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From The Arts
Council
Meet & Greet at Oak Heights Winery
You are invited! On Sunday, March 1st, 2:00 – 4:00 pm we will have our 2nd Meet &
Greet. At our first event last October, attendance was 23 members of our
far-flung arts community and there was a lot of networking done. Oak
Heights provided the wine, cheese
and hors d'oeuvres and a pleasant evening was had by all.
Two April Workshops Chair Dorette Carter is working on arranging with the OAC for
the following visual arts workshops:
- how to prepare your portfolio
for gallery presentation
- how to prepare a proposal
for an exhibition assistance grant from the Ontario Arts Council.
Dates and details to be announced.
Northumberland Conference of the Arts - May 8th
-9th, in Cobourg, organized by Community Futures
Development Corp. in co-operation with the ACN. The target audience are artists
and all those interested in art in Northumberland and the surrounding area;
their friends and family; and any one else who happens to hear about the
Conference. The programme of speakers will focus on individual artists and
artists' groups wanting to promote their work and needing help and advice on
organizing and funding. There will be a reception on the Friday evening aimed
at enabling artists to meet and mingle with local dignitaries- the Minister
of Culture will be attending we understand- and the Saturday will be devoted
to the Conference itself. Details tba.
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
Arts Headlines
A whiff of greasepaint on HD TV –
Stratford Shakesperean Festival – The Guardian
Cobourg author, Shane Joseph, offers
tales of the marginalized
Publication touts work of local poets
What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming
Week
Susan Caron Art Show And Sale,
Thursday January 29th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Munroe’s Cobourg
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Friday Mysteries and More – 2:00 pm Cobourg Public Library –. Sorry Wrong Number. 1948.
Barbara Stanwyk and Burt Lancaster. Alone in her New
York penthouse, an ailing wife overhears two men
plotting a murder on the telephone. She soon realizes she is the intended
victim.
On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson, January 23,
24, 25, 30, 31, February 1, 6, 7, 8, The Best Western
Cobourg Inn and Convention Centre, More Details
 Caesar & Cleopatra
– A comedy by George Bernard Shaw Saturday,
1:00 pm - Christopher Plummer returns
to the Stratford stage to take on
the role of Julius Caesar in Shaw's delightfully witty and seductive comedy. The
Stratford Shakespeare Festival is the
first theatre to try out the model of The Met: Live in HD with director Des McAnuff's acclaimed production of Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra,
which stars stage veteran Christopher Plummer as Caesar. Unlike the Met,
however, Stratford won't be
transmitting live; they have recorded two performances and will show an
edited version in cinemas across Canada
in January and on television networks at a later date.
The Fall -Saturday, 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 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.
Films at the Capitol – Saturday, 8:00 pm – Rachel Getting Married. When KYM (Anne Hathaway)
returns to the Buchman family home for the wedding
of her sister RACHEL (Rosemarie Dewitt), she brings a long history of
personal crisis and family conflict along with her. The wedding party's
abundant cast of friends and relations have gathered
for an idyllic weekend of feasting, music and love, but Kym
with her black-comic one-liners and knack for bombshell drama is a catalyst
for long-simmering tensions in the family dynamic.
Andrew Gregg Lectures at the Art Gallery of Northumberland
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.
Monday Musicals Matinees –1:30 pm - at the
Cobourg Public Library –Guys and Dolls, US, 1955, 2h
30m, col, Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivain Blaine, Stubby Kaye. Runyonesque NY
city underworld gamblers mix with the Salvation Army.
“Science and Religion:” A Guide to
the Perplexed - Tuesdays, 7:00 pm-9:30 pm on Jan. 27, Feb. 3. 10. 17. 24 at St. Peter’s Church Cobourg.
Many are perplexed by the prevailing sense of alienation between science and
religion. Instructor: Dr. Thaddeus J. Trenn holds
PhD in History of Science and Masters in Physics and Philosophy.
Films at the Capitol –Tuesday, 8:00 pm – I Served The King Of England.
Jan Dite is short in height, but high in ambition.
To put it bluntly, the young provincial waiter wants to become a millionaire.
And he knows just how to do it: by hearing everything, seeing everything, and
creating opportunities at every turn. Armed with this knowledge and an
irrepressible wish to please, he soon leaves his first place of employment, a
pub, for a luxury brothel and finally moves onto an elegant Art Nouveau
Prague restaurant.
Tuesday Classic Movie Matinees – 2:00 pm at the Port Hope Public Library, The Horse's Mouth(1958). Alec Guinness plays
a somewhat vulgar but dedicated painter who searches for the perfect
realization of his artistic vision, much to the chagrin of others.
The Cobourg Horticultural
Society Wednesday,
7.30
pm, Columbus Community Centre, Cobourg. Fleming Nelson
of Viking Nurseries. The date marks the 150th anniversary of the Society,
founded on February 3, 1859. All are welcome. Refreshments from 7:00 pm.
