City: Tweed

The Tweed & Area Arts Council is thrilled to once again be hosting the Ontario Festival of Small Halls at the newly revitalized Marble Arts Centre!

A Saskatoon native transplanted to the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada, Suzie Vinnick is the proud owner of a gorgeous voice, impressive guitar and bass chops and an engagingly candid performance style. Suzie has won 12 Maple Blues Awards, 2 Canadian Folk Music Awards and is a 3X Juno Nominee. She has also twice won the International Songwriting Competition – Blues Category. Her latest album is entitled “Fall Back Home”. Learn more about Suzie at suzievinnick.com.

Learn more at tweedartscouncil.ca.

Tickets are $35 HST service fee
Playing Friday, October 11th at the Marble Arts Centre
Doors at 7pm
Show at 7:30pm

*If you require wheelchair or fully accessible seating please call the box office at 613-478-6060.

October 23rd to 26th, 2024

It’s Halloween…and the ghouls have had just about enough. Sick of sharing the spotlight with Twilight vampires and streaming service zombies, and trying to keep up on TikTok and WhatsApp, the ghosts, ghouls and goblins of classic literature are hosting a concert! And not just any concert, A NIGHT AT THE GRAND GHOUL OPRY, the epitome of live entertainment in the underworld.

Join Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man, the Mummy…and more as they reimagine classic country and rock songs, and bare their souls on the world stage one last time. Ghostly trios, guitar playing villains, a live undead band, special guests, and more await you at the Grand Ghoul Opry… are you brave enough to join?

This special Halloween event will also feature a costume contest, adult trick or treating, themed drinks, and will see the theatre converted into a pre-show haunted house! A fully immersive Halloween spectacle awaits, capped off by a hilarious and haunting concert perfect for the spooky season. So grab the whole family and join us for A NIGHT AT THE GRAND GHOUL OPRY! After all, ghouls just want to have fun, am I right?

Created, Written, Directed, and Starring Tricia Black, James King, Danielle Leger, Emily Mewett, and Tim Porter.

*If you require wheelchair or fully accessible seating please call the box office at 613-478-6060.

Valdy, born Valdemar Horsdal in Ottawa, Canada has been part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for almost 40 years. A man with a thousand friends, from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island to Texas to New Zealand, he’s a singer, guitarist and songwriter who catches the small but telling moments that make up life.

Remembered for Play Me a Rock and Roll Song, his bitter-sweet memory of finding himself, a relaxed and amiable story-teller, facing a rambunctious audience at the Aldergrove Rock Festival circa 1968, Valdy has sold almost half a million copies of his 13 albums, has two Juno Awards (Folk Singer of the Year and Folk Entertainer of the Year), a total of seven Juno nominations and four Gold albums to his credit.

Valdy’s recent CDs include “Contenders”, a collaboration with friend and fellow singer/songwriter, Gary Fjellgaard, with whom he has an absolute blast touring, and a solo release, “Viva Valdy: Live at Last”, a two-CD package, one live, one studio, with a total of 25 tunes, and a lyric booklet.

One of Canada’s most influential songwriters, Valdy’s composition A Good Song was recorded under the title Just a Man by the venerable Quincy Jones ( he sang lead on the recording!). Play Me a Rock and Roll Song has been recorded by a few artists, including John Kay of Steppenwolf.

Along the way, Valdy has taken his music to a dozen different countries, from Denmark to Australia and been an often-invited performer at the prestigious Kerrville Festival in Texas. His past television appearances include Canada AM and Open Mike with Mike Bullard. Valdy has also been a panelist on Front Page Challenge, and played a lead role in an episode of The Beachcombers original series.

www.valdy.com

SHOW REVIEWS…

“…Judging by last night’s performance, Valdy’s musical magic is alive and well.”- Beacon Herald

“One of the best evenings of entertainment Confederation Centre has ever seen….a man of formidable talents.” – Charlottetown Evening Patriot

“Valdy remains one of the country’s purest and most credible storytellers.” – Toronto Star

“He’s a master of country, folk, rock and blues, and the catch is that whatever the sound, people know that Valdy is sincere.” – Saskatoon Star Phoenix

“Valdy’s show is a disarming and practical blend of respect for the audience and show business expertise.”- Edmonton Journal

Tickets are $27.50 HST
Playing Friday, November 8th, 2024 at 7pm at the Marble Arts Centre

*If you require wheelchair or fully accessible seating please call the box office at 613-478-6060.

