ArtsNews 20111124

ARTS news

from  THE FREDERICTON ARTS ALLIANCE e-mail pdf

Upcoming Events

1. Herménégilde Chiasson exhibit Identities opens at The Yellow Box Gallery Nov 24
2. Live at the Joyce with the Richard Page Nov 24
3. The Art of Looking at Art public talk by Terry Graff Nov 24
4. Open House: 48SHour Film Competition Nov 24
5. Stan Carew and The Magpies bring music and stories to the Fredericton Playhouse Nov 24
6. NBSME Festival closing celebration Nov 24
7. Cinema Politica presents DetermiNATION Nov 25
8. Comic couple The Funny Ones will keep you in stitches at the Playhouse Nov 25
9. New Brunswick College of Craft & Design Annual Craft Sale and Open House Nov 25S26
10. Branch Out Productions presents A Rented Christmas Nov 25S26
11. Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas at the Fredericton Playhouse Nov 26
12. FAN meeting Nov 27
13. New Brunswick Youth Orchestra in Concert Nov 27
14. Royal Tea and Talk at Beaverbrook Art Gallery Nov 27
15. Fredericton Monday Night Film Series presents The Guard Nov 28
16. Rooted/uprooted and Miramichi 1953 open in Annex Gallery Nov 29
17. Centre JMCSFredericton to present Bizet’s opera Carmen Nov 30
18. Theatre UNB presents Two OneSAct Plays Nov 30SDec 3
19. TNB presents The Gifts of the Magi Dec 1S4 at the Fredericton Playhouse
20. Christ Church Cathedral NoonShour Advent Organ Recitals
21. Fashion Design exhibit Illusion opens Dec 2 at The Gallery
22. Fredericton Society of Artists Holiday Harvest exhibition opens Dec 2
23. The Fiddler The Tenor and The Pianist Dec 2
24. MNO Pottery Christmas Sale and DropSin Dec 3
25. Book Binding 101 with Denise Rowe Dec 3 at Memorial Hall
26. Bel Canto Singers of Fredericton Christmas Concert and Wassail Dec 3
27. Christmas Choice Craft Sale Dec 4
28. Interactive Songwriters’ Circle Whose Song Is It Anyway? Dec 4
29. STU Singers in concert Dec 5
30. Dance Fredericton presents The Nutcracker at the Playhouse Dec 7
31. Christmas Angel Dollars for Charlotte Street Arts Centre now available

Call for Submissions

1. New Brunswick Art Bank call for submissions Dec 9 deadline
2. Call For Tender: Northrop Frye Bronze Statue
3. Sculpture Saint John – Call to Artists
4. GENERATION ART… IMAGINE
5. Call for proposals – Charlotte Street Arts Centre
6. Theatre New Brunswick to partner with NotaBle Acts on new play development


November 24, 2011 Volume 12, Issue 46     Serving the Arts in the Fredericton Region

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Upcoming Events

1. Herménégilde Chiasson exhibit Identities opens at The Yellow Box Gallery Nov 24

The Yellow Box Gallery in McCain Hall on St. Thomas University campus will feature an exhibition by New Brunswick artist Herménégilde Chiasson opening on Thursday November 24. The exhibition will open with a public lecture and launch beginning at 4pm in McCain Hall, Room 101, followed by the exhibit opening at 5pm in the Yellow Box Gallery.

Entitled Identities, the exhibit is comprised of eight works featuring a collection of prints created from altering advertisements and magazine covers during Chiasson’s studies in Paris in the 1980s.

“This work is part of my lifetime interest in print making, starting with intaglio and moving into silkscreen and now wood block cutting,” Chiasson says. “It is also part of my conceptual activity which lasted for quite a long time until I got interested in the object again. There is not much left from that period of mine outside of a few photographs. This is why these images are both a nostalgic memento of my formative years and a testimony to my belief that art needs a solid support to survive time.”

Art confronted to its excesses, identity is central in much of Chiasson’s work and is the main feature of the exhibit through self-portraits in each piece. Without the use of computers or editing software, Chiasson created these “fake documents” to make them look as authentic as the originals.

Chiasson served as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 2003 to 2009. He lives in Grand Barachois and is a professor of art history at the Université de Moncton..

For more information contact William Forrestall at 454-6552.

2.  Live at the Joyce with the Richard Page Nov 24

Each Thursday, the James Joyce Pub will be offering free live music in Blues, Jazz, Contemporary, Celtic etc. On Thursday, November 24 from 6-9pm, join Ottawa saxophonist Richard Page. Richard studied jazz at Mohawk College where he was awarded the Noreen and Phil Nimmons Memorial Scholarship twice, in 2005 and 2007.

Between 2004 and 2008, Richard was a member of the Hamilton All Star Jazz Band where he quickly became one of the All Star’s featured soloists. In July 2007, the All Stars undertook a three-week European tour, appearing at the Vienne Jazz Festival in France and the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

Throughout his career, Richard has performed with many of North America’s top jazz artists including JUNO award winner David Braid, among many others. Richard will be joined by Nova Scotia jazz guitarist Amy Brandon.

3. The Art of Looking at Art public talk by Terry Graff Nov 24

You are cordially invited to attend a talk by Terry Graff, Curator of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, on the topic The Art of Looking at Art at Government House on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at 7pm. The talk, which is open to the public at no charge, will focus on what the viewer can bring to the experience of looking at artwork.

