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A PUBLICATION OF THE QuinteArtsCouncilCultivating Creativity
September/October 2013 COVERING THE ARTS IN QUINTE Volume 23, Number 4
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Core Arts and Culture Centreopens doors September 19th
The staff at CACC, left to right: Cheryl Whiteman, Lucas Teng, Peter Paylor, Ryan Beaudrie (kneeling), Lisa Morris, Darcy Maude
Two of Belleville’s leading arts institutions are
together celebrating important anniversaries in 2013.
The John M. Parrott Art Gallery turns 40 this fall,
and the Belleville Art Association turns 55, sharing
95 years of a continuous and successful partnership.
Many great activities and events are planned in
celebration and you are invited to join in the
festivities. But first, a little background on these two
pillars of the arts community.
Happyanniversaries!by Susan Holland and Dona Knudsen
continued on page 2
The brand new Core Arts and Culture Centre
(CACC) in downtown Belleville will come alive on
September 19, with music and art, flashing lights
and lasers, and the spinning of potters’ wheels, as
the whole community is invited to drop in for an
Open House, beginning at 6 pm. It will be the first
chance for the public to experience the facility and
to preview CACC’s fall programs.
Starting in October, the Centre will be offering
classes and workshops for kids, youth and adults, in
vocal and instrumental music, visual art, pottery,
drama, dance and creative writing. The Open House
will also be a chance for the community to
experience the Centre’s newly renovated art gallery,
its state-of-the-art concert and performance facility,
hands-on activities in the visual arts and pottery
studios and coffee house-style entertainment in the
Centre’s café, housed in the beautifully restored
lobby of the historic Corby Public Library.
Additional entertainment will be provided by
members of the Quinte Symphony Orchestra and the
Quinte Children’s Theatre. Both organizations have
recently found a new home at the Core.
“This is a creative community,” says CACC’s
Executive Director, Cheryl Whiteman. “It deserves
the best possible facility in which to cultivate that
creativity. That’s what we’re building here.”
Whiteman is especially excited by the Centre’s ‘full-
facility’ approach. “Not only can we offer a class in
drawing or painting or sculpture, we can also offer a
gallery to display the finished work. We can offer
both music classes and a recording studio, so that
students can walk away with their own CD. We can
offer dance and drama classes along with a 125-seat
theatre for students to show off their craft.”
During the Open House, the gallery will be featuring
an exhibit of art provided by the whole community,
titled These Walls Are Yours 2. “This is the 40th
anniversary of these gallery walls,” says CACC’s
Lisa Morris. “What better way to celebrate than by
throwing them open to the whole community.”
Another highlight of the Open House will be the
hands-on opportunities in the visual art and pottery
studios. “If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to
experience the feel of clay on a potter’s wheel,” says
Whiteman, “this is your chance. I can’t wait to try it
myself.”
Along with a full slate of classes and workshops,
The Core Arts and Culture Centre will provide a
venue for the community to showcase and
experience the performing arts in every form -
concerts, coffee houses, plays, comedy shows, dance
performances, dances - the schedule will be full.
“We’d like to see the whole community here on
September 19,” says Whiteman. “This place belongs
to them.” The Core Arts and Culture Centre Open
House starts at 6 pm at The Core, 223 Pinnacle
Street, Belleville. For more information, contact
Cheryl at [email protected] or 613-967-
0255 ext. 12.
The Core Arts and Culture Centre is a non-profitcommunity-based organization that providesaffordable, inspiring, and empowering opportunitiesfor individuals and groups to experience andparticipate in all forms of creative expression, in anaccessible and inclusive environment.
As I have mentioned previously, plans for this year’s
Gala are continuing and we are always looking for
more volunteer help on this event. Anyone interested
in helping can contact the QAC office. While on the
topic of future events, don’t forget the last weekend
in September in Belleville – events include Doors
Open Belleville, Culture Days, Art Walk and
Flavours of Fall. Each of these has something
different to offer everyone.
Be sure to check Calendar (pages 14 and 15) for arts
events happening all over the Quinte region and
check in to the QAC website
(www.quinteartscouncil.org) and the Culture Days
website (www.culturedays.ca) for event updates.
As always, I welcome any
comments or suggestions.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chair Dan Atkinson
Past Chair Barbara-Jo Clute
1st Vice Chair Pat Feasey
2nd Vice Chair Anne Cunningham
Secretary Heather Smith
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rick Zimmerman, Tina Osborne,Kevin Jackson, Dianne Coyle,
Daniel Vaughan and David Vaughan
STAFF
Carol Feeney
Executive Director
Carol Bauer
Artist and Member Services Officer
Kim Lidstone
Administrative Assistant
Scott Miller
Volunteer Coordinator
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Message from the ChairI hope all of you are enjoying the wonderful summer
weather we are having and are using the opportunity
to get out and enjoy the many summer and fall
cultural events that the Quinte region has to offer.
I would like to recognize three anniversaries of note.
As mentioned elsewhere in this issue, the Belleville
Art Association celebrates 55 years, the Parrott
Gallery 40 years and the Empire Theatre 10 years.
Congratulations to each organization for such long-
standing service to the community.
It is a pleasure to welcome a new arts organization
to our community – the Core Arts and Culture
Centre, which has been established in downtown
Belleville. The formation of this group speaks to the
health and vitality of the arts in our community.
I should note that with the unfortunate closure of
Greenley’s, the Arts Council has become the place to
go in downtown Belleville for locally-written books.
We have a wide variety of these books, covering
topics of local interest as well as those of general
interest, and we encourage you to stop by the office
to check out our selection. Dan Atkinson FCA, FCPAChair
Happy anniversaries!On September 29, 1973 the Olive Delaney Branch
of the Public Library opened and the Corby Library
Gallery was born, creating the first dedicated gallery
space in the library. The new gallery hosted many
travelling exhibitions by the Art Gallery of Ontario,
the Ontario Arts Council, the Royal Ontario
Museum and other cultural institutions. These
opportunities brought works by acclaimed artists
such as David Milne, David Hockney, Toller
Cranston, and several showings of works by the
Group of Seven to Belleville for the first time. As
well, from its inception, the gallery has provided a
space for local art groups and individual artists, both
emerging and professional, to display and sell their
work.
The Brown Bag Lunch program was launched and
for over 30 years offered short seminars and talks on
a variety of subjects. Many will remember the
delightful piano accompaniment by Esmond
Skidmore, who volunteered every Wednesday for
many years and at every exhibition opening. We
miss him to this day.
Another important initiative was the Annual
Secondary Student Art Show, which provided an
opportunity for youth to show their artwork in a
professional setting, open to the general public.
Twenty-five years later, it continues to nurture a
partnership between student artists, the school
boards, the gallery and established artists in the
community.
The move to the third floor of the new Library in
2006 increased the gallery space threefold. This
allowed for rotating exhibitions of the Parrott
Foundation Manly MacDonald collection, in a
dedicated room. The addition of the corridor gallery
opened the door to many artisans to showcase their
work in the Parrott Gallery Shop.
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The Belleville Art Association (BAA) was born on
September 9, 1958, when a group of local artists
recognized the need for a group that would focus
specifically on the visual arts, allow them to further
their individual skills and enhance the public’s
appreciation of the arts.
The first juried show of the BAA was held in 1967,
at the Corby Public Library. Forty pieces of work
were displayed, the highest priced at $175, and
several pieces a bargain at $15. This was the
beginning of a long and enduring partnership
between the two groups which has resulted in 46
consecutive shows. This partnership has also grown
to include a variety of workshops, presentations and
seminars, open to the public.
In 1976, Belleville’s centennial year, the BAA
produced a calendar entitled ‘Belleville Today,’
consisting of 19 pen and ink drawings done by 15
artists. The original drawings were purchased by
Victoria & Grey Trust Company. A large portion of
the proceeds were used to support the new Corby
Gallery.
The BAA has made its home in several locations,
including Studio 31 at Queen Mary School, the
Recreation Centre and Loyalist College. In 2004 it
opened its own gallery space at 392 Front Street,
offering members the opportunity to show and sell
their work. It also provides a place to meet, a studio
space, a workshop room, a library and is in fact the
true heart of the Association.
For over 45 years, these two dedicated arts partners
have provided many opportunities for the citizens of
Belleville and the arts community to enjoy and learn
about art and culture. Join us during the month of
October as this tradition continues, with a series of
special anniversary activities at both locations. For
further information visit: www.bellevilleart.ca and
www.bellevillelibrary.ca.
A BAA and Parrott Gallery collaborative art workshop held in 2010
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As many Umbrella readers know, the 10-year
Cultural Plan for Hastings County and the Quinte
region was accepted by municipal councils in each
community last fall. The vision for this plan is that
Hastings County and the Quinte Region embrace the
role of culture in promoting economic vitality and a
high quality of life for current and future
generations. It has four main goals which are: 1) to
foster regional cultural collaboration; 2) to grow
cultural-driven economic development; 3) to
celebrate the region’s rich history and heritage, and
4) to build a strong and collaborative cultural sector.
City of Belleville Mayor, Neil Ellis, states that,
“Belleville and our friends in Hastings County and
Quinte West are blessed with a diverse and active
cultural community. We have an obligation to
develop the necessary infrastructure and enact
appropriate policies, that in turn support culture in
the city and in this region. Not only is culture a key
economic driver, it is what defines us as a
community.”
The implementation of that plan is well underway.
Cultural leaders from within the County of Hastings,
the City of Belleville and the City of Quinte West
have jointly prioritized actions within their 10-year
Cultural Plan and have since been holding meetings
to plan the roll-out.
One of the first actions has been to establish a
Cultural Roundtable. This Roundtable’s mandate is
not to be an ‘advisory body,’ but rather an action-
oriented mechanism, to support implementation of
the Cultural Plan. An Interim Roundtable,
consisting of stakeholders from the local cultural
community and those who helped develop the Plan,
has been formed, to commence the implementation
process. Members of this Roundtable are a diverse
group of people, with experience and perspective to
take on the job of seeing the plan to its fruition.
“I’m pleased to see the Roundtable has been formed
and is already making steps towards our Cultural
Plan’s implementation,” says Hastings County
Warden Rick Phillips. “Our culture plays an
by Carol Feeney
Regional Cultural Planimplementation underway
important role not only in the social fabric of our
community, but also in stimulation of future
economic and community development
opportunities.”
Mayor John Williams, of the City of Quinte West,
says, “I am pleased that the Cultural Plan is moving
forward and I appreciate the collaboration and
partnerships with Hastings County, the City of
Belleville and the various cultural organizations in
promoting cultural development in our region.”
The Roundtable members are: Jim Smith, Chair,
Arts Centre Hastings; Carol Feeney, Executive
Director, Quinte Arts Council; Rachel Comeau,
owner, Art for Everyone!; Richard Hughes,
President, Hastings County Historical Society and
Chairman, Archives Advisory Committee; Ian
Acton, Producer, TVCogeco; Rita Turtle, CEO,
Quinte West Public Library; Holly Dewar, Manager
of Public Services, Belleville Public Library; Anne
Munro, Executive Director, Bay of Quinte Tourism;
Mark Fluhrer, Director of Recreation, Culture &
Community Services, City of Belleville; Andrew
Redden, Economic Development Manager, Hastings
County; Linda Lisle, Manager of Economic
Development, City of Quinte West, and Jennifer
Rushlow, Tourism Coordinator, City of Quinte West.
Some of the Roundtable’s initial actions include
formalizing a communications plan to keep the
public informed, placing the mapped cultural asset
database onto an interactive online platform, and
exploring the possibility of hosting a Cultural
Summit. Working groups have been established to
ensure that the goals and timelines set out in the
plan will be realized.
A few interesting statistics have been discovered
during the process: more than 750 cultural assets
can be found across our region; more than 300
creative cultural businesses have been identified; a
significant number of artisans and craftspeople are
found to be choosing our region because of the
relationship between small town and rural lifestyle,
natural and cultural heritage features, lower cost of
living and expanding Internet connectivity; we
currently have more than 1,000 cultural support
jobs (e.g. cultural manager, technicians etc.) in this
area.
As the implementation plan unfolds, the Roundtable
will be seeking input from others in the area who
have the background and expertise to assist with the
various components of the plan.
For more information about the Cultural Plan,
including regular updates, or to download a copy of
the Cultural Plan and other reports, please visit
www.hastingsculturalplan.com. Check out
www.quinteartscouncil.org, as well as future issues
of Umbrella, for updates.
Design-Build General Contracting
creativity + prosperitycommunity
I recently received a request from the TrilliumOrganization - who funds the Volunteer Coordinatorposition - to provide a report detailing the list ofevents that new volunteers have been involved inover the past two years.
Knowing that I only have six months left to providethe report, I began compiling the extensive list ofvolunteer activities over the course of this past yearalone. The Volunteer Coordinator position wasmandated with recruiting 50 newvolunteers per year to the QuinteArts Council. At present thevolunteer database has 159volunteers recorded with over 1200volunteer hours donated in the pastyear alone.
I do realize that most readers of theUmbrella newspaper are supportersof the arts community and theQuinte Arts Council, but it maysurprise you to know just howmany activities volunteersparticipated in this past year. Sowithout further ado, here’s the list:
Festival of Trees Gala - servers, cooks, coat check,greeters, ticket sales, raffles, auction; Festival ofTrees week - set-up/tear down, tree trimming,viewing, auction, children’s day; Seniors’ Fair;Seniors’ Dance; Expressions Juried Art Show; EnPlein Air Festival; Art in the Community Assistants;Art in the Community Coordinator; Photography;Videography; 45th Anniversary Show; Umbrellanewspaper mailing assistants; Umbrella newspaper
Volunteer Corner
Scott Miller
by Scott Miller
Contact: Scott Miller,Volunteer Coordinator
Quinte Arts Council36 Bridge Street East, Belleville
613‐962‐1232 [email protected]
Cultivating Creativitythrough volunteerism
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Current Volunteer OpportunitiesQAC Office/Gallery: volunteer as anadministrative assistant
Art in the Community Coordinator: enlistartists for the Art in the Community show
Umbrella Newspaper Deliveries: deliverthe arts newspaper to businesses in the area
Quinte Arts Council Gala: will be postingfor several volunteer positions soon. Pleasemake sure you check our website.
Please see the Volunteer Corner or contact
the Quinte Arts Council Office for more
information about these volunteer positions.
Enhance your artistic side by volunteeringwith the Quinte Arts Council.
Meet the artists, enjoy the arts, meet new andinteresting people, build your skills, showcaseyour talents, and above all, have fun!
The Quinte Arts Council offers volunteerpositions in Administration, Art in theCommunity, and Umbrella Newspaper delivery.
Join our new volunteer database and keeptrack of your volunteer hours. Be recognizedby the Quinte Arts Council in the Umbrellanewspaper and in the community as a valuedvolunteer. We encourage current volunteersto join our database and be acknowledgedfor their dedication and support.
Come volunteer and have fun!
delivery persons; office administrative assistants;Festival of Trees media launch; Holiday HomeTour; Art in the Community openings; SaturdayQAC gallery summer hours; and Culture Days.
There has been no shortage of people willing tovolunteer their time and talents in support of thearts. It has truly made my job easier and moreenjoyable, knowing that volunteers are more thanwilling to spend their time helping as best they can.
During the summer months, our gallery was opento the public on Saturdays, from the May 24 longweekend to Labour Day. Kathy-Jo Paylor, KevinJackson, Peter Paylor, Rick Zimmerman, and Anne
Cunningham helped to make this asuccess. We also had student JoshuaSaunders during the summer,supplying us with his computer talents.
There are currently plenty ofopportunities to volunteer at the QAC.It’s a wonderful way to learn and growand also meet some amazing artists.We currently have the followingopportunities available:
QAC Office/Gallery – Positions areavailable to volunteer in the office;
answering phones, greeting customers, renewingmemberships, and other duties as required.
Quinte Arts Council Gala – will be posting forseveral volunteer positions soon. Please make sureyou check our website.
Art in the Community Coordinator - enlist artistsfor the Art in the Community show.
If you love and appreciate art, and are interested involunteering, please contact Scott Miller at theQuinte Arts Council, 613-962-1232.
Culture Days - a national showand tell for community culture
Culture Days 2013 has three days chock full of free
events that will engage, inspire and entertain people
of all ages. Whether you and your family would
like to view or try your hand at visual arts, enjoy
live music by
local artists,
visit heritage
sites, hear
poetry,
readings and
other literary
events, or take
in some fine
films, there is
something for
everyone from
Friday,
September 27
to Sunday,
September 29,
in
communities
across Canada.
One of the largest Culture Days events (third in the
province, according to Provincial Culture Days
organizers) is happening in Belleville, thanks to the
BDIA (businesses of Downtown Belleville), OCAF
(Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund) and members of
the Belleville Culture Days committee.
Visual Arts
The annual Art Walk will be on September 27 and
28, from 10 am to 7 pm. Participating venues will
include the Core Gallery, John M. Parrott Gallery,
Quinte Arts Council Gallery and Gift Shop,
Belleville Art Association Gallery, Fusion Canada
Eh Gallery, Thomas Estevez Design, The Belleville
Club, Bob House Photography Studio, and Gallery
One-Twenty-One.
The Ritchie Room at Capers Brasserie will feature
an invitational art show. Artists confirmed to date
are Doug Comeau, Melissa Schatzmann and Robert
Huffman, with informative talks from a professional
juror on Friday and Saturday.
by Carol Feeney
Sculptor and artist, Jack Skidd, in association with
the Quinte Arts Council, will have an interactive art
installation at the Market Square, of rain sticks made
of recycled materials, that will have acoustic
properties while teaching
children about the
environment.
Art workshops will be
offered on September 27
and 28 in the John M.
Parrott Art Gallery, on the
third floor of the Belleville
Public Library. These free
workshops will be taught
by local artists and will be
run in partnership with the
Belleville Art Association.
The Quinte Arts Council
will present watercolour
workshops, with artists
Kathryn Fellows and
Sue Walker, for youth
ages 8 to 15, on September 29, from 1 to 4 pm.
