Arts News 20120112

Upcoming Events

1.
Cedar Tree Café Live Jazz every Thursday

The Cedar Tree Café presents live jazz every Thursday evening with the Cedar Trio, featuring Mark Lulham on sax, Don Gorman on double-bass and guitarist Chris Mercer.
Thursdays 7-9 pm,
Cedar Tree Café,
418 Queen St., Fredericton.
No cover charge, open to all ages.

2.
New Exhibition at Connexion Subverts Stereotypes of Gender and Sex
Work opens Jan 12
Gallery Connexion is pleased to announce the opening reception of Nathalie Daoust’s Tokyo Hotel Story on Thursday, January 12 at 7pm.

Nathalie Daoust's Tokyo Hotel Story is a series of photographs exploring female sexuality and the subversion of gender stereotypes. After spending several months in Alpha, one of the biggest S&M "love hotels" in Japan, Daoust photographed 39 women of all ages in their private rooms, surrounded by the specialist equipment and dressed in the regalia that helps define their trade of Dominatrix. The exhibition will feature some photographs in 3D.
Daoust’s goal is to provide insight into the concept of women as dominant beings. She believes numerous challenges still exist in terms of confronting deep-rooted stereotypes of gender-roles, not only in Japan, but the world as well.
Daoust will give an artist talk at Gallery Connexion on January 14 at 2pm. Salon Connex, an open forum critical discussion about the work, will be held February 26 at the Charlotte Street Art Centre.
The exhibition runs until March 2.

Gallery Connexion is Fredericton’s only artist-run-centre. Located at 440 York St in the Chestnut Complex, Gallery Connexion’s mandate is to present controversial and thought provoking contemporary artwork to the Fredericton community.
Gallery Connexion is open Tuesday to Friday, noon until 6 and Saturday, noon until 4. Admission is free.
For more information contact Megan MacKay, Education and Outreach Coordinator at events@galleryconnexion.ca | 506-454-1433.

3.
Memorial Service for Jon Oliver Jan 13
There will be a memorial service for activist Jon Oliver on Friday, January, January 13, 4pm at the old Fredericton Train
Station. Everyone is invited, regardless of whether you knew Jon or not. All who love the city of Fredericton should check out this video of a ceremony that honoured Jon's work in November 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRKlmIaON9Y

4.
Two Exhibits Opening at UNB Art Centre January 13

The public is invited to the opening reception of two exhibits at UNB Art Centre on Friday, January 13, 5-7pm. The first exhibitions of 2012 feature recent acquisitions by the New Brunswick Art Bank, and Distractions, a powerful look at the emotional impact of roadside memorials, photographed by Greg Klassen.
Both exhibits continue through February 24.
The UNB Art Centre is open Monday to Friday, from 9am-4pm and is located at Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

5.
Cinema Politica presents Art in Action Jan 13
Cinema Politica films are screened at Conserver House (180 Saint John St) on Fridays starting in January until mid April 2012 beginning at 7pm.

Art in Action
Friday, January 13, 7pm
An abundance of art, love, and idealism: that’s what fuels Annie Roy and Pierre Allard, the founders of l’Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable.
For the past decade, ATSA has made performance an act of intervention, an art that engages citizens in the struggle for a humane and civil society. Magnus Isacsson homes his camera on the political idealism and domestic demands of the Roy-Allard partnership and finds inspiration, generosity and integrity in their exemplary life project. A powerful, moving and candid documentary that makes you believe in a better tomorrow.

Co-host: Gallery Connexion.
More info on the films and Cinema Politica here: www.cinemapolitica.org/fredericton |  fredericton@cinemapolitica.org
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cinema-Politica-Fredericton/257845707568076

