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Arts Calendar
MAY 1 – JUN 26: Arts on Main Gallery: Backroom Show “Earth”
10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Arts on Main Gallery in Picton on why they should be considered for the QAC Arts Recognition Award. Awards presented at the Luncheon for the Arts in September. Nomination forms available from the QAC office at 36 Bridge St. E, Belleville and online at quinteartscouncil.org.
MAY 31 – JUN 28: Oil Painting For Beginners
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, The Baxter Centre Working on a manageable 8×10″ canvas each week, students will learn the basics, starting with sketching out an idea, transferring a sketch to the canvas followed by step by step instruction on paint mixing and application. Teaching is by demonstration and one-on-one instruction. Dates: Fridays – May 31, June 14 and 28 Cost: $90.
JUNE -- AUG: Loyalist College Summer Arts
9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Loyalist College The Summer Arts 2019 programming includes a variety of workshops and courses featuring local artists Lori Meeboer, Donna Bonin and Ron Pickering. Also feature classes taught by Douglas J Purdon, Valerie Kent and Hi Sook Barker. Sharlen Wood will be returning with 3 offerings this year. Classes run weekly May through July. Register today! The Summer Arts brochure is available at loyalistfocus.com or by calling 613- 969-1913 x2467
JUN 6: Opening Reception, Confabulation of the Imagination & Nocturnal Reflections
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Parrott Gallery Claudia McCabe and her students invite you to their second group exhibition, Confabulation of the Imagination. Artist, painter & printmaker Rob Niezen opens his show, Nocturnal Reflections. Both run June 6 to July 11.
JUN 8: Deadline for Submissions – QAC’s Arts Recognition Awards
Know someone who has demonstrated support for the arts in Quinte? Send approx. 250 words
JUN 8: Quinte Ballet School of Canada’s Dance of Spring Showcase
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Centennial Secondary School QBSC’s Professional Training Program’s year end performance. For tickets call 613-962-9274 ex 36 (Teresa) or ex 23 (Helen). $12 for children, $18 for student/senior, $22 for an adult
JUN 11: Tuesday Workshop with Rachel Harbour
10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Parrott Gallery Open Studio! Do you have unfinished paintings at home? Would you like to have a refresher on something we learned? Would you like simply to come out and paint? This unstructured workshop will be open to your questions and painting hiccups, and if Rachel can help you, she will. An Acrylic Pouring corner will be set up for those just wanting to “get messy” and move some paint. Come and play.
5:00 pm, The Belleville Club, 210 Pinnacle St.
Acrylic: Cloisonné Style Animals. Using heavy black outlines to encase bold, colourful patterns, we will paint simple animal compositions which will look completely at home in any sunny corner of a house...or patio!
JUN 15: Carpe Diem Spring Concert
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, Parrott Gallery The Carpe Diem String Ensemble returns for the ever-popular annual Parrott Gallery spring concert.
JUN 15:
Where the River Flows 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Marmora Curling Club Marmora Friends of the Library and River & Main Theatre Company present one-man show Where the River Flows, a bittersweet comedy by Peter Paylor featuring Bill Petch. Free admission.
JUN 20, JUL 18, AUG 15: Drawing Room
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Parrott Gallery, 3rd floor meeting room. Non-instructional studio sessions to encourage the traditional practice of drawing and painting the human figure from a draped model. Contact 613-968-6731 x2040 or e-mail gallery@bellevillelibrary.ca
JUN 21, JUL 19, AUG 16: Doodle Group
10:00 am - 12:00 pm, Parrott Gallery Join us for our monthly doodling sessions. Bring your creations, tools of the trade, and a willingness to share your creativity. Free sessions hosted by Marita Langlois. Contact 613-968- 6731 x2040 or join the Doodle Group at facebook.com/groups/thedoodlegroup/
JUN 21 – JUL 7: 26th annual Art in the County Juried Exhibition and Sale
10:00 am - 6:00 pm, The Mess Hall, 206 Main St., Picton Prince Edward County Arts Council presents over 100 works by County artists. Admission is $3. Free for children under 12 years of age. Free on Canada Day!
JUN 25: BPL Writers’ Collective
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, The Belleville Public Library, 2nd floor board room The BPL Writers’ Collective meets every 4th Tuesday of the month. Join other writers to chat about your work, get ideas and gain insight on how to improve your writing, fiction or nonfiction. No registration required, everyone welcome! Call 613-968-6731 x2037.
JUN 22: Night Kitchen Too
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm, Henry’s Place in Corbyville Belleville’s Acoustic Musical Variety Show travels to Corbyville. Tickets $10, at artists and artisans gallery on Bridge Street or at the doors at 7:30pm.
JUN 22 – JUN 23: Colour Theory for the Figure Painter
10:00 am - 4:30 pm, Baxter Arts Centre Develop your understanding of the basics and the finer points of colour theory and how to apply that knowledge to the painting of the figure. Instructor: Brian Smith
JUN 23 @ 2:00pm/JUN 24 @ 7pm: Auditions for “Outside Mullingar” Belleville Theatre Guild
Open auditions for Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley at the Pinnacle Playhouse. Show runs from Oct. 3 to 19. Call 613-967-1442 or visit bellevilletheatreguild.ca. ------------------------- JULY -------------------------
JUL 7 @ 2:00pm/ JUL 8 @ 7:00pm: Auditions for Annual Evening of One-Act Plays – Belleville Theatre Guild
Open auditions for the Annual Evening of OneAct Plays, original works by local playwrights, at the Pinnacle Playhouse. Shows run from August 28 to 31. If you’ve ever wanted to try acting, short plays are the perfect starting point. Call 613-967-1442 or visit bellevilletheatreguild.ca.
