ARTSnews SERVING THE ARTS IN THE FREDERICTON REGION September 11, 2014 Volume 15, Issue 35 In this issue *Click each item in the contents below to directly navigate to its notice. Hit "alt" and "left arrow" keys together to return to the top. Upcoming Events 1. NB Sports Hall of Fame Open During Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival 2. Coming up at the Fredericton Playhouse Sept 11-25 3. Gallery 78 presents Collecting Exhibition September 12-28 4. This Fall at the Fredericton Public Library 5. The Children`s Corner Concert Series at Memorial Hall Sept 14 6. NB Film Co-op’s Monday Night Film Series presents Chef and The Railway Man Sept 15 & 22 7. The Canadian Chamber Choir in Concert Sept 16 8. A Streetcar Named Desire at Cineplex Sept 16 & 21 9. Music on the Hill's 2014-15 Inaugural Concert Sept 17 10. ARTIF(R)ACTURE by Craig Smith Dow in the Charlotte Glencross Gallery Sept 19-Oct 22 11. UNB Art Centre presents Lucy Jarvis: Sketches and Letters Sept 19- Nov 7 12. RedOwl Celebrates C.P.E. Bach Sept 21 13. Shannex Parkland’s Writing Our Lives Writers’ Group September 22 Workshops | Classes | Art Camps 1. Beginners Dance Classes for Adults through UNB Recreation Services 2. Second Saturday Creative Writing Workshop at Westminster Books Sept 13 3. Registration for TNB Fall Programs 4. Adult Fiddle Classes at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre 5. The Canadian Chamber Choir presents a Choral Workshop Sept 16 6. Daytime Rug Hooking Beginner’s Workshop 7. Figure Drawing Studio at NBCCD Resumes on Sept 17 8. Choral Conducting for the Non-Conductor Oct 4 9. The Art Hatchery’s Fall 2014 Kid’s Art Program 10. Beginning Adult Art Classes 11. October Workshops with Textile Artist Hilary Rice 12. Upcoming Fall and Winter Art Classes with Carole Forbes Auditions | Call for Artist Submissions & Awards 1. Science East Searching for Submissions for Knitted Nature Display 2. Artists Wanted for Isaac's Way Restaurant’s Autumn Art Auction 3. The Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Deadline Reminder 4. The Fredericton Playhouse seeks a Full-Time Development Director 5. Recovery Art Exhibition Seeks Submissions ARTSnews September 11, 2014 2 Volume 15, Issue 35 1. NB Sports Hall of Fame Open During Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame will be open during the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival from Thursday through to Sunday, September 11 to 14. Hours of operation are 12-9pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; and 12 – 5pm on Sunday. Visitors to the museum can experience our two new exhibits on the history of baseball and para sport. 160 Years of Baseball in New Brunswick documents the sport’s exciting history since the first recorded game was played in Chatham in 1853. Displays feature artefacts from some of the province’s most outstanding players, coaches, officials and teams from the late 1800s to today. The World of Parallel Sport tells the story of New Brunswick’s trailblazing wheelchair athletes and coaches whose successes at the international level helped build parallel sport in the province and Canada. Artefacts from the museum’s collection and modern adaptive equipment from Para NB’s Equipment Loan Service show the evolution of parallel sport since the end of the Second World War. The NB Sports Hall of Fame is located at 503 Queen Street in the John Thurston Clark Memorial Building, a national historic site in the heart of Fredericton's Garrison District. For further information, please contact Melynda Jarratt, Curator and Outreach Officer for the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame, at 453- 6405 or [email protected]. 2. Coming up at the Fredericton Playhouse Sept 11-25 September 11, 7:30pm Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival presents Tony Genge Trio with Phil Dwyer Canadian composer and pianist Tony Genge worked as a performer years before he undertook formal training at New York State University, McGill, and the University of Victoria. The style and influences in his music are increasingly diverse and he’s been characterized by his distinctive harmonic language, elegant orchestration and postmodern mix of musical elements. Originally from Canada’s West Coast, Phil Dwyer burst onto the international jazz scene in his late teens and was dubbed a saxophone prodigy by his early 20s. Dwyer sought out the action and excitement of New York City as a young man, where he met and sat in with some of the true jazz legends, including Art Blakey, “Philly” Joe Jones, and Rashid Ali. September 12, 7:30pm Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival presents John Hammond Grammy Award-winning musician and Blues Hall of Fame-inductee John Hammond is fifty years into his distinguished career, with no signs of slowing down. As early as 1962, John was touring the country with the likes of Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, who