ARTSnews SERVING THE ARTS IN THE FREDERICTON REGION November 13, 2014 Volume 15, Issue 44 In this issue *Click the “Back to top” link after each notice to return to “In This Issue”. Upcoming Events 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. FAA Launches Second Artists in the Schools Series Book Launch for Paths of Faith in the Landscape of Science at Westminster Books Nov 13 Book Launch for Paul Craven’s Petty Justice Nov 13 Two Women Artists Exhibit Diverse Contemporary Views at the UNB Art Centre Nov 14 Nasty Shadows Theatre Company presents Rougher Magic: A Cubist Shakespeare by Robert Moore Nov 14 HARD)s(CORE presents The Surgery Series: Susanna Hood and Scott Thomson Nov 14 Live Stand-up Comedy presents Battle of the Comedians Nov 14 The CFUW presents a Free Public Talk: Conservation and the Long View Nov 15 odd sundays at Molly’s Coffee House Nov 16 Upcoming Book Launch at Loominations Studio and Gallery Nov 16 NB Film Co-op’s Monday Night Film Series presents Fading Gigolo and Love Is Strange Nov 17-24 Shannex Parkland Fredericton Book Club Nov 18 Addictions and Mental Health Services Fredericton presents its Second Annual Recovery Art Show Music on the Hill presents Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans with Live Chamber Music Accompaniment Nov 19 Theatre St. Thomas presents William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew Nov 19-22 Coming up at the Fredericton Playhouse Nov 19-27 The Andrews Initiative Presents: Nora Young Seeing the Forest and the Trees Nov 20 The Rewards of Curiosity: Colloquium at UNB’s Department of English Nov Remembering Bruno Bobak begins at Gallery 78 Nov 21 Cineplex’s Met Opera Live presents Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) Nov 22 Free Public Talk by John LeRoux on Fredericton's Centennial Building Nov 23 STU Singers Present Christmas Concert Nov 24 Workshops | Classes | Art Camps 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Painting with Wax Encaustic Workshop Nov 15 Figure Drawing Studio at NBCCD Offered Again in November ArtsLink NB Launches 201415 Professional Development Series Noteworthy Development through Music: Community Music Therapy for Children Upcoming Fall and Winter Art Classes with Carole Forbes Auditions | Call for Artist Submissions & Awards 1. 2. 3. New Brunswick Youth Choir Now Accepting Auditions Shannex Parkland Fredericton Accepting Submission for Christmas Art Gallery Exhibition Call for Proposals: Charlotte Glencross Gallery ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 2 1. FAA Launches Second Artists in the Schools Series The Fredericton Arts Alliance is sponsoring a new series of Art in the Schools projects. The FAA will pay artists $500 to work with a school classroom for about 25 hours on a project to be coordinated with a classroom teacher. Priority will go to projects that involve the students directly and that produce something of lasting value for the school, the class, or the students. In the first series, which ran last spring, students created murals in three schools, a book of photography in a fourth, individual original paintings in a fifth, and worked on a film/digital media project in a sixth. Artists can work in any media – a musician working with children’s words to create a song, creating a dance to dramatize a history lesson, a visual artist working with a class to illustrate class stories and create a book. The FAA will also cover all material costs involved in the creation, upon submission of receipts. The program is administered through the Anglophone West School District, and its Fine Arts Coordinator, Andrea Penney. Application forms and detailed criteria are available from her at [email protected]. The FAA encourages teachers in the area to make proposals as well as artists to come up with ideas. We will work with teachers and artists to pair up proposals to make exciting things happen. The guidelines are flexible enough to permit a wide range of suggestions to come forward. The deadline for applications is November 28. To view the guidelines for this project visit: http://www.frederictonartsalliance.ca/pdfs/SPGuidelines2014.pdf For an application form visit: http://www.frederictonartsalliance.ca/pdfs/SPApp2014.pdf For more information contact: For the FAA: Katie FitzRandolph ([email protected]) For the school district: Andrea Penney ([email protected]) Back to top. 2. Book Launch for Paths of Faith in the Landscape of Science at Westminster Books Nov 13 There will be a book launch for Paths of Faith in the Landscape of Science by George M. Strunz, Michael R. Miller, and Keith Helmuth; published by Chapel Street Editions. This book will be launched at Westminster Books on Thursday, November 13, at 7pm. The authors will be on hand at the launch. Paths of Faith brings together the personal stories of three New Brunswick Quakers who have long been engaged in the dialogue between science and religion. Back to top. 3. Book Launch for Paul Craven’s Petty Justice Nov 13 On Thursday, November 13, from 5-6:30pm, in the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, located at 23 Dineen Drive, on the UNB Fredericton campus, Paul Craven will be visiting Fredericton from York University to talk about his new book, Petty Justice: Low Law and the Sessions System in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, 1785-1867 (UTP for Osgoode Society). This free event is open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Atlantic Canada Studies Centre at UNB, Department of History, Faculty of Law, and the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Back to top. 4. Two Women Artists Exhibit Diverse Contemporary Views at the UNB Art Centre Nov 14 Join us on November 14 at 5pm at the UNB Art Centre in Memorial Hall for the opening of two special exhibits - Unstilled Egos: Selected Works by Chantal Khoury, and Dozay’s Glooscap/Kluscap Series. Chantal