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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 Meet At 66 King, Cobourg - a haven for the
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From The Arts
Council Arts Council Annual General
Meeting. November 15th Social meet and greet 6:00 – 7:00 pm
at 66 King Street East, Cobourg. 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 Warkworth author shares true
story of love in Italy Sheila Wright's planned
around-the-world adventure might have been cut short in First Stages Theatre presents 'Death in
Venice' A celebration of the spoken word takes
centre stage at the Capitol Theatre on Oct. 18. The Capitol will host the
one-man play, 'Death in Annual Writers and Friends event is Nov.
15 Juno Award winner Valdy
to perform at Capitol Theatre The Forsyth Report: The
Forsyth Report The Road to Mecca at First Stages What
a powerful play and what powerful performances. The Arts Northumberland Blog: The Ramblin’
Rose Arts Report: tba What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming Week Pine Ridge Art
Association Art Show & Sale" at the Cobourg Public Library, October
16th 17th & 18th, Hours are 9-30 - 5:00 Friday & Saturday,
12 -30—4:00 Sunday, works of art from over 40
local artists, in oil, acrylic, water color and mixed media. Raffle tickets
will be on sale at the show for 3 jury selected works of art Come out
enjoy and support your local talent . Maureen Mullally at 905-372-7214 Mysteries
and More at the Cobourg Public Library. Free
Friday films featuring classic crime and drama, tea and pastries
All films start at Book Launch
Party: please join Sheila Wright for the launch of her first book, "Amare -- A True Italian Love
Story". Friday, October 16th, at Movies for Kids and Teens, Saturday,
October 17th, Mary J. Benson Branch, Port Hope. Monsters vs. Aliens – Rui Pimenta
- "Living Within the Means of Existence" (kinetic and light based
paintings and sculptures), Artists' Reception from "Exposed", The 5th
Annual Photographic Exhibition by the Northumberland Photography Club.
Opening reception: Saturday, October 17, Michael
White and The White - The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience. Saturday, October
17th, VALDY - Saturday, October 17th
at DEATH IN Richard Pope book launch The Reluctant Twitcher – A Truthful
Account Of My Big Birding Year – Sunday, October 18th,
2:00 – 4:00 pm 66 King Street East, Cobourg. Author will be on hand to sign books. Northumberland Film Sundays GOODBYE SOLO,
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18th at the Mall, Cobourg. On the lonely roads of Film Monday Musical Matinees at the Cobourg
Public Library at 2:00 pm – schedule HERE Classic Movie Matinees at the Port Hope Public
Library, Tuesdays Jack Goering:
"Before & After: Some Changes in Port Hope & Vicinity,
1961-2005". Illustrated lecture. “1000 KISSES DEEP”
– A CELEBRATION OF LEONARD COHEN. Thursday, October 22nd at 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. For tickets or more information contact Joanne Bonebakker at 905-349-3402, bonebakker@sympatico.ca or visit www.northumberlandlearningconnection.ca Read more... What’s Coming – At The Lectures, Shane Joseph book launch
of After The Flood taking place first in Toronto at the Rivoli Restaurant on November 15th; then in Cobourg at Meet at 66 King East on November 20th, 7:00 pm.
