Arts Council of Northumberland Newsletter, July 10, 2009

The newsletter of the Arts Council Of Northumberland

Arts Northumberland

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 Of The Week

Elizabeth Wilson. Elizabeth Wilson studied painting and sculpture in Oakland, California and at Central Technical School in Toronto. She also studied with John Gould and Richard Gorman at the Toronto School of Art. She is currently working with Fiona Crangle in Port Hope. Many of her paintings were inspired by her travels in Asia, India, and Turkey. Wilson’s paintings are on show at Furby’s in Port Hope.

From The Arts Council

AWOL Gallery is seeking submissions for Toronto’s most anticipated summer group show! The 7th Annual Original SQUARE FOOT Show. RSVP DEADLINE: Wednesday, July 15

AWOL Gallery (Toronto, Canada) is planning The Square Foot Show 2009, an annual group exhibition of hundreds of local, national and international artists working in all media. The Square Foot Show is an excellent networking event and an opportunity for participating Artists to gain exposure to collectors, curators, media, other artists, and the general public. This is Square Foot’s seventh year and the AWOL Collective is aiming to make the show bigger and better than ever. Like 2007’s & 2008’s exhibition, we will hold The Square Foot Show at an off site venue; The Lower Ossington Theatre (LOT) at 100A Ossington. This larger venue accommodates both the numerous artworks and the hundreds of people who come to view this exhibit every year. In 2008 over 600 artists participated and exhibited over 1300 pieces!
Further info HERE

The ACN website now has a map of cultural attractions – galleries, theatres, museums - in Northumberland. It is a work in progress with the possibility of including studios, arts supplies stores and other ancillary businesses. Check it out HERE

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1,200 to 1,400 different people visit the ACN website each month.

For more info on membership, click HERE

Arts Headlines

Drabinsky's Sentencing Proposal: I'll Go On Tour Livent founder and former Broadway producer Garth Drabinsky, convicted of fraud and forgery, "would teach theater students 'discipline in the craft,' talk about honesty and 'avoidance of unethical conduct' in visits to 65 schools across the country, as part of a sentence in which he would avoid jail, his lawyer Edward Greenspan told a judge at a sentencing hearing in Toronto today."

From The Blogs:

The Arts Northumberland Blog: Port Hope Gallerist Aurelie Collings loves her work by Peg Mccarthy/Northumberland News. From pediatric neuro-psychologist to gallery curator, Aurelie Collings has always been an art collector.Her almost four-year-old A.K. Collings Gallery, on John Street, Port Hope, has held the work of emerging and established Canadian artists, and from the beginning, she wanted to "set the bar high" for her exhibits.

The Ramblin’ Rose Arts Report: tba

Neurartic Blog: Melanie MacDonald is an emerging artist with a remarkable facility for capturing light and reflection. Working in acrylic on canvas, she paints highly realistic, somewhat off-kilter, close-up depictions of everyday objects.

The Wally Keeler Blog: tba

What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming Week

Opening Reception –Louise Aronson, Friday, 6:00 – 8:00 pm “100 Mile Diner Warkworth. Award winning artist, Louise Aronson, will be exhibiting her paintings at the 100 Mile Diner, Main Street, Warkworth from Thursday, July 9 until the end of August. Louise works in both watercolour and oils. Her love of flowers, wild and cultivated, and her strength in design are evident in her works. The beautiful landscapes of this area inspire Louise to further her love for nature. She will often be seen on the side of country roads painting alfresco.

Bi-Annual ACO Port Hope Garden Tour, Saturday, , 10:00 am-4:00 pm, Tickets $20 905-885-7929 or www.acoporthope.ca. On a sunny Saturday, attendees will have a unique opportunity to stroll through ten beautiful gardens, mostly in the Town of Port Hope. Gardens featured will be both large and small but each one closely reflects the personality of its owner. All of the gardens on the tour are "works-in-progress" as only gardens can be!

