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Lorenzo Society Wednesday Concert: Rebecca Dobbelsteyn 🎤

January 17, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

The Lorenzo Society is happy to remind you of the Weekly Wednesday Concert Series in honour of Dr. Li-Hong Xu continuing this Wednesday, January 18th.

Rebecca Dobbelsteyn headshot. Text reads: Promenade

Featured musician of the week: Rebecca Dobbelsteyn.

Rebecca Dobbelsteyn is a professional musician in the Saint John area. She sings a variety of venues and events, ranging from solo performances on the Saint John Boardwalk to joining local band Jazz Loyalty Program at the Moonlight Bazaar. Rebecca teaches voice at Interaction Children’s Theatre, and has been featured on CBC Radio Information Morning to showcase her recently released EP Promenade.

Joining Rebecca will be her cousin Jenna Dobbelsteyn, who is a 4th-year student at UNBSJ with the Faculty of Arts. The Lorenzo Society is excited to welcome Rebecca and Jenna as this week’s Wednesday musicians.

ABOUT THE SERIES:

When: Every Wednesday, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, January 11th-April 5th.
Where: Baird Dining Hall, Thomas J. Condon Student Centre, UNB Saint John
Who: The Saint John String Quartet, Before the Mast, and more!

Free

Lorenzo Society

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UNBSJ Baird Dining Hall

100 Tucker Park Road
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January 17, 2023
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Saint John Art Centre: New Shows for January 2023 ✅

January 13, 2023 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

The Saint John Arts Centre invites you to join us with the artists for an opening celebrating our new exhibitions! These shows in the first exhibit cycle of 2023 run from January 13/23 to March 10/23.

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Opening: Friday, January 13, 2023, 5pm-7:30pm

*Please note that face masks are required.*

Regular galley hours Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm; gallery visits are free (donations gratefully accepted!) Reminders for social distancing and extra sanitizing measures are in place for your protection.

The featured exhibits are:

Port Saint John Gallery: Kevin Goggan – Time Machine
City Gallery: Melanie Craig-Hansford – Processing Cedar
Canada Games Gallery: Chris Donovan – Stay Solid or Move West
Library & Rotunda Galleries: First Time for the Last Time – Sculpture Saint John 2022 Workshops Creations

Free

Saint John Arts Centre

Saint John Arts Centre

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January 12, 2023
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Lúnasa 🎻

February 11, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Irish acoustic band Lúnasa’s complex arrangements and unique sound reshaped the boundaries of traditional music, and have energized audiences the world over. Folk Roots magazine described the group, formed in 1997 from members of some of the greatest Irish groups of the previous decade, as the “Irish music dream team.”

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One of the most influential bands in the history of traditional music, they’ve collaborated with Natalie Merchant, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, and Tim O’Brien and performed at the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, and Glastonbury Festival. 

Get ready for an energetic performance from one of the highest-profile traditional Irish bands around!  

$18 – $36

Imperial Theatre

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Imperial Theatre

24 King Square South
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January 12, 2023
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Banff Mountain Film Festival 🏔

January 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

tickets: $30

Thursday, January 19 @ 7:00pm

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Brought to you by Outdoor Outdoor Film Festival

Presenting Partners: Banff & Lake Louise, Rab, BUFF®

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to Saint John, NB on January 19th, 2023!

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road. With stops planned in roughly 550 communities and more than 40 countries across the globe, the Banff World Tour celebrates amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide!

From the over 400 entries submitted into the Festival each year, award-winners and audience favourites are among the films that are carefully selected to play in theatres around the world. Traveling to remote vistas, analyzing topical environmental issues, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports the 2022/2023 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.

Join Outdoor Outdoor Film Festival when Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings the spirit of outdoor adventure to the Imperial Theatre on January 19th, 2023!

$30

Outdoor Outdoor Film Festival

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January 9, 2023
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Piaf! The Show 🎶

January 21, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Straight from Paris, the history, spectacle and the music that is Piaf.

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Lisboa, Portugal

With a million tickets sold in more than 50 countries and acclaimed reviews worldwide PIAF ! THE SHOW – a musical celebration of the life and music of the legendary French chanteuse EDITH PIAF – actually in world tour.

The highlight of the American leg of a 300 performance global tour was the special presentation at Carnegie Hall on January 6, 2017 on the 60th anniversary of Edith Piaf’s last performance at the famous venue.

In two 45-minutes acts, the show narrates the rags-to-riches story of the Parisian singer’s career through her unforgettable songs, complemented by a visual tapestry of previously unreleased photographs and images of famous Parisian locations of the Edith Piaf era.

