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From The Arts Council
Northumberland Festivals & Events
Organizers: The Ontario Ministry of Tourism has launched Celebrate Ontario with $11 million in funding to help enhance Ontario's festivals and events. Applications for
Celebrate Ontario 2010 are now being accepted until November
27th, 2009.To find out more, click here
to visit Northumberland's Tourism Industry website.
Arts Council Annual General
Meeting. November 25th
Please note correction. Social meet and greet 6:00 – 7:00 pm at 66 King
Street East, Cobourg.
The Ontario Crafts
Council’s Eastern-Ontario Feature within the 2010 Spring One of a Kind
Show.
This call is open to ALL craft-media artists in Eastern Ontario (not just OCC members), and it
has an upcoming deadline of December 1st, 2009. All application files and the
call for entry pdf can be downloaded directly from www.craft.on.ca/OCC_News/Eastern_Update
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
Cobourg author
launches dystopian novel of hope Cobourg author Shane
Joseph might be considered remarkably prescient, in that his new
novel so accurately reflects contemporary concerns but was written in 2002.
Enjoy an 'Intimate Evening' with
award-winning musician Dan Hill
A celebrated author, musician,
singer/songwriter, and father is coming to Port Hope
for the show of a lifetime. Dan Hill, a five-time Juno Award winner, and a
Grammy winner who has four platinum and two gold albums, will be coming to
the Capitol Theatre for a night filled with emotion, music, and literature,
on Nov. 21. The night will feature a display of Mr. Hill's many talents, including
a reading from his boo
The Arts Northumberland Blog:
Renowned
Jazz Vocalist Joins LaJeunesse Youth Orchestra
Jirina Marton
Wins Gov. General’s Literary Award
What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming Week
Mysteries
and More at the Cobourg Public Library. Free
Friday films featuring classic crime and drama, tea and pastries
All films start at 2:00
pm in the Rotary Room on the main
floor. Entire fall schedule HERE
The Northumberland Potters Annual Show and
Sale -- open to all artisans and
potters working in clay! Event takes place Saturday, November 21st &
Sunday, November 22nd -- with a special preview of the show by invitation on
the evening of Friday, November 20th (with libations) as
well. Located at the
Baltimore Community Centre, 5 minutes north of Cobourg.
Shane Joseph book launch
of After The Flood
at
Meet at 66 King East, Cobourg on November 20th, 7:00 pm.. More On Shane Joseph
and his new book.
Twist - November 20, 21 2:00 and 8:00 pm at My
Theatre, 55 King St.
East Trenton. David Woods is a mild mannered accountant
who sees a sensational way of making a fortune by writing a kiss-and-tell
biography about his bitchy wife Sarah who is the nation's favourite actress
from the hit TV show Doctors and Nurses. He then realises
that his book will do even better if she is murdered first! Unfortunately a
few obstacles get in his way...
Love Letters – Victorian Operetta Society – Friday,
November 20th, 21st, 8:00 pm, Nov.15th, 2:00 pm at Victoria Hall Cobourg. Love Letters
Simply by reading a lifetime of correspondence Love Letters
traces the bittersweet relationship of staid, dutiful lawyer Andrew Makepeace
Ladd III and artist Melissa Gardner.The show will
be staged with cabaret style seating accommodating tables of six. Ticket
prices include sumptuous desserts served at intermission. Tickets $25.00
(includes gourmet desserts and coffee) 905-372-2210 or 1-888-COBOURG
Aida – Giuseppe Verdi,
November 21, 1:00 pm at the
Capitol, Port Hope. Expected Running time: 3 hours, 56 minutes, 2
intermissions Set in ancient Egypt, Aida is both a heartbreaking
love story and an epic drama full of spectacular crowd scenes. A cast of
powerful voices and a grand production bring the story to life on the Met stage
(and on the HD screen). Violeta Urmana
stars in the title role of the enslaved Ethiopian princess, with Dolora Zajick as her rival.
Johan Botha plays Radamès,
commander of the Egyptian army, and Daniele Gatti conducts. Among the score’s highlights is the
celebrated Triumphal March. Conductor: Daniele Gatti; Production: Sonja Frisell;
Violeta Urmana, Dolora Zajick, Johan Botha, Carlo Guelfi, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Stefan Kocán
Pat Stanley: FAULT LINES Paul Kane Gallery, Art Gallery
of Northumberland, Cobourg .Opening Reception: November 21, 2:00 – 4:00 pm – artist will be present.
