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SUMMARY:The Irish Rovers in Concert
DESCRIPTION:THE IRISH ROVERS \nNominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards 2023 SINGLE OF THE YEAR \nThe Legendary Rovers Perform on Tour \nGeorge Millar and Ian Millar\, lead singers of The Irish Rovers. George\, an Irish Rover all his life\, wrote the song\, “Hey Boys Sing Us A Song” as a response to the Covid years\, and includes the refrain “We all need some happiness back in our lives!” The song is nominated Canadian Folk Music Awards\, SINGLE OF THE YEAR. \nOn their 60th Anniversary\, ‘Dinosaurs’ of the Canadian Music scene are up for a 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award and now on their sold out NO END IN SIGHT Tour Canadian music veterans\, The Irish Rovers continue to entertain and gain generations of fans\, into their 60th year\, with their upcoming (nearly sold out) tour (30 concerts). Last year the legendary band hit Spotify’s VIRAL TOP 50 in both the US and UK/ Ireland\, and recorded a new album\, No End In Sight. They have included their original 1977 version of “The Wellerman” on the new album (with an updated ending). \nThe No End In Sight album includes a new anthem for our time\, Hey Boys Sing Us A Song – nominated SINGLE OF THE YEAR in the 2023 Canadian Folk Music Awards. The song\, written by Rovers leader and co-founder\, George Millar was inspired by the last few years of frustrations and includes the welcome refrain\, “We all need some happiness back in our lives!” \nVideo\, Hey Boys Sing Us A Song: https://youtu.be/vHH5-W3-FTA \nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4LZu5lzxBwfi6BpNdZ2TsE Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/hey-boys-sing-us-a-song/1600027792 \nNOTE: The Rovers refer to themselves and other music veterans as Dinosaurs on the last song of their new “No End in Sight” album. A tribute to the old crusty musicians who have paid their dues and are still going strong today in an environment that is hostile to their survival. https://open.spotify.com/track/7KPGaVjsXEsmqSF7GrMHTR?si=f716486ed2d3449d \nFans should fasten their seatbelts for a rollicking night of the hits\, Rovers latest\, and hilarious stories from decades of Rovin.’ On stage in 2023 will be George Millar\, Ian Millar\, Davey Walker (keyboards)\, Gerry O’Connor (fiddle)\, Geoffrey Kelly (flute/whistle)\, Fred Graham (bodhran)\, and joining the Rovers for the first time will be virtuosos Shane Farrell on banjo\, Jimmy Keane on accordion and Kevin Evans from Evans and Doherty. Some may remember Kevin from his days singing with the Clancy Brothers. \nCanada has been home to the Irish Rovers since its inception in the early 60s. Millar says\, “It’s been a bit odd\, being from both Ireland and Canada. The fans have found it confusing as well.” This lead to the song “Band Without A Country” from the Rovers’ 2020 album “Saints And Sinners”. The song and video tells their story from Ireland to Toronto and beyond\, VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ly4ubkByY7k \n1968 – 2023 a few of their honours … \n1968 Winner\, RPM Gold Leaf Award (predecessor to JUNOS)\, “Folk Group of the Year” \n1968 Nomination GRAMMY Award\, “Folk Performance of the Year”. \n1971 Winner ACTRA Award for Best Variety Performance \n1971 Winner RPM Gold Leaf Award\, Outstanding Record Sales \n1975 Nomination JUNO Award\, Best Album Cover\, “Emigrate! Emigrate!” \n1979 Winner PROCAN Harold Moon Award for International Achievement for TV \n1981 Nomination JUNO Award\, Single of the Year\, “Wasn’t That A Party” \n1981 Nomination JUNO Award\, Folk Artist of the Year \n1982 Nomination JUNO Award\, Group of the Year \n1982 Nomination JUNO Award\, Country Group of the Year \n1982 Nomination JUNO Award\, Folk Artist of the Year \n1983 Nomination JUNO Award\, Country Group of the Year \n2010 Winner\, VIMA Award\, SOCAN Song of the Year\, “Gracehill Fair” \n2023 Nomination Canadian Folk Music Awards\, Single of the Year\, “Hey Boys Sing Us A Song” \nBC ENTERTAINMENT HALL OF FAME: The Rovers were contracted for 7 half hour shows but the phenomenal ratings made them overnight household names and they continued with Ken Gibson producing several series and 11 Specials taped in studios\, on location across Canada and in Ireland\, the UK and New Zealand for the next 18 years\, picking up a Nellie (Genie) Award and beating Hockey Night in