This event is being held in conjunction with an art exhibit celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Fredericton Art Club. The exhibit consists of a broad range of art assembled by its members and is presently on display at Government House until December 2, 2011. A warm welcome is extended to all

4. Open House: 48 Hour Film Competition Nov 24

On November 24 at 7pm at the Cedar Tree Cafe on Queen St., please join the organizers for a 48H Film Competition Open House Everyone welcome Sponsors, filmmakers, fans: be part of the discussion to make 2012s 4th annual competition bigger and better.

The night includes a Q & A with past winners. This is also a chance for those new to the competition to meet past participants and ask questions. Be there for exciting announcements about other events coming up in 2012. Start planning now for the February 17-19, 2012, 48-Hour Filmmaking Competition.

5. Stan Carew and The Magpies bring music and stories to the Fredericton Playhouse Nov 24

Stan Carew, the host of CBC Radio's Weekend Mornings, will be performing on Thursday, November 24 at 7:30pm alongside his band The Magpies in an evening full of eclectic songs and stories at The Fredericton Playhouse.


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Carew – who has the highest audience share of any program produced by the CBC, and listeners in many parts of the world – is also a songwriter who performs regularly with The Magpies and UK duo Breeze and Wilson, with whom he's made two albums.

Playing guitar and singing lead vocals, Carew is accompanied instrumentally and on backup vocals by The Magpies: Richard King on guitar, John Sayre on keyboard, Rick Jones on bass, and Steve Brown on guitar.

In the spirit of the season, the Fredericton Food Bank will be on-site to collect non-perishable food items or monetary donations.

Tickets for Stan Carew are available at the Fredericton Playhouse box office 1-866-884-5800, or online at
www.theplayhouse.ca.

6. NBSME Festival closing celebration Nov 24

NB-ME Festival is celebrating all things emerging and local by bringing its festival to a close with an evening of celebration Raise your glass of Picaroons, or wine, while we celebrate the close of the first annual NB-ME festival, and thank the participating musicians.

Two cash prizes towards further professional development will be presented on behalf of the RBC Foundation RBC
Emerging Artist Award, 1,000 and Picaroons Picaroons Choice Performer, 500 to two bands.

NB-ME Festival musicians include:
Owen Dacombe Steel et al; Isaac & Blewett; Richard Gloade, Esq: AeronGeorgina & Tibor featuring Joel LeBlanc; Scotty & the Stars; The Penny Blacks; Olympic Symphonium; Lovestorm; Lily Pretty Bird  Claire ; Motherhood; and Great Balancing Act.

The event will take place on Thursday, November 24, Charlotte Street Arts Centre Auditorium from 8-9pm. Following the awards ceremony come to the Capital Complex for the after party celebration, including live music by the award winners. Doors open at 10 and cover is free

7. Cinema Politica presents DetermiNATION Nov 25

Please join us on Friday, November 25 at 7pm at Conserver House, 180 Saint John St. for a free screening of the documentary DetermiNATION.

Paul Rickard and Michelle Smith direct this recent documentary 2009 about three young Aboriginal artists -Samian, Cheri Maracle and CerAmony- who use voice, rhythms, samples and guitar riffs to cut through big 'P' politics in order to reveal a vibrant Aboriginal music scene while exposing the realities and struggles in their communities.

As resistance grows across Aboriginal lands, this film about music, art and politics pulls Aboriginal stories from the back pages and puts them squarely at the front of the stage. This free screening is also a Native Awareness Day event co-hosted by the St. Thomas University Native Student Council. All Cinema Politica films are followed by discussion. Donations are accepted.

For more information or to see the complete schedule go to: http://www.cinemapolitica.org/fredericton or become a "fan" on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cinema-Politica-Fredericton/257845707568076

Contact:  fredericton@cinemapolitica.org

8. Comic couple The Funny Ones will keep you in stitches at the Playhouse Nov 25

The Fredericton Playhouse will be bursting with laughter on Friday, November 25 when one of Canada’s favourite comedy duos hits the stage with an arsenal of over two decades of their greatest hits. The Funny Ones is the latest live comedy offering from Jenny Parsons and Steve Morel, two professional comedians who have become proficient in the art of being silly together in life and in love.

The Funny Ones is about their real-life relationship; about being husband and wife while doing comedy for a living, and the comedians who have inspired them along the way: Lucy & Ricky, Burns & Allen, and even Palin & Bush. It’s like stand-up with songs, but WAY cooler. When Jenny and Steve moved to the countryside four years ago, they met the “raw milk farmer,” the “mushroom guy” and the “couple who grew the garlic.” As professional comedians, and who were new to the area, they soon became known as “the funny ones.” And so a title for their latest touring show was born.


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The combination of Steve’s musical concoctions and Jenny’s comic fearlessness make for an evening you aren’t soon to forget. What’s more, Jenny performs magic tricks throughout the show that would make most trained magicians sweat Together, they perform sketches such as Abbott and Costello’s Who’s on First routine, but through the eyes of characters Hannibal and Clarice of Silence of the Lambs fame. They title this soon-to-be-classic piece Who Did You Eat First?

Tickets for The Funny Ones are available at the Fredericton Playhouse box office 1-866-884-5800, or online at www.theplayhouse.ca.

9. New Brunswick College of Craft & Design Annual Craft Sale and Open House Nov 25S26

The New Brunswick College of Craft & Design is hosting its Annual Craft Sale and Open House. Fiber Arts, Ceramic, Jewellery and Metal Art are some of the studios that will have their work represented. Unique production lines and one of a kind pieces will be for sale.

The Christmas Craft Sale will be held in the College Gallery on Friday, November 25 from 4-8pm, Saturday, November 26 from 10am-7pm and on Sunday November 27 from noon-5pm.

