ARTSnews SERVING THE ARTS IN THE FREDERICTON REGION April 14, 2016 Volume 17, Issue 15
In this issue *Click the “Back to top” link after each notice to return to “In This Issue”. Upcoming Events 1. Fredericton Mayoral Candidates to Debate the Arts at the FAA’s Public Forum Apr 19 2. Tickets on Sale Now: The Capital Complex presents Radio Radio Live Jun 3 3. UNB Art Centre presents Supplemental Events related to Pieces of the Past Exhibition Apr 7 – May 7 4. NBCCD’s Annual Jewellery & Metal Arts Exhibition: Sterling Apr 8-May 27 5. Final Qwerty Reads Event at Wilser’s Room Apr 14 6. Music Runs Through It presents Jared Lutes at Corked Wine Bar Apr 14 7. The George Fry Gallery opens GeneratioN Apr 14 8. Out of Bounds Opening Reception in The Charlotte Glencross Gallery Apr 15 9. Silk Perception Opening Reception in the Penny Gallery at the CSAC Apr 15 10. World premiere Tour of Sleeping Beauty Ballet visits The Playhouse Apr 15 11. NBCCD 18th Annual Fashion Show at the Fredericton Convention Centre Apr 16 12. The Fredericton Concert & Marching Band presents Spring Concert: Spirit of the Olympics Apr 16 13. Cineplex’s Met Opera Live presents Donizetti's Roberto Devereux Apr 16 14. Clip!: A Clown Show for the Entire Family at the CCSA Apr 17 15. Music on the Hill Children’s Series presents Bedtime Stories Apr 17 16. odd sundays at Corked Wine Bar featuring Corrine Wasilewski & Chuck Bowie Apr 17 17. 69th Annual Fredericton Music Festival Apr 18-28 18. NB Film Co-op's Monday Night Film Series presents The Legend of Barney Thomson Apr 18 19. Parisian Chamber Choir Soli-Tutti at Wilmot United Apr 20 20. The NB Film Co-Op Celebrates National Canadian Film Day Apr 20 21. Passes Available for Flourish Festival 2016 Apr 21-24 22. Classic Albums Live performs Creedance Clearwater Revival: Chronicle at The Playhouse Apr 22 23. Saints & SInners Burlesque presents A Little Broadway/A Little Burlesque Apr 22 & 23 24. Collectif9 performs Classical Music with the Power of Rock Concert at The Playhouse Apr 23 25. Cineplex’s National Theatre Live presents Shakespeare’s Hamlet Apr 23 26. Live Stand-Up Comedy presents Jon Forward & Friends Apr 23 27. Charlotte Street Art Centre Community Meeting Apr 25 28. Centre JMC-Fredericton presents Roméo and Juliette Apr 26 29. Spotlight Series Presents 6 Guitars at The Playhouse Apr 27 30. Entertain to Sustain: An Evening in Support of the Gaia Project Apr 28 31. I Set My Friends On Fire with Dumpster Mummy All Ages Show at the Kinsmen Centre Apr 28 32. Zita Cobb Lecture & Film Screening of Strange & Familiar at the Fredericton Playhouse Apr 29 33. Cineplex’s Met Opera Live presents Strauss’ Elektra Apr 30 34. We are Characters Incorporated Fundraising Campaign 35. Fredericton Playhouse 2016-2017 Kidstage Series features Three Captivating Performances 36. Theatre New Brunswick Name their New Venue: Open Space Theatre
Workshops | Classes | Art Camps 1. Upcoming Art Classes with Kathy Tidswell 2. One Day Rug Hooking Course Apr 16 3. Coptic Bookbinding Workshop with Denise Rowe Apr 16 4. UNB’s College of Extended Learning’s Leisure Learning Courses 5. edVentures Fredericton Summer Workshops 6. MacLean School for Early Childhood at the CSAC
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Auditions | Call for Artist Submissions & Awards 1. Nominations sought for The Playhouse Honours 2016 2. NotaBle Acts Theatre Company’s Fifteenth Annual Province-Wide Playwriting Competition 3. Call for Submissions: To-kĕn Digital Gallery 4. NB Crafts Council Spring Jury 5. Studio Space for Rent at Studio4ward
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1. Fredericton Mayoral Candidates to Debate the Arts at the FAA’s Public Forum Apr 19
The arts, in all their rich variety, form an important part of the Fredericton community and of its economy. The city’s government has a significant role to play in encouraging and supporting the arts in the city: music, writing, dance, visual arts, drama, film, and rich combinations of all of them. That’s why the Fredericton Arts Alliance has organized a public forum at which the candidates for mayor are invited to present their views and answer questions.
The forum will take place on Tuesday, April 19 from 7 to 10pm in the Charlotte Street Arts Centre Auditorium.
The city’s official culture plan, approved in July 2014, has five objectives:
1. Highlight the value of culture to the social and economic fabric of Fredericton; 2. Motivate the City and its stakeholders to a plan of action; 3. Set a framework of goals and specific actions for the City that unlock organizational, individual, and financial capital; 4. Guide civic decision-makers and cultural stakeholders in operational changes and investments, and link cultural initiatives to wider City planning; 5. Improve the lives of Frederictonians
Where do the candidates stand on achieving those objectives? Susanne Alexander, the publisher of Goose Lane Editions will moderate the discussion. Both candidates, Mayor Brad Woodside and Councillor Mike O’Brien have confirmed their intention to participate. Light refreshments will follow the forum.
For more information contact Katie FitzRandolph, President, Fredericton Arts Alliance at 478-8045 or [email protected]. Back to top.
2. Tickets on Sale Now: The Capital Complex presents Radio Radio Live Jun 3
The Capital Complex is pleased to announce Radio Radio live at The Capital on Friday, June 3 as they tour their new album, Light The Sky.
Since their first releases Télé Télé EP (2007) and Cliché Hot (2008), New Brunswick’s Gabriel Louis Bernard Malenfant and Nova Scotia’s Jacques Alphonse Doucet have impressed journalists and the public alike with their catchy hip-hop/electro-flavored hooks. Their second album Belmundo Regal was short-listed for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize and the duo won a slew of other awards such as an Independent Music Award for Rap/Hip Hop Album (2011), a Miroir for Best Hip-Hop/Urban Performance at the Festival d'été de Québec, a Révélation Musique 2010-2011 Radio-Canada title, as well as a Félix for Hip-Hop Album of the Year for their third full-length, Havre de Grâce (2012).
Having grown up in an environment where Anglophones rub shoulders with Francophones on a daily basis, the Acadian duo then offered their first album entirely in English Light the Sky in February 2016 which they are currently touring across Canada. The music on this latest album was produced by Shash’U, DJ Champion, J.u.D. and Alex McMahon.
Over the past few years, Radio Radio have become a must-see act, having performed at several top notch music festivals including, FrancoFolies de Montréal, the Festival d'été de Québec, the Festival International de Louisiane, SXSW, and the CMJ Music Marathon, including several festivals in France and Belgium.
Tickets are on sale now, and are $20 Incl HST and fees, or $25 at the door. Use promo code: DANCEFLOOR and save $3 online at https://goo.gl/5LMwHQ or in person through the Etixnow kiosk located in the lobby of Isaac’s Way Restaurant, located at 649 Queen St (across from the Playhouse).
Doors open at 9pm, and the show begins at 10pm. Back to top.