he once convinced to play together in his backing band. Besides his own albums – Hammond has released over thirty records – he also scored Dustin Hoffman’s Little Big Man and hosted the widely acclaimed British documentary The Search for Robert Johnson. More recently, Hammond collaborated with the iconic Tom Waits and Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo, with Waits saying of Hammond: “John’s sound is so compelling, complete, symmetrical and soulful… He’s a great force of nature.” September 13, 2pm Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival presents Laila Biali with Phil Dwyer Having recorded with pop icon Sting and toured four continents with acts like Chris Botti, Paula Cole, and Suzanne Vega, Canadian jazz pianist and vocalist Laila Biali has captured worldwide recognition. Her ability to take the best of pop, rock, classical, world and soul, and weave it into musical arrangements with her jazz expertise has made her a celebrated musician among both critics and peers. Originally from Canada’s West Coast, Phil Dwyer burst onto the international jazz scene in his late teens and was dubbed a saxophone prodigy by his early 20s. Dwyer sought out the action and excitement of New York City as a young man, where he met and sat in with some of the true jazz legends, including Art Blakey, “Philly” Joe Jones, and Rashid Ali. September 13, 2014 - 7:30pm Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival presents David Myles Hometown crooner David Myles’ sincere songwriting and warm, joyful performance style have made him an increasingly in-demand musician across the country. His versatile genre-bending style effortlessly straddles jazz, blues, folk and pop, with smart, heartfelt lyrics that address the human condition. David won the International Songwriters Competition in 2008, beating out several thousand entries from around the world. He was also chosen by the CBC to represent New Brunswick in the Great Canadian Song Quest in 2009, for which he penned the ode to his home province, “Don’t Drive Through”. ARTSnews September 11, 2014 3 Volume 15, Issue 35 September 17 – 19, 7:30pm & September 20, 2pm & 7:30pm Fredericton Playhouse presents The Tale of a Town NB Venue: 494 Queen Street The Tale of a Town’s story-mobile is rolling into Fredericton this fall to tell the stories of our city. This transmedia storytelling initiative celebrates people and places through the gathering, mapping and theatrical presentation of our living memories of main streets and downtowns. Beginning in September, theatre and media company FIXT POINT will gather stories through interviews with community stakeholders, local heroes, business owners and residents. Once the information is compiled, these collected memories will be presented back to the community through a performance installation. Fredericton’s site-specific story will go on to become part of a larger oral history as part of a multimedia performance of The Tale of a Town – Canada, preserving our stories and sharing them with the rest of our country for years to come. This event is sponsored by Fredericton Community Foundation and Downtown Fredericton. Venue Sponsorsare Estate Financial Inc. and Canadian Benefit Professionals. September 18, 8pm The East Coast Production Group presents George Canyon: Decade of Hits Tour Celebrate an evening of music hits of the past decade with award winning Canadian Country Music Star, George Canyon and his band. The much anticipated new album, Decade of Hits, will highlight the show complemented with George’s personal retrospect of the last 25 years, sharing never before heard stories about his career so far. This is a must see show for George Canyon fans. Opening Act: Jordan McIntosh. September 19, 6:30pm Sonic Concerts presents The Wiggles The Wiggles: Ready, Steady, Wiggle! - Founding member Anthony Field (Blue Wiggle) along with Emma Watkins (Yellow Wiggle), Simon Pryce (Red Wiggle), and Lachlan Gillespie (Purple Wiggle) will be joined on stage by the lovable Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus for a wiggly good time! The Aussie Fab Four will treat North American audiences to new music from Apples and Bananas, a collection of classic nursery rhymes such as This Old Man and The Wheels on the Bus, as well as old favorites including Hot Potato, Rock-A-Bye Your Bear, Do The Propeller, and Get Ready to Wiggle. ***Please note that The Wiggles: Ready Steady Wiggle concert on Friday, September 19 has been moved from the Aitken University Centre to the Fredericton Playhouse. The Playhouse is holding seats for those who have purchased tickets, but ticketholders must exchange their tickets by visiting the Fredericton Playhouse box office in person at 686 Queen St. (Exchanges must be made in advance of the show day.) Remaining tickets are now on sale at the Playhouse box office (458-8344), or online at www.sonicconcerts.com.