APRIL 15-22
on tour
“Bolt Out of the Blue” follows the wonder-filled journey of a bewildered business clown who is propelled by a mysterious app into the Golden Age of circus cabaret. There he meets a variety of memorable circus characters who change his outlook on life. Arts and culture centre tour dates: May 7-8 - St. John’s. May 10 - Gander (Joseph R. Smallwood Arts and Culture Centre).
May 11 - Grand Falls-Windsor (Gordon Pinsent Centre for the Arts). May 13 - Corner Brook. May 14 - Stephenville.
dance
Mmap Gallery St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre, 2nd floor
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.
exhibitions
Butler Framing and Gallery
2 Moores Dr. Pewter ornaments by Lloyd Pretty, Ed Roche, Dave Hoddinott, Dale Ryan and other artists in Newfoundland. On display Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or on the web at www.butlerframinggallery.com. Craft Council Gallery Devon House Craft 59 Duckworth St. The Craft Council Gallery invites you to join exhibition curators Gloria Hickey and Philippa Jones as they discuss the contemporary fibre exhibition “Wild, Pure Aesthetic Wonder” with a selection of exhibiting artists. This show is inspired by the unadulterated natural wonders of Gros Morne National Park. It is a show with many layers, that will be explored together in this seminar. This talk will take place on Wednesday, April 15 at 12 noon. The exhibition is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and continues until April 25. Visit www.craftcouncil.nl.ca or call 753-2749 for more information. Gerald Squires Gallery
52 Prescott St. Drawings, paintings and prints by Horan, Pickard, Puddester, Squires. Open by chance or appointment until further notice. Call 229-7578 or 351-6095 or visit www.squiresgallery.com. Murray Premises
Water Street Art exhibition and sale at the Murray Premises in hotel lobby. This new venture is sponsored by the Art Association of Newfoundland and Labrador; 27 local artists are displaying original paintings. Hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily. Ocean View Art Gallery
126 Valley Rd., Carbonear Accepting applications from artists and artisans to be published for free in the new provincial artist directory “A Boatload of Talent.” For information and application, call 595-2633 or visit www.oceanviewartgallery.ca. Peter Lewis Gallery
5 Church Hill Open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit www.peterlewisgallery.com or call the gallery at 722-6009. 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. Ultramarine Fine Art Studio
100 Duckworth St. Open Wednesday to Saturday from 1-5 p.m.
miscellaneous
Coastal Sounds Choir Association continues to grow thanks to the support of C.B.S. and surrounding communities. Now a project of Coastal Sounds, C.B.S. choir camp is offering two week-long day camps this year. The second annual adult choir camp will take place Aug. 17-21 and the first annual youth choir camp (ages 1319) will take place Aug. 10-14, both at Topsail United Church. Registration deadline is July 1. Register and pay your fee by June 1 to save. Details at www.cbschoircamp.ca or email info@cbschoircamp.ca. Visit www.coastalsounds.ca for information on concerts and other upcoming events or email info@coastalsounds.ca. Through the Mail-Order Dramaturgy Program, She Said Yes! Theatre Company has been pairing playwrights with dramaturgs, long-distance, for eight years. Each pair of playwrights and dramaturgs will work independently, creating their own work schedule to take them through two further drafts of the work. Each pair also decides whether or not to include Skype meetings, or in-person meetings where possible, in addition to email feedback on the work. Honorariums for playwrights and dramaturgs are made possible by support from the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council and the City of St. John’s Arts Jury. For more information on the Mail-Order Dramaturgy Program or other She Said Yes! initiatives, contact artistic director Sara Tilley at shesaidyestheatre@gmail.com, or find us on Facebook and Twitter. The deadline for the 2016 MailOrder Dramaturgy program is Oct. 15, 2015. The Tenacious String Orchestra is accepting adult, amateur string players for the upcoming year. Would you like to share the joy of making music with a friendly, supportive group, led by a fine musician and director, Nathan Cook? We meet once a week from September to June. We accept new members throughout the year. While working hard to improve, we always enjoy the musical journey and have a lot of fun along the way. No auditions, no pressure. Just come along for a session or two and see if the or- chestra is a good fit for you. We range from beginner to very experienced, so there is a place for whatever your skill level. For more information, call Kathy Skinner at 753-3159 or email kathy@mun.ca or nathanc@mun.ca. Coastal Sounds C.B.S. Community Choir is open to people of any age and singing background. No auditions required. Entering its eighth successful year. Rehearsals are held Wednesdays from 7 -9 p.m. at Admiral’s Coast Retirement Centre in Upper Gullies. Visit us at www.coastalsounds.ca or info@coastalsounds.ca or the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Coastalsoundschoir. New members especially welcomed. Do you enjoy singing? If so and you can carry a tune, the awardwinning Anchormen Barbershop Chorus is recruiting male members. Why not come along and be our guest for a night of fun, fellowship and song. We meet at the St. John’s Arts and Culture Centre Mondays at 7 p.m. Our chorus is pleased to announce that Dr. Douglas Dunsmore has recently been appointed our director of music. He is well known in music circles throughout our province as director of choral activities for MUN’s school of music, director of choral music at the Bruneau Centre for Excellence, conductor of the Philharmonic Choir of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and other associated music teaching, directing and judging responsibilities within and outside our province. If you would like to be a guest at any of our practices, contact Alex at 834-0666 or Harry at 753-4645. Shallaway Newfoundland and Labrador Youth in Chorus is accepting new chorister applications for the 2014-15 season. Singers may audition for children’s chorus (grades 2-6) or for youth choir (grades 7 to 12). To book an audition appointment, visit the choir’s website at www.shallaway.ca or contact the choir office at 738-6792 for more information.
broadcast
The Art Of Art
With host Laura Coultas Rogers Cable Nine — Community Channel. Tuesdays at 8 p.m. CHMR Radio 93.5 CHMR Radio (Rogers: channel 942 and Aliant: channel 825). www.chmr.ca. VOWR (AM 800) Guest Interview, produced and hosted by Barbara De Land Broadcast Sundays 2 p.m., rebroadcast Wednesdays 8:30 p.m. April 15. Leslie Dean, a member of the provincial government’s Department of Fisheries in the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, offers a retrospective view of the northern cod fishery from the 1950s through the 1980s leading to the 1992 moratorium. April 19 and 22. Lorne LeDrew and Rev. Guy Matthews are among those organizing exciting events throughout 2015 to celebrate the founding of a Methodist chapel 200 years ago in St. John’s, which became Gower Street United Church.
April 26 and 29 — Antique or vintage radios, the importance of radio in general, and national and international monitoring of elections at various levels are just two of Dermot Whelan’s interests. Weekend AM
With host Angela Antle Saturday and Sunday 6-9:30 a.m., CBC Radio 1. The East Coast Music Hour
With host David Myles Saturday, 5:35 p.m. CBC Radio 1 and 10:30 a.m. on CBC Radio 2. On Point With host David Cochrane Friday 3:30-4 p.m. (3 p.m. Labrador) 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.