ARTINERARY: A couple of colossal musical talents hit Annapolis County this week

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Thu. June 18, 8 p.m.

LITTLE MISS HIGGINS

Bewitching like moonlight on water, this “pocket-sized powerhouse” captivates with original, gutsy, spirited country blues. Drawing on influences from Memphis Minnie to Joni Mitchell, Higgins’s lyrics and bell-tone voice somehow skirt the Now and Then. Her tunes earn regular rotation alongside the stars of Canada’s indie music scene on CBC Radio 2’s Drive, without loosing their firm footing in the pains and powers of a bygone era. www.littlemisshiggins.com

Evergreen Theatre, 1941 Stronach Mountain Rd. Margaretsville, 825-6834

Tickets $20. Contact 825-6834, www.evergreentheatre.ca - - - - -

Sat. June 20, 8 p.m.

FRED EAGLESMITH “Eaglesmith delivers passion like few singers since Woody Guthrie.” (New York Press)

An acclaimed singer-songwriter of the highest order, Eaglesmith has earned comparisons to numerous icons in the pantheon of 20th-century song: from Tom Waits, John Prine, Del Shannon, Link Wray, T Bone Burnett, Hank Williams, Neil Young and Steve Earle to Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. His songs explore the themes of spirituality, faith, love, labor and life, from a full-blooded musical and lyrical experience that draws from folk, country, rock, gospel, old-time music, bluegrass and spoken word to create a stunning contemporary roots style as universal as it is unique. www.fredeaglesmith.com

King’s Theatre, 209 St. George St., Annapolis Royal, 532-7704

Tickets $22 ($20 advance, $18 members), www.kingstheatre.ca - - - - -

June 20, 10pm

FADED BLUE

Capitol Lounge & Grill, 333 Main St., Middleton. 825-2742 . No cover charge. >>>>>FILM<<<<<

Fri. June 19, 8 p.m.

STAR TREK (PG, 126 min.)

For the eleventh addition to the Star Trek film franchise, director J.J. Abrams (creator of Lost, Alias and Felicity) returns to explore the origins of the storied U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew. Young recruits James Kirk and Spock have to reconcile a bitter rivalry to save ship and crew, discovering the powerful bond between fiery instinct and cool reason that would pull them through countless brushes with destruction as they embark on their life-long mission to boldly go where no one has gone before.

King’s Theatre, 209 St. George St., Annapolis Royal. 532-7704

Tickets: $7 (Students $6), www.kingstheatre.ca >>>>>EXHIBITIONS<<<<<

Ongoing at ARTsPLACE: GHANA: WALLS, WINDOWS, AND DOORS, Photographs by Leslie Erickson

Ongoing at ARTsPLACE: TRIKES, Large steel sculpture by Peter Walker, www.ppitussi.ca

Ongoing at ARTsPLACE: RCA Show : ADAMS/BOUCHER/BUTLER, featuring works by Wayne Boucher, Geoff Butler and Rose Adams. Curated by Janet Larkman.

ARTsPLACE, 396 St. George St, Annapolis Royal. Contact: 532-7069, www.arcac.ca >>>>>EVENT HORIZON<<<<<

Hot tickets coming up or nearby:

June 18, 7pm (Music/Competition) Spitfire Idol Jam Session, musicians enter to win an all-day recording session at Ocean Sound Productions. Spitfire Arms Alehouse, 29 Water St., Windsor. 792-1460

June 19-20, 8pm (Theatre) HERE ON THE FLIGHT PATH, a dramatic comedy by Norm Foster. 678-8040 for tickets. Centrestage Theatre, 61 River St., Kentville

June 19, 7:30pm (Music) Titanic Proportions, Mud Creek Grill and Lounge, 12D Elm St., Wolfville. 697-2186. No cover charge.

June 19, 8pm (Blues) Joe Murphy & The Water Street Blues Band, Spitfire Arms Alehouse, 29 Water St., Windsor. 792-1460

June 25-26, 7pm (Theatre) WASHING SOLDIERS 1797 at Annapolis Royal Farmer’s Market square. Bring a lawn chair. Admission by donation. 532-7704

June 27, 8pm (Music) LYNN MILES at King’s Theatre, 209 St. George St., Annapolis Royal. 532-7704

June 29, 8pm (Music) LYNN MILES at Evergreen Theatre, 1941 Stronach Mountain Rd., East Margaretsville. 825-6834

July 3, 8pm (Music) PO’ GIRL at King’s Theatre, 209 St. George St., Annapolis Royal. 532-7704

July 4-Sept. 30 (Festival) HAROLD CROMWELL ARTS FESTIVAL at Sissiboo Landing, Weymouth’s Cultural and Interpretive Centre. The work of festival namesake Harold Cromwell, one of this region’s folk art giants, will be highlighted until July 25.

July 6, 2-5pm (Workshop) TEEN PODCAST CAMP for ages 12-18. Register at www.valleylibrary.ca, project starts July 6 runs to September. Memorial Library, 21 Elm Ave., Wolfville. 542-5760. FREE

July 6, 10am-6:30pm (Film, Family) HARRY POTTER MARATHON, a full day of Harry Potter films at the Bridgetown Legion as excitement builds for the July 15 release of the newest release in the film series. Dressing in costume encouraged. Info: areynold@nsar.library.ns.ca, 665-2995. FREE

July 9, 8pm (Music) PORK BELLY FUTURES at King’s Theatre, 209 St. George St., Annapolis Royal. 532-7704

July 11, 8pm (Music) Baritone PHILLIP ADDIS and pianist EMILY HAMPER at King’s Theatre, 209 St. George St., Annapolis Royal. 532-7704

July 14, 8pm (Theatre) Bridgetown’s Shawn Watson is home to perform Spalding Gray’s SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA at King’s Theatre, 209 St. George St., Annapolis Royal. 532-7704