3. UNB Art Centre presents Supplemental Events related to Pieces of the Past Exhibition Apr 7 – May 7
The UNB Art Centre is proud to announce a series of upcoming events related to our current exhibition, Pieces of the Past (running until May 13). In conjunction with this exhibition, we will be hosting a theatrical performance, a book reading, a film screening, and an “antiques roadshow” style show-and-tell afternoon.
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First, on Friday April 8 at 7:30pm, in the Memorial Hall auditorium, Fredericton-based actress Maria Bourgeois will stage a performance of To Live Dangerously. Part séance, part play, this performance will call forth the spirit of Lucy Jarvis, and bring her back to the UNB Art Centre once more! Through conversations with Lucy Jarvis’ remaining relatives and extensive research, Maria has been channelling Lucy’s energy, emotions, and creativity as she creates her one-woman show. In the story-telling tradition of her native Newfoundland, Maria Bourgeois uses theatre to tell stories about people and their history. To Live Dangerously explores Lucy Jarvis’ connection with the UNB Art Centre, and the spark of danger she felt as she fell in love with art for the first time at the age of 8. The UNB Art Centre gratefully acknowledges support for this project from the City of Fredericton.
On Wednesday, April 13 at 12pm, author Roslyn Rosenfeld will read from her newly launched book Even Stones Have Life. Co-published by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and Goose Lane Editions, this book is an examination of Lucy Jarvis’ considerable body of creative work – the subjects of her paintings, her choices of medium and expression. Rosenfeld’s book celebrates the contribution Lucy Jarvis (and her colleague Pegi Nicol MacLeod) made to the burgeoning Fredericton art community through the UNB Art Centre. In the time before major institutions like the Beaverbrook Art Gallery or the Fredericton Playhouse opened, Jarvis and McLeod helped launch the Fredericton art scene by making creativity available to all.
On Wednesday, April 20, at 12pm the UNB Art Centre will screen the film Something Dancing About Her (National Film Board of Canada, 2005), celebrating the life and art of Pegi Nicol MacLeod. This affectionate film chronicles Pegi’s whirlwind life and artistic journey. Using personal letters and archival photographs, this film uncovers Pegi Nicol MacLeod’s energetic and rebellious personality. Please join us as we celebrate how the UNB Art Centre was shaped by the dynamic personas of Pegi Nicol MacLeod and Lucy Jarvis!
Finally, on Saturday, May 7, at 1pm, the UNB Art Centre will host Finding Lucy Jarvis Antiques Roadshow. Join author and curator Roslyn Rosenfeld, as well as Lucy Jarvis’s nephews Allison and Mark Connell, for an antiques roadshow style event. Rosenfeld and the Connells have collected many historical artefacts and pieces of memorabilia about her life. Participants are invited to join our knowledgeable panel, and to bring their own collectables for appraisal and a discussion of their history and provenance. In particular, the panel is looking for any works by Lucy Jarvis that may be in our community – if you have a piece you think might have been created by Lucy, bring it along and let our experts tell you where they fit in the evolution of Jarvis's career.
The exhibition, Pieces of the Past runs until May 13 at the UNB Art Centre. The UNB Art Centre is located at Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, University of New Brunswick. The galleries are open 9am - 4pm weekdays and for special events. Admission is free to members of the public. Everyone welcome! For further information, please contact Marie Maltais, Director UNB Art Centre at 453-4623. Back to top.
4. NBCCD’s Annual Jewellery & Metal Arts Exhibition: Sterling Apr 8-May 27
The New Brunswick College of Craft and Design’s Annual Jewellery/Metal Arts Exhibition, Sterling, takes place at Government House from April 8 to May 27 from 10am to 4pm daily.
This show is a must see for all Collectors and Accessories Fashionistas. This stunning show is curated by Brigitte Clavette, a multi-award winning artist who is also the Coordinating Instructor the Jewellery/Metal Arts Program. Be sure to come early and make your selection. You never know which artist is going to turn out to be the next Metal Superstar. Back to top.
5. Final Qwerty Reads Event at Wilser’s Room Apr 14
The final Qwerty Reads event will be held on April14 at the Wilser's Room, at 7pm. It will feature a headline set by Jennifer Houle, readings by our three graduating MA students (who will each be reading excerpts from their respective theses!) and a fun, little Q&A with outgoing writer-in-residence Naomi Lewis to thank her for a wonderful term. Back to top.
6. Music Runs Through It presents Jared Lutes at Corked Wine Bar Apr 14
The next show in the Music Runs Through It series features Jared Lutes on Thursday, April 14 at 8pm at Corked Wine Bar.
Jared Lutes is singer/songwriter from Moncton with 15+ years’ experience of both stage and studio. He continues to receive consistent airplay on CBC Radio, earning live performances on local TV, appearing at many festival showcases, and garnering multiple international awards and nominations. His song “I Am Overcome” was featured on the TV series Reign, and now his fourth solo album Lionheart Soul has been hailed as his best work yet, earning international radio play and recognition. Jared is also the creator and host of the Storytellers songwriter-circle program on Rogers TV which spotlights some of the Maritimes' best artists.
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Upcoming shows at Corked Wine Bar:
Alfie Zappacosta - Tuesday, May 3 Tim Walker - Thursday, May 12 The Young Novelists - Wednesday, June 1 Dan Walsh (UK) - Thursday, June 9 Tomato/Tomato - Thursday, July 14 Rick Fines - Wednesday, Aug 10 and Thursday, Aug 11 (Two nights)
For more info on Jared check out his website at http://www.jaredlutes.com/. For more info on our music series visit musicrunsthroughit.com Back to top.
7. The George Fry Gallery opens GeneratioN Apr 14
The George Fry Gallery is pleased to present GeneratioN, an exhibition of work from alumni of the Ceramics Studio at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, organized by Ceramics Studio Head, Peter Thomas. Please join us on Thursday, April 14 from 4:30 - 6:30pm to see new work by Gena Denning, Chris Doiron, Alison Gayton, Maria Guevera, Yukari Hazama Iverson, Michelle Pellerin, and Juliette Sheffer.
Everyone is welcome. For information, please contact Karen Ruet, Gallery Coordinator at [email protected]. Back to top.
8. Out of Bounds Opening Reception in The Charlotte Glencross Gallery Apr 15
Correction: This exhibit runs from April 15 to May 2, 2016, and not April 14 to May 2 as our previous issue stated.
Featuring photographs by graduating students of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design (NBCCD) Photography Diploma program, this exhibition will run from April 15 to May 2. An opening reception is being held on Thursday, April 15 from 5 - 7pm at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre’s Charlotte Glencross Gallery.
Out of Bounds combines the creative photographic experience of ten emerging artists from the 2016 graduating class of NBCCD. The artists are students from the Photographic Entrepreneurship: Gallery and Marketplace class. As a part of their studies, the students were challenged to organize and curate this exhibition. In doing so, they gained behind-the-scenes knowledge required to prepare and display their art, how to use their art to earn a living, and other essential skills as they embark on their photographic careers.
Out of Bounds represents their emergence into the art scene as they break beyond their previous boundaries and discover the experience of working as professional artists. Using an eclectic mix of styles and techniques, each artist has set out to create two unique pieces explicitly for showing at the gallery. Throughout their time at the college, the students learn and work together as a creative, cohesive community. Although they learn the same skills, they all form uniquely individual styles and interests, and they all work as a team to help each other reach their full potential.
The show features NBCCD graduating students Joseph Comeau, Natasha Hoskins, Trudi Jardine, Katelyn Roy, Bailey Rogers, Dale Strickland, Alexandrea Tarrant, Jamie Ward, Katlyn Ward, and Jiaqian (Genesis) Zhang. Back to top.
