Archived information for March, 2009
Mississippi Mudds - Raise Your Glass
Posted March 25, 2009 under Artist Activities
"This wonderfully comic script by Jay Folb is an excellent opportunity for a talented group to prove their comedic skills under the able direction of Tony Scott". So wrote Rosemary McGinnis in the Carleton Place Canadian in February 1992. A member of the Carleton Place Arts Council of the day McGinnis was reviewing the Mississippi Mudds newest adventure into theatre. Did you miss it 17 years ago? You are in luck. Don't Look Down, written by one of the Mash (TV) writing team, is to be featured in the Mudds upcoming Raise Your Glass Gala at the Carleton Place Town Hall on May 2nd.
Buy a ticket to the Gala dinner and theatre event and you will most certainly be entertained and dazzled by music and costumes from many past shows. Favourites from shows such as Sounds of The Fifties, The Sixties Show, Mudds Country, Blast From The Past, Lil' Abner, Oh Susannah, Sleeping Beauty and Hercules, many creatively arranged by Mudds bandleader Peter Brown, are all being polished up under the Musical direction of Laurel Piper.
But tucked into the middle of the evening you will be able to savour this somewhat black but nevertheless comedic gem. Once again directed by Scott, an almost entirely new cast has been assembled to portray the hapless Paul Kramer and his family, friends and associates who assemble to "help" him out of a perilous predicament. Perched on a ledge14 floors above a New York street, Paul is to learn many details of his life that would have been best kept secret.
You will have to come to the show to find out why he is on the ledge and the final outcome but be assured there will be plenty of humour with a cast of talented actors. You will see Brian McManus, (Cheaters and Without A Hitch) in the role of Paul, played before by Jim MacGregor. Jenny Pfitzer (Waiting For The Parade/Sleeping Beauty) plays Sylvia the glamorous but bitter wife, previously played by the Carell Allen. Pat Black (Sleeping Beauty/ Hercules) reprises her role as the possessive and hysterical mother. Robert Horne (Missing Link/Hercules) plays Morty the egocentric business partner, previously played by David Staples. Meredith Millman (Oh Susannah/Murder Medium Rare) plays the eager but inexperienced NY cop, played in '92 by Steve Carboni. Linda Pond (Noir Suspicions) plays the intense and guilt ridden psychiatrist Dr Wright, played by Bonnie Walther in '92.
Scott says he is eager to bring this story to life once again. Don't Look Down was part of the Mudds first foray into plays after 18 years of presenting only musicals and reviews. In January 1992 the town hall auditorium had just been closed for what turned out to be 4 years, pending upgrades, and the group was exploring other performance venues. Putting on an evening of one Act plays (When God Comes To Breakfast You Don't Burn The Toast and Don't Look Down) proved to be a wonderful opportunity to develop acting and directing skills. And special effects proved an interesting challenge too. How do you "burn" toast without setting off smoke alarms? How do you "blow" a roll of money off a windowsill yet make sure it doesn't land on the audience? (With the perspective and wisdom of the past 17 years we offer an additional thank you for patience and understanding to the Zion Memorial Church for use of their hall.) A grant from Theatre Ontario that year provided a professional "play polisher". A day spent with this expert resulted in valuable tools for character development and pumping the energy and humour at every opportunity. Many of these lessons have been worked into Mudds general performance practices in the ensuing 17 years.
Don't miss the chance to see a show that not only celebrates the past 35 years but ushers in the next chapter of Mudds community theatre: building the future on the past.
Raise Your Glass is presented at the Carleton Place Town Hall on May 2nd. Tickets for this dinner theatre Gala are $60 and are available at the Remembrance Gift Shop 613 257 3931. The Mudds is grateful to all sponsors of their 35th season but special thanks go to Gold Sponsors Valley Design and Giant Tiger. Visit www.mississippimudds.ca for information about all Mudds productions.
Buy a ticket to the Gala dinner and theatre event and you will most certainly be entertained and dazzled by music and costumes from many past shows. Favourites from shows such as Sounds of The Fifties, The Sixties Show, Mudds Country, Blast From The Past, Lil' Abner, Oh Susannah, Sleeping Beauty and Hercules, many creatively arranged by Mudds bandleader Peter Brown, are all being polished up under the Musical direction of Laurel Piper.
But tucked into the middle of the evening you will be able to savour this somewhat black but nevertheless comedic gem. Once again directed by Scott, an almost entirely new cast has been assembled to portray the hapless Paul Kramer and his family, friends and associates who assemble to "help" him out of a perilous predicament. Perched on a ledge14 floors above a New York street, Paul is to learn many details of his life that would have been best kept secret.
