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The newsletter of the Arts Council Of Northumberland Arts Northumberland |
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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 Of The Week Alan Butcher – Author
of Unlikely Paradise
, The Life of Francis Gage. Alan D. Butcher ran his own
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From The Arts
Council 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 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 John Shaw-Rimmington
Installs Stone Sculpture. Seven granite boulders sit on a circular
bed of gravel outside the new Guys and Dolls At The Capitol, Port Hope All bets are on to see if hunky Sky
Masterson can tame straightlaced but passionate
Miss Sarah Brown, officer with the Salvation Army.. The Arts Northumberland Blog: Summer display for 'Winter's' quilts Pictures From The Exhibitions: Frances
Gage and Dorothy Winter at The Life
Drawings Of Winter at The Upstairs Gallery The Ramblin’
Rose Arts Report: tba What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming Week Carmen & David—La chanteuse et le
guitare. Friday August 7, at Guys and Dolls, Friday, August 7th- 30th,
performance times HERE, at the Capitol. Port Hope Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York
City, this oddball romantic comedy - considered by many to be the perfect
musical comedy – soars with the spirit of Broadway as it introduces us
to a cast of vivid characters who have become legends in the canon: Sarah
Brown, the upright but uptight "mission doll," out to reform the
evildoers of Time Square; Sky Masterson, the slick, high-rolling gambler who
woos her on a bet and ends up falling in love; Adelaide, the chronically ill
nightclub performer whose condition is brought on by the fact she's been
engaged to the same man for 14 years; and Nathan Detroit, her devoted fiancé,
desperate as always to find a spot for his infamous floating crap game. Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors,
Friday, August 7th, 7:00pm, Victoria Park, Cobourg. The Driftwood Theatre Group, Joe Sealy & the Jazzbirds,
Saturday, August 8, The The Shelter Valley Shapenote
Singers sing on
the second Sunday of each month. Our next singing will take place Sunday, August 9th, FINALE-FUNDRAISER: Hilario
Duran— An Evening with Shane Peacock - Monday,
August 10, Cobourg Public Library. Part of the summer reading program. Starts at Summer Movies for Kids, Every Tuesday at Latin
Summer Film Festival presented by Horizons of Friendship. Every Thursday in
August from Aug 13-The Three Burials of Melquiades
Estrada (rated 14A); Aug 20- Which Way Home (Hot
Docs 2009, PG 13); Aug 27-Under the Same Moon
(PG) Read a synopsis of the films HERE The ONLY Latin
film festival in Cobourg. ˇVamos al festival de cine latino! What’s Coming – At The Lectures, COBOURG POETRY READINGS; shows videos
of readings hosted by the Cobourg Poetry Group.1. Deborah Panko
reading "Questions to Ask Darwin" 2. Kate Marshall-Flaherty reading "Take
Notice" Poetry, Music, Conversation
and Wine. August 20th, An Afternoon with Jane Urquhart
- August 23rd, Memory: What, How, and Where We Remember.
Five Thursday Evening Lectures by the Northumberland Learning Connection, October
8 - November 5, 2009, 7:15 - 9:15 pm, Columbus Community Centre, 232 Spencer
Street East, Cobourg. Five Friday Morning Seminars: October 9 - November 6,
2009, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon, Upstairs at Furby
House Books, 65 Walton Street, Port Hope Why do we forget certain facts and
experiences while others remain firmly in our minds? Does technology help or
hinder? Do certain types of attention influence memory? Is recollection under
hypnosis possible? How do some cultures convey knowledge by means of spirit
mediums? And what do public memorials and museums add? Six eminent speakers
offer fresh insights and new discoveries about the nature of memory and the
workings of the mind. Read more... What’s Coming? - At The Theatre And Dance The
summer season at the Fourth Line Theatre HERE Ron James, Saturday August 22nd, Whether wrestling with society’s
accelerated rate of change, stumbling on nostril drooling bull moose during
forest hikes, or experiencing the virtues of backyard composting and its
promise of immortality, James brings a ‘foot soldier’s
perspective from the trenches’ in our collective march through
Life’s bright fury. From camping in leaky canvas-walled tent
trailers in that idyllic summer of 1969 … to a man at the crossroads of
mid-life, James traces a trajectory across the landscape of contemporary
culture, satirizing everything from button-down-rule-righteous life insurance