9. Silk Perception Opening Reception in the Penny Gallery at the CSAC Apr 15
Silk Perception is an exhibition of work by Gina Solomon, a student graduating from NBCCD's Graduate Studies Program. The images have been transformed into silk and detailed with stitching as a way of showing the colours and details the artist sees and wishes to convey. Silk, although perceived to be soft and delicate, is also strong and can be bold in its ability to hold colour. In painting the silk Gina works with the nature and flow of the silk, allowing it to manipulate the image outcome. The silk gives its own perception to the work.
This opening reception takes place in the Charlotte Street Art Centre’s Penny Gallery on April 15 from 5-7pm. Back to top.
10. World premiere Tour of Sleeping Beauty Ballet visits The Playhouse Apr 15
On Friday, April 15 at 7:30pm, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen will perform their latest full-scale production, Sleeping Beauty, as part of a world premiere tour at the Fredericton Playhouse. One of the world’s most famous classical ballets, Sleeping Beauty tells the enchanting story of Aurora and her prince, complete with inherently magical qualities, dazzling choreography, stunning costumes and captivating set design, featuring the classic score by Tchaikovsky.
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Widely recognized for its innovation, warmth, humour and beauty, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen is the only major Canadian ballet company with a repertoire that consists exclusively of original works. The company has gained national and international recognition, propelling Canada’s Ballet Jörgen to the forefront of the North American dance scene, sharing ballet performances with more than 50,000 audience members each year from coast to coast in Canada and the northern United States.
Tickets for Sleeping Beauty are available through the Fredericton Playhouse box office by calling 458-8344, or online at www.theplayhouse.ca. Back to top.
11. NBCCD 18th Annual Fashion Show at the Fredericton Convention Centre Apr 16
Front row and center is where you want to be for the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design’s 18th Annual Fashion Show on Saturday, April 16 at the Fredericton Convention Center.
Alumni will be sending their recent works down the runway, you the audience, can choose the winner of the first year students’ Fashion Challenge and be wowed by the Graduating Students collections that will be highlighted in the second half of the show. NBCCD students are responsible for the vision, designs, and creations of not only their collections but the entire show.
In the past two years more than 600 people have attended this event and every year our Fashion Program sells out. When you see this show, you will understand why NBCCD has graduated so many industry leaders in Fashion, Film, Costuming, Ready to Wear, and Haute Couture.
For tickets please go to Read’s Newstand and Café on Queen Street. All tables lining the runway are already sold out! Back to top.
12. The Fredericton Concert & Marching Band presents Spring Concert: Spirit of the Olympics Apr 16
The Fredericton Concert and Marching Band presents their spring concert, Spirit of the Olympics, on April 16 at 3pm at Wilmot United Church. In celebration of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the Band will be performing a musical tour through Olympic host countries of the past century.
Admission is free, with donations gratefully accepted toward the John Patton Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is given every year at the Fredericton Music Festival. Our 2015 scholarship winner, Erica Jomphe, will be performing a flute feature in tribute to host country Italy. Back to top.
13. Cineplex’s Met Opera Live presents Donizetti's Roberto Devereux Apr 16
Roberto Devereux Conductor: Maurizio Benini Featuring: Sondra Radvanovsky, Elīna Garanča, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien
Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the extraordinary challenge of singing all three of Donizetti’s Tudor queens in the course of a single season, a rare feat made famous by Beverly Sills—and not attempted on a New York stage since. In this climactic opera of the trilogy, directed by Sir David McVicar, she plays Queen Elizabeth I, forced to sign the death warrant of the nobleman she loves, Roberto Devereux. Tenor Matthew Polenzani is Devereux, and mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča and baritone Mariusz Kwiecien complete the principal quartet in the bel canto masterpiece, conducted by Donizetti specialist Maurizio Benini.
The live performance is presented in Italian with English subtitles on Saturday, April 16 at 1:55pm. There will be an encore presentation on Saturday, May 28 at 12pm.
All performances take place at Cineplex, Regent Mall. For more information visit: http://www.cineplex.com/Events/MetOpera or call 458- 9704. Back to top.
14. Clip!: A Clown Show for the Entire Family at the CCSA Apr 17
Philip plays an old employee in a theater where there will be a major international conference. While preparing the stage for this event, despite many blunders and incidents of all kinds, he is constantly distracted from his task, attracted by the only thing that interests him: playing. Playing in a theater, playing at being a guest speaker, playing with a diabolo, playing the video producer…for the fun of playing!
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Will someone finally discover his many talents? Clip!, a clown show for the entire family, will take place on Sunday April 17 at 2pm at the théâtre Bernard-Poirier of the Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne, located at715 Priestman Street. Clip! Is a clown show without any words for the entire community! Free admission!
For a sneak peak of Clip! visit: http://youtu.be/cs6FLJH0p1s. For more information call 453-2731. Back to top.
15. Music on the Hill Children’s Series presents Bedtime Stories Apr 17
On Sunday, April 17 at 2pm Music on the Hill Children’s Series presents Bedtime Stories in Memorial Hall, UNB Fredericton. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children, and $25 for a family pass
In this collaborative, family-oriented project, New Brunswick composers have been paired with local visual artists to create new works inspired by the children’s book collection published by UNB’s Early Childhood Centre. Children of all ages and their families will love this captivating, multi-sensory performance, as Nadia Francavilla (violin) and Joel Cormier (percussion) perform the new musical works while the children’s book that inspired each piece is read aloud by Theatre New Brunswick artistic director Thomas Morgan Jones. Back to top.
16. odd sundays at Corked Wine Bar featuring Corrine Wasilewski & Chuck Bowie Apr 17 odd sundays continues on Sunday, April 17 at 2pm at Corked Wine Bar, located at 83 Regent Street, when our featured guests will be Corrine Wasilewski and Chuck Bowie. So mark your calendars and get a spring in your step. Get a drink, hot or cold, find a seat, and enjoy an hour of reading from Corrine and Chuck, and the readers at the open mic. Don’t forget to get a ticket in anticipation of the book draw.
Corinne Wasilewski was born and raised in Woodstock, NB but now makes her home in Sarnia, ON where she works as an occupational therapist. Her short stories have appeared in Front & Centre, The Windsor Review, The Nashwaak Review and The Battered Suitcase. Live from the Underground is her first novel. An early version of the manuscript was awarded the WFNB’s David Adams Richards Prize in 2012.
Chuck Bowie graduated from UNB with a BSc. His writing is influenced by the study of how people behave, habits he developed as his family moved nineteen times in his first twenty one years. Chuck is involved in music, supporting local musicians, occasionally playing with them. He is working through the fourth novel in the series: Donovan: Thief For Hire, titled The Body On The Underwater Road. Chuck and his wife Lois live in Fredericton. They have two adult musician sons. Back to top.
17. 69th Annual Fredericton Music Festival Apr 18-28
The 69th Annual Fredericton Music Festival is set to begin on Monday, April 18 and will continue until Thursday, April 28.
The Festival Committee and its large team of volunteers have worked hard throughout the past year to organise this true community event. Once again, residents of the capital region will have an opportunity to hear the musical talents from within their own community, with more than 1,000 solo entries and groups performing.
Highly qualified professionals have been selected from Atlantic Canada and beyond to adjudicate the wide variety of classes which include piano, strings, brass, voice, woodwinds, musical theatre, choirs and much more. The Festival provides a wonderful experience for all participants from the youngest beginners to the top senior performers, some of whom may continue to represent the community in the Provincial competition.
