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“There’s nothing to do in Brantford!?”

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“There’s nothing to do in Brantford!?”

These are words ‪#‎TeamBScene‬ hear too frequently when we’re out and about on the road. For nearly 18 months, BScene has printed and distributed the most complete events guide in the region. (Over 250 local events this month)

So the next time you see a BScene, pick it up and check it out. Then, if you hear someone say, “There’s nothing to do in Brantford”, show them what they’ve been missing out on.

Our events guide is also available online at bscene.ca/events and is updated daily. If you, or anyone you know, have an upcoming event you’d like listed, just send us an email at events@bscene.ca ; it’s completely free.

Help us promote the community and its events by sharing this post with your friends!

‪#‎BRANTastic‬ #TeamBScene

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Sandra On Scene: Nana’s Naughty Knickers

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Sandra On Scene: Nana’s Naughty Knickers

Paris Performers’ Theatre is having a little sexy fun this time around with Paris Performers’ presents:Nana’s Naughty Knickers written by Katherine DiSavino at the Paris Fair Grounds.

This is a first time directing effort for Darlene Murphy who says, “I’m a little rattled,” but adds, “I couldn’t have had a better more experienced cast.”

The cast includes Susan Dignan as the Nana Silvia Charles, Catherine Camp Paynter as her friend Vera Walter, Victoria Hudson Muir as Bridget the frazzled law student granddaughter, Jamie McKenzie as the cop Tom O’Grady who has eyes for Bridget, Rose Huysentruyt-Closs as Heather Van Pree a “businesswoman”, Stuart Chambers as the unlikable landlord Gil Schmidt, Lynn McNeily as Claire Schmidt and Sean McAndrew and Joost Nijland as delivery guys. Linda Lloyd-McKenzie as understudy for Camp Paynter plays Vera for the first Saturday performance only, which is a dinner theatre.

Bridget and her grandmother are about to become roommates. However, what Bridget sees as a unique opportunity to stay with her favourite Nana in New York for the summer, quickly turns into an experience she will never forget. It seems sweet nana is running an illegal boutique from her apartment, selling hand-made naughty knickers and lingerie to every senior citizen in the five borough area! Will Bridget be able to handle all the excitement? Will her Nana get arrested? Or worse…evicted?

“When I decided to try my hand at directing, I wanted something hilariously funny,” says Murphy. “Nana’s naughty Knickers filled the order.”

She says her directing debut has been “a learning experience” and she is grateful for the help of George Fowlie who was her mentor through the process. Fowlie, a retired teacher, has been directing community theatre since 1974.

Probably the most challenging aspect of this show is the set elements full of secret closets and sliding doors and wardrobes.

Stage Manager Terri Lynn Graham says, “The hidden closet was the hardest part as the scrim was put together in two pieces and it’s huge.” Graham adds, “We had to also enclose all the hidden elements from backstage so that the audience couldn’t see the crew operating the set pieces. Thankfully we have some very smart people on our crew to figure out the logistics of the mechanical parts.”

Paris Performers builds their stage from scratch for every show. It takes about a week to construct.

“The effort I would say is the same going into each set,” says Graham. “We have a plan from the director and our two main set builders, John Creeden and Tyler Graham work on the logistics of what we want and let us know what’s feasible and what’s not. They’re pretty awesome though and can construct anything.”

Some of the props for Nana’s Naughty Knickers are rather risqué. “For this particular show I shopped at the Love Shop,” says Graham. “We had a great time going through the discount bins for just the right pieces to make you squirm a little in your seat and give you a good laugh.”

Graham adds, “I would say the concept of the show itself is not really risqué however the content of the boxes are a little eye catching,” she laughs. “Nana is a little more demure, but Heather’s store is well… more like the love shop.” Murphy says she is expecting mixed reactions from audiences about what they see onstage, but is feeling good about it.

Graham is confident, “Honestly, our audience is very loyal and as soon as they heard “Naughty Knickers” the ticket sales started coming in.” She adds, “It’s a great laugh and with a few well placed negligees and naughtier pieces we’re sure the audience is going to have a great time.”

