Internationally-renowned pianist performs at Thousand Islands Playhouse

Swiss-born pianist, Gilles Vonsattel, performs August 31 as part of the Tuesday Night classical music series at Thousand Islands Playhouse.

Vonsattel won the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s 2002 International Piano Competition, made his Lincoln Center debut that year at Alice Tully Hall, and has appeared as a soloist with the Utah Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Grand Rapids Symphony, National Symphony of Ireland, the Boston Pops, and the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève. With repertoire that ranges from Bach’s Art of the Fugue to Xenakis, Mr. Vonsattel is an artist of uncommon breadth equally at home in solo and chamber music.

This is the fourth and final performance in the popular Tuesday Night Series, which brings together noted CBC radio personality Eric Friesen in conversation with great musicians
performing first rate classical music at the Springer Theatre at the Thousand Islands Playhouse.

Springer Theatre – August 31, 2010 8 pm – Tickets: $40

For more information and how to buy tickets visit: www.1000islandsplayhouse.com

If you have not had the chance to go see Billy Bridger at The Gananoque Inn this summer, you still have the month of August!

Come see Billy Bridger August 5th, 12th, 19th or 26th at The Gananoque Inn from 8-11pm! (Thursdays) Click Here to download the Billy Bridger Flyer.

Hope you enjoy the show!

The Thousand Islands Playhouse Springer season continues in August with UP the River: a family musical. Brimming with humour, music and hijinx, the fun begins on the famous docks of the Playhouse’s Springer Theatre, which is where audiences are first introduced to the colourful characters that populate this world.

Be sure to visit their 1000 Islands Playhouses’ events calendar at www.1000islandsplayhouse.com/calendar/ for a list of all of their events happening in August.

“Master Harold”… & the Boys
By Athol Fugard

Firehall Theatre
July 22th – August 21st

Directed by Nigel Shawn Williams
Set & Costume Design by Shawn Kerwin
Lighting Design by Adair Redish

Hally, a white South African, is torn between his bigoted biological father’s expectations of him and those of his surrogate fathers, Sam and Willy, two black waiters who work in his mother’s café.

Athol Fugard’s award-winning play is both funny and devastating in its portrayal of black-white relationships during the apartheid regime.

SHOW TIMES:
Tues – Sun @ 8PM
Matinees on Fri & Sat @ 2:30PM

TO PURCHASE TICKETS:
Online: www.1000islandsplayhouse.com

Telephone:
Toll Free: 1.866.382.7020
Local: 613.382.7020

In Person: Box Office opens daily at 11AM:

Thousand Islands Playhouse
690 Charles Street South
Gananoque, ON

For Group Ticket Information, Please Go To:
www.1000islandsplayhouse.com/group-sales.com

Blue Canoe Productions presents SWEENEY TODD the musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim. Running from August 5th-14th at the Octave Theatre, 711 Dalton Ave in Kingston, shows at 8:00pm with Matinees on the 7th and 14th at 2:00pm. For more information and to purchase tickets visit the Grand Theatre Box Office, 218 Princess St, Kingston, open Mondays-Fridays from Noon-5pm, call 613-530-2050 or visit www.kingstongrand.ca.

Attend the tale of a barber who has lost everything to a power crazy judge, responsible for the death of the barber’s wife. The barber is fueled by revenge as he searches for his long lost daughter. From Blue Canoe Productions, the group that brought Kingston its first Production of RENT and Tick, Tick…BOOM! Which the Kingston Whig Standard Called “An explosive success” and the group that brought “Broadway to Gananoque” according to the Gananoque Reporter in its production of GUYS & DOLLS!

Paddlefest
Date: July 10-11
Website: www.1000ikc.com/events/paddlefest-2010
Address: 110 Kate St, Gananoque Ontario

Celebrating the St.Lawrence River, and the unique way paddlers connect with it. Perfect for kids, beginners, seniors and competitive paddlers of all ages!

Building on the success of last years event, this weekend combines a fun day of learning in kayaks and concludes with a race on Sunday. All ages, abilities, individuals + families welcome. There will be learning clinics for adults and kids and race categories for recreational and competitive folks.

Last years attendance was over 200 and with your help we can exceed that this time.

Teri Wing may have the feather of a successful show in her hat, but that isn’t causing her to relax for even just one bit. The rising Gananoque artist will be displaying her works at ‘Inspired By Time,’ a collection of 22 never before seen pieces that showcase women from the turn of the 20th century to today.

The show runs from the 2nd until the 10th of July at Photos By Arlene here in the Town of Gananoque. Wing will be welcoming guests on July 3rd herself from 11 in the morning to the 2 in the afternoon.

Wing admits that her second show is just as—if not more—exciting than the first. Last time, Wing focused on the medium and shapes; now her pieces are expected to be more detailed and “colorful,” to say the least.

In addition, she has also opted not to use frames, glass or mattes, this time putting her art on canvas, giving it a more vintage look – a style Wing adores in photographs.

