The Capitol Centre debuted the 2023-24 line-up of events for both the WKP Kennedy Gallery and the Betty Speers Theatre with a special event.
In addition to being the first to see the new lineup, guests were treated to complimentary bubbly and two surprise performances on Thursday evening from Brendan McCleod and Johannes Linstead.
McCleod and the rest of Canadian folk/roots band The Fugitives will be presenting their theatre piece, Ridge, at the Capitol Centre on November 7, and Linstead, the
legendary Latin guitarist will be bringing his band to the Capitol Centre on November 10.
The after-party in the WKP Kennedy Gallery featured cake, courtesy of Chez Jean-Marc Bakery, and refreshments courtesy of Twiggs.
Capitol Centre members were able to start purchasing tickets as soon as the presentations ended while members of the public must wait until June 2 at noon.
As a lead-up to the anticipated 2023-24 Season presentations, Capitol Centre Executive Director Katina Connolly took a few moments to highlight the many successes of the 2022-23 Season, which was the first full post-pandemic season for the arts centre. Between September 2022 and April 2023, 17,950 patrons attended “Capitol Centre Presents” shows (33 performances and 12 film screenings) with six sold-out shows, and 4,095 patrons visited the gallery. There were 210 Capitol Centre Memberships issued and a troupe of 83 volunteers (the most in recent Capitol Centre history) spent a total of 2,588 hours volunteering.
The upcoming exhibitions in the WKP Kennedy Gallery are as follows:
- Current–June 3 Gallery I “The Artist’s Eye” Group Exhibition by the North Bay Art Association
- Current–June 3 Gallery II “Maternal Collection” Solo Exhibition by Rebecca Clouâtre
- June 16–August 4 Gallery II “Urban IndigiNation” Group Exhibition Co-presented by the Indigenous Friendship Centre
- July 4–August 4 Gallery I “Retirement” Solo Exhibition by Allan Hirsh
- August 30–Sept. 2 Gallery I “Bluesfest People’s Choice Award” Solo Exhibition by Joanne Abbott
- Sept. 15–Oct. 28 Gallery I “Curatorial Mentorship Program” Solo Exhibition- Artist TBD
- Sept. 15–Oct. 28 Gallery II Colin Davis Solo Exhibition
- Nov. 17–Jan. 24 Gallery II “Franco Nord Contemporarian” Solo Exhibition Co-presented by Bravo Art- Artist TBD
- Nov. 17–Dec. 16 Gallery I “Deck the Walls” Holiday Art Sale Group show
The WKP Kennedy Gallery is currently accepting submissions and applications for Urban IndigiNation, Bluesfest Clash of the Canvas 2023, the Curatorial Mentorship, and the Franco Nord Contemporary solo exhibition. Visit the
WKP Kennedy Gallery’s events at Capitolcentre.org for all the details!
The upcoming shows in the Betty Speers Theatre are as follows:
- Sept. 30 — The Last Waltz: A Musical Celebration of The Band
- Oct. 6 — Dwayne Gretzky
- Oct. 11 — Walking Through the Fire
- Oct. 14 — Burton Cummings & his Band Unplugged: The hits, like you've never heard them before!
- Oct. 22 — Casting Off
- Oct. 27 — Sean McCann Sings The Great Big Songbook
- Oct. 28 — Andy G and Friends
- Oct. 28 — Rocky Horror Picture Show Sing-Along
- Nov. 4 — Fall Fundraiser: California Dreamin' Beach Party
- Nov. 7 — Ridge ft. The Fugitives
- Nov. 10 — Johannes Linstead: From Spain to Cuba
- Nov. 22 — Canada's Ballet Jörgen - The Nutcracker
- Nov. 25 — 22 Wing Band
- Dec. 6 — Whitney Cummings
- Dec. 13 — Christmas With a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl
- Dec. 15 — Ça swing le temps des fêtes (A Swing Christmas)
- Dec. 17 — A Whole New World: The Music of Alan Menken
- Dec. 19 — Next Generation Leahy Christmas
- Feb. 17 — The Trews
- Feb. 21 — Choir! Choir! Choir!
- March 2 — Spidey - Make Believe
- March 13 — Malevo
- March 15 — Big Sugar
- March 17 — Erth's Dinosaur Zoo
- March 22 — Irish Mythen
- April 3 — The Peking Acrobats
- April 16 — Perk Up, Pianist!
- April 23 — Just for Laughs Roadshow
- April 28 — 360 All Stars
Show details can be found by clicking here.
Tickets are currently on sale for Capitol Centre members and can be reserved via capitolcentre.org or by contacting the Redpath Box Office in person or by phone at (705) 474-4747, Monday through Friday from noon - 4 p.m.
Public on-sale starts Friday, June 2 at noon.