Opening night will be adjudicated for the Western Ontario Drama League (WODL) for which Paris Performers often place well.

The show opens February 19, 2016 at 8 P.M. and runs Feb 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 with Sunday shows at 2 P.M.

Tickets Booking Office 519-302-0169 (leave message) or at the door $18 each, Students $5, Groups of 10 or more $15 each.
www.parisperformers.com

Make sure to Be Seen enjoying Nana’s Naughty Knickers this weekend!

Submitted by: Sandra L Anderson
To see more of her work, please visit: Sandlyn Publishing

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9th Annual Kids Can Fly Storybook Breakfast

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9th Annual Kids Can Fly Storybook Breakfast

The Kid’s Can Fly Storybook Breakfast held on February 6, 2016, at the New Covenant Christian Fellowship was its usual sold out success. The 300 people over two breakfast settings were shown to their tables by storybook characters who could have been a fairytale princess, a comic book Thor or Spiderman, Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood and many more.

Several of the children and their families showed up in costumes as well. They were all given their own Official Autograph book and in it featured Ads from all the sponsors of the event. Special photo sittings where taken with Spiderman, Jake the Pirate, Olaf, Cinderella, Llama Llama and Toopy by volunteers and sent to each family.

The Sherwood Restaurant Brantford catered the breakfast of pancakes, sausages, and lots of fresh fruit. And each table was adorned with its own unique centerpiece featuring a popular storybook.

All the volunteers – from the servers to the characters – have been returning year after year to support this event. Margot Kneale, a retired teacher who has been volunteering at the breakfast for several years says, “You can automatically tell the kids who have been read to at a very early age.” Another volunteer, Colleen Vandaele, ended up being part of the breakfast because her daughters got involved in representing some of the storybook characters, so she just “stayed and helped”. “It’s our way of giving back,” she says.

Organizer and Executive Director of Kids Can Fly & Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Brantford/Brant, Sharon Brooks, said the Storybook Breakfast is one of the biggest fundraisers for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library which is a monthly book gifting program for children ages 0-5. The event has continued to grow in its 9 years and changed to larger venues several times. She says it won’t get larger than 300 tickets. Of Kids Can Fly she says, “It’s all about supporting the growing child as much as you can from the get go.” Brooks adds, “It showcases the importance and joy of families reading with their kids.” She says the aim is to be true to literature during the event and even though some of the stories have become movies, “It had to have been a book first” to be featured at the breakfast. She says she has noticed a big change in technology since she started the Storybook Breakfast, so the goal is to promote “putting down the ipod and picking up a book.”

Throughout the morning, children had the opportunity to get autographs from their favourite characters and have photos taken with them. Children’s music played over the sound system throughout the morning while Brooks announced various happenings from the stage. At the end, all the characters paraded out and lined up to say goodbye to the children. Each child received a bag with a book to take home. All those involved are anxiously looking forward to next year’s Kids Can Fly Storybook Breakfast.

Kids Can Fly is a charity unique to Brant with a mandate to support positive nurturing in early childhood. Programs it provides are Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, The Launch Pad, Parachute Program, Roots of Empathy, Mothers In Mind and the ECE Awards. For more information about the organization or their programs, please visit: www.kidscanfly.ca

Make sure to Be Seen visiting with some fun storybook characters at next year’s event!

Submitted by: Sandra L. Anderson
To see more of her work, please visit: Sandlyn Publishing

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Stage 88 Presents ‘On Golden Pond’

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Stage 88 Presents ‘On Golden Pond’

This weekend, make sure to Be Seen enjoying this local production at the Sanderson Centre! Congratualtions to the entire team for working hard to put on a wonderful show.

