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The planning for the 2010
Brighton Lions/BAC/Ontario is Art Month Art Show and Sale has begun so
please circle October 22, 23 and
24 on your planner ! If
you were with us last year, you are guaranteed a place at this years show.
We will hold a place for you until September 1, 2010. The price this year
will be $40.00 per booth. No commissions will be charged.
We are very excited about the Art Show this year as we are
partnering with the Brighton Arts Council, and October is Art Month for
the County of Northumberland. Advertising will be more extensive and
include updated information on the website: http://www.octoberisartsmonth.ca/index.php
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
Westben puts on a magical show
The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) We are amazingly
lucky to have a place like Westben where, in the month of July, and
running into August
Garnet Rogers featured at folk festival
fundraiser
The music has already begun for September's Shelter Valley
Folk Festival. One of Canada's finest singer songwriters, Garnet...
Westben education programs receive community
support
Westben will be able to expose
more youth to the arts thanks to new funding for its Youth and Educational
Initiatives programming. ...
Shelter Valley Folk Festival receives federal
funding
Eldorado Town 'will ignite a buzz'. Port Hope's nuclear past is going to get attention well
outside of town this summer. Eldorado Town -the Port Hope Play,presented
by 4th Line
The Arts
Northumberland Blog:
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What’s On – This Weekend
And The Coming Week
A fabulous
exhibition of colour rich wall textiles and wearable art. July 3 - July
16, 2010 Tues - Fri, 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, at Scott’s Barn, Susan
MacDonald. Susan MacDonald is the designer and creator of her fashion
forward line of jackets and hats. She hand constructs her wearable art
using fabulous vintage fabrics, design-savvy colour blocking and sumptuous
materials.
Judith Tinkl.
Judith Tinkl is a respected OCAD instructor and textile artist. In her own
work she explores innovative connections between traditional textiles and
contemporary visual perspectives, exciting the eye with fantastic colour
and pattern.
Sheree
Rasmussen. Sheree Rasmussen’s current textile work is machine applique
fabric collage.Her approach to textile work is very much like an abstract
painter’s - layering the colours and shapes in an improvisational way to
create a visual choreography that evolves and progresses
spontaneously.
How to
Find Scott's Barn
From Pat Stanley! Hi everyone! Please
join me at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition! I’m in Booth 432, Orange section, along the front (South)
concrete walkway underneath the overhang. I have also had a piece accepted
into the Society of Canadian Artists 42nd Open Juried
Exhibition at the Papermill
Gallery (info below). If things are slow at the TOAE on Saturday (for
example, raining sideways!) I will try to get to the opening at the
Papermill Gallery, but in any case it may be another great reason for you
to drive into Toronto on Saturday, as it is just off the DVP (take the
Bloor exit, then the Bayview Extension north to Pottery Road).
Society of
Canadian Artists 42nd Open Juried Exhibition
Papermill
Gallery, Todmorden Mills Museum
67 Pottery Road,
Toronto ON, July 7 – July 18,
2010, Reception July 10, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Info
416-396-2819 or email todmorden@toronto.ca
Port Hope Festival
Theatre presents Jukebox Jive on stage June 17th - July 10th at the
Capitol Theatre in Port Hope. Featuring the great songs and dances of
the 50s and 60s, this lively musical review is set in a 'Classic Diner"
from that era. Complete with
a vintage jukebox, this professional production will whisk you back to
those fun-filled years of poodle skirts, bobby socks and saddle
shoes!
