What’s On in March
SSI Scrabble Fundraiser
Saturday, March 6, 7 p.m.
SSI Grandmothers in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, turning the tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
ArtFully Off in All Directions
March 8 – 19
An exhibition of visual art by Salt Spring school children.
Howard and Mimi
Friday & Saturday, March 12 & 13, 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 14, 2:30 p.m.
The Academy Presents….Howard and Mimi by Caroline Gold. Directed by Lynda Jensen. Caroline Gold, playwright and writer for BBC radio and television has been awarded Best Play at the Fringe Report awards in 2006 for her latest play Howard and Mimi. Howard and Mimi are human embodiments of the animals they are. Mimi (Sue Newman) is sophisticated, witty, content, the mistress of her own home. Her perfect world is shattered by the arrival of Howard (Luc Blanchett) an unwelcome guest. Howard is an enthusiastic, boisterous, appalling and slightly smelly hound. Innate hostility and suspicion gradually turn to domesticity and affection. This quirky and unusual play looks at issues from politics and death, to love and battle of the sexes.
Carmen – Met Opera Live in HD
Saturday, March 13, 10 a.m.
The encore presentation of one of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen “is about sex, violence and racism – and its corollary: freedom,” says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet’s drama. El?na Garan?a plays the seductive gypsy of the title in her role debut, opposite Roberto Alagna as the obsessed Don José.
ArtSpring presents: Janina Fialkowska
Tuesday, March 16, 8 p.m.
March 2010 marks Chopin’s 200th birthday, and distinguished Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska helps us celebrate with an all-Chopin recital. Born in Montreal and educated there and at Juilliard, Janina Fialkowska has made a career as a soloist in all the major concert halls of the world. She played for us at ArtSpring to a sold-out house in 2006. We are delighted to have her return for this special celebration. “She brings incredible relish to her playing. Endowed with phenomenal technical skills and effortless musicality, Fialkowska performs with a clarity that sets her apart from the ordinary superstars.” Toronto Star
Pre-concert chat at 7 p.m.
ArtSpring presents: Chor Leoni
Saturday, March 20, 2:30 p.m.
Founded by Diane Loomer in 1992, Chor Leoni is widely recognized as Canada’s pre-eminent male voice choir. Their concerts move fearlessly between musical genres, always aiming to communicate, engage, and entertain. Engendering tears of emotion, peals of laughter, or gasps of awe from its audiences, Chor Leoni prides itself on its ability to perform in many languages and styles, always sung with fresh energy and poise.
“Chor Leoni has a polish, a sound, a spontaneity and a style that I feel is unequalled by any male voice choir that I have ever heard.” Maestro Bramwell Tovey, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Garry Oaks Winery Tasting at 1:30 p.m. Tickets: $29.
Marlyn Horsdal Book Launch
Sunday, March 21, 1 p.m.
Join us in celebrating Marlyn Horsdal’s debut novel Sweetness from Ashes. Guest readings by Ann Eriksson (Falling from Grace) and Margaret Thompson (Adrift on the Ark). Sometimes it is those moments in life that we push hardest against that bring us closer together. Set partially in Vancouver, partially in rural Ontario and partially in West Africa, Sweetness from Ashes is a vibrant novel about family in its various forms.
All royalties from the sale of Sweetness from Ashes will be donated to Educating Girls in Africa, a program that provides scholarships to girls at St. Louis Secondary School in Kumasi, Ghana. Book sales by Salt Spring Books. Refreshments provided.
Driftwood 50th Anniversary Celebration
Friday, March 26, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Death of a Clown
Friday, March 26, 8 p.m.
ITSAZOO Productions comes to Salt Spring Island with Death of a Clown by Sebastien Archibald. Infusing the Epic Theatre of Bertolt Brecht with the art of clown, this hilarious satire is for the rabble-rouser in all of us. The story follows Roy, a floppy fun-loving clown who suppresses his true nature in favour of a life spent clawing his way up the corporate ladder. But when he meets Anna, a sassy clown with big plans to turn the world upside down, Roy’s life is thrown into chaos. Which path will he choose? Following its debut at the 2006 Victoria Fringe Festival, Death of a Clown has evolved from a modest experimental show to an award-winning audience favourite, and a multi-media extravaganza featuring original songs, dance numbers, video, animation, projections and a live band.
Hamlet – Met Opera Live in HD
Saturday, March 27, 10 a.m.
Simon Keenlyside and Natalie Dessay bring their extraordinary acting and singing skills to two of the Bard’s most unforgettable characters in this new production of Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet. For the role of Ophelia, the French composer created an extended mad scene that is among the greatest in opera.
ArtSpring presents: Victoria Collegium
Sunday, March 28 – 2:30 p.m.
Catch the very best young musicians from the Victoria Conservatory’s enrichment programme in an exciting recital of music for string quartets, piano trios, piano soloists and a host of other combinations showcasing tomorrow’s rising stars in the field of classical music.
Tickets are only $12 for adults and $5 for all youth.
ArtSpring presents: Mexico City & The Russian Play
Wednesday, March 31, Thursday, April 1 & Friday, April 2 – 8 p.m.
ArtSpring is thrilled to present Halifax-based 2b theatre’s production of two one-act plays by Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch. Mexico City is a comedy about a suburban Canadian couple on holiday in Mexico City in the 1970s. They have brought everything with them from Mississauga – cameras, Hawaiian shirts, and their frustrations with each other – but the city gradually works its transformative magic on them. The Russian Play recounts the tale of a Russian peasant girl named Sonya, the “foolish mistakes” of her youth, and the love affair that leads to her ruin.
“Hannah Moscovitch is the hottest Canadian playwright on the scene today.” Belfry Theatre
Posted: March 4th, 2010 under Classical, Events, Music, Opera, Theatre.
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