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Agenda is Salon's weekly look at what's going on around the province.

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The Miller Brittain art exhibition, ‘When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears,’ opens at the New Brunswick Museum Exhibition Centre in Market Square, Saint John, on Sunday.

Pick of the week: On Sunday The Miller Brittain art exhibition, 'When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears,' opens at the New Brunswick Museum Exhibition Centre in Market Square, Saint John. A celebration of the artist's life and work with approximately 80 works, including drawings and paintings, spanning from 1932 to the time of his death in 1968. Organized and circulated by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Call 1-888-268-9595 or visit www.nbm-mnb.ca for details.

n Saturday: Saint David's United Church, 7A Gondola Point Road, Rothesay, hosts its 10th Annual Art Show & Sale, today, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sixty-five local artists will display more than 225 paintings. Admission is $2.

Philip Lee, author of 'Bittersweet: Confessions of a Twice-Married Man,' appears at Opera Bistro, 60 Prince William St., Saint John, 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. While on the surface disclosing the story of the breakup of a marriage, Lee explores the nature of love in all its forms. Lunch and book included with the reading. Tickets are $50. Call to reserve seating at 642-2822 or by emailing eat@operabistro.com

Bathurst High School, 1225 Riverside Drive, Bathurst, hosts an IODE Arts & Craft Fair, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 546-5519 or visit wimbly@nb.sympatico.ca for details.

Writers' Federation of New Brunswick holds its Fall Literary Fair. Take part in an afternoon of readings and a workshop. The afternoon activities will be held at Doodles Café, Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte St, Fredericton, noon - 9 p.m. Authors include Beth Powning Mark Anthony Jarman, Jacques Poitras among others. $20 for members / $25 for non-members. Contact Michelle Lovegrove Thomson at wfnb@nb.aibn.com / 459-7228 /www.wfnb.ca. for details.

The Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada presents 'King Lear' at 8 p.m. at the Playhouse in Fredericton. Suitable for children 13 and older who are comfortable with mature themes. Tickets are available at the Playhouse box office, 458-8344, or online at www.theplayhouse.ca.

Jazz & Comedy Charity Festival, 1 p.m., to closing. Somerset Pub, 229 Churchill Boul., Saint John. Tickets: $20 can be purchased at the Somerset Pub. All proceeds go to the Saint John Regional Hospital Oncology Department in memory of Mary Hanson, jazz lover, and Jamie Williams, comedian and MC. The entertainment will consist of jazz combos, a Big Dance Band, a Dixieland Band, singers, dancers and a live auction. 654-3166.

n Sunday: The exhibition 'Oser l'aventure de la création' by Marie Hélène Allain opens at the Galerie d'art Louise et Reuben-Coehn at the Université de Moncton. Official opening, 2-5 p.m. Exhibition continues until Nov. 30. Call 858-4088 or visit www.umoncton.ca/gaum

Kathy Reichs, world-renowned author and forensic anthropologist, will speak in Moncton. Reichs, whose career is the inspiration for the Fox network's hit television series 'Bones,' is coming to promote her 10th novel, 'Bones to Ashes' at 2 p.m. at Moncton High School. Later in the evening, Reichs will speak at the Magnum Opus Gala Art Auction which begins at 7 p.m. the Delta Beauséjour. Tickets for Magnum Opus are $50 each and can be purchased at the Moncton Public Library, located at 644 Main St., suite 101. To view art for sale at the auction, visit www.galamagnumopusgala.ca.

Juno Award-winning folk singer Connie Kaldor performs at the Imperial Theatre, Saint John, 8 p.m. Tickets: $24, $22, $20. Youth 18 & under: $20. Contact the box office at 674-4100 or 1-800-323-7469. Visit www.imperialtheatre.nb.ca

Maritime Marionettes perform 'The Lonely Leprechaun: When the Earth Became Too Warm' at the Imperial Theatre, Saint John, 2 p.m. Contact the box office at 674-4100 or 1-800-323-7469. Visit www.imperialtheatre.nb.ca

Fredericton Designer Weavers meeting, 2-4 p.m. at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery on Queen Street, Fredericton. Weavers, fibre artists, knitters, and guests are welcome to attend. Bring your show and tell items, problem projects and/or something to work on. Contact Karen LeBlanc at 457-1443 (home) or 453-6996 (work).

