January 20-26, 2014: This Week in Atlantic Canada
Did you know
that January 25th is Opposite Day? This Saturday, if
you so choose to partake, maybe you’ll have roast chicken for breakfast and
scrambled eggs for supper. Or perhaps you’ll speak and write in antonyms all
day, or walk backwards or drive through red lights!?!
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Or you could challenge yourself on Saturday, or any day this week, to do something completely out of your comfort zone—something you have never done before. In honour of Opposite Day, maybe you could ask out that cute barista who’s been serving your morning lattes, or visit an art gallery you’ve never set foot in before, or even try for the very first time to pick up a paintbrush and create…
This is
starting to sound like a daily horoscope, so let’s get on with some of the
things going on in Atlantic Canada this week.
♫
Songs of the Week ♫
Last week, Pictou County, Nova Scotia born Dave
Gunning, along with
co-songwriter David Francey, went to Joel Plaskett’s
New Scotland Yard studio in Dartmouth. There they re-recorded “A Game Goin’ On,” the winning tune for Hockey Night in
Canada Song Quest. Saturday night the recording was featured on Hockey
Night in Canada. Take a listen: http://music.cbc.ca/#/Hockey-Night-in-Canada-Song-Quest
“The Promise,”
the third song of Christina Martin’s series Remember
Me: Songs and Stories Relating to Dementia, was
released today. The series came from Martin’s artist-in-residency with Dr.
Kenneth Rockwood (Dalhousie Geriatric Medical Research and the Canadian
Dementia Knowledge Translation Network) through a partnership with Alzheimer
Society of Nova Scotia. “The Promise” was co-written and recorded by Dale
Murray.
Opportunities
Auditions
for Dartmouth Players’ production of Harvey
January 26th
& January 27th, 6-9pm
Those
interested in volunteering for backstage/technical roles are encouraged to
attend too. Harvey will be performed in April.
For more details, e-mail the director
Andrew Finnigan: andrewpfinnigan@gmail.com
Seeking Musicians/Performers
for Dieppe’s Summer Presentations
The City of
Dieppe is inviting musical and performance groups to take part in the 27th
edition of their Wednesday Show presentations (July 2 to August 20).
Deadline to
send in demo tape/CD and biographical notes is January 31st at
4pm.
For more
info, contact Mathieu Landry: mathieu.landry@dieppe.ca
2014 Dooryard Arts
Festival
The Dooryward Arts
Festival (July 24-27 in Woodstock, NB) is accepting applications from
musicians. Deadline for sending bio, audio/video links, etc is January 31st.
Art in the
Open
Art in the
Open (Charlottetown) is accepting submissions for its August 23, 2014
visual art & performance event. Submissions deadline is March 1st.
Nova Scotia Talent Trust Scholarships
Geared
towards emerging artists planning on undertaking a study program in dance,
music, theatre, literary arts, fine crafts, visual arts, media arts…
Deadline for
Spring/Summer Study: March 1
Deadline for
Fall/Winter Study: May 1
New Brunswick
Until January 24th: Momentum,
Alumni Exhibition
New Brunswick College of Craft and
Design, Fredericton
January 22-25: The Next Folding
Theatre Co. presents Quarantine Island 1847
Charlotte Street Arts Centre
Auditorium, Fredericton
January 24: Fredericton's FROSTival Gallery Hop!
Downtown Fredericton
art galleries
January 25 & 26: The Université de Moncton’s Music Department Opera
Workshop
Comedic Operas: The
Impressario & The Old Maid and The Thief
The Capitol Theatre, Moncton
January 26: Songwrting Intensive
Showcase
Led by acclaimed musical duo: John
K. Sampson and Christine Fellows
Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Fredericton,
5pm
Newfoundland
January 21: Film Screening ~ Inuit Knowledge and
Climate Change
Presented by Cinema Politica St. John’s & MUN
Aboriginal Resource Office
Memorial University, St. John’s, 7pm
January 22: Folk Night ~ ♫ Duane Andrews & Craig Young
The Ship, St. John’s
January 23: Open Mic for Stella
Proceeds from the event go towards cancer
treatment/recovery for Stella Heppleston.
Grenfell
Campus Student Union Backlot, Corner Brook
Nova Scotia
Now –
February 7: ProletariART~ The People's Art Exhibit
Featuring works by artists of all ages and levels from across Cape
Breton
Cape Breton University Art Gallery, Sydney
January 24: The
Doppler Effect Productions presents Heartwood by Laura Burke
Mermaid Imperial
Performing Arts Centre, Windsor
January 24: Inuk Throat Singer
Tanya Taqaq
Presented by JazzEast & In
the Dead of Winter festival (January 23-25)
Halifax
January 24, 25 & 26: Dreams
of Harmony Concert series
You Gotta Sing! Chorus and Special
Guests raise funds for Phoenix and Sleeping Children Around the World.
Halifax Regional Municipality venues
Also Spring sessions for the You
Gotta Sing! Chorus start February 10th
PEI
January 22: Open Studio Nights
for Artists
Wednesday Nights 6-8pm until
February 19th.
Schurman Family Studio,
Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown
January 24-February 1st: Music PEI Week 2014
Various venues across PEI!
January 25-June 1st: Cold Pop
“A selection of works from the Collection that employ elements of mass
visual culture, often with a distinctly Canadian touch. Curated by Pan Wendt.”
Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown
January 25: Donna Morrissey
Writers’ Workshop
9:00 – 3:00, UPEI Faculty Lounge
($85/$65), Charlottetown
Presented by The PEI Writers’ Guild
and the UPEI Department of English
Email: peiwritersguild@gmail.com
Or call PEI Writers Guild at (902)
940-6441