If you have a love for photography and old photographs in particular, then this is one show you shouldn’t dare miss out on.

With July fast approaching, the Gananoque Rotary Club and Lions Club, together with the River Rat Rally, are busy preparing for the 1000 Islands Family Ribfest, an event filled with non-stop entertainment, great food, and rare & unique crafts. The event officially kicks off with a grand celebration on the 1st of July, Thursday. The Club and the RRR will be hosting a couple of events throughout the weekend with the help of other organizations from the community who’ve donated funds for Ribfest.

The Gananoque Legion will be kicking things off on Thursday, with a color party and opening ceremonies at 12:45 in the afternoon. That will be followed by a performance by the Lions Steel Drum Band at 1:15 in the afternoon, with free food and drinks for the public. Up next is Dreams in Motion, who will be providing activities for the kids, with a climbing wall and puppet show for them to have fun with.

And that’s just Thursday we’re talking about. The whole weekend is jam-packed with events for the entire family. Already residents are buzzing with excitement for Ribfest.

We’ll be giving you more updates during the event proper, so be sure to check here every now and then.

Blood Brothers
By: Willy Russell

Springer Theatre
June 17th-July 31st

Directed by Greg Wanless Musical Direction by Sandy Thorburn
Set & Costume Design by Gillian Gallow Lighting Design by Michelle Ramsay

Mickey and Eddie are fraternal twins separated at birth who end up on opposite ends of the social spectrum. Both fall for the same girl, with tragic circumstances.

From the incredibly talented writer of “Shirley Valentine” and “Educating Rita” comes one of the longest-running musicals of all time, receiving a standing ovation every performance in London’s West End.

SHOW TIMES:
Wed – Sat 8PM
Matinees on Wed, Thurs, Sat & Sun @ 2:30PM

TO PURCHASE TICKETS:
Online: www.1000islandsplayhouse.com

Telephone: Toll Free: 1.866.382.7020 &nbps;Local: 613.382.7020

In Person:
Box Office opens daily at 11AM:
Thousand Islands Playhouse
185 South Street
Gananoque, ON

To kick off the 2010 season, the Thousand Islands Playhouse puts it mark on the newest comedy sensation to come out of Broadway, The 39 Steps. Patrick Barlow’s hilarious adaptation of Hitchcock’s 1935 spy thriller has received rave reviews in the US and across the pond, and Playhouse Artistic Director Greg Wanless is thrilled its Canadian premiere will take place at the Thousand Islands Playhouse.

The story begins in London in 1935. Richard Hannay (Brendan Murray), is a world weary man with a boring life. As he struggles to find a way to rid himself of his ennui, he meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. The mysterious beauty asks to hide in his apartment, but during the night she is stabbed, and with her dying breath she warns Richard to beware ‘The 39 Steps’. He soon finds himself on the lam, fleeing the law and some very threatening representatives of that mysterious organization. Along his journey Richard is aided – but more often hindered – by a crazy list of characters, from curmudgeonly Scottish inn keepers and beautiful women, to Nazi henchmen, spies and bumbling police officers, all played by a talented trio of actors.

The production is directed Stratford vet by Dayna Tekatch. Tekatch’s last appearance at the Playhouse was as choreographer of The Drowsy Chaperone, and she’ll be using all her talents to facilitate the many locations and split second character changes this ‘thriller/romance/comedy’ demands. In the midst of this whirlwind, Tekatch is also committed to remaining true to the storytelling, style and sensibility of Hitchcock’s thriller.

The Playhouse is thrilled to announce the cast assembled to bring The 39 Steps to Playhouse audiences. Brendan Murray has appeared at theatres across the country including The Globe Theatre, the NAC, Canadian Stage and several seasons at Stratford. The three actors who populate the The 39 Steps so coulorfully need to be able to change accents and even genders as fast as they change hats, and Matthew Gibson, Jacob James and Amy Sellors audiences each bring impressive comedic skills to the production.

Set and costumes are designed by Elizabeth Nutting, lighting by Tim Fort, sound by Adair Redish and Tekatch has enlisted the considerable skills of Kingston musician Scott Davey to compose original music for this production. The 39 Steps is stage managed by Erin Robertson and Liz Campbell.

This 2-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, countless zany characters, fascinating spy chases, an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and a good old-fashioned romance! Come and enjoy the magic and hilarity of this Playhouse Canadian premiere.

The 39 Steps at the Thousand Islands Playhouse Springer Theatre previews May 13,
opens Saturday May 15 and closes Saturday June 12.

Showtimes: Wednesday to Saturday at 8 pm, with 2:30 pm matinees every Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Ticket Prices*: Regular – $32 65+ – $30 Under 30 – $25 Students – $16.
*Prices do not include taxes or fees.
5 & 8 show Season Subscriptions are on sale now – great savings, great entertainment!

Visit www.1000islandsplayhouse.com for more details.