The College’s Open House will take place on the Saturday from 10am-5pm with tours taking place every hour on the hour.
Come visit the studios, check out our new Barrack building and talk with Instructors and students. Learn more about becoming educated in field of crafts, arts and design. Program registration the 2012-13 academic year is open to all and at the same time you can and enjoy some apple cider while deciding which gifts to purchase for your family and friends…oh and don’t forget to treat yourself

Admission is free and the event is open to the public.

10. Branch Out Productions presents A Rented Christmas Nov 25S26

Branch Out Productions presents A Rented Christmas directed by Ben Harrison November 25-26 at the Nashwaaksis Middle School Theatre at 7pm. Tickets are available at The Regent Mall guest services desk, online
http://www.branchoutproductions.weebly.com or via email branchoutproductions@live.ca.

Tickets are 10 for adults | 7 for children under 10.

Featuring a fantastic multi generational cast, B.O.P's first production in Fredericton tells the story of wealthy businessman John Dale, who hasn't enjoyed a "real Christmas" for years. So, on the spur of the moment, he decides to "rent" a Christmas from Anne Weston, who owns the local rent shop. Anne is at first flustered with the requirements: a tree with presents, Christmas carols and also a wife and five children. Anne feels she has solved the problem of a Christmas family by calling the actors' guild. But the young actors come down with the measles so she turns to the local orphanage. When the guild can't locate a "mother," Anne steps in to play the role herself.

Based on the short story by J. Lillian Vandervere, the story of how John Dale’s rented Christmas turns into a new life for all concerned makes this a warm story for the holiday season.

B.O.P will be hosting a silent auction during show times to supplement the cost of tickets for those who could not otherwise have access to the theatre.

11. Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas at the Fredericton Playhouse Nov 26

Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas recreates the joy and innocence of a night before Christmas in a farmhouse in the remote parish of Teampall an Ghleanntain in the west of Ireland. On November 26 at 7:30pm, visit the Fredericton Playhouse and watch as the neighbours gather around the fire to grace the long wintry night with the laughter of their stories, the joy of their music, and the dances they always said they were much too old for.

This year, Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas features Marcus Donnelly from Co. Galway, one of the most exhilarating, truly creative Irish dancers performing today. Internationally acclaimed master of the steel-string guitar William Coulter joins in, along with vocalist and multi-instrumentalist and world-champion level Irish dancer Marianne Knight from Co. Mayo, and Brian Bigley also a world-champion level Irish dancer on uilleann pipes, whistles and flute.

Tickets for Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas are available at the Fredericton Playhouse box office 1-866-884-5800, or online at www.theplayhouse.ca.

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12. FAN meeting Nov 27

The next FAN Fibre Arts Network meeting will be a potluck on Sunday, November 27 at Karen's house 94 Grasse Circle from 1- 4pm or whenever we are finished .

Agenda items will include: Debrief the November Kirby Show; discuss and plan the December Kirby show - scheduling, set up, display, advertising/promotion, signage, etc. and of course, don't forget to bring your show and tell

We will sit around the wood stove and enjoy a warm fire while we talk, eat and work on our items New FAN members are always welcome.

Come and meet FAN members at the next Christmas Arts and Crafts Market at the Fredericton Capital Exhibit Centre December 2-4.

For information, contact Karen at 457-1443 | loomin_weaver@yahoo.ca.

13. New Brunswick Youth Orchestra in Concert Nov 27

Please join the award-winning New Brunswick Youth Orchestra for this exciting concert in Fredericton on Sunday, 27 November 2011 at 2pm in the theatre at Le Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne with Maestro Antonio Delgado. Please come join 75 of New Brunswick’s finest young musicians for a delightful afternoon of music

Tickets are available for online credit card purchasing at: http://centre-sainte-anne.interticket.com/search.php (follow the link) to the November 27 NBYO concert event . Tickets also available at the CCSA box office at 453-2731. Discounts are available for students and seniors.

Recent achievements of NBYO include:
• 1st Place at the Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival Competition in Vienna, Austria (July 2011);
• 2011 East Coast Music Association Award Nominee in the DVD of the Year category for Blues on the Boulevard;
• 2010 NB Foundation for the Arts--winner Arts Organization of the Year;
• 2010 World Premier performance of musical theatre collaboration with Saint John Theatre Company--Marco Polo: The Musical;
• Opening Gala performance at the 2010 Ford World Men's Curling Championships at Moncton Coliseum;
• 2008 winner of the ECMA Award for Best Classical Recording;
• 2008 Orchestras Canada Betty Webster Award Recipient--for outstanding achievement in orchestral music and community engagement.

For more information, please visit: www.nbyo-ojnb.ca.

14. Royal Tea and Talk at Beaverbrook Art Gallery Nov 27

The Beaverbrook Art Gallery and the Monarchist League of Canada invite you to The Monarchy In Canada Royal Tea and
Talk on Sunday, November 27 from 3-5pm. The cost is 10 per person.

Information: 458-2028 | emailbag@beaverbrookartgallery.org | www.beaverbrookartgallery.org.

15. Fredericton Monday Night Film Series presents The Guard Nov 28

November 28, 8pm at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus
The Guard
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, Rory Keenan, Mark Strong
Run Time: 96 minutes
Country: Ireland
Year: 2011
Language: English

A crowd favourite at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, The Guard is a lively and often hilarious Irish crime comedy. Skilfully directed and smartly written by John Michael McDonagh - the brother of In Bruges director Martin McDonagh- The Guard shares a similarly dry and blackly comic sense of humour and a terrific performance by Brendon Gleeson In Bruges, and the upcoming Albert Nobbs .

