EVENTS LISTINGS
Continuing: The Signature Quilts; Robin Masse; Al Sugerman
01 Feb 2010 to
06 Jun 2010
ELGIN COUNTY MUSEUM EXHIBITION: THE SIGNATURE QUILTS – COMMUNITY PATTERNS
Sun Sept 20th to Sun Feb 28th
The culmination of a year-long residency by London multi-media artist Kirtley Jarvis, during which she explored the museum's collection of signature quilts. Over 20 colourful quilts from all over Elgin County, each containing hundreds of embroidered and hand-lettered names from the 1890s to the 1960s.
Also Showing: Kirtly Jarvis – New Work
Mixed-media work created in response to rural women's textile traditions and the Museum's collection.
Time: Museum hours are Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm
Venue: Elgin County Museum
Address: 450 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-1460, x160
Website: www.elgin-county.on.ca
EXHIBIT: ROBIN MASSE'S 'TODAY I WILL INSPIRE'
Sat Jan 9th to Sat Mar 6th
Venue: St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, Wimbush Gallery
Address: 301 Talbot St., St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-4040
Email: info@stepac.ca
Website: www.stepac.ca
EXHIBIT: AL SUGERMAN'S 'ECHOES'
Sat Jan 9th to Sat Mar 6th
Opening Reception Friday January 8th, 7-9pm.
Venue: St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, Main Gallery
Address: 301 Talbot St., St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-4040
Email: info@stepac.ca
Website: www.stepac.ca
KETTLE CREEK INN FUNDRAISER FOR THE UNITED WAY
Fri Jan 1st to Wed Jun 30th
Purchase a dessert or appetizer between January 1st and June 30th and the Kettle Creek Inn will donate $1 to the United Way of Elgin-St. Thomas. Visit the village of Port Stanley, enjoy a delicious meal and help the Kettle Creek Inn help the community.
Contact Phone: For reservations call 519-782-3388
Website: www.stthomasunitedway.ca/events.php
8th Annual Miniature Show
01 Feb 2010 to
28 Feb 2010
Mon Feb 1st to Sun Feb 28th
Take the opportunity to talk with the artists from Southwestern Ontario who created the miniatures (under 16 sq in) in the show. Opening reception Sunday Feb 7th 1-4pm. "Best in show" judged by Laura Woermke, curator St Thomas Public Art Centre.
Venue: Portside Gallery
Address: 195 Main St, Port Stanley
Contact Phone: 519-782-7066
Email: jerry@cuttingpromotions.com
Website: http://portside.cuttingpromotions.com
Aylmer Community Theatre Presents Dearly Departed
04 Feb 2010 to
13 Feb 2010
Thurs Feb 4th to Sat Feb 13th
Check out this play by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones, presented by the Aylmer Community Theatre:
In the Baptist backwoods of the Bible Belt, the beleaguered Turpin family proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious. Following the sudden death of the family patriarch, firstborn Ray-Bud drinks himself silly as the funeral bills mount. Junior, the younger son, is juggling financial ruin, a pack of no-neck monster kids, and a wife who suspects him of infidelity in the family car. Their spinster sister, Delightful, copes with death as she does life, by devouring junk food. Amidst the chaos, the Turpins turn for comfort to their friends and neighbors, an eccentric community of misfits who just manage to pull together and help each other through their hours of need, and finally, the funeral.
Time: Thur, Fri, Sat at 8pm / Sun Matinee at 2pm
Tickets: $15 adult / $10 student; available these Aylmer merchants: The Prime Ingredient, Campbell’s Book Supplies, Aylmer Video; or by emailing the address below
Venue: Aylmer Old Town Hall Theatre
Address: 38 John St S, Aylmer
Contact Phone: 519-773-3372
Email: tickets@aylmertheatre.ca
Website: www.aylmertheatre.ca
Verdi's Simon Boccanegra Live From The Met
06 Feb 2010 to
06 Feb 2010
Sat Feb 6th
Cineplex's Metropolitan Opera Live in High-Definition series provides a unique opportunity to see a live performance from the Metropolitan Opera on the big screen. Check the website below for time and ticket information.
Four decades into a legendary Met career, tenor Plácido Domingo makes history singing the title role in Verdi’s gripping political thriller, which is written for a baritone. Adrianne Pieczonka, Marcello Giordani, and James Morris are his co-stars in this moving and tragic story of a father and his lost daughter. James Levine conducts.
Venue: Galaxy Cinemas
Address: 417 Wellington St, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519.631.5777
Website: www.cineplex.com/events
Aaron Walpole at the Princess Ave Playhouse
12 Feb 2010 to
12 Feb 2010
Fri Feb 12th
For as long as he remembers, Aaron has been singing along to every type of music, from Opera to AC/DC, with the hopes of building a career of his own in the music industry. Over the last few years, Aaron has been working as a professional actor/singer, performing in various stage productions all over North America and even throughout the Bahamas.
