OUR NEIGHBOURS ARE major in musicMAKING SWEET MUSIC! Choose courses in:The move to the stunning new Marilyn I. Walker Schoolof Fine and Performing Arts building in downtown St. Music Education and PedagogyCatharines came at a crucial point for the Department Performanceof Music at Brock. This move provides them with Music Historyspaces that beautifully suit the needs of faculty, staff Music Theoryand students, and allows them to do the work they are Conducting and Choral Techniqueshere to do. Music Technology and ScienceThe unique partnership with the FirstOntario Composition and ArrangingPerforming Arts Centre gives Brock the use of thewonderful Cairns Recital Hall for many classes. Undergraduate Degree Programs:Moving performing activities to a downtown locationhas brought a remarkable increase in audience size, • BMus Honoursparticularly in the free RBC Foundation Music@ • BA HonoursNoon Series. Also, riding on the success of the sold- • Flexible degree optionsout Guitar Extravaganza in fall of 2015, the MusicDepartment will be reprising the performance with Our music performance program andGuitar Extravaganza II this fall. lecture classes are held at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.Encore! Professional Concert Series Visit: brocku.ca/musicpresented in Partridge HallBrock University’s Chamber Music Spectacular4 Nov 7:30PMThe Rondeau Brass Quintet withLaura Thomas, percussion20 Jan 7:30PMJohn Sherwood presents “The Canadian Jazz Scene”10 Feb 7:30PMAnagnoson & Kinton, piano duo10 Mar 7:30PMViva Voce! Choral Seriespresented in Cairns Recital HallBrock University Choirs: Yo Le Canto (I Sing!)3 Dec 7:30PMBrock University Choirs with guests: Walker StringEnsemble & Brock Music Alumni: Finale1 Apr 7:30PMThe University Wind Ensemblepresented in Partridge Hall6 Dec 7:30PM | 4 Apr 7:30PMGuitar Extravaganza II presented in Cairns Recital Hall22 Oct 7:30PMRBC Foundation Music@Noon Seriespresented in Cairns Recital HallMost Tuesdays: 4 Oct – 4 AprFree community events CENTRESTAGE 51 PAC_vert.indd 1 2016-07-27 9:37 AM
The Niagara artists Centre presents In partnership with the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre The evolution of the strutt wearable art show at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Friday 18 and Saturday 19 November 2016 A spectacular based on the storied traditions of vaudeville. A collection of amazing feats and entertainments. Voix de Ville originates in a strange and distant place. It is a place out of time, a distorted reflection of our age. It’s a bridge between the phenomenal world and imaginary ones. It’s all that. And then some. Member tickets on sale Tuesday 6 September at 10am General tickets on sale Tuesday 13 September at 10am Box Seats, Member, and General tickets available. Tickets available from the FristOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office www.voixdeville.ca www.FirstOntarioPAC.ca52 CENTRESTAGE
Culture Days at the PACCelebrate our first birthday with us!Featuring OPEN HOUSE SAT 1 OCTEssential Collective Theatre 11AM - 3 PMThe Fighting Days FREE EVENTSRSVP online! Come forKaha:Wi Dance Theatre the culture.PowWow Boot Camp Stay forRSVP online! the cake.Marilyn I Walker School of Plus join us forFine and Performing Arts tours + mingle with local professional artsCity Sounds with tours organizations.NFB short movies And did we mention there will be cake?screening in The Film HouseNiagara Symphony OrchestraInstrument Petting ZooSOFIFRANTextes d’automne (En Français)TD Niagara Jazz FestivalA Charlie Brown ChristmasCheck out the full schedule atFirstOntarioPAC.caPart of St. Catharines Culture Days stcatharines.ca/cultuCErNTeREdSTaAGyE s53stcatharines.ca/culturedays @StCathCulture /StCathCulture
THE ARTOF GIVING\"I’m so proud of the community for CAPITAL DONORSstanding behind this unique andambitious project. I’d like to thank FirstOntario Credit Unionour generous donors for their vision, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centrepartnerships and commitment toenriching lives through the arts.”- Peter Partridge, Campaign ChairCAPITAL DONORS Peter and Janet Partridge Partridge HallAlgoma Central Corporation John and Harriet Lehnen Joy WilliamsAlgoma Central Lobby Steinway Piano Joy Wiliams PianoJohn and June Mann COGECO RBC Foundation The Cairns Family Joe and Anita RobertsonMann Raceway Plaza COGECO Lobby RBC Innovation Studio Cairns Recital Hall Robertson Theatre The Film HouseLinda and Tom GoldspinkDonor Wall Marian Gordon-Kendall Marian Gordon-Kendall Recital LobbyJohn Muratori Family Virgina Atkin and Keith Ambachtsheer Ineke Brinkman Art and Val Flemming Wynne NicholsonJohn Muratori Family Box Office Virgina Atkin and Keith Ambachtsheer Nicholson Dressing Room Green Room The Brinkman Boardroam Art and Val Flemming StaircaseThe FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is very grateful to our ‘WhereNiagara Takes Centre Stage’ COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN DONORS for making us aphilanthropic priority with gifts of $10,000 and above.We would like to acknowledge The City of St. Catharines Mayor, City Council and staff (past and present); Brock UniversityPresident, faculty and staff; Infrastructure Canada and the Province of Ontario for project funding support; The Departmentof Canadian Heritage (Canada Arts Presentation Fund); the Ontario Arts Council (Ontario Dances Program); Niagara Region(Niagara Investment in Culture) for their support of our season programming; the Niagara Centre for the Arts Task Force,PAC User Group and the citizens of St. Catharines-Niagara. 2016/17 HOT TICKET SPONSORS54 CENTRESTAGE
AUDIENCE POLICIES• Every person, regardless of age, must hold a valid ticket.• Unauthorized photography or any recordings of sound or video are prohibited.• Please remember to turn off cell phones and digital devices.• Fragrance-Free Zone – Please help us accommodate those who are chemically sensitive to fragrances and other scented products. Thank you for not wearing perfume, aftershave or any scented hand/hair/body products.• The Algoma Central Lobby and bar open one hour before show time. Arrive early to get the best parking spots, avoid lineups and enjoy a pre-show beverage in the lobby. At most performances, beverages are permitted inside the theatre. Drink transfer stations (disposable cups) are set up outside the theatre entrance. We do not allow glass into the theatres.ACCESSIBILITY NOTES• Drop off points are available in front of the Box Office Entrance on St. Paul Street as well as the front doors closest to Partridge Hall along Carlisle Street.• We recommend the multi-level covered Garden Park / Carlisle Street Garage with 595 spaces and 26 accessible spaces.• All theatres are accessible for seating – please notify Box Office when you book your tickets. We will have the seats removed to make room for your wheelchair.• All washrooms are accessible and located near each of the four theatres.• We have two elevators with access to all levels of the building. Handrails in the theatres are there to assist patrons with navigating the aisles and steps.• We have a wheelchair on site and Front of House Staff are available to assist our guests. Booster seats are available on a first come, first served basis. The new Listen Technologies hearing assistance system is available in all theatres. Please reserve any of these in advance via the Box Office or ask the Front of House Staff when you arrive.HEARING CENTRESTAGE 55ASSISTINGDEVICESAre availableUpon request
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