Spring 2016 - Quinte Arts Council

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Spring 2016
COVERING THE ARTS IN QUINTE
Volume 26, Number1
Spring flowers bring May children’s festival!
Spirit Borne
Oh, the joys of spring! What better way to celebrate the
new season than a festival for children. And, our friends
at the Quinte Children’s Theatre are doing just that
with the Quinte area’s first children’s festival, Kidstock,
taking place May 11 to 15 at the Maranatha Church
Auditorium on College Street in Belleville.
Kidstock has booked eight artistically brilliant and
educational family entertainment acts that will perform
14 shows over the five days. The event encompasses
eight family shows and six school-day shows. Dates and
times for each act are on the website, www.kidstock.
ca. Tickets to the family shows are only $7.50 and
are available online and at the Quinte Arts Council,
Maranatha Church, MFRC in Trenton or by calling
613-920-3623.
Fun is the focus, but the event is about enriching our
children’s lives. Marketing Director, Brenda Dettlinger
puts it very eloquently, “Each act inspires the audience
to use the four Cs of the arts—creativity, collaboration,
conflict resolution and communication—through dance,
puppetry, song, improvisation, music, spoken word and
all combinations of the arts.”
School-day shows, presented for just $3 a student,
are also an important part of this event, with shows
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 10:30 am and 12:30
pm. By early February, the shows were almost half sold
out. If your child’s school has not confirmed its place,
talk to your school principal. There may still be time.
However, if the school shows are fully booked, the same
artists will be presenting at 6:30 pm that evening.
On Wednesday, May 11, The Canadian Contemporary
Dance Theatre will be performing Teasing Gravity! The
troop is comprised of young dancers all under 20 years
of age! Your child could be inspired to one day join this
company and go on tour!
On Thursday, May 12, Chris McKhool and Fiddlefire
will get the young and young-at-heart audience members
dancing to violin renditions of catchy tunes. Come see
and hear this sensational two-time Juno Award winning
artist.
On Friday, May 13, from Montreal, the delightful
The Music Arsenal will present the zoological fantasy
Carnival of the Animals. What is a zoological fantasy?
Come and watch these beautiful puppets take the stage
in a show set to the beautiful music of Camille St-Saens.
The 10:30 am show is en francais for French language
students. Talk about enrichment!
Then get ready for Super Saturday, when four great
acts hit the main stage and over 15 acts, including the
Dates are available
Plan your
wedding
at Dinkel’s
613-966-2556
[email protected]
44 Bridge St. E., Downtown Belleville
www.dinkelsrestaurant.com
A PUBLICATION OF THE
stars of the Rotary Music Festival, will perform on our
free stage. From 11:30 until 3:15, Maranatha Church is
hosting a free barbeque and plenty of activities for the
kids. A family can see a great show for $30, catch a free
show with some amazing young talent and then get a
free lunch.
The day opens at 10:30 with the Junkyard Symphony,
Canada’s eco-entertainment pioneers. Your children
will be inspired to form their own recycled repertoires.
We hope they bring their 12-foot robot! Their motto is
“Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Rock!” These guys sure do.
Next up, at 1 pm, will be the always zany DuffleBag
Theatre, returning to Belleville with their take on the
classic tale of Robin Hood. Any audience member may
be called upon to participate in this improvisational
presentation, regardless of age! The DuffleBag troop
makes the stage come to life. Squeals of laughter and
hilarious experiences are shared by all who attend.
continued on page 2
This issue sponsored by
Belleville Intelligencer
Umbrella
continued from cover
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair
Past Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Member
Anne Cunningham
Dan Atkinson
Jenny Woods
Robert Kranendonk
Bob Blanchard
STAFF
Carol Feeney
Executive Director
[email protected]
Carol Bauer
Artist and Member Services Officer
[email protected]
Kim Lidstone
Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
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Deadline for the Summer issue
(June/July/August) 2016 is Monday,
April 25, 2016
Umbrella welcomes submissions in the following categories: illustrations and photographs, articles on or about
the arts in the Quinte region, poetry or prose. Umbrella assumes no responsibility for unsolicited materials.
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Umbrella reserves the right to edit, crop and editorialize all
submissions.
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The information and opinions contained in this newsletter
are obtained from various sources believed to be reliable, but
their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The Quinte Arts Council and its employees and agents assume no respon-sibility
for errors or omissions or for damages arising from the use
of the published information and opinions. Readers are cautioned to consult their own professional advisors to determine the applicability of information and opinions in this
newsletter in any particular circumstances.
MISSION, VISION & VALUE STATEMENTS
Mission: The Quinte Arts Council is an umbrella organization dedicated to promoting artists and arts organizations in all disciplines and to further appreciation of arts
and culture in the Quinte region.
Vision: Cultivating Creativity
To achieve our mission, we:
• provide effective, accessible communication tools
• engage artists in our programs and events
• provide arts education opportunities for artists and
students
• provide professional development activities for artists
• foster and engage in dialogue about the arts in our
community
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Umbrella • Spring 2016
Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre
At 3:30, Kidstock presents Spirit Borne’s Made to
Thrive! This talented cast features students from 10
different high schools. Set in the 1880s, the story is
about David, a boy who just doesn’t fit in. Join him in
this beautiful musical about discovering our gifts.
families with a classically infused program of music
from animation, like Let it Go! from the film Frozen
and some much loved classics. Audience members will
be encouraged to interact with the ensemble and try
their hand at conducting!
Quinte Children’s Theatre, a proud member of Quinte
Arts Council, is putting a huge spotlight on the council’s
vision: to ‘Cultivate Creativity’ - through Kidstock!
The Music Arsenal
Wrapping up this day, at 6:30, will be a sensational
family show starring Andy Forgie and The
Fiddleheads. This show will appeal to all ages.
The festival wraps Sunday, May 15 with the
greatly anticipated show, It’s Kids’ Stuff!, a special
presentation by The Quinte Symphony under new
Conductor, Dan Tremblay. The concert will enthrall
Over 50 sponsors and community partners have
pledged their support behind this inaugural event,
including Take Mike for Granite, the Premier
Event Sponsor. QCT is inviting area businesses to
participate by buying tickets for staff and clients or
to simply share news of the event with families and
friends through Facebook and other social media
portals. The dream of a first-class and fun family
festival will soon be a reality.Give an experience
rather than a thing! The Kidstock experience will
only cost $7.50 per person per show. Together, we
can make an impact in the Quinte region and show
the world that Quinte is a cultural centre that is
community-oriented and has a true focus on kidfriendly opportunities.Come experience the quality
of these performances for yourself and your family!
For tickets and more information, go to www.
kidstock.ca or call 613-920-3623.
“Woodstock defined a generation, but organizers of
Kidstock want to inspire one.” Luke Hendry, THE
INTELLIGENCER.
Notice to the QAC Membership
The Quinte Arts CouncilÊs
Annual General Meeting
will be held Thursday, June 23, 2016, 5-7 pm
In the John M. Parrott Gallery,
3rd Floor, Belleville Public Library,
254 Pinnacle Street, Belleville
The meeting will include:
• election of the board of directors
• reports on the QACÊs strategic
planning initiatives
• social time and networking
• finger foods, cash bar
• live entertainment
Everyone is welcome
LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
Quinte Arts Council
seeking
Board members
December 10, 2015
Hi Folks,
I finally found the time to sit down and read the most
recent Umbrella cover to cover. It took me three sessions!
What a great issue – chock-full of interesting articles literally something for everyone. In my forty+ years in
this community, I have never ceased to be amazed at the
breadth and depth of the ever-increasing pool of people
involved in artistic pursuits in this area. Certainly no
“cultural wasteland” as I mistakenly assumed before
moving here!
Well done and congrats to all involved.
Mary-Lynne Morgan
Via email
We also need business and community
leaders who can help us with strategic
planning, fundraising and financial sustainability. These are challenging economic times for the arts and we need
your help.
December 11, 2015
Hi Carol B,
What a great Purdy/Poetry issue of Umbrella! I sent
some copies to poet friends, including Honey so
she could see her essay in print. Honey said she was
‘gobsmacked’ with pleasure. My friend Sylvia in TO was
also very complimentary about the issue, and she’s not a
poet ; ) Also heard good things from Jim Christy and just
about everybody who has seen the current issue. Guess
it was a good idea to go from six issues a year to four
larger, more colourful ones. Anyway, Congrats!
peace & poetry power!
Chris Faiers
Via email
Happy Spring!
The Quinte Arts Council is currently
seeking representatives from our membership to join our committed team and
help to shape our future. Our goal is to
expand the board to include more artist
members who are interested in assisting
us to develop our programming and
take other initiatives to help us serve
artists in the region.
The Board meets once a month, 10
times a year, for approximately one and
a half hours per meeting. Committees
meet on an as-needed basis throughout
the year.
If you are interested in and enthusiastic
about the arts in the Quinte region and
willing to share your time and expertise
to assist an organization that has been
serving the community for more than
45 years, we want to hear from you.
Please send your résumé and area of interest to Carol Feeney at [email protected] by April 30. The
applications will be vetted by the Organizational Development Committee and
members of the Executive committee,
and the names and bios of successful
candidates will be put forward for a vote
by our membership at the AGM on June
23, 2016.
Visit www.quinteartscouncil.org for
more information about the QAC.
MESSAGE
FROM THE CHAIR
Anne Cunningham, Chair
On behalf of the board and staff at the Quinte Arts
Council, I would like to thank all of our members who
responded to the recent online survey to help shape our
future. We are very pleased with the results which are
currently being tallied and reviewed for inclusion in
our 2016-2018 strategic plan. 2017 marks Quinte Arts
Council’s 50th anniversary which is cause to celebrate
and our plan will include ways to acknowledge and
commemorate this important milestone.
Our members are very important to us and we continually
strive to enhance and improve the benefits that we
provide to them. This year, thanks to the Province of
Ontario, we will be launching an online gallery and gift
shop and have e-commerce capability on our website,
which will offer convenient ways for members and
the public to access goods and services. The upgrades
also include increasing the capability for QAC and its
membership to make better use of social media networks.
More information on this will be forthcoming in the next
issue of Umbrella.
Please put June 23 in your calendar as that is the date
that we will be holding our Annual General Meeting at
the John M. Parrott Gallery from 5 to 7 p.m. There are
more details in the ad on page 2. It is our hope that we
will have a good turnout so that we can share all of these
exciting new developments with you.
A special thank you also to our readership, some of
whom are not members, but read our publication
faithfully each issue and to our advertisers who help
make Umbrella possible. We are grateful for your
continued support which allows us to spread the news
about what is happening in this very vibrant and active
arts and culture scene.
Anne Cunningham
Chair, QAC Board of Directors
THE KINGSTON SYMPHONY PRESENTS
BEETHOVEN’S 9th SYMPHONY
March 19, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.
March 20, 2016 | 2:30 p.m.
The Isabel
Experience Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ like never before!
QAC programs are funded in part by:
The John M. & Bernice
Parrott Foundation and
OPERA AT WARP SPEED
AMERICAN ROOTS
April 30, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.
Grand Theatre
From Swing to Rock 'n' Roll, Dave
Bennett plays everything from
Benny Goodman to the Beatles.
April 2, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.
Grand Theatre
Highlights from your favourite operas with a sci-fi twist!
RAVEL, STRAVINSKY & BERNSTEIN
April 17, 2016 | 2:30 p.m.
The Isabel
Boléro, Firebird, West Side Story, and more!
TICKETS | $10 - $50 | 613-530-2050 | www.kingstonsymphony.on.ca
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FILM
Quinte Film Alternative reaches out
to students
See It For FREE!
By Lynn Braun
A
SPECIAL FREE
QUINTE FILM ALTERNATIVE PRESENTATION
I n C E L E B R AT I O N o f o u r 2 0 t h A n n i v e r s a r y S e a s o n
F i r s t R u n . F e s t i v a l Q u a l i t y. M u s t S e e . C i n e m a .
ONE SHOWING ONLY
April 6
7:30 PM
COMING SOON
RAMS • March 16 THE LADY IN THE VAN
TBC • April 13 MY INTERNSHIP IN CANADA
March 2
March 30
QUINTE FILM ALTERNATIVE GREAT MOVIE WEDNESDAYS
Alternate Wednesdays – September - May
The Empire Theatre – 2:00 & 7:30 PM
Suzanne Clément and Patrick Huard in My Internship in Canada.
Quinte Film Alternative (QFA) is
a community-based, not-for-profit,
volunteer-driven organization
committed to offering an
‘alternative’ to the usual cinema
experience available in our farfrom-the-big-city hinterland.
MY INTERNSHIP
IN CANADA
ENGLISH SUBTITLED VERSION OF GUIBORD S'EN VA-T-EN GUERRE
There is a solid membership
base of regulars who show up
regardless of whether the film
is Canadian or international,
dramatic or comedic, in English
or sub-titled, well-know or
unknown. Others pick and choose
certain films that catch their fancy.
When a film’s topic relates to
something that may be of interest
to a particular demographic we
promote it as such.
We are always attempting to
reach a ‘younger’ audience, even
students, and we offer them a reduced ticket price.
Occasionally we accommodate them with a special
screening, as is the case on April 13, when secondary
school French students will be invited to My Internship
in Canada at 10:30 am in The Empire Theatre. This
French Canadian film is directed
by Academy Award nominee and
Film Circuit favourite, Philippe
Falardeau (Monsieur Lazhar,
C’est pas moi, je le jure!) and stars
Patrick Huard (Starbuck, Bon Cop
Bad Cop) and Suzanne Clément
(Mommy) and takes a humorous
look at the vagaries of Canadian
politics.
It serves as a bit of a flashback,
given the results of the recent
election, but nonetheless brings to
the forefront timeless issues of the
complexities and pitfalls that elected
representatives face on Parliament
Hill and the wheeling and dealing
PHILIPPE FALARDEAU
that happens in Ottawa. Bring
into the mix a fresh-faced Haitian
intern, who knows considerably
more about the ins and outs of our
parliamentary system than does
his independent MP boss, and Falardeau’s gentle satire
demonstrates that it sometimes takes a person from another
country to explain to us the workings - and the value - of
the unique system that makes our democracy (sometimes)
function.
quintefilmalternative.ca
quintefilmalternative.ca
The film will expose students not only to French,
Canadian politics, and issues of immigration, but
also to a unique movie experience in contrast to what
they normally see at the local multi-plex. Educators
interested in bringing their students can email info@
quintefilmalternative.ca.
Please note that the QFA’s 20th Anniversary celebration,
originally planned for January 20, has been rescheduled
as part of the Season Finale Film & Social on June 8.
Quinte Film Alternative matinée and evening
screenings are held on alternate Wednesdays at
The Empire Theater, 321 Front Street, downtown
Belleville. Attend a single screening or become
a regular member. Benefits of membership
include reduced ticket prices and invitations to
special events. Everyone is welcome! Please visit
quintefilmalternative.ca for membership information or
to subscribe to the eBulletin.
QFA gratefully acknowledges its partnership with Film
Circuit, Toronto International Film Festival, its sponsors
and supporters. For more information about Film Circuit
please visit tiff.net/filmcircuit.
Belleville’s fourth annual Jane’s Walk will reveal gems
Held every year, the same weekend in May,
worldwide, Jane’s Walk celebrates the ideas and
legacy of city planning activist Jane Jacobs. Free
walking and biking tours, led by knowledgeable
and passionate volunteers, will take you on an
exploration of our neighborhood treasures and
create an opportunity to talk about what matters
to you in your community. Jane believed that to
truly understand and know your city, you’ve got to
observe it on foot or by bike.
Belleville volunteers craft more Jane’s Walk tours
than any other city this size in the world and this
year will be no exception, with over five being
considered. While the 2016 walks and bike rides
are in the early planning stages, the emerging theme
seems to be Jewels in the Crown, offering insights
into some of our historical, educational, musical,
artistic and agricultural gems throughout the city.
For updates, visit our Belleville website at janeswalk.
org/Canada/Belleville, join us on Facebook (Jane’s
Walk Belleville), Twitter (@walkbelleville) or email
[email protected]
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Jane goes to church: walkers gather on the steps of Bridge Street United Church, with architectural restorationist, Tom Plue.
Five major documentaries featured
at DocFest 2016
Year five, and time for a few changes at the annual
Belleville Downtown DocFest, March 4, 5 and 6. Our
international documentary film festival is now a highly
anticipated event that helps to break up the frosty days
of late February and early March. Over 40 films, that
speak to the environment, social justice, legal issues,
food security and economic issues, and celebrate life
and human dignity around the world and right here at
home, will kick off on Friday morning at The Core,
DocFest’s headquarters.
Miss Sharon Jones! directed by two-time Academy
Award-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple, is the
festival’s Opening Gala film, at 7 pm at the Empire
Theatre. Sharon Jones, a funk-soul singer, has
been likened to James Brown. This moving but
never maudlin film tracks Jones’ struggle to beat
pancreatic cancer, at a moment when she and her
band looked poised to enjoy their greatest success.
“By the end of this film, what you’ll want is more
and more of Miss Sharon Jones!” Thom Powers
from TIFF.
The Soul Motivators, a Toronto based 9-piece funk/
soul band, will pick up where the film leaves off, with
a powerful live performance with perhaps some covers
of Sharon Jones’ songs. “It’s one of those bands that
restores our faith in real music: soul music, written and
performed with a purpose with actual instruments,”
Bijana, Cut From Steel review.
Pretsell Davies Lawyers return as sponsors for the
evening of pomp and glamour at The Empire Theatre
as they have done since the festival’s inception.
Another innovation for the 5th anniversary will be the
inclusion of Downtown DocFeast, an early evening
opportunity for festival-goers to enjoy full-course
meals or substantial snacks at most of the city’s
downtown restaurants. “There will be plenty of time
to enjoy a relaxed meal following the last scheduled
afternoon film, before ‘Saturday Night at The Empire,’
featuring Al Purdy was here, presented by Bay of
Quinte Mutual Insurance, a brand new sponsor,” says
Gary Magwood, DocFest’s chair.
New for 2016 will be ‘Feature Sunday’ at The Empire
Theatre, three major docs on the big screen: Frame by
Frame - about four photojournalists, one a graduate
of Loyalist College, forging a free press in postTaliban Afghanistan; After the Last River, independent
filmmaker Victoria Lean’s look at a remote northern
Ontario indigenous community, in the shadow of a
De Beers diamond mine, and ending the festival with
Unbranded - Hot Docs Audience Award winner and part
of DocFest’s inaugural Bell Media Hot Docs Showcase.
EAT+SLEEP+SIP
+SEE
at Drake by the Lake
$50 Festival Passes are available from outlets in and
around the Quinte area, including the Quinte Arts Council.
Check the DocFest Facebook page or website for up-todate information or email [email protected].
The NAFMC Foundation is proud to present SOARING
May 19th to May 23rd, 2016.
Submission Deadline May 18th, 2016 at Noon.
Juror’s Selections to be Announced May 18th, 2016.
Opening reception May 19th at 7:00 pm.
Each artist is invited to submit 2 pieces.
Submission fee of $50.
For more details, rules and to register, please go to
airforcemuseum.ca
Deloro film to be screened at international festival
Cpl. Dan Dudenhoffer and drummer Kaitlin Landry recreate a famous 1945 kiss from New York City at the end of WWII in this
frame from Lest We Forget - The Price of Freedom. In the background are the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Pipe Band and
Deloro villagers.
Cpl. Devon Robar and Cpl. Dan Dudenhoffer, in a scene from
Lest We Forget - The Price of Freedom.
A film made about the Deloro War Memorial, Lest We
Forget – The Price of Freedom, has been selected to
be screened at the London International Filmmaker
Festival of World Cinema in London, England. The
filmmakers, Laura J. Forth and James Aubrey Smith,
have also been nominated in two categories – Best
Director (short documentary) and Best Educational or
Scientific Film Award.
used for all the munitions, ammunition equipment,
precision instruments and medical equipment used by
our brave sailors, soldiers and airmen in both world
wars. According to James Aubrey Smith, “The reason
why we did the film was to tell the story of how
Deloro played a significant role in WWI and II which
has not been acknowledged. Without Deloro we might
have had a very different outcome to WWII.”
The Deloro memorial, which was unveiled and
dedicated last October, is an 11-foot-high black
granite obelisk with a QR code that can be scanned
with a smart phone or other digital device, to take you
to the online historical documentary. It’s the world’s
first digital cenotaph, conceptualized by Forth and
Smith.
The memorial sits on the front lawn of the Deloro
Village Community Centre, a site which overlooks
the Deloro Mine. The mine contributed in significant
ways to the Allied Forces’ successes in the First and
Second World Wars, providing the stellite and cobalt
To view the film, visit deloromemorial.wix.com/
canadawarmemorial.
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VISUAL ARTS
Spring shows at the John M. Parrott Art Gallery
By Susan Holland, Curator
of my natural surroundings. I have a ‘field’ I gaze at
every day that brings a calm collected peace to me. This
expanse is far-reaching and uplifting. I know everyone
can find this field.”
Also until March 30, gallery staff member Anne Ireland
presents Through a glass, darkly... in Gallery Two.
Anne is a figurative painter who says: “I continue to
draw inspiration from movement, poetry, nature and
the mythologies that we share… or don’t. I am not
interested in ‘capturing’ a moment but in ‘glimpsing’
a moment.” Her work is captivating and thoughtprovoking, and many of the pieces here are based on
passages of narrative, or poems which have struck a
chord with the artist.
April sees the return of the Secondary School Art Show,
now in its 28th year! We are always impressed by the
creativity and talent displayed by the students, and this
year we can expect many imaginative renderings by the
teens of our community. Beneath the Surface opens on
Thursday, April 7, from 6 to 7:30 pm. and we invite you
to come and view the exhibition, meet the students and
teachers and enjoy some light refreshment. This show
runs until April 27.
To sleep, to dream, mixed media by Anne Ireland
We invite you to visit the John M. Parrott Art Gallery to
enjoy the exhibitions we have planned for the spring.
Continuing to March 30, Rhonda Nolan presents a show
of new work in Gallery One titled Energy Field, inspired
by her new environs since moving from the city to a
small rural village—particularly the field that surrounds
her new home. Rhonda’s seductive, multimedia works
draw the viewer in and invite us to experience the
emotions evoked in the creating of each piece. Rhonda
says: “Energy Field is a series that explores the expanse
The 11th biennial John M. Parrott Art Gallery juried
show runs this year from May 5 to June 2 and the
theme is ‘verdant.’ Area artists are invited to submit up
to two pieces to be juried, based on the theme, in any
medium. We can look forward to an eclectic display
of work which cleverly interprets the theme! Calls for
entry can be found here at the Gallery or on our website:
bellevillelibrary.ca.
Join us for the opening reception on Thursday, May 5,
from 6 to 7:30 pm.
While you visit the galleries, be sure to have a look at
Paintings from the student show.
the wonderful, original gift items in our Parrott Gallery
Shop. Our regional artisans have created an amazing
selection in glass, fibre, wood, ceramic and more to offer
something for everyone. The Corridor Gallery offers
even more visual work by local artists, from photos to
quilts and so much more.