Canada’s ratings along the way. \nIn 1967\, The Irish Rovers released a breakout hit with their second album\, The Unicorn. That album and ‘lucky little ditty’ of a title track written by Shel Silverstein\, took them from folk clubs of America to concert halls and television sets worldwide. The band returned to the charts 15 more times\, nevertheless\, the magic of The Unicorn remained. To pay appropriate tribute on its Gold Anniversary in 2017\, the Rovers released “The Unicorn\, The Continuing Story” with new recordings of the original Unicorn album\, plus the sequel to The Unicorn song\, which gave us the answer to an age old question: What happened to the Unicorns when the ark left them stranded on the shore?” VIDEO: https://youtu.be/jB3MKGCRfRA \nIn the 70’s\, the Rovers were the first Irish band to play the Grand Ole Opry\, and in ’71 they began hosting one of their three international television series\, ‘The Irish Rovers show’ for CBC. The show ran seven seasons and won the ACTRA Award for best Variety Performance. During the 80’s there were two more international series\, ‘The Rovers Comedy House’ and ‘Party With The Rovers’ which ran for another seven years and likely the only show to beat Hockey Night in Canada in the ratings! During this time they became so much a part of the Canadian culture that PM Pierre Elliott Trudeau asked them to become Canadian citizens so they could represent Canada around the world. They accepted the honour\, became citizens\, and subsequently represented Canada at five World Expos. \nSince 2010 the band has returned to the small screen with three international television specials\, The Irish Rovers 50th Anniversary\, The Irish Rovers Christmas and The Irish Rovers Home In Ireland which took us back to the same spots back home they visited in the early years of the CBC series. The Rovers continue to sell out concert halls worldwide with their music climbing the charts on Spotify and going viral on YouTube\, subsequently gaining them another few generations of followers. \nOver the years\, Ireland has felt the impact of The Irish Rovers’ long career of bringing Ireland and Irish music to the rest of the world. Recently\, the Rovers were honoured in both Ballymena N. Ireland and Dublin Ireland for all they have done over the years for the music industry and promoting Ireland across North America and beyond. Dublin’s EPIC Museum Director Mervyn Greene refers to The Irish Rovers as ‘one of Ireland’s greatest émigrés’. \nOriginal Irish Rovers\, Will Millar\, Wilcil McDowell are retired from the band\, but George Millar still fronts the band he founded in 1963 with his best pal\, the late Jimmy Ferguson.
URL:https://uptownsj.com/event/the-irish-rovers-in-concert/
LOCATION:Imperial Theatre\, 12 King Square S.\, Saint John
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Retro Film: MARCH BREAK MOVIE: Chicken Run (2000)
DESCRIPTION:When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm\, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.
URL:https://uptownsj.com/event/retro-film-march-break-movie-chicken-run-2000/
LOCATION:Imperial Theatre\, 12 King Square S.\, Saint John
CATEGORIES:Free,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250306T193000
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SUMMARY:The Imperial Theatre presents The Crow’s Theatre production of As You Like It\, or The Land Acknowledgement By Cliff Cardinal
DESCRIPTION:The title of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It holds a double meaning that teasingly suggests this is a play to please all tastes. Is that possible? \nCalled “sly\, funny\, and charming” by the Toronto Star\, As You Like It Or The Land Acknowledgement by cultural provocateur Cliff Cardinal\, is a devastating yet laugh-out-loud examination of land acknowledgements as cultural and political practice. A timeless tale of mistaken identities\, banishment\, and forgiveness takes on an entirely new meaning in this subversive update of the Bard’s classic. Cardinal’s Cree and Lakota heritage deeply inform his take on the play\, which is acerbic\, mischievous\, and fearlessly deals with difficult subject matter. \n“The Canadian arts surprise of the year” (The Globe and Mai)\, William Shakespeare’s As You Like It\, A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal was the recipient the prestigious Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama and