Some upcoming music
and theatre delights
Some freebies courtesy of the Cummings Centre, New York’s Mint Theater and the NFB
By Byron Toben
Without music, life would be a mistake.
– Nietzsche
This quote from an otherwise grumpy and bitter philosopher redeems him. As we buckle up for a few more months of COVID-19, with possible new strains, we turn to the Internet for streamed theatre, lectures and music.
Music
The best musical bargain comes to us in a free series of four, courtesy of Montreal’s wonderful Cummings Centre. Its array of film, lectures, exercises art appreciation and more normally requires an annual membership in the range of $ 60 (well worth it) but its just-announced Musique à la Maison is completely free to the general public and funded by the Dr. Sydney Hornstein Music Program Memorial Fund.
In a nutshell, the four evenings on Thursdays at 5:30 pm are:
February 11 – Steven Cowan, classical guitar
March 4 – Vanessa Fralick & Neil Deland, horn and trombone
March 26 – Solstice – Celtic band
April 8 – Meghan Herder, soprano
cummingscentre.org/musique-a-la-maison
Theatre
New York’s unique Mint Theater continues its free Silver Lining streaming series of six filmed plays archived from some of their earlier productions. Its motto is “Lost plays found here.” Donations appreciated.
Presently streaming on-demand is Days To Come, the first play by popular Lillian Hellman (ends February 21).
Lillian Hellman’s “Days to Come” streamed by the Mint Theater – Image: Todd Cerveris
Also currently streaming is Katie Roche by Teresa Deevy, a big hit at the Abbey Theatre in Ireland (ends March 28).
The next openings and endings are:
February 22 to March 21 – Women Without Men
March 22 to May 16 – Yours Unfaithfully
March 29 to May 23 – A Picture of Autumn
May 17 to June 13 – The Fatal Weakness
minttheater.org/streaming-series
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has 3,000 films to watch for free by streaming. They range from documentaries to feature films to animation. What a wealth of choices to while away the hours!
Lecture
On February 11 at 1:30 pm, David Novek concludes his movie lecture with clips of February 4 with The Black Experience in Early Hollywood – Part Two.
Reserve at michelle.lander@cummingscentre.org
Film
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has 3,000 films to watch for free by streaming. They range from documentaries to feature films to animation. What a wealth of choices to while away the hours!
Feature image: Solstice Celtic band, courtesy of Solstice
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Byron Toben, a past president of The Montreal Press Club, has been WestmountMag.ca’s theatre reviewer since July 2015. Previously, he wrote for since terminated web sites Rover Arts and Charlebois Post, print weekly The Downtowner and print monthly The Senior Times. He also is an expert consultant on U.S. work permits for Canadians.
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