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Here, Gleeson stars as Sergeant Gerry Boyle, an unconventional small-town cop on the West Coast of Ireland. It's a far cry from the busy streets of Dublin, and in this removed and quiet town, Gerry is far more concerned with the needs of his ailing
mother a lovely turn from Fionnula Flanagan, Transamerica, Waking Ned Devine than small-town crime. However, when a local murder appears to have connections to a gang of international drug traffickers, Boyle is forced to team up with FBI Agent Everett Don Cheadle, Crash, Hotel Rwanda . Initially, Gerry’s bigoted ways and laidback habits rub his visiting partner the wrong way, but the two men gradually form a grudging alliance.

A fresh spin on the buddy/cop formula, The Guard has a lot of fun with cop movie clichés – most notably the sergeant’s constant digs at American cops and cop shows – and Gleeson and Cheadle shine onscreen, with McDonagh making the most of their battling and banter. Gleeson is fantastic as Boyle, relishing every line and balancing his physical heft with a delicate touch for comedy, while Cheadle proves an excellent comic foil. The Guard will leave you smiling.

16. Rooted/uprooted and Miramichi 1953 open in Annex Gallery Nov 29

Rooted/uprooted and Miramichi 1953 in the Playhouse Annex Gallery November 29 – January 16, 2012.

Gallery Connexion’s Annex Gallery invites you to the opening reception of Rooted/uprooted by Linda Kelly and Miramichi 1953 by Rachael Flett at the Playhouse at 686 Queen Street on Thursday, December 1, 2011 from 5-6:45pm. Both exhibitions run until January 16, 2012.

Rooted/uprooted is a selection of drawings by Linda Kelly that depict trees from the area close to her home in Fredericton.
The aged maples are on her family farm and predate her grandfather. The elms are nearer to her home and, though much younger, recently succumbed to the elm disease that has spread outward from city center over the past several years.

“I think we all share a love for the presence and companionship of trees,” Kelly said.

Miramichi 1953 is a collection of photographs by Rachael Flett using black and white film initially created with images of women from the 1950’s. The negatives were hand-processed in a traditional darkroom. Rachael began experimenting by shooting different models in various settings.

The Annex Gallery is an initiative between Gallery Connexion and the Fredericton Playhouse to provide a juried exhibition space for Gallery Connexion members and for the Playhouse to include programmed exhibitions in its galleries.

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 454-1433 | events@galleryconnexion.ca.

17. Centre JMCSFredericton to present Bizet’s opera Carmen Nov 30

Centre JMC-Fredericton is proud to present Bizet’s opera Carmen as part of the Desjardins Concerts 2011-2012 on Wednesday, November 30, 7:30pm at Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne. Tickets are Adults 35 | Students 14 school-aged persons accompanied by an adult ticket holder are admitted free of charge , and available at Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne (506-453-2731) , at the door the night of the concert, or online
http://centre-sainte-anne.interticket.com/search.php

Anyone who knows anything at all about opera knows something about Carmen. It has been called the perfect opera, and there is much justification for this accolade. There is not an ounce of fat or padding in this opera - every number, every moment is essential, telling, crucial, perfectly set. Tchaikovsky proclaimed Carmen “a masterpiece in every sense of the word” and predicted – correctly, as it turned out – that it would become the world’s most popular opera. In Paris, by 1904 29 years after its premiere there , it had seen one thousand performances, and by 1938 Bizet’s centennial year , the city had chalked up its second thousand.

For more information, visit http://goo.gl/mEie2  i.e.,
www.jmcanada.ca/en/main_nav/concerts/general-public/desjardins-concerts/2011-2012-
season/carmen/

18. Theatre UNB presents Two One-Act Plays Nov 30 - Dec 3

As a double bill from November 30 to December 3 at UNB Fredericton's Memorial Hall: Arthur Kopit’s absurdist tragicomedy Chamber Music and Jean Giraudoux’s satirical fantasy The Apollo of Bellac.

Set in the 1940s, both plays are fascinating tales of self-invention. In Chamber Music, eight institutionalized women believe they are feminist icons such as Amelia Earhart, Gertrude Stein or Joan of Arc. Conspiring to protect the women’s section from attack by the elusive men’s ward, they each reveal their mysterious motives and quirks. Joan’s armour may be rusty and Amelia’s plane now a children’s playground, but in their chaotic struggle to save their lives, what was initially amusing can quickly become terrifying.

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The Apollo of Bellac takes a sunnier view of the gender divide, as a shy young woman is taught how to get whatever she wants from any man, be it a job, a dance or a diamond, just by uttering four simple words. Set in Paris, in a fanciful “office of inventions,” Giraudoux’s play is a witty meditation on beauty, power and male vanity. It paints a wry portrait of a corporate world that can be transformed with the right words and a smidgen of charm. [cp: La Folle de Chaillot / The maswoman of Chaillot and oil prospectors in Paris ]

Directed by John Ball, designed by Mike Johnston, and produced and performed by the students of Drama 2170, the production features live music, colourful period costumes and plenty of surprises. The show begins at 8pm, with tickets available at the door for 10 or 6 for students.

For more information, call 447-3078 or email jball@unb.ca.

19. TNB presents The Gifts of the Magi Dec 1-4 at the Fredericton Playhouse

It's Christmas in New York, but for two young lovers the prospects are bleak. Will parting with their most precious possession solve their gift-giving dilemma? What will happen to cheerful bum Soapy's plan for an unusual winter getaway? And with all this hustle and bustle, will newsboy Willy find any warmth and giving in the cold impersonal city?

“O. Henry’s The Gifts of the Magi still has tremendous resonance with a modern audience,” says TNB Artistic Producer Caleb Marshall who directs the production. This heartfelt musical telling of O. Henry’s work is sure to put audiences in the Christmas spirit.”

