The Many Lifetimes of Victor Cooper

Umbrella WinterSpring 20202019 Vol. 2928 No. 0403

What’s Under the Umbrella?

o Art of illusions by Melissa Brant o Remembering Peter Davis

o The many lifetimes of Victor Cooper

Visual I Performance I Literary I Arts Calendar I Education A publication of the A publication of the

TEAM Janet Jarrell, Executive Director [email protected] Adam Gray, Creative Director [email protected] Fiona Campbell, Communications & Outreach Director [email protected] Andrew Gray, Graphic Designer [email protected] Kim Lidstone, Bookkeeper [email protected] Darren Moore, Poetry Editor Fiona Campbell, Adam Gray, Janet Jarrell. Photo by Ash Murrell BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Jenny Woods EDITORIAL FROM THE QUINTE ARTS COUNCIL TEAM Past chair Dan Atkinson Treasurer Maury Flunder March 8th is International Women’s Day (#eachforequal), a global day Director Andrea Kerr honouring and celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political Director Debbie McKinney achievements of women. To celebrate the voices and aesthetic of women in Director Heather Cockerline the arts, QAC will host the RISE: Because We Are Equal show from March Director Rick Moulton 1 to 31. Within these pages we celebrate some outstanding women artists: Honorary Director Lise Lindenberg Melissa Brant, Adey Singer, Lola Reid Allin, Sheila Stanley, and Thérèse Cilia, to name a few. The Quinte Arts Council is a not-for-profit, charitable organization, registration number 107869448 RR 0001. In film, we check out what Jodi and Victor Cooper are up to, we introduce Publications mail agreement number 40667523. you to emerging photographer Daniel Presley-Spinks and we celebrate CHSS SoundAcademy. We appreciate the healing power of music therapy, Kelly Published by: The Quinte Arts Council Holiff as a Hot Mess, and the Belleville Theatre Guild for bringing NFLD to the 36 Bridge St. E., P.O. Box 22113 stage. Command Performance Choir is heading to Europe, there is music and Belleville, Ont. K8N 2Z5 history at Signal and Opera has returned to Belleville! Printed by: Mr. Print, Belleville, Ont. In December, the arts community lost a great man: Peter Davis was near and Deadline for the summer issue: April 23, 2020 dear to many, including the QAC. For 20 years he worked tirelessly and with grace to produce the very publication you are currently reading. Both Peter and Umbrella welcomes articles (500 words max.) on or about Jane, his partner for almost 50 years, have been a big part of the QAC, and the arts in the Quinte region, poetry or prose, illustrations and we look forward to celebrating his art for the month of April. Please join us on photographs. Material may be reprinted only with permission. April 2nd from 4:00 - 7:00 pm to raise a glass and celebrate his life work at Umbrella reserves the right to edit, crop and editorialize all the gallery. submissions. Members are given space priority. Umbrella is mailed to members and delivered to distribution Sadly, the Bay of Quinte area has lost many icons of late. We remember Peter points throughout Quinte and beyond. The information Smith, long-time supporter of the QAC. It is outstanding people like Peter that contained within is believed to be reliable, but accuracy cannot give back to their community because they believe in the power of humanity. be guaranteed. We do not assume responsibility for any errors and/or omissions related to submitted content. The arts community was shocked to the core to lose Michael Rutland in February. He will be remembered for his passion, opinions and advocacy for MISSION STATEMENT the arts; in the words of his life partner Marilyn Lawrie, “his brusque exterior hid a heart of gold that valued truth and fairness and friendship and nature.” * to stimulate the arts in the Bay of Quinte region * to support and foster the artistic endeavours of our members to offer annual grants and awards In May the QAC brings back the juried competition Quinte en Plein Air. For * four days, artists leave their studios behind to paint and showcase their work * to create awareness of the arts through various media to advocate for the arts at all levels of government outdoors using various mediums such as: watercolour, acrylic, soft pastel and * oil. Prizes total over $4,000. * to work with other arts groups on long-range planning to avoid duplication to act as a resource centre This issue of Umbrella honours the past, supports our present local artist family * and pushes for a thriving, healthy and prosperous arts community.

QAC programs are funded in part by: MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR, JENNY WOODS

We welcome Rick Moulton as a new Director to the Quinte Arts Council! I have been reflecting on my terms at the QAC since I began in 2014. Starting as treasurer and graduating to Chair, I am proud to be a part of this dedicated group of Directors who have pushed the QAC through some great moves forward for the local arts and culture community. As I set to hand over the The John M. & Bernice gavel to Andrea Kerr in June, I appreciate everyone who has sat at this table Parrott Foundation supporting the arts! Cover: Melissa Brant Body Art Table of Contents Detail of oil painting by Peter Davis

Remembering Peter Davis 2

Photography Up close and personal with photographer Lola Reid Allin 4 Emerging photographer Daniel Presley-Spinks 6

Photo by Daniel Presley-Spinks Theatre Local artists join stars in Wagner’s The Ring Cycle 8 Kelly Holiff’s Hot Mess 10

Film The many lifetimes of Victor Cooper 12

Music Music as a powerful healer 14 Victor Cooper Command Performance Choir confirms European tour 15 Selling whiskey to Al Capone 16

Fine Art Melissa Brant: Art by Us 20 7th annual Quinte en Plein Air Festival 22 The business of becoming an artist 24

Literary Melissa Brant. Photo by Luke Poetry by Sheila Stanley: Guys Night Out 26 Hendry of The Intelligencer QAC Bookshelf: Spring reading 27 The funny pages with Adey Comics 28

Art Education Breaking the Silence with music: SoundAcademy 2.0 30

What's ON: Arts Calendar 32 QAC Business Members and Donors 38

SoundAcademy 2.0 Remembering Peter Davis By Carol Bauer

Remembering Peter Davis By Carol Bauer Peter Davis at the Quinte Arts Council’s 1991 logo contest, which was won by Peter’s submission

On December 21, 2019, the arts community lost a dear friend, colleague and talented artist. Peter Davis passed away peacefully at home, at the age of 82, after a long decline. He is survived by Jane Mackenzie, his partner of 49 years, his daughter Kim Davis, and many nieces and neph- ews. Davis had a rare talent as an artist, and he leaves a legacy of beautiful paintings in homes and offices across the country and around the world.

Davis was the first designer of the Quinte Arts Coun- cil’s publication Umbrella, retiring in 2012 after 20 years. I first met him when I started working at the QAC in the mid-1990s, and within a week I knew we would be lifelong friends. He was always incredibly warm and welcoming, even during his last months of declining health and mobility.

He was a born teacher and loved to share his knowledge and passion for the arts. When young or emerging artists would drop into the QAC asking for advice and guidance, he’d happily sit down with them to look at their work, share his experiences, and answer their questions about art and the business of being a painter.

Davis was also a lifelong learner. Throughout his career, he studied and experimented with different forms of visual art including non-objective, still life, figure painting, landscapes and portraits. Colour and light were always the primary considerations in his work. He saw shapes as forms on which to “hang Wharf Street Debating Club, oil on canvas

Umbrella, Spring 2020 - 02 Indian Motorcycle, 9” x 12”, oil on canvas

the colour,” and then he worked to in- computers) highlighted his raw talent for spent many years sailing. He saw such tensify or modify the colour to create the design. His use of masterful techniques beauty there and spent months in his stu- desired effect, taking the viewer far be- could easily elevate a page layout by dio, meticulously putting to canvas what yond the obvious. shifting strips of copy, adding more his eyes and heart saw: the scenic beau- white space, crafting a hand-written ty of the islands and the ever-changing His grandfather was an accomplished headline or drawing a simple graphic light dancing across the river. painter and sculptor, so Davis grew up on the spot. As Peter saw it, each page in a house full of paint and clay and was its own work of art.” A show of Davis’s artwork will open knew early on this would be his pro- at the QAC Gallery, 36 Bridge St., E, fession. After high school in Toronto, Davis’s last series of paintings were of downtown Belleville on Thursday, April he went to England where he studied the 1000 Islands, where he and Jane 2 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. at the Byam Shaw School of Drawing and Painting in London. After returning to Toronto, he worked as a painter, illustrator, photographer and graphic artist for magazines such as Maclean’s, Fi- nancial Post, Quest and Homemakers. In 1988 he left the commercial art world to dedicate more time to painting. Even- tually he and Jane purchased a beautiful property on the Bay of Quinte, where they built a home and studio.

Donna Davies, who worked with Davis at the QAC in the 1990s and has been a friend since, shared:

“Peter was the creative force behind the look and feel of the QAC Umbrella for many years. I loved watching him work as he meticulously pieced the pages together with wax adhesive, a cutting tool and headlamp. His ‘hands on’ approach (back then he didn’t rely on Pears on a Glass Plate, 10” x 14”, oil on canvas Umbrella, Spring 2020 - 02 Umbrella, Spring 2020 - 03 Abdou, Glauoui Palace. Photo by Lola Reid Allin Up close and personal with photographer Lola Reid Allin

Photography By Jennifer Stellings

Two decades of photographic experience have sharpened the eye of Lola Reid Allin and honed her skills, both technical and artistic. But it is more than simply skill that garners accolades and awards for her photographs. It is Reid Allin’s intense love of her subjects and understanding of them that make her photographs more than passing glimpses of foreign countries. Her powerfully evocative photographs are very personal and intimate; they propel you into the very heart and soul of that culture.

