Andrew Ford News

A wonderful evening of great music performed by some of the best.

Music by the Sea presents White Halo Ensemble, Saturday, 3rd September, 7:30pm, at Sandgate Town Hall.

?Indulge in four days of incredible guitar music from across the globe as the Adelaide Festival Centre's 2016 Adelaide Guitar Festival kicks off tomorrow night.

This year's Adelaide Guitar Festival epitomises inclusion and access for all lovers of music - taking the beautiful, divergent and diverse sounds of the guitar to the people of South Australia.

Katie Noonan and the Brodsky Quartet will collaborate for the first time ever in With Love and Fury, opening as a world premiere at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC's) Concert Hall tomorrow Thursday 28 April 2016 at 8.00pm, ahead of a seven city national tour.

One of Australia's finest musicians joins forces with iconic British String Quartet, Katie Noonan and the Brodsky Quartet will collaborate for the first time ever in With Love and Fury.

Katie Noonan and the Brodsky Quartet will collaborate for the first time ever in With Love and Fury. The unstoppable collision of colossal talent will provide audiences with a spine-tingling experience as they re-imagine the words of Australian poet Judith Wright. The album is being recorded in London and will be released early in the year. The seven-city tour will commence in Brisbane at QPAC with the World Premiere on Thursday April 28, 2016.

New York City, NY --- Marking the commencement of the 2015-16 Tribeca New Music festival, AN AMERICAN MAVERICK | JEROME KITZKE AT 60 celebrates composer-storyteller JEROME KITZKE in a two-night concert series November 13-14, 2015, at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music. Known for creating works that are uniquely and bracingly American, where freedom and ritual converge, Kitzke shares his career-long dedication to social justice and the human condition in this special program comprised of a dozen of his works composed between 1987 and 2015, including the world premiere of For Pte Tokahewin Ska. From the premier string quartet ETHEL and pianist Anthony de Mare to Hammond B-3 rising star Wil Smith and accordionist Guy Klucevsek, 26 of today's top contemporary artists will come together to perform and honor the inimitable musical language of Jerome Kitzke.

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New York City, NY --- Marking the commencement of the 2015-16 Tribeca New Music festival, AN AMERICAN MAVERICK | JEROME KITZKE AT 60 celebrates composer-storyteller JEROME KITZKE in a two-night concert series November 13-14, 2015, at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music. Known for creating works that are uniquely and bracingly American, where freedom and ritual converge, Kitzke shares his career-long dedication to social justice and the human condition in this special program comprised of a dozen of his works composed between 1987 and 2015, including the world premiere of For Pte Tokahewin Ska. From the premier string quartet ETHEL and pianist Anthony de Mare to Hammond B-3 rising star Wil Smith and accordionist Guy Klucevsek, 26 of today's top contemporary artists will come together to perform and honor the inimitable musical language of Jerome Kitzke.

The Ladykillers, an irresistibly twisted black comedy in which a gang of criminal misfits pose as an amateur chamber orchestra, opens The Court Theatre's Meridian Energy 2015/16 season tonight 25 July.

The Ladykillers, an irresistibly twisted black comedy in which a gang of criminal misfits pose as an amateur chamber orchestra, opens The Court Theatre's Meridian Energy 2015/16 season on 25 July.

The idea of love and what is meant to come of it usually implies a happy ending for the woman who falls in love with her soul-mate, or for the man who couldn't imagine a life without the daily practice of bestowing affection upon his beloved. Love is meant to bring out the best in people and allow them to flourish, implying that a greater and more joyous future is to come because fate has somehow brought them together for just such a reason: to be happy. What happens, though, when the concept of fate seems to be a bit more of an interference than it is a means of bringing people together towards the happiness they so desire? What is to be expected when every effort of moving forward and bringing love back into one's life becomes such an onerous task, such a fruitless endeavor that the concept of love becomes a personally unreachable goal? In what is both a fairly comical yet rather somber telling of a man who falls in love with three sisters and is perpetually left alone once each meets her untimely end, Failure: A Love Story triumphantly kicks off Cape Rep's 2015 season and will no doubt leave its audiences thinking that the only failure to be found in this show is solely found in its name.

Cape Rep Theatre presents the regional premier of Failure: A Love Story a comedy by Philip Dawkins, now through June 7th, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Cape Rep Theatre will present the regional premier of Failure: A Love Story a comedy by Philip Dawkins, today, May 7th through June 7th: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm; there are no performances on May 10, 13 or 20.

Cape Rep Theatre will present the regional premier of Failure: A Love Story a comedy by Philip Dawkins, May 7th through June 7th: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm; there are no performances on May 10, 13 or 20. Tickets are $28. Pay-What-You-Can-Night is the first Friday, May 8th. Group rates & Student Rush tickets also available. Call the box office for details. Cape Rep Indoor Theater. North Side Route 6A E. Brewster. 508.896.1888 or www.caperep.org.

