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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.
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: A must-see play is coming to
the Capitol Theatre: The Woolgatherer, by William Mastrosimone.
You already know what a huge fan I am of the Russell family: Director Val,
director/actor/all round Capitol Theatre magician Tim and their actor
daughter Lauren. MORE
Neurartic Blog. - Cultural
Universals in Music and Emotion Dave Munger
at "Cognitive Daily" has a fascinating post
today on the cultural universality of the perception of emotions as conveyed
by music.
Troubled Economy: Good for Art? Is the economic
shakedown the best thing that could have happened to the art world?
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).
Australia
To Set Up Nationwide Wireless Broadband "The
Australian government announced plans Tuesday to bring the future to the Land
Down Under by spending up to $31 billion ($43 billion AUS) over eight years
to create a nationwide fiber optic and wireless broadband network." It
can’t happen here?
Ontario
Pumps Fresh Millions Into Cultural Institutions "Ontario
culture minister Aileen Carroll announced a major boost to six cultural
agencies yesterday, pledging $43.4-million in new operating funds this year.
Flanked by elated cultural leaders whose organizations have been battered by
the declining economy, she announced a one-time boost of $18.6-million for 2009-2010
and an annual operating increase of $24.8-million to be split among six
institutions."
What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming
Week
Friday Mysteries and More – 2:00 pm Cobourg Public Library – 84 Charing Cross
Road 1986. Book lovers alert! Based
on the widely popular book by Helen Hanff, the film
tells the story of the relationship that develops between a New
York writer (played by Anne Bancroft) and the chief
buyer for an antiquarian bookstore in London
(Anthony Hopkins).
Ganaraska Art & Framing 105
Walton St. Port Hope is holding a GALA
GRAND OPENING and show of Frances Clancy’s
Work has been
postponed due to pressing circumstances
Over the River and Through the
Woods, Friday, 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.
The POW Festival, Friday,
Saturday, Sunday - a
weekend 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.
 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
The Writer Next Door, Saturday,
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.
Harmonica Knights, Saturday,
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, 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.
First Stages Play Readings – Three Tall
Women, by Edward Albee - Sunday, 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.
Northumberland Film Sundays
– Milk – Sunday, 4:00 pm at the Mall.
Milk refers to Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office
in the U.S. Milk is a
powerful drama stirringly told. Milk may have been martyred at the prime of
his political life, but screenwriter Dustin Lance Black does not attempt to
sanctify him. Penn's Oscar-caliber transformation is breathtaking, and the
saga of one man's fight for human rights is engrossing.
Monday Musical Movie Matinee (The 4 M Club) At The Cobourg
Public Library, 2:00 pm. Oklahoma! US, 1955, Dir. Fred Zinnermann. Gordon Mac-Crae,
Shirley Jones, Gloria Grahame, Rod Steiger
Campbellford's nationally-acclaimed music program is staging Urinetown,
" April. 20, 21, 27, 28; evening shows April.
23, 24, 25, 30, May 1, 2. Campbellford High School. Involving
100 Campbellford District High School students as actors, singers, musicians,
technicians, and artists, Urinetown promises to be
a true spectacle featuring incredible sets (including a floor-to-ceiling
water tower and steaming pipes), and the most talented cast of singers ever
in a CDHS musical.? A multiple Tony award-winning satirical comedy which
played from 2001-2004 on Broadway, Urinetown
"pokes fun at capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism,
bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and petty small town politics (Wikipedia)". Tickets are $10 adults, $5
students/children.
Tuesday Classic Movie Matinees – 2:00 pm at the Port Hope Public Library, Witness for the Prosecution (1957). Agatha Christie tale of a man on trial for murder: a trial
featuring surprise after surprise. Starring Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich,
Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester.
Films At The Capitol, Tuesday 8:00. One Week. Chronicles the motorcycle trip of Ben Tyler as
he rides from Toronto to Tofino, British Columbia.
Ben stops at landmarks that are both iconic and idiosyncratic on his quest to
find meaning in his life.
Judy Steed - "Aging in today's Society”,
Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. at the Northumberland Hills Hospital.
This is a two part series being put on by the Hospital Foundation. Steed is
an award winning journalist and author of four books. She has been a feature
writer for the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. 905 372 6811 ext 3066
Campbellford's nationally-acclaimed music program is staging Urinetown,
" April. 20, 21, 27, 28; evening shows April.
