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The Elora Festival Singers perform Saturday at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John and Sunday at the Playhouse in Fredericton.

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

Pick of the week: Symphony New Brunswick Season Premiere is Tuesday at the Fredericton Playhouse, 8 p.m. Features conductor Stéphane Laforest and soloist Patricia Creighton, principal flute with Symphony Nova Scotia. Highlights include 'Symphony No.8.,' Op.88 by Anton Dvorak; 'Concertino for Flute,' Op. 107, D major by Cecile Chaminade; 'Five Miniatures for Flutes and Strings' by William McCauley. Tickets available at the Playhouse box office (458-8344); online at www.theplayhouse.ca or at the door. Adults, $40; seniors, $35; students, $10.

' Saturday: The Elora Festival Singers perform Saturday at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John and Sunday at The Playhouse in Fredericton. The singers have formed the core of the Toronto Mendellssohn Choir since 1997. Playhouse box office: 458-8344 or www.theplayhouse.ca; Imperial Theatre box office: 674-4100.

St. Thomas University holds auditions for Fredericton's annual Christmas at the Playhouse at the Black Box Theatre in Sir James Dunn Hall today at 1 p.m. and again Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Come prepared to sing a Christmas song unaccompanied. This production runs Dec. 18-21. Please contact the Education and Outreach Director at 459-6212 or email amani@theplayhouse.ca.

An evening featuring a variety of New Brunswick food and drink, 7-10 p.m., Delta Fredericton, in support of the Nature Trust of New Brunswick. Tickets, $30 (HST included), can be purchased at Westminster Books, 445 King St.; Ross Drugs, 402 Queen St., and 1128 Smythe St.; Picaroons Brewing Company, 55 Melissa St.; Northside Delta Hotel; and Bruno's Restaurant, 225 Woodstock Rd.; The Nature Trust of New Brunswick, 404 Queen St., third floor. Contact Amie Palmer at 457-2398 or info@ntnb.org.

A photographic exhibition by Helen Mórag McKinnon opens at the Oromocto Public Library on Miramichi Road today, 3-5 p.m. The exhibition will be up for the month of October. Contact Helen Mórag McKinnon at 357-3838 or eilidh@nbnet.nb.ca.

The University of New Brunswick offers a No Limits program to anyone over 50. Fall courses include opera appreciation, painting with pastels or watercolours, Canadian Cinema, cartooning, and digital photography. Check out course descriptions at www.cel.unb.ca/nolimits or call 458-7106 for more information or to register. No tests, no marks, no pressure.

Come to the Hooper Studios Gallery in Hampton to meet fibre artist Alison Murphy from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Alison will be working on needle felting for an upcoming show. Call 650-3333 or visit www.artathooperstudios.com for details.

Art workshop for kids at Hooper Studios, 177 Kennebecasis River Rd., Hampton, with Sue Hooper starts today and runs till Nov. 15. Learn about composition, perspective, line, form and textures in a fun and encouraging atmosphere. For children ages 5-9, 10 a.m.-noon.; and ages 10-14, 1:30-3:30 p.m. The cost is $105 plus tax. Call 650-3333 or visit www.artathooperstudios.com for additional information.

Colours & Canvas art exhibition, today and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Portland United Church, 50 Newport Cres. (off Millidge Avenue, near Baxter Foods), Saint John. Admission is $2. Guest artist is Ron Howard. Enjoy the works of some very talented amateur painters. Proceeds will benefit the church. 642-7404 or 647-2771.

' Sunday: St. Andrews Film Society screens 'Away From Her' at the W.C. O'Neill Arena Theatre at 7:30 p.m. A poignant story of a woman lost to Alzheimer's, and how a married couple is separated by this disease. This production is open to the public. Admission is free although a donation of $3 or $4 is suggested. Call 529-4982 or 529-3067 or visit www.standrewartscentre.org/events.htm.

The Voices of the Bay choir perform at the Grand Manan Community School at 4 p.m. The choir sings a wide variety of songs, including one written for the concert merging 100 voices into one. Tickets are $10 (students $5) and will be available at the door. Ferries to the island leave Black's Harbour Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. There is a return ferry at 7 p.m. after the concert. Contact Francie Howard at 529-4145.

