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From The Arts
Council
Funding program from Canadian
Heritage: Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage. "The
Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program was created to help celebrate
our community, its past and its present. The Program will increase
opportunities, through festivals or other events and activities, for local
artists and artisans to be involved in their community and for local groups
to commemorate your local history and heritage. Eligible events and
activities must be local - created by and for your community. They must be
open and accessible to the public and strongly encourage and promote the
participation of everyone in your community." The next application
deadline is April 30, 2009.
For more information: weblink
Northumberland Conference of the Arts - May 8th
-9th, at Northumberland Heights, organized by
Community Futures Development Corp. in co-operation with the ACN. The
Conference Brochure in PDF format can be downloaded here:. http://www.northumberlandarts.ca/welcome.htm
Exposure! Exposure! Exposure! Want Lots of Visitors on your Webpage?
1,200 to 1,400 different people visit the ACN
website each month.
For more info on membership, click HERE
Arts Headlines
The Forsyth Report: Friends of Music – St.
Lawrence String Quartet. There have been some pretty
impressive musicians on the Friends of Music line-up this season: pianist
Jamie Parker, soprano Monica Whicher and Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia.
And of course the Stars of Tomorrow concert that is an annual treat. But I
must say that my personal favourite was the final concert of the season last
Sunday at the Cameco Capitol Arts Centre when we
heard the dynamic St. Lawrence String Quartet. They were, quite simply,
wonderful and I obviously wasn’t the only person to think so; there was
a standing O at the end of the first half! More
Big Blue Brain – Neurartic
Blog. "A giant human brain will hover above the
museum’s roof-top terrace with its panoramic view of the city. Like a
symbol of thought, the installation will be visible from near and far, and
will reinforce the listed building’s physical presence. At night, it
will resemble a large luminescent blue cloud." More.
Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the
impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the
radical idea that, instead of the rare person
"being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's
a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk. More
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Local
tenor comes home to perform in Messiah Northumberland
resident, tenor Michael McBride, a member of the Bavarian State Opera, Munich
returns home to perform with Northumberland Orchestra and Choir (NOC).
Brighton
Barn Theatre ready for eighth season The play 'Over the
River and Through the Woods' will kick off the Brighton Barn Theatre's eighth
season.
Speaker
explores ‘What’s in our food?’
'Last
Resort' for Northumberland Players
What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming
Week
Friday Mysteries and More – 2:00 pm Cobourg Public Library – Angel Face,1952. Among director Otto Preminger’s
best suspense films, Angel Face stars Jean Simmons as a beautiful heiress and Robert Mitchum, the ambulance driver who crosses her lethal path.
Wingfield’s Inferno, Friday, April
3rd, 8:00 pm at the Capitol. Burn baby, burn! Rod Beattie, aka Walt Wingfield, brings the
heat as he returns to the Capitol Theatre in Wingfield’s
Inferno, the sixth installment of Dan Needles’ hilarious series.
A.K. Collings Gallery, Port
Hope, Third Anniversary "Sweaterbones"
a major installation by fibre artist Peggy Mersereau. Mersereau will also
be showing her extraordinary "wearable art" fibre
jewellery, and smaller sculptural pieces, which will be available for sale. The
artist will be present for the reception from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Saturday.
The Northumberland Players -
The Last Resort by Norm Foster at the Concert Hall at Victoria Hall, Cobourg.
An off-the-wall spoof about a New York restaurateur on the run from the mob. He finds
himself at a run down hotel in Saskatchewan where everyone who checks in could be the hit-man
who is out to get him. April 3, 4 at
8:00 p.m. $25.00
"Classic Albums Live - Pink
Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon", Saturday, 8:00 pm ($39.00) at the Capitol.
Shapenote Singers - Special Event: Sacred
Harp singing at St. Mark's Anglican Church (51 King Street, Port Hope), Sunday,
April 5th, 12:30 to 2:30 pm. Please
bring a friend, and feel free to forward this email to anyone else who might
be interested. This is a great opportunity to introduce shape-note singing to
a new audience, including those who may not be able to attend our regular
monthly singings because of other commitments. Regular
Monthly Singing: Sunday, April 12th, 2009 (Easter Sunday). 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Lawless Gallery (10831 Hwy. 2, Grafton). This
singing will mark the second anniversary of the Shelter Valley Shapenote Singers. It falls on Easter Sunday as well,
which gives us even more cause to celebrate. Elizabeth Barlow, 905.349.2042.
