F.A.A. ARTS NEWS THE FREDERICTON ARTS ALLIANCE Serving the Arts in the Fredericton Region November 13, 2003, Volume 3, Issue 41 In This Issue 1. Fredericton Arts Alliance News 2. Fredericton Choral Society Present St. Cecilia’s Day Concert 3. German Fest Concert At Memorial Hall 4. Fredericton Society of Artists Fall Exhibit 5. Fran Ward-Francis Exhibition At ARTCONTACT 6. Richard Flynn, Luc Charette To Speak At Arts-Netlantic Meeting 7. Nutcracker Brings Holiday Magic 8. Jeunesse Musicales of Fredericton Presents Ian Parker, Piano 9. Export Marketing For The Culture Sector 10. Registration Deadline Extended For the CCA’s National Policy Conference 11. November At The Playhouse 12. Fredericton Folk Society: Founding Membership Application Galleries At A Glance 1. Fredericton Arts Alliance News Membership Drive: The FAA membership drive is ongoing. If you haven’t already done so, please take the time to fill in your membership card and send it in. We welcome new members. Raffle: The FAA is raffling off a large framed watercolour painting by Brigid Toole Grant entitled “Pond and Sea - Late Summer.” Tickets are $5 each, 3 for $12 or 10 for $25. Draw date, January 30, 2004 To purchase your membership or raffle tickets, you can find the FAA at one of the following locations: The Boyce Farmer’s Market on November 15, 22, 29, December 13 and 20, or at the Fredericton Playhouse pre-show and intermission times on November 21 and 22, or at the Christmas Choice Craft Show at Memorial Hall on Sunday, December 7 from 12 – 4 pm. For more information please call Amani at 443-9900. 2. Fredericton Choral Society Present St. Cecilia’s Day Concert The Fredericton Choral Society, directed by Michael Capon, will be hosting its annual St. Cecilia's Day Concert at Wilmot United Church, Sunday, November 16th at 7:30 pm. The Choral Society, accompanied by the St. Cecilia Chamber Orchestra, will be presenting works by Tavener and Purcell. Also performing will be the Fredericton Schoolgirl Choir, directed by Diane Wilkins, and VocalEase, directed by Joel Tranquilla. Tickets are $10, $8 for seniors and $5 for students and are available at Mazzucca’s, Westminster Books, or from members of the Fredericton Choral Society. For more information contact Tali Folkins at 455-4758 3. German Fest Concert At Memorial Hall Monday, November 17th, 2003, 8:00 pm - Memorial Hall, UNB An all-German fest is on the menu for this concert featuring UNB's musicians Peter Allen and Richard Hornsby and special guest, cellist Sonja Adams. Sonja takes a break from her work with the Saint John String Quartet to perform music by Bach and Beethoven. Admission: Adults $15, seniors $10, students with picture ID free For more information, please call 453-4697 or email [email protected] 4. Fredericton Society of Artists Fall Exhibit The FREDERICTON SOCIETY OF ARTISTS will hold their annual Fall Exhibit & Sale from November 17-21st, 2003, in the Centennial Building, 670 King Street, Fredericton. Hours of business are from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday. You and your guests are cordially invited to a reception on Monday evening, November 17th, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm in the Centennial Building to mark the opening. (Please use St. John Street entrance on the evening of the reception.) A CHANCE TO ACQUIRE THAT SPECIAL GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS! 5. Fran Ward-Francis Exhibition At ARTCONTACT ARTCONTACT is pleased to present "Red Earth Rising", new paintings by Fran Ward-Francis from the Red Bank First Nation. The visual artist has composed an extraordinary body of work that challenges the preconceived ideas of what aboriginal, art craft and designs are. The visual documentation of her people, their place, their sense of self and their connection to the land, has played a major role in her development as an artist. "Red Earth Rising" is a body of work that challenges the preconceived ideas of what aboriginal art, craft and designs are. Fran Ward Francis wishes to honour the traditions of her culture and at the same time move creatively forward by incorporating natural mediums into her paintings. The artist portrays the continual evolution of aboriginal art and responds to contemporary issues that affect the lives of aboriginal people. The opening reception will take place on Friday, November 21st from 7-9 pm. The exhibition can be viewed daily from 2-5 pm or by special appointment 453-1856 until December 7th. 6. Richard Flynn, Luc Charette To Speak At Arts-Netlantic Meeting Arts-Netlantic will hold its monthly network meeting on Friday, November 21st, 2003 from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm in Memorial Hall, Room 27 on UNB's Fredericton campus. Presentations will be made by Richard Flynn, a New Brunswick artist and gallery owner, and Luc Charette, who will present "Clic, Zip, Zap - The use of new technology in the media work of Luc A. Charette". (A business