Playing the couple at the heart of The Gifts of the Magi are Patrick Cook Jimmy, Chairmaker, TNB 2004 and Jacqueline Thair Mary, It’s a Wonderful Life, TNB 2009 . Veteran New Brunswick character actor Sheldon Davis returns for his fourth TNB production having previously appeared in Kringle’s Window 1996 , Jasper Station 2003 and Dear Santa 2003 . They are joined by Vaughn Harris, Robert Yeretch and New Brunswick native Martha Farrell Elaine, The Graduate, TNB 2006 .

The Gifts of the Magi runs December 1-4 at The Fredericton Playhouse with performances at 7:30pm Thursday –Saturday and 2pm Saturday and Sunday.

Theatre New Brunswick would like to thank their Production Partner Tim Hortons.

Tickets are available at The Fredericton Playhouse box office 458-8344, or online at www.tnb.nb.ca
Adults 40 | McCain Student Tickets only 10

20. Christ Church Cathedral Noon-hour Advent Organ Recitals

Christ Church Cathedral will be offering a series of Advent Organ Recitals on Fridays at 12:10-12:50pm.

December 2 - Dr. Willis Noble - Organist and Choirmaster
December 9 - Dr. Sharon Pond - Associate Organist
December 16 - Fredericton Organists' Association Christmas Special

All are welcome. Free will offering.

For further information, please contact the Cathedral Office at 450 8500.

21. Fashion Design exhibit Illusion opens Dec 2 at The Gallery

The Gallery at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design is proud to present Illusion, our first two-person alumni exhibition of the 2011-2012 academic year, opening on Friday, December 2 from 4:30-6:30pm.

Enter a miniature world, accessorized by history, fantasy, and wearable art, for a certain demographic. Experience crossovers from different eras and movements: Victorian, Steampunk, and burlesque are rolled into a delightful, intriguing and beguiling exhibition. The Gallery beckons with industrial references: metal, grommets, and chains, that dance alongside lace, velvet and Victorian femininity - and masculinity This is a show that is sure to surprise and delight.

Accompanying four sets and 14 ensembles, the Gallery space will be enhanced by fashion photography taken throughout the city by Jeff Crawford.

This is a very special exhibition for the Gallery created by two award-winning graduates of the Diploma of Fine Craft, Fashion Design, at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. Tracy Austin is currently the Fashion Studio technician at NBCCD, and a freelance artist in Fredericton. Sherry Kinnear is a costume designer, and is Head of Wardrobe with Theatre New Brunswick.

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 Visitors to the Annual Fashion Catwalk Extravaganza may have seen the intricate offerings of both Kinnear and Austin on the runway, and will again this coming spring as Tracy Austin prepares for her moment in the spotlight, in April 2012. Kinnear has also participated as a designer for the annual Red Dress Gala for The Heart Truth Awareness Campaign for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, most recently in 2011 at the Moncton Casino featuring special guest, Jeannie Beker, an icon in the Canadian Fashion Industry.

The show will continue until January 18, 2012.

For information please contact Karen Ruet at The Gallery 457-6805 | Karen.ruet@gnb.ca

22. Fredericton Society of Artists Holiday Harvest exhibition opens Dec 2

Fredericton Society of Artists presents Holiday Harvest, an exhibition and sale of recent works by Society members. The exhibition opens at UNB Art Centre on December 2 at 5pm with a public reception. Holiday Harvest runs until December 18.

The Centre is open Monday to Friday from 9am-4pm and will also be open on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5pm during this exhibition.

The UNB Art Centre is located at Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, UNB Fredericton. Admission is free. Everyone is welcome.

23. The Fiddler The Tenor and The Pianist Dec 2

Wilmot United Church presents a Christmas Concert on Friday, December 2, 2011 at 7pm. The concert features fiddler Kathleen Gorey-McSorley, Canadian tenor Derrick Paul Miller and pianist Carolyn Holyoke. Special guests are the members of The Lintuhtine Youth Choir conducted by Helen Morag McKinnon and accompanied by Lynn Mills.

Tickets are 20 | students with ID 15 | children 12 and under 10.

They can be purchased at Westminster Books, Wilmot United Church office or at the door.

24. MNO Pottery Christmas Sale and DropSin Dec 3

The annual one-day only get together at “Ye olde Pottery shop” will happen on Saturday, December 3, from 12-6pm. You are invited to visit our little shop upriver. It is stocked full of new pots so bring your parka, enjoy local hot apple cider, wine, and some munchies COOKIES .

Don’t miss your last chance to drive up the river road before spring.

Made of local materials by a local boy. All work 20- 50% off.

70 Bogle rd.....Just follow MNO Pottery signs

For directions and more info visit: www.mnopottery.com

25. Book Binding 101 with Denise Rowe Dec 3 at Memorial Hall

A small for large thoughts coptic journal.

In this workshop we’ll learn some basic book making techniques, such as building a book block, finding the grain of paper, piercing, sewing, drilling, designing the perfect cover.

The finished product, hand made by you, will be a perfect little journal to carry everywhere with you. Nothing extra is needed for this workshop…….unless you would like to bring a few personal embellishments for the cover - buttons, ribbons, photos, smallish baubles, etc.

The space is limited in this always popular Book Binding workshop with Denise Rowe so sign up early to ensure you have a spot

UNB Art Centre, Memorial Hall, Room 26, 9 Bailey Drive
December 3, 2011, 1-5pm
Instructor: Denise Rowe
Cost: ArtZone members: 20 | Non-members: 40

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To register, come to Memorial Hall before Wednesday, November 30 to pay the workshop fee. You are not registered until you have paid. If the workshop doesn't run, you will be reimbursed, or can put your money towards another workshop later in the year.

