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andCHILLIWACKCULTURAL CENTRE
VOL. 6 / Issue 10
ERRORS AND OMISSIONS: While we take many precautions to ensure the accuracy of the Front & Centre Newsletter, occasionally errors or omissions may appear. Patrons are encouraged to double-check dates and times on their tickets or class receipts.
Front CENTREOCTOBER 2016- NEWS FROM THE CENTRE
FOR TICKETS: CALL 604.391.SHOW(7469) or IN PERSON at 9201 Corbould Street, Chilliwackor ONLINE www.chilliwackculturalcentre.ca
The Centre Box Office Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:30am - 9:00pm, Saturday & Sunday: 9:30am - 5:00pm and open one hour before performances.
ART CLASSES AT THE CENTREGLASS BEADS LEVEL 1 (adult)Tuesdays: 6:30 to 8:30pm (4 sessions)October 11 - November 8, 2016 (No class Oct 18) Learn how to craft your own beads using flame and glass. Create a bead from molten glass using a torch and glass rods.Experiment with stringers, frit, and dots and have fun learning a new hobby! Glass alchemy, studio set-up, and safety are also discussed. Registration for each class includes one free drop-in for the Glass Open Studio on Monday nights. Cost: $160
ACRYLIC PAINTING (adult)Thursdays: 10:00am to 12:00pmOctober 13 - December 1, 2016 (8 sessions)Use acrylics like acrylics – don’t set yourself up for disappointments! This fun class is an opportunity to explore skills and techniques in acrylic painting. Topics will include a variety of techniques, and explore the world of colour. Subject matter may include still life, nature, and landscape themes.
Cost: $170
DRAWING DISCOVERY (adult)Thursdays: 1:00pm to 3:00pm October 13 - December 1, 2016 (8 Sessions)Explore the excitement of drawing! Develop your own drawing abilities through a series of fun exercises. Use lines and shading, as well as various media, to develop innovative drawing
Cost: $170
GETTING A GREAT FINISH (adult / intermediate)Thursdays: 6:30-8:30pm October 13 & 27, 2016 (2 sessions + critique Oct. 27) Learn how Cone 6 electric fired glazes work, plus how to mix, layer and apply glazes for great effects. Get a better understanding of how to create different colours, textures and effects in oxidation pottery glazes. Learn more about our glazes in the Centre’s Clay Studio, and how different glazes interact. Understand how to mix glaze ingredients, and apply them to achieve special effects. Also learn tips and techniques on how kiln firing impacts glaze results. Registration for each class includes one free drop-in for the Clay Open Studio on Wednesday nights or Friday mornings.
Cost: $90
WATERCOLOUR BEGINNINGS (adult)Fridays: 10:00am to 12:00pm October 14 - December 9, 2016 (8 Sessions)Begin your artistic journey in watercolours! This versatile medium is explored in an introductory level course with Dan Berube. Learn a variety of techniques from applying basic washes to wet on wet techniques. Colour and form will also be explored, and a variety of subject matter will be recreated in watercolours.
Cost: $170
WATERCOLOUR EXPLORATIONS* (adult)Fridays: 1:00 - 3:00pm (8 sessions) October 14 – December 9, 2016 (no class Nov. 11)Splash your way to happiness! This fun class will include a variety of techniques such as applying washes, wet on wet techniques, pouring, glazing, and masking. The world of colour will also be explored. Subject matter may include still life, flowers, nature, and landscape themes. Students will supply their own paints and materials with the instructor’s advice.
Cost: $170
CLAY $6 DROP IN Mondays: 6:00-9:00pm Fridays: 10:00am-1:00pm (Students must have completed one of The Centre’s Clay classes)
GLASS$9 DROP IN Mondays: 6:00-9:00pm (Students must have completed one of The Centre’s Glass Bead classes)
LIFE DRAWING$12 DROP IN Wednesdays & Thursdays:6:30-9:00pm
HANDICRAFT-A-RAMANO CHARGE Thursdays: 7:00-9:00pm
OPEN STUDIOSAT THE CENTRE
Wheel A La Carte 1: Use the Force (adult)Saturdays: 1:00 - 4:00pm (5 sessions over 6 weeks)October 15 - November 19, 2016A five week intensive course introducing the basics of handling clay on the wheel. This class will offer multiple approaches to centering and is ideal for the beginner or intermediate artist. Wheel a la carte classes are designed to move through the process of wheel throwing from centering to glaze firing. Beginners are recommended to sign up for sessions 1 & 2 for a foundation in wheel throwing. Registration for each class includes one free drop-in for the Clay Open Studio on Wednesday nights or Friday mornings. Cost: $187
Handbuilding: A Gift of Thanks (adults / beginner)Saturdays: 10:00am - 12:30pm (4 sessions over 5 weeks)October 15 – November 12, 2016The holiday season is a perfect reason to start your artistic journey in clay. Registration for each class includes one free drop-in for the Clay Open Studio on Wednesday nights or Friday mornings. The fall is here! Time to enjoy the plentiful season – incorporate the use of leaves and botanicals for surface decoration, try your hand at woven clay and juxtapose your clay creations against stone and wood.
