October
19. First fall meeting of the Wakefield Book Club. The
Club meets every third Friday in the month at the Wakefield
Library, at 10 am. For information call Ann Stone at
819-827-5704.
October
20. Quyon Legion Branch 231 Harvest Kitchen Party.
All your favourite local musicians and more. $5.00 cover
charge and door prizes. Bring an instrument and join the
party. Information from Dean Howard at 819-458-1239.
Shows at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 33, 59 Bancroft
Street, Aylmer.
Thursday evenings: Meal deal at 6.00 pm., $7.00.
Entertainment at 7.30 pm. Everyone welcome. No membership
required. For information call 819-684-7063.
Until September 30. Artwork by Charlie J. Cunningham
on display at Café
Chez Eric, 28 Valley Drive, Wakefield.
For information, visit the website at
www.charliej.ca
Show
at the Black Sheep Inn
September 30. Lindsay Ferguson, folk rock.
CD release. At 4.20 pm. Advanced tickets:
$10.00.
Online tickets available, or phone TicketWeb: 1-888-222-6608.
Advanced tickets are available for all shows at the following
locations: Compact Music: The Downtown Store,
190 Bank Street,
Ottawa (613-233-3706); The Glebe Store, 785½ Bank Street,
Ottawa (613-233-8922); End Hits, 427 Dalhousie,
Ottawa - between Rideau and Besserer - (613-241-HITS);Ottawa
Folklore Centre, 1111 Bank Street,
Ottawa(613-730-2887)For
further information visit the Black Sheep Inn website at
www.theblacksheepinn.co
September
29 and 30. 2007 Pontiac Church Tour, Concerts
and Art Exhibitions
During this weekend, more than 30 churches in the
Pontiac,
representing francophone and Anglophone congregations of
various denominations, will hold their second annual open
house. The event will also include four concerts
(times, places and themes are listed below). In addition,
the Pontiac Artists’ Association (PAA)
and the Pontiac School of the Arts (PSA)
have this
year organized their annual Dam Art and Art in the
Park exhibitions to form part of the weekend program of
events (details are given below). The whole series of
events is the result of support provided by the Québec
Ministry of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women
to the MRC Pontiac, working in collaboration with the CLD
Pontiac and the Pontiac Artists’ Association.
Concerts:
September 29. Organ recital by Carole Romain. The French
Masters.
At 2.30 pm.
At the Église Saint-Pierre, 527 Baume, Fort-Coulonge.
September 30.
Organ recital by Carole Romain. The German Masters.
At 2.30 pm,
At St. Andrew’s Church, 207 Principale, Fort-Coulonge.
September 30. A Certain Class. Folk Rock.
At 3.30 pm.
At the Église Saint-Pierre, 527 Baume, Fort-Coulonge.
September 30. Shades of Green and Fiddle Strings.
Traditional Irish Music.
At 5.00 pm.At Saint Paul the Hermit Church, 59 Sheenboro
Road, Sheenboro.
Exhibitions of Art
September 28.
Dam Art.
Vernissage: 7.00 – 9.00 pm.
September 29 and 30.
Exhibition open 10.00 am. – 5.00 pm. At the Pontiac School
of the Arts, 28 Mill, Portage-du-Fort.
September 30. Art in the Park.
1.00 pm. – 5.00 pm.
For information:Call
819-648-5689, ext. 127 or e-mail
bkuhn.cld@mrcpontiac.qc.ca
, or visit the websites
www.mrcpontiac.qc.ca ,
http://culture.mrcpontiac.qc.ca
The event program and
a map indicating the location of over 60 churches, 20
cemeteries and 20 other points of interest
will be available at
the following locations:
Shawville Café 349, 349 rue Main; Underground
Impressions souterraines, 317 Main,
Portage-du-Fort
River Club, 15 Main, Fort-Coulonge Église
Saint-Pierre, 527 Baume, Campbell’s Bay Info Pontiac/SADC
Pontiac, 1409 Hwy 148, Allumette Island, Épicerie
Dubeau, 7251 Hwy 148,
New this year,
an illustrated 20-page booklet relating the history
of 12 Pontiac churches will be available at participating
churches for $5.00.