Be sure to visit often, as things are always changing
here! For programs and special events, please visit the
website or give us a call at 613-968-6731 ext. 2240.
We’d love to talk to you!
Biennial Juried Show returns to the
John M. Parrott Art Gallery
By Susan Holland, Curator
The call is out for the John M. Parrott Art Gallery’s
11th Juried Show!
Taking a Breath, mixed media by Rhonda Nolan
We invite all Quinte area artists working in any medium
to enter our biennial juried show of original artwork. The
theme for 2016 is: Verdant. The most literal definition of
verdant is green. But, there are many ways to interpret
this word, green, and endless opportunities to portray it
in art. Fresh, new, naïve, inexperienced, raw, abundant
and opulent are a few derivatives that come to mind.
Art in the Community
Quinte Arts Council
36 Bridge St. E.
Belleville
The deadline for entry is Friday, March 18, and the
fee is just $25 for up to two entries. The exhibition
runs from May 5 to 25, with an opening reception and
awards presentation on Thursday, May 5, from 6 to
7:30 pm.
The call for entry and terms of entry are available at
the Gallery or on our website, bellevillelibrary.ca.
We can’t wait to see what you’ll come up with!
Gallery and Gift Shop
Paintings, jewellery,
pottery, glass art, soaps,
books, CDs and more.
QAC Members
get 10% off
613-962-1232
Tues-Fri, 9:30-4:30
Call for extended hours
Cherie #2, acrylic by Laurie Near
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Edibles by Prince Edward County Fare
Multi-chained Necklace by Helen Steinberg
The Mother of all Craft Shows: back for its seventh year
At The Mother of all Craft Shows, you’ll find gifts for mom, friendly artisans and happy shoppers, yummy treats and
Plinko for Pets to help to raise funds for Fixed Fur Life.
something customized for
their patrons. First time
craft show shoppers may
find themselves pleasantly
surprised by the attention
to detail, the customer
service and the heartfelt
‘thank you’ they receive at
point-of-sale.
It’s time again for The
Mother of all Craft
Shows! In its seventh year,
‘Mother’ is like no other
show in the area. Visitors to
one of the Quinte Region’s
premier artisan events can
shop from over 40 of the
region’s finest artisans,
showcasing handcrafted
creations ranging from bath
and spa to home décor and
so much more. The show
takes place at The River
Inn in Corbyville, along the
picturesque banks of the
Moira River, where visitors
can sip on wine and listen
to live music performed
by Andy Forgie, while
meeting local artisans.
The Mother of all
Craft Shows’ artisans
generously donate prizes
that are raffled off and
the proceeds will benefit
Fixed Fur Life, a local
charity that spays, neuters
and fosters stray and
abandoned cats and dogs
in our community.
The show organizers, Connie Yrjola and Barb Forgie
of We Create Artisan Events, would like to remind
everyone of the many great reasons to support artisans
and craft shows: their products are locally and ethically
made, many are up-cycled, therefore having a reduced
carbon footprint. Handcrafted products are often oneof-a-kind and many artisans will enthusiastically create
The annual spring event takes place the week before
Mother’s Day, to encourage shoppers to find special
gifts for Mom. Save the date for The Mother of all
Craft Shows—Sunday, May 1, from 10 am to 4 pm, at
The River Inn, Corbyville.
For more information, visit motherofallcraftshows.
com and facebook/MotherofallCraftShows.
Visit the John M. Parrott Art Gallery &
Parrott Gallery Shop
On the third floor of the Belleville Public Library
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254 Pinnacle Street 613-968-6731 ext. 2240
www.bellevillelibrary.ca
Regional and Traveling
Exhibitions
The Parrott Collection of
original Manly MacDonald
oil paintings on permanent
display
Workshops and Arts
Events
Parrott Gallery Shop features
hand-crafted giftware and a
Selection of Manly MacDonald
Art Cards
Closed Mondays. Open Tues, Wed, Fri 9:30-5:00
Thurs. 9:30-8:00 Sat. 9:30-5:30
Later Life
Learning
Lectures
The Spring Series
Wednesday mornings, 10 am to noon
March 30th to April 27th
Interesting Times, Important Topics,
Interesting Speakers: Canada in 2016
Canada is facing up to important issues at the present
time: global ecology; geopolitical insecurity; justice for
the First Nations; terrorism and surveillance; public
health. In the past, several prominent authorities have
addressed us on these issues and some of them have
been invited back to share their recent thoughts on
current developments.
Mar 30: Louis Delvoie: “Crisis in the Middle East.”
Apr 6: Warren Mabee: "Moving to a zero carbon
economy: Opportunities for Canada."
Apr 13: Francine & Matthieu Latreille: Music Directors, St Thomas' Anglican Church, Belleville.
"The Pipe Organ Through the Ages." The pipe
organ is known to be the 'King of Instruments'.
Organ building and organ music composition
were, and still are, intimately linked. Discover the
history of this fascinating instrument and how its
aesthetics evolved over the centuries in a
presentation, which will include live music.
Apr 20: John Smol: “Under the radar: Tracking
environmental problems that are easily missed
without a long-term perspective.”
Apr 27: Charles Pentland: “Prospects for the
European Project: Crises and opportunities.”
If you would like to be put on our
mailing list, please email Carol
Sayeau at [email protected]
Lectures start at 10 am with a coffee break
and a question & answer session to follow.
The series - $50 Individual lecture - $15
Tickets available at the door preceeding
each lecture.
St. Thomas’ Church, 201 Church Street,
Belleville.
For more information contact
Diana Koechlin - 613-962-9492
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OOO-LA Spring, (36” x 60”) acrylic by Laurie Near
Art in the Community, from winter to spring
The Quinte Arts Council’s Art in the Community
Gallery exhibit is currently featuring an exhibit by
Peter Davis, with a series of paintings of the Thousand
Islands. This show will run until the end of March.
a much sought after artist in our area. He has bold,
large oil on canvas works at both Earl & Angelo’s Steak
and Seafood Restaurant and Dinkel’s Restaurant &
Courtyard.
Peter Davis retired from his position of over 20 years
as the designer of the QAC’s arts newspaper, Umbrella,
a few years ago and since then he has been able to
dedicate his time to creating this body of work.
Oil abstracts by Michael Burke are on display
upstairs at Earl & Angelo’s and at Dinkel’s as well.
The Boathouse Seafood Restaurant and Primetime
Steakhouse have oil landscapes by Dennis Stembridge,
and watercolours by Helen Steinberg are on display in
Mayor Taso Christopher’s office.
Peter and his partner, Jane Mackenzie, have been sailing
since 1989, and the section of the St. Lawrence River
between Kingston and Brockville quickly became their
favourite destination. When he decided, a few years ago,
to do some landscape paintings, the St. Lawrence and its
beautiful islands were the obvious subject matter. The
islands contain many places where boaters can find the
solitude of an anchorage or the companionship of a dock
in the unique Thousand Islands Park. It also supplies a
painter with the opportunity to explore the scenic beauty
and the ever-changing light which the river provides.
The vibrant hand-painted dye on silk works of Kim
Tucker are featured at the Bathworks showroom. Bold
florals, landscapes and life forms are Kim’s specialty, as
is the intricate detail of her pieces.
Since joining the Quinte Arts Council and participating
in the AITC program, artist Robert Tokley has become
The Belleville Art Association has paintings at the
Bayview Family Medical Centre, with work by Jan
Coombs, Juliane Eckert, Joyce Empey Smith, Dona
Knudsen, Margaret Ruttan, Cynthia Solomon, Audrey
Thomas, Sandi Warren Marrow and Pauline Winkle.
In April, the QAC Gallery and Gift Shop will feature the
works of Laurie Near. Born in Chatham, and currently
residing in the Quinte region, this award-winning artist
has held a life-long interest in the visual arts. Laurie is an
Elected Member of the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA).
“I am inspired by writings, music and artworks which
evoke a sense of connection and timelessness,” says
Laurie. “Intuitive process is the driving force in my
most recent body of acrylic works where paintings are
characterized by focus on repetition, organic shapes
and fluidly applied colour. Multiple layers of glaze, in
conjunction with the use of metallic/iridescent pigments,
allow each painting to reveal subtle compositional
changes, depending on the precise angle at which light
hits the surface of the canvas. Over a period of days,
canvases are regularly moved from easel to floor and
back to easel, depending on whether, and how much
I want the paint to travel and mix in each successive
skin. Because of the need to allow saturated layers to
dry before adding more pigment, I tend to work on
several different paintings at once. While this makes for
a crowded studio (the wet paintings are generally laid
out flat on the floor for long periods of time), it helps to
lessen the ‘stop-start’ frustration of having to wait for
glazes to properly gel when I’m in the zone and don’t
want to stop.”
An avid naturalist and a strong believer in basic
philosophies regarding the interconnectedness of humans
and the natural world, Laurie can often be found hiking
with her dog, taking in the scenery and quietly absorbing
images and impressions for use back in the studio.
Be sure to come and see us at the Quinte Arts Council
Gallery & Gift Shop, where you will also find stained
glass by Lynda Palk and Evelyn Wolff, jewellery
by Glamour Junkie Jewellery, Tina Osborne, Linda
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The Art Gallery of Bancroft
Museum of Fine Arts, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Hart
House and the University of Western Ontario. His
later works will be for sale at the gallery. An opening
reception will be held March 4 at 7 pm.
From March 29 through April 30, the Art Gallery
of Bancroft will present the mother-daughter team
of Olga Szaranski and Lucy Manley in Roadside
Painters. Olga’s favourite subject matter is the Canadian
landscape, especially when it includes old buildings.
She loves history, and this content, which is fastdisappearing in our time, is very appealing to her. Olga
is moved to render her feelings in paint. The beauty of
flowers and still-life arrangements also intrigue her.
Sugar Shack on the Ridge, oil on canvas, (24” x 24”) by Lucy
Manley
The Art Gallery of Bancroft is proud to exhibit
Remembering Gerald Humen, running from March 2 to
26. Gerald Humen, 1935-2015, was a Ukrainian-born
Canadian who graduated from the Ontario College of
Art. His works are widely distributed throughout the
permanent collections of museums and art galleries
across Canada, including the National Gallery of
Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Montreal
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Lucy’s goal is to capture the landscape and express
her feelings and emotions through oil painting. By
employing a bold use of colour to heighten the visual
impact of each painting, her loose, rapidly executed
brushstrokes capture her impressions on canvas.
Painting becomes an extension of herself, allowing
her to concentrate on the content with authority
and directness, extracting from daily life significant
meanings which are translatable into paint. An opening
reception for this show will be held April 1 at 7:30 pm.
The Art Gallery of Bancroft will be holding its 34th
Goats at Stevenson’s Farm, oil on canvas (16” x 20”) by Olga
Szanski
annual juried exhibition, titled Invitation 2016, from
May 2 to 28. The opening reception will be held May 6
at 7:30 pm. Artists are invited to enter their work from
April 25 to 30. Entry forms are available at the gallery,
located at 10 Flint Street in Bancroft, or on the website:
artgallerybancroft.ca. There is a $10 fee per piece of
art submitted. For more details, such as categories and
awards, contact the gallery or visit the website.
Two round set-upons and a table mat, wool-linen traditional rug hooking by Anne Buckley, one of the artisans showing in the QAC Gallery and Gift Shop.
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Conway, Kirei Samuel, Helen Steinberg, and Janice
Teare, scarves by Carley Hansen and Leanne Garrett,
home décor items and accessories by Lindy Powell
and Swedish weaver Christine Allen, wooden bowls
and kitchen utensils by Gary Matthews and Pat Hayes,
carved birds by Jacob Weins, fused glass by Zak Seiben,
pottery by Perry Poupore and Bailey Brown, small
paintings by Lise Lindenberg, assorted CDs by local
musicians, a variety of gift cards, books by local authors
and some how-to books for those who want to create
their own work.
Centre Dock Inlet, Stovin Island, oil by Peter Davis
Tangling, a new form of self-expression
By Lori St. Clair
What is tangling? Well, it very much resembles doodling.
Remember when you doodled while you listened, perhaps
to a teacher or a friend over the phone? Or maybe you
doodle when you are in a conference or business meeting?
For some of us, this little playful exercise helps us to
focus on what is being said. Those who doodle usually
grab a scrap of paper and doodle freely to fill space as
they pass the time. Personally, I think tangling is easier
than doodling. I see that, with doodling, people make up
patterns or perhaps draw familiar shapes, like flowers.
Some individuals may even take their doodling more
seriously, as a way of self-expression.
Tangling, on the other hand, is a creative expression that
allows everyone who enters a way into experiencing
creative process. I find it can exhaust my mind to keep
coming up with my own patterns to draw every time I
pick up my pen. For this reason I would much rather
spend my creative energy on arranging learned patterns
creatively than making them all up. Many people who
explore tangling love it because they find it relaxing
and enjoyable, as it’s easy to do and there is no previous
drawing experience required.
Advice From A Caterpillar by Laurie Near
New paintings by Laurie Near, Robert
Huffman, Doug Purdon, AJ VanDrie,
Robert McAffee, Bonnie Brooks, Don
Fraser, Mary Anne Ludlam, Andy Sookrah
345 Victoria St. North, Tweed Ontario
613-478-0000 www.QuinnsOfTweed.ca
In tangling, we learn particular set patterns, which
have been created and documented through ‘step outs’
by their creators, for people to use. By repeating these
patterns on a paper tile that is roughly 3.5” x 3.5”, we
give expression, or voice, to a creative moment. Of
course some tiles are larger and some can be smaller.
The size is up to individual choice.
I competed in an art exhibition last year, drawing tangle
patterns on 2” x 2” squares of Bristol vellum. The
finished art piece, entitled Creative String Theory, was
roughly 9” x 13” (image size), and it won the Juror’s
Choice Award. It was the only artwork of its sort in
the exhibition and received much attention because of
its unique artistic expression. The evolution of it even
surprised me in the end.
So why tangle? I would encourage people who want to
relax to familiarize themselves with creative process,
to use this picturesque expression to help them learn
to follow creativity and understand how to cultivate
imagination—a key component of creativity. There
are other ways to grasp and absorb creativity, but like
anything else you study to learn, you can’t learn to be
led by creativity without doing something creative.
While tangling is simple, and accessible to everyone
who can hold a pen, you’ll be surprised at just how
deeply entrenched we are in left brain, linear, timebased, mechanical processing that reaches toward a
predictable outcome.
This art-form begins to develop our creative mindset
right at the onset as we launch into creating our first tile.
Following simple, well laid out steps helps us to accept
a measure of risk and gives us a place to start. Watching
the design unfold and adding to it as it develops allows
us to partner with creativity through our imagination and
to be led by a creative process that often doesn’t know
ahead of time what the finished results will look like. We
can take it as far as we want by adding form (shading)
and strengthening the design (through contrast) in
various ways that create a dynamic outcome that people
will praise. You may even surprise yourself with your
own creative expression! Exploring creative process is
the beginning of reaching into the depths of the creative
realm of endless possibility.
This exercise of tangling is accessible anytime we need
help reaching for new ideas, as it allows the left side of
our brain to entertain a structured activity, which keeps
it busy, so that it doesn’t interfere with the right brain
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The Poppy Project
DIY poppies
By Roli Tipper
By Perry Poupore
Inspired by the 2014 Tower of London Remembrance
Day display, the congregation of Eastminster United in
Belleville decided early in 2015 to replicate, albeit on a
much smaller scale, a ceramic poppy display in the front
gardens of the church for Remembrance Day 2015. A
renowned local artisan/potter, Perry Poupore – owner of
Perry Pottery – was contacted in the winter of 2014-2015
to make the ceramic poppies. Perry measured the Shorten
Garden at the front door of the church and concluded that
there was enough room for about 300 poppies in the main
garden and 400 in the auxiliary garden.
To make ceramic poppies, I start with a large rolling pin
and roll a block of clay into a slab several millimeters thick.
This is done on a canvas-covered work table because the
wet clay doesn’t stick to the canvas. This soft slab of clay is
moved to a paper-covered board after both sides of the slab
are given a final smoothing to remove unwanted texture or
lumps. Two water-resistant tar paper templates in the shape
of poppy petals are laid on the slab. They have been copied
from my original drawing of a poppy.
A close-up of the poppies.
The poppies are cut out following the edges of the
templates. The excess clay is removed from around the
poppies and is kept wet so that it can be kneaded and
reused to make more poppies at a later date. Each poppy is
made from two pieces of clay, an outside and inside part.
The slightly smaller inside half is layered on top of the
outside half and the pieces are joined together using slip,
which is very wet clay and it acts like clay glue.
Knowing that it would be a five-year project to fill the
gardens, we decided to proceed with our Poppy Project
to at least fill the main garden. After permission was
received from the Royal Canadian Legion, orders began
to be taken last spring. Perry did his research and built
each poppy to be the same size as those that were around
the Tower, yet no two are identical. Each poppy has
been hand-crafted and takes considerable time (see the
accompanying article written by Perry) to glaze and fire,
so orders were taken beginning in April and halted in
late September, to allow Perry the time he needed.
One hundred and twenty poppies were ordered and
delivered in early November, just before they were
‘planted’ in advance of Remembrance Day. At 11 am
on November 7, we had a brief dedication ceremony,
complete with a bugler, Kelly Dixon, and piper, Josh
McFarlane. Reverend Lloyd Shorten recited In Flanders
Fields and the poppies were dedicated to the memory
of those that served by Reverend Gary Magarrell. There
were a number of community leaders and military
personnel, past and present, in attendance.
Security was a concern to some folks, so in order
to protect the poppies during the four plus days that
they were in the gardens, we enlisted volunteers and
contracted The Commissionaires for the midnight
shift. There were no incidents. The poppies remained
in the ground until the early afternoon of Wednesday,
November 11, at which point folks who purchased them
came by the church and picked up theirs to take home
for the winter, to plant in their own gardens in the spring.
The intent is that they will return them in November
2016, for a few days, to be added to new orders taken
throughout this winter, spring and summer. At the time
of this writing there have already been 43 new orders,
so we are hopeful to have another 80 over the original
120 by a new deadline that has appeared out of the
groundswell of interest in this project.
In honour of the 99th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy
Ridge, we are having a spring ‘planting’ and another
short dedication ceremony on Saturday, April 9, at 11
am. Afterwards we will retire to the church parlour,
where renowned local author and historian Orland
French will make a short presentation on the Battle
of Vimy Ridge, its importance and its significance for
Canada, then and now. As noted, there will be a mix
of the old and new poppies in this ‘planting’ ceremony
so there is the potential that 200 poppies will be in the
Shorten Garden come April 9. As before, overnight
Potter, Perry Poupore, ‘planting’ the poppies at the
November 7 ‘planting’ and dedication ceremony.
I carefully cut a hole of exacting size in the middle of the
newly assembled flat poppy, into which a rubber stopper and
a metal rod will be mounted, once the poppy is finished. The
six petals of the flat poppy are now turned up and shaped into
a three-dimensional poppy. They are very wet and soft at this
stage, so they are left on the paper-covered board and put to
one side to dry slowly under plastic sheets.
The next day, when the poppies are dry enough to be
handled without distorting their shape, their rough edges
are smoothed and finished. The poppies are now put aside
for a week or more to dry slowly under plastic. Clay that
dries too quickly will crack.
Perry Poupore with MPP Todd Smith as we are
gathering for the dedication ceremony.
security will be provided and then the poppies will be
removed/picked up in the early afternoon of Monday,
April 11 (it was a three-day battle). We expect to have a
reading and the singing of O Canada by all who attend
at the Vimy Service.
The price of a poppy for 2016 is $30, of which $3 is
donated to the Belleville Poppy Fund. Poppy orders are
not, of course, restricted to only members of Eastminster
United. Participation in this project is open to any
member of the community. To place an order, please call
Eastminster United at 613-969-5212. The church is at the
corner of Herchimer and Bridge Street East. Office hours
are Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. Orders have to be
placed and paid, for this phase, by Sunday, March 6.
Poppies are also available for purchase at the Quinte
Arts Council Gallery and Gift Shop.
Once the poppies are completely dry, I load them into
an eclectic pottery kiln. They must be completely dry,
or any moisture in the clay will cause the poppies to
explode as the temperature in the kiln rises and the water
turns to steam. This is the first of two firings each poppy
goes through and it’s called a bisque firing. A kiln is fired
slowly to prevent clay from cracking or blistering so it
takes 11 or 12 hours for it to reach a bisque temperature of
995°C or 1825°F. The kiln then cools down slowly for 24
hours before it can be opened and the poppies removed.
Bisque-fired clay is no longer water-soluble, but it is still
porous and readily accepts an application of liquid glaze.
Glaze is liquid clay to which fluxes have been added to
lower its melting point. Glaze melts and forms a glassy
surface on the clay during the glaze firing. The red poppy
colour is obtained with the addition of minerals that turn
red in the heat of the kiln. Once I coat the poppies with a
sufficiently thick layer of glaze, they are loaded back into
the pottery kiln to be glaze-fired. It takes 13 to 14 hours
for the kiln to reach a glaze temperature of 1220°C or
2225°F, and 24 hours to cool down.
As the poppies are removed from the kiln, they are
inspected for flaws. They have shrunk 15% from their
original size. Finally, the poppies are mounted on a black
rubber stopper that becomes the centre of the poppy
and a metal stem that will patina and rust as it weathers.
After many steps, the poppies are now ready to be
planted in your garden.
Volunteer Corner
The Quinte Arts Council has plenty of great volunteer opportunities for those who enjoy the arts and meeting people and have
time during the day or the evening.
We need a Receptionist/Customer Service Volunteer on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am until 4 pm.
If you’re interested, you can pick what day(s) and hours you’d like to do.
We also need volunteers who can help distribute posters and Umbrella arts newspapers.
Every 3 months we mail Umbrella arts newspapers and need volunteers to
help prepare the mailing.
If you are a people-person and have computer skills, we would love to have you join our team!
Contact [email protected]
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Ain’t that Good
News?
Boutique
Bed & Breakfast
Not only is this the title
of one of the pieces
in the 2016 Belleville
Choral Society’s spring
concert, it could be
the theme of the 20152016 season. With
over 20 new voices
joining the Society
since September,
Music Director
Mirijam Spoelstra has
found herself with a
delightful blend of
Diane Ankenmann
experienced and new
voices, professional
and amateur. Audience members at the December 2015
performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria recognized a raised
level of musical confidence and artistry.
We have recently seen more new voices joining
BCS, along with a new accompanist. Diane
Ankenmann and her husband, Doug, were some of
the new arrivals in September. With their strong
choral backgrounds, both the tenor and alto sections
benefitted. Peter Fuller, wishing to pursue his
other hobbies more fully, stepped down as BCS
accompanist in December. Into that void stepped
Diane, offering her services.
