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Core Arts and Culture Centreopens doors September 19th

The staff at CACC, left to right: Cheryl Whiteman, Lucas Teng, Peter Paylor, Ryan Beaudrie (kneeling), Lisa Morris, Darcy Maude

Two of Belleville’s leading arts institutions are

together celebrating important anniversaries in 2013.

The John M. Parrott Art Gallery turns 40 this fall,

and the Belleville Art Association turns 55, sharing

95 years of a continuous and successful partnership.

Many great activities and events are planned in

celebration and you are invited to join in the

festivities. But first, a little background on these two

pillars of the arts community.

Happyanniversaries!by Susan Holland and Dona Knudsen

continued on page 2

The brand new Core Arts and Culture Centre

(CACC) in downtown Belleville will come alive on

September 19, with music and art, flashing lights

and lasers, and the spinning of potters’ wheels, as

the whole community is invited to drop in for an

Open House, beginning at 6 pm. It will be the first

chance for the public to experience the facility and

to preview CACC’s fall programs.

Starting in October, the Centre will be offering

classes and workshops for kids, youth and adults, in

vocal and instrumental music, visual art, pottery,

drama, dance and creative writing. The Open House

will also be a chance for the community to

experience the Centre’s newly renovated art gallery,

its state-of-the-art concert and performance facility,

hands-on activities in the visual arts and pottery

studios and coffee house-style entertainment in the

Centre’s café, housed in the beautifully restored

lobby of the historic Corby Public Library.

Additional entertainment will be provided by

members of the Quinte Symphony Orchestra and the

Quinte Children’s Theatre. Both organizations have

recently found a new home at the Core.

“This is a creative community,” says CACC’s

Executive Director, Cheryl Whiteman. “It deserves

the best possible facility in which to cultivate that

creativity. That’s what we’re building here.”

Whiteman is especially excited by the Centre’s ‘full-

facility’ approach. “Not only can we offer a class in

drawing or painting or sculpture, we can also offer a

gallery to display the finished work. We can offer

both music classes and a recording studio, so that

students can walk away with their own CD. We can

offer dance and drama classes along with a 125-seat

theatre for students to show off their craft.”

During the Open House, the gallery will be featuring

an exhibit of art provided by the whole community,

titled These Walls Are Yours 2. “This is the 40th

anniversary of these gallery walls,” says CACC’s

Lisa Morris. “What better way to celebrate than by

throwing them open to the whole community.”

Another highlight of the Open House will be the

hands-on opportunities in the visual art and pottery

studios. “If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to

experience the feel of clay on a potter’s wheel,” says

Whiteman, “this is your chance. I can’t wait to try it

myself.”

Along with a full slate of classes and workshops,

The Core Arts and Culture Centre will provide a

venue for the community to showcase and

experience the performing arts in every form -

concerts, coffee houses, plays, comedy shows, dance

performances, dances - the schedule will be full.

“We’d like to see the whole community here on

September 19,” says Whiteman. “This place belongs

to them.” The Core Arts and Culture Centre Open

House starts at 6 pm at The Core, 223 Pinnacle

Street, Belleville. For more information, contact

Cheryl at [email protected] or 613-967-

0255 ext. 12.

The Core Arts and Culture Centre is a non-profitcommunity-based organization that providesaffordable, inspiring, and empowering opportunitiesfor individuals and groups to experience andparticipate in all forms of creative expression, in anaccessible and inclusive environment.

As I have mentioned previously, plans for this year’s

Gala are continuing and we are always looking for

more volunteer help on this event. Anyone interested

in helping can contact the QAC office. While on the

topic of future events, don’t forget the last weekend

in September in Belleville – events include Doors

Open Belleville, Culture Days, Art Walk and

Flavours of Fall. Each of these has something

different to offer everyone.

Be sure to check Calendar (pages 14 and 15) for arts

events happening all over the Quinte region and

check in to the QAC website

(www.quinteartscouncil.org) and the Culture Days

website (www.culturedays.ca) for event updates.

As always, I welcome any

comments or suggestions.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chair Dan Atkinson

Past Chair Barbara-Jo Clute

1st Vice Chair Pat Feasey

2nd Vice Chair Anne Cunningham

Secretary Heather Smith

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rick Zimmerman, Tina Osborne,Kevin Jackson, Dianne Coyle,

Daniel Vaughan and David Vaughan

STAFF

Carol Feeney

Executive Director

[email protected]

Carol Bauer

Artist and Member Services Officer

[email protected]

Kim Lidstone

Administrative Assistant

[email protected]

Scott Miller

Volunteer Coordinator

[email protected]

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Mission: The Quinte Arts Council is an umbrella

organization dedicated to promoting artists and arts

organizations in all disciplines and to further

appreciation of arts and culture in the Quinte region.

Vision: Cultivating Creativity

To achieve our mission, we:

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Message from the ChairI hope all of you are enjoying the wonderful summer

weather we are having and are using the opportunity

to get out and enjoy the many summer and fall

cultural events that the Quinte region has to offer.

I would like to recognize three anniversaries of note.

As mentioned elsewhere in this issue, the Belleville

Art Association celebrates 55 years, the Parrott

Gallery 40 years and the Empire Theatre 10 years.

Congratulations to each organization for such long-

standing service to the community.

It is a pleasure to welcome a new arts organization

to our community – the Core Arts and Culture

Centre, which has been established in downtown

Belleville. The formation of this group speaks to the

health and vitality of the arts in our community.

I should note that with the unfortunate closure of

Greenley’s, the Arts Council has become the place to

go in downtown Belleville for locally-written books.

We have a wide variety of these books, covering

topics of local interest as well as those of general

interest, and we encourage you to stop by the office

to check out our selection. Dan Atkinson FCA, FCPAChair

Happy anniversaries!On September 29, 1973 the Olive Delaney Branch

of the Public Library opened and the Corby Library

Gallery was born, creating the first dedicated gallery

space in the library. The new gallery hosted many

travelling exhibitions by the Art Gallery of Ontario,

the Ontario Arts Council, the Royal Ontario

Museum and other cultural institutions. These

opportunities brought works by acclaimed artists

such as David Milne, David Hockney, Toller

Cranston, and several showings of works by the

Group of Seven to Belleville for the first time. As

well, from its inception, the gallery has provided a

space for local art groups and individual artists, both

emerging and professional, to display and sell their

work.

The Brown Bag Lunch program was launched and

for over 30 years offered short seminars and talks on

a variety of subjects. Many will remember the

delightful piano accompaniment by Esmond

Skidmore, who volunteered every Wednesday for

many years and at every exhibition opening. We

miss him to this day.

Another important initiative was the Annual

Secondary Student Art Show, which provided an

opportunity for youth to show their artwork in a

professional setting, open to the general public.

Twenty-five years later, it continues to nurture a

partnership between student artists, the school

boards, the gallery and established artists in the

community.

The move to the third floor of the new Library in

2006 increased the gallery space threefold. This

allowed for rotating exhibitions of the Parrott

Foundation Manly MacDonald collection, in a

dedicated room. The addition of the corridor gallery

opened the door to many artisans to showcase their

work in the Parrott Gallery Shop.

continued from page 1

The Belleville Art Association (BAA) was born on

September 9, 1958, when a group of local artists

recognized the need for a group that would focus

specifically on the visual arts, allow them to further

their individual skills and enhance the public’s

appreciation of the arts.

The first juried show of the BAA was held in 1967,

at the Corby Public Library. Forty pieces of work

were displayed, the highest priced at $175, and

several pieces a bargain at $15. This was the

beginning of a long and enduring partnership

between the two groups which has resulted in 46

consecutive shows. This partnership has also grown

to include a variety of workshops, presentations and

seminars, open to the public.

In 1976, Belleville’s centennial year, the BAA

produced a calendar entitled ‘Belleville Today,’

consisting of 19 pen and ink drawings done by 15

artists. The original drawings were purchased by

Victoria & Grey Trust Company. A large portion of

the proceeds were used to support the new Corby

Gallery.

The BAA has made its home in several locations,

including Studio 31 at Queen Mary School, the

Recreation Centre and Loyalist College. In 2004 it

opened its own gallery space at 392 Front Street,

offering members the opportunity to show and sell

their work. It also provides a place to meet, a studio

space, a workshop room, a library and is in fact the

true heart of the Association.

For over 45 years, these two dedicated arts partners

have provided many opportunities for the citizens of

Belleville and the arts community to enjoy and learn

about art and culture. Join us during the month of

October as this tradition continues, with a series of

special anniversary activities at both locations. For

further information visit: www.bellevilleart.ca and

www.bellevillelibrary.ca.

A BAA and Parrott Gallery collaborative art workshop held in 2010

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As many Umbrella readers know, the 10-year

Cultural Plan for Hastings County and the Quinte

region was accepted by municipal councils in each

community last fall. The vision for this plan is that

Hastings County and the Quinte Region embrace the

role of culture in promoting economic vitality and a

high quality of life for current and future

generations. It has four main goals which are: 1) to

foster regional cultural collaboration; 2) to grow

cultural-driven economic development; 3) to

celebrate the region’s rich history and heritage, and

4) to build a strong and collaborative cultural sector.

City of Belleville Mayor, Neil Ellis, states that,

“Belleville and our friends in Hastings County and

Quinte West are blessed with a diverse and active

cultural community. We have an obligation to

develop the necessary infrastructure and enact

appropriate policies, that in turn support culture in

the city and in this region. Not only is culture a key

economic driver, it is what defines us as a

community.”

The implementation of that plan is well underway.

Cultural leaders from within the County of Hastings,

the City of Belleville and the City of Quinte West

have jointly prioritized actions within their 10-year

Cultural Plan and have since been holding meetings

to plan the roll-out.

One of the first actions has been to establish a

Cultural Roundtable. This Roundtable’s mandate is

not to be an ‘advisory body,’ but rather an action-

oriented mechanism, to support implementation of

the Cultural Plan. An Interim Roundtable,

consisting of stakeholders from the local cultural

community and those who helped develop the Plan,

has been formed, to commence the implementation

process. Members of this Roundtable are a diverse

group of people, with experience and perspective to

take on the job of seeing the plan to its fruition.

“I’m pleased to see the Roundtable has been formed

and is already making steps towards our Cultural

Plan’s implementation,” says Hastings County

Warden Rick Phillips. “Our culture plays an

by Carol Feeney

Regional Cultural Planimplementation underway

important role not only in the social fabric of our

community, but also in stimulation of future

economic and community development

opportunities.”

Mayor John Williams, of the City of Quinte West,

says, “I am pleased that the Cultural Plan is moving

forward and I appreciate the collaboration and

partnerships with Hastings County, the City of

Belleville and the various cultural organizations in

promoting cultural development in our region.”

The Roundtable members are: Jim Smith, Chair,

Arts Centre Hastings; Carol Feeney, Executive

Director, Quinte Arts Council; Rachel Comeau,

owner, Art for Everyone!; Richard Hughes,

President, Hastings County Historical Society and

Chairman, Archives Advisory Committee; Ian

Acton, Producer, TVCogeco; Rita Turtle, CEO,

Quinte West Public Library; Holly Dewar, Manager

of Public Services, Belleville Public Library; Anne

Munro, Executive Director, Bay of Quinte Tourism;

Mark Fluhrer, Director of Recreation, Culture &

Community Services, City of Belleville; Andrew

Redden, Economic Development Manager, Hastings

County; Linda Lisle, Manager of Economic

Development, City of Quinte West, and Jennifer

Rushlow, Tourism Coordinator, City of Quinte West.

Some of the Roundtable’s initial actions include

formalizing a communications plan to keep the

public informed, placing the mapped cultural asset

database onto an interactive online platform, and

exploring the possibility of hosting a Cultural

Summit. Working groups have been established to

ensure that the goals and timelines set out in the

plan will be realized.

A few interesting statistics have been discovered

during the process: more than 750 cultural assets

can be found across our region; more than 300

creative cultural businesses have been identified; a

significant number of artisans and craftspeople are

found to be choosing our region because of the

relationship between small town and rural lifestyle,

natural and cultural heritage features, lower cost of

living and expanding Internet connectivity; we

currently have more than 1,000 cultural support

jobs (e.g. cultural manager, technicians etc.) in this

area.

As the implementation plan unfolds, the Roundtable

will be seeking input from others in the area who

have the background and expertise to assist with the

various components of the plan.

For more information about the Cultural Plan,

including regular updates, or to download a copy of

the Cultural Plan and other reports, please visit

www.hastingsculturalplan.com. Check out

www.quinteartscouncil.org, as well as future issues

of Umbrella, for updates.

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I recently received a request from the TrilliumOrganization - who funds the Volunteer Coordinatorposition - to provide a report detailing the list ofevents that new volunteers have been involved inover the past two years.

Knowing that I only have six months left to providethe report, I began compiling the extensive list ofvolunteer activities over the course of this past yearalone. The Volunteer Coordinator position wasmandated with recruiting 50 newvolunteers per year to the QuinteArts Council. At present thevolunteer database has 159volunteers recorded with over 1200volunteer hours donated in the pastyear alone.

I do realize that most readers of theUmbrella newspaper are supportersof the arts community and theQuinte Arts Council, but it maysurprise you to know just howmany activities volunteersparticipated in this past year. Sowithout further ado, here’s the list:

Festival of Trees Gala - servers, cooks, coat check,greeters, ticket sales, raffles, auction; Festival ofTrees week - set-up/tear down, tree trimming,viewing, auction, children’s day; Seniors’ Fair;Seniors’ Dance; Expressions Juried Art Show; EnPlein Air Festival; Art in the Community Assistants;Art in the Community Coordinator; Photography;Videography; 45th Anniversary Show; Umbrellanewspaper mailing assistants; Umbrella newspaper

Volunteer Corner

Scott Miller

by Scott Miller

Contact: Scott Miller,Volunteer Coordinator

Quinte Arts Council36 Bridge Street East, Belleville

613‐962‐1232 [email protected]

Cultivating Creativitythrough volunteerism


Current Volunteer OpportunitiesQAC Office/Gallery: volunteer as anadministrative assistant

Art in the Community Coordinator: enlistartists for the Art in the Community show

Umbrella Newspaper Deliveries: deliverthe arts newspaper to businesses in the area

Quinte Arts Council Gala: will be postingfor several volunteer positions soon. Pleasemake sure you check our website.

Please see the Volunteer Corner or contact

the Quinte Arts Council Office for more

information about these volunteer positions.

Enhance your artistic side by volunteeringwith the Quinte Arts Council.

Meet the artists, enjoy the arts, meet new andinteresting people, build your skills, showcaseyour talents, and above all, have fun!

The Quinte Arts Council offers volunteerpositions in Administration, Art in theCommunity, and Umbrella Newspaper delivery.

Join our new volunteer database and keeptrack of your volunteer hours. Be recognizedby the Quinte Arts Council in the Umbrellanewspaper and in the community as a valuedvolunteer. We encourage current volunteersto join our database and be acknowledgedfor their dedication and support.

Come volunteer and have fun!

delivery persons; office administrative assistants;Festival of Trees media launch; Holiday HomeTour; Art in the Community openings; SaturdayQAC gallery summer hours; and Culture Days.

There has been no shortage of people willing tovolunteer their time and talents in support of thearts. It has truly made my job easier and moreenjoyable, knowing that volunteers are more thanwilling to spend their time helping as best they can.

During the summer months, our gallery was opento the public on Saturdays, from the May 24 longweekend to Labour Day. Kathy-Jo Paylor, KevinJackson, Peter Paylor, Rick Zimmerman, and Anne

Cunningham helped to make this asuccess. We also had student JoshuaSaunders during the summer,supplying us with his computer talents.

There are currently plenty ofopportunities to volunteer at the QAC.It’s a wonderful way to learn and growand also meet some amazing artists.We currently have the followingopportunities available:

QAC Office/Gallery – Positions areavailable to volunteer in the office;

answering phones, greeting customers, renewingmemberships, and other duties as required.

Quinte Arts Council Gala – will be posting forseveral volunteer positions soon. Please make sureyou check our website.

Art in the Community Coordinator - enlist artistsfor the Art in the Community show.

If you love and appreciate art, and are interested involunteering, please contact Scott Miller at theQuinte Arts Council, 613-962-1232.

Culture Days - a national showand tell for community culture

Culture Days 2013 has three days chock full of free

events that will engage, inspire and entertain people

of all ages. Whether you and your family would

like to view or try your hand at visual arts, enjoy

live music by

local artists,

visit heritage

sites, hear

poetry,

readings and

other literary

events, or take

in some fine

films, there is

something for

everyone from

Friday,

September 27

to Sunday,

September 29,

in

communities

across Canada.

One of the largest Culture Days events (third in the

province, according to Provincial Culture Days

organizers) is happening in Belleville, thanks to the

BDIA (businesses of Downtown Belleville), OCAF

(Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund) and members of

the Belleville Culture Days committee.

Visual Arts

The annual Art Walk will be on September 27 and

28, from 10 am to 7 pm. Participating venues will

include the Core Gallery, John M. Parrott Gallery,

Quinte Arts Council Gallery and Gift Shop,

Belleville Art Association Gallery, Fusion Canada

Eh Gallery, Thomas Estevez Design, The Belleville

Club, Bob House Photography Studio, and Gallery

One-Twenty-One.

The Ritchie Room at Capers Brasserie will feature

an invitational art show. Artists confirmed to date

are Doug Comeau, Melissa Schatzmann and Robert

Huffman, with informative talks from a professional

juror on Friday and Saturday.

by Carol Feeney

Sculptor and artist, Jack Skidd, in association with

the Quinte Arts Council, will have an interactive art

installation at the Market Square, of rain sticks made

of recycled materials, that will have acoustic

properties while teaching

children about the

environment.

Art workshops will be

offered on September 27

and 28 in the John M.

Parrott Art Gallery, on the

third floor of the Belleville

Public Library. These free

workshops will be taught

by local artists and will be

run in partnership with the

Belleville Art Association.

The Quinte Arts Council

will present watercolour

workshops, with artists

Kathryn Fellows and

Sue Walker, for youth

ages 8 to 15, on September 29, from 1 to 4 pm.