Rotary Sings, 7 p.m., Mission Anglican Church, 819 Millidge Ave., Saint John. Featuring the Saint John Rotary Boys Choir and Junior Men's Ensemble, and special guests, the Rothesay Kings Rotary Girls Choir and clarinetist David Dow. Free will offering. Proceeds to the church building fund.

n Monday: Beginner adult art classes for those who feel they can't draw or paint but would like to learn, 7-9 p.m. at Fredericton High School. Admission is $60 (includes all materials). Register at 357-2682 or mmesheau@nb.sympatico.ca

Monday Night Film Series presents 'When Did You Last See Your Father?' at 8 p.m. in Tilley Hall, Room 102, University of New Brunswick's Fredericton campus. Call 455-1632 or visit www.nbfilmcoop.com/fs.htm for details.

n Wednesday: Theatre UNB presents 'High Life' at 8 p.m. Tickets are $6 for students, $10 for adults, and are available at the door. For details, call 447-3078 or email jdashner@gmail.com.

Mount Allison University invites audiences to reflect on how even the passage of 100 years could not erase the shadow of Victorian morality in 'Seeing With New Eyes' at the Windsor Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $10 and $5 and may be reserved by calling 364-2234 or email mblagrave@mta.ca

n Thursday: The Jeunesses Musicales du Canada Fredericton, presents the opera 'Le Barbier de Séville' at 7:30 p.m. in the Bernard-Poirier Théâtre of Le centre communautaire Sainte-Anne. Tickets are available for $33 for adults and $12.50 for students at the Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne's reception desk. The admission is free of charge for school-aged children accompanied by an adult ticket holder.

Tafelmusik, 6:45 to 7:15 p.m. in the Trinity Royal Room, Delta Hotel, Saint John. A fundraising event for the Early Music Studio of Saint John featuring German and Italian hors d'oeuvres and French pâtisseries, served with fine wines and accompanied by 17th- and 18th-century music performed on period instruments. Art auction. Tickets: $60 (a tax receipt for $20 will be issued). For information and tickets, contact: emstudio@nbnet.nb.ca or call 634-8442.

n Friday: Application deadline for NB Youth Choir Auditions. Time is running out to apply for the first ever New Brunswick Youth Choir. Contact Leo at nbcf@nbnet.nb.ca or 453-3731 if you are interested. These three days of intensive training will be hosted by the Mount Allison University Department of Music.

Call to artists for Christmas Craft Sale. A new sale of unique work by N.B. craftspeople will be held at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Fredericton, Nov. 29, noon to 4 p.m. 18-20 spaces available. Looking for artists who would like to have a table at a cost of $40. All funds raised through table registration will be donated to Cancer Research at Fredericton's Relay for Life 2009. All artistic mediums welcome. Email Sarah McIntyre at unbeweaveable@ymail.com for a registration form. Deadline to register is Oct. 31.

Fiesta Latino Masquerade at Lily Lake Pavilion, Rockwood Park, Saint John. Reception, 7 p.m. Dinner & entertainment, 8 p.m. Fireworks, 10 p.m. Canaport LNG fundraiser for Lily Lake Pavilion Community Initiatives Programs. Tickets: $150 each. Table of 10: $1,500. Latin costumes encouraged but not required. Tickets available at 636-0603.

n Saturday (Nov. 1): New Brunswick Museum showcases the exhibition Pilot Officer Art O'Neil, Flying Beaufighters in Forgotten Campaigns. Art O'Neil, born in Saint John in 1918, flew Beaufighter aircraft for the Royal Air Force from bases in North Africa and Italy during the Second Word War. Material recently donated by his family documenting his wartime experience will be featured. Call 1-888-268-9595 or visit www.nbm-mnb.ca for details.

Gallery 151's next exhibition opening is 6-9 p.m. Come and enjoy Craig Smith Dow, Ted Boothroyd, Patty Jordan, Helen Quinn, David Brewer, and the Hubbard Avenue School. Visit 151 Aberdeen St. or www.151dk.com. Hours are Thursday through Saturday noon-7 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

'On The Road Again' is at the Imperial Theatre at 7:30 p.m. It's been a year since his widely revered, multi-Gemini award-winning CBC-TV program went off air after 20 seasons, so we're thrilled to announce Wayne's back. Join him, up close and personal, for an evening of tales from the road, laughter and song. For details visit www.shantero.com.

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