Week of April 30 - May 7
Roy Orbison Tribute Tour “Only the Lonely”
ACC Tour Dates:
May 2 — Grand Falls-Windsor, Gordon Pinsent Centre for the Arts
May 3 — Stephenville Arts and Culture Centre
May 4 — Goose Bay, O’Brien Arts Centre
May 5 — Labrador West Arts and Culture Centre
May 6 — Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre
May 7 — Clarenville Events Centre
May 8 — Carbonear, Princess Shelia NaGeria Theatre
May 9 — Bonavista, Garrick Theatre
Princess Sheila NaGeira Theatre
Carbonear
Country Jamboree at Carbonear’s Princess Sheila NaGeira Theatre on the second Friday of every month. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per person at the door. Profits are given to a different charity each month.
The Rocket Room
272 Water St.
Mother’s Day is fast approaching — have you thought about how you’ll celebrate? You’re invited to celebrate with your “pinkies up” this Mother’s Day: the YWCA will host an “Afternoon Tea with a Twist” in the Rocket Room from 3-5 p.m. on Mother’s Day, May 11. Tickets are $45 and proceeds will support ongoing YWCA programs locally. For ticket information, email info@ywcastjohns.ca.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (The Kirk)
Queen’s Road
Les Ms. Women’s Choir in concert on Sunday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. Special guests — Holy Heart Alumnae Travel Choir and dancers from The Dance Centre. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
St. Kevin’s Parish Hall
Goulds
Celebrate Mother’s Day May 4 from 2-4 p.m. Sunday afternoon dessert party with entertainment by The Celtic Fiddlers. This is a fundraiser for the Fiddlers’ trip to New York in June. Tickets $15. Wheelchair accessible. For more information, call Susan at 745-0944.
St. Mary’s Anglican Church
St. John’s
Lady Cove is heading to the eighth World Choir Games, the world’s largest choral competition, in Riga, Latvia. On May 3, Lady Cove will deliver a sendoff concert that features show-stopping pop songs, incredible soloists and a sneak peek of the music that will be competing against the best in the world in Latvia with “Ardievas: An Evening of Wine, Women & Song.” Tickets are $30/$25 (student and senior) plus box office surcharge. Available at the Holy Heart Theatre box office in person, online at www.holyhearttheatre.com, by email at theatreboxoffice@nf.aibn.com or by phone at 579-4424. To reserve a table, email contact@ladycove.ca. Show time is 7:30 p.m.
St. Philip’s Anglican Church
20 Coady’s Road
May 5 at 7:30 p.m. The Sharecroppers. This will be the only performance on the Avalon for this tour. Tickets are $15 each and can be obtained by calling 895-0715 or dropping by the church office weekday mornings. Come out for a memorable evening of music and fun that spans 26 years of performing and songwriting.
The Beach Cottage
Holyrood
Saturdays at 7 p.m. Glenn Simmons.
Erin’s Pub
Water Street
April 30 — ECMA award winner Craig Young.
May 1 — The Southern Shore’s own Sullivan and Slaney.
May 2 — Traditional Irish Session hosted by Billy Sutton.
May 2 — From the Navigators, Arthur O’Brien and Fred Jorgensen.
May 3 — Traditional Irish Session hosted by Billy Sutton. May 3 — Janey Mac. May 4 — Generations.
Green Sleeves
George Street
April 30 — Dave White 6 p.m. Damian Follett 10 p.m.
Humphry’s
177 New Gower St. (across from The Delta) May 1 — Alex Dinn. May 2 — Sadie Black. May 3 — Chris Meyers.
The Ship Pub
265 Duckworth St.
Folk Night at the Ship is every Wednesday at 9 p.m. The last Wednesday of the month is our traditional session night, where musicians are welcomed to join in an acoustic session hosted by an experienced player.
Tols’s Time-out Lounge
Mount Pearl, Glenhill Plaza May 1 — Diezel Dogs. May 2, 3 — Heartland band.
Trapper John’s Museum and Pub
George Street May 2, 3 — The Sleveens. Tuesdays — NightCull, featuring Janet Cull, with Kalem Mahoney opening.
Wednesdays — The Dark and Dirty’s.
Wheel Deal Thursdays — Steve Edwards.
Arts and Culture Centre
3rd Floor Studio St. John’s
May 3 at 7:30 p.m. Neighbourhood Dance Works’ First Look offers local dance artists the opportunity to show choreographic works-inprogress and discuss creative ideas in an informal and supportive environment.
The Landing
MUN
A new six-week session of swing dance classes conducted by Lindy Hop on the Rock starts Tuesday, May 6 in The Landing at MUN. Swing dancing is a fun social dance done to upbeat jazz music. Find out more on the Lindy Hop on the Rock Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/munswingclub/or our swanky website: www.lindyhopontherock.com.