6.
Canadian soprano Marie‐Josèe Lord blends classical and popular music Jan 13 at the Playhouse

Jambalaya—a surprising title indeed, but to surprise the audience is what this concert is all about. With her own personal style, her voice, her presence, and her choice of repertoire, Marie-Josée Lord delivers a stunning recital where classical and popular music are gently entwined. Gordon Lightfoot, Verdi, Lama, Bizet, Joni Mitchell and many other composers make up this special program that flows ever so naturally from this brilliant, award-winning Canadian soprano. Lord will share this and more at The Fredericton Playhouse on Friday, January 13 at 7:30pm.
Lord made her professional debut in the fall of 2003, singing Liù in Puccini’s Turandot at the Opéra de Québec. In February 2004, Montreal music lovers were enraptured by her rendition of Mimi in Puccini’s La Bohème at the Opéra de Montréal, where she then sang the title role of Puccini’s Suor Angelica in September 2006, confirming her formidable acting talent and deep musical sensitivity.
Recently Lord has been heard as Marie-Jeanne in the world premiere of the operatic version of the celebrated musical Starmania (Plamondon/Berger) at the Opéra de Québec in May 2008, and the Opéra de Montréal in March 2009. And in the early fall of 2009, she brilliantly sang the role of Nedda (I Paggliacci) at the Opéra de Montréal.
Tickets for Marie-Josée Lord’s Jambalaya are available at the Fredericton Playhouse box office 1-866-884-5800, or online at www.theplayhouse.ca.

7.
UNB Conservatory Glee Club starting Jan 14

Join the UNB Conservatory Glee Club – work on singing technique, harmony, choreography and stage technique all in a fun atmosphere. Solo and group performances, and bilingual instruction is available (English & French). Open to ages 14+.
Instructors: Judy Lavigne & Marie-Claude Landry
Saturdays, January 14 – March 31, 2012, 2-4pm
For more information, or to register contact the UNB Conservatory at 506-453-4697 | conserv@unb.ca
Check out our website at: http://www.unb.ca/cel/programs/creative/music/conservatory/index.html.

8.
Crime Scen-E -Mixed-Media Exhibition opens at Gallery Connexion Jan 14

Crime Scen-E - Mixed Media Exhibition. Presented by Josephine L. Savarese
January 14-24, 2012
Gallery Connexion, 440 York Street, Fredericton
Crime Scen-E makes prominent and bears witness to the emotional residue of crime that seeps beyond the cordoned off spaces that are created to contain and preserve evidence. The mixed media images call into question attempts to create literal and figurative borders around crime scenes, suggesting that the harmful events can be contained in one geographic area. The images stand for the emotional spillage that over-runs the crime scene. They symbolize the trauma of victimization as well as the potential for reconciliation.
Through the application of arts based visual qualitative methodologies, the exhibition seeks to empower victims by recognizing their need for respect and healing without supporting the broader discourses of prison-ization.
Bio:
Josephine L. Savarese studied Fine Arts for two years at the University of Saskatchewan before going on to complete studies in Sociology and Law. More recently, she completed courses in Mixed Media through the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design.
She has been integrating cultural and criminal justice studies since 2002 when she joined a faculty at the University of Regina and joined the board of Commonweal Community Arts, Inc., a Saskatchewan based organization promoting community-based art with marginalized populations.


9.
Saint John String Quartet Nationalism Concert Jan 15

The Saint John String Quartet will warm a cold Sunday afternoon with a concert titled Nationalism: performances of the lovely Grieg quartet in G minor, op. 27 and Smetana's quartet in E minor, Op. 116.
Join us for hot cider and cookies on Sunday, January 15 at 2pm at Memorial Hall on the UNB campus. Tickets available at the door: $25 adults | $20 seniors | $10 students.

10.
Comedy: La Revue acadienne
–
Pour le meilleur et pour le pire Jan 15

In 2012, La Revue acadienne will celebrate its 10th anniversary! The 5 comedians plan to have a party with their new unforgettable tour. The show will review the events and people that made the news in 2011. Don’t miss it! Pour le meilleur et pour le pire (in French only) will take place at the théâtre Bernard-Poirier of the Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne
(CCSA), 715 Priestman St. on Sunday, January 15 at 8pm.
Tickets are sold at the front desk at the CCSA or online at www.centre-sainte-anne.nb.ca for $25 adults | $10 students.
La Revue acadienne is presented by the CCSA in partnership with RADARTS.
Information: 506-453-2731.

