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The Newsletter of the Arts Council Of Northumberland
he Arts Council of Northumberland encourages creativity and raises the visibility of the artist and the arts community through advocacy, communications and leadership.
Website: http://www.northumberlandarts.ca/
This newsletter covers theatre, music, lectures, films, workshops and exhibitions. 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 Artist Of The Week Avril Bull - Since 1992 I have run a children's' art program in my studio every summer plus weekend classes and workshops on P.A. days. It is studio based with an outdoor component that takes kids outdoors to sketch , hike and sharpen their visual skills. Adult Printmaking Workshops run as weekend workshops to explore traditional and experimental printmaking. See her show at the Colborne Art Gallery! |
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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'... Orchestra and choir to celebrate Victoria Hall opening A local orchestra and choir will celebrate the anniversary of the opening of Victoria Hall next week. The Northumberland Orchestra and...
Port Hope's Capitol Theatre features fine films
Platinum Blonde to rock Cobourg
The Arts Northumberland Blog: tba What’s On – This Weekend And The Coming Week The Three Cantors' Friday May 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the LeVan Theatre for the Performing Arts at Trinity College School Port Hope. The Three Cantors are three musically trained Anglican priests from south-western Ontario. Their concerts take the audience from Broadway to ancient times with some folk music, spirituals and plenty of humour in between. They first performed in 1997 and have been popular across Canada ever since. Tickets are $35.00 each and the proceeds from the concert will benefit the St. Mark's Heritage Foundation which is committed to restore and preserve the oldest public building in Port Hope. The Three Cantors concert is a celebration of the power of music to bring joy, hope and faith to bear on the challenges of a world of people in need... and to have a great time doing it. There will also be a reception following the concert with an opportunity to meet the performers. .Tickets are available through the Concert Hall Box Office 905 372-2210. General admission seating.
Words and Music 2010 - presented and performed by Brad Halls and His Guest Vocalists, Friday, May 7 and Saturday May 8, at Victoria Hall, Cobourg. Halls will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first Words and Music concert in 1985 with his first solo piano performance - Magnificent Music From the Movies. Renditions of music by the great film composers, with memorable themes from Gone with the Wind, Dr. Zhivago, Exodus, Casablanca, The Godfather, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Laura, Summer of '42, Moulin Rougeand so many more.
Canadian Music Hall of Fame and 80's Rock Sensation - Platinum Blonde. Saturday, May 8th, 8:00 pm at the Park Playhouse, Cobourg. Toronto’s Platinum Blonde broke onto the music scene in 1982, featuring vocalist Mark Holmes, drummer Chris Steffler and guitarist Sergio Galli. The trio eventually recorded the six-song Platinum Blonde Six Track Attack LP which created the excitement that then fueled the commitment of CBS Records. The group worked with English producer David Tickle (Split Enz, Peter Gabriel) to complete their debut full-length album Standing In The Dark in 1984 including the singles "It Doesn't Really Matter", "Not In Love" and "Standing In the Dark".
"Buddy Wasisname" Saturday, May 8th, 8:00 PM at the Capitol, Port Hope. Brace yourself for another evening of non-stop laughter. From the flexible gyrations of Buddy’s face, to the knee slapping hysterical tunes, this group will keep you entertained from the moment they come on stage ….. until you climb into bed and try to tune them out so you can stop laughing and go to sleep.
“Cliff Edwards & the Wilkins” Saturday, May 8th @ 8:00 PM in the Sculthorpe Theatre, Poert Hope. The former lead singer of “The Bells” is on tour performing many of his original songs from his CD “Through the Years” Joining him are the “Wilkins” nominated Best Folk Artist 2008 performing songs from their CD “No Expiry Date”
Sweet Water Country Music Series 2010 - How I Spent My Summer Vacation - May 9, 2:00 pm at Victoria Hall, Cobourg. During the summer of 2009, various members of the band were able to skip around the province and be in back up bands for different County Music Jamborees.
The Shelter Valley Shape-Note Singers sing on the second Sunday of each month. Our next singing will take place Sunday, May 9th, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Grafton Community Centre, 135 Old Danforth Road in Grafton. Please join us for some wonderful singing and refreshments - and, as always, feel free to bring a friend or two!
Andrew Jr. Boy Jones Sunday May 9th at 8 p.m. at the Northside Grill, Cobourg. General admission seating. A bluesman with a talent as big as his home state of Texas. Jones was a protégé of Freddie King and was the guitarist and band leader for Charlie Musselwhite's band during its heyday. Fresh from a jaw-dropping performance at this year's Chicago Blues Festival Jr. Boy has been knocking out audiences and critics alike.
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 .
