May
9
Centennial
Secondary School students will perform A Night of Notes at the
school auditorium on May 9 at 7 p.m.
The
show will include songs from some of the most popular musicals, past
and present.
Info and
tickets: $10 at the Quinte Arts Council and other locations
including the school at 160 Palmer Rd., Belleville.
May 9 and 10
The
University of Waterloo Centre for Cultural Management and Carnegie
Mellon University Centre for Arts Management and Technology will
hold a Technology in the Arts: Canada conference, to discuss how
Canada’s arts and heritage professionals are using technology for
administration and programming, on May 9 and 10 in Waterloo. Info:
www.technologyinthearts.ca.
Deadline June 6
Artists wishing to enter the Art in the County show must complete a
call for entry form, available at
www.artinthecounty.com or at the PECAC office, 223 Main Street,
Picton. The deadline is June 6. The show will take place June 20 to
July 6 in the
Old
Town Hall in Picton.
May 10
Matt
Ray and Tania Verbeke will perform jazz and blues at the Johnstown
Church as part of the Day Before Mother's Day Dinner on Saturday,
May 10. Hear music made popular by Diana Krall, Ray Charles, Billie
Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Julie London, Norah Jones to
name a few. Info:
613-392-9212.
Buskers wanted
The
Ajax Rotary Club is looking for buskers for their 1st Annual City of
Pickering Ribfest to take place June 6 to 8. Info: Lon Harnish at
905-721-4146 or
lon.harnish@cibc.ca, www.durhamwestrotaryribfest.com.
May 10
The
Quinte Symphony’s final MasterWorks concert, Beethoven & Bowman,
takes place at Bridge Street Church, Belleville,
7:30 p.m. Violin virtuoso Ben Bowman performs Beethoven’s Violin
Concerto in D major. Also on this all-Beethoven programme are the
König Stephan Overture and Symphony no. 7.
Info and tickets: call 613-395-0444; visit Symphony Boutique, 217
Front St. Belleville; Bruinix Jewellers, 73-B Dundas St. W.,
Trenton; or at the door, www.quintesymphony.com.
May
10
Evans and Evans Magic and Andy Forgie present the Once A
Month Birthday Party on May 10 from
1:45
to
3:15 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in
Trenton. The theme is Pirates of the
Caribbean. Info:
info@evansandevans.ca,
613-475-6526 or
aforgie@cogeco.ca,
613-966-6715.
May 10
Command Performance Choir’s Spring Concert, It’s A Grand Night For
Singing, will be held at the Regent Theatre, 226 Main St., Picton,
May 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $12 at the Regent, 613-476-8417.
May
10
The annual
spring Loyalist College Pottery Show and Sale has moved to the new
Loyalist College Pottery and Art Studio at the Core Centre, 223
Pinnacle St, (lower level) Belleville (former Corby Library) on May
10 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Students and instructors will
demonstrate hand-building and throwing on the wheel. One-of-a-kind
pieces of functional and decorative pottery will be displayed and
for sale. Info: scampbel@loyalistc.on.ca or call 613-969-1913, ext
2467.
May
2 to 22
The Silver
Anniversary Exhibition of the Canadian Society of Marine Artists
will be celebrated May 2 to 22 with 53 new paintings by 15 acclaimed
marine artists from across Canada, including Quinte residents Mark
Boden and Tony Lassing. Colour catalogue available. Open daily 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Victory, 205 Main St., Picton. Info: 613 476
1177 or
www.ultramarine.ca
May
15
Bruxy Cavey, a
Toronto pastor who has a unique view of religion – one that suggests
that religion has outlived its usefulness and that it is time to
shut the whole thing down – will be at Chapters at the Quinte Mall
in Belleville for a book signing on May 15 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. He
will also be at an open public forum at Centennial Secondary School
in Belleville that night from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
May
10 and 11
Arts on Main Gallery in Picton is celebrating its first anniversary
and the public is welcome to join them for a piece of birthday cake
May 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Info:
613-476-5665.
May 10 and 11
The Act of Seeing, exciting new encaustic works by Susan Wallis,
will be at Mad Dog Gallery May 10 and 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. with an
opening from 7 to 9 p.m. The show continues until June 1. Info:
613-476-7744.
May 11
Hidden
Book Press presents five new books by R. D. Roy, Patricia Stone,
Wayne Shlepp, Benjamin Sheedy and
Janet Richards
at the Organic Underground, 255 Front St., Belleville, on May 11
from
1:30 to
4 p.m.