 For more information contact Oliver Flecknell, 453-4623 | create@unb.ca.

26. Bel Canto Singers of Fredericton Christmas Concert and Wassail Dec 3

The Bel Canto Singers of Fredericton, under the direction of Anne Sessa, present a concert of moving and beautiful Christmas music in Fredericton on Saturday, December 3.

The Bel Canto Singers, Fredericton’s premiere mixed voice chamber choir, has been delighting audiences for more than 30 years. In addition to regular performances in Fredericton, they are often invited to perform outside the Fredericton area, most recently Amherst, Nova Scotia, Gagetown, Moncton and Woodstock.

There will be music for everyone; including selections from the Renaissance era, works by Eric Whittaker, Lauridsen and Vaughan Williams plus favourite carols and a seasonal sing-a-long.

The concert will be followed by the Wassail - a time to enjoy seasonal drink and great food provided by choir members

Anne brings to the choir, her vast experience in choral performance. Anne was the founder / conductor of the Bower Hill Chorale which was often accompanied by the Pittsburgh Symphony. She conducted the Seaglass Chorale, the Southern Maine Chorale and most recently the Greater Moncton Chorale. Anne also works with the NB Choral Federation as a conductor and soloist.

Start your Christmas season celebrations with the Bel Canto Singers on Saturday, December 3, 7:30pm at St Paul's United Church, 224 York Street.

Tickets are 15 adults | 10 students | 30 for a family and are available at Westminster Books, from choir members and at the door.

Visit the Bel Canto Singers of Fredericton online at http://belcantosingers.blogspot.com

27. Christmas Choice Craft Sale Dec 4

For over 40 years, Fredericton has been finding wonderful fine craft gift ideas at the Christmas Choice craft sale. The tradition continues this year with a sale that includes pottery, jewellery, weaving, knitting, photography, jams, jellies, basketry, sewing, candles and more all created by New Brunswick artists.

Christmas Choice Craft Sale is on Sunday December 4 from noon to 4pm at Memorial Hall on the UNB Fredericton Campus. Signs will be up to help direct you to Memorial Hall.

2011 Featured Artists are:
Brigitte Clavette, the Cathedral Matters Guild, Chris Sharpe, Denise MacLean, Harriet and Stephen Taylor, Heather McTiernan, Helen Morag McKinnon, Jacqueline Bourque, Jane Geurts, Jasmine Cull, Joan Gamble, Kent Jensen, Lori Mallory, Mary Pugh, Melanie Mitchell, Nancy Blanchard-MacDonald, Roger Smith, and Sarah McIntyre. Live music by Steven Peacock.

Make Christmas Choice your choice this year for your holiday shopping. Shop and support local artists and craftspeople.

28. Interactive Songwriters’ Circle Whose Song Is It Anyway? Dec 4

Whose Song Is It Anyway? is an interactive songwriters’ circle…turned inside out This unique new show features acclaimed East Coast artists Chris Kirby NL , Kim Wempe NS , Tim Chaisson PEI and Andy Brown NB . Each artist will perform several recognizable songs…written by the other artists on stage. The original story of the song will come from the original artist, but the focus will quickly become how that song affects the other artists.

Not only does this format give the audience a different perspective on the music they love, it also sheds a new light for the artists themselves – on their own songs The learning process continues on stage for these songwriters, new versions of certain songs may emerge, and new collaborations are sure to surface – right in front of their fans. It also gives the artists an occasion to visibly appreciate each other and their music, which the audience will no doubt find charming and endearing.

Let’s celebrate our East Coast artists – and let them celebrate each other

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Whose Song Is It Anyway? takes place at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre on Sunday, December 4 beginning at 8pm.
Tickets 20 available at Read's Newsstand.

29. STU Singers in concert Dec 5

Under the direction of Dr. Willis Noble, the STU Singers present music for the holiday season: A Christmas
Hallelu.

The concert takes place at the STU Chapel Martin Hall, second floor on Monday, December 5, at 7pm.

Special guests for the event are the Harbour View High School Saint John concert and jazz choirs.

Tickets are 10 students 5 , available from choir members and at the door.

30. Dance Fredericton presents The Nutcracker at the Playhouse Dec 7

Presented by Dance Fredericton and featuring guest artists Emily Grizzell and Yosuke Mino, Soloist Dancers with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Nutcracker is a full-length ballet that showcases original choreography created for Dance Fredericton, elaborate costuming and the classical score by Tchaikovsky.

This fairy tale ballet opens with the festive Victorian party scene on Christmas Eve in the Stahlbaum home and later follows Clara and the Nutcracker Prince on their journey to the Land of the Sweets. In the Magical Kingdom they are feted with delightful dances from around the world, including the stunningly beautiful pas de deux of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. This timeless classic will delight audiences of all ages.

Performances at the Fredericton Playhouse on Wednesday, December 7 at 2pm and 7:30pm. To purchase tickets contact
The Playhouse box office at 458-8344 | www.theplayhouse.ca

For additional information, contact :
Jan Thompson, President, Dance Fredericton Danse at 457-2538 | jcthmpsn@nb.sympatico.ca

31. Christmas Angel Dollars for Charlotte Street Arts Centre now available

In a world cluttered with discount store trinkets and disposable novelties, it can be tricky to find a gift with special meaning.
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is pleased to offer a new socially responsible, community-centred Christmas gift initiative with big heart: Christmas Angel Dollars.

