Arts& cultu re
A look at upcoming arts and entertainment events in the Annapolis Valley:
TABITHA PAYZANT FEATURED AT GARDEN ROOM
To start the New Year, and the second half of the 2019-20 season of its concert series, Sunday Music in the Garden Room presents pianist and Baxter’s Harbour native Tabitha Payzant in a challenging program of works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Robert Schumann on Jan. 5 in the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre on the Acadia campus.
Payzant has been a multiple prize winner and scholarship holder during her piano studies at Mount Allison University and at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, where she completes a second MMus in piano performance and pedagogy this spring.
Concert starts at 2 p.m.; no admission.
Info: www.artsacadia.acadiau. ca
SINGING FOR OUR SUPPER FUNDRAISER CONTINUES IN WOLFVILLE
Join the members of the Wolfville Baptist Church for sublime seasonal songs and stories staged by sensational singers and storytellers.
Singing for Our Supper is a sweet little show that serves as an annual fundraiser to raise money for the Wolfville Community Christmas Supper (that happens on Christmas Day at the Wolfville Lions Hall).
The concert will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Dec. 22 at the
Wolfville Baptist Church, 487 Main St.
This year, the fundraiser will showcase the piano stylings of Chantal Peng, as well as performances by Ann Fearon, The Harolds & The Caroles, Charlotte Embree, The Meadowlarks, Alan Slipp, The Chimney Swifts, Margot Bishop, and Donna Holmes.
They will be collecting nonperishable food items for the Wolfville Area Food Bank. Admission is by donation (monetary or food).
CATCH GREMLINS, ELF ON THE BIG SCREEN
The Retro Holiday Film Series at the Al Whittle Theatre is bringing several fun movies back to the big screen over the winter.
On Dec. 18, It’s A Wonderful Life, everyone's favourite holiday tearjerker, will be shown. In this Frank Capra classic from 1946, an angel is sent from heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed. Starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.
The next night sees Jim Carrey take the Grinch to a whole new level of mean in Dr. Suess’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
For action fans, Dec. 20 marks the showing of First Blood — the first installment of the Rambo series that happens to take place at Christmas time. This movie is rated R so admittance is restricted to those 18 years of age or over.
Elf, starring Will Ferrell, has become a family favourite and
On display since Nov. 1, Long Winter Nights, the Avon River Arts’ annual member showcase, is about to wrap up.
The art exhibit, which features many talented Hants County artists, is hosted by the Bread Gallery, at 7778 Highway 14 in Brooklyn.
The final day to check out the works of art is Dec. 29.
To learn more about the group involved, visit avonriverarts.ca.
MUSICAL GIFT FOR THE UPPER ROOM FOOD
The 10th annual Musical Gift for the Upper Room Food Bank takes place Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. at the Kingston Lions Hall and features Chris Palmer and Sonlight, with special guests Matt Lunn and Friends.
There will also be performances by the Natasha Wade
Trio, Bill Wilson, Gina Potvin, Payten Eisenhauer, and others.
Come out to the Kingston Lions Club and enjoy a great variety of the sounds of Christmas, with a freewill offering going to the Upper Room Food Bank. There will be a canteen on site and silent auction as well. This is a wonderful oldfashioned community Christmas concert for a great cause.
O HOLY NIGHT CONCERT RETURNS TO WOLFVILLE
Marcel d’Entremont, tenor, and Brenna Conrad, soprano, return to Wolfville for another evening of seasonal stories and songs.
They will be accompanied by