Barratt’s Office Pro will have Plein Air

demonstrations on September 27 and 28, and plans

are underway for a student art show, as well as an

emerging artist group show.

Music Crawl

On Friday, September 27, you can catch some great

music from 7 to 9 pm, such as acoustic rock/indie

artist, Vince Thornton, at Sans Souci. Jazz artist and

trumpet player, Blair Yarranton, is at Paulo’s

Restaurant and acoustic folk/indie group, The Belle

Regards, is at Capers Brasserie. The Belleville Club

presents the soft jazz of the Starpainters Duo,

featuring David Reed and Andy Sparling, acoustic

guitar and trombone. The New Belle Pub has Rye

and Silence, an alternative hard rock quartet, from

10 to 11 pm, and there will be a ‘pedal steel rock

and roll experience’ by Ken Tizzard with Bad Intent,

from 11:30 pm to 1 am.

Theatrical and Performing Arts continued on page 22

Belleregards will perform during the Music Crawl

Angela Maracle School of Dance has a concert from

5 to 6 pm on September 27 and free dance

workshops and flash mob outdoor performance on

Saturday and Sunday, from 9 am to 6 pm. There are

beginner workshops for children (aged 4 and up)

and adults, as well as primary, Grade 1 and

intermediate classes in ballet, jazz, hip hop,

contemporary, bollywood and tap. There are

informative sessions, with a Q&A, with Gizella

Witkowsky and lectures on the history of ballet.

The Belleville Theatre Guild is also planning to host

an event at the Pinnacle Playhouse during the

weekend.

Literary and Film

Author, Nick Foley (Celebrate the Hero and ActLike You’ve Been There, Rules for My Brother) will

present a writing workshop on Saturday, from 2 to 3

pm, at Capers Brasserie.

Belleville Downtown Docfest will present a

screening of Revolution, on Friday, September 27 at

7:30 pm, at The Core Arts and Culture Centre.

Revolution is a film about changing the world. The

true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to

his acclaimed Sharkwater documentary continues

his remarkable journey; one that will take him

through 15 countries over four years, where he’ll

discover that it’s not only sharks that are in grave

danger – it’s humanity itself. There will be a

discussion and Q&A following the film, with either

the filmmaker or a local environmental expert.

DocFest is also hosting a screening of Muscle, a film

written, directed and produced by Colin Gray that

features a number of local students on Saturday,

September 28 at 7:30 p.m. After an argument with


HERITAGENobody’s Baby comes to BellevilleThis lady was no baby.

When Conservative MP John Crosbie told Liberal

MP Sheila Copps to “Quiet down, baby,” she

retorted with vigour and vitality, “I’m not his baby

and I’m nobody’s baby.” When she wrote her

autobiography, she defiantly called it Nobody’sBaby.

But that was not quite true. As her father’s baby, she

reflected his political temperament. Her father was

Victor K. Copps, a fiery and effective mayor of the

City of Hamilton. You want to know where Ms.

Copps’ aggressive nature came from? One time

Mayor Copps had a dispute with the Ontario

government, so he came to the Legislature, chained

himself to a post in the gallery, and began to make a

speech. He got tossed out, of course, once the guards

had removed the chains. But he had made his point.

Sheila Copps will make her point, again, when she

speaks to the Hastings County Historical Society

banquet on Saturday, October 26, about the

successful rise of women to the premierships of

several Canadian provinces. The banquet will also

feature a photo and information display of Quinte

area women in politics.

Raised in a hardball political household (her mother

Geraldine was a city councillor), Copps adopted a

flamboyant and combative style. In her first run for

politics, as a provincial Liberal candidate in the

by Orland French

Steel City, she wore a hard-hat. As a member of the

famous Rat Pack in the federal Liberal caucus, her

rambunctious behavior ruffled a few of the well-

preened Tory feathers among the Mulroney birds.

“Pass the tequila, Sheila,” crooned John Crosbie,

“Lay down and love me again.”

My professional relationship with Sheila Copps goes

back to The Ottawa Citizen, where I was a

parliamentary reporter and she was the bureau

reporter for Hull, Quebec. (The reporter from Hull,

we used to say.) Clearly she couldn’t avoid inhaling

the political fumes enveloping the national capital

like a smog, and she was soon immersed in politics.

While she didn’t win her first attempt at election in

Hamilton East, she won the next election and took a

seat in the provincial legislature. She was always

trying for the top, running a strong second to David

Peterson for the provincial Liberal leadership, and

later third to Jean Chretien and Paul Martin in the

race for the federal party leadership. Upon becoming

prime minister, Chretien named Copps as his deputy

prime minister. She was also heritage minister and

environment minister. She brought an emotional

fervour to politics which is rarely seen today.

Now retired from politics, Copps continues dabbling

in her first career of communications, appearing on

and hosting radio shows, writing columns and

making speeches on her favourite topics – especially

the success of women in Canadian politics. But she

says she won’t run again – and tweets that message

to anyone who asks.

On October 26 she will be guest speaker at the

annual banquet of the Hastings County Historical

Society at the Travelodge Hotel. She has chosen

‘We’re Nobody’s Babies’ as the title of her speech,

reflecting on the rise of the six women who

currently head provincial or territorial governments.

She might even have a word or two to say about

Prime Minister Harper’s promotion of more women

to the cabinet.

Among our female provincial leaders, there are no

shrinking violets. (Kathleen Wynne, Ontario;

Pauline Marois, Quebec; Alison Redford, Alberta;

Christy Clark, British Columbia; Kathy Dunderdale,

Newfoundland and Labrador; Eva Aariak, Nunavut.)

As Copps has shown, if you’re going to wear

feminine flowers on your political bonnet, make sure

the bonnet is made of steel and your gloves are

fashioned from iron. Her actions, and the resolve of

successful women in politics, are reminders of a

famous quote from Charlotte Whitton, once a feisty

mayor of Ottawa: “Whatever women do, they must

do twice as well as men to be thought half as good.

Luckily, this is not difficult.”

Tickets for the Hastings County Historical Society

banquet at the Travelodge are $65 each. They are

available at the Quinte Arts Council office at 36

Bridge Street East, the Heritage Centre in Cannifton,

or at 613-961-7772 or 613-969-8354.

Sheila Copps

Looking for a good read?Hello from the Historical Society. Besides

collecting and storing archival materials, and

assisting with research relative to our area, the

Hastings County Historical Society has several great

books and periodicals for sale at the Heritage Centre

in Cannifton. The following is a list of a number of

new books which the Historical Society has for sale.

The first two are still warm off the press!

One is the completely new reprint of Gerry Boyce’s

Historic Hastings. It is a good looking book and the

definitive history of our County. Even better, it is

very entertaining, as well as being informative. This

new version has 16 additional pages, plus a

completely new index of all names. It is an

attractive hardcover that also makes a great gift. We

have it at $65 and no tax.

The second new book is Orland French’s amazing

book on Prince Edward County, Wind, Water, Barley,Wine. It is a beautiful, full-colour book, jammed

with information and entertaining stories from the

County. Cost is $40.

Also newly arrived are the following very good books:

Mary Aylward, by Paul Kirby ($18) - the story of her

murder, arrest, trial, and her childhood, children and

ultimately her execution in Belleville.

Your Loving Anna by Anna Leveridge ($18) - a

compilation of amazing letters sent in the 1880s and

beyond, from her homestead near Coe Hill to her mother

in England. They describe pioneer life in Ontario.

Burn This Gossip, by Sheldon & Judith Godfrey ($20) -

the true story of George Benjamin of Belleville, Canada’s

first Jewish Member of Parliament and the first publisher

of The Intelligencer.

Touring The Past by Bob Lyons ($23) - stories of the old

mines, ghost towns and historic sites of North Hastings.

We are encouraged to ‘Eat Local.’ Why not feed your

brain by reading Local History - reading Local Authors?

Copies of all of the above are available at the Heritage

Centre, 157 Cannifton Road, Cannifton or from Richard

Hughes, Hastings County Historical Society President, at

613-961-7772.


FILM

Movie remakes, reboots and redos have a less than

impressive reputation among many film fans.

Did the different versions of King Kong really

improve the original? Can Man of Steel live up to

the original Superman movies? Why on earth did

talented director Gus Van Sant make a shot-for-shot

remake of Psycho in 1998 as an homage to

Hitchcock’s terrifying masterpiece?

The answer, of course, is because they can.

Movie audiences love to revisit familiar stories, and

occasionally, new direction, cinematography or an

entirely different setting can breathe fresh life into a

classic story.

So consider the master of all storytellers – William

Shakespeare. Every new production, either on stage

or screen, of Macbeth, The Tempest or Romeo andJuliet, is essentially a remake of the 400-plus-year-

old original. And there have also been plenty of film

versions of The Bard’s work to boot – or reboot,

more appropriately.

Which brings us to the new big screen version of

Much Ado About Nothing, filmed in an astounding

12 days and deftly directed by Joss Whedon (TheAvengers, TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer).

This Shakespearean comedy is masterfully

reimagined in every way – setting, mood, costumes,

music – but it still maintains its lovely humour, clear

message and storytelling magic.

That is perhaps Whedon’s true and stunning

accomplishment, melding a time-honoured classic

with his own vision and updated twist. Happily, he

succeeds by staying true to the core but rejuvenating

the atmosphere, delivery and approach of the story.

For those unfamiliar with the play, it’s a rom-com

with lots of misunderstandings, overtures of

affection, and lost and found love, all mingled with

sweet comedy and heart-warming romance.

In the story, Leonato, the governor of Messina, is

Much Ado About Nothingby Scott Whalen

visited by his friend Don Pedro, who is returning

from a victorious campaign against his rebellious

brother Don John and is accompanied by two of his

officers, Benedick (Alexis Denisof) and Claudio

(Fran Kranz).

While in Messina, Claudio falls for Leonato’s

daughter Hero (Jillian Morgese), while Benedick

verbally spars with Beatrice (Amy Acker), the

governor’s niece. The budding love between Claudio

and Hero prompts Don Pedro to arrange with

Leonato for a marriage.

In the days leading up to the ceremony, Don Pedro,

with the help of Leonato, Claudio and Hero,

attempts to sport with Benedick and Beatrice in an

effort to trick the two into falling in love.

Meanwhile, the villainous Don John, with the help

of his allies Conrade and Borachio, plots against the

happy couple, using his own form of trickery to try

to destroy the marriage before it begins.

A series of comic and tragic events may continue to

keep the two couples from truly finding happiness,

but then again, perhaps love may prevail.

However, the film’s treatment is so much more than

its tangled storyline. Using modern filmmaking

techniques like an endlessly moving camera,

sumptuous splashes of light, fog and mist and a

musical score that is perfectly pitched, Whedon

gives us a sensual feast to enjoy.

What results is a Much Ado that is sexy and current

and daring, a bit soap opera, a bit serious drama and

always intriguing.

If you know the play well, you will love it even

more after seeing this astounding interpretation. If

you are new to Much Ado, you will be pulled in

immediately. The iambic pentameter dialogue, which

always seems stuffy at the beginning, slowly

becomes completely familiar and all the key

messages of the plot are well delivered.

There is much to savour, experience and love in this

elegant remake and this is a film not to be missed.

This redo is definitely not much ado about nothing.

Great Movie Wednesdays presents Much Ado AboutNothing at The Empire Theatre on September 25, at

2 and 7:30 pm. Everyone is welcome. Quinte Film

Alternative memberships are available at all

screenings starting on September 11. For more

information please visit quintefilmalternative.ca or

call 613-391-2026.


LITERARY ARTS

The Quinte Arts Council Gallery and Gift Shop now

carries a great selection of books by local authors.

Science fiction fans will love The Lanark ChroniclesBook One, The Last by W.D. McKay. The

information on the book jacket says, “Searching the

universe for signs of intelligent life, world-renowned

astrobiologist, David Mace, is about to realize his

dream. But not even Mace could have predicted the

magnitude of the changes descending upon the earth.

It’s not until he teams up with Bobbi-Lynne Allen

that he discovers the unimaginable truth.” It has

received very favourable reviews. Jane Jacobs of

Porter Square Books describes it as “expertly plotted

and crafted, McKay’s first novel is engrossing and

compelling.” The Tub Chair Times

calls it “…a spectacular science

fiction adventure.” The second

book, Ghost God, will be available

before Christmas 2013. There is

an excerpt of Ghost God at the end

of The Last to whet the reader’s

appetite and the final book in the

trilogy, Heaven’s Wrath, will be

available in spring 2014. You can

learn more at

www.lanarkchronicles.ca.

Those interested in local history

will enjoy a variety of books by

various authors. Burn this Gossipis the true story of George

Benjamin of Belleville, Canada’s first Jewish

Member of Parliament, 1857-1863, by Sheldon and

Judith Godfrey. It explores the tension surrounding

the life of a major political figure in central Ontario,

who headed the only Jewish family in his

community in pre-confederation Canada. It also

provides fresh insights into the personality of his

political leader, John A. Macdonald.

There is a history of Hastings County book by Anna

Leveridge entitled Your Loving Anna, letters fromthe Ontario frontier. Anna Maria Leveridge and her

children followed her husband to Canada from their

home in Hochering, England in 1883, to settle near

Coe Hill, Ontario. The book is a chronicle of the

letters that Anna sent home, describing in detail their

everyday pioneering life.

Paul Kirby’s book, Mary Aylward, The Murder, TheArrest, The Trial, Her Childhood, Her Children, HerExecution, is also a history of Hasting County book,

about the murder and hangings that shocked the

County in the mid 1800s. Paul digs into the

archives of Ireland, the United States and Canada to

trace the lives of Mary and Richard Aylward, as they

leave the potato famine and prejudice behind, only

to meet tragedy ahead of them in North Hastings

and Belleville.

Nan French’s The Puppet and the Poet includes her

poetry as well as writings of her father, the

stationmaster in Shoal Harbour, Newfoundland. It

presents a detailed history of related families, the

Peach family, the Nicholl family (her maiden name)

and the French family. Using satire and humour,

Nan has successfully linked the past with the

present.

Growing up Quinte is a father and daughter memoir

written by Jack A. Evans and Cyndi L. Crowder. It

has anecdotes and vintage pictures of many

communities including Prince Edward County,

Quinte West, Foxboro and Belleville. It is a

delightful book about life in Quinte covering 70

years.

Mystery buffs will enjoy The Pity of the Winds by

Robin Timmerman. It is the story of a young police

officer, Pete Jakes and his Turkish-born wife, Ali.

Pete was a Canadian soldier posted in Afghanistan,

who was injured by a roadside

explosive, which prompted him to

switch careers and move to rural

Ontario. The Jakes settle in Middle

Island and find themselves in a

community in great turmoil over a

proposed wind energy project near

Hawks Nest Point bird sanctuary.

Amid the bird lovers, money-hungry

real estate operators and mysterious

vandals in the night, tragedy strikes

and a worker falls to his death from

the demonstration turbine tower.

Pete doubts that the death was

accidental and sets out to find the

murderer.

If you have ever wondered about how venture

capitalist, Maurice Rollins, made his fame and

fortune, you will want to pick up The RemarkableJourney of Maurice Rollins by Orland French. The

book chronicles his career, from his construction

business where he built more than 8,500 housing

units and 12,000 hotel rooms through his

international Journey’s End motel chain. It also

outlines his philanthropic donations including “an

ill-fated donation of one million dollars to build a

cultural centre for the Quinte region, the story of

which is told here in its entirety.”

Wind, Water, Barley & Wine is a cultural history of

Prince Edward County by Orland French with an

introduction by Peter C. Newman. “It reaches back

to the earliest formation of the earth to draw a close

connection between the people of Prince Edward

County and the precious peninsula they inhabit.”

There are also two inspirational books by Nick

Foley, Act Like You’ve Been There, Rules for MyBrother and Celebrate the Hero, Stories That InspireChange. Elaine A. Small’s Priests in the Attic, is a

memoir about a minister’s daughter who had a short

but successful career in the 1960’s as a supper club

singer in Canada and the USA. Donald W.

Desaulniers has a fiction novel entitled FrugalLawyer, Flashy Lawyer and James H. Brown’s

Whimsical Ways is a wonderfully illustrated book of

poetry.

So before you head to Chapters, please come to 36

Bridge Street East, Belleville, for some really good

reading and help support local authors.

Books now take up an entire section of theQAC Gallery and Gift Shop

Toronto the Good a poem by Patrick Connors

How many decent, lovely womenPretty as first spring flowersPromising young men, innocent bystandersWayward young offenders making mistakesThey cannot erase, ever forsakeWill we have to takeHow much more yet stillFor the powers-that-be to admitHouston we have big problemsAnd whom shall solve them

Toronto the Good, ideals endangeredViolence repeals such grand reputationThis land is our landWe stand for the entiretyIn some sublime undefined synedoche

New book byJanet KelloughIn Janet Kellough’s third mystery, 47 Sorrows,

Thaddeus Lewis and his son journey into the heart

of disaster.

When the bloated corpse of a man dressed in

women’s clothing washes up on the shore of Lake

Ontario near Thaddeus Lewis’s home, nothing is

found on the body except a small scrap of green

ribbon.

The year is 1847 - ‘Black ’47’ - and 100,000 Irish

emigrants are fleeing to Canada to escape starvation.

The emigrants bring with them the dreaded ‘ship’s

fever,’ and soon Canadian ports are overflowing

with the sick and dying and entire families are being

torn apart.

Lewis’s youngest son, Luke, who has aspirations of

becoming a doctor, volunteers in the fever sheds in

Kingston. When he finds a green ribbon on the

lifeless body of a patient named John Porter, he is

intrigued by the strange coincidence. Though

dealing with demons of his own, young Luke enlists

his father’s help to uncover the mystery, a tale of

enmity that began back in Ireland. Their search leads

them to the heart of the criminal underworld of

Toronto, where the final acts of vengeance play out

against the tragedy of the fever sheds.

Janet Kellough is a professional storyteller and has

written and appeared in numerous stage productions

that feature a fusion of spoken word and music. Her

two previous books in the Thaddeus Lewis series,

On the Head of a Pin, and Sowing Poison, have

received stellar reviews. She lives in Prince Edward

County.