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
Tuesday Movies at 8:00 pm at the Capitol, Port Hope - “Invictus” –May 11th www.imdb.com/title/tt1057500/
The Royal Tour of 1860” May 12th 7:00 pm, The Rotary Room, Cobourg Public Library. “An illustrated talk by Walter Lewis on the Prince of Wales’ tour throughout British North America and the United States including his stop in Cobourg.
“Women Fully Clothed – Older & Hotter” May 13th & 14th 8:00 PM at the Capitol Theatre, ort Hope. Astute and hilarious, WOMEN FULLY CLOTHED are back with the sequel to their self-titled premier show. OLDER AND HOTTER mixes friendship, personal dreams and self preservation with international relations, executive duties and the environment. Starring Kathryn Greenwood from Whose Line Is It Anyway, Robin Duke from Saturday Night Live, SCTV, Jayne Eastwood from My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Chicago, Hairspray and Teresa Pavlinek from The Jane Show, History Bites.
Movies at 8:00 pm at the Capitol, Port Hope tba
What’s Coming – At The Lectures, Readings, Book Launches and Awards Meet Your Favourite Local Authors May 15th! from 1pm to 4pm at the Grafton Village Inn, meet and greet with favourite authors and poets - purchase an autographed book (or bring one you've already bought from a bookstore to have signed), enter gift draws to win signed books, have the chance to win a grand door prize, and enjoy light refreshments, $15 per person. Tickets for the Northumberland County Author Meet & Greet in area book stores and at the Alnwick/Haldimand Township office in Grafton, and the library branches in Alnwick/Haldimand. Authors include: Angus Read, former Mayor of Cobourg, (Don't Tell Me it Can't be Done), Wade Rowland, author and journalist (Greed, Inc., Spirit of the Web, Galileo's Mistake), Eric Winter, Cobourg poet (The Man in the Hat), Gary May, author of Angus Read's biography (and the non-fiction book, Hard Oiler!), Ted Staunton, Port Hope children's author (Simon's Surprise, Puddleman, Morgan series), Peggy Dymond Leavey (author of 8 children's books, including Treasure at Turtle Lake) Pat Bryan, Port Hope author (Faith Harbour, JB & Me, A Child's Christmas in Port Hope, My Dear Father...Letters From the Front 1915), Shane Joseph, Cobourg author (Fringe Dwellers, After the Flood)’ Patrick Gray, Port Hope author and minister, (This Grace of Light), Eric E. Wright, author (5 non-fiction books, and one novel, The Captives of Minara) Art Cockerill, Cobourg author (Emma on Albert Street, The Charity of Mars, various techincal works), Bart Kreps, Port Hope author, (Inuvik in Pictures: 1958 - 2008). Calay Fiddick, Brighton author (The 40th Horse), Kim Williams, poet; Linda Hutsell-Manning, author juvenile books, poet, playwright, Mark Clement, Cobourg poet (Island in the Shadow), Deborah Panko, poet (Somewhat Elsewhere), Liane Shaw, author ( thinandbeautiful.com ), Donna Wootton, Port Hope (Leaving Paradise, Moon, Remembered:...Lacrosse Goalie Lloyd....) Brenda Clark, Port Hope (illustrator of children's Franklin series of books) Info: Carol Dempsey 905-349-3807, BGarthson@sympatico.ca, or Lorraine Dmitrovic 905-352-3217 lorrainedmitrovic@sympatico.ca
Shane Peacock Book Launch, Saturday, May 15th, 2 pm, Mary J. Benson Branch, 31 Queen Street, Port Hope Some people call Shane Peacock “the next J.K. Rowling.”We call him a true friend of Port Hope Public Library as once again he’s chosen the Mary J. Benson Branch as one of the stops on his latest book tour. The Secret Fiend is the fourth title in the wildly popular The Boy Sherlock Holmes series. Kids from 8 to 80 will enjoy Shane’s fascinating presentation and dramatic reading. Book sales and author signing courtesy of Furby House Books, which donates 15% of sales to PHPL.
Celebrate 150 years of Victoria Hall - Historical Lecture Series and Display at the Cobourg Public Library May 19th at 7:00 p.m. “The History and Restoration of Victoria Hall ”Speakers will be John Taylor, first Executive Director of the Society for the Restoration of Victoria Hall and Peter Stokes, Restoration Architect. “A Night at the Ball” During the month of May the Library will recreate a scene from the Grand Ball that opened Victoria Hall. We invite you to the second floor of the Library for a glimpse of Cobourg’s history. All lectures are presented FREE of charge. SEATING IS LIMITED. Register by emailing jmaclean@cobourg.library.on.ca or call 905-372-9271 x 6242
What’s Coming? - At The Theatre And Dance TEA AT FIVE, By Matthew Lombardo, Sunday, May 16, 3:00 PM, at the Capitol, Port Hope, Directed by Robert Latimer-Cornell, Based on her book Me: Stories of My Life, TEA AT FIVE is an intimate look at the life of the legendary Broadway and screen actress Katharine Hepburn. The first act takes place in September 1938 when Hepburn is 31 years old. Despite Broadway appearances and her first Oscar (MORNING GLORY 1933), she has just been labeled "box office poison" after a series of film flops. She is awaiting a call to see if she has won the part of Scarlett O’Hara in a film called GONE WITH THE WIND. With her professional future in doubt, she contemplates her childhood in Hartford, her education and her start in show business. The second act takes place in February 1983, after Hepburn was injured in a car crash. Parkinson's disease has left her voice shaking, her hand clutching a cane, but her eyes still shining with intelligence, wit and the wisdom that informs a long life lived to the fullest. Now the 76 year-old star reflects on the triumphs of her career and her heart-breaking romance with Spencer Tracy. TEA AT FIVE is an unforgettable trip down Broadway, Hollywood Boulevard, and memory lane.