Her insatiable taste for adventure has been at the root of many of her job choices - airline transport pilot, scuba dive master, photographer, activist, adventurer

Fishing pens, Hoi An, Viet Nam. Photo by Lola Reid Allin

Umbrella, Spring 2020 - 04 Into the blue, Borneo. Photo by Lola Reid Allin

While Reid Allin is primarily a self-taught photographer, she brings to her art the compassion and knowledge acquired through the formal study of psychology, genetics and

anthropology. Her insatiable taste for adventure has been at Photography the root of many of her job choices - airline transport pilot, scuba dive master, photographer, activist, adventurer - and has also directed her choice of travel destinations. She has studied and absorbed the cultures of the over 60 countries she has visited. Though she is a resident of Belleville, she has also lived in Mexico and in the homes of a variety of people: the Masai, Berbers and Maya. Her intrepid nature has led her on extensive treks through many different countries: up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Djebel Toubkal in Morocco, the Inca Trail in Peru, Akshayuk Pass on Baffin Island, Canada, and more.

Reid Allin has been represented in many juried exhibitions Her insatiable taste for and has been winner/finalist in art and photography adventure has been competitions regionally, nationally, and internationally. Reid Allin is especially proud to have been repeatedly represented at the root of many in the juried benefit show at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa: 2019 is her sixth year participating. Reid Allin’s of her job choices - photographs have appeared in many publications, including The National Post, The Globe & Mail, National Geographic, airline transport pilot, The Smithsonian and Photographers Without Borders. Reid Allin developed the Armchair Traveller Photography Lecture scuba dive master, Series hosted at the J.M. Parrott Gallery in Belleville to provide photographer, activist, photographers the opportunity to present their work. adventurer lola-photography.com

Bad news Kenya. Photo by Lola Reid Allin Photo

Umbrella, Spring 2020 - 04 Umbrella, Spring 2020 - 05 Emerging photographer Daniel Presley-Spinks By Fiona Campbell Photo by Daniel Presley-Spinks Photography

Choosing an original yet authentic At this early stage in his career (the 25-year-old Durham name for a business can be challenging. But when Belleville- College graduate has been making photos for five years), born Daniel Presley-Spinks named his Saoirse Photography he’s not one to be pigeonholed. A look at his online portfolio (pronounced Seer-Sha), paying homage to his Irish roots with shows a wide range of subjects: architecture, models, event this Celtic word for “freedom,” it perfectly encapsulated who photography, and still life. he is as a photographer. “I like to try different things. I don’t want to be known as the “I like to have that freedom to do what I person who took pictures of buildings or of people,” says want, how I want, and not have people Presley-Spinks. “I don’t like conforming to one specific genre.” tell me, ‘You have to do this.’ You need to be able to get out there and do your His subjects may be different, but there’s a unified sensibility own thing, have to be liberated in a to his work: striking plays on light and shadow create mood, way,” says Presley-Spinks. youthful edginess mix with classic beauty. Inspired by surrealistic visual artist and photographer Man Ray and a young Stanley Kubrick (before he wrote scripts he took photos, particularly His subjects may slice-of-New-York-life scenes of the mid 1940s ), Presley-Spinks’ work elicits emotion. Surprise. He invites you to feel something. be different, He doesn’t title his photos, extending that freedom of but there’s experience to his viewers. “If [my photos] launch discussion, I think I’ve accomplished something. I’m not telling you what a unified it’s about. I like opening people’s minds. I like opening sensibility discussions with photos.” danielspinks.wixsite.com/saoirsephotography to his work instagram: @saoirsephotography2

Umbrella, Spring 2020 - 06 Photography

MichaelPhoto Bell. Photo by Daniel Presley-Spinks Umbrella, Spring 2020 - 06 Umbrella, Spring 2020 - 07 Local artists join stars from around the world in Wagner’s Ring Cycle By William Shookhoff

Andrew Tees as Wotan

Dubbed a “masterpiece,” “epic,” and The entire casting of the Ring an “operatic tour de force,” Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Cycle requires upwards of Nibelungen is coming to Belleville. The four linked operas (Das 30 performers, so it is only Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung) fitting that three additional will be presented over three days in a semi-staged format, local singers, besides Martin, accompanied by piano and select orchestral instruments. will be singing in this event. Versatile performer Chris Presenting a complete Ring Cycle is such a massive undertaking Bauer (actor, director, balloon that it has been presented only once before in Canada by the designer, singer) assumes the Canadian Opera Company for the opening of the Four Seasons role of Froh, the young god Centre. This time it is Toronto’s performer-driven company Opera and suitor of Freia, who will by Request, that is bringing this monumental work to Bellevile. be sung by the extraordinary Theatre soprano Hannah Crawford. What is particularly exciting for local audiences will be the merging of local talent with established world-wide artists. Vet- These two talented performers eran tenor Robert Martin, a former member of the Canadian will appear in Das Rheingold. Opera Ensemble and current voice instructor at Pinnacle Mu- In Gotterdammerung, the Cy- sic, sings the pivotal role of Siegfried in the latter two operas. cle’s finale, Roanna Kitchen, Roanna Kitchen He will be singing opposite two commanding Brunnhildes from currently finishing a voice degree at the University of Toronto, different parts of the world: American-born German resident will sing the role of the Second Norn, one of three daughters Alison Hicks sings this role in Siegfried, with Australian-born of the Earth Goddess who spin the web of Fate. U.S. resident Miriam Gordon-Stewart taking up the most formidable challenge in Gotterdammerung. Opera by Request previously performed the four operas between 2011 and 2016. Many of the same performers from those Martin’s adversary in Gotterdammerung will be Biser years will be returning to their roles, including former Canadian Georgiev, resident bass-baritone with Sofia Opera, Bulgaria, Opera Ensemble members Lenard Whiting (Loge) and Andrew who sings the role of the jealous and malevolent Hagen. A Tees (Wotan). Former Eckhardt-Grammatte Competition winner highly- acclaimed singer throughout Europe, this performance Monica Zerbe sings the Walkure, Grimgerde. will mark his North American debut. The concept of presenting the Ring Cycle in this intimate format originated with bass-baritone George Ossipov, who will be returning as Fafner, the giant, and the late Alla Ossipova, who passed away in 2013 after performing the roles of Fricka and Erda in Das Rheingold and Die Walkure. The Ring Cycle presentation will be dedicated to the memory of Ms. Ossipova.

The Ring Cycle:: May 22-24, 2020 St. Matthews United Church, Belleville info: operabyrequest.wixsite.com/theringcycle 416-455-2365

Robert Martin as Siegfried Painting by Joesf Hoffman, 1876 Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 08 Umbrella, Spring, 2020 -09 Spring, Umbrella,

Theatre Kelly Holiff’s Hot Mess By Tim Porter

Kelly Holiff

Since its inception in 2009, it’s clear Holiff, an established Canadian performer having lead major that Tweed & Company Theatre had a mission: “We started performances at the Rogers Centre, Koerner Hall, Drayton off small, but with a very clear idea of what we wanted to Entertainment and Mirvish theatres to name a few, adds, “I’m produce, and what we wanted to offer to the region,” says excited to play with the audience. I love having the audience founding and current artistic director Tim Porter. “We knew as another character, and I’m excited to see how Tweed re- Theatre we wanted to create high quality, professional musical theatre sponds to my crazy.” in the town that we love, and make something lasting and special for the community there.”

Tweed & Co has grown from one or two short runs a season to approximately eight productions and 30 some odd performances throughout the year. Their shows have gone on to be recognized across the province, win BroadwayWorld and Hastings County Tourism Champions of the Year Awards, and most recently be named one of the top 100 festivals and events in Ontario. Most notably their shows Tweed, Aleck Bell and Hastings! have all successfully toured across the province, and been unconventional box office hits.

This year, two Canadian celebrities will pilot their productions in Tweed. In July, Jake Epstein (yes, that Jake Epstein from De- grassi, Suits, Designated Survivor, and Broadway shows like Spider-man and Beautiful) will bring his show Boy Falls from the Sky to Tweed & Co as a test run before a major Toronto production next year. But up first, celebrated songstress Kelly Holiff will be premiering her new one woman show Hot Mess: A Way Too Intimate Evening of Story and Song in April.

“I was there for the first time last fall for the Dark Night Cab- aret, and I felt a really special connection with the people of Tweed,” says Holiff. “From the person hosting me, to the head of the board, to the enthusiastic audience at the show, the people really had a special energy, and it excites me to start and build my show there with that energy.” Kelly Holiff Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 10 Audiences fell head over heels for Holiff, and Porter knew that he had to strike while the iron was hot. “Kelly has a full slate of performances already lined up for 2020 and theatres knocking at her door to work on this show with her, so I knew we had to get to her first and show her why Tweed was the perfect place to premiere this production.”

Porter and Holiff are old friends from the stage, working together for the first time in 2014, and most recently in a hit production of Man of La Mancha at Drayton Entertainment. “Sharing the stage with Alex Mustakas as he sang the Im- possible Dream will go down as one of my favourite theatre memories,” says Holiff.

Audiences can expect a whirlwind of story and song, as this captivating performer takes us on the strange and exciting journey of a professional performer; from touring as a duet partner with Colm Wilkinson, to behind the scenes shenan- igans at Presidential galas. “The show is essentially delving into how tough this business is versus how shiny it is. Like when I opened for presidents Bush and Clinton, but they forgot to set a seat at the fancy table, so I ate in a hallway with the waitstaff (who were lovely people) dressed in a purple silk ballgown.”

Hot Mess is sure to be one of the hot ticket events of the season, and is an exciting opportunity for local audiences to be a part of the creation of a show that will likely play at major theatres across the province.

Holiff is excited too: “Even though these stories seem far Theatre fetched because it’s a unique life we live, the awkwardness and excitement are going to be relatable to your life, and the hope is to connect with as many audiences as we can. These stories are weird, and funny, and outlandish, but I think relatable and important.”

