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6th Annual Brantford International Jazz Festival

6th Annual Brantford International Jazz Festival

A weekend of Jazz in Harmony Square and the Sanderson Centre

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Mary Walsh’s Dancing With Rage

Mary Walsh’s Dancing With Rage

Mary Walsh reminds us that politics matter!

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 8:00 pm

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Sloan

Sloan

Sloan - four distinct songwriting voices

Friday, October 18, 2013 at 8:00 pm

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Jesse Cook

Jesse Cook

Juno Award winner Jesse Cook

Friday, November 8, 2013 at 8:00 pm

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JIM BELUSHI AND THE CHICAGO BOARD OF COMEDY

JIM BELUSHI AND THE CHICAGO BOARD OF COMEDY

It's less a ‘show’ and more a party - Jim Belushi

Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 8:00 pm

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The Peking Acrobats®

The Peking Acrobats®

China's most gifted live musicians and acrobatics

Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 2:00 & 8:00 pm

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Event Calendar 

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Broadway Bound Recital

Friday, June 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm

Broadway Bound Recital

Broadway Bound Dance Studio presents their year end show for 2013. Dancers ages 5 & up showing off their hard work.

Ticket Cost

$15.00

Carol Kitchen Dance Studio presents Dance Extraganza

Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 2:00 & 6:00 pm

Carol Kitchen Dance Studio presents Dance Extraganza

Don't Miss Out....we are celebrating 65 Years!!!!!! Special guest performance by Jordan Clark - the Next Step and winner season 4 SYTYCD.

Ticket Cost

$19.00

Micki's Dance Connection Proudly Presents Dancing All Year Long!

Sunday, June 23, 2013 at 1:00 pm

Micki's Dance Connection Proudly Presents Dancing All Year Long!

Ticket Cost

$21.00

Tillsonburg's Danscene presents Extravaganza 2013

Friday, June 28, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Tillsonburg's Danscene presents Extravaganza 2013

Ticket Cost

$20.00

The Caverners - A Beatles Tribute

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 7:30 pm

The Caverners - A Beatles Tribute

They have yet to perform without their crowds screaming, stomping their feet, and yelling for more! Every part of the show is done with the utmost authenticity. This classic show is fantastic for all ages - their look and sound are incredible! Proudly presented in support of the Diabetes Association. $23.00 each or BIG FAMILY DISCOUNTS IN ADVANCE by calling 1-800-516-5810

Ticket Cost

$23.00

6th Annual Brantford International Jazz Festival

Events at both Sanderson Centre and Harmony Square

    Brantford Comedy Festival

    Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 8:00 PM

    Brantford Comedy Festival

    Featuring Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath

    Ticket Cost

    Scaled pricing

    "SWEET DREAMS" The life and music of Patsy Cline starring Marie Bottrell

    Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    "SWEET DREAMS" The life and music of Patsy Cline starring Marie Bottrell

    Come with us as we take you back to 1963 and a visit with one of the greatest Country performers of all time, Patsy Cline. Marie Bottrell is a two-time “Female Vocalist of the Year”, She had 18 top singles and she is a member of the Canadian Country music hall of fame. She will move you with such classics as Blue Moon Of Kentucky, Just A Closer Walk With You, I Fall To Pieces, Sweet Dreams, Crazy Arms , Walkin' After Midnight, Crazy…..and many more.

    Ticket Cost

    $35.00

    Mary Walsh’s Dancing With Rage

    Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    Mary Walsh’s Dancing With Rage
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    “You’ve got to love Mary Walsh for reminding us that politics matter, that being Canadian matters—and that Canadian political fury can be screamingly funny…. it’s gorgeous to watch the skill with which Walsh flips from one character to another… this show spews goodies like a theatrical piñata.” Colin Thomas – The Georgia Straight (Vancouver, BC) Mature Conent

    Ticket Cost

    $39.00

    Sloan

    Friday, October 18, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    Sloan
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    Sloan is four distinct songwriting voices — guitarists Patrick Pentland and Jay Ferguson, bassist Chris Murphy and drummer Andrew Scott — that nonetheless form a cohesive collective. Long-time Toronto scenesters who will always call Halifax home.

    Ticket Cost

    $33.00

    Brantford Downtown Jazz presents Iroko Project

    Monday, October 21, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    Brantford Downtown Jazz presents Iroko Project

    Iroko Project is made up of Cuban musicians who are eager to demonstrate with enthusiastic energy their unique voice and addition to the ever-evolving Canadian Jazz Scene. The group brings a jazz approach to a repertoire consisting of arrangements of Cuban classic songs as well as vibrant original compositions by band members.

