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* The Early Music Studio of Saint john presents the second of four noontime concerts. Sara Liptay (baroque violin, viola da gamba) and Tim Blackmore (recorder, harpsichord) present a program of works by Sermisy, Byrd, Lalande and Handel. Performances run from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and take place in St. John's (Stone) Church, 87 Carleton St. A free will offering is accepted. Visit www.earlymusicstudio.ca for details.

* Gallery Connexion in partnership with Fredericton Arts & Learning present José Luis Torres - Nomadic Landscape. José will be building a new and exciting permanent sculpture in the newly developing Culture Garden behind the Charlotte Street Art Centre, 732 Charlotte St. A free workshop will be offered at noon. Call 454-1433 for details.

* The Marsh/Jazz/Blues/World Music Festival presents the final concert in their festival. Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana will perform at 8 p.m. in the Brunton Auditorium on Main St. Sackville. The performers will be joined by Ottawa-based singer songwriter Kelly Lee Evans, Cuban dub poet and rapper Telmary Diaz, and the ethereal Cuban/Haitian Grupo Vocal Desandann. Tickets are available at Tidewater books in Sackville and at the door. Prices $20 at the door, $17.50 in advance and $10 for students. Visit www.festivalbythemarsh.ca or call 364-2179 for details.

* There will be a summer auction featuring contents from Bordeaux House, Pointe a la Croix, Quebec at the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre. The viewing runs from 3-5 p.m. and the auction begins at 5 p.m. with auctioneer Tim Isaac. Bordeaux House was built in 1800 by Thomas Busteed who had emigrated from Ireland in 1786. His brother William had arrived in the Restigouche area as a United Empire Loyalist from upstate New York in 1783. The present owner is the sixth generation to have lived in the ancestral home. The house is recognized as the oldest home in Eastern Quebec and is classified as such by Quebec's Department of Cultural Affairs. Each generation has brought its artifacts and furniture to the home. Two marriages into the prominent Botsford family of southern New Brunswick in the 1800s has resulted in items arriving from that area. Visit www.timisaac.com for details.

* The Saint John Arts Centre, 20 Hazen Avenue, welcomes back internationally recognized artist Jay Dampf for a skill-building art workshop for all levels. The course runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Friday, July 17. The cost is $375. Call 633-4870 for details.

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* Jayme Stone and Mansa Sissoko are on tour this summer and will play two shows in the province. They play today at the Arena Complex Theatre in St. Andrews and Wednesday at Harvey Hall in Riverside Albert. Two years ago, Juno award-winning banjo visionary Jayme Stone set off on a pilgrimage to Mali in search of the banjo's African roots. Little did he know that, as he was roughing it in rural villages a renowned Malian artist was on his way to Quebec to start a new life in Canada: kora player and long-time Habib Koite accompanist Mansa Sissoko. Upon Stone's return to Canada, the two met up in Sissoko's new home of Quebec City and began a musical exploration of the connections between African music and the Appalachian music influenced by African slaves. The resulting album, Africa to Appalachia, won this year's Juno award for World Album of the Year. The music they perform combines traditional Malian music and modern compositions by both Stone and Sissoko, inspired by roots music from their respective continents.

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