JUL 7: The Commodores Orchestra In The Park
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Zwicks Park Bandshell, Belleville. Canada’s longest-operating big swing band in a free concert at Zwick’s Park. The music of Glenn Miller, Basie, Benny, Artie and Ol’ Blue Eyes, and more.
JUL 8 – JUL 12: QYU Masterpiece Performing Arts Day Camp
8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Maranatha Christian Reformed Church JUL 15 – JUL 19: Evangel Pentecostal Church JUL 22 – JUL 26: Bethal Pentecostal Church JUL 29 – AUG 2: Madoc Baptist Church Our mission is to give students an opportunity to experience the performing arts in a safe environment based on biblical values. Each week has a theme that is reflected in the artwork. Snacks and Lunch are provided. Cost is $130 per student. Register at qyu.ca/masterpiece
JUL 13 – JUL 14: Pour Your Heart Out Acrylic Pouring Workshop
9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Loyalist College Join Valerie Kent as you learn the four basic pouring techniques to help you achieve results that are intentionally unintentional. Using acrylic paint and a variety of interesting additives, you will create a minimum of five canvases. Paint and additives will be provided and are included in the course fee. Level: Beginners and beyond.
JUL 15 – JUL 19: Loose & Lively Plein Air Valerie Kent Workshops
9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Loyalist College Working in either watercolour or acrylics on paper and canvas, we will plan composition, choose the “big picture” or the “zoom in” approach. Instruction will focus on quick set up techniques, minimizing materials, selecting a spot for shadow, colour, light or view, and on the value of sketching. Level: Beginners and beyond.
JUL 18: Opening Reception - Quinte Photo Club
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Parrott Gallery The Quinte Photo Club and watercolour painter & children’s book illustrator Thérèse Cilia invite you to the opening reception of their respective shows. Runs until Aug. 22.
JUL 19 – JUL 20: Trenton Big Band Festival
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm, RiverFront Square, Trenton The Commodores Orchestra hosts the 7th annual Trenton Big Band Festival. Tap your toes, snap your fingers, or dance the evening away by the beautiful Trent River in downtown Trenton. Free admission.
AUG 3: A (musical) Midsummer Night’s Dream
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, Marmora Memorial Park Marmora Friends of the Library and Driftwood Theatre present “A (musical) Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The Bard’s Bus Tour celebrates 25 years by revisiting Shakespeare’s most magical, musical story. Bring a chair and enjoy theatre under the stars by the Crowe river. Free admission or PWYC.
AUG 8: Exhibit Opening Reception “Pandemic: Unmasking Influenza”
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Glanmore National Historic Site The world’s deadliest influenza pandemic, the Spanish Flu, swept across Canada between 1918- 1919, resulting in approximately 55,000 deaths. Discover how this pandemic profoundly impacted the history of Canada in this new travelling exhibit from Ingenium. Local artifacts, newspaper reports and photographs will show how Belleville and the Quinte Region were affected. Show runs from Aug. 9 to Sept 29.
AUG 15: Hannah Barstow and the Commodores Orchestra
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, Wellington United Church The Commodores Orchestra showcases the talents of emerging jazz star Hannah Barstow of Napanee at the 2019 Prince Edward County Jazz Festival. A jazz graduate of the University of Toronto, Hannah will sing, play piano, and lead the band in some of her own arrangements. Tickets $25 at the Regent Theatre in Picton.
AUG 28 – AUG 31: Annual Evening of One-Act Plays – Belleville Theatre Guild
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm, Pinnacle Playhouse Don’t miss our 6th Annual Evening of OneAct Plays, featuring six original works by local playwrights Adri Boodoosingh, Ian C. Feltham, Maurice Leslie, Judie Preece, Victor Schukov and Keith Taylor. Not part of our subscription season. Tickets $10. Call 613-967-1442 or visit bellevilletheatreguild.ca.
AUG 29: OPENING RECEPTION
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Parrott Gallery Barry Argyle, Bunny Bates, Trevor Bates and Don Pinder – Four Friends – invite you to their combined show featuring sculpture and painting. Artist Robert Tokley opens show Slow Moving Pictures of oil on canvas landscapes. Show runs until Sept. 26.
AUG 30 – SEP 1: Women Killing It Crime Writers’ Festival 7:00 pm
AUG 30 -- Sept. 1: Various locations Picton
12:00 pm, Meet some of Canada’s best female crime writers on Labour Day weekend! Table-hop, discussions, workshops and more! Visit our WKI Facebook page or email womenkillingit@gmail. com for links to ticket info.
NOTICE TO THE QAC MEMBERSHIP The Quinte Arts Council’s 52nd Annual General Meeting Friday June 14th, 5:00 pm
The Belleville Club, 210 Pinnacle St., Belleville
Meeting will include:
• Election of Board of Directors • Financial Statements • Recognition of the Board • Introduction of new staff • Social time & networking, with snacks & cash bar • Live entertainment
2 weekends in Picton 6 INSPIRED CONCERTS! Gryphon Trio Jamie Parker Julie Nesrallah Robert Kortgaard True North Brass Aloysia Friedman Les Violons Du Roy Charles Richard-Hamelin Jon Kimura Parker New Orford String Quartet
SEPTEMBER 13-22
pecmusicfestival.com Artistic Directors ~ New Orford String Quartet
YEARS 16
2019 BANCROFT & AREA Autumn
SEPTEMBER 21–22 + 28–29 10 am to 5 pm
Enjoy the rugged landscape and spectacular autumn colours while driving to visit the artists in their studios.