Time: 8pm
Tickets: Available from Chris at 519-633-4213 or John at 519-670-5628
Venue: Princess Avenue Playhouse
Address: 40 Princess Ave, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: (519) 633-8530
Email: info@elgintheatreguild.ca
Website: www.elgintheatreguild.ca
THE CANADIAN SONGBOOK AT THE PORT STANLEY FESTIVAL THEATRE
13 Feb 2010 to
13 Feb 2010
Sat Feb 13th
Centrepiece Marketing in association with the Port Stanley Festival Theatre is proud and excited to present 5 music dates featuring some of Canada’s finest talent.
The Canadian Song Book - performed by Jenny Nauta, Catherine McInnes & The Aeolian House Band.
Dates remaining in the series:
March 12th – Yuri Pool, founder of the McCartney Years Beatles Tribute
April 16th – Valdy, one of Canada’s most distinctive and successful minstrels.
Tickets: $100 for the series; $22 for individual shows – available at the Port Stanley Festival Theatre Box Office
Venue: Port Stanley Festival Theatre
Address: 6 - 302 Bridge Street, Port Stanley
Contact Phone: 519-782-4353
Email: info@psft.on.ca
Website: www.psft.on.ca
‘HERE ON THE FLIGHT PATH’ AT ELGIN THEATRE
18 Feb 2010 to
27 Feb 2010
Thurs Feb 18th to Sat Feb 27th
Here on the Flight Path by Norm Foster. Three very different women occupy the apartment next door to John Cummings, a divorced back-porch philosopher. As we experience John's relationships with neighbours Fay, Angel & Gwen, he shares his unique views on everything from poets to sex.
Time: 8:00pm on Feb 18th, 19th, 20th, 25th, 26th & 27th; 2:00pm on Feb 21st
Tickets: $15 (except the preview on Feb 18th is $10); reservations required
Venue: Princess Avenue Playhouse
Address: 40 Princess Ave, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: (519) 633-8530
Email: info@elgintheatreguild.ca
Website: www.elgintheatreguild.ca
AYLMER PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS DAMHNAIT DOYLE
20 Feb 2010 to
20 Feb 2010
Sat Feb 20th
Visit www.dav-net.com to find out about this performer.
Time: Doors open at 7pm; performance begins at 7:30pm
Tickets: $25
Venue: Old Town Hall Theatre
Address: 38 John Street South, Aylmer
Contact Phone: APAC Hotline 519-765-3039 / Inquiries 519-765-1616
Website: www.artsinaylmer.com
SEEDY SATURDAY
20 Feb 2010 to
20 Feb 2010
Sat Feb 20th
You're invited to spend a day learning, talking, meeting, and growing at Seedy Saturday 2010. The theme of this year's event is Unleash Your Inner Gardener. Gardeners will enjoy this event, which includes a seed swap table, master gardeners and seed vendors. There are also speakers on organic gardening, home retrofitting, and community-building.
Tickets must be purchased in advance, and proceeds go to Seeds of Diversity, a charitable organization dedicated to the conservation, documentation and use of public-domain non-hybrid plants of Canadian significance.
Time: Refer to the website below for a schedule of the day’s events.
Tickets: $10 for “Afternoon Only” tickets - includes speakers, vendors, info tables, seed swap and refreshments; $20 “All-Inclusive” tickets also get you a locally-grown dinner, pre-dinner hors d’oeuvres, a local and/or organic wine tasting and entertainment.
Venue: Trinity Church Hall
Address: 26 Strachan Street, Port Burwell
Contact Phone: Bev Wagar, organizer, at 519-874-1227
Email: seedysaturday@theviennacafe.ca
Website: www.theviennacafe.ca/seedysaturdays
ST. THOMAS PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS HARRY MANX
26 Feb 2010 to
26 Feb 2010
Fri Feb 26th
Harry Manx has been called an “essential link” between the music of East and West, that weds that tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. He has created a unique sound that is hard to forget and deliciously addictive to listen to.
Blending Indian fold melodies with blues, a sprinkle of gospel and compelling grooves, Manx’s “mysticssippi” flavour is hard to resist, easy to digest and what keeps audiences coming back for more.
Time: Doors open at 7:15pm; performance begins at 8pm
Tickets: Tickets are sold in a series but are sometimes available individually. Please call first.
Venue: Central United Church
Address: 135 Wellington Street, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: Ticket Convenor – 519-633-1178
Website: www.stthomasperformingarts.com
ELGIN COUNTY CONFERENCE SERIES PRESENTS: EVOLUTION OF THE HARVEST
03 Mar 2010 to
03 Mar 2010
Wed Mar 3rd
A one-day seminar advancing the agricultural community towards a profitable, sustainable future. This seminar will give farmers, agricultural service providers, and rural leaders the opportunity to find out what’s around the corner and down the road for on-farm alternative energy, biomass, and energy crop developments. Dynamic keynote presentations will be delivered by speakers ranging from innovative farmers to energy researchers.
To register please visit www.progressivebynature.com or call 519-631-1460 ext 164
Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm
Registration: $25 (includes breakfast, lunch and refreshments)
Venue: New Sarum Diner
Address: 86230 New Sarum Ln (Hwy #3 at Hwy #74), New Sarum