Festival programs are available at Tony’s Music Box, and at all venues. If you would like further information, please visit the website at www.frederictonmusicfestival.org or call 459-7573. Back to top.
18. NB Film Co-op's Monday Night Film Series presents The Legend of Barney Thomson Apr 18
The Legend of Barney Thomson April 18, 2016, 7:30pm at Tilley Hall, UNB CANADA/UK, 2015 English 96 minutes Principal Cast: Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone
Barney Thomson is an awkward barber, who inadvertently stumbles into serial murder, with both absurd and macabre consequences. When a series of accidental events causes Barney’s dark fantasies to become reality, his uninteresting life suddenly gets very complicated, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer. ARTSnews April 14, 2016 8 Volume 17, Issue 15
Complicating matters further, Barney’s mother Cemolina has a secret of her own, causing a bloody and comedic chain of events. While Barney clumsily tries to cover his and his mother’s tracks, the police inspector Holdall fights his own battles within his inept homicide department as he tries to solve the crime of the century. A black comedy of errors unfolds as the police try to capture the murderer at large.
This term, 16 limited release, independent, foreign, and Canadian films will be shown. Admission is $7/film, but a film society membership reduces admission cost to $4/film. The series is open to all. Memberships are available at Tilley 102 every Monday night. For further info, contact NB Film Co-op at 455-1632 or [email protected].
For more information visit: http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/exhibition/monday-night-film-series. The NB Film Co-op in partnership with the UNB Faculty of Arts and the Toronto Film Festival presents the series. Back to top.
19. Parisian Chamber Choir Soli-Tutti at Wilmot United Apr 20
Please join the Soli-Tutti Chamber Choir, in permanent residence at the University of Paris, in a fascinating, innovative and dramatic evening of contemporary choral music at 7:30pm on Wednesday, April 20 at Wilmot United Church, located downtown at King and Carleton Street. The 12-member choir, under the direction of Denis Gautheyrie, is currently touring New Brunswick in advance of several concerts in Montreal and beyond. Admission is by voluntary contribution. Back to top.
20. The NB Film Co-Op Celebrates National Canadian Film Day Apr 20
Remember Wednesday, April 20, 2016 7:30pm Tilley Hall, UNB Campus, Fredericton NB 95 mins, CANADA, 2015, English Free Of Charge
The Monday Night Film Series, in conjunction with National Canadian Film Day, presents a free screening of Remember, the contemporary story of Zev, (Academy Award® Winner Christopher Plummer), who discovers that the Nazi guard who murdered his family some 70 years ago is living in America under an assumed identity, on April 20 at 7:30pm in Tilley 102.
Master filmmaker Atom Egoyan (Ararat, The Sweet Hereafter) tackles one of the darkest chapters of 20th-century history in the gripping thriller Remember, which gives legendary actor Christopher Plummer (Elsa & Fred, Beginners) a majestic role as an elderly Holocaust survivor seeking revenge on the man responsible for the deaths of his family.
Plummer plays Zev, a recent widower whose deteriorating mental state forces him to be placed under permanent care. When he discovers that the concentration-camp guard who murdered his relatives is now living in America under an assumed identity, Zev resolves to fulfill his final vow to his wife by exacting vengeance on the escaped war criminal.
With the support of his friend Max (Martin Landau, Lovely, Still, Ed Wood), Zev sets out on his mission with grim purpose, but his quest for retribution leads to unexpected results. Working from an original script by first time screenwriter Benjamin August, Egoyan generates nerve-shredding suspense as the unlikely avenger pursues the demon from his past. Plummer is remarkable as the driven Zev, and the stellar supporting cast — which also includes Henry Czerny (TV’s The Tudors, Fido), Jürgen Prochnow (TV’s 24, Das Boot), Bruno Ganz (The Reader, Downfall) and Breaking Bad’s Dean Norris as a neo-Nazi state trooper — help make Remember one of the most compelling thrillers in recent memory.
The NB Film Co-op in partnership with the UNB Faculty of Arts and the Toronto Film Festival presents the series. Back to top.
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21. Passes Available for Flourish Festival 2016 Apr 21-24
Passes are avaliable for Flourish Festival 2016 at ReNeu Boutique, Reads Café and Backstreet Records.
Featured Musical Acts:
Beauts No Aloha Sam Salmon & The Grand Manan Cellarghost Omhouse Bandits Coyote Owen Steel Loveland ER & The Other Oxford Blue Property// The Everywheres Sentimentals The Age Family Planning The Waking Night Hand-drawn The Floogs Walrus No Problem Gianna Lauren WHOOP-Szo Tortue The Hypochondriacs David in the Dark Union Suit Kill Chicago ocean charter of values Butcher Boy LAPS Klarka Weinwurm Right Shitty Lisa/Liza Footloose // Fancy Free Devarrow Mayors David R. Elliott Motherhood Hayden Wiebe
Featured Art and More:
AJ Ripley Michael Sinclaire sophia bartholomew Amery Sandford Patrick Allaby Stefan Westner Benjamin Allain and the Very Pat Bonner Brooke Burns Whimsical Worlds Penelope Stevens Jarrod Hachey Erin Goodine Rachel M Thornton kasie wilcox Reilly Blakely
For more information and to view the schedule visit: www.flourishfest.weebly.com or https://www.facebook.com/events/483847368467745/. Back to top.
22. Classic Albums Live performs Creedance Clearwater Revival: Chronicle at The Playhouse Apr 22
April 22, 7:30pm Spotlight Series presents Classic Albums Live performs Creedance Clearwater Revival: Chronicle
Sponsored by: UP 93.1FM & Taylor Printing. A perennial Playhouse favourite, Classic Albums Live is a group of skilled musicians that recreates the greatest albums of the ’60s and ’70s live on stage – note for note, cut for cut. Known for their Southern rock style and politically conscious lyrics, Creedence Clearwater Revival is still a rock radio staple. Their influence can be heard in many genres, including grunge, roots rock and the blues. Thanks to hit singles like “Proud Mary,” “Bad Moon Rising” and “Fortunate Son,” the band has sold 26 million albums in the United States alone. Back to top.
23. Saints & SInners Burlesque presents A Little Broadway/A Little Burlesque Apr 22 & 23
Two nights only: April 22 and 23! Come see the new show from Saints & SInners Burlesque: A Little Broadway/ A Little Burlesque! It's a great cabaret with a mixture of Broadway and Popular music...all done in the modern Burlesque style. It should be tons of sexy fun with a little something for everyone!
Admission at the door is $15 (General) or $10 for Students (with valid ID). The show starts at 8pm; doors open at 7:30pm.
Saints & Sinners Burlesque is a modern burlesque troupe; we perform songs from the original Burlesque era up to today. We try to cover a variety of genres and eras in each show. A little bit of something for everyone! We have both male and female cast members and are strong believers in the adage that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, no matter your size, height, color, sex, orientation, style, etc. we will find a place for you. We have members who are trained dancers and singers, and we also have members who have never set foot on stage before.
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Saints & Sinners Burlesque believes that we should all feel comfortable in our own skin. Pop culture has created a belief among the public that we are never good enough, or beautiful enough, or sexy enough. We at S&S Burlesque know that isn't true. We know that everyone is sexy regardless of size, disability, gender, ethnicity, etc. Our main goal at S&S Burlesque is helping people find their own brand of sexy, come to love who they are, and most importantly to feel confident and comfortable in their own skin.