Hot Mess plays for two performances only at the Marble Arts Centre in Tweed on April 25 and 26.

tweedandcompany.com

Kelly Holiff

Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 10 Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 11 The many lifetimes of Victor Cooper By Peter Paylor

The Woodsmen

’m having a chat with few percentage points ahead – and Coo- I per went straight into…demolition work. filmmaker Victor Cooper about the pro- But within a few months, he found a job cess of writing: “I always ask myself, with a production company in The Coun- ‘What is the goal of each scene?’” he ty and he has been involved in television Film says. “It might be the opening scene… and film production ever since, much of the goal may just be to say, ‘Get ready that time with Belleville’s Vantage Point to not be ready.’” Media House. Last June, Cooper decided to strike out with his new business partner I first heard about Cooper from a friend Kelly McKinney and form Eighty Twenty who knew him as an actor in musical the- Studio, based in the new Quinte Innova- atre. I first met him as a singer, songwriter tion Centre on Sidney Street in Belleville. and musician, then later as a commercial filmmaker, and later still as half of the cre- While Cooper believes “story is king,” ative force behind the short “psychologi- he says his primary goal in writing horror cal slasher” film Mercy. His wife, Jodi is is to change the way someone looks at the other half. Together they are currently something. “How it changes for them is in the development stage for their third almost irrelevant,” he says. “If I wanted film in the horror genre; this time a full- you to look at it a certain way, I’d have length feature called The Lamplighter. failed.” To that end, Mercy turned out” just the way we hoped…just about every- After catching the stage bug at high one had a different take on the ending.” school in Madoc – he credits teachers Kim Dafoe and Billy Piton for getting him The couple’s second venture into the excited about musical theatre – Cooper horror genre was The Woodsmen, a went on to appear in productions in Bel- Bigfoot film that Victor describes as “a leville, Stirling, and in The County. In the campy 80’s style creature feature.” “It years after high school, he went to work was especially cool,” he says, “because as a landscaper and general labourer, it was very community-based.” Shot lo- an experience he remains grateful for. cally with local talent and largely local When Jodi decided to enter the Television funding through Kickstarter, the film has Production program at Loyalist College, had considerable success on the festival Cooper decided to follow. “We compet- circuit and on the internet. ed like crazy,” he says. Three years later they both finished the program – Jodi a Conceptual art for The Lamplighter Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 12 Victor Cooper, Kirsten Wight-Howsam, Jodi Cooper

As Victor and Jodi put the finishing touch- es on the script for The Lamplighter, Victor acknowledges that not every couple could make such a partnership work. “It’s really cool having a partner who’s into this sort of thing,” he says. “Jodi is in 100 percent. Film She’s just as twisted as I am.” It also helps, he explains, that the two have different writing styles. “My strength is writing dialogue,” he says. “Her strength is tying the story together. But we both have big ideas. We just really enjoy coming up with these characters and these places together.”

“It’s a funny life,” he says. “You get to battle Bigfoot, but when someone yells ‘Wrap,’ everyone’s still alive and you get to go on to your next project.”

Audiences at this year’s Belleville Down- town DocFest will have a chance to catch Kirsten Wight-Howsam and Victor Cooper during production of The Woodsmen Cooper’s work as director of the documentary short film The Loft on St. Paul’s, which follows local realtor Tim McKinney’s trans- formation of the old church on St. Paul Street in Belleville’s Foster Ward into a performance and Airbnb space now known as “The Loft.” It’s a feel good story that’s about as far from a horror film as you can possibly get. Somewhere in our chat, Coo- per reminds me of a quote from filmmaker Robert Altman that resonates: “Filmmaking is a chance to live many lifetimes.”

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Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 13 Music as a powerful healer By Fiona Campbell with contributions from Jeanette Arsenault

Andy Forgie. Photo by Lisa MacIntosh Moira Nikander-Forrester. Photo by Daniel Presley-Spinks

Local musician Andy Forgie scribable...it is this work that truly fills Forgie tells of a lady who was over 110 has made a name for himself as a per- my heart and that I am most proud of,” years old, and as he played standards former and songwriter with a long and he says. “They sing, they dance.. they from the 1950s - Everly Brothers, Elvis, storied career. Forgie is well-known for just wake up.” Buddy Holly - she quipped, “I don’t his solo shows, as well as being a band know those new songs.” member of All You Need Is Love, The The healing power of music has long Good Ol’ Boys, Big Black Smoke and been known but is now being used with “You need a sense of humour, otherwise

Music Photograph, along with being the promo- people with a wide range of issues, it breaks your heart. [As a performer] tional manager for The Empire Theatre. including developmental disabilities, those moments of brevity break up the autism, Alzheimer’s/dementia, stroke, heavy,” says Forgie. But ask him about his 20 years of con- brain injury, neurologic disorders, and necting seniors with music, his weekly mental health to name a few. It has been Forgie says he enjoys the opportunity to visits to homes in Belleville and Trenton, shown that music therapy can help re- entertain at a wide variety of seniors and his performances at Quinte Gardens, duce depression and other symptoms in retirement residences throughout the re- Hastings Manor and hospice, and he the elderly. gion: “If I won the lottery, the one thing lights up. His belief in the therapeutic I would always do is that,” says Forgie. power of music is palpable. It can be hard for families to navigate the “The up close and gentle approach to realities of dementia and cognitive decline, music therapy is truly magical.” “To see the eyes of a resident open and but music, like dogs and children, stimu- shine, to hear someone with dementia lates memory in a magical way and helps andyforgie.com sing all the words to sentimental favour- people forget the heaviness for a time. ites from their younger days, is inde-

Andy Forgie in performance Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 14 Command Performance Choir confirms European tour By Moira Nikander-Forrester

Moira Nikander-Forrester. Photo by Daniel Presley-Spinks

Prince Edward County’s Com- in SalzburgerLand, Austria. Included in composers. Choral settings of Canadian mand Performance Choir has exciting the European tour will be performances folk tunes, along with original works by plans for this spring and beyond. The in Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague. The Allister MacGillivray, Mark Sirrett, Leon community choir, led by musical direc- festival itself offers participants the op- Dubinski, and other Canadian compos- tors Gregory Garrett and Moira Nikan- portunity to workshop with other choirs, ers, are on the program. To add to the der-Forrester, has grown in numbers to listen to a variety of styles and exam- excitement, the choir will collaborate over the past few seasons and now ples of choral singing, and—perhaps with the Brighton All Star Band, conduct-

boasts 65 singers harmonizing in so- most importantly—to sing and interact ed by Terry Denyes. Music prano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass with singers and music directors from voices. The choir meets every Monday around the world. Numbering as many evening as they work with challenging as 1,000 voices, together the choirs will Good Vibrations: music in a variety of genres and styles. harmonize in song at the grand finale May 9 @ 7:30 pm The succes of past concerts and collab- of the festival. Maranatha Church, Belleville orations, along with the satisfaction en- May 10 @ 2:00pm joyed by choir members, have led the Closer to home, preparations are un- St. Mary Magdalene, Picton directors to expand their horizons and derway for Command Performance’s Tickets: $25 adults / $20 seniors / head to Europe. 2020 spring concert Good Vibrations! $10 students on Mother’s Day weekend. To find new Command Performance is planning to musical challenges and to prepare the commandperformancechoir.com participate in the international Fire & music to be featured on the tour, the choir Voice Choir Festival in St. Michael im will sing choral arrangements of Cana- Lungau in June, located high in the Alps dian music from renowned Canadian

The tenors tune up. Photo by Daniel Presley-Spinks Warm-ups in the alto section. Photo by Daniel Presley-Spinks Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 14 Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 15 Selling whiskey to Al Capone By Adam Gray

Signal Brewery Music he Signal Brewing Company, 2014 the James family, who owned the property, agreed to T sell. Originally, Courneyea and wife Shawna thought they known locally as Signal, is one of the hippest places to have might build condominiums on the Corbyville property until a local craft beer, a good meal and enjoy some of the best one night Richard had an epiphany: they would go into the live music in the area. Though Signal only opened its doors in alcohol business. Beer would be the path. Shawna gave 2017 it’s become a staple of the local music scene. him the green light, and considering the rich history of the property, the decision made perfect sense. Richard Courneyea, a lifelong entrepreneur and community leader, had wanted to buy the picturesque property located Henry Corby bought a gristmill on the property in the 1850s, along the shores of the Moira river for years, and finally in and as a sideline started distilling whiskey for local consumption. By 1859 the distillery operation was incorporated and quickly flourished. When Henry moved on to a career in politics his son Henry Jr. took over the business and built an international whiskey empire. During the prohibition era of the United States they ran whiskey across Lake Ontario directly to Al Capone. “There are many stories of Corbyville prospering greatly during that period with that American friend,” says Courneyea with a smile. By the time Corby’s moved to Walkerville in 1991, it had employed generations of local workers, and held an 80% share in the Canadian whiskey market with its long time partner J.P Wiser’s. “Something exceptional happened on this property and it’s our aspiration to make something exceptional happen again.”

The Corby’s site sat abandoned for 23 years; by the time construction began on Signal, there were only a few near derelict buildings remaining. The delicate process took three years but the end results were indeed exceptional, winning the Signal Brewery Courneyeas a Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 16 Andy Forgie - The Long & Short of it... Music for Excellence in Conservation. Signal’s rustic chic design reuses historical elements of the original Corby’s Distillery, giving it the modern hipster feel of Toronto’s distillery district.