You are invited to give an irreplaceable gift this Christmas by purchasing, for any amount over 10, Christmas Angel Dollars as presents for your friends and family. Christmas Angel Dollars are charitable, tax-deductible donations made in the name of a special one, and will go towards supporting the Charlotte Street Arts Centre initiative of your choice. Your gift will be represented by a beautiful 3” x 8” Christmas Angel Dollars certificate, where you can indicate your recipient’s name and the area of charitable activity that your gift will support. Official tax receipts will be issued for all Christmas Angel Dollar purchases.

The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is owned and operated by Fredericton Arts & Learning, a registered non-profit charitable organization. Our programs support youth at risk, women and children recovering from domestic violence, those living with mental health challenges as well as other marginalized groups in our community. Our expansion project aims to provide universal access to our facility for community members with health or mobility challenges. Our facility and all that it offers supports New Brunswick artists and the development of arts and culture in the province.

The Angel Dollars can be purchased from the Charlotte Street Arts Centre administrative office, Room 200 at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre.

For more information, please call 454-6952 | email csac@nb.aibn.com. Visit our website at www.charlottestreetarts.ca for more information on our programs, artists and community initiatives.

Call for Submissions

1. New Brunswick Art Bank call for submissions Dec 9 deadline

The New Brunswick Art Bank is inviting submissions from New Brunswick visual artists for the 2011-2012 Acquisitions Program.


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The Acquisitions Program purchases contemporary works of art by New Brunswick visual artists for display in government buildings. Every two years, a jury of artists and art professionals selects artwork to be purchased.

Artists who are Canadian citizens or landed immigrants who have resided in New Brunswick for 12 consecutive months prior to the application deadline and who pay personal income taxes in New Brunswick are eligible to apply for the program.
Artwork must have been produced during the past two years between January 2009 and November 2011 and must be suitable for display in government buildings.

The extended deadline to receive submissions is December 9, 2011. Application forms and guidelines are available at http://www.gnb.ca/0131/art_bank-e.asp#1.

2. Call For Tender: Northrop Frye Bronze Statue

The Frye Festival Canada’s only bilingual, international literary Festival and Atlantic Canada’s largest literary happening is now accepting tenders for the production of a three-dimensional life-size bronze sculpture of Northrop Frye. This sculpture is to be representational and feature Northrop Frye, sitting on a park bench, reading a book. The sculpture must be completed, delivered and installed no later than July 7, 2012 at the Moncton Public Library Downing Street entrance , Moncton, NB.

For more information and detailed specifications please visit www.frye.ca.

All tenders must be submitted by 2pm on Wednesday, December 21, 2011.

3. Sculpture Saint John – Call to Artists

The Board of Directors of the New Brunswick International Sculpture Symposium is putting forth an international call to artists to create sculptures for public art. Six sculptors will be creating works of art from ten ton pieces of New Brunswick granite on the Saint John Waterfront. “Sculpture Saint John” will take place in Saint John, New Brunswick from August 2 - September 15, 2012.

The deadline for entry in “Sculpture Saint John” is January 10, 2012.

This international sculpture symposium will be the first for New Brunswick and for Atlantic Canada. It promises to be an exciting event. Diana Alexander, Chair of Sculpture Saint John, said, “The Sculpture Saint John team; the City of Saint John; towns of Rothesay, Quispamsis, St. George, Grand Bay-Westfield; and UNBSJ are pleased to offer this opportunity for artists from around the world to experience our city, our culture and our hospitality. Their finished work then becomes a new and permanent part of the landscape of those communities”.

If you are interested in participating or if you know someone else who may be interested, the application and all details are available on our website at www.sculpturesaintjohn.com.

4. GENERATION ART… IMAGINE

The Michaëlle Jean Foundation and EQ3 have partnered to provide a national platform for young Canadians to express themselves on social issues, to share their creative vision of a better community with all Canadians, and to acquire mentors, industry contacts and transferable artistic and entrepreneurial skills.

What it involves
A nationwide contest: Creative young people, aged 15 to 30, are invited to design and submit original artwork by January 10, 2012 around the theme “Imagine…. a Better Community” to generationart@eq3.com. Winning entries will be selected by region and become part of a limited edition Generation Art product line available for sale at EQ3 stores across Canada in the spring of 2012. One hundred per cent of the proceeds raised will be reinvested in youth initiatives, through the Michaëlle
Jean Foundation. Winners will be awarded the Generation Art product featuring their winning design, a 200 EQ3 gift certificate and have the opportunity to spend individual time with EQ3 consultants

Exhibits and Blogs: To raise awareness about issues of concern to all young Canadians, Generation Art will provide a variety of platforms where participants’ creativity will be displayed. A virtual exhibit will be unveiled on FMJF’s website, www.fmjf.ca, showcasing the creative vision of a better Canada of all participants. Video commentary and blogs featuring young Canadians taking on social issues and solutions will also be available. The exhibit, blogs and video messages will provide a rich tapestry of artwork and perspectives that showcase the unique contribution young people can make to a better Canada.

Workshops and Mentorship: EQ3 will welcome young Canadians to a series of three workshops focussed on working as a team to create art reflecting the project’s theme, creativity in the world of industrial design, and selling and marketing artwork.

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Those unable to attend the workshops in person will be able to participate virtually through online videos. During all stages of the workshops, seasoned industrial design professionals will be on hand to provide mentorship support for participants.

How to get involved:
For more information about the project, please visit: www.fmjf.ca/en/generation_art.php

5. Call for proposals – Charlotte Street Arts Centre

The Charlotte Street Arts Centre is seeking proposals for the Charlotte Glencross Gallery.