Follow our group @SandSBurlesque on Instagram and Twitter, as well as joining our page on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SaintsSinnersBurlesque for updates on our activities, upcoming events, and positive messages from our cast. Back to top.
24. Collectif9 performs Classical Music with the Power of Rock Concert at The Playhouse Apr 23
On Saturday, April 23 at 7:30pm, nine-piece string ensemble Collectif9 will perform classical music with rock-style charisma at the Fredericton Playhouse. Covering everything from Gagnon to Golijov, passing through Brahms and Schnittke, the Collectif9 experience is unlike any other. The group combines boldness and the highest of musical standards with amplification and lighting to create an organic classical sound, presented with all the power you’d expect from a rock concert.
Since forming in Montreal in 2011, this young group has connected with a culturally curious audience thanks to their diverse repertoire and unparalleled drive. Between bursts of energy and dreamlike states, many of Collectif9’s pieces are original arrangements that have rarely been played on the same program. Between an online video series called LIVEshorts, featuring performances in unique settings, and the release of their well-received debut album Volksmobiles earlier this year, Collectif9 continues to push the boundaries of classical music.
Tickets for Collectif9 are available through the Fredericton Playhouse box office by calling 458-8344, or online at www.theplayhouse.ca. Back to top.
25. Cineplex’s National Theatre Live presents Shakespeare’s Hamlet Apr 23
A ghostly visitor with a shocking secret, a daughter devastated by loss, a deadly duel and the most famous question in all of drama: Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy will hold you spellbound.
Hamlet has been called the greatest play in the English language and this production “the most complete, most fulfilling, most satisfying in decades of heatergoing.” Jonathan Goad is witty and courageous in the title role, but also deeply human. The film excites and surprises at every turn, with a cast of some of the finest classical actors in the world bringing to life the most intense and heart-breaking relationships the stage has ever seen.
The live performance is presented on Saturday, April 23 at 12:55pm. There will be an encore presentation on Thursday, April 28 at 7pm.
All performances take place at Cineplex, Regent Mall. For more information visit: http://www.cineplex.com/Events/Stage or call 458-9704. Back to top.
26. Live Stand-Up Comedy presents Jon Forward & Friends Apr 23
Live Stand-up Comedy presents Jon Forward and friends featuring Brian Giles and Martin Saulnier. Hosted by Matt Richardson on Saturday, April 23 at 8pm; doors open at 7pm in the Governor's Ballroom at the Delta Fredericton. This show involves adult themed humor and is intended for audiences 19+.
Tickets are $15 advance general admission (theater seating), and $20 at the door. Tables of 8 are $140 ($18.75 for each seat). There are a limited number of tables available. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2537161, and table tickets can be purchased at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2537166. Tickets can also be purchased Monday to Friday from 8:30am-5pm at the Delta Fredericton For more information or table reservations please call 506-470-5550. Back to top.
27. Charlotte Street Art Centre Community Meeting Apr 25
On Monday, April 25 at 7pm, join us for a Community Meeting in the Auditorium of 732 Charlotte Street! It is important for us to get feedback from our neighbourhood as well as to give insight into the vision of the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. As we emerge further into the Arts community we invite you to a small presentation, followed by an informal conversation. All are welcome! Back to top.
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28. Centre JMC-Fredericton presents Roméo and Juliette Apr 26
On Tuesday, April 26, at Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne (CCSA) at 7:30pm, there will be a showing of Charles Gounod's Roméo and Juliette. Tickets are $40 for adults, and $13 for students. Season ticket holders are admitted free of charge and so are school-aged children (grades 1 to 12) accompanied by an adult ticket holder. There will be subtitles in French and English during the performance. For information, visit: http://www.jmcanada.ca/en/concerts/58/romeo-and-juliet-a-opera-by-charles-gounod. NOTE: Season tickets for the 2016-17 artistic season will be on sale during this concert and afterward. Back to top.
29. Spotlight Series Presents 6 Guitars at The Playhouse Apr 27
April 27, 7:30pm Spotlight Series presents 6 Guitars
Sponsored by: Andrew Craik, BMO Nesbitt Burns. 6 Guitars is a pitch-perfect blend of music, comedy, and characters that started out touring the fringe festival circuit in 2010. Since then the show has travelled internationally, broken attendance records and received high praise from critics. Musician and actor Chase Padgett delivers a virtuosic performance as he becomes six different guitar players, each character shares their journey with music, from discovery to mastery, through a series of songs and stories that will leave you laughing, crying and falling in love with music all over again. Back to top.
30. Entertain to Sustain: An Evening in Support of the Gaia Project Apr 28
April 28, 7pm Entertain to Sustain: An evening in support of The Gaia Project
Join The Gaia Project for an evening of showcasing local young talent at the Fredericton Playhouse! We’ll be joined by 70 young musicians from the Sistema Moncton Youth Orchestra. We’ll also have three short talks from thought leaders on energy and climate change throughout the evening. Back to top.
31. I Set My Friends On Fire with Dumpster Mummy All Ages Show at the Kinsmen Centre Apr 28
I Set My Friends on Fire is coming to Fredericton with some of the finest support from Dumspter Mummy! Additional Local supporters are hard rockers Cable Crusher and Killer Hardcore Red Castle. I Set My friends On Fire has never before played Fredericton, so this show is not one to be missed!
This show is all ages and will take place at the Kinsmen Centre, located at 141 School Street on April 28 at 7:30pm. Advanced tickets are $20 and $30 at the door. A limited quantity of Advanced physical tickets will be available on sale April 8 at 5pm. More advanced tickets will be available online through thepointofsale.com. Back to top.
32. Zita Cobb Lecture & Film Screening of Strange & Familiar at the Fredericton Playhouse Apr 29
On April 29, the Architects' Association of New Brunswick is very pleased to invite the public to a momentous free public event: an illustrated talk by Zita Cobb of Fogo Island, Newfoundland, and a screening of the 2014 documentary Strange & Familiar: Architecture of Fogo Island about the renaissance she spearheaded on the island. This film documents the bold architecture project on this remote island, embracing the excitement of living on the edge in relation to contemporary architecture and design.
Audacious social entrepreneur Zita Cobb is the driving force behind the astounding rebirth of the small Newfoundland community of Fogo Island, which has become one of the world’s most remarkable cultural destinations. Zita has dedicated her time and money to the creation of not only a spectacular inn and artists’ studios, but also a hugely fruitful social and community experiment. Central to the project’s success, Gander-born architect Todd Saunders' sculpture-like artist studios perched on the rocky shores of Fogo Island have been documented in more than 80 international publications as one of the most celebrated architectural initiatives of the 21st century.
Zita engaged the entire community of Fogo, encouraging them to contribute century’s worth of local knowledge to the project – from local women hooking the rugs and sewing the quilts for the buildings, to the local men turning the furniture and painting the woodwork. She will be speaking of her love for this tiny, thriving island at the edge of Canada, the story behind her community engagement and cultural vision, followed by an audience Q & A. Back to top.
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33. Cineplex’s Met Opera Live presents Strauss’ Elektra Apr 30
Strauss' Elektra Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen Featuring: Nina Stemme, Adrianne Pieczonka, Waltraud Meier, Burkhard Ulrich, Eric Owens
The genius director Patrice Chéreau (From the House of the Dead) didn’t live to see his great Elektra production, previously presented in Aix and Milan, make it to the stage of the Met. But his overpowering vision lives on with soprano Nina Stemme—unmatched today in the heroic female roles of Strauss and Wagner—who portrays Elektra’s primal quest for vengeance. Legendary mezzo-soprano Waltraud Meier is chilling as Elektra’s fearsome mother, Klytämnestra. Soprano Adrianne Pieczonka and bass Eric Owens are Elektra’s troubled siblings. Chéreau’s musical collaborator, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conducts
The live performance is presented in German with English subtitles on Saturday, April 30 at 1:55pm. There will be an encore presentation on Saturday, June 11 at 12pm.