Since its opening day, live music has been a key component to Signal’s strategy. “While making beer is the primary business, getting the community together to celebrate music and art is equally important to us. Quinte is rich with talent and creative expression, we just needed a place to amplify that,” says Courneyea. “Signal is about emerging artists that are not going to fill a large soft seat theatre like The Empire… We are part of the small hall movement that brings big talent to smaller venues.”

The list of touring bands that have graced the stage of Signal Corby Distillery. Photo Hastings County Historical Society while on their way to Toronto or Montreal is impressive: The Abrams, Emily Burgess, The Webber Brothers, John Prine, Freddie Dixon to name only a handful.

“It’s pretty amazing to have these entertainers moving through Corbyville,” says Courneyea. “Art is part of the canvas that holds our community together and that’s what we are all about here.” www.signal.beer

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Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 17 Later Life Learning Lecture Series LIFESTYLE MEDICINE: A series of 5 lectures

Lifestyle Medicine is a unique approach to the whole person, April 15: Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine focusing on lifestyle changes to enhance life and to prevent April 22: Whole-Food Plant-Based Lifestyle disease. TheSIX pillars of Lifestyle Medicine will be addressed: Whole-Food Plant-Based Lifestyle, Physical Activity, Stress April 29: Physical Activity and Stress Reduction, Reduction, Sleep, Reduction of Harmful Substances, Positive presented by Mr.Moretti & Ms. Pratt Relationships and Gene Therapy. The information presented May 6: The Importance of Restorative Rest will be general in nature and based on scientific evidence. May 13: Reduction of Harmful Substances, Positive Relationships and Gene Therapy All five lectures will be given by Roman Moretti, a pharmacist, who is currently a member of the Medication De-escalation (lectures are 1 hour long, followed by a Subcommittee of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, coffee break and a question & answer session) assisted by Kathleen Pratt, a Social Worker and Yoga Teacher. Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon

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Later Life Learning Lecture Series LIFESTYLE MEDICINE: A series of 5 lectures Melissa Brant: Art by Us on Us By Janet Jarrell

Body Art By Melissa Brant Fine Arts

Body art pushes against can include many things from tattoos to “intimidating for many people”, but she the boundaries of conventional art. This body piercing to body alterations; but also notes it is exciting, “anyone and cutting-edge portraiture uses the human the impact of body painting is stop-you- anybody can get painted and feel awe- face and body as the canvas, creating in-your-tracks stunning. It is iconoclastic, some about it.” Full body paint gives you mind blowing illusions. It is provoca- transforming the skin into an extraordi- the experience of showing off while hid- tive, bold and at times rebellious. Both nary work of art, blurring the lines being at the same time. It is the most artistic, thought provoking and conceptual, one tween reality and fantasy. Brant says “the beautiful and freeing way to celebrate artist often uses herself as a canvas with images are what sells the whole thing.” body acceptance. “Through our art we the tag ‘Art by Her, on Her’ - meet Me- get to inspire others, show the beauty in lissa Brant. Brant’s work is technically adept and full people. Everything we create is personal of fantasy. Her illusions and transforma- to each individual that we make it for. Brant went to Versailles Academy in tions range from bunnies to skulls and The people that hire us to put together a Ottawa, which specializes in make-up everything in between. With a bend to- vision they have, or to add creative fun to arts and esthetics. As she was learning wards Halloween, she loves the creepy their day, are so important to us and how about the finer aspects of make-up art, side of things pushing boundaries and we approach each project.” she realized she really loved it. Admit- transforming the face and body into liv- tedly, she “wasn’t a big make-up person ing, breathing and moving works of art. The crazy thing about face and body art before that.” She always loved to draw is the fact that it is temporary; it’s more the people and things around her, but Then Brant met Jesse McFaul, a musi- about the process, and the experience, she easily grew bored with traditional cian and fellow artist, and now we have because following that, you wash it off flat painting. She discovered a passion Art by Us 613. Together they paint por- and start over. to explore art with make-up, sponta- traits on reclaimed windows, wall mu- neously challenging herself every day. rals, business signs, large window art Going far beyond the canvas, this and of course, they paint on each other. is the most edgy art medium used for Although body art is often thought of as Melissa has begun a series of intimate expression. a new form of expression, it has deeply boudoir portraits that truly celebrate full instagram: @art_by_us_613 rooted historical significance. Body art body painting. She admits that it can be Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 20 Body Art By Melissa Brant Jesse McFaul. Body Art By Melissa Brant Fine Arts

Photo by Luke Hendry of The Intelligencer Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 20 Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 21 350 canvases on display at 2019 Student en Plein Air Art Show Fine Arts Quinte en Plein Air By Fiona Campbell

Painting from life is an essential way to learn an experience for visitors to see artists at work and experience how to “see” as an artist: directly connected with your subject, some of their own joy of painting (in the spirit of Bob Ross!) you can capture its subtleties and nuances in light, texture, putting a creative twist on the traditional plein air festival, colour and form. Painting from life while in a landscape while bringing together artists and art lovers. heightens the opportunity — and the challenge. Arts and culture plays an important role in defining who Popularized by the Impressionists Claude Monet and Pierre- we are as a community and contributes to a healthy local Auguste Renoit, who took their paints and easels outdoors to economy and lifestyle for those who live and work in the capture life outside their studio, plein air painting, or painting in the area. The Plein Air Festival offers both an intimate experience open air, requires the artist to work quickly, simply and accurately, and a connection to place. Our goal is to make the annual while depicting the details — and emotion — of scenery. Quinte en Plein Air Festival a destination for both artists and visitors to the area; a means to discover all the rich arts and This is the 7th year for the QAC’s annual en Plein Air Painting culture experiences the Bay of Quinte has to offer. Festival; an event that creates experiences for artists to work outside while capturing changing light, forms and colours. Registration is now open and early bird pricing ends April During this four-day festival and juried competition, artists 24. Prizes total over $4,000 and this year we are introducing leave their studios behind to paint the iconic images that make category prizes: for example, best streetscape, downtown Belleville unique: historic downtown, the shores of the Bay of building, or waterfront. Quinte, the famous “Old East Hill,” the Moira River, and more. The rules of the festival require artists to be fully self-sufficient, Visit quinteartscouncil.org/pleinair2020 for more infor- paint only on-site, rain or shine, starting with a blank canvas. mation, updates or to register. Email communications@ quinteartscouncil.org to be added to our mailing list There has always been a fascination with watching the creative process unfold. This year we are working on curating Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 22 Painting the North Front Street Bridge, Belleville. 2014 Festival Fine Arts

OPAS President Keith Thirgood at the 2019 Festival Local artist Daniel Fobert at the 2019 Festival Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 23 The business of becoming an artist By Courtney Klumper/Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board

Thérèse Cilia of Strawberry Snail Illustrations. Photo by Sarah Kirby Fine Arts What is the path to becoming an entrepre- Illustrations business card include: marketer, sales manager, neur actually look like? Unsurprisingly, there is no single, de- bookkeeper, social media content creator and manager. This finitive answer: it looks different for everyone. is familiar for entrepreneurs of any stripe: outside the hours of doing your craft, you also perform every other aspect of In an era of perfectly-styled photos and curated Instagram running your business. feeds, it can look like working out of a pretty home office where nothing is out of place, or a coffee shop each day with “It was, and still is, very daunting and overwhelming because the season’s latest flavoured latte. there are so many areas to focus your efforts,” says Cilia. I’ve found that you have to take a step back every once in a while For artist Thérèse Cilia, in the beginning it looked a lot like because it can lead to burnout and a feeling like you’ve lost panicking through her shifts at Starbucks, her brain simultane- your way; that’s when you need to dive back into creating for ously processing grande-this and frappe-that while planning a while.” deadlines for her freelance work.

The jump to full-time self-employment soon followed, but it cer- tainly wasn’t a linear path. “I waited until it became absolutely necessary because I had too much work and it became clear [that] I couldn’t fulfill deadlines if I wasn’t working full days,” says Cilia. “I think young entrepreneurs put a lot of pressure on themselves [to make] their gig full time, but I learned that freelancing is very ebb and flow. Maybe you have to pick up a part-time gig to make ends meet for a year or two until you find your way again, and that’s okay. It doesn’t make you a failure.”

Cilia, who landed in Belleville by way of Newfoundland, and Toronto before that, is now a full-time illustrator and watercolour artist. But the titles you won’t see on her Strawberry Snail Photo by Sarah Kirby

Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 24 Photo by Sarah Kirby Fine Arts

Cilia has a deeply ingrained love of creating things by hand, and an appreciation for artists who pour everything into their work “with integrity, love and imagination.” She feels strongly that these three characteristics are pillars of the handmade revolution, a rejection of mass production.

“We live in a world that is constantly telling us to start a side hustle from what we love doing. Couple that with social media trends and you’ve got a lot of businesses out there who are more concerned with making a buck than doing something that comes from a love, and a fascination, and a curiosity with creating,” she says. “Lately I’ve been going to craft shows and I come out with a feeling that out of a hundred, there are a few artists that really stand out. They’re the successful ones because their work is unique— they’re being true to themselves and as humans we are all unique. Those artists draw us in because we find a connection not only with their work, but also with them as a person, because they’ve shown us their soul.”

For more on Thérèse Cilia, head to: bayofquinte.ca/living/young-entrepreneur-therese-cilia Strawberrysnail.com / Instagram: @strawberrysnail

Thérèse Cilia. Photo by Sarah Kirby

Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 25 Sheila Stanley

After many years of writing and editing for consumer magazines and advertising, Sheila Stanley now follows her own agenda and has produced a book of her poetry, entitled We Know You’re In There. Her poem Wayne has been made into a short animated film by her daughter Renée Rodenkirchen. Voiced by Emily Hampshire of Schitt’s Creek and with an original score by Jack Law- rence of the Raconteurs, Wayne has been featured in several film festivals across Canada.