Mmap Gallery
Arts and Culture Centre
Practica: A practice session for tango dancers. Join Tango on the Edge for social Argentine tango dancing. Tango on the Edge Practica meets Sundays from 7-9 p.m.
Guv,nor Inn
Elizabeth Avenue St. John’s
April 30 to May 4 at 8 p.m. Poverty Cove Theatre Company presents Canadian playwright Amy Lee Lavoie’s “Rabbit Rabbit.” Tickets are $25 in advance and are available at the LSPU Hall box office, by calling 753-4531 or online at www.rca.nf.ca. “Rabbit, Rabbit” stars Meghan Greeley as Britney, a 16-year-old prostitute working for a fetish escort service, and Darryl Hopkins as Larry, a pedophilic birthday clown in a dark, thoughtprovoking play described as a “very complicated love story of two forgotten, lonely people.” Pay-whatyou-can matinée on May 4 at 2 p.m.
LSPU Hall
3 Victoria St.
May 7-11. Resource Centre for the Arts Theatre Company is proud to present “Jerry’d Alive!” written and performed by Susan Kent (“This Hour Has 22 Minutes”) and directed by Andy Jones. Her new play “Jerry’d Alive!” finds Jerry coping with a tragic loss and trying to navigate the dating world, all while drawing the negative attention of an uptight social worker who is trying to sort him out. Tickets are $30 general, $25 student/senior/artist. There is a $20 matinee on May 11 at 2 p.m. To purchase tickets or for more information, go to www.rca.nf.ca or call 753-4531 ext. 200.
Masonic Temple
6 Cathedral St.
May 2, 8, 9. “O Canada … More than Just Beavers.” May 3. “Go Duet Yourself.” Call 579-3023 to book your reservations or toll-free 1-877-6613023.
The Princess Sheila NaGeira Theatre
Carbonear
May 2 at 7:30 p.m. Avalon Community Players present “Arsenic and Old Lace,” a comedy by Joseph Kesselring. Tickets available at the box office or by calling 596-7529.
St. Bonaventure’s College
Mullock Hall, Aula Maxima
May 2-3 at 8 p.m. The St. Bonaventure’s College Senior Drama Club is presenting its production of Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” one of the most successful plays in theatre history. While it is a classic “whodunit,” it is also more than that, illustrating some long-term psychological effects of child abuse on both the victims and their circle of contacts. The St. Bon’s Senior Drama Club presents this tragicomic mixture of false clues, evasions, disguises and murder with the energy that only a group of senior teens can bring to a production.
Butler Framing and Gallery
2 Moores Dr., Mount Pearl
Artworks by Odell Archibald, Lloyd Pretty and Bill Richardson on display Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or visit www.butlerframinggallery.com.
Christina Parker Gallery
50 Water St.
“Clem Curtis — New Paintings”
runs to May 3.
Emma Butler Gallery
111 George St.
Continuing until May 17 is an exhibition of new works by Jean Claude Girardin.
Gerald Squires Gallery
52 Prescott St.
Drawings, paintings and prints by Horan, Picard, Puddester, Squires. Open by chance or appointment until further notice. Call 229-7578 or 351-6095 or visit www.squiresgallery.com.
Pollyanna Gallery
214 Duckworth St.
New works by Carl Stevenson and Joanne Costello.
Open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Info: 726-0936, www.pollyannagallery.com.
Red Ochre Gallery
96 Duckworth St.
Running until May 10 is the gallery’s spring group exhibition “Splash,” featuring works by 20 artists.
Ultramarine Fine Art Studio
100 Duckworth St.
Opening hours Wednesday to Saturday 1-5 p.m. Or by appointment contact: walker@ultramarinefineart.com.
The Art Of Art
With host Laura Coultas
Rogers Cable Nine — Community Channel
Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
VOWR (AM 800)
Guest Interview produced and hosted by Barbara De Land
Broadcast Sundays 2 p.m., rebroadcast Wednesdays 8:30 p.m.
April 30. If you’re an avid fan of newspaper or magazine editorial cartoons, you’ll want to hear Kevin Tobin, editorial cartoonist for The Telegram, talk about what drew him to cartooning and how some of the ones you’ve seen came about.
May 4 and May 7. It’s spring! — time to welcome the sounds of birdsong again.
Ken Knowles, knowledgeable and enthusiastic birder, suggests some wonderful locations for listening pleasure.
Weekend AM
With host Jamie Fitzpatrick
Saturday and Sunday 6-9:30 a.m., CBC Radio One.
The Performance Hour
With host Glen Tilley
Saturday 5:35 p.m. (5:05 p.m. Lab) CBC Radio One and 10:30 a.m. on CBC Radio Two.
On Point
With host David Cochrane
Friday 3:30-4 p.m. (3 p.m. Lab) on CBC Radio One.
Deep Roots
With host Tom Power Saturday 6:30 p.m. on CBC Radio 2, Sunday, 4:35 on CBC Radio 1.
Radio 2 programs also streaming online at cbc.ca/nl.