Arts Events in Perth County

February 2012

Wildwood Flowers Concert @ Black Angus 2012

Wildwood Flowers Concert

February 4
Full menu until 7:30 pm
Concert at 8:30pm

Description:  Enjoy the country roots music of the Wildwood Flowers, a mother/daughter duo.
Location:  Black Angus in St. Marys
Cost: $20 per person for concert
Contact: 519-284-0666
Website(s):  www.blackangusofstmarys.ca/; www.wildwoodflowers.ca

Launch of the Stratford-Perth County Historical Plaque Program 2012

in partnership with Stratford Perth Public Library invites the community to attend a public meeting Sunday February 5, 2012, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the library auditorium of the Stratford Public Library, to launch the Stratford-Perth county Historical Plaque Program. During the event eight property owners will receive plaques inscribed with the date their structure was built and the name plus occupation of the first resident.

 The purpose of the program is to help citizens and visitors connect with the history of the community by identifying, with a plaque, commercial or residential properties built prior to World War II.

 The Historical Plaque Program is dedicated to illustrating the social history and fabric of the community. The plaques will help tell the story of the ordinary people who lived and worked, and shared in the life of the community. The community’s story will be discovered by residents and visitors alike who will take note of the buildings of historical interest identified with a plaque. The Program will provide a visual appreciation of the community’s heritage, built and social.

 The Historical Plaque Program is supported by a grant from the Stratford and Perth County Community Foundation.

 For further information please contact maryloumiddleton@rogers.com

 The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario was founded in 1933 to assist in preserving Ontario’s architecturally significant landscapes and structures – not just those of the 18th and 19th centuries,but modern and contemporary ones, as they are all part of our heritage. ACO seeks to educate and advocate.

Chef School Dinner Series (Best of the West Guest Chefs)

When: Feb. 6 - Feb. 10, 6:30 pm - 9 pm
Where: The Prune Restaurant, Stratford
Contact: 519-271-1414 email : acortes@stratfordchef.com
For further details visit www.stratfordchef.com.

Locavore Lunches

The menus will be based on local products as much as possible and will be driven by the students, which is a real departure form the past.

Menus will not be available in advance.  Both the students and instructors are very excited about the new direction for lunches this year.

Culinary Conservations with Cherie Thompson from "Behind the Litchen Door"

This session will be dealing with the topic of side dishes - vegetables.
Culinary Conversations members will receive special discounts and pricing on products from selected manufacturers.
There will a bonus draw each session. Each session lasts approximately 1.5 hours with time at the end for questions and conversation.

2012 Stratford Community Players Production of "Annie Get Your Gun"

Entertaining audiences since it first appeared on Broadway in 1946, Annie Get Your Gun, remains a theatre classic.  Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show has come to town and they're looking for a local sharpshooter to go up aginst hot shot and womanizer Frnak Butler. Enter the young, naive, and definitely "rough around the edges" Annie Oakley.  She and Frank will have to negotiate their way around professional rivalry, bruised egos, and their blossoming love for each other.  Featuring the beloved Irving Berlin tunes "There's No Business Like Show Business", "Anything You can Do" and "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun", this production is sure to appeal to the whole family! Tickets available at Sinclair Pharmacy.

Moonlight & Roses and Silent Auction 2012

Imre Oláh, accompanist

A tapestry of love songs and solos to warm the heart

Chef School Dinner Series (Best of the West Guest Chefs

When: Feb. 13 - Feb. 17, 6:30 pm - 9 pm
Where: The Prune Restaurant, Stratford
Contact: 519-271-1414 acortes@stratfordchef.com
For further details visit www.stratfordchef.com.

Locavore Lunches

The menus will be based on local products as much as possible and will be driven by the students, which is a real departure form the past. Menus will not be available in advance.

Both the students and instructors are very excited about the new direction for lunches this year.

Kevin Quain George Meanwell

2012 Stratford Community Players Production of "Annie Get Your Gun"

Entertaining audiences since it first appeared on Broadway in 1946, Annie Get Your Gun, remains a theatre classic. Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show has come to town and they're looking for a local sharpshooter to go up aginst hot shot & and womanizer Frank Butler, e young, naive, and definitely "rough around the edges" Annie Oakley. She and Frank will have to negotiate their way around professional rivalry, bruised egos, and their blossoming love for each other. Featuring the beloved Irving Berlin tunes "There's No Business Like Show Business", "Anything You can Do" and "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun", this production is sure to appeal to the whole family!Tickets available at Sinclair Pharmacy.