Barratt’s Office Pro will have Plein Air
demonstrations on September 27 and 28, and plans
are underway for a student art show, as well as an
emerging artist group show.
Music Crawl
On Friday, September 27, you can catch some great
music from 7 to 9 pm, such as acoustic rock/indie
artist, Vince Thornton, at Sans Souci. Jazz artist and
trumpet player, Blair Yarranton, is at Paulo’s
Restaurant and acoustic folk/indie group, The Belle
Regards, is at Capers Brasserie. The Belleville Club
presents the soft jazz of the Starpainters Duo,
featuring David Reed and Andy Sparling, acoustic
guitar and trombone. The New Belle Pub has Rye
and Silence, an alternative hard rock quartet, from
10 to 11 pm, and there will be a ‘pedal steel rock
and roll experience’ by Ken Tizzard with Bad Intent,
from 11:30 pm to 1 am.
Theatrical and Performing Arts continued on page 22
Belleregards will perform during the Music Crawl
Angela Maracle School of Dance has a concert from
5 to 6 pm on September 27 and free dance
workshops and flash mob outdoor performance on
Saturday and Sunday, from 9 am to 6 pm. There are
beginner workshops for children (aged 4 and up)
and adults, as well as primary, Grade 1 and
intermediate classes in ballet, jazz, hip hop,
contemporary, bollywood and tap. There are
informative sessions, with a Q&A, with Gizella
Witkowsky and lectures on the history of ballet.
The Belleville Theatre Guild is also planning to host
an event at the Pinnacle Playhouse during the
weekend.
Literary and Film
Author, Nick Foley (Celebrate the Hero and ActLike You’ve Been There, Rules for My Brother) will
present a writing workshop on Saturday, from 2 to 3
pm, at Capers Brasserie.
Belleville Downtown Docfest will present a
screening of Revolution, on Friday, September 27 at
7:30 pm, at The Core Arts and Culture Centre.
Revolution is a film about changing the world. The
true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to
his acclaimed Sharkwater documentary continues
his remarkable journey; one that will take him
through 15 countries over four years, where he’ll
discover that it’s not only sharks that are in grave
danger – it’s humanity itself. There will be a
discussion and Q&A following the film, with either
the filmmaker or a local environmental expert.
DocFest is also hosting a screening of Muscle, a film
written, directed and produced by Colin Gray that
features a number of local students on Saturday,
September 28 at 7:30 p.m. After an argument with
September/October 2013 Umbrella 5
HERITAGENobody’s Baby comes to BellevilleThis lady was no baby.
When Conservative MP John Crosbie told Liberal
MP Sheila Copps to “Quiet down, baby,” she
retorted with vigour and vitality, “I’m not his baby
and I’m nobody’s baby.” When she wrote her
autobiography, she defiantly called it Nobody’sBaby.
But that was not quite true. As her father’s baby, she
reflected his political temperament. Her father was
Victor K. Copps, a fiery and effective mayor of the
City of Hamilton. You want to know where Ms.
Copps’ aggressive nature came from? One time
Mayor Copps had a dispute with the Ontario
government, so he came to the Legislature, chained
himself to a post in the gallery, and began to make a
speech. He got tossed out, of course, once the guards
had removed the chains. But he had made his point.
Sheila Copps will make her point, again, when she
speaks to the Hastings County Historical Society
banquet on Saturday, October 26, about the
successful rise of women to the premierships of
several Canadian provinces. The banquet will also
feature a photo and information display of Quinte
area women in politics.
Raised in a hardball political household (her mother
Geraldine was a city councillor), Copps adopted a
flamboyant and combative style. In her first run for
politics, as a provincial Liberal candidate in the
by Orland French
Steel City, she wore a hard-hat. As a member of the
famous Rat Pack in the federal Liberal caucus, her
rambunctious behavior ruffled a few of the well-
preened Tory feathers among the Mulroney birds.
“Pass the tequila, Sheila,” crooned John Crosbie,
“Lay down and love me again.”
My professional relationship with Sheila Copps goes
back to The Ottawa Citizen, where I was a
parliamentary reporter and she was the bureau
reporter for Hull, Quebec. (The reporter from Hull,
we used to say.) Clearly she couldn’t avoid inhaling
the political fumes enveloping the national capital
like a smog, and she was soon immersed in politics.
While she didn’t win her first attempt at election in
Hamilton East, she won the next election and took a
seat in the provincial legislature. She was always
trying for the top, running a strong second to David
Peterson for the provincial Liberal leadership, and
later third to Jean Chretien and Paul Martin in the
race for the federal party leadership. Upon becoming
prime minister, Chretien named Copps as his deputy
prime minister. She was also heritage minister and
environment minister. She brought an emotional
fervour to politics which is rarely seen today.
Now retired from politics, Copps continues dabbling
in her first career of communications, appearing on
and hosting radio shows, writing columns and
making speeches on her favourite topics – especially
the success of women in Canadian politics. But she
says she won’t run again – and tweets that message
to anyone who asks.
On October 26 she will be guest speaker at the
annual banquet of the Hastings County Historical
Society at the Travelodge Hotel. She has chosen
‘We’re Nobody’s Babies’ as the title of her speech,
reflecting on the rise of the six women who
currently head provincial or territorial governments.
She might even have a word or two to say about
Prime Minister Harper’s promotion of more women
to the cabinet.
Among our female provincial leaders, there are no
shrinking violets. (Kathleen Wynne, Ontario;
Pauline Marois, Quebec; Alison Redford, Alberta;
Christy Clark, British Columbia; Kathy Dunderdale,
Newfoundland and Labrador; Eva Aariak, Nunavut.)
As Copps has shown, if you’re going to wear
feminine flowers on your political bonnet, make sure
the bonnet is made of steel and your gloves are
fashioned from iron. Her actions, and the resolve of
successful women in politics, are reminders of a
famous quote from Charlotte Whitton, once a feisty
mayor of Ottawa: “Whatever women do, they must
do twice as well as men to be thought half as good.
Luckily, this is not difficult.”
Tickets for the Hastings County Historical Society
banquet at the Travelodge are $65 each. They are
available at the Quinte Arts Council office at 36
Bridge Street East, the Heritage Centre in Cannifton,
or at 613-961-7772 or 613-969-8354.
Sheila Copps
Looking for a good read?Hello from the Historical Society. Besides
collecting and storing archival materials, and
assisting with research relative to our area, the
Hastings County Historical Society has several great
books and periodicals for sale at the Heritage Centre
in Cannifton. The following is a list of a number of
new books which the Historical Society has for sale.
The first two are still warm off the press!
One is the completely new reprint of Gerry Boyce’s
Historic Hastings. It is a good looking book and the
definitive history of our County. Even better, it is
very entertaining, as well as being informative. This
new version has 16 additional pages, plus a
completely new index of all names. It is an
attractive hardcover that also makes a great gift. We
have it at $65 and no tax.
The second new book is Orland French’s amazing
book on Prince Edward County, Wind, Water, Barley,Wine. It is a beautiful, full-colour book, jammed
with information and entertaining stories from the
County. Cost is $40.
Also newly arrived are the following very good books:
Mary Aylward, by Paul Kirby ($18) - the story of her
murder, arrest, trial, and her childhood, children and
ultimately her execution in Belleville.
Your Loving Anna by Anna Leveridge ($18) - a
compilation of amazing letters sent in the 1880s and
beyond, from her homestead near Coe Hill to her mother
in England. They describe pioneer life in Ontario.
Burn This Gossip, by Sheldon & Judith Godfrey ($20) -
the true story of George Benjamin of Belleville, Canada’s
first Jewish Member of Parliament and the first publisher
of The Intelligencer.
Touring The Past by Bob Lyons ($23) - stories of the old
mines, ghost towns and historic sites of North Hastings.
We are encouraged to ‘Eat Local.’ Why not feed your
brain by reading Local History - reading Local Authors?
Copies of all of the above are available at the Heritage
Centre, 157 Cannifton Road, Cannifton or from Richard
Hughes, Hastings County Historical Society President, at
613-961-7772.
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FILM
Movie remakes, reboots and redos have a less than
impressive reputation among many film fans.
Did the different versions of King Kong really
improve the original? Can Man of Steel live up to
the original Superman movies? Why on earth did
talented director Gus Van Sant make a shot-for-shot
remake of Psycho in 1998 as an homage to
Hitchcock’s terrifying masterpiece?
The answer, of course, is because they can.
Movie audiences love to revisit familiar stories, and
occasionally, new direction, cinematography or an
entirely different setting can breathe fresh life into a
classic story.
So consider the master of all storytellers – William
Shakespeare. Every new production, either on stage
or screen, of Macbeth, The Tempest or Romeo andJuliet, is essentially a remake of the 400-plus-year-
old original. And there have also been plenty of film
versions of The Bard’s work to boot – or reboot,
more appropriately.
Which brings us to the new big screen version of
Much Ado About Nothing, filmed in an astounding
12 days and deftly directed by Joss Whedon (TheAvengers, TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer).
This Shakespearean comedy is masterfully
reimagined in every way – setting, mood, costumes,
music – but it still maintains its lovely humour, clear
message and storytelling magic.
That is perhaps Whedon’s true and stunning
accomplishment, melding a time-honoured classic
with his own vision and updated twist. Happily, he
succeeds by staying true to the core but rejuvenating
the atmosphere, delivery and approach of the story.
For those unfamiliar with the play, it’s a rom-com
with lots of misunderstandings, overtures of
affection, and lost and found love, all mingled with
sweet comedy and heart-warming romance.
In the story, Leonato, the governor of Messina, is
Much Ado About Nothingby Scott Whalen
visited by his friend Don Pedro, who is returning
from a victorious campaign against his rebellious
brother Don John and is accompanied by two of his
officers, Benedick (Alexis Denisof) and Claudio
(Fran Kranz).
While in Messina, Claudio falls for Leonato’s
daughter Hero (Jillian Morgese), while Benedick
verbally spars with Beatrice (Amy Acker), the
governor’s niece. The budding love between Claudio
and Hero prompts Don Pedro to arrange with
Leonato for a marriage.
In the days leading up to the ceremony, Don Pedro,
with the help of Leonato, Claudio and Hero,
attempts to sport with Benedick and Beatrice in an
effort to trick the two into falling in love.
Meanwhile, the villainous Don John, with the help
of his allies Conrade and Borachio, plots against the
happy couple, using his own form of trickery to try
to destroy the marriage before it begins.
A series of comic and tragic events may continue to
keep the two couples from truly finding happiness,
but then again, perhaps love may prevail.
However, the film’s treatment is so much more than
its tangled storyline. Using modern filmmaking
techniques like an endlessly moving camera,
sumptuous splashes of light, fog and mist and a
musical score that is perfectly pitched, Whedon
gives us a sensual feast to enjoy.
What results is a Much Ado that is sexy and current
and daring, a bit soap opera, a bit serious drama and
always intriguing.
If you know the play well, you will love it even
more after seeing this astounding interpretation. If
you are new to Much Ado, you will be pulled in
immediately. The iambic pentameter dialogue, which
always seems stuffy at the beginning, slowly
becomes completely familiar and all the key
messages of the plot are well delivered.
There is much to savour, experience and love in this
elegant remake and this is a film not to be missed.
This redo is definitely not much ado about nothing.
Great Movie Wednesdays presents Much Ado AboutNothing at The Empire Theatre on September 25, at
2 and 7:30 pm. Everyone is welcome. Quinte Film
Alternative memberships are available at all
screenings starting on September 11. For more
information please visit quintefilmalternative.ca or
call 613-391-2026.
September/October 2013 Umbrella 7
LITERARY ARTS
The Quinte Arts Council Gallery and Gift Shop now
carries a great selection of books by local authors.
Science fiction fans will love The Lanark ChroniclesBook One, The Last by W.D. McKay. The
information on the book jacket says, “Searching the
universe for signs of intelligent life, world-renowned
astrobiologist, David Mace, is about to realize his
dream. But not even Mace could have predicted the
magnitude of the changes descending upon the earth.
It’s not until he teams up with Bobbi-Lynne Allen
that he discovers the unimaginable truth.” It has
received very favourable reviews. Jane Jacobs of
Porter Square Books describes it as “expertly plotted
and crafted, McKay’s first novel is engrossing and
compelling.” The Tub Chair Times
calls it “…a spectacular science
fiction adventure.” The second
book, Ghost God, will be available
before Christmas 2013. There is
an excerpt of Ghost God at the end
of The Last to whet the reader’s
appetite and the final book in the
trilogy, Heaven’s Wrath, will be
available in spring 2014. You can
learn more at
www.lanarkchronicles.ca.
Those interested in local history
will enjoy a variety of books by
various authors. Burn this Gossipis the true story of George
Benjamin of Belleville, Canada’s first Jewish
Member of Parliament, 1857-1863, by Sheldon and
Judith Godfrey. It explores the tension surrounding
the life of a major political figure in central Ontario,
who headed the only Jewish family in his
community in pre-confederation Canada. It also
provides fresh insights into the personality of his
political leader, John A. Macdonald.
There is a history of Hastings County book by Anna
Leveridge entitled Your Loving Anna, letters fromthe Ontario frontier. Anna Maria Leveridge and her
children followed her husband to Canada from their
home in Hochering, England in 1883, to settle near
Coe Hill, Ontario. The book is a chronicle of the
letters that Anna sent home, describing in detail their
everyday pioneering life.
Paul Kirby’s book, Mary Aylward, The Murder, TheArrest, The Trial, Her Childhood, Her Children, HerExecution, is also a history of Hasting County book,
about the murder and hangings that shocked the
County in the mid 1800s. Paul digs into the
archives of Ireland, the United States and Canada to
trace the lives of Mary and Richard Aylward, as they
leave the potato famine and prejudice behind, only
to meet tragedy ahead of them in North Hastings
and Belleville.
Nan French’s The Puppet and the Poet includes her
poetry as well as writings of her father, the
stationmaster in Shoal Harbour, Newfoundland. It
presents a detailed history of related families, the
Peach family, the Nicholl family (her maiden name)
and the French family. Using satire and humour,
Nan has successfully linked the past with the
present.
Growing up Quinte is a father and daughter memoir
written by Jack A. Evans and Cyndi L. Crowder. It
has anecdotes and vintage pictures of many
communities including Prince Edward County,
Quinte West, Foxboro and Belleville. It is a
delightful book about life in Quinte covering 70
years.
Mystery buffs will enjoy The Pity of the Winds by
Robin Timmerman. It is the story of a young police
officer, Pete Jakes and his Turkish-born wife, Ali.
Pete was a Canadian soldier posted in Afghanistan,
who was injured by a roadside
explosive, which prompted him to
switch careers and move to rural
Ontario. The Jakes settle in Middle
Island and find themselves in a
community in great turmoil over a
proposed wind energy project near
Hawks Nest Point bird sanctuary.
Amid the bird lovers, money-hungry
real estate operators and mysterious
vandals in the night, tragedy strikes
and a worker falls to his death from
the demonstration turbine tower.
Pete doubts that the death was
accidental and sets out to find the
murderer.
If you have ever wondered about how venture
capitalist, Maurice Rollins, made his fame and
fortune, you will want to pick up The RemarkableJourney of Maurice Rollins by Orland French. The
book chronicles his career, from his construction
business where he built more than 8,500 housing
units and 12,000 hotel rooms through his
international Journey’s End motel chain. It also
outlines his philanthropic donations including “an
ill-fated donation of one million dollars to build a
cultural centre for the Quinte region, the story of
which is told here in its entirety.”
Wind, Water, Barley & Wine is a cultural history of
Prince Edward County by Orland French with an
introduction by Peter C. Newman. “It reaches back
to the earliest formation of the earth to draw a close
connection between the people of Prince Edward
County and the precious peninsula they inhabit.”
There are also two inspirational books by Nick
Foley, Act Like You’ve Been There, Rules for MyBrother and Celebrate the Hero, Stories That InspireChange. Elaine A. Small’s Priests in the Attic, is a
memoir about a minister’s daughter who had a short
but successful career in the 1960’s as a supper club
singer in Canada and the USA. Donald W.
Desaulniers has a fiction novel entitled FrugalLawyer, Flashy Lawyer and James H. Brown’s
Whimsical Ways is a wonderfully illustrated book of
poetry.
So before you head to Chapters, please come to 36
Bridge Street East, Belleville, for some really good
reading and help support local authors.
Books now take up an entire section of theQAC Gallery and Gift Shop
Toronto the Good a poem by Patrick Connors
How many decent, lovely womenPretty as first spring flowersPromising young men, innocent bystandersWayward young offenders making mistakesThey cannot erase, ever forsakeWill we have to takeHow much more yet stillFor the powers-that-be to admitHouston we have big problemsAnd whom shall solve them
Toronto the Good, ideals endangeredViolence repeals such grand reputationThis land is our landWe stand for the entiretyIn some sublime undefined synedoche
New book byJanet KelloughIn Janet Kellough’s third mystery, 47 Sorrows,
Thaddeus Lewis and his son journey into the heart
of disaster.
When the bloated corpse of a man dressed in
women’s clothing washes up on the shore of Lake
Ontario near Thaddeus Lewis’s home, nothing is
found on the body except a small scrap of green
ribbon.
The year is 1847 - ‘Black ’47’ - and 100,000 Irish
emigrants are fleeing to Canada to escape starvation.
The emigrants bring with them the dreaded ‘ship’s
fever,’ and soon Canadian ports are overflowing
with the sick and dying and entire families are being
torn apart.
Lewis’s youngest son, Luke, who has aspirations of
becoming a doctor, volunteers in the fever sheds in
Kingston. When he finds a green ribbon on the
lifeless body of a patient named John Porter, he is
intrigued by the strange coincidence. Though
dealing with demons of his own, young Luke enlists
his father’s help to uncover the mystery, a tale of
enmity that began back in Ireland. Their search leads
them to the heart of the criminal underworld of
Toronto, where the final acts of vengeance play out
against the tragedy of the fever sheds.