Cost: $145
“HILARIOUS, DIVINELY AND
WICKEDLY FUNNY”
MIKE DELAMONT
Adult material and situations – may not be appropriate for all audiences.
From 18 Time Best of the Fest winner and 3 time Canadian Comedy Award Nominee Mike Delamont comes the hit one man show God Is A Scottish Drag Queen. God, dressed in a floral power suit, comes down to skewer everything from the Pope to Justin Bieber in an unforgettable two act comedy of biblical proportions. *Adult material and situations – may not be appropriate for all audiences. Tickets: ADULT $32 / SENIORS $29/YOUTH $27God is a Scottish Drag Queen is generously sponsored by: Bathe Plumbing, Myriad Information /Tech-nology Systems. Best Western Rainbow Country Inn, The Chilliwack Times What’s On! Sardis, Canadian Heritage, British Columbia Arts Council, and the Province of British Columbia.
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SAVE THE DATE!BASKERVILLE OCT 23, 2016
BALLET ROCKS Oct 29, 2016
LOUISIANA HAYRIDE Nov 4, 2016
ROMANCE Nov 5, 2016
DREAM FACTORY CIRCUS Nov 6, 2016
FOUR BY FOUR Nov 10, 2016
CIRQUE Nov 12, 2016
THE GREAT CANADIAN TIRE MONEY CAPER! Nov 16 & 17, 2016
CHAPTER TWO Nov 17 - 26, 2016
BLUE AUTUMN Nov 18, 2016
THE CENTRE ROCKS! VI Nov 19, 2016
HERE, THERE &EVERYWHERE Dec 2, 2016
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS NORTH SHORE CELTICENSEMBLE Dec 4, 2016 VAN DJANGO COOL YULE Dec 8, 2016
NUTCRACKER SUITE Dec 10, 2016
DUFFLEBAG THEATRE’SA CHRISTMAS CAROL Dec 11, 2016
KEN LAVIGNE’S CHRISTMAS MUSICAL ROADSHOW 2016 Dec 14, 2016
ROCK ‘N ROLL CHRISTMAS Dec 15, 2016
SING-ALONG WITH FROZEN Dec 16 & 17, 2016
A COWBOY CHRISTMAS Dec 18, 2016
NUTCRACKER BALLET Dec 21 & 22, 2016
THE LITTLE MERMAID Jan 11-22, 2017
SHAWN FARQUHAR’S CABARET OF WONDERS - V Jan 20, 2017
FRASER VALLEY DISTILLERY FESTIVAL Jan 27, 2017
CANADIAN GUITAR QUARTET Jan 31, 2017
THE KINDA OK CORRAL Feb 4 & 5, 2017
FROM BACH TO BRUBECK Feb 10, 2017
Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Soceity presents
ANTIQUES IN THE ATTICDo you have a family heirloom that you’re wondering what it could be worth? Or perhaps an old painting that has been passed down to you? Curious to find out who the artist is? What the story might be about where it originated? The Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society is thrilled to welcome back Peter Blundell of Guardian Estate Appraisals, for an Antiques in the Attic art and antique appraisal event. Bring in your hidden treasures to The Centre and let Peter unveil the mystery with a verbal appraisal. Each session allows for viewing of up to three items, subject to the time constraint, although some individual items may require a full 15 minute session. October 6, 2016 at 10am to 5pm$45 per 15 minute session.
DUAL CONTRAST3D Photographer Brunella Battista & Artist Bill Edmunds
A presentation of two in one very different exhibits. Brunella known for her printed 3D photography and looped 3D photographs played on a 55” x 65” 3D screen “ Such beautiful and vibrant life is captured in my 3D photo’s in all its colors subtleties, shapes, forms, relations, depth and distance, and so close to almost touch it, so real as to feel part of it” Bill Ed-munds: “People & Places” Born, raised and educated in Cornwall U.K and currently liv-ing in Hope B.C. Bill’s inspirationfor this show comes from exploring the Internet with a view to producing a body of work designed to promote a dialogue on anonymity and the release of personal information. Each piece is based on images and texts sent to him by complete strangers via e-mail and after he has contact with them on social chat sites.
