Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre
Current Events Calendar, February - June 2010

Hours of Operation:

• Tuesday – Saturday:  10am – 5pm
• Friday:  10am – 9pm

We are also open for classes, rentals and events. Please contact us for our extended schedule, or to visit Mackenzie Hall for a historical tour!

Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre
3277 Sandwich Street
Windsor, Ontario.  N9C 1A9
Phone: 519-255-7600
e-mail: mackhall@city.windsor.on.ca

Register online at: www.reconnectwindsor.ca

Advance Tickets are available through the Mackenzie Hall Box Office.  Order with Visa or Mastercard by phoning 519-255-7600; in person with debit cash or cheque.

Common Ground Art Gallery
Regional Art Exhibits  Phone: 519-252-6380  
Web:  www.commongroundartgallery.org
E-mail:  common@mnsi.net
Stay tuned for gallery openings, receptions and ongoing bi-weekly exhibitions located to the right of the main entrance in Mackenzie Hall.

Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac have developed a devoted following over the 9 years that they have been playing together. The Cape Breton natives have channeled their parent’s vintage record collection that comprised of the likes of Neil Young and Dolly Parton into a sound of their own, which has variously been described as city-folk and tumbleweed pop. Avid 'road dogs', they have opened for  Ron Sexsmith, Chantal Kreviazuk, Indigo Girls and The Temptations in concerts throughout the world. They are master songwriters and lively storytellers. Their latest album,  'No Fool For Trying' is lush with harmonies, banjo, fiddle, mandolin and upright bass. Windsor Folk is pleased to host their first performance in our region.
Tickets: $15 Members, $18 Non-members, cash only sales.  Tickets are available at the following locations as well as at the door: Mackenzie Hall front desk, Casa Chevala at 405 Pelissier Street phone 519-254-6865, and Riverside Music at 4721 Wyandotte Street East phone 519-974-9001.  Out of Town Tickets: We cannot accept telephone orders. However, you can reserve tickets. Please e-mail your request to Windsor Folk (include your name, telephone number for confirmation, and number of tickets requested). We will hold tickets at the door for those traveling to the concert from other cities up until 30 minutes before the start of the show.

Windsor Folk Society Coffee House & Acoustic Stage
Friday March 5 at 8:00pm
Join us on the first Friday of each month for an entertaining Friday evening of traditional and contemporary acoustic music, fun, and refreshments at Mackenzie Hall.  We provide a stage, a supportive audience, and outstanding sound for brave souls ranging from first time performers to semi-professional artists.  Admission is free, but donations are invited.  These performers provide some of the best entertainment anywhere.  Refreshments (hot and cold drinks, cookies) will be available.  The evening begins at 8:00 p.m. and ends by 10:30, but the house is usually full by 8:30. If you wish to perform, phone Jan Ciborowski (Tel. 519-978-3274), during the week before the scheduled evening. To perform at the next available open mic Acoustic Stage, please call Jan Ciborowski (Tel. 519-978-3274) and leave a message including a telephone number and an e-mail address where you can be reached.

Breathe Art Theatre Project Presents
Mr. Marmalade
Written by Noah Haidle
Friday & Saturday March 5 & 6 at 8:00pm

Four-year-old Lucy’s imaginary friend Mr. Marmalade doesn't have enough time for her. He has a personal assistant to beat up, an addiction to nurse, and a plethora of smut to peruse. Larry, Lucy’s only real friend, has problems of his own, owning the youngest suicide attempt in the history of New Jersey. “Alternately hilarious and heartbreaking,” says The New Yorker of Michigan playwright Haidle’s script. Mr. Marmalade is a savage black comedy about what it takes to grow up in a society rampant with excess information.
Tickets:  $20 General, $15 Senior/Student. Advance Tickets for these performances are available through the Mackenzie Hall Box Office.  Order with Visa & Mastercard by phoning 519-255-7600; or in person with debit, cash or cheque.

Johnny West Live: One-Man Show
Sunday March 7th at 7:00 p.m. FREE Admission

Johnny West is a hairy guy who plays a lot of different instruments, and makes a lot of music that doesn't fit neatly into any specific genre. He is currently in the process of releasing his 29th official solo CD, which includes songs about selfless acts of animal kindness, elderly bone thieves, and cigarettes made of chocolate, among other things. Though he plays his own songs live about as often as woodland creatures sing Swedish lullabies, he has decided to make an exception to the rule, for one night only...unless this one night goes really well; then he might consider making another exception at some point in the future. In any case, join Johnny, his hair, a grand piano, and an arsenal of things with strings, for an extended one-man show on March 7th. It will be a FREE all ages show, with free refreshments, CDs and conversation. That's a lot of free. Doors at 6:00 pm; music starts at 7:00.

