitions
Singer/Songwriter Contest
Sunday, December 14th
The Great Farini Restaurant & Bar, Port Hope; first prize is a
3 song recording session (value $850). To register for contest email james@wheretheyplay.ca.
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