was shortlisted for the Ontario Trillium Book Award. \n“One thing’s certain: this As You Like It is unlike any other production of the play\, past or future.” NOW Magazine \nAges 14+ \nCliff Cardinal – Creator and Writer\nNamed by The Globe and Mail as a Canadian Cultural Icon in 2022\, Cliff Cardinal is a polarizing writer and performer known for his black humour and compassionate poeticism. His AS YOU LIKE IT\, A RADICAL RETELLING has been performed across Canada\, was shortlisted for the Ontario Trillium Book Award\, and was the recipient of the prestigious Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama. Other solo theatre productions including Stitch\, Huff\, Cliff Cardinal’s CBC Special\, and (Everyone I Love Has) A Terrible Fate (Befall Them) have toured across Canada and won numerous awards. He is an associate artist at VideoCabaret where he develops his new work. Born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation\, he studied\nplaywriting at the National Theatre School of Canada and fronts the hilarious and nefarious Cliff Cardinal and The Skylarks. \nCardinal’s first multi-character play\, Too Good To Be True\, opened VideoCabaret’s 2019 season at The Busy Street Theatre in Toronto with Cardinal himself directing. A workshop version of the script debuted at Summerworks ’13\, where NOW Magazine said\, “This captivating tale of an off-grid mother and her desperate children solidifies Cardinal as one of the most talented and intriguing writers in the country.” Prior to premiering AS YOU LIKE IT\, A RADICAL RETELLING\, Cardinal was best known for his one-man play Huff\, which he has performed over 200 times. This harrowing yet hilarious show about youth who abuse solvent\, at high risk of suicide won the Buddies in Bad Times’ Vanguard Award for Risk and Innovation\, two Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Outstanding Performance\, Outstanding New Play)\, RBC’s Emerging Playwright Award\, The Lustrum Award (which recognizes the greatest moments at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival) and was shortlisted for Amnesty International’s Freedom of Expression Award. The production garnered a five-star review in The\nGuardian Observer titled “a hard-hitting tour de force.” Huff has been published\, translated into French\, continues to tour\, and was released as a podcast by the CBC. \nCliff Cardinal’s CBC Special\, a songwriter/storyteller performance\, toured festivals in Ottawa\, Calgary\, St. Catharines\, through Canada’s North starting in Yellowknife with a stint at Theatre Kingston and won the Jon Kaplan Spotlight Award for the top performance at Toronto’s SummerWorks Festival. Cliff Cardinal and The Skylarks’ first recording\, This is Not a Mistake was released in 2016 and their follow up Gonna Be Fine was released in 2020\, both are available online. The band’s third album Suicidal Valentine is out on Merlainen Music. The title track has risen to number six on the Indigenous Music Countdown. \nChris Abraham – Co-Conspirator\, Crow’s Theatre Artistic Director\nCrow’s Theatre Artistic and General Director\, Chris Abraham has been the driving force of Crow’s since the 2008.09 season. He has successfully led the company through several major milestones: the 25th\, 35th\, and 40th anniversaries of the company as well as building Streetcar Crowsnest\, a pioneering\, state of the art facility with three venues in the east end of Toronto. At Crow’s\, Chris has directed numerous award-winning plays including Natasha\, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812\, The Master Plan\, Uncle Vanya\, MixTape\, As You Like It\, Julius Caesar\, Stars: Together\, The Wedding Party\, True Crime\, Boy in the Moon\, The Assembly\, The Watershed\, The Seagull\, Winners & Losers\, Someone Else\, Eternal Hydra\, and I\, Claudia. In 2003\, Chris directed the film adaptation of Kristen Thomson’s award-winning hit I\, Claudia for which he won a Gemini Award. A graduate of the National Theatre School’s renowned directing program\, Chris served as co-director of the program from 2006 to 2010\, In 2013\, Chris was awarded the Siminovitch Prize in Theatre for Directing. Chris’ artistic practice spans the spectrum of solo work\, documentary\, highly lauded Stratford and Shaw productions\, hybrid music theatre concerts\, opera\, and filmmaking. This summer\, Chris will direct One Man\, Two Guvnors at the Shaw