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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 Please
Note! This will be the
last newsletter for the month of June. Editor is taking a
break! ACN Member of
the Week Journey Through
The Arts - Please see the notice of the
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From The Arts Council – Not Only For Artists! We Live Here, a photo book for the NUW A fundraiser for the Northumberland United Way (NUW), We Live Here is a unique collection of Northumberland County photographs made by members of the Northumberland Photography Club. Please vote for your favourite images by leaving comments! The images with the most comments will be included in the We Live Here book to be published, August 2011. Proceeds from sales of this book will be donated to the NUW to support their member agencies in our community. How you can you help? Please review our photographs! To Review The Images. Go to:http://sdellacasa.zenfolio.com/p654305592 he Northumberland Potters Association Annual Juried Show and Sale November 18, 19, & 20, 2011 Call for Entry Deadline: June 30th, 2011. entry form at www.northumberland-potters.ca and forward it, The committee organizing the 2011 Ontario Heritage Conference that
will be held in Cobourg from June
3rd to June 5th are holding a photo contest. All entries must be delivered to the
above address by 4:00pm on Friday May
27, 2011. NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY IS HOME TO HUNDREDS OF ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL ARTISTS AND ARTISANS. Are you one of them? Ongoing shows feature local artists in public venues. If you are a visual artist looking for an opportunity to show your work, contact website@northumberlandarts.ca. 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 Free
Cobourg film screening gets down and
dirty Stuart
Macdonald offers mix of folk, Celtic and
rock For the
love of the written word in
Cobourg Local
musicians ‘come together’ for a Beatles
tribute Whole lot
of shaking going on in Port
Hope Heart of Northumberland Garden Tour offers hillside havens and lakeside retreats .Then talented artists -- members of Art de Triomphe, the Cobourg, Northumberland and Pine Ridge Art Clubs and the Ganaraska and Northumberland Studio Tours -- applied the final touches. "We are pleased with that. It's the sixth year for the birdhouse ... What’s On – This Weekend
And The Coming Week Friday
Mysteries And More at The Cobourg Public Library, 2:00 pm. programme
HERE. Shimmy
Belly Dance presents The Coyote, The Hare & The Eclipse Mayan Mythology
Madness, Friday, June 3rd at 7:00pm at the
Capitol, Port Hope A pack of not very clever Coyotes attempt to hunt a pair of sneaky Hares. Two run off in the wrong direction. One follows a Hare only to be convinced by the wily creature that the sky is falling and the only safe place is hold up is a boulder. Once the Coyote is focussed on the rock, the Hare frolics away. The last Coyote is outwitted when a Hare reveals a plan to eat the moon's cheese flavoured reflection. The only thing that is in their way is the water. Coyote drinks and drinks until she has a stomach ache and the Hare bounds off leaving Coyote writhing in pain. Under the beautiful night sky - Dragon spies the beautiful shiny Moon and takes her home to be worshipped - Will the Sunset Goddess be able to teach the Dragon to share her glorious rays? Tickets $15 Adults, $8 Kids Northumberland Learning Connection presents Opera brown-bag lunch talks. These popular talks are returning for the 2010-2011 Metropolitan Opera season. Bring your lunch for a half-hour talk, one hour before the Saturday afternoon Metropolitan Opera HD broadcasts. Brown-bag talks start one hour ahead of each opera broadcast, upstairs at the Cameco Capitol Arts Centre, Port Hope. (Start times vary for each opera) . Coffee and tea are on the house! $5.00 per person at the door.; June 4, 2011 - Ian McDonald on Il Trovatore by Verdi. For more information call Joanne Bonebakker at 905-349-3402 or visit www.northumberlandlearningconnection.ca For start times and tickets for the HD Metropolitan opera broadcasts, call the Cameco Capitol Arts Cente, 905.885.1071, or 800.434.5092, or visit www.capitoltheatre.com HD at the Met - Verdi’s Il Travatore - June 4th, 1:00 pm at the Capitol, Port Hope David McVicar's stirring production of Verdi's intense drama premiered in the 2008-09 season. James Levine leads this revival, starring four extraordinary singers—Sondra Radvanovsky, Dolora Zajick, Marcelo