A talented cast of eight will woo you with over 30 of the greatest
hits of the Boomer Generation including: You're Sixteen, Leader of the
Pack, Calendar Girl, Rubber Ball and Bobby's Girl to name only a few. Starring: John Edwards, Danielle Getz, Kayla
James, Andrew Hodwitz, Kelly Holiff, Jody Osmond, Scott Pietrangelo and
Jeff Schissler. If you loved Rock n' Roll Drive-In last summer....you
don't want to miss Jukebox Jive!!! Tickets and showtimes available on
capitoltheatre.com or through the box office at 905.885.1071 or
1.800.434.5092
The Shelter Valley
Shape-Note Singers sing on
Sunday, July
11th, 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! We
sing early American harmony from the Sacred Harp tradition. All voices and all ages are
welcome, and no previous experience is necessary. Cost is a free-will offering to
assist in paying for the use of the space and the refreshments served at
break time.
Romancing the Piano -
Chopin & Schumann, SATURDAY JULY 10, 2010 AT 2:00PM, at Westben,
Campbellford. Performers:
Leonard Gilbert, A
celebration of the piano works by Chopin and Schumann. Joining pianist
Brian Finley, is the winner of the Canadian Chopin Piano Competition.
Mezzo-soprano Lauren Segal and Brian Finley will perform Schumann's
beautiful Frauen Lieben und Leben song cycle.
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)
Spirit of the Hills
presents a new show “360 Degrees” by artist Erwin Rummel at the
Campbellford Library from July 9th – Sept. 30th. View exhibit during regular
library hours. The public is invited to attend the Opening Reception, Tuesday, July 13th
from 6 – 7:30 pm. The
Campbellford Library is located at 98 Bridge St. E.
Quartet for the End of
Time, TUESDAY JULY 13, 2010 AT 7:00PM, at Westben, Campbellford.
Performers: Gryphon Trio, Artistic
Directors from Festival of the Sound (James Campbell, clarinet), the
Ottawa Chamber Music Festival (Gryphon Trio) & Westben (Donna Bennett
& Brian Finley) in Schubert's Shepherd on the Rock and Messiaen's
Quartet for the End of Time.
Summer Movies
for Kids, Wednesdays at 1 pm, July 7th to August
25th – Mary J. Benson Branch. Free, no ticket required, seats
available on a first come, first served basis. July
14th – Free Willy: Escape from Pirate’s Cove;
July 21st – Tooth Fairy; July
28th – The Ugly Duckling and Me; August
4th – Flicka 2; August 11th –
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The lightning thief; August
18th – The Spy Next Door August 25th –
Alice in Wonderland
Port Hope Festival
Theatre - 'Dating by the
Book', By Steve Cooper JULY 15TH TO JULY 31ST Total chaos
ensues when a divorced woman puts all her trust in a book on dating
etiquette to assist her smooth re-entry into the world of romance. This
hilarious romantic comedy will keep you in stitches as the new
relationship gets more and more complicated by the
minute.
What’s Coming – At The
Lectures, Readings, Book Launches and Awards
The 4th Annual CCLA
Art & Lit Fest 2010, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 16, 17 and 18.
66 King Street East, Cobourg.Held in Canada and Cuba. The theme of
this year’s event is “A Reunion of the Literary Family”
Programme HERE
Spirit of the Hills and the CCLA (Canada-Cuba Literary
Alliance) co-present an Art and LitFest taking place at Meet @ 66 King
East in downtown Cobourg from July 16th at 6:00 pm until July 18th at 9:00
pm.
Fifteen Spirit of the Hills artists will display their work as a
complement to the two and half day literary festival that features a
number of writers who will be reading from published work as well as
several guest speakers, writing workshops, music, food, interviews, panel
discussions, and book tables.
The public is invited to attend. No entry fee.
Gail Bowen Book
Launch, Monday, August 16th, 7 pm – Mary J. Benson Branch, Port Hope.
Mystery writer Gail Bowen returns to PHPL to launch her newest Joanne
Kilbourn title The Nesting Dolls. Gail is a first-rate writer, a
captivating reader, and a fascinating person with whom to spend a summer
evening, even when she has murder on her mind.