Sheila lives near Ameliasburgh and is a regular at the First Tuesday Muse poetry and spoken word open mic in Tweed. Guys night out By Sheila Stanley

Sheila Stanley. Photo by Manuel Rodenkirchen

guys night out

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Literary The funny pages With Adey Singer

Describe a real-life situation that inspired you?

Most of my work is inspired by real-life scenarios. There’s always something funny happening, the trick is to write the idea down before it gets forgotten. When I was in Literary grade 9, I got to see my classmates perform the play Little Red Riding Hood. The boys performing had not practiced. One of them was screaming his lines. He played the role of Little Red Riding Hood. The plot twist at the end was that the Grandma could do karate. It was so ridiculous that it inspired me to write the comic book Drama.

What’s your favourite graphic novel and how has that influenced you?

The book Amelia Rules by Jimmy Gownley. When I first read it, I was the same age as the main character, who was nine years old. I’ve read it as a teenager, and the meaning of the book changed for me. I got something completely different out of it. Looking back, Amelia Rules is an influence that I didn’t recognize. It has changed how I create. It makes me want to make comics that can connect with people that have had similar experiences, but also make people laugh.

What was the last gift you gave someone?

I gave a hand-drawn comic to my French teacher about her experience in Alberta with cowboys. She tells great stories.

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Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 29 Breaking the Silence with music: SoundAcademy 2.0 By Fiona Campbell

CHSS SoundAcademy 2.0 rock ensemble for students grade 9 to 12

When Jamie Sharpe started his teaching Kids loved it: “We had something at the end of the semester career he noticed elementary students weren’t learning music that sounded good. Something the kids are proud of,” he like he did as a kid growing up in Foxboro, Ont. Getting them says. “You can see it on their faces - the first time they run to “buy in” to instrumental music in grade 9 was a tough sell. through it and it sounds like the song on the radio.”

Arts Education “It’s like saying ‘We’re not going to teach math from K to Over his 24 years of teaching, Sharpe has launched pro- grade 8’ and then start with the grade 9 curriculum,” he says. grams at Trenton HS (Muzikwerx), Centre Hastings SS (Soun- dAcademy), Quinte SS (Studio125) and most recently, Soun- So he created his own program: to teach kids where they are dAcademy2.0 back at CHSS—a student pop/rock band with with instruments they hear on TV and the radio. a choir and rotating soloists, supported by a small tech crew.

“I focused on vocals and rock band instruments: electric gui- There are 480 students at CHSS: 1 in 10 are members of SA. tar, acoustic guitar, bass, drums and I conduct from the piano Regardless of ability, there is a place for every kid. like the guys on the late night shows,” says Sharpe, an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and member of The Remedy “I remember a teacher saying, ‘Your room is like the land of and The Cripple Creek Band. misfit toys’ and it is,” says Sharpe. “I’ve got a bunch of weirdos in here, which I love, who have something in common: music.”

He adds: “I’m very aware that there are kids on the margins where this is their best class of the day. The best part of their day.The whole idea that music can take you away, be therapeutic… that’s where I started with Breaking the Silence (BTS) and tying mental health to performance.”

These BTS shows bring awareness, acknowledgement and support to kids struggling with mental wellbeing. Their message is simple: “You are not alone, there is hope, and there is help.”

The band plays locally (the main obstacle to more BTS shows is funding) but the prize is the annual spring tour. This year kids travel to Nashville, Tenn.; last year it was Cleveland, Ohio. They’ve played everywhere from Graceland, the Rock Student-run show from load in to load out Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 30 Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 31 Teacher Jamie Sharpe and SoundAcademy n Roll Hall of Fame, and the Grand Ole Oprey, to community He adds: “Music is my passion and I want the shows to be as shows at schools with other youth musicians, finding every good as they can, but it’s really about [kids] realizing a poten- opportunity they can to perform. tial they didn’t know they had.. a confidence and a sensibility of what they’re capable of. That is worth so much more.” “It gives the kids a goal. We practice being a rock band all

year, so let’s go on tour,” says Sharpe. “We’ve played shows facebook.com/SoundAcademyCHSS/ Arts Education in the States when we can’t hear what we’re doing. It’s like The Beatles at Shea Stadium. It’s craziness.”

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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Miri Ben-Ari To honour International Women’s Day 7:30pm For complete and up-to-date (Mar 8), QAC is hosting a show to cele- A Grammy Award-Winning violinist/ event details, please visit: brate the voices and aesthetics of women producer and “Goodwill Ambassador of artists. Open to all who identify as wom- Music” to the UN. Originally from Israel, quinteartscouncil.org/events/ en, this show features painting, photog- this classically trained violinist has creat- raphy, mixed media, illustration, textiles, ed her own unique music: a revolution- sculpture and more. Join us for our open- ary fusion of classical, Hip-Hop, soul and ing reception and celebrate the creativity dance. The Empire Theatre ------MARCH ------of the women artists of Quinte Region. Quinte Arts Council gallery. MAR 12 MAR 1 Joe Callahan and Howard Baer – Live Fred Penner: The Cat Came Back 40th MAR 6 – MAR 8 Recording Anniversary Tour Belleville Downtown DocFest 7:00 PM - 10:00PM 1:00pm International Documentary Film Festival Come out and be a part of the audience Calling all Fred Heads! Fred Penner an- presents three days of outstanding films for a live show recording of songs from Joe nounces his cross-Canada The Cat Came that celebrate life and human dignity Callahan's CDs "Watching the Light" and Back 40th Anniversary Tour. The Empire around the world and right here at home. "Street Level High" as well as some new Theatre The Festival Pass includes admission to all original songs. Joe will be joined by bass- films and the Opening Gala Film and Live ist/arranger Howard Baer. Sans Souci MAR 1 Musical Performance. For info: downtown- The Northumberland Wind Trio docfest.ca Various locations. MAR 13 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Michelle Rumball This talented Woodwind Trio from Brigh- MAR 6 5:00 pm ton of Greg Ward (oboe), Helen Torney Sarah Beatty Toronto-based Michelle Rumball is a folk (clarinet) and Anne Olscher (bassoon) 5:00pm singer dusted with the jazz and blues of will help you forget the winter blues with Singer-songwriter Sarah Beatty is Woody New Orleans. Her voice is transfixing as their transcendent musical repertoire. Guthrie meets Feist. Quirky, catchy, she digs into songs of her own or cov- Bridge St. United Church gutsy, and always with a seriously deep ers of everyone from Bob Dylan to To- groove. With sugar plum vocals, engag- ronto songwriters Kevin Quain and Chris MAR 2 ing melodies, and picture painted lyrics, Staig. Capers. Cinefest – The Chambermaid her songs land with an impact and her 7:30 pm performances might just charm you right MAR 14 A young employee wafts from room to out of your seat. Capers. Opening Reception: Spring Thaw room in this disquieting story of the un- 2:00 – 4:00 pm seen servant class maintaining a five-star MAR 6 We invite you to our latest exhibit of orig- hotel. The Regent Theatre, Picton. AC/DC Tribute Show inal artworks created by 25 celebrated 9:00pm County artists plus three new guest art- MAR 2 An authentic audio/visual recreation of ists. Now in our 13th year, our exhibit Murray McLauchlan the legendary Australian band. The Look, showcases a unique collection of origi- 7:30 pm The Sound, The Hits! Signal Brewery nal paintings , ceramics, glass, jewelry, One of Canada’s most highly regard- wood, metal, sculpture, fabric and stone ed singer/songwriters, and with good MAR 7 work, plus mixed media and art cards. cause. Over a 48-year career, he has Tom Savage Arts on Main Gallery, Picton. released 19 albums and been awarded 8:00pm 11 JUNOS. The Empire Theatre One part truth-telling troubadour, one MAR 14 part death-defying guitar slinger, and Der Fliegende Hollander by Richard MAR 4 one part Country Blues howler. Each Wagner Quinte Film Alternative: Parasite facet of his formidable on-stage persona 1:00pm - 3:25pm The circumstances of two Korean families carefully crafted over a 20+ year devo- Live in HD from New York’s Metropolitan are so different, they might live in different tion to the composition and performance Opera. A ghostly vessel appears. The countries…but they actually share a city. of song. Capers captain is a Dutchman, cursed to roam By chance they come in contact and all the seas forever. Every seven years the their future encounters are defined by their MAR 7 waves cast him ashore. If he can find social class, economic disparities and des- Metallica Tribute: Sandman a wife who will be true, he will be re- perate opportunism. The Empire Theatre 9:00pm deemed and released from his curse. The The only officially sanctioned Metallica Regent Theatre, Picton MAR 5 Tribute band. Signal Brewery Opening Reception: RISE Because We MAR 14 Are Equal Show MAR 10 Po’boy Jeffreys