Alvarez, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky—in what might be the composer's most melodically rich score. The Summer Exhibition Open House on Saturday, June 4 11:00-5:00 and Sunday, June 5 11:00-5:00. Artists include: Jacqueline Staikos, Erwin Rummel, Jeanette Bartosik, Yusun Ha, Sally McKay-LePage, Northumberland Soapworks, Sharon Day, Dawn Miller, Dave Hubbs, Les Robling, Christine Benson, Yvonne Barker, Avonquil, Carol Maranda, Jackson Creek Press, Patricia Schevers-Papp, Greg McHarg, Heather Downie. The gallery is bursting with colour and will be featuring unique glass, sterling silver and beaded jewellery, photography, paintings and mixed media from Northumberland County artists. Drop by for a refreshing look at our arts community! The Journey Through the Arts Gallery, 27 Walton St. Second Floor . (905) 885-0908 "Women Who Wood
II" opens Saturday June
4th, 2011 with an opening
reception from 2-4 pm, at the
Colborne Art Gallery and runs until July 10, 2011. Gallery Hours are
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 pm. During Apple Blossom Tyme (May 28-29)
the Gallery will open at 10 am each day. Please join these women at their
opening and also enjoy a selection of new works by the members of The
Colborne Art Gallery. The Gallery Choir of
The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto, directed by Stephanie
Martin, will perform works by Tallis, Palestrina, Bach, and Willan on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at 7 pm at
Trinity United Church in Cobourg. Films at the
Capitol, Port Hope, 7:30 pm:
Classic Movie Matinées, Tuesdays at 2 pm, Port Hope Public Library, Mary J. Benson Branch, Programme HERE jazzpoems at the
ganny - The All-Canadian Jazz Festival Port Hope presents musician and
poet Gary Barwin for a special performance at The Ganaraska Hotel, 30 Ontario
Street, Port Hope, on Wednesday June 8 at 7:30
pm. Gary Barwin is known for lively, humourous and dynamic performances. His music and writing have been published and performed throughout the US, Canada and in Japan. Barwin is the author of many books of poetry and fiction, published by Coach House Press, Mercury Press, and BookThug. He holds a PhD in music composition from SUNY in Buffalo. His music has been performed by The Vancouver Chamber Choir, The Bach-Elgar Choir, The Burdocks, and The Windtunnel Saxophone Quartet. His work has been commissioned and broadcast by the CBC. . Admission is FREE. Motion Express Dance Studio – Year End Recital – Wednesday,
June 6th 6:00 pm
at the Capitol, Port Hope. The 39 Steps - A Play by John Buchan June 9th to June 25th, at the Capitol, Port Hope. Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have.... The 39 Steps, Broadway's most intriguing, most thrilling, most riotous, most UNMISSABLE comedy smash! The mind blowing cast of 4 plays over 150 characters in this fast-paced tale of an ordinary man on an extraordinarily entertaining adventure! What’s Coming – At The
Lectures, Readings, Book Launches, Awards and
Workshops. Cobourg Poetry Workshop 3rd Thursday Reading series, 7:30 pm. MEET AT 66 KING, Cobourg: June 16, 2011 Karen Solie, Grahame Woods & Linda Hutsell-Manning; July 21, 2011 Marcus McCann, Glenda Jackson & Wayne Schlepp; ugust 18, 2011 Myna Wallin, John Stubbs & Deborah Panko; September 15, 2011 Amanda Jernigan, Cliff Bell-Smith & Carol Ward; October 20, 2011 Clara Blackwood, Roy Kempton & Laurene Winkler; November 17, 2011 Joshua Trotter, Paul Brown & William Spotton p o e t r y’z o w n live in Mondays, 7:30 Port Hope: Farini's (upstairs), 22 Ontario Street in downtown Port Hope, June 27 - poets to be confirmed; September 26 - Joe Denham (B.C.) and 2 poets to be confirmed; December 5 - poets to be confirmed. Alice Vander Vennen Workshop - Finding a New Story, Working with Found Objects Friday, July 15, 5-8:30 pm. Saturday, July 16, 10-4 pm. In this time of harvest, this workshop will incorporate natural objects with textiles. If stones could talk what story would they tell? And if branches could dance, what would be their pose? What happens when we incorporate fabrics, found objects and natural materials? We will work through the logistics and creative magic of realizing an exciting new art piece that brings out the voice of nature. Registration is required. To register, go to
www.alicevandervennen.ca. Or contact Alice at 905-372-9319, 165 Burke
Street, Cobourg, ON, K9A 2K7 What’s Coming? - At The
Theatre And Dance The
