Our Calendar of Events
EHAC offers workshops and concerts each season, creating opportunities for artistic expression and skill development. Based on a curated mix of genres and popularity, and mindful of our superb acoustics, up and coming musicians are invited to perform in our extraordinary space. Workshops are offered whenever teaching professionals visit the Bight and express interest in sharing their craft. Or perhaps an artist in residence will offer a class. Every season is different. Have a look at this season's offerings.
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Events for July 2016
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Jul 01
Lest We Forget
Poppy Installation Presented
Deb Wickwire will present the poppy display to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of Beaumont Hamel.
Please join Deb and the English Harbour community in a brief ceremony at the War Memorial, 11 am.
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Jul 02
London Above
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Fee: $20.008pm
$20 Tickets available at:
London Above
(Limited tickets at the door)
London Above formed in early 2013. The alternative rock band consists of Elliott Butt (bass/guitar/vocals), Chris Morrison (guitar/vocals/keyboards), and Harry Parsons (drums). The band has been playing in St. John's to increasingly well-attended shows over the past several years. Chris and Elliott are both graduates of Memorial University's School of Music where they met. Before London Above, Elliott fronted St. John's band Shorthanded, notably opening for Silverstein, Ten Second Epic and Protest the Hero. Chris fronted Gander's Assembled By Judy, opening the 2009 ECMAs. Harry attended the Musician's Institute in Los Angeles, California for drums and has played in numerous bands around St. John's, opening for acts including Wintersleep and Metz. Recently, Harry was voted runner-up best drummer in St. John's according to the Overcast reader's poll. Harry has also taken part in Canadian Music Week, playing shows around Southern Ontario. Individually, each member has distinct and often contrasting influences but they have found a way to amalgamate their styles into an exciting, dynamic sound. London Above's live show captures the complexities, the musicianship and the energy of its recordings and offers a truly entertaining experience. -
Jul 07
What Odds.
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Fee: $20.008pm
$20 Tickets available at:
What Odds
(Limited tickets at the door)
Wanda Crocker, Christina Smith, Gerry Strong, Jean Hewson and Rick West are all long-time contributors to the Newfoundland traditional music scene. They have played with each other in sessions and in various combinations on stage over the years without unfortunate incident. So, why not answer Newfoundland's desperate need for another traditional band and find fame and fortune before geezerhood takes over entirely? "What odds, may as well", they thought and hatched WHAT ODDS in the (very early) spring of 2013. The rest is unwritten history. -
Jul 08
Hook Your Own House
7:00 p.m. to July 10th, 9:00 p.m.
Fee: $160.00Rug Hooking with Joan Foster
Do you have a favourite spot - your house, cabin, childhood home, etc. which you would like to hook? In this 12 hour workshop you can get assistance to do just that! (Be sure to get permission if you are using someone else's picture though.) You can use any medium - wool fabric or yarn, t-shirt, hosiery - to hook with.
Help will be available with colour planning if you need it. You may use any cut, keeping in mind the size of the piece and the detail desired. -
Jul 09
Hook Your Own House
Day 2 of Rug Hooking with Joan Foster
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Jul 09
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A display of hooked rugs featuring the work of Joan Foster and other Newfoundland fibre artists.
You can also observe work in progress at the Hook Your Own House workshop.
Some of the pieces as well as rug hooking supplies will be available for purchase.
1:00 - 4:30 PM
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Jul 10
Hook Your Own House
Last day, day three, of rug hooking with Joan Foster.
Please see the description of this three day workshop on day one, Friday, July 8. -
Jul 13
Monto
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Fee: $20.008pm
$20 Tickets available at:
Monto.
(Limited tickets available at the door.)
"Monto, hailing from one of the most easterly points in North America, is a rock band in the truest sense. The band, formed in 2011, has left audiences from their hometown of Bonavista totally enthralled by serving them something they rarely get to hear much of any more - music steeped in the country, folk, blues and soul roots of great rock 'n roll. These four high school friends - Andrew Smith, Spencer Oldford, Kyle Waye and Alex Crewe - take their early influences and mix them with a creativity and imagination that allows them to make music that is, at once, both authentic and original. That's what happens when a passion for rock's greatest artists crashes headlong into the innocence of youth and the pure joy of discovering how to play rock 'n roll. Wise beyond their 17 years, these four boys take their songwriting very seriously. Soon, others will too." -
Jul 16
From Stage to Stage
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Fee: $20.008pm
$20 Tickets available at:
From Stage to Stage
(Limited tickets available at the door)
It's recitation night in the Harbour! The recitation has a long history in the culture of Newfoundland and Labrador and is experiencing a resurgence after a few quiet years. What's a recitation? Well, poetry would be a bit of a grand word but basically it's a spoken word story which is recited from memory and is usually, but not always, funny.