"Captives of
Minara, a suspense novel by Eric E. Wright, has won the award for
the best suspense/mystery novel and was finalist as best contemporary
novel in the Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Contest. In this sequel
to award-winning, The Lightning File, journalist Josh Radley
travels to Pakistan, the scene of a childhood trauma. Under assignment to
write about the excavation of a 4500 year old lost city, he stumbles onto
a gang not only smuggling stolen antiquities but kidnapping women and
children. The novel lays bare the dark world of human trafficking and the
plight of women in a patriarchal society."
What’s Coming? - At The
Theatre And Dance
The
Capitol Theatre summer programme HERE
The
Brighton Barn Theatre summer programme HERE
The
Stirling Festival Theatre
summer programme HERE
The Fourth
Line Theatre summer programme HERE
What’s Coming? - At The
Concerts and Opera
The
Westben Festival summer programme HERE
There is a new Opera Guild
in your neighbourhood! Starting in September 2010, the Northumberland Opera Guild will
run a full program of monthly lectures, focussing on the upcoming
2010-2011 season of the Canadian Opera Company, and will organize bus
trips to the Sunday afternoon performances at the Four Seasons Centre in
Toronto. Annual Membership Fees are $25 for a single and $35 for a family.
To join, please send your name, address, phone number, e-mail address (if
available) and a cheque payable to The Northumberland Opera Guild to: Val
Mancktelow, Treasurer, 208 Walton Street, Port Hope, Ontario, L1A 1N9. For
more information, please contact Thaïs Donald, President at (905) 885-7483
or northumberlandoperaguild@gmail.com
Neil Young Tribute,
Sunday, July 18th, 8:00 PM, at the Park Playhouse, Cobourg,
Featuring: Francois Choquette, Heather Luckhart’ Trish Robb, PHLO’
Mike Kelly. Please join us for an evening concert with twelve incredible
musicians as they celebrate & perform the Music of Neil
Young!
Traditional Evensong
by vocal quartet Capella Sancti Marci. Sun July 18 - 7:30pm. Historic
Welseyville Church, 2082 Lakeshore Rd, between Port Hope and
Newcastle, Hymns, chants and anthems will be performed. All are welcome - offering for the
choir. Please note: this heritage building does not have electricity,
wheelchair access or washroom facilities. Information:
905-373-0867.
Shelter Valley Folk
Festival 2010, September 3 - 5 An annual Northumberland Labour Day
weekend celebration of wonderful music, juried art, wellness, sustainable
living and harvest food over three days near Grafton, Ontario (about an
hour and a half east of Toronto). Voted one of Canada’s Top 10 Festivals
by CBC Radio 3. Recorded a
first time sell-out of Weekend Passes in 2009. For more information visit
www.sheltervalley.com or call
1-866-612-SVFF.
What’s Coming – Workshops
and Auditions
2010
Northumberland Players Summer Theatre Camps
The Northumberland
Players are pleased to offer three summer camps for children in
2010.
Ages 6-10 One Week Camp "Theatre Basics"
This one
week camp is designed to fire up campers' imaginations, and introduce them
to basic theatre skills. These include learning how to be someone else,
how to speak in different situations, how to move and present yourself on
stage, and how to “share the limelight”. Improvisation and mime are part
of the curriculum as well.
Our talented and experienced staff will use
theatre games and other activities including arts crafts and music to
foster learning in a fun filled environment. The final product is a public
performance in the Fire Hall Theatre where you may discover you have your
own emerging Dakota Fanning or Zachary Gordon!
Ages 10 -13 Two Week Camp "I Love Being an Actor"
The
children in this camp will spend their time acquiring more advanced skills
in on-stage work. They will practice audition skills, and work with
monologues. There will be intensive work on short scenes of theatre, that
will involve character study, and the use of skills in movement, mime,
voice and teamwork. Again music and visual arts will round out the
programme. At the end of the session there will be a showcase performance
by the campers in the Fire Hall Theatre.