Diane received her ARCT diplomas in piano
performance and piano teaching from the Royal
Conservatory of Music. She taught secondary
school in Burlington and Toronto for over 30 years,
specializing in French and German but also teaching
instrumental music and drama. Diane served as
music director and rehearsal accompanist for many
musicals at Burlington Central High School and
at Havergal College, where she also accompanied
Havergal’s Middle School Choir for several years.
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Upon retirement, Diane and her husband Doug chose
to move to Belleville. Besides musical talents, Diane
has been very involved in the creation of the new BCS
website: www.bellevillechoralsociety.org.
On April 10, BCS will be hosting its spring concert, Songs
From The Heart, where the magic of music revives the
heart and rekindles the soul. Guest artists include flautist
Alexandra Danahy, a BCS scholarship winner, and the
Quinte Youth Chorale of the Hastings and Prince Edward
Regional Chorus, under the direction of Rudy Heijdens.
Tickets are available from the Quinte Arts Council, St.
Michael’s Church Office or online at the new website.
The Belleville Choral Society consists of
professional and avocational musicians of diverse
backgrounds, performing choral literature from
all musical periods. Since 1959, the chorus has
collaborated with other vocal and instrumental
musicians to present music to the regional public,
ranging from classical to contemporary, Gregorian
chant to jazz and show tunes, including both sacred
and secular repertoire. The society serves as an
esteemed training ground for singers, both young
and old, to hone their musical skills and also as a
recreational assembly which exemplifies our love
of music.
Boathouses, Deseronto, photograph by David Vaughan
process as it explores, muses, day-dreams, imagines, and
tosses ideas around. And it is an activity that provides us
relaxation and fun. You’ll wonder where the time went
when you come up for air :)
Tangling is a creative process that some right brain
learners reached for as they listened to learn. When my
18-year-old son was attending primary school and high
school, I helped his teachers understand that if they
allowed him to draw and doodle on paper at his desk,
he would learn a great deal more from their teaching. I
invited them to test his listening skills, and they were
often amazed at all he heard and retained, when he
appeared not to be paying attention at all as he drew.
So... I invite you to consider how tangling might help
to mature your creative nature. In the beginning (like
exercising) you may find it enjoyable for a friend to join
you, as we are often inspired by seeing what others are
doing. There is an upcoming workshop, on March 12, at the
John M. Parrott Gallery, third floor of the Belleville Public
Library, that you can sign up for if you want to explore
tangling and the creative process it offers. Bring a friend.
Cultivate your creative nature. Who knows where it will
lead you, if you allow it access to your dreams and desires!
Writer, author, illustrator, award-winning tangle artist,
motivational speaker, teacher/trainer Lori St. Clair can
be reached at [email protected].
Belleville Choral Society
under the direction of
Mirijam Spoelstra
With Special Guests
Alexandra Danahy, flautist
(BCS scholarship winner)
Quinte Youth Chorale
of Hastings & Prince Edward
Regional Chorus
Music Director
Rudy Heijdens
Tickets: Adult-$20 & $25
Youth (6-18) $5
Available at: Quinte Arts Council,
St. Michael’s Church Office,
BCS members, at the door or
www.bellevillechoralsociety . org
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Choral
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Sunday, April 10, 2016
3 p.m.
St. Michael the Archangel Parish
296 Church Street
Belleville, ON
(Wheelchair accessible)
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Arts on Main Gallery celebrates
eight successful years
County FM 99.3 as the regular drive home DJ, each
Thursday afternoon from 2 to 6 pm. In addition, Vanessa
is also the host of the County Grapevine ArtScene,
every Friday from 12 noon to 1 pm, where she focuses
on the art activities around Prince Edward County and
surrounding area.
Judy Plomer is another inaugural member, recently
returning to the gallery after a short hiatus, with her
bold and beautiful artwork. Judy’s paintings, mostly
representational and done in oils, are intriguingly
luscious and alive. Using the County and other
landscapes as inspiration, Judy’s paintings can be
seen in full original size in the gallery, or as charming
miniatures in her ‘Déjà vu’ series of notecards at select
venues around the County.
The gallery is also welcoming back Marta Smith, the
talented fibre artist whose art dolls are truly spectacular.
Marta’s background in fashion, clothing construction
and visual arts is evident in the amazing creations that
take doll-making well past the ordinary into the magical.
A visitor at the opening reception of the 4th Annual Student
Art Show in May 2015.
Student art
to take over
downtown
Belleville this May
Students, get out your paint brushes, get ready for the
Fifth Annual Student Art Show in downtown Belleville!
The Belleville Downtown Improvement Area (BDIA)
and community partners are encouraging all high school
age aspiring artists in the Quinte region to participate.
This is a professionally juried show, with several cash
prizes, and it is a great opportunity to display the talents
of local student artists. Art intake will take place on
Friday, April 29, from 3 to 6 pm.
Nadya, a cloth art doll with a turned spalted wood base, by
Marta Smith
As many people already know, co-operative art galleries
are a curious phenomenon in the art community. Most
are like shooting stars, shiny and bright, then fading
out after a few years. The longstanding Gallery OneTwenty-One in Belleville serves as testament that these
galleries can succeed. And now, Arts on Main Gallery
in Picton is well on its way to beating the odds as it
approaches its eighth anniversary this May. Much
of its success can be attributed to the hard work and
dedication of its artist members, many of whom have
been with the gallery since its inception.
One of these members is the talented Vanessa Pandos,
of Shattered Glass Studios. Her colourful and thoughtprovoking glasswork illustrates her strong commitment
to the environment, through her liberal use of recycled
materials, combining line, form and light into each
piece. The multi-talented Vanessa can also be heard on
ONE OF A KIND
DESIGNER MADE JEWELLERY
Fireweed 2, glass by Vanessa Pandos
Using found objects, intriguing fabrics and Marta’s vivid
imagination, these incredible and creative sculptures
have many devoted fans.
Please drop into the gallery to view the new show titled
Spring Awakening, where you can enjoy the work of all
25 artist members.
Arts on Main Gallery is located at 223 Main Street
Picton, opposite the Regent Theatre, and is open seven
days a week from 11am to 4 pm. For more information,
check the website at artsonmaingallery.ca or call
613-476-5665.
The artwork will be displayed in a show themed
‘Community’ at the Core Arts and Culture Centre, 233
Pinnacle Street, Belleville. The opening reception will
be held Thursday, May 5, from 6:30 to 8 pm, with the
show continuing throughout the weekend. We invite the
public to attend and celebrate the multitude of talent in
our community. After the conclusion of the gallery show,
the art work will be on display in various downtown
windows, creating The Downtown Student Art Walk for
the month of May. Brochures which will guide visiting
art patrons to all the different artist locations can be
found in the BDIA office starting Monday, May 9.
“Downtown Belleville is the arts and culture centre
of Belleville, with various galleries, several cafés and
restaurants hosting artwork, dance academies, music
stores and two theatres. We are happy to see the arts
community in the city centre continue to grow,” said
Erica Holgate, Office and Events Coordinator at the
BDIA.
“The Downtown Belleville Student Art Show is a great
way to, not only promote downtown Belleville and
our local artistic talent, but also to encourage people to
enjoy the art walk and visit locations they may not have
visited before.”
For more information or to register, please visit the
BDIA website at www.downtownbelleville.ca, or contact
Erica Holgate, Office and Events Coordinator of the
BDIA, at 613-968-2242. The BDIA strives to improve,
beautify, and maintain Belleville’s downtown area and
serve its membership.
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Two spring shows at 54 Bridge
Street East
On the 1st Thursday of every
month, you are invited to
come to downtown
Belleville’s Gallery District
from 5 to 7 pm. Tour the
galleries and meet the
artists. For a list of galleries
involved, check in at
www.quinteartscouncil.org.
Lisa Morris, Work In Progress
The City Came to My Street for Lessons on How to Live, oil on
canvas by Kenny Leighton
Spiderland Sassafrass oil on canvas by Kenny Leighton
“In these images,” writes Quinte West artist Kenny
Leighton, “I hope to bring spring in like a lion. To kill
winter. Violently. To blast into the time of rebirth. Of
possibilities and desires. To kill the cold and be warm
once more before it returns.”
engage each day returns. The fog is lifted. Carpe diem
is a mantra. To waste a moment feels like a sin.”
In Like A Lion: Aggressive New Works by Kenny
Leighton is his new show, opening on March 13 at
Lisa Morris & Peter Paylor, artists & artisans gallery
in Belleville’s downtown gallery district. The show
features abstract oil paintings rendered with an
‘aggressive’ palette.
Kenny writes, “Winter for me is a time of mourning. A
lament for having the sun warm my face and the wind
blow through my hair. To close your eyes and face
the sun, to see the kaleidoscope of colours it creates
on your eyelids dancing to the sound of cicadas. It’s
a time to hide from the elements. There is no solace
in the solstice. Not for me at any rate. For me it’s a
cruel waiting game. The shortened days and darkness
are excruciating to me. They invite depression and
isolation. I can hear them outside my door and I fear
they will find a way in. It’s a time to be endured. If
I live to be 100 - which is not at all likely - I doubt
I’ll ever be able to embrace the grey and the cold.
The spring however, with its colours and light... Each
day getting longer. Each day the botany gets a better
foothold. It leads you on and you follow gladly. The
colours return. The mood is improved. The desire to
Morris and Paylor are excited to curate the show, the
first solo exhibition of Kenny’s work. The three have
collaborated for a number of years, having founded the
Artists Below The Line collective, among other projects.
“I have been overwhelmed by Kenny’s growth as an artist,”
says Morris. “His dedication and fearless approach to
always trying new means of expression are an inspiration.”
On April 17, Morris will move to centre stage at the
gallery with her own solo show, Salvaged Pieces. Along
with recycled, repurposed and reclaimed jewellery and
found-object sculpture, the show will feature new twodimensional work as well. “I can’t think of a better word
to describe my process,” says Morris. “Salvaged refers
not just to the materials I use, but to the way I seem to
work. Nothing ever ends up the way it’s started. I go off
in the wrong direction and then bring it back – salvage it
if you will.”
Shadowridge
Studio & Gallery
In Like A Lion: Aggressive New Works by Kenny
Leighton runs from March 13 to April 16 at Lisa Morris
& Peter Paylor, artists & artisans gallery, 54 Bridge
Street East in Belleville, with an opening reception on
March 13, from 2 to 4 pm.
Salvaged Pieces runs from April 17 to May 28, with an
opening reception on April 17 from 2 to 4 pm.
SPRING
Please join us at the
Opening Reception
Thursday, April 7
4 to 7 pm
Quinte Arts Council
Gallery and Gift Shop
36 Bridge Street East, Belleville
Spring is in the Air, mixed media
Commissions, Outside Garden Art,
Animal Portraits, Triathlete/Sports,
Botanical and Landscapes.
Unique jewellery & painted silks.
www.tinaosborne.com [email protected]
Gallery One-Twenty-One’s upcoming
shows to help melt winter snows
By Kathryn Fellows
Once again we have a very exciting lineup of artists for
our spring show, which will feature wood sculpture and
printmaking by Michael Taylor, paintings by R. P. Gray
and photography by John Granton. The show runs until
April 2.
Santa’s Roof Job, taken at the foot of Herchimer Avenue,
Belleville, in December, 2014. Photo by Larry Tayler
BellevilleSLANT
at the Parrott
BellevilleSLANT is an exhibit of 12 Belleville
photographs by Larry Tayler, at the John M. Parrott
Gallery. The title of the exhibit, the photographer’s first,
comes from American poet Emily Dickinson’s famous
admonition to “tell all the truth, but tell it slant.” In this
exhibit, Tayler tries to follow Dickinson’s advice by
capturing ‘slanted’ images of his adopted community.
Tayler is a retired drama teacher, having moved to
Belleville from Toronto in 2014 with his husband, the
quilter Bill Stearman. Tayler was born in Prince Edward
County and taught in Picton, Belleville, Dryden, Toronto,
and Australia at various times. He has been interested
in photography for many years, but only recently has he
pursued it seriously, mostly as a result of a 2014 back
injury. When recovering from that injury, Tayler began
daily walks throughout Belleville—‘walking therapy’
according to his physiotherapist—and took his camera
with him. To add accountability to both his therapy and
his photography, he started posting at least one photo
each day—actually taken that day—to Twitter. Over 365
days, he posted 550+ photos, the majority of them taken
in Belleville. As his back improved, so did the quality of
his photography!
The images in the exhibit come from Tayler’s year-long
Twitter project, as well as his subsequent photography.
He posts photographs regularly on Facebook and Twitter.
The exhibit runs at the John M. Parrott Art Gallery,
Belleville Public Library, 254 Pinnacle Street in
Belleville until March 26.
Michael Taylor is a sculptor, printmaker and
painter. He studied fine art at the University of
Toronto, as well as learning from working with other
artists. Artistic influences of significance are Otis
Tamasauskas, of Queen’s University in printmaking,
and John Bennett, former president of the Canadian
Watercolour Society.
For painting and printmaking, much of his inspiration is
local, reflecting the landscapes of Hastings and Prince
Edward. His approach to the local landscapes tries to
capture the raw nature of early printmaking together
with the subtle techniques of the present. Vibrant oilbased colours with striking patterns define his work.
The images John Granton captures on film are an
extension of his creative energy and unique perspective
on life. John has won several prestigious awards, as
well as having his art on display at Ottawa’s National
Gallery of Canada. The beauty of nature, architecture,
and people are captured in John’s lens, as well as many
spontaneous moments, which he manages to capture
with his versatile skill.
As a child of 10, John had a traumatic experience that
has affected him his entire life. While he was walking
along a street with a young friend, a car hit and killed
the friend right in front of John’s eyes. This event was
life shattering, and John has dealt with mental health
issues ever since. This is the second year John’s art has
been chosen for display at the Spark Street Gallery as
part of the Mindscape Exhibit, sponsored by the CIBC,
for the purpose of reducing stigma, discrimination and
misunderstanding relating to mental illness, and to raise
awareness of the contributions that people whose lives
have been affected by mental illness can make as a vital
part of our society.
the Quinte Arts Council’s 2016 Arts Recognition Awards
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A show titled This That and The Other will run from
April 5 to May 14, with an opening reception on
Saturday April 9 from 2 to 4 pm. Featured artist is Marie
Timbers, and guest artists are Colleen Green, encaustics
and Anna Krak-Kepka, paintings.
Wood sculpture is a family tradition and was largely
self- learned. Taylor prefers to work with local
hardwoods like cherry, oak and eastern walnut. He
strives to leave the naturalness of the wood, the
wonderful grain, cracks, fissures and colour, to speak
loudly in all his pieces.
Join us in celebrating the winners of
THE MAYOR’S
From Donald Duck and Daffy to the Sentinel ‘Rhinos,’
nature has been looked upon by R. P. Gray in terms
of context and contour, symmetry and colour. A world
of shapes and shades from portrait studies to the
redoubtable abstract... a myriad of expressions while
looking around for something to fill the next gap.
Nominations will be accepted until
April 15. For information, visit
Imagination, acrylic/collage by Marie Timbers
Marie Timbers was born and raised in small towns
close to nature and free to roam the countryside. Her arts
education has included courses at the Toronto School
of Art and The Haliburton School of Fine Art. “I am an
intuitive image creator and mark maker, inspired by the
natural world and the human condition. My signature
is vibrant colour, texture and a sense of mystery. My
academic education in anatomy and human kinetics
and years of handling the human body as a physical
therapist have provided me with an intellectual view of
the figure. But we are so much more than our anatomical
parts – we express our emotions and intentions through
postures, movement and gesture. Our body language is
the outward expression of our inner life.”
Guest artist Colleen Green is an encaustic artist. Recent
group exhibitions include the Hidden Gems Art Show at
Love Nest Studio in June 2015. Her art was influenced
by growing up in the rural community of Maynooth.
After the death of her son Liam, in 2008, her friends
Tara Wilkinson and Andrew Csafordi suggested she
take one of Andrew’s encaustic workshops to get some
creativity back in her life. The course took her in an
unexpected direction, creating little paintings from
memory, photos and life.
After receiving a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in
her childhood home in Poland, guest artist Anna
Krak-Kepka travelled and allowed her journeys to
help her create art works with oil and acrylic paints,
watercolours, soft pastels, ink and mixed media.
Artist and art educator Anna studied at the Faculty
of Painting and the Faculty of Interior Design at the
Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Poland, where she
received a Master’s Degree in Fine Arts. After university
graduation, she continued her artistic education in Rome.
Dunroamin Gallery and studio, upper floor.
Upstairs, Downstairs: an art studio with an attitude
By James Bound
Building a dream starts with a simple step in the right
direction. If the dream itself is a building, the same
consideration applies. Bernice Collingridge’s dream to
create a workspace for making art and a showcase to
display it was long-standing. Luckily, the right conditions
presented themselves in early 2015 to make the dream a
reality. With low interest rates as an incentive, she found
a local builder, Steve Voskamp Carpentry, who took the
time to translate her design requirements into a functional
plan and process the permits with the city. After setting
the financing up with the bank, the permits were finalized
and digging started in her backyard on July 2. Thanks to
great weather all summer, the art studio was essentially
finished by early October.
The overriding design criterion was to maximize the
availability of light, to both create and display the
art. With six windows downstairs and five windows
upstairs, an abundance of natural light was assured.
She chose an off-white paint scheme for the interior
walls to complement the availability of natural light.
Finally, a system of artificial lighting was installed to
guarantee maximum light conditions at any time of day.
The installation of track lighting with movable lamps
facilitated bringing more light to any given picture.
When one enters the art gallery itself, on the ground
floor, the overall effect of highlighting the paintings in
a sea of focused and ambient light is breathtaking. This
is what you would expect to see in a purpose-built art
gallery.
A set of curved stairs brings one to the art studio on
the upper floor. Again, bringing to bear as much light
as possible to create the desired work of art was the
overriding design consideration. There is ample room to
set up many large tables to create individual workspaces
for budding artists. There is also a sink installed upstairs,
to handle the expected clean up tasks.
The builder came up with great ideas from start to finish
to incorporate building techniques and features that made
the building more functional and comfortable than what
she could have planned by herself. Such features included
installing resilient channels between drywall and studwork
for soundproofing, gluing and screwing the floorboards to
minimize floor squeaks, and installing in-floor heating with
plumbing embedded in the concrete floor.
The picture-hanging system took a lot of time to
investigate. One can conceivably spend thousands on
this feature alone, noting that the alternative of drilling
screws in walls frequently is something that one would
want to avoid. Bernice elected to go with a very cheap
but elegant solution that still permitted maximum
flexibility for moving the paintings around. Slotted
tracks running around the room just below the ceiling,
with S-hooks to connect a small chain from the track to
the painting, was the desired solution.
To complete her vision, she had to devise a name that
suited her fancy. Surprisingly, this aspect turned out to
be the easy part. After spending a considerable period of
time living in different places and travelling in between,
she concluded that she was all but done roaming.
Bernice wanted to stay local and enjoy life making art,
and teach others to do the same. The name would reflect
her new attitude: Dunroamin Gallery. And so, the end of
the journey is the beginning of the dream—the art studio
at the end of the driveway—at 2405 County Road 40 in
Wooler. Novice artists interested in taking classes in oil
painting are encouraged to contact Bernice at 613-3971562 and enquire about instruction opportunities.
Bernice Collingridge has a love of art that came later in
life, stimulated in part by many recent travels, coupled
with a career stoppage due to cancer. Formal training
has included efforts in watercolour, acrylic, and oil—the
highlight being a student at Jesus Estevez Art Academy
in Belleville. Bernice is a native of Kirkland Lake, and
now resides in Wooler. She is married with four children
and four grandchildren.
Dunroamin Gallery, lower floor.
Vision, with featured artist Frances Key, paintings, and
guest artists Ryan Laidman, printmaking and sculpture
and Bruce Milan, iron sculptures. The opening reception
takes place on May 21, 2 to 4 pm.
Recently moved to Belleville and a member of Gallery
One-Twenty-One, Frances Key explores the theme of
Peripheral Vision in her oil paintings. Things seen on
the edge or near the road are recorded when travelling
by car or foot through a landscape. Accompanying these
oil paintings are detailed tonal drawings and sketches,
glimpses of the artist’s process. Often she finds these first
interactions are more telling than the finished works.
Still Life with a Bottle, oil painting by Anna Krak-Kepka
She also completed studies in Pedagogic Profile and
Computer Graphic Design at University of Toronto.
Her works can be found in art galleries and private art
collections worldwide.
From May 17 to June 25, the show will be Peripheral
Artist/blacksmith Bruce Milan attended Oregon State
University Farrier’s School in 1978 and upon graduation
began work as a full time horseshoer in the U.S. until
1993. He then shifted focus to ornamental ironwork
and sculptures, as well as hand-forging useful items for
home and garden.”
Ryan Laidman, printmaker and sculptor, says: “What
I try to portray in my art are the things that we take for
granted day to day. I like to show the natural, untouched,
Peripheral Vision, oil painting by Frances Key
undisturbed beauty of our landscapes, their organic
surfaces and the environment surrounding them.” Ryan
graduated from the University of Guelph, where he
specialized in printmaking and sculpture. He is currently
the printmaking and sculpture technician at Queens
University. His work has been exhibited internationally.
PERFORMING ARTS
Quinte Society for Chamber Music presents: The Art of Song
The Quinte Society for Chamber
Music (QSCM) seeks to cultivate
a local audience for classical
music by bringing outstanding
performers directly to our doorstep.
On Saturday, April 9, at 7 pm, the
QSCM presents mezzo soprano
Annamaria Popescu and pianist
Todd Yaniw, in concert at St. Paul’s
United Church in Stirling. On
Sunday April 10, at 1 pm, Popescu
and Yaniw will present a Masterclass
lecture. Open to the public, this
session will explore the way a
classically trained singer approaches
a song and prepares with a pianist.
Questions will be taken from the
audience as Popescu and Yaniw
demonstrate how classical musicians
train and work together.
recorded for the Chandos label,
the CBC, the SRC and appeared
on Radio Canada. A graduate of
the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de
Montréal, the Academy of Vocal
Arts in Philadelphia and McGill
University, Montreal, Annamaria
Popescu is committed to sharing her
art with young operatic aspirants as
well as audiences. Dividing her time
between Europe and Canada, she
is currently Professor of Voice and
Italian Diction at McGill University.
Popescu is joined in this concert
by award-winning pianist Todd
Yaniw. Praised for his “atmospheric
contrast of poetry and power,”
and performances described by
critics as “hair-raising,” Yaniw
made his debut with the Edmonton
Annamaria Popescu, a CanadianSymphony Orchestra at age 13.
born mezzo-soprano, is known
Appearances followed at the
Annamaria Popescu, mezzo soprano
for her refined technique, a rich,
Eastman Theatre in Rochester,
velvety sound, and her communication with the listener.