Janet Kellough is a professional storyteller and has
written and appeared in numerous stage productions
that feature a fusion of spoken word and music. Her
two previous books in the Thaddeus Lewis series,
On the Head of a Pin, and Sowing Poison, have
received stellar reviews. She lives in Prince Edward
County.
Books at QAC Gallery
Bay City Band
Terry Denyes(h) 613-439-8885(c) [email protected]
The best Music forWeddings, Galas, or receptions
by Carol Feeney
War unrefined unites us inDark starless nights of tragedyStark days after of mourningShovels pouring new earth plantBroken seeds that can’t grow
Lives fade like autumn leavesBodies laid to eternal restThose left behind never knowBut where do we goFrom here in our griefTo believe in the feelingOf forgiving and grace, thePlace of healing and wholesomenessAs we redress sin andLet the good guys win
8 Umbrella September/October 2013
Let’s get the gang together and go down to The
Empire. What’s playing at The Empire this week?
Can you believe who’s coming to The Empire
Theatre?
These are phrases that have become common place,
here in Belleville. Ten years ago The Empire
building consisted of a sports and hobby store, a hair
dressing salon and an instrument repair and flag
shop. Wow, one decade later The Empire Theatre &
Centre for the Performing Arts has become the home
of the very finest in live performance, nationally and
internationally.
“Spend an evening at The Empire and watch the
stars come out.” This catch phrase could not be
more accurate as the list of performers that have
graced The Empire stage is staggering, to say the
least. Iconic rock stars from Lindsey Buckingham
of Fleetwood Mac, Sir Bob Geldof, Steve Earle, Eric
Burdon and The Animals, War, Dickey Betts, Leon
Russell and The Temptations, to name only a few.
Country music stars, from traditional to
contemporary, such as Tommy Hunter, Bill
Anderson, Kenny Rogers, Paul Brandt, Dean Brody
and Johnny Reid. Two of our national treasures,
Stompin’ Tom Connors and Rita MacNeil, were also
fan favourites. We sadly said farewell to both earlier
this year. Canadian giants Randy Bachman, Blue
Rodeo, Great Big Sea, The Tragically Hip, Tom
Cochrane, Serena Ryder and Jan Arden. In the
world of comedy, laughter has filled The Empire
with legends Bob Newhart and the Smothers
Brothers, Saturday Night Live alumni Tracy Morgan
and Norm Mac Donald, everyone’s favourite John
Pinette, and Canadian funny men Ron James, Brent
Butt and Stuart MacLean.
We mustn’t forget that The Empire continues to
regularly host acclaimed movies, both under its own
banner and with the Quinte Film Alternative.
Only three years into The Empire’s life, we
experienced the evolution of Empire Square Live.
Like a super hero masquerading as a parking lot by
day, it is transformed annually into a state-of-the-art
outdoor concert facility, entertaining thousands.
Peter Frampton, Meat Loaf, Boston, Journey, Steve
Winwood, The Doobie Brothers, Cheap Trick and
Alice Cooper... just scratching the surface of those
who have rocked the Square!
The introduction of Café e in the Square makes it
truly a complete evening on the town.
Recent economic reports have documented that
literally millions of dollars have been injected into
PERFORMING ARTSYou say it’s your birthday!by Andy Forgie
Pinnacle Playhouse
256 Pinnacle Street
Belleville, Ontario
613-967-1442
bellevil letheatreguild.ca
62 years of excellencein community theatre
October 10–26, 2013preview Oct. 8
THE FOURSOMEby Norm Foster
April 3–19, 2014preview Apr. 1
ENCHANTED APRILby Mathew Barber
May 29–June 14, 2014preview May 27
INTO THE WOODSby Stephen Sondheim
February 6–22, 2014preview Feb. 4
LEADING LADIESby Ken Ludwig
November 28–December 14, 2013preview Nov. 26
THE VELVETEEN RABBITAdapted by Anita Larson from the original story by Margery Williams
bellevilletheatreguild.ca
5 PLAYS for $805 PLAYS for $80
2013 - 2014
SEASON
2013 – 2014 SEASON
our local economy as a result of The Empire Theatre
and Empire Square Live events.
This fall, the 10th anniversary season presents a
stellar lineup, featuring guitar legend and founding
member of Genesis, Steve Hackett, as well as Colin
James, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Empire Beatles
Weekend, Red Green, Trailer Park Boys, Matthew
Good and Moonpath Productions’ annual Panto.
New and exciting acts are announced regularly ...
stay tuned ... there is something for everyone.
Like a well-oiled machine, from the box office and
promotion, hospitality, front of house and
maintenance to the sound and light technicians ...
The Empire team brings it all together ... night after
night.
We save our final and biggest accolades to the man
who made it all possible ... Mark Rashotte. His
vision and passion are celebrated on this, the 10th
anniversary of The Empire Theatre.
Entertainment Lives Here ....
www.theempiretheatre.com.
Outside the Empire Theatre
September/October 2013 Umbrella 9
Season Six at My Theatre begins with Out of Order,
written by Ray Cooney, running from October 17 to
November 2. In this hugely successful sequel to
Two into One, Richard Willey, a government junior
minister, plans to spend the evening with Jane
Worthington, one of the opposition’s typists, when
things go disastrously wrong. As with many other
Ray Cooney plays, it features a lead actor who has
to lie his way out of an embarrassing situation, with
the help of an innocent side-kick, who gets more and
more embroiled in the increasingly tangled tale
improvised by the lead character as events unfold.
The action takes place in a suite in a posh Ottawa
hotel and revolves around accidents caused by a
defective sash window. This play was the 1991
Olivier Award winner, as Best Comedy.
The season continues with A Canadian Christmas,
on December 7 and 8. Enjoy a toe-tapping time with
the sounds and tastes of the season
Love, Sex and the IRS, written by Billy Van Zandt
and Jane Milmore, runs from February 27, 2014 to
March 15. This is the classic farce that everyone
should be doing - especially around tax time! Jon
Trachtman and Leslie Arthur are out-of-work
musicians who room together in New York City. To
save money, Jon has been filing tax returns listing
Quinte Children’s Theatre is entering its second
season! The dedicated Board of Directors and
volunteers are excited about the future of the QCT
and what it will bring to the Quinte area.
Shows take place at the spacious Maranatha Church
in Belleville, a great central location for the Quinte
area. Audience members come from Brighton to
Napanee, everywhere in between and beyond!
Quinte Children’s Theatre Vision is: “To provide
artistically brilliant family entertainment for the
Quinte region.” They did just that with outstanding
shows from their first season, such as Jack Grunsky,
Dufflebag Theatre and Modus O. The second season
welcomes Kingston’s own Splash N Boots on
November 2, fabulous Fubuki Daiko on January 18,
2014, returning Dufflebag Theatre presents
Cinderella on March 22, and a wonderful local show
featuring Andy Forgie and Friends ends the season
on May 3.
The historic Core Arts and Culture Centre on
Pinnacle Street is now home to Quinte Children’s
Theatre’s main office. Tickets are
available online at
www.quintechildrenstheatre.ca
for season tickets, or individual
show tickets. Tickets can also be
purchased in advance at the
Military Family Resource Centre
(CFB Trenton), The Party Castle,
The Core, the Quinte Arts
Council office and Maranatha
Church. Tickets will also be
available on the day of each
performance at Maranatha.
Priced right, each show is great
family entertainment at a great
value!
For further information, please
call Ted Howe at 613-967-0255.
Splash N Boots
Season Six at My Theatre
Quinte Children’s Theatre
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Fifty-cent piano lessons, with Mrs. Emily Vealy,
started Doug Aselstine on a musical journey
spanning more than 60 years.
Then, at the age of ten, his
grandfather, Walter Aselstine,
taught him to play saxophone
and clarinet.
In his professional life, as a
musician and music educator
(in 1996, he retired as head of
music and co-op educator, after
35 years at Quinte Secondary
School), Doug, now 75 has
played saxophone, clarinet, and
piano/keyboards. He’s
conducted numerous bands,
including small groups, concert
orchestras and big band swing.
Doug joined the Commodores’
Orchestra in 1952, at the age of
14, then turned pro at age 18
and joined the RCAF Air
Transport Command Band,
playing with them for five
years, and RCAF Ottawa
Central Command Band, performing with them for
Doug Aselstine’s 60-year musical journeythree years. He retired from the Commodores’
Orchestra in 2010, and joined his good friend and
musician Frank Howard’s Big
Band and Orchestra.
During his time with the
Commodores Orchestra, Doug
was well-known for his lip sync
to Spike Jones records every
Saturday night, to the delight of
many. After his release from the
RCAF, and upon his return to
Belleville, he became president
of the Belleville Federation of
Musicians, Local 357.
It was in 1965 that Doug started
what has become the extremely
popular ‘Concerts in the Park’
series held at West Zwick’s Park
and Meyer’s Pier. “All
musicians were paid for every
performance, with funding from
the American Federation of
Musicians Music Performance
Trust Fund and matching funds
in partnership with Mr. Myles Morton and The
Intelligencer,” said Doug. “This partnership lasted
the pair as a married couple (Leslie is a man). The
day of reckoning comes when the Internal Revenue
Service informs the ‘couple’ they’re going to be
investigated. Leslie masquerades as a housewife,
aided by Jon’s fiancée, Kate. Complicating matters
further, Leslie and Kate are having an affair behind
Jon’s back, Jon’s mother drops in unexpectedly to
meet her son’s fiancée, and Leslie’s ex-girlfriend
shows up demanding to know why Leslie has
changed and won’t see her anymore. Like a cross
between I Love Lucy and Some Like it Hot!
The season concludes with Steel Magnolias, written
by Robert Harling, which runs from June 5 to 21.
Steel Magnolias chronicles the lives and friendship
of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other
through their triumphs and tragedies, they
congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the
mysteries of life and death, husbands and children,
hair and nails - all the important topics that truly
unite and celebrate women.
For tickets, email [email protected], visit
www.mytheatrequinte.ca, or call Quinte West
Chamber of Commerce at 800-930-3255 or 613-
392-7635. My Theatre performs at Historical
Trenton Town Hall - 1861, 55 King Street, Trenton.
Get involved – explore your creative side.
for more than 16 years. When Local 357 lost its
AFM charter, our good friends The Belleville
Lions Club took over sponsorship of the concert
series, now called Concerts on the Bay.”
Doug now performs regularly with The Frank
Howard Orchestra and as a volunteer musician
with The RCAF 8 Wing Concert Band. “It’s
almost like a script,” he says, “because I started
my career as an RCAF musician and here I am,
many years later, playing for an RCAF concert
band. You can’t ask for anything better than that.”
Doug Aselstine
Left to right: Doug Aselstine, Art Duby and BruceParsons, members of Local 357, at the Concerts in thePark series in the Zwick’s Bandshell in 1968
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The Prince Edward County Music Festival is proud
to present its 10th season, which runs from
September 20 to 28. Since the festival’s inception,
artistic director Stéphane Lemelin has sought to
blend classical repertoire with new music by inviting
Canadian composers to introduce their own works to
festival audiences.
The 2013 Festival will celebrate this unique
approach to presenting classical music with an
eclectic program, featuring chamber music, musical
comedy, opera and much more. Performers include
the celebrated Gryphon Trio, soprano Donna Brown,
violinist Jacques Isrealiévitch, clarinetist Ross
Edwards and many more outstanding Canadian
musicians.
The Festival opens Friday, September 20, with a
program of festival favourites by Schubert, Brahms
and Canadian Steven Gellman. On Saturday, soprano
comedienne Mary Lou Fallis and pianist Peter
Tiefenbach will entertain with a hilarious evening of
musical high jinks. The week concludes with a
Sunday matinée performance by The Gryphon Trio,
Canada’s premiere piano trio. All three concerts take
place at Picton’s St. Mary Magdalene Church.
For the second consecutive year, the festival will
host the premiere performance of Jeunesses
Musicales’ national opera tour. On Thursday,
September 26, the Regent Theatre will host a fully
staged production of Puccini’s La Bohème. Buy
tickets in advance for best seating.
On Friday, September 27, the festival presents a
special concert at The Oeno Gallery, followed by a
wine and cheese reception. Harpsichordist Luc
Beauséjour and flutist Grégoire Jeay will perform a
program of Baroque music in a most beautiful
setting. Tickets are $50 and must be bought in
advance, as seating is limited.
True to its mandate of supporting arts in the
community, the festival introduces Festival Debut,
which will showcase two outstanding young artists
from the region. Soprano Elizabeth McDonald and
pianist Marek Krowicki will present a matinée
concert Sunday, September 28. The festival’s
popular Schools Concert will be expanded to a
morning and afternoon performance by Toronto’s
True North Brass, on Thursday, September 26, so
more Prince Edward County students will have the
opportunity to hear live music by first class
professional artists. Concerts take place at St. Mary
PEC Music Festival offers an entertaining andeclectic program
Magdalene Church. The festival strives to make
classical music accessible to young people and their
families by offering 5 cent student tickets (for
elementary and secondary school students) to all
festival concerts, except for the evening at Oeno
Gallery.
The festival’s closing gala will be a spectacular
evening, featuring three of Canada’s leading
pianists, David Jalbert, Andrew Tunis and Stéphane
Lemelin, playing on one piano. The program
crescendos from music written for one hand to
works for 30 fingers. Come and see how it is done
and join the artists for a post concert reception.
Advance tickets are on sale at the Regent Theatre
box office. A three-concert flex pass costs $100 and
single tickets are available at the door for $36, HST
included. Tickets for the special concert and
reception at Oeno Gallery must be bought in
advance. Student tickets are 5 cents! Evening
concerts start at 7:30 pm and matinée performances
start at 2 pm. For more information, visit the
festival’s website at www.pecmusicfestival.com.
“Forgive us our gimmies, as we forgive those who
gimmie against us.” The prayer of a golfer opens the
first show at the Pinnacle Playhouse. The Foursomeis a delightful Norm Foster comedy that is sure to
have the audience in stitches as they watch, quite
simply, a golf game between four friends.
Nine holes in the first act and nine holes in the
second, you are taken along for the ride as four
friends unite at their 15th college reunion for a
round of golf. Once tight in school, they have since
drifted apart, as is evident throughout the game. At
first there’s a lot of one-upmanship, posturing about
how well each one has done, but gradually the truths
start to emerge, and you begin to realize that they’re
just ordinary guys and that they all have faults and
failings. The golf game, of course, is simply a
vehicle for Foster to get these guys alone and have
them open up about a lot of things that guys only
come clean about when they’re
with other guys.
Director Lorraine Creighton says,
“I’m excited with the cast! They
bring years of experience to this
show and it is evident even at this
stage of rehearsals they are going
to do a terrific job! I am pleased
with all of the help I have received
from the crew so far, so I hope this
is a great beginning to my
directing with the Guild. This will
be my first time directing with The
Belleville Theatre Guild, though I
have been on this stage [Pinnacle
Playhouse] in another Norm Foster
production of Sinners.”
Actors taking the stage in this
production are Jim Ross (as Ted), Andy Palmer (as
Rick), Marvin Tucker (as Cam) and Scott Roodvoets
(as Donnie). This cast quartet is sure to express the
witty brilliance of Norm Foster through the warm
humour and brilliant one-liners of this Belleville
Theatre Guild season starter.
Visit the BTG website,
www.bellevilletheatreguild.ca to find out more about
this production, upcoming auditions as well as our
2013-2014 season. New this year will be a children’s
production taking place in December. Please visit
our box office for more information regarding
subscriptions.
The Foursome runs on October 10 to 16. Tickets are
$20 ($10 for students). Show time is 8 pm for
evening performances. The matinée for this show
has been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 15 due to
the Thanksgiving Holiday. Discounted tickets are
True North Brass
The Foursome tees off the BTG Seasonby Erica Holgate
Marek Krowicki
The Foursome
available for the previews on October 7. Call the
box office at 613-967-1442, or order your tickets
on-line.
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!
Mary Lou Fallis
September/October 2013 Umbrella 11
The Stirling Festival Theatre received a $4,000 grant
from the Ontario Arts Council - Theatre Projects
Development Stream. The Ontario Arts Council was
established in 1963 to foster the creation and
production of art for the benefit of all Ontarians.
This season commemorates their success in ‘Stirring
emotion for 50 years and counting!’
The OAC grant will provide funding towards the
development and public workshop performance of
an exciting new work, currently titled the Stirling
Historical Community Play (SHCP). The SHCP will
trace the history of the region from 1600 to present
day.
Co-creators, playwright and journalist, Richard
Turtle and Stirling Festival Theatre Managing
Director David Vanderlip will write the show based
on research from genealogy archives at the local
library, and also conversations and ‘soundings’ with
the local community and elders.
“I have been passionate about community plays for a
very long time now. There’s something magical about
an entire community coming together to share their
stories and build a theatrical piece,” says Vanderlip.
“Along with playwright, Richard Turtle, I hope to
engage the community in the creation of a play
around the various significant historical events that
have occurred in the region surrounding Stirling over
the last 400 years. Champlain traveled these shores
around 1615 and this area was regularly traveled, as
immigrants moved from Lower to Upper Canada.”
Says, Richard Turtle, playwright and local journalist,
“The protagonist in the story will be a contemporary
teenaged girl with big city aspirations and a
steadfast resolve for a full-scale lifestyle change.
Through a series of ancestral stories, presented as
flashback vignettes, she will trace and explore the
rich stories of the Stirling region, including the
Loyalist movement, the women’s movement, and
our connection to the Riel Story, which dramatically
portray the determination of those who carved out a
community together in a foreboding and isolated
new world.”
Added Vanderlip, “If these stories aren’t recorded,
written down and shared, they might very well be
lost to the next generation. Moreover, this next
generation might be lost to the region. Often, when
young people come of age, they leave the
countryside where they grew up for the big city and
we have seen an ‘emptying-out’ of our most
precious resource – our young people. By bringing
the community together we hope to instil a greater
sense of community pride, dedication and sense of
belonging in the young people of the region.”