resolutely.outmoded@gmail.com
Cobourg Sacred Circle Dance Sunday,
6:00 – 8:00 pm, the Fusion
Wellness, 9
Elgin St.,
Unit 4, Cobourg. We are dancing to celebrate spring. For more info: Astrid at
achudson@sympatico.ca, website:
http://www.cbgscdance.wetpaint.com
Northumberland Orchestra And
Choir - Handel’s “The Messiah”, Sunday, April 5, 3:00 pm, Port Hope United Church, featuring: Mezzo
Soprano Gabrielle Prata, Soprano Coloratura Lindsay
Barrett, Baritone David Pike, Tenor Michael McBride
(from Cobourg). This is the Prout version - very
rarely heard because it is an orchestral production as opposed to a
piano/organ version. The orchestra will be a 34-piece orchestra accompanying
a 36-voice Choir.
“Write It Down” a
writing group for adults at Cobourg Public Library. The first
meeting to establish The Whats, The Hows, and The Whatnots of the group will be held on Monday, from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Rotary Room of the
Cobourg Public Library. We
intend to meet bi-weekly for tea, coffee, biscuits, and a little talk about
writing. No registration required. Michael Hanlon, journalist and travel
writer, will assist in the organization of the group and offer his advice and
writing expertise. Contact Rhonda Perry at 905-372-9271
ext. 6120, for more information. Also available, YOUNG WRITERS WORKSHOP Join poet and lyricist, Kim
Williams, and explore your creative writing potential; every other Saturday
from 3:00-4:00
pm. Ages 14-17. (Ongoing
Tuesday Classic Movie Matinees – 2:00 pm at the Port Hope Public Library, Rear Window (1951). Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly steam up
the screen in this tale of a wheelchair bound photographer and his Girl
Friday who spy on his neighbours from his apartment window and become convinced that
one of them has committed murder.
Films At The Capitol, Tuesday 8:00. Gran Torino. Walt
Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in
his Michigan neighborhood and
the world around him.
Our Hills and Heritage: Five views of Northumberland County Five Thursday lectures to May 7, 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
Films At The Capitol Thursday – 8:00 pm. The Wrestler. Nominated for 2 Oscars including
"Best Actor" (Micky Rourke)
This is a drama about an aging professional wrestler, decades past his prime,
who now barely gets by working small wrestling shows in VFW halls and as a
part-time grocery store employee.
What’s
Coming At The Opera Broadcasts “Live From The Met” at the Capitol
 Madama Butterfly – Puccini, Saturday, April 18th, 1:00 pm at the Capitol. Running time 3 hours 21 minutes /two
intermissions, Cristina Gallardo-Domās returns to
the title role of Anthony Minghella’s
stunning production, a new classic of the Met repertory, opposite Marcello Giordani. Conductor: Patrick Summers; Production: Anthony
Minghella; Cristina Gallardo-Domās,
Marcello Giordani
What’s
Coming – At The Lectures, Readings and Book Launches
Food,
Farms and the Future...Where Do We Grow From Here? Victoria Hall Volunteers, Wednesday, April 8, Victoria Hall, Cobourg, 7:30 pm. Thomas F. Pawlick,
an award winning investigative science journalist, journalism professor, and
organic farmer will discuss his book The
End of Food. Fifth generation local dairy and beef farmer, and
Past President of the Northumberland Federation of Agriculture, Gaye Hoskin, will
address issues surrounding the production, distribution and marketing of food
in Northumberland County.The evening will include
an information market of local food producers, door prizes and complimentary
refreshments. All are welcome. Tickets, $20, Victoria Hall Box Office,
905.372.2210.
The POW Festival is a weekend
– April 16th – 19th
- of poetry in Cobourg The Festival
will have 13 presentations over a four-day period including – eight
poetry readings, a poetry recitation by a professional actor, a panel
discussion, a special lecture by one of the poets and two ‘open Mic’ sessions. More details HERE.
Port Hope Public Library Spring Author Series
Saturday, April 18th Terry Fallis, author of The Best Laid Plans, which won the
2008 Stephen Leacock Award for Humour,
and author, playwright and CBC Radio host Erika
Ritter on Saturday, May 2nd.
What’s Coming? - At The Theatre And Dance
First Stages Play Readings – Three Tall Women, by Edward Albee
- Sunday, April 19, 2009 @ 3:00 pm.
