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October 2011

1 ~ Women's History Month

Reading and Remembrance has many lessons that can be used to learn more about amazing women. readingandremembrance.ca

to Oct. 7 ~ Uxbridge Celebration of the Arts

Three Uxbridge sculptors (Fly Freeman, Francis Muscat and Wynn Walters) will be working in different media, which may include wood, stone and concrete and glass. Check on their progress as they carve sculptures in a publicpark over a two-week period.
10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Centennial Park, Centennial Park Drive Free
www.celebrationofthearts.ca

1 ~ Capitol Arts Festival Theatre

CapitolSerena Ryder – 8:00 pm
14 Queen St., Port Hope
www.capitoltheatre.com
1-800-434-5092

1 to 29 ~ Herongate Barn Dinner Theatre

HerongateSex Please, We’re 60!
6:00 pm
Sundays at Noon
2885 Altona Rd., Whitevale
www.herongate.com 905-472-3085

1 & 2 ~ Pickering Museum Village

Doors Open– 12 to 4 pm
Local heritage & cultural sites
www.cityofpickering.com/museum
905-683-8401

2 ~ SilverStone Gallery ~ Sunday on the Porch

Culture DaysCulture Days - various artists
1 to 4 pm 617 Liverpool Rd., Pickering
www.silverstonegallery.org
905-492-0274 or 905-686-1325

2 ~ Pickering Museum Village

Fall Family Festival – 12 to 4 pm
Pickering Museum Village,
Hwy.7, Greenwood
www.cityofpickering.com/museum
905-683-8401

2 ~ Class Act Dinner Theatre

Class ActBig & Small - Happy Together!
Shows at – 1:00 & 4:00 pm
104 Consumers Dr., Whitby
http://www.class-act.ca/
905-668-2229

2 ~ St. Francis Centre

Retrospective Through Song – 1:00 pm
78 Church St., Ajax
www.stfranciscentre.ca

2 to 30 ~ Janice McHaffie

Art Show at the Ajax Public Library, Rotary Room
55 Harwood Ave, Ajax
**Special Event**
Oct. 16, 1:30-3pm: Meet the Artist
Sculpting, painting and book signing by artist

5 ~ PINERIDGE ARTS COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETING – 7:00 pm
Pickering Recreation Complex
Rm. 1, Valley Farm Rd.
www.pineridgearts.org
905-509-3855

5 ~ PRAC's presentation to CFUW

See YouTube shortened video of Cathy's visual presentation to the Pickering/Ajax Chapter of the Canadian Federation of University Women.

6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16*, 20, 21, 22* ~ Scar. Theatre Guild

Scar Theatre GuildBlithe Spirit – 8 pm (*Mat)
Scarborough Village Theatre,
3600 Kingston Rd., Scarborough.
www.theatrescarborough.com
416-267-9292

8 ~ Capitol Arts Festival Theatre

Capitol Arts Festival ArtsLunch at Allen’s – 8:00 pm
14 Queen St., Port Hope
www.capitoltheatre.com
1-800-434-5092

11 ~ Pickering Township Historical Society

Guest Speaker Ellen Tayles "Conservation of Historic Documents and Photographs"
7:30 Eastshore Community Centre, 910 Liverpool Rd.

12 ~ Shuttlebug Weavers & Spinners

Monthly Meeting – 1:00 pm
Greenwood Rec.Bldg. 905-649-5550

12 ~ Oshawa Art Association

Monthly Meeting – 7:00 pm
Arts Resource Centre, Oshawa
905-426-8613

13, 14 & 15 ~ Lucy Maud Montgomery

Centennial Celebration, Leaskdale.
www.lucymaudmontgomery.ca

13, 14, 15*, 20, 21, 22, 23* ~ Borelians Community Theatre

BoreliansOur Town
8 pm (*Matinee)
Town Hall 1873
302 Queen St., Port Perry
www.borelians.org
905-985-8181

14, 15 & 16 ~ Ajax Creative Arts

Fall Show & Sale– Various Times
Ajax Community Centre
Sherwood & Linton Sts., Ajax
905-432-4053