Festival. \nLogan Raju Cracknell – Lighting Designer\nLogan Raju Cracknell is a Toronto based theatre artist specializing in lighting design and live stream creation. Their work has taken them across the country\, and they are truly excited to see what journeys lie ahead. Recent works include: Prodigal (The Howland Company\, Crow’s Theatre)\, William Shakespeare’s As You Like It: A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal and Orphans for the Czar (Crow’s Theatre)\, The Extinction Therapist (Theatre Aquarius)\, Alice in Wonderland (Bad Hats Theatre)\, BLACKOUT (The Musical Stage Company)\, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Theatre Calgary)\, Dixon Road (The Musical Stage Company\, Obsidian Theatre)\, As You Like It (Canadian Stage Company)\, and Concord Floral and Casimir and Caroline (Theatre Sheridan)\, and Fairview (Canadian Stage Company\, Obsidian Theatre). \nJennifer Stobart – Stage Manager\nA veteran of live theatre\, having stage managed over 175 professional productions\, in theatres both grand and modest\, Jennifer has toured coast to coast in Canada and the United States several times\, to Dublin\, Ireland\, London\, England\, Sydney\, and Perth Australia\, and Edinburgh\, Scotland. Most recently\, she stage managed (Everyone I Love Has) A Terrible Fate (Befall Them) with Video Cabaret\, The Chronicles of Sarnia with Blyth Festival Theatre\, The Christie Pits Riots with The Hogtown Collective\, The Land Acknowledgement with Mirvish\nProductions & Crow’s Theatre\, As You Like It\, a Radical Re-telling by Cliff Cardinal in Toronto\, Vancouver\, Edmonton\, Peterborough\, Ottawa\, and New York City\, our place with Cahoots Theatre & Theatre Passe Muraille\, huff with Neptune/Prismatic Theatre in Halifax\, Dreaming Roots with The Yukon First Nations Arctic Arts Summit\, in Whitehorse. As always\, she sends her love to her Mom\, her adventuring travelling companion. \nSherrie Johnson – Crow’s Theatre Executive Director\nSherrie Johnson began her tenure at Crow’s Theatre (Toronto) in February 2019\, becoming Crow’s first Executive Director. Sherrie brings a wide range of experience as an arts leader to her role at Crow’s Theatre. Sherrie was a member of the leadership team at Canadian Stage (Toronto) from 2013-2019. Prior to joining Canadian Stage\, Johnson’s artistic career includes serving as founding Artistic Director of Outside The Box in Boston\, MA; Senior Curator at the highly esteemed PuSh International Performing Arts Festival in Vancouver\, B.C.; and Co-Founder/Artistic Director of the Six Stages Festival in Toronto\, Prague\, Berlin and Glasgow. An active producer and agent\, she’s worked with Germany’s internationally renowned triumvirate Rimini Protokoll\, Antwerp based artists Bart Baele and Yves Degryse of Berlin\, filmmaker and installation artist Srinivas Krishna\, and visual artist Stan Douglas. Sherrie successfully led the indie company da da kamera with Daniel MacIvor from 1993-2007. Sherrie was the inaugural recipient of the John Hobday Award for outstanding achievement in arts management from the Canada Council and the recipient of the 2019 Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award. \nCrow’s Theatre – Producer\nFor 40 years\, Crow’s Theatre has been a leading force in the Canadian theatre landscape\, recognized for provocative and award-winning new theatre works that premiere in Toronto often followed by national and international tours. Crow’s Theatre is distinguished as a preeminent cultural destination for its far-reaching imagination\, ideas\, exchange\, diversity\, and grassroots belief that the arts are essential to healthy and thriving communities. In January 2017\, following the completion of a $12 million capital campaign\, Crow’s Theatre\nopened the doors to its first permanent home\, Streetcar Crowsnest\, at the corner of Carlaw Avenue and Dundas Street East. Led by Artistic and General Director\, Chris Abraham and Executive Director Sherrie Johnson\, Crow’s Theatre is located at the corner of Carlaw Avenue and Dundas Street East in Toronto’s east end. Our home at Streetcar Crows nest is comprised of four venues for dynamic cultural and community programming: the Guloien Theatre (200 seats); Studio Theatre (80 seats); the Nada Ristich Studio Gallery (80 seats); the full- service Lobby Bar; as well as an onsite restaurant which can accommodate 60 seated indoors and 75 on the outdoor.