23, 24, 25, 30, May 1, 2. Campbellford High
School. Involving
100 Campbellford District High School students as actors, singers, musicians,
technicians, and artists, Urinetown promises to be
a true spectacle featuring incredible sets (including a floor-to-ceiling
water tower and steaming pipes), and the most talented cast of singers ever
in a CDHS musical.? A multiple Tony award-winning satirical comedy which
played from 2001-2004 on Broadway, Urinetown
"pokes fun at capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism,
bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and petty small town politics (Wikipedia)". Tickets are $10 adults, $5
students/children.
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 Class. Nominated for Academy Award (Best Foreign
Language Film) Teacher and novelist Franēois Bégaudeau
plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year
with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.
What’s
Coming At The Opera Broadcasts “Live From The Met” at the Capitol
La Cenerentola –
Rossini Saturday, May 9, 12:30 pm, (Sung in English). Hot on the heels of her triumphant
Met debut as Rosina in last season’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia,
Elīna Garanča portrays
another Rossini charmer in this bel canto
Cinderella story. Lawrence Brownlee is her Prince Charming. Veteran baritone
Alessandro Corbelli demonstrates his impeccable
comic timing to match the gravitas of Met favorite John Relyea.
Conductor: Maurizio Benini;
What’s
Coming – At The Lectures, Readings and Book Launches
"Second Beginnings: Nineteenth-Century Fur
Trade Families of the Cobourg Area" Tuesday, April 28th, in the
Citizens' Forum at Victoria Hall, Cobourg.
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
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
First Stages Theatre -The Dinner Party, by Neil
Simon, Sunday, May 10, 3:00 PM, at the Capitol, Port Hope. Starring: TBA. Directed by Costin Manu. Here is a decidedly French dinner party
served up in a chaotic mode created by America's
most produced playwright. Five people are invited to dine at a first rate
restaurant in Paris. They do not
know who the other guests will be or why they have been invited. Tossed
together in a private dining room, they have a sneaking suspicion that this
unorthodox dinner party will forever change their lives. The evening is
filled with playful antics, sudden zaniness and masterful comic dialogue as
the mystery unfolds. "A blizzard of one-liners... the audience can bank on some good
laughs." ~ The New York Daily News. "Frequently hilarious but also
dangerously serious... an invitation you will be glad you accepted." ~
The New
York
Post.
What’s
Coming? - At The Concerts
Shelter Valley Folk Festival’s Country Dance and Concert - The Rizdales! Saturday April 25th, 8:00 pm, Grafton Town Hall, $20.00 (available
at www.sheltervalley.com or
1-866-612-SVFF / 905-355-1244.) About the Rizdales:
"Simply excellent!" The Toronto
Star. "A cheatin’ country classic!"
NOW MAGAZINE, Toronto,
Ontario
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. (1-866-460-5596) -- tickets
can also be ordered by phone.
Cowboy Junkies, May 5th, 8:00 pm at the Park,
Cobourg, Opening Act: Trish Robb http://www.myspace.com/trishrobb Tickets:
$42.00. Few bands have lasted as long as the Cowboy Junkies, with their
original line-up still intact, and fewer still have created as consistently satisfying
a body of work. Albums like The Trinity Session (1988), Black Eyed Man
(1992), Miles From Our Home (1998) and Early 21st Century Blues (2005), to
isolate just a few high points, chronicle a creative journey that is
impervious to trends.
The La Jeunesse
family of choirs present their Spring Concert, “See
the Rhythm, Hear the Dance” on Sunday, May 10th 3.00 PM at Trinity
United Church, Port Hope period Featuring music from different
genres, time periods, and cultures, a
common thread links all of the songs together into a beautiful package: the
connection of the music to dance. While
the singers won’t necessarily be kicking up their heels, the listener
will be whisked away on a musical journey where their hands will clap and
their toes will inevitably tap. The angelic and powerful voices of the choirs
take on a physical life
as they send the beats and rhythms deep into your souls.
The Arrogant Worms - Saturday, May 16th, 8:00 pm at the Capitol, Port Hope. The Arrogant Worms have sold
more than 150,000 copies of their 12 albums and played on three continents to
crowds as large as 100,000. They were recognized in 2003 as the Touring Act
of the Year by the Canadian Arts Presenters Association. The Worms have
entertained at corporate functions, sung anthems at sporting events and
emceed at major festivals. Their songs are in school lesson plans, in
textbooks and even played on the Space Shuttle. On earth or in space,
everyone digs these Worms.
MurrayMcLauchlan, Thursday May 14th, 8:00$31.50 at
the Park, Cobourg. Murray McLauchlan is
a multiple Juno award winner and a member of the order of Canada.