agents to sanctimonious eco-freaks ... just ‘connecting the dots’
while trying his best to clarify the chaos of this new century we’re
all walking through before he goes "Mental As Anything" himself! First Stages Theatre Presents - THE ROAD TO
The entire season of First Stages Theatre HERE What’s Coming? - At The Concerts Jimmy Flynn, Friday, August 28th – Jukebox Hits Live With Freddy Vette & The Flames - Saturday, September 19th at The band comes alive and immerses the
audience with music from Elvis, Jerry Lee, Buddy, Fats, Chuck Berry, Brenda
Lee, The Shirelles and more. Capture the
excitement, the electricity, and the sheer FUN of 50's Rock & Roll with
an absolute “must see” 50’s Rock Show! What’s Coming – Workshops Chris Worsnop at
the Northumberland Players is preparing workshops for the fall: producing, play
writing, and stage management. Details tba The Painted Tree, Cobourg has announced its schedule for fall
classes. Visit the Website HERE The Northumberland School Of The Arts has
an online art and crafts survey HERE 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 The Cobourg Horticultural Society's Annual
Summer Flower Show and Tea will take place on Saturday, August 15, at
the Cobourg Library, from 1.30 to 4 pm.Classes
include vegetables, annuals, perennials, houseplants, roses, dahlias,
gladiolus, displays and designs. For more information, visit
www.cobourggardenclub.org Gallery In The Garden show and sale, August
22nd, 10:00 – 4:00 pm, Medlicott
House, 321 Sixth Line West, Campbellford. Second year of show and sale in the historical gardens
of Medlicott House, strolling musicians. Plus
miniature show and contest in the Summer Studio (paintings or photographs 5x7
unframed, 3-dimensional maximum 3"x 3" x 3"). Entry cost:
$25.00 Frances Gage: Unlikely Dorothy Winter – Recent Quilts in the
Paul Kane Gallery August 1st - 29th, opening reception, Saturday,
August 22nd. Quilt maker Dorothy Winter has found new
inspiration in men’s decorative ties. These wall-hung quilts are a
fascinating study in pattern and a model of artistic recycling. Life Drawings of Winter, Upstairs Gallery, Port Hope. In the winter, ten accomplished artists
gathered for weekly life drawing sessions with a variety of models. The work
of these winter evenings in charcoal, graphite, ink and conte
will be shown. Northumberland Hills Studio Tour, September
12th and 13th, CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for the 2nd Annual
Square Foot Art Show at the All Canadian Jazz Festival. Please the Home Page at www.allcanadianjazz.ca for all the details. Terry Marrocco, artist and
art therapist: Terry's paintings are on display at The Buttermilk Cafe in Cobourg this August.
Terry is a part of the Northumberlandhills Studio
Tour on September 12 and September 13. Susan MacDonald,
textile artist. Her
work is on display and for sale at the AGN gift shop at the Upstairs Gallery, Port Hope. Third annual Juried Photography Show and Elizabeth Wilson is
showing nine paintings until the end of July at Furby
House Books, Port Hope. Susan Caron’s work can be seen at
Munro’s, Louise Aronson, Evelyn Van Hoekelen,
Campbellford Public Library. A number of the paintings featured were inspired by her
visit to 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). The Cobourg Art Club
has a display of paintings upstairs at The Mill Restaurant,
Cobourg --an eclectic mix of original work in all media. 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 ( 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 Over eighty percent of the artists’
canvases have arrived from across the county. The artists have excelled in
their creations and provided us with a wide diversity of subjects and
techniques. The public has stepped forward and is showing a strong interest
to support the Meet the Artists & Auction features of the one-day event. Kindly note the following changes. Price of
admission for both the Auction and Meet the Artists portion is $50.00 and
tickets may be purchased by calling Catherine Holt at 705-653-4343 ext. 2104.
We have changed the food & beverage portion, which will be complementary,
and cancelled the gala dinner. The Lions Club of The Northumberland
Potters Christmas Show, November 21st & 22nd What’s Coming? – At The
Movies Summer Movies for Kids, Every Tuesday at See the line-up at the
Vintage Film Festival, October 23rd-25th
HERE What’s On – At The Competitions Arts Blogs We Like |
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‘Neurartic’
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This newsletter is edited by
Walter Luedtke. Please send any notices or comments to wluedtke@cogeco.ca. |
