Open Mic Coffee House at The Lakeside Multiplex
The seventh “Open mic coffee house” of the 2016/17 series will be held on Friday evening, April 7 at the Lakeside Multiplex. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the coffee house starts at 7 p.m. The coffee house provides an evening of live entertainment, featuring a number of local performers.
This event has been growing steadily in musicians’ participation – and in audience popularity, so think about checking it out. Performers are admitted free; audience members pay $5. All profits go to the Lakes Animal Friendship Society. For more information, contact Jim Loeb at james_loeb@hotmail.com.
Gounod’s ‘Romeo et Juliette’ Live in HD at The Beacon
The fourth in the series of Met: Live in HD opera broadcasts co-presented by the Lakes District Arts Council and The Beacon Theatre takes place on Sunday, April 9 at 1 p.m. sharp. Romeo et Juliette is based on Shakespeare’s classic story, with music by French composer Charles Gounod.
Perhaps the most enduringly successful of the many operatic settings of the world’s consummate love story, Roméo et Juliette is an example of French romanticism, a tradition that values subtlety, sensuality, and graceful vocal delivery. Diana Damrau and Vittorio Grigolo are paired as the starcrossed lovers.
When they appeared opposite each other in Manon at the Met in 2015, the New York Times said, “The temperature rises nearly to boiling every time Damrau and Grigolo are on stage together.” In this performance, they return as opera’s classic lovers, in Gounod’s lush Shakespeare adaptation. The production, by director Bartlett Sher, won acclaim for its vivid eighteenth century milieu and stunning costumes during runs at Salzburg and La Scala. Gianandrea Noseda conducts the sumptuous score. Watch for our ad in the Lakes District News.
A juried art exhibition: ‘My Canada’
A call for entries will be coming soon for an exhibition of paintings, drawings and photographs on the theme of ‘My Canada.’ The exhibition is being organized by a group of Lakes District artists, and is supported by The Lakes District Arts Council. The show will open the day before Canada Day, Friday, June 30.
Pieces selected by the jury for exhibition will be shown at The Heritage Centre in Burns Lake. Deadline for submissions for the ‘My Canada’ exhibition will be May 15, 2017. For more information, watch for ads in the Lakes District News, or e-mail Lorna Hannett at lorna@lornahannett.com.
