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Things to see and do in Hastings County
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ART GALLERIES/EXHIBITIONS
Art Gallery of Bancroft, 10 Flint Avenue, Bancroft, 613-332-1542 www.agb.weebly.com
April 4 - 29 - A Retrospective; The late Karin Lapins presented by friend Janice Martin.
May 2 – 27 - Invitation 2012 Annual Juried Exhibition. Reception/Awards May 4@7:30pm.
May 30 - June 30 – By the Way; a collection of oil paintings; Susan Dunlop painter.
Belleville Art Association Gallery, 392 Front Street, Belleville
March 12 - April 7 - History in Brushstrokes. Local artists have supplied about 35 artistic interpretations of historic scenes which the Hastings County Historical Society and Community Archives have matched with heritage photos and appropriate descriptions.
John M. Parrott Art Gallery, Belleville Public Library,
254 Pinnacle Street, Belleville, 613-968-6731, ext. 2240, www.bellevillelibrary.com
April 5- 25 - Gallery 1 & 2 – Transitions; The 24th annual Secondary School Student’s Exhibition.
May 3 – 31 - Gallery’s 9th Juried Exhibition "Zeitgeist” Entry Form Juried Exhibition
THEATRE/LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Bancroft Village Playhouse, 613-332-5918 www.bancroftvillageplayhouse.ca
Apr 25-27, 8pm, Apr 28 – 2 & 8 pm, Random Acts. Tickets: $15 (Matinee $10) at Harvest Moon, Posies, & Box Office (1 hr before show) Ken or Kathryn 613.332.6138
Belleville Theatre Guild, 613-967-1442 www.bellevilletheatreguild.ca
March 29 - April 15 - Play It Again Sam by Woody Allen. After a messy divorce, a neurotic San Francisco movie critic spirals into a deep depression and looks for solace in classic movies, particularly the romantic saga Casablanca.
May 31 - June 16 – Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, based on the story by Lucy Maude Montgomery. Anne Shirley, from PEI, is the world’s most beloved redhead. Follow the humorous adventures of the poor spunky orphan as she charms Matthew Cuthbert and thaws Marilla’s frosty heart with her genuine originality and wit.
Quinte Film Alternative, The Empire Theatre, 321 Front Street, Belleville,
613 969-0099 www.quintefilmalternative.ca QFA Hotline 613 480-6407
April 11 - A Separation
April 25 – Albert Nobbs
May 9 - Cafe De Flore
May 23 – Salmon Fishing on the Yemen
The Stirling Festival Theatre, West Front St., Stirling
613-395-2100 1-877-312-1162 www.stirlingfestivaltheatre.com tickets@stirlingfestivaltheatre.com
April 14 - Michael Bourada - This show is a complete "magic experience”! You won’t see any "linking rings” or the standard magic tricks that most other magicians perform. It’s a hilarious, edge of your seat magic show that will capture your imagination and dazzle your mind! Adults $25 Youth $15
April 22 - Young Singers Choir – These award winning choral ambassadors, from the Durham Region, have sung at the Grand Ole Opry, for the Queen at her Golden Jubilee, and with Donny Osmond in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat”! Adults $25 Youth $15
EVENTS
April 3 - New Yoga Program each Tuesday morning from 9:30 - 10:30 am at Queensborough Community Centre. The focus will be on breathing, stretching and general flexibility. Your individual needs and goals will direct your own programme.
Call Wybeka 613 473- 5111
April 11 – 14 -- Prince Edward County Authors Festival - Enjoy readings by established and newly-published authors, panel discussions, the launch of Bernie Finkelstein’s new memoir True North, workshops, and more, all in Picton. www.pecauthorfest.com; Contact Books & Co 613-476-3037
April 13 – 15 – Visit the Trenton Horticultural Society and Garden Club at the Chamber of Commerce Home Show at the Community Garden in Trenton. The Trenton Horticultural Society and Garden Club hold meetings at Grace United Church, Trenton on the third Thursday of the month beginning at 7pm. Open to new members. trentonhorticulture@yahoo.ca
April 14 & 15, -- Marmora’s kayak festival, M.A.C.Kfest & Queensborough’s Treats On The Black River join together for a fantastic kayaking weekend! High water on the Black River signals the beginning of Whitewater Kayaking and the beginning of great treats for sale at the river’s edge in Queensborough each weekend.
April 17 - Hastings County Historical Society’s General Meeting. The Archives Angels present more Treasures from the Hastings County Archives. 7:30 pm, at the Quinte Living Centre, 370 Front Street, (northeast corner door), downtown Belleville. www.hastingshistory.ca
April 19; Canadian Author Francis Itani at the Tweed Public Library, 230 Metcalf Street starting at 7pm. Donations accepted. Hosted by the Friends of the Tweed Public Library and funded by Canada Council for the Arts. 613-478-1066.