Please note the date change. More On Shane Joseph and his new book. Annual Booksale,
Saturday, October 24th, Writers & Friends, 15th
Annual Literary Evening with some of In September, ACN member Linda Hutsell-Manning’s
short story, “Miss Purity Flour”
was a finalist in Glimmer Train’s Very Short Fiction Contest. Co-editor,
Linda Swanson-Davies said: “We know how demanding writing is, how rare
the opportunities for public recognition, and how close to the heart most strong pieces are. Choosing the winners is difficult;
those pieces that make the Top 25 are exceptional.” Info www.lindahutsellmanning.ca What’s Coming? - At The Theatre And Dance 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. Mike Mandel at the Park,
Cobourg October 24th, Port Hope
Festival Theatre "Nunsense Jamboree" The Amazing Kreskin
at the Park Cobourg, November 6th, What’s Coming? - At The Concerts and Opera EST. 11/15 Band joins the
Baxter Creek Band for Angels in Flight for Leukemia Fundraiser. Friday. October 23rd “SWEET
DREAMS” – A TRIBUTE TO PATSY CLINE, Friday, October 23rd at What’s Coming – Workshops and Auditions Pottery lessons with Susan McDonald at Practically Potty
Studio -- Lessons start now! Call Susan at 905-753-2731 or see www.practicallypotty.com. Beginners to
advanced, day and night classes available. Chris Worsnop at
the Northumberland Players is preparing workshops for the fall: producing, play
writing, and stage management. Details tba Barb Smith, local artist and educator is
offering art classes for elementary students ages 6
– 12 starting Saturday, October 24th
from Northumberland Hills Stitchery
Guild is pleased
to invite interested parties to join the Stitchery
Club Tuesday, October 27, Writers take note. banish
writer's block by escaping to a writer's retreat
organized by Gwynn Scheltema from October 23 - 25 at the The Painted Tree, Cobourg has announced its schedule for fall
classes. Visit the Website HERE. Dalene Claus looking for a landscape instructor in both Oils or Acrylic. Parent/Child Classes and Kid's
Birthday parties . Now in the store: Silk Screening
products and coming soon, Mat Board. Calling all artists!!The Painted Tree is looking for local
artists to paint, or otherwise decorate, Christmas Ornaments (mini canvases,
glass balls, etc.) to place on a tree at the Capitol
Arts Fundraiser this year. We think that a tree filled with local,
original artwork would raise a lot of money for this cause as well as bring
attention to local artists and their work. Northumberland Hooks and Needles Guild which meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of
each month at Regency Manor Nursing Home, 66 Dorset St. E., Port Hope at 7:00
p.m. Contact Yvonne O’Neill 905-885-4872. The 1st Thursday of each
month is “Knitter-Knatter” (knitting
news, designer of the month, show and tell). The 3rd Thursday of the month is a
workshop: Oct.15 – New Yarn Talk & Challenge; Dec.17 –
Kindness Incentive Celebration; Jan.21 – Brainstorming Fixes; Feb.18
– Favorite Scarves; Mar.18 – Stash Reduction; Apr.15 - Seam
Sewing; May 20 – Shawls; Jun 17 – Knitting Challenge Finale. What’s On And Coming – At The Shows, Exhibitions and Second fine arts show at the
Spirit of the Hills Showcase Gallery featuring thirty-six (36) works of art,
sculpture and stained glass, until Sunday November 8th.
As a Member of the Spirit of the
Hills, The Colborne Art Gallery is also submitting work from three of their
artists. Avril
Bull-Jones (Watercolour), Barbara Buntin (Monotype
and Collage), Alison Seale (Encaustic & Collage). Doris Scott's landscape and still life
paintings are being shown right now until the end of the year at the
Campbellford Public Library, San Murata October 3rd - October 16, at
Scott’s Barn. Tues - Fri, 10:00 am to 4 :30 pm. Self-taught as an artist, San Murata
has worked his way up to a position as one of the most respected illustrator
designers in Canada. He has worked as an Art Director for CTV, Global and CityTV in ACN member Trish Pilon invites you to peruse the Teddy Bear
Review Digital magazine. HERE Be sure
to pause at pages 26 & 54 for some video action. (You can't get THAT in
the print edition!!) The Kingsleys Korner:
FALL SHOWING. Edith McPherson,a water colour
artist residing in For those who like to follow Ron Bolt's painting career, he will have two events in 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. through
the month of October she will be
showing Water colours at the Buttermilk Cafe
as well as continuing my showings and sales at Munro's
After Five down town Cobourg. I have recently swapped out the art that is
showing in Rick Norlock's
office. The Cobourg Art Club
has a display of paintings upstairs at The Mill Restaurant,
Cobourg --an eclectic mix of original work in all media and all
members participate. The show is ongoing and changes seasonally. The Other Canvas - Westben, Campbellford. Has been postponed. Details tba 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 17th ANNUAL VINTAGE FILM
FESTIVAL.
Friday, October 23 - Sunday, October 25,
SO MANY WONDERFUL MOVIES OF TIMES GONE BY, INCLUDING FRIDAY’S,THE FIGHTING
69TH STARRING, JAMES CAGNEY, AND PAT O'BRIEN. Pat O'Brien portrays
Cobourg's own Francis Patrick Duffy, an American soldier, Roman Catholic
priest and Chaplain. Friday, October 23. VICTORIA HALL,
COBOURG, Doors open: Northumberland Film Sundays, Entire fall schedule HERE What’s On – At The Competitions Arts Blogs We Like |
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This newsletter is edited by
Walter Luedtke. Please send any notices or comments to wluedtke@cogeco.ca. |
