BY WENDY ELLIOTT
Kings County Advertiser/Register
View sculpture
This month, some of Kings County sculptor Nistal Prem de Boer’s latest work, particularly reliefs and bronzes, will be in a group exhibition at Art and Jules Gallery on Gottingen Street in Halifax.
Fame this week
Fame the musical is on in Wolfville this week.
In the 1980s in New York, several teenage hopefuls audition for the prestigious school of performing arts in the hopes of making their dreams of fame come true.
Adapted and directed by Kerri Leier, this show showcases the hard work of 17 young local actors who have been attending Edalene's third Musical Theatre Intensive Camp. With show-stopping choreography by Tracy Fritz Nasson and Melissa Vidito at the musical helm, this is a show not to be missed.
FAME! is on stage August 25 at 7:30 p.m. and August 26 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Al Whittle Theatre in Wolfville. Tickets are $5 for children under 16, $7 for parents and $20 for groups of four. For tickets, call 697-2515 or email jump_musical@hotmail.com.
End of summer
The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts is hosting a Country Supper & Barn Dance August 27 at 6 p.m. Enjoy a chicken barbecue (veggie options available) with neighbours, make new friends, then dance the night away at a family-friendly, all-ages barn dance. A caller will be on hand to keep the rhythm flowing and the toes a-tapping. We encourage pre-booking so you aren’t disappointed: 582-3842.
Two concerts coming
Deep Roots Music Cooperative has Ian Sherwood and Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold headlining each of two Emerging Artists shows at the Al Whittle Theatre August 28 and Sept. 10.
Following a showcase of young talent at Festival Theatre in Wolfville July 31, judges selected four emerging artists from the Unearthed program to perform in advance of and during this year’s Deep Roots Music Festival Sept. 24 to 26. They talented four are Julie Aube from Dieppe, NB; Jesse Potter from Canning, The Trips from Mahone Bay and Elizabeth Furniss from Berwick.
Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold from Prince Edward Island headline the first concert August 28. Opening for Chaisson are Furniss and Potter.
September 10, award-winning songwriter Ian Sherwood will take the stage; opening for him will be The Trips and Aube.
The concerts will start at 7:30 p.m. Admission for both shows is freewill, in support of future Emerging Artists programming.
At CentreStage
Now at CentreStage Theatre in Kentville is Steel Magnolias, running Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. until August 28. For reservations, phone 678-8040.
CentreStage Theatre and Glooscap Curling Club are organizing a dinner theatre Sept. 10 and Sept. 11 at the Glooscap Curling Club.
A PEI Temperance hall is the location for the musical comedy Temperance in a Teacup."Unbeknownst to those poor, sincere temperance workers, their hall is being used as a rum smuggling waypoint - and some of the rum makes it into the teapot for their weekly meeting.
Written by Hank Stinson and Mike Pendergast and directed by Wayne and Linda Marriot, Davina Melanson is the musical director. Temperance in a Teacup stars Bob Cook, Bob Melanson, Davina Melanson, Mary Sponagle, Colleen Hagen, Valerie Rafuse, Tim Hawkins, Beth Irvine and Ernie Robinson. Masami Suzuki provides the musical accompaniment.
Dress code for the evening allows for the audience to dress up in 1920s-1930s garb.
Tickets are available at $50 from CentreStage board members, or by calling the CentreStage reservation line at 678-8040. Visit www.centrestagetheatre.ca.
Temperance in a Teacup will also play Sept. 18 and Sept. 19 at 2 p.m. at CentreStage Theatre. All seats are $10.
For information, phone 678-3502 or email centrestage@centrestagetheatre.ca .
In Wolfville
Valley Summer Theatre presents The Woman in Black. Stephen Mallatratt's classic of the British canon has proven the power of a well-told story. Based upon Susan Hill’s novel of the same name, it treads in the footsteps of the classic ghost story.
Shows run Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., with weekend matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets at The Box of Delights for $25 plus HST and $18 plus HST for students. www.valleysummertheatre.com
In Berwick
Friday Nights at the Wick Pub in Berwick is music night. August 27, it’s Mike Aube.
Events at Prescott House
Quilt show - Sept. 4 to Oct. 15. People have always enjoyed the warmth and beauty of quilts, but these works of art also provide clues about the past and family heritage. Come and view locally-made quilts displayed throughout the museum.
Apple exhibit – Sept. 18 to Oct. 15. Charles Prescott was known for his contribution to the apple industry of Nova Scotia. Did you know he introduced over 100 apple varieties?
Introduction to rug hooking with Margaret Forsey – Sept. 19, 1p.m. to 4 p.m. In this beginners’ workshop, you will learn the folk art tradition of rug hooking re-using old clothing and coffee bags. Create an eco-friendly work of art. Materials provided. Fee $45. Space is limited.
Prescott House Museum, 1633 Starrs Point Rd, Port Williams, 542-3984. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 1p.m. to 5 p.m.
Submit to the classics
A Call for Submission brings its hard and classic rock covers to West Side Charlie’s in New Minas Sept. 4. Playing hits by Ozzy, AC/DC, Metallica and many more; these guys are ready to rock the West Side again. It's been awhile and they’re back: 10 p.m., no cover.
September Serenade
Wolfville audiences can look forward to a program entitled "September Serenade" with renowned soprano Wendy Nielsen from New Brunswick and pianist Robert Kortgaard.
September 17, they will present some of their favourite autumnal works from the song repertoire, opera stage and music theatre. From Mozart to Puccini, Strauss to Sondheim, with some Spanish sizzle in between.
Whether in concert, opera or recital, Canadian soprano Nielsen enchants audiences with her sumptuous voice and engaging presence.
Recent highlights in her stellar career include a critically acclaimed role debut as the title role in Calgary Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos and a return to the Metropolitan Opera for the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro.
Nielsen has a long history with the Metropolitan Opera, where she debuted as Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte and has sung Micaela in Carmen, and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanna and the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro.
Nielsen debuted with the New York Philharmonic in Penderzcki’s Seven Gates of Jerusalem conducted by Kurt Masur and returned for Dov Seltzer's Lament to Yitzhak at the Lincoln Center Festival.
She is a recipient of the Order of New Brunswick.
Kortgaard was born in Regina and completed his bachelor and master's degrees at the Juilliard School in New York City. As a recipient of arts awards from the Canada Council, he continued his musical studies in Italy and England.
He has performed as a soloist with major Canadian orchestras and has become one of the most in-demand colleagues of Canada's most esteemed vocalists, and is a frequent partner of sopranos Measha Brueggergosman, mezzo-soprano Jean Stilwell and cabaret diva Patricia O'Callaghan. He is now artistic director of the Indian River Festival in Prince Edward Island.
They will appear on Friday, Sept.17 at 8 p.m. in Denton Hall. Tickets will be available at the door at $20 and $15.
PAS starts soon
The opening concert of the 2010/11 Acadia Performing Arts Series is only one month away, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m.
The opening concert will feature 15-year-old piano virtuoso, Jan Lisiecki, who will play works by J.S. Bach, Mozetich and lots of Chopin, in recognition of the 200th anniversary of his birth. The concert is a Debut Atlantic production, sponsored by Michelin.
Single performance tickets are available for all concerts. Call the box office at 542-5500.
Coming up
Until Sept. 1
Francis DaSilva, Acadia Art Gallery, Wolfville
Until Sept. 15
Grand Pre Art Gallery, located at the national historic site, Evangeline Artists' Cooperative
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