In support of her highly-anticipated new album, multi-award winning vocalist, pianist and songwriter Laila Biali brings Wintersongs & Holiday Classics across Canada. Experience winter-inspired original music alongside thrilling arrangements of secular and sacred classics featuring an all-star ensemble – an enchanted world of snow-swept landscapes, twinkling lights, and the magic of the holiday season.

Laila Biali has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts, and supported international icon Sting. Her 2020 album release, Out of Dust, received rave reviews and was nominated for a 2021 JUNO Award. Laila was also honoured by SOCAN Music with the Hagood Hardy Award for Excellence in Songwriting. In 2019, Laila’s eponymous release won her a JUNO Award (Canada’s GRAMMY) for “Vocal Jazz Album of the Year.” The year prior, she was awarded top prize at the Canadian Songwriting Competition in the Jazz category. Laila was also the youngest-ever double winner at Canada’s National Jazz Awards when she was named “SOCAN Composer of the Year” and “Keyboardist of the Year.” She received her first JUNO nomination for Tracing Light (2011), and a spot on DownBeat Magazine’s “Best Albums of the Year” for both Live in Concert (2013) and Out of Dust (2020). In September of 2017, Laila was brought on as the host for CBC Music’s national radio show, Saturday Night Jazz, a weekly show broadcast to millions of listeners across Canada. Learn more at www.lailabiali.com.

Laila will be joined onstage by:
Rebekah Wolkstein – violin (Payadora, Venuti String Quartet)
Shannon Knights – viola (Venuti String Quartet)
Amahl Arulanandam – cello (Art of Time, Venuti String Quartet)

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Tickets are $33.50 HST. Scroll down to buy tickets!

Playing Friday, November 15th @ 7pm at the Marble Arts Centre

*If you require wheelchair or fully accessible seating please call the box office at 613-478-6060.

December 4th to 7th, 2024

Join us for Tweed & Company’s take on everyone’s favourite Christmas tale with our new rendition of the Charles Dickens classic… A CHRISTMAS CAROL!

Experience the magic, mystery, laughter, and levity of this holiday classic in a brand new retelling on our Hastings County stages. Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to get into the holiday spirit, and it is not until he is coaxed by the spirits of Christmas past, present and future – as well as some previous coworkers, and a whole slew of other haunting characters – that he comes around to the joy and meaning of the season. In this lavish, whirlwind, comedic, and heartfelt reinvention by the Tweed & Co team, you will be taken on a Christmas journey you and your loved ones are not soon to forget!

Created by the Tweed & Company ensemble, this show is a little bit musical, a little bit panto, a little bit puppet show, and a lot bit fun for the whole family! Book your tickets early for this new rendition of an old favourite.

*If you require wheelchair or fully accessible seating please call the box office at 613-478-6060.

Hometown heroes the Fitzgeralds return with their crowd favourite Christmas performance! The Fitzgeralds are Canadian Champion fiddling and step dancing siblings – Tom, Kerry & Julie Fitzgerald, along with guest guitarist Kyle Waymouth and percussionist James Lawand. The group will be touring its “Ontario Folk Music Award” nominated Christmas Album, The Fitzgeralds – A Canadian Christmas! with select performances across Ontario this December.

Shows will feature original triple fiddle arrangements of holiday favourites, songs and tunes by great Canadian composers, recent compositions, and of course…the group’s high energy Ottawa Valley step dancing! Grab your ugliest Christmas sweater, and join The Fitzgeralds as they provide a cheerful, and truly Canadian soundtrack to your holiday season! Learn more about the Fitzgeralds at www.thefitzgeraldsmusic.com.

Playing Friday, December 20th @ 7pm at the Marble Arts Centre!

Tickets are $35 HST!

*If you require wheelchair or fully accessible seating please call the box office at 613-478-6060.