Kings arts - as of June 24

BY WENDY ELLIOTT

Kings County Register



Come Back From Away

Centreville photographer Marke Slipp will have an exhibition of his photographs from the last five years at the Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum in Centreville.

For the month of July, “Come Back From Away” features Slipp’s collected images since moving back to Nova Scotia.

The opening reception is June 26 at 7:30 p.m. The museum and gallery is open daily throughout the summer, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Opening concert

For the first time, Wolfville vocal teacher Nancy Denton is opening her end-of-the-year concert to the public June 29 at 2 p.m. in Wolfville Baptist Church.

Audience members are asked to bring a freewill offering for the Wolfville & Area Food Bank.

Book launch

There will be a local book launch and author's book signing for well-known Wolfville musician Bob Connon's new book, “Sociable: The Elbow Bender's Guide to Maritime Pubs.”

The event will take place in the Brewer's Hall of Paddy's Brewpub in Wolfville June 30 from 7:30 pm. Guests are invited to stay for a night of music with the Hupman Brothers.

Connon toured more than 45 pubs in three provinces to prepare the book on the best brewpubs, best pub food and other pub-related culture.

Summer screening

This weekend, Fundy Summer Films will screen Amal, a modern day fable from New Delhi.

A compassionate, second-generation rickshaw driver befriends a jaded billionaire disguised as a vagabond. When the rich man’s heirs find he has left everything to the struggling driver, plots and counter-plots are hatched. A “Canada’s Top 10 Films of 2007” winner, it will screen at the Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville, June 29 at 8 p.m. Tickets ($8) are available 30 minutes before screening. www.fundyfilm.ca or 542-5157.

There Will Be Blood is scheduled for July 6.

Bluegrass bonanza

Music in the mountains, banjos ringing, fiddles playing, guitars and mandolins picking, and bass keeping it on time will begin in a few days at the ninth annual Fox Mountain Bluegrass Festival.

The popular festival runs June 26 to 29. The festival, south of Aylesford, will sell passes at the gate.

www.foxmountaincampingpark.com

Coming up

June 28

Stan Carew, Breeze & Wilson, Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville

Until June 30

Acadia Print Series’ from the permanent collection, Acadia Art Gallery, Wolfville

July 2

Erica McBurney concert, Aylesford United Church

July 3

Concert Pereau Baptist church, 7:30 p.m.

Until July 14

Rachel Reeve exhibit, Designer Café, Kentville