15 ~ Durham Philharmonic Choir

Durham Phil ChoirConcert of Hope – 7:30 pm
Hebron Christian Reform. Ch.
Anderson St., Whitby
ww.durhamphilharmonic.ca
905-728-1739

15 ~ Living Library

Pickering Public Library - Living Library Event see PRAC artists on

Living Books–12:30 to 4:30 pm
Pick. Cent. Library Auditorium
905-831-6265

15 & 16 ~ Stouffville Studio Tour

11th Annual Studio Tour – 10:00 am
Whitchurch and Stouffville areas
www.stouffvillestudiotour.com
905-642-1721
www.facebook.com/stouffvillestudiotour
http://twitter.com/Studio_Tour
www.stouffvillestudiotour.blogspot.com

15 & 16 ~ Rouge Valley Quilters’ Guild

Quilt Show & Sale – 10:00 am
Ajax Community Centre,
75 Centennial Road, Ajax
info@rougevalleyquiltersguild.com
905-420-3142

16 ~ Gary Faulkner in Concert With Lois Craig & Susanne Farrow

St. Paul’s United Church 2 pm
65 Kings Cres., Ajax
905-683-4740

16 ~ Class Act Dinner Theatre

Class ActThe Amazing Kreskin – 6 pm
104 Consumers Dr., Whitby
www.class-act.ca | 905-668-2229

 

17 ~ Janice McHaffie, Meet the Artist

Art Show at the Ajax Public Library, Rotary Room
55 Harwood Ave, Ajax
**Special Event**
Oct. 16, 1:30-3pm: Meet the Artist
Sculpting, painting and book signing by artist

17 ~ Class Act Dinner Theatre

Class ActCrash Test Dummies
Show Only – 8:00 pm
104 Consumers Dr., Whitby
www.class-act.ca | 905-668-2229

20, 21 & 22 ~ Friends of the Oshawa Library

Giant Book Sale – 10:00 am
R. McLaughlin Library
65 Bagot St., Oshawa 905-579-6111

20 ~ Durham Folklore Society

Monthly Meeting – 7:30 pm
Northview Community Centre
150 Beatrice St., Oshawa,
905-985-3424

21 & 23 ~ Bob Hinves at McMichael Gallery

Autumn Art Sale – 10:00 am
10365 Islington Ave. Kleinburg
www.mcmichaelVolunteers.com
905-893-1121

21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30, Nov. 4, 5, 6 ~ Northumberland Players

Norhumberland PlayersA Month of Sundays – Dinner Theatre
Best Western Cobourg Inn
northumberlandplayers.com | 905-372-0577

21 ~ Deadline for BURSARY FOR PIANO LESSONS

Since 2000, a Durham Region family has been offering a music bursary in memory of their mother Evelyn Burden. The Evelyn Burden Music Bursary Fund provides funding to enable elementary students to receive private piano lessons. Students in grades 4-8 (2001-2012 school year) may apply. Musical interest, a teacher recommendation, access to a piano and financial need will be considered in the selection of the applicants.
Students selected by the Music Bursary Committee will receive piano lessons for one year. Application Deadline is no later than Friday, October 21st at 4:00 p.m.

22 ~ Capitol Arts Festival Theatre

CapitolClassic Albums Live – 8:00 pm
14 Queen St., Port Hope
www.capitoltheatre.com
1-800-434-5092

22 ~ Latcham Gallery's BIG NIGHT OUT

lATCHAM gALLERYNineteen on the Park, downtown Stouffville
Event pdf
The Latcham Gallery
6240 Main Street
P.O. Box 3
Stouffville, ON L4A 7Z4

22 & 23 ~ Schoolhouse Group of Artists

Fall Show & Sale – 10 am to 4 pm
Lemonville Community Centre
13453 McCowan Rd., Stouffville
theschoolhousegroupofartists.com
905-477-5345

23 ~ ART TAKE-IN ~ 1 to 5 pm
PRAC JURIED ART SHOW
McLean Community Centre
95 Magill Dr., Ajax
www.pineridgearts.org
905-509-3855

23 ~ Dunbarton Fairport U. Church

Cabaret – Radio 1066 – 7 pm
1066 Dunbarton Rd., Pickering
www.dunbartonfairport.on.ca
905-839-7271