Japanese dance classes start today and run till Nov. 23. These lessons will be held every Sunday, 2-3 p.m., at the Multicultural Association of Fredericton on York Street. The fee is $40 ($5 per session). Proceeds will be donated to the Japanese Association of Fredericton. For details please contact Haruka at 450-5036.

The Saint John Theatre Company holds a general crew call for anyone interested in working behind the scenes of 'Chicago,' 2 p.m., 112 Princess St., Saint John. From costumes to props to set construction and painting, we need volunteers in all areas of production. All welcome, no experience is necessary. For details: www.saintjohntheatrecompany.com; 652-7584.

' Monday: The Monday night film series presents 'The Stone Angel,' 8 p.m., Tilley Hall, University of New Brunswick Fredericton campus. Regular admission is $7 per screening. Memberships are available that reduce admission price to $3 per screening. Tickets and memberships are available at Tilley Hall, Room 102 on Monday Nights. Membership cards are also available at the NB Film Co-op. Contact NB Film Co-op at 732 Charlotte Street (Charlotte Street Arts Center); 455-1632; www.nbfilmcoop.com/fs.htm; info@nbfilmcoop.com.

' Wednesday: Julien Le Blanc performs a solo piano recital. From the warm fiery sounds of the Mediterranean to the languid sorrows of Poland he invites you to take a musical tour of Southern Europe. The UNB Resident Musician performs Scarlatti, Granados, Poulenc, and Chopin, 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall, the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. This concert is part of Music on the Hill's 2008-09 concert series. Tickets, $23 for adults, $21 for seniors, and $7 for students, are available at Westminster Books, The Paper Trail and at the door. Save money by purchasing a series subscription. Visit our website at musichill.unb.ca or call 457-2233.

Art at Hooper Studios, 177 Kennebecasis River Rd., Hampton, hosts a workshop with Sue Hooper. Runs Oct. 8 to Nov. 26, 7 to 9:30 p.m. The cost is $190 plus tax. This course is designed for beginning and intermediate students interested in developing strong drawing skills. Call 650-3333 or visit www.artathooperstudios.com for additional information.

Introduction to photography course starts with Continuing Education, NBCC Saint John Campus, 950 Grandview Ave., Saint John. The six-week course runs until Nov. 12 every Wednesday evening, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuition is $177.41. Learn how to use ISO to alter exposures; apply aperture settings to appropriate photographs; apply shutter speed to appropriate situations; download digital images from camera to computer; minor digital manipulation of images and more about composition and light. Call 658-2577 for more info or visit www.nbcc.ca/sjcontinuinged.

' Thursday: Ex Libris, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery's first reading group of the season starts at 7 p.m. The book to be discussed is 'The Madonnas of Leningrad' by Debra Dean. The moderator is renowned Fredericton storyteller Joan Meade. Contact Laurie Glenn Norris at 458-2024 or lglenn@beaverbrookartgallery.org.

Centre JMC-Fredericton hosts a performance by Brian Wagorn on piano and cellist Ariel Barnes at 7:30 p.m. Barns enjoys a varied career as a soloist and both a chamber and orchestral musician. For details, visit www.myspace.com/jmcbarneswagorn and www.jmnb.ca.

Shakespeare Festival runs Thursday to Saturday in Saint John. Performance of 'Alls Well that Ends Well,' Thursday to Saturday, 7:30 p.m., St. Malachy's High School Theatre, Saint John. Tickets: $15. Renaissance Feast, Saturday, 7 p.m., Trinity Royal Room, Delta Brunswick Hotel. Enjoy excerpts from Will's plays and music, whilst you relish a Renaissance four-course meal. Tickets: $60 each, $110 per couple. The Shakespeare Festival is presented by the Shakespeare Society of Saint John. Call 674-2240 for details. .

' Friday: Carrie Underwood in concert, 7:30 p.m., Harbour Station, 99 Station Street, Saint John. Underwood is the CMA and ACM female vocalist of the year. 657-12234.

' Coming Up: The Canadian Council on Learning's Adult Learning Knowledge Centre invites submissions for a poster design contest from professional artists and designers in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Winning designs will be awarded $5,000. Submission deadline is Oct. 15. For additional information go to www.ccl-cca.ca/adultlearning.

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