    Ticket Cost

    $30.00

    Dracula - A Love Story

    Friday, October 25, 2013 at 2:00 & 8:00 pm

    Dracula - A Love Story
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    This critically-acclaimed and sold-out production has entertained Toronto audiences for 4 years in historic Casa Loma. Conceived locally at the Bell Homestead, it returns to the big stage in Brantford with a "star studded" cast including John Tench as Dracula. John has been seen as Alec Bell in the Murdoch Mysteries, Cracked, Stargate and Brokeback Mountain . . Presented by Brant Theatre Workshops.

    Ticket Cost

    $35.00

    "Hallowe'en Spooktacular"

    Saturday October 26, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    "Hallowe'en Spooktacular"

    A ‘Thriller’ of a show, Hallowe’en Spooktacular is a fun evening for the entire family presented by Sounds of Music Entertainment. From an illusionist to dancers, singers and actors from our community, this spooky fundraising event in support of ‘Kids Can Fly’ and ‘Arts After School Kids’ is sure to please. Come dressed in your costume and expect to enjoy the unexpected.

    Ticket Cost

    Adult $15.00 Child $10.00

    Classic Albums Live presents Abbey Road

    Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    Classic Albums Live presents Abbey Road
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    Classic Albums Live presents Abbey Road Note for note, cut for cut the CAL band will re-create the album live on stage as it’s heard on the original recording. Re-live these classic Beatles songs including "Come Together" and "Here Comes the Sun".

    Ticket Cost

    $38.00

    Brantford Music Club presents The Judgement of Paris - written by Tom Allen

    Sunday, November 3, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    Brantford Music Club presents The Judgement of Paris - written by Tom Allen

    As the thunderclouds of the Great War pile up and burst, the musical revolutionary Claude Debussy and his one-time follower Maurice Ravel compete for the love of their proud, fickle, darling, Paris. The Judgment of Paris is a mix of cabaret, history and story-telling with timeless music by Debussy and Ravel, and original songs by the performers. It is new and old, heroic and tragic, mythic and actual and as real as real can be.

    Ticket Cost

    Adult $25.00 Student $10.00

    White Pine Dancers & Aaron Bell Ojibway Storyteller

    Tuesday, November 5 2013 at 10:00 am
    & 1:30 pm

    White Pine Dancers  & Aaron Bell Ojibway Storyteller
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    Gonrah Desgohwah White Pine Dancers have been together as a group of family and friends for the past ten years, sharing their gifts of song, dance and story for students and schools across Ontario. Aaron Bell, Ojibway Storyteller is an author, actor, artist and First Nations Storyteller who has performed across Canada sharing his unique style of education through smiles and history.

    Ticket Cost

    $15.00/ $10.00 school price

    When Johnny Came Marching Home

    Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    When Johnny Came Marching Home
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    When Johnny Came Marching Home: Starring Chantelle Wilson and her three-part harmony group the Masies, the "Purple Heart Band" and featuring the amazing Swing Dance Troup "The Lindy Hop Express". The Masies will take you to the days when Swing, Blues, Latin and Pop were new and everyone moved to the beat . Also featuring "Letters From the Front”. Don’t miss this wonderful celebration, saluting the brave men and women who fought and died for our freedom. The Portraits of Honor mural will be on display for your viewing during the intermission in the main lobby.

    Ticket Cost

    $38.00

    Jesse Cook

    Friday, November 8, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    Jesse Cook
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    New fans and loyal fans too will be pleased with Canadian guitarist, composer, producer and Juno Award winner Jesse Cook's songs from the new album The Blue Guitar Sessions. Jesse will also share some familiar works from throughout his career. "Enjoy his intoxicating mix of rumba flamenca, jazz and world music."

    Ticket Cost

    $50.00

    Brantford Downtown Jazz presents The Canadian Jazz Quartet

    Monday, November 18, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    Brantford Downtown Jazz presents The Canadian Jazz Quartet

    The Canadian Jazz Quartet plays mainstream jazz with a swinging and graceful treatment of standards and original material. Well known in the Toronto jazz scene, in the clubs, festivals and on the concert stage the CJQ has produced a high standard of excellence in jazz for more than a decade.

    Ticket Cost

    $30.00

    A Country Christmas with the Walters Family

    Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 2 pm

    A Country Christmas with the Walters Family

    Join the thousands of people who make this entertaining show a Christmas Tradition! Family harmonies, humour, fiddle-playing and well-loved Christmas songs make this an enchanting holiday show. Direct from their own dinner theatre in Bright, Ontario. The Walters Family will present a timeless Country Christmas performance. This show will definitely put you in the Christmas Spirit so get your tickets early for this yearly sellout performance.