Peter Pan bursts into life at Riccarton House on 4 February in a chaotic, cheeky and charming production in The Anthony Harper Summer Theatre Season.

The former collection of Roy Chapman Andrews, who is said to be the inspiration for the Hollywood character Indiana Jones, will be auctioned off Saturday, January 17, at Sarasota Estate Auction, 6030 N. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota, Florida 34243. Andrews (1884 - 1960) was an explorer, paleontologist and director of the American Museum of Natural History. He led many expeditions to China and Mongolia in search of dinosaur bones and prehistoric mammals. His expeditions to the Gobi remain significant for finding the first nests of dinosaur eggs, new species of dinosaurs and the fossils of early mammals who lived at the time of the dinosaurs. Andrews brought back a collection of Asian furniture and art, part of which was acquired recently in the Monterey/Carmel area of California, where Andrews passed away in 1960. His family scrapbooks and photos depict many of the items that are being offered at the auction, as well as at Ford Art and Antiques in downtown Sarasota. "The collection has been warehoused for the past 25 years," said Andrew Ford, owner of Sarasota Estate Auction along with his wife, Elizabeth Lathrop Ford. "It's almost too good to be true." The auction starts at noon and is open to the public. Prospective bidders may preview the offerings on Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday before the auction from 10 a.m. to noon. Beer, wine and refreshments will be served all day Saturday. Online bidding is also available at LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. The Fords also own Ford Art and Antiques at 136 South Pineapple Avenue in downtown Sarasota, which specializes in 18th, 19th and 20th century fine art, antiques and accessories. In 2013, they expanded by leasing a large space down the street at 522 South Pineapple Avenue at the Sarasota Trading Company, which features mid-century modern furniture and paintings. In 2014, they acquired the collection and website of Jack Vinales Antiques, which will continue to operate from its present location at 500 S. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34236. For reserve seating at the auction, please call ahead at (941) 359-2500. Buyer's premium: 18% house bidding, 21% online bidding (2% off for cash, local checks). To sell or consign antiques or valuables, please call (941) 366-8400 or (941) 650-8854. Website: sarasotaestateauction.com. AU #4555, AB #3375.

Local businessman Andrew Ford and his wife, Elizabeth Lathrop Ford, along with local resident Chieko Bransome, have acquired the collection and website of Jack Vinales Antiques. The store will maintain the name of founder and beloved figure Jack Vinales, who passed away in July, and will continue to operate from its present location at 500 S. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34236. The website remains www.JackVinalesAntiques.com. Established in 1989, Jack Vinales Antiques offers an eclectic selection of modern and classic fine art and objects, including mid-century modern, 1950s, art deco, post-war modern and 1960s pop design. The showroom often includes pieces by Eames, Nelson, Van der Rohe, Herman Miller, Saarinen, Bertoia, Nakashima, Knoll, Rhode, Platner, Paulin, Heywood Wakefield, and other notable designers. Some of the Jack Vinales collection will be auctioned off, along with countless other items, at 1 p.m., Saturday, October 25, at the Sarasota Estate Auction house at 6030 N. Lockwood Ridge Road in Sarasota, Florida. The auction will be simulcast worldwide for online bidders through Sarasota Estate Auction in association with LiveAuctioneers.com and Invaluable.com. The public can preview the offerings at the auction house on Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday before the auction from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Complimentary refreshments, wine and beer will be served Saturday starting at 11 a.m. Items to be auctioned off include fine art, Old Master paintings, estate furniture, bronzes, sterling silver, Asian and Continental porcelains and lighting. The Fords own Ford Art and Antiques at 136 South Pineapple Avenue in downtown Sarasota, which specializes in 18th, 19th and 20th century fine art, antiques and accessories. In 2013, they expanded by leasing a large space just down the street at 522 South Pineapple Avenue at the Sarasota Trading Company, which features more mid-century modern furniture and paintings. Recently, they opened Sarasota Estate Auction, a 7,000-square-foot auction house with seating for up to 100 people. Live in-house bidders compete against online bidders who have either placed previous bids, known as left bids, or are bidding online in real time. For reserve seating at the October 25 auction, please call (941) 359-2500. To inquire about consigning your high-quality items in future auctions, contact Austin Helmuth at (941) 366-8400 or Andrew Ford at (941) 650-8854. For more information, please visit sarasotaestateauction.com and andrewfordfineart.com.

A comical conversation overhead on a bus about a wayward bachelor party was the inspiration for Stag Weekend, which has its world premiere at The Forge at The Court on October 25th.