The NB Summer Music Festival Main Series concerts will be held at Memorial Hall on the UNB Fredericton campus at 7:30pm 09 – 12 August 2023.
506-458-7836
nbsummermusicfestival@gmail.com
Henry V by William Shakespeare, April 5-7
Young King Henry, having cast off his youthful indiscretions, and spurred both by his advisors and an insult from the French prince, decides to press his claim to the throne of France by mounting an invasion. Although hopelessly outnumbered by the French, he rallies his troops to a stunning victory, uniting the thrones of England and France.
Shakespeare’s history play depicting the events of 1415-20 remains remarkably relevant to our present day, and contains some of his most stirring speeches, epic battle scenes, and remarkable characters, while Theatre UNB’s production will offer more than a few surprises.
Directed by Len Falkenstein and produced and performed by the students of Drama 2175/3175 with technical assistance from Drama 2174.
The UNB Art Centre celebrates its 12th annual World Water Day exhibit with REFLECTIONS, an exhibit of work from 28 artists in the community, opening on March 24 at 5:00 pm. Since 2011, the UNB Art Centre has recognized World Water Day with a special exhibit or event that highlights the challenges that face society and the environment.
World Water Day is an initiative of the United Nations to bring awareness to the importance of water resources and their sustainable management. Since its inception in 1993, the project has gathered momentum and participants from all over the world, each inspired to educate and activate their communities through a variety of projects.
While only 28 artists were selected to showcase their work in REFLECTIONS, 78 artists answered the call for submissions, responding to the theme by reflecting on their own relationship with water and the waterways of New Brunswick. For some, the artwork was based on an intimate relationship with a particular pond or stream, others took a more global perspective and looked at how water is used, still others examined the various states of water and its potential. This exhibit features sculpture, video, installation, photography, and painting.
REFLECTIONS will be on view from March 24 through April 28, 2023, in the East and West Galleries of the UNB Art Centre. It can also be viewed online.
The UNB Art Centre is located at Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. The galleries are open 9 am – 4 pm on weekdays and during special events. Admission is free to members of the public.
Cover image: Eva McCauley
Blinded By the Light Shining on the Sea (detail), 2021
Marriage: A Demolition in Two Acts by Rick Chafe
A kitchen renovation is complicated by the realities of lifelong commitment and the clash between boomers and millennials in this comedy by Rick Chafe.
Produced as a thesis production by Drama 4170 students Jane Israelson, Adrian Saliendra, and David Dairo-Singerr.
March 16-18, 2023
Memorial Hall, UNB
$15 General, $12 Senior or Underemployed, $10 Student
Cash, Credit, or Debit!
THEATREUNB PRESENTS: Paradise Lost
John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost, one of the most iconic texts in English literature, tells the story of the war in Heaven that resulted in the casting out of Satan and the bad angels, the temptation and fall of Adam and Eve, and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
Erin Shields’ adaptation, which debuted to acclaim at Ontario’s Stratford Festival in 2018, offers a witty, subversive, and decidedly contemporary and feminist retelling of Genesis, featuring a female Satan (of course!), epic angelic sword fights, and a whole lot of Edenic hanky panky. Directed by Len Falkenstein with technical direction by Trent Logan, the play is produced and performed by the students of Drama 3170, in cooperation with the students of Drama 2174.
Paradise Lost will be performed Wednesday, February 8th through Saturday, February 11th, 7:30 PM nightly at Memorial Hall, UNB. Tickets are available at the door via cash, credit, or debit, priced at $15 regular, $12 for seniors and the underemployed, and $10 for students. For more information, email lfalken@unb.ca or phone 447-3078.
Nasty Shadows Theatre Co. presents
4 FREE* Fridays for Freddy
*or Pay-What-You-Will
Are You In ISOLATION JONES
~ Distending an Earlier Work ~
PART II-Q of
“THE GREAT SECULSION” MYTH
Written/Directed/Performed by Scott Shannon
X is back in another Solo-Shadow-Session but instead of offering a Confessional, this time he’s preparing to share some bad news and hoping the audience can help him practice the sad saga he has to share with the Other Shadows. Join X for this theatrical Eulogy to a Storyteller, a Tale of Woe he has to weave to soothe the sorrow.
