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 MONDAY NIGHT SERIES
The Monday Night Series at the Thousand Islands Playhouse offers music and entertainment lovers an experience that’s second to none. The ongoing popularity of this eclectic series has been a big part of the Playhouse’s growing reputation as a festival theatre experience. The series provides audiences with an opportunity to see emerging new talent and internationally renowned artists in an intimate setting – a far cry from the stadiums many of them regularly perform in. There is nothing like the “buzz” in the theatre at a Monday Night Series event, shared as it is by audience and artists alike. The success of these concerts is a source of pride for everyone at the Playhouse, and recognized as an asset to the local community. Join us at the Springer Theatre and enjoy world class performers in the unparalleled intimacy and comfort of one of Canada’s most beautiful settings.
Chic Gamine June 28 – 8 PM
 Hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, a cappella group Chic Gamine draws inspiration from Gospel, Soul, World, and Roots music. Chic Gamine performs with a solo percussionist as their main musical support while these accomplished songstresses use their voices as instruments, effortlessly launching into intricate string arrangements, bass-heavy rhythm sections and melodious harmonies. An evening with Chic Gamine includes songs and sounds from African, the Middle-East, South American and French-Canadian Folk.
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The Lost Fingers August 16 - 8 PM
 By exercising great musicianship along with a keen sense of humor, this trio has united their unique voices to create an ingenious tribute to the 80’s in the swinging gypsy style of ‘jazz manouche’ inspired by their mentor, Django Reinhardt. They continue to captivate audiences everywhere they go with their witty and jazzed-up renditions of nostalgic hits by the likes of AC/DC, Stevie Wonder, Technotronic, Bon Jovi…
The Lost Fingers - Pump Up the Jam
The Lost Fingers - Straight Up
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Denzal Sinclaire September 27 - 8 PM
 Denzal Sinclaire has earned his reputation as Canada’s most popular male jazz vocalist. His trademark is the joyfulness in his voice and a special approach to phrasing a lyric … pushing or laying back on a beat. This multiple Juno-award nominee is blessed with exquisite delivery, sensitivity to melody and a lyrical imagination.
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The Good Lovelies October 4 - 8 PM
Armed with a pile of instruments, a repertoire of sexy and sophisticated songs, unerring three-part vocal harmonies and an effervescent sense of humour, The Good Lovelies never fail to charm even the toughest audiences with their ‘flirty bluegrass’ music. ‘Sharp, sassy, funny and building a following across Canada.’
Tickets: $32. See all four concerts for $108.
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 TUESDAYS IN STUDIO “S” WITH ERIC FRIESEN
 Internationally renowned Classical music writer and broadcaster Eric Friesen is host to great musicians from around the world in this groundbreaking new Classical music series at the Thousand Islands Playhouse. This Tuesday evening series will feature noted CBC radio personality Eric Friesen in conversation with great musicians followed by a first rate concert, all in the relaxed and comfortable atmosphere of the Springer Theatre at the Thousand Islands Playhouse. Just picture yourself with a glass of local summer wine, listening to your favourite music, as the sun goes down over the St Lawrence River. It doesn’t get better than this!
Artists of the Royal Conservatory July 6 – 8 PM.
It is the concervatory’s ensemble-in-residence and is made up of the Glenn Gould School’s senior faculty with the participation of its most exceptional students and graduates. Performing at this concert are Cellist Bryan Epperson (Princial cellist / COC Orchestra), Violinist Marie Barard (Concert Master / COC Orchestra) and Pianist David Louie.
Single Tickets >André Laplante July 20 – 8 pm 
Over the last decade, Canadian pianist André Laplante has firmly established himself as one of the great Romantic virtuosos, and is the only Canadian to have ever won the Tchaikovsky competition.
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Janina Fialkowska July 27 – 8pm
 All Chopin, her specialty, in this Chopin Year. Beloved the world over for her exquisite pianism, Janina Fialkowska has enchanted audiences for over thirty years with her glorious lyrical sound, her sterling musicianship and her profound sense of musical integrity. Blending her vast experience with her refreshingly natural approach “Fialkowska has become an artist of rare distinction as well as retaining all the virtuosity of her youth” (La Presse, Montreal, February 13, 2009)
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Gilles Vonsattel August 31 – 8pm
 Swiss pianist Gilles Vonsattel was named Laureate of Canada’s prestigious Honens International Piano Competition in 2009, was recipient of an Avery Fisher career grant in 2008, and was winner of the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation’s International Piano Competition in 2002. He has also appeared as a soloist with the Utah Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, the Grand Rapids Symphony, the National Symphony of Ireland, the Boston Pops, and the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève. With repertoire that ranges from Bach’s Art of the Fugue to Xenakis, Mr. Vonsattel is an artist of uncommon breadth, equally at home in solo and chamber music.Buy Single Tickets >
Tuesday evenings at 8 PM in the Springer Theatre.
Questions about the series? Email coordinator Sandy Thorburn, Resident Musical Director: Click Here
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