New York; St. Martin-in-the-Fields and St. James’s
Popescu launched her professional career as Anna in Les
Piccadilly in London, England; the Monte Carlo
Troyens, in London in 1994 and at La Scala, Milan, in
Opera House, Monaco; and in Jamaica, China and
1996. A principal soloist in over 13 operatic productions
Italy. Canadian performance venues include the Banff
at La Scala since, Popescu has graced concert halls
Centre, Edmonton’s Winspear Centre, the Ottawa
and opera stages in Europe, North America and Asia.
International Chamber Music Festival, Toronto’s Arts &
She has sung under the baton of the great conductors,
Letters Club, the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound,
among them Riccardo Muti, Sir Colin Davis, Bruno
the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, and Toronto’s
Bartoletti, Charles Dutoit, Andre Davis, Michael Tilson
Koerner Hall. Invited to perform concertos with the
Thomas, Mario Bernardi and Christoph Eschenbach.
Toronto Symphony Orchestra and those of Edmonton,
Operatic roles include Anna in Les Troyens, Suzuki in
Kitchener-Waterloo, Windsor, and Guelph, Yaniw also
Madama Butterfly, Meg Page in Falstaff, Pierotto in
toured the Canadian Maritime provinces as a soloist.
Linda de Chamounix, the Page in Strauss’s Salome,
Todd Yaniw appeared in Stirling last fall as a soloist
Geneviève in Pelléas et Mélisande, Erika in Barber’s
and the collaborative pianist with with Driveshaft for
Vanessa, and Fenena in Nabucco. She has a particular
QSCM’s inaugural concert. A frequent guest of the
interest in symphonic works as well as art song and has
CBC and Toronto’s Classical 96.3 FM, Yaniw was a
Canadian play a long time coming
by Eric Lucas
It’s been almost seven years, but acclaimed Canadian
drama, For The Pleasure Of Seeing Her Again, has
finally come to the Belleville Theatre Guild. Due to its
immense popularity and high demand among theatres on
both the local and national levels, Michael Tremblay’s
touching story of a man and his relationship with his
mother will at long last find an audience at the Pinnacle
Playhouse.
“We’ve been trying to get the rights for the show since
our 2009/10 season,” explains Producer Phil Bowerman,
following the two-night audition process. “But the show
was being produced at Stratford, and community theatres
cannot secure rights when a show is being produced
professionally on a national stage.”
For the show’s director, Heather Barker, the process
has been even longer in the making. “I saw the show
performed over 15 years ago at CanStage, and I fell in
love with it. I knew I wanted to direct it, and the fact
that it’s here at last, that I’m finally doing it, it’s all very
exciting.”
For The Pleasure Of Seeing Her Again is Montrealborn playwright Michael Tremblay’s touching and often
humorous homage to his mother and stars just two
characters, the narrator and his mother, as he remembers
their life and relationship at five different parts of their
lives. They discuss and argue all manner of things from
literature to life lessons to unlikable in-laws.
For The Pleasure Of Seeing Her Again will be performed
at the Pinnacle Playhouse from April 7 to 23, and is coproduced by Jim Love. The preview night is Tuesday,
April 5, and the opening night is on Thursday, April 7.
The charm in the show is the audience’s ability to relate
to the characters, to remember that matriarchal person
in their lives who shaped them into who they are today.
Tremblay’s narrator character even makes a point
regarding his mother that “you’ve met her in life, she’s
one of you.”
Tickets can be purchased at the box office, 613-9671442, or online at www.bellevilletheatreguild.ca. The
Belleville Theatre Guild offers elevator service right into
the theatre, a barrier-free washroom, and room in the
front row for wheelchairs and other mobility devices.
See you at the Pinnacle Playhouse!
featured subject in the CBC’s NEXT series. His debut
CD, Todd Yaniw: Scriabin, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff,
Chopin was released on the Chestnut Hall Music
label in 2006. Dr. Todd Yaniw recently completed his
doctorate at the University of Texas in Austin and holds
multiple international performance prizes.
The concert, April 9, Saturday evening, at 7 pm, will
include works by Brahms and Rachmaninoff. Sunday,
April 10, Popescu and Yaniw will return to the keyboard
at 1 pm, to begin the Master-Class Lecture. The duo
will also present a musical offering during Sunday
Worship Service at St. Paul’s, beginning at 10:30 am.
Todd Yaniw, pianist
All are invited. Saturday night concert tickets at $15 are
heavily subsidized, as QSCM is committed to making
classical music performances accessible to all. There
is no charge for the Masterclass lecture. Private and
business contributions support this initiative; those who
donate $100 or more receive two complimentary tickets
to the concert. For further details and ticket purchase see
qscmusic.com or call 613-885-0660.
Is laughter really the best medicine?
By Gary Mcleod
As Quinte Arts Council prepares for its annual
fundraising event, Stand Up for the Arts, we can’t
help but think about the old adage we have all heard
that ‘laughter is the best medicine.’ Like all well-worn
sayings, we take for granted that it is true. But is it?
Are there really benefits for
our health and well-being
when laughter abounds? We all
know that a deep belly laugh is
one of the best feelings in the
world, but did you know that
everything from a slight giggle
to a side-splitting guffaw can
change the temperature of a
room from icy unfamiliarity to
a warm and fuzzy family-like
atmosphere?
There has been much research
on the topic. A study by staff
at the Mayo Clinic found
that short-term benefits of
laughter include stimulating
many of the organs in the
body, activating and relieving our stress response, and
soothing tension. Long-term effects include improving
your immune system, relieving pain, increasing your
personal satisfaction and improving your mind.
Laughter is infectious! The sound of laughter is far more
contagious than a cough or a sneeze, and when it is
shared, it brings people together and increases a person’s
happiness and sense of intimacy. Paul E. McGhee,
Ph.D., states, “Your sense of humour is one of the most
powerful tools you have to make certain that your daily
mood and emotional state support good health.” In
researched reality, laughter is good for your physical
health as well as your mental health and it has enormous
social benefits. Best of all, it is easy to do!
Laughter lowers your blood pressure and can reduce the
risk of strokes and heart attacks. It reduces stress levels
because it reduces the level of stress hormones your
body produces and this reduction cuts the anxiety and
stress bombarding your body in this fast-paced world.
Additionally, the reduction of stress hormones in your
body results in a higher immune system performance,
strengthening the body’s ability to ward off sickness.
T-cells, special immune
system cells, are activated
immediately when you laugh.
Did you know that laughter
gives you one of the best
workouts for your abs? It’s
true; it helps tone your abs.
During laughter, the muscles
in your stomach expand and
contract and give the muscles
you are not using a time to
relax. In other words, you can
laugh your way to a toned
tummy.
In need of a good cardio
workout and don’t belong to
a gym? Laughter gets your
heart pumping and burns the same amount of calories
per hour as walking at a slow to moderate pace. You can
laugh your heart into health. Bothered by chronic pain?
Laugher releases endorphins, the body’s natural pain
killer, which can ease chronic pain, make you feel better
all over and increase your overall sense of well-being.
With all these terrific physical, mental and social
benefits to laugher, the Quinte Arts Council feels
compelled to prescribe our annual fundraiser, Stand Up
for the Arts, for what ails you. The show takes place on
Saturday, March 26, at the Greek Hall on Harder Drive
in Belleville. The show starts at 7:30 pm and there is a
cash bar opening at 6:30 pm.
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GORDON
LIGHTFOOT
Join funny man, Rick Zimmerman who will be the
Master of Ceremonies for the evening, and local comics
Renowned organist to perform at
St.Thomas’ Church
Renowned organist Rachel Laurin will give an organ recital
at Saint Thomas’ Anglican Church on Sunday afternoon,
April 17, as part of the 2015/2016 music series.
Friday, November 18 @ 8 p.m.
The Empire Theatre
321 Front St., Belleville
613-969-0099
www.theempiretheatre.com
Rachel Laurin is a Canadian organist, composer and
improviser. She was born in l96l in St. Benoît, Quebec.
After her studies at the Montreal Conservatory of Music, she
became Associate Organist at St. Joseph’s Oratory, Montreal,
from1986 to 2002, and from 2002 to 2006, she was Titular
Organist at Notre Dame Cathedral, Ottawa. She now devotes
herself to composition, recitals, master classes and lectures.
She has performed organ recitals in major Canadian cities,
the United States and Europe, and has recorded more than
12 albums. In November 2009, and March 2010, she was
‘Distinguished Guest Artist’ at Yale University, where she
was invited as a lecturer, teacher and concert artist.
Rachel Laurin is an Associate Composer of the Canadian
Music Centre. She has composed more than 100 works for
various instruments, instrumental ensembles and orchestra.
She has won many awards, including the Conrad Letendre
Prize, the Holtkamp-AGO Composition Award in 2008,
and first prize in the Marilyn Mason New Organ Music
Competition in 2009.
The organ of Saint Thomas’ Anglican Church is one of
the finest pipe organs in the Quinte area. The instrument
was built by Gabriel Kney in 1977, to replace the large
Casavant organ that had been destroyed with the church
by fire in 1975. The instrument of 19 ranks (about 1,000
pipes) has 14 stops and its action is entirely mechanical.
Rachel Laurin plans to showcase the wide range of colours
the instrument can provide. She will perform works by
Canadian and German composers to pay tribute to the
organ builder Gabriel Kney, himself a Canadian of German
Rachel Laurin
origin. Composers include Dietrich Buxtehude, J.S. Bach,
Barrie Cabena, Raymond Daveluy, and herself.
Music at Saint Thomas’ is a music series dedicated to
classical music, featuring exceptional musicians from
the national scene, and the choirs of Saint Thomas’. The
concerts in this series take place on the third Sunday of
each month from October to April. There is no admission
fee, but a free will offering will be taken.
Rachel Laurin’s recital will start at 4:30 pm, on April 17,
with a reception to follow. The church is located at 201
Church Street in Belleville.
Iconic Canadian performers coming
to The Empire
The Men of the Deeps
It doesn’t get any more Canadian then The Men of
the Deeps and folk music legend Gordon Lightfoot.
The Empire Theatre, downtown Belleville, is proud
to present both this year.
The Men of the Deeps, performing Sunday, April 3 at 3
pm, is a choir of working and retired coal miners from
the island of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia. Organized in
1966 as part of Cape Breton’s contribution to Canada’s
Centennial Year (1967), the group’s inception was an
effort by the people of Cape Breton to preserve, in song,
some of the rich folklore of that island’s coal mining
communities. Today The Men of the Deeps is more
than a singing group - it is a social institution. There
is a comradery amongst the members of the group that
carries over to their audiences wherever they perform.
Clad in coveralls and hard hats, they make an impressive
impact when they enter a concert hall in total darkness
with only the lamps on their helmets for light. Anyone
who attends a concert by The Men of the Deeps cannot
help but come away with the feeling that a special breed
of men has touched them.
Gordon Lightfoot returns to The Empire Theatre on Friday,
November 18 at 8 pm. After 50 active years of hit song
making and international album sales well into the multimillions, it’s safe to say that esteemed singer-songwriter
and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides with some very
exclusive company atop the list of all-time greats. His song
catalog is incredibly vast and includes such immortals as
Early Morning Rain, If You Could Read My Mind, Carefree
Highway, Sundown, (That’s What You Get) For Lovin
Me, The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald, Cold On The
Shoulder, Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Ribbon Of Darkness,
Beautiful, Song For A Winter’s Night, Shadows, Rainy
Day People, Did She Mention My Name and Summertime
Dream, to name a few.
For ticket information, visit:theempiretheatre.com.
World premiere
of The Pencil
Salesman
Gordon Lightfoot
All is rosy with Boris Ball. The patriarch of a family
of inventors, Boris lives blissfully in the past, in the
beloved company of his wife Rose and his prized
invention, the Personal Touch Typewriter. But
ever cynical of the frenzied world of technological
advancement swirling dizzily around him, Boris
becomes increasingly oblivious to the challenges
ripping his family apart. It is up to a wayward pencil
salesman who draws him into the present by introducing
him to someone he never knew: his own granddaughter.
Night Kitchen Too
The Night Kitchen Too concept, to invite 14-plus
musicians and spoken word artists to show up for a
sound check, an hour or so before the 8 o’clock show
opening, has been entertaining substantial audiences
at The Pinnacle Playhouse for a couple of years. All
performers get just one crack at the mic, except the
feature act that gets three. The program works so well
because all performances are acoustic and the evening
ends with an all-musician jam on stage that can get quite
rambunctious!
In conjunction with the The Pencil Salesman, Westben
will present Connecting Through Song, June 25 to
July 3. This is a nine-day exploration of the themes of
human connection as inspired by The Pencil Salesman.
Seminars, chats and workshops investigate various
connections between people and technology and society.
Events offer hands-on opportunities using music to
explore and connect through solo and choral singing,
technology, recording and improvisation.
Any singers, songwriters, poets, and/or slam artists
who would like to perform on our NKT stage, please
contact Joe Callahan, well known in the Quinte musical
scene. Or contact our new co-hosts: Alex Bell or Nathan
Mahaffy.
Admission for all Night Kitchen Too events is $10 ($5
for students or unwaged). Tickets are available from
Gourmet Diem Cafe, Pinnacle Music, Arden Music,
Quinte Arts Council and at Lisa Morris and Peter Paylor
artists and artisans gallery. At The Pinnacle Playhouse,
tickets go on sale an hour ahead of the 8 pm showtime.
2016 dates are March 19, April 30 and June 25, all at
The Pinnacle Playhouse. And on May 21, a special
outdoor Night Kitchen Too will take to the stage at
Market Square. For more information: check our
Facebook page; call Gary Magwood 613-849-1976;
or email Joe Callahan, [email protected];
Alexandra Bell, [email protected]; or Nathan
Mahaffy, [email protected].
Westben presents the world premiere of the opera The
Pencil Salesman, composed by Brian Finley, based on
an idea by Dr. Agnes M. Herzberg. Fully staged with
orchestra, the opera will be performed June 25, 26, July
1 and 2 at 3 pm.
Slam poet Wes Ryan from Peterborough at the NKT mic
June 27 to 29 is Song Connect, a powerful three-day
immersion experience designed for singers of all levels
and in all genres, for ages 16 and up. Led by New York
singing teacher Dr. Michael Warren, DMA, the Vocal
Intensive accelerates and heightens a singer’s vocal
and artistic development in a group setting. Participants
work one-on-one with Dr. Warren in half hour lessons
that are observed by the other participants, allowing all
to share vocal strengths and benefit from each other’s
progress. Dr. Warren’s students have sung leading roles
in all the major opera houses in the world and have
performed leading roles on Broadway and in major
jazz venues. It is open to all singers in all genres. Preregistration is required. Visit www.westben.ca for more
information.
Auditioning for The Music Man
century. You think there is a part that’s made just for
you! Even a barbershop quartet! Dancers, singers,
actors, a big chorus... good.
Next step. Check out that audition notice. Learn a song
to perform, see if you remember a few moves from
the dance floor, get your vocal chords in shape and get
to the playhouse on time. Breathe deeply. It calms the
nerves. People gradually fill the green room, you see
tables set up with audition forms, information sheets,
schedules tacked on the wall, a piano, rows of chairs
and a big empty space reserved for the audition pieces.
Everyone joins in the happy chaos and moves on to
have a Polaroid headshot with a number held up to their
faces. You take your seat and wait for the next step.
Friends and family, including moms, Kerry Ramsay (back
row, left) and Amanda Witty (back row, right), watch from the
stairwell as the auditions for The Music Man proceed at the
Pinnacle Playhouse.
The Belleville Theatre Guild has chosen one of the alltime greats for its spring finale... The Music Man. We
thought you might like to know how a person travels the
long road to land a part in one of the most demanding of
all shows... a Broadway musical.
First step. Maybe you started entertaining your family
when you were still in diapers. Maybe you watched
one of the reality talent supershows and thought “I can
do that!” Maybe your friends got together and said
they would come too. Maybe you’ve been working at
it your whole life so far... singing and dancing lessons,
competitions, variety shows, church choirs... practising
for that right moment. Or maybe you have done it all
before, loads of experience on the stage, just waiting to
get into that spotlight again.
Then you heard or saw the audition notice for The Music
Man. Hmm… Maybe you never heard of it! So you
check with Google. The story goes: early in the 20th
century, in simpler times, travelling salesman Harold
Hill comes to River City, Iowa, selling band instruments
and uniforms under the pretext of teaching the local
children to play music and form a marching band.
The real plan is to take the money and run before any
teaching has to be done. But then he meets Marion, the
librarian, and nothing is ever the same again. Roles for
all ages, sizes, vocal ranges, and even some surprises
in the casting. Local townsfolk, teenagers, youngsters,
and some women who obviously hadn’t heard that
the feminist revolution wasn’t due for another half a
The director, Dave Kidd, introduces some of the
other people running the show: music director,
Moira Nikander Forrester; choreographer, Amy Lyn
VanLondersele; producers, Liz Marshall and Diane
Burley; stage manager, Denyce Nielsen; rehearsal
pianist, Donna Douglas. They sound really experienced
and can probably carry a tune! Dave fills us in on the
amount of rehearsing to be done for a musical - four
times a week, about three hours each session. Wow! This
is a big commitment. There are more details, schedules,
and then the next step.
First, a warm-up. Lots of vocal ups and downs, some
group singing, then a basic movement session. Try not
to hurt yourself or others. Step, step, cross, step. Time
to show them what you’ve got. Time to swallow the
nerves and take your place on the audition spot. Time to
deliver. You do it! Songs from all kinds of shows and all
kinds of singers, from about age seven in the children’s
group up to perhaps age 75. What a feeling. There’s a
kind of energy that just fills the room. You overhear two
of the moms talking. Amanda is anxious but proud to
see her child attempt something so challenging in an
unfamiliar world. Kerry admits she is more nervous than
her daughter but, like all the moms and dads, she must
sit back and let her shine on her own. Now you have to
go home and wait to see if you have been selected for a
callback... the next step. One step closer to that part.
You get the call! This is even more exciting. You have to
learn some of the songs from the show, all together, as
a warm up. Then take part in some improvs, where you
imagine yourself to be some other person and interact with
small groups of actors in solving a problem presented on
the spot. No rehearsal. Just do it. Talk about adrenalin!
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Then, finally, you get your hands on a real script of
the show and read the parts Dave thinks you might fit.
This is scary but fun. You can hear someone asking
for short interviews about the best and worst aspects
of an audition. Kate says each time you do it you gain
confidence but she worries that nerves can block you
from doing your best. Aaron enjoys seeing performers
from past shows but has the same nerves about being
singled out and put on the spot. Joel and Jillian mention
how there was an inviting and welcoming feeling about
the day, even though they were also fighting nerves. You
look around at all the amazing talent and smiling faces
as the callbacks end.
Now comes the hardest waiting of all. Will you get that
great part you would so love to have? You know what? It’s
like Dave said. Just being in the show and on the stage with
an amazing story to tell and great songs to sing is what it’s
all about. There’s nothing like it.
So, let those seventy-six trombones lead the big parade,
and as long as you are marching to the music, you are
totally happy!
Starving vampires
By Lise Lindenberg
In case you haven’t set foot inside a high school in
the last 20 years, they have changed. Courses such as
the Centennial Secondary School Theatre Production
course have been developed to give students real world
experiences and prepare them for the work force. This
two-credit production course requires the students to
design, create and present a full-length play for the public.
Students work from noon until 2:30 pm every day in
order to understand the processes that take place behind
the scenes. In addition to that, they have extra rehearsals
after school one day a week. Centennial presents one
major drama presentation in the auditorium yearly.
This year’s class will take on the challenge of presenting
Dracula. This British version of the play has been
adapted from the original novel by Bram Stoker. Michael
Theodorou, the author, has written a magical, theatrical
rendition of the tale that keeps the audience in suspense
until the final moments. The dialogue is crisp and the
characters are well-rounded. All the well-known characters
are present: Jonathan Harker, Lucy and her mother, Mina,
Van Helsing and of course, Renfield. In this version, Dr.
Seward is a female physician who works with the stricken
victims in England. The deeply frightened peasants
round out the cast as they embody the terror Dracula has
unleashed in his own homeland, Transylvania.
This play will present specific design challenges for this
year’s class. How do you design a set that can represent
multiple locations with minimal set changes? Sound and
Cast members, left to right: Cole Lynd Foster, Sam Neill, Ethan Langlois, Abbie Henderson (lying), Danielle Dettlinger, Kiara
Fraser, and Nishsina Shapwaykeesic-Loft
lighting will be essential in creating the mood. The play
opens as the steam train pulls away from the platform.
The train is conjured up in the mind of the audience by
hearing the old steam engine and the use of a theatrical
fog machine.
As part of our promotional campaign, Centennial is
proud to be sponsoring a blood drive clinic for the
Canadian Blood Services on May 2, at the Fish and
Game Club. Please call the school at 613-962-9233 or
sign up online at blood.ca to donate blood. All blood
donors are eligible for a half-price ticket to see the show.
Starve a vampire—donate blood!
The production will open Friday, May 13, at 7 pm.
There will be two shows on Saturday, May 14 at 2 and 7
pm and the final performance will be Sunday, May 15,
at 2 pm.
,
Tickets are available at Centennial Secondary School,
the Quinte Arts Council, Red Ball Radio, or at the
door: adults $15, students and seniors, $10. As the
Count himself would say, “We are in Transylvania, and
Transylvania is not England. Our ways are not your
ways and there shall be to you many strange things.”
Now, to what kinds of strange things do you think
Dracula is referring?
MusicFly: a free tool to promote the
live music scene in eastern Ontario
By Nick DeWolfe
How can bands make more money playing gigs? Venues
need to book more of them and pay better. Why would
venues want to do that? There is only one reason, it
drives more business there way than without live music,
and that business generates more revenue than they pay
the band. So what do bands really need to make more
money playing gigs? An audience. There needs to be an
effective tool to get people who are interested
in seeing a given band or musical style
performing live on a given night to show up
at the right venue. The blunt instrument is
promotion. But who is going to do it?
The bands are using social media to get their
fans to their shows. That means the same
people go to see the same bands. The venues
just promote themselves and ultimately
would rather people just come in without
asking them to pay a cover charge for live music.
So, the next question is what non-biased third party will
communicate to the entire potential market, making it
easy for anyone interested in seeing live music to find
a band and venue? Not pushing a single venue or band,
but evenly presenting the entire picture. This is the kind
of resource that turns a handful of disjointed gigs and
competing venues and bands into a cohesive music
scene. A music scene, like Nashville or Sunset Strip or
the French Quarter, that provides a fertile environment
for music to grow and get the light it needs to blossom.
No one band or one venue can be expected to orchestrate
something like that.
But one man is trying to do exactly that. His name is Joe
Matthews and he has started MusicFly.ca with that very
mission in mind. One place where every gig, every band,
every venue is professionally and clearly
presented in an intuitive and interactive
calendar. Where the market can easily find
out where a band they like is playing, what
bands are playing on the night they want
to go out, and who plays the kind of music
they enjoy. The audience is serviced with the
ability to search, schedule, get reminders for
shows, see previews and read about acts.
