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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. Past issues of the newsletters are available HERE. A long-range calendar of events is available HERE. Arts and cultural organizations wishing to place events on the long-range calendar please notify Oliver Steins at soliver@cogeco.net ACN Member Organization Of The Week Westben Concerts At The Barn Bringing culture and nature together in perfect harmony, the magnificent 400-seat timber-frame barn opens onto a lush meadow, surrounded by the gently rolling hills of Northumberland County. Visit the website to have a look at the 10th Season programme Here
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From The Arts Council Display space for visual artists is available at the offices of MP Rick Norlock, 277 Division Street, Unit 2, Cobourg. To make arrangements please call (905) 372-8757.
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 HEREArts Headlines Neurartic Blog. - Peggy Mersereau On Show. Mersereau collects sweaters and shirts from thrift shops, friends, wherever. She seeks out garments which have not been made by children or exploited workers, and which are made of beautiful, pure, wools or silks. She has literally hundreds upon hundreds of these, stored and sorted by colour, pattern and fibre, in bins in her studio. These garments and carefully dissected, so that the large pieces, or "sweatermeats" are reclaimed. More
A really new deal would stimulate the economy of the future, not the past “Richard Florida argues that economic stimulus funds in both the U.S. and Canada are misdirected toward traditional infrastructure and the ‘old economy.’ ‘For a stimulus to work today it has to stimulate the emerging creative economy, the engines of regional economic growth and higher incomes across Canada and the U.S. . . . The creative economy already includes roughly 30 per cent of Canada's work force and about a third in the U.S. It accounts for more than half of all wages and salaries paid in each country. So, if the stimulus were allocated proportionately, between $250-billion and $375-billion should have gone to the U.S. creative economy; in Canada, the figure would be $12-billion to $20-billion.’ MORE
POW! prose about to hit Cobourg A long-time member of the Cobourg Poetry Workshop and his upcoming new book will be featured at Poetry'z Own Weekend (POW).
Cobourg man shines light on local art scene Northumberland's arts and cultural scene is vibrant and varied, and nobody knows that better than Walter Luedtke. A resident of Cobourg...
What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming Week Friday Mysteries and More – 2:00 pm Cobourg Public Library – LIBRARY CLOSED. 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.
Antique Roadshow Style Appraisal Clinic. Saturday, 10:00 am - 2 pm; & April 12, and Sunday 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Proceeds Easter Seals. Twindmills Antiques Market & Stained Glass Studio. Colborne 905-355-3715.
The Right Road to Pontypool. Playreadings by 4th Line Theatre Saturday, 2:00 pm. Old Town Hall, Millbrook. 705-932-4445
Movies At The Capitol Saturday, 8:00 pm Defiance. Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants.
Tuesday Classic Movie Matinees – 2:00 pm at the Port Hope Public Library, he Done Him Wrong (1933). New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou (Mae West) has more men friends than you can imagine. Unfortunately one of them is a vicious criminal who's escaped and is on the way to see "his" girl, not realizing she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings (Cary Grant) a local temperance league leader.
Pam Tate is teaching a Fun Acrylics course for 4 weeks starting on Tuesday, April 14th. This course would be good for beginners or for those who have dabbled but would like to explore this medium further. Classes will be held from 9.30-12:00 and are $100. The Painted Tree, Cobourg. (905) 372-1313
Handmade Books – with lettering and bookmaking artist Margaret Challenger, Tuesday, 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.
East Durham Historical Society: Annual Meeting and "Show & Tell". Tuesday, Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority, 2216 County Road 28, Port Hope. Show & Tell: The public is invited to bring an item of historical interest: a utensil, tool, photo, painting, quilt, hat, clothing item, jewellery, medal, document, letter or curiosity. Info: Ron Getz at 905-797-2247
Brighton Arts Council AGM, Tuesday, 7:00 pm, St. Paul’s Church Hall, Brighton. 613-475-0114.
Films At The Capitol, Tuesday 8:00. The Owl And The Sparrow. In modern-day Saigon, three lonely strangers form a unique family as a ten-year old orphan plays matchmaker to a zookeeper and a beautiful flight attendant.
The Art of the Short Story, classes taught by Barbara Nutley Hunter start Wednesday, April 15th and run for 6 weeks at The Painted Tree, Cobourg. (905) 372-1313
Cobourg ACO AGM. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Citizens’ Forum, Victoria Hall, Cobourg. Speaker Gary Miedema, historian for Heritage Toronto. Free – all welcome. M.wardman@sympatico.ca.
Poetry and Wine, Music and Conversation. Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Meet at 66 King East, Cobourg. Guest reader Ed Carson – with Grahame Woods and Carla Johnston. 905-377-9805.
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. Slumdog Millionaire. Winner of 8 Academy Awards including Best Picture. The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"
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-Domâs 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-Domâs, Marcello Giordani
What’s Coming – At The Lectures, Readings and Book Launches 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.
Erika Ritter, Saturday, May 2nd, 2:00 pm, Port Hope Public Library. Author, playwright, and CBC Radio host Erika Ritter reads from her latest book, The Dog by the Cradle, The Serpent Beneath. Refreshments, book sales and author signing to follow the reading.
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
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‘Neurartic’ – an eclectic blog by A.K. Collings, Port Hope ‘View On Canadian Art’ Your Cultural Concierge! VoCA offers critical commentary on the Canadian art scene, with a focus on Toronto. Featuring exhibition previews, critics’ picks, interviews and in-depth articles on art in Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Halifax. Art Daily – The first art newspaper on the net!
This newsletter is edited by Walter Luedtke. Please send any notices or comments to wluedtke@cogeco.ca.
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