Starring: Corinne Conley, Jillian Cook and Godric
Latimer-Kim. Directed by Maria Heidler. This engaging
examination of the life of one woman won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Her long life is laid out for display, no holds barred. She cascades from
regal and charming to vicious and wretched as she wonders about and remembers
her life. How did she become this? Who is she? Her life, memories and
reminiscences are unceremoniously examined, questioned, accepted or not, but
at last, understood. "An extraordinarily brilliant play... the best, most forceful work Albee has given us." ~ The New York Post. "Beautiful and enduring." ~ The
New Yorker. "A dazzler... electrifying and heartrending." ~
Wall Street Journal. "A play so good it can only exist on the
stage. A perfect illustration of why theatre is an indispensable art." ~
The New York Times.
Over the River and Through the Woods April 17th
– May 2nd at the Brighton Barn Theatre.
The play is by Joe diPietro, the author of the
hilarious "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change". This play is a
comedy about family relationships, specifically, intergenerational ones.
Camelot - For one brief
shining moment, Victoria Concert Hall, Cobourg will become the
fabled court of Camelot with King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, Guenevere,
Merlin, Mordred and even the witch Morgan LeFay. Presented by the VOS, Camelot is a Lerner and Loewe musical based on the King Arthur legend as adapted
from the T. H. White novel The Once and Future King. The original 1960
Broadway production ran for 873 performances and won four Tony Awards."Don't let it be forgot that once there was a
spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot".
Performances will take place April 23,
24, 25, 30, May 1, 2 at 7:30 p.m. and April 25, 26
and May 2 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $20.00 for adults, $15.00 for children 12 and under and $16.00
for groups of 20 or more. Reserved, theatre-style seating. Call the Box
Office to reserve your seats. 905-372-2210 or
1-888-COBOURG
Proscenium Theatre
presents "The Woolgather" May 1st, 2nd,
3rd, 7th, 8th and 9th, 8:00 PM
at the Capitol. The Woolgatherer by William Mastrosimone
is a charming black comedy about two lonely people struggling to connect.
Rose a shy cashier prone to daydreaming meets Cliff a rough edge trucker with
a solitary life. Despite their seeming incompatibility, this odd couple are
drawn together, both by their mutual fear of commitment and by a longing for
love. Directed by Tim Russellwith Beau Andrew Dixon
and Lauren Page Russell
What’s
Coming? - At The Concerts
Blues legend Johnny Winter and his Blues Band
with Jimmy Bowskill and his band opening! Thursday
April 9th, Cobourg Victoria Hall
Concert Hall. The double bill Rockin'
Blues show of the year! -phone 905-372-2210
Classic Albums Live – Pink Floyd Dark Side
of the Moon – Saturday, April 4th, 8:00 pm at the Capitol. Remember when you used to listen to an
entire album? Classic Albums Live does. For the first time in popular music,
the greatest albums from the 60s and 70s are recreated live on stage, note
for note- cut for cut. "This has never been done before," says
series producer, Craig Martin. "There's a real thirst to hear these
albums performed start to finish. For many of us this is the music we grew up
with - the soundtrack of our lives."
A Service of Tenebrae
Good Friday, April 10th at 8.00 pm St Mark's, Port Hope. A
quintet of voices under the direction of Music Director Randy Mills will lead
a service of Tenebrae, an ancient service
traditionally associated with three evenings at the end of Holy Week. The
choir and congregation will join in alternate verses of psalmody, sung to
plainsong, and the choir will sing four of Healey Willan's
Responsaries for Tenebrae,
as well as the famed setting of Psalm 51
in Latin, Miserere mei,
Deus, by Gregorio Allegri. Also included are
declamatory readings from Lamentations, the Epistle to the Hebrews, and the
writings of St Augustine. This is
a meditative presentation of a capella
music and evocative readings, which uses candlelight and deepening darkness
as a reflection on Christ's Passion.
Harmonica Knights, April 18th, 8:00 pm, at the Park, Cobourg Tickets: $31.50 Hosted by Mark bird
Stafford with special guests: Jerome Godboo, Chuck Jackson and David Rotundo.
Harmonica Knights has been featured across the country on festival stages and
clubs and no doubt will be the event of the year for blues and harmonica
fans. It is a rare performance lineup with four of Canada's
leading blues singers and harmonica players on one stage at Park Playhouse
& Performing Arts Centre.
Rik Emmett, Saturday, April 18th 8:00 pm, $39.00 at the Capitol. Rik Emmett has his fair share of gold
and platinum hanging on the wall after surviving three decades in the music
biz. Awards from Best Guitarist at the '81 Junos to
Best Smooth Jazz Guitarist in 2005, along with induction into the Canadian
Rock Hall of Fame in '93, the Music Industry Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Junos Hall of Fame in 2008 are highlights in an
ever-evolving career.