Cosi fan tutte - Comic Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Saturday at 2:00 pm. also Sunday at 2:00 pm at Westben, Campbellford. Don’t miss Mozart’s masterpiece celebrating the steadfast fickleness of love! Nancy Hermiston leads the UBC Opera Ensemble. (Fully staged, in Italian,

Horizons of Friendship 12th Annual Homes, Gardens & Music Tour - Sunday, 1:00-5:30 p.m. A Horizons of Friendship fundraising event offering an eclectic mix of homes and gardens situated in Cobourg and the surrounding countryside. Enjoy light snacks and refreshments while you wander through the homes and gardens on this year’s tour with the sounds of some of Northumberland’s finest musicians. All proceeds go to support community development projects in Central America and Mexico. $30 (tax receipt $22), Tickets available at Victoria Hall Box Office, Sasha Pico Home Décor in Port Hope, and at Horizons of Friendship (50 Covert St., Cobourg). 905 372-5483 x19 or 1-888 729-9928 info@horizons.ca www.horizons.ca

The Shelter Valley Shapenote Singers next singing on Sunday, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. at the Grafton Community Centre, 135 Old Danforth Road in Grafton.

The New Northumberland Calling Normandy, July 3rd -18^th, at The Brighton Barn Theatre In tribute to the 65^th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Europe, return with us for our re-creation of a Northumberland radio troop broadcast. Experience once again, through popular songs, radio sketches and news items of the era, our special thanks for the Canadian triumphal breakthrough at Juno Beach in 1944.

Port Hope Festival Theatre "Rock n' Roll Drive-In" 8:00 PM on June 18 – July 11, at the Capitol. Rock n' Roll Drive-In: Ahhh!!! Summertime. Does life get any better??? Well…if you can remember borrowing dad's convertible and snuggling up to that special someone at the ever popular Drive-In Theatre…it just did!!! Remember the sounds of Chuck Berry, Connie Francis and the Everly Brothers. How about the dance crazes led by Chubby Checker and the "Twist". It's all happening at the Rock n' Roll Drive-In. So join us for a trip down memory lane with some of the best music of the 50s and 60s and flashbacks to the movies that made your summers memorable.

Opening Reception – Evelyn Van Hoekelen, Tuesday, 6:00 – 8:00 pm, Campbellford Public Library. A number of the paintings featured were inspired by her visit to Bon Echo Park. Others find her focus more on colour and design. Evelyn has been working in oils for the last ten years, taking courses, private lessons, and working in her home studio. Her studio and home are full of paintings and drawings. Until the end of September.

Writers’ Open House – Tuesday, 7:00 pm Percy Heritage Centre (Memorial Hall), 35 Church St in Warkworth. A discussion focused on the specific needs of writers and how Spirit of the Hills can serve those needs. Note that it is not necessary to be a SOH member in order to attend the open house. Any writer in Northumberland County is invited to attend by confirming their intention to participate. Send an email to Beth Rhind at beth@ajac.ca before July 14th.

For Whom the Bell Tolls – Tuesday, 7:00 pm at Westben. A musical celebration of the 100th birthday of Edgar Allen Poe. Music of Liszt and Brahms reflects the brooding poetry of the great American poet.

Summer Music at St Mark's. Wednesday evenings 7:30 pm, Historic St Mark's Anglican Church, King S., Port Hope. Info: 905-373-0867.Classical music by young area musicians. Offering at the door. Wednesday, July 15 - The Mead Family Trio. Classical music for violins, cello and keyboard/organ with Ellen, Else and Emilia Mead.

Wed. July 22 - 7:30 pm. The Ancient Music Trio. Deborah Henderson, violin, Fred Cory, flute/recorder and Julian Nelson, recorder. Chamber music from past centuries.

Wed. July 29 - 7:30 pm. Gregory Ward, oboe and Randy Mills, organ. Classical solos old and new for oboe with solo organ selections.