URL:https://uptownsj.com/event/the-imperial-theatre-presents-the-crows-theatre-production-of-as-you-like-it-or-the-land-acknowledgement-by-cliff-cardinal/
LOCATION:Imperial Theatre\, 12 King Square S.\, Saint John
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Maryna KRUT
DESCRIPTION:Maryna KRUT (pronounced “kroot”) is a Ukrainian singer and virtuoso of the bandura\, a stringed instrument unique to Ukraine that looks and sounds like a hybrid of lute and harp. At 28\, KRUT is an assured performing artist; her compelling\, soulful performances evoke both folk traditions and modern sensibilities\, with pop and jazz flourishes. A Eurovision finalist\, she often represents Ukraine at official events and performs for soldiers in the current war zone\, and she has appeared at the Edinburgh International Culture Summit\, Andalucia Big Festival\, Montreal Ukrainian Festival\, and on other international stages. \nKRUT (pronounced “kroot”) is a Ukrainian singer and virtuoso of the bandura\, a stringed instrument unique to Ukraine that looks and sounds like a hybrid of lute and harp. At 28\, KRUT is an assured performing artist; her compelling\, soulful performances evoke both folk traditions and modern sensibilities\, with pop and jazz flourishes. A Eurovision finalist\, she often represents Ukraine at official events and performs for soldiers in the current war zone\, and she has appeared at the Edinburgh International Culture Summit\, Andalucia Big Festival\, Montreal Ukrainian Festival\, and on other international stages. \nThe bandura’s harpsichord-like sound is both delicate and assertive. KRUT’s instrument has an astonishing 64 strings stretched over a single piece of wood\, with 13 bass strings stretched along a short\, fretless neck\, and the remaining treble strings stretched across a large soundboard. She plays the bass set with her left hand\, while the right plays across the prodigious treble array. In addition to being a masterful instrumentalist\, KRUT’s striking\, powerful voice soars in an acoustic setting\, whether with a string quartet or solo. \nEarly bandurists were male balladeers who travelled from village to village; early in her career\, says KRUT\, “I dyed my hair pink\, painted my nails black\, wore leather jackets and started to play the bandura in a more modern\, jazzy and funky way” (Vogue Australia). Now she’s stretching her style back toward the bandura’s folk roots. “[Her music] represents the DNA of Ukrainian culture\, in all its styles\, classic and very modern” (Ouest France).
URL:https://uptownsj.com/event/maryna-krut/
LOCATION:Imperial Theatre\, 12 King Square S.\, Saint John
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Choir! Choir! Choir!
DESCRIPTION:“Why see a show when you can BE the show!” \nChoir! Choir! Choir! is the fully interactive\, participatory show that turns audience into performer! So get ready to laugh\, dance and SING! your hearts out with hundreds of other music-lovers just like you. It’s like a big birthday party for the greatest songs of all time and you’re invited! \nSo grab a friend (or ten)\, and come out ready to GIVE IT ALL YOU’VE GOT! – all voices welcome\, no experience necessary. They Teach\, You Sing! Everyone Wins! \nThis time\, Choir!Choir!Choir! Presents: We Will CHOIR! You!: An EPIC QUEEN Sing-Along \nWhen it comes to EPIC anthems\, it doesn’t get BIGGER than Queen! And nothing feels better than belting out their biggest hits with a room full of Queen fans! So unleash your inner Freddie Mercury\, grab your best friends and frenemies\, and create harmonies that will blow the roof off the place! We Will CHOIR! You! will be the most fun you’ve had in years… \nSince 2011\, Choir! Choir! Choir! directors Daveed Goldman + Nobu Adilman have blurred the lines between performer and audience\, traveling the world to create harmony with strangers and friends alike. They’ve collaborated with renowned artists like Patti Smith\, David Byrne\, Brandi Carlile\, Rick Astley\, Rufus Wainwright\, and even Kermit The Frog at New York’s Lincoln Center\, creating memorable videos that have garnered views in the millions. Now it’s your turn to SING!\, so grab your friends\, get your tickets and we’ll C! you there! #NeverStopSinging
URL:https://uptownsj.com/event/choir-choir-choir-2/
LOCATION:Imperial Theatre\, 12 King Square S.\, Saint John
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250311T210000
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SUMMARY:TIFF: MARCH FILM TBD
DESCRIPTION:Part of the Saint John TIFF Film circuit\, March film to be announced!
