Agenda
Pick of the week: The Saint John String Quartet presents 'Up And Coming,' Wednesday, 8 p.m., Saint John Arts Centre, 20 Hazen Ave. The guest piano soloist is Julien LeBlanc. The program includes 'Variations on a Theme by Benjamin Britten for Piano and Strings' by G. Kulesha, 'La Oracion del Torero' by Turina, and 'Piano Quintet in E flat Major Op. 44' by R. Schumann. Tickets: 674-4100 or at the door.
Today: 'Lysistrata,' 7:30 p.m. Saint John Arts Centre, 20 Hazen Ave. In this modern retelling of Aristophanes' Greek Classic by, poet and playwright Clyde A. Wray brings an updated vision for modern times. Runs May 8-10 and again May 22-24. Tickets $15. Seating is very limited, reserve by calling 633-4870.
Interaction Children's Theatre presents 'The Wizard of Oz', 1 p.m. Imperial Theatre, Saint John. Featuring the entire IACT company (189 children), this adaptation is a modern story of a teen and her young cousin, Toto. Tickets: $17, $12. Visit www.interactiontheatre or call 674-4100 for details.
The premiere performance of 'The Death and Lives of Pinocchio' by Sackville composer and Mount Allison music professor Ian Crutchley and Motion Ensemble begins at 8 p.m. Admission is pay-what-you-wish. For details, call Andrew Miller, director of Motion Ensemble, at 470-6472, or visit motionensemble.com.
Sotto Voce Quartet, one of North America's premier brass chamber groups, is in concert at 7:30 at Memorial Hall on UNB's Fredericton campus, and Sunday at 3 p.m. in All Saints Anglican Church on King Street in St. Andrews. Tickets, $15/adult, $10 senior/student, are available at the door.
Singer-songwriter Juan Sebastian Larobina presents his show 'Norte-Sur' at the Capitol Theatre, Moncton, at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the Capitol Theatre, Frank's Music and l'Université de Moncton, $12.50 to $18.50. Tickets can also be purchased by phone 856-4379 or 1-800-567-1922 or online at capitol.nb.ca.
The 20th annual Rothesay Netherwood School Parents' Guild Art Show and Sale takes place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Irving Gymnasium on the Rothesay campus, with more than 150 paintings and artworks by a wide variety of artists from Central and Atlantic Canada. Proceeds will enhance the learning environment for its students. For details, call 847-8224 or visit www.rns.cc.
Nashwaaksis Middle School students perform their adaption of the novel 'Three Wishes" Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak', which records the thoughts and feelings of contemporary Israeli and Palestinian children, at the Nashwaaksis Middle School, 4 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $5, $3 for students. For details, call Sharon Flatt at 449-0408.
Author Budge Wilson ('Before Green Gables') and renowned Montgomery scholar Elizabeth Rollins Epperly ('Imagining Anne') will be reading from and discussing their new books from 11:45 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Opera Bistro, 60 Prince William St., Saint John. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the publication of L.M. Montgomery's 'Anne of Green Gables' with fine food, fine conversation, and two new, very fine books. Tickets (call to reserve seating) are $60, which includes lunch and a copy of 'Before Green Gables' or $90 for lunch and a copy of both books. For details, call Opera Bistro at 642-2822 or e-mail eat@operabistro.com.
Readers' Theatre production of 'Animal Farm.' Stepping Stone and The Unitarian Fellowship have joined forces to produce a readers' theatre production of George Orwell's classic 'Animal Farm' at Unitarian House, 874 York St., Fredericton, 7 p.m. Admission is by free-will offering in support of establishing a hospice in Fredericton.
Sunday: The St. Andrews Film Society presents the 2006 documentary 'N'tolonapemk,' about the Passamaquoddy society and culture, at the W.C. O'Neill Arena Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Discussion will follow the screening. Public welcome. Free admission, with a suggested donation of $3 ($4 for nonmembers). Call 529-4982 for details.
Monday: National Youth Choir of Canada performs at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Church, Saint John. This first rate choir is under the expert direction of Dr. Julian Wachner. Some of the most talented singers in the country are university vocalists who make up this choir and will sing music to thrill you. The concert is sponsored by the Saint John Chorale. Tickets are available at the door for $15/adults, $5/students.
