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The newsletter of the Arts Council Of Northumberland Arts Northumberland |
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The Arts Council of Northumberland encourages creativity and raises
the visibility of the artist and the arts community through advocacy,
communications and leadership. 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. A listing of member artists 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 Ron Waddling
- of many talents. Ron’s art reflects impressions made during his international
travel and his involvement with the film industry. He has a credit in life
drawing from Ontario College Art and Design and his preferred medium is oil
on canvas. As an author he writes scripts, sonnets and most recently, Martha and the Big Apple. (A novel
by the Rabbits of Little Lake as told to Ron Waddling) |
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From The Arts
Council Do
you read this newsletter faithfully? Then you deserve a reward. Please join us for our “Reader Appreciation Event” on Sunday, September 20th, Calling our arts organizations. This is your opportunity to introduce
your new season events. Calling all individual artists. This is your opportunity to introduce
yourself and your art to our faithful readership. All inquiries to Oliver
Steins, soliver@cogeco.net or Dorette Carter, 372-0333. Please join us
to celebrate the arts and the artists who make such wonderful contributions
to our quality of life. The
Arts Council is now on “Twitter” The Arts Council now has a Twitter
account and will be issuing some of our news and notices as
"tweets". If you have a Twitter account, start
following us ( http://twitter.com/artsn
). If you don't have an account yet, you can
sign up for free and start following us, or you can bookmark our page and
visit us for updates ( http://twitter.com/artsn ). Our tweets will be seen by all of our
followers - which now include the Do you want to more know about Twitter,
and how it and the other social media can be used to promote your work?
Let us know. 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 Rice Lake Gallery offers rock solid
exhibit. Curator Fran Fearnley of the Rice Lake Gallery is hosting Northumberland Easel Chair: fine
furniture and fine art. O'Kane can be reached at
william.okane@gmail.com or you can come out to the Westben Barn near Campbellford
on Sept. 19 and see his collection of
five chairs 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 Guys and Dolls, Friday, August 7th- 30th,
performance times HERE, at the Capitol. Port Hope Set in Damon Runyon's mythical Jimmy Flynn, Friday, August 28th – Kathryn McHolm is offering a chance to 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
next session - Saturday. August. 29th, Dorothy's House Museum welcomes the Northumberland
Rug Hookers Guild for demonstrations and displays. Saturday, August 29th from Concert, Sunday,
August 30, What’s Coming – At The Lectures, Shane Joseph talks to Rita Schiano
about his books including Redemption In Paradise and Fringe Dwellers, also
about his latest work in progress, After The Flood due to be released in
November 2009. The recorded audio show will be posted on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rita. 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" 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 First Stages Theatre Presents - THE ROAD TO
The entire season of First Stages Theatre HERE Northumberland Players and The Best Western
Cobourg Inn Present Relatively Speaking Oct. 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and Nov. 1, 6,
7* *matinee and evening by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by
Mary Doig and Produced by Honor Sylvester. A
mixture of mistaken identities and mishaps is a recipe for a hilarious
disaster in this dinner theatre comedy. The Tickets include a great buffet
and show. For Tickets phone The Best Western Cobourg Inn 905 372 2105 or for
discounted three show season dinner tickets phone The Firehall Theatre 905
372 0577 Check The Northumberland Players website for details. What’s Coming? - At The Concerts Shelter Valley Folk Festival celebrates six years Labour Day weekend
with its family event (September 4th - 6th)
just east of Cobourg near Grafton. Three days of Juried Art, Wellness,
Sustainable Living, Harvest Foods and the finest in Folk, Roots and Blues
music with weekend passes, daily tickets and camping still available. Advance
