The Classic Theatre's new Ticket Outlet

Here is some exciting news...

Chat Noir Books will be the Classic Theatre's new ticket outlet in New Liskeard. We will be taking over from Robertson’s, who is closing, at the end of March.

During the changeover you can still get tickets by calling the box office, (705)679-8080, or by visiting the Classic Theatre online at www.classictheatre.net.

As soon as we have the ticket software up and running we will let everyone know!

Sheesham and Lotus Tonight at the Classic!

We just had a great visit from Sheesham and Lotus who were in the store for some coffee. These guys are playing at the Classic Theatre tonight as part of the Piped Piper Kids Show series! If you get a chance go out and see these guys perform!!

Unfortunately Jenn and I will not be able to see the show as we are going to be one of the guest speakers at tonight Enterprise Temiskaming's "The Business Mindset" seminar.(which is also very exciting!!)

Lucky I was able to pick up some of Sheesham and Lotus cd's which we have been listening to today in the store. You can also check out the Classic Theatre website here to see some of their music!

They also gave me some great tips on my banjo playing!!

Fred Eaglesmith at the Classic Theatre

Did you hear? Fred Eaglemsith will be playing at the Classic Theatre on October 15th 2011!! As a Classic Theatre business partner we would like to invite you out to this great show at the Classic Theatre!

Jory Nash at the Classic Theatre this weekend!

As a Classic Theatre Sponsor we would like to send out just a quick reminder that Canadian singer -songwriter Jory Nash will take to the Classic Theatre stage this Saturday, February 12 at 8:00pm. You can check out his music at www.classictheatre.net or at www.jorynash.com Tickets are $25 in advance and available at the usual ticket outlets.

Hope to see you out on Saturday night!!

Press Release from Temiskaming Live Theatre

Just helping to spread the word!

Press Release from Temiskaming Live Theatre

August 4 2010

Topic: A new production

The terrific Canadian comedy Having Hope At Home by David S Craig has been chosen by Temiskaming Live Theatre for production this fall. TLT has taken some time off from the local scene but is anxious to return once more to the Classic Theatre. Profit from this show will be donated to the Classic for use in a future endeavour. This is a great chance for patrons and local businesses to boost a local arts group and support the Classic at the same time. The dates are November 4, 5, 6. Contact Larry Aquino to get involved.
Having Hope At Home

by David S. Craig

A sidesplitting look at a family learning to love again. On a winter night in a drafty farmhouse a baby is about to arrive. A very pregnant Carolyn is determined to bring her family back together before the birth of her first child. In this multi-generational comedy that has charmed audiences across the country, modern medicine meets midwifery head-on in a torrent of family feuding and as tensions begin to rise, so does the laughter! It will take a baby to heal the rift in this funny, heart-warming story of forgiveness and hope.

Anyone interested in acting or the production end of things should contact Larry Aquino. Auditions will start week of August 8 and rehearsals week of August 23

It nice to have an active community!!

This is not store related but still pretty cool for our communitty:

54 40 is coming to the Classic Theatre on April 1st!! You can get your tickets at Robertson downtown New Liskeard or by contacting the Classic Theatre 679-8080


Howey Bros just announced that City will soon be breaking ground on their Dirt Jump Park - with a completion date targeted for the third week of April!! One of the best parts? Those who are interested will be able to take part in the building process. The location will be beside the New Liskeard Tennis Courts.

If you interested in finding out more information you can join the Howey Bros Facebook page for further e-mails with updates on when the build days will be.

FEST's Next Feature Film is Precious.

Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece “Precious” Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She’s pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother (Mo’Nique), a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful secret: she can neither read nor write.
Precious may sometimes be down, but she is never out.

For information check out the FEST facebook group!

Coffee and Community

We just got in a new batch of coffee in from Las Chicas Del Cafe in London. Which means more 1909 beans back in stock!! You can also pick up their new newsletter and find out a little bit more where their coffee comes from and the community that the beans are grown in. Also below you will find you will find a few community events that are happening with in the next few days.

Cheers Folks

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The Film Event Society of Temiskaming

The Film Event Society of Temiskaming are presenting a new film this coming Monday!! FEST has also moved to Monday nights. 4th Monday of each Month at the Empire Theatre in New Liskeard.

The next film Feature Film is: "The Young Victoria"
Date: Monday Feb 22nd at 7:30
Tickets are $8 available at the Empire Theatre on show nights.