Films at the Capitol –Thursday, 8:00 pm.
The Reader. Golden Globe Award Winner
- Best Actress - Kate Winslett.
The reader opens in post-WWII Germany
when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a
stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out
Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive
affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical
relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from
"The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the
Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears
one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later,
while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is
stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the
courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that
will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and
reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.
What’s
Coming At The Opera Broadcasts “Live From The Met” at the Capitol
 Lucia di Lammermoor
– Donizetti -Saturday, February 7,
1:00 pm
(Sung in Italian) Anna Netrebko sings the title
role of Donizetti’s fragile heroine for the first time at the Met, with
tenor Rolando Villazón in the part of her lover, Edgardo. Baritone Mariusz Kwiecien is her tyrannical brother. Mary
Zimmerman’s hit production is staged as a Victorian ghost story. Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Mariusz Kwiecien, Ildar Abdrazakov
What’s
Coming – At The Lectures, Readings and Book Launches
Men's Night February 8th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm Furby House Books, Port Hope. Architect Phil Goldsmith and author Tim Falconer (Drive)
will be available for discussions and refreshments will be served. For more
information, call 905-885-7296
Poetry and Conversation and Wine
and Music -February,19th, 7:30 pm 66 King St East, Cobourg, reading their poetry will be Glenda
Jackson, Wayne Schlepp, guest poet - Merike Lugus, M.C. - Paul Brown
Black History Month Special
Presentation
- Larry and Evelyn Hall - Saturday, February 21st, 2:00 pm, Mary J.
Benson Branch, Port Hope. Port Hope resident Larry Hall is a retired broadcaster
and journalist, and his
wife Evelyn is his
research assistant. Their research into Larry's family history revealed that
Larry's great-grandfathers were fugitive slaves who fled the United States for Canada along the Underground
Railroad. Larry and Evelyn return to
the Library with another thought-provoking presentation.
Our Hills and Heritage: Five views of Northumberland County Five Thursday lectures April 2 - May 7, 2009 at 7:15 pm Columbus Community Centre 232 Spencer Street, Cobourg. Northumberland
County is our home, but how many
of us know how it has developed since the first years of settlement? How many
of us can read the clues in the landscape, or understand Northumberland's
place in Canadian literature and art? This series has been designed to offer
fresh insights and open our eyes to the county about us. ... read more
What’s Coming? - At The Theatre And Dance
First Stages Theatre -
TALKING HEADS - by Alan Bennett - Sunday, February 15, 3:00 pm at the Capitol.  Starring:Alex Dallas, Maria Heidler, Robert Latimer and Andrea Risk; directed by
Maria Heidler & Robert Latimer. Originally
written for BBC Television, this critically acclaimed collection of
monologues by celebrated author Alan Bennett (THE HISTORY BOYS, THE MADNESS
OF KING GEORGE and BEYOND THE FRINGE) reflects his compassionate and acutely
observant view of the British way of life. He has adapted these passionate
and funny snapshots of lonely lives for the stage, making for hilarious and
touching theatre. From the TALKING HEADS canon First Stages will present BED
AMONG THE LENTILS, HER BIG CHANCE, A CHIP IN THE SUGAR and MISS FOZZARD FINDS
HER FEET. "Diamond cut monologues! " ~ The
New York Times. "Bennett manages to combine the satiric, cold-eyed
sharpness of Flaubert with an embracing human compassion." ~ The
New
York Post
"Book of Spells", Friday, February 20th,
8:00 pm, Sculthorpe Theatre, Capitol. A
Storytelling Concert in Two Voices told by professional storytellers Jan
Andrews & Jennifer Cayley
What’s
Coming? - At The Concerts
Westben’s Winter Sparkle, Saturday, February 7th, 4:00 to 7:00 pm at t Oak Heights
Winery is a mid-winter fundraising
party extraordinaire. Picture an
intimate, classic cocktail party with exquisite hors d’ouvres,
a Martini bar, a fine selection of Oak Heights wines and a glittering
collection of silent auction items (including a Mac Book Air) to bid for.
Expect dazzling music from Westben favourites Gabrielle Prata
(Canadian Opera Company mezzo soprano) and Robert Longo (“Javert” from the US
touring production of Les Mis) along with
Co-founders Donna Bennett & Brian Finley.
Only 100 tickets will be available Tickets are
$100. Call Westben
at 1-705-653-5508 or toll-free: 1-877-883-5777 to reserve your tickets, or
visit Westben online at www.westben.ca.