He began performing in coffee houses around Toronto’s
Yorkville area in the 1960’s. Mclauchlan has
released 18 albums, has had songs covered by the likes of Tom Rush, Kris
Kristofferson, and Waylon Jennings, he has hosted a weekly radio program on
CBC, is an avid lover of aviation and is considered to be one of the most
important figures in Canadian folk music.
Northumberland Orchestra and Choir "30th
Anniversary Gala Concert" Saturday, May 23, 8:00 p.m. at the Park, Cobourg, This
evening's entertainment will be featuring Peter Appleyard and his Group.
Joel Plaskett &
Friends, May 25th, $35+ GST 8:00 PM at the Park, Cobourg. Joel Plaskett
will be presenting a more stripped down acoustic show accompanied by his
father Bill, Rose Cousins and Ana Egge. Since 2006,
Plaskett has toured extensively both solo and with
The Emergency, to sold-out clubs and theatres throughout Canada,
the U.S., the
U.K. and Australia.
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.
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
Northumberland Hook and Needles Guild. This
friendly, creative group of knitters meets the 1st and
3rd Thursdays of each Month! 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
Watercolour workshop –
The Brighton Arts Council is pleased to announce renowned painter Frans Aeyelts from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, will
present a three day watercolour workshop, focusing on landscape painting at Timberhouse Country Inn Resort, in Brighton. The workshop
will incorporate the basic principles of perspective enabling participants to
get good results, now and in future paintings. Frans will provide
handouts with clear instructions on how to proceed through the drawing and
painting stage. Students will have the satisfaction of taking home a
completed painting at the end of each day. The workshop is aimed at both
beginner and more advanced students, and is limited to 15 students. The
workshop runs May 25 to 27 and the cost is $250.
For more information, please contact Malcolm Schofield 613.475.0114.
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
New
Paintings by David Bolduc, new sculptures by Jay Wilson. Opening reception
April 26th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm at the Aurelie Collings Gallery, Port
Hope.
Art Show and Sale, April
25th and 26th, 10:00 – 2:00 pm, Barb M. Smith, 629 Daintry Cr. Cobourg, All paintings discounted, moving must sell, 20% to go to Children’s Wish Foundation, And Student Show
& Exhibition
Visions of Northumberland, The Cobourg Art Club
Annual Show and Sale, April 24, 25, 26. Cobourg Public Library during Library Hours
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
Wayne Mondok art show
Friday May 8th , and Saturday May 9th
, Cobourg Public Library. This is a fundraising event to
benefit the Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation (NHH Foundation).The
paintings at the show will consist mostly of smaller, affordable work
($400.00 range), although a few larger pieces will be there as well. These
paintings will span a variety of subjects, including landscapes (Canadian
west coast, Canadian east coast, Northumberland
area), still life, wildlife and figurative work. All the originals sold at
the show will include framing. Twenty-five percent of all sales (and
commissions accepted at the show) will be donated to the Northumberland Hills
Hospital Foundation.All of the art at the show will
be original paintings with the exception of "Toronto
St." and "Reflections of the
Past". These posters will be for sale at the show for $20.00 each
(unframed). 100% of the sale from the posters ($20.00) will be donated to the
NHH Foundation. For more
information, and to see a sample of some of the work that will be at the
show, go to:www.waynemondok.com
and click on "SHOWS".
In this moment, a show by
gallery member Barbara Buntin,
features monotype prints and washi paper collage,
work that engages the viewer in a visual dialogue. New works by the other
gallery artists are shown in the 2nd and 3rd galleries. Opening
Reception Saturday May 2, 2:00 – 4:00 pm at the Colborne Art Gallery.
Living Green Fair - Saturday, May 9, 10:00-4:00 at the Fall Fair Centre on McCaul St., Port Hope. Sponsored by the Port Hope Heritage Ecology
Garden Event, the fair features local green initiatives, ideas,
entertainment, kids' activities, food and various artisans and purveyors of
green products. I will be there with things from my shop and demonstrating
either chair caning or basket weaving.
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. 1-888-278-2484. All proceeds to 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
Films at the Capitol – 8:00 pm
Taken - Tuesday, April 28th http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0936501/
Duplicity - Tuesday, May 5th www.imdb.com/title/tt1135487/
Knowing - Tuesday, May 12th www.imdb.com/title/tt0448011/
Two Lovers - Tuesday, May 19th www.imdb.com/title/tt1103275/
The Pool - Tuesday, May 26th www.imdb.com/title/tt0911024/
What’s
On – At The Competitions
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