On the eve of her 18th birthday and succession to the English throne, young Princess Victoria is caught in a royal power struggle. But it is her blossoming love affair with Albert that will determine the strength of her reign. Can she dedicate her life to her country and her heart to the one man she truly loves? Discover the passion and romance behind one of history's greatest love stories.

Short film: Sleeping Betty
Princess Betty sleeps in a narcoleptic stupor. The king appeals to his subjects to wake her, and several respond: Uncle Henry VIII, Aunt Victoria, an emotional alien, a cool witch and a handsome prince. This worthy Prince Charles lookalike has to leave his royal suburb to save the princess, but will Betty be wakened with just a kiss?

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Whats on at the Classic Theatre

Pied Piper Kids Show has Circus Cowboys coming in at the Classic Theatre

February 26, 2010 6:45pm

Single ticket is $7

Series ticket $20 (1 ticket for all 4 shows)
Group series ticket $75 (4 tickets for all 4 shows)
(672-2308 or felicitywowk@hotmail.com) for tickets

About Circus Cowboys

The Circus Cowboys were established in 2002 and since have presented hundreds of shows to thousands of people of all ages across Canada. The company continues to expand with new shows and continues to explore new markets. We have succeeded in passing the 5 year milestone so we will be continuing to grow for years to come. You can check out more at www.classictheatre.net.

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New Liskeard BIA

The New Liskeard BIA also has a new website up and you can find them at www.bianewliskeard.wordpress.com

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CHOCOLATE SUNDAY and RELICS the Art show/sale

Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Temiskaming Art Gallery haileybury, Ontario

Bruce Cockburn – Slice O Life - at the Classic Theatre

That is right Bruce Cockburn will be playing at the Classic Theatre this coming Monday! There still maybe tickets but call the Classic Theatre soon!

Bruce Cockburn - Folk / Rock

Date: November 16, 2009
Show Time: 8pm
Tickets - $50 Advance $55 door

Bruce Cockburn – Slice O Life

The best live albums create the illusion of being there, witnessing an artist in a memorable performance. Bruce Cockburn has recorded three previous live recordings: Circles in the Stream (1977), Live (1990) and You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance (1997), each critically acclaimed and featuring Cockburn in concert with a backing band. Now, the celebrated musician-activist delivers something new: his first-ever live solo album.

Recorded last spring over a series of dates in the northeastern United States and one in Quebec, Slice O Life is a double CD that showcases a cross-section of Cockburn’s finest songs and some of his most dazzling guitar work. The album, produced by longtime associate Colin Linden, also includes one new song, “City is Hungry,” three tracks recorded at sound checks on the tour and some between-song banter that shows Cockburn to be both a quick wit and an engaging storyteller.

Slice O Life features such hits as Cockburn’s controversial “If I Had a Rocket Launcher,” his classic “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” and his breakthrough “Wondering Where the Lions Are,” which he rightly quips may be the only song ever to make the Billboard chart that includes the word “petroglyph.” Originally recorded with a full band, these and other songs like “World of Wonders” have been rearranged and performed on acoustic guitar—often with stunning results. In particular, the polyrhythmic solo on “Rocket Launcher,” full of complex, cascading notes, is especially mesmerizing.

Besides the hits, the album recasts lesser-known songs such as “Wait No More” and “Celestial Horses,” both originally featured on Cockburn’s 2003 album You’ve Never Seen Everything, in a dramatic new light. The latter, full of slow, haunting reverb, now seems like an overlooked psych-folk masterpiece, while the former, played in a fast, bluesy drone on a Dobro guitar, takes on a compelling urgency. Similarly on “Tibetan Side of Town,” Cockburn’s single guitar conveys a full, rich accompaniment—fluid, jazzy treble notes and Big Bill Broonzy-style droning bass notes—for his vivid tale of sensory nights in Katmandu.

Cockburn has often cited the influence of the blues on his music, especially the work of country-blues pioneers like Mississippi John Hurt. The blues tinge shines through in several other performances on Slice O Life, including Cockburn’s gut-wrenching rendition of Blind Willie Johnson’s “Soul of a Man” and “City is Hungry,” an hypnotic urban blues number in which Cockburn warns “hear that rumbling underground/better think twice before you go downtown.”