    Ticket Cost

    $35.00

    The Celtic Tenors

    Friday, November 22, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    The Celtic Tenors
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    The Celtic Tenors have established themselves as the most successful Classical Crossover artists to have ever come out of Ireland, and continue to re-invent the whole "Tenor" idiom. The Celtic Tenors continue to stretch musical boundaries while paying homage to their traditional Irish roots. Featuring classics and holiday favourites. Their eclectic mix of classical, folk, Irish and pop will leave you applauding for more.

    Ticket Cost

    $45.00

    Brantford Music Club presents Les Voix Humaines - consort of viols

    Sunday, November 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    Brantford Music Club presents Les Voix Humaines - consort of viols

    Les Voix Humaines Consort of viols and renowned soprano, Suzie Leblanc, revisit immortal standards by Henry Purcell, George Gershwin and Cole Porter. Passionate poems of life, love and loss, put to music by the stars of the 17th-20th centuries, speak to today's audiences, inspiring both laughter and tears! This hit-parade of popular songs is melded together by the magic of Susie Napper and Margaret Little and the sumptuous sound of four viols.

    Ticket Cost

    Adult $25.00 Student $10.00

    The Little Prince

    DATE CHANGE: Friday, November 29, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    The Little Prince
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    Compass Theatre Productions present Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince, an original translation and stage adaptation by Luciana Burcheri. A pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert. He is stranded but discovers he is not alone. He is surprised to meet the Little Prince from asteroid B612, who has been on a quest throughout the galaxy. They become friends as the Little Prince charms him with tales of encounters with those he met along the way and shares the secrets he has learned that make him ready to embark on his journey home. Directed by Jane Spence this enchanting production is sure to capture the imagination of all ages.

    Ticket Cost

    $20.00

    Montreal Guitar Trio and California Guitar Trio

    Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 7:00 pm

    Montreal Guitar Trio and California Guitar Trio
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    Two amazing guitar trios join forces for a concert filled with a wide variety of musical styles and creative arrangements for guitar. Listen to the best of classical, world, jazz, traditional and progressive rock, music in fresh new arrangements for guitar. This concert will also feature the Guitar Society of Brantford's Community Guitar Orchestra.

    Ticket Cost

    $38.00

    Welcome to Nashville

    Tuesday, December 3 at 2:00 pm

    Welcome to Nashville
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    "Welcome to Nashville" will re-create for you some of country music’s finest moments, starring way back at it’s earliest beginnings in Nashville. The show features many stunning impersonations of some of the biggest stars ever to grace that most famous stage in Nashville, the Ryman Auditorium. So come with us as we take you back in time to Nashville, Tennessee and a matinee with Minnie Pearl - Patsy Cline - Hank Williams Sr. – Dolly Parton – Loretta Lynn – Johnny Cash and June Carter – Garth Brooks - Alan Jackson – Country Comedian & Host, Jethro Hiicks – Comedian Bobby-Jo and lots of fiddlin’ and banjo playin’, to get your toes a tappin’……. Y'ALL COME DOWN NOW, Y'HEAR?

    Ticket Cost

    $41.00

    JIM BELUSHI AND THE CHICAGO BOARD OF COMEDY

    Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    JIM BELUSHI AND THE CHICAGO BOARD OF COMEDY
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    With more than thirty years of experience and an alumnus of “Saturday Night Live” and Chicago’s famed Second City, JIM BELUSHI brings to the stage an improvised comedy sketch show featuring members of the Chicago Board of Comedy. Mature content

    Ticket Cost

    $54.00

    Classic Albums Live presents AC/DC Back in Black

    Friday, January 31, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    Classic Albums Live presents AC/DC Back in Black
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    Classic Albums Live will recreate AC/DC's Back in Black live on stage note for note, cut for cut. Listen to some of AC/DC's biggest hits from this album dedicated to Bon Scott.

    Ticket Cost

    $38.00

    Brantford Downtown Jazz presents Son Ache

    Brantford Downtown Jazz presents Son Ache

    This collaboration of some of the top Cuban / Latin musicians in Toronto began in 1998 with a mutual goal to compose, interpret and perform classic son montuno, the root of contemporary salsa. Their appeal derives from a successful melding of diverse talent, infectious energy, years of combined musical education, knowledge and experience, and the obvious affection for the music they play.

    Ticket Cost

    $30.00

    Brantford Music Club presents Young Artists' Recital

    Friday, February 14, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    Brantford Music Club presents Young Artists' Recital

    Artists to be confirmed.

    Ticket Cost

    Adult $20.00 Student $5.00

    Calendar Girls presented by STAGE 88

    Thursday, February 6 & Friday, February 7, 2013 at 8:00 pm

    Calendar Girls presented by STAGE 88
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    Calendar Girls is based on the true story of a group of women who bare all for charity and become international celebrities as a result. The Women's Institute, in Britain, encourages the skills of jam making, flower pressing, knitting, and baking. So when some extraordinary women are looking for a new way to raise money, they decide to take the annual WI calendar, annually featuring landscapes or flowers, and create something traditional but with a twist. Behind the baked goods and flower arranging, the women are completely nude. Directed by Rick Toews and featuring a cast of local performing artists, this is a story about love, loss, and friendship.