Community members are invited to participate fully
in the play, acting side-by-side with professional
Equity Actors. SFT also wants community members
to participate behind the scenes, assisting with
props, costumes, stage management, front of house,
publicity and promotion etc. Additionally, SFT
would like to utilize actual descendants of the
people in the stories and events depicted in the play,
Drama is a collaborative art; it’s not the kind of
thing that’s easy to explore on your own. Unlike,
say, painting or playing the guitar, acting is not
something that is easily explored later in life – if
you haven’t tried it before you’ve finished high
school, you’re not likely to ever to try it at all. And
yet many of us have wondered whether we might
have an actor trapped inside; we’ve thought it might
be in us to act in front of an audience. At least we’d
like to try. But how do we get that chance?
Actor Rick Zimmerman is teaming up with the new
Core Arts and Culture Centre to give adults with
little or no acting experience an opportunity to
explore the actor within; to take the stage in a safe,
supporting environment and give acting a try. ‘Not
Quite Ready for Hamlet’ is an eight-week class in
which techniques of voice, movement, stage-
presence, timing and expression will be explored
through both scripted material and improvisation, as
participants work towards a final performance in
front of an audience.
Rick Zimmerman started acting professionally in
Toronto in the late 70s, and has written, directed,
and performed in dozens of different settings since.
When not teaching or holding ‘impromptu
workshops’ he stays as busy as possible on stage.
Recent shows include two one-man productions in
Prince Edward County, and shows with Moonpath
Productions at the Empire Theatre, Festival Players
of PEC and The Stirling Festival Theatre.
Not Quite Ready for Hamlet runs Tuesdays from
7:15 pm to 9:00 pm beginning October 8 at the Core
Arts and Culture Centre, 223 Pinnacle St.,
Not Ready for Hamlet?
and engage young and old from the community with
an eye to involving up to 200 community members
in the acting company. A significant portion of the
acting company will be comprised of new
generation, emerging artists, drawn from our own
Young Company, dance schools and college theatre
programmes, and people of all ages from local
drama clubs, church choirs, and seniors’ groups.
According to SFT Development Officer, Laura
Smith, “We are thrilled the Ontario Arts Council
recognizes the importance of this work to the
Stirling community. Arts are vital to the vibrancy of
a community and this is an exceptional opportunity
for everyone in the Stirling Region to get involved
in a unique arts-in-the community experience.”
David Vanderlip warmly invites the community to
become involved, “If you’ve ever wanted to be part
of an exciting and rewarding community experience,
please contact the theatre – we need actors,
performers, set builders, props, costumes, mementos
- and most of all - your stories. Come be part of the
most exciting thing to happen to us since
Hockeyville.”
Please contact the theatre, check the website or the
SFT Facebook page for audition announcements and
calls for behind-the-scenes volunteer notices in early
2014. The workshop/performance will occur in
April 2014 and the full play is slated for production
in the summer of 2015.
Belleville. The cost of the program is $120 for eight
weekly sessions. For more information or to register,
contact Peter Paylor at [email protected] or
call 613-962-0255 ext. 12.
Stirling Festival Theatre receives Ontario ArtsCouncil Grant for historical community play project
Rick Zimmerman
The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital
Foundation was pleased to be the recipient of $902
from the 5th annual Quinte Bluegrass Celebration at
the Quinte Isle Camp Park in May. The money was
raised for the benefit of Picton Hospital through a
silent auction that was part of the Celebration. The
Quinte Bluegrass Celebration committee sincerely
thanks all those who made a contribution to the
silent auction and were thrilled to announce this year
was the biggest year of the celebration to-date and
are looking forward to growing next year’s event
while continuing to support medical equipment
needs in Picton.
Pictured here on August 8, 2013 from left are Fran
Donaldson, vice president of the PECMH
Foundation and past president of the PECMH
Auxiliary, Leo Finnegan, president of the PECMH
SPOTLIGHT
Bluegrass celebration supportsPEC hospital
Foundation, Anna Marie Ferguson, executive
director of the PECMH Foundation and Rhonda
Johnston, representative from Investors Group, who
were the lead sponsor of the Bluegrass Celebration.
12 Umbrella September/October 2013
QAC Arts and Education Bursary for the Visual ArtsDeadline to apply is September 30
HEADS UP!
Last year, the Quinte Arts Council awarded me a
Hugh P. O’Neil Bursary for my contributions to the
arts community through The Core Centre for the
Arts. Upon receipt of the bursary, I agreed to write
an article at the end of my first year about my
experiences as a music student. I chose to share my
experiences through a series of haiku that depict
vignettes from my first year in the music program at
Mount Allison. While some of the poems deal with
darker moments in my year, my intent was to reflect
on them with the levity that only hindsight can
bring. This is my way of showing this year‘s new
batch of university freshmen that no matter how
hard things get, one day you will be able to look
back and laugh about it. Enjoy!
Overture (Frosh week)
Many people drink,
I do not partake in it,
What mess am I in?
Consonance
I’ve found my people,
My new music family,
Conservatory.
Anacrusis
8 AM Theory
The professor is crazy,
In the best of ways
Cadenza
Only four weeks in
and I have worked through the night
Totally worth it!
Fermata
There is a girl here,
To her anything’s a hat,
She is beautiful.
Da Capo
Home for thanksgiving,
I do not like flying much
But home is worth it.
Reflections on the Nature of Sleep Deprivation.
Me... practice... six hour,
But... I not get very far,
Sleep now... lesson... soon....
A Falling Fifth Progression
Every night I dream,
I forgot to attend Chem.
But I’m not in Chem.
Dreams of The...
I’m walking care free,
When suddenly dread strikes me,
I should be in Chem.
Half Cadence (Jury1 (1))
I didn’t get one...
I should have been given one...
Oh well... so what’s new....
Mars the Bringer of...Exams
Stress grows with exams,
where did all my pencils go?
**chew chew chew chew chew**
Bars of Rest (1)
Home for Christmas break,
I do not like flying much,
But home is worth it.
Bars of Rest (2)
Home for Christmas break,
I do not like fighting much,
But home is worth it.
Bars of Rest (3)
Home for Christmas break,
I love my family lots,
But home’s not worth it.
A Bar Early
I’m back too early
The conserv.2 couch is sketchy
I guess it will do
Crescendo
Second semester,
So much more work to be done,
I’ll get there soon though.
Fantasy
Free concerts each week,
I get paid to work the shows,
I’d have to attend.
Frogs (Performance)
Breathe deeply to calm...
Mistake, I hope no one saw,
now shaking backstage...
Diminuendo
End of semester,
So much more work to be done,
I’ll never make it...
Recital
I programmed lights,
A juror says it’s too dark.
Function impedes art.
Morning
History take-home,
You are very nearly done.
Hello Mr. Sun
Dominant (Music Party)
Many people drink,
I cherish their company,
These are my people.
Tonic (Jury (2))
Not Feeling ready,
I give my jurors earplugs...
and hope for the best.
The Quinte Arts Council is Really Awesome, and
If You Are Graduating This Year
and Are Involved In The Arts You Should
Definitely Apply, and Then Write
Something Nice About Your First Year of
University! Boy I am Glad There Are No
Rules in Haiku About How Long Your
Titles Can Be!
Quinte Arts Council,
Thank you for the scholarship,
It really helped me!
1) A Jury is a playing exam for a panel or for your applied
teacher
2) Concserv. is a common short hand music students use
for the music building
A few more than six poems: a percussionstudent’s first year at university through haiku
QUINTE YOUTH MAKING WAVES. . .
Daniel Gardner
by Daniel Gardner
Eligible projects will meet the following criteria: • involve a professional artist or group
• involve visual arts activities, i.e. painting, sculpture, pottery, photography, mixed media, 3-D sculptures, etc.
• support the Ontario curriculum
• have defined starting and completion dates, set objectives, a project budget and a follow-up plan for
evaluations and a report
• involve a school or classroom of students within the Quinte region, grades K to 12
The applicant must be (or become) a school/classroom in the Quinte region that is a member of the QAC or whose
board is a member of the QAC. Activities must involve an interactive experience between the students and the
artist(s).
Application forms are on the QAC website:
www.quinteartscouncil.org. If you have questions, please call 613-962-1232.
The Quinte Arts Council’s Arts and
Education Bursary was established by the
council’s Arts and Education Committee
in 2002 to be used to help subsidize arts
programming in Quinte schools.
Bursaries can range from $250 to $500.
The deadline to apply is September 30.
The announcement of the bursary
recipients is October 15 and the program
activity must take place between
November 1 and January 25. Bursaries
are for artist fees only. Thank you to the Marilyn and Maurice Rollins Foundationfor their generous support of the QAC’s Arts Education Programs.
September/October 2013 Umbrella 13
ARTS EDUCATION
Each year the Quinte Arts Council offers a World
Music and Dance performance and workshop to
students (grades 4 and up) in the Quinte region.
This program is free to students, thanks to the
generous support of the Marilyn and Maurice
Rollins Foundation.
This year we are bringing Chris McKhool and the
Sultans of String with Ilse Gudiño, flamenco dancer.
They will perform at noon in the auditorium at
Centennial Secondary School in Belleville, on
Wednesday October 23. They will also hold a
workshop in the afternoon.
The Sultans of String perform a global sonic
tapestry of Spanish flamenco, Arabic folk, Cuban
rhythms, and French Manouche Gypsy-jazz,
celebrating musical fusion and human creativity
with warmth and virtuosity. The students will hear
fiery violin dances with rumba-flamenco guitar
by Carol Bauer
while a funk bass lays down unstoppable grooves.
The band is riding a wave of success from JUNO
nominations to their sold-out Yalla Yalla! Canadian
CD release tour, their national features on CTV and
CBC, and their triple nomination for the 2009
Canadian Folk Music Awards, winning Instrumental
Group of the Year. Both their CDs have soared to
#1 across Canada on Top Ten national radio charts,
and the Sultans of String won the award for Best
Variety Act from Festivals & Events Ontario as well
as the 2009 International Songwriting Competition!
A Canadian string super-group, The Sultans of
String include six-string violinist Chris McKhool
(who has guest starred with Jesse Cook and Pavlo),
duelling guitar wizards Kevin Laliberté (Jesse Cook)
& Eddie Paton (Robert Michaels), bass master Drew
Birston (Chantal Kreviazuk) and Cuban
percussionist Alberto Suarez!
Ilse Gudiño has been a member of the Esmeralda
Enrique Spanish Dance Company since 1996. She
has studied flamenco in Madrid, Seville, New York
and Mexico and has been trained by many of
Spain’s most renowned artists.
Ilse has worked as a soloist for many years teaching
Ilse Gudiño
QAC’s Arts Education Programsare generously supported by
The Marilyn & Maurice
Rollins Foundation
and touring across Canada, the US, Mexico and
Europe. She received a professional development
grant from the Canada Council and studied in Spain
for half of 2007 where, besides dancing and
performing, she also learned about flamenco
singing, studying with Esperanza Fernández. Since
then Ilse has constantly returned to Spain to train
and perform.
In 2007 she founded Los Amigos de Pilar, a music
and dance ensemble that reflects the contemporary
status of flamenco (tablao) but also delves into the
artistic realm of visual art and theatre. In 2012, Ilse
received a MFA degree from York University.
Workshop: Explore a World of Music
Chris McKhool and Kevin Laliberté from Sultans of
String will break down some of the styles and
melodies heard in their concert. Students will
explore different rhythms by trying out songs like
Dark Eyes (Gypsy-jazz), Lisboa (rumba-flamenca)
and El-Kahira (Arabic rhythms). Students will also
learn to use scales as a launching point for guided
improvisation. Harmonic minor, blues, and Arabic
scales become a window into new worlds of music.
The performance, for students in grade 4 and up,
will be at noon, the workshop (grades to be
determined) will be held in the afternoon. The
maximum number of students to attend the
workshop is 30. To book seats for the performance
or to register students for the workshop, please call
the Quinte Arts Council at 613-962-1232 ext. 26 or
email [email protected]. For the
performance we will need your name, the name of
your school, the number of students and
accompanying adults, their grade(s) and your contact
information.
The QAC’s World Music and DanceProgram presents the Sultans of StringFeaturing flamenco dance
14 Umbrella September/October 2013
Sept. 17 to Nov. 9 Gallery One-Twenty-One, 48Bridge St., E., Belleville will show work by VirginiaDixon, featured artist, and Mary Lou Burnside and SueCox, guest artists. Info: http://gallery121artists.com.
To Sept. 29 The Colborne Art Gallery presents UnifiedDiversity, new paintings and sculptures by Member artistTim Dignam. New works by the other gallery artists areshown in the 2nd and 3rd galleries.www.thecolborneartgallery.ca. 51 King St E ColborneON, 905-355-1798.
Sept. 12 to 30 These Walls Are Yours 2 will be in TheGallery at the Core Arts and Culture Centre, 223Pinnacle Street, Belleville with an opening reception onSept. 12 from 5 to 8 pm. Info: [email protected] 613-967-0255 ext.12.
Sept. 14 Doors Open at The Gallery, Arts Quinte West.Meet the artists as they demonstrate their craft. Info:www.artsquintewest.ca [email protected].
Sept. 20 to 22 The 20th annual Prince Edward CountyStudio Tour. www.pecstudiotour.com.
Sept. 21, 22, 28, 29 Bancroft and Area Autumn StudioTour. Info: www.bancroftstudiotour.org.
Sept. 26 to Oct. 31 This fall the Belleville ArtAssociation celebrates its 55th anniversary with itsannual juried art show, Perspectives. BAA membersproduce their finest work for jurying into this eclectic artexhibition and sale. The opening reception will be Sept.26, from 6 to 7:30 pm, at the John M Parrott Gallery,Belleville. Info: www.bellevilleart.ca.
Sept. 28 and 29 The 16th Annual Tweed and AreaStudio Tour features artists and artisans, galleries andstudios. Watch for the jailhouse signs. Info:www.tweedstudiotour.org, 613-477-2869.
Oct. 4 The John M. Parrott Gallery, BellevilleLibrary, is hosting a fundraiser called One For All.Tickets are available at the Library and are $100. This isnot a silent auction! Each ticket holder will have theopportunity to choose one of the original pieces of artdonated by a regional artist and to take it home. Therewill be entertainment, refreshments and all sorts ofcreative fun. All funds raised will be used to purchasespecialized lighting for the Art Gallery. Throughout themonth of October there will be their regular programssuch as the Open Studio Tuesday, Musical Gifts withRick Penner, The Drawing Room and the BAA MiniWorkshop, and we will be offering Art Talks andinstructional art workshops for kids and adults. Info:www.bellevillelibrary.ca, 613-968-6731 ext. 2240.
Oct. 5 to Nov. 10 The Colborne Art Gallery, 51 KingSt E, presents Off the Map, a solo show featuring gallerymember Barbara Buntin. This is a collection of mixedmedia works influenced by an artist residency in theYukon. New works by the other gallery artists are shownin the 2nd and 3rd galleries. Opening reception Oct. 5, 2to 4 pm. Hours, Apr. to Dec., noon to 5 pm. Info:www.thecolborneartgallery.ca, 905-355-1798.
Nov. 1 to 3 The Maker’s Hand features unique piecesincluding wood, metal, mixed media, glass, jewellery,clay, fibre and wearable art at the Picton FairgroundsCommunity Centre, Fri. and Sat., 10 to 6, and Sun. 10 to4. Admission $6. www.themakershand.com.
Nov. 1 to 3 The Belleville Weavers and Spinners Guildis holding its annual Fibre to Fashion Show & Sale onNov. 1, 2 and 3 at the Quinte Sports and WellnessCentre, Belleville. Friday 4-9 p.m., Saturday 10-5 p.m.,and Sunday 11-3 p.m. New venue, new dates! Come tosee unique handcrafted items and demonstrations.
WORKSHOPSWorkshops/Classes at Janet B Gallery and Studios, 9Division Blvd., Consecon. Sept/Oct - Mini Retreats. Art& Yoga combined or separately. $50 Mini Hand Paintingon Silk (1 scarf, 2 hrs. $70 Mini Yoga & Art includeslunch4 hrs. All day, introductory Silk Painting Workshop$120 (3 scarves 8 hrs) all material incl. Drawing On theRight Side of The Brain, Portraiture Drawing, Painting.Adults and children. Info: 613-965-5698.
Register now Pre-registration begins in early Sept. forQuinte Ballet School of Canada fall and winter classesin ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, hip hop, wee dance, musicaltheatre and more. Info: www.quinteballetschool.com,613-962-9274. Quinte Mall registration on Sept. 8 and9.
Sept. 26 to 30 Painting workshops with Donna Bonin.On Location in the Oak Hills - sketch and paint thebeauty spots surrounding Oak Lake. $120. Sept. 26 to30, Autumn colours at Bridgewater Retreat - capture thecolours and moods of fall at locations surroundingBridgewater. Whitewater, reflections, woodlands, theScootamata River, and rustic log cabins are but a few ofthe subjects you can choose. Four nights’accommodation at Bridgewater is $480 (includes threemeals daily and unlimited use of their well-appointedstudio) plus instruction fee of $160. Info and to register:613-395-5959 or [email protected].
Register now Painting workshops with Donna Bonin.April 18 to May 4, 2014: Paint the Amalfi Coast.Enjoy days of painting in Sorrento, Positano and Naples.Also included are sight-seeing day excursions to Pompeiiand The Isle of Capri. We finish with 2 days in Romewith visits to the Vatican and Sistine Chapel, and a tourof Roman highlights. Tour cost is $3,831.59, plusworkshop instruction fee of $350. Info and to register:613-395-5959 or [email protected].
1st & 3rd Thurs. Stitching for fun with QuinteNeedlearts Guild, (a chapter of the Embroiderers’Association of Canada). It offers innovative, traditional,
Calendar SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
PERFORMING ARTSAug. 31 The Gabriel Palatchi Band will perform anight of hot Latin jazz at Active Arts Studio, 116 BarleyRd., Rednersville. Admission is a donation of $20 to theCdn Cancer Society. Info: 613-779-8933.