“Cobourg artist Pat Stanley examines the tensions generated by the
interaction of man-made and natural landscapes. She uses experimental painting techniques
and a mixture of both abstract and representational imagery to capture and
communicate the effects of environmental stress on both urban and rural
structures. This exhibition in the
Paul Kane Gallery gives the viewer an intimate space to contemplate this
emerging artist'stimely exploration of
environmental interference and disintegration.”
Spirit of the Hills opening
reception for its third visual arts show at its Showcase Gallery entitled,
Join The Festive Spirit on Saturday, November 21st from 2-4 pm. 29 King
Street East Cobourg
next to the Oasis Restaurant Refreshments. The show features lots of gift
giving ideas in the form of paintings, photographs, sculpture, jewellery, and
3-D mixed media. All media are
original and created by Spirit of the Hills visual artists. Regular hours: Friday, 1-4, Saturday, 10-4,
Sunday 1-4.
Posh-it designs - Saturday,
November 21, 10:00 am -5:00 pm second annual Christmas Show and Sale at 139 East
House Cres., Cobourg! Many new items such as, fused
glass candle holders, coasters, funky slumped liquor bottles, Christmas
decorations, night lights and glass drop earrings with sterling silver hoops.
To preview fused glass jewellery and home accessories please visit www.poshit.ca.
or the web shop at www.etsy.com/shop/poshit1. Enter to
win a $50.00 gift certificate. No purchase necessary. Custom work is always
welcomed. For more information contact Sally McKay-LePage
at posh.it@sympatico.ca or 905-377-0740.
Bethlehem Walk. Coldsprings Hall, 3844 Burnham St. N., Nov. 20, 21, 22, 5:00 -8:00 PM .See the Christmas Story in a
magical, outdoor setting. Music, tours, hayrides, hot drinks and snacks
Admission free-(donations gratefully accepted) Transportation available for
tours if needed.
Francis Gage - Unlikely Paradise: The Life of Frances Gage.
Saturday, November 21, 2 pm; Furby House Books, Port Hope Frances Gage, who lives in Cobourg, has
created more than 500 works of art. This remarkable biography spans her
associations with The Group of Seven and triumph over tragedy.
John English with special guest
Robert Bothwell, Saturday, November 21st, 2 pm – Mary J. Benson Branch.
Yes, THAT John English, author of the two-volume definitive biography
of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Volume One,
Citizen of the World, followed Trudeau’s life from 1919 to 1968. The newly published Volume Two, Just Watch
Me (doesn’t that title make you smile?), covers 1968 to 2000. John English was given unprecedented and
exclusive access to Trudeau’s private letters and papers, perhaps to
the chagrin of … someone. (Her
new autobiography comes out next year.)
Joining Mr. English will be Bob Bothwell, U
of T Prof, whose no-holds barred approach to politics and political books
promises to spark a spirited discussion.
Book sales and author signing courtesy of Furby
House Books, refreshments courtesy of the Friends of the Library following
the reading.
The Oriana Singers present PURE &
BRIGHT featuring the debut performance of a Mark Sirett commission entitled, Things that Never Die. In
addition to this piece there will be a real gospel feel to the rest of the
concert as we perform Rob Ray’s Gospel Mass with some tremendous guest
soloists and instrumentalists joining the choir. First Performance - November 21, 2009, 7:30pm Trinity
United Church, Cobourg.. Second Performance – November 22, 2009, 3:30pm, Trinity
United Church, Peterborough, 360 Reid Street. Tickets for
both concerts are available at the Victoria Hall Box office or can also be
obtained for the Peterborough show by
calling 705-743-3301. www.orianasingers.com?
The Harvest" Friday Nov.
20th, 7:00 -9:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 10a.m. to 4p.m.