URL:https://uptownsj.com/event/tiff-march-film-tbd/
LOCATION:Imperial Theatre\, 12 King Square S.\, Saint John
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250314T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250314T213000
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SUMMARY:PatterDad
DESCRIPTION:Canadian comedy veteran Steve Patterson is… \nPatterDad! \nMany Canadians recognize the name Steve Patterson. He’s been a crowd favorite since his first Just for Laughs Gala appearance back in 2004 and as host of the long-running hit show\nThe Debaters on CBC since 2007. But what they may not know is how Patterson’s perceptions have shifted since he became a dad to two precocious daughters. Those new perceptions are on grand display in his new show which picks up on the themes introduced in his popular book published by Penguin Random House Canada in 2021 “Dad Up!” From being outsmarted to being outrun to being outnumbered (current household rankings have him clinging to 6th place in importance behind his wife\, his daughters\, their dog\, and whichever stuffed animal is most essential in any given week)\, Steve struggles to come to terms with the responsibilities of being a dad. But fortunately for audiences\, his struggles are pure comedic delight. Come join this iconic Canadian comedian on a 90-minute fun ride that will warm your heart\, rekindle memories\, and maybe most importantly\, will get you out of the house and laughing with strangers. Which\, really\, is the best gift families can give to each other. \nSteve Patterson is an award-winning stand-up comedian with over 25 years of international performance experience. As host of the long-running hit radio show and podcast The Debaters and theatre show The Debaters Live\, Patterson’s brand of comedy is best described as honest and erudite combining well-crafted writing with unparalleled off-the-cuff wit. Twice named Canada’s Best Male Stand-Up at the Canadian Comedy Awards\, Patterson is known for masterfully keeping the audience engaged with heartfelt stories\, concisely constructed letters\, and\noriginal songs. In short\, Patterson packs much more than punchlines into his show. \nA household name in Canadian comedy through his long-time radio hosting and numerous televised gala appearances\, Steve served as anchor for the “If It Makes You Happy” Gala at\nthe Winnipeg Comedy Festival in 2022 which debuted on CBC and across various media platforms in 2023. He has also taken his award-winning humour to the literary world with The\nBook of Letters I Didn’t Know Where to Send and his newest release Dad Up! are available wherever books and audiobooks are sold.
URL:https://uptownsj.com/event/patterdad/
LOCATION:Imperial Theatre\, 12 King Square S.\, Saint John
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Theatre
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250315T210000
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SUMMARY:Chris Funk – Redefining Wonder
DESCRIPTION:CHRIS FUNK – THE WONDERIST \nREDEFINING WONDER \nChris Funk’s REDEFINING WONDER is an engaging multimedia experience that has audiences talking and scratching their heads for years to come. Finally\, a MAGIC SHOW WITH LIVE MUSIC! Chris has pioneered the use of instruments like the violin\, guitar\, sax and more into his illusions. His parents wanted him to be a musician\, but he wanted to be a magician. Chris tells his story on how he integrated his love for music and magic in a show unlike any other. Whether it’s a violin concerto to a magical dancing sheet of music to impossibly suspending various instruments on stage\, his show is in a league of its own. The live-feed camera and interactive videos bring audiences up onstage and into the action\, delivering a show that family audiences can call their own. \nFrom NBC’s America’s Got Talent\, CW’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us & Masters of Illusion\, FOX’s Hell’s Kitchen and Syfy’s Wizard Wars\, his unique approach to magic has garnered him performances at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood\, Mandalay Bay\, Rio\, and Tropicana casinos as well as residencies at Disney. In addition to his own touring\, Chris has starred in major touring magic productions Masters of Illusion LIVE. Chris’ show has garnered standing ovations and a reputation for excellence. \nAMERICA’S GOT TALENT – SIMON COWELL: “BEST MAGICIAN we’ve had on the show so far! I’ve NEVER seen anything like that!” \nDISNEY: “Absolutely FANTASTIC!” \nCBC: “HEAD-SCRATCHING MAGIC!” \nPENN & TELLER: “There’s a WILDNESS and beauty to Chris Funk’s daft and funny presence that we – and the audiences we’ve seen him with – find IRRESISTIBLE.” PENN & TELLER
URL:https://uptownsj.com/event/chris-funk-redefining-wonder/
LOCATION:Imperial Theatre\, 12 King Square S.\, Saint John
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Duane Andrews and the Hot Club of Conception Bay featuring Ray Legere