Books at QAC Gallery

Bay City Band

Terry Denyes(h) 613-439-8885(c) [email protected]

The best Music forWeddings, Galas, or receptions

by Carol Feeney

War unrefined unites us inDark starless nights of tragedyStark days after of mourningShovels pouring new earth plantBroken seeds that can’t grow

Lives fade like autumn leavesBodies laid to eternal restThose left behind never knowBut where do we goFrom here in our griefTo believe in the feelingOf forgiving and grace, thePlace of healing and wholesomenessAs we redress sin andLet the good guys win


Let’s get the gang together and go down to The

Empire. What’s playing at The Empire this week?

Can you believe who’s coming to The Empire

Theatre?

These are phrases that have become common place,

here in Belleville. Ten years ago The Empire

building consisted of a sports and hobby store, a hair

dressing salon and an instrument repair and flag

shop. Wow, one decade later The Empire Theatre &

Centre for the Performing Arts has become the home

of the very finest in live performance, nationally and

internationally.

“Spend an evening at The Empire and watch the

stars come out.” This catch phrase could not be

more accurate as the list of performers that have

graced The Empire stage is staggering, to say the

least. Iconic rock stars from Lindsey Buckingham

of Fleetwood Mac, Sir Bob Geldof, Steve Earle, Eric

Burdon and The Animals, War, Dickey Betts, Leon

Russell and The Temptations, to name only a few.

Country music stars, from traditional to

contemporary, such as Tommy Hunter, Bill

Anderson, Kenny Rogers, Paul Brandt, Dean Brody

and Johnny Reid. Two of our national treasures,

Stompin’ Tom Connors and Rita MacNeil, were also

fan favourites. We sadly said farewell to both earlier

this year. Canadian giants Randy Bachman, Blue

Rodeo, Great Big Sea, The Tragically Hip, Tom

Cochrane, Serena Ryder and Jan Arden. In the

world of comedy, laughter has filled The Empire

with legends Bob Newhart and the Smothers

Brothers, Saturday Night Live alumni Tracy Morgan

and Norm Mac Donald, everyone’s favourite John

Pinette, and Canadian funny men Ron James, Brent

Butt and Stuart MacLean.

We mustn’t forget that The Empire continues to

regularly host acclaimed movies, both under its own

banner and with the Quinte Film Alternative.

Only three years into The Empire’s life, we

experienced the evolution of Empire Square Live.

Like a super hero masquerading as a parking lot by

day, it is transformed annually into a state-of-the-art

outdoor concert facility, entertaining thousands.

Peter Frampton, Meat Loaf, Boston, Journey, Steve

Winwood, The Doobie Brothers, Cheap Trick and

Alice Cooper... just scratching the surface of those

who have rocked the Square!

The introduction of Café e in the Square makes it

truly a complete evening on the town.

Recent economic reports have documented that

literally millions of dollars have been injected into

PERFORMING ARTSYou say it’s your birthday!by Andy Forgie

Pinnacle Playhouse

256 Pinnacle Street

Belleville, Ontario

613-967-1442

bellevil letheatreguild.ca

62 years of excellencein community theatre

October 10–26, 2013preview Oct. 8

THE FOURSOMEby Norm Foster

April 3–19, 2014preview Apr. 1

ENCHANTED APRILby Mathew Barber

May 29–June 14, 2014preview May 27

INTO THE WOODSby Stephen Sondheim

February 6–22, 2014preview Feb. 4

LEADING LADIESby Ken Ludwig

November 28–December 14, 2013preview Nov. 26

THE VELVETEEN RABBITAdapted by Anita Larson from the original story by Margery Williams

bellevilletheatreguild.ca

5 PLAYS for $805 PLAYS for $80

2013 - 2014

SEASON

2013 – 2014 SEASON

our local economy as a result of The Empire Theatre

and Empire Square Live events.

This fall, the 10th anniversary season presents a

stellar lineup, featuring guitar legend and founding

member of Genesis, Steve Hackett, as well as Colin

James, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Empire Beatles

Weekend, Red Green, Trailer Park Boys, Matthew

Good and Moonpath Productions’ annual Panto.

New and exciting acts are announced regularly ...

stay tuned ... there is something for everyone.

Like a well-oiled machine, from the box office and

promotion, hospitality, front of house and

maintenance to the sound and light technicians ...

The Empire team brings it all together ... night after

night.

We save our final and biggest accolades to the man

who made it all possible ... Mark Rashotte. His

vision and passion are celebrated on this, the 10th

anniversary of The Empire Theatre.

Entertainment Lives Here ....

www.theempiretheatre.com.

Outside the Empire Theatre


Season Six at My Theatre begins with Out of Order,

written by Ray Cooney, running from October 17 to

November 2. In this hugely successful sequel to

Two into One, Richard Willey, a government junior

minister, plans to spend the evening with Jane

Worthington, one of the opposition’s typists, when

things go disastrously wrong. As with many other

Ray Cooney plays, it features a lead actor who has

to lie his way out of an embarrassing situation, with

the help of an innocent side-kick, who gets more and

more embroiled in the increasingly tangled tale

improvised by the lead character as events unfold.

The action takes place in a suite in a posh Ottawa

hotel and revolves around accidents caused by a

defective sash window. This play was the 1991

Olivier Award winner, as Best Comedy.

The season continues with A Canadian Christmas,

on December 7 and 8. Enjoy a toe-tapping time with

the sounds and tastes of the season

Love, Sex and the IRS, written by Billy Van Zandt

and Jane Milmore, runs from February 27, 2014 to

March 15. This is the classic farce that everyone

should be doing - especially around tax time! Jon

Trachtman and Leslie Arthur are out-of-work

musicians who room together in New York City. To

save money, Jon has been filing tax returns listing

Quinte Children’s Theatre is entering its second

season! The dedicated Board of Directors and

volunteers are excited about the future of the QCT

and what it will bring to the Quinte area.

Shows take place at the spacious Maranatha Church

in Belleville, a great central location for the Quinte

area. Audience members come from Brighton to

Napanee, everywhere in between and beyond!

Quinte Children’s Theatre Vision is: “To provide

artistically brilliant family entertainment for the

Quinte region.” They did just that with outstanding

shows from their first season, such as Jack Grunsky,

Dufflebag Theatre and Modus O. The second season

welcomes Kingston’s own Splash N Boots on

November 2, fabulous Fubuki Daiko on January 18,

2014, returning Dufflebag Theatre presents

Cinderella on March 22, and a wonderful local show

featuring Andy Forgie and Friends ends the season

on May 3.

The historic Core Arts and Culture Centre on

Pinnacle Street is now home to Quinte Children’s

Theatre’s main office. Tickets are

available online at

www.quintechildrenstheatre.ca

for season tickets, or individual

show tickets. Tickets can also be

purchased in advance at the

Military Family Resource Centre

(CFB Trenton), The Party Castle,

The Core, the Quinte Arts

Council office and Maranatha

Church. Tickets will also be

available on the day of each

performance at Maranatha.

Priced right, each show is great

family entertainment at a great

value!

For further information, please

call Ted Howe at 613-967-0255.

Splash N Boots

Season Six at My Theatre

Quinte Children’s Theatre

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Fifty-cent piano lessons, with Mrs. Emily Vealy,

started Doug Aselstine on a musical journey

spanning more than 60 years.

Then, at the age of ten, his

grandfather, Walter Aselstine,

taught him to play saxophone

and clarinet.

In his professional life, as a

musician and music educator

(in 1996, he retired as head of

music and co-op educator, after

35 years at Quinte Secondary

School), Doug, now 75 has

played saxophone, clarinet, and

piano/keyboards. He’s

conducted numerous bands,

including small groups, concert

orchestras and big band swing.

Doug joined the Commodores’

Orchestra in 1952, at the age of

14, then turned pro at age 18

and joined the RCAF Air

Transport Command Band,

playing with them for five

years, and RCAF Ottawa

Central Command Band, performing with them for

Doug Aselstine’s 60-year musical journeythree years. He retired from the Commodores’

Orchestra in 2010, and joined his good friend and

musician Frank Howard’s Big

Band and Orchestra.

During his time with the

Commodores Orchestra, Doug

was well-known for his lip sync

to Spike Jones records every

Saturday night, to the delight of

many. After his release from the

RCAF, and upon his return to

Belleville, he became president

of the Belleville Federation of

Musicians, Local 357.

It was in 1965 that Doug started

what has become the extremely

popular ‘Concerts in the Park’

series held at West Zwick’s Park

and Meyer’s Pier. “All

musicians were paid for every

performance, with funding from

the American Federation of

Musicians Music Performance

Trust Fund and matching funds

in partnership with Mr. Myles Morton and The

Intelligencer,” said Doug. “This partnership lasted

the pair as a married couple (Leslie is a man). The

day of reckoning comes when the Internal Revenue

Service informs the ‘couple’ they’re going to be

investigated. Leslie masquerades as a housewife,

aided by Jon’s fiancée, Kate. Complicating matters

further, Leslie and Kate are having an affair behind

Jon’s back, Jon’s mother drops in unexpectedly to

meet her son’s fiancée, and Leslie’s ex-girlfriend

shows up demanding to know why Leslie has

changed and won’t see her anymore. Like a cross

between I Love Lucy and Some Like it Hot!

The season concludes with Steel Magnolias, written

by Robert Harling, which runs from June 5 to 21.

Steel Magnolias chronicles the lives and friendship

of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other

through their triumphs and tragedies, they

congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the

mysteries of life and death, husbands and children,

hair and nails - all the important topics that truly

unite and celebrate women.

For tickets, email [email protected], visit

www.mytheatrequinte.ca, or call Quinte West

Chamber of Commerce at 800-930-3255 or 613-

392-7635. My Theatre performs at Historical

Trenton Town Hall - 1861, 55 King Street, Trenton.

Get involved – explore your creative side.

for more than 16 years. When Local 357 lost its

AFM charter, our good friends The Belleville

Lions Club took over sponsorship of the concert

series, now called Concerts on the Bay.”

Doug now performs regularly with The Frank

Howard Orchestra and as a volunteer musician

with The RCAF 8 Wing Concert Band. “It’s

almost like a script,” he says, “because I started

my career as an RCAF musician and here I am,

many years later, playing for an RCAF concert

band. You can’t ask for anything better than that.”

Doug Aselstine

Left to right: Doug Aselstine, Art Duby and BruceParsons, members of Local 357, at the Concerts in thePark series in the Zwick’s Bandshell in 1968


The Prince Edward County Music Festival is proud

to present its 10th season, which runs from

September 20 to 28. Since the festival’s inception,

artistic director Stéphane Lemelin has sought to

blend classical repertoire with new music by inviting

Canadian composers to introduce their own works to

festival audiences.

The 2013 Festival will celebrate this unique

approach to presenting classical music with an

eclectic program, featuring chamber music, musical

comedy, opera and much more. Performers include

the celebrated Gryphon Trio, soprano Donna Brown,

violinist Jacques Isrealiévitch, clarinetist Ross

Edwards and many more outstanding Canadian

musicians.

The Festival opens Friday, September 20, with a

program of festival favourites by Schubert, Brahms

and Canadian Steven Gellman. On Saturday, soprano

comedienne Mary Lou Fallis and pianist Peter

Tiefenbach will entertain with a hilarious evening of

musical high jinks. The week concludes with a

Sunday matinée performance by The Gryphon Trio,

Canada’s premiere piano trio. All three concerts take

place at Picton’s St. Mary Magdalene Church.

For the second consecutive year, the festival will

host the premiere performance of Jeunesses

Musicales’ national opera tour. On Thursday,

September 26, the Regent Theatre will host a fully

staged production of Puccini’s La Bohème. Buy

tickets in advance for best seating.

On Friday, September 27, the festival presents a

special concert at The Oeno Gallery, followed by a

wine and cheese reception. Harpsichordist Luc

Beauséjour and flutist Grégoire Jeay will perform a

program of Baroque music in a most beautiful

setting. Tickets are $50 and must be bought in

advance, as seating is limited.

True to its mandate of supporting arts in the

community, the festival introduces Festival Debut,

which will showcase two outstanding young artists

from the region. Soprano Elizabeth McDonald and

pianist Marek Krowicki will present a matinée

concert Sunday, September 28. The festival’s

popular Schools Concert will be expanded to a

morning and afternoon performance by Toronto’s

True North Brass, on Thursday, September 26, so

more Prince Edward County students will have the

opportunity to hear live music by first class

professional artists. Concerts take place at St. Mary

PEC Music Festival offers an entertaining andeclectic program

Magdalene Church. The festival strives to make

classical music accessible to young people and their

families by offering 5 cent student tickets (for

elementary and secondary school students) to all

festival concerts, except for the evening at Oeno

Gallery.

The festival’s closing gala will be a spectacular

evening, featuring three of Canada’s leading

pianists, David Jalbert, Andrew Tunis and Stéphane

Lemelin, playing on one piano. The program

crescendos from music written for one hand to

works for 30 fingers. Come and see how it is done

and join the artists for a post concert reception.

Advance tickets are on sale at the Regent Theatre

box office. A three-concert flex pass costs $100 and

single tickets are available at the door for $36, HST

included. Tickets for the special concert and

reception at Oeno Gallery must be bought in

advance. Student tickets are 5 cents! Evening

concerts start at 7:30 pm and matinée performances

start at 2 pm. For more information, visit the

festival’s website at www.pecmusicfestival.com.

“Forgive us our gimmies, as we forgive those who

gimmie against us.” The prayer of a golfer opens the

first show at the Pinnacle Playhouse. The Foursomeis a delightful Norm Foster comedy that is sure to

have the audience in stitches as they watch, quite

simply, a golf game between four friends.

Nine holes in the first act and nine holes in the

second, you are taken along for the ride as four

friends unite at their 15th college reunion for a

round of golf. Once tight in school, they have since

drifted apart, as is evident throughout the game. At

first there’s a lot of one-upmanship, posturing about

how well each one has done, but gradually the truths

start to emerge, and you begin to realize that they’re

just ordinary guys and that they all have faults and

failings. The golf game, of course, is simply a

vehicle for Foster to get these guys alone and have

them open up about a lot of things that guys only

come clean about when they’re

with other guys.

Director Lorraine Creighton says,

“I’m excited with the cast! They

bring years of experience to this

show and it is evident even at this

stage of rehearsals they are going

to do a terrific job! I am pleased

with all of the help I have received

from the crew so far, so I hope this

is a great beginning to my

directing with the Guild. This will

be my first time directing with The

Belleville Theatre Guild, though I

have been on this stage [Pinnacle

Playhouse] in another Norm Foster

production of Sinners.”

Actors taking the stage in this

production are Jim Ross (as Ted), Andy Palmer (as

Rick), Marvin Tucker (as Cam) and Scott Roodvoets

(as Donnie). This cast quartet is sure to express the

witty brilliance of Norm Foster through the warm

humour and brilliant one-liners of this Belleville

Theatre Guild season starter.

Visit the BTG website,

www.bellevilletheatreguild.ca to find out more about

this production, upcoming auditions as well as our

2013-2014 season. New this year will be a children’s

production taking place in December. Please visit

our box office for more information regarding

subscriptions.

The Foursome runs on October 10 to 16. Tickets are

$20 ($10 for students). Show time is 8 pm for

evening performances. The matinée for this show

has been rescheduled for Tuesday, October 15 due to

the Thanksgiving Holiday. Discounted tickets are

True North Brass

The Foursome tees off the BTG Seasonby Erica Holgate

Marek Krowicki

The Foursome

available for the previews on October 7. Call the

box office at 613-967-1442, or order your tickets

on-line.

The Belleville Theatre Guild offers elevator service

right into the theatre, a barrier-free washroom, and

room in the front row for wheelchairs and other

mobility devices. See you at the Pinnacle Playhouse!

Mary Lou Fallis


The Stirling Festival Theatre received a $4,000 grant

from the Ontario Arts Council - Theatre Projects

Development Stream. The Ontario Arts Council was

established in 1963 to foster the creation and

production of art for the benefit of all Ontarians.

This season commemorates their success in ‘Stirring

emotion for 50 years and counting!’

The OAC grant will provide funding towards the

development and public workshop performance of

an exciting new work, currently titled the Stirling

Historical Community Play (SHCP). The SHCP will

trace the history of the region from 1600 to present

day.

Co-creators, playwright and journalist, Richard

Turtle and Stirling Festival Theatre Managing

Director David Vanderlip will write the show based

on research from genealogy archives at the local

library, and also conversations and ‘soundings’ with

the local community and elders.

“I have been passionate about community plays for a

very long time now. There’s something magical about

an entire community coming together to share their

stories and build a theatrical piece,” says Vanderlip.

“Along with playwright, Richard Turtle, I hope to

engage the community in the creation of a play

around the various significant historical events that

have occurred in the region surrounding Stirling over

the last 400 years. Champlain traveled these shores

around 1615 and this area was regularly traveled, as

immigrants moved from Lower to Upper Canada.”

Says, Richard Turtle, playwright and local journalist,

“The protagonist in the story will be a contemporary

teenaged girl with big city aspirations and a

steadfast resolve for a full-scale lifestyle change.

Through a series of ancestral stories, presented as

flashback vignettes, she will trace and explore the

rich stories of the Stirling region, including the

Loyalist movement, the women’s movement, and

our connection to the Riel Story, which dramatically

portray the determination of those who carved out a

community together in a foreboding and isolated

new world.”

Added Vanderlip, “If these stories aren’t recorded,

written down and shared, they might very well be

lost to the next generation. Moreover, this next

generation might be lost to the region. Often, when

young people come of age, they leave the

countryside where they grew up for the big city and

we have seen an ‘emptying-out’ of our most

precious resource – our young people. By bringing

the community together we hope to instil a greater

sense of community pride, dedication and sense of

belonging in the young people of the region.”