meeting will be held prior, from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm). Everyone is welcome to attend ALL or PART of the meeting. Arts-Netlantic is a network of artists, information technologists, and scholars from the public and private sectors of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island who are interested in understanding the role of culture in the appreciation and creation of new media. The primary nodes in the network, University of New Brunswick, Université de Moncton, and University of Prince Edward Island, provide leading edge infrastructures including video conferencing and audiovisual non-linear editing facilities. One of the network's main objectives is to inspire the production of new media by current and potential new media artists through shared technical resources and exchange of knowledge. For more information about Arts-Netlantic, please visit www.upei.ca/artsnetlantic or send an email to [email protected] 7. Nutcracker Brings Holiday Magic For ballet fans in Fredericton the magic of the holiday season will begin at The Playhouse on Saturday evening, November 22nd, when Ballet Jörgen performs Tchaikovsky's Christmas classic, "The Nutcracker." Loved by children and adults alike for more than a century, the ballet tells the story of a little girl named Klara who dreams that the nutcracker she received for Christmas is a handsome prince. Dolls and toys come to life and even the household mice play a role in Klara's fantasy. The handsome prince takes her to his kingdom where she is greeted by the Sugarplum Fairy and entertained with games and dances from different countries. The performance is filled with colourful sets, beautiful costuming and familiar melodies as well as classical and innovative dance. The evening promises to be especially exciting for three young local dancers. The touring company is small -- just 16 dancers -- so three students from Dance Fredericton have been invited to take part. They are sisters Jocelyn Leger, 11, and Danielle Leger, 9, who will appear as mice and Claire Gallant, 14, as a reindeer. Ballet Jörgen is one of Canada's most innovative and prolific dance companies with a unique repertoire of ballets and a performance schedule spanning the continent. The company was founded in 1987 by dancers Bengt Jörgen and Susan Bodie in an effort to expand and improve opportunities for ballet choreographers. As the only Canadian ballet company with a repertoire consisting exclusively of original works, Ballet Jörgen Canada is also recognized as a centre of excellence in the development of ballet choreography. "The Nutcracker" is being presented by Council of the Arts Fredericton as part of its ONSTAGE series. Tickets are available at The Playhouse box office; call 458-8344 for information. 8. Jeunesse Musicales of Fredericton Presents Ian Parker, Piano November 25th, 2003 at 7:30 pm. Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne Cost: adults: 15$, students 10$, JMC members are free Jeunesses Musicales of FREDERICTON are proud to present a piano recital by IAN PARKER as part of the Desjardins Concerts 2003-2004. This tour will bring the young pianist in 27 cities throughout Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes Provinces. He will perform pieces by Ravel, Louie, Mozart, Chopin and Brahms. With his fluid artistry and irresistible charm, Ian Parker captivates audiences wherever he goes. In addition to solo appearances with numerous Canadian orchestras, he has played recitals across North America, Western Europe and Israel. Recently, Mr. Parker won First Prize at the 2001 CBC/Radio-Canada National Competition for Young Performers, as well as Grand Prize at the Canadian National Music Festival, Corpus Christie International Competition and the OSM Competition. At the Juilliard School of Music (New York), he received the 2002 William Petschek Piano Debut Award and, on two occasions, was the winner of the Gina Bachauer Scholarship Piano Competition. Heard regularly on CBC Radio Two, Mr. Parker has also performed live on WQXR in New York. Recent and upcoming highlights include performances with the Toronto Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony and the Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, as well as recital tours with Debut Atlantic and Jeunesses Musicales of Canada. He will make his Lincoln Center recital debut at the Walter Reade Theater in 2004. Born in Vancouver in 1978 to a family of pianists, Ian Parker began his piano studies at age three with his father Edward J. Parker. He holds both the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Juilliard School of Music, where he was a student of Yoheved Kaplinsky. While at Juilliard, The Canada Council for the Arts awarded him the Sylva Gelber Career Grant, which is given annually to a talented Canadian artist. The Jeunesses Musicales of Canada movement has, since 1949, dedicated its work to youth and to musical excellence.