Tuesday: A free arts community forum in Saint John will discuss the development of a New Brunswick provincial arts organization. 5-6:30 p.m. at the Saint John Arts Centre, 20 Hazen Ave.. For details, call Betty Tompkins 648-3490.
Wednesday: An Adult Book Club takes place from noon to 1 p.m. at the Saint John Free Public Library, 1 Market Square. The club will discuss 'The Sea' by John Banville. For details, call 643-7237 or 643-7220.
The Sackville launch of Mount Allison University professor Mark Blagrave's debut novel 'Silver Salts,' about the Port City's 1920s silent film industry, takes place at 4:30 p.m. in the Owens Art Gallery on the Mount Allison University campus. For details, contact Sheila Hawks of Cormorant Publishing at cormorantpublicity@bellnet.ca, (http://www.cormorantbooks.com/) or call the university's the communications office at 364-2600.
Thursday: The 25th annual inkshed working conference in Fredericton draws inkshedders from all over North America at St. Thomas University May 15-18. For details or to register, contact Russ Hunt at hunt@stu.ca or e-mail conference organizers at inkshed25@stu.ca.
The Musée acadien de l'Université de Moncton invites Parks Canada archaeologist Charles Burk to hold an open conference entitled 'Commemorating Beaubassin: Public Archaeology in the Village Beneath the Ground.' The conference will be held in English at 7 p.m. in the Clement-Cormier Building on the Moncton Campus. A light snack will be served. For details, call 858-4088.
Ricardo Duschesne, a professor in the University of New Brunswick Saint John social science department, presents the first in a series of three free lectures over three weeks at the New Brunswick Museum, Market Square, Saint John, at 7 p.m. This week, Duschesne examines the historical geography of the West; where Western civilization originated and developed; how do we identify this civilization, and where is it located now? For details, call 643-2300.
Applications must be received no later than 4 p.m. Thursday for Artists in Residence, a series of one-week artist residencies in the Soldiers' Barracks in Fredericton. The residencies will run May 31 through Sept. 26. Visit www.frederictonartsalliance.ca or contact Maria Bourgeois at 443-9900 or frederictonartsalliance@yahoo.ca for details.
Podium 2008: Choral Waves - Ondes Chorales, the New Brunswick Choral Federation Conference at Mount Allison University offers a lineup of public concerts. Rajaton performs Thursday, 8 p.m. In their native Finland, Rajaton are a pop phenomenon with five gold and two platinum records. On Friday at 8 p.m., the 2008 National Youth Choir performs. On Sunday at 8 p.m. Canada Sings! showcases Conspirato Chamber Singers, a group of talented young choristers from London, Ont.; Les Ms., a ladies ensemble from Newfoundland; and the Ottawa BachChoir. All performances are at Convocation Hall, Mount Allison University. Buy tickets by calling the Mount Allison Performing Arts message line at 364-2662, contacting Peggy Craig at mcraig@mta.ca or online from TicketPro at http://www.ticketpro.ca.
Friday: There will be a Theatre and Dance workshop with Tara Cheyenne Friedenburg at the Imperial Theatre, Saint John, 7-9:15 p.m. The 'Character Creation Through Movement' workshop is intended for theatre and dance professionals as well as students ages 16 and up. Registration is $25 at Imperial Theatre Box Office or by calling 674-4100. For details, visit taracheyenne.com.
The Great Saint John Gallery Hops are back, this year with three new members. The hop takes place Friday and runs from 4 to 8 p.m., with the exception of Third Space, which will be open until 11 p.m. Participants include the New Brunswick Museum, Millenium Artspace (Saint John Free Public Library), Saint John Arts Centre, City of Saint John Gallery, The Third Space, Tim Isaac Art and Antiques, Klausen Framing and Art Gallery, Citadel Gallery, Trinity Galleries, Handworks Gallery and the Peter Buckland Gallery. For details, contact Peter Buckland Gallery (693-9721 / buckart@nb.sympatico.ca).
Photographers Kate Breen of Saint John, Ashley Hicks of Fredericton and Lauchlan Ough of Saint John have assembled an exhibit of work from Japan. Entitled 'Experience Japan' the show opens Friday and is up until June 28 at the Saint John City Art Gallery. The show depicts Japanese culture and everyday life through the eyes of three individuals - from the Tokyo's ultra-modern architecture, Kyoto's many shrines and temples, and the natural habitat of the snow monkeys.
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