Village of Welcome property of Kathryn McHolm,
#4749 Cty. Rd. 2, 1 km north of 401, north
of the Town of Port Hope
fibre arts, handmade glass beads (lampworks). cards, handmade soap, beeswax candles,
tinwork, spinning, upcycled accessories/clothing, artwork,delectable goodies, baskets, natural toiletries,
pottery, artist created tree hangers & more
The work of: Veronica Derry, Karen Elmquist,
Elizabeth Barlow, Carrie Osborne, Jane Weeks, Kathryn McHolm,
Sue Tate, Barbara Klatt, Susan MacDonald, Peggy Mersereau & others.
On Saturday & Sunday only take part in Gathering of the Greens.
'Gather up' boughs of evergreens for decorating your home for the season.
Potted trees, berries and dried materials will also be available. We can even
help you make a wreath.
Arts & Crafts at The Annex Winter Show Friday, November 20, 21, and 22, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Lord Russborough’s Annex, 82 Walton St. Port
Hope.
On exhibit and for sale will be NEW WORKS IN STAINED GLASS from the ‘ Glasshopper
Studio’; WHIMSICAL MOSAICS & CREATIONS FOR YOUR HOME AND
GARDEN by Chris Montgomery; EXCITING NEW
JEWELLERY from Her Ladyship’s Bijouterie designed by Chris Montgomery;
Fun, Funky & elegant Necklaces, Earrings & Bracelets, From $35; and
from Lord Russborough’s Annex; a fine selection
of Antique Maps of Canada, North America, other places.A
large selection of world class, investment quality views by DAVID ROBERTS of
the Holy Land and Egypt. Rare original views available from $425 Antique
prints on many subjects including Military, Canadiana
and Botanicals, Fine Canadian & European Paintings in oils and watercolours
Westben’s Wind In The Willows Christmas,
Sat, Nov 21 at 2 pm St John'sChurch,
(Campbellford); Sun Nov 22 at 3 pm St Andrew's Church (Warkworth); Sat, Nov
28 at 1pm, The Barn; Sun, Nov 29 at 3 pm, The Barn. This year, ever loveable Mole and the trusty
Rat rediscover a true sense of "home sweet home" in this narrated
concert featuring Tom McCamus and the eighty voices
of the Westben Youth, Teen and Festival Choruses. "Dolce Domum" (Chapter 5) from Kenneth Grahame's
classic The Wind in the Willows as the Choruses sing seasonal music, both new
and traditional. Donna Bennett directs
with Brian at the piano. Get ready for another unforgettable musical
memory-perfect for the whole family!
First Stages Theatre - VITA & VIRGINIA, By Eileen Atkins, Sunday,
November 22,:00 PM at the Capitol, Port Hope. Starring: Vanessa
Dunn and Elizabeth McCallum. Directed by Robert Latimer-Cornell. A
chronicle of the nearly 20-year relationship, from the early 1920s until
1941, of kindred spirits Vita Sackville-West and Virginia Woolf,
two of Britain's greatest woman writers of the 20th
century. With dialogue taken largely from their vast correspondence, English
actress and writer Eileen Atkins has compiled their letters, some diary
entries and other writings, into a compelling play. The sculpted elegance of
the words themselves makes VITA & VIRGINIA a love-fest for the English
language. "An adventure in beauty to draw on joyously as long as heart
and memory endure. New Yorker Magazine.
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 2:00 pm. – schedule HERE
Cobourg and District Historical Society
Tuesday, November 24th in the Citizens' Forum, Victoria Hall. The speaker will be Ciara
Ward, archivist for the Society's Archives, presenting a programme entitled The Korean War, as They Remember It: Oral Histories from
Cobourg's Veterans. Following a brief summary of the background to the war
and Canada's involvement, Ms Ward will share the
histories of four local Korean War veterans.
Exploring GREAT SCENES from OPERA with Iain
Scott, Thursdays, 2:30 - 4:30 PM, at the Cobourg Public
Library. $80.00,
$25.00 each at the door.
November 19th - Opera’s most tension-filled
murder scene. A non-conformist heroine’s courage in the face of fate
and death. from Bizet’s
“CARMEN” – perhaps
the most frequently adapted scene in all opera.