For more information, please visit: http://www.sandersoncentre.ca/event/TabId/128/ArtMID/557/ArticleID/149/Stage-88-presents-On-Golden-Pond.aspx

Photography by: Heather Cardle
To see more of her work, please visit Heather Cardle Photographer

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Behind the Scene – St Leonard’s Soup Challenge

6Behind the Scene – St Leonard’s Soup Challenge

The alluring aroma of freshly prepared soup lingered in the halls of the Best Western Plus Brant Park Inn & Conference Centre, as hundreds lined up to enter the 11th annual St Leonard’s Soup Challenge. Inside, businesses and organizations from all across #Brantford set up displays and handed out soup by the ladleful. A $10 admission was a small price to pay to enjoy the many different offerings in support of St. Leonard’s Youth Homeless Week. There were 16 varieties of soups to try and each could be judged on three criteria; Best Presentation, Most Creative, and People’s Choice. Flavours such as: poutine soup, bacon double cheeseburger, butter chicken, Zuppa Toscana, Thai coconut carrot with bamboo shoots, and so many more. At the end of the night over 500 people had visited and cast votes for the winners.

They are as follows.

Best Presentation – Getaway restaurant, OLG Casino – Zuppa Toscana

Most Creative – Zander’s Fire Grill and Brew Lounge – Bacon Double Cheeseburger

People’s Choice – Strodes BBQ & Deli / Strodes Express – Butter Chicken

The event was an incredible success, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Comments such as “Why did you only get one bowl?”, “This one is my favourite”, and “You’ve gotta try this”, could be heard as you waited in line for a bowl. Congratulations to all of the volunteers and partners who made this event possible. Make sure to Be Seen at next year’s St. Leonard’s Soup Challenge.

Submitted by: Joshua Wall
Photography: Dean Ellis

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Behind the Scene: Frosty Fest 2016

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Behind the Scene: Frosty Fest 2016

Harmony Square Brantford was filled with joy, excitement, and a cool breeze in the air, as thousands of people attended the three day festival with family and friends. BScene photographer Wonderful Ida was able to capture these ‘cool’ shots.

Congratulations to the many sponsors and volunteers who bring this amazing event to our city each year.#GrandToBeSeen #BRANTastic

Make sure to Be Seen at next year’s Frosty Fest in Downtown Brantford!

Submitted by: Joshua Wall
Photography by: Ida Adamowicz
To see more of her work, please visit:https://www.facebook.com/wonderful.ida/?fref=ts

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Behind the Scene: Charity of Hope Organization – Jazz for Lovers

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Behind the Scene: Charity of Hope Organization – Jazz for Lovers

The soothing sounds of jazz entertained scores of people, at last night’s Charity of Hope – Jazz for Lovers event. The night began with the musical stylings of the Frank DiFelice Quintet as servers delivered light appetizers: bacon-wrapped jalapeños and asparagus. Guests continued to enter throughout cocktail hour, showing up fashionably late, and finding seats in the beautifully decorated and intimate setting of Mercasa Banquet Services at Rossini Lodge. Once everyone had found their seats and gotten comfortable, Lisa Markle took to the stage to make announcements for the evening’s proceedings. She proudly announced the mission of the Charity of Hope Brantford Chapter and introduced the board members who organized the evening. She then thanked all of the sponsors and volunteers, without whom the event could not have been possible.

MPP Dave Levac was then welcomed to the stage to present a scroll, honouring the actions of Charity of Hope Brantford. Guests were then presented with a succulent, silken tomato basil bisque with a heart shaped Macedonian feta grilled crouton, while the MC brought a young Charity of Hope beneficiary named Cherise Baker to the stage. She shared her emotional and touching story of how much of an impact the Charity of Hope has had on her; and she committed to give back to the charity that has given so much to her.

“So many people have given up on going to college or university, they have given up hope… but along comes this charity, that’s why they’re here; to give hope.”

Cherise Baker

It was then time for dinner. Pan-seared beef fillet, butter poached Yukon Gold potato croquette, paired with green beans. Perhaps one of the only times the room was quiet was as everyone was enjoying their meal. Lisa brought Tom Mercante to the stage to present the beneficiary of the evening, ‘Brant Food For Thought” program, with a cheque for $5000, as part of The Charity of Hope’s commitment to support and encourage the youth of our city. The band, which had entertained throughout the evening, then made an announcement “to dance the night away” and continued to play until the late hours of the night.

