English-Language Arts Network

Children’s singer/songwriter Lp Camozzi will be performing a live concert with his guitar partner Bruce Allen on Sunday June 1 at 10 am in Sutton at the Salle Alec et Gerard Pelletier. One hour of songs, strories, singalongs and fun at this popular Sunday morning family event!

Every year, the Gallery organizes an exhibition on themes and issues of regional relevance. This year’s Carte Blanche exhibition will present a new site specific installation inspired by Bishop’s University’s natural landscape by prominent Québec artist Sylvie Bouchard.

Sylvie Bouchard is an artist living and working in Montreal. Since the early 1980s, Bouchard has established herself as a dynamic contemporary and has exhibited extensively throughout Quebec and Canada.

Gallery Hours

Tuesday to Saturday, from 12 noon to 5:00 pm and evenings when the Centennial Theater is open.

Artist:Sylvie Bouchard

Curator:
Vicky Chainey Gagnon

The Foreman Art Gallery organizes every year an exhibition on themes and issues of regional relevance. This year’s Carte Blanche exhibition will present a new site specific installation, Trois coups sous les arbres, inspired by the university’s natural landscape by prominent Québec artist SYLVIE BOUCHARD.

Sylvie Bouchard has exhibited extensively since the early 1980s in both Canada and internationally. She soon became known for her creation of undefined spaces, her use of a fragmented narration and the dreamlike atmosphere that emanates from her work.

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR BROCHURE FOR THE 2008-2009 CENTENNIAL THEATRE PROGRAMME IS NOW AVAILABLE. SUBCRIBE TO ONE OR MORE OF OUR SERIES BETWEEN MAY 20 AND JUNE 30 AND GET A BONUS SHOW. GET YOUR COPY AT THE TOWNSHIPPER'S ASSOCIATION OFFICES, CENTENNIAL THEATRE BOX OFFICE, AND VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS. YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD OUR BROCHURE ONLINE AT WWW.CENTENNIALTHEATRE.CA. BOX OFFICE 819-822-9692

Featured Artist: Laura Lynn Eggleston

Vernissage, May 24^th, 7 to 9 p.m.

The Barbie Show explores iconic Barbie. On a light and humorous note there is a series of famous paintings with Barbie doll heads. Less comforting abstract works based on the Barbie body types ask what our social messages are to young girls in terms of body image. The third part of the show uses Barbie as a metaphor for a plastic and shallow society.

The Long Hall / Le Corrid'art presents its 7th Annual Thematic group show. This year's theme is "Ferment". 28 visual artists working out of the Long Hall studios respond to this active, textured, and visceral word through painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, performance, video, plant art, and installation. Beer, wine, vodka, saurkraut, and all things fermented will be served!

Vernissage, Friday May 23rd, 2008 from 7:00pm to midnight. special guest dj's for your listening ears and dancing shoes.

Show runs until June 1st by appointment only. Call 514 948 0227

Single Dwelling Monologues is a performance / installation incorporating live and pre-recorded video. It was conceived as observational theatre and was ‘written’ as non-fiction fiction. It imagines what it is we do, who it is we are when alone and when in a state of aloneness. Alone because we sometimes are, will be, have been, could be, am, is…

Performers include Marc Gagnon, Jackie Gallant, Pierre Gauvin, Mayi-Eder Inchauspé, Marie-Christine Lavallée, Stephen Lawson, Heather Mah, Nathalie Mamias, Vincent Morelle, Jean-Denis Olharan, Isaac Savoie, Michael Toppings, Gary Varro, Sarah Williams.

Performances on May 29, 30, 31 at 8pm

May 31 and June 1 at 2pm

Reservations not required.

Enjoy the traditional sounds of a 18 piece Big Band with saxes, bones, trumpets, and a swinging rhythm section. Imagine a few friends, a vintage ballroom and a verandah overlooking the water of the Ottawa River.
The NEW MOON in JUNE - BIG BAND DANCE featuring Stan Clark & The CAPITAL SWING, Friday June 6 (Doors at 8pm – Cash Bar)

SEA CHANGE
PAINTINGS BY RUBY EWEN
June 6 to July 2, 2008
Vernissage: Friday June 6 at 7 pm
Galerie McKenzie Marcotte at 26 Sully Rd. in Wakefield is pleased to present "Sea Change", recent paintings by Ruby Ewen. Consisting of colorful, gestural brush strokes on a white ground, the paintings are bursting with vitality and are a celebration of the act of painting. For information check the web site at www.mckenziemarcotte.ca or call 819 459-3164

The Tour is an annual juried art exhibition featuring 14 artists in 14 studios located throughout Quebec's scenic Pontiac region over two weekends in June. The Tour route is marked by our familiar brushstroke signs of magenta and blue. Brochures are available along the route. For information or brochures, call 819-647-6365. 