You will have to come to the show to find out why he is on the ledge and the final outcome but be assured there will be plenty of humour with a cast of talented actors. You will see Brian McManus, (Cheaters and Without A Hitch) in the role of Paul, played before by Jim MacGregor. Jenny Pfitzer (Waiting For The Parade/Sleeping Beauty) plays Sylvia the glamorous but bitter wife, previously played by the Carell Allen. Pat Black (Sleeping Beauty/ Hercules) reprises her role as the possessive and hysterical mother. Robert Horne (Missing Link/Hercules) plays Morty the egocentric business partner, previously played by David Staples. Meredith Millman (Oh Susannah/Murder Medium Rare) plays the eager but inexperienced NY cop, played in '92 by Steve Carboni. Linda Pond (Noir Suspicions) plays the intense and guilt ridden psychiatrist Dr Wright, played by Bonnie Walther in '92.
Scott says he is eager to bring this story to life once again. Don't Look Down was part of the Mudds first foray into plays after 18 years of presenting only musicals and reviews. In January 1992 the town hall auditorium had just been closed for what turned out to be 4 years, pending upgrades, and the group was exploring other performance venues. Putting on an evening of one Act plays (When God Comes To Breakfast You Don't Burn The Toast and Don't Look Down) proved to be a wonderful opportunity to develop acting and directing skills. And special effects proved an interesting challenge too. How do you "burn" toast without setting off smoke alarms? How do you "blow" a roll of money off a windowsill yet make sure it doesn't land on the audience? (With the perspective and wisdom of the past 17 years we offer an additional thank you for patience and understanding to the Zion Memorial Church for use of their hall.) A grant from Theatre Ontario that year provided a professional "play polisher". A day spent with this expert resulted in valuable tools for character development and pumping the energy and humour at every opportunity. Many of these lessons have been worked into Mudds general performance practices in the ensuing 17 years.
Don't miss the chance to see a show that not only celebrates the past 35 years but ushers in the next chapter of Mudds community theatre: building the future on the past.
Raise Your Glass is presented at the Carleton Place Town Hall on May 2nd. Tickets for this dinner theatre Gala are $60 and are available at the Remembrance Gift Shop 613 257 3931. The Mudds is grateful to all sponsors of their 35th season but special thanks go to Gold Sponsors Valley Design and Giant Tiger. Visit www.mississippimudds.ca for information about all Mudds productions.
Pottery classes - Victoria Jenkins
Posted March 17, 2009 under Artist Activities
An evening pottery class at the studio of Victoria Jenkins will begin on March 26. The 8-week session welcomes beginners and experienced potters.
I will offer instruction on handbuilding and suggest a birdbath or garden sculpture as spring is almost here. Or Choose your own project. You can also try throwing.
The class is $130 plus $28 per 25 pound bag of clay which includes glazes and firing. For information 613 257-2588 or avjenkins@rogers.com
I will offer instruction on handbuilding and suggest a birdbath or garden sculpture as spring is almost here. Or Choose your own project. You can also try throwing.
The class is $130 plus $28 per 25 pound bag of clay which includes glazes and firing. For information 613 257-2588 or avjenkins@rogers.com
Adrian Baker - Classes
Posted March 17, 2009 under Artist Activities
Adrian Baker will be offering 4 additional 'Open Studio' painting/drawing classes for all levels in her studio after Easter. Classes will be on Tuesday mornings from 9:30am - noon, running April 21 - May 12. Cost is $80.00. Please contact Adrian at 257-4233, or by e-mail at appletonstudio@gmail.com.
Flippin Art Night - March 2009
Posted March 16, 2009 under ArtsCP Activities
Flippin' Art Night is happening on Thursday, March 19 at Ballygiblin's!
Featured artists: Phyllis Moore and Rose Wilson
Added feature: Arts CP database member writer and poet Claudia Coutu Radmore will be reading from her book, Arctic Twilight.
Drop in , enjoy yummy appetizers, watch and chat as the artists install their works, 5-8 p.m.
Featured artists: Phyllis Moore and Rose Wilson
Added feature: Arts CP database member writer and poet Claudia Coutu Radmore will be reading from her book, Arctic Twilight.
Drop in , enjoy yummy appetizers, watch and chat as the artists install their works, 5-8 p.m.