November 26th The central scene of both Russian
literature and opera. The heart-wrenching agonies of a teenage crush The
incomparable LETTER SCENE from Tchaikovsky’s “EUGENE ONEGIN” Why this is Opera’s greatest
test for a lyric soprano
December 3rd The quintessential conjunction of sex
and violence on stage An anguished Opera Singer skewers a brutal Police Chief
The ATTEMPTED RAPE and MURDER SCENE from Puccini’s “TOSCA”
Comparing Callas, Tebaldi and others
[please note ... Thursday,
10th December, 2009 ... no class]
December 17th Applying Wagner’s theories of
music-drama to the nursery The meaning-filled fairy-tale of innocent children
lost in a wood The FOREST SCENE from Humperdinck’s “HANSEL UND
GRETEL” Why this is a conductors’ favourite in
operatic literature?. contact Gail Rayment 905-377-0536
What’s Coming – At The Lectures, Readings, Book Launches and Awards
Eric E. Wright book launch of his suspense novel, Captives of Minara,
Nov. 27th, 7:00 pm to
9:00 pm. Free. Short readings. Refreshments. Showcase Gallery, 29 King St.
E., Cobourg.
Set in Pakistan’s turbulent present, Captives of Minara leads the reader on a quest to understand the country
beyond the suicide bombers. While reporting on the excavation of a 4500 year
old lost city, Josh Radley stumbles on a gang
engaged in human trafficking. Early readers call it action-packed…
authentic immersion in the culture… full of page-turning suspense…
heart wrenching… vivid… gripping."
What’s Coming? - At The Theatre And Dance
8th Annual Capitol Christmas
"Panto", "Jack & the
Beanstalk" December 5th -
20th schedule HERE .at the
Capitol, Port Hope. a family tradition at the Capitol Theatre. Filled with
comedy, music, mayhem and song, it's once again time to cheer at the hero and
boo at the villain. Book early and don't miss one of the favourite shows of
the year. "Naughty Pantos" (For adults only) This year we have something new for
our patrons. for the first time we'll be presenting
a slightly "naughty" version of our seasonal hit. With a bit of
ribald humour, some sexy songs and a few more
delicious surprises, this show will make a perfect evening for adventurous
adults who love a bit of good, clean "naughty' humour.
What’s Coming? - At The Concerts and Opera
Stereos & Midway State With Special
Guests The Artist Life and The Envy Friday, November 27th, 8:00 pm at the
Park Theatre, Cobourg. Behind almost
every overnight success story is an untold tale of toil. Yes, the
chart-storming, inked-up lads of Stereos seem to have come out of nowhere
with their smash “Summer Girl.”
La Jeunesse Youth
Orchestra and
renowned jazz vocalist Michael Danso present ‘Home
for the Holidays’ on Sunday November 29th
, 7 pm, at Port Hope United Church. The program includes seasonal favourites arranged for this concert by David Tanner,
plus selections from The Nutcracker Suite. Advance tickets at 1-866-460-LJYO,
at the Capitol Theatre and at Victoria Hall. Info at www.ljyo.ca.
Northumberland Orchestra &
Choir - "Gloria" Music for Christmas, Sunday, November 29, 3:30 pm, Trinity United Church, 15 Chapel
Street, Cobourg
LaJeunesse YOUTH
CHOIRS Present “ A SWINGIN’ VICTORIAN
CHRISTMAS” With Artistic Director – Markus Howard, Sunday, DECEMBER 6, at 7:00 p.m.TRINITY UNITED
CHURCH,
COBOURG. Concert tickets available from the Victoria Hall . Box office
905-372-2210 or at the door
What’s Coming – Workshops and Auditions
This from ACN member Chrissy Poutras:I
am the owner of Spark Box Studio,
a new artist studio and residency program in Picton, Ontario. We have recently launched an Emerging
Artist Residency Award which gives young emerging artists the chance to
participate in an artist residency free of charge for up to one week. Along
with this opportunity we have also started building a resource site for
emerging artists called the Emerging Artist Guide. This guide can be viewed
by going to www.emergingartistguide.wordpress.com..
Website: www.sparkboxstudio.com.
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
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: Nov.19
– Toe-Up Socks – Jeff; 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 Tours
Shelter Valley Folk Festival
Unveils The Art Project Meet at 66 King Street East in Cobourg, Preview
begins Thursday December 10th, at 6:30pm Shelter Valley Folk Festival
unveils a special art collection in downtown Cobourg for one night only. Join
us for an evening of live music, delicious sustenance, and the discovery of
unique and wonderful works donated for a Silent Auction to close our 2009
fundraising campaign. The Art Project brings together works from Festival
performers, local and national personalities, and well known local creators.