Khoury’s artistic practice focuses on figurative studies that probe the female identity, awkward beauty, and lost glamour. Her compositions are inspired by images found in newspapers and magazines and often feature a “lonely protagonist.” Working in oil paint, Ms. Khoury’s paintings are simplified and abstracted, featuring a Fauvist palette with intense colour contrasts and loose brushwork. The paintings presented in the exhibition Unstilled Egos: Selected Works by Chantal Khoury are striking studies in contemporary expressionism. Originally from Fredericton, now based in Montreal, Chantal Khoury received her BFA from Concordia University. Dozay’s Glooscap/Kluscap Series, was born of a desire to bring attention to the distinct aboriginal culture of the Wabanaki tribes of North America. Illustrating the story of Glooscap, the legendary founder and guide of the Wabanaki people, the exhibit features episodes in the life of Glooscap and traces his adventures along the Wolastoq. Each painting is accompanied by text panels containing stories, poems and historical notes describing the landmarks in each of the paintings. ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 3 These airbrushed acrylic paintings have the appearance of dreams, or recollections, referencing the stories the Wabanaki people have always known but which were never written down. Each painting features a unique border design based on ancient petroglyphs, birch bark baskets, clothing and wampum. Dozay was born and raised on the banks of the Saint John and Tobique Rivers. She attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. This exhibit is presented in conjunction with the University of New Brunswick’s Mi’kmaq-Maliseet Institute’s Circle of Understanding program designed to promote Mi’kmaq-Maliseet culture and history within the community. As part of this program please join us on December 3, 2014 for the Circle of Understanding Program, Celebration of Wolastoqey and Mi’kmaq Culture. Unstilled Egos: Selected Works by Chantal Khoury and Dozay’s Glooscap/Kluscap Series will be on view at the UNB Art Centre’s East and West Galleries November 14 - December 19, 2014. The UNB Art Centre is located at Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. The galleries are open from 9am-4pm weekdays and for special events. Admission is free to members of the public. Everyone is welcome. Back to top. 5. Nasty Shadows Theatre Company presents Rougher Magic: A Cubist Shakespeare by Robert Moore Nov 14 Is there anything older than the story of civilized folk trapped on a desert island? This particular telling of the age-old tale centres around a loving yet strangely indifferent father whose powers are failing him, his fantastically nasty dogsbody of a spirit helper, his estranged daughter and her several alter-egos, and last and (too often) least, a colonized son/brother (the island's only indigenous inhabitant) who has yet to figure out the rules governing the master race's notions of "civil conversation." Sound familiar? Rougher Magic: A Cubist Shakespeare is written through, as much as around, Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Using one of the Bard’s final plays as the source for a stunningly original story, Rougher Magic is a funny and moving deconstruction of the various ways in which The Tempest (that extended meditation on the inevitability of death) constructs race and gender. Robert Moore’s Rougher Magic, directed by fellow Shadow co-founder, Scott Shannon, and performed by a tribe of veteran ‘Nasties,’ offers an unforgettable theatrical adventure for cast and audience alike. This production will run in Fredericton and Saint John on four “Featured Fridays” at 7:30pm nightly. The dates and locations are: November 14: November 21: November 28: December 5: TNB Studio, Fredericton Sanctuary Theatre, Saint John Sanctuary Theatre, Saint John TNB Studio, Fredericton Tickets are $10 at the door. Warning: This show contains wildly loose, and possibly offensive, language and subject matter. Please visit our site for more information: http://nastyshadows.com/, or let us know you’re coming through our Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/712236422146600/ A Season In Memory of a Shadow: Made possible by a gift from a fallen Shadow’s work friends: http://nastyshadows.com/about/playingwith-my-friend-andrew-jones/. Back to top. 6. HARD)s(CORE presents The Surgery Series: Susanna Hood and Scott Thomson Nov 14 This is the first concert for the 2014/15 Surgery Series season featuring the best in Canadian new music. On Saturday, November 14 at 9pm (doors open at 8:30pm) at HARD)s(CORE, located at 334 King Street, Unit 7 (Above Victory Meat Market). Susanna Hood and Scott Thomson The Muted Note: Extensive Autumn Tour for Multifaceted Poetry, Music, Dance Project Based on Poems by P.K. Page Montreal composer and trombonist, Scott Thomson, and dance artist and vocalist, Susanna Hood, will perform The Muted Note, a suite of songs and dances based on poems by P.K. Page, 40 times and in 9 Canadian provinces in the autumn of 2014. Tickets at the door are $10. For more information call: 476-1034. Back to top. ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 4 7. Live Stand-up Comedy presents Battle of the Comedians Nov 14 On November 14, watch Trevor, Jon, John, and Vince battle it out and try to convince you that they are the funniest comedian. Hosted by Troy. This event takes place at the Elks Club, located at 218 Brunswick Street. The show starts at 8:30pm. Tickets are $15. Free parking. Seats are limited. For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/livestandupcomedy. Back to top. 8. The CFUW presents a Free Public Talk: Conservation and the Long View Nov 15 The CFUW (Canadian Federation of University Women) invites members of the public to a free illustrated talk by New Brunswick Museum Conservator, Claire Titus, on Conservation and the Long View: Preserving Miller Brittain's Saint John Tuberculosis Hospital Mural Cartoons on Saturday, November 15, 2:30pm, at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick (PANB), located at 23 Dineen Drive, UNB Campus. Free Parking. Light Refreshments. This talk on conserving the work of well-known New Brunswick artist, Miller Brittain, is in celebration of th the CFUW's 70 Anniversary in Fredericton. Back to top. 9. odd sundays at Molly’s Coffee House Nov 16 Announcing the next odd sundays event, Fredericton’s longest-running, semi-monthly, poetry-and-more, reading-series. Our featured readers are Benjamin Dugdale and Jane Tims. Come for the poetry, buy yourself a drink and/or lunch, and share your own work in the open set, if you are so inclined. You may even win a book. This event will take place on Sunday, November 16 at 2pm at Molly’s Coffee House, located at 554 Queen Street. There will be an open set of 3 minutes each, and a book draw. Benjamin Dugdale is a 20-something post-Albertan Creative Writing student at University of New Brunswick. His poetry and non-fiction have appeared in various journals: Free Fall, Filling Station, and The Steel Chisel. He has screened award-winning experimental films in festivals from Edmonton to Fredericton, recently receiving the first ever technical achievement award and best score for the 2014 Fredericton 48 Hour Film Competition. Other recent achievements include winning the UNB Bliss Carman Memorial Prize in Poetry, and receiving the 2014 Storytellers of Canada emerging storyteller scholarship. Jane Tims, botanist and poet, has published in The Dalhousie Review, The Fiddlehead, CAROUSEL, PRISM International, The Antigonish Review, Canadian Stories, and Whetstone. With a Creation Grant under Arts New Brunswick, Tims has combined interests to write poems on ‘harvesting colour’, using plants as natural dyes. Her manuscripts water fall and within easy reach received Honourable Mentions in the 2012 and 2013 WFNB Competitions for the Alfred G. Bailey Prize for Poetry. Tims is also working on a novel about saving an abandoned church. Back to top. 10. Upcoming Book Launch at Loominations Studio and Gallery Nov 16 Loominations Studio and Gallery, located on the beautiful Saint John River at 94 Grasse Circle in Fredericton, will be open on weekends from 1-5pm, or by appointment. On November 16, we will feature a Book Launch with Linda Hall. Phone 457-1443 for more information or an appointment. Back to top. 11. NB Film Co-op’s Monday Night Film Series presents Fading Gigolo and Love Is Strange Nov 17-24 Fading Gigolo November 17, 2014, 7:30pm at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus John Turturro USA, 2013 English 98 minutes Principal Cast: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone, Sofia Vergara John Turturro (Margot at the Wedding, O Brother, Where Art Thou?) has played a number of strange parts in his acclaimed career, but in his new film as writer, director and star, he tackles his most unlikely role yet: a man who decides to enter the gigolo game more than a little late in life, with the aid of an equally novice pimp played by none other than Woody Allen. Accept this brilliantly absurd premise and you’re in for a hilarious ride. ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 5 Fioravante (Turturro) is a florist whose friend Murray (Allen) is facing insolvency with the imminent closure of his small bookshop. Searching for a way to save the business, the friends hit upon the idea that, in a New York full of wealthy older women with active libidos, surely a greying Don Juan could make a few bucks. And so, adopting the names “Virgil Howard” and “Dan Bongo,” the duo embarks upon the world’s oldest profession. Turturro sets up this crazy idea in quick, bold strokes, then goes on to explore just what it would mean to be a man-for-hire well past his prime. His brilliantly leftfield comic sensibility is given even greater punch by a marvellous supporting cast, including Sharon Stone (Bobby) and Sofia Vergara (television’s Modern Family) as eager clients, and Vanessa Paradis (Café de Flore) as a lonely and sheltered orthodox Jewish widow whose tentative romance with Fioravante plays out under the watchful eye of Dovi (Liev Schreiber, The Reluctant Fundamentalist), a vigilant member of the neighbourhood’s Jewish police. In the midst of Allen’s remarkable resurgence behind the camera, it’s a thrill to watch him work onscreen with someone else’s material. His wit and distinctive comic rhythms are in fine form here, and Turturro knows how to use the legend to best effect. With Fading Gigolo, Allen adds yet another indelible role to his catalogue of New York stories. Love Is Strange November 24, 2014, 7:30pm at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus Ira Sachs USA/France, 2014 English 98 minutes Principal Cast: Marisa Tomei, John Lithgow, Alfred Molina Screened to critical acclaim at Sundance, Berlin and Tribeca, the poignant sixth feature by celebrated writer-director Ira Sachs (Keep the Lights On, Married Life) is a captivating modern-day love story about a couple whose decades-long relationship is upset by a drastic and unexpected change in their lives. Painter Ben (John Lithgow, Dreamgirls, Kinsey) and Catholic school choir director George (Alfred Molina, The Tempest, An Education) have been partners for nearly four decades. On the heels of the new US same-sex marriage laws, the couple finally takes their vows in front of their closest friends and family. However, when news of their nuptials reaches the school administrators, George is let go from the teaching post he’s held for years. Without George’s steady income to help them cope with the high cost of living in Manhattan, the pair has to uproot their lives and impose themselves on the busy households of their loved ones. Performances are key in