Unique Muskoka August

Blending a classical tenor sound and
modern stylings, Lavigne takes his audience
on a riveting and enchanting journey,
retelling his personal campaign to sing at
Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops.
Told with spectacular songs and
entertaining and hilarious stories, Lavigne
embodies the spirit of the underdog.
On Wednesday, Aug. 10, the Algonquin
Theatre welcomes Alex Cuba. A proud
Canadian with Cuban roots, the Juno and
Latin Grammy winner and Grammy
nominee brings sugarcane-sweet melodies,
pop-soul hooks and powerful guitar riffs.
Taking the stage on Friday, Aug. 12 is
Juno Award-nominated artist Tyler Shaw.
One of the nation’s brightest emerging pop
artists, there is a distinctive quality to his
raw vocals and musicianship.
On Saturday, Aug. 13, pianist Kyung-A
Lee will perform a two-piano concert at
Huntsville’s Algonquin Theatre with
Younggun Kim. Their performance will
include works from Rachmaninoff, Poulenc,
Infante and Mayevsky.
Join Bruce Cockburn, Canada’s preeminent
folk musician, on Thursday, Aug.
18 at the Algonquin Theatre for a musical
journey that promises to rekindle memories.
With numerous awards to his credit,
including an Order of Canada, Cockburn
has been able to combine musicianship and
songwriting with a social conscience that
has allowed him to be an outspoken
advocate for a number of causes.
On Friday, Aug. 19, the Huntsville
Festival of the Arts welcomes to the
Algonquin Theatre Hey Rosetta!, a sevenpiece
indie rock band that hails from St.
John’s, Newfoundland. Expect songwriter
Tim Baker’s haunting and distinctive voice,
lyrical sensibility, indie-rock precision with
a pop sensibility and fierce cello, violin and
French horn.
Rounding out the lineup for August are
the Nylons, who perform on Saturday, Aug.
26 at the Algonquin Theatre. Since the mid
‘70s The Nylons have been weaving their a
cappella magic around the globe, but all
good things must come to an end and they
are now saying goodbye to fans during a
year-long series of farewell shows.
For more information, visit
www.huntsvillefestival.on.ca
If you appreciate stunning gardens and
equally stunning artwork, mark Saturday,
July 23 to Sunday, Aug. 14 on your calendar
for the 19th annual Artful Garden, an
outdoor gallery in Bracebridge that features
the work of over 40 artists. Now in its 19th
year, the Artful Garden as a show has grown
as much as the gardens have.
From sculptures to wall hangings, jewellery
to bird feeders and ironwork to stone
carving, hundreds of handcrafted works of
art work is displayed in the gorgeous gardens
of Jon and Suzann Partridge. This year, the
Artful Garden will also include metal
sculptures by Hilary Clark Cole.
The Artful Garden is open daily from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with a kids’ art camp
also running during the show. The camp
uses the setting of the Artful Garden as
inspiration for a variety of mix-media art
projects. The emphasis of the camp is on
the process of creating but children will
enjoy their finished works of art.
For more information, visit
www.theartfulgarden.ca
Muskoka Chautauqua presents the 7th
Annual OperaMuskoka Festival from
Tuesday, Aug. 23 to Thursday, Aug. 25 at
the Rene Caisse Theatre in Bracebridge.
The festival kicks off with Tchaikovsky’s
Eugene Onegin on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 7:30
p.m. Bracebridge’s own Daevyd Pepper is
the producer and will be performing the
role of Lensky in the opera. It will be sung
in Russian with English subtitles.
Wednesday, Aug. 24 features a vocal
masterclass with Jennifer Tung from 1-4
p.m. Witness five performers auditioning
and learning from a renowned Royal
Conservatory soprano, teacher and Glenn
Gould Studio vocal coach. Participants will
be auditioning at no charge to appear in
Tung’s evening concert.
At 7:30 p.m. Tung will invite
outstanding local singers who have achieved
a level of excellence in her vocal masterclass
to join her evening concert.
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