As the event drew to a close, Tom announced that the evening’s event was able to raise over $30,000, and that Charity of Hope Brantford plans to reintroduce the funds back into the community over the coming months. To learn more about the Charity of Hope, or to become a volunteer, please visit them at: www.charityofhope.com and make sure to Be Seen supporting upcoming Charity of Hope Events.

The Charity of Hope Brantford Chapter would like to thank the following:

Charity of Hope Brantford Members:

Tom Mercante, Brian Witteveen, Craig Woodrow, Patsy Whicha, Javier Torres, Liliana Camacho, Kayla Martins, Ian Ladd, Paul Petrella, Deb Lawrence, Brad Markle, Julie Grech, Lisa Markle.

Jazz for Lovers Sponsors:

Scotiabank
NAPA Auto Parts
3M
CARSTAR Brantford
HUB International
Brantford Nissan Inc.
CARSTAR Corporate
Discount Car Rental
Millard, Rouse & Rosebrugh
BMO
Gino Ingraudo, C.A.
HollisWealth
Mercante Inc.
Uniparts OEM

Food Sponsors:

Liaison College staff and students, for preparing the evening’s dishes.
Petit Gourmet Food Company, for the soup.
Strodes BBQ & Deli / Strodes Express, for the beef.
SWEET Bakery, for the desserts.

Submitted by: Joshua Wall

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Luvern on Laughs – Comedy at The Station Coffee House And Gallery

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Luvern on Laughs – Comedy at The Station Coffee House And Gallery

Every Thursday night there’s a free comedy show in Brantford. New people come out to see what all the fuss is about each week and comedians travel from all over Southern Ontario to perform their style of magic on stage. Tonight we had a blast of laughs right from the beginning of the night with Chris Jarvie. Now, you have to understand that Chris produces very successful comedy shows in Waterdown and Burlington so he knows how it’s done. He pretended to be Michael Moses tonight telling Michael’s jokes! This was especially hilarious to the other comedians, and regular comedy fans such as myself and Dean Ellis. Although the room wasn’t packed full, the audience who did attend seemed to really enjoy themselves by interacting with the comedians. Personally, I love how the comedians are friends with each other. This brings a special sort of laughter to the room as they feed off each other throughout the night. It’s important to get the crowd laughing, and with these characters poking fun at each other, it truly does make for a bunch of unexpected and off-the-cuff laughs.

The Big Bopper Bob drove in from Kitchener to give us his best impressions which were all worthy of an applause break. An ‘applause break’ (as it’s called in the comedy industry) is way better than people laughing. Way to go Bob! Bob’s comedy includes many topics and his presence on stage is unforgettable.

I’d love to go into detail about each comedian who went on stage tonight, but it’s better if you come and see for yourself. The other comedians on the show tonight were: Erinn White, Amber Dewar, Mirali Almaula, Ivan Kovalenko, and Ben Healey; who closed out the show. There was plenty of female talent tonight which brought an awesome perspective of dating, lesbian life, and virginity. These topics were lighthearted, and delivered with such ease by each performer. T’was truly a pleasure for me to listen to their craft.

Michael Moses hosts this show each week and he shares stories about growing up in Alberta, as well as tidbits about his family history. He’s very friendly and chatty with the crowd; regardless where you sit. He’ll find you, ask you a question, and all of a sudden, you’re a part of the show which automatically gives you a fun memorable night. The general feeling at this comedy show is one of being in your own living room with good (and somewhat sarcastic) friends. LOL Mark your calendars for Thursday February 18th because we want you to add to the laughter and enjoy the next show!

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Submitted by: Luvern Mornin

To see more of her work please visit Back Of The Room Photography

 

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Trio Jazz & Friends

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Trio Jazz & Friends

It was an intimate setting in the lobby of the Sanderson Centreon Thursday, February 11th.

Sweet, saucy, sexy and soulful jazz was performed for a standing-room only crowd. The event came just in time for Valentine’s Day as romantics from around the area came to hear the wonderful sounds.

The talented Trio Jazz Band, and numerous local guest artists, lay down the beats in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Make sure to Be Seen watching and listening to some great performances at the next Sanderson Centre event!

Submitted by: Heather Cardle
To see more of her work, please visit: Heather Cardle Photographer

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