intimate dramas such as this, and Lithgow and Molina are note-perfect in their roles, effortlessly suggesting Ben and George’s long history together in every casual action and interaction, while Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler, Crazy, Stupid, Love) leads an outstanding supporting cast with a delicate, lived-in performance. Ultimately, however, the film is Sachs’ triumph: a thoughtful, heartbreaking, and beautifully realized ode to love, family, and both the struggles and rewards of age. This term, 12 limited release, independent, foreign, and Canadian films will be shown. The film series is open to everyone. Regular admission is $7; Member’s admission is $4. January-April Memberships are $20 (regular), and $12 (Students/Seniors (65 years and up)/NBFC Members). Memberships are available at the door. For further info, contact NB Film Co-op at 455-1632, [email protected], or http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/exhibition/monday-nightfilm-series. The NB Film Co-op in partnership with the UNB Faculty of Arts and the Toronto Film Festival presents the series. Back to top. 12. Shannex Parkland Fredericton Book Club Nov 18 Shannex Parkland Fredericton is welcoming avid readers from the public to come to our Monthly Book Club on Tuesday mornings at 10am in the Private Dining Room, Governor Hall, 35 Patience Lane. Our next meeting is November 18. It will provide a great opportunity to share favorite current reads, swap books, and socialize with fellow book lovers. We look forward to seeing you. Space is limited so please RSVP by calling Penny Pacey at 460-8546 or email [email protected]. Back to top. 13. Addictions and Mental Health Services Fredericton presents its Second Annual Recovery Art Show Addictions and Mental Health Services Fredericton is pleased to announce its second annual Recovery Art Show. This exhibit highlights substance abuse, addiction, recovery, and the role of creativity in recovery. The exhibit will be on display at the Fredericton Public Library, located at 12 Carleton Street, from November 1-27, 2014, and can be viewed during library hours. ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 6 The public is invited to attend the Recovery Art Gala which will be held in the library on November 19, 2014, at 6pm in celebration of the artists and National Addictions Awareness Week. Back to top. 14. Music on the Hill presents Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans with Live Chamber Music Accompaniment Nov 19 Not your ordinary movie night! Experience F.W. Murnau’s award-winning silent film, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), featuring a live soundtrack performed by violinist Nadia Francavilla, and guests. Enjoy this poignant and entertaining film along with a short educational talk on the role of theatre orchestras in 1920s filmmaking. This event takes place on Wednesday, November 19 at 7:30pm in Memorial Hall, UNB Fredericton. Tickets are $25 adults / $22 seniors / $10 students. Contact: [email protected] or 453-4697. Back to top. 15. Theatre St. Thomas presents William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew Nov 19-22 In a world where daughters and sons are exchanged for family fortunes, Shakespeare’s sharp comedy The Taming of the Shrew finds Lucentio concocting a plot with Tranio to win the love of “the fair Bianca” over rivals Hortensio and Gremio. But when the gallant Petruchio comes to town “to wive it wealthily” he meets his match, Kate, the eldest daughter of the money-hungry Baptista Minola in the Bard’s play about true love and “gold’s effect.” “It’s been many years since The Taming of the Shrew played in Fredericton, owing at least in part to its provocative plot” says the play’s director and TST Faculty Advisor Robin C. Whittaker, who has also written an epilogue to frame the play. “But this is one of Shakespeare’s best comedies, the one in which he allows his audiences to believe what they wish: Do we conclude, like the drunkard Sly, that the play teaches us how a ‘shrew’ may be ‘tamed’? Or is the play about learning mutual empowerment and calling into question the lengths of parental authority?” Theatre St. Thomas’s The Taming of the Shrew runs November 19-22 at 7:30pm (plus a Saturday matinée at 2pm) in the Black Box Theatre at St. Thomas University. Tickets are sold at the door, and are $10 general, $5 students and seniors. Non-perishable food donations for the STU/UNB Student Food Bank will be accepted at the door. For more information, visit: Theatre St. Thomas at http://wp.stu.ca/tst/current-season, the Facebook Event at www.facebook.com/events/311009472436134/, or contact Dr. Robin C. Whittaker: [email protected]. Back to top. 16. Coming up at the Fredericton Playhouse Nov 19-27 November 19, 6:30-7pm (at the Fredericton Public Library) Experience More! Presents A Space Odyssey in Blacklight Children of all ages are invited to join us for a blacklight odyssey through the sky. Explore the life of Galileo, the man who proved that the Earth revolves around the sun. No charge. Register by calling 460-2806 In Conjunction with the Spotlight performance: Tafelmusik, November 27, 7:30pm November 20, 8pm (at the William Brydon Jack Observatory, Baily Drive, UNB) Experience More! presents Stargazing with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Join the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, New Brunswick chapter for an evening of stargazing at the William Brydone Jack Observatory, Canada’s oldest observatory. No charge In Conjunction with the Spotlight performance: Tafelmusik, November 27, 7:30pm. November 21, 7:30pm Spotlight Series Cherish the Ladies: A Celtic Christmas Over the past 28 years, Cherish the Ladies has become one of the most engaging ensembles in the history of Irish music. Among the most successful and sought after Irish- American groups in Celtic music, Cherish