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Visual Arts
2012 SARC Gallery Exhibition Schedule
Scugog Arts Resource Centre Gallery
181 Perry St., Unit G-1, Port Perry
January
No exhibition
February 4 - 25
New Frontiers - Young Emerging Artists Juried Exhibition
March 3 - 24
Gesture and Motion – Barbara Ponomareff
April 7 - 28
Scugog Studio Tour Preview Exhbition
May 5 - 26
It's Elementary! - Scugog elementary school student exhibition
June 2 - 30
Aspect – Carol Matsuyama
July 7 - 28
SCA Open Members Exhibition
August 4 - 29
First Impressions – Ruth Rodgers
September 8 - 29
Seasons of Change Juried Exhibition
October 6 - 27
Under the Bed! – Andres Musta & Joachim Lau
November 3 - 24
Colourful, Cozy & Comfy – Libbie Burns
December 1 - 22
SCA Holiday Sale
Exhibition and events schedule may be subject to change. For SARC hours visit www.scugogarts.ca, or contact info@scugogarts.ca, 905 982-2121.
January in the SARC Gallery
No show this month.
In the Kent Farndale Gallery
Winged and Wounded
January 7 to February 2, 2012
Enrich your cultural perspective by visiting the new exhibit “Winged and Wounded” by artist Tania Guzmán. The Opening Reception will begin Saturday, January 7th, 2012 at 2pm. The show will run January 7th to February 2nd in the Kent Farndale Gallery in the Scugog Memorial Public Library at 231 Water Street in Port Perry.
Tania Guzmán, was born in Toronto but has divided her time between Mexico, Canada and the United States. All three countries have influenced her creative processes and aesthetic approach.
“I work with transparencies, so that what originally was there both remains and is changed,” says Tania. “In the process I create unconscious dreamlike places. Each painting becomes an invitation for the viewer to find and to create their own meaning.”
The Kent Farndale Gallery is open 7 days a week during library hours. Please call 905-985-7686 for more information.
Early Life On Lake Scugog prints now available!
Shoppers Drug Mart Mural Celebrates Scugog’s Railway Heritage
This past August, the Scugog Council for the Arts and the Township of Scugog worked together with Shoppers Drug Mart in partnership with Plazacorp Ontario 2 Limited Partnership to bring an original work of public art to the new Shoppers Drug Mart in Port Perry. The mural, titled “Early Life on Lake Scugog” was painted by area artist and SCA member Tony Johnson, now hangs on the western wall of the building and celebrates Scugog’s railway heritage. “Early Life on Lake Scugog” features many local landmarks such as the old train station along Water St, the mill on Queen St. and the steamship Crandella.
Now limited edition, signed giclee prints of Mr. Johnson’s original watercolour maquette are available for sale. Each print, approximately 12” X 30” (including borders), will be produced on quality watercolour paper, numbered and signed by the artist and wrapped in archival quality packaging. The Scugog Council for the Arts, with the support of Mr. Johnson, is offering the prints for $149 each and all profits will support the activities and programs of the Scugog Council for the Arts. There will only be a maximum of 100 signed prints of “Early Life on Lake Scugog” made available and orders placed prior to December 8 will be ready for Christmas gift giving.
For more information on this exceptional art purchase opportunity, contact the SCA office at 905 982-2121, 181 Perry St. Unit G-1 or info@scugogarts.ca.
Scugog Shores Heritage Centre and Archives - Call for Craft on Consignment
The Scugog Shores Heritage Centre and Archives is accepting high-quality crafts for its new gift shop, opening on September 10, 2009. The Heritage Centre and Archives is located at the Scugog Community Centre, 1655 Reach St., Port Perry, and will feature local and touring arts and heritage exhibitions/programs in a new state of the art facility. Small and medium-scale work with a retail value of $100 or under is being accepted in such media as basketry, jewellery, pottery, wood, glass, metal, cards.
For more information, contact Aurora Hall, Cultural Program Assistant,Township of Scugog at ahall@scugog.ca, 905 985-8698 ext. 103.
Theatre
H.M.S. Pinafore
January 19 - 29, 2012
One of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular operettas
Presented by OnStage Uxbridge
Ticket information and sales at www.onstageuxbridge.com
Front of House/Ushers Required For H.M.S. Pinafore
Dates January 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29.
Please contact Front of House Manager, Sarah Best, at sjb711@gmail.com or telephone 905-862-0700.
Space Trek
January 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, 2012
Interactive Dinner Theatre with Durham Improv
Jester’s Court, Port Perry
Limited seating! For more information and tickets, contact www.durhamimprov.com or 647899-3342.
To Kill A Mockingbird
February 2 – 19
Oshawa Little Theatre
62 Russett Ave., Oshawa
Harper Lee’s timeless novel comes to life on stage
Presented by Oshawa Little Theatre
Ticket information and sales at www.oshawalittletheatre.com.
Town Hall 1873 2011 - 2012 Season
New information coming soon!
For more details visit www.townhall1873.ca or call 905 985-8181.
Literary Arts
2011 SCA Literary Contest Winners Announced!
Congratulations to the 2011 Literary Contest Winners!
Adult fiction
1. Susan Croft - Alec's Girl
2. Diana Rigby - The Family Heirloom
2. Yvonne Hess - The Promise
Honorable Mention Michael Khashmanian - Switch
Adult Poetry:
1. Greer Roberts - Elephant in the Room
2. Barb Hunt - Being Showered
3. Barbara Ponomareff - Lake Scugog
Entry Forms for the SCA 2012 Literary Contest will be available in early 2012.
Music
Voice on Fire Returns!
with Karina Bray
February 17, 2012
An evening of arias and art songs at Port Perry United Church
Ticket information and sales at Scugog Arts Resource Centre, 905 982-2121 and Wilson and Lee Music, 905 725-4706
Auditions - County Town Singers
January 4th & 11th, 2012
Auditions for new members, especially bass, tenor and alto voices. Call 905 434-2758 for more information and location.
Songwriters Music Festival Auditions
Sunday, January 8, 2012 1:00 to 3:00pm
Garnett Ricards Complex, Waverly Road & Hwy 2
Bowmanville
For the second annual Songwriters Music Festival at the Whitby Centennial Building,
Saturday, January 28, 2012.
You must be a resident of Durham Region and all songs must be original compositions.
For more information or to register contact: Ron Beer at youngsongwriters@rogers.com
Or call 905-668-2646
Dance
No information has been received on current or upcoming Dance events.