Ron James, Friday, May 28th, 8:00 PM, at the Park Playhouse, Cobourg. Coming off another critically acclaimed, highly rated CBC-TV comedy special, Canada's most consistently sold out stand-up comedian, RON JAMES, makes a visit to Cobourg with a poetically-charged, rocket fuelled trip across Canada's cultural landscape.
What’s Coming? - At The Concerts and Opera Take A Musical Trip Across Great Britain with St. John’s United Church Choir Saturday, May 15, Dessert and Coffee 6:30 pm Concert 7:30 pm, St. John’s United Church, Bridge St. W Campbellford. Special Guests: Tom Sharpe, Blaine Sharpe, Kim Dafoe, Kim MacNeil, Andy Thompson, ** Kelli Trottier and The Mushy Peas**Piper: Henry Muth, Adults $20 Youth/Students $10, Contact Church Office 705-653-2283
LJYO - Sonic Bloom, Sunday May 16 at 7 p.m. Port Hope United Church. Always a deeply satisfying musical experience, Sonic Bloom challenges our members with repertoire that would not be out of place for professional ensembles. Our special guest this year will be violinist Nathaniel Anderson-Frank. Now a Masters candidate at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England,Anderson-Frank is an alumnus of the Festival Pablo Casals, the Perlman Music Program and the National Academy Orchestra of Canada
Northumberland Orchestra And Choir - Victoria - Music for Queen Victoria and her Empire" - Sunday, May 16, 3:30 p.m at Trinity United Church, This special concert will bring together music of Queen Victoria's British Empire - "Coronation Anthem", "Irish Rhapsody No. 1" and more, but featuring Adrian Anantawan, Violinist of International renown (War Amps celebrity), playing Bruch's "Scottish Fantasy" - a must for all supporters of good music. Come and celebrate for Cobourg, and with us!
Beatlemania” Friday, May 21st 8.00 PM, the Capitol Theatre, Port Hope. Exploring the Beatles "revolution" in popular music and culture. Employing authentic "Beatle" instruments, amplifiers, and costumes, coupled with faithful renditions of your favorite Beatle classics "The Beatles Experience" recreates the spirit of the "Fab Four" in ways that have audiences raving about them” Eight days a week. Join the specialist Australian cast as they take you on a two-hour journey recapturing an era of music that still has magic all of its own!
Neil Young Tribute, Saturday, May 29th, 2:00 PM. at the Park Playhouse, Cobourg. Featuring: Francois Choquette, Heather Luckhart, Trish Robb, PHLO, Mike Kelly - matinee concert with twelve incredible musicians as they celebrate & perform the Music of Neil Young!
Words and Music 2010 - presented and performed by Brad Halls and His Guest Vocalists. Friday, June 11 and Saturday June 12, at Victoria Hall, Cobourg. Halls his guest vocalists Eileen March and Catherine Ford present “The Songs of the Beatles”.
The Magic Flute, July 2,3,4 at 2:00 PM, Westben Concerts At The Barn. is a fully staged production with orchestra. The UBC Opera Ensemble are stopping at Westben for three performances while on route to Europe. Milt Jewell is busy with set design, Ron Vogan is preparing the surtitles and lighting design while Jim MacDonald is getting The Barn in tip top shape. Westben welcomes recent Juno Award winner Adrianne Pieczonka, as well as mezzo soprano Laura Tucker and Host Iain Scott to Saturday Night at The Opera, July 24 at 7:30 pm. This concert will be sold out so don't wait to reserve your seats.
What’s Coming – Workshops and Auditions Audition Notice. Calling all Triple Threats!!!!! The Victorian Operetta Society will hold auditions for Irving Berlin's White Christmas (to be presented at the Concert Hall November 11-20, 2010) Friday May 14 from 7-9:30 and Sunday May 16 from 2-5. Men and women of all ages are required. Singers and dancers and singers who can dance a must! If you would like to be a part of this lush, nostalgic Christmas tradition obtain music for your audition and book an audition appointment by calling 905-372-9010 and watch the website www.vostheatre.com for details.