Vernissage at Brush Strokes - March
Posted March 11, 2009 under Artist Activities
March Vernissage
Friday, March 13th
PLEASE COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US AS WE FEATURE:
A celebration of Art!
We would appreciate...You, your friends and family being with us to help CELEBRATE with FREE beverages, appetizers and dessert.
FEATURE ARTIST
Jennifer Raby
Batic & Watercolour
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Celtic musicians
Looking forward to celebrating our artists with all of you.
Friday, March 13th
PLEASE COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US AS WE FEATURE:
A celebration of Art!
We would appreciate...You, your friends and family being with us to help CELEBRATE with FREE beverages, appetizers and dessert.
FEATURE ARTIST
Jennifer Raby
Batic & Watercolour
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Celtic musicians
Looking forward to celebrating our artists with all of you.
Poetry Slams
Posted March 7, 2009 under ArtsCP Activities
Last year in Lanark County a spoken word movement started. It was the beginning of the rural poetry slam. Within a year the valley slam poets were able to compete and raise the money to send the first rural slam poetry team to the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, in Calgary, November 5-9th. The poetry slam helped to create a community of spoken word artists that span from Perth, Smith Falls, Almonte, Tay Valley and Carleton Place. A collective grew up out of a common goal. Now this year the newly formed Lanark County Live Poets Society seek to do it all over again. Starting with THREE poetry slams in the month of March.
Now remind me what is a poetry slam?
It all started in Chicago, 1986, when a man named Mark Smith decided that he wanted to democratize poetry. He endeavoured to remove the piece of paper from the poet and force them to engage with their audience. It started in a boxing ring, with poets performing memorized poems to the cheers and boos of the crowd. Today it is a mostly standardized competition involving five random judges selected from the audience to score the performing poets. The poems must be original material, under three minutes in length and are to be performed without any props. They are judged based on both the content and the performance itself. There are slams taking place in most major cities across the country. They have seasons, like basketball, and at the end of the season four poets are selected based on their scores to represent their city at the national festival. It's an exciting process, and starting in March the slam series will be making it's mark in the Ottawa Valley. In the end the four top participating poets will head to Calgary to represent as the first rural community at the national festival.
Now we need your help to get the word out!
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY
Perth Slam
Friday March 13th
7-9 pm
Factory Grind 1 Sheerbrooke St E
open mike and competition
For more info contact b!Wilder at coyotedreamer22@hotmail.com
Carleton Place Slam Monday March March 23rd
7-9pm
17Albert Street, 257-8715
Carleton Place Cinemas, Carleton Place
Featuring Ruthanne Edwards: storyteller extraordinaire and Hosted by Rusty Priske of Ottawa's Capital Poetry Collective
For more info contact stop.rewind@hotmail.com
Smith Falls slam
Monday March 30th
6:30-9:30 at the Bakery Cafe,
6 Russel W, Smith Falls
Jonny d will host and feature
For more info contact Jonny D at jfmdavidson@gmail.com
Now remind me what is a poetry slam?
It all started in Chicago, 1986, when a man named Mark Smith decided that he wanted to democratize poetry. He endeavoured to remove the piece of paper from the poet and force them to engage with their audience. It started in a boxing ring, with poets performing memorized poems to the cheers and boos of the crowd. Today it is a mostly standardized competition involving five random judges selected from the audience to score the performing poets. The poems must be original material, under three minutes in length and are to be performed without any props. They are judged based on both the content and the performance itself. There are slams taking place in most major cities across the country. They have seasons, like basketball, and at the end of the season four poets are selected based on their scores to represent their city at the national festival. It's an exciting process, and starting in March the slam series will be making it's mark in the Ottawa Valley. In the end the four top participating poets will head to Calgary to represent as the first rural community at the national festival.
Now we need your help to get the word out!
PLEASE SHARE WIDELY
Perth Slam
Friday March 13th
7-9 pm
Factory Grind 1 Sheerbrooke St E
open mike and competition
For more info contact b!Wilder at coyotedreamer22@hotmail.com
Carleton Place Slam Monday March March 23rd
7-9pm
17Albert Street, 257-8715
Carleton Place Cinemas, Carleton Place
Featuring Ruthanne Edwards: storyteller extraordinaire and Hosted by Rusty Priske of Ottawa's Capital Poetry Collective
For more info contact stop.rewind@hotmail.com
Smith Falls slam
Monday March 30th
6:30-9:30 at the Bakery Cafe,
6 Russel W, Smith Falls
Jonny d will host and feature
For more info contact Jonny D at jfmdavidson@gmail.com