11.
Monday Night Film Series presents The Way
Jan 16
Monday Night Film Series takes place at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus beginning at 8pm. General Admission is $7 | Website and info: www.nbfilmcoop.com/fs.htm
January 16, 8pm
The Way
Director: Emilio Estevez
Cast: Martin Sheen, Yorick Van Wageningen, Debra Kara Unger, James Nesbitt, Emilio Estevez
Run Time: 124 minutes
Country: USA
Year: 2011
Language: English
Five years after his impressive ensemble biopic Bobby, actor-director Emilio Estevez returns with another ambitious drama that also features his father, Martin Sheen. Debuting at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival®, The Way is a touching film about the testy yet unbreakable bond between father and son, as well as the supportive, familial connections that can form among strangers.
Tom (Sheen, Bobby, The Departed), an American ophthalmologist, is informed that his son (Estevez) has been killed in a freak accident on a pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James, in the northwest of Spain. Upon arriving in France to collect his son’s remains and return to the United States, Tom is hit with a profound sense of sadness and quickly changes his plans. Equipped with his deceased son’s guidebook and backpack, he embarks on the 800 km pilgrimage from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in an attempt to honour his son’s memory by finishing what he had started.
Set against gorgeous vistas of France and Spain, The Way, like all great road trip movies, depicts how travelling through an unknown land can lead to greater self-knowledge and understanding

12.
Music on the Hill
presents
free noon-­‐hour concert with Steven Peacock & Sally Dibblee
Jan 18
Join soprano Sally Dibblee and classical guitarist Steven Peacock in an intriguing, varied, often intimate and always dramatic exploration of Romantic songs by Schubert and Fauré, and late-20th-century songs by Argento and Cordero. This free noonhour performance will take place on Wednesday, January 18 at Memorial Hall, UNB Fredericton campus, at 12pm.
Soprano Sally Dibblee enjoys success on stages and concert halls throughout North America. As a former member of the Canadian Opera Company Ms. Dibblee made her main stage debut singing Frasquita, Musetta and Lauretta. Recent engagements include her debut performance of the role of Pat Nixon in the Canadian premiere of John Adams’ opera Nixon in China for Vancouver Opera, her debut in the title role of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and Desdemona in Othello for Edmonton Opera, and performances in a Mahler Festival in a return visit with the Mineria Orchestra in Mexico. Sally lives in Fredericton with her husband and 2 sons.
Classical guitarist, composer and choral conductor Steven Peacock, based in Fredericton, has performed as a soloist and accompanist in concert and recording engagements throughout Canada. In 2010 he released, with flutist Sally Wright, The Green Bushes: Dances, Airs & Lullabies. Keenly interested in ensemble work, he has performed extensively with Ms. Wright and, in the United Kingdom, flutist Jane Coulcher-Stoltenberg; sopranos Paula Hébert, Angela Birdsell, and Wendy Nielsen; and guitarist Gerry Van Wart. Mr. Peacock currently teaches at the University of New Brunswick and at St. Thomas University.

For more information on this performance or the Music on the Hill concert series, please contact
http://www.unb.ca/cel/programs/creative/music/music-on-the-hill/index.html | moth@unb.ca
506-453-4697.

13.
ARTSNB Grant Application Information Session for Artists Jan 19

Thursday January 19, 6-7pm
Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Vanessa Moeller, Deputy Director, New Brunswick Arts Board

This presentation will give an overview of all the programs administered at ARTSNB including: Creation and Documentation Grants, Career Development, Arts Scholarships, Artist Residencies and the Lieutenant Governor’s Awards.
A second presentation will focus on tips and tricks to write Grant Applications; offering artists grant writing help (that goes beyond just writing grants). After these presentations the floor will be open for questions.
The presentation will start promptly at 6pm and end at 7pm. Please RSVP artist@cavelle.net

14.
Vibrant Reflections by Kris LeBlanc
opens at Annex Gallery Jan 20
Gallery Connexion’s Annex Gallery invites you to the opening reception of Vibrant Reflections by Kris LeBlanc on Friday January 20, 2012 at the Playhouse from 5-6:45 pm.
Vibrant Reflections is a selection of paintings by Kris LeBlanc largely inspired by his time spent living in western Canada.
“Driving into the Okanagan Valley, the beauty of the lakes, the vegetation and the rocky mountains are truly indescribable,” LeBlanc said. “I felt an amazing sense of freedom being surrounded by such beautiful scenery. I try to express these feelings though my art.”
LeBlanc is a native of Moncton but spent most of his youth in Fredericton. He has always enjoyed being creative but found his life’s passion in 2009 when he decided to give painting a try.
LeBlanc’s work has been featured in other Fredericton locations such as Endeavour’s, Klub Soda Hair Salon, Isaac’s Way and The Palate.
The exhibition will run until February 28.