Community members are invited to participate fully

in the play, acting side-by-side with professional

Equity Actors. SFT also wants community members

to participate behind the scenes, assisting with

props, costumes, stage management, front of house,

publicity and promotion etc. Additionally, SFT

would like to utilize actual descendants of the

people in the stories and events depicted in the play,

Drama is a collaborative art; it’s not the kind of

thing that’s easy to explore on your own. Unlike,

say, painting or playing the guitar, acting is not

something that is easily explored later in life – if

you haven’t tried it before you’ve finished high

school, you’re not likely to ever to try it at all. And

yet many of us have wondered whether we might

have an actor trapped inside; we’ve thought it might

be in us to act in front of an audience. At least we’d

like to try. But how do we get that chance?

Actor Rick Zimmerman is teaming up with the new

Core Arts and Culture Centre to give adults with

little or no acting experience an opportunity to

explore the actor within; to take the stage in a safe,

supporting environment and give acting a try. ‘Not

Quite Ready for Hamlet’ is an eight-week class in

which techniques of voice, movement, stage-

presence, timing and expression will be explored

through both scripted material and improvisation, as

participants work towards a final performance in

front of an audience.

Rick Zimmerman started acting professionally in

Toronto in the late 70s, and has written, directed,

and performed in dozens of different settings since.

When not teaching or holding ‘impromptu

workshops’ he stays as busy as possible on stage.

Recent shows include two one-man productions in

Prince Edward County, and shows with Moonpath

Productions at the Empire Theatre, Festival Players

of PEC and The Stirling Festival Theatre.

Not Quite Ready for Hamlet runs Tuesdays from

7:15 pm to 9:00 pm beginning October 8 at the Core

Arts and Culture Centre, 223 Pinnacle St.,

Not Ready for Hamlet?

and engage young and old from the community with

an eye to involving up to 200 community members

in the acting company. A significant portion of the

acting company will be comprised of new

generation, emerging artists, drawn from our own

Young Company, dance schools and college theatre

programmes, and people of all ages from local

drama clubs, church choirs, and seniors’ groups.

According to SFT Development Officer, Laura

Smith, “We are thrilled the Ontario Arts Council

recognizes the importance of this work to the

Stirling community. Arts are vital to the vibrancy of

a community and this is an exceptional opportunity

for everyone in the Stirling Region to get involved

in a unique arts-in-the community experience.”

David Vanderlip warmly invites the community to

become involved, “If you’ve ever wanted to be part

of an exciting and rewarding community experience,

please contact the theatre – we need actors,

performers, set builders, props, costumes, mementos

- and most of all - your stories. Come be part of the

most exciting thing to happen to us since

Hockeyville.”

Please contact the theatre, check the website or the

SFT Facebook page for audition announcements and

calls for behind-the-scenes volunteer notices in early

2014. The workshop/performance will occur in

April 2014 and the full play is slated for production

in the summer of 2015.

Belleville. The cost of the program is $120 for eight

weekly sessions. For more information or to register,

contact Peter Paylor at [email protected] or

call 613-962-0255 ext. 12.

Stirling Festival Theatre receives Ontario ArtsCouncil Grant for historical community play project

Rick Zimmerman

The Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital

Foundation was pleased to be the recipient of $902

from the 5th annual Quinte Bluegrass Celebration at

the Quinte Isle Camp Park in May. The money was

raised for the benefit of Picton Hospital through a

silent auction that was part of the Celebration. The

Quinte Bluegrass Celebration committee sincerely

thanks all those who made a contribution to the

silent auction and were thrilled to announce this year

was the biggest year of the celebration to-date and

are looking forward to growing next year’s event

while continuing to support medical equipment

needs in Picton.

Pictured here on August 8, 2013 from left are Fran

Donaldson, vice president of the PECMH

Foundation and past president of the PECMH

Auxiliary, Leo Finnegan, president of the PECMH

SPOTLIGHT

Bluegrass celebration supportsPEC hospital

Foundation, Anna Marie Ferguson, executive

director of the PECMH Foundation and Rhonda

Johnston, representative from Investors Group, who

were the lead sponsor of the Bluegrass Celebration.


QAC Arts and Education Bursary for the Visual ArtsDeadline to apply is September 30

HEADS UP!

Last year, the Quinte Arts Council awarded me a

Hugh P. O’Neil Bursary for my contributions to the

arts community through The Core Centre for the

Arts. Upon receipt of the bursary, I agreed to write

an article at the end of my first year about my

experiences as a music student. I chose to share my

experiences through a series of haiku that depict

vignettes from my first year in the music program at

Mount Allison. While some of the poems deal with

darker moments in my year, my intent was to reflect

on them with the levity that only hindsight can

bring. This is my way of showing this year‘s new

batch of university freshmen that no matter how

hard things get, one day you will be able to look

back and laugh about it. Enjoy!

Overture (Frosh week)

Many people drink,

I do not partake in it,

What mess am I in?

Consonance

I’ve found my people,

My new music family,

Conservatory.

Anacrusis

8 AM Theory

The professor is crazy,

In the best of ways

Cadenza

Only four weeks in

and I have worked through the night

Totally worth it!

Fermata

There is a girl here,

To her anything’s a hat,

She is beautiful.

Da Capo

Home for thanksgiving,

I do not like flying much

But home is worth it.

Reflections on the Nature of Sleep Deprivation.

Me... practice... six hour,

But... I not get very far,

Sleep now... lesson... soon....

A Falling Fifth Progression

Every night I dream,

I forgot to attend Chem.

But I’m not in Chem.

Dreams of The...

I’m walking care free,

When suddenly dread strikes me,

I should be in Chem.

Half Cadence (Jury1 (1))

I didn’t get one...

I should have been given one...

Oh well... so what’s new....

Mars the Bringer of...Exams

Stress grows with exams,

where did all my pencils go?

**chew chew chew chew chew**

Bars of Rest (1)

Home for Christmas break,

I do not like flying much,


Bars of Rest (2)


I do not like fighting much,


Bars of Rest (3)


I love my family lots,

But home’s not worth it.

A Bar Early

I’m back too early

The conserv.2 couch is sketchy

I guess it will do

Crescendo

Second semester,

So much more work to be done,

I’ll get there soon though.

Fantasy

Free concerts each week,

I get paid to work the shows,

I’d have to attend.

Frogs (Performance)

Breathe deeply to calm...

Mistake, I hope no one saw,

now shaking backstage...

Diminuendo

End of semester,

So much more work to be done,

I’ll never make it...

Recital

I programmed lights,

A juror says it’s too dark.

Function impedes art.

Morning

History take-home,

You are very nearly done.

Hello Mr. Sun

Dominant (Music Party)

Many people drink,

I cherish their company,

These are my people.

Tonic (Jury (2))

Not Feeling ready,

I give my jurors earplugs...

and hope for the best.

The Quinte Arts Council is Really Awesome, and

If You Are Graduating This Year

and Are Involved In The Arts You Should

Definitely Apply, and Then Write

Something Nice About Your First Year of

University! Boy I am Glad There Are No

Rules in Haiku About How Long Your

Titles Can Be!

Quinte Arts Council,

Thank you for the scholarship,

It really helped me!

1) A Jury is a playing exam for a panel or for your applied

teacher

2) Concserv. is a common short hand music students use

for the music building

A few more than six poems: a percussionstudent’s first year at university through haiku

QUINTE YOUTH MAKING WAVES. . .

Daniel Gardner

by Daniel Gardner

Eligible projects will meet the following criteria: • involve a professional artist or group

• involve visual arts activities, i.e. painting, sculpture, pottery, photography, mixed media, 3-D sculptures, etc.

• support the Ontario curriculum

• have defined starting and completion dates, set objectives, a project budget and a follow-up plan for

evaluations and a report

• involve a school or classroom of students within the Quinte region, grades K to 12

The applicant must be (or become) a school/classroom in the Quinte region that is a member of the QAC or whose

board is a member of the QAC. Activities must involve an interactive experience between the students and the

artist(s).

Application forms are on the QAC website:

www.quinteartscouncil.org. If you have questions, please call 613-962-1232.

The Quinte Arts Council’s Arts and

Education Bursary was established by the

council’s Arts and Education Committee

in 2002 to be used to help subsidize arts

programming in Quinte schools.

Bursaries can range from $250 to $500.

The deadline to apply is September 30.

The announcement of the bursary

recipients is October 15 and the program

activity must take place between

November 1 and January 25. Bursaries

are for artist fees only. Thank you to the Marilyn and Maurice Rollins Foundationfor their generous support of the QAC’s Arts Education Programs.


ARTS EDUCATION

Each year the Quinte Arts Council offers a World

Music and Dance performance and workshop to

students (grades 4 and up) in the Quinte region.

This program is free to students, thanks to the

generous support of the Marilyn and Maurice

Rollins Foundation.

This year we are bringing Chris McKhool and the

Sultans of String with Ilse Gudiño, flamenco dancer.

They will perform at noon in the auditorium at

Centennial Secondary School in Belleville, on

Wednesday October 23. They will also hold a

workshop in the afternoon.

The Sultans of String perform a global sonic

tapestry of Spanish flamenco, Arabic folk, Cuban

rhythms, and French Manouche Gypsy-jazz,

celebrating musical fusion and human creativity

with warmth and virtuosity. The students will hear

fiery violin dances with rumba-flamenco guitar

by Carol Bauer

while a funk bass lays down unstoppable grooves.

The band is riding a wave of success from JUNO

nominations to their sold-out Yalla Yalla! Canadian

CD release tour, their national features on CTV and

CBC, and their triple nomination for the 2009

Canadian Folk Music Awards, winning Instrumental

Group of the Year. Both their CDs have soared to

#1 across Canada on Top Ten national radio charts,

and the Sultans of String won the award for Best

Variety Act from Festivals & Events Ontario as well

as the 2009 International Songwriting Competition!

A Canadian string super-group, The Sultans of

String include six-string violinist Chris McKhool

(who has guest starred with Jesse Cook and Pavlo),

duelling guitar wizards Kevin Laliberté (Jesse Cook)

& Eddie Paton (Robert Michaels), bass master Drew

Birston (Chantal Kreviazuk) and Cuban

percussionist Alberto Suarez!

Ilse Gudiño has been a member of the Esmeralda

Enrique Spanish Dance Company since 1996. She

has studied flamenco in Madrid, Seville, New York

and Mexico and has been trained by many of

Spain’s most renowned artists.

Ilse has worked as a soloist for many years teaching

Ilse Gudiño

QAC’s Arts Education Programsare generously supported by

The Marilyn & Maurice

Rollins Foundation

and touring across Canada, the US, Mexico and

Europe. She received a professional development

grant from the Canada Council and studied in Spain

for half of 2007 where, besides dancing and

performing, she also learned about flamenco

singing, studying with Esperanza Fernández. Since

then Ilse has constantly returned to Spain to train

and perform.

In 2007 she founded Los Amigos de Pilar, a music

and dance ensemble that reflects the contemporary

status of flamenco (tablao) but also delves into the

artistic realm of visual art and theatre. In 2012, Ilse

received a MFA degree from York University.

Workshop: Explore a World of Music

Chris McKhool and Kevin Laliberté from Sultans of

String will break down some of the styles and

melodies heard in their concert. Students will

explore different rhythms by trying out songs like

Dark Eyes (Gypsy-jazz), Lisboa (rumba-flamenca)

and El-Kahira (Arabic rhythms). Students will also

learn to use scales as a launching point for guided

improvisation. Harmonic minor, blues, and Arabic

scales become a window into new worlds of music.

The performance, for students in grade 4 and up,

will be at noon, the workshop (grades to be

determined) will be held in the afternoon. The

maximum number of students to attend the

workshop is 30. To book seats for the performance

or to register students for the workshop, please call

the Quinte Arts Council at 613-962-1232 ext. 26 or

email [email protected]. For the

performance we will need your name, the name of

your school, the number of students and

accompanying adults, their grade(s) and your contact

information.

The QAC’s World Music and DanceProgram presents the Sultans of StringFeaturing flamenco dance


Sept. 17 to Nov. 9 Gallery One-Twenty-One, 48Bridge St., E., Belleville will show work by VirginiaDixon, featured artist, and Mary Lou Burnside and SueCox, guest artists. Info: http://gallery121artists.com.

To Sept. 29 The Colborne Art Gallery presents UnifiedDiversity, new paintings and sculptures by Member artistTim Dignam. New works by the other gallery artists areshown in the 2nd and 3rd galleries.www.thecolborneartgallery.ca. 51 King St E ColborneON, 905-355-1798.

Sept. 12 to 30 These Walls Are Yours 2 will be in TheGallery at the Core Arts and Culture Centre, 223Pinnacle Street, Belleville with an opening reception onSept. 12 from 5 to 8 pm. Info: [email protected] 613-967-0255 ext.12.

Sept. 14 Doors Open at The Gallery, Arts Quinte West.Meet the artists as they demonstrate their craft. Info:www.artsquintewest.ca [email protected].

Sept. 20 to 22 The 20th annual Prince Edward CountyStudio Tour. www.pecstudiotour.com.

Sept. 21, 22, 28, 29 Bancroft and Area Autumn StudioTour. Info: www.bancroftstudiotour.org.

Sept. 26 to Oct. 31 This fall the Belleville ArtAssociation celebrates its 55th anniversary with itsannual juried art show, Perspectives. BAA membersproduce their finest work for jurying into this eclectic artexhibition and sale. The opening reception will be Sept.26, from 6 to 7:30 pm, at the John M Parrott Gallery,Belleville. Info: www.bellevilleart.ca.

Sept. 28 and 29 The 16th Annual Tweed and AreaStudio Tour features artists and artisans, galleries andstudios. Watch for the jailhouse signs. Info:www.tweedstudiotour.org, 613-477-2869.

Oct. 4 The John M. Parrott Gallery, BellevilleLibrary, is hosting a fundraiser called One For All.Tickets are available at the Library and are $100. This isnot a silent auction! Each ticket holder will have theopportunity to choose one of the original pieces of artdonated by a regional artist and to take it home. Therewill be entertainment, refreshments and all sorts ofcreative fun. All funds raised will be used to purchasespecialized lighting for the Art Gallery. Throughout themonth of October there will be their regular programssuch as the Open Studio Tuesday, Musical Gifts withRick Penner, The Drawing Room and the BAA MiniWorkshop, and we will be offering Art Talks andinstructional art workshops for kids and adults. Info:www.bellevillelibrary.ca, 613-968-6731 ext. 2240.

Oct. 5 to Nov. 10 The Colborne Art Gallery, 51 KingSt E, presents Off the Map, a solo show featuring gallerymember Barbara Buntin. This is a collection of mixedmedia works influenced by an artist residency in theYukon. New works by the other gallery artists are shownin the 2nd and 3rd galleries. Opening reception Oct. 5, 2to 4 pm. Hours, Apr. to Dec., noon to 5 pm. Info:www.thecolborneartgallery.ca, 905-355-1798.

Nov. 1 to 3 The Maker’s Hand features unique piecesincluding wood, metal, mixed media, glass, jewellery,clay, fibre and wearable art at the Picton FairgroundsCommunity Centre, Fri. and Sat., 10 to 6, and Sun. 10 to4. Admission $6. www.themakershand.com.

Nov. 1 to 3 The Belleville Weavers and Spinners Guildis holding its annual Fibre to Fashion Show & Sale onNov. 1, 2 and 3 at the Quinte Sports and WellnessCentre, Belleville. Friday 4-9 p.m., Saturday 10-5 p.m.,and Sunday 11-3 p.m. New venue, new dates! Come tosee unique handcrafted items and demonstrations.

WORKSHOPSWorkshops/Classes at Janet B Gallery and Studios, 9Division Blvd., Consecon. Sept/Oct - Mini Retreats. Art& Yoga combined or separately. $50 Mini Hand Paintingon Silk (1 scarf, 2 hrs. $70 Mini Yoga & Art includeslunch4 hrs. All day, introductory Silk Painting Workshop$120 (3 scarves 8 hrs) all material incl. Drawing On theRight Side of The Brain, Portraiture Drawing, Painting.Adults and children. Info: 613-965-5698.

Register now Pre-registration begins in early Sept. forQuinte Ballet School of Canada fall and winter classesin ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, hip hop, wee dance, musicaltheatre and more. Info: www.quinteballetschool.com,613-962-9274. Quinte Mall registration on Sept. 8 and9.

Sept. 26 to 30 Painting workshops with Donna Bonin.On Location in the Oak Hills - sketch and paint thebeauty spots surrounding Oak Lake. $120. Sept. 26 to30, Autumn colours at Bridgewater Retreat - capture thecolours and moods of fall at locations surroundingBridgewater. Whitewater, reflections, woodlands, theScootamata River, and rustic log cabins are but a few ofthe subjects you can choose. Four nights’accommodation at Bridgewater is $480 (includes threemeals daily and unlimited use of their well-appointedstudio) plus instruction fee of $160. Info and to register:613-395-5959 or [email protected].

Register now Painting workshops with Donna Bonin.April 18 to May 4, 2014: Paint the Amalfi Coast.Enjoy days of painting in Sorrento, Positano and Naples.Also included are sight-seeing day excursions to Pompeiiand The Isle of Capri. We finish with 2 days in Romewith visits to the Vatican and Sistine Chapel, and a tourof Roman highlights. Tour cost is $3,831.59, plusworkshop instruction fee of $350. Info and to register:613-395-5959 or [email protected].

1st & 3rd Thurs. Stitching for fun with QuinteNeedlearts Guild, (a chapter of the Embroiderers’Association of Canada). It offers innovative, traditional,

Calendar SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

PERFORMING ARTSAug. 31 The Gabriel Palatchi Band will perform anight of hot Latin jazz at Active Arts Studio, 116 BarleyRd., Rednersville. Admission is a donation of $20 to theCdn Cancer Society. Info: 613-779-8933.

Saturdays The Beaufort Pub, 173 Dundas St. E.,Belleville, presents live entertainment - Saturdaymatinee, 1 to 4 pm, blues and 9 pm, live entertainment.Info: 613-966-7060, www.TheBeaufortPub.ca.