All performances take place at Cineplex, Regent Mall. For more information visit: http://www.cineplex.com/Events/MetOpera or call 458- 9704. Back to top.
34. We are Characters Incorporated Fundraising Campaign
The team producing the documentary We are Characters Incorporated are looking for people in the Fredericton area who are interesting in helping with their fundraising campaign. If you are interested in baking cookies, sorting through photos, or just getting the word out about the project, please contact [email protected]. Back to top.
35. Fredericton Playhouse 2016-2017 Kidstage Series features Three Captivating Performances
The Fredericton Playhouse is pleased to announce the 2016-2017 Kidstage Series, featuring three captivating performances for children and their families. Designed to capture the imaginations of children, the Kidstage Series is the perfect way to introduce young audiences to the magic of performing arts. Featuring theatre and musical performances, the 2016-2017 Kidstage Series will allow families to create lasting memories that children will treasure for years to come. Tickets for all three shows are on sale now. The series will begin on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 with DuffleBag Theatre’s latest production, ’Twas the Night Before Christmas. An annual favourite at the Playhouse, DuffleBag will present this classic story with lots of fun twists along the way, featuring spontaneous fun and audience involvement.
On Sunday, February 26, 2017, Lightwire Theater will bring their charming show Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey to the Playhouse. This special Pay What You Will show showcases Lightwire’s signature electroluminescent artistry, poignant storytelling and imagery-evoking music score. Moon Mouse tells the story of Marvin, a mouse who longs to be a hero, and ends up taking the space adventure of a lifetime.
Finally, accomplished musician Guy Davis will bring his Routes of the Blues show to the Fredericton Playhouse stage on Sunday, April 9, 2017. Known as an “ambassador of the blues,” Davis has performed for audiences around the globe. Children and their families will gain a deeper appreciation for the blues thanks to Davis’s immense knowledge and impressive musicianship.
For more information about the Kidstage Series and to purchase tickets, visit www.theplayhouse.ca/kidstage-series or contact the box office at 458-8344. Back to top.
36. Theatre New Brunswick Name their New Venue: Open Space Theatre
Last fall Theatre New Brunswick introduced a new performance venue into Fredericton’s thriving arts and cultural landscape. Located in the company’s headquarters at 55 Whiting Road in Fredericton, the intimate 98-seat theatre played host to the first three productions of the company’s 2015-2016 season. Today, Theatre New Brunswick officially named the venue, the Open Space Theatre.
Planning for this project has been ongoing for the past few years. TNB General Manager Susan Ready has overseen all aspects of the $150,000 renovation project from inception through the many stages of design and construction. Further renovations of the company’s building planned for the summer months include a new rehearsal studio which will be home to the TNB Theatre School, new washrooms, dressing rooms and a complete makeover of the building’s facade, made possible through a recent grant from the City of Fredericton’s Community Funding Grants Program.
Outside of TNB’s regular programming, other successful events were held at the venue over the past six months including a sold-out musical performance, a four night theatre performance by Fredericton’s Next Folding Theatre Company and a two day residency by Saint John contemporary dance company, Connection Dance Works. ARTSnews April 14, 2016 13 Volume 17, Issue 15
The introduction of the Open Space Theatre marks another step forward for Fredericton’s growing arts ecology. Located minutes from the city’s downtown core, this new performance venue proves that meaningful and professional arts experiences are no longer confined to the downtown district.
Photos are available upon request. Tours of the space and interviews with Artistic Director Thomas Morgan Jones and General Manager Susan Ready can be arranged by contacting Matt Carter, Development and Communications, at 460-1381 (Ext. 113) or [email protected]. Back to top.
Workshops | Classes | Art Camps
1. Upcoming Art Classes with Kathy Tidswell
Kathy Tidswell will be holding the following art classes this spring:
Thread Painting Wednesday, April 13; or Saturday, April 16
Learn the basics of free motion embroidery to create landscapes. Complete a sampler as you learn to make grasses, leaves, flowers, weeds, trees, etc. You can spend the entire day perfecting your skills or start a simple landscape. Comprehensive notes are provided.
Classes are $45 each and run from 10am to 3:30pm at my home studio and gallery, located at 683 Route 104 in Burtts Corner. For more information phone 363-3560 or email [email protected]. To learn more about Kathy Tidswell or to see her work visit www.kathytidswell.com. Back to top.
2. One Day Rug Hooking Course Apr 16
A six-hour Beginner/Advanced Beginner Rug Hooking Course is being held on Saturday April 16 from 9am to 3:30pm. The course fee of $50 will include the instruction and the kit for a Watering Can and Flower pattern printed on burlap as well as the supplies to hook the pattern.
Participants will need to bring a 10” to 14”hoop or other rug hooking frame, a rug hook, and a pair of small, sharp scissors. For those who do not have a hook, one may be purchased for $10. For those with some rug hooking experience, there will be an opportunity to learn some basic shading techniques, use a wool cutter and try out other more advanced techniques.
Due to limited enrolment a $20 deposit is required to hold your place in class. For more information or to register, contact Mary Grant, Certified Traditional Rug Hooking Instructor at 459-8525 or mary.e.grant.rughooking@gmailcom. Back to top.
3. Coptic Bookbinding Workshop with Denise Rowe Apr 16
On Saturday, April 16, from 1-5pm, in Room 26, Memorial Hall, there will be a Coptic Bookbinding Workshop with Denise Rowe. In this workshop you will learn some basic book making techniques, such as building a book block, finding the grain of paper, piercing, sewing, drilling, and designing the perfect cover.
The finished product, hand made by you, will be a perfect little Coptic journal to carry everywhere with you. Nothing extra is needed for this workshop, unless you would like to bring a few personal embellishments for the cover – buttons, ribbons, photos, smallish baubles, etc.
Materials: There will be a $15 materials fee payable to the instructor. Course Fee: $55 (+HST)
For more information or to register visit: http://www.unb.ca/cel/programview/enrichment/fredericton/bookbinding2.html. Back to top.
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4. UNB’s College of Extended Learning’s Leisure Learning Courses
This spring, consider a creative, educational, and fun Leisure Learning course offered by UNB’s College of Extended Learning. With over 40 courses to choose from, there’s something for everyone. Beginning the week of April 25, choose from courses such as Watercolours On the Go and Wine Appreciation to Pottery Basics, and Pet Grooming. Develop your photography skills with introductory and advanced courses, along with specialty classes in Lightroom and Journalistic Photography. Spruce-up for summer by building your own wooden flower box in a Beginners Wood Working class. Prepare for the berry season with a fun one-day workshop on Making Jams and Jellies. Whatever your interests, there’s a course for you!