Ages 13+ Four Week Camp "Theatre Intensive"
This
one month camp is ideal for graduates of our 1 and 2 week camps. It is
open also to other actors who have lots of enthusiasm and some
theatre/drama background. Drama instructors will focus on honing,
polishing and extending your theatre skills as well as giving you
experiences on the back-stage and on-stage theatre world. As with the
other camps this intensive theatre experience will be drawn together in a
Fire Hall production at the end of camp.
To register your child for summer camp, you can download the camp
Registration form off the website, print it off and submit the completed
form with a non refundable $50.00 registration fee to: The Northumberland
Players, Camp , The Fire Hall, 213 Second Street. Cobourg On.
905-372-0577
The public is invited to view art, jewelry and antiques in three of
the area's finest studios/galleries on Sat. July 17th and Sun July 18th
between 10am and 5pm. There are four participants in three locations,
all within a stone's throw from one another in Canton, just moments north
of Port Hope and the 401.
The participants: Judith Myers is a mixed media
artist, who owned a gallery in downtown Toronto (Avenue Rd and Davenport)
from 1987 - 1994 and has exhibited her work internationally for many
years. Her large abstract pieces and unusual sculptures are not to be
missed. She will be showing at The Barn, 4578 County Road 10 along with
Toronto jeweler Linda van der
Beek whose striking pieces are colourful, bold and unique. John Mills is a well-respected
antiques dealer specializing in pieces from Britain. He also restores
antiques of all kinds and creates exquisite custom woodwork which has the
appearance of having been around for a long time! His large and
fascinating workshop is at 5117 County Rd 10. Pamela Tate's paintings are
familiar to many in the area and her work can be found in collections
across the country as well as in Mexico, Switzerland and the United
States. Bursting with colour and motion, her work delights the eye and
will be shown in her new gallery at 4599 Massey Road. Look for signs and
enjoy an outing in the beautiful countryside close to town. For more
information, call 905 753 2455.
New Photography
Workshop Announcement - Richard Martin’s VISION & DISCOVERY
NORTHUMBERLAND, September 18-24, The Woodlawn Inn. Richard Martin’s
intelligent and caring workshop philosophy is based on a great deal of
experience both as participant and instructor. The creativity of his
vision, images and teaching is inspiring.” Freeman
Patterson.
Fabrics and textiles often have unique histories and hold special
meaning. People treasure fabric from mothers, grandmothers, childhood,
special places and events. Local professional artist and educator Alice Vander Vennen is now
providing textile art workshops for anyone interested in stitching these
and similar materials together into evocative art pieces.
The three workshops Alice is offering are:
“Journey in Colour: The Visual Story”, Friday, July 23,
3-7:30 pm; Saturday, July 24, 10 am-5 pm.
“Incorporating Nature: Branching Out”, Friday, September 10,
3-7:30 pm; Saturday, Sept. 11, 10-5 pm.
For more information, contact Alice at alice@alicevandervennen.ca,
or 905-372-9319. Registration can be completed via her website,
www.alicevandervennen.ca.
New Instructors at the Painted Tree, Cobourg - Beth Hoselton and Avril Bull have
joined the line up of instructors at The Painted Tree Art Supplies. Beth
will be teaching an Introduction to Watercolour course and Avril will be
teaching an Introductory drawing course. Summer Kid's Schedule Now
Available. Sundays-Buy 2 get 1 free Stretched Canvas!! We are open
1-4:00.
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
Mask
Building
; Clowning, Dance, Felting,
Pottery; Painting; Tie Dyeing; Baking and Creative Games. Further
details about the 2010 program can be found on Artworth’s website:
www.artworth.ca
.
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
Ganaraska Studio
Tour 2011 Call for
Artists. The Ganaraska Studio Tour is looking for new participants for
the April 2011 tour. Open to residence living in the area bounded by Hwy
28, County Rd. 9 and County Rd. 65. Applicants outside these boundaries
will be considered as guest artists, if space is
available.
Applications are available on line at www.ganaraskastudiotour.ca For further
information please call 905-797-3172. Deadline for applications is October
15, 2010.
