IT’S A FABULOUS LINEUP!
A taste of the Festival of the Arts, and the schedule, all in one place.
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OCTOBER 24 TO 26 IN COBOURG
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETED EVENTS.
SEE BELOW OR HERE FOR FREE ADMISSION EVENTS.
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GREAT MUSIC
EXCITING 10-MINUTE PLAYS
Above images: Scenes from Rehearsals of Einstein’s Fridge, Mouse and Love on a Park Bench Playing on October 24 and 25 at FOTA
POETRY THAT PROVOKES
ART THAT EXCITES
BOOKS THAT CAPTIVATE
DANCE THAT ENTERTAINS
ALL AT THE GREAT HALL – ST PETER’S CHURCH
240 College Street, Cobourg
In beautiful Northumberland County, east of Toronto
HERE’S THE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 7:15 PM TO 10:00 PM
DRAMA AND DANCE, NIGHT 1
Tickets: $25
4 Short plays by Spirit of the Hills playwrights
LOVE ON A PARK BENCH – Christopher Black
MOUSE – Marie-Lynn Hammond
PLAN X – Katie Hoogendam
EINSTEIN’S FRIDGE – Ronald Mackay
DANCE PERFORMANCES
BELLY DANCING by Allison Townsend
FLAMENCO with Lesley and Michael Daly
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 25, 1:00 PM TO 10:00 PM
ART SHOW, BOOK FAIR, ARTISAN DISPLAY — 1:00 PM to 6 PM
ALL ARE FREE ADMISSION
The Square Foot show and sale: 12″x12″ creations, all priced at $75 at the ART SHOW.
And Books—everyone’s favourite gift, starting at $5 at the BOOK FAIR. Presented and signed by local authors.
POETRY WORKSHOP – 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
FREE ADMISSION
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DRAMA AND DANCE, NIGHT 2 — 7:15 to 10 PM
A repeat of Night 1
TICKETS: $25
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 26, 9:30 AM to 9:15 PM
ART SHOW, ARTISAN DISPLAY AND BOOK FAIR, DAY 2: 9:30 AM to 5 PM
FREE ADMISSION
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TICKETS: $25 each — REGISTER IN ADVANCE
MORNING WORKSHOPS: 9:30 a.m.
TRADITIONAL RUG HOOKING with Jessica Charnock and Madeleine Thibault Smith
THE HEART AND THE ART OF THE SONG with David Newland
THE CAPTIVE MOMENT Ekphrastic writing inspired by the paintings of Alex Colville with K.D. Miller
WRITING A MEMOIR with Cynthia Reyes and Ronald Mackay
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS: 2 PM
BEGINNER BELLYDANCE WORKSHOP with Allison Townsend
POSITIVE RISK TAKING with Reva Nelson
SELF-PUBLISHING BASICS with Jennifer Bogart
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“WORDS ON A WIRE” – MULTI-MEDIA POETRY, VIDEO, MUSIC
SATURDAY 2 PM – 4 PM
TICKETS: $10
Videos, music, poetry readings, performance poetry, choral performance, visiting writers and Port Hope’s Critical Mass star in an outstanding multi-media mash-up.
Cobourg Poet Laureate Jessica Outram
PANEL: LUNCH-TIME SATURDAY
FREE ADMISSION
David Newland, K.D Miller, Christopher Cameron, Dane Swan and moderator Alan Bland debate/discuss with each other and the audience the opportunities and challenges in “Sharing Across the Arts”.
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EVENING CONCERT & LAUNCH OF HILL SPIRITS IV: 7:15 PM
SUPPORTED BY PORT HOPE FRIENDS OF MUSIC
TICKETS: $25 INCLUDES FREE COPY, HILL SPIRITS IV
It’s a concert and book launch in one fabulous event!
The concert and launch features blues singer-guitarist Kim Doolittle; a jazz combo (San Murata, jazz violin, Howard Baer, bass, and Michael Monis, on guitar); The Arcadian Duo; singer-emcee Shane Joseph and singer-guitarist Marie-Lynn Hammond.
READINGS BY AUTHORS
“Spirit of the Hills – Uniting the community and sharing the arts”
You can buy tickets online or at Let’s Talk Books in Cobourg.
Full Brochure, Printable:
https://spiritofthehills.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/fota-2019-soth-festival-brochure-final.pdf
Images above are the property of the Spirit of the Hills or the artists who created them and may not be used without written permission.
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