ALL UPCOMING EVENTS
Evening with Jane Bowles Directed By Joanne Akalatis
Evening with Jane Bowles directed by JoAnne Akalaitis
Inverness County Centre for the Arts
A short dramatic film “Other Children “ adapted from a Bowles short story, shot in 1976 in Inverness, Margaree, Baddeck featuring Juliet Glass , Erik Moskowitz and Joan Jonas .
A reading “ But perhaps something nice will happen anyway “ a collage of the work of Bowles from her collected works ‘My Sister’s Hand in Mine‘ and her selected letters ‘Out in the world’ featuring Leslie Freeman, Cindy O’Neal, and Kristin MacDonald.
Jane Bowles wrote from the early 40’s to the mid- 60’s and is considered by critics a revolutionary and brilliant stylist and one of the most truly original writers of the 20th century .
Tennessee Williams called her “ the most important writer of prose in modern American letters .” Truman Capote called her “tragic view central to her vision” and at the same time “
a very funny writer “
Her output was small but rich filled with remarkable characterizations of mostly women who are eccentric, poetic, hilarious , dry, and often deeply unsatisfied.
Bowles herself lived a bohemian life filled with a cast of characters consisting of every notable artist of the day including her husband the writer and composer Paul Bowles , wandering the worlds of New York, Paris, Ceylon and most consistently, Tangiers.
She was mentally ill and alcoholic, suffered a stroke at age 40 and died 13 years later .
Some contend that has was poisoned by her Moroccan lover Cherifa, who practiced black magic.
July 30th, 2024
16080 HWY 19, Inverness
7PM
Admission by Donation
We look forward to seeing you there.
Al Golpe del Guatimé
Al Golpe del Guatimé's concert "Son de Jade" is a project that celebrates the relationship between traditional Son Jarocho music from 18th century Veracruz in Mexico, and oriental music of the east. The Oriental influences are evident in Jarocho melodies, such as the Fandanguito, Cascabel, and Petenera, reflecting minor modes and the Arab-Andalusian heritage that traveled to Mexico during the conquest.
The concert highlights an important oriental melodic base in this Mexican genre that is linked to mystical and profound evocations of moods, musical ideas, everyday moments, socio-political and even religious events, a heritage undoubtedly from the genre's oriental roots which are demonstrated in the Menoreados Jarocho songs such as the Fandanguito. In Jarocho music, music and poetry blend, forming an infinite symbol: poetry inspires the musician, music inspires the poet. This synergy is manifested in lyrics, sometimes inspired by music, sometimes by poetry.
Singer and requinto player José Ángel Gutiérrez, with over forty years of experience, has developed a strong Oriental melodic base and great improvisational ability, integrated into both traditional Jarocho music and his original compositions.
Evelyn MacRae at ICCA
Evelyn MacRae will be performing at ICCA June 16, from 2- 4pm.
Tickets will be available at the door, and will be cash only. We look forward to seeing you there!
Gunning & Cormier
Gunning & Cormier
Doors open at 8:00PM, showtime is 8:30PM
Two of Canada’s greatest roots singer-songwriters have finally done what everybody’s wanted — heck, what they’ve wanted — for years. Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier are releasing their first album together, called Two. Great friends, frequent collaborators, co-writers and touring partners, the pair has been talking about this album since pretty much the day they met. Now it’s here, and it’s everything fans hoped and dreamed it would be.
The album is called Two because that’s what it is, just the two of them.
“We wanted to keep it simple and honest so we essentially made a 4-track recording, just two guitars and two vocals. Limiting ourselves this way actually helped inspire the arrangements and the performances. It forced us to dig a little deeper.”, says Gunning.
“A lot of artists like us feel compelled to put these massive productions together, and we said we’re not going to do that,” adds Cormier. “We’re going to make this record be that large with only two instruments and two voices. And we did that.”
Two is made up of everything the duo excels at. There are new collaborations between the two writers (Brothers, Home To Mary), new arrangements of antique folk numbers (Johnny Armstrong, Katie o’ the Gowrie), and some tasty, surprising covers (Never Picked Cotton, Stompin’ Tom’s Songbird Valley).
Every song had to meet their very high, combined standards. “We didn’t take it lightly,” confirms Gunning. “We really put our heart into it.”
No refunds will be issued unless event is cancelled based on the direction of the NS Health Authority. Proof of full vaccination is required for entry.