The entire site is engineered to build a scene,
not just promote shows. If you are involved in live
music in this region and haven’t checked out MusicFly.
ca yet, you should. It is free for artists and inexpensive
for venues. It will resonate with the market and it will
catch on. It will become the resource for connecting to
the growing and exciting music scene in this region. You
owe it to yourself to get involved.
Nick DeWolfe’s blog can be found at www.highonlive.com
or at www.musicfly.ca. Joe Matthews lives in Odessa and
is expanding Musicfly.ca into the Quinte region.
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Quinte Children’s Theatre
Artistically Brilliant, Family Entertainment
MARANATHA CHURCH AUDITORIUM
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613 920-3623
CANADIAN CONTEMPORARY
DANCE THEATRE
THURS MAY 12
CHRIS MCKHOOL & FIDDLEFIRE
FRI MAY 13
THE MUSIC ARSENAL
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
8 GREAT FAMILY SHOWS!
MUSIC • DANCE • THEATRE
SUPER SATURDAY MAY 14
JUNKYARD SYMPHONY
DUFFLEBAG THEATRE - ROBIN HOOD
SPIRIT BORNE - MADE TO THRIVE
ANDY FORGIE & THE FIDDLEHEADS
SUN MAY 15
THE QUINTE SYMPHONY
IT’S KID STUFF
For the past few years, the Toronto Public Library has
been hosting the puppet program at their Lillian H. Smith
Branch and the OPA has decided to branch out into other
libraries. Adults and children alike love puppets and the
OPA like to spread the love around, showing different
types of puppets in action.
Come out and enjoy an amazing day of puppets, free of
charge.
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The Ontario Puppet Association (OPA) and the Belleville
Public Library will be hosting the Ontario Day of
Puppetry at the Belleville Public Library, on Saturday,
April 23, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Small Pond Arts will be presenting a Shadow Puppet
Workshop at 11 am and registration is required. Contact
Janna Colton at 613-968-6731 ext. 2223 to register or
email [email protected]. Throughout the
day there will be paper bag puppet workshops as well.
Supplies will be available.
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PRESENTS
By Janna Munkittrick-Colton
At the April 23rd event, the Belleville Public Library
will host Jan-Bo’s Puppets, David Smith’s Marionnettes,
Milkshake Meadows Puppets, the Potluck Puppets
and Small Pond Arts. The day will be a mix of shows,
workshops and videos of various types of puppets and
puppetry.
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Quinte Ballet School of Canada
SEEKS APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD
The Board of the Quinte Ballet School of Canada
(QBSC) is seeking individuals with an appreciation
of the arts. The QBSC Board governs this not-forprofit corporation with charitable status to effectively and efficiently fulfill the mandate and vision.
Applicants should have a diverse range of community and professional experience as well as understanding of governance, strategic thinking, sound
business/risk management and financial literacy.
Fund development and/or marketing are an asset.
Board members are volunteers, elected for 3-year
terms. Applicants must commit to preparing for,
and attending, monthly meetings and serving on
committees. Criminal records check/vulnerable
sector screening required. Parents/guardians of
students or spouses/family members of staff are
ineligible to serve on the Board. A time commitment of 3-5 hours/month is generally required.
If you require further information, or wish to be
considered for a position on the QBSC Board,
please submit a letter of interest to:
Quinte Ballet School - Nominating Committee
196 Palmer Road, Belleville, ON K8P 4E1
[email protected]
For info, call: 613.962.9274 x25
A Cappella Quinte’s annual show
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A Cappella Quinte
A Cappella Quinte, the local branch of the Barbershop
Harmony Society, presents its annual concert on
Saturday, April 30, at 7:31 pm, in Maranatha Church
in Belleville. Always a popular family show, this
concert will feature the delightful sounds of favourite
songs in four-part a cappella harmony (without
accompaniment). Now about 30 voices strong, the allmale barbershop chorus knows how to fill a hall with
music and harmony.
Special guests this year will be the Hastings and
Prince Edward Chorus, directed by Rudolf Heijdens.
This will be one of their final public performances
in Belleville before leaving for a singing trip to
Europe. Songs will include a new one for the chorus’s
+
repertoire, the well-known Bridge Over Troubled
Water.
with the
Belleville Club
ub and L’’Auberge
e de France
OPEN TO MEMBERS & NON-MEMBERS
Reflecting again on the anniversary of the First World
War is a comedic song from Irving Berlin, They were
all out of step but Jim, and another Berlin hit, the tender
Always. Some ballads, some upbeat, some old, some
new and some blue. As usual, there will be old-fashioned
barbershop quartets bringing their own unique harmonies
and styles, including Belleville’s own In Four Mation.
• Office parties
• Friends get togethers
• Events on two floors
• Private dining room
Lunch every Friday with delicious
bistro food presented by Chef Jean
Marc of l’Auberge de France
Tickets will be available from chorus members, at the
Quinte Arts Council office and at the door, $20 per
person, students half price. Tickets are also available
on line, at acappellaquinte.org.
Call or email Tara for your reservations
613-962-1239, [email protected]
This is My Canada
Presents Andy Forgie
Beloved Belleville singer
Andy Forgie is the man
of the hour in the second
installment of This is My
Canada Presents, the
concert series celebrating
Canadian music and
local artists, produced
by singer-songwriter
Jeanette Arsenault. The
show, featuring songs
about Canada, or written
Andy Forgie
by Canadians, will take
place on Wednesday April 27, at Eastminister United
Church in Belleville.
Andy Forgie is the dictionary definition of ‘Belleville
music and entertainment achievement.’ Here’s a slimmeddown version of the résumé: member of 70s rock band
Creed, toured Eastern Canada; in the 80s, vocalist
and composer for rock band Photograph, opened for
April Wine and Blue Rodeo; in the 90s, widely-known
children’s entertainer, opened for Bob Newhart and
André-Phillip Gagnon; today, international performances
with Beatles’ celebration All You Need is Love, multiaward winner, Empire Theatre promotional manager, and
performs music as therapy at area nursing homes.
This is My Canada Presents is the brainchild of
‘Ms. Canadiana,’ the well-earned nickname for singersongwriter Jeanette Arsenault, whose unabashed
patriotism led to her composition This is My Canada—
the basis for the four-concert series in Belleville. And,
never one to think small, Arsenault is dreaming about
taking this show on the road one day to celebrate local
artists and Canadian music in communities all across
the country.
$25
STAND UP FOR
THE ARTS
Saturday, March 26, 2016
At The Greek Hall, 70 Harder Drive, Belleville
Show starts at 7:30 pm, Cash Bar opens at 6:30 pm
Tickets
at QAC
Tickets: $25 at the Quinte Arts Council Gallery, 36 Bridge St. East, Belleville
Order with credit card by calling the QAC at 613-962-1232
QAC Champion
Event Sponsors
Media sponsors
Emcee
Rick Zimmerman
“I now see this project as a collective of artists of all
disciplines and Canadians of all walks of life, coast to
coast to coast, describing what Canada means to them.
It’s a shared vision of ‘my’ Canada rather than just
Jeanette Arsenault’s point of view,” she says.
The series of shows, featuring some of central Ontario’s
best known musicians, began in January with Marie-Lynn
Hammond. Coming up, The Starpainters will perform
classic swing and jazz on June 22, and Tom Leighton
and Conrad Kipping will perform Celtic and roots on
September 28.Tickets are $15 at Eastminster.
Call 613-969-5212 or email [email protected].
who will entertain you with their unique humour and
talents. While many of these performers are homegrown, you probably have not seen them locally as
they are often making appearances in Ottawa, Kingston
or Toronto. The first Stand up for the Arts was held
last year and more than 200 people were treated to an
evening of laughter and fun. Tickets are $25 and are
available online at quinteartscouncil.org, at the QAC
office, 36 Bridge Street East, Belleville, or by calling
613-962-1232. Please join us. It’s good for your health!
PHOTO: Audra Kent
The Commodores Orchestra lays
claim to a unique history
Dan Tremblay conducts the Quinte Symphony
Quinte Symphony
offers exciting
wrap-up to 55th
season
By Jack Evans
Quinte Symphony’s 55th year has been an outstanding
and rewarding one. Having recruited new and skilled
players, the orchestra now has the resources to present
symphonic works the way they were intended to be
heard. These new recruits include two cello players and
one viola player, all badly needed in our ranks. Many
audience members, especially at the Christmas concert,
have noticed this and commented about it. At last report,
there are strong prospects for even more new musical
talent.
One significant part of this is harpist Tabitha Savic,
a local student, whose talents are awing the audience,
as the sounds of her concert harp waft through
auditoriums. This writer learned in recent days that
even the Kingston Symphony does not have access to
a local harpist at this point. How blessed is this area to
have such a wealth of various players. We do, however,
continue to rely on Kingston for many positions in
the orchestra. Meanwhile, our core of regular players
spans from Port Hope to Kingston, north to Stirling
and south through Prince Edward County. It is truly a
Quinte regional ensemble, but based in Belleville, and
drawing audiences from as far as Brockville, Ottawa and
Oshawa.
Coming up is a spectacular afternoon, on Sunday,
May 8, at 2:30 pm, at Bridge Street United Church in
Belleville, provided by the Quinte Symphony joining
forces with The Northumberland Orchestra for a fullblown performance of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an
Exhibition. Also on the bill is Poulenc’s Requiem,
with a choir put together by Bridge Street Church
music minister Terry Head. This promises to be a rare
afternoon of music making and, for the first time in the
Quinte Symphony’s long history, working with another
orchestra.
Tickets are available in Belleville at the Quinte Arts
Council and Sam the Record Man in the Quinte Mall,
and in Picton at Books and Company, or online at
thequintesymphony.com. Prices are $25 for adults,
$20 for seniors, $10 for students. Children, as usual,
are admitted free.
The orchestra’s final concert for this season will be a
special children’s matinée on Sunday, May15 from 2
to 3 pm, in Maranatha Church, as part of the first ever
Kidstock Festival in Belleville. This program will
feature music geared to the entire family and will be
an excellent opportunity for parents to expose their
children to seeing and hearing all the instruments of the
orchestra.
To keep up-to-date with Quinte Symphony, please visit
our website at thequintesymphony.com.
The Commodores in 1942. Left to right: Tony Giosefitto, Art Kemp, Phil Huddleston, Stan Wiggins, Jimmy Large, Bud Haines,
Larry Brown, Frank Howard Sr. and Jimmy Elliott.
After the Great Depression, Teddy
Wilson was arguably the world’s
most famous jazz pianist. Playing
with the ‘King of Swing’ Benny
Goodman, he broke American music’s
colour barrier with the legendary
Lionel Hampton in the 1930s,
performing in the century’s premier
jazz concert at New York’s Carnegie
Hall. In 1951, he also played a gig with
the Commodores Orchestra at Queen’s
University. The Commodores played
regularly at Queen’s for grad balls and
other events between 1938 and 1959.
One day, decades ago, band members, after
watching the Duke Ellington band at the
Kingston Armouries, found themselves stuck
on an ice-bound train with the Ellingtonians,
swapping stories and soaking in musical tips
from the iconic members of the best band
of them all.
The Commodores are very likely the
oldest such musical ensemble in North
America, if not the world, and these
are just a couple of brushes with
big-time the big swing band from
Belleville has encountered in its stillunfolding 89-year run.
For 16 years, beginning in 1947, the
Commodores owned and operated their
own Club Commodore at the Belleville
Fairgrounds. On New Year’s Eve that year,
the band booked New York singer Arlene
Thompson. She’d performed at New York
City’s swankiest nightclubs during the
1940s. The Club Commodore show was
sold right out—nearly 400 people at $4 a
person. It was just one of four New Year’s
Eve dances scheduled in and
around Belleville that night, a city
whose population was less than
20,000. Two nights later, the band
held its regular Friday night dance
at the club, a portion of which was
regularly broadcast on radio station
CJBQ.
During the 30s and 40s, the band was
often busy four nights a week at their
own club, and other venues—the Trianon
Ballroom in downtown Belleville, and
once in a while at the Club Vanity Fair just
down Front Street from the Trianon.
The band’s brushes with big-time are also
modern reality. Trombonist Russ Little,
whose musical résumé includes Lighthouse,
Woody Herman, Count Basie, American
network TV, NFL Football, and Rob
Bandleader Andy Sparling is sifting
McConnell and the Boss Brass, was the
through old newspapers, memorabilia,
featured performer at the band’s Stirling
and first-hand accounts surrounding the
Festival Theatre performance in 2015.
Commodores story, researching the book
A pair of Grammy-winning musicians
he plans to complete in time for the band’s
- Boss Brass alumni Brian Barlow
90th anniversary in 2018. The Hastings
(drums) and Bob Leonard (saxophone)
County Historical Society has agreed
- perform with the band and contribute
to publish it.
arrangements (Barlow), while Junonominated saxophonist Dan Bone
Posters for the Spinsters Dance, the
first engagement at the Park Pavilion,
“Ninety years is a lot of ground to
provides one of Canada’s best tenor
and a gig at the Club Commodore.
cover, and I need help. I’m looking
sax swing and jazz sounds.
for anyone who has memories,
memorabilia, stories, or photos they’d
Please contact Andy Sparling if you’d
care to share. Maybe there are a few attics in eastern
like to contribute memories, stories, memorabilia,
Ontario that have some long-forgotten stuff in them that
or photos to the Commodores Orchestra story: andy.
could help shed some light.”
[email protected], 613-968-8691.
LITERARY
Local author launches debut novel
Anne Shmelzer’s debut novel, A Marginally Noted
Man, captures the trauma of war against the backdrop
of World War One battlefields, a hilltop Trappist
monastery in Flanders, and the Nicols’ pastoral
homestead in Madoc Township, Hastings County.
Shmelzer, a local author, began to draft the novel—a
poignant tale of one soldier’s struggle to come to terms
with the effects of war—after winning first prize for The
Ottawa Citizen’s WriteNow! memoir contest in 1997.
Columnist Charles Gordon said that Shmelzer’s story
“…dealt with an emotional topic,
the return from the war, with great
subtlety and a nice eye for detail.”
Shmelzer believes this experience
gave her the push she needed to
stay rooted to her writing desk
and create a fuller, richer narrative
around her fictitious main character,
Will Nicol.
“This was a story I needed to tell,”
she says. “I wanted to explore the
horrible wars that my father and
my uncles would not speak of, and
I chose the home and farm I grew
up on, in Madoc Township, as the
main setting where my character
returns after the Great War.”
Anne Shmelzer
A Marginally Noted Man is a vivid
portrayal of Will Nicol’s anguish
and internal struggle to regain his
mental health after five years on the Western Front.
It was recently endorsed by Colonel Rakesh Jetly,
Senior Psychiatrist with the Canadian Armed Forces.
According to Jetly, “Anne Shmelzer displays an acute
understanding of the warfare experience. She shines
a light on the early emergence of PTSD and creates a
vivid image of Will Nicol’s internal struggle to regain
his mental health. From the battlefields of the Western
Front to his reintegration into society, A Marginally
Noted Man takes us on an emotional journey that is
difficult to put down. This is a great read!”
Historically accurate, morally complex, and emotionally
charged, A Marginally Noted Man incorporates themes
of lasting love and friendship. Shmelzer’s disturbingly
accurate look at the human effects of war weaves
complex narrative elements intricately together. Her
experiences as a psychiatric nurse, poet, musician, and
accomplished writer bring her characters to life and
create a memorable, timeless story.
A Marginally Noted Man is available for purchase at
railwaycreekbooks.ca, and through Amazon, Kindle, Kobo
and iBooks. Print editions are also available for purchase
at the Quinte Arts Council, Perfect Books and Books
on Beechwood in Ottawa, and at
Novel Idea in Kingston.
Synopsis for A Marginally Noted
Man
In A Marginally Noted Man, Will
Nicol returns to Hastings County
to rebuild his life after the horrific
aftermath of war on the Western
Front and to seek comfort in the
arms of his forbidden love and
widowed niece.
With Leah by his side, Will
attempts to banish the memories
that have scarred his mind and
body and continue to plague
him. Will struggles to reconcile
his status as a war hero with
the traumatizing memory
that he can’t contain. Despite
employing the teachings of the Trappist monks
who tended him during a six-month convalescence
following the war, Will soon realizes that to regain
his sanity he must come to terms with the past.
Together with his comrade-in-arms, Michael Isaacs,
a Mohawk from Tyendinaga, Will returns to the
scene of a fateful mission to confront his guilt and
unburden his mind.
Anne Shmelzer chronicles the poignant and memorable
tale of one man’s attempts to confront the truth of war
and find redemption. Her vivid portrayal of the human
trauma that accompanies war is both haunting and
relevant.
Recreation Division
Assemblé
Gathering together to
perform the ‘Joy of Dance’
Professional Division
S pring S howcase
Featuring excerpts from
classic ballets and newly
choreographed works
2:30pm
Saturday, June 4, 2016
7:00pm
An afternoon presentation of over 20
choreographed works performed by QBSC’s
Recreation students from the Quinte region
Assemblé
QBSC’s Spring dance event presentation by the
Canadian and International students of the
Professional Training Program
Purchase a ticket for Assemblé & Spring Showcase (adults only) and receive a $6 discount on the combined cost of both tickets.
$22 Adults
$18 Seniors/Students
$12 Children (12 & under)
RESERVED TICKETS ON SALE - Group Rates Available
613.962.9274 / 866.962.9274
[email protected] / www.quinteballetschool.com
Both performances at Centennial Secondary School - 160 Palmer Road, Belleville
370 Main Street, Deseronto
613-396-2874, 613-539-0491
Patricia Adriaans
[email protected]
Prince
Edward
County
Authors
Festival
April 13-17
2016
We’re celebrating our 20th Anniversary!
- and whether it’s poetry for breakfast
with Rob Taylor, Giles Blunt and Andy
McGuire; readings and conversations with
Canadian literary icons like Linwood Barclay and Nino Ricci; “seniors moments”
with Bill Richardson; story time at the
library for kids; rap sessions with Kenneth
Oppel, Shane Peacock and Tim WynneJones for young adult readers; or the 7th
annual County Reads moderated by Bill
Richardson - there will be something to
entertain and inspire readers and writers
of all ages and tastes.
For more authors, events and info,check
our website at www.pecauthorfest.com,
call Books & Company at 613-476-3037
or find the Festival on Facebook.
Showcase
$25 Adults
$20 Seniors/Students
$15 Children (12 & under)
Are you planning an event for Culture Days?
Go to www.culturedays.ca for information and helpful tools.
The Canadian Kangaroos…. The Unknown Regiment
Reviewed by Barry Norton
A book by Dave Boorne
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THE CANADIAN KANGAROOS: THE UNKNOWN REGIMENT • 1ST CANADIAN ARMOURED CARRIER REGIMENT 1944-45 • DAVE BOORNE
1. Soldiers’ Service Books
2. Statement of War Service Gratuity
3. Dutch Wooden Clogs
4. Kit Bag and Water Bottle
5. Identification Discs
6. Canadian Armoured Corp Cap Badge
7. Tank Corps Badges
8. Shoulder Flash of 1st CACR
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9. Return to Civilian Life Booklets
10. British COMPO Jack Knife,
USMC Machete, British Bull
Opener, W, Johnson Knife
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THE CANADIAN KANGAROOS
THE UNKNOWN REGIMENT
1ST CANADIAN ARMOURED CARRIER REGIMENT
1944 – 1945
DAVE BOORNE
Just 250 words and at least two letters of support
April 15 is the deadline
to nominate someone for the QAC’s
2016 Arts Recognition Awards
The Quinte Arts Council wants to hear about individuals, groups or
businesses that have shown consistent and outstanding support for
the arts in Quinte.
This book is bloody fantastic! It is 70 years after the
end of the Second World War and I have read many
books on the war but I have never heard of the Canadian
Kangaroos. The Canadian Kangaroos… The Unknown
Regiment, by Dave Boorne, explores this Regiment in
full details and outlines why it has remained unknown
for all these years.
The story begins with Lieutenant General Guy Simonds,
shortly after D-Day in 1944, and the realization that
thousands of infantrymen were being killed in action as
they moved from the staging areas to the battle fronts in
Normandy. In his plans for Operation Totalize, Simonds
ordered the repurposing of the M7 American Priest selfpropelled guns and the Canadian-built RAMII tanks.
Guns were removed and the cabins were gutted. Ten to
14 infantrymen were loaded into each of the 106 tanks
and moved to the battle front in what had become an
armoured personnel carrier. Killed in Action statistics
fell drastically and more tanks were converted.
Initially the conversions took place in a field outside of
Bayeux, France that was code named ‘Kangaroo,’ and
the men involved and the tanks they worked on and
fought in, became fondly known as Kangaroos.
The book contains many photographs of the Kangaroos
in action in France, Belgium, Germany and the
Netherlands. The author has created four maps that
locate where the Regiment fought. There are many small
side stories in this remarkable book and so I learned
about Herman Schwartz, the most prolific Canadian
stamp artist and his two RAM tank stamps. I also
learned how the Kangaroos helped liberate Westerbork
Transit Camp and read quotes from The War Diary on
this very emotional task.
For me, the most interesting section contained
interviews with five Kangaroo Troopers who, at the time
of writing this review, are all still alive. Their stories are
riveting! Dave also wrote a memoir of his father that
choked me up as I finished it. These men were in their
late teens and early twenties and these interviews are
testaments to all of the 750 Canadians who served in the
1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment.
If you know someone
who has demonstrated
this support, then all it
takes are 250 words
on why the nominee
should be considered
and at least two letters
of support.
In talking with Dave, I found out what motivated him to
write the book. “I was born in December 1942 and as I
grew older I wondered where Dad had been in those early
years. I found his kit bag and three cardboard boxes filled
with his kit. My interest was piqued and 10 years ago I
began to seriously research and write. In the beginning I
wrote to honour my father but as I continued to find out
the details of these 750 men, my pages filled with their
history. I also think I was disappointed with how the
Regiment was disbanded in Enschede, The Netherlands,
in June of 1945 and how it took 69 years, 2 months and
19 days to finally bring the Regiment home to Canada!
Partly then, the book is an apology to these men.”
Anyone may nominate
those who have produced, supported
and/or promoted the
arts within the Quinte
community.
If you are a Canadian history or Second World War
enthusiast, or a person who loves a good Canadian story,
then this book is for you! It would also make a great
gift. It can be purchased at the Quinte Arts Council at
36 Bridge Street in Belleville, at Books and Company
at 299 Main Street in Picton or ordered on line at
pictonbookstore.com.
Previous nominees who have not received the award may be
resubmitted.
Past recipients have included visual artists, musicians, writers, actors,
volunteers, musical and artistic directors, business leaders and corporate sponsors. See the names of past recipients on the Quinte Arts
Council website.
Nomination forms are available from the QAC office at 36 Bridge St.
E, Belleville, and at www.quinteartscouncil.org.