the Ladies boasts a spectacular blend of virtuosi instrumental talents, beautiful vocals, captivating arrangements and stunning step dancing. This award-winning, powerhouse group combines all the facets of Irish traditional culture and puts forth an immensely humorous and entertaining holiday concert that has captivated audiences around the world. Sponsored by: Bell Aliant, Worrall’s Furniture & UP 93.1FM. November 26, 3:30pm & 6:30pm Paquin Entertainment presents Toopy & Binoo Live! Fun & Games ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 7 The zaniness continues as best friends, Toopy and Binoo, return to the live stage in a brand new theatrical production, Toopy and Binoo: Fun and Games. The dynamic duo perfectly blends optimism, imagination, and spontaneity in their quest to find the best game ever! The story unfolds as a toy chest full of mismatched game and puzzle ignites a curious imagination: watch as Toopy and Binoo dance with X’s and O’s; wiggle with smiling snakes; try to outwit a gang of dancing ladders. November 27, 6pm (at The Playhouse entrance) Experience More! presents Get to know Galileo and Stargazing with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Take in some early evening stargazing and learn more about Galileo while exploring one of the world’s first telescopes. Non-ticketed | No charge. In Conjunction with the Spotlight performance: Tafelmusik, November 27, 7:30pm November 27, 6:30pm Experience More! presents Pre-Show Talk with Tafelmusik’s own Alison McKay Join Alison MacKay in an exploration of her creation of The Galileo Project. Playhouse West Gallery | Non ticketed | No charge. In Conjunction with the Spotlight performance: Tafelmusik, November 27, 7:30pm November 27, 7:30pm Spotlight Series Tafelmusik: The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres Canada’s award-winning period instrument orchestra Tafelmusik is internationally renowned for its distinct, exhilarating and soulful performances. The group excels in performing music from the baroque and classical eras and beyond, including adventurous cross-cultural reinventions of baroque classics. This imaginative concert, commemorating Galileo’s first public demonstration of the telescope, explores the fusion of arts, science and culture in the 17th and 18th centuries. The dynamic musicians at the heart of Tafelmusik perform the music by memory to a backdrop of high-definition images from the Hubble telescope and Canadian astronomers. The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres features poetic narration, choreography, and music by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel. Back to top. 17. The Andrews Initiative Presents: Nora Young Seeing the Forest and the Trees Nov 20 Are you thriving in the digital age? Nora Young, host of CBC Radio’s Spark and the author of The Virtual Self, will pose this question on Thursday, November 20 at 7:30pm at the Wu Centre auditorium, UNB Fredericton Campus. In the first lecture of the series Re-Imagining the Internet hosted by the University of New Brunswick’s Andrew’s Initiative, Ms. Young will present a talk, entitled Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Surviving and Thriving in the Coming Data Boom. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. Following the talk, Ms. Young will be available to sign her latest book, The Virtual Self: How Our Digital Lives Are Altering The World Around Us, published by McClelland and Stewart. The book will be available for sale that night. For more information, please visit www.unb.ca/initiatives/andrews. Back to top. 18. The Rewards of Curiosity Colloquium at UNB’s Department of English Nov 21 The November talk in the Department of English 2014-15 Colloquium series will be given by Professor Emeritus Robert Cockburn, and will be entitled The Rewards of Curiosity: Editing Distant Summers: P.G. Downes’ Journals of Travels in Northern Canada, 1936-1947. This talk will have to do with Professor Cockburn’s interest in far northern travel and its literature, concentrating on how he discovered the Downes journals, carried out research stimulated by them, and eventually saw them into print. He will read passages from the diaries, and extracts from correspondence with men who had known Downes or traveled with him. The talk will be given in Room 5, Tilley Hall, at UNB on Friday, November 21, at 3:30pm. Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information, contact Mary Rimmer at the Department of English at 453-7393 or [email protected]. Back to top. 19. Remembering Bruno Bobak begins at Gallery 78 Nov 21 Bruno Bobak was an iconic figure on the Canadian art scene. His works in oil, watercolour, and print media are readily recognisable and widely collected. Gallery 78 is pleased to present work from the estate of this esteemed artist. From November 21 to December 21, 2014, view works on paper, board, and canvas featuring Bobak’s figures, landscapes and still life compositions. Visit Gallery 78’s web site at www.gallery78.com for more details. Last chance to see: Lee Horus Clark’s Maritime Shino; and the exhibition My Favourite Things featuring Jessie Babin, Ann Balch, Joanne Hunt, Susan Paterson, and Cathy Ross. These two exhibitions end November 16. ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 8 Gallery 78 is open weekdays: Tuesday to Friday 10am-5pm and on the weekends: Saturdays 10am-3pm, Sundays 1-4pm. We look forward to seeing you soon. Gallery 78 is located at 796 Queen St. (corner of Church and Queen. Visit virtually at www.gallery78.com. Back to top. 20. Cineplex’s Met Opera Live presents Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) Nov 22 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) Conductor: Michele Mariotti Featuring: Isabel Leonard, Lawrene Brownlee, Christopher Maltman The Met’s effervescent production of Rossini’s classic comedy, featuring some of the most instantly recognizable melodies in all of opera, stars Isabel Leonard as the feisty Rosina, Lawrence Brownlee as her conspiring flame, and Christopher Maltman as the endlessly resourceful and charming barber, himself. Michele Mariotti conducts the vivid and tuneful score. The live performance (Italian w/e.s.t.) is presented on Saturday, November 22 at 1:55pm. There will be an encore presentation on Saturday, January 10 at 12pm. All performances take place at Cineplex, Regent Mall. For more information visit: http://www.cineplex.com/Events/MetOpera or call 4589704. Back to top. 21. Free Public Talk by John LeRoux on Fredericton's Centennial Building Nov 23 The Fredericton Heritage Trust invites members of the public to a free illustrated talk by architectural historian John LeRoux on Fredericton's Centennial Building: a Precious yet Misunderstood Monument. This event takes place on Sunday, November 23 at 2:30pm at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, located at 23 Dineen Drive, UNB Campus. Free Parking. Light Refreshments. Back to top. 22. STU Singers Present Christmas Concert Nov 24 The 60-voice-strong STU Singers present their Christmas concert, A Canadian At Home Christmas, on Monday, November 24, 7pm, in the STU chapel (George Martin Hall, second floor). The program features music of many styles, from many ages, but all with a Canadian connection. Special guest is STU President Dawn Russell, who will be reading selections of Canadian poetry. The Singers are directed by Dr. Willis Noble. Dianne Roxborough Brown is at the piano. Tickets ($10 general admission; $5 for students) are available at the door. Back to top. Workshops | Classes | Art Camps 1. Painting with Wax Encaustic Workshop Nov 15 Encaustic is an ancient painting medium that uses molten beeswax as a binder with pigment. It is sort of like painting with melted crayons! When it’s hot, it’s wet, and when cool it’s dry, and you can do all kinds of interesting things with it. Then use a heat gun to work on the next phase. Paint, incise, fill, scrape, melt, smudge, blend, even work with stencils. There’s no end to the possibilities for getting amazing effects with this paint! This workshop takes place on Saturday, November 15, from 1-5pm in Memorial Hall, Room #26. For more information: http://www.unb.ca/cel/programview/enrichment/fredericton/painting-with-wax.html. Back to top. 2. Figure Drawing Studio at NBCCD Offered Again in November Following the success of our initial offering this fall, we are pleased to announce that figure drawing sessions will be offered again on Wednesday, November 19. The cost will be $20 for all 3 weeks, or $10 per night (free for full-time NBCCD students). You can pay Joss directly (cash only please) when rd you come to the studio. The studio is on the 3 floor of the main NB College of Craft and Design on Queen St., Fredericton. Sessions run from 6:30 to 9:00pm. The door will be locked, so you must be at the door at 6:30pm sharp! No strong chemicals allowed. Nude models are involved. For more information, contact Joss Richer at: [email protected], 454-5214, or 478-4610. Back to top. 3. ArtsLink NB Launches 2014-15 Professional Development Series ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 9 ArtsLink NB is delighted to offer its members a series of workshops to provide them with the skills and resources they need to succeed. Professional development is necessary for our artists and cultural workers to have long, creatively satisfying, and financially sustainable careers in this province. Writing for a Grant: John Murchie November 19, 10am-4pm, at Connexion ARC, in Fredericton Along with an overview of the typical components of grant applications, this workshop will focus on developing a project concept and writing about it clearly and concisely. The session will focus on Canada Council for the Arts and artsnb. Learn how to write about yourself and your art practice in a way that supports your proposal and discover what jurors look for when reviewing submissions. Participants are asked to bring their partially-completed grant applications for feedback. John Murchie is a visual artist and curator living and working in Sackville, NB. The former coordinator of Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre, he has served on numerous provincial and national juries. All workshops are free to ArtsLink NB members, who are welcome to participate in as many of the workshops as they would like. Non-member fees are $25 for half day sessions, and $50 for full day workshops. Space is limited and registration is required. A $20 deposit is taken at registration to secure your spot, and will be reimbursed at the workshop. Registration includes refreshments for half day sessions and lunch for full day sessions. Participants are responsible for their own transportation and accommodation. We welcome your feedback. What topics would you like to see offered in future sessions? Are you interested in facilitating a workshop or do you know of any great facilitators you would recommend? Let us know at [email protected] or (506) 646-1832. To register for the workshop visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/writing-for-a-grant-with-john-murchie-tickets-13551373523 . Back to top. 4. Noteworthy Development through Music: Community Music Therapy for Children Kimberly Arsenault, an accredited music therapist, will be running a series of 6 music therapy sessions for young children between the ages of 3-7. As an accredited music therapist, she will use specifically learned techniques and music in order stimulate positive growth and development in areas such as cognitive, physical, and social skills - all through the power (and fun) of music. The sessions will take place on Saturday afternoons between November 1 and December 6. There are 3 possible time slots available: 1-1:45pm 2:-2:45pm 3-3:45pm There will be a maximum number of 6 children per group. Sessions will take place at Haven for Hope, located at 347 Main Street, Fredericton. The price is $150.00 per child ($25.00 per session). To register or for more information, contact Kimberly Arsenault at: [email protected] or phone (506) 259-1250. Back to top. 5. Upcoming Fall and Winter Art Classes with Carole Forbes Learn to Draw and Paint with Samantha Atkinson Ongoing all fall. Thursday evening 6:30 to 9pm Cost is $80 for 4 or a $20 drop in charge if space allows. Learn to Draw and Paint with Carole Forbes Resuming for the fall on September 2. Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 10am to 12:30pm; Tuesday evenings 6:30 to 9pm All classes are $80 for 4; a $20 deposit will hold your spot. Some spaces are still available. Learn to Draw and Paint with Samantha Atkinson or Carole Forbes Ongoing starting September 3, 2014. Takes place on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30pm to 9pm. All classes are $80 for 4 weeks. A $20 deposit will hold your spot. ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 10 Beginner Watercolour with Sue Linton or Carole Forbes All classes are $80 for 4 weeks. A $20 deposit will hold your spot. Ongoing starting September 11, 2014. Takes place on Thursday mornings 10am to 12:30pm. *There is a 10% discount if you take both august workshops All classes are held at Carole Forbes Techniques Studio, located at 787 Union Street in Fredericton. Please call 506-261-3299 or email [email protected]. Visit www.caroleforbes.com. Back to top. Auditions | Call for Artist Submissions & Awards 1. New Brunswick Youth Choir Now Accepting Auditions The New Brunswick Youth Choir is a four-day choral residency for singers between the ages of 16 and 24 which will take place at the Université de Moncton from May 7-10, 2015 under the direction of Scott Leithead. NBYC is an excellent opportunity for serious young singers to work with a nationally-recognized choral conductor and to connect with like-minded students from around the province who share a passion for singing. Auditions for the NBYC are now open. All auditions will be recorded and the file emailed to the New Brunswick Choral Federation office. The audition will consist of a song sung a cappella which demonstrates the singer's range, technique and vocal quality as well as a vocal exercise which is assigned by the NBCF. In addition to the recording, the candidate will include a letter of recommendation by a singing teacher or choir director and a general information form which is supplied by the NBCF. Deadline for submitting the audition recording and supporting materials is January 15, 2015. For further information about the audition or any aspect of the New Brunswick Youth Choir, please contact Dianne Roxborough Brown at the NBCF at 453-3731 or [email protected]. Back to top. 2. Shannex Parkland Fredericton Accepting Submission for Christmas Art Gallery Exhibition Shannex Parkland Fredericton Retirement Living Complex, located at 35 Patience Lane, is having its second exhibition of artwork in time for Christmas. The first exhibition was a great success with over 200 in attendance at the opening. The art gallery space is located in the beautiful pedways that connect the buildings. The show will provide an opportunity for artists to display and sell their artwork in time for the Christmas season. We are inviting local artists to display their work. All mediums are welcome. Artwork will be accepted until 3pm, Friday, November 21. We are requesting that the artist’s name, the title of the work, the dimensions, the medium, the price a short biography of the artist, and ideally a JPEG of the work or works be provided via email. Shannex is also inviting the public to the opening and to visit the gallery to view the artworks. Artists who are interested in participating should call or email Penny Pacey: 460-8546, [email protected]. Back to top. 3. Call for Proposals: Charlotte Glencross Gallery The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is seeking proposals for the Charlotte Glencross Gallery, for our regular exhibition programming. The Charlotte Street Arts Centre “opens the doors of creative expression to all”, and invites professional artists, emerging artists, indigenous artists, multicultural artists, and students to apply. Submission deadline for full proposals is Monday, December 1, 2014 by 4pm EST. Applicants will be considered for exhibitions beginning mid-May 2015 through to 2016. Artists must submit proposals by email to [email protected] with the subject heading: Glencross Gallery Submission - Regular Programming. Only two-dimensional works can be shown in the Charlotte Glencross Gallery (no sculptural works, please). Requirements: ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 250-word artist statement/ proposal for exhibition Arts CV (maximum of 3 pages) and 250-word biography No more than 10 images of work (JPEGS), 1024px at the largest side, 150 dpi Image list that specifies titles of work, date completed, media used and dimensions Completed application form and contract are available on our website at: http://charlottestreetarts.ca/index.php/site/how-to-apply All text files must be PDF or Word format. Applicants will be notified of the jury decisions by email on or before March 1, 2015. Questions regarding submissions can be sent to Exhibitions Committee Chair, Dana O'Regan at [email protected]. Back to top. 11 ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 12 Galleries at a Glance Acacia Gallery: 1948 Lakeview Road, Cambridge-Narrows, New Brunswick, E4C 1N2 | Phone: 488-1119 | Website: www.flynnfineart.com | Hours: Saturday and Sunday. 