Saint John – Imperial Theatre – 21 Jan.

Fredericton – The Playhouse – 22 Jan.

Moncton – The Capitol – 24 Jan.

$18 – $45

Imperial Theatre

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December 23, 2022
Copenhagen. Saint John Theatre Company, February 15-18, 2023. By MIchael Frayn. Directed by Dean Turner.

Copenhagen 🇩🇰

February 15, 2023 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Why did Heisenberg go to Copenhagen?

Copenhagen. Saint John Theatre Company, February 15-18, 2023. By MIchael Frayn. Directed by Dean Turner.

Saint John Theatre Company. February 15-18, 2023 at the BMO Studio Theatre, 112 Princess St., Saint John.

By Michael Frayn
Directed by Dean Turner

In 1941, the German physicist Werner Heisenberg made a strange trip to Copenhagen to see his old teacher and colleague, Niels Bohr.  These two Nobel Prize winning physicists had revolutionized atomic physics in the 1920’s with their work together on quantum mechanics and the uncertainly principle.  But now the two men were on opposite sides in a world war.

On sale December 19!

Tickets are $25 for adults. Students are $20.

Thursday, February 16 is Industry Night! Theatre-makers receive a $20 ticket

$20 – $25

Saint John Theatre Company

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December 22, 2022
Abstract painting and mixed media for teens

Abstract Painting and Mixed Media for Teens 🎨

December 21, 2022 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Take fun seriously! In this workshop Tara will facilitate playful, mixed media exploration to create imaginative artworks. With a variety of textures, colours and media to choose from, students will learn to relax and have fun with their work while also getting to know themselves better in the process. This is beginner to intermediate level for teens (13-17).

Abstract painting and mixed media for teens

Age group: Teens (13-17)
Time: 6:30-8:30PM
Dates: January 18, 25, February 1, 8, 2023
Duration: 4 weeks
Tuition: $90
Supplies cost: $35, purchased from instructor at first class
Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate
Capacity: 10 students

$90

Saint John Arts Centre

Saint John Arts Centre

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December 21, 2022
Five and Dime presents Jazz Loyalty Program. Doors at 5pm, show at 9pm.

Jazz Loyalty Program Xmas Show 🎺

December 22, 2022 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The annual JLP Xmas show is back!

Five and Dime presents Jazz Loyalty Program. Doors at 5pm, show at 9pm.

This year, vocalist Rebecca Dobbelsteyn will be joining the band to perform some of your favourite seasonal cuts. It usually gets pretty full, so come early to claim your seat.

Five and Dime

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December 21, 2022
The Art Room: Let's Keep Painting

The Art Room: Let’s Keep Painting 🎨

January 21, 2023 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Lily Morrow teaches painting with acrylics through weekly exercises that explore a variety of techniques such as mixed media, painting with squeegees, and brushwork. Topics like ‘the polka dot pop art pumpkin’ to ‘the 4-season tree’ will make learning how to paint fun and exciting.

The Art Room: Let's Keep Painting

Some of the topics covered:

  • Collage techniques on canvas
  • Painting with a squeegee
  • Non-traditional paint techniques
  • The 4-season tree.

All materials are provided within the workshop fee, and students should wear an apron or old shirt.

Age group: Kids aged 9-12
Time: 1-3pm
Dates: Saturday afternoons – January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 2023
Duration: 4 weeks
Fees: $100, all supplies included
Skill level: Beginner
Capacity: maximum 10 students

$100

Saint John Arts Centre

Saint John Arts Centre

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December 21, 2022
Image of a Christmas tree formed from pixelated lights. Text is in rainbow text: Orchestre des jeunes de Saint John Youth Orchestra

Saint John Youth Orchestra Holiday Concert ⛄️

December 13, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join the SJYO for a wonderful evening of holiday classics (and more!), celebrating the music of Tchiakovsky, Leroy Anderson, Richard Strauss, Rachel Kidd, and Oscar Fernandez!

Image of a Christmas tree formed from pixelated lights. Text is in rainbow text: Orchestre des jeunes de Saint John Youth Orchestra

This concert features our very own Yeva Sibiryakova, first prize recipient in the Developing Artist stream in the 2022 National Music Festival on horn, performing the second movement of Richard Strauss’ first horn concerto!

Free

Saint John Youth Orchestra

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Harbourview High School

305 Douglas Avenue
Saint John, New Brunswick E2K 1E5 Canada + Google Map
(506) 658-5359
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December 13, 2022