The Quinte Arts Council`s
Umbrella Newspaper, Visual
Arts Programs and Arts in
Education Programs are
generously supported by
Parrott Foundation
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New writing workshop series at
Baxter Arts Centre
Over the winter and spring Baxter Arts Centre, 3 Stanley
Street, Bloomfield, is happy to announce a new series of
workshops, called
Writing@Baxter.
The program
offers a series
of exceptional
workshops,
presented by
some of the
most noted
writers of our time,
who live and work in
our community. We have been fortunate to engage writing
teachers who are celebrated at home and abroad for their
outstanding contribution to the literary world. They are
known and respected as skilled and sensitive teachers.
The program provides a unique experience to invest
in the practice of writing, from rough draft to finished
product, with feedback and analysis from five Canadian
writers at the top of the literary world.
Helen Humphries is one of our most innovative
novelists, poets and non-fiction writers. In her three-part
workshop, participants will focus on writing memoir
with an emphasis on creating a compelling narrative.
They will learn how to revise and edit effectively
leaving with a polished piece.
The Personal Essay is the focus of a two-part workshop
led by Andrew Binks. Andrew holds a Master of Fine
Arts degree in creative writing. He has published short
stories, poetry and two novels. Andrew will teach
participants how to use the personal essay to discover and
reveal life history, its connections, patterns and mysteries.
He will help participants create a polished piece and offer
suggestions for publishing.
Shani Mootoo’s workshop, Master Class in Short
Fiction, will focus on fiction – short stories or the novel.
The series will be part workshop, part instruction, with
an emphasis on the elements of writing that make strong
stories – voice, character development, plot, subplot
and structure. This will also be a forum to discuss
and wrestle with the multi-faceted process of creating
a work of fiction, and of living the life of the writer.
Giller Prize Nominee Shani Mootoo has taught in the
Creative Writing Program at the University of Toronto,
and in the Department of Continuing Studies at Ryerson
University. She is currently Associated Graduate Faculty
in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the
University of Guelph and supervises MFA theses in the
Poets Among Us
Isle of Old
On saviour isle: Population twenty-three
Within its beacon light
Pray you be
If ever cast upon the sea
Waves booming cannons into the shore
Banshee wind at cabin doors
Timbers moaned to the beat
Maestro bringing on
Nor wester sleet
The Writing@Baxter series was launched January 11 at Baxter
Arts Centre. Seated are Steph VanderMeulen, Sarah Selecky,
and Ken Murray, all authors participating in the program.
Creative Writing Program there.
Ken Murray will ask participants to dare to shake up
their memoir writing with Your Memoir: Dare To Shake
It Up. Ken is a teacher of creative writing at Haliburton
School of the Arts and University of Toronto School of
Continuing Studies. The workshop will help participants
to imagine many angles to a story; to explore and
consider what has been seen, heard and known to people
outside the writer’s perspective.
Sarah Selecky has packaged her Banff Centre of
the Arts creative writing course, the Story State of
Mind, for this eight-week program in the capable
hands of writer and editor Stephanie Vandermeulen.
Sarah has an MFA in creative writing and has
been published in top Canadian magazines and
quarterlies. Her first book was a finalist for the
Scotiabank Giller Prize. Stephanie is a copy editor
and a writer, and has been a creative writing
coach for the Story State of Mind for three years.
Participants will receive concentrated instruction
and inspiration through on-line and in-person
instruction. The on-line component features videos,
coaching by Sarah and short readings chosen to
illustrate the mechanics of story. A first draft of a
story will be yours at the completion of the program.
Participants will also receive a personalized style
diagnosis to help take writing to the next level.
Fires sucked out hearths are cold
Hours pass
The gale grows old
One figure cloaked in winter’s slicker
Makes its way door to door
Able bodies summoned again-once more
Cause more than just, Lives at stake
Not one on that isle did hesitate.
Every mariner knew where
They should not be
They cast the lines
They put to sea.
Knowen not that night
By the souls they saved
Seventy years the youngest
Their rescuers’ age.
By Clinton Pearce
All workshops are suitable for those who wish to write
both fiction and non-fiction. Details of each workshop
can be found at www.baxterartscentre.org or email
[email protected]. Enrollment in each course is
limited. Register early to avoid disappointment.
What is a Cutline?
A cutline is the text that appears under an
image or photograph. If the image is of artwork, indicate the name of the piece, the
medium and the name of the artist (size of
piece is optional). If the image is of people or
an event, indicate who is in the photo (left to
right) and briefly describe what is happening.
HERITAGE
New Year, new carpet, and new Terry
Fox exhibit opens at Glanmore
Hastings County
Historical Society
ANNUAL BUS TOUR
Tales from the Hastings Woods...
Exploring Centre Hastings
The carpeting was manufactured in the United
Kingdom, by the Grosvenor Wilton Carpet Company.
This is the same company that made the original
carpet for Glanmore in the 1880s. Production and
installation of the reproduction carpet was funded by
the Parrott Foundation.
Discover all the wacky and wonderful
tales from pioneer life in 19th and
early 20th century Centre Hastings
(Thomasburg, Tweed, Actinolite,
Queensboro, Hazzard’s Corners,
Madoc, Eldorado, Bannockburn,
Malone and Deloro) as only
historian Bill Hunt can relate them!
PHOTO: © Gail Harvey, United Press Canada
Glanmore will reopen in early March 2016, with new
carpet and a travelling exhibition organized by the
Museum of Canadian History, in partnership with the
Terry Fox Centre. The inspiring exhibition, Terry Fox:
Running to the Heart of Canada, will be on display at
Glanmore until May 8.
Terry Fox
Glanmore National Historic Site in Belleville has been
closed for restoration since the beginning of 2016.
During the closure, repair work was completed on
several floor areas throughout the historic building
and reproduction carpeting was installed in the lower
and upper halls, front stairs and reception room.
Bus departs 8:30 a.m. SHARP
from northeast parking area
of Bayview Mall off Bridge Street East
This exhibit features photographs, interviews, press
clippings and journal entries from Terry Fox’s
inspiring 143-day, 5,300 kilometre journey from
St. John’s, Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Terry never completed his run across Canada, but
his courageous heart and determination made a huge
impact.
Cost $70. includes lunch and tours
Tickets: Call Mary-Lynne Morgan
@ 613-961-7091
Last year we sold out two buses by midFebruary, so don’t delay, get your tickets early!
Visitors to the exhibition will explore the deep
affection Canadians have for Terry and see how he
continues to inspire us. For more information about
the exhibit, visit glanmore.ca or call 613-962-2329.
Upon reopening, Glanmore will be open for visitors
Tuesday to Sunday, from 1 to 4:30 pm, with special
March Break extended hours, March 15 to 18, from
10 am to 4:30 pm. In addition to touring the historic
house, you can check out the recent restoration, try
an all new artifact scavenger hunt and explore the
Terry Fox exhibition, to learn about a true Canadian
hero.
Queen’s conservation program repairs
Glanmore historic site artifacts
The Master of Arts Conservation Program at Queen’s
University in Kingston celebrated its 40th anniversary in
2015. This program trains students in the conservation
and repair of paintings, paper and objects. Students work
on artifacts from museums and galleries, and sometimes
from private individuals. Glanmore National Historic
Site has been sending paintings and artifacts to Queen’s
for conservation since the late 1970s.
Recently, two pastel landscapes by Bertram Couldery
and nine artifacts were brought back to Glanmore,
following condition assessment and conservation
treatment. Each piece was accompanied by a
comprehensive treatment report and a custom-made
acid-free storage box.
These hand-sewn sheepskin booties with crocheted
flowers are dated circa 1900. They were donated to
the Museum in 1979, but never displayed due to their
condition. The booties were brushed, humidified, reshaped and re-stitched with white silk thread. They are
now in a condition more suitable for display.
Did you know that Glanmore National Historic Site
has a bi-monthly email newsletter? You can read
more articles like this one, plus learn about upcoming
events and happenings at the museum by signing up at
glanmore.ca/newsletter.
ATTENTION
MUSICIANS!
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venues from Trenton to Gananoque,
including PEC?
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which venues offer Live Music?
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If you answered YES to any of these
questions, you need to make it out to our
upcoming FREE WORKSHOP!
MusicFly.ca can help you with all of these
things and so much more! We would love
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where you will earn how to maximize the
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SUNDAY
MAY 1
2 PM
The QAC Gallery and Gift Shop
Drop in and check out our abundant variety of
great reads. We also sell CDs, DVDs and cards.
36 Bridge Street East, downtown Belleville
The Belleville Club, 210 Pinnacle St,
downtown Belleville.
RSVP by April 18
[email protected]
Archives on the move… finally!
By Mary-Lynne Morgan
At long last, the Community Archives of Belleville and
Hastings County is about to become a reality, by moving
into its new facilities in the building which also houses
the Belleville Public Library.
The construction has been completed, and some of
the specialized movable shelving, which moves at
the touch of a finger, has been installed in the stacks
area. Although the space for storage in the stacks and
the public reading room look positively huge when
empty, they will no doubt be used to capacity in the
very near future.
A group of Archives volunteers and the Hastings County
Historical Society Board toured the newly completed
facilities recently, and were awed by how cleverly the
architect had accommodated the new uses of these
spaces in the library facility, with only a minimum of
disruption and change to the existing library.
According to acting archivist, Amanda Hill, there are at
least 2,800 boxes or other packages of archival materials
which have to be moved to their new home, and once
there, they need to be carefully filed. Labelling the new
shelving areas will be a major task in itself. Archives
volunteers have created a spreadsheet, detailing all
the boxes and volumes which have to be moved, and
specialized containers have been purchased to transport
such items as the hundreds (and maybe thousands) of
pages of fragile newsprint donated by the Intelligencer
in 2011. In addition, many other fragile document items
need to be individually wrapped to protect them during
transit. The volunteers will also take the opportunity to
rationalize the filing of many similar items which have
been stored in different, sometimes random, locations to
make access to them easier in the future.
Since there is so much preparation work to be done before
the move, public access to the Community Archives
materials will be closed for the next few months.
It is anticipated that the move will be physically
completed in late March with an official opening some
time in April. Watch for further details!
We welcome your questions
We are a community-based
charitable organization
dedicated to the protection in perpetuity
of diverse natural and cultural heritage
features of Hastings & Prince Edward Counties.
Visit us on-line at www.hpelt.org
For information on membership
and donations, contact us at
Email: [email protected] Fax: 613-962-3247
Mail: Hastings Prince Edward Land Trust
P.O. Box 20042, Belleville, ON K8N 5V1
Telephone: 613-966-7196
QAC WEBSITE WORKSHOP FOR MEMBERS
• For QAC Artist, Group and Business Members, this workshop will be
a refresher for managing your profile on the QAC’s Website Directory.
• New will be online membership renewals for All Members.
Monday, March 14, 2016
5 - 7 pm
3rd Floor Meeting Room
Belleville Public Library, 254 Pinnacle Street
Please RSVP by March 10:
[email protected] or 613-962-1232 ext. 28
BELLEVILLE
PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL
Competition and
Arts Festival
June 16 to 19, 2016
Presented by the
Quinte Arts Council
and the Belleville
Downtown
Improvement Area
613-962-1232
quinteartscouncil.org
Information to follow
ARTS EDUCATION
Spring programs at Baxter Arts Centre
Baxter Arts Centre spring programs offer a wonderful
lineup for all ages and interests.
The weekly Life Drawing sessions continue, as do
creative, inspiring six-week Paint with Kato sessions.
New this year is an introductory encaustic workshop
with Don Maynard, Encaustic Now, and a six-week-long
series for teens exploring aspects of Cartoon Arts with
Tim Snyder and Niall Eccles.
2015 Parsons scholarship winners, left to right: Desmond Bone,
Rebecca De Marsh, Mary McLaughlan and Ashlay ClarkinSummers.
Commodores
support young
musicians in
memory of Bruce
Parsons
If you learned how to play the trumpet in Belleville,
chances are you took lessons from Bruce Parsons,
“everybody’s trumpet teacher.”
Belleville’s best-loved drycleaner died in 2008, at the
age of 82, but part of his legacy is the crop of trumpet
players who took lessons from him as kids. One of them
is Blair Yarranton, a Centennial Secondary School music
teacher, and a member of the Commodores Orchestra.
The orchestra will hold its third annual Bruce Parsons
Memorial Scholarship Concert on Sunday, May 29, at
Centennial.
For emerging photographers planning to submit their
work to photo shows, Photo Critique will give advice
and critiques. Hands-on feedback will help you select,
prepare and present your work.
Issues in the Arts are two thought-provoking lectures on
rethinking art history, one entitled Islamic Art in Context
and the other, The Feminist Turn. Both will be given by
returning lecturer, Deborah Root, a writer and teacher of
visual arts and culture.
Finding your Voice is a six-week program with
Wellington Lambert that will help you discover and
develop your unique voice and the joys of singing.
For children, Baxter Arts presents a smArt Club, eight
Saturday mornings of creative play in clay, music,
theatre, collage, printing, lego-building, puppetry and
fibre arts. The program is being delivered by well-known
members of our arts community.
During March break, Andrew Csafordi will lead a
week-long papier-mâché workshop for 12 to 16-yearolds, called Paste It. Each participant will take home a
six-foot-high bookcase they have imagined, created and
built.
Those looking for quiet contemplation will enjoy Arlene
Wilkinson’s workshops on Medical Quigong, and Janine
Kinch will introduce participants to Soulcollage, an
Albert College offers a
Meta Moon Briegel Music Scholarship
Available for new students in Grades 9 to 12 who demonstrate the
ability to excel in instrumental music. Apply today by contacting
[email protected].
Upcoming Events at Albert College:
• Art Exhibit, April 11 - May 6
• Spend-A-Day, May 6
• Spring Concert, May 17
• Junior School Production, May 26 at 7:00 p.m
& May 28 at 2:00 p.m.
160 Dundas Street West • Belleville, Ontario
613-968-5726 • albertcollege.ca
Bruce Parsons
QAC and Hugh P. O’Neil
STUDENT BURSARIES
At Yarranton’s suggestion, Canada’s oldest big swing
band launched the annual show to honour the memory of
Parsons, a Commodore for half a century. The idea was
to provide deserving Quinte-area graduating high school
music students with a financial boost for their postsecondary futures.
Each spring, the Quinte Arts Council awards TWO $500 bursaries to
students graduating from secondary schools in Hastings and Prince
Edward Counties and proceeding to further education in the arts, at
a university or college in Canada, with the aim of pursuing a career
in the arts.
“There was no one like Bruce,” says Yarranton. “Always
laughing, always giving, the best friend of an awful lot
of people around here. We used to call him ‘the late
Bruce Parsons,’ long before he died,” laughs Yarranton.
“I don’t think he ever was on time in his life. But he got
away with it. Nobody could ever get mad at him.”
Each spring, Hugh P. O’Neil, in conjunction with the Quinte Arts
Council, awards TWO $500 bursaries to students graduating from
secondary schools in the Quinte Riding (as it existed in 1995).
Students must be proceeding to further education in the arts, at a
university, college, or school of dance in Canada, with the aim of
pursuing a career in the arts.
The band hopes to significantly increase the total amount
awarded to students this year. In years one and two of
the Scholarship Concert, the Commodores handed out
cheques worth a total of $3,000.
The Hugh P. O’Neil Bursary fund was established in 1995 by the
Quinte Provincial Liberal Association to recognize the contributions
of former MPP Hugh O’Neil during more than twenty years of political life, and in particular to honour his significant support of the arts
both provincially and locally.
Tickets are $20, and can be purchased in advance at
Centennial Secondary School and in downtown
Belleville at Pinnacle Music. Show time is 2 pm on
May 29, at Centennial.
Deadline is April 30, 2016. You can apply for QAC or Hugh
O’Neil or both. Applications are at the Quinte Arts Council,
36 Bridge St. E., Belleville. Call 613-962-1232 or download
forms at www.quinteartscouncil.org.
Quinte Arts Council Performing Arts
Bursaries awarded to these schools
Each year the Quinte Arts Council awards bursaries
to local schools to bring artists and arts groups into
the classroom, auditorium or gymnasium, to provide
performing arts experiences to students. This year
North Hastings High School and Prince Charles School
of Belleville will be awarded QAC bursaries.
More than 200 grades 3 to 8 students at Prince Charles
School in Belleville will have a play presented to
them by Roseneath Theatre, a touring company that
travels province-wide, presenting plays for young
audiences. The play that they will be presenting
explores with humour, insight and compassion, the hurt
and confusion of being different when you can’t help
it, and the challenges of being the target of school yard
bullying. The hero of this remarkable play is a positive
role model for young people with ADHD or other
learning challenges. Not only does this project have
valuable messages for the audience, it has connections
to curriculum, in areas of social studies, drama and
physical and health education. It also builds character
by demonstrating empathy, kindness, caring and
respect. The main themes of this production are ADHD/
mental health, identity, bullying, learning disabilities,
imagination and self-advocacy. The expected outcome
is a school-wide understanding of the various needs
and experiences of different people and how everyone
can support each other and create an inclusive and
understanding school community. There will be follow
up discussions in the classrooms after the play is
presented.
Grade 9 to 12 students at North Hastings High
School in Bancroft will be joined by Prince Edward
Collegiate Institute guitar students in a workshop
conducted by highly accomplished blues/rock artists
Rick Fines, Rebecca Hennessy, Carrie Chestnut and
Michael Herring. They will break up into guitar, rhythm
section, brass and woodwind groups and each artist
will provide instruction in rehearsal, performance and
arranging. In the afternoon, the students and the artists
will give a concert for the entire school. Students will
learn performance practice and etiquette, instrumental
technique, improvisation, music theory – chords, scales,
arranging and orchestration – small ensemble teamwork
and the history of 20th century popular music (blues,
shuffle, rock and roll and funk). The artists will also
give the participants an overview regarding careers
in music. An evening concert in the town of Bancroft
is also being planned and this project is intended to
build confidence and pride in the students’ abilities as
musicians.
All schools in the Hastings Prince Edward and
Algonquin Lakeshore areas of Quinte are eligible for
bursaries. Applications can be found online at www.
quinteartscouncil.org. Deadline for applications for
performing arts bursaries is January 31each year. There
will be another round of visual arts bursaries in the fall,
with applications due September 30. Applications are
vetted through Quinte Arts Council’s Arts Education
committee and funds awarded are to cover the costs of
artist fees. Bursaries are also available to students who
are seeking support to continue their studies at a postsecondary level in order to pursue a career in the arts.
Additional to the QAC bursaries are the Hugh P. O’Neil
bursaries, all of which are distributed to successful
applicants at their graduation ceremonies. New this
year is a Susan Richardson Student Bursary, for those
looking to further their education in music. Details will
be on the QAC website soon. Application deadline for
the student bursaries is April 30.
imaginative, visual, journaling process. Eight weeks of
Mindfulness Meditation, with Michael McCartney, will
set you up for a busy summer.
Baxter Arts Centre is located at 3 Stanley Street, in
Bloomfield. For details of each program and to register,
please visit www.baxterartscentre.org and click on
Programs and Events. For further information, email
[email protected].
Submissions for the second annual Hollywood North
Film Festival are now open! Local and international
filmmakers are invited to submit their work via the
festival website (hnff.ca). The festival includes feature,
short, student, animated and indigenous film categories.
The Hollywood North Film Festival is returning for its
second year, beginning Friday, July 15, with an opening
red carpet gala, and continuing through the 16th and
17th. The festival will take place in Trenton, Belleville
and Picton.
Riding the success of last year’s festival, where
filmmakers from across the province, as well as Los
Angeles and New York City attended, this year’s festival
will build on a solid foundation and the root inspiration
for the festival – Trenton being the first and original
‘Hollywood North’ of Canada.
Those interested in volunteering with the festival are
encouraged to sign up for the newsletter, as more
information will be made available in the spring.
Submissions will close May 6. For more information,
please visit hnff.ca.
A community place.
We are ready for you !
explore your creativity
discover something new
learn about the arts
baxterartscentre.org
Volunteer Appreciation
& Awards Dinner
Friday, March 11, 5:30pm
Club 213 Loyalist College
Help us celebrate Alternative Radio with an
evening featuring a gourmet buffet, prizes,
silent auction and more, as we honour our
valued volunteer programmers and
friends of 91x.
Public welcome!
Hollywood North
back for second
year
3 Stanley Street Bloomfield
Tickets $40 ea.
(Loyalist Students $30)
in advance from the Quinte Arts Council
or 91x at Loyalist College
Fore more information:
613-966-0923 www.91x.fm
A Community Place WINTER & SPRING
EXPLORE
DISCOVER
LEARN
3 Stanley Street, Bloomfield
2016 PROGRAMS
Something for everyone! Register now.
EMAIL [email protected]
LIFE DRAWING Thursdays (winter), Tuesdays (spring)
open studio creative hands Tuesday afternoons
Medical Qigong workshops February 13, March 12, April 9
FINDING YOUR VOICE Tuesday mornings in January & February
PASTE IT!
ENCAUSTIC
PAPER MACHE BOOKCASE BUILD for MARCH BREAK 12-16 yrs
painting workshop Monday March 21
smART CLUB For kids
PHOTO CRITIQUE workshop
saturday mornings starting April 2
saturday April 2
issues in art rethinking art history
Mindfulness meditation
PAINT with KATO!
CARTOON arts
SOULCOLLAGE
April 6 & 13
Tuesdays mornings starting April 5
starting April 11, Mondays,Thursdays, Fridays
saturdays from April 16 to May 28
level 1: May 11/June 8, level 2: May 25/June 22
A series of special workshops with esteemed writers!
Helen HUMPHREyS i Andrew BINKS i ken MURRAy
shani MOOTOO i sarah SELECKy
All details on
baxterartscentre.org
Calendar
March
April
May
Thank you for submitting your Calendar events on our website:
PERFORMING ARTS
pm, Sunday matinees 2 pm. Tickets: 613-967-1442 or visit
bellevilletheatre.ca.
Mar 1, 8, 15 Lenten noon recitals. Come for a half hour of
contemplative music in the season of Lent while enjoying the
serene Bridge Street United Church sanctuary in Belleville.
Recitals take place every Tuesday from 12:15 pm to 12:45 pm.
Donations are gratefully accepted for Gleaners Food Bank.
bridgestreetchurch.com.
Apr 08 Horizon Youth Concert Christy Groot-Nibbelink
and area piano students perform at the Clock Tower in
Campbellford. A pay-what-you-can event. westben.ca.
Mar 6 Rosauro and Mendelssohn. Wolf Tormann, cello,
Gordon Craig, clarinet Linda Craig, clarinet, Ben Glossop,
bassoon, Evan Mitchell, marimba, Glen Fast, conductor.
Boccherini: Cello Concerto Mendelssohn: Konzertstück No. 2
for Two Clarinets Hétu: Bassoon Concerto Rosauro: Marimba
Concerto Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Mendelssohn’s
magical Italian Symphony. Tickets, Grand Theatre box office
at 613-530-2050. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts,
Kingston. kingstonsymphony.on.ca.