The Charlotte Street Arts Centre “opens the doors of creative expression to all,” and invites professional artists, emerging artists, multicultural artists and amateur artists, as well as students to apply.

The selections committee will meet to review the proposals after the submission deadline: January 13, 2012. Applicants will be considered for exhibitions beginning May 2012 through to 2013.

Requirements:
• A 250-word artist statement/ proposal for exhibition
• An arts CV max 3 pages or biography
• 10 images of work JPEGS on a CD with accompanying image list that specifies titles of work, media used and dimensions of work

Completed application form and contract application forms are available at www.charlottestreetarts.ca under galleries > how to apply.

Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish to have your material returned.

Attn: Exhibitions Committee 732 Charlotte Street, Room 200 Fredericton, NB E3B 1M5 Canada

6. Theatre New Brunswick to partner with NotaBle Acts on new play development

Theatre New Brunswick and NotaBle Acts are calling on emerging and established New Brunswick playwrights to submit their one-act plays for New Voices. This province-wide call for short plays offers playwrights the opportunity to have their New Brunswick stories professionally produced as Opening Acts on the TNB Main Stage in the 2012-13 season.

Submissions must be based on a true New Brunswick story past or present. They may incorporate intimate and domestic themes or subjects large in historic scope. Submission deadline is January 15, 2012

For full details and submission guidelines:
http://www.tnb.nb.ca/call-for-submissions-for-new-voices-our-playwrights-our-stories/


Galleries at a Glance

To find out about current exhibitions, please contact the gallery directly via their web page or phone number.

Acacia Gallery: Opened for a new season on May 7. Hours are Saturday and Sunday. 12- 5 pm or by appointment.
Telephone 506 488 -1119 or visit our website www.flynnfineart.com. 1948 Lakeview Road, Cambridge-Narrows, E4C 1N2

Beaverbrook Art Gallery: 703 Queen Street, Fredericton, E3B 5A6 Phone: Administration: 506-458-0970. Reception: 506-458-8545. www.beaverbrookartgallery.org

Botinicals Gift Shop Inc.: 610 Queen Street, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 1C2. Phone: 454-6101. Email:
botinicalsgiftshop@nb.aibn.com. Hours: Monday - Friday 10-6, Saturday 9-5. www.botinicalsgiftshop.com

Charlotte Glencross Gallery, Charlotte Street Arts Centre: 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, E3B 5C8.
Phone: 454-6952. Email: csac@nb.aibn.com. www.charlottestreetarts.ca.

City Hall Gallery: 397 Queen St., Fredericton, E3B 4Y7, Phone: 460-2411. Email: angela.watson@fredericton.ca . Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:30-4:30.

Fredericton Region Museum: 571 Queen St., Fredericton. Phone: 506-455 6041. Email: info@yorksunburymuseum.com.
www.yorksunburymuseum.com. Hours: Monday – Saturday 10-5, Sunday

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Fredericton Playhouse Annex Gallery: Gallery Connexion's Annex Gallery at the Playhouse, 686 Queen
Street, Fredericton, E3B 1C2. Phone: 454-1433. Email: nnxgallery@gmail.com.
www.galleryconnexion.ca/programming/annex-gallery/ .

Galerie des Bâtisseurs: Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne, 715, Priestman Street. Phone: 506-453-2731

Gallery 78: 796 Queen St., Fredericton. Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-3, Sun 1-4. Phone: 506-454-5192. Email: art@gallery78.com
www.gallery78.com.

Gallery Connexion: 440 York Street — Chestnut Complex, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Phone: 506-454-1433. Email:
connex@nbnet.nb.ca. www.galleryconnexion.ca

Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts: 98 Regent Street, Fredericton. Phone: 506-454-2278. Email: ingridmueller@msn.com.
www.ingridmuellerartandconcepts.com.

Gallery Opaque: 634-1 Brunswick St., Fredericton, E3B 1H6. Phone: 506-450-2197. Email: info@galleryopaque.com.
www.galleryopaque.com.

Government House: 51 Woodstock Road, Fredericton. Phone: 506-453-2505. Email: ltgov@gnb.ca. Hours: Monday – Friday
10-5.

Little Brown Jug Antiques: 540 Route 105, Maugerville. Phone: 506-459-4416. www.littlebrownjugantiques.com. Hours:
Monday – Friday 9-5.

The Gallery: New Brunswick College of Craft and Design 457 Queen Street, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5H1.
Phone: 506-453-2305. Email: karen.ruet@gnb.ca. www.nbccd.ca/en/home/default.aspx.
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:15-4:30.

Saunders Studio: 29 Keswick Ridge Road. Unpublished phone number.

UNB Art Centre: Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, UNB Campus. Phone 506-453-4623. www.cel.unb.ca/pce.
Hours: 9-4 PM, Monday – Friday.



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Fredericton Arts Alliance, P.O. Box 1303, Station A,

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Fredericton, NB, E3B 5C8
Phone: 506 443-9900.
Email: frederictonartsalliance@yahoo.ca
http://www.frederictonartsalliance.ca/

Arts News Editor, Amani Wassef
artsnews@nb.sympatico.ca


2010-11 Fredericton Arts Alliance Board Members

Executive Members TBA

Katie FitzRandolph - President
Jean Rooney – Vice President
Sabine Campbell, Treasurer
Kim Vose Jones - Secretary
George Strunz - Past President

Board Members

Renee Davis
Myrna Gunter
Russ Hunt
Maria Maltais
Penny Pacey
George Fry, emeritus

The Fredericton Arts Alliance gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the City of Fredericton for the ARTSnews.