June 7,8 & 14, 15
10 am - 6 pm

Enjoy enchanted summer evenings…
CABARET AL AMAR at Salon Mogador Café Salon Lounge

Featuring exquisite oriental dance and performances by invited guests in an intimate setting.
Second Sundays of the month
Summer 2008: June 8, July 13, August 10

Join us at 7pm to relax and order from the full menu & bar
Cabaret starts at 8pm

My Favourite Cinema

Equivox presents

Music from Godspel, Zorba the Greek, Westside Story, Jonathan Livingston Seagull

and Mr Bean…

Choir of 24 women Voices

Orchestra of 12 musicians

Maria-France Siroirs-Soprano

Marc André Pronovost-Tenor

Benefit show honoring Ethel Bruneau

Ethel Bruneau started her career in the 1950’s as a blues singer and tap dancer. She’s made her mark in the Montreal dance scene teaching tap dance, training her students to be the best. Some of her students have moved on to prosperous careers in Broadway & Hollywood hoofing it up with Tap Dance icons of yesteryear & today's living legends - her school is on Pine Beach in Dorval.

The Blues provided by:

Trouble is ~ Full Tilt Blues ~ Carolyn-Fe ~ Colin Perry & The Bluesician

June 8, 2008 at 7:00 pm

Tickets available at Ticketpro: http://ww1.ticketpro.ca/event.php?event_id=798

art[o], is pleased to invite you to the vernissage of mixed media works by Myriam Bardoul and Liz Davidson, with words by France Mongeau. Sunday, June 8, 1-4 pm. France will read from her newest works at 2.30 pm.
3 distinctive voices adventure into the daily clamour of life. Incessant and confusing, their sighs tell of the intent of reveloution and the serenity of this earth and its nervous people. But the confusion is an illusion. Despite the superimposed veils of the senses, delight shines through, harmlessly pulled from chance.
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Open daily 1-4 pm.

Ormstown's Editions Mouton Rose Galerie d'Art du Quebec showcases the work of three Quebec artists, Cliff Caron, Jane Gorman and Andre Librex - in an hommage in painting to three great french language singers of the last century: Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens and Edith Piaf.

The exhibition, Symphonie Francaise, runs from June 12 to July 6, 2008.

Hours for the gallery are Thursday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m, Sundays from noon until 5:00.

The first show this summer for the Roberto Lopez Project. From afro-colombian to urban grooves, nu-cumbia, urban guajiras, montreal style salsa… come and discover the new sound of latin music!

Thursday, June 12 at 9:30 PM at les Bobards

All are welcome to particpate in The Scar Project. The event will be hosted by the FOFA gallery (Faculty of Fine Arts, Concordia University) as part of the closing activites for the exhibition IZHIZKAWE: TO LEAVE TRACKS TO A CERTAIN PLACE: AN EXHIBITION OF CONCORDIA’S INDIGENOUS ALUMNI

The Scar Project will take place June 12, 2008
From 2-4 p.m.

Tyler Burke, a graduate from the Dawson College Professional Theatre program, very talented actor, and member of St. LambertUnitedChurch will be moving to New York City to attend the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. To help with the costs of tuition, St. LambertUnitedChurch will be hosting a play “True West” written by Sam Shepard, and starring Tyler Burke.

The ESSENTIALS are a Toronto based acappella group that have the international acclaim as "one of the finest acappella groups in the world" www.essentialsmusic.com

They have opened and performed with legends Little Richard , The Platters and Holly Cole. Singing songs from the 50's to present day they have won the respect of fans everywhere. Great fun with lots of audience participation.

Show time 8 pm .

Reservations/Information: Tel: 819-842-2431 piggerymedia@gmail.com

Exhibition of paintings, sculpture, drawings and collage

Tuesday, June 17th to Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Vernissage: Thursday, June 19th from 6 – 9 pm

GALERIE MILE-END 514-271-3383

5345 Avenue du Parc (between Fairmount and St. Viateur

Autobus no. 80

Open: Wed-Thursday and Friday 1- 6 pm

Sat and Sun. 1 – 6 pm

Darlene St. Georges is having a solo exhibit of her encaustic paintings and new photo manipulee works! See the link http://www.trestler.qc.ca/expositions.html. and visit Darlene's site http://www.darlenestgeorges.ca for more details.

Maison Trestler is a Heritage House in Dorion, it's about 20mins drive hwy 20 west. Very easy to get there.