24 ~ Rouge Valley Quilters’ Guild

General Meeting – 7:00 pm
Guest speaker: Liz Gardiner
1367 Altona Rd., Pickering
info@rougevalleyquiltersguild.com
905-420-3142

26 ~ Ashburn Art Circle

Ashburn Art circleMonthly Meeting – 7:00 pm
Ashburn Cent. Com. Centre
780 Myrtle Rd. W. Ashburn
905-655-3086

26 ~ Cinefest Durham

Oranges and Sunshine – 7:00 pm
Oshawa Cineplex Odeon
oshawalibrary.on.ca/cinefest.asp
905-579-6111

28 ~ PRAC JURIED ART SHOW

Opening Reception – 7:00 pm
McLean Community Centre
95 Magill Dr., Ajax
www.pineridgearts.org
905-509-3855

29 & 30 ~ Ontario Wood Carvers Assoc.

32nd Annual Competition & Show 11 to 5 pm
Pickering Rec Complex
1867 Valley Farm Rd, Pickering
Competition, Exhibition, Demos, Vendors
www.ontariowoodcarvers.com | 905 764 3859

29 & 30 ~ Scugog Council for the Arts

presents the Scugog Shores Fibre Artists 22th Annual Show and Sale
10 am to 5 pm Town Hall 1873, Port Perry
Admission is free. For more information, please visit www.scugogarts.ca
or contact Dini Page at 905 985-2939

31 ~ SilverStone Gallery

Workshops in the GalleryJewellery Making Classes
with Janice Brown
Monday, October 31 and Monday, November 7 ~ 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Art in Public PlacesDENTISTRY ON LIVERPOOL

  • Pickering

    • July & August ~ Laurette Wijetunga
    • Sept & October ~ Wayne Prisquel
      Nov. & Dec. - Sharon Steinhaus
      Jan & Feb. 2012 – Margaret Farrar

    Reed's Florists, Pickering Town Centre

    • June 20 to Aug. 2 ~ Mary Mascard

    • Aug. 2 to Sept. 19 ~ Don Hightower

    • Sept. 20 to Nov. 7 ~ Madelaine Alter

    Body & Mind Wellness Family Chiropractic Centre
    Dr. Robbie Berman, Ajax GO Station, Transit Square
    100 Westney Road South

    • June 22 to Aug. 16 ~ Phil Wooding

    • Aug. 16 to Oct 11 ~ Mary Mascard

    • October 11 - December 6 - Mary Lumb

    • December 6 - January 31, 2012 - Joan Bontje

       

    Debbie's Boutique Cafe
    94 Harwood Ave. S, Ajax L1S 2H8 | 905 239 6721
    http://www.debbiescafe.ca/ across from Ajax Library

    • July 15 to Sept. 15 ~ Gary Faulkner
    • Aug.15    to Sept. 15 - Ruth Smith

OPG Info Centre, Pickering

McLean Community Centre, Ajax

SilverStone Gallery, Pickering's Community Art Gallery
Check to see who is in the SilverStone Gallery, Pickering

October 2 ~ Culture Days
Culture DaysShowcasing Hardini the Magician to delight the child in all of us
and featuring Janet Kershaw, Mary Jo Smith and Angela Wong ~ visual artists, Michael Jack ~ will demo the process of stencil printing, Lis Simpson ~ will demonstrate Art Clay Silver.

 


Juried Art Show Opening Reception invitation

 

Durham Artists Social Network

Culture Days


Something Different

http://comewalk-bigelow.blogspot.com/p/solo-art-exhibition.html

Workshops in the Gallery

Looking to create a unique gift this season?

Jewellery Making Classes ~ download pdf

with Janice Brown | December 10 & 11 ~ 9:00 a.m. to noon

 

The Story Chair ~ download pdf

with Marcia Masino | Sunday, December 4th, 2-4 p.m.

 
           

The PineRidge Arts Council is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to enhance the quality of life
within the community by developing widespread appreciation, support and involvement in the arts since 1989.

PineRidge Arts Council
1355 Kingston Road
P.O. Box 66099, RPO Town Centre
Pickering, ON, L1V 6P7, Canada

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