The Crosstown Players Present
Seedy Ca$h
Written by James Mays
Saturday March 13, 20 & 27
John and Cody work for minimal pay at the Seedy Ca$h store. Their boss is stingy so they supplement their miserable incomes with questionable activities. Confusion, mayhem and general hilarity are on tap as the day unfolds at the Seedy Ca$h store when the police start nosing around.
Tickets: $15 General, $8 Student. Advance Tickets for these performances are available through the Mackenzie Hall Box Office.  Order with Visa & Mastercard by phoning 519-255-7600; or in person with debit, cash or cheque.

Purple Theatre Company Presents
Finding Finnigan - Adventure Thriller
Written by Joey Ouellette
Saturday April 3, 10 & 17 at 8:00pm
She found the love of her life. But Michael Finnigan was an investigative reporter and when he disappeared on the other side of the world, she couldn't just sit and accept it. She had to find him.
Tickets:  $15 General, $8 Student. Advance Tickets for these performances are available through the Mackenzie Hall Box Office.  Order with Visa & Mastercard by phoning 519-255-7600; or in person with debit, cash or cheque.

Windsor Folk Society Coffee House & Acoustic Stage
Friday April 9 at 8:00pm
Join us on the first Friday of each month for an entertaining Friday evening of traditional and contemporary acoustic music, fun, and refreshments at Mackenzie Hall.  We provide a stage, a supportive audience, and outstanding sound for brave souls ranging from first time performers to semi-professional artists.  Admission is free, but donations are invited.  These performers provide some of the best entertainment anywhere.  Refreshments (hot and cold drinks, cookies) will be available.  The evening begins at 8:00 p.m. and ends by 10:30, but the house is usually full by 8:30. If you wish to perform, phone Jan Ciborowski (Tel. 519-978-3274), during the week before the scheduled evening. To perform at the next available open mic Acoustic Stage, please call Jan Ciborowski (Tel. 519-978-3274) and leave a message including a telephone number and an e-mail address where you can be reached.

John Mann in Concert Presented by Windsor Folk Society
John will perform in April on Saturday April 24 at 8:00p.m.

Windsor Folk is pleased to feature John Mann in a solo Concert. John is the lead singer and songwriter of Vancouver’s indefatigable folk pop outfit Spirit of the West. They shared the stage with Great Big Sea at the sold-out St. Patrick's Day 2009 concert at the new Windsor Arena. John released his first solo record in 2002. His most recent recording is December Looms.
"John pens beautiful melodies with emotionally honest lyrics that capture the intimate moments of his hometown of Vancouver, its occupants, the fragile details of their dysfunctional love and the loss of a city’s innocence. If Damien Rice was Jeff Tweedy and Jeff Tweedy was Josh Ritter, you’d come away with something kindred to December Looms".
Tickets: $15 Members, $18 Non-members, cash only sales.  Tickets are available at the following locations as well as at the door: Mackenzie Hall front desk, Casa Chevala at 405 Pelissier Street phone 519-254-6865, and Riverside Music at 4721 Wyandotte Street East phone 519-974-9001.  Out of Town Tickets: We cannot accept telephone orders. However, you can reserve tickets. Please e-mail your request to Windsor Folk (include your name, telephone number for confirmation, and number of tickets requested). We will hold tickets at the door for those traveling to the concert from other cities up until 30 minutes before the start of the show.

Breathe Art Theatre Project Presents
Love Bombing After The Earthquake
Written and Directed by Demetri Vacratsis
Friday & Saturday May 6 & 7 at 8:00pm
A high-ranking official orchestrates the interrogation of an associate professor a year after a massive earthquake has given way to a new form of government. As the play shifts between the interrogation room and events leading up to the present, the questions slowly probe the role of a mysterious woman. The result is an urgent work of perseverance, and plot twists that is blackly comic and suspenseful in this world premier by Demetri Vacratsis.
Tickets:  $20 General, $15 Senior/Student. Advance Tickets for these performances are available through the Mackenzie Hall Box Office.  Order with Visa & Mastercard by phoning 519-255-7600; or in person with debit, cash or cheque.

Windsor Folk Society Coffee House & Acoustic Stage
Friday May 7 at 8:00pm
Join us on the first Friday of each month for an entertaining Friday evening of traditional and contemporary acoustic music, fun, and refreshments at Mackenzie Hall.  We provide a stage, a supportive audience, and outstanding sound for brave souls ranging from first time performers to semi-professional artists.  Admission is free, but donations are invited.  These performers provide some of the best entertainment anywhere.  Refreshments (hot and cold drinks, cookies) will be available.  The evening begins at 8:00 p.m. and ends by 10:30, but the house is usually full by 8:30. If you wish to perform, phone Jan Ciborowski (Tel. 519-978-3274), during the week before the scheduled evening. To perform at the next available open mic Acoustic Stage, please call Jan Ciborowski (Tel. 519-978-3274) and leave a message including a telephone number and an e-mail address where you can be reached.

Windsor Folk Spring Showcase Concert     
Friday June 4 at 8:00pm
Three artists selected from the Winter 2010 Acoustic Stage series will be featured at Mackenzie Hall on Friday June 4, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. The performers at this concert will be announced in May.
Tickets: Admission is free but donations will be gratefully accepted.