Saturdays The Beaufort Pub, 173 Dundas St. E.,Belleville, presents live entertainment - Saturdaymatinee, 1 to 4 pm, blues and 9 pm, live entertainment.Info: 613-966-7060, www.TheBeaufortPub.ca.
Sept. 1 The Belleville Lions Club’s 2013 Concerts onthe Bay are held in the Lions Pavilion at West Zwick’sPark in Belleville, 6 to 8 pm. Admission is free but free-will donations in support of Lions Community Serviceswill be accepted. Sept. 1, Frank Howard Band. Info:www.concertsonthebay.ca.
Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 Shelter Valley Folk Festivalcelebrates 10 years Labour Day weekend August 30 toSeptember 1. Folk, Blues and Roots music, an Artisansvillage, Wellness and Sustainability workshops, a uniquechildren’s program and harvest foods. In Grafton.www.sheltervalley.com, 905-349-2788.
Sept. 7 and 21 Stage Red, 216 Bayshore Rd.,Tyendinaga, presents: Johnny Cash tribute, Walk TheLine with Thomas Starwalker Clair on Sept. 7, and DavidR. Maracle and Friends Pillow and Blanket Concert(bring your own chair) on Sept. 21. 613-396-2767,www.stagered.ca.
Sept. 8 The Quinte Opera Guild will meet at theQuinte Sports and Wellness Centre on Cannifton Rd. inBlvl at 2 pm. There will be a presentation on La Boheme.The bus for this opera by the Canadian Opera Companywill depart on Oct 6. There will be a second presentationon Eugene Onegin which will be shown in simulcast bythe Metropolitan Company on Oct 5. Info: Jeannette at613-771-1564.
Sept. The Stirling Festival Theatre, 41 West Front Stpresents: Sept.11 to 14 - Six Dance Lessons in SixWeeks, starring J.P. Baldwin and Peggy Mahon. Sept. 20& 21 at 6 pm – Downton Shabby, a dinner theatre in theBurrell Hall of the theatre. Sept. 22 at 2 pm – Big BandSing & Swing with The Commodores Orchestra,featuring For The Love of a Song vocalists. Sept. 27 at 8pm – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet! An IANA TheatreCompany Cabaret. Sept.28 at 8 pm – The Elton JohnLegacy, featuring The Captain and The Captain FantasticBand. Info: www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com, 613-395-2100, 1-877-312-1162.
Sept. 13 Pianist Rick Penner returns with a new line-upof artists for the Musical Gifts series the second Fri. ofeach month, 10:30 to 11:30 am in the Parrott Gallery,Belleville Library. Rick and guest vocalist SherrieMcKinney will present "John & Paul - In Their OwnWrite". Everyone is welcome and admission is free.Info: 613-968-6731 x2240.
Sept. 20 to 28 The Prince Edward County MusicFestival will be held in locations throughout PE County.For more information, see article on page 10, or visitwww.pecmusicfestival.com.
Sept. Coming up at Active Arts Studio in Rednersville.Sept. 21 from 3 pm, a public demonstration of some ofCanada’s highest high-end hi fi systems, Tenor and Tetra.A unique opportunity for audiophiles and music lovers tohear one of the finest and totally Canadian hi fi systems.Sept. 28 Al Purdy at the Quinte Hotel performed byRichard Turtle. A fundraiser for the Al Purdy A frame.Full details tba. Sept. 28, 8pm Bruce Gorrie Quartet JazzStandards and Originals. Oct. 26, 8 pm Mike Allen TrioJazz Standards and Originals. Info: Active ArtsFacebook page and QAC website or call 613-779-8933.
Sept. 22 The Commodores’ Orchestra with the 7-member cast of For The Love Of A Song present BigBand Sing and Swing! at the Stirling Festival Theatre.www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com.
Sept. 27 to Oct. 12 Brighton Barn Theatre presentsthe comedy Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward. Tickets: 613-475-2144. Info: www.brightonbarntheatre.ca.
Sept. 29, Feb. 2, Apr. 26 The Kingston Symphonypresents Beethoven & Brahms, featuring Scott St. John,violin, Sept. 29 at 2:30 pm; Mahler, Ravel and Dvorak,featuring piano prodigy, Jan Lisiecki, Feb. 2, 2:30 pm;and Broadway, My Way featuring vocalist David Rogerson Apr. 26 at 7:30 pm. All at the Grand Theatre. Infoand tickets, 613-530-2050,www.kingstonsymphony.on.ca.
Oct. 5 The Prince Edward County Memorial HospitalFoundation presents John McDermott featuring JoshColby and Sidecar Romantic at Picton United Church, 7pm. Tickets $40.
October The Stirling Festival Theatre, 41 West FrontSt presents: Oct. 6 at 2 pm – The Phoenix Ensemble, aClassical Music Concert in the Burrell Hall of thetheatre. Oct.4 at 2 pm & 8pm – The Story of the EverlyBrothers. Oct. 9 at 2 pm & 8pm – The History of Rock &Roll with Pauly & The Greaseballs. Oct.18 at 2 pm & 8pm – Grand Old Country. Info:www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com, 613-395-2100, 1-877-312-1162.
Season Belleville Theatre Guild’s 2013/14 seasonstarts at the Pinnacle Playhouse with The Foursome, byNorm Foster, October 10 to 26. The season continueswith The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real),adapted from the classic children’s story by MargeryWilliams, from Nov. 28 to Dec. 14. This is the firstproduction of the new Young Pinnacle Players, a groupof students aged 11 to 17. Leading Ladies, by KenLudwig, runs from Feb. 6 to 22, and the seasonconcludes with Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim,May 29 to June 14. Box office opens on Oct. 7. Visitwww.bellevilletheatreguild.ca.
Oct. 13 The Quinte Opera Guild will meet at theQuinte Sports and Wellness Centre on Cannifton Rd. inBelleville at 2 pm. There will be a presentation on Tosca,which will be shown in simulcast with the MetropolitanOpera Company on Nov 9. And a talk on Wallowing inMusic for One Month in Europe. Info: Jeannette at 613-771-1564.
VISUAL ARTSAug. 31 to Oct. 6 Oeno Gallery presents Decibel, acurated selection of exceptional new work by AliceTeichert and alcove exhibition by Lynne Fernie, DavidCantine, Richard Tosczak and Jennifer Hornyak. Oeno’ssculpture garden at Huff Estates is also open, with workby 26 artists on exhibit. Artists include Shayne Dark,Don Maynard, Anne O’Callaghan, Floyd Elzinga, AniaBiczysko, Heather Rigby, Colm MacCool, NicholasCrombach, Camie Geary-Martin, Rick Lapointe, RochSmith and Susan Low-Beer. Opening Reception Aug.31, 4 to 7pm. Info: www.oenogallery.com, 613 3932216.
Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 The sixth annual Rednersville RoadArt Tour will be held Labour Day Weekend, Saturday.Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info:www.rednersvilleroadarttour.com.
To Oct. 28 Arts On Main Gallery in Picton presentsFall Into Place. Hours: 10 to 5. Info: 613-476-5665.
To Sept. 7 One By One Show featuring work by themembers of the Belleville Art Association. All worksare done on one foot by one foot canvasses and sell for$100. BAA Gallery, 392 Front St.
Fall Shows at Janet B Gallery and Studios, 9 DivisionBlvd., Consecon. Ongoing Outdoor Exhibit - 25 HandPainted Banners depicting Life In Consecon bymembers of the Community are flying high in the streetsyear round. Until Oct., Ontario-Vienna Art ExchangeExhibit back in Ont. from touring Vienna Austria, andNorthern Ontario. Included in the exhibit are original,one of a kind pieces by Ontario artists. Media includeframed and gallery wrapped film art photography, acrylicand silk painted garments. Ongoing: FilmPhotography, matted, framed and gallery wrapped fromMy Backyard Ontario, Wood Nymphs, also CountryGentlemen and Women of Wisdom Calendars supportingBreast Cancer and Prostate Cancer Research. Sept.Exclusive - Polar Ice, a unique style of wall hanging instained glass with stainless steel by Brian Empson; AngelWings & Symbols of Protection and Healing - new seriesof hand painted silk scarves, wraps and wall hangings byJanet Battaglio. Oct. New Fall Series of painted silkscarves by Janet Battaglio and new Outdoor Patio &Deck Art of original paintings. Thurs. to Sun., 10 to 5pm and by chance or appointment. Info: 613-965-5698.
Fall The Art Gallery of Bancroft features Fresh Paint,works by Cheryl Ellenberger Sept. 4 to 29, with anopening reception on Sept. 6, at 7:30 pm. The Octobershow called Fiber Works, featuring works by AnneGarwood Roney runs Oct. 4 to 27, with an openingreception on Oct. 4 at 7:30 pm. Early Christmas at theGallery runs from Oct.30 to Nov. 24, with an openingreception on Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. 10 Flint Ave., Bancroft.Gallery hours are Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm.Info: www.abg.weebly.com 613-332-1542.
Sept. 4 to Nov. 2 The QAC’s Sept/Oct Art in theCommunity featuring art and craft produced by QACmembers will be on display at the QAC Gallery and GiftShop (36 Bridge St. E., Belleville). Work will also hangat various venues throughout Belleville. Info:www.quinteartscouncil.org, 613-962-1232. The Galleryis open 9:30 to 4:30, Tuesday to Friday. An openingreception will be held Sept. 4, 4 to 7 pm at the QAC.Featured artists are Jesus Estevez, Erin Thomas Estevez,Quinte Woodturners Guild, Barbara Chappelle, PeterPaylor, Daniel Vaughan, Joan Reive, Linda PhippsNicoll, Susan Moshynski, Donna Carr, Donna Bonin, andmembers of the Belleville Art Association (group show).
Sept. 5 to 19 Print and paper maker Wendy Cainreturns to the John M. Parrott Art Gallery with her showwhich has been 20 years in the making. ShipwreckDreaming, a series of screen prints and multi-mediaworks. Opening reception Sept. 5, from 6 to 7:30 pm.Info: 613-968-6731 ext. 2240 or visitwww.bellevillelibrary.ca.
Sept. 5 to 19 In Gallery One of the John M. ParrottGallery they are previewing the art which wasgenerously donated by regional artists for a fundraiserfor the Gallery, called One for All (which will take placeOct. 4). Opening reception will be Sept. 5, from 6 to7:30 pm.
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and new techniques, workshops, and lessons. You canalso work on your own embroidery piece with newfriends. Sessions take place in Belleville at St. AndrewsPresbyterian Church at 67 Victoria Ave - south door - onthe first and third Thursday each month. September toJune, 9:30am-3pm. Call 613-476-7723 or 613-243-3999for details.
Fall workshops Andrew Csafordi, offering Two-DayEncaustic Painting Workshops Sept. 7 & 8, 14 & 15,Oct. 5 & 6, 26 & 27, Nov. 2 & 3, 9 & 10, 16 & 17.Encaustic painting is fun and easy, using naturalaromatic melted beeswax and oil paint mixed in forcolour. No experience is necessary. Fee: $295 andincludes a workbook, all materials, light refreshmentsand snacks. There is a maximum of 6 persons perworkshop. All workshops take place in Andrew’s studioon his farm in PEC. Info: 613-393-1572,www.andrewcsafordi.com.
Starts Sept. 9 Art Class for Home Learners – Theme:Canadian Art: we will be learning about how art hasshaped Canada’s identity and well as some well knownand lesser known Canadian Artists. We will be makingart inspired by works we study as well as creating ourown piece of art reflecting what Canada means to us.Class is held at The Gallery, Arts Quinte West, inTrenton on Mondays starting Sept. 9 from 2:45 – 4:30.Info: www.artforeveryonetrenton.com contact RachelComeau at [email protected] or 613-885-9840.
Sept. 11, 18, 25 The Quinte Twirlers new square danceseason will start September 11. September 18 and 25 areopen nights which are free for new members and thosewho would like to see what square dancing is about.Info: Allan Whiteman 613-473-0864,[email protected], Bob Jones 613-478-6630.
Sept. 13 Inspiration + Socializing = Creative Boost:Art for Everyone! and Arts Quinte West invites you oneof their monthly meetings. Upcoming events include:Sept. 13 – Art Journaling with Nichola Battilana of PixieHill– Learn the benefits of keeping an art journal as wellas create the first page of your art journal. CreativeBoost is held at The Gallery, Arts Quinte West, inTrenton on the second Friday of every month from 6:30 -9:00. Info: www.artforeveryonetrenton.com, 613-885-9840.
Sept. 13 to 15 Paint the Town! The Kingston Schoolof Art is hosting a weekend of plein air painting in thehistoric Williamsville District of downtown Kingston, inconjunction with the International Plein Air PaintersOrganization’s Great Worldwide Artist Paint Out. Artistsare invited to paint or sketch outdoors in this historicalpart of Kingston, with information, rest and refreshments(and rain shelter) available at the KSOA. Concludeswith an exhibition of the work created during theweekend and a wine and cheese reception at the WindowArt Gallery. For details and free registration:www.ksoa.info, [email protected], 613-549-1528.
Fall Sharon Fox Cranston is offering a number ofworkshops. Evening Workshops, Sketching with Ink &Watercolour, 6 weeks, Sept. 17 to Oct. 22 and Nov. 5 toDec. 10, 7 to 9 pm, $200. Weekend Workshop,Sketching on Location in Prince Edward County, TheBasics, Oct. 5 & 6, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, $200. WeekendWorkshop, Painting with Pastels Level 1, Nov. 23 & 24,9:30 am to 4:30 pm, $250 (includes materials). Info andto register: www.galleryonmain.ca or call 613-393-3900.
Sept. 17 and 24 Basic Digital Camera Course withPeggy deWitt, Understanding Your Digital Camera, 2Tuesday Evenings, 6 to 8 pm, 105 - 172 Main Street,Picton. Cost $55 includes HST. Register now! 613-476-1099 or [email protected]. www.peggydewitt.com.
Third Thurs. The Drawing Room offers non-instructional studio sessions to encourage the traditionalpractice of drawing and painting the human figure from adraped model, third Thurs. of each month, 2 to 4 pm, 3rdfloor meeting room in the John M. Parrott Art Gallery,Belleville Library. 613-968-6731 ext. 2240.
Starts Sept. 23 Art Class for Teachers - A hands-onweekly course examining theories and methods ofteaching art in the classroom. All materials are includedand you get copies of all the lesson plans for all artactivities done in class. At The Gallery, Arts QuinteWest, in Trenton on Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30. Info:www.artforeveryonetrenton.com or 613-885-9840.
Oct. You are invited to join in on Wednesday eveningsat the Gallery, Arts Quinte West, in Trenton from 4 to 8pm to get messy and help build a parade float. Thetheme is Artists in Creativeland. Info:www.artforeveryonetrenton.com or 613-885-9840.
Begins Oct. 8 Not Quite Ready for Hamlet workshopsrun Tuesdays from 7:15 pm to 9 pm at the Core Arts andCulture Centre, 223 Pinnacle St., Belleville. The cost ofthe program is $120 for 8 weekly sessions. Info and toregister: [email protected].
Oct. 19 Mask Making Workshop – Art for Everyone!invites you to create your own mask this Halloween.They will have all you need to create a unique andinspired mask. This workshop will be held at TheGallery, Arts Quinte West, in Trenton from 10 to 3. Thisworkshop is open to all ages and families areencouraged. Cost: $15+tax/mask. Info:www.artforeveryonetrenton.com or 613-885-9840.
Oct. 19 Register early, space is limited. The MilkweedCollective of PEC will present a One-Day Workshopfor Adults at the Bloomfield Centre for Creativity, 3Stanley St, Bloomfield, 10 am to 3 pm on October 19.This experiential workshop offers an inspirational way toawaken our creative self, and invites us to recover oursense of wonder and playfulness. This workshop is forteachers, parents, educators, artists, seniors, and anyone
with or without art experience. $50, (bring your lunch.)Info: www.exploringcreativity.org and to register, [email protected] or 613-471-1392.
CALLS FOR ENTRYDeadline Sept. 6 The Belleville Art Association’s 55thAnnual Juried Art Show, Perspectives is calling forentries. The Opening Reception is Thurs., Sept. 26, from6 to 7:30 pm, at the John M Parrott Gallery, BellevillePublic Library. www.bellevilleart.ca. Must be a BAAmember.
Deadline to apply Sept. 30 The QAC’s Arts EducationBursary for the Visual Arts is available for memberartists and educators to apply for artist fees to bring aprofessional artist into a school in Quinte to run a projectin the fall. Application forms:www.quinteartscouncil.org. Info: 613-962-1232.
Deadline Sept. 14 The 337 Sketch Gallery in Hamiltonis calling for artists to apply for their Miniature Show.Work must be 4x4, 4x5 or 4x6 inches in width or height.Maximum of 3 entries per artist, any medium isaccepted, no restriction to technique, all work must havea hanging device attached. $15 entry fee. Exhibitiondates, Oct. 3 to 26. Info: 905-966-2892,[email protected].
Attention Visual Artists and Artisans… If you are anestablished artist or an emerging artist, the BDIA(businesses of downtown Belleville) would like todisplay your work in the Ritchie Room at CapersBrasserie on Front St. during the Art Walk on Friday,Sept. 28 from 2 to 9 pm (this event is part of CultureDays). Info: 613-968-2242,www.bellevilleculturedays.com/participate.
Vendors needed for Run for THEIR Lives Zombiethemed charity event. Would you like your product orservice to be showcased at the event? Would you like theopportunity to promote your product? Buy a flag as acontender and give it away if you would like! The onlyrequirement by us to attend the event with your businessand or business promotional materials in hand is that youpurchase a flag for $200.00. [email protected] toregister your business for your location to set up.
Drop off work Sept. 8 and 9 Call For Submissions:Every member of the community is invited to submit upto two pieces of artwork in any medium for These WallsAre Yours 2: A Unjuried Show hosted by “The Gallery”at the Core Arts and Culture Centre in downtownBelleville. This is a show for the whole community, bythe whole community. Anyone wishing to submit artworkcan drop it off at the Core Arts and Culture Centre at 223Pinnacle Street on Sunday, September 8 from 2 pm to 4pm or on Monday, September 9 from 10 am to 4 pm.There will be an entry fee of $10 for one piece or $15 fortwo pieces. Show runs Sept. 12 to 30. The show will befeatured as part of The Core Arts and Culture Centre’sOpen House on September 19 and as part of the CultureDays Art Walk on September 27 and 28. For moreinformation, contact [email protected] or 613-967-0255 ext.12. An all-ages show; the organizersreserve the right to exclude explicit images.