Poetry, Music, Conversation and Wine. Thursday, 7:30 pm at 66 King Street East, Cobourg. Deborah Panko and two guest readers Donna Langevin and Kate Marshall Flaherty with M.C. Marta Burt.

What’s Coming – At The Lectures, Readings and Book Launches

The John de Visser Portfolio, Saturday, July 18^th, 7:00 pm. Art Gallery of Northumberland. The artist will give a lecture

Frances Gage: Unlikely Paradise -- sculptural work and photographs from her life. August 1st - 29^th , Art Gallery of Northumberland, Cobourg. Reception and book launch at 85th birthday celebration, Saturday, August 22, 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Frances Gage has lived in Cobourg for 10 years and in that time has become an integral part of the community. Prior to our arrival in our midst, Gage gained wide recognition as one of Canada's leading sculptors. The recently finished biography by Alan Butcher is being published this summer. This exhibition is an honor of this event. The launch of her biography “Unlikely Paradise” coincides with her 85th birthday.

What’s Coming? - At The Theatre And Dance

Summer Movies for Kids, Every Tuesday at 1 pm at the Mary J. Benson Branch. Pick up a free ticket at the Circulation Desk.Jul 14 – Jonas Brothers 3D; Jul 21 – Finn on the Fly, Jul 28 – Coraline; Aug 25 – Hannah Montana: The Movie; Aug 4 – Inkheart; Aug 11 – Happily N’ever After; Aug 18 – Race to Witch Mountain

The summer season at the Fourth Line Theatre HERE

Port Hope Festival Theatre “The G-String Broke” by Alan Bright. July 16th - August 1^st at the Capitol, Richard Phillips is just trying to finish writing his new musical. He doesn't need complications of any kind. So! Who's the blonde on the ledge? When did the brunette manage to get into his bed? Where did the red dress in the bathroom come from? Why does his fiancee not trust him all of a sudden? And! What is that woman doing in his piano? The "G" String Broke is a zany romp (in the classic tradition of farce) through the life, lusts and loves of a very confused playwright.

Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, Friday, August 7^th, 7:00pm, Victoria Park, Cobourg. The Driftwood Theatre Group, Ontario's most accessible theatre company, celebrates its 15th Anniversary Season. A master and servant arrive in a strange city in search of twin siblings they've never met. When everyone they meet confuses them for their local counterparts, you'd figure that someone would clue in. Lucky for us, no one does. A wild, weird and wonderful journey towards the discovery of self and the importance of family.

What’s Coming? - At The Concerts

Cosi fan tutte - Comic Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Saturday July 11, at 2:00 pm. also Sunday, July 12 at 2:00 pm at Westben, Campbellford. Don’t miss Mozart’s masterpiece celebrating the steadfast fickleness of love! Nancy Hermiston leads the UBC Opera Ensemble. (Fully staged, in Italian,

The Fab Four, Friday, July 17th, 8:00 pm at the Park, Cobourg. The Fab Four are an entertaining musical and historical re-enactment of the life of one of pop-rock music's most revered and influential bands. Based in southern Ontario, Canada, The FabFour take pride in accurately re-creating live performances of The Beatles vast repertoire. Never relying on any recorded backing tracks what-so-ever, a FabFour show is always a totally live and unique experience

Schubertiad: Esterhazy 1809, Saturday July 18, at Westben at 5:00pm. Haydn Chamber Music; Segment 2 at 7:00 pm: The Songs of Haydn, Schubert, & Mednelssohn; Segment 3 at 9:00pm: Mendelssohn Chamber Music (including the Octet). A feast for all the senses!

4 Seasons Harp Quartet, Sunday July 19, at 2:00pm at Westben. SUNDAY CHAMBER MUSIC ($35) That’s right! Four harps on one stage! And at each, four of Canada’s “principal” harpists including Jennifer Schwartz (Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Lori Gemmell (KW Symphony), Caroline Léonardelli (Ottawa & Gatineau...