“Romantic Interlude” with Jerzy Kaplanek, Violinist, Northumberland Orchestra & Choir - Sunday, February 8, 3:00 p.m. - Trinity
United Church, Cobourg, featuring Vaughan Williams’
“The Lark Ascending” - Saint-Saens’
“Rondo Capriccioso” and more….Tickets from Victoria Hall
Box Office, info at : 905-372-0455
Zapp! Productions presents Debbie Davies - February
12th, 8:00 pm at the Concert Hall in Victoria Hall The Los Angeles
Times says she "wields an electric guitar as if it were a wand".
With nine albums under her belt you will be blown away by Debbie Davies and
her Blues band - check her out on YouTube www.debbiedavies.com.
Art and Music of San Murata February 13, 14, 15,
at The Victoria Inn, Gore's Landing on Rice Lake. Featured will be paintings of Northumberland
County and Rice
Lake.
Monica Whicher
& Friends Saturday, February 14th 8:00 pm, Cameco Capitol Arts Centre,
musical elegance, and drama are integral to Monica Whicher’s
roles, most recently in Messiah with the Elmer Isler
Singers and in the role of the Countess in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro for Opera
Atelier. The Friends of Music Concert Series HERE
LaJeunesse Youth Orchestra “In the Spotlight” - February 15, 3:00 pm at the Concert Hall at Victoria Hall. An annual
opportunity for talented young musicians to be featured "In the
Spotlight". Share the thrill of young musicians performing live with a
full symphony orchestra at the Concert Hall.
"Abbamania, Tom
Jones, Rod Stewart" Friday, February 20th, 8:00 pm, Great
Costumes, Great Music, Cover Bands of your favourite performers
What’s Coming – At
The Auditions
tba
What’s
On–Classes And Workshops
DISCOVER ACRYLICS March 14th,5 HR. Workshop MAX. 14 participants, The Painted Tree,
Cobourg An exploratory, introductory
workshop offering a broad overview of acrylic paints, mediums, gels and
pastes, grounds and painting techniques. Explore thick impasto vs. fluid
paints, Organic and Inorganic pigments, textural layering and glazing. Create
unusual surface treatments and underpaintings to
use with other mediums (i.e. watercolour, pastel). Also includes special
effects with luminous and reflective paints. Participants will create approx.
8 small paintings, each using different combinations of techniques and
products. All paints, gels, pastes and grounds are provided by Golden.
905.372.1313. A 30.00 deposit is required to
hold the spot. The fee is 60.00+GST for the day long workshop. 10:00 - 4:30 pm.
In February,
classes with Lucy Manley on Thursdays
afternoons. More details tba.
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.
, 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
What’s
Coming – At The Shows, Exhibitions and Tours
Bob Leahy, Photographer, 100 Mile Diner, Warkworth, until the end of February.
The
Shelter Valley Folk Festival is inviting Visual Artists in all mediums to apply for participation
in the sixth annual festival, taking place Labour Day weekend, September 4
– 6th, Information and applications are available on line at
www.sheltervalley.com . The deadline for
applications is March 31, 2008.For
further information contact the Shelter Valley Folk Festival at 905-355-1244
or at festival@sheltervalley.com
The East Durham Historical Society Annual Heritage Fair Sunday, February 22nd, Lions Center in Port Hope – 29 Thomas Street. The theme this year is CELEBRATION 45 – 175 YEARS.
The 45th Anniversary of the East Durham Historical Society and The 175th
Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Port
Hope, We are looking for descendants of the Early
families to the area besides the Smith’s and Walton’s who made
significant contributions to our community. We are looking for input from the
Community in the form of Genealogy charts, pictures of your ancestors,
clothing, early methods of cooking, working, businesses, countries of origin.
Contact Joan Smith at 905-342-2657 or by email joan.mbs@sympatico.ca.
What’s
Coming? –
At The Movies
Classic Movie Matinées return January 6th - Tuesdays at 2 pm, Mary J. Benson Branch.
Port Hope Classic movies the
way they were meant to be seen - on the Big Screen. Free - no ticket required! January 20th -
Top Hat; January 27th - Ocean's 11 - the original version.
January Films at The Capitol: The Duchess - Thursday, January
29th Rachel Getting Married - Saturday, January 31st,Check
the Website at www.capitoltheatre.com
to view the entire season
NFS Spring Lineup - February 8
- I've Loved You So Long, February 22 - Rachel Gets Married, March 8 - Fifty
Dead Men Walking, March 29 - Stone Of Destiny, April 19 - To Be Advised
What’s
On – At The Competitions
Northumberland Conference on the Arts Logo
Competition - The first annual Northumberland Arts
Conference invites submissions for a logo design that best represents the
cultural sector for Northumberland County
and The Conference on the Arts. The
logo will appear on all correspondence, letter head and advertising. A $150.00 prize will be awarded to the
successful entry. Entry forms must reach the Northumberland CFDC office no
later than 5:00 p.m. Friday February 6th, via mail or e-mail. The winner will
be notified by February 13th, For more information please contact Paul Portelli 905-372-8315 or toll free 1-866-670-1191 Ext.
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