Meanwhile, the sound checks and introductions to songs reveal another side of the award-winning artist. One sound check involves Cockburn jamming wildly on his 12-string guitar before segueing into “The Trains Don’t Go There Anymore,” a rare track he co-wrote in the 1960s with Ottawa poet Bill Hawkins. Cockburn’s humor comes across in anecdotes about panhandlers who claim to know his music and a mercenary who once offered him a summer job as a gun-runner while he was a student at Boston’s prestigious Berklee School of Music.

Fortunately for us, Cockburn turned down the job and stuck with music. Over 35 years, the Ottawa-born musician has recorded almost as many albums while earning respect for his charitable and activist work. “My job is to try and trap the spirit of things in the scratches of pen on paper, in the pulling of notes out of metal,” Cockburn said when he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2001. He was also made an Officer of the Order of Canada and has been the recipient of honorary degrees in Letters and Music from several North American universities, including Berklee and Toronto’s York University. His many other awards have included the Tenco Award for Lifetime Achievement in Italy and 20 gold and platinum awards in Canada.

As a songwriter, Cockburn is revered by fans and musicians alike. His songs have been covered by such diverse artists as Elbow, Jimmy Buffett, Judy Collins, the Skydiggers, Anne Murray, Third World, Chet Atkins, k.d. lang, Barenaked Ladies, Maria Muldaur and the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia. As a guitarist, he is considered among the world’s best. The New York Times called Cockburn a “virtuoso on guitar,” while Acoustic Guitar magazine placed him in the esteemed company of Andrés Segovia, Bill Frisell and Django Reinhardt. With Slice O Life, all of Cockburn’s formidable gifts are on full display.

Cool upcoming Events in Our Community

I sometimes forget how active a community we are lucky to live in! There always seems to be something going on, and things to do. So here are a few cool upcoming events:

The Arrogant Worms will be play at the Classic Theatre this Friday October 2nd, 2009! The show starts at 8:00pm and tickets are $30 Advance $35 door, plus you can now order your tickets online!!

If you haven't seen these guys before you need to come out to the Classic and catch their show!

Three quarters of a quarter of a century ago, something magnificent happened in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Sensing a desperate public need for musical comedy, The Arrogant Worms was formed. The Arrogant Worms began as a comedy troupe performing songs and sketches on the campus radio station in 1991. As the live show developed, the songs delighted the audience. The sketches - not so much.It began as a hobby, making fun of a big dumb world. Luckily, the world is still dumb and The Arrogant Worms (Mike McCormick, Chris Patterson and Trevor Strong) still have plenty to sing about. The shows are fast, furious and family friendly. The wit is quick, the satire is biting and the musicianship is second to none. Their appeal has earned them fans from kids to parents to grandparents to Princess Leia.


Celebrating the Creative Spirit The 5th Annual Temiskaming Studio Tour 2009

Dates are: Friday, October 2, 1: pm – 7: pm
Saturday October 3, 10: am – 5: pm
Sunday October 4, Noon – 4: pm
Please check beside artists name for their studio hours.

Once again the artists of Temiskaming invite you to “Celebrate the Creative Spirit” that thrives in our area. Discover the working atmosphere of art studios and working spaces in homes. Enjoy a fall drive, experience our communities and witness the creations of original works.

A change this year, studios will be open at different times. Please check beside artists name for times.

This Brochure is your passport. Have it stamped at each studio. When full, hand it in at your Last Stop to be eligible to win a $75.00 discount on a piece of art from a tour artist of your choice. Draw will be made at the Artists’ Conference Exhibition, St. Paul’s United Church (downstairs) in New Liskeard on Friday, October 16th at 4:30 p.m.

Brochures can be picked up at:
Local Libraries, Englehart Museum, Garlands & Gifts, Englehart Variety, Kirkland Lake Museum, Temiskaming Art Gallery/ Haileybury, Canvas & Clay/ New Liskeard, Chat Noir Books, Robertson’s Variety, Latchford Gas Bar.

For more information you can check out their website at http://www.temiskamingstudiotour.com

"The Art of Wine & Cheese Tasting... a Swell Evening"

Johanne's Photography presents "The Art of Wine & Cheese Tasting... a Swell Evening" on Saturday October 17th, from 6:00-10:00 in the gym at the Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology - Haileybury Campus with all Profits to STATO.