Admission of $10 buys a book.
May
12
Maple Blues and
Juno Winner, Morgan Davis, presents a 90 min workshop on the History
of the Blues on May 12 at 7:30 pm at the Engineer's Hall, Corner of
Pine & Chatham St., Belleville. All ages event, $10 at the door.
May
12
The Belleville
Art Association will have an art Changeover of the Gallery Show
Monday, May 12, 10 to 12. The theme for this show is Artist's
Choice.
May 14
The
Quinte Film Alternative presents Starting Out in the Evening on May
14 at 2 and
7:30 p.m. at the Empire Theatre,
Belleville. A gentle, unhurried drama that is as much a meditation
on the craft of writing as it is a May/December romance. The film
is part of the QFA’s bi-weekly Great Movie Wednesdays. Info and
tickets:
613-969-0099 or
www.quintefilmalternative.ca.
May 14
Cris
Cuddy (Max Mouse and the Gorillas) and Steve Briggs (The Bebop
Cowboys) will perform at Amazing Coffee in Madoc on May 14.
May 15
Fred
Eaglesmith will perform at the Tweedsmuir Tavern in Tweed on May 15.
May
15
The Quinte Arts
Council and the John M. Parrott Art Gallery present Third Thursday
Arts and Culture Jam on May 15, 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the gallery on the
third floor of the Belleville Library. See excerpts from the
musical Gypsy and other theatre offerings. Info: 613-962-1232 or
613-968-6731.
May 15
The next meeting of the Quinte Woodturners' Guild will be 7:30 May
15 at the Seniors' Club, 105 Bay St., Trenton. Guest demonstrator
that evening will be Mr. Joe Werner from Peterborough, an excellent
turner and tool maker. Visitors are welcome.
May 16
The
Dan Bone Quartet will perform jazz/fusion/acid, May 16 at 9 p.m. at
the Penguin Banquet Hall (back door, upstairs) at 399 Front St. in
Belleville.
May 17 to June 13
Community Technology students present In Focus on May 17 from 5 to 7
p.m. In Focus will showcase the portfolio photography and graphic design
work of senior technology students at
Centennial Secondary School. The show will run until June 13 at the
Bohemian Penguin Gallery (entrance around back). Admission is free
and everyone is welcome.
May 17 to 19
Terroir Wine Celebration at the
Crystal
Palace will be held May 17 to 19 and will feature music and art work
by local artists.
More
(not in order of date)
May 14
Quinte
Adult Day School presents an Open House and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
on May 14 from 3 to 5 p.m. Event will celebrate its newly renovated space at
32
Bridge St E in Belleville.
May 14
Quinte
Adult Day School presents An Evening of Conversation with James
Bartleman, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, May 14 from
7
to 9 p.m. at Dinkel’s Restaurant in
Belleville.
Info and tickets:
613-962-9615.
May 9 to 25
The
Art Cellar at Black Prince Winery presents The Art of Flight on
Fridays, Saturday, and Sundays from May 9 to May 25 at 11 a.m. and 5
p.m. This original art show and sale will support the Prince Edward Bird
Observatory. Winery located at
13370
Loyalist Parkway in Picton.
May 10 and 11
Jeanette Campbell’s Studio at
188 King St.,
Trenton, presents an Art Show and
Sale
on May 10 and 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. Artwork by Jeanette Campbell and her students.
May 13
The
Belleville Public Library and
John
M. Parrott Art Gallery present Celebrating Community Heritage on May
13 from 1:30 to
2:30 p.m. Mike Papper of the Quinte Amateur Radio Club will present.
Info:
613-968-6731
or
www.bellevillelibrary.com.
May 17 to 25
Reddick Studio Porcelain presents its Spring Exhibition and Sale on
May 17, 18,
19, 24, 25 from 7 to 5 p.m. The event will feature porcelain by Bill Reddick, textile by Danielle
Reddick, and glass sculpture by Catherine Vamvakas Lay. Info:
613-476-5678.
Summer
2008
Summer Day Camps & Programs including several programs at Albert
College, Bridging the Gap Summer Program, Quinte Soccer Arts Camp,
City of Belleville Summer Day Camps, Sizzlin’ Summer Dance Camp, Serious Summer Fun at
Loyalist College, and YMCA Summer Day Camps. Info:
quinteparentsonline.ca
May 10 to 25
Museums of Prince Edward County present several weekend exhibitions
at their Museums from May 10 to May 25. Info and tickets:
613-476-1159.
