Upcoming events and existing events through the Arts Council affiliations.
Event Date(s): Sunday, Mar. 22, 2009 Event Time: 4:00 p.m. Name of Event: THE READER Location:Royal Theatre Admission: $7.00/ SEASONS PASS - 6 Movies $30.00 Phone Number: 364-3003 Event Description: Based on author Bernhard Schlink's best-selling novel of the same name, The Reader opens in post-World War II Germany, where ailing teenager Michael Berg has fallen ill with scarlet fever. Nursed back to health by Hanna, Michael eventually makes a full recovery and decides to thank his benevolent caretaker in person. Upon being reunited, Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and the pair quickly enters into a passionate yet clandestine affair. Later, Hanna vanishes without a trace, leaving Michael heartbroken and despondent. Flash-forward nearly a decade, and Michael is a law student observing Nazi war crime trials. When Hanna wanders into the courtroom and takes a seat in the defendant's chair, her past comes into focus just as Michael uncovers the secret that will have a profound impact on both of their lives. DIRECTOR: Stephen Daldry CAST: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross RUNTIME: 124 minutes COUNTRY: USA, Germany LANGUAGE: English & German Event Date(s): Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Event Time: 7:30 pm Name of Event: THE COTTARS Location:Charles Bailey Theatre Admission: $25 & $20 TSPA MEMBERS Phone Number: 368-9669 Event Description: To date, teenagers Ciaran & Fiona MacGillivray have blazed an amazing trail, having travelled the globe for six years as lead singers and instrumentalists with The Cottars, Cape Breton's fastest rising Celtic band. They've shared the stage with such entertainers as Natalie MacMaster, Bruce Cockburn, The Barra MacNeils, Ireland's Altan and Danu, and many, many others. The MacGillivrays both sing and stepdance, and each is a multi-instrumentalist -playing between them: piano, guitar, tin whistle, Irish bouzouki, Irish flute, bodhrán, and Celtic harp. The siblings are known on three continents for their show-stopping arrangement of The Cottars' anthem, "The Briar & The Rose". 16-year old Claire Pettit, the youngest member of the band, is also a gifted instrumentalist, singer, composer and dancer. Accomplished on both the violin and viola, she has studied traditional Cape Breton fiddling with several of the Island's legendary masters. The Chronicle Herald recently called her "a fiery fiddler with great technical command of her instrument!" The band's lead guitarist is Bruce Timmons, one of the most respected accompanists in the Maritimes today, having toured or recorded with the best-known musicians on the East Coast - from John Allan Cameron and The Men Of The Deeps to The Rankin Family. A proud Cape Bretoner, he specializes in not only Celtic music but also jazz and contemporary styles, and his instrumental prowess & versatility have enabled the group's sound to reach new levels of excitement and originality. Event Date(s): Monday, March 30, 2009 Event Time: 7:30 p.m. Name of Event: MARIANAS TRENCH with SHILOH Location:Charles Bailey Theatre Admission: $26.00 Phone Number: 368-9669 Event Description: Don't miss one of Canadas top rock groups on tour in support of their newly released CD Masterpiece Theatre which features their smash hit Cross My Heart, currently on Much Musics National Top 10 Its going to be a great show. Event Date(s): Wed., April 22, 2009 Event Time: 8:00 pm Name of Event: DEREK EDWARDS presents THE OTHER SHOE DROPS Location:Charles Bailey Theatre Admission: $37.50 Phone Number: 368-9669 Event Description: Derek Edwards new one-man show, "The Other Shoe Drops," is a riotously funny 90-minute 'unguarded moment' with a Canadian comic icon. With his unique curve ball delivery and inimitable quirky perspective, Edwards probes the Myth of Maturity ... peeling back the carpet/facade of Adult Behaviour to reveal the perfectly hardwood floor of truth and belly laughs. The most recent 'Just for Laughs' Festival hailed Edwards as a "virtuoso at the peak of performance," echoing the kudos of critics across the country. The Other Shoe Drops more of what Edwards does best ... making us laugh and laugh and laugh ... Event Date(s): Thursday, April 23, 2009 Event Time: 7:30 pm Name of Event: THE SHAMELESS HUSSIES present THE SUMMER OF MY AMAZING LUCK Location:Charles Bailey Theatre Admission: $27 & $22 TSPA members Phone Number: 368-9669 Event Description: Very unlucky things have happened to Lucy. She lost her mom and to fill the void she got pregnant. Now she's in the Have-A-Life (better known as Half-a-Life) welfare housing for single mothers - but she thinks her luck's about to turn. Leaving their ratfink neighbours behind, Lucy and her friend Lish load the kids into a beat-up van for a hair- brained, hilarious and heartwarming journey. 'Luck' is a play about love, generosity and wishful thinking - it's also a cutting and comical look at 'having a life' below the poverty line. Established in 1992, shameless hussy productions is a company of self-producing theatre, music, film and visual artists. Since 1995 the company has had more than 400 performances- 110 of which have toured locally and in North America. Event Date(s): Sunday, May 31, 2009 Event Time: 3:00 pm Name of Event: Steps Dance Centre present STAIRWAY TO ENTERTAINMENT 2009 Admission: $14.00 Location:Charles Bailey Theatre Phone Number: 368-9669 Event Description: Steps Dance Centre's annnual showcase of talented dancers once again takes to the stage of the Charles Bailey. Come see the talented performers that live in our community.