price ticket sales will end August 31st with Festival rate tickets beginning
September 1st. For more, and ticket purchase, visit www.sheltervalley.com or call 1 866 612
SVFF. Ruth Harcort
Sings - Sunday, September 13th, A Special Introductory Event in September,
Monday, September 14th at Jukebox Hits Live With Freddy Vette & The Flames - Saturday, September 19th at What’s Coming – Workshops and Auditions 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 La Jeunesse Youth
Orchestra auditions for the 2009 - 2010 Season, Friday September 11th and
Saturday September 12th. All Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, & Percussion players
of ages 10 -- 22 welcome to audition. To book an audition appointment, phone
Tracy Sachdeva at 1-866-460-5596. For more
information about LJYO, check our website ljyo.ca. Northumberland Orchestra & Choir
Auditions: for Choir - Tues. 15 Sept;
for Orchestra - "Gloria", Music of Christmas, Sunday, November 29, Sköl, Music of Northern Lands, "Genius", Beethoven's Mass in C, Sunday, March 28, 3:30
pm, Port Hope United Church, 34 South Street, Port Hope “Spin-In 2009" Tuesday October
6, What’s On And Coming – At The Shows, Exhibitions and Martha Robinson exhibits recent water colours and oil
paintings in Northumberland
Vernacular, September 5th-September 17th, Potager
Gallery at Scott's Barn Cultural Centre, Open Tuesday to Sunday KINGSLEY’S KORNER-Brighton Arts Council member,
photographer Steve Cooper exhibits at Kingsleys Korner his recent
collection of appealing camera work known for diversity and capturing
distinctive and imaginative images. The photo art by "Scoop" will
be on display available for sale, matted, framed and as greeting cards for
the month of August. Location: The Apple Crate Tea Room
46 Prince Edward Frances Gage: Unlikely Dorothy Winter – Recent Quilts in the
Paul Kane Gallery August 1st - 29th. 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. The Friday Morning Painting Group, Opening
Reception - Sunday, September 5h, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Upstairs Gallery, new location, 60 Walton
St., Port Hope. The
show runs from September 5th – October 5th. 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. .
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. Canton Studio Art Show, September 12th
& 13th, Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Municipality of Port Hope, Canton Office, (Main Floor), Featuring the Watercolors of Rosemary Freeman, Jill Ireland, John Morgan RICE LAKE X is the 10th annual public outdoor
exhibition of stone sculpture from Admission: Free. Donations to the Stephen
Lewis Foundation and ZimArt-in-Trust, for projects
supporting HIV/AIDS orphans in Curated by Fran Fearnley,
who travels to Zimbabwe annually to select the work, Rice Lake X features a
diverse and inspiring selection of hand-carved stone sculptures from 50
contemporary Zimbabwean artists. 2009 Artist-in-residence, Singi Chihota, has participated
in numerous national and international exhibitions. In 1998 he was awarded a
highly recommended certificate by the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Singi will be on site carving during the exhibition. He
is leading sculpting workshops at the gallery in August. The Rice Lake
Gallery, founded in 2000, is open year round by appointment. RICE LAKE
GALLERY, ZIMART, 855 Second Line, 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. 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 Bacchus Beckons, On Friday, October 30,
the Victoria Hall Volunteers will present their seventh biennial Wine Tasting
Event. Bacchus Beckons is a timely
opportunity to discover new wines for your own holiday entertaining. From The Northumberland
Potters Christmas Show, November 21st & 22nd,
What’s Coming? – At The
Movies Films at the Capitol, Public Enemies - Tuesday, September 15th, www.imdb.com/title/tt1152836/ Whatever Works - Thursday, September 17th, www.imdb.com/title/tt1178663/ Cheri - Tuesday, September 22nd, www.imdb.com/title/tt1179258/ Brothers Bloom - Thursday, September 24th, www.imdb.com/title/tt0844286/ Julie & Julia - Saturday, September 26th, www.imdb.com/title/tt1135503/ Is Anybody There - Tuesday, October 19th, www.imdb.com/title/tt1130088/ 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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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 Art Daily – The first art newspaper on the
net!
This newsletter is edited by
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