April 21 - 2pm & 7pm - Moments to Remember; great songs of the 20th century. Featuring the cast from "For the Love of a Song” and the Commodores’ Orchestra. Maranatha Auditorium 100 College St. W. Belleville. Tickets $20 - avail at Maranatha Office Tues. – Fri. or at the door. Proceeds for the Belleville General Hospital Auxiliary Endowment Fund.
April 25 - The PEC Horticultural Society presents our annual Plant Auction Fund Raiser. Doors open at 6pm at the Picton Town Hall, above the Fire Hall. Refreshments served.
April 28 - Queensborough’s Annual Black Fly Shuffle – An adult dance with live music, get your tickets early! Queensborough Community Centre.
April 28 & 29 – The Healthy Living Expo, Wally Dever Arena, Belleville. Seminars, fitness demos, cooking demos, wine tasting, shopping, & prizes. www.thehealthylivingexpo.ca
May 6 – Queensborough Community Centre Annual Pancake Breakfast, from 8:00 am to noon.
May 12 – 21 – The Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory 2012 Spring Birding Festival, Daily guided bird walks and banding demonstrations. Additional birding walks include "Birding the County” on May 20, and two special Mother’s Day walks at Sandbanks Provincial Park on May 13. Saturday, May 12 & 19, two-hour workshops for all levels of birder and naturalist. www.peptbo.ca
rosemary.kent@sympatico.ca 613-476-0065
May 12 - Walk A Mile in Her Shoes® combines big hearts with big feet as men walk down Front Street in women’s shoes, raising funds to support violence prevention and programs for women and their children. Also the National Garage Sale for Shelter, Donate your used treasures. We will be accepting donations on Friday May 11, 2012 ONLY in our parking lot at 357 Front Street, Empire Square, Belleville. www.walkamilequinte.ca for details, to make a donation, or register to walk.
May 15 - Hastings County Historical Society’s General Meeting – Major John Grodzinski CD, PhD, assistant professor at the Royal Military College of Canada (Kingston), presents on the War of 1812. Major Grodzinski will focus on events near Quinte, but also discuss wartime action along Lake Ontario. Town Crier, Bruce Bedell, will also attend. 7:30 pm at the Quinte Living Centre, 370 Front Street (northeast corner door), downtown Belleville. www.hastingshistory.ca
May 19 - Trenton Horticultural Society and Garden Club Annual Plant Sale, 455 Dundas Street West, Trenton. 9am until sold out. trentonhorticulture@yahoo.ca.
May 25 - June 2 - The Warkworth Lilac Festival - The festival takes place throughout Warkworth with the free lilac trail entered off of Main Street or the Fairgrounds. You may purchase lilacs at the festival, plus numerous free and gated events. Over 300 lilacs representing 75 lilac varieties. www.warkworthlilacfestival.ca 416-873-1912
May 26 – Queensborough Community Centre Spring Fling Dance for Young Teens, from 7:30 – 9:30 pm
May 30 - The PEC Horticultural Society presents Kim Katanik Kuris, "Building a Pond”. Refreshments served, mini flower show. Doors open at 7pm at the Picton Town Hall, above the Fire Station
June 6 – Hastings County Historical Society: Luxury bus trip to Cobourg. Discover where pioneer authors Suzanna Moodie and Catherine Parr Trail first landed in Upper Canada, the hotel they bunked in, and the dangers and hardships they endured. Guided tour of Victoria Hall, visit the home of actress Marie Dressler, tour the Church of the dictatorial Family Compact, and see where Egerton Ryerson began his hated reforms. Also, Upper Canada’s greatest stage coach operation plus the Cobourg train station. Commentary by Peter Brotherhood and lunch catered by the Church Women’s Association. Tickets $65.00 (available April 1) at Greenley’s Bookstore, 258 Front St. Belleville, or from Society directors.
June 9 - Quinte Grannies for Africa 3rd Annual ‘Stride to Turn the Tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa’. All proceeds to the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Registration $ 20.00 (tax receipted) at 8.30 AM at St Thomas Anglican Church, Belleville. Refreshments. Dianne 613- 968-6110.
June 9 The PEC Horticultural Society presents The Gardeners Gala at the historic Crystal Palace in the Picton Fair Grounds. Events include a judged flower show, Victorian tea room, guest speaker Terry Sprague, displays and local vendors.
www.pechort.tripod.com and www.gardenontario.org