The vernissage is Wednesday June 18th @8:00 and the work will show until August 24th

Visit the Piggery Barn on Saturday June 21 and Sunday June 22 and shop at the Arts & Crafts Show.

Saturday from 9 - 4 pm

Sunday from 10 - 4

Sunday June 22nd. join us at THE PIGGERY THEATRE for a wonderful BRUNCH followed by the music of THE TRULY GOSPEL CHOIR from SHERBROOKE in the theatre.An inspirantional day in a beautiful setting.

Brunch begins at 10:30 until 12:00 with the music at 1:00pm

Reservations / Information:

Tel: 819-842-2431

piggerymedia@gmail.com

New Canadians

June 25th, to July 20th, 2008

Featured Artists: Dhanashri Athavale, Hamid Ayoub, Luis Guillermo Trejo, Luminita Serbanescu, Rozemarijn Oudejans, Vasile Monsanu and Victor Fuentes.

Canadian based artists from India, Sudan, Mexico, Romania, Netherlands, Moldova and El Salvador.

Their powerful works presented together reflect Canada’s ethnic diversity and invite us to add their heritage to our collective experience.

SOLSTICE: Wednesday June 25th. at 8 pm.

Get ready to see one of the best musical duos in Montreal. Solstice is comprised of Jonathan Moorman on fiddle and vocals and Patrick Lesyk on guitar and lead vocals. They play original and traditional tunes with Celtic, Maritime, Quebecois and Bluegrass. Blend this with Folk, Rock and Pop you get a recipe for an outstanding evening of musical enjoyment. It's guaranteed to have you stomping your feet, clapping your hands, singing along and dancing away.

Tickets are $ 22 pp and special evening price for seniors $18 ( 60 +)

Theatre Lac Brome's 2008 season of Professional Repertory Theatre

This years programming includes an all new production by The Four Anglos, (Ricky Blue, George Bowser, Josh Freed, & Terry Mosher) The 25th Century Belongs to Canada, Alan Acybourn's Intimate Exchanges, Let's Be Frank, a musical play starring Neil Napier and Laura Teasdale singing songs from the Great American Songbook, a 'new vaudeville' production, The Dik & Mitzi Anniversary Show, Richard Donat Reads Leacock, and an outdoors presentation based on a Brome County historical event written by Laura Teasdale.

For complete details consult the Theatre's web site: www.theatrelacbrome.ca

WIRE (West Island Readers Electric) invites you to an evening of readings by West Island writers and friends to celebrate the beginning of summer: Thursday, June 26th, 7-9 p.m., Café Aurora, 552 Beaconsfield Blvd.(south of Highway 20, west of Woodlands exit). Free admission. Readings by: Serge Frechette, Taqralik Partridge, Heather Grace Stewart, Carolyne Van Der Meer and special guest, Angela Carr. There will also be a brief open mike period. For more information please call 514-671-9941.

ROBERTO LOPEZ PROJECT
FRIDAY, June 27, 8PM
Bell Stage (Les tropiques de Bell)
(Parc des festivals, corner of Clark St. and Ste. Catherine St. W.)

Colombian multi-instrumentalist Roberto López (winner of the Fondation du maire de Montréal pour la jeunesse competition in 2006) is unique: fronting a polycultural orchestra, he assembles an arsenal of rhythms and sonic colours to create a fantastic musical world. At the Festival, he and his eight musicians will preview new compositions due for release later this year… and invite you to the dance!

An artist shared studio/gallery space within a charming barn located in the midst of a forest.
Poetry, live music and painting and sculpture.

Grand Opening Saturday, 5-7pm June 28th
Open all summer week-ends 10am – 5pm and weekdays by chance or appt.
819 429-3797

Linda Brady, pianist, Saturday, June 28th, 8pm

Schulich School of Music

Linda Brady presents a solo piano recital including works by Schubert (Sonata in c minor, Op.posth.), Chopin (Barcarolle Op.60), Debussy (L'isle joyeuse), and the premiere of Six Bagatelles for 4 hands by Canadian composer Lilian Safdie.

PIGGYBACK FRINGE
FESTIVAL, JUNE 29-30, 2008

Theatre Wakefield is launching a new international theatre festival that will piggyback onto the end of the Ottawa Fringe Festival and will provide Wakefield audiences with a great selection of theatre performances.

Our own Wakefield Players will be part of the line up that includes acts from as far away as New Zealand.

Check out www.piggybackfringe.ca starting June 1st, 2008 for the latest details on performances, schedule and ticket information.

Steve Amirault-piano/vocals

Fraser Hollins-bass

Martin Auguste-drums

Every Monday Night 8:00pm - 11:50pm