The Annex Gallery is an initiative between Gallery Connexion and the Fredericton Playhouse to provide a juried exhibition space for Gallery Connexion members. Located at 686 Queen Street, the Fredericton Playhouse has provided a professional venue for the performing arts in Fredericton since 1964.
The Annex Gallery is organized by a Gallery Connexion committee and facilitated by the Fredericton Playhouse. For more information, contact Candace Wilkins at nnxgallery@gmail.com or Megan MacKay at 506-454-1433 | events@galleryconnexion.ca.

15.
Printmaking exhibition at Gallery 78: process and effect
opens Jan 20
Printmaking is a laborious and time-consuming process that can result in highly intriguing and varied effects. There are a wide variety of printmaking methods and Atlantic Canada is blessed with a fine printmaking tradition. Prints in this context are also known as “original multiples” or “limited edition prints” and usually form a numbered series. Gallery 78 is pleased to present a new exhibition of prints featuring works by renowned printmakers including: Ann Manuel, Bruno Bobak, David Silverberg, Charlotte Jones, Margot Cormier Splane, Vicky MacLean, Christine Koch, Tessa May, Paul Healey, Susan Paterson, Anna Syperek, and Monica Lacey. Also included will be work by David Blackwood, Takao Tanabe, Toni Onley,
Jack Shadbolt and others.

Upstairs in the gallery, see new paintings by Fredericton artist Carol Collicutt whose new exhibition Wheels features acrylic paintings of bicycles in all their various iterations, hearkening back to the carefree days of childhood - in a dream-like and memory-filled fashion.

Exhibitions begin January 20 and continue to February 12.


We welcome your visit at Gallery 78, 796 Queen St. (corner of Church and Queen), Fredericton. Open: Tues to Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-3pm, Sun 1-4pm or visit virtually at: www.gallery78.com

16.
French movie : Monsieur Lazhar at Empire Theatres Jan 23

A man of Algerian origin is hired in a Québec school as a substitute teacher. Beyond the culture shock of meeting the sixth grade students, he is challenged by a violent event he recently experienced. This beautifully crafted character study speaks of loss and death, innocence and guilt, imposture and honesty, in an eloquent and complex, yet simple and fluid manner.
A gentle and humorous ode to courage and survival. Monsieur Lazhar has won many prizes notably, “Best Canadian Film at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.”
This movie will be shown on Monday, January 23 at 7pm at Empire Theatres. Tickets will be sold only at the theatre’s boxoffice.
Official website : www.monsieurlazhar.com.
General admission Ÿ
French without English subtitles Ÿ
Presented in partnership with the Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne.
Information : 506-453-2731

17.
Elm City Echoes holds open rehearsals through Jan and Feb

Elm City Echoes, Fredericton’s barbershop chorus for women, is looking for new members. The chorus is holding open rehearsals throughout January and February and invites women and young women over the age of 15 to come share the fun of singing four-part, a cappella harmony. No previous musical experience is necessary – just a love of singing and an interest in sharing fellowship with other women.
The group meets every Monday evening at 7pm at Cathedral Memorial Hall, 168 Church Street. We’re ordinary women making extraordinary music.
For more information, call 506-452-1016.

18.
Beginner Adult Band starting in January

Did you play in your high school band and want to pick it up again? Adults with little experience playing a band instrument will have the opportunity to play in a band in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Rehearsals take place Wednesdays from 7-8pm.
New members welcome – contact the UNB Conservatory at 506-453-4697 | conserv@unb.ca for more information or to register.
Check out our website at: http://www.unb.ca/cel/programs/creative/music/conservatory/index.html.


19.
ACORN – the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network – presents 'GROW!' Film Screening and Discussion for Beginner/Aspiring Organic Farmers

Time: Thursday, February 16th, 7pm-9pm.

A gathering celebrating the wisdom of our farmers and the new farmer generation in Atlantic Canada!

Please join us for a screening of the award-winning film 'GROW!' A fantastic new film about the movement of young farmers in Atlanta, Georgia. GROW! screenings will accompany 'Meet and Greet' sessions for farmers and aspiring farmers to connect, access helpful resources and learn what agricultural apprenticeships are available within the region.

This event will also be a great way to come meet your local farmers and gain education about issues facing the future generation of organic farmers in North America. Following the 50-minute film, we’ll then lead into a discussion on farmer training opportunities in the Maritimes, featuring a series of local farmers sharing stories about their start-up.

For more information about 'GROW!' please see www.growmovie.net. For all other inquiries, please contact Lucia Stephen at lucia@acornorganic.org/1-866-322-2676.
www.acornorganic.org