- Come and savour the finest foods created by local chefs delicately paired with the best wines of the world. Enjoy an evening of tasting bison pie by Pierre Belanger, various spice biscuits by Chrissy's bakery, chocolate & fruits by Emma Kraznoson, various flavours by the Elk Lake Eco Resource Centre, wines by LCBO & Vincor, while sitting and taking in a 30 minute demonstration on the Art of Wine & Cheese tasting by Ghislain Trudel.

- Anyone attending must purchase a $30 advance tickets, once at the show they have the option to only take in the wine and cheese demonstration, print their name on the back of their ticket for a 42" Plasma Television joint partnership of Johanne's Photography & Electronic North and enjoy a Sangria and pleasantries between friends. Or take it all in, by purchasing food and/or drink tickets at the show of $10/10 to try out the many wines and food samples. All while enjoying the ambiance Up a Notch will have prepared for us. Also suggested: to plan on a safe return home.

- $30.00 advance tickets available by calling Johanne at 672-2064 or 672-1148 and by dropping in at her studio Tuesday to Friday at 479 Ferguson Avenue. Tickets will be available for purchase only until October 10th, please plan on getting them now as they will be going fast. Please drink and drive responsibly.

Punch Me Hard it's Saturday night!

There are two great shows happening at the Classic Theatre this weekend! It is always surprising the quality of shows that the Classic Theatre is able to bring into our area!

Friday nights shows is the Smooth Sweet Sounds of the 70's - Soft Rock / Roots on Friday. This show featuring an all-star multi-artist show featuring some of the finest in 1970's soft rock hits performed by some of today's finest roots musicians:





LORI CULLEN (Juno-nominated jazz-pop singer)
JASON FOWLER (acclaimed guitarist and songwriter)
GREGORY HOSKINS (former frontman of the Can/ Pop hit group The Stickpeople)
MAURY LAFOY (bassist extraordinaire)
TREASA LEVASSEUR (MapleBlues nominated singer-songwriter)
BRIAN MACMILLAN (funky soulful singer/guitarist)
ANDY MAIZE (lead singer of hit group The Skydiggers)
DAVID MATHESON (former member of Moxy Fruvous)
LYLE MOLZAN (accomplished percussionist)
JORY NASH (award-winning singer-songwriter)

Here is a little bit of store trivia, the last time Jory Nash played at the Classic Theatre he stopped by the store for a small live performance!


Saturday night our very own Mark Bradford will be opening up for Joel Plaskett!! You can check out Mark's music under "Punch Me Hard at iacmusic.com.

Canada has produced some of the world’s most enduring songwriters and Joel Plaskett is being hailed as one of the best.

Since spending his teenaged years recording and touring with Halifax indie upstarts Thrush Hermit, Plaskett has been writing his own story. After releasing two critically acclaimed albums - In Need of Medical Attention (1999) and Down at the Khyber ...click here to find out more.

Thanks for the all the fish!

So it has been a hell of a few weeks, with trying to finish up the build and the lighting for the Classic Theatres production of the "Sound of Music"! Also a good friend of ours and the Costume Designer for the "SOM" was in an car accident last Wed night. So it was so nice of the City to leave a lovely present for us after cleaning the snow from the streets last night. Thanks for taking the time guys!

So now for an update on "Old City Hall". Well first off Jenn is reading the book first. After much grumbling I finally had to agreed with her that I just did not have the time to start reading the book(theatre build to do), so I handed it over to Jenn. Luckily she is a fast reader...really fast so I should have it by this weekend. Oh and New Liskeard gets a brief mention in the book as well. Also "Old City Hall" is freaking amazing!!

Have a great book release tomorrow Robert!

Old City Hall and Abby to carve

We just got in an advanced readers copy of Robert Rotenberg's new book "Old City Hall"!! I can't wait to start reading it and you know this is going to be a great book just check out these comments by other authors!

"Clever, complex and filled with an engaging cast of characters, Old City Hall captures the vibrancy and soul of Toronto" -Kathy Reichs

"An amazing debut...this one has winner written all over it." - Nelson Demille

"Breathtaking.... A tightly woven spiderweb of a plot and a rich cast of characters make this a truly gripping read...Robert Rotenberg does for Toronto what Ian Rankin does for Edinburgh." - Jeffery Deaver

As a side note Jeffery Deaver is not known for giving out cover blurbs!!

Now if I can just finish the set for the Classic Theatre's production of "The Sound of Music"!!

Just a rainny Tuesday Morning in Feb!!