The proceeds will help support the Festival’s year round activities
including the “Artists in the Schools” program, Community Concert
Series and Songwriters Showcase providing an opportunity for young talent
through learning and experience.
Colborne Art Gallery Annual Christmas, ALL THINGS
BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL. Gallery artists
have been busy creating artworks, including smaller items and cards, for this
seasonal exhibit. The show will run until Sunday December 20.
Spirit of the Hills Christmas
show at the Gallery, 29 King
Street East next to
the Oasis Restaurant. to Sunday, December 20th. - paintings,
photographs, sculpture, jewellery, and 3-D mixed media. Hours: Friday, 1-4,
Saturday, 10-4, Sunday 1-4. Note: special evening hours will take place on
Thursday, November 26th from 5-9 p.m. to coincide with Cobourg's Marche Red Carpet event.
Sandi Mackie at Christmas One
Of A Kind, Nov. 26 to Dec. 6 in Booth
T-51 at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto. At www.jardinique.com, is an
$1-off-coupon and a link to the show site for more information such as hours
and parking.
Cindy Taylor is showing photography at the Human
Bean.
Ad Hoc studio exhibition at AGN Port Hope to November 22. The
Art Gallery of Northumberland in Port Hope is pleased to present its latest
exhibition of paintings by the adult students of the AD HOC studio. These
talented artists produce vibrant and eclectic works under the mentorship of Port Hope
artist, Fiona Crangle. The exhibition runs until
November 22 at the AGN’s Port Hope location, 60 Walton St. Port Hope. The gallery is open Wednesday
to Saturday 11 to 5 and Sunday 1 to 4. The gallery also features a selection
of fine crafts produced by a variety of regional artists. The shop is a good
spot to start your Christmas shopping. For further information please call
905-885-2115 or 905-372-0333
9th Annual "Christmas at St.
Mark's" Saturday 28 November, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm St. Mark's Anglican
Church, 51 King Street, Port Hope.18 artists and artisans in attendance from studios in Northumberland/Quinte
region. Guest vendors in attendance featuring weaving, painting, pottery,
glasswork, soaps, seasonal decor, chocolates, woodworks, toys, handknits, jewellery, teddy bears and more.
"Cookies for Christmas" Room offering baking for Christmas. Free
Admission Gift Basket Raffle
The Friends of Bon Echo
Park invite all nature artists
to the Bon Echo Art
Exhibition & Sale at Bon Echo Provincial Park, Hwy.41, Cloyne, ON.
The theme of this juried exhibition of original art is about Canadian
Nature, Wildlife, or Countryside, and will take place on July 23, 24, 25,
2010. deadline
for applications: March 1, 2010. For Applications &
Information: Derek Maggs,
Executive Director, Friends of Bon Echo Park, 16151 Hwy. 41, RR#1, Cloyne , ON, K0H 1K0.Phone: 613-336-0830
Email: fobecho@mazinaw.on.ca Website: www.mazinaw.on.ca/art
Doris Scott's landscape and still life
paintings are being shown right now until the end of the year at the Campbellford Public Library, 98 Bridge St. E. Painting in the traditional
manner in a painterly, impressionistic style, her fresh, bright use of color
enlivens the works and captures your attention. The show is open during regular library
hours.
Paivi Marshall showing at Taylor
Accounting at 31 Main Street in Warkworth from Monday, November
2nd until the end of the year.
Anneke Newman at the 100 Mile Diner in Warkworth from Thursday,
November 5th until the end of the year. The show is entitled “A Dawdle
Down Dutch Line” features oil paintings of local area landscapes, a
favourite theme.
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!!)
For those who like to follow Ron Bolt's painting career, he will have two events in Toronto this October. - Toronto International Art Fair, Oct. 31 - Nov. 18. info@lochgallery.com.
Please drop in and say hello.
Susan MacDonald,
textile artist. Her
work is on display and for sale at the AGN gift shop at the Upstairs Gallery, Port Hope. .
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.
What’s Coming? – At The Movies
Northumberland Film Sundays, Entire fall schedule HERE
What’s On – At The Competitions
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