12- 5pm, or by appointment. Artful Persuasion: 79 York Street, Fredericton | Phone: 450-0464 |Website: www.facebook.com/ArtfulPersuasion | Hours: MondayFriday, 10am-6pm, and Saturday 10am-5pm. Beaverbrook Art Gallery: 703 Queen Street, Fredericton, E3B 5A6 | Phone: 458-2028 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.beaverbrookartgallery.org | Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 10am-5pm, Thursday from 10am-9pm, Sunday from 12-5pm. Botinicals Gift Shop Inc.: 610 Queen Street, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 1C2 | Phone: 454-6101 | Email: [email protected] | Hours: Monday – Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-pm4 | Website: www.botinicalsgiftshop.com. Like us on Facebook for all the latest updates and specials in the shop. Brookside Gallery: Located within the Brookside Mall at 435 Brookside Drive, Fredericton, NB E3A 8V4 | Email: [email protected] | Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-9pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Closed Sunday | An artist-run gallery currently representing 14 local artists. Charlotte Glencross Gallery, Charlotte Street Arts Centre: 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, E3B 5C8 | Phone: 454-6952 | Email: [email protected] |Website: www.charlottestreetarts.ca. | Hours: Seven days a week until 10pm. Fredericton Region Museum: 571 Queen Street, Fredericton | Phone: 455-6041 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.yorksunburymuseum.com | Hours: April – June: Tuesday to Saturday: 1-4pm (by appointment or by chance); July – August: Sunday to Saturday: 10am-5pm; September – November: Tuesday to Saturday: 1-4pm (by appointment or by chance); December – March: By appointment* or by chance. Fredericton Playhouse Annex Gallery: Gallery Connexion's Annex Gallery at the Playhouse, 686 Queen Street, Fredericton, E3B 1C2 | Phone: 454-1433 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.galleryconnexion.ca/programming/annex-gallery/ | Hours: Tuesday Friday 12-6pm. Galerie des Bâtisseurs: Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne, 715 Priestman Street | Phone: 453-2731 | Hours: Monday-Saturday from 8am-10pm, Sunday from 8am-9pm. Gallery 78: 796 Queen Street, Fredericton | Phone: 454-5192 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.gallery78.com | Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-3pm, Sunday 1-4pm. Connexion ARC: Charlotte Street Art Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton | Phone: 454-1433 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.connexionARC.org | Hours: Regular Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 12-6pm; Summer Hours: Friday and Saturday, 12-6pm. Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts: 225 Woodstock Road, Second Floor Delta Hotel, Fredericton | Phone: 454-2278 | Email: [email protected] | Website: http://www.artcontact.ca | Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11am-7pm, Sunday and Monday by appointment. Isaac's Way Restaurant Art Gallery: 649 Queen Street, Fredericton | Phone: 474-7222 | Email: [email protected] | Website: http://isaacsway.ca | Hours: Monday-Friday 11am; Saturday and Sunday 8am (Closing Hours Sunday-Wednesday 10pm, ThursdaySaturday 11pm. Government House: 51 Woodstock Road, Fredericton | Phone: 453-2505 | Email: [email protected]. | Hours: Monday – Friday, 10am-5pm. Little Brown Jug Antiques: 540 Route 105, Maugerville, New Brunswick | Phone: 459-4416 | Website: www.littlebrownjugantiques.com | Hours: Monday – Friday 9am-5pm. Loominations Studio and Gallery: 94 Grasse Circle, Fredericton, New Brunswick |Phone: 457-1443 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.loominations.ca |Hours: Saturday and Sunday from 1-5pm, or by appointment. M&T Deli Art Gallery: 546 Queen Street, Fredericton | Phone: 458-9068 | Email: [email protected] | Website: http://mtdeli.com | Hours: Monday-Thursday from 7:30am-5pm, Fridays from 7:30am-4:30pm, Saturdays 10am-3pm. ARTSnews November 13, 2014 Volume 16, Issue 44 13 New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame: 503 Queen Street, Fredericton | Phone: 453-3747 | Email: [email protected] |Website: www.nbsportshalloffame.com | Hours: Open daily June through August, Tuesday-Saturday 9:30am-5pm, and during Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. Individual and group tours by appointment during the fall, winter, and spring seasons. The Gallery: New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, 457 Queen Street, Fredericton | Phone: 453-2305 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.nbccd.ca/en/home/default.aspx | Hours: Monday-Friday from 8:15am-4:30pm. Saunders Studio Art Gallery: 29 Route 616, Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick | Phone: 506-363-2917. Scandimodern: 61 Carleton Street, Fredericton | Phone: 455-7730 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.scandimodern.ca | Hours: Monday to Thursday 11am – 6pm; Friday 11am – 8pm; Saturday 10am – 4pm. Shannex Parkland Pedway Gallery: 35 Patience Lane, Fredericton |Phone: 460-8546 | Fax: 460-7275 | Mobile: 292-4025 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.experienceparkland.com | Hours: By appointment from 9am-4pm. UNB Art Centre: Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, UNB Campus, Fredericton | Phone: 453-4623 | Website: www.cel.unb.ca/pce | Hours: Monday-Friday from 9am-4pm. Fredericton Arts Alliance is a charitable incorporated non-profit organization. Charitable tax receipts will be issued for donations of $10 or more. Manage your subscription to ARTSnews Subscription to the Arts News is free | You are welcome to forward the Arts News to a friend. To subscribe, send an email (it can be empty) to [email protected] | You can unsubscribe by clicking here: [email protected] Submitting notices to ARTSnews If you have a community arts announcement that you would like included in the ARTSnews, please send it to [email protected] | The deadline to submit notices is each Monday by 7pm. 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