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5:00 pm area, Victor has been able to fulfill his es Musicales Canada. Cheer on four Toronto blues musician specialising in passion for performing in his very occa- accomplished flutists as they train for old-time Americana folk music from the sional free time. Capers the “music” Olympics. Concerts for 3-5 country blues to ragtime and gospel. He year-olds and 6-12 year-olds. Tickets @ plays a wide-range of early 20th centu- MAR 20 the BPL or cfuwbelleville.com. Belleville ry traditionals as well as originals in the Tom Leighton, Conrad Kipping & guest Public Library. same style. Capers Mark Despault 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm MAR 21 MAR 15 Music, fun & good food to be expected Jerry Leger A Cello & Organ Concert when Tom Leighton, Conrad Kipping & 7:30 pm 4:30pm - 5:30pm guest Mark Despault join forces at the Time Out For Tomorrow continues Jerry Cellist Dominique Beauséjour-Ostiguy Barley Room Pub. Celtic, roots, folk and Leger’s run of consistently high output presents two beloved solo cello suites by a whole lot of toe-tapping fun by the au- and displays the finely honed artistic vi- Johann Sebastian Bach, and will be joined dience. The Waring House Restaurant & sion that has been evident since 2005 by organists Matthieu Latreille and Fran- Inn, Picton. when, at age 19, he released the first of cine Nguyen-Savaria to present romantic nine studio albums. Old Church Theatre works for cello and organ. Admission by MAR 20 donation. St. Thomas' Anglican Church My Son The Hurricane MAR 21 8:00 pm Night Kitchen Too – Special Double Fea- MAR 15 A multi horn, multi drummer, multi singer ture Night Billy MacInnis & Pat Johnson brass funk dance beast. Coming off a sev- 8:00 pm 7:30 pm en-month tour in 2019, they’ve been sell- Always a hit with audiences, Night Kitch- Billy MacInnis, also known as Stompin’ ing out shows throughout Canada, USA en Too features performances by Kindred Tom’s fiddle player, shares the stage with and Europe. Signal Brewing Company Spirits, Gina Sexsmith and Rawa Brant, one of the most well-known guitarists in Tom Eastland and Susanne Kozo, Jack- Eastern Ontario: Pat Johnson. He has MAR 21 ie Findlay and Stephen Fleet, as well as built up a big following through playing Stompin Tom Stories & Songs guest feature acts Saskia Tompkins and up to 80 gigs a year since the late 90s. 8:30pm Brandon Besharah. Pinnacle Playhouse Old Church Theatre The Stories & Songs of Stompin Tom performed by Stompin Tom's original band MAR 22 MAR 17 Whiskey Jack. Signal Brewery Art on Screen : Paul Gaugin from the Hastings County Historical Society National Gallery London Monthly Public Presentation MAR 21 1:00pm - 2:30pm 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. A Musical Tribute to The Highwaymen About the life and work of Paul Gauguin Author Larry D. Cotton speaking on his 7:00pm narrated by actor Dominic West, which book "Whiskey and Wickedness" which Waylon and Johnny (and June) are no explores Gauguin’s extraordinary – and will provide colourful tales from the early longer with us but their music lives on re- often problematic – artistic achievement, days in North and South Hastings County. membered and performed by look and with commentary from his descendants, More @ hastingshistory.ca. Maranatha sound alike impersonators Bob Gill and contemporary artists and world experts. Rock Harley. Joined by Willie Nelson im- The Regent Theatre, Picton. MAR 18 personator Guy Melanson and backed Quinte Film Alternative: Sorry We by their excellent five-piece band. The MAR 26 Missed You Empire Theatre Classic Albums Live Tribute Concert Se- 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm ries Ricky Turner is captivated by the idea of MAR 21 7:30 pm becoming an ‘independent contractor.” Andy Earle Classic Albums Live perform in its entire- His impetuous purchase of a van, un- 8:00 pm ty, the Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers ending work shifts and ruthless manage- Andy Earle performs in practically any Damn The Torpedos album. Part of a ment swiftly upend his whole family. His combination of single duo trio and full three-concert series of performances of dreams of “making it” collide with the re- band, and gives a lot back to his audi- iconic albums “note for note, and cut alities of present-day labour exploitation. ence with a powerful voice, impeccable for cut” by world class musicians! Series The Empire Theatre guitar work and an infectious sense of Price: $99. The Empire Theatre humor that permeates his performances. MAR 20 Capers MAR 26 Victor Cooper Ladies Of Jazz 5:00 pm MAR 21 7:30 pm Music has been a staple in Victor’s life Family Concert: Recorders on the Run Carin Redman explores the music of for the past 20 years and recently he has 11:00am - 3:00pm Sarah Vaughan, Lenni Stewart sings experienced an overflow of original writ- Wrap up your children's March break Ella Fitzgerald, and Karen Oxorn pays ing. Playing in and around the Quinte with this fabulous production by Jeuness- tribute to Peggy Lee— all accompanied

Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 33 Arts Calendar by guitarist Michael Monis with Howard APR 9 ray Baer (organ), Mitchell Cox (piano & Baer on bass. Old Church Theatre Armchair Traveller Series drums), Command Performance Choir, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Centennial Secondary School Chamber MAR 27 Janet & Randy Googe present Japan: 100 Choir, Albert College Saxophone Quar- Matt Andersen with Shaun Kirk Days Under the Rising Sun and share im- tet, Bridge Street Ringers (handbell choir) 8:00pm ages of their favourite places taken during and Bridge Street Church Augmented A powerhouse performer with a giant, four trips to this fascinating country where Choir. With special guest Dr. John Burge soul-filled voice and commanding stage modern life goes hand-in-hand with an- (piano), Queen's University. Freewill of- presence. On Matt’s 10th album, Half- cient tradition. Parrott Gallery fering. Bridge Street United Church way Home by Morning, he explores every facet of his sound; sweat-soaked APR 18 APR 19 soul, incendiary rhythm and blues, heart- Canadian Nights and Northern Lights – Three Organists Celebrate Beethoven broken folk and gritty Americana. The An art show and sale 4:30pm - 5:30pm Regent Theatre 1:00pm - 10:00pm The last event of the 2019-2020 season Celebrate the diversity of Canadian ar- of “Music at Saint Thomas’” will feature MAR 28 tistic talent by visiting this one-day show organists Matthieu Latreille, Francine Melissa Payne and sale in beautiful downtown Belleville. Nguyen-Savaria, and their guest artist 7:30 pm The show features works by Lori Meebo- Christophe Gauthier. Admission by dona- Melissa Payne’s background in old-time er, Spencer Harrison, Jodi Faulkner, Fred tion. St. Thomas' Anglican Church fiddle and traditional Celtic music has Rutherford Sr., Alice Holleman and more. evolved into a blossoming solo career, in- Ekort Realty APR 21 cluding two full length albums and anoth- Hastings County Historical Society er coming this April. Her live performanc- APR 18 Monthly Public Presentation es have garnered her critical acclaim, Duncan Cooper Trio & Friends 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. and notable guest collaborators have her 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Jim Brownell, retired teacher and former working with some of the biggest names The Duncan Cooper Trio (James MacK- MPP speaking on "The Lost Villages of in Canada, and beyond. Old Church enzie- drums, John Beach- bass, Duncan the St. Lawrence." Learn about the many Theatre Cooper- piano, vocals) will be joined by villages that were either moved or inun- vocalist Debra Tosh and tenor saxophon- dated to make way for the St. Lawrence ist Dan Bone to perform a fun afternoon Seaway in the 1950's. Free. More @ ------APRIL of jazz standards and not-so-standards. hastingshistory.ca Maranatha Free will offering; all proceeds going to APR 2 Habitat for Humanity. The Loft APR 25 Opening Reception A Cappella Quinte annual show 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. APR 18 2:00 pm Join us for the opening reception of our Quinte Ballet Fundraiser at The Dugout Two high-ranking international barber- annual exhibition of work by regional sec- 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm shop quartets, The Aristocrats and Dou- ondary school students. Parrott Gallery Attention dance lovers! Tickets are $35 ble Double will be special guests for this for a prime rib buffet dinner, salads, sides year’s annual show by the local chapter APR 3 & dessert, and silent auction. Available un- of the International Barbershop Harmony Jabbour til April 9. Contact 613-962-9274 ext 23 Society. The chorus will also be on hand 7:30 pm or [email protected]. to perform a wide range of musical fa- These four musicians bridge gaps and vourites in old –fashioned barbershop draw parallels between the musical APR 18 style. Maranatha genres that drive their own songwriting. Craig Cardiff at the Marble Arts Centre Since summer 2015, Jabbour has toured 7:00 pm APR 25 – APR 26 coast to coast and look forward to return- Guitar in hand, singer-songwriter Craig Hot Mess with Kelly Holliff ing to southern Ontario for this special Cardiff can turn any setting into an intimate 7pm - 9pm evening of contemporary roots music. affair, infusing his music and lyrics with an Kelly Holiff is coming to Tweed to create Old Church Theatre. uncompromising humanism A modern trou- her brand new solo show, HOT MESS: A badour, Craig builds landscapes of sound Way Too Intimate Evening of Song & Sto- APR 4 using live digital loops, bringing the room ry with Kelly Holiff. Kelly is a powerhouse Deborah Kimmett in Downward Facing to a hush. Marble Arts Centre vocalist whose talent is only matched by Broad her incredible charm and outgoing char- 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm APR 19 acter. Two performances only. The Mar- 90-minute show is a combo of stand up, Musical Gifts Community Concert ble Arts Centre stories, and songs, touring Canada to 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm sold-out audiences. Kimmett riffs on the Featuring guest performers Elizabeth Mc- APR 26 generation gap, the perils of the seniors’ Donald (soprano), Robert Martin (tenor) The 116 Sunday Concert Series – Tribute discount, and how not to get into a fight & friends, Jeanette Huang (violin), Mur- to Pink Floyd at Aquafit. The Regent Theatre