X is here; You are not
Fundy Fringe 2022 Outstanding Solo Show
Memorial Hall, UNB Campus
~ FRIDAYS ~
Jan 13th @7:30pm
Feb 24th @7:30pm
Apr 21st @7:30pm
May 19th @7:30pm
posters by Michael Holmes-Lauder
Join The Fiddlehead, in partnership with Word Feast and FROSTival, as we launch the 2023 Winter issue with readings from contributors Adèle Barclay, Ellie Sawatzky and Tazi Rodirigues. As well as special in-person guest Cody Caetano.
The event will take place in the Milham Room (Room 100) of UNB’s Harriet Irving Library and on Zoom for those who can’t attend in-person. An ASL interpreter will be present on Zoom and coffee and light snacks will be provided. As per UNB policy face masks are encouraged.
The event is free to all. To attend virtually, please register by emailing thefiddlehead@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link. When registering please provide your name and whether or not you require ASL services. If attending in person, registration is not necessary.
This event is funded in part by the Canada Council for the Arts and the University of New Brunswick.
Short Intensive Course – 20 hours over two weeks in January 2023
No matter what role you play in an arts and cultural organization, understanding its financial foundation is critical to your and the organization’s success. Understanding how to best manage finances will help to ensure that the resources needed to plan and realize programming are secured and maintained. You will also be better equipped to communicate with a range of stakeholders including boards, funders, donors, members, lenders, etc. This course is designed to provide this basic understanding.
For more details, and a course outline, go here.
Registrants should apply early as enrolment is limited. Deadline to register is Jan. 17, 2023.
Date: Jan. 23 to Feb. 4, 2023
Price: $250 (+HST)
Instructor: Heather Young
Theatre UNB Presents Museum by Tina Howe, Dec. 1-3
As the list of famous artworks attacked with tomato soup, mashed potatoes, maple syrup, (and who knows what foodstuff next) continues to grow, Theatre UNB is set to demonstrate how life imitates art with a timely comedy set amidst the world of the fine arts.
In Tina Howe’s Museum, the final day of a group show by a trio of iconoclastic visual artists at a prestigious American art gallery draws a large crowd of art snobs and eccentrics, philistines and philanthropists, more than a few would-be vandals and art thieves, and all those confused folks just looking for the Colonial Quilts and Weathervanes. At the centre of it all, trying to keep some order and quiet amid this three-ring circus (the show is aptly titled “The Broken Silence”) is one very harried security guard who just wants people to stop stealing the clothespins. Museum is a high-spirited, laugh-out-loud comedy that questions the nature and value of art and our obsession with it and those who create it, even as it suggests that the most compelling artworks we encounter in our daily lives might be one another.
Museum is directed by Len Falkenstein and features a cast of 21 UNB Drama students who play 40 different characters in the course of the 90 minute play. Performances will take place at 7:30 PM nightly, Thursday, December 1st through Saturday, December 3rd at Memorial Hall on the UNB campus. Tickets ($15 regular, $12 senior/underemployed, $10 for students) will be available at the door (cash or debit/credit). Patrons are encouraged to arrive a few minutes early to have time to view the artworks in the gallery before the show. For more information, phone 447-3078 or email lfalken@unb.ca
Michael, an injured young war veteran, and Halley, an enthusiastic Pathfinder, seem to have little in common. When they are paired together to read ‘The Red Badge of Courage’ as part of Halley’s community service badge, they unexpectedly find their stories have surprising parallels. As a rocky friendship develops, Armstrong’s War explores the nature of courage and truth framed by Halley and Michael’s weekly conversations.
November 17-19 7:30PM at Memorial Hall, UNB.
$15/General, $12/Senior or Underemployed, $10/Student
We accept cash, credit, or debit!