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 August 2016
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Aug 03
Come by to meet with other like-minded creative folks.
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Aug 06
Barnes Wedding
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Aug 09
Sheesham and Lotus and Son
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Fee: $20.008pm
$20 Tickets available at:
Sheesham and Lotus and Son.
(Limited tickets at the door.)
Famously referred to as "Mississippi Sheiks meet Doctor Seuss as curated by HG Wells" Sheesham and Lotus and Son have created a sonic and visual presentation of old time high stepping music which is completely unique. Fiddle, Banjo and Sousaphone make up the core of this outfit, complimented by Contrabass-Harmoniphonium, Harmonicas, and Jaw Harps, Bones and BuckDance, with great sibling harmonies.
The show has it's roots in the Vaudeville and Juke Joints of the American South, where Mississippi Riverfolk meet the Appalachian Highlanders the blues meet he fiddle tunes with a rollicking and full flamed conviviality one might consider outrageous!
Sheesham and Lotus & Son have established themselves as an act that has it all, combining astounding musicianship and fearless grooves with a show that is dynamic and entertaining. -
Aug 10
Come by to meet with other like-minded creative folks.
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Aug 13
The Door You Came In
The Door You Came In isn't quite a play and it isn't quite a concert. It's a musical story- sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, that tells the tales of family, and memory, and war.
A writer visits hisdying mother. He brings a book that he's written twenty-five years ago to read to her. It's about her family. But it's also about the terrible battle - Beaumont Hamel- that sits at the heart of both Newfoundland's and her family's history. So begins The Door You Came In --a two man performance based on David Macfarlane's acclaimed memoir, The Danger Tree.
The songs and the music of The Door You Came In are Douglas Cameron's department. A seasoned, Genie-nominated singer and performer, Cameron plays banjola, mandolin, ukulele, and accordian. His engaging, foot-tapping performance combines popular tunes of the day ("Pack Up Your Troubles." and "If You Were the Only Girl in the World") with original compositions. Macfarlane's narrative weaves seamlessly throughout the music.
The Door You Came In.
(Limited tickets at the door.)
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Aug 13
Canning Group Event
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Aug 15
Winterset book award readings.
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Fee: FreeBMO Winterset finalists Leslie Vryenhoek and Stan Dragland and winner Sara Tilley will read from their nominated books on Monday 15 August 2016 at 7PM at English Harbour Arts Centre.
Everyone welcome.
This is a free event. Donations to EHAA gratefully accepted. Books will be available for purchase.
Sara Tilley wins the 2015 BMO Winterset Award
March 24, 2016 (St. John's, NL) Sara Tilley is the winner of the 2015 BMO Winterset Award for her book Duke. The award, which celebrates excellence in Newfoundland and Labrador writing, was presented today at a ceremony at Government House in St. John's.
The two other finalists were Stan Dragland for Strangers & Others (Pedlar Press, St. John's, NL) and Leslie Vryenhoek for Ledger of the Open Hand (Breakwater Books, St. John's).
The BMO Winterset Award is composed of a partnership between the BMO Financial Group and those involved from the start - ArtsNL and the project's founder, writer Richard Gwyn, OC. The prize awarded to the annual winner is $12,500, while the finalists each receive $3,000. It is one of Atlantic Canada's richest literary prizes.
Duke (Pedlar Press, St. John's, NL) was one of 31 works by Newfoundland and Labrador authors (either native-born or resident) that were submitted by publishers from across the country. Books in any genre, published in 2015 were eligible. The jury consisted of Chris Brookes, Megan Gail Coles, and Randy Street.
The BMO Winterset Award honours the memory of Sandra Fraser Gwyn, St. John's-born social historian, prize-winning author, who did so much to promote a national awareness of the arts of this province. Her husband, journalist and author Richard Gwyn, OC, established the award in 2000. It is named after the historic house on Winter Avenue in St. John's where Sandra grew up. -
Aug 17
Come by to meet with other like-minded creative folks.
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Aug 23
Stephen Fearing
8pm
$20 Tickets available at:
Stephen Fearing
(Limited tickets available at the door.)
We are very pleased to welcome Stephen back to the Centre. This will be his third appearance and we are lucky to have him. He has been nominated for numerous awards and has won numerous others as a solo artist or as part of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings.
Stephen Fearing's music embodies a fierce intelligence, a haunting candor, and a steady-handed pursuit of fleeting beauty. He exudes an abiding love for his craft and a respect for his audience that is reflected in two Juno awards and a touring circuit that includes festival stages and concert halls across Canada, Europe and The United States. A beguiling teller of tales and a singularly intense instrumentalist, Fearing is an alluring entertainer-heartbreaking, expansive and full of mirth - with a clear, honorable voice that lifts you out into his wide world and "brings you back home to yourself".
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Aug 25
Kubasonics
8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Fee: $20.008pm
$20 Tickets available at:
Kubasonics
(Limited tickets available at the door.)
The Kubasonics are arguably Newdoundland's finest Ukrainian band. This ever-evolving group boldly goes where others fear to tread. Their repertoire takes listeners on a wild ride from exotic folk to garage band rock, from country twang to funk and from punk/ska to good old barn-burning polkas. Their trademark sound combines top-flight musicianship spiced with quirky humour, a dizzying array of exotic traditional instruments, and their eclectic high-energy stage show has something to please all tastes.
Before relocating to St John's, The Kubasonics enjoyed many great successes. They've produced four CDs featuring their unique mix of traditional and original music that has been broadcast on four continents, and the group's music has been featured on television, in films and on a number of prestigious compilations. They've performed in concerts and Festivals across North America and Ukraine, have collaborated with other performers and ensembles in a variety of exciting projects and have received awards for their innovations in traditional music.
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Aug 27
Peacock Family Event
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