Mar 19, 20 Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Experience
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony like never before, with an
informative look from the stage into what makes this
masterpiece so special. Complete with multimedia, live
orchestral examples and an informative, engaging commentary
from Maestro Evan Mitchell. Tickets: Grand Theatre box
office at 613-530-2050. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts, Kingston. kingstonsymphony.on.ca
Mar 19 PEC Ecumenical Choir concert A performance of
the Faure Requiem and Bach’s motet Jesu, Meine Freude,
directed by Michael Goodwin with instrumental ensemble at
St. Mary Magdalene Church, Picton. Tickets are $20.
Mar 19. Apr. 30, May 21 Night Kitchen Too at the Pinnacle
Playhouse, Belleville. 14+ musicians and spoken word artists.
$10 tickets at Pinnacle and Arden Music Stores, Gourmet
Diem and Urban Escape Cafes, Quinte Arts Council and Lisa
and Peter artists & artisans gallery. Doors open at 7 pm, show
at 8 pm with an open jam on stage at 10:30. Check FB page,
www.musicfly.ca or call Joe 705-632-1939. May 21 will be at
Belleville Market Square.
Mar 20 An Intemporal Choral Festival The Choir of St.
Thomas’ Anglican Church, Belleville, will present an Easter
Festival at St. Thomas’ Church. The service will be presented
in the traditional style of Easter from King’s, with a similar
form to the Christmas Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.
The choir will present anthems and hymns for Passiontide
and Easter. The congregation is also invited to join in singing
some seasonal favourites. The Easter Festival will start at
4:30 pm and a reception will follow. Free-will offering.
stthomasbelleville.ca.
Mar 20 Quinte Opera Guild A general meeting of the guild
with a presentation on Elektra, which will be shown in HD by
the Metropolitan Opera Company on April 30. New members
welcome. Info: Mary at 613-962-3190. Quinte Sports and
Wellness Centre, Belleville.
Mar 26 Stand Up for the Arts QAC’s second Stand Up for
the Arts, an evening of stand-up comedy at the Greek Hall in
Belleville. Emcee, Rick Zimmerman. Tickets are $25 and can
be purchased at the QAC, 613-962-1232. Doors open at 6:30,
show starts at 7:30.
Mar 30 Quinte Children and Youth Choirs A concert
featuring the Children and Youth Choirs of the Hastings and
Prince Edward Regional Chorus, 7 pm at Eastminster Church
in Belleville. eastminsterunited.ca.
Apr 02 Opera at Warp Speed This concert will take you
through the best opera has to offer, with a sci-fi twist! Let the
hysterically funny Toronto-based opera company Opera 5
guide you through a ‘newly-found’ opera written by Wagner,
which employs every cliché imaginable in both the operatic
and the science fiction genres. Will Captain James High C and
his first mate Horn Solo rescue the princess Coloratu-ra from
the evil Carmen? kingstonsymphony.on.ca.
Apr 03 Trabed’s Opera Training Wheels Join Trabed the
Puppet as he learns the difference between a soprano and a
tenor. Discover why mezzo-sopranos always wear pants. Come
for the root beer floats, stay for the balloon hammers and fake
moustaches. This unique production features the artists of
Opera 5, a Toronto-based company known for its tongue-incheek interpretations of opera on the internet. Tickets: 613530-2050. kingstonsymphony.on.ca.
Apr 07 - 23 For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again by
Michel Tremblay. The Belleville Theatre Guild. The play
is a funny, affectionate, and moving portrait of the bond
between mother and son in a series of hilarious arguments
about everything from rare roast beef to the mystery of
where people go to the bathroom in novels. Evenings 8
Apr 09 The Art of Song Quinte Society for Chamber Music
presents mezzo soprano Annamaria Popescu and pianist Todd
Yaniw in concert at St. Paul’s United Church in Stirling.
Popescu, principle soloist in over 13 productions at Europe’s
great opera house La Scala, is an established favourite in
concert halls and opera stages throughout Europe, North
America and Asia. Yaniw’s youthful career already includes
concerto appearances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
and those of Edmonton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Windsor, and
Guelph, and solo performances throughout North America,
Europe and Asia. qscmusic.com.
Apr 15 - 30 Funny Little Thing Called Love This deliriously
funny new Jones Hope Wooten comedy is all about that four
letter word: L-O-V-E. A slick, successful used-car-selling
Romeo has wandered into a life-changing trap set by three
fed-up “Juliets.” The Hallelujah Girls, a fun-loving group from
Georgia, crash a Hawaiian honeymoon in progress. In London,
two strangers surprisingly start to connect, only to be thwarted
by a hyperactive American. In Manhattan, a man tries to battle
his way out of a mid-life crisis with an ill-advised marriage
proposal that goes wildly off- track. Brighton Barn Theatre.
brightonbarntheatre.ca.
Apr 17 Ravel, Stravinsky and Bernstein Four incredible
pieces spanning the great repertoire of dance: the regal Gold
and Silver Waltz of Lehar; Ravel’s Bolero; Stravinsky’s
Firebird Suite; and symphonic dances from West Side
Story. kingstonsymphony.on.ca. Isabel Bader Centre for the
Performing Arts, Kingston.
Apr 17 Renowned organist Rachel Laurin will give an organ
recital at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, Belleville. Laurin
was Associate Organist at St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal
from 1986 to 2002, and Organist at Notre Dame Cathedral in
Ottawa from 2002 to 2006. 4:30 pm. A reception will follow.
stthomasbelleville.ca.
Apr 17 Quinte Opera Guild General Meeting with a
presentation of Carmen, to be presented by The Canadian
Opera Company. New members welcome. Info: Mary at 613962-3190. Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre, Belleville.
Apr 17 The Brian Barlow Big Band with Heather
Bambrick The culminating concert for the TD Jazz Education
Program, produced by the Prince Edward County Jazz
Festival. Four top Ontario high school jazz ensembles play
with Canada’s best musicians after a weekend-long mentoring
by elite jazz artists. Regent Theatre, Picton. pecjazz.org.
Apr 23 Westben’s Chat and View at the Aron Theatre,
Campbellford. West Side Story with Barb Hobart, host.
Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of
Shakespeare, Chick Reid introduces the film version of one of
the most famous Broadway musical adaptations of Romeo &
Juliet as a preview to Kisses on Broadway at The Barn in July.
705-653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777. westben.ca.
Apr 23 4th Annual Dessert Cabaret with Silent Auction
with the proceeds going toward the purchase of a walk-in
freezer for the Food Ministries programs at Bridge Street
United Church, Belleville. $10. Partake in delicious desserts
while you listen to wonderful music with a Disney theme
presented by the choir and bell ringers of Bridge Street
United Church, as well as others from the community.
bridgestreetchurch.com.
Apr 24 Song Recital presented by Celine Papizewska,
soprano, with Michael Goodwin, piano. Music by Brahms,
Verdi, Mahler, Berlioz and Wagner at St. Mary Magdalene
Church in Picton. $15.
Apr 27 This Is My Canada, concert series at Eastminster
Church in Belleville. Stories and songs with Jeanette
Arsenault and Friends: Andy Forgie on Apr. 27, 7 pm. $15
(free for children and youth) at the church (613-969-5212).
JeanetteArsenault.ca/ThisIsMyCanadaPresents.
Apr 30 American Roots: From Swing to Rock ‘n’ Roll
Conductor Dave Bennett’s new show will take you from Sing,
Sing, Sing to Blue Suede Shoes, from Count Basie to the
Beatles. The last time this brilliant musician was here, tickets
were impossible to get. kingstonsymphony.on.ca.
May 01 - 07 The Juvenis Festival A week long youth arts
festival in Kingston celebrating the talented young people who
practice the arts every day or are just beginning to experience
it for the first time. Come see live performances of musical
concerts, theatre shows, dance show, film screenings, art
installations and much more, with festival passes available
for youth at $20 and for General Admission $50. Workshops
and masterclasses for youth between the ages of 13-30.
juvenisfestival.ca.
May 08 Pictures at an Exhibition Quinte Symphony
and Northumberland Orchestra and Choir together at last!
Poulenc’s Gloria and Moussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition
will be performed at Bridge St. Church, Belleville, 2:30 pm.
Tickets at thequintesymphony.com or at the Quinte Arts
Council, Sam the Record Man, Books and Company in Picton
or at the door.
May 13 - 15 Dracula Evil lurks in London in this well-crafted
adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel, Dracula. Centennial SS
auditorium, May 13, 14 at 7 and May 14 & 15 at 2. Tickets
at CSS, QAC or Red Ball Radio. Book a blood donor visit
on May 2nd and receive discounted tickets. See blood.ca,
cssdracula.blogspot.ca.
May 15 Stuff and Nonsense or A Choral Antiques
Roadshow A celebration of music from bygone eras featuring
a Cantata by Virgil Thomson with lyrics by Edward Lear.
Traditional short pieces from the days of the grammaphone
and tunes from the Swing era along with some contemporary
art songs. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Picton.
commandperformancechoir.com.
May 15 Mozart Requiem Virginia Hatfield, soprano,
Kimberly Dafoe, mezzo, Tom Sharpe, tenor, Joel Allison,
baritone, Westben Festival Chorus, Barb Hobart, conductor;
Brian Finley, piano & director. St Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church, Campbellford. westben.ca.
May 22 Quinte Opera Guild Meeting at the Quinte Sports
and Wellness Centre, program to be announced. New Members
welcome. Info: Mary at 613-962-3190.
May 29 Bruce Parsons Scholarship Concert Help the
Commodores Orchestra, Canada’s oldest big swing band,
award scholarships to deserving Quinte-area high school music
graduates. Centennial Secondary School, Belleville.
VISUAL ARTS
To Mar 05 Something I Can’t Describe: The Fifth Annual
Artists Below The Line Art Show The show’s title comes
from Al Purdy’s poem Untitled and the group will be
celebrating the late, local poet with a special collection of
artwork inspired by his work in conjunction with DocFest’s
screening of the documentary Al Purdy Was Here. The CORE
Gallery, 229 Pinnacle Street, Belleville.
To Mar 25 QAC’s Art in the Community exhibit at the QAC
Gallery & Gift Shop. Featured artist on the gallery wall is Peter
Davis. Works by Kim Tucker, Robert Tokley, Michael Burke,
Dennis Stembridge and members of the BAA will hang in the
Gallery and at locations throughout Belleville. Handcrafted
items by more than a dozen artisans are also for sale in the
gallery. quinteartscouncil.org.
To Mar 26 BellevilleSLANT An exhibit of 12 Belleville
photographs by Larry Tayler. Taking a cue from poet Emily
Dickinson to “tell all the truth, but tell it slant,” these photos
are ‘slanted’ images of Belleville. John M. Parrott Art Gallery,
Belleville Library.
To Mar 30 Energy Field a new series of paintings by Rhonda
Nolan and Anne Ireland at the Parrott Gallery. Anne Ireland,
a figurative painter who has a preference for large sensuous
studies, and Rhonda Nolan an abstract expressionist who
works boldly with texture, both employ powerful subject
matter and when combined, their work is a force to contend
with. bellevillelibrary.ca.
To Apr 02 Natural in the Counties featuring Michael
Taylor’s wood sculptures; photographs by John Granton, and
paintings by R. P. Gray. Gallery One-Twenty-One, 48 Bridge
St. East; Belleville. gallery121artists.com.
Mar 05 - Apr 10 Three Degrees of Separation Three artists
working in clay at the Colborne Art Gallery. Three unique
expressions. Lindsay Anderson pushing raku to its limits;
Brenda Sullivan birthing new beginnings through sculpture;
Susan McDonald exploring colour on clay. Opening reception
March 12, 2 to 4 pm. thecolborneartgallery.ca.
Mar 13 - Apr 16 In Like A Lion: Aggressive New Works by
Kenny Leighton features abstract oil paintings rendered with
an “aggressive” palette. At Lisa Morris & Peter Paylor, artists
& artisans gallery at 54 Bridge St. E., Belleville. Opening
reception March 13 from 2 to 4 pm.
Apr 05 - May 14 This, That and the Other; An Exploration
of medium, surface and form. Gallery One-Twenty-One
presents featured artist, Marie Timbers, with abstract acrylic
paintings. Guests Colleen Green, encaustic. Anna KrakKepka, paintings. Opening Reception April 9, 2 to 4 pm.
gallery121artists.com.
Apr 07 QAC’s Art in the Community exhibit at the QAC
Gallery & Gift Shop. Featured artist on the gallery wall is
Laurie Near. Works by other member artists will hang in the
Gallery and at locations throughout Belleville. Handcrafted
items by more than a dozen artisans in the gallery. Opening
reception Apr. 7, 4 to 7 pm, 36 Bridge St. East, Belleville.
Apr 16 - May 22 Passion and Petals Dorothy Siemens solo
exhibition of new oil paintings at the Colborne Art Gallery.
Opening reception with artist talk on April 16, 2 to 4 pm.
thecolborneartgallery.ca.
celebrate culture. There are seven days, seven themes and
seven hashtags! Follow along or join in the conversations with
Glanmore National Historic Site @GlanmoreNHS or facebook.
com/GlanmoreNHS #MuseumWeek. glanmore.ca.
Apr 17 - May 28 Salvaged Pieces new work from Lisa
Morris. Along with recycled, repurposed and reclaimed
jewellery and found-object sculpture, the show will feature
new two-dimensional work as well. Opening reception, April
17, 2 to 4 pm at Lisa Morris & Peter Paylor, artists & artisans,
54 Bridge Street East, Belleville.
Apr 13 Volunteer Boot Camp for the Museums of Prince
Edward County. Ameliasburgh Town Hall. pecounty.on.ca.
May 01 The Mother of all Craft Shows Indoor/outdoor
artisan show and sale at the River Inn in Corbyville. The show
features the original one-of-a-kind handcrafted creations of
over 40 local and regional artists and artisans. Live music
and purchase raffle tickets to win artisan-donated product
benefitting fixedfurlife.com. Admission: $2 adults, kids free.
motherofallcraftshows.com.
May 19 - 23 Soaring An exhibition of a cross-section of artists
who have interpreted the theme in their own unique way.
Opening reception May 19 at 7 pm. Gallery open Thurs to
Mon, 10-5. National Air Force Museum of Canada, Trenton.
airforcemuseum.ca.
May 28 - Jul 03 Northumberland Children’s Art Exhibition
Original art created by public school children at The Colborne
Art Gallery. thecolborneartgallery.ca.
May 28 - Jul 03 Guest Artist Audrey Smith Solo Exhibition
of figurative art at the Colborne Art Gallery. Opening reception
May 28, 2 to 4 pm. thecolborneartgallery.ca.
1st Thurs Tour the galleries and meet the artists in downtown
Belleville’s Gallery District. For a list of dates and galleries
involved, check quinteartscouncil.org.
FILM
Mar 02 Rams Quinte Film Alternative. A small story
about two old estranged brothers and their animals gently
morphs from gentle near-absurdist comedy to something
close to tragedy in Rams. The Empire Theatre, Belleville.
Mar 04 - 06 Belleville Downtown DocFest over 40
outstanding documentaries on 5 screens in 4 venues.
The Opening Gala will feature a recently released music
documentary: Miss Sharon Jones! followed by The
Soul Motivators, a nine-piece soul band from Toronto.
downtowndocfest.ca.
Mar 16 The Lady In The Van Quinte Film Alternative,
2 and 7:30 pm at the Empire Theatre, Belleville. Watch Maggie
Smith gloriously reprising her acclaimed stage performance.
Apr 13 My Internship In Canada Quinte Film Alternative,
2 and 7:30 pm at the Empire Theatre, Belleville.
LITERARY ARTS
Mar 04 - Apr 27 Writing@Baxter with Shani Mootoo. Shani’s
workshop will focus on fiction – short stories or the novel.
Mar 23 Writing@Baxter with Ken Murray. A writer’s work
benefits by imagining many angles on a story. But exercising
imagination in this way is powerful, even when dealing with
factual stories, because it often identifies ways to make the
memoir stronger. Apr 15 - Jun 10 Writing@Baxter with Sarah Selecky. The
Story State of Mind, 8-week creative writing program. Writers
will receive concentrated instruction and luminous inspiration
through both online and practical in-person instruction.
baxterartscentre.org.
Apr 21 Festival Players 10th Anniversary Fundraiser at
the historic House of Falconer in Picton, on the birthday of Al
Purdy, Festival Players will unravel the man behind the myth
and entertain with spoken word, music, a bit of nosh and a
drink or two. Held in association with the Al Purdy A-Frame
Association and the Prince Edward County Authors Festival.
5 to 7 pm. festivalplayers.ca.
HERITAGE
Mar 08 – May 08 Terry Fox: Running to the Heart of
Canada Travelling Exhibition coming to Glanmore National
Historic Site in Belleville. Organized by the Canadian Museum
of History, in partnership with the Terry Fox Centre, this
exhibit features photos, interviews, press clippings, & journal
entries from Terry’s inspiring 143-day, 5,300 km journey from
St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Thunder Bay, Ontario. glanmore.
ca.
Mar 15 Hastings County Historical Society presents
historian and author, Marc Sequin, on the history of
Lighthouses of Eastern Lake Ontario and the Bay of
Quinte. This free public presentation will take place at 7:30
p.m. at Maranatha Church in Belleville. All are welcome.
hastingshistory.ca.
Mar 28 - Apr 03 Museum Week - A Social Media Event
Museums from around the world are taking to Twitter to
Apr 19 Hastings County Historical Society presents Retired
Major and current Air Force Historian, William March,
speaking on the History of CFB Trenton in the Quinte Area on
the occasion of the Base’s 80th Anniversary. This free public
presentation takes place at Maranatha, Belleville at 7:30 pm
and is open to all. hastingshistory.ca.
May 17 Hastings County Historical Society presents
teacher and author, John Boyko, discussing his new book,
Kennedy and the Canadians–the Crossroads. This free public
presentation takes place at 7:30 pm at Maranatha Church,
Belleville and is open to all. hastingshistory.ca.
May 18 International Museums Day Open House At
Glanmore, 1 to 4 pm. Each year museums around the world
offer free admission on International Museums Day. A great
opportunity to drop in for a visit. Learn more about recent
restorations, explore the historic house and enjoy light
refreshments. Admission is free. glanmore.ca.
May 21 - 23 Ameliasburgh Heritage Village Welcome
Weekend. Free admission May 22.
WORKSHOPS AND
CLASSES
Mar. 17, Apr. 21, May 19 The Doodle Group Love to draw,
doodle, Zentangle®, sketch, or make marks? Then this is
your group! Bring your pens and paper and anything you are
working on, meet like-minded folks, get inspired and grow
your creative practice! Our monthly meetings are low stress,
fun, informative and open to all skill levels and mediums.
Meetings are co-facilitated by Rachel Comeau and award
winning tangle artist, Lori St. Clair.
Open Studio All experienced and budding artists are welcome
at the Open Studio program in the 50+ Centre at the Quinte
Sports & Wellness Centre, Belleville. This program is held on
Fridays from 9 to 11 am. Bring your art supplies. Attendees are
required to purchase a $5 annual 50+ Centre membership at
the Customer Service Desk. quintesportsandwellnesscentre.ca.
Writing@Baxter offers 5 inspiring writing workshops—
memoir, fiction, essay, editing, publishing—with 5 esteemed
authors – Helen Humphries, Andrew Binks, Shani Mootoo,
Ken Murray, Sarah Selecky. Program details and to register:
[email protected], baxterartscentre.org.
Spring Programs at Baxter Arts Centre14 different
programs for all ages and interests – art lectures, painting,
drawing, encaustic, cartoon art, health & wellness. For kids—a
Saturday smART Club and a March Break 5-day papier
maché workshop. Program details and to register: info@
baxterartscentre.org, baxterartscentre.org.
Apr 01 - Dec 31 Cavan Art Gallery and Cavan Art
Academy Workshops, courses, summer camps, Friday art
parties, children’s parties, and plein air painting hoping to start
in April. Local artists will be featured, and a tentative website
has been put up cavanartacademy.com. 7 acres for plein air
painting. Valerie Kent, 70-944-9444, valeriekent.com.
CALLS FOR ENTRY
Deadline Apr 14 Arts Recognition Award Call for
nominations to nominate an individual, group or business for
the QAC’s annual Arts Recognition Award. Download the form
at quinteartscouncil.org or call 613-962-1232. A list of past
winners is also on the website.
Deadline Apr 30 Student Bursary Applications Students in
Quinte can apply for the QAC Bursary and the Hugh P. O’Neil
Bursary. Four bursaries in total, $500 each to assist students
who are furthering their studies in the arts. Call 613-9621232, or visit quinteartscouncil.org (info and forms are on the
website).
Apr 29 The 5th Annual Student Art Show Calling all student
artists for the 5th annual BDIA Student Art Show in downtown
Belleville. Art in-take will take place on Friday, April 29th
from 3 to 6 pm at The Core on Pinnacle St. The Opening
Reception will take place on May 5 at 6:30 pm. This year’s
art is focused on the theme Community. There are several
monetary prizes to be won and all mediums are accepted.
For info, 613-968-2242 or [email protected],
downtownbelleville.ca.
Deadline Mar 31 Tweed and Area Studio Tour Call for
Entry for artists and artisans to join the tour. Tour dates are
Sep 24 and 25. Apply online at tweedstudiotour.org.
Deadline May 18 at noon Soaring Call for Artists Juror’s
selections to be announced May 18. Opening reception May
19 at 7 pm. Show runs May 19 to 23. Each artist is invited
to submit 2 pieces. Submission fee of $50. For more details,
rules and to register: airforcemuseum.ca. National Air Force
Museum of Canada, Trenton.
Deadline Apr 01 Mistletoe Magic applications are open for
the 7th Annual Mistletoe Magic Artisan Show and Sale. Apply
online, mistletoemagicartisanshow.com. Show will be at Albert
College (Ackerman Hall) on Nov 12, 10 to 4. Applications will
be accepted and juried in all artistic media including edibles.
Belleville Porchfest will be held Sep 24. Porchfest is a
neighbourhood celebration of music, where local residents
and friends perform on front porches in the Old East Hill to an
audience that moves from house venue to house venue. The
boundary is John St. to MacDonald Ave. and from Bridge St.
E, to Pine St. This is a free family-oriented event. Interested
artists should contact Sam Brady (porchfest.ca). Registration
begins in July.
ODDS AND ENDS
2nd Tue of the month Monthly Socrates Cafe Are you
looking for an opportunity to get together with others to
exchange thoughtful ideas and experiences while embracing
the Socratic method of argumentation? The Quinte West Public
Library is offering people of different ages and backgrounds
the opportunity to engage in non-academic philosophical
discussion. 6 to 7:30 pm. No sign-ups, just drop-ins. library.
quintewest.ca.