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12:00 pm er! Featuring the music of world class Ca- today: Pete Paquette and Chris Connor. Three acts playing five classic Pink Floyd nadian choral composers, which will be Accompanied by an incredible 11-piece songs each and then joining each oth- performed by the choir on their European band. The Empire Theatre er on stage for three more Floyd tunes. tour in June. Maranatha Church Performers: Norma Jeanne & Greg, Paul JUN 7 Bell, Clarence Cooney. Presented by MAY 19 Turpin’s Trail – An East Coast Kitchen Bark Like A Dog Studio and The 116 Bis- tro. The 116 Bistro Hastings County Historical Society Party Monthly Public Presentation 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. With a closet-full of over a dozen instru------MAY ------Dr. William Fox, archaeologist and Asso- ments and a wealth of great original and ciate Professor at Trent University speak- traditional songs and tunes, Turpin's Trail MAY 2 ing on the "Pre-European History of Hast- brings together four of Kingston's most-ac- The Mother of all Craft Shows ings County." Learn about the vibrant and complished musicians. Bridge Street Unit- 10:00am - 4:00pm varied cultures that were alive in this area ed Church Experience handmade at its finest at the before European settlers and colonists ar- 11th annual The Mother of all Craft Show rived. Free. More @ hastingshistory.ca. ------Bay of Quinte Region’s premiere spring- Maranatha Church time artisan event. Shop the original, the OPPORTUNITIES, unique, the “never-before-seen” from MAY 26 CLASSES, WORKSHOPS over 100+ artisans showcasing thought- The Material Girls ------fully curated handcrafted designs. Info@ 7:30pm - 9:30pm motherofallcraftshows.com. Ramada by Featuring tributes to Madonna, Cher, The New Belleville Concert Band has Wyndham Hotel Lady Gaga and Adele - a high energy openings for skilled musicians in most sections. The band is Canada’s newest musical production, backed by studio mu- MAY 7 community concert band and performs a sicians. All songs are done note for note, wide variety of music including light clas- Opening Reception: Faces and Places ju- chord for chord, exactly like the originals. sics, movie music, Broadway, Pop and ried show The show features amazing vocals and more. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm incredible costumes. Presented Kiwanis at Quinte Living Centre activity room in The Parrott Gallery presents the 13th bi- Club of Belleville. Maranatha Church Belleville. For info: Laurane Jones at lau- ennial juried show of regional artists work [email protected]. in all mediums. The theme for this year’s ------show is “Faces and Places,” and all are JUNE PEC Arts Council’s 2nd Annual Wind and welcome to join us for the opening recep- Water Writing Contest: Writers of the tion and awards presentation. Show runs JUN 4 – JUN 20 Quinte region are invited to submit work May 7 to June 4. Parrott Gallery “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” on the theme of Memory. Two separate Written by Christopher Durang, this Tony $200 prizes–one for fiction and nonfic- Award-winning comedy for best play is tion, another for poetry. Genre work (ro- MAY 9 about love, life and family. Directed by mance, YA) to more experimental forms, Rick Fines at the Marble Arts Centre Lise Lindenberg. Pinnacle Playhouse all with the goal of powerfully employing 7:00pm - 9:00pm the written word. Writing judged based Steeped in roots music, Rick Fines crafts JUN 5 – JUN 7 on use of creative writing tools, dialogue, a unique blend of warm-hearted blues, imagery, characterization, etc. Deadline Art Studios and Galleries of Welling- juke joint folk, and dockside soul that March 31st. both embraces and defies the genres that ton-Annual Art Walk influence him. As a veteran of the North 10 am - 5 pm Shout Sister is an all-inclusive women's American blues and folk circuits, he en- Come to Wellington for our Annual Art choir that meets every Tuesday evening gages audiences with captivating songs, Walk where you can visit the Art Studios from 7-9 PM at Emmanuel Baptist Church diverse guitar styling and his signature and Galleries and see incredible work on You are welcome to join at anytime with no obligation. We don't read music and vocal growl. Marble Art Centre display by a diverse range of artists and artisans. Wellington, Ont. we don't audition. For info: members@ shoutsisterchoir.ca MAY 9 Good Vibrations! JUN 7 A Tribute To Elvis In Concert Knitterati: Bring your knitting, crochet, or 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm other fiber craft project to this free drop in 2:00 pm Command Performance Choir ( Prince program to work as a group, chat, and Edward County's community choir) and The most anticipated Elvis event of the meet other knitters! All levels. Every other the Brighton All Stars Band combine forc- year returns! Featuring two of the world’s Tuesday evening from 5:30-7:30pm, Jan. es to present a spring concert like no oth- most coveted Elvis Tribute Artists known 7 to Jun. 23. No registration required.

Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 35 Arts Calendar Belleville Public Library, 2 floor. Pinnacle Playhouse on Sunday, March JUN 10 – JUN 24 15, at 2:00pm and Monday, March 16, Floral featuring purple iris and yellow Life Drawing at the Baxter Arts Centre: at 7:00pm. Performances will run from lilies Wednesdays 6:00 pm – 8: 45 pm A live nude model or occasionally, cos- June 4 to 20, 2020. For info: info@ @ Eastminister Church tumed model will hold a series of pos- bellevilletheatreguild.ca or call 613-967- es or one long pose. Recommended for 1442. Pinnacle Playhouse JUN 11 – JUN 25 adults who want to practice drawing or Painting summer in Muskoka painting the figure. All skill levels wel- MAR 19, APR 16, MAY 21 Thursdays 9:00 am – 12:00 pm come. No instruction, just mutual encour- Drawing Room @ Stirling Legion agement and support. $15 drop-in fee. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Thursday mornings from Jan 9 to April 2. Non-instructional studio sessions to en- OCT 1 – 4 (except for Mar 19) 9:30 am to 12:30 courage the traditional practice of draw- Autumn in Algonquin pm. For info: [email protected]. ing and painting the human figure from a Accommodations at Billie Bear Resort. Baxter Arts Centre. draped model. For info: gallery@bellevil- Must register by April. lelibrary.ca. Parrott Gallery, third floor Dancing with Parkinsons: Free creative meeting room. $60 per person (except Algonquin trip). movement classes offered for people with To register contact Back In Time Gallery Parkinsons and mobility issues. Try out a MAR 20, APR 17, MAY 15 tel. 613-395-5959. class and bring a friend. all levels and Doodle Group Email [email protected]. abilities welcome. Thursdays from Janu- 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ary 9 to April 30 11:00 am – 12:00pm. Bring your creations, tools of the trade, APR 18 – APR 19 For info: danceparkinsonsqbsc@gmail. and a willingness to share your creativity. Oil Painting for Artists New to the Me- com. Quinte Ballet School Free sessions hosted by Marita Langlois. dium (Workshop) For info: 613-968-6731 x2040, join the 9:30 am - 4:00 pm Call for submissions: John M. Parrott Doodle Group on Facebook or visit bel- This exploration of transitioning to oils Art Gallery Biennial Juried show: We levillelibrary.ca. Parrott Gallery from other media will focus on under- invite all Quinte area artists working in standing paints, tools, and processes any medium to enter our biennial juried MAR 24 required for working with oils. This is show of original artwork. The theme for Tuesday Workshop with Rachel Harbour an intermediate to advanced-level class. 2020 is: “Faces and Places.” Deadline 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Ruth Rodgers works in a variety of media for entry is Friday, March 27. Fee $25 Watercolour can be bold and unpredict- and holds Master Pastel Artist of Cana- for up to two entries. Exhibition runs from able, but also delicate and whimsical. In da signature status and has decades of May 7 to June 4. Opening reception and this composition of a stack of teacups, teaching experience in workshops, pri- awards presentation on May 7 from 6 - we explore the gentler side of waterco- vate lessons, and delivering an online art 7:30 p.m. lour. We will be practicing our drawing mentoring program. Baxter Arts Centre skills of ellipses and proportions, and Art Club for kids: Offering art games, les- then add paint in simple patterns and APR 25 sons, and activities for young artists aged shapes, building up layers of colour and Lucy Manley Workshop A Spring Land- 6 & up at the Stirling Library. Every Thurs- value as we go, all to tell the story of scape 2 day, 6:00 -7:00 pm from Jan 23 – Mar having friends round for a lovely cup of 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 26. Drop-in, no sign-up needed. Cost $5 tea. Parrott Gallery Workshop of later springtime in oil or acrylic on a larger black canvas. Step- Acoustic Wednesdays: No "two song for- MAR 28 by-step format with an original image. mat" or waiting for a turn. Join us when Lucy Manley Workshop: A Spring Landscape Suitable with some experience. Register we fill the house with music and good 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. now. Limited space. Cavan Art Gallery times in the spirit of campfire, and kitch- A workshop for oils or acrylics. Lucy & Academy en parties. Bring an instrument, or just Manley teaches step by step using a re- come to listen or shake a shaker! Food source image on a larger black canvas. MAY 28 – MAY 31 available, bar opens at 6pm. From Feb Some experience required. Register now Quinte en Plein Air Festival & Compe- 5 – Apr 29. Old Church Theatre @ cavan-arts.com Limited space. Cavan tition Art Gallery & Academy A four-day event where artists leave Call for artisans: Presented by the Prince their studios behind to paint and show- Edward County Arts Council, The Mak- Watercolour Classes with Donna Bonin case their work outdoors. This event er's Hand invites fine craft artisans to ap- is a juried competition open to artists ply to the 17th edition taking place No- APR 8 – APR 22 working in various mediums such as: vember 6-8, 2020 in Wellington, PEC. Painting a Spanish Villa in ink and wash. watercolour, acrylic, soft pastel and oil. The annual show & sale features 40-50 Wednesdays 6:00pm - 8:45pm Prizes total over $4,000. Early bird reg- artists from across Ontario and Quebec. @ Eastminster Church istration now open on Eventbrite! Info @ Application deadline is May 15. APR 9 - APR 23 quinteartscouncil.org Belleville Theatre Guild open auditions Painting a Spring Woodland abloom with for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and trilliums. Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm An Art Retreat in France Spike" by Christopher Durang. At the @ Stirling Legion Valerie Kent is taking a small group of