Ultimate Elvis Show - JAY ZANIER, April 25th, 8:00 pm at the Park, Cobourg. Tickets: $31.50 In 2007 Jay Zanier
knocked the Collingwood Elvis Festival judges on their ears with a dynamic
performance as “The King Of Rock n’ Roll” and was voted the
Grand Champion and traveled to Memphis to compete in the first-ever ULTIMATE
ELVIS FESTIVAL co-ordinated by Elvis Presley
Enterprises.
LJYO's 10th Concert Season - Sonic Bloom - May 3rd, 3:00 pm Port Hope United Church. Don't miss the tenth season
finale with specially commissioned new works. Alumni from previous seasons
will join our ranks and spread out throught the
church, creating a surround-sound symphonic welcome to spring. Tickets are
$12.00 for students $15.00 for adults and $40.00 for a family of four (two
adults, two children). Tickets are available through the LJYO website at www.ljyo.ca or at the Box
Office or the Capitol Arts Centre in Port Hope.
What’s Coming – At
The Auditions
Trent Hills Idol Contest,
registration $15 and auditions at the Blu Note Café
& Lounge corner of Queen & Bridge St. as well as the first
eliminations from Mar.23rd
to May 1st. Semifinals at the Aron
Theatre with audience on May 23rd, 2:00 pm (admission $5), finals
at the Aron Theatre prizes for the finalist on May 30th, 2:00 pm (admission $5). contact: Annette Rivera @705-632-0001
What’s
On And Coming – Classes And Workshops
Handmade Books – with
lettering and bookmaking artist Margaret Challenger,
April 14th – May 5th
Tuesday afternoons 1:30-3:30
pm at the Upstairs
Gallery, Port Hope. Tools, techniques imaginative methods and
more. Class limited to 12, cost $100 prepaid. 905-372-0333.
Margaret Challenger will be at the Upstairs Gallery
on April 3rd 3:30
– 4:30 pm with examples of the books.
The Art of the Short Story,
classes taught by Barbara Nutley Hunter
start April 15th
and run for 6 weeks at The Painted Tree, Cobourg. (905) 372-1313
The Writer Next Door, April 18th 2:00 pm at the Port Hope Public Library. Do you write? Do you
aspire to be published? Do you dream of Oprah recommending your book to her
audience? Do you want to hear an award-winning author? Then this is the event
for you. The Writer Next Door is a panel discussion with three local
self-published authors, Paul Arthurs, Pat Bryan, and Donna Wootton,
and a very special guest - Terry Fallis, whose first novel The Best Laid Plans
won the prestigious 2008 Stephen Leacock Award for Humour while it was still self-published! Refreshments,
book sales and author signings will follow the discussion.
Northumberland Hook and Needles Guild. This
friendly, creative group of knitters meets the 1st and
3rd Thursdays of each Month! 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
The Artworth Art Camp
is once again open for registrations for 2009. Full details as well as
registration forms are available from the website www.artworth.ca.
What’s
On And Coming – At The Shows, Exhibitions and Tours
Photographs by Susan Statham and Cindy Taylor
are shown at the Human Bean, Cobourg.
The Ganaraska Studio Tour debuts April 25th
& 26th 10;00
am – 5:00 pm
with over twenty Port Hope and area artists. It is a self guided tour with
brochure and map. Contact Judith Myers 905.753.2455 or (j.myers.art@hotmail.com) or Pam Tate
905.753.2187 (pamela.tate@hotmail.com) for further
details. www.ganaraskastudiotour.ca
Heart Of Northumberland Garden Tour. Sunday,
June 28, 10.00 am - 4.00 pm. A gala of gorgeous gardens! Visit
eleven diverse and delightful town and country retreats in Brighton and
Salem. For information: 1-888-278-2484. All proceeds in aid of Northumberland
Big Sisters Big Brothers
Port Hope Estival!
is calling for artists to participate during the August 1st & 2nd 2009 weekend. We would welcome
artists in all media & we are encouraging any artist to demonstrate their
work during the festival. Estival is a 2 day event
designed to promote the art, food, music & culture of Northumberland
county & the surrounding area. Please check out the website www.porthopeestival.ca
What’s
Coming? –
At The Movies
NFS Spring Lineup - March 29 -
Stone Of Destiny, April 19 - To Be Advised
What’s
On – At The Competitions
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