Courses include:
Watercolours on the Go! - April 23 - May 14 Portrait Photography - NEW - April 27 - May 18 Off Loom Weaving - NEW - April 26 - May 17 Outdoor Photography - NEW - April 28 - May 19 Basket Basics - NEW - April 28 - May 19 Journalistic Photography – NEW - April 28 - May 26 Drawing for Beginners - May 3 – 24 Lightroom Basics - May 3 – 24 Pottery Basics - May 4 - June 1 Digital Photo: Basics - May 7 Intro to Acrylic Painting - May 9 - June 6 Digital Photo: SLR Basics - May 11 - June 8 Working with Leather: Sandals – NEW - May 14 Digital Photo: Beyond Basics - May 16 - June 20 Bollywood Dancing - NEW - May 14 Novel Writing - NEW - April 28 - June 16 Self-Publishing & Marketing - May 14
For information or to register visit www.unb.ca/cel/leisurelearning. Back to top.
5. edVentures Fredericton Summer Workshops edVentures Fredericton has 50 interesting and fun workshops to choose from this summer, from July 4-24. Choose from these categories:
Pottery Jewellery & Metalsmith Textiles & Fibre Arts Fashion & Sewing Photography & Digital Media Heritage & Culture Writing & Visual Arts Mixed Media & Design
Register for an edVentures Fredericton Learning Vacation workshop before May 31 and you will receive a 15% early bird discount on the workshop fee! For more information, or to register, call 460-2233 or visit www.edventures.ca. Back to top.
6. MacLean School for Early Childhood at the CSAC
Coming to the Charlotte Street Arts Centre this September: MacLean School for Early Childhood has applied for approval from the Department of Education and Early Childhood. An exceptional inquiry and play-based early learning program that offers enrichment opportunities in the arts for children to develop their creativity and imagination. 20 spaces will be available for 4-5 year olds, operating Monday-Friday mornings from 8:30 to 11:30am from September to June.
For more information, or to be placed on a waitlist visit macleanschool.com, or contact [email protected] or [email protected]. Back to top.
Auditions | Call for Artist Submissions & Awards
1. Nominations sought for The Playhouse Honours 2016
The Fredericton Playhouse is asking the public for nominations for The Playhouse Honours 2016. Since 2008, the Fredericton Playhouse board of directors has awarded The Playhouse Honours annually. The recognition honours individuals’ involvement in the performing arts in Fredericton, fostering a deeper appreciation of the value that people can make to community life through their work in music, theatre, dance, spoken word, and multidisciplinary performing arts. A permanent display in the west gallery of the Playhouse recognizes the honourees.
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Nominations can be made by any person or organization. Underscoring the personal investment that they have made in the community, recipients must be individuals, not companies or organizations. Recipients may be a professional or amateur artist, administrator, volunteer, educator, philanthropist, advocate, organizer, etc. A selection committee (jury) comprised of members of the local arts community will review the submissions and recommend an honouree to the Fredericton Playhouse board of directors.
The deadline for nominations is April 15, 2016.
Past recipients include Ilkay Silk (2008), Brent Staeben (2009), Philip Sexsmith (2010), Walter Learning (2011), Mabel Doak (2012), Bonnie Kilburn (2013), Michael Doherty (2014), and Hrvoje and Aida Tisler (2015). The Playhouse Honours is proudly presented by Atlantic Mediaworks.
To submit a nomination, please send in the following information and complete a written submission of no more than two (2) pages describing the reasons you feel that your nominee should be considered for The Playhouse Honours. An emphasis should be placed on the accumulated contributions of individuals over a period of time and consideration should be given to the local legacy and impact of the nominee on community life and the performing arts.
Date: To the selection committee: I/we hereby nominate [name(s)] to receive The Playhouse Honours. Nominator: Address: Telephone: Email: Signature:
You may attach additional information such as letters of support, materials, testimonials, etc. to your submission.
Return to: The Playhouse Honours Committee Fredericton Playhouse 686 Queen Street Fredericton, NB E3B 1C2 Fax: 506‐459‐6206 Email: [email protected]
For more information please contact Valerie Hillier at 459-6209 or visit www.theplayhouse.ca/the-playhouse-honours. Back to top.
2. NotaBle Acts Theatre Company’s Fifteenth Annual Province-Wide Playwriting Competition
The NotaBle Acts Theatre Company is now looking for submissions for its fifteenth annual province-wide playwriting competition. Contest winners will have their work featured as part of the 2016 NotaBle Acts Summer Theatre Festival, to be held in Fredericton, July 20 to 30, 2016.
New Brunswick playwrights have the opportunity to submit work in three categories, one for 15-30 minute site-specific plays, one for 7-10 minute short plays and another for 30-50 minute one-act plays. Up to four winners from the one-act category will be staged as part of the festival, along with four winners from the short play category and up to three winners from the site-specific category.
Students in New Brunswick schools are also eligible to enter scripts for a separate category of the playwriting contest. In addition to having their work produced at the festival, all winning playwrights will receive a cash prize and script support from an established Canadian playwright.
The deadline for entries is April 23, 2016.
Copies of the contest rules and guidelines, as well as instructions on how to submit, are available at www.notableacts.wordpress.com. Questions about the contest can be directed to [email protected] or (506) 458-7406. Back to top.
3. Call for Submissions: To-kĕn Digital Gallery
To-kĕn Digital Gallery is the launching of a nascent idea: an extension of the Graduate Certificate Program of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, Fredericton, NB. This initiative is coming out of many discussions with the participants in the program, around careers, studio practice, community responsibility, and much more. ARTSnews April 14, 2016 16 Volume 17, Issue 15
This is the first annual To-kĕn Series: Digital Gallery Review of emerging and established artists’ visual-work. In this inaugural launch there are two curated surveys in the form of two Open calls:
Call #1: Social Conscience
“In this survey I would like to see what objects with a social conscience other emerging ceramic artists are creating.” (Martin Jarman) Social Conscience; open to emerging clay artists throughout Canada.
Call #2: The Human Condition
“I am looking for work by artists who are using either figurative, or non-figurative ceramics as a form of self- exploration.”(Jennifer -Lynn McInnis-Wharton) The Human Condition; open to emerging and established clay artists throughout Canada
These two-curated Calls to Show will produce two shows that will be shown and promoted digitally across Canada. Significant work will be recognized and the opportunity for artist statements and links to websites will be provided. At the heart of this is the desire for the participants of the Graduate Certificate Program to reach out and learn what else is going on in Canada on certain topics of their interest. It is also an opportunity for the practice and development of both skills in curating and in writing on work being made today. Your participation is appreciated.
Deadline for submissions is the end of April, 2016
Submission Guidelines
Send submissions to [email protected]. Selections will be conducted from images of work, do not send original work. Each work must be identified (use title on slide only if accompanying with an image list), and will include:
Name Title Year completed Type of clay and firing method Size (H x W x D) A brief artist statement of no more than 150 words describing your work and practice. Artist must send professional quality JPG images for the purpose of further dissemination. Submit Microsoft Windows compatible files only. Submit jpg files only. Submit files at a resolution no larger than 150 dpi. Submit files of a maximum of 1024 x 768 pixels (height must not exceed 768 pixels). Submit files of 5MB maximum. Links to websites and FB Pages are encourage as we intend to substantially promote your work. Acknowledgement of release of photos (see below)
Photography and Permissions
Accepted artists agree to allow the To-kĕn Digital Gallery to use the accepted entry images for educational and publicity purposes. Images of accepted entries will be retained for the To-kĕn Digital Gallery archives and may be reproduced and posted on its website and in printed materials.
It is understood that works in the exhibition may be used for telecast, and reproduced for press and publicity purposes including but not limited to reproduction in newspapers, periodicals, magazines, in television programs and on the internet in connection with the exhibition and the To-kĕn Digital Gallery. All efforts will be made to provide information on the maker (photographer where necessary) and the artist’s preferred social media/website.