So the road coming in was not to bad, but we did call Mark and asked him to open the store for us just in case we didn't make it in.(Just a little freezing rain)

It has been a pretty quite morning, so here is a list of music that Jenn and I have been listening to lately. Just because Music, Coffee & books go so well together!

Fist up is Joel Plaskett album La De Da. Thank you Heather and Mark for tuning us on to Joel's music.










Michael Franti & Spearhead - all Rebel Rockers. This is a great CD! It is full of songs that are very upbeat and with some great lyrics. Radio Paradise has beening playing their stuff a lot lately. Luckily our friends Leigh and Temma gave us a copy for Christmas. Thanks guys!





Far End of Summer by David Francey. Ok so CBC radio was playing one of David's songs last week on the morning show. I missed who the name of the artist and album but loved the song and I remembered that it had February & Drive in the title. Jenn thought it might be February & morning. Well we were both wrong...kinda...the song title was actually "February Morning Drive". I love the fact that CBC plays music you wouldn't normally hear on other radio stations! Great Folk album by the way.

Soul Jazz Orchestra - Freedom No Go Die has been in my CD player a lot lately as well. Phil and Steven two locals are both members in the band. Souljazz also has a new CD out! Freedom No Go Die is available at Chat Noir Books. I am waiting to her from Phil to see if we can get some of the new CDs.





I finally also got a copy of Kim Barlow's Cd Luckyburden. Thank you Garnet and Brian for the "Yukon Tunes" Cd. Kim is another musician I would love to see at the Classic...actually I would to see all these guys at the Classic!

Survive!

We mention a few month's ago that Les Stroud(Host of Survivorman)had a book coming out called "Survive!" It has been no surprise that Les's book has done very well in our area considering that he is somewhat of a local celebrity. So if you are traveling abroad or at home this is the book that will give you the essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywhere alive. So if you didn't get a copy at Christmas this is your chance since we just got a new batch of Les's books in stock.

Jenn and I were able to catch Les's Music show at the Classic Theatre last year which was just an amazing mixture of music, lights and video. We were hoping to get the chance to talk to him after the show and see if he might be interested in doing a book signing at the store. Unfortunately that didn't happen but we are still working on it.

On a side note, if you checked out last month's issue of "Outpost" Laura Bombier( Award Winning Toronto-based photographer)had an article called Shutterstop. And the guy in photo is none other then Les Stroud, which is no surprise since Laura is currently travel with Discovery Channel's Survivorman and Shark Week.

Also in the same issue Outpost also has a really great review on on "Survive!


You’re alone in the forest on a fine autumn day with nothing but a multitool. You’re stuck there for a week. Should you be more worried about finding a source of uncontaminated water or about a bear that might be in the area? Neither, says Les Stroud. The bear will most likely avoid you, and dehydration will affect you faster than parasites in untreated water. Your bigger worry should be shelter—the daytime might be nice, but it’s likely going to be cold at night. And that’s just the beginning.

The concept of Survivorman is simple: left in a remote location, Les must survive for seven days on his own without food, water or equipment. Now, he shares his expert knowledge inSurvive!, a fully illustrated guide based on his experiences on six continents and filled with field-tested advice. Many books on survival are culled from Second World War–era training techniques that are out-of-date or just plain wrong. Survive! debunks these dated myths, exploring basic and advanced tactics that show you how to cope in any survival situation.

Brought to life with Les’s own anecdotes and the tales of others, Survive! is the perfect manual for anyone -- from beginner to armchair traveller to seasoned explorer -- who wants to meet nature’s dangers with confidence. As Les writes, “If you believe you can make it through the bad times, and you are not intimidated by the forces of nature, you will markedly increase your chances of survival.”>/p>

SURVIVE! includes detailed information on the following:
• preparing for survival, mentally and physically
• fire-making techniques
• basic survival kit components
• finding, collecting and making water
• sources of food
• types of shelter

Author Bio

LES STROUD is a musician and filmmaker with more than 25 years experience as an outdoor adventurer and instructor. His television series Survivorman is a top-rated show on Outdoor Life Network Canada and Discovery Channel International. Stroud has also appeared in or produced numerous television specials, including Off the Grid with Les Stroud, The Mad Trapper and Surviving Urban Disasters; his documentary Snowshoes and Solitude has won several awards. He has been a guest on Larry King Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Hour, The View, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and many others. Stroud lives in Huntsville, Ontario. Visit him online at www.lesstroudonline.com.