DESCRIPTION:DUANE ANDREWS‘ music is the product of a great ear\, an adventurous spirit and a love of music that is beyond category. Uniting what would seem to be impossible – traditional Newfoundland music with the swing jazz of the legendary Django Reinhardt\, Andrews makes it not just work – he makes it soar. The Juno award winning producer\, composer\, guitarist and globetrotting performer’s latest album is the best evidence yet of his truly unique musical vision and is the sound of him\, literally\, bringing it all back home. \nA native of the island of Newfoundland\, off the east coast of Canada\, Duane grew up exposed to the island’s mélange of cultural influences and his development as a guitarist reflects that. After graduating from the Jazz Studies program at St. FXU with honours\, Duane spent several years studying contemporary music composition at the Conservatoire International de Paris and at the Conservatoire National de Region in Marseille\, France. \nHis discography starts with the release of his debut solo CD\, simply titled\, Duane Andrews (2004)\, which led to the multiple award winning Crocus (2006)\, then Raindrops (2008)\, which features a collaboration with the Atlantic String Quartet and two albums with Cape Breton master fiddler Dwayne Côté\, Dwayne Côté and Duane Andrews (2010) and The Empress (2012). \nOther notable collaborations include Charlie’s Boogie (2013) with bluegrass guitarist/singer/songwriter extraordinaire Craig Young which evolved into Fretboard Journey (2016) with the addition of fellow Newfoundland guitarists Sandy Morris and Gordon Quinton. Playing regular Sunday sessions in Quidi Vidi\, NL with accordionist Aaron Collis resulted in The Mallard Cottage Sessions (2015) and his most recent collaboration\, the Juno award winning More Sheep\, Less Sleep (2015) from The Swinging Belles with children’s educators Erin Power and Laura Winter\, can be found at www.theswingingbelles.ca. \n—————————————————————————————- \nPRESS \n“the music might be best described as Folk music played by a top Jazz guitarist and the result is refreshing and stunning. Highly recommended.”\nFolkworld Magazine\, Germany \n“…startlingly good…”\nNOW Magazine\, Toronto \n“…it was the group’s infectious versions of well-known Reinhardt tunes that drew the biggest applause. But it was the group’s bubbling stew of styles on Newfoundland classics that still echoed after the last notes faded.”\nThe Ottawa Citizen\, Ottawa \n——————————————————————————————————————\nAWARDS\nNewfoundland and Labrador Arts Council\n2017 Artist of the Year Award\n2006 Emerging Artist of the Year Award \nAtlantic Film Festival\n2018 Best Original Score (An Audience Of Chairs)\n2009 Best Original Score (Crackie) \nBritish Documentary Film Festival\n2017 Best Music (Meet Maurice Crosby) \nThe Nickel Film Festival\n2016 Best Original Score (for Terra Nova Matadora) \nJuno\n2016 Children’s Album of the Year Award (with The Swinging Belles) \nMusicNL\n2018 Fans Choice Award (with The Swinging Belles)\n2017 Instrumental Album Award (with Fretboard Journey)\n2016 Male Artist and Jazz/Blues Album Awards\n2015 Traditional Album Award (with Aaron Collis)\n2014 Instrumental Album Award (with Craig Young)\n2012 Jazz Album of the Year Award (with Dwayne Côté)\n2010 Instrumental Album Award (with Dwayne Côté)\n2008 Male Artist\, Album\, SOCAN Songwriter\, Jazz Album of the Year Awards\n2006 Jazz/Blues Artist of the Year Award\n2004 Jazz/Blues Artist of the Year Award\, Rising Star Nominee \nIndependent Music Awards\n2014 Jazz Single Nominee\n2011 Instrumental Album Award (with Dwayne Cote)\n2008 Jazz Single and Album Nominee\n2006 Jazz Album Award \nECMA\n2017 Traditional Instrumental Recording of the Year Award (with Fretboard Journey)\n2016 Roots/Traditional Group of the Year Award Nominee (with Aaron Collis)\n2014 Traditional Instrumental Recording of the Year Award (with Craig Young)\n2012 Roots/Traditional Group of the Year Award Nominee (with Dwayne Côté)\n2011 Instrumental and Jazz Album of the Year Award (with Dwayne Côté)\n2010 Album and Producer of the Year Nominee\n2009 Instrumental Album of the Year Award\, Male Artist Nominee\n2007 Jazz Album of the Year Award\n2006 Instrumental Album of the Year Award\, Male Artist Nominee\n2005 Jazz Album of the Year Award\, Emerging Artist Nominee \nCanadian Folk Music Awards\n2016 Instrumental Artist Award\n2015 Children’s Album Award (with The Swinging Belles)\n2007 Best World Artist (Solo) Nominee\n2005 Best Instrumental Artist (Solo) Nominee\, Best World Artist (Solo) Nominee\, Pushing the Boundries Nominee
URL:https://uptownsj.com/event/duane-andrews-and-the-hot-club-of-conception-bay-featuring-ray-legere/
LOCATION:Imperial Theatre\, 12 King Square S.\, Saint John
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Theatre
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