What’s Coming – Workshops

Kathryn McHolm: Learn how to watercolour, find your painting hand again or just want to have a change of scenery. An on site afternoon of landscape painting once or twice a month - July until October,1:00 pm – 4:00 pm, weekdays or weekend (your preference) ~ $30./session, 4-8 people/class. 3 sessions paid in advance (need own supplies). 905-753-2196, kathrynsgarden@sympatico.ca or register at In A Garden July 18/19 held in Kathryn's Welcome garden

What’s On And Coming – At The Shows, Exhibitions and Tours

Relaunch of Dragon Clay Pottery, Thursday, July 23rd, 81 ½ Pine Street South, Port Hope

Elizabeth Wilson is showing nine paintings until the nd of July at Furby House Books, Port Hope.

At the Upstairs Gallery, Port Hope. Four From Northumberland - Rosemary Avery, Doug Haddow, Herb Jung, Liza Quinn June 28^th – August 1st ,

Susan Caron’s work can be seen at Munro’s, King Street Cobourg. She is also exhibiting at Ganaraska Art and Framing, Walton Street Port Hope.

Anita Gutteridge at Kingsley’s Korner, Brighton for the month of July. Anita validates with passion that painting in oils is what she loves to do best. Tending to her garden inspires her and the exhibit at the Apple Crate location displays the exquisite results. Kingsley’s Korner will be exhibiting visual art and 3D art by local artists at 46 Prince Edward St from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

At A.K. Collings Gallery, Port Hope "Melanie MacDonald –MacDonald was included in the "Emerging Artist" category for the Magenta Foundation's book, Carte Blanche 2, which honours Canada's best and most promising artists. The book was launched at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) in November, 2008. She is a young artist whose work is well worth seeing (and collecting).

Tim Stanford,-Photographer, at the Human Bean, Cobourg, in June. "Photography has been a great passion of mine for ten years. I seek inspiration from the everyday beauty that surrounds us and enjoy capturing special details in each and every one of my compositions

smART Creating Joy July 25 - August 6, 2009 Tues - Sat, 10:00 am to 4 :30 pm. Opening reception Saturday, July 25, 2 pm - 7 pm, at Scott’s Barn Cultural Centre. An exhibition of paintings and ceramic art by Catherine McIntosh Jeffery, Molly Moldovan, Judith Myers & Josef Roschar. The artists will be in attendance Saturday, July 25 & Saturday August 1^st. The San Murata Trio will be playing jazz on the afternoon of Aug. 1 from 2:00 to 5:00 while the artists will also be present (music and paintings).

Wendi Robbins at Gallery 121 Belleville (www.geocities.com/gallery121) 48 Bridge Street, Belleville, Feature Show; ‘Mindscape Of Place’. Reception: Sunday July 19th 2:00 – 4:00 pm. (Show July 14th – August 15^th)

Exhibits on a permanent basis: Gallery 121 Belleville (Member), Upstairs Gallery: Port Hope, SideStreet Gallery: Wellington, Prince Edward County, Artemisia Gallery: Westport.

The Cobourg Art Club has a display of paintings upstairs at The Mill Restaurant, Cobourg --an eclectic mix of original work in all media.

Zed Woman and the City” The Colborne Art Gallery, an exhibition of work by Annie McDonald & gallery artists. The show will be on through August 2nd. Ms. McDonald states the show is "an exploration of one mythic figure's transformative powers", and resembles walking into a graphic novel. Several mediums are employed to make the work, from stone and ceramics to fabrics and wire. The city is the rhetorical device used to depict the relationships of humanity with environment.”