Graduate Certificate Program is a course of study, which offers participants a framework to refine their studio practice skills, develops the entrepreneurial knowledge to integrate their work into our society and culture and to ground this with deep self-awareness. See more at www.nbccd.ca. Back to top.
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4. NB Crafts Council Spring Jury
Become a Juried Member of the New Brunswick Crafts Council, the oldest Crafts Council in Canada! Show craft in gallery exhibitions, vend at # FromHumanHands NB Fine Craft Festival, participate in fundraisers and workshops, join a strong community of passionate craftspeople, share your voice with the New Brunswick fine craft sector, and have your work validated by craft professionals.
We accept high quality work in all mediums, including clay, leather, metal arts, fibre & weaving, jewellery, photography, visual art, basketry, soaps & body products, clothing, surface design, food and wine, glass, stone, wood and more. We invite you to participate in the cultural heritage of our province and stand beside your peers in a professional association that exists to support you and your craft.
The submission deadline for Spring 2016 is May 1, 2016
For more information, visit nbcraftscouncil.ca/juryapply or contact the NBCC: [email protected] or call 450-8989. The New Brunswick Crafts Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in crafts, maintaining standards of craftsmanship and expanding markets for fine crafts. Back to top.
5. Studio Space for Rent at Studio4ward
Available immediately is a space at Studio4ward, located downtown at 384 Queen Street, on the third floor, directly above Backstreet Records. You will be sharing the studio with three talented and eclectic artists working in a wide variety of mediums.
For more information contact Caine Harris at [email protected] or 476-0977. Back to top.
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Galleries at a Glance
Acacia Gallery: 1948 Lakeview Road, Cambridge-Narrows, New Brunswick, E4C 1N2 | Phone: 488-1119 | Website: www.flynnfineart.com | Hours: Saturday and Sunday. 12- 5pm, or by appointment.
Artful Persuasion: 80 York Street, Fredericton | Phone: 450-0464 |Website: www.facebook.com/ArtfulPersuasion | Hours: Monday- Saturday, 10am-5pm, and Saturday 12am-5pm.
Beaverbrook Art Gallery: 703 Queen Street, Fredericton, E3B 5A6 | Phone: 458-2028 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.beaverbrookartgallery.org | Hours: May through September: Monday*, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10am- 5pm, Thursday 10am-9pm, Sunday 12-5pm. *Closed Mondays October through May.
Botinicals Gift Shop Inc.: 610 Queen Street, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 1C2 | Phone: 454-6101 | Email: [email protected] | Hours: Monday – Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-pm4 | Website: www.botinicalsgiftshop.com. Like us on Facebook for all the latest updates and specials in the shop.
Charlotte Glencross Gallery, Charlotte Street Arts Centre: 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, E3B 5C8 | Phone: 454-6952 | Email: [email protected] |Website: www.charlottestreetarts.ca. | Hours: Seven days a week until 10pm.
Connexion ARC: Charlotte Street Art Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton | Phone: 454-1433 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.connexionARC.org | Hours: Regular Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 12-6pm; Summer Hours: Friday and Saturday, 12-6pm.
Fibre Arts Studio and Gallery by Kathy Tidswell: 683 Route 104, Burtts Corner, NB. | Phone : 363-3560 | Email: [email protected] | Website : www.kathytidswell.com | Hours: by chance or appointment.
Fredericton Region Museum: 571 Queen Street, Fredericton | Phone: 455-6041 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.yorksunburymuseum.com | Hours: April – June: Tuesday to Saturday: 1-4pm (by appointment or by chance); July – August: Sunday to Saturday: 10am-5pm; September – November: Tuesday to Saturday: 1-4pm (by appointment or by chance); December – March: By appointment* or by chance.
Fredericton Playhouse Annex Gallery: Gallery Connexion's Annex Gallery at the Playhouse, 686 Queen Street, Fredericton, E3B 1C2 | Phone: 454-1433 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.galleryconnexion.ca/programming/annex-gallery/ | Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12-6pm.
Galerie des Bâtisseurs: Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne, 715 Priestman Street | Phone: 453-2731 | Hours: Monday-Saturday from 8am-10pm, Sunday from 8am-9pm.
Gallery 78: 796 Queen Street, Fredericton | Phone: 454-5192 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.gallery78.com | Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-3pm, Sunday 1-4pm.
Government House: 51 Woodstock Road, Fredericton | Phone: 453-2505 | Email: [email protected]. | Hours: Monday – Friday, 10am-5pm.
Isaac's Way Restaurant Art Gallery: 649 Queen Street, Fredericton | Phone: 474-7222 | Email: [email protected] | Website: http://isaacsway.ca | Hours: Monday-Friday 11:30am; Saturday and Sunday 10am (Closing Hours daily 10pm)
Little Brown Jug Antiques: 540 Route 105, Maugerville, New Brunswick | Phone: 459-4416 | Website: www.littlebrownjugantiques.com | Hours: Monday – Friday 9am-5pm.
Loominations Studio and Gallery: 94 Grasse Circle, Fredericton, New Brunswick |Phone: 457-1443 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.loominations.ca |Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 1-5pm, or by appointment.
New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame: 503 Queen Street, Fredericton | Phone: 453-3747 | Email: [email protected] |Website: www.nbsportshalloffame.com | Hours: Open daily June through August, Tuesday-Saturday 9:30am-5pm, and during Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. Individual and group tours by appointment during the fall, winter, and spring seasons.
Queenstown Goldsmiths: 4476 Route 102 | Phone: 506-440-1469 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.queenstowngoldsmiths.blogspot.com |Hours: Tuesday to Friday from 9am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday by appointment or by chance
Saunders Studio Art Gallery: 29 Route 616, Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick | Phone: 506-363-2917.
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Scandimodern: 61 Carleton Street, Fredericton | Phone: 455-7730 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.scandimodern.ca | Hours: Monday to Thursday 11am – 6pm; Friday 11am – 8pm; Saturday 10am – 4pm.
Shannex Parkland Pedway Gallery: 35 Patience Lane, Fredericton |Phone: 460-8546 | Fax: 460-7275 | Mobile: 292-4025 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.experienceparkland.com | Hours: By appointment from 9am-4pm.
Strata Art Studios: 550 Queen Street (inside Sue Lawrence Hair & Gallery), Fredericton | Mobile: 259-4850 | Email: [email protected] | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrataArtStudios | Website: www.StrataArtStudios.com | Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 10am-6pm, Thursday & Friday 10am-7pm, Saturday 10am-4pm
Tara Arnold: Spiritual Artist: 155 Smythe Street, Fredericton. | Phone: 506-461-2227 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.taraarnoldart.com | Gallery open to public Thursdays and Fridays from 12pm - 6pm; all other days by appointment only.
The George Fry Gallery: New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, 457 Queen Street, Fredericton | Phone: 453-2305 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.nbccd.ca/en/home/default.aspx | Hours: Monday-Friday from 8:15am-4:30pm.
UNB Art Centre: Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, UNB Campus, Fredericton | Phone: 453-4623 | Website: www.cel.unb.ca/pce | Hours: Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm.
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2015-16 Fredericton Arts Alliance Board Members
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS BOARD MEMBERS
Katie Fitzrandolph - President Allen Bentley Bruce Gray Heather McTiernan - Vice President Sabine Campbell Tony Merzetti Cynthia Ryder - Treasurer William Forrestall Trudy Gallagher Russ Hunt – Secretary George Strunz Penny Pacey – Past President
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