The Chilliwack Visual Artist Association presents
September 15 – October 22, 2016Reception: Saturday Sept 17 - 6:00 to 9:00pm in the Gallery
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Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Soceity presents
BEETHOVEN AND THE BEATLESViolinist Mark Ferris Joins pianists Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann. Dazzling morning concert connections that will inspire! What do Beethoven and the Beatles have in common? Find out when Vancouver Opera Orchestra concert master and member of the Yaletown String Quartet, Mark Ferris joins the Bergmann Duo in this diverse program. Ranging from Beethoven to some of the songs of the world’s most famous pop group this promises to be an inspirational morning concert topped off with delicious complimentary refreshments – what better way could there be to start the day?October 7, 2016 at 10:30amTickets: $27 / Senior $24 / Youth $22
Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Soceity presents
SUPERNATURALA unique style determined to make you believe the impossible… Prepare yourself for a night full of wonder with this chance to experience a truly amazing and magical night, up close and personal with Camilo the Magician. After a sold out season in 2015 that saw sold out shows in both Vancouver and Bogota, Colombia, Camilo is thrilled to be coming to Chilliwack with his latest offering: Supernatural. Camilo is sure that Supernatural’s will make you believe in the impossible. Watch Camilo’s unique creative style which combines close-up and stage magic in outstanding and original magic illusions, along with his unique sense of humour and sleek sleight of hand which has left audiences stunned, in the very best of ways.
October 15, 16, and 22, 2016 at 7:30pmTickets: $25
Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Soceity presents
SPERM WARSLoosely based on the Star Wars universe, the battle shifts from a galactic rebellion to the ongoing war between male and female reproductive systems. This Fringe favorite follows the stories of millions of sperm embarking upon a high stakes suicide mission to battle a dangerous and mysterious enemy. Meanwhile in the ovaries, the eggs are forced to say goodbye to one of their own as the time for their monthly sacrifice to the uterus looms on the horizon. Sperm Wars takes place in a brutal, futuristic, utterly absurd universe. As sperm and eggs collide in the battle for uteran supremacy tales emerge of love, loss, betrayal, spaceships, sword fights, life, and death. *Adult material and situations – may not be appropriate for all audiences.
October 20 & 21, 2016 at 7:30pmTickets: $25
Bobby Brooks Wilson has been added to the Class of ’59 2016 tour-ing cast. Wilson, for those that haven’t had the priviledge, is the quintessential Motown entertainer who has a way of becoming the undisputed hit of any musical production he is part of. And, with Lance Lipinsky and Zachary Stevenson on the bill, that is really say-ing something! Buddy Holly and The Killer will be playing guitar and piano, respectively, in the all-star Legends Band including the “Big Bopper” on string bass plus guest performers Young Elvis, Bill Haley, Molly Dee, the Everly Brothers and introducing Bobby Brooks Wilson as Jackie Wilson and Sam Cook. Don’t miss Class of ’59! It’s a fabu-lous “oldies” rock’n’roll show when the music was raw, pure and simple and played the way it’s supposed to be played!
October 21, 2016 at 7:30pmTickets: $49
Legends of Rock n Roll presents
CLASS OF ‘59
Beethoven and the Beatles is generously sponsored by: Aromatica.The Chilliwack Times, Canadian Heritage, British Columbia Arts Council, Province of British Columbia, City of Chilliwack
Sperm Wars is generously sponsored by: Bathe PlumbingPrime Signs, The Chilliwack Times, Canadian Heritage, British Columbia Arts Council, and the Province of British Columbia
Supernatural is generously sponsored by: Bathe Plumbing, Myriad Information Technology Systems, Best Western Rainbow Country Inn, The Chilliwack Times, What’s On! Sardis, Canadian Heritage, British Columbia Arts Council, Province of British Columbia, City of Chilliwack
Paquette Productions presents
A TRIBUTE TO ELVISPaquette Productions is proud to present the most anticipated Elvis event of the year, “A Tribute to Elvis in Concert” featuring two of the worlds most coveted Elvis Tribute Artists known today sharing the stage together for the first time in BC: Pete Paquette from Toronto and Chris Connor from the United Kingdom. Supporting this dynamic duo will be Toronto’s Finest the “Rockin’ Royals” Show Band with the sensational vocalists “The Tonettes.” Come witness “A Tribute to Elvis In Concert”, starring Pete Paquette and Chris Connor on the same stage representing an authentic and respectful performance remembering the one and only, Elvis Presley. Don’t miss this Elvis concert of the year!
October 19, 2016 at 7:30pmTickets: $54