Artworth began uniting
children with local professional artists and artisans in Warkworth in 2005. This year’s camp runs
from July 5th through July16th
and is a journey from the self expression of creating art, to the expansion
of that expression in creating a performance. The Funtastic Arts camp will include
Cindy Taylor is offering a series of photography workshops through the Fleming College campus in Cobourg. Please visit the website HERE for information on the courses.
Choral Legacy is a women's choir that sings music in three or four part harmony. Our musical selections encompass a wide variety of styles, including jazz standards, show tunes, and popular music. The chorus rehearses on Monday nights under the direction of Shasta Morey, at Baltimore United Church starting at 7:15 pm. We are always looking for women who enjoy the fun and friendship that come from singing together. If you are interested in joining our choir, please call Ann Knott 885-6534 or Shasta Morey 349-2188.
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.
The Painted Tree, Cobourg has announced spring classes. Visit the Website HERE. Also a series of kids’ workshops is in the planning stage.
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:; May 20 – Shawls; Jun 17 – Knitting Challenge Finale.
What’s On And Coming – At The Shows, Exhibitions and Tours The Colborne Art Gallery - Edges, a show by Gallery member Avril Bull until June 13th. Bull finds edges are something to run along, bump into, climb on to, hang on or fall off. This show is an exploration in paintings and original prints that encompasses many edges. Those on the edge in school, society and our environment. These edges can be happy , challenging or sad places. Life is edgy.
From The Cobourg Art Club - See paintings by local artists at The Mill restaurant and pub, Cobourg, a continuing show with lots of variety. Also, a continuing and current display at the Dalewood Golf and Curling Club on Dale Rd, Cobourg. Everyone welcome, for more info call Maureen 372-7214
Kingsley’s Korner returns to Mrs B’s Prince Edward St Brighton. Brighton Arts Council presents for the winter at Kingsleys Korner warmest wishes with art displays by their members. Drop by and view the craftsmanship in wood by Darryl Stutt along with his matted photos of winter scenes, wood carvings of winter birds by Clyde Harvie, country scenes in Oils by Anita Gutteridge, Presqu’ile photos by David Lawler and the internationally famous teddy bears by Trish Pilon. Some items are for sale.
Spirit of the Hills ‘Mpumalanga Memories’ and features photographs taken by Jane Osmond during two mission trips to Mpumalanga Province in South Africa in 2008 and 2009. at the 100 Mile Diner, Warkworth. Osmond’ photography demonstrates a broad palette of imagery: startling beauty, inexplicable joy, and overwhelming contrasts. She saw startling beauty in the African people, especially the children, as well as in the wild animals in their natural habitat. Inexplicable joy burst forth in spontaneous a cappella singing and dancing even while these young people struggled to overcome adversity. There were overwhelming contrasts in the rich and the poor, in modern shopping malls and country markets, and in the beauty of the land. This African experience brought tears and laughter, sorrow and joy. Until February 28th..
HEART OF NORTHUMBERLAND
10th ANNIVERSARY GARDEN TOUR
Horizons of Friendship’s 13th Annual Homes, Gardens and Music Tour Sunday, July 11th, 1:00-5:30 p.m. Spend an elegant mid-summer afternoon enjoying live music and light refreshments as you tour homes and gardens in Cobourg and area. Proceeds go to Horizons of Friendship to support self-help projects that provide a viable alternative to poverty and injustice in Central America and Mexico. www.horizons.ca Call 905 372-5483 or 1-888-729-9928 for tickets. $30 ($22 tax receipt)
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
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!!)
Susan MacDonald, textile artist. Her work is on display and for sale at the AGN gift shop at the Upstairs Gallery, Port Hope. .
What’s Coming? – At The Movies Movies at 8:00 pm at the Capitol, Port Hope “The White Ribbon” – Tuesday, May 18th www.imdb.com/title/tt1149362/ “Fish Tank” – Thursday, May 20th www.imdb.com/title/tt1232776/ “Crazy Heart” – Tuesday, May 25th www.imdb.com/title/tt1263670/ “The Ghost Writer” – Thursday, May 22nd www.imdb.com/title/tt1139328/ “The Secret of Their Eyes” – Tuesday, June 1st www.imdb.com/title/tt1305806/ “Chloe” – Thursday, June 3rd www.imdb.com/title/tt1352824/ What’s On – At The Competitions "Make it Indie" VENDOR CALL. All creators and purveyors of Fine Craft and Decorative Art are invited to submit work for the inaugural Christmas Fine Craft and Decorative Art Show and Sale, 2010. Please see our website @ www.//makeitindie.blogspot.com for more details and vendor information and forms or call Sally @905-377-0740.Submissions accepted until June 1st
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