Hubert Furey, Harry Ingram, Dave Paddon and Dave Penny have been performing together as "From Stage to Stage" for about 5 years and there is a lot of interest in the shows. So come on out for some laughs, maybe a sentimental tear or two and an all round nice evening in a place where recitations have been told for centuries. -
Jul 17
2016 EHAC Art Exhibit: Andy Jones and Deb Wickwire
1:00 p.m. to October 1st, 4:00 p.m.
The Abbie Table---Family Life in the Salt Fishery
Andy Jones has been reported as saying it is: "...Difficult to bend the mainland mind around the importance of that fish to our existence here."
The importance that is, of the salt fish industry to our continued existence as Newfoundland inhabitants. My mother agrees with Andy.
My mother says "unless you are from Jamaica or Barbados you may not be aware of the historical importance of the salt fish to our existence (as Newfoundlanders)."
The "Abbie Table" is a 2011 creative project spearheaded by Newfoundland actor, author, storyteller and comedian, Andy Jones.
Due to public demand, "The Abbie Table" will be available for viewing at the English Harbour Arts Centre in Trinity Bay Newfoundland during the summer of 2016. This wooden table top illustration sets the story of the salt fish industry in its historical place by plainly detailing on its surface the family life and times of Abbie Whiffen who grew up from the 1920s to the 1950s in a Newfoundland cove similar to English Harbour just across Trinity Bay. "While the cod may have gone and overall things gotten easier since then, this courage and creativity remains an important example of how we may persist when things get difficult now and more importantly how we might make things better not by just tapping in to the spirit of our hardy ancestors but my tapping into the details of their lives as well." Andy Jones
Come join us by bending your back and mind around the people and details that have made this table a living legacy for all to enjoy.
Made Fish: A collection of Trinity Bay specimens 2002-2015
When Deb first visited Trinity Bay in 1997 and learned of the moratorium, and the reduced fish stocks, she decided to begin making molds of various fish that were being caught and turn them into stone for a record. You will find a collection of various species, some authentic, some whimsical, swimming the walls of the arts centre. -
Jul 20
Today we will chat with Artist in Residence Pat Fairhead about her career, and her art practice.
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Jul 27
Indigo Dyeing
Join us on Drop in Art Wednesday this week for a fun time of dyeing with artist Judy Taylor.
Bring your small item, cotton or silk, to dye, or use one of the t-shirts we have on hand, or cotton tights.
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Jul 30
Pamela Morgan
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Fee: $25.008pm
$25 Tickets available at:
Pamela Morgan
(Limited tickets available at the door)
For 19 years, Pamela Morgan was lead singer, guitarist, and arranger for Canada's pioneering "Celtic" band, Newfoundland's Figgy Duff, who brought the traditional music of Newfoundland to the world stage.
Since then, Pamela has been spearheading her own independent record label, Amber Music, producing music for NL's finest roots artists, including four of her own solo CDs, and licensing tracks to various labels worldwide.
As solo artist she has graced stages in England, Canada, the US and Europe, and overseen productions of two original scores for live theater her own folk opera, "The Nobleman's Wedding", and Figgy Duff's score for Shakespeare's "The Tempest".
In 2007 she received an honorary doctorate from Memorial University, and in 2008 embarked upon a different journey, studying Graphic Design at the College of the North Atlantic. This new skill set led to the release of her handmade book "Newfoundland Ballads for Piano and Voice" in 2011.
In 2013 Pamela completed recording Figgy Duff's Tempest score, "Sounds and Sweet Airs" and released her fourth solo CD, entitled "Play On". Further development work of her original folk opera " The Nobleman's Wedding" is ongoing, inspired by a 2014 production of the opera at the Stephenville Theatre Festival.
She continues to write, arrange, perform and tour in her own highly original and hauntingly beautiful style. -
Jul 30
Intuitive-Expressive Painting with Acrylics with Sue Miller
Express your 'authentic' creativity. No experience necessary. Using acrylic paint, Sue will guide you through the process of letting go of your creative inhibitions and help you discover and explore your true artistic voice. All materials supplied.
Saturday, 10 - 2
$20 donation at the door.
Sue has been teaching art to adults & youth for over 20 years. She holds regular classes in Creemore Ontario and across the province.
Sue will be working in English Harbour this summer as one of EHAC's resident artists. -
Jul 31
A Day of Painting En Plein Air
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Fee: $80.00With Artist in Residence - Sue A. Miller
Paint the Newfoundland-scape on location
Ontario based artist Sue A. Miller spends her summers in Newfoundland, a place close to her heart. She has been painting its landscapes for 13 years and exhibits at The Leyton Gallery in St. John's.
Join Sue on location in beautiful English Harbour for a day of creativity and learning.
Geared to novice or intermediate painters
Bring your own supplies or supplies can be provided for a fee
Register in advance $80 ( material fee)
Call to Register 709-464-2424 or 705-727-6161
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