Sept. 1 The Belleville Lions Club’s 2013 Concerts onthe Bay are held in the Lions Pavilion at West Zwick’sPark in Belleville, 6 to 8 pm. Admission is free but free-will donations in support of Lions Community Serviceswill be accepted. Sept. 1, Frank Howard Band. Info:www.concertsonthebay.ca.

Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 Shelter Valley Folk Festivalcelebrates 10 years Labour Day weekend August 30 toSeptember 1. Folk, Blues and Roots music, an Artisansvillage, Wellness and Sustainability workshops, a uniquechildren’s program and harvest foods. In Grafton.www.sheltervalley.com, 905-349-2788.

Sept. 7 and 21 Stage Red, 216 Bayshore Rd.,Tyendinaga, presents: Johnny Cash tribute, Walk TheLine with Thomas Starwalker Clair on Sept. 7, and DavidR. Maracle and Friends Pillow and Blanket Concert(bring your own chair) on Sept. 21. 613-396-2767,www.stagered.ca.

Sept. 8 The Quinte Opera Guild will meet at theQuinte Sports and Wellness Centre on Cannifton Rd. inBlvl at 2 pm. There will be a presentation on La Boheme.The bus for this opera by the Canadian Opera Companywill depart on Oct 6. There will be a second presentationon Eugene Onegin which will be shown in simulcast bythe Metropolitan Company on Oct 5. Info: Jeannette at613-771-1564.

Sept. The Stirling Festival Theatre, 41 West Front Stpresents: Sept.11 to 14 - Six Dance Lessons in SixWeeks, starring J.P. Baldwin and Peggy Mahon. Sept. 20& 21 at 6 pm – Downton Shabby, a dinner theatre in theBurrell Hall of the theatre. Sept. 22 at 2 pm – Big BandSing & Swing with The Commodores Orchestra,featuring For The Love of a Song vocalists. Sept. 27 at 8pm – You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet! An IANA TheatreCompany Cabaret. Sept.28 at 8 pm – The Elton JohnLegacy, featuring The Captain and The Captain FantasticBand. Info: www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com, 613-395-2100, 1-877-312-1162.

Sept. 13 Pianist Rick Penner returns with a new line-upof artists for the Musical Gifts series the second Fri. ofeach month, 10:30 to 11:30 am in the Parrott Gallery,Belleville Library. Rick and guest vocalist SherrieMcKinney will present "John & Paul - In Their OwnWrite". Everyone is welcome and admission is free.Info: 613-968-6731 x2240.

Sept. 20 to 28 The Prince Edward County MusicFestival will be held in locations throughout PE County.For more information, see article on page 10, or visitwww.pecmusicfestival.com.

Sept. Coming up at Active Arts Studio in Rednersville.Sept. 21 from 3 pm, a public demonstration of some ofCanada’s highest high-end hi fi systems, Tenor and Tetra.A unique opportunity for audiophiles and music lovers tohear one of the finest and totally Canadian hi fi systems.Sept. 28 Al Purdy at the Quinte Hotel performed byRichard Turtle. A fundraiser for the Al Purdy A frame.Full details tba. Sept. 28, 8pm Bruce Gorrie Quartet JazzStandards and Originals. Oct. 26, 8 pm Mike Allen TrioJazz Standards and Originals. Info: Active ArtsFacebook page and QAC website or call 613-779-8933.

Sept. 22 The Commodores’ Orchestra with the 7-member cast of For The Love Of A Song present BigBand Sing and Swing! at the Stirling Festival Theatre.www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com.

Sept. 27 to Oct. 12 Brighton Barn Theatre presentsthe comedy Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward. Tickets: 613-475-2144. Info: www.brightonbarntheatre.ca.

Sept. 29, Feb. 2, Apr. 26 The Kingston Symphonypresents Beethoven & Brahms, featuring Scott St. John,violin, Sept. 29 at 2:30 pm; Mahler, Ravel and Dvorak,featuring piano prodigy, Jan Lisiecki, Feb. 2, 2:30 pm;and Broadway, My Way featuring vocalist David Rogerson Apr. 26 at 7:30 pm. All at the Grand Theatre. Infoand tickets, 613-530-2050,www.kingstonsymphony.on.ca.

Oct. 5 The Prince Edward County Memorial HospitalFoundation presents John McDermott featuring JoshColby and Sidecar Romantic at Picton United Church, 7pm. Tickets $40.

October The Stirling Festival Theatre, 41 West FrontSt presents: Oct. 6 at 2 pm – The Phoenix Ensemble, aClassical Music Concert in the Burrell Hall of thetheatre. Oct.4 at 2 pm & 8pm – The Story of the EverlyBrothers. Oct. 9 at 2 pm & 8pm – The History of Rock &Roll with Pauly & The Greaseballs. Oct.18 at 2 pm & 8pm – Grand Old Country. Info:www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com, 613-395-2100, 1-877-312-1162.

Season Belleville Theatre Guild’s 2013/14 seasonstarts at the Pinnacle Playhouse with The Foursome, byNorm Foster, October 10 to 26. The season continueswith The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real),adapted from the classic children’s story by MargeryWilliams, from Nov. 28 to Dec. 14. This is the firstproduction of the new Young Pinnacle Players, a groupof students aged 11 to 17. Leading Ladies, by KenLudwig, runs from Feb. 6 to 22, and the seasonconcludes with Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim,May 29 to June 14. Box office opens on Oct. 7. Visitwww.bellevilletheatreguild.ca.

Oct. 13 The Quinte Opera Guild will meet at theQuinte Sports and Wellness Centre on Cannifton Rd. inBelleville at 2 pm. There will be a presentation on Tosca,which will be shown in simulcast with the MetropolitanOpera Company on Nov 9. And a talk on Wallowing inMusic for One Month in Europe. Info: Jeannette at 613-771-1564.

VISUAL ARTSAug. 31 to Oct. 6 Oeno Gallery presents Decibel, acurated selection of exceptional new work by AliceTeichert and alcove exhibition by Lynne Fernie, DavidCantine, Richard Tosczak and Jennifer Hornyak. Oeno’ssculpture garden at Huff Estates is also open, with workby 26 artists on exhibit. Artists include Shayne Dark,Don Maynard, Anne O’Callaghan, Floyd Elzinga, AniaBiczysko, Heather Rigby, Colm MacCool, NicholasCrombach, Camie Geary-Martin, Rick Lapointe, RochSmith and Susan Low-Beer. Opening Reception Aug.31, 4 to 7pm. Info: www.oenogallery.com, 613 3932216.

Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 The sixth annual Rednersville RoadArt Tour will be held Labour Day Weekend, Saturday.Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info:www.rednersvilleroadarttour.com.

To Oct. 28 Arts On Main Gallery in Picton presentsFall Into Place. Hours: 10 to 5. Info: 613-476-5665.

To Sept. 7 One By One Show featuring work by themembers of the Belleville Art Association. All worksare done on one foot by one foot canvasses and sell for$100. BAA Gallery, 392 Front St.

Fall Shows at Janet B Gallery and Studios, 9 DivisionBlvd., Consecon. Ongoing Outdoor Exhibit - 25 HandPainted Banners depicting Life In Consecon bymembers of the Community are flying high in the streetsyear round. Until Oct., Ontario-Vienna Art ExchangeExhibit back in Ont. from touring Vienna Austria, andNorthern Ontario. Included in the exhibit are original,one of a kind pieces by Ontario artists. Media includeframed and gallery wrapped film art photography, acrylicand silk painted garments. Ongoing: FilmPhotography, matted, framed and gallery wrapped fromMy Backyard Ontario, Wood Nymphs, also CountryGentlemen and Women of Wisdom Calendars supportingBreast Cancer and Prostate Cancer Research. Sept.Exclusive - Polar Ice, a unique style of wall hanging instained glass with stainless steel by Brian Empson; AngelWings & Symbols of Protection and Healing - new seriesof hand painted silk scarves, wraps and wall hangings byJanet Battaglio. Oct. New Fall Series of painted silkscarves by Janet Battaglio and new Outdoor Patio &Deck Art of original paintings. Thurs. to Sun., 10 to 5pm and by chance or appointment. Info: 613-965-5698.

Fall The Art Gallery of Bancroft features Fresh Paint,works by Cheryl Ellenberger Sept. 4 to 29, with anopening reception on Sept. 6, at 7:30 pm. The Octobershow called Fiber Works, featuring works by AnneGarwood Roney runs Oct. 4 to 27, with an openingreception on Oct. 4 at 7:30 pm. Early Christmas at theGallery runs from Oct.30 to Nov. 24, with an openingreception on Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. 10 Flint Ave., Bancroft.Gallery hours are Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm.Info: www.abg.weebly.com 613-332-1542.

Sept. 4 to Nov. 2 The QAC’s Sept/Oct Art in theCommunity featuring art and craft produced by QACmembers will be on display at the QAC Gallery and GiftShop (36 Bridge St. E., Belleville). Work will also hangat various venues throughout Belleville. Info:www.quinteartscouncil.org, 613-962-1232. The Galleryis open 9:30 to 4:30, Tuesday to Friday. An openingreception will be held Sept. 4, 4 to 7 pm at the QAC.Featured artists are Jesus Estevez, Erin Thomas Estevez,Quinte Woodturners Guild, Barbara Chappelle, PeterPaylor, Daniel Vaughan, Joan Reive, Linda PhippsNicoll, Susan Moshynski, Donna Carr, Donna Bonin, andmembers of the Belleville Art Association (group show).

Sept. 5 to 19 Print and paper maker Wendy Cainreturns to the John M. Parrott Art Gallery with her showwhich has been 20 years in the making. ShipwreckDreaming, a series of screen prints and multi-mediaworks. Opening reception Sept. 5, from 6 to 7:30 pm.Info: 613-968-6731 ext. 2240 or visitwww.bellevillelibrary.ca.

Sept. 5 to 19 In Gallery One of the John M. ParrottGallery they are previewing the art which wasgenerously donated by regional artists for a fundraiserfor the Gallery, called One for All (which will take placeOct. 4). Opening reception will be Sept. 5, from 6 to7:30 pm.


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and new techniques, workshops, and lessons. You canalso work on your own embroidery piece with newfriends. Sessions take place in Belleville at St. AndrewsPresbyterian Church at 67 Victoria Ave - south door - onthe first and third Thursday each month. September toJune, 9:30am-3pm. Call 613-476-7723 or 613-243-3999for details.

Fall workshops Andrew Csafordi, offering Two-DayEncaustic Painting Workshops Sept. 7 & 8, 14 & 15,Oct. 5 & 6, 26 & 27, Nov. 2 & 3, 9 & 10, 16 & 17.Encaustic painting is fun and easy, using naturalaromatic melted beeswax and oil paint mixed in forcolour. No experience is necessary. Fee: $295 andincludes a workbook, all materials, light refreshmentsand snacks. There is a maximum of 6 persons perworkshop. All workshops take place in Andrew’s studioon his farm in PEC. Info: 613-393-1572,www.andrewcsafordi.com.

Starts Sept. 9 Art Class for Home Learners – Theme:Canadian Art: we will be learning about how art hasshaped Canada’s identity and well as some well knownand lesser known Canadian Artists. We will be makingart inspired by works we study as well as creating ourown piece of art reflecting what Canada means to us.Class is held at The Gallery, Arts Quinte West, inTrenton on Mondays starting Sept. 9 from 2:45 – 4:30.Info: www.artforeveryonetrenton.com contact RachelComeau at [email protected] or 613-885-9840.

Sept. 11, 18, 25 The Quinte Twirlers new square danceseason will start September 11. September 18 and 25 areopen nights which are free for new members and thosewho would like to see what square dancing is about.Info: Allan Whiteman 613-473-0864,[email protected], Bob Jones 613-478-6630.

Sept. 13 Inspiration + Socializing = Creative Boost:Art for Everyone! and Arts Quinte West invites you oneof their monthly meetings. Upcoming events include:Sept. 13 – Art Journaling with Nichola Battilana of PixieHill– Learn the benefits of keeping an art journal as wellas create the first page of your art journal. CreativeBoost is held at The Gallery, Arts Quinte West, inTrenton on the second Friday of every month from 6:30 -9:00. Info: www.artforeveryonetrenton.com, 613-885-9840.

Sept. 13 to 15 Paint the Town! The Kingston Schoolof Art is hosting a weekend of plein air painting in thehistoric Williamsville District of downtown Kingston, inconjunction with the International Plein Air PaintersOrganization’s Great Worldwide Artist Paint Out. Artistsare invited to paint or sketch outdoors in this historicalpart of Kingston, with information, rest and refreshments(and rain shelter) available at the KSOA. Concludeswith an exhibition of the work created during theweekend and a wine and cheese reception at the WindowArt Gallery. For details and free registration:www.ksoa.info, [email protected], 613-549-1528.

Fall Sharon Fox Cranston is offering a number ofworkshops. Evening Workshops, Sketching with Ink &Watercolour, 6 weeks, Sept. 17 to Oct. 22 and Nov. 5 toDec. 10, 7 to 9 pm, $200. Weekend Workshop,Sketching on Location in Prince Edward County, TheBasics, Oct. 5 & 6, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, $200. WeekendWorkshop, Painting with Pastels Level 1, Nov. 23 & 24,9:30 am to 4:30 pm, $250 (includes materials). Info andto register: www.galleryonmain.ca or call 613-393-3900.

Sept. 17 and 24 Basic Digital Camera Course withPeggy deWitt, Understanding Your Digital Camera, 2Tuesday Evenings, 6 to 8 pm, 105 - 172 Main Street,Picton. Cost $55 includes HST. Register now! 613-476-1099 or [email protected]. www.peggydewitt.com.

Third Thurs. The Drawing Room offers non-instructional studio sessions to encourage the traditionalpractice of drawing and painting the human figure from adraped model, third Thurs. of each month, 2 to 4 pm, 3rdfloor meeting room in the John M. Parrott Art Gallery,Belleville Library. 613-968-6731 ext. 2240.

Starts Sept. 23 Art Class for Teachers - A hands-onweekly course examining theories and methods ofteaching art in the classroom. All materials are includedand you get copies of all the lesson plans for all artactivities done in class. At The Gallery, Arts QuinteWest, in Trenton on Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30. Info:www.artforeveryonetrenton.com or 613-885-9840.

Oct. You are invited to join in on Wednesday eveningsat the Gallery, Arts Quinte West, in Trenton from 4 to 8pm to get messy and help build a parade float. Thetheme is Artists in Creativeland. Info:www.artforeveryonetrenton.com or 613-885-9840.

Begins Oct. 8 Not Quite Ready for Hamlet workshopsrun Tuesdays from 7:15 pm to 9 pm at the Core Arts andCulture Centre, 223 Pinnacle St., Belleville. The cost ofthe program is $120 for 8 weekly sessions. Info and toregister: [email protected].

Oct. 19 Mask Making Workshop – Art for Everyone!invites you to create your own mask this Halloween.They will have all you need to create a unique andinspired mask. This workshop will be held at TheGallery, Arts Quinte West, in Trenton from 10 to 3. Thisworkshop is open to all ages and families areencouraged. Cost: $15+tax/mask. Info:www.artforeveryonetrenton.com or 613-885-9840.

Oct. 19 Register early, space is limited. The MilkweedCollective of PEC will present a One-Day Workshopfor Adults at the Bloomfield Centre for Creativity, 3Stanley St, Bloomfield, 10 am to 3 pm on October 19.This experiential workshop offers an inspirational way toawaken our creative self, and invites us to recover oursense of wonder and playfulness. This workshop is forteachers, parents, educators, artists, seniors, and anyone

with or without art experience. $50, (bring your lunch.)Info: www.exploringcreativity.org and to register, [email protected] or 613-471-1392.

CALLS FOR ENTRYDeadline Sept. 6 The Belleville Art Association’s 55thAnnual Juried Art Show, Perspectives is calling forentries. The Opening Reception is Thurs., Sept. 26, from6 to 7:30 pm, at the John M Parrott Gallery, BellevillePublic Library. www.bellevilleart.ca. Must be a BAAmember.

Deadline to apply Sept. 30 The QAC’s Arts EducationBursary for the Visual Arts is available for memberartists and educators to apply for artist fees to bring aprofessional artist into a school in Quinte to run a projectin the fall. Application forms:www.quinteartscouncil.org. Info: 613-962-1232.

Deadline Sept. 14 The 337 Sketch Gallery in Hamiltonis calling for artists to apply for their Miniature Show.Work must be 4x4, 4x5 or 4x6 inches in width or height.Maximum of 3 entries per artist, any medium isaccepted, no restriction to technique, all work must havea hanging device attached. $15 entry fee. Exhibitiondates, Oct. 3 to 26. Info: 905-966-2892,[email protected].

Attention Visual Artists and Artisans… If you are anestablished artist or an emerging artist, the BDIA(businesses of downtown Belleville) would like todisplay your work in the Ritchie Room at CapersBrasserie on Front St. during the Art Walk on Friday,Sept. 28 from 2 to 9 pm (this event is part of CultureDays). Info: 613-968-2242,www.bellevilleculturedays.com/participate.

Vendors needed for Run for THEIR Lives Zombiethemed charity event. Would you like your product orservice to be showcased at the event? Would you like theopportunity to promote your product? Buy a flag as acontender and give it away if you would like! The onlyrequirement by us to attend the event with your businessand or business promotional materials in hand is that youpurchase a flag for $200.00. [email protected] toregister your business for your location to set up.

Drop off work Sept. 8 and 9 Call For Submissions:Every member of the community is invited to submit upto two pieces of artwork in any medium for These WallsAre Yours 2: A Unjuried Show hosted by “The Gallery”at the Core Arts and Culture Centre in downtownBelleville. This is a show for the whole community, bythe whole community. Anyone wishing to submit artworkcan drop it off at the Core Arts and Culture Centre at 223Pinnacle Street on Sunday, September 8 from 2 pm to 4pm or on Monday, September 9 from 10 am to 4 pm.There will be an entry fee of $10 for one piece or $15 fortwo pieces. Show runs Sept. 12 to 30. The show will befeatured as part of The Core Arts and Culture Centre’sOpen House on September 19 and as part of the CultureDays Art Walk on September 27 and 28. For moreinformation, contact [email protected] or 613-967-0255 ext.12. An all-ages show; the organizersreserve the right to exclude explicit images.