The Colborne Art
Gallery - Open Fields and Gardens, a show by guest artist Susan
Fisher. “Where ever I wander or travel, fields and gardens provoke
many layers of sensations: the sensation of rhythms and musical sounds;
the sense of touch and of movement; of course the sensation of colour –
brilliantly stunning or quietly muted. Reaching into the scenes – I
extract fragments and weave them together into my interpretation of
Nature’s oeuvre. Encaustic allows the composition a dynamic wherein the
elements can move visually as they would in reality as we experience it.”
One of the art shows of the year is the ever-popular Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition in
Nathan Phillips Square, now in its 49th year, and the largest outdoor art
show in Canada. Each year a team of well-qualified jurors selects artists
and artisans from the many entries they receive from across the country.
This year several Arts Council members are in the show, which runs from July 9th to 11th, including Graeme
Coxon, Cori Lee Marvin, Pat Stanley and Alice Vander Vennen. Check
here http://www.torontooutdoorart.org/ for more information about this free show.
20th
Annual IN A GARDEN - A Show & Sale of works inspired by the garden,
from the garden, or, for the garden. July 17th & 18th, 2010, 10 a.m.
- 5 p.m. (rain or
shine).
Stroll amongst the garden viewing: Fibre Art ~ Veronica
Derry;
Spinning, singing ~ Elizabeth Barlow;
Handmade Glass Beads ~ Karen Elmquist;
Pottery ~ Karen Franzen; Rustic Furniture ~ Martin
Everist;
Garden Structures ~ Amy Quinn; Paintings ~ Maia Desjardins;
Seed Cards, Rustic Picture Frames, and more ~ Barbara
Klatt;
Beeswax Candles, "Natural Soaps", etc. ~ Jane Weeks;
Paintings & Drawings, etc. ~ Kathryn McHolm;
Whimsical Garden Sculptures ~ Mary Lazier;
Needle Art, Tin Work ~ Carrie Osborne;
Wearable Art ~ Susan MacDonald;
and much more
Karen Elmquist is showing the fine art of glass bead making off and
on throughout the day and by request
Delectables:
Savoury ~ Barbara Klatt
g Sweet ~ Rebecca
Brown
Baking in the Adobe Ovens
Native Plants 5 Butterfly Plants 5 Herbs,
Birdbaths 5 Stepping Stones
Take time for a sip of garden punch or herbal tea beneath the
cherries,listen for the bird songs,enjoy the ambience
Location: Garden of Kathryn McHolm, Village of Welcome, 4749 Cty.
Rd.2, 1km. n. 401, n. of the Town of Port Hope. more information 905 753
2196, or kathrynsgarden@nexicom.net,
www.nexicom.net/~kathrynsgarden
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.
Fourth Annual Juried
Photography Show and Sale, August 14 & 15 at Taylor Accounting in
Warkworth. Photography Show Registration Details
Photography Show Rules of Entry
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
Summer Movies
for Kids, Wednesdays at 1 pm, July 7th to August
25th – Mary J. Benson Branch. Free, no ticket required, seats
available on a first come, first served basis. July 7th –
Planet 51; July 14th – Free Willy: Escape
from Pirate’s Cove; July 21st – Tooth Fairy;
July 28th – The Ugly Duckling and
Me
August 4th – Flicka 2; August
11th – Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The lightning
thief; August 18th – The Spy Next Door
August 25th – Alice in
Wonderland
What’s On – At The
Competitions
Elizabeth Barlow and
Ian Marnoch each won a $500.00 scholarship to pursue pipe organ
lessons. The scholarships were provided by the Northumberland Centre of
the Royal Canadian College of Organists. Scholarship money is raised by
the members of the Centre playing recitals in Northumberland and is a way
of promoting the organ as " the king of instruments "; and, encouraging
the interest young people to pursue musical training. Competitions are
held on an annual basis through audition.
"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.
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