Deadline Sept. 28 Vendors Wanted for Christmas atthe Core. The Core Arts and Culture Centre will beproviding a unique opportunity for local artists, artisansand crafters to sell their work when they host Christmasat the Core on Nov. 29 and 30 in downtown Belleville.This seasonal show combines the old-fashioned warmthof a bazaar-like Christmas baking and craft fair with amodern juried art and craft show featuring many of theregion’s finest artists and artisans. The newly-renovatedGallery will offer space for two- and three-dimensionalartists to show their work in a professional gallerysetting. Spaces are available from $50 to $75 each.Artists and crafters are encouraged to apply early.
Enter now Arts Quinte West invites you to enter theirsecond annual juried show. The theme is Stories and theshow will run from Oct. 30 to Nov. 30. Info:www.artsquintewest.ca or Rachel Comeau [email protected] or 613-885-9840.
Artists needed for documentary film. BrittanyOllerenshaw is shooting a documentary about VincentVan Gogh and is looking for artists of any medium(visual, performing, literary) who would be interested increating a piece inspired by Van Gogh. Info:[email protected] with the subject line,Van Gogh.
Deadline Nov. 1 Fixed Fur Life is hosting a localartists/vender show at Foster Park Animal Hospital onNov. 9. All money raised throughout the day will godirectly to fixed fur life. Cost per space is $20 +donation for door prize table.
FILMSept. 5 and 19 Silent Movie Night at the Baxterbuilding, 3 Stanley St., Bloomfield presented by theBloomfield Centre for Creativity. Free admission. Doorsopen at 7 pm. Movie starts at 7:30.
Sept. & Oct. The Quinte Film Alternative presentsfirst-run, festival quality, must-see cinema every secondWednesday 2 & 7:30 pm at the Empire Theatre inBelleville. Kon-Tiki on Sept. 11, Much Ado AboutNothing on Sept. 25, Renoir on Oct. 9, The ReluctantFundamentalist on Oct. 23. Info at 613-480-6407,[email protected], quintefilmalternative.ca.
Oct. 25 to 27 The annual Vintage Film Festival will beheld in the Capitol Theatre and Victoria Hall in PortHope and Cobourg. www.vintagefilmfestival.ca.
HERITAGESept. 17 The Hastings County Historical Societypresents Heather Hawthorne of the Ontario Ministry ofthe Environment speaking on The Fascinating Heritageand History of the Deloro Mine Site. There will be adocumentary video on the history of gold mining andarsenic production at Deloro, and the major project toclean up this site. Quinte Living Centre Auditorium, 370Front St., Belleville, at 7:30 pm. All are welcome.
Sept. 21 At the Belleville Public Library at 2 pm,Rockets, Bombs and Bayonets: A Concise History ofthe Royal Marines and other British and Canadian Forcesin Defence of Canada 1812-1815, a presentation by localauthor Alexander Craig. Using first-hand accounts ofserving officers, soldiers and other eye witnesses,Alexander Craig offers a unique perspective on the majorbattles of the War of 1812. Revisit Plattsburgh, Oswegoand more, from the perspective of the Royal Marines andthe British and Canadian forces who served with them.
Sept. 28 Doors Open Belleville info:www.doorsopenontario.on.ca.
Oct. 15 Hastings County and the Great War, 1914-1918. To commemorate the centennial of the beginningof WWI, the Historical Society is researching themilitary service of 12 Hastings County men and womenwho served in that conflict. Society Director BillKennedy will recount some of their personal, frontlineexperiences, as documented in letters, army records,newspapers, family histories and photographs. QuinteLiving Centre Auditorium, 370 Front Street, Belleville at7:30 pm.
Oct. 22 The History Moments series will launch at 7pm on Oct. 22 at The Empire Theatre in Belleville. Thisseries of short, video vignettes showcases the rich historyof the Quinte area. Produced by History Lives Here Inc.,in association with the Kiwanis Club of Belleville, the2013 series will feature more stories from the pastincluding features on Canada’s fifth prime minister, SirMackenzie Bowell of Belleville, the history ofBelleville’s downtown, the maple syrup industry inPrince Edward County, the days of Trenton’s moviebusiness, and the stories of schoolteacher Marilyn Adamsof Ameliasburg and the Stark Sisters of Bloomfield wholeft lasting gifts to their communities. Info:www.historyliveshere.ca orwww.kiwanisclubofbelleville.com
Oct. 26 Annual Banquet and Celebration of Historyat the Travelodge Hotel, Belleville. Special GuestSpeaker, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada andMinister of Heritage, The Hon. Sheila Copps, will speakon the changing scene of women in Canadian politics.Tickets $65 will be available at the QAC, 36 Bridge St.E, Belleville or reservations may be made by contactingRichard Hughes, 613-961-7772 or [email protected].
LITERARYOct. 17 and 26 Belleville Public Library celebratesCanadian Library Month: Oct.17, 11 am, children’sauthor and illustrator Ruth Ohi discusses her delightfulnew picture books. Oct. 26, 11:30 am, meet Canadianfantasy author Kelley Armstrong, creator of theOtherworld series, as she presents her newest novel,Omens. Info: 613-968-6731 X2237, orwww.bellevillelibrary.ca.
ODDS AND ENDSSept. 14 The Deseronto Market, 9 am to 2 pm inRathbun Park at the corner of Centre & Main Streets inDowntown Deseronto. A great selection of products.
Sept. 19 The Core Arts and Culture Centre, 223Pinnacle St., corner of Campbell and Pinnacle streets indowntown Belleville will hold an Open House beginningat 6 pm. See the gallery, studios, performance facility,and enjoy entertainment. Info: 613-967-0255 ext. 12,[email protected].
Register by Sept. 23 The Ontario TrilliumFoundation will hold an information session about theirCommunity Grants Program at the Royal CanadianLegion Br. 137, 26 Mill St. E., Napanee on Sept. 26 from5 to 8 pm. Info: [email protected], 1-866-530-3863.
Sept. 27 to 29 The fourth annual Culture Daysweekend will feature thousands of free, hands-on,interactive activities across Canada. For information onactivities in Quinte, visit www.culturedays.ca, or seepage 22.
Sept. and Oct. The Later Life Learning Lectures FallSeries with Louis Delvoie will discuss the Decline andFall of Empires at St. Thomas’ church, 201 Church St.,Belleville. Info: see ad on page 17 or contact DianaKoechline 613-962-9492.
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VISUAL ARTS
September/October Art in the Community
The September/October Art in the Community
exhibit features a new venue and some very special
selections of artwork, in celebration of Culture Days
and Doors Open. The Quinte Arts Council Gallery
and Gift Shop will have works by Jesus Estevez,
Erin Thomas Estevez and The Quinte
Woodturners Guild.
Jesus Estevez studied engineering while growing up
in Valencia, Spain. He was inspired to paint after
seeing work in a gallery that was owned by one of
his friend’s parents. His art training was at Ottawa
University, where he studied after moving to Canada
at the age of 21. Ten years later, he returned to
Spain, where he learned the jewellery trade and
spent 16 years in several jewellery businesses. In
2008, he and his wife, Erin, came back to Canada
and settled in Belleville.
As a painter, it is the beauty that Jesus sees all
around him that motivates his work. He has a
remarkable and recognizable style. About his work
he comments, “I love still-lifes, for their focus on
everyday objects. Portraiture and the figure are also
things that I like to paint. The human forms are the
supreme teachers of an artist. In general, I like to
paint what I see and I always want to get out the
beauty of the world that surrounds us. Lately I have
been introduced to boat painting, and I love it. It is
refreshing and it has an air of freedom,” he says.
Despite his busy life, Jesus finds time to share his
talents with others as a teacher. His courses are
designed so that even a novice can see good results
right from the beginning, gain the self-confidence
necessary to continue to learn various techniques
and hone their skills. “One thing about my course
that is very important is that my students learn how
to see, going beyond what their eyes are used to
seeing,” he states.
Jesus is in constant contact, via the internet, with
artists from around the world who are part of the
Neuvo realism movement, “new ways of perceiving
the real,” founded by the art critic Pierre Restany
and the painter Yves Klein during the first collective
exposition in the Apollinaire gallery in Milan in
1960. Jesus is part of this movement, as it “allows
the human eye to understand what it is seeing,
beauty and poetry in the visual world. I encourage
people to support beauty.” Estevez has some
distinct views about art and
his artistic style. He
remarks that there are “a lot
of artists from around the
world, artists that, like me,
are tired of the art that has
been going on for many
years, art that makes normal
people feel ignorant because
they don’t understand it.
The truth is that there is
nothing to understand.
There is a lot of bad art
made by lazy artists who
don’t want to learn the
techniques that will allow
people to understand what
they want to communicate.”
Jesus’ wife, Erin Thomas
Estevez, is a jeweller and
together they run their
business, Thomas Estevez
Design, at 395 Front Street in Belleville. They work
with silver and with stones that have “natural
colours and positive energy.”
Jesus and Erin’s artwork and jewellery will be on
display at the gallery. Whether it is his or anyone
else’s work, Jesus encourages everyone to “buy
some good art to give a touch of class to your house,
and some beautiful jewellery also. That will make
everybody respect and admire you and your taste.”
Quinte Arts Council is pleased to announce an
exciting new venue that is a wonderful showcase for
our artist members’ work, at Bathworks, 405
College St. East, Belleville. Featured artists there are
Barbara Chappelle,
Peter Paylor, Daniel
Vaughan, Donna Bonin
and Joan Reive. The
Bathworks showroom can
accommodate two- and
three-dimensional work.
You will also see work in
the Group of Seven style,
by Linda Phipps Nicoll,
at Dinkel’s Restaurant &
Courtyard, watercolour,
oil and acrylic works by
Joan Reive and engaging
abstracts by Barbara
Chappelle at Earl &
Angelo’s Steak and
Seafood Restaurant,
landscapes in
watercolour, pastel or
by Carol Feeney
Hurry Home Before the Storm, acrylic (13x22) bySusan Moshynski
Red Rocket, oil painting by Jesus Estevez
acrylic by Susan Moshynski at the Boathouse
Seafood Restaurant, pen and ink drawings by Donna
Carr at Prime Time Steakhouse and a collection of
many of the artists showing at various venues at the
Mayor’s office and the Quinte Arts Council office.
Work by members of the Belleville Art Association
will hang in the Bayview Family Medical Centre.
There will be an opening reception at the Quinte
Arts Council Gallery and Gift Shop, 36 Bridge
Street East in Belleville on September 4, from 4 to 7
pm. Everyone is welcome to meet the artists and
enjoy refreshments. The show runs to November 2.
Segmented ring bowl made out of walnut, paduk and tiger maple, by Pat Hayes ofthe Quinte Woodturners Guild
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The Core Arts and Culture Centre will be providing
a unique opportunity for local artists, artisans and
crafters to sell their work when they host Christmas
at the Core on November 29 and 30, in downtown
Belleville. This seasonal show combines the old-
fashioned warmth of a bazaar-like Christmas baking
and craft fair with a modern juried art and craft
show, featuring many of the region’s finest artists
and artisans.
The newly-renovated Gallery will offer space for
two- and three-dimensional artists to show their
work in a professional gallery setting while the
Centre’s spacious Northumberland Room will
provide plenty of room for crafters to display their
work and ample space for Christmas shoppers to
move about. The Café, housed in the beautifully
restored lobby of the historic Corby Public Library,
will be filled with the smells of fresh baking as it
hosts the old-fashioned bazaar. while live music will
be heard throughout the building.
Spaces are available from $50 to $75 each. Artists
and crafters are encouraged to apply early; the
deadline to apply is September 28.
Christmas at the Core looking for vendors
Last year’s Christmas at The Core
Later LifeLearning Lectures
Lectures are 1 hour long, followed bya coffee break and a
question & answer session.
The series - $50. Individual lecture - $15.Tickets available at the door
preceeding each lecture.
St. Thomas’ Church201 Church Street, BellevilleFor more information contact
Diana Koechlin - 613-962-9492Vera Morton - 613-966-4859
Fall Series with
Louis DelvoieDECLINE AND FALL OF EMPIRES
A series of 5 lectures10 am to 12 noon Wednesdays
September 25 to October 23, 2013
What causes the decline and fall of empires? Theanswers to this question are to be found in the realmsof politics and economics, sociology and psychology,science and technology. This series of lecturesexamines the factors which led to the decline of fivemajor world empires.
Wed. Sept 25th THE OTTOMAN EMPIREIntellectual stagnation, bureaucratic inertia and chaoticpolitics all contributed to the inability of the OttomanEmpire to counter the competition and inroads of themore dynamic European empires.
Wed. Oct 2nd THE FRENCH EMPIREA succession of military setbacks, the rise of nationalistforces in the colonies and radical change in the psycheof the French electorate all contributed to underminingthe foundations of the French empire.
Wed. Oct 9th THE BRITISH EMPIREEconomic weakness, the rise of nationalist forces in thecolonies and a dramatic shift in priorities of the Britishelectorate all served to bring an end to anover-extended empire on which the sun never set.
Wed. Oct 18th THE SOVIET EMPIREThe international contradictions of the Soviet system, aninability to come to grips with the nationalities questionand a prolonged period of economic stagnation all madeit impossible for the Soviet Union to sustain itself and itscompetition with the West.
Wed. Oct 23rd THE AMERICAN EMPIREIs the United States an empire? If so, is it in decline?The answer to both questions would seem to be “yes”,but with some important qualifications.
Moving to Prince Edward County from Toronto has
been a huge culture shift for ceramist Andrea Piller.
The natural beauty of living in the County is
inspiring, and she’s just finding her ‘County legs’
after settling into a new home and adjacent studio
two years ago.
Following a tradition of vessel making, with the soul
of an abstractionist, Andrea’s contemporary studio
ceramic practice has huge variation of style. “The
clay is viscerally engaging. My work has been
reporting on colour and form, and capturing a
moment seen or memento found. Being watchful of
the inspiration is part of the exploration.”
Imagining new shapes, making designs and
considering ‘what ifs’ as a child bring back happy
memories for Andrea. Her interest in design and
ceramics was formalized while attending the Ontario
College of Art. “Clay is a great metaphor for the
human condition. At first it is soft and malleable,
needing to be formed. It must withstand a process of
great force to gain strength. Not all pots survive.
Looking at ceramics requires one to slow down,
look at all sides, see the context, and to be
analytical.”
Andrea’s experience as an artist and arts educator is
now merging with the County. She designed a
school program entitled ‘Once Upon A Bird,’ with
funding from the Ontario Arts Council. The program
united almost 100 students from both rural and
urban communities, including Kente and CML
Snyder public schools. Learners explored art
material through process, from the nest to full flight.
Another recent project involved connecting a 100
year-old woman with a nine year-old boy. “Together
they shared the joy of making a mural to be enjoyed
for years to come.”
“The vessels once served as containers for that
which sustained us - grain, oils, wine, water etc. In
today’s world of easily replicated, mass-produced
products, we do not afford the everyday container
regard or cultural value. When I make a clay object,
I try to be conscious of its rarity, beauty and
fineness. Does it speak of simplicity? Tell of its
maker? I am able to see the successes in my work
when this comes out of my kiln.
“We all have the ability to be creative, especially
potent when we are young. I encourage my students
to take chances and experiment. That is where the
learning happens. This is also important to my own
practice, no matter the years. Otherwise it is the
same old same old, and that is not for me.”
Andrea volunteers her time on the Executive
Committee of the Prince Edward County Studio
Tour, and will open her studio doors the weekend of
September 20 to 22. This year celebrates the 20th
anniversary of the tour. For more information, please
visit www.pecstudiotour.com.
A piece by Andrea Piller
A piece by Andrea Piller
Contemporary ceramist part of
the PEC studio tour
There are times when an artist sends me a bio that
so accurately depicts their philosophy and their work
that I choose not to rework the information, and go
with that person’s words. So I would like to
introduce you to Virginia Dixon, in her own words:
“As a painter, my work has gone through changes
over the years but has always reflected my life and
thoughts at that stage in my life. Five years ago I
moved from a noisy commercial intersection in
Toronto to a farm in Stirling. I love cities but
immediately fell under the spell of the farm, the
natural light and seasonal rhythms. Initially, painting
was a challenge. I felt in competition with Mother
Nature, the greatest creator of them all! I am not a
plein air artist or a landscape painter but, as Jackson
Pollock said, “I am Nature.” I settled into the studio
where the blank canvas was familiar and started
painting.
“Currently I am working on two series: The StolenChild, named after the poem by William Butler
Yeats, and Woman of Belleville, inspired by
Giacometti’s sculpture Woman of Venice.
“Yeat’s poem speaks of a child lured by fairies,
away from the modern human world full of troubles,
back to the natural, mythical world. My paintings
express the innocence and renewed hope that come
with each new life of a child born but also how
quickly that innocence is affected by our world; a
mother flees the Eaton Centre shooting while her
babe-in-arms frolics at the sight of geese flying in
the atrium. I am an expecting grandmother of twins
this September and feel the mix of optimism and
anxiety for their world.
“The Woman of Belleville monoprints are more
light-hearted. I wanted to make images I don’t
rework or rethink but simply repeat. I am also trying
to make a picture that ‘is’, not ‘of.’ Painting then
printing my body onto paper is as close as I can get.
In these works not only am I Nature, I am Art!”
Also appearing in the same show with Virginia is
Mary Lou Burnside, a glass artist who is a member
of the Colborne Society of Artists. Again, in her own
words: “My medium is glass, mostly kiln-formed
glass. My designs in glass are inspired by nature
and/or any object that creates a response in me to
the colour and texture of what I see. Something that
makes me want to express my reaction to it, in glass.