Deadline Sept. 28 Vendors Wanted for Christmas atthe Core. The Core Arts and Culture Centre will beproviding a unique opportunity for local artists, artisansand crafters to sell their work when they host Christmasat the Core on Nov. 29 and 30 in downtown Belleville.This seasonal show combines the old-fashioned warmthof a bazaar-like Christmas baking and craft fair with amodern juried art and craft show featuring many of theregion’s finest artists and artisans. The newly-renovatedGallery will offer space for two- and three-dimensionalartists to show their work in a professional gallerysetting. Spaces are available from $50 to $75 each.Artists and crafters are encouraged to apply early.

Enter now Arts Quinte West invites you to enter theirsecond annual juried show. The theme is Stories and theshow will run from Oct. 30 to Nov. 30. Info:www.artsquintewest.ca or Rachel Comeau [email protected] or 613-885-9840.

Artists needed for documentary film. BrittanyOllerenshaw is shooting a documentary about VincentVan Gogh and is looking for artists of any medium(visual, performing, literary) who would be interested increating a piece inspired by Van Gogh. Info:[email protected] with the subject line,Van Gogh.

Deadline Nov. 1 Fixed Fur Life is hosting a localartists/vender show at Foster Park Animal Hospital onNov. 9. All money raised throughout the day will godirectly to fixed fur life. Cost per space is $20 +donation for door prize table.

FILMSept. 5 and 19 Silent Movie Night at the Baxterbuilding, 3 Stanley St., Bloomfield presented by theBloomfield Centre for Creativity. Free admission. Doorsopen at 7 pm. Movie starts at 7:30.

Sept. & Oct. The Quinte Film Alternative presentsfirst-run, festival quality, must-see cinema every secondWednesday 2 & 7:30 pm at the Empire Theatre inBelleville. Kon-Tiki on Sept. 11, Much Ado AboutNothing on Sept. 25, Renoir on Oct. 9, The ReluctantFundamentalist on Oct. 23. Info at 613-480-6407,[email protected], quintefilmalternative.ca.

Oct. 25 to 27 The annual Vintage Film Festival will beheld in the Capitol Theatre and Victoria Hall in PortHope and Cobourg. www.vintagefilmfestival.ca.

HERITAGESept. 17 The Hastings County Historical Societypresents Heather Hawthorne of the Ontario Ministry ofthe Environment speaking on The Fascinating Heritageand History of the Deloro Mine Site. There will be adocumentary video on the history of gold mining andarsenic production at Deloro, and the major project toclean up this site. Quinte Living Centre Auditorium, 370Front St., Belleville, at 7:30 pm. All are welcome.

Sept. 21 At the Belleville Public Library at 2 pm,Rockets, Bombs and Bayonets: A Concise History ofthe Royal Marines and other British and Canadian Forcesin Defence of Canada 1812-1815, a presentation by localauthor Alexander Craig. Using first-hand accounts ofserving officers, soldiers and other eye witnesses,Alexander Craig offers a unique perspective on the majorbattles of the War of 1812. Revisit Plattsburgh, Oswegoand more, from the perspective of the Royal Marines andthe British and Canadian forces who served with them.

Sept. 28 Doors Open Belleville info:www.doorsopenontario.on.ca.

Oct. 15 Hastings County and the Great War, 1914-1918. To commemorate the centennial of the beginningof WWI, the Historical Society is researching themilitary service of 12 Hastings County men and womenwho served in that conflict. Society Director BillKennedy will recount some of their personal, frontlineexperiences, as documented in letters, army records,newspapers, family histories and photographs. QuinteLiving Centre Auditorium, 370 Front Street, Belleville at7:30 pm.

Oct. 22 The History Moments series will launch at 7pm on Oct. 22 at The Empire Theatre in Belleville. Thisseries of short, video vignettes showcases the rich historyof the Quinte area. Produced by History Lives Here Inc.,in association with the Kiwanis Club of Belleville, the2013 series will feature more stories from the pastincluding features on Canada’s fifth prime minister, SirMackenzie Bowell of Belleville, the history ofBelleville’s downtown, the maple syrup industry inPrince Edward County, the days of Trenton’s moviebusiness, and the stories of schoolteacher Marilyn Adamsof Ameliasburg and the Stark Sisters of Bloomfield wholeft lasting gifts to their communities. Info:www.historyliveshere.ca orwww.kiwanisclubofbelleville.com

Oct. 26 Annual Banquet and Celebration of Historyat the Travelodge Hotel, Belleville. Special GuestSpeaker, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada andMinister of Heritage, The Hon. Sheila Copps, will speakon the changing scene of women in Canadian politics.Tickets $65 will be available at the QAC, 36 Bridge St.E, Belleville or reservations may be made by contactingRichard Hughes, 613-961-7772 or [email protected].

LITERARYOct. 17 and 26 Belleville Public Library celebratesCanadian Library Month: Oct.17, 11 am, children’sauthor and illustrator Ruth Ohi discusses her delightfulnew picture books. Oct. 26, 11:30 am, meet Canadianfantasy author Kelley Armstrong, creator of theOtherworld series, as she presents her newest novel,Omens. Info: 613-968-6731 X2237, orwww.bellevillelibrary.ca.

ODDS AND ENDSSept. 14 The Deseronto Market, 9 am to 2 pm inRathbun Park at the corner of Centre & Main Streets inDowntown Deseronto. A great selection of products.

Sept. 19 The Core Arts and Culture Centre, 223Pinnacle St., corner of Campbell and Pinnacle streets indowntown Belleville will hold an Open House beginningat 6 pm. See the gallery, studios, performance facility,and enjoy entertainment. Info: 613-967-0255 ext. 12,[email protected].

Register by Sept. 23 The Ontario TrilliumFoundation will hold an information session about theirCommunity Grants Program at the Royal CanadianLegion Br. 137, 26 Mill St. E., Napanee on Sept. 26 from5 to 8 pm. Info: [email protected], 1-866-530-3863.

Sept. 27 to 29 The fourth annual Culture Daysweekend will feature thousands of free, hands-on,interactive activities across Canada. For information onactivities in Quinte, visit www.culturedays.ca, or seepage 22.

Sept. and Oct. The Later Life Learning Lectures FallSeries with Louis Delvoie will discuss the Decline andFall of Empires at St. Thomas’ church, 201 Church St.,Belleville. Info: see ad on page 17 or contact DianaKoechline 613-962-9492.


VISUAL ARTS

September/October Art in the Community

The September/October Art in the Community

exhibit features a new venue and some very special

selections of artwork, in celebration of Culture Days

and Doors Open. The Quinte Arts Council Gallery

and Gift Shop will have works by Jesus Estevez,

Erin Thomas Estevez and The Quinte

Woodturners Guild.

Jesus Estevez studied engineering while growing up

in Valencia, Spain. He was inspired to paint after

seeing work in a gallery that was owned by one of

his friend’s parents. His art training was at Ottawa

University, where he studied after moving to Canada

at the age of 21. Ten years later, he returned to

Spain, where he learned the jewellery trade and

spent 16 years in several jewellery businesses. In

2008, he and his wife, Erin, came back to Canada

and settled in Belleville.

As a painter, it is the beauty that Jesus sees all

around him that motivates his work. He has a

remarkable and recognizable style. About his work

he comments, “I love still-lifes, for their focus on

everyday objects. Portraiture and the figure are also

things that I like to paint. The human forms are the

supreme teachers of an artist. In general, I like to

paint what I see and I always want to get out the

beauty of the world that surrounds us. Lately I have

been introduced to boat painting, and I love it. It is

refreshing and it has an air of freedom,” he says.

Despite his busy life, Jesus finds time to share his

talents with others as a teacher. His courses are

designed so that even a novice can see good results

right from the beginning, gain the self-confidence

necessary to continue to learn various techniques

and hone their skills. “One thing about my course

that is very important is that my students learn how

to see, going beyond what their eyes are used to

seeing,” he states.

Jesus is in constant contact, via the internet, with

artists from around the world who are part of the

Neuvo realism movement, “new ways of perceiving

the real,” founded by the art critic Pierre Restany

and the painter Yves Klein during the first collective

exposition in the Apollinaire gallery in Milan in

1960. Jesus is part of this movement, as it “allows

the human eye to understand what it is seeing,

beauty and poetry in the visual world. I encourage

people to support beauty.” Estevez has some

distinct views about art and

his artistic style. He

remarks that there are “a lot

of artists from around the

world, artists that, like me,

are tired of the art that has

been going on for many

years, art that makes normal

people feel ignorant because

they don’t understand it.

The truth is that there is

nothing to understand.

There is a lot of bad art

made by lazy artists who

don’t want to learn the

techniques that will allow

people to understand what

they want to communicate.”

Jesus’ wife, Erin Thomas

Estevez, is a jeweller and

together they run their

business, Thomas Estevez

Design, at 395 Front Street in Belleville. They work

with silver and with stones that have “natural

colours and positive energy.”

Jesus and Erin’s artwork and jewellery will be on

display at the gallery. Whether it is his or anyone

else’s work, Jesus encourages everyone to “buy

some good art to give a touch of class to your house,

and some beautiful jewellery also. That will make

everybody respect and admire you and your taste.”

Quinte Arts Council is pleased to announce an

exciting new venue that is a wonderful showcase for

our artist members’ work, at Bathworks, 405

College St. East, Belleville. Featured artists there are

Barbara Chappelle,

Peter Paylor, Daniel

Vaughan, Donna Bonin

and Joan Reive. The

Bathworks showroom can

accommodate two- and

three-dimensional work.

You will also see work in

the Group of Seven style,

by Linda Phipps Nicoll,

at Dinkel’s Restaurant &

Courtyard, watercolour,

oil and acrylic works by

Joan Reive and engaging

abstracts by Barbara

Chappelle at Earl &

Angelo’s Steak and

Seafood Restaurant,

landscapes in

watercolour, pastel or

by Carol Feeney

Hurry Home Before the Storm, acrylic (13x22) bySusan Moshynski

Red Rocket, oil painting by Jesus Estevez

acrylic by Susan Moshynski at the Boathouse

Seafood Restaurant, pen and ink drawings by Donna

Carr at Prime Time Steakhouse and a collection of

many of the artists showing at various venues at the

Mayor’s office and the Quinte Arts Council office.

Work by members of the Belleville Art Association

will hang in the Bayview Family Medical Centre.

There will be an opening reception at the Quinte

Arts Council Gallery and Gift Shop, 36 Bridge

Street East in Belleville on September 4, from 4 to 7

pm. Everyone is welcome to meet the artists and

enjoy refreshments. The show runs to November 2.

Segmented ring bowl made out of walnut, paduk and tiger maple, by Pat Hayes ofthe Quinte Woodturners Guild


The Core Arts and Culture Centre will be providing

a unique opportunity for local artists, artisans and

crafters to sell their work when they host Christmas

at the Core on November 29 and 30, in downtown

Belleville. This seasonal show combines the old-

fashioned warmth of a bazaar-like Christmas baking

and craft fair with a modern juried art and craft

show, featuring many of the region’s finest artists

and artisans.

The newly-renovated Gallery will offer space for

two- and three-dimensional artists to show their

work in a professional gallery setting while the

Centre’s spacious Northumberland Room will

provide plenty of room for crafters to display their

work and ample space for Christmas shoppers to

move about. The Café, housed in the beautifully

restored lobby of the historic Corby Public Library,

will be filled with the smells of fresh baking as it

hosts the old-fashioned bazaar. while live music will

be heard throughout the building.

Spaces are available from $50 to $75 each. Artists

and crafters are encouraged to apply early; the

deadline to apply is September 28.

Christmas at the Core looking for vendors

Last year’s Christmas at The Core

Later LifeLearning Lectures

Lectures are 1 hour long, followed bya coffee break and a

question & answer session.

The series - $50. Individual lecture - $15.Tickets available at the door

preceeding each lecture.

St. Thomas’ Church201 Church Street, BellevilleFor more information contact

Diana Koechlin - 613-962-9492Vera Morton - 613-966-4859

Fall Series with

Louis DelvoieDECLINE AND FALL OF EMPIRES

A series of 5 lectures10 am to 12 noon Wednesdays

September 25 to October 23, 2013

What causes the decline and fall of empires? Theanswers to this question are to be found in the realmsof politics and economics, sociology and psychology,science and technology. This series of lecturesexamines the factors which led to the decline of fivemajor world empires.

Wed. Sept 25th THE OTTOMAN EMPIREIntellectual stagnation, bureaucratic inertia and chaoticpolitics all contributed to the inability of the OttomanEmpire to counter the competition and inroads of themore dynamic European empires.

Wed. Oct 2nd THE FRENCH EMPIREA succession of military setbacks, the rise of nationalistforces in the colonies and radical change in the psycheof the French electorate all contributed to underminingthe foundations of the French empire.

Wed. Oct 9th THE BRITISH EMPIREEconomic weakness, the rise of nationalist forces in thecolonies and a dramatic shift in priorities of the Britishelectorate all served to bring an end to anover-extended empire on which the sun never set.

Wed. Oct 18th THE SOVIET EMPIREThe international contradictions of the Soviet system, aninability to come to grips with the nationalities questionand a prolonged period of economic stagnation all madeit impossible for the Soviet Union to sustain itself and itscompetition with the West.

Wed. Oct 23rd THE AMERICAN EMPIREIs the United States an empire? If so, is it in decline?The answer to both questions would seem to be “yes”,but with some important qualifications.

Moving to Prince Edward County from Toronto has

been a huge culture shift for ceramist Andrea Piller.

The natural beauty of living in the County is

inspiring, and she’s just finding her ‘County legs’

after settling into a new home and adjacent studio

two years ago.

Following a tradition of vessel making, with the soul

of an abstractionist, Andrea’s contemporary studio

ceramic practice has huge variation of style. “The

clay is viscerally engaging. My work has been

reporting on colour and form, and capturing a

moment seen or memento found. Being watchful of

the inspiration is part of the exploration.”

Imagining new shapes, making designs and

considering ‘what ifs’ as a child bring back happy

memories for Andrea. Her interest in design and

ceramics was formalized while attending the Ontario

College of Art. “Clay is a great metaphor for the

human condition. At first it is soft and malleable,

needing to be formed. It must withstand a process of

great force to gain strength. Not all pots survive.

Looking at ceramics requires one to slow down,

look at all sides, see the context, and to be

analytical.”

Andrea’s experience as an artist and arts educator is

now merging with the County. She designed a

school program entitled ‘Once Upon A Bird,’ with

funding from the Ontario Arts Council. The program

united almost 100 students from both rural and

urban communities, including Kente and CML

Snyder public schools. Learners explored art

material through process, from the nest to full flight.

Another recent project involved connecting a 100

year-old woman with a nine year-old boy. “Together

they shared the joy of making a mural to be enjoyed

for years to come.”

“The vessels once served as containers for that

which sustained us - grain, oils, wine, water etc. In

today’s world of easily replicated, mass-produced

products, we do not afford the everyday container

regard or cultural value. When I make a clay object,

I try to be conscious of its rarity, beauty and

fineness. Does it speak of simplicity? Tell of its

maker? I am able to see the successes in my work

when this comes out of my kiln.

“We all have the ability to be creative, especially

potent when we are young. I encourage my students

to take chances and experiment. That is where the

learning happens. This is also important to my own

practice, no matter the years. Otherwise it is the

same old same old, and that is not for me.”

Andrea volunteers her time on the Executive

Committee of the Prince Edward County Studio

Tour, and will open her studio doors the weekend of

September 20 to 22. This year celebrates the 20th

anniversary of the tour. For more information, please

visit www.pecstudiotour.com.

A piece by Andrea Piller

A piece by Andrea Piller

Contemporary ceramist part of

the PEC studio tour

There are times when an artist sends me a bio that

so accurately depicts their philosophy and their work

that I choose not to rework the information, and go

with that person’s words. So I would like to

introduce you to Virginia Dixon, in her own words:

“As a painter, my work has gone through changes

over the years but has always reflected my life and

thoughts at that stage in my life. Five years ago I

moved from a noisy commercial intersection in

Toronto to a farm in Stirling. I love cities but

immediately fell under the spell of the farm, the

natural light and seasonal rhythms. Initially, painting

was a challenge. I felt in competition with Mother

Nature, the greatest creator of them all! I am not a

plein air artist or a landscape painter but, as Jackson

Pollock said, “I am Nature.” I settled into the studio

where the blank canvas was familiar and started

painting.

“Currently I am working on two series: The StolenChild, named after the poem by William Butler

Yeats, and Woman of Belleville, inspired by

Giacometti’s sculpture Woman of Venice.

“Yeat’s poem speaks of a child lured by fairies,

away from the modern human world full of troubles,

back to the natural, mythical world. My paintings

express the innocence and renewed hope that come

with each new life of a child born but also how

quickly that innocence is affected by our world; a

mother flees the Eaton Centre shooting while her

babe-in-arms frolics at the sight of geese flying in

the atrium. I am an expecting grandmother of twins

this September and feel the mix of optimism and

anxiety for their world.

“The Woman of Belleville monoprints are more

light-hearted. I wanted to make images I don’t

rework or rethink but simply repeat. I am also trying

to make a picture that ‘is’, not ‘of.’ Painting then

printing my body onto paper is as close as I can get.

In these works not only am I Nature, I am Art!”

Also appearing in the same show with Virginia is

Mary Lou Burnside, a glass artist who is a member

of the Colborne Society of Artists. Again, in her own

words: “My medium is glass, mostly kiln-formed

glass. My designs in glass are inspired by nature

and/or any object that creates a response in me to

the colour and texture of what I see. Something that

makes me want to express my reaction to it, in glass.

My challenge is then to transform cut sheets of

glass, glass powder, metal and sometimes other

found objects into unique work.

“I design and create functional and decorative

pieces. I also give into my whimsical side to create

garden art and multimedia work.