Umbrella, Spring, 2020 - 36 Arts Calendar artists on a ten-day trip to paint in the Vil- as women, this show features painting, single parent, she sends wedding invita- lage of Terrasson, Lavilledieu, in the stun- photography, mixed media, illustration, tions to the three men she believes could ning region of the Dordogne, France. En- textiles, sculpture, and ceramics. Quinte be her father. All three turn up and then rolment limited to 8 persons. Three dates Arts Council Gallery. the fun begins. With toe-tapping, sing- to chose from: May 25 - June 3; June 5 along music by ABBA, this has become - June 13; June 15 - June 24. All levels. Airport pickup in Bordeaux. Info and reg- MAR 14 – MAR 22 one of the most popular musicals ever! ister @ cavan-arts.com “The Ladies Foresome” presented by Directed by Steve Forrester and Moira Prince Edward Community Theatre Nikander-Forrester. Pinnacle Playhouse ------The Day after their friend Catherine's fu- LONG RUNNING SHOWS neral, Margot, Tate and Connie gather for APR 17 – MAY 3 ------a round of golf in honour of their departed Deliver us from Mama friend. Show Dates March 14, 15, 20, 7:30pm - 9:30pm FEB 1 – MAR 29: 21* and 22. Mt Tabor Playhouse Another zany comedy from Jones Hope Winter Tonic at Oeno Gallery Wooten. Directed by Doug Phelan and Colour and dynamic form will revive spir- MAR 16 – MAR 20 produced by Nikki Parks. Mama arrang- its in Oeno Gallery’s new group Enjoy a March Break Camp: Art for the Soul es a family event, the road trip involves dose of eye-popping colour in the sculp- 9:00 am – 11:00 am her daughter-in-law going into labour, a tures of Shayne Dark or a contemplative Art club during March Break that will race against the stork to get to Alabama, moment with Folded Moon, a new pho- have an art therapy twist! We will cover an encounter with an alien, last-minute tographic work by Ryan Van Der Hout. themes like ‘art with music’, ‘graffiti’, ‘ex- wedding with off-their-rockers relatives, a Among the many artworks that are sure perimentation’ and ‘making mistakes.’ wild high-speed police chase and crazy to spark joy are the idealized landscapes Places are limited so book ASAP to avoid session in night court, so fasten your seat- of F. Lipari and the thousands of pink and disappointment. $195. We Thrive belts and enjoy the ride. Brighton Barn silver hearts by Burton Kramer. Theatre MAR 14 – MAR 22 FEB 1 – APR 19 March Break at Glanmore Canada at Play Exhibit 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm In the dead of winter or the heat of sum- Explore the Canada at Play exhibit visiting mer, outside or inside, Canadian children from the Royal Ontario Museum, play with have always worked hard to have fun! old-fashioned toys and games and make a For complete and up-to-date Canada at Play, an exhibition visiting from simple toy to take home. Explore the histor- event details, please visit: the Royal Ontario Museum, looks at some ic house and search out artifacts in our fun quinteartscouncil.org/events/ of our favourite toys and games over the artifact scavenger hunt. Extended hours past 130 years. Glanmore National His- March 17 to 20 from 10 am to 4:30 pm. toric Site Regular admission applies. Glanmore Na- tional Historic Site FEB 4 – MAR 14 Gallery 121 Winter Show MAR 14 – May 11 Guest artists Liz Coxwell (abstract paint- Spring Thaw Show ings “The Torn Edges") and Linda Wil- Arts on Main Gallery invites you to our liams (sculpture) and member artists. latest exhibit of original artworks creat- Gallery hours Tuesday - Saturday 10 am ed by 25 celebrated County artists plus to 4 pm. 613-962-4609 three new guest artists. Now in our 13th year, our exhibit showcases a unique col- MAR 3 – MAR 31 lection of original paintings , ceramics, RISE Because We Are Equal Show glass, jewelry, wood, metal, sculpture, International Women’s Day (IWD) on fabric and stone work, plus mixed media March 8 is a global day honouring and and art cards. Show runs until May 11th. celebrating the social, economic, cultur- Arts on Main, Picton. al and political achievements of women all over the world. The IWD campaign APR 9 – APR 26 theme for 2020 is #EachforEqual. To “Mamma Mia!” Belleville Theatre Guild honour the day, QAC is hosting a show The story of a young girl living on a Greek to celebrate the voices and aesthetics of island, who longs for her father to be at women artists. Open to all who identify her wedding. Unknown to her mother, a

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Premier Arts Benefactors Bob and Cathy McCallum Mr Print The John M. & Bernice Parrott Foundation Ian McFarlan Mystical Distributing Company Ltd. The City of Belleville Judith McKnight OENO Gallery McDougall Insurance & Financial Elizabeth Mitchell Ottawa Valley Models Knudsen Brady Clark Advisory Group – Linda Mustard Paulo’s Italian Trattoria CIBC Wood Gundy – Quinte Branch Mary O’Flynn Peggy deWitt Photography Richard Reid Peter Smith Chev Olds Cadillac Ltd. Dennis Stembridge Prime Focus Productions Premier Supporters Christina Taylor Quinn’s of Tweed Fine Art Gallery Anne Cunningham Wendy Tice Quinte Broadcasting Co. Ltd Maurice Rollins Mary Tubbs Quinte Business Accounting Services Lynda Wheeler Lyle & Sharon Vanclief Quinte Gardens Audrey Williams Tracy Vanslyke Quinte West Chamber of Commerce Jenny Woods Rashotte Home Hardware Building Centre Partners Rattan Barn David & Theresa Boyd Business Members RE/MAX Quinte Ltd. Elaine A. Small & Richard Haeberlin About Framing Red Ball Radio Ltd. Janet Jarrell Advanced Electrolysis LASER Reid’s Dairy Ray McCoy Arts on Main Gallery Picton Sandra Lee Randle Photography Ross McDougall Avondale Flowers Sean McKinney Remax Quinte Ltd. Mary-Lynne Morgan Bathworks Starboard Communication Rick & Elizabeth Rolston Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board Stirling Festival Theatre Inc. Begonia Moon The Belleville Intelligencer Belleville Cemetery Thomas Estevez Design Benefactors Tim McKinney ReMax Quinte Bob Blanchard Belleville Downtown District Tipper Financial Services Barry Brown & Gary Magarrell Benton Fry Ford sales Transformations by Tamara Hans &Lenneke Buré Blush Floral by Carrie Parkhurst Upfront Gallery & Home Leo & Mary Jo Fortin Campbell’s Orchards Upstaging North Ltd Linda and Garry Gray Capers Restaurant W.T. Hawkins Inc. (Hawkins Cheezies®) Laurel Hoard Cavan Art Gallery Wellington Water Week Suzanne Lowther Chisholm Lumber Welch LLP, CA Paul & Judith Niedermayr Christopher the Twistopher Wilkinson & Company LLP Susan Nurse City of Belleville Vera Morton Coriander Girl Lola Reid Allin Debbie McKinney Remax Quinte Ltd. Member Groups Douglas and Mary Wilson Dinkel’s Restaurant A Cappella Quinte Denmar Farms Art Gallery of Bancroft Drake Devonshire Inn Art Hive Next Door Patrons Earl & Angelo’s Steak and Seafood Arts Quinte West Dan & Kathy Atkinson Flowers by Dustin Belleville Art Association Janice Brant Funk & Gruven A-Z Belleville Choral Society Julie Brown Hale Glamour Junkie Jewellery Belleville Downtown DocFest Jennifer Chanter Hastings County Historical Society Belleville Public Library Kerri Denyes Heather McColl Fashionable Interiors Belleville Theatre Guild Lois Foster Henderson Williams LLP - Barristers and Belleville Weavers and Spinners Shirley A. French Solicitors Bridge Street Church Maxwell Gower Impacto Protective Products Brighton Barn Theatre Claire Grant Knudsen Brady Clark Advisory Group – City of Belleville Brian & Lynn Knudsen CIBC Wood Gundy – Quinte Branch CJLX-FM Loyalist College Radio Ann Lawrence Layered Living Comedy Country Peggy Dymond Leavey Liberty Tax Service Command Performance Choir Judy Lesson Lions Club of Belleville Commodores Orchestra & Bay City Band Kim & Glenn Lidstone Mackay Insurance County Art Workshops Lise Lindenberg Malcolm Brothers Ltd. Festival Players of PEC Ron & Betty MacDonald McDougall Insurance Brokers Ltd. Gallery One-Twenty-One Troy Maracle Media Advisor-Classical 103.1 FM Glanmore National Historic Site

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Greater Napanee Arts & Culture Advisory Committee Quinte Grannies for Africa Hastings and Prince Edward Regional Chorus Quinte Needlearts Guild Hastings County Historical Society Quinte Quilters Guild Hastings Prince Edward District School Board Quinte Symphony John M. Parrott Gallery (Belleville Public Library) Regent Theatre Kingston Symphony Association Shout Sister Choir Later Life Learning Stirling Festival Theatre Loyalist College Stirling Musical Instrument Lending Library Mad Dog Gallery St. Thomas Anglican Church Marmora Friends of the Library Trenton Citizens Band Marysburgh Mummers Tweed & Area Arts Council Moira Mat Makers Tweed and Area Studio Tour Prince Edward County Arts Council Tweed & Company Theatre Prince Edward County Authors Festival Wallbridge House Publishing Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival We Are One Jazz Project Prince Edward County Jazz Festival Wellington Water Week Quinte Ballet School of Canada Westben Arts Festival Theatre Quinte Film Alternative Willow Publishing Quinte Fibre Artists

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