16Celcius
Partly cloudy
Portage la Prairie
Partly cloudy
Weather Sponsorship Available!

The Daily Graphic/Central Plains Herald-Leader

  • Home
  • Glesby gatherings

Glesby gatherings

Posted By Jerry Maksymyk

Posted 11 months ago
Submitted photo... Everything Fitz makes fiddling fantastic and will be appearing at the William Glesby Centre on Oct. 24.

More Photos

Get ready for an exceptional set of performances! We have featured some great performers, and our next Coffeehouse and Mainstage series performers are going to be at the top with the very best.

Lovely lady

Katherine Penfold

Date: Oct. 10

Showtime: 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $12

Let’s start with our lovely lady who has performed here in her teens, and our audience raved about her then. Add a few more years of experience, and now you have a seasoned performer with an exceptional voice and style. Her name is Katherine Penfold. She is talented, charming and definitely going places in the music business.

Originally a folk singer/songwriter from Nova Scotia, Katherine has graced many Manitoba stages over the years. She has developed a passion for a variety of different musical genres branching to Funk, Jazz and R&B. Katherine has begun to pave her way into the hearts of musicians, such as Winnipeg saxophonist Walle Larsson, composer/pianist Ron Paley and other artists throughout Canada.

She recorded her first solo album after winning $25,000 in a singer/songwriter competition put on by GROOVE FM out of Winnipeg, in 2007.

At 22, Katherine has had airplay on CBC Radio, and is now expanding to GROOVE FM 99.1, having written and co-written two songs for Groove Lounge Volume 1. With the success of the first volume, raising money for Hunger for Hope, she is now co-writing with Walle Larsson to help wrap up Volume 2 at the same time as completing her own debut pop/jazz album, soon to be released this March!

Advertisement

She is influenced by a variety of artists, including Barbra Streisand, Anne Murray, Ella Fitzgerald and Bette Midler.

At the Glesby Centre, Katherine will be bringing her unique new blend of Blues/Jazz, Soul and Pop music that has been exciting audiences across the Prairies!

As of this writing, there are only 25 tickets left for this performance so act quickly. Call our box office at 239-4848 to get your seats now.

Fiddle the night away

Everything Fitz

Date: Oct. 24

Showtime: 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $26

If you love fiddle music and enjoy high energy then you are about to experience one of the finest family touring groups on the Canadian music circuit.

Everything Fitz is the Fitzgerald family band from Bancroft, Ont., and features the high-energy fiddling and percussive step dancing of four of Canada’s finest young musicians. With roots in the Canadian old-time fiddle tradition, their unique stage show combines a variety of musical styles — everything from Celtic, bluegrass and western swing, to entertaining novelty tunes and choreographed step dance routines. The sounds of the East Coast, French-Canadian, Texas-style and old-time are combined with Ottawa Valley-style step dancing to bring you a high energy and heartwarming performance.

Three of the family members, Julie, Kerry and Tom, are all champion fiddlers and provide intricate three-part fiddle harmonies as well as solo improvisations on fiddle and mandolin. An audience favourite is the award-winning step dancing routines performed by all four siblings. With outstanding musicianship, dance and humour, Everything Fitz presents a stunning performance to audiences across Canada. Let me emphasize again that these performers are outstanding! So call our box office today or order your tickets online at www.glesbycentre.com

And remember you can check our website and see video clips and hear sound clips of all the performers that are performing here.

Concert Hour Ballet Tour for 2009

Date: Nov. 8, 7 p.m.

Tickets: adults $15, students $10; children 12 and under $10

And finally, a reminder that we have the ideal Christmas memory builder for your family. We have once again booked the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School of Dance for a family performance. The dancers are from the senior division and will be doing sets from a number of feature performances, including “The Nutcracker,” which has delighted Christmas audiences for years.

We had rave reviews from everyone that came last year. The costumes were spectacular and what amazed me was how many parents came with their little ones, all dressed up for a special date. All throughout the show, the kids were just mesmerized! So please book early.

Article ID# 1788653




Comments on this Article. You are currently not logged in.

Discuss this Article

Topic guidelines: We welcome your thoughts, stories and information related to this article. Please stay on topic and be respectful of others. Keep the conversation appropriate for interested readers.

Articles:




Canoe411
Find a:
Canoe411
Article and Blogs
  • Lions Prairie Manor folks spend summer with friends ... and babies

    Submitted by Jeannie Harris, Lions Prairie Manor... Brrrrr… is summer gone already? It has barely just begun, has it not? Oh dear. Oh dear. It goes way too fast! I’m sure I get agreement from every one of our readers on that one! What have you done with your summer of 2010? We, here a

    Posted by supersleuth | Comments

  • Vision Impaired Association holding its first fall meeting in September

    The first meeting of the Vision Impaired Association following the summer break is on Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. at the Herman Prior 55+ Centre and anyone with a vision problem is welcome to attend. This is a great support group, and the meetings are always very interesting and helpful. Come and learn

    Posted by supersleuth | Comments

  • Metis Federation planning Gala Oct. 2

    Lauri Klyne, Manitoba Metis Federation...The Manitoba Metis Federation Portage Local has finally got our cell phone up and running. It seems that the mailbox was full, the phone was no longer functioning and when we inquired, we were told that some one had thrown it away! When we checked

    Posted by supersleuth | Comments

  • Dance program startup

    Lori Blight, Centrered on The Arts... The Arts Centre is currently taking registrations for our dance program. We offer a wide range of dance classes for all ages, meeting the interests and abilities of the beginner to the more advanced dancer. Our classes include Ukrainian Dance, Ballet, Hip H

    Posted by supersleuth | Comments

  • 50th celebrated

    Submitted by Evelyn Alderson, MacGregor correspondent..​.Congratulatio​nto Karl and Joanne Voesenek of Bagot who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 21. A large crowd of friends and relatives gathered at their farm for an enjoyable barbeque with much visiting and a dance la

    Posted by supersleuth | Comments

Signup for latest news, weather, sports and more.
What are these icons?