Gallery One-Twenty-One presentsVirginia Dixon, featured artist, with guest artists Mary LouBurnside and Sue Cox

“The process used to create my glass work is called

kiln-formed glass. First an idea becomes a design,

then multiple layers of glass are cut, assembled,

sometimes with other elements such as glass powder

or glass stringers, glass paint, metal objects, or

organic matter such as leaves, and then fused

together in a kiln at

temperatures up to 1500 F,

annealed for strength, then

cooled to room temperature.

This often takes more than

one firing. It then needs to

be cleaned up: this is called

cold working, which can

include sandblasting to

remove debris or unwanted

surface finishes, then

grinding or shaping the

edges on a wet belt sander

to give them a smooth

finished look. The work is

then placed back into the

kiln for slumping into or

onto a mold to give it a

shape, whether a plate,

bowl, lampshade or

sculpture.

“Each piece that is finished successfully, leaves me

asking ‘what next?’ Do I continue exploring this

process or do I experiment with something new?

There are so many different processes and methods

of creating unlimited different finishes and styles of

kiln formed glass. I have barely scratched the

surface.”

Guest Artist Sue Cox has been described as “one of

Canada’s most dynamic and highly respected

directors.” She has over 30 years of theatre

experience in Britain, Canada and the United States,

as an actor, writer, teacher and director.

Sue is probably best known in this area because of

her work with the Regent Theatre in Picton, which

she helped to rejuvenate in 1999. However, this is

also where Sue fell while onstage and broke her

back. She was in the middle of a performance, and

completed the scene by singing her next song while

lying on the stage, in pain but not realizing how

badly injured she was.

This injury led to seven years of being incapacitated

- unable to walk and undergoing numerous

surgeries. She was told that she would never walk

again. In fact, the doctors were astounded that she

survived at all. Following that accident, she broke

her back a second time; she broke her collarbone

Modern Madonna, oil painting by Virginia Dixon

and broke both knees. She calls herself “the bionic

woman,” because she has so much metal in her

body. But it was during her rehabilitation that Sue

started to paint. The images that Sue put to paper

came from the inside, in particular female dancers.

She says that her art tells her about herself, images

of what’s happening now in her life. Woman/girl

sitting on a roof watching all of the horrible

construction going on around her, representing her

life in Toronto as the city undergoes such changes.

Acropora, kiln-formed glass by Mary Lou Burnside

by Kathryn Fellows

She was strongly influenced by Frida Kahlo, who

also underwent a lot of trauma in her life and

expressed herself through her paintings. “When you

tell a story, you frame it and it’s the framing that

makes it so incredible and helps to identify the

focus.”

This show runs from September 17 to November 9.

For more information, please visit

http://gallery121artists.com.


October’s show at the Art Gallery of Bancroft

features Fresh Paint, works by Cheryl Ellenberger.

Fresh Paint is a collection of fresh paintings,

sketches, photographs and three-dimensional works

by local artist Cheryl Ellenberger, who attended

NHHS from 1968 to 1973. Cheryl went on to

Sheridan College, where she attained her Design

Diploma in 1977. This was followed with a Fine

Arts Diploma from St. Lawrence College in

Brockville in 2009. Cheryl has attended several art

workshops at Loyalist College, including

watercolour, sculpture, and photography. In May of

2009, she took a five-day plein air workshop with

Canadian landscape painter Andrew Hamilton.

Cheryl says in her Artist’s Statement: “I knew that I

wanted to be an artist from a very early age. I knew

that I was different. And what I see is a different

way of seeing and what I create is different. A few

years ago I finally took the leap, went back to school

and graduated from a fine arts program. It gave me

confidence to do art because I now had some

knowledge. Since graduating, I have sold and gifted

or donated over 200 works, large and small. Art is

my therapy, my place of peace and joy.

“Growing up on a farm in Maynooth influenced

what I create now. It was being close to the

landscape, open fields and big sky or in the forest,

nature, animals, the changing weather, seasons and

colours. It was developing a work ethic, knowing

how to problem solve, loving the challenge of

fixing, creating or building.

“Everything inspires me. Art history inspires me.

Travel and other lands inspire me. It will never get

boring because I always want to try different media,

subject matter or techniques, whether it is

abstracting the shapes, using non-traditional tools

and media, going for realism or trying to paint like

Matisse or Van Gogh. Pushing the colours,

expressing a mood or feeling and in the end,

someone else, the viewer, feels something,

remembers something, or just finds it pleasing to

look at.”

The show runs from September 4 to 29, with an

opening reception on Friday, September 6, at 7:30

pm.

The October show called Fiber Works, featuring

works by Anne Garwood Roney.

Anne Garwood Roney is a former gourd artist and

participant in the Bancroft Studio Tours. Anne has

been working with mixed media textile

compositions for the past five years. Her work has

been shown in Toronto, Bayfield and London.

In her Artist’s Statement Anne says: “I love the

challenge of reducing natural elements to their

simplest linear forms. My

pieces focus primarily on

plant life, water, and the

seasons.

“I use recycled fabrics

almost exclusively and

prefer handwork over

machine stitching. Other

media have been

incorporated – in these

works you will find

toothpicks, hockey tape,

pegboard, bird netting,

fishing line, walnut leaf

stems, cardboard, a

disassembled hammock

and a tiki torch.”

This show runs from

October 4 to 27, with an

opening reception on

Friday, October 4, at 7:30

pm.

The November show, which opens on October 30, is

Early Christmas at the Gallery. In this show, we

will be displaying the exciting fabric art of guest

artist, Pat Reynolds, on the walls of the Gallery,

while the entire floor area will be dedicated to

exhibiting unique fine crafts, including pottery,

stained glass, fabric art, wood carving, metal

sculptures, jewellery, Christmas tree decorations and

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The show will be festive and exciting, offering a

great opportunity to our patrons and visitors to

purchase Christmas gifts for their family and friends.

From a young age, our guest artist Pat Reynolds

enjoyed creating - crafts, drawing, and more.

Growing up on a farm and living most of her life in

rural areas has afforded Pat the opportunity to

observe nature. Recently, she discovered the art of

creating pictures using textiles. Pat has found that

interpreting nature realistically, using textiles, is an

exciting challenge. Including perspective through 3D

and other innovative techniques adds an element of

surprise for her viewers. Most of Pat’s work is based

on realistic landscapes, featuring local architecture,

flora and fauna. Occasionally she steps out of her

comfort zone to attempt more abstract pieces. She

uses nature photography as inspiration and

references for her work She usually begins a piece

by choosing the background fabrics, then adding

details, starting with the most distant and working to

the foreground. Throughout the process of building

her picture, she is able to enhance the features using

thread, yarn, 3D techniques and/or other textiles. In

the finishing stages, Pat sometimes embellishes the

piece with beads and crystals. Many of her finished

pieces are then framed, although some pieces are

completed using soft-edge techniques.

In her Artist’s Statement Pat says: “I started my

journey in textiles as a knitter, before becoming

interested in quilting. From traditional style quilting,

I started exploring more contemporary quilting,

including textile landscapes and embellishment

techniques. Now, most of my work is in the textile

art category, and often viewers are surprised to

discover that the pictures are made with fabric and

other textiles. I am always looking for ways to

incorporate different techniques and media into my

work. I strive to be more creatively expressive by

combining elements from different scenes to create

pieces that are unique.”

Pat Reynolds has been the recipient of many awards

for her outstanding fabric art/quilting art, including:

2013 Honourable Mention Award for Two-

Dimensional Mixed Media, 31st Annual Juried

Exhibition, Art Gallery of Bancroft; 2012 Grand

Champion, Machine Quilting, Ontario Association

of Agricultural Societies, Toronto Conference; 2010

and 2012 Judge’s Choice Awards, Haliburton

Highlands Quilt Guild Quilt Shows; 2010 Best

Machine Quilting Award, Haliburton Highlands

Quilt Guild Quilt Show and many more. Beginning

in 2005 to the present Pat has shown her work in

many juried and special shows. She has also made

many presentations over the years, most recently at

the Rouge Valley Quilter’s Guild, in Pickering, and

the Hearts Quilting Guild, in Whitby.

Early Christmas at the Gallery runs from October

30 to November 24, with an opening reception on

Friday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m.

The Art Gallery of Bancroft is located at 10 Flint

Avenue, Bancroft. Gallery hours are Wednesday to

Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm. For more information, visit

www.abg.weebly.com or call 613-332-1542.

Boots, acrylic painting by Cheryl Ellenberger

Bamboo, fibre art by Anne Garwood Roney

Roy Bonisteel at his Quinte West Home

Since its inception in 1993, Art in the County

(AITC) has grown in scope and stature to become

Eastern Ontario’s premier juried art exhibition and

sale, showcasing the highest quality works of art by

Prince Edward County artists and artisans. Three

renowned Canadian art professionals served as

jurors for this year’s anniversary exhibition:

Katerina Atanassova, Chief Curator for the

McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinberg,

Ontario; Linda Jansma, Senior Curator for The

Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario and

Peter G.S. Large, elected member of the Ontario

Society of Artists and past president of the Society

of Canadian Artists.

The final selection, drawn from the County’s

abundant talent pool, was the result of a thoughtful

process of jurying, bound by a collective approach

to certain artistic criteria, and individual professional

experience and refinement. Jurors were solely

responsible for the content of the show and for

choosing the five Jurors’ Choice Awards and five

Honorable Mention Awards. In celebration of

AITC’s 20th Anniversary, The Manly E. MacDonald

Award for Excellence was also chosen.

The jurors were impressed by the high quality of

works submitted in a variety of media. “Such

diversity speaks to the County’s active artistic

community and to the level of creativity and

professionalism of the artists,” they noted. The

jurors extended their congratulations to all who

submitted works and who continue to express their

artistic vision through their respective media.

The Jurors’ Award winners were: Sharon Fox

Cranston, pastel, Silver Ribbons; Doug Johnson,

photography, Washing Day, Havana, Cuba; Erin

Johnston, photography, Vivian Revealed; Milé

Murtanovski, oil, Coriander and Cilantro; Sharon


Fox Cranston, acrylic, In the County VI.Honourable Mentions were given to: Laurie

McGugan, oil on giclée print, Ayr pit; Milé

Murtanovski, oil, Embroidering the Truth; Tammy

Love, collage and acrylic, “N”; Florence Chik-Lau,

ceramic sculpture, You, Me, We; and Caroline

Shuttle, fused glass, Splash Series # 6, HangingSplash.

Napanee Author, Charles Beale, who wrote ManlyE. MacDonald – Interpreter of Old Ontario,established the The Manly E. MacDonald Award of

Excellence in honour of this famous Canadian

painter and in celebration of the show’s 20th

anniversary. Beale was on hand to present this

prestigious award to textile landscape artist

Suendrini, for her work titled County Rd 12, PrinceEdward County, a work of art created with

reclaimed and new textiles, and valued at $28,000.

In their remarks, the jurors noted that the work was

“…respectful of the landscape tradition and creative

in the innovative application of the textile medium.”

At the closing of the successful 20th Annual Art inthe County (AITC) Juried Exhibition and Sale, the

winner of the coveted People’s Choice Award was

announced by Chair, claudia jean mccabe, SCA.

The People’s Choice Award is presented annually to

the artist whose artwork receives the most votes

from visitors to the show. This year, over 2,000

visitors came to see the AITC show and cast their

ballots. The artwork titled The Road Taken, by

Susan Straiton, was voted the resounding favorite.

In her artist’s statement, Susan says “I believe that it

is important for me as a painter to convey to the

viewer of art the same awestruck wonder and

passion I experience when I see a raging storm or a

serene calm. In two words, my work is

straightforward and sincere. It is a reflection of the

Renowned jurors shine spotlight onPrince Edward County artists

It is said to be a truism that no one is

“irreplaceable.” But there is also a truism that “every

rule is meant to be broken.”

The latter certainly applies to Roy Bonisteel, who

died following a lengthy battle with cancer, at the

age of 83, on August 16, at his Sidney Township

home, in an area he knew and loved as a farm child.

More than just a prominent Quinte area resident,

Roy Bonisteel was a Grade A1 Canadian, known

around the nation from his 22 years as one of

Canada’s most-watched television hosts, on his ManAlive program. That program also made him an

international star. He interviewed and interacted

with religious and political leaders and forward

thinkers of all kinds. That in itself was so Roy

Bonisteel.

He was a people person. He was also a Quinte

person, who loved his native area and served it well

Roy Bonisteel

by Jack Evans

in many capacities, including writing a gripping

memoire of his early life in Sidney Township called

There Was A Time. He served as an honourary

patron of the Quinte Symphony, which he attended

regularly. He also supported the Symphony as a

benefactor and advocate, through the Frederick

Hennessey Foundation. His well-documented

lifetime of achievement includes serving as

honourary patron of the Quinte Ballet School of

Canada.

Roy received numerous community and national

awards, including Member of the Order of Canada,

Governor General’s Medal, and several honourary

Left to right: Beverly Skidmore, sponsor of theaward, artist Susan Straiton, winner of thePeoples’ Choice Award, and claudia jean mccabe,show chair

spiritual connection, the joy and the enthusiasm that

is my experience with the environment. I live and

breathe the land, the lake and the sky, and the

exhilaration I feel in this inhalation is expressed in

my first language ... paint.”

Beverly Skidmore of Century 21 Lanthorn Real

Estate Ltd. has sponsored this award for several

years. “We have such a vibrant arts community in

Prince Edward County,” she said. “I am honoured to

support it and present this award on behalf of

everyone who cast their vote. It is an affirmation for

the artist that their work speaks to such a broad

audience.”

Since 1993, the annual Art in the County Exhibition

and Sale, presented by The Prince Edward County

Arts Council, has showcased the highest quality

works of art by the artists and artisans who live in

Prince Edward County, attracted thousands of

visitors to the show, and generated important

opportunities for the County’s finest artists and

artisans.

1930-2013degrees from leading universities. He was named

‘Distinguished Canadian of the Year’ by the

University of Regina in 1994, and he won two

ACTRA awards.

Affable, interested, talented and approachable,

respected by family, friends and the extended

community, Roy Bonisteel’s life, work and legacy

certainly qualify for the broken rule when it comes

to “irreplaceable.”

Bonisteel’s own request was for a memorial

celebration rather than a funeral, details to be

announced soon.


I went to visit Tim Dignam at his basement studio,

way out in the Baltimore area woods, and was

thrilled at the paintings and sculpture that were

underway for his upcoming feature show at the

Colborne Art Gallery, entitled Unified Diversity.

There I found the wide range of expression that I

have come to expect from Tim - the work swings

this way and that, both in materials and subject.

The first piece we talked about is an abstract

construction sculpture, made from many pieces of

wood, carefully joined at irregular angles, divided

into spaces that are similar in area, but different in

shape. “It’s like us. We are all different, but can

work together.” He repeats the theme with a series

of acrylic painted stretched canvas squares.

Ambiguous, angular, architectural space is similarly

created on the canvasses.

Dignam has an affinity for a variety of materials and

will use almost anything that comes to hand to do

the job. He is also familiar with traditional sculpture

techniques, starting in clay, and finishing with a

polyurethane casting material. He has a foot series

that has been worked this way. Tim explains the

subject of the sculpture: “The first images of

Buddha were foot prints, long before western

influences came along – only then was Buddha

presented as a figure.” Tim likes the footprints

because of the personal and visceral feel they elicit

when viewed. They involve everybody.

My favorite of the new works is a wall installation

made up of 16 square, painted canvasses, that could

be viewed separately but Tim’s intention is for us to

view them together. The shapes are organic in

nature and the curvilinear masses continue from one

square section to another. Light is emitted from the

complementary autumnal palette. Intriguing layers

are created with underpainting and then scumbling

with closely keyed colours on top to create a lively

surface. An overall tension is created when the

square sections work with the curvilinear forms.

There is a strong sense of relationships, even

conversations between the abstracted forms.

Tim Dignam’s family is deeply rooted in this area.

Painting and the artistic life come naturally to him,

as his great-grandmother was an accomplished and

edgy feminist painter of her time. Tim follows this

example as a founding member of The Colborne Art

Gallery. He has contributed artworks for exhibit and

also worked as curator there for many years.

Works by other members will also be on display.

The show continues Thursdays through Sundays,

12 to 5 pm, at 51 King Street E., Colborne, through

September 29. For more information, please visit

www.thecolborneartgallery.ca.

by Annie McDonald

Tim Dignam in his studio

Unified Diversity: Tim Dignam at the

Colborne Art Gallery

Last year, Artists Below The Line, a collective of

Belleville artists, raised money in the community to

restore the lighting in the empty art gallery above

the old library building in downtown Belleville in

order to mount an art show.

The resulting show was a huge success but, when it

was over, the group found themselves “stuck” with

an empty gallery. They asked themselves: “What

would happen if the walls were made available to

anyone in the community – to everyone in the

community?” The answer was These Walls AreYours, an unjuried all-ages show and sale that

attracted 75 artists and over 120 pieces of art.

“It was powerful,” says co-organizer Peter Paylor.

“We had ten-year-olds hanging their work next to

established professional artists. Many of the artists

were showing their work publically for the very first

time. Some had the experience of selling their work

for the very first time. The opening was like no

opening I’ve ever experienced. There was so much

pride in the room – people were proud of their work

and proud of the community.”

The gallery is now “The Gallery” – newly renovated

as part of the Core Arts and Culture Centre. To

celebrate its opening, CACC is presenting TheseWalls Are Yours 2. Everyone in the community of

any age or skill level is invited to contribute up to

two pieces of art in any medium to display in The

Gallery. The show will run from September 12 to 30

and it will be a feature of both CACC’s September

19 Open House and as part of the Culture Days Art

Walk on September 28 and 29. “We’d love to see

even more artists participate this year,” says Paylor.

Anyone wishing to submit artwork can drop it off at

the Core Arts and Culture Centre at 223 Pinnacle

Street on Sunday, September 8 from 2 to 4 pm or on

Monday, September 9 from 10 am to 4 pm. There

will be an entry fee of $10 for one piece or $15 for

two pieces.