Kevin Quain and George Meanwell - The Dinner Concert Sessions @ Foster's Inn

Kevin Quain is a musician, songwriter, playwright and bar fly best known as leader of the "garage jazz cabaret noir" ensemble Mad Bastards whose cult following has brought international musicians and movie stars to Toronto to witness the mayhem firsthand. George Meanwell has released two self penned records, Another Street (2003) and Late (2008).  George appeared on stage as both cellist and guitarist in As You Like It and Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris and Grapes of Wrath.

Love Your Dog!! Tour of The Barkery 2012

In this behind-the-doggy-door tour of The Barkery - The Healthy Bakery for Dogs, see where your favourite pet treats are created and hear from Dr. Pip as she discusses the tricks for a healthy dog diet and addresses your kibble concerns. Don't forget to decorate a treat for your own four-legged friend!

Our Limestone Buildings and What They Tell Us Seminar 2012

Our Limestone Buildings and What They Tell Us Seminar

February 18
9:00am to 11:00am

Description:  Discover the architects and stonemasons who built some of St. Marys most interesting limestone buildings.
Location:  177 Church St. South St. Marys, ON.  N4X 1B6
Cost:  $10
Contact: 519-284-3556 or museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
Website:  www.stmarysmuseum.ca

Cooking Classes at Bijou

Join us for winter cooking and wine classes with Chef Aaron Linley and Certified Sommelier Bronwyn Linley. Prepare a four course menu and learn how to match wines with your creations! Then sit down and enjoy!

Chef School Dinner Series (Best of the West Guest Chefs)

All dinners are prepared and served by our student apprentices under the capable guidance of our excellent chef instructors.

 In this series, celebrated chefs are invited to the School to share their skills and inspiration. This year's theme is "Best of the West", with Guest Chefs including James Walt and Lorna Murdoch.

Sunny Spain & Sophisticated France - Stratford Concert Band 2012

This concert is a cornucopia of soloists including many outstanding players from the Stratford Concert Band and a much loved vocal sylist, Caroline Dery. It's cold in Stratford in February, so we have chosen a program of warm Mediterranean music.  Caroline will sing favourites by Edith Piaf, the Habanera from Carmen, and Songs of the Auvergne. Our splendid English horn soloist, David Rose, will play Albeniz's unforgettable Mallorca and our two solo trumpets, Dave Manning and Al Mullin will each perform a fiery Spanish Passadoble for trumpet and band. As a special treat, the brass quintet of the band will solo in a comical tribute to the bandsmen in France as they traditionally celebrate Le Quatorze Juillet. It is by Jacques Brel's composer and arranger, Francois Rauber. Tickets will be available from Blowes Stationery Office Supplies and Hallmark Blowes Cards Gifts.

Octet

The sole work on this program is Schubert's Octet of 1824.  At one hour in length across six movements, we have a chance to hear Schuberts music at its most expressive and compelling.  Schubert was inspired in his Octet by Beethoven's Septet for winds and strings. However, with seemingly inexhaustible creativity, Schubert makes this large-scale chamber form his own. With the Factory Arts Ensemble in its largest incarnation yet, this concert is simply not to be missed. 

Factory Arts Ensemble

Andrew Chung - violin

Julie Baumgartel - violin

Joshua Greenlaw - viola

Ben Bolt-Martin - cello

Joe Phillips - bass

Elizabeth Gowen - bassoon

Derek Conrod - horn

Peter Shackleton- -clarinet

Perth County Regional Food Summit 2012

Bridging the gap between farmers, producers, chefs and buyers.  The fourth annual summit will focus on branding, social media and increasing business partnerships.  A Farmer Chef Meet & Greet to immediately follow at Stratford City Hall Auditorium.  Pre-registration is required.  Ticket price includes all sessions, light lunch and reception.

Good Book Group Feb. 28, 2012

The book of discussion today is "Room" by Emma Donoghue.

Good Book Group February 28, 2012

The book of discussion today is Room by Emma Donoghue (fiction).

Bandarama 2012 - Stratford Concert Band

The Stratford Concert Band and bands from area high schools join together.

Each group will perform several selections on its own, and the evening will culminate with a thrilling performance by all the bands - roughly 250 musicians!