My challenge is then to transform cut sheets of
glass, glass powder, metal and sometimes other
found objects into unique work.
“I design and create functional and decorative
pieces. I also give into my whimsical side to create
garden art and multimedia work.
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Gallery One-Twenty-One presentsVirginia Dixon, featured artist, with guest artists Mary LouBurnside and Sue Cox
“The process used to create my glass work is called
kiln-formed glass. First an idea becomes a design,
then multiple layers of glass are cut, assembled,
sometimes with other elements such as glass powder
or glass stringers, glass paint, metal objects, or
organic matter such as leaves, and then fused
together in a kiln at
temperatures up to 1500 F,
annealed for strength, then
cooled to room temperature.
This often takes more than
one firing. It then needs to
be cleaned up: this is called
cold working, which can
include sandblasting to
remove debris or unwanted
surface finishes, then
grinding or shaping the
edges on a wet belt sander
to give them a smooth
finished look. The work is
then placed back into the
kiln for slumping into or
onto a mold to give it a
shape, whether a plate,
bowl, lampshade or
sculpture.
“Each piece that is finished successfully, leaves me
asking ‘what next?’ Do I continue exploring this
process or do I experiment with something new?
There are so many different processes and methods
of creating unlimited different finishes and styles of
kiln formed glass. I have barely scratched the
surface.”
Guest Artist Sue Cox has been described as “one of
Canada’s most dynamic and highly respected
directors.” She has over 30 years of theatre
experience in Britain, Canada and the United States,
as an actor, writer, teacher and director.
Sue is probably best known in this area because of
her work with the Regent Theatre in Picton, which
she helped to rejuvenate in 1999. However, this is
also where Sue fell while onstage and broke her
back. She was in the middle of a performance, and
completed the scene by singing her next song while
lying on the stage, in pain but not realizing how
badly injured she was.
This injury led to seven years of being incapacitated
- unable to walk and undergoing numerous
surgeries. She was told that she would never walk
again. In fact, the doctors were astounded that she
survived at all. Following that accident, she broke
her back a second time; she broke her collarbone
Modern Madonna, oil painting by Virginia Dixon
and broke both knees. She calls herself “the bionic
woman,” because she has so much metal in her
body. But it was during her rehabilitation that Sue
started to paint. The images that Sue put to paper
came from the inside, in particular female dancers.
She says that her art tells her about herself, images
of what’s happening now in her life. Woman/girl
sitting on a roof watching all of the horrible
construction going on around her, representing her
life in Toronto as the city undergoes such changes.
Acropora, kiln-formed glass by Mary Lou Burnside
by Kathryn Fellows
She was strongly influenced by Frida Kahlo, who
also underwent a lot of trauma in her life and
expressed herself through her paintings. “When you
tell a story, you frame it and it’s the framing that
makes it so incredible and helps to identify the
focus.”
This show runs from September 17 to November 9.
For more information, please visit
http://gallery121artists.com.
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October’s show at the Art Gallery of Bancroft
features Fresh Paint, works by Cheryl Ellenberger.
Fresh Paint is a collection of fresh paintings,
sketches, photographs and three-dimensional works
by local artist Cheryl Ellenberger, who attended
NHHS from 1968 to 1973. Cheryl went on to
Sheridan College, where she attained her Design
Diploma in 1977. This was followed with a Fine
Arts Diploma from St. Lawrence College in
Brockville in 2009. Cheryl has attended several art
workshops at Loyalist College, including
watercolour, sculpture, and photography. In May of
2009, she took a five-day plein air workshop with
Canadian landscape painter Andrew Hamilton.
Cheryl says in her Artist’s Statement: “I knew that I
wanted to be an artist from a very early age. I knew
that I was different. And what I see is a different
way of seeing and what I create is different. A few
years ago I finally took the leap, went back to school
and graduated from a fine arts program. It gave me
confidence to do art because I now had some
knowledge. Since graduating, I have sold and gifted
or donated over 200 works, large and small. Art is
my therapy, my place of peace and joy.
“Growing up on a farm in Maynooth influenced
what I create now. It was being close to the
landscape, open fields and big sky or in the forest,
nature, animals, the changing weather, seasons and
colours. It was developing a work ethic, knowing
how to problem solve, loving the challenge of
fixing, creating or building.
“Everything inspires me. Art history inspires me.
Travel and other lands inspire me. It will never get
boring because I always want to try different media,
subject matter or techniques, whether it is
abstracting the shapes, using non-traditional tools
and media, going for realism or trying to paint like
Matisse or Van Gogh. Pushing the colours,
expressing a mood or feeling and in the end,
someone else, the viewer, feels something,
remembers something, or just finds it pleasing to
look at.”
The show runs from September 4 to 29, with an
opening reception on Friday, September 6, at 7:30
pm.
The October show called Fiber Works, featuring
works by Anne Garwood Roney.
Anne Garwood Roney is a former gourd artist and
participant in the Bancroft Studio Tours. Anne has
been working with mixed media textile
compositions for the past five years. Her work has
been shown in Toronto, Bayfield and London.
In her Artist’s Statement Anne says: “I love the
challenge of reducing natural elements to their
simplest linear forms. My
pieces focus primarily on
plant life, water, and the
seasons.
“I use recycled fabrics
almost exclusively and
prefer handwork over
machine stitching. Other
media have been
incorporated – in these
works you will find
toothpicks, hockey tape,
pegboard, bird netting,
fishing line, walnut leaf
stems, cardboard, a
disassembled hammock
and a tiki torch.”
This show runs from
October 4 to 27, with an
opening reception on
Friday, October 4, at 7:30
pm.
The November show, which opens on October 30, is
Early Christmas at the Gallery. In this show, we
will be displaying the exciting fabric art of guest
artist, Pat Reynolds, on the walls of the Gallery,
while the entire floor area will be dedicated to
exhibiting unique fine crafts, including pottery,
stained glass, fabric art, wood carving, metal
sculptures, jewellery, Christmas tree decorations and
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The show will be festive and exciting, offering a
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purchase Christmas gifts for their family and friends.
From a young age, our guest artist Pat Reynolds
enjoyed creating - crafts, drawing, and more.
Growing up on a farm and living most of her life in
rural areas has afforded Pat the opportunity to
observe nature. Recently, she discovered the art of
creating pictures using textiles. Pat has found that
interpreting nature realistically, using textiles, is an
exciting challenge. Including perspective through 3D
and other innovative techniques adds an element of
surprise for her viewers. Most of Pat’s work is based
on realistic landscapes, featuring local architecture,
flora and fauna. Occasionally she steps out of her
comfort zone to attempt more abstract pieces. She
uses nature photography as inspiration and
references for her work She usually begins a piece
by choosing the background fabrics, then adding
details, starting with the most distant and working to
the foreground. Throughout the process of building
her picture, she is able to enhance the features using
thread, yarn, 3D techniques and/or other textiles. In
the finishing stages, Pat sometimes embellishes the
piece with beads and crystals. Many of her finished
pieces are then framed, although some pieces are
completed using soft-edge techniques.
In her Artist’s Statement Pat says: “I started my
journey in textiles as a knitter, before becoming
interested in quilting. From traditional style quilting,
I started exploring more contemporary quilting,
including textile landscapes and embellishment
techniques. Now, most of my work is in the textile
art category, and often viewers are surprised to
discover that the pictures are made with fabric and
other textiles. I am always looking for ways to
incorporate different techniques and media into my
work. I strive to be more creatively expressive by
combining elements from different scenes to create
pieces that are unique.”
Pat Reynolds has been the recipient of many awards
for her outstanding fabric art/quilting art, including:
2013 Honourable Mention Award for Two-
Dimensional Mixed Media, 31st Annual Juried
Exhibition, Art Gallery of Bancroft; 2012 Grand
Champion, Machine Quilting, Ontario Association
of Agricultural Societies, Toronto Conference; 2010
and 2012 Judge’s Choice Awards, Haliburton
Highlands Quilt Guild Quilt Shows; 2010 Best
Machine Quilting Award, Haliburton Highlands
Quilt Guild Quilt Show and many more. Beginning
in 2005 to the present Pat has shown her work in
many juried and special shows. She has also made
many presentations over the years, most recently at
the Rouge Valley Quilter’s Guild, in Pickering, and
the Hearts Quilting Guild, in Whitby.
Early Christmas at the Gallery runs from October
30 to November 24, with an opening reception on
Friday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m.
The Art Gallery of Bancroft is located at 10 Flint
Avenue, Bancroft. Gallery hours are Wednesday to
Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm. For more information, visit
www.abg.weebly.com or call 613-332-1542.
Boots, acrylic painting by Cheryl Ellenberger
Bamboo, fibre art by Anne Garwood Roney
Roy Bonisteel at his Quinte West Home
Since its inception in 1993, Art in the County
(AITC) has grown in scope and stature to become
Eastern Ontario’s premier juried art exhibition and
sale, showcasing the highest quality works of art by
Prince Edward County artists and artisans. Three
renowned Canadian art professionals served as
jurors for this year’s anniversary exhibition:
Katerina Atanassova, Chief Curator for the
McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinberg,
Ontario; Linda Jansma, Senior Curator for The
Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario and
Peter G.S. Large, elected member of the Ontario
Society of Artists and past president of the Society
of Canadian Artists.
The final selection, drawn from the County’s
abundant talent pool, was the result of a thoughtful
process of jurying, bound by a collective approach
to certain artistic criteria, and individual professional
experience and refinement. Jurors were solely
responsible for the content of the show and for
choosing the five Jurors’ Choice Awards and five
Honorable Mention Awards. In celebration of
AITC’s 20th Anniversary, The Manly E. MacDonald
Award for Excellence was also chosen.
The jurors were impressed by the high quality of
works submitted in a variety of media. “Such
diversity speaks to the County’s active artistic
community and to the level of creativity and
professionalism of the artists,” they noted. The
jurors extended their congratulations to all who
submitted works and who continue to express their
artistic vision through their respective media.
The Jurors’ Award winners were: Sharon Fox
Cranston, pastel, Silver Ribbons; Doug Johnson,
photography, Washing Day, Havana, Cuba; Erin
Johnston, photography, Vivian Revealed; Milé
Murtanovski, oil, Coriander and Cilantro; Sharon
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Fox Cranston, acrylic, In the County VI.Honourable Mentions were given to: Laurie
McGugan, oil on giclée print, Ayr pit; Milé
Murtanovski, oil, Embroidering the Truth; Tammy
Love, collage and acrylic, “N”; Florence Chik-Lau,
ceramic sculpture, You, Me, We; and Caroline
Shuttle, fused glass, Splash Series # 6, HangingSplash.
Napanee Author, Charles Beale, who wrote ManlyE. MacDonald – Interpreter of Old Ontario,established the The Manly E. MacDonald Award of
Excellence in honour of this famous Canadian
painter and in celebration of the show’s 20th
anniversary. Beale was on hand to present this
prestigious award to textile landscape artist
Suendrini, for her work titled County Rd 12, PrinceEdward County, a work of art created with
reclaimed and new textiles, and valued at $28,000.
In their remarks, the jurors noted that the work was
“…respectful of the landscape tradition and creative
in the innovative application of the textile medium.”
At the closing of the successful 20th Annual Art inthe County (AITC) Juried Exhibition and Sale, the
winner of the coveted People’s Choice Award was
announced by Chair, claudia jean mccabe, SCA.
The People’s Choice Award is presented annually to
the artist whose artwork receives the most votes
from visitors to the show. This year, over 2,000
visitors came to see the AITC show and cast their
ballots. The artwork titled The Road Taken, by
Susan Straiton, was voted the resounding favorite.
In her artist’s statement, Susan says “I believe that it
is important for me as a painter to convey to the
viewer of art the same awestruck wonder and
passion I experience when I see a raging storm or a
serene calm. In two words, my work is
straightforward and sincere. It is a reflection of the
Renowned jurors shine spotlight onPrince Edward County artists
It is said to be a truism that no one is
“irreplaceable.” But there is also a truism that “every
rule is meant to be broken.”
The latter certainly applies to Roy Bonisteel, who
died following a lengthy battle with cancer, at the
age of 83, on August 16, at his Sidney Township
home, in an area he knew and loved as a farm child.
More than just a prominent Quinte area resident,
Roy Bonisteel was a Grade A1 Canadian, known
around the nation from his 22 years as one of
Canada’s most-watched television hosts, on his ManAlive program. That program also made him an
international star. He interviewed and interacted
with religious and political leaders and forward
thinkers of all kinds. That in itself was so Roy
Bonisteel.
He was a people person. He was also a Quinte
person, who loved his native area and served it well
Roy Bonisteel
by Jack Evans
in many capacities, including writing a gripping
memoire of his early life in Sidney Township called
There Was A Time. He served as an honourary
patron of the Quinte Symphony, which he attended
regularly. He also supported the Symphony as a
benefactor and advocate, through the Frederick
Hennessey Foundation. His well-documented
lifetime of achievement includes serving as
honourary patron of the Quinte Ballet School of
Canada.
Roy received numerous community and national
awards, including Member of the Order of Canada,
Governor General’s Medal, and several honourary
Left to right: Beverly Skidmore, sponsor of theaward, artist Susan Straiton, winner of thePeoples’ Choice Award, and claudia jean mccabe,show chair
spiritual connection, the joy and the enthusiasm that
is my experience with the environment. I live and
breathe the land, the lake and the sky, and the
exhilaration I feel in this inhalation is expressed in
my first language ... paint.”
Beverly Skidmore of Century 21 Lanthorn Real
Estate Ltd. has sponsored this award for several
years. “We have such a vibrant arts community in
Prince Edward County,” she said. “I am honoured to
support it and present this award on behalf of
everyone who cast their vote. It is an affirmation for
the artist that their work speaks to such a broad
audience.”
Since 1993, the annual Art in the County Exhibition
and Sale, presented by The Prince Edward County
Arts Council, has showcased the highest quality
works of art by the artists and artisans who live in
Prince Edward County, attracted thousands of
visitors to the show, and generated important
opportunities for the County’s finest artists and
artisans.
1930-2013degrees from leading universities. He was named
‘Distinguished Canadian of the Year’ by the
University of Regina in 1994, and he won two
ACTRA awards.
Affable, interested, talented and approachable,
respected by family, friends and the extended
community, Roy Bonisteel’s life, work and legacy
certainly qualify for the broken rule when it comes
to “irreplaceable.”
Bonisteel’s own request was for a memorial
celebration rather than a funeral, details to be
announced soon.
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I went to visit Tim Dignam at his basement studio,
way out in the Baltimore area woods, and was
thrilled at the paintings and sculpture that were
underway for his upcoming feature show at the
Colborne Art Gallery, entitled Unified Diversity.
There I found the wide range of expression that I
have come to expect from Tim - the work swings
this way and that, both in materials and subject.
The first piece we talked about is an abstract
construction sculpture, made from many pieces of
wood, carefully joined at irregular angles, divided
into spaces that are similar in area, but different in
shape. “It’s like us. We are all different, but can
work together.” He repeats the theme with a series
of acrylic painted stretched canvas squares.
Ambiguous, angular, architectural space is similarly
created on the canvasses.
Dignam has an affinity for a variety of materials and
will use almost anything that comes to hand to do
the job. He is also familiar with traditional sculpture
techniques, starting in clay, and finishing with a
polyurethane casting material. He has a foot series
that has been worked this way. Tim explains the
subject of the sculpture: “The first images of
Buddha were foot prints, long before western
influences came along – only then was Buddha
presented as a figure.” Tim likes the footprints
because of the personal and visceral feel they elicit
when viewed. They involve everybody.
My favorite of the new works is a wall installation
made up of 16 square, painted canvasses, that could
be viewed separately but Tim’s intention is for us to
view them together. The shapes are organic in
nature and the curvilinear masses continue from one
square section to another. Light is emitted from the
complementary autumnal palette. Intriguing layers
are created with underpainting and then scumbling
with closely keyed colours on top to create a lively
surface. An overall tension is created when the
square sections work with the curvilinear forms.
There is a strong sense of relationships, even
conversations between the abstracted forms.
Tim Dignam’s family is deeply rooted in this area.
Painting and the artistic life come naturally to him,
as his great-grandmother was an accomplished and
edgy feminist painter of her time. Tim follows this
example as a founding member of The Colborne Art
Gallery. He has contributed artworks for exhibit and
also worked as curator there for many years.
Works by other members will also be on display.
The show continues Thursdays through Sundays,
12 to 5 pm, at 51 King Street E., Colborne, through
September 29. For more information, please visit
www.thecolborneartgallery.ca.
by Annie McDonald
Tim Dignam in his studio
Unified Diversity: Tim Dignam at the
Colborne Art Gallery
Last year, Artists Below The Line, a collective of
Belleville artists, raised money in the community to
restore the lighting in the empty art gallery above
the old library building in downtown Belleville in
order to mount an art show.
The resulting show was a huge success but, when it
was over, the group found themselves “stuck” with
an empty gallery. They asked themselves: “What
would happen if the walls were made available to
anyone in the community – to everyone in the
community?” The answer was These Walls AreYours, an unjuried all-ages show and sale that
attracted 75 artists and over 120 pieces of art.
“It was powerful,” says co-organizer Peter Paylor.
“We had ten-year-olds hanging their work next to
established professional artists. Many of the artists
were showing their work publically for the very first
time. Some had the experience of selling their work
for the very first time. The opening was like no
opening I’ve ever experienced. There was so much
pride in the room – people were proud of their work
and proud of the community.”
The gallery is now “The Gallery” – newly renovated
as part of the Core Arts and Culture Centre. To
celebrate its opening, CACC is presenting TheseWalls Are Yours 2. Everyone in the community of
any age or skill level is invited to contribute up to
two pieces of art in any medium to display in The
Gallery. The show will run from September 12 to 30
and it will be a feature of both CACC’s September
19 Open House and as part of the Culture Days Art
Walk on September 28 and 29. “We’d love to see
even more artists participate this year,” says Paylor.