Northumberland Players Season Programme HERE Stephen Sondheim's Company Wednesday, June 15th 7:00 PM at the Capitol, Port Hope. Winning Best Musical, Book for Musical, Original Score, Lyrics, Direction of a Musical.One of the biggest names of Broadway is coming to the Capitol Theatre Shot live at the Lincoln Centre. Neil Patrick Harris leads the all-star cast which includes Patti LuPone, Stephen Colbert, Jon Cryer, Christina Hendricks; Craig Bierko and Martha Plimpton. The Caramel House, A
Comedy by Alan Bright July 21st to August 6th, at the Capitol,
Port Hope. Set in a small town during the seventies The Caramel House
is the story of how a closely knit family reacts when son brings a Chinese
home for Easter dinner. The Elephant Man. The Northumberland Players is set to reopen its doors in the Firehall theatre, Cobourg, with the Bernard Pomerance play The Elephant Man on June 24, 25, 26, 30, July 1, 2. The winner of several Tony awards including Best Play is based on the life of John Merrick, a horribly disfigured young man in nineteenth century London, struggling to achieve his dream of becoming a man. All shows will be at 7:30pm. No Matinees. Tickets are $20.00 What’s Coming? - At The
Concerts and Opera The
Capitol, Port Hope ANNOUNCING FALL CONCERT SERIES on sale June 1,
2011 Sunday, September 18th at 8 pm - VALDY Saturday, October 1st at 8 pm - SERENA RYDER Saturday, October 8th at 8 pm - LUNCH AT ALLEN'S Saturday, October 22nd at 8 pm.-.CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE - Rolling Stones: "Let It Bleed" Saturday, November 12th at 8 pm..........CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE - The Beatles: "Let It Be" Saturday, November 19th at 8 pm - THE ABRAMS BROTHERS Thursday, December 8th at 7:30 pm - JOHN McDERMOTT The Words and Music 2011 season continues on Friday June 10 and Saturday June 11 at Victoria Hall, Cobourg, when Brad Halls is joined by his special guests The Royals big band and their featured vocalist Tanya Wills in their Tribute to the Arrangers. Songs are just notes on a page until a musical arranger takes the music and creates the instrumental or vocal arrangements that make the song a classic. The band and singers will give you famous arrangements of great songs by arrangers such as Nelson Riddle, Neal Hefti, Billy May, Gordon Jenkins and many more. Enjoy the best of big band jazz. The Shelter Valley
Shape-Note Singers sing on the second Sunday of each month. Our next
singing will take place Sunday, June 12th, 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, as always, feel free to bring a friend or
two! Sweet Water Country Music Series 2011 June 12, at Victoria Hall, Cobourg- Don Cochrane. In 1971, Don Cochrane joined Ralph Carlson & Country Mile as bass player. His first album was produced by Barry Brown and included Whistle on the River; Hey Uncle Tom, Old Bill Jones, Manitoba and The Hobo's Lullaby . Don formed his own band Sweet Clover and in 1978 he recorded his second album to rave reviews. Don travelled extensively across Canada and has appeared on CBC specials including The Tommy Hunter Show. Check out www.allcanadianjazz.ca for the lineup at the 10th Annual All-Canadian Jazz Festival, with full schedule, artist bios and much more. Many thanks to designer Luke Despatie for his wonderful poster, which is the graphic theme for the website update. For ongoing news about the Festival and our great lineup, join our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/pages/All-Canadian-Jazz-Festival-Port-Hope/105761066119798?ref=nf The
LaJeunesse Youth Orchestra Season HERE The
Northumberland Orchestra and Choir Season Programme HERE The
Friends of Music Season HERE What’s On And Coming – At
The Shows, Exhibitions and Tours Veronica Derry’s work is currently being exhibited at the new Edward Jones office at 609 William Street (across from the old General Foods plant, right beside the new John's Junction restaurant ). Katie Flindall's (www.moonhouseart.com) wonderful illustrative paintings are also on display. Please drop in, Mon - Fri. during office hours, 9 – 5 (905-372-8151). The exhibit runs until the end of June. Barb Smith Paintings on Display: Vito's Restaurant in Colborne has her art displayed on their walls as well. This is an ongoing display. All paintings are for sale. From The Cobourg Art Club - See paintings by local artists at The Mill restaurant and pub, Cobourg, a continuing show with lots of variety. for more info call Maureen 372-7214. - Also currently showing new work for the summer season at Dalewood Golf Club on Dale Road, Port Hope What’s Coming? –
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