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Culture Days in Quinte

his parent’s, a headstrong teenager decides to exert

his independence by purchasing his first car without

their permission. Meanwhile, his colourful group of

friends are making plans for their final day of high

school classes and first night of summer vacation. A

series of comedic adventures, close calls, pranks and

mischief take them throughout the beautiful city of

Belleville for a crazy day and a wild night they’ll

never forget.

“Muscle is a comedic coming of age film that

explores cars, music and high school culture as it

existed in the early 2000s in Belleville Ontario. It is

also a love letter to my hometown and the halcyon

memories shared by me and many of the people

involved in the making of this film. I have strived to

present the Quinte area in a complimentary manner

and hope all who watch will be left with fond

impressions. Enjoy! Colin Gray

The Quinte Film Alternative will present matinée

screenings of Making Waves: The Story of the MissSupertest Team and The Belleville McFarlands by

Peter Lockyer, on September 28, with Peter in

attendance. Lockyer has also produced a number of

informative and entertaining vignettes of local

history and culture that will be featured before the

show and at various locations involved in Doors

Open.

Doors Open

Doors Open takes place on September 28, from 9

am to 5 pm, in partnership with Heritage Belleville.

Come to see and hear about historic buildings and

points of interest in our downtown, including Plug N

Playland, the Belleville Public Library, Cat’s Meow,

The Belleville Club, Quinte Arts Council, Earl &

Angelo’s, Bridge Street United Church, Glanmore

House, the Military Museum, St. Paul’s Anglican

Church, City Hall, Belleville Chamber of

Commerce, the Belleville Art Association and the

Loyalist College Parrott Centre.

For complete details on what is happening in

Belleville, go to www.bellevilleculturedays.ca.

There are also Culture Days events happening in the

greater Quinte area.

The Tweed & Area Studio Tour

The Tour takes place September 28 and 29, from 10

am to 5 pm, with more than 23 artists and studios

participating. Check out www.tweedstudiotour.org

for artist information and a free brochure.

Brighton Arts Council Artist Village

On September 28 and 29, visit Brighton Arts

Council’s Artist Village in the King Edward Park

Community Centre, 75 Elizabeth Street, Brighton.

There you can engage in book readings by local,

published authors, participate in workshops for all

ages, and purchase unique pieces of artwork, created

by Brighton Arts Council members. Details at

www.brightonartscouncil.org.

Bloomfield Centre for Creativity

On Sunday, September 29, the Bloomfield Centre

for Creativity is hosting a Hands-On Art Fair, from

10 am to 3 pm. The purpose of the fair is to give

the public an opportunity to get interactive with a

variety of art forms. From pottery to fibre arts, from

carving to painting to jewellery making, there will

be opportunities to explore your creativity. There

will be a diverse group of artists and creators spread

throughout the Baxter Building. This event is open

to people of all ages. Info at

www.bloomfieldcentreforcreativity.org.

Since its start in 2010, Culture Days has seen an

impressive growth in participation across the

country, with an estimated 850 communities

participating this year from coast to coast to coast.

Artists, and art groups, are encouraged to celebrate

the arts in their community. There is still time to

register your event and take advantage of the

national and international promotion provided by the

Culture Days website and national promotional

partners. For more information, go to

www.culturedays.ca.

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dramatic lake scenes.

Most artists on the Tour are

giving visitors a peak

behind the curtain, a chance

to see the work space where

sculpture, ceramics, glass

works, jewellery, paintings,

printmaking, fibre art and

wood works are created.

The raw materials and tools

of the trade provide a

fascinating look at the steps

to art making, while in some

cases it’s the years of

collected treasures waiting

to be transformed into art

that captivate visitors on the

Tour. Anja Hertle makes

cheerful, whimsical

mosaics, drawing on a collection of discarded tiles,

broken china and pottery shards from local potters,

as well as found objects such as porcelain roses,

forks, bottle caps and buttons. Veronica Derry’s

studio is a treasure trove of vintage fabrics, ribbons,

buttons, lace and antique findings waiting to be

paired with Veronica’s vivid imagination and

attention to fine detail in her framed fibre works.

For some artists on the Tour, it’s simply a matter of

cleaning up a little and throwing the doors open for

visitors. For others, a living room or sunroom

becomes a gallery. Weather permitting, some artists

expand their displays to the outdoors. In two spots

along the tour, there are several artists showing

Alive and thriving after 18 years!

together. Susan MacDonald shares her potter’s

studio with fellow potter, Susan Lago,

metalsmith/jeweller Charles Funnel and Nick

Leniuk, soapstone carver. The beautifully restored

historic old mill in Port Hope will showcase

printmaker Christine Benson, and painters Patricia

Schevers Papp and Les Robling.

But what are the benefits to the artists? Painter

Pamela Tate finds that the studio tour is wonderfully

informal and provides many opportunities to engage

with visitors on a personal level, chat about the

creative process, where inspiration comes from and

the time it takes to follow the process from the seed

of inspiration to a finished piece. Mike Smith, also

a painter, feels that being in the studio, where the

work is created, invites dialog on techniques and

methods which he finds quite rewarding. Visitors

bring their own stories and responses to share, which

can be enriching, inspiring, even encouraging for the

artists who are used to working in isolation.

Visit www.northumberlandstudiotour.com for a

complete list of this year’s artists and a brochure

with map to follow along.

On September 7 and 8, the Northumberland Hills

Studio Tour will work a little magic, by bringing

curious and appreciative art lovers together with

welcoming and creative local artists. There are

wonderful benefits for both sides of this equation

and that’s why it’s worked so well for 18 years.

Yes, this year marks the eighteenth Tour! The Tour

was founded by Vikki Forsyth, a local potter, who

has worked with a number of very able assistants to

make it the success it is. After many years of hard

work, Vikki has handed the reins to a new group of

artists, who are making plans for this year’s event.

The basic format is simple: local artists open their

studio doors for the weekend of September 7 and 8,

and visitors from the community and beyond can

choose any number of studios to explore, without

any admission fee. The 39 artists on this year’s Tour

applied, and were chosen to participate, based on the

quality of their work and the accessibility of their

studio space.

Since it is the Northumberland Hills Studio Tour,

any route you take to visit various studios will lead

you through our rolling hills, offering views of lakes

and the early signs of autumn colours. When you

arrive at the studios along the route, you’ll be treated

to some historic homes, country views and

enchanting gardens. The pond, stream and gardens

on first time Tour participant Ed Hagedorn’s

property are clear influences on his playful use of

colour. When you see the view over Rice Lake from

Rebecca Last’s studio, there won’t be any doubt

about where the inspiration is coming from in her

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Wendy Cain

Print and paper maker Wendy Cain is returning to

the John M. Parrott Art Gallery with her brand new

show which has been 20 years in the making.

Shipwreck Dreaming started with the photographing

of a stand of coniferous trees wrapped in burlap for

the winter. Shortly after capturing this image, Wendy

saw a drawing of a shipwreck which was the image

on a very early Greek pottery bowl. These two

elements were fused in her imagination and so

began this series of screen prints and multi-media

works. When Wendy suggested this show, she said,

“I would never have conceived of continuing to be

absorbed by these images for such an extended

period of time.”

In her artist’s statement, she explains, “The images

suggested a sense of loss and mourning, but quickly

began to take on the quality of dream sequences in

which logic appears to bring together disparate

elements to make a narrative. On the moment of

waking, the dream can seem normal, but if

remembered, is often chaotic and illogical to our

waking sensibilities.” When this exhibition is

viewed with this in mind, the images that vary or

repeat from piece to piece seem to come together to

invite us to enter a place of wonder and of creative

imagining.

Wendy Cain was born in Cornwall, Ontario and

graduated with honors from the University of

Toronto and The Ontario College of Art. She has

been teaching printmaking and papermaking at

OCAD since 1978 and is currently Associate

Professor of Art and Past Chair of Printmaking.

Wendy has a very strong connection with the

Belleville Library and Gallery and has shown her

work here numerous times. Her dedication to her

students is evident in the fact that they have been

exhibiting their prints here regularly since the

gallery opened in 1973. They return in December of

this year and it’s a show not to be missed!

Meet Wendy at the opening reception on Thursday,

September 5, from 6 to 7:30 pm. The show

continues until September 19. For further

information, please call 613-968-6731 ext. 2240 or

visit www.bellevillelibrary.ca.

Carol King and Chris Hall are what some call handy,

and I call amazing. They work with wool in

wonderful ways, and not just knitting. These friends

will be showing and selling their creations at the

Makers Hand in November. It’s their first time at the

show and they are working flat out to prepare.

Both women make knitted and felted hats but there’s

much more, “luscious little things” like wristlets,

cuffs and arm warmers, bags and felted flowers and

thick felted mittens that defy Canadian winters.

Carol makes the adorable soft sculpture mice that

feature on the Makers Hand rack card, too.

Welsh-born Carol King, who calls her operation

C.K. Woolies, tells me Chris’s hats are very special

and insists her own are functional and cozy rather

than dramatic. “She means eccentric,” laughs Chris,

who goes on to say, “Carol’s work is superb. She is

20 steps beyond me.” Obviously inspired by the

1920s, Carol’s neat fitting hats are often trimmed

with real fur, vintage buttons and other beautiful

embellishments she finds.

Carol actually taught Chris how to felt. She explains

there are three main techniques: needle felting,

knitting and felting, and wet felting. “And, of course

the fourth kind, accidental felting,” she says,

meaning when you wash a sweater the wrong way

and have to give it to the dog. She demonstrated the

delicate needle felting technique she uses to create

her mice by holding a cloud of raw fleece in her

hand, just like a little bird, then stabbing at it

repeatedly with a tiny barbed needle. It sounds

bizarre, but as the barb tugged and pulled at the

fibres, they began to thicken and become a more

solid mass. “It takes hours and hours,” she says, but

eventually, with her expertise, it becomes a three-

dimensional, characterful little mouse that could

have stepped out of a fairy tale.

Chris Hall is infectiously enthusiastic about

working with wool, constantly experimenting and

innovating. “When I first made felted hats I got a lot

of creasing,” she confides. “That’s why I started

embellishing.” She’s long past the creasing stage,

but those embellishments make her hats one-of-a-

kind collectables. Chris had been knitting pretty,

whimsical, sometimes whacky hats before she

learned the art of felting wool and discovered she

could literally sculpt her hats. She threw herself into

this new art and shares her projects on her blog at

caketinhats.ca. Chris favours strong shapes and

sherbet colours and her hats range from elegant

cloches trimmed with feathers to sculpted berets that

bring to mind the Sydney Opera House.

Carol is vastly experienced with all things wool. She

used to buy her fleece straight from the shearing

floor, “debris and all,” she laughs, “and I’d wash

and wash and wash it, then dye it, then spin it. I still

love doing it all, but I don’t buy it raw so much

anymore. I’m getting lazy.”

Lazy is the last word I would use for these two

passionate craftswomen. Check out their gorgeous

creations at the Maker’s Hand, November 1, 2, and

3 at the Picton Fairgrounds. Until then, you can see

Chris’ work on her blog and Carol’s enchanting mice

at themakershand.com.

Felted Mice by Carol King of Woolworked

by Janet Davies

The John M. Parrott Art Gallery turns 40 this fall,

and the Belleville Art Association turns 55. We have

a lot of great activities and events planned in

celebration and we invite you join in the festivities.

In Gallery One in September we are previewing the

art which was generously donated by regional artists

for a fundraiser for the Gallery, called ‘One for All.’

See below for more information about this exciting

fundraising event, which will take place on October

4. We are extremely grateful for the generosity of

our artistic community and were overwhelmed by

the number of pieces we received. We are truly

blessed to live in an area so rich with creativity.

Please visit to view the items that will be going

home with each ticket holder in October. The show

runs until September 19 and the opening reception

will be held on Thursday, September 5, from 6 to

7:30 pm.

On Thursday, September 26, the annual juried show

of the Belleville Art Association (BAA) opens, to

mark the 55th anniversary of the group!

Congratulations to the membership past and present

for keeping it so vibrant and exciting for so long!

Join us from 6 to7:30 pm, on September 26, to help

celebrate this remarkable achievement.

Friday and Saturday, September 27 and 28, are

Culture Days across the country, and Belleville is

participating in a big way! The BDIA have planned

many events and we are participating by having art

workshops and demonstrations, tours of the gallery

and activities for all ages in the Library. You will

most definitely want to make this a destination on

your route!

On Friday, October 4, we are hosting a fundraiser

here at the gallery called ‘One For All.’ Tickets are

available at the Library and are $100. This is not a

silent auction! Each ticket holder will have the

opportunity to choose one of the original pieces of

art donated by a regional artist and to take it home.

There will be entertainment, refreshments and all

Fall shows in the Parrott Galleryby Susan Holland, Curator

sorts of creative fun! Give us a call or drop by to

find out more or to purchase tickets. All funds raised

will be used to purchase specialized lighting for the

Art Gallery.

Throughout the month of October we have a full

slate of family focused events and we invite you join

us. Aside from our regular programs such as the

Open Studio Tuesday, Musical Gifts with Rick

Penner, The Drawing Room and the BAA Mini

Workshop, we will be offering Art Talks and

instructional art workshops for kids and adults.

Also, don’t miss the BAA juried show which runs

until October 31.

We hope to see you in the Gallery during our

anniversary month. For complete details of the

events and more information about the Gallery,

please visit www.bellevillelibrary.ca or give us a call

at 613-968-6731 ext. 2240.


SPOTLIGHT

100 St. George Street, Deseronto613-396-2874, 613-539-0491

Patricia [email protected]

Awards presented at theannual CLIC photo showThe Eastern Ontario Photo Show (CLIC) displayed

92 photos – black and white, and colour - by 64

photographers from Port Hope to as far as Ottawa.

The show was presented by The Prince Edward

County Arts Council in the summer and was shown

in the upstairs gallery of Books & Company in

Picton. Jurors for the show were three renowned

Canadian photographers - Marilyn Lightstone,

Richard Martin, and Graham Davies.

Best in Show and the Doug Boult Award for

Photographic Excellence were given to Jeff Gardner

of Cobourg. The Adult Division, Colour Category

awards were given to Susi Walters, Geoff Noxon

and Gabrielle Holowacz. Honourable Mentions

went to David Vaughan, Mark Hopper and Andrea

Osborne.

Adult Division, Black and White

Category awards went to Lola Reid

Allin, Bob Perks and Allan Short.

Honourable Mentions were given to

Dave Taylor, Lola Reid Allin and

Raymond Williams.

Winners of the Student Division were

Britney Pasion, Heather Beach and

Arionna Scaletta. Honourable mentions

went to Noah Redka and Amanda

Paulhaus.

For more information, please visit

www.clicphotoshow.ca.

Life, by Lola Reid Allin, received First Prize in theAdult Black and White Category

DeserontoPhoto Contestwinners

The Town of Deseronto received over 100

submissions from 14 photographers, and after much

review and consideration, the top three images were

selected, as well as a number of honourable

mentions. Many fantastic photos were submitted that

will be used in community print and online

marketing materials. They encourage photographers

to start snapping their photos now for the 2014

contest! All winning and honourable mention photos

are available for viewing at www.deseronto.ca,

Deseronto’s Facebook page, or in person at the

Town Hall and Public Library. Contest winners are:

Gary Howie (1st place), Robert Bamlett (2nd place),

and Juliane Eckert (3rd place).

This photo by Julianne Eckert won 3rd place

Non-profit organizations were invited to participateand New Life Girls Home, a Christian Program,came out to paint a commemorative banner tocelebrate 25 years of ministry at the home.Pictured here are residents and staff proudlydisplaying their banner.

Janet B Gallery & Studios was looking for a way to

bring art to Consecon. Sherry Bergman, a Consecon

Rate Payers Association Executive, suggested

creating banners through a Consecon Beautification

Project.

The whole community came together to beautify the

village through the Consecon Banner Painting

Festival. Volunteers Janet Battaglio, Sherry Bergman

and Ena Walton took time from their businesses to

make banners and assist with painting over a three

week period, involving painters aged four to 75.

One day, on the grand veranda at Consecon Mill,

there were teens, young musicians, a working mom, a

grandmother, and three volunteers painting while Jack

Stinson, 93 years young looked on! Together we

learned what was loved about the town, what was

important to the people, who had hidden artistic

talents and how amazing children are at adapting their

art to a ‘big format.’

Nick and Steve, of Nick Livingstone Construction

saved the day and a lot of money, with a last minute

generous donation of time and a very large ladder, to

install the banners in time for Consecon Day on

August 3.

Everyone involved expressed a great sense of pride

seeing the banners hanging throughout the village. A

heart-felt banner, dedicated to Legion 509, honored

the legion’s community work and our servicemen and

women. Businesses joined in the fun, commissioning

cartoon-style scenes of working in our village. This

town has spirit and art is one more way to express it!

This is an ongoing exhibit, with 25 hand-painted

banners depicting “Life In Consecon,” by members of

the community, flying high on Main Street.

This project was a Janet B Gallery & Studiosinitiative, sponsored by the Consecon AreaRatepayers Association and the ConseconBeautification Project. For more information aboutthe banners, call Janet at 613-965-5698.

Consecon Community comes together in flying colours!

ART IN THE COMMUNITYOpenings will now be held on

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Marc Bourdon made up as a Zombie. Makeup & Photo by Gina McNevin

October 5th“Run for THEIR Lives” is an event to help raisemoney for Pediatric Cancer Research through thefun of Zombies.

The event needs:

- artists that want to create an Art Installation or help out on one of the larger projects

- volunteers to help make this a safe and fun race from beginning to end.

- vendors that want to promote their product or service.

- supplies to make the event unique. (obstacle items, old clothes to make Zombies, etc.)

If you have any questions please contact Marcat [email protected] or if you would likemore information visit www.runfortheirlives.ca

New Theme. New Venue.Black tie optional.Tickets: $125 each. To purchase, please call Kim at 613-962-1232.

Saturday, November 16, 2013 | 5:30 to 1 am

Cocktail Reception,Gourmet Food& Wine.

Entertainment byQAC performing artsmembers and Danceto the Variety Band.

Live Auctionwith BoydSullivan.

Documents

Core Arts and Culture Centre opens doors September 19th Happy