Anyone wishing to submit artwork can drop it off at
the Core Arts and Culture Centre at 223 Pinnacle
Street on Sunday, September 8 from 2 to 4 pm or on
Monday, September 9 from 10 am to 4 pm. There
will be an entry fee of $10 for one piece or $15 for
two pieces.
These WallsAre Yours
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Artwork by Tim Dignam
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Culture Days in Quinte
his parent’s, a headstrong teenager decides to exert
his independence by purchasing his first car without
their permission. Meanwhile, his colourful group of
friends are making plans for their final day of high
school classes and first night of summer vacation. A
series of comedic adventures, close calls, pranks and
mischief take them throughout the beautiful city of
Belleville for a crazy day and a wild night they’ll
never forget.
“Muscle is a comedic coming of age film that
explores cars, music and high school culture as it
existed in the early 2000s in Belleville Ontario. It is
also a love letter to my hometown and the halcyon
memories shared by me and many of the people
involved in the making of this film. I have strived to
present the Quinte area in a complimentary manner
and hope all who watch will be left with fond
impressions. Enjoy! Colin Gray
The Quinte Film Alternative will present matinée
screenings of Making Waves: The Story of the MissSupertest Team and The Belleville McFarlands by
Peter Lockyer, on September 28, with Peter in
attendance. Lockyer has also produced a number of
informative and entertaining vignettes of local
history and culture that will be featured before the
show and at various locations involved in Doors
Open.
Doors Open
Doors Open takes place on September 28, from 9
am to 5 pm, in partnership with Heritage Belleville.
Come to see and hear about historic buildings and
points of interest in our downtown, including Plug N
Playland, the Belleville Public Library, Cat’s Meow,
The Belleville Club, Quinte Arts Council, Earl &
Angelo’s, Bridge Street United Church, Glanmore
House, the Military Museum, St. Paul’s Anglican
Church, City Hall, Belleville Chamber of
Commerce, the Belleville Art Association and the
Loyalist College Parrott Centre.
For complete details on what is happening in
Belleville, go to www.bellevilleculturedays.ca.
There are also Culture Days events happening in the
greater Quinte area.
The Tweed & Area Studio Tour
The Tour takes place September 28 and 29, from 10
am to 5 pm, with more than 23 artists and studios
participating. Check out www.tweedstudiotour.org
for artist information and a free brochure.
Brighton Arts Council Artist Village
On September 28 and 29, visit Brighton Arts
Council’s Artist Village in the King Edward Park
Community Centre, 75 Elizabeth Street, Brighton.
There you can engage in book readings by local,
published authors, participate in workshops for all
ages, and purchase unique pieces of artwork, created
by Brighton Arts Council members. Details at
www.brightonartscouncil.org.
Bloomfield Centre for Creativity
On Sunday, September 29, the Bloomfield Centre
for Creativity is hosting a Hands-On Art Fair, from
10 am to 3 pm. The purpose of the fair is to give
the public an opportunity to get interactive with a
variety of art forms. From pottery to fibre arts, from
carving to painting to jewellery making, there will
be opportunities to explore your creativity. There
will be a diverse group of artists and creators spread
throughout the Baxter Building. This event is open
to people of all ages. Info at
www.bloomfieldcentreforcreativity.org.
Since its start in 2010, Culture Days has seen an
impressive growth in participation across the
country, with an estimated 850 communities
participating this year from coast to coast to coast.
Artists, and art groups, are encouraged to celebrate
the arts in their community. There is still time to
register your event and take advantage of the
national and international promotion provided by the
Culture Days website and national promotional
partners. For more information, go to
www.culturedays.ca.
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The cast of Muscle
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dramatic lake scenes.
Most artists on the Tour are
giving visitors a peak
behind the curtain, a chance
to see the work space where
sculpture, ceramics, glass
works, jewellery, paintings,
printmaking, fibre art and
wood works are created.
The raw materials and tools
of the trade provide a
fascinating look at the steps
to art making, while in some
cases it’s the years of
collected treasures waiting
to be transformed into art
that captivate visitors on the
Tour. Anja Hertle makes
cheerful, whimsical
mosaics, drawing on a collection of discarded tiles,
broken china and pottery shards from local potters,
as well as found objects such as porcelain roses,
forks, bottle caps and buttons. Veronica Derry’s
studio is a treasure trove of vintage fabrics, ribbons,
buttons, lace and antique findings waiting to be
paired with Veronica’s vivid imagination and
attention to fine detail in her framed fibre works.
For some artists on the Tour, it’s simply a matter of
cleaning up a little and throwing the doors open for
visitors. For others, a living room or sunroom
becomes a gallery. Weather permitting, some artists
expand their displays to the outdoors. In two spots
along the tour, there are several artists showing
Alive and thriving after 18 years!
together. Susan MacDonald shares her potter’s
studio with fellow potter, Susan Lago,
metalsmith/jeweller Charles Funnel and Nick
Leniuk, soapstone carver. The beautifully restored
historic old mill in Port Hope will showcase
printmaker Christine Benson, and painters Patricia
Schevers Papp and Les Robling.
But what are the benefits to the artists? Painter
Pamela Tate finds that the studio tour is wonderfully
informal and provides many opportunities to engage
with visitors on a personal level, chat about the
creative process, where inspiration comes from and
the time it takes to follow the process from the seed
of inspiration to a finished piece. Mike Smith, also
a painter, feels that being in the studio, where the
work is created, invites dialog on techniques and
methods which he finds quite rewarding. Visitors
bring their own stories and responses to share, which
can be enriching, inspiring, even encouraging for the
artists who are used to working in isolation.
Visit www.northumberlandstudiotour.com for a
complete list of this year’s artists and a brochure
with map to follow along.
On September 7 and 8, the Northumberland Hills
Studio Tour will work a little magic, by bringing
curious and appreciative art lovers together with
welcoming and creative local artists. There are
wonderful benefits for both sides of this equation
and that’s why it’s worked so well for 18 years.
Yes, this year marks the eighteenth Tour! The Tour
was founded by Vikki Forsyth, a local potter, who
has worked with a number of very able assistants to
make it the success it is. After many years of hard
work, Vikki has handed the reins to a new group of
artists, who are making plans for this year’s event.
The basic format is simple: local artists open their
studio doors for the weekend of September 7 and 8,
and visitors from the community and beyond can
choose any number of studios to explore, without
any admission fee. The 39 artists on this year’s Tour
applied, and were chosen to participate, based on the
quality of their work and the accessibility of their
studio space.
Since it is the Northumberland Hills Studio Tour,
any route you take to visit various studios will lead
you through our rolling hills, offering views of lakes
and the early signs of autumn colours. When you
arrive at the studios along the route, you’ll be treated
to some historic homes, country views and
enchanting gardens. The pond, stream and gardens
on first time Tour participant Ed Hagedorn’s
property are clear influences on his playful use of
colour. When you see the view over Rice Lake from
Rebecca Last’s studio, there won’t be any doubt
about where the inspiration is coming from in her
Pam Tait, one of the artists on the Northumberland Hills Studio Tour
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Wendy Cain
Print and paper maker Wendy Cain is returning to
the John M. Parrott Art Gallery with her brand new
show which has been 20 years in the making.
Shipwreck Dreaming started with the photographing
of a stand of coniferous trees wrapped in burlap for
the winter. Shortly after capturing this image, Wendy
saw a drawing of a shipwreck which was the image
on a very early Greek pottery bowl. These two
elements were fused in her imagination and so
began this series of screen prints and multi-media
works. When Wendy suggested this show, she said,
“I would never have conceived of continuing to be
absorbed by these images for such an extended
period of time.”
In her artist’s statement, she explains, “The images
suggested a sense of loss and mourning, but quickly
began to take on the quality of dream sequences in
which logic appears to bring together disparate
elements to make a narrative. On the moment of
waking, the dream can seem normal, but if
remembered, is often chaotic and illogical to our
waking sensibilities.” When this exhibition is
viewed with this in mind, the images that vary or
repeat from piece to piece seem to come together to
invite us to enter a place of wonder and of creative
imagining.
Wendy Cain was born in Cornwall, Ontario and
graduated with honors from the University of
Toronto and The Ontario College of Art. She has
been teaching printmaking and papermaking at
OCAD since 1978 and is currently Associate
Professor of Art and Past Chair of Printmaking.
Wendy has a very strong connection with the
Belleville Library and Gallery and has shown her
work here numerous times. Her dedication to her
students is evident in the fact that they have been
exhibiting their prints here regularly since the
gallery opened in 1973. They return in December of
this year and it’s a show not to be missed!
Meet Wendy at the opening reception on Thursday,
September 5, from 6 to 7:30 pm. The show
continues until September 19. For further
information, please call 613-968-6731 ext. 2240 or
visit www.bellevillelibrary.ca.
Carol King and Chris Hall are what some call handy,
and I call amazing. They work with wool in
wonderful ways, and not just knitting. These friends
will be showing and selling their creations at the
Makers Hand in November. It’s their first time at the
show and they are working flat out to prepare.
Both women make knitted and felted hats but there’s
much more, “luscious little things” like wristlets,
cuffs and arm warmers, bags and felted flowers and
thick felted mittens that defy Canadian winters.
Carol makes the adorable soft sculpture mice that
feature on the Makers Hand rack card, too.
Welsh-born Carol King, who calls her operation
C.K. Woolies, tells me Chris’s hats are very special
and insists her own are functional and cozy rather
than dramatic. “She means eccentric,” laughs Chris,
who goes on to say, “Carol’s work is superb. She is
20 steps beyond me.” Obviously inspired by the
1920s, Carol’s neat fitting hats are often trimmed
with real fur, vintage buttons and other beautiful
embellishments she finds.
Carol actually taught Chris how to felt. She explains
there are three main techniques: needle felting,
knitting and felting, and wet felting. “And, of course
the fourth kind, accidental felting,” she says,
meaning when you wash a sweater the wrong way
and have to give it to the dog. She demonstrated the
delicate needle felting technique she uses to create
her mice by holding a cloud of raw fleece in her
hand, just like a little bird, then stabbing at it
repeatedly with a tiny barbed needle. It sounds
bizarre, but as the barb tugged and pulled at the
fibres, they began to thicken and become a more
solid mass. “It takes hours and hours,” she says, but
eventually, with her expertise, it becomes a three-
dimensional, characterful little mouse that could
have stepped out of a fairy tale.
Chris Hall is infectiously enthusiastic about
working with wool, constantly experimenting and
innovating. “When I first made felted hats I got a lot
of creasing,” she confides. “That’s why I started
embellishing.” She’s long past the creasing stage,
but those embellishments make her hats one-of-a-
kind collectables. Chris had been knitting pretty,
whimsical, sometimes whacky hats before she
learned the art of felting wool and discovered she
could literally sculpt her hats. She threw herself into
this new art and shares her projects on her blog at
caketinhats.ca. Chris favours strong shapes and
sherbet colours and her hats range from elegant
cloches trimmed with feathers to sculpted berets that
bring to mind the Sydney Opera House.
Carol is vastly experienced with all things wool. She
used to buy her fleece straight from the shearing
floor, “debris and all,” she laughs, “and I’d wash
and wash and wash it, then dye it, then spin it. I still
love doing it all, but I don’t buy it raw so much
anymore. I’m getting lazy.”
Lazy is the last word I would use for these two
passionate craftswomen. Check out their gorgeous
creations at the Maker’s Hand, November 1, 2, and
3 at the Picton Fairgrounds. Until then, you can see
Chris’ work on her blog and Carol’s enchanting mice
at themakershand.com.
Felted Mice by Carol King of Woolworked
by Janet Davies
The John M. Parrott Art Gallery turns 40 this fall,
and the Belleville Art Association turns 55. We have
a lot of great activities and events planned in
celebration and we invite you join in the festivities.
In Gallery One in September we are previewing the
art which was generously donated by regional artists
for a fundraiser for the Gallery, called ‘One for All.’
See below for more information about this exciting
fundraising event, which will take place on October
4. We are extremely grateful for the generosity of
our artistic community and were overwhelmed by
the number of pieces we received. We are truly
blessed to live in an area so rich with creativity.
Please visit to view the items that will be going
home with each ticket holder in October. The show
runs until September 19 and the opening reception
will be held on Thursday, September 5, from 6 to
7:30 pm.
On Thursday, September 26, the annual juried show
of the Belleville Art Association (BAA) opens, to
mark the 55th anniversary of the group!
Congratulations to the membership past and present
for keeping it so vibrant and exciting for so long!
Join us from 6 to7:30 pm, on September 26, to help
celebrate this remarkable achievement.
Friday and Saturday, September 27 and 28, are
Culture Days across the country, and Belleville is
participating in a big way! The BDIA have planned
many events and we are participating by having art
workshops and demonstrations, tours of the gallery
and activities for all ages in the Library. You will
most definitely want to make this a destination on
your route!
On Friday, October 4, we are hosting a fundraiser
here at the gallery called ‘One For All.’ Tickets are
available at the Library and are $100. This is not a
silent auction! Each ticket holder will have the
opportunity to choose one of the original pieces of
art donated by a regional artist and to take it home.
There will be entertainment, refreshments and all
Fall shows in the Parrott Galleryby Susan Holland, Curator
sorts of creative fun! Give us a call or drop by to
find out more or to purchase tickets. All funds raised
will be used to purchase specialized lighting for the
Art Gallery.
Throughout the month of October we have a full
slate of family focused events and we invite you join
us. Aside from our regular programs such as the
Open Studio Tuesday, Musical Gifts with Rick
Penner, The Drawing Room and the BAA Mini
Workshop, we will be offering Art Talks and
instructional art workshops for kids and adults.
Also, don’t miss the BAA juried show which runs
until October 31.
We hope to see you in the Gallery during our
anniversary month. For complete details of the
events and more information about the Gallery,
please visit www.bellevillelibrary.ca or give us a call
at 613-968-6731 ext. 2240.
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Awards presented at theannual CLIC photo showThe Eastern Ontario Photo Show (CLIC) displayed
92 photos – black and white, and colour - by 64
photographers from Port Hope to as far as Ottawa.
The show was presented by The Prince Edward
County Arts Council in the summer and was shown
in the upstairs gallery of Books & Company in
Picton. Jurors for the show were three renowned
Canadian photographers - Marilyn Lightstone,
Richard Martin, and Graham Davies.
Best in Show and the Doug Boult Award for
Photographic Excellence were given to Jeff Gardner
of Cobourg. The Adult Division, Colour Category
awards were given to Susi Walters, Geoff Noxon
and Gabrielle Holowacz. Honourable Mentions
went to David Vaughan, Mark Hopper and Andrea
Osborne.
Adult Division, Black and White
Category awards went to Lola Reid
Allin, Bob Perks and Allan Short.
Honourable Mentions were given to
Dave Taylor, Lola Reid Allin and
Raymond Williams.
Winners of the Student Division were
Britney Pasion, Heather Beach and
Arionna Scaletta. Honourable mentions
went to Noah Redka and Amanda
Paulhaus.
For more information, please visit
www.clicphotoshow.ca.
Life, by Lola Reid Allin, received First Prize in theAdult Black and White Category
DeserontoPhoto Contestwinners
The Town of Deseronto received over 100
submissions from 14 photographers, and after much
review and consideration, the top three images were
selected, as well as a number of honourable
mentions. Many fantastic photos were submitted that
will be used in community print and online
marketing materials. They encourage photographers
to start snapping their photos now for the 2014
contest! All winning and honourable mention photos
are available for viewing at www.deseronto.ca,
Deseronto’s Facebook page, or in person at the
Town Hall and Public Library. Contest winners are:
Gary Howie (1st place), Robert Bamlett (2nd place),
and Juliane Eckert (3rd place).
This photo by Julianne Eckert won 3rd place
Non-profit organizations were invited to participateand New Life Girls Home, a Christian Program,came out to paint a commemorative banner tocelebrate 25 years of ministry at the home.Pictured here are residents and staff proudlydisplaying their banner.
Janet B Gallery & Studios was looking for a way to
bring art to Consecon. Sherry Bergman, a Consecon
Rate Payers Association Executive, suggested
creating banners through a Consecon Beautification
Project.
The whole community came together to beautify the
village through the Consecon Banner Painting
Festival. Volunteers Janet Battaglio, Sherry Bergman
and Ena Walton took time from their businesses to
make banners and assist with painting over a three
week period, involving painters aged four to 75.
One day, on the grand veranda at Consecon Mill,
there were teens, young musicians, a working mom, a
grandmother, and three volunteers painting while Jack
Stinson, 93 years young looked on! Together we
learned what was loved about the town, what was
important to the people, who had hidden artistic
talents and how amazing children are at adapting their
art to a ‘big format.’
Nick and Steve, of Nick Livingstone Construction
saved the day and a lot of money, with a last minute
generous donation of time and a very large ladder, to
install the banners in time for Consecon Day on
August 3.
Everyone involved expressed a great sense of pride
seeing the banners hanging throughout the village. A
heart-felt banner, dedicated to Legion 509, honored
the legion’s community work and our servicemen and
women. Businesses joined in the fun, commissioning
cartoon-style scenes of working in our village. This
town has spirit and art is one more way to express it!
This is an ongoing exhibit, with 25 hand-painted
banners depicting “Life In Consecon,” by members of
the community, flying high on Main Street.
This project was a Janet B Gallery & Studiosinitiative, sponsored by the Consecon AreaRatepayers Association and the ConseconBeautification Project. For more information aboutthe banners, call Janet at 613-965-5698.
Consecon Community comes together in flying colours!
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Marc Bourdon made up as a Zombie. Makeup & Photo by Gina McNevin
October 5th“Run for THEIR Lives” is an event to help raisemoney for Pediatric Cancer Research through thefun of Zombies.
The event needs:
- artists that want to create an Art Installation or help out on one of the larger projects
- volunteers to help make this a safe and fun race from beginning to end.
- vendors that want to promote their product or service.
- supplies to make the event unique. (obstacle items, old clothes to make Zombies, etc.)
If you have any questions please contact Marcat [email protected] or if you would likemore information visit www.runfortheirlives.ca