Mar 08 Samra Zafar, speaker for International Women’s
Day at Belleville Public Library. Ms. Zafar aims to empower
women and will discuss her own story of struggle and
success, the insights she has gained about the myths, fears
and stereotypes about women that exist today, and how
changes can be made. She will speak following the 4:30
pm International Women’s Day March through downtown
Belleville. Refreshments will be served. Info: 613-968-6731
x2237, bellevillelibrary.ca.
Mar 10 Arts Quinte West AGM Everyone is invited to
hear the highlights of 2015 and plans for 2016. Membership
renewals for 2016. Member artists are invited to bring some
of their latest works to share. New members always welcome.
Columbus Hall, 57 Stella Cres, Trenton. artsquintewest.ca.
Mar 11 91X Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Dinner
will take place 5:30 pm at Resto 213-Loyalist College. A night
of celebration for the volunteers and supporters who make 91X
Quinte’s Alternative Radio Station. A gourmet buffet, silent
auction, prizes, mingling and more. The public is welcome to
meet 91X’s staff, volunteers as well as college and community
folks. Tickets $40 ($30 for Loyalist students), available from
the 91X admin office, Room 2N2F, Loyalist College or at the
QAC office. 91x.fm.
Mar 17 - 20 Kingston Symphony Vinyl Records Sale
Donations of CD’s, DVD’s, records, sound systems, and
more are needed. Regular donation days are from Feb 29 to
Mar 14, Mon to Fri, 10 am to 2 pm. Wednesday | 5 p.m. to 7
p.m. For more information on location, dates, donation items,
prices, and more, follow the link below. - Kingston Symphony
Warehouse, 785 Sir John A. MacDonald Blvd, Kingston, ON
K7L 1H3. More at kingstonsymphony.on.ca
Mar 27 The Campbell’s Orchards Annual Easter Egg Hunt
An afternoon of outdoor fun and activity! Starts at 2 pm sharp,
come a half hour early to register. Also wagon rides and face
painting (weather permitting) as well as hot dogs, soup and
hot cider. Proceeds go to the Canadian Cancer Society. 1633
County Rd. #3 PE County, campbellsorchards.com.
Apr 07 Quinte Grannies for Africa Dessert Bridge at St.
Thomas’ Church in Belleville at 1 pm. Make up your table
and bring your cards. Call Kathy at 613-968-6566 to reserve.
Lovely prizes.
Apr 14 - 16 Nearly New Sale, a fundraising project of the
Volunteer Committee of the Kingston Symphony Association.
Donation schedule, Mar 29 to Apr 2, 10 to 2. Sale dates,
Thursday, 4 to 8 pm. Friday,10 am to 7 pm. Saturday, 10 to 5.
Kingston Symphony Warehouse, 785 Sir John A. MacDonald
Boulevard, unit 7A, Kingston.
Apr 30 Rotary Trumps Aids Poker Walk Come for the
food, friendship and fun on a walk to raise money to combat
HIV Aids. This annual fundraising event, organized by the
Rotary Club of Belleville, has great prizes and gives people the
opportunity to come together and join in activities in support
of a common goal. Last year the event raised over $40,000.
Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre, Belleville.
rotary-belleville.org.
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The deadline to submit items for
the Summer June / July / Aug
issue of Umbrella is
Monday, April 25 2016.
Remember to submit Calendar items through
the QAC website, quinteartscouncil.org
Visual artists and their health – part two
By Dave Boorne
This is part two of a series on the health and safety of
visual artists. Part one of the series was in the Fall 2015
issue of Umbrella (page 10). To read part one, go to
quinteartscouncil.org/umbrella. This article outlines 12
important issues that visual artists should be aware of.
1. Rubens, Renoir, Klee, Monet, Homer Martin,
Michelangelo, Dufy, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, El Greco,
Goya… In one fashion or another all of these artists had
health issues associated with their art. We look back 100
years to their situations and wonder how this could have
happened. Why some of their artistic methods did not
lead to insights that would have brought about changes
in their methods is hard to understand. We as artists,
living in the early part of the 21st century, go about our
lives and our art with some of the same materials as
they used years ago. In addition, approximately 60,000
chemicals have recently been created and touch our lives
in some way.
5. Avoid long-term use of permanent markers as they
contain solvents and may cause irritation to lungs,
skin and eyes. After use, recap the marker. You may
wish to reconsider purchasing “smelly markers” for
your children or grandchildren. These markers smell
like strawberries, flowers, etc. Do not encourage a
sniffing habit that could be dangerous in the future and
remember, the smell in strawberry smelly markers is not
from strawberries. It is formed from chemicals.
6. In the fall issue of Umbrella, I mentioned the
importance of cleaning under your fingernails. Research
led me to articles on finger and toe nail polish. The
use of the word “polish” dates back hundreds of years
to China when in fact, nails were polished. This is
no longer the case, as fingernails and toenails are
now painted. This paint can be made from polymers,
solvents, plasticizers, thickening agents, paint pigments,
oxidizing agents plus other chemicals.
What will artists at the end of this century be saying
about us and our interactions with some of our art
materials and the chemicals that surround our creative
lives?
As an independent Canadian visual artist, you are
pretty much on your own in regards to safety and
health in pursuit of your career as it pertains to the
Federal and Provincial Governments. Legislation
and regulations apply to artists who are employed
in workplaces at a union or non-union status. The
Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety
and the various provincial Ministries of Labour
regulate the health and safety legislation that pertains
to these workers.
2. At a Global level there is some good news on the
identification of artistic/chemical hazards. In 2011,
many nations approved acceptance of the Globally
Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and
Labelling of Chemicals. Canada accepted this United
Nations classification system and the Canadian Center
for Occupational Health and Safety has begun to offer
lecturers, services and online information about these
important changes.
Not all product Safety Data Sheets have been updated
as of yet but in time, all materials will be required
to conform. I would suggest that you search one of
your art materials by typing in SDS and then list that
material. Look for information from 2014 or 2015
with the letters GHS somewhere on the pages. If your
results are dated prior to this, change your search
product and try again.
I have recently been researching spray paints. I
researched the SDS for one of these products on-line
and received extensive data. See item 12 below.
3. Do not leave the tops off of your paint tubes or paint
jars. Squeeze what you need and recap immediately!
Ensure that solvent containers are also closed
immediately. Solvents evaporate faster than water and
can be dangerous.
4. Clean off your palette at the end of each day and
dispose of the paint properly. Do not allow any of these
materials to enter the water system. If it is not possible
or practical to clean your palette every day, cover the
palette with plastic wrap and store it outside of your
living area.
8. Pencils are said to have “leads.” What makes a pencil
“write” is not lead but graphite that is generally thought
to be safe. What is hazardous about pencils applies to
pencils over 10 years of age. The yellow paint coating is
likely to be lead chromate paint that is now banned. If in
doubt, throw the pencil out! Makes me think back to all
those pencils I chewed on in school days gone by.
9. It is interesting to think of how our society has been
shaped by the media and advertising to spend so much
time taking care of the outside of our bodies. We spend
many dollars on clothes, cosmetics and shoes to make
the outside of our body appear attractive and healthy and
yet some visual artists will not spend $65 on a respirator
or $100 on a vent fan for their studios to keep their lungs
healthy. We will purchase several pairs of sunglasses but
not protective eyewear that can range from $15 to $50.
We have many pairs of lovely gloves to keep us warm
but not a $40 box of latex, nitrile, or vinyl disposable
protective gloves to keep paint products off our skin and
out of our body. Some visual artists should use steel toed
shoes. The next time you are in Home Depot, RONA,
Lowes, Acklands-Grainger, Canadian Tire or Home
Hardware take a look at their safety products.
10. Artists do not think of home insurance as a health
and safety issue - and really, it is not. But imagine if a
visitor to your home gallery or studio were to trip on a
step or a carpet in your home and be incapacitated in
some way. You are conducting business in your home.
The possible investigation and litigation that might
follow such an incident certainly would affect one’s
mental health and, without proper insurance, your
financial health.
As an independent artist you can and should access
this legislation and these guidelines to ensure your own
health and safety. As a starting point you might wish to
connect online with the following: ccohs.ca, labour.gov.
on.ca and mtc.gov.on.ca.
For the independent Canadian visual artist, one of
the most beneficial changes is the new version of
the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) that were
originally printed in 1988. The new Safety Data Sheets
(SDS) contain clear identifications, hazard identification,
precautionary statements, ingredients, first aid measures,
firefighting measures, handling and storage statements,
toxicological information, personal protection outlines
and more.
Arsine, asbestos, acetone, art dust, benzene, cobalt,
chromium, cadmium, dyes, formaldehyde, fluorides,
glazes, glues, lead, mercury, methyl alcohol, mental
fumes, methyl butyl ketone, methylene chloride,
manganese, oils, oxyacetylene arc gases, powdered
pigments, paint remover, resins, solvents, silica, solder,
turpentine, tetra chlorine, titanium, talc and xylene.
Please refer to the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) if any of
the above are in your paint products and learn how to
protect your health.
These concerns apply to art shows you might enter,
studio tours you register for, and your art display in
other galleries. The world has become more litigious.
Check with your insurance agent. An extension on your
policy can afford great peace of mind and make you
safer.
The debate in regards to the safe use and application
of cosmetics has a long history. The most recent
article I found on the matter of nail polish/paint is
dated October 19, 2015 and outlines research at
Duke University and the Environmental Working
Group which purports to have found evidence that an
ingredient in nail paint— diphenyl phosphate—acts
as an endocrine-disrupting chemical. A survey done
in August 2014 reports that 97% of 12 to 14-year-old
American girls use nail paint and this has raised a
concern. In light of the information in item 2, you may
wish to search online under “SDS nail polish” for more
information.
In addition to the paint on top of nails, artistic products
can locate themselves under your nails. The skin under
the nails can absorb chemicals from these products and
enter your bloodstream or digestive system when you
bring your hands to your mouth.
There are many nail brushes on the market. For the
above application, a stiff bristled brush would seem
ideal as artistic products can dry quickly and be hard
to remove. One such brush I found at Rexall’s is called
KIT-Ergonomic Nail Brush and costs approximately
$4.50. It is easy to hold even when soapy and the
bristles have remained stiff over a long period of time.
7. The following is a partial list of hazardous chemicals,
products, and substances, etc. that are mentioned in the
literature written on health and visual artists.
11. Visual artists harm themselves with small amounts
of toxic materials in contact with their bodies over
long periods of time. Visual artists harm themselves by
contacting large amounts of toxins over a short period of
time. Any chemical or agent under the right conditions
can prove to be toxic. Create safely at all times!
12. Spray paints—Rick Mercer begins his “rant” on
Rush Lane in Toronto. It is my favorite part of his
show but, after conducting research on spray paints, I
find it more difficult to concentrate on his humour. My
thoughts are of the taggers who have created the graffiti
in the lane that is used as a backdrop for Rick’s rant. My
hope is that they were all wearing their respirators while
creating.
The Global Harmonized System (GHS) safety data sheet
(SDS) for one spray paint has 13 Emergency Overview
Statements, 15 GHS Hazard Statements, 28 GHS Labels
for Cautionary Statements and a list of ingredients that
includes acetone, propane, xylene, n butane, titanium
dioxide, ethylbenzene and others.
Spray paint is highly flammable, harmful in contact
with skin, causes serious eye irritation, toxic if inhaled,
harmful if inhaled, may cause drowsiness or dizziness,
may cause genetic defects, may cause cancer, and causes
damage to organs through prolonged and repeated
exposure.
If you must use spray paint, do so with caution. Read the
label. Do not use indoors. Completely cover your skin.
Wear disposable gloves. Wear a respirator that meets the
Mistletoe Magic wowed!
Christmas came early to many on November 14, 2015. A record number
of enthusiastic attendees perused and purchased awesome products
from the 50-plus regional artisans assembled for the sixth annual
Mistletoe Magic Artisan Show and Sale. The event, presented for the
first time in the splendour of Albert College’s grand Ackerman Hall, was
mesmerizing and you could certainly feel the holiday magic in the air.
Spotlight
welcomes news about awards
and achievements made by QAC
members.
Send to
[email protected]
by deadline (see page 35
for upcoming deadlines)
A special feature at
the 2015 show was
the inclusion of raffles
for four holiday trees.
Each tree, designed by
show organizers Connie
Yrjola and Barb Forgie,
featured one-of-a-kind
decorations created
and donated by the
Ackerman Hall was filled with delighted
artisans. Four locally
shoppers.
based charities—Food
for Learning, YMCA
Strong Kids, Special Olympics and Canadian Diabetes—got an extra
gift in their stockings, as they all benefited from the raffle proceeds.
Handmade artisan ornaments donated to
adorn holiday raffle trees at Mistletoe Magic.
Artisans and attendees, show organizers and volunteers will all attest
that it was indeed a very special day, a great way to begin the Christmas festivities. And, just like Santa’s elves, Barb
and Connie of We Create Artisan Events are busy planning the seventh annual Mistletoe Magic, to be held at Albert
College on Saturday, November 12, 2016! Visit mistletoemagicartisanshow.com for updates.
We will miss you Kim!
Kim Lidstone, who worked at the QAC for five years, has taken a full-time
position at a medical office. Kim was the friendly face who welcomed
members, customers, tourists and others who came to our office/gallery.
She kept our books in order and made sure our gallery artists were paid on
time! Wishing you all the best!
Attention QAC Artist, Group & Business Members
Help the public find you and what you do!
Claim access to your free webpage on the QAC website
Thank you Jennifer Musgrave for your very generous
donation of art books, tables and art supplies. Many of
the items have been picked up by grateful artists.
Left to right, Nolan Kellar and Jennifer Musgrave
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standard required for this product. Use eye protection.
Do not use near bystanders or children. Do not use
while smoking. Do not use around a spark or fire. Store
in a ventilated locked cupboard. Do not let the can sit in
temperatures over 50°C. Call a doctor if you feel unwell
after using. Check the SDS for your particular product
before you use it.
13. Visual Artists Health Survey—I have written
to 11 of Canada’s medical schools’ research
departments in an attempt to gather information on
the issue of visual artists’ health. I have received
no replies. Since the first article in Umbrella, I
have become aware of several artists who have had
medical issues linked to their art. My hope is that
this Visual Artists Health Survey will shed light on
this issue.
If you have or have had a medical concern that in
some way has been influenced by or caused by your
art, please consider filling in a short, anonymous
survey. Contact me at [email protected] and I will send
you the survey and details. You may also complete
this questionnaire by calling 613-471-1510. If you are
aware of any other artist in this situation please pass
along this request.
Dave Boorne is currently writing Canadian Visual
Artists and Their Health. He has just published
Canadian Kangaroos… The Unknown Regiment.
If you haven’t already claimed a password for your page on our Website Directory,
please do so:
1. Go to our home page - www.quinteartscouncil.org - and click on ‘Member Login’ in
the upper right corner.
2. Where prompted, input your email address and password.
• You must use the email address you provided upon initial sign up.
This will be your ‘username’.
• If you can’t remember your password you can use the ‘lost your password’
link to reset to a new one.
• If you can’t remember your username or are having trouble logging in,
please fill out the technical support form on the website, call 613-962-1232
or email [email protected].
3. Once you’ve logged in, you can input or edit your information, add images, videos,
soundbites, contact information, and web and social media links.
4. Don’t forget to add keywords! Include any keywords that you think will help a
visitor find your profile on the site.
May 07 CFUW Spring Forum The Path Forward:
Accountability and Democracy. The Canadian
Federation of University Women Belleville and District,
has invited author and academic Kevin Page to present
at the annual Spring Forum. Kevin Page was Canada’s
First Parliamentary Budget Officer in the years 2008
to 2013. His book, Unaccountable: Truth, Lies and
Numbers on Parliament Hill, was controversial.
Tickets $5 at the door or contact Marilyn Jackson,
613 962-7478. Maranatha Church, Belleville.
cfuwbelleville.com.
May 28 Family Artfest Free activities include arts &
crafts, clay sculpting, chalk art, T-Shirt painting, balloon
art, face painting, music & more. Free parking & food
vendors onsite. West Zwick’s Park, Belleville. facebook.
com/FamilyArtfest.
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Artists
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If your membership was processed
after the deadline, your name will
appear in the next issue.
Quinte Arts Council Membership and Donation Form
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mr.
Ms.
Mrs.
Miss
MEMBERSHIP TYPE (ANNUAL)
Dr.
Name
Address
City
Postal Code
Tel. #
Email
Website
$40
$50
$50
$60
$15
ARTISTS, MEMBER GROUPS AND BUSINESSES
MUST ALSO FILL OUT AN INFORMATION FORM IF
THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE LISTED ON OUR WEB
DIRECTORY. FORMS ARE AT THE QAC OFFICE AND
ONLINE WWW.QUINTEARTSCOUNCIL.ORG
I would like to make a donation
Patron
Benefactor
Partner
Premier Supporter
Premier Arts Benefactor
Community Friend
Artist
Member Group
Member Business
Student
$24 - $124
$125 - $299
$300 - $999
$1000+
$5000+
Total Membership
Total Donation
Payments can be made by cheque, cash or credit card
Visa
Card No.
Expiry Date
Signature
Master Card
Cheques are payable to the Quinte Arts Council, 36 Bridge St. E., Box 22113, Belleville, ON K8N 2Z5
Thank you for JOINING US! and for your generous support
We Salute Our Donors
Premier Arts Benefactors
Barbara Cameron
The John M. and Bernice Parrott Foundation
Quinte Arts Council Champions
McDougall Insurance & Financial
Linda and Roli Tipper of
Tipper Financial Services Ltd.
Premier Supporters
Hanley Corporation
Ed & Frances Lehtinen
Lynda Wheeler
Partners
Bathworks
David & Theresa Boyd
Anne Cunningham
W.T. Hawkins Ltd.
K. Jane Hull
McDougall Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Ross McDougall
Elaine Small & Richard Haeberlin
Audrey Williams
Benefactors
Advanced Electrolysis LASER, Susan Nurse
Dan & Cathy Atkinson
Blanchard/Hammond
Dorothy Brown
Hans & Lenneke Buré
Carol Feeney
Leo & Mary Jo Fortin
Claire Grant
Kathleen M. Hallick
Marilyn Holden
Ken & Jennifer Madison
Gary Magarrell & Barry Brown
Mary-Lynne Morgan
Donna O’Neil
Jack Press
Lola Reid Allin
Mary Shipton
Tuck’s Paralegal Services
Lyle & Sharon Vanclief
Ken & Joanne Wheeler
Wilkinson & Company, Dan Dickinson
Douglas and Mary Wilson
Patrons
About Framing, Judy Leeson
Albert College
Baxter Arts Centre
Mary Bould
Gerry & Bev Boyce
Diane Burley
Donna Campbell
Jennifer Chanter
Jeannette Cornelissen
Sylvia Cronk
Tim & Cynthia Fort
Lois Foster
Julie Brown Hale
Grant Harrison
Great Canadian Oil Change
Lori Huff Johns & Earl Johns
Diana Koechlin
Lynn & Brian Knudsen
Charlotte Kuntze
Ann Lawrence
Florence Lennox
Liberty Tax Service
Suzanne Lowther
Mackay Studio
Bob & Cathy McCallum
Sharon McConnell
Ray McCoy
Judith McKnight
Mavis Milton
Elizabeth Mitchell
Vera Morton
Linda Mustard
Paul & Judith Niedermayr
Mary O’Flynn
Tina Osborne
Pace Design
Regent Theatre
Christine Walker-Bird
Margaret Werkhoven
Bill & Bev Yeotes
Honourary Members
Sandra Colden
Peter Davis
Manfred Koechlin
Mary-Lynne Morgan
Lynda Wheeler
Umbrella Arts Newspaper Ad Prices & Deadlines
Effective March 1, 2015
Add HST to all prices
Advertising in Umbrella has always been a cost-effective way to reach an important audience. Despite the rising costs of production and distribution, we’ve kept the rates affordable. We print 5,000 copies and mail more than 1,000 directly to people who request it. The other 4,000 are
distributed throughout Quinte and across the province. Four issues per year. Prices are in effect now but are subject to change.
Below are sample ad sizes with prices, from small (3”x3”) to a full page (10”x15.5”)
3” wide
x 10”
Full Page
10” wide x 15.5”
Members pay $775
M $150
NM $195
Non-Members pay $1007.50
3” wide
x 3”
Half Page
10” wide x 7.5”
Members pay $375
M $45
NM $58.50
Non-Members pay $487.50
3” wide
x 5”
M $75
6.5” wide x 5”
M $162.50
NM $211.25
NM $97.50
QAC MEMBER PRICES
NON-MEMBERS PRICES
Four-Issue Discount
If you buy an ad in 4 consecutive issues:
$4.50 per square inch
Four-Issue Discount
If you buy an ad in 4 consecutive issues:
Premium Place Prices:
Front Page Banner (next to mail label): $175
Page 3: $6.25 per square inch
Back Page: $10 per square inch
Premium Place Prices:
Front Page Banner (next to mail label): $225
Page 3: $8.13 per square inch
Back Page: $13 per square inch
Quinte Arts Council Members Pay:
$5 per square inch
Non-Members Pay:
DESIGN COSTS: There is no cost for us to design a simple text ad with one graphic. For more design options, there will be an additional 50% cost.
Column Widths & Deadlines
Widths: Ads can be any size as long as they adhere to the column width rule; columns are 3” wide and there are 3 columns per page, so ads must be either
3” wide, 6.5” wide or 10” wide. Any length, from 1” to 15.5”.
Formats: If pre-made, send as a high resolution (at least 300 dpi) TIF, JPG, or PDF. Book your space by calling Carol Bauer at 613-962-1232 ext. 26 or
emailing [email protected].
Upcoming Deadlines: Summer Issue (Jun/Jul/Aug) April 25; Fall Issue (Sept/Oct/Nov) July 25, Winter Issue (Dec/Jan/Feb) October 31.
Colour Specs: Umbrella is in colour. For information on colour specifications, please visit http://www.quinteartscouncil.org/umbrella/advertising-in-umbrella/
Umbrella is a great vehicle
to help spread your message
L
A
G
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Advertising in Umbrella is an
easy and cost-effective way
to reach an important audience.
Proudly supporting our community,
That’s the McDougall difference.
And... despite the rising costs of production and distribution, we’ve kept the rates affordable. The newspaper
is 32 to 36 pages. We print 5,000 copies and mail
more than 1,000 directly to people who request it. The
other 4,000 are distributed throughout Quinte and
across the province.
Join the Quinte Arts Council and receive a huge
discount (more than 25%) on the price of your ad as
well as other benefits of membership.
For more information, call us at 613-962-1232 or email
[email protected].
mcdougallinsurance.com
The deadline for ads, articles,
spotlights and Calendar items for
the Summer (June/July/August)
Issue is Monday, April 25, 2016.
We have you covered!
www.intelligencer.ca
www.communitypress.ca
www.countyweeklynews.ca
www.trentonian.ca

Spring 2016 - Quinte Arts Council

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