    Ticket Cost

    $27.00

    Forever Plaid

    Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm

    Forever Plaid
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    In the 1950’s guys all across the country got together in their basements and sang in close harmony, dreaming of one day performing on the big stage. One such group, the boys of ‘Forever Plaid’, were about to see their dream come true but unfortunately it was cut short. Now they return to do the show they never got to do. With classic hits like ‘Three Coins in a Fountain’, ‘Love is a many Splendored Thing’ and ‘Chain Gang’ audiences will take a walk down memory lane and hear music the way it was meant to sound. A Hammer Entertainment production.

    Ticket Cost

    $35.00

    Rant Maggie Rant - St. Patrick's Day Celebration

    Monday, March 17, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    Rant Maggie Rant  - St. Patrick's Day Celebration
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    The Stratford, Ontario based Celtic ensemble, RANT MAGGIE RANT, has been wowing audiences on the road at festivals and concert halls in Canada and the US. Their repertoire combines contemporary compositions with traditional tunes, often mixing them together with their collective influences to deliver an exotic blend of new and old, with contagious energy. Don't miss this very engaging and exciting traditional Celtic ensemble who mischievously colours outside the lines to create something very special and unique. Joining them, with a combined experience of over 50 years of dance, are the instructors from the Sarnia School of Irish Dance.

    Ticket Cost

    $41.00

    Brass Transit plays the music of Chicago

    Brass Transit plays the music of Chicago
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    Toronto’s dynamic, crowd pleasing, studio - type Chicago tribute! The band’s show includes all the hits from Chicago’s golden age, 1969 - 1976. Brass Transit transports its audience back to the freewheeling days of the seventies. Don’t miss this greatest Jazz Rock Group of all time.

    Ticket Cost

    $35.00

    The Peking Acrobats®

    Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at 2:00 & 8:00 pm

    The Peking Acrobats®
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    THE PEKING ACROBATS®, a troupe of China's most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists, and gymnasts complemented by live musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments will bring their 2,000-year-old tradition of acrobatics to the Sanderson Centre.

    Ticket Cost

    $47.00

    Brantford Downtown Jazz presents Diana Panton with Guido Basso, Don Thompson & Reg Schwager

    Monday, April 7, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    Brantford Downtown Jazz presents Diana Panton with Guido Basso, Don Thompson & Reg Schwager

    Diana Panton is being heralded as one of the brightest lights on the vocal jazz scene today. She is definitely a star on the rise and a singer to watch (and listen for).CBC radio host, Tim Tamashiro, proclaimed her one of the TOP 5 Canadian jazz vocalists. "She makes each song sound so real and her voice is like the sweetest bird you'll ever hear." Jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan

    Ticket Cost

    $30.00

    Brantford Music Club presents Adam Sherkin - piano

    Tuesday, April 30, 2014 at 7:30 pm

    Brantford Music Club presents Adam Sherkin - piano

    Composer and pianist Adam Sherkin is a dynamic and versatile musician who commands a multi-dimensional approach to performance and composition. A native of Toronto, Adam graduated from the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory and the Royal College of Music, London. The concert will include original compositions as well as well-known pieces by Rachmaninoff, Scarlatti and Chopin among others.

    Ticket Cost

    Adult $25.00 Student $10.00

    Carnegie Hall 1938 “the birth of swing”

    Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 2:00 pm

    Carnegie Hall 1938 “the birth of swing”
    Sanderson Centre Presents

    A Big Band tribute to Benny Goodman's historic concert which is heralded as the landmark event that made Swing popular with mainstream audiences. This concert is regarded as one of the most significant in jazz history and features the highly-acclaimed 15-member Galaxy Orchestra, star clarinetist Ross Wooldridge, award-winning vibraphonist Don Thompson and singing sensation Alex Pangman.

    Ticket Cost

    $38.00

    Brantford Downtown Jazz presents Bob De Angelis

    Monday, June 2, 2014 at 8:00 pm

    Brantford Downtown Jazz presents Bob De Angelis

    One of Canada's most accomplished instrumentalists and band leaders that has won two JUNO’s and is the current title holder for Jazz Clarinetist of the Year by the National Jazz Awards of Canada. He has performed at Carnegie Hall and hosted concerts at Roy Thompson Hall with his own signature performance Pop’s Orchestra “The Champagne Symphony”.

    Ticket Cost

    $30.00