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Tourism, Culture and Recreation
January 11, 2012

Provincial Arts and Culture Centres Embrace the Winter Season

Residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as visitors to the province, are invited to escape the winter weather for a visit to one of the six regional Arts and Culture Centres. Performances include rousing musical shows, thought-provoking plays, and laugh-out-loud comedy.

“Season after season, the centres continue to explore new initiatives and showcase incredible musical, theatrical, and artistic talent,” said the Honourable Derrick Dalley, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. “The new schedule features a variety of events that are sure to entertain patrons of all ages.”

Winter programming includes community partnerships such as Frolic, taking place in March. This is a project which explores the province’s French culture and is the result of a new partnership with Le Réseau culturel francophone de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.

In addition to the expansion of community partnerships, the Arts and Culture Centres are working on some in-house projects. For example, Rig, a production currently in development, is a play written by Joan Sullivan and is an adaptation of Mike Heffernan's book Rig: An Oral History of the Ocean Ranger Disaster. Rig will be presented in February to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Ocean Ranger tragedy.

Tickets can be purchased online for performances at Arts and Culture Centres in St. John’s, Corner Brook, and Stephenville. Online ticketing for the Arts and Culture Centres in Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, and Labrador West will be available soon. The box offices are still available for those who prefer to purchase tickets in the traditional manner.

The winter schedule for 2012 can be viewed in the backgrounder below. Please note that show dates are accurate as of the time of publication. The calendar may change throughout the season. For more information about the regional Arts and Culture Centres, visit www.artsandculturecentre.com.

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Media contact:
Diana Quinton
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 631-8155
DianaQuinton@gov.nl.ca

BACKGROUNDER
Provincial Arts and Culture Centres Winter Schedule 2012

St. John’s

DATE PERFORMANCE
January 19-21, February 1-5 Rising Tide Theatre’s Revue 2011
January 27-28 Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra’s Big Band
February 6-7 Just For Laughs presents John Pinette
February 10 Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra’s Famous Last Words
February 14-18 ACC St. John’s presents Rig
February 19 Tommy Hunter
March 1 Kiwanis Music Festival Rose Bowl
March 2 Red Dress Entertainment’s Respect
March 3 Shanneyganock – A Tribute to the McNulty Family
March 4 Miss Teen Newfoundland and Labrador Pageant
March 5 Kiwanis Music Festival Concert
March 6 Just For Laughs presents Danny Bhoy
March 10 Carlton Showband
March 12 8 Track Favourites
March 13 Potluck Live
March 15 Memorial School of Music’s Carmen
March 15-17 Best Kind Production’s 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
March 16-17 St. Patrick’s Day variety show An Irish Tale
March 20 Le Réseau culturel francophone de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador’s Frolic
March 23-24 Theatre St. John’s presents British Invasion

Labrador West

DATE PERFORMANCE
January 20 Green Room Event – Sisters of the North: Celebrating Canada’s Female Artists
January 27 Green Room Event – Detour Unplugged
February 3 Northern Lights Theatre’s Whose Line is it Anyway
February 14 The Vagina Monologues
February 23-34 Rising Tide Theatre’s Revue 2011
March 1-3 Carol Players Festival Production
March 7 Kim Stockwood
March 15-17 Northern Lights Theatre Festival Production

Stephenville

DATE PERFORMANCE
January 21 An Evening with Tammy Dutcher and Cal McNiven
February 4 Mike Stevens and the Deep Water Blues Band
February 11 Valentine Event
February 17 Exhibit Opening - Hooked Between Two Islands
February 20 Rising Tide Theatre’s Revue 2011
February 25 Whose Line is it Anyhow
March 3 Coffeehouse
March 10 Kim Stockwood
March 17 Shenanigan’s II
March 19-24 Rotary Music Festival

Gander

DATE PERFORMANCE
February 10-12 Rising Tide Theatre’s Revue 2011
February 16 Red Cross Variety Concert and Silent Auction
February 23-25 Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador Convention
March 1 Kim Stockwood
March 3 Battle of the Bands VIII
March 4-9 Kiwanis Music Festival
March 16-17 Avion Players Festival Production

Corner Brook

DATE PERFORMANCE
January 27-28 Off Broadway Players’ Monty Python Tribute
February 2 Mike Stevens and the Deep Water Blues Band
February 7 Winter Carnival Ambassador’s Contest
February 11 Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador’s Sexy and Dangerous
February 14-18 Rising Tide Theatre’s Revue 2011
February 20 Kin Carnival Variety Show
February 22 Classic Country an ALS Variety Show
February 24-25 Winter Carnival Festival of Bands
March 9 Kim Stockwood
March 17 Rotary Music Festival Gala
March 18-23 Rotary Music Festival

Grand Falls-Windsor

DATE PERFORMANCE
January 25 Film Series: Nowhere Boy
February 2-4 Celtic Spirit Dancers Piano Man
February 7-9 Rising Tide Theatre’s Revue 2011
February 11 The Magic and Illusions of Jordon Maloney
February 12 Centre Spotlight Showcase
February 15 Film Series: Midnight in Paris
February 29 Film Series: The Year Dolly Pardon was my Mom
March 2 Terry Penney CD Release
March 4 Kim Stockwood
March 7 Film Series: The Tree of Life
March 21 Film Series: Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson

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