Spirit of the Hills,

IN A GARDEN July 18th & 19th, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (rain or shine), Garden of Kathryn McHolm, Village of Welcome, 4749 Cty. Rd.2, 1km. n. 401. A Show & Sale of works inspired by the garden, from the garden, or for the garden, stroll amongst the garden viewing: Fibre Art ~ Veronica Derry; Handmade Glass Beads ~ Karen Elmquist; Pottery ~ Karen Franzen; Rustic Furniture ~ Martin Everist; Garden Structures ~ Amy Quinn; Handmade Soap ~ Jill Williams; Paintings ~ Maia Desjardins; Paintings, Textiles ~ Carmel Bouzanne; Beeswax Candles, Castile Soap, etc. ~ Jane Weeks; Watercolours & Drawings ~ Kathryn McHolm; Needle Art, Tin Work ~ Carrie Osborne; Wearable Art ~ Susan MacDonald; Found Object Art ~ Diana Cohen, and more. Karen Elmquist is demonstrating the fine art of glass bead making throughout the day and by request. Plants: Culinary & Aromatic Herbs, Butterfly and Bird, etc Birdbaths & Stepping Stones. Baking in the Adobe Ovens, Diane Capel's Fabulous Functional Food. Take time for a sip of garden punch or herbal tea beneath the cherries, listen for the bird songs, enjoy the ambience. more information 905 753 2196 ‘ or kathrynsgarden@sympatico.ca

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

The Other Canvas - September 19, Westben, Campbellford. a unique event showcasing national and local talent as well as fundraising, presented in the picturesque Trent Hills of Northumberland County.The day will begin with a welcome and orientation, followed by a 'Meet & Greet' with the artists before a live art auction. A sensuous gala dinner prepared by Executive Chef Robert Buchanan of Acqua Ristorante e Bar (Toronto) and Executive Chef Peter Gosling of Oak Heights Estate Winery (Warkworth) will be served in the evening.

Some of the participating artists are: Robert Bateman, Holly Carr, Charles Pachter, Brent Butt, Jean Stilwell, and Clermont Duval. The Other Canvas will take place at Westben Barn Theatre, a magnificent 400-seat timber-frame barn which opens onto a lush meadow amidst the gently rolling hills of Northumberland County. The day starts at 2:00 p.m., and there are three pricing packages available to ensure a truly personalized experience.

The Other Canvas auction tickets are in great demand and there is a limited number available. A person may attend the auction portion for only $75.00 rather than buy a ticket for the gala dinner for 250.00. The national artist’s canvases have been arriving over the past few weeks and they are impressive. We are endeavouring to have a representative contingent of national artists actually attending the event; of course their official agents and managers are always a challenge to fit open dates.

The Northumberland Potters Christmas Show, November 21st & 22nd Baltimore Community Centre

What’s Coming? – At The Movies

See the line-up at the Vintage Film Festival, October 23^rd-25^th HERE

What’s On – At The Competitions

Cobourg Waterfront Festival Photography Contest. Entries close August 3rd

The Cobourg Waterfront Festival invites individuals to participate in the first annual Cobourg Waterfront Festival Photography Contest. Subject of photographs must be of 2009 or past Cobourg Waterfront Festivals taken while festivals were in progress. Full details and entry forms here: www.waterfrontfestival.ca/photo_contest.htm

Arts Blogs We Like

‘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!

Members’ Billboard

ACN member Heather Stubbs has a website devoted public speaking and presentation skills. As a speaker and presentation skills trainer, she draws on a lifetime of performing experience to provide a lively, insightful and thought-provoking presentation. Have a a look at http://www.skilltime.ca. She also issues a weekly newsletter.

Business Friends of the Arts

Dray Design Studio Website Design, Print and Graphic Design

Bart Hawkins Kreps Website Design, Print Design, Editing

Aye Lighthouse B&B Bed & Breakfast

Ganaraska Art & Framing Picture Framing, art and photography lessons

The Human Bean Coffee shop, with live music and monthly artist exhibition

Meet at 66 King Street Fine dessert lounge

Northumberland View News & Entertainment

Painted Tree Art supplies and classes

Scott's Barn Culture Centre

Where They Play Productions Music Recording St

This newsletter is edited by Walter Luedtke.

Please send any notices or comments to wluedtke@cogeco.ca.