September
28-29-30. Oktoberfest Ladysmith.
Gates open on Friday,
September 28 at
5.00 pm.
Opening ceremonies at 8.00 pm. in the
Clarence
Bretzlaff Building.
Events include Lawn
Tractor Pull, Outhouse Races, Pumpkin and Vegetable
Contests. Pony Rides for Kids, Craft Booths. Food and drink:
German and Canadian cuisine,
Beer Garden. Music and Dancing.
Entertainment
September 28.
Philip Holmes and Friends.
5.00
– 8.00 pm.
In the
Entertainment Building.
Paulette Gauthier and Friends. Stepdancing in the Dining
Hall. 7.00 – 8.00 pm.
D.W. James. 9.00 pm. – 1.00 am.
in the
Entertainment Building.
September 29.
Louis Schryer and Friends.
Noon to
4.30 pm.
A Touch of Class. Simon Clark in the Dining Hall.
Jim and Bonnie. 5.00 – 8.00 pm.
Gail Gavan. 9.00 – 1.00 pm.
September 30.
Noon. Parade with the Renfrew Pipes and Drums.
A Touch of Class. Simon Clark in the Dining Hall.
1.00 – 4.00 pm.
Euro Connection.
1.00 pm. – 5.00 pm.
Maple Almrausch Dancers in the intermission.
Passes:Friday
$6.00; Saturday $10.00; Sunday $8.00; Weekend $20.00.
Information:
Call: (819) 647-5306 or (819) 647-2751 or
e-mail:
info@ladysmithoktoberfest.ca
September 29 and 30. 5th Annual Harvest Festival.
At Geggie Park, Riverside Drive, Wakefield.
7.00 am. Sunrise Ceremony at the tepee,
hosted by Stephen Augustine, hereditary chief of the Mi’kmaq
Nation. From 10.00 am. to 5.00 pm.:
Traditional native drumming and dancing, with
interpretation, and crafts.
Face painting.
Kiosks selling local farm produce
On September 29:Viewing of Robert Rooney’s film The Great
Granny Revolution.Tickets:
$8.00.
Sunday evening outdoor feast,
with game dishes, prepared by acclaimed Wakefield chef, André
Belair. Musical entertainment by Michel-André
Vallières. Tickets for the feast: $20.00.Advanced tickets
can be purchased at Khewa and Solstice Books.
September
22-23 and 29-30. 2007 Artists In Their Environment Studio
Tour.For
full details, including map and the list of 23
participating artists, pick up the brochure at local
businesses, or call 819-459-2777, or visit the website at
www.tourcw.comNew participants in this year’s
tour: John Hiscock (watercolour), Lucie Rossignol
(porcelain), Johanna Nousiainen (fibres), Marjolijn Thie
(acrylic), CatherineJoyce (author of the new book Artists
of the Gatineau, which she will be autographing during
the tour).
September 24. Hymn Sing at Pontiac High School.
At 7.30 pm.Sponsored by the Radford Hospital Auxiliary.
Admission: $5.00.Light refreshments. Everybody welcome.
Until
September 3. Artful Friendship, exhibition at
Galerie McKenzie Marcotte. Paintings by Wakefield
artist Don MacMillan, Chris Jackson and Norman Takeuchi.
For more information, check the web site at
www.mckenziemarcotte.ca,
call (819) 459-3164 or email
info@mckenziemarcotte.ca.
Galerie McKenzie Marcotte is located at 26 Sully in
Wakefield. Open weekends from 10 am to 5 pm and at all other
times by chance or by appointment by calling 819 459-3164.
Sat. July 14th at 7pm
at
Christ church
in Aylmer, Quebec - a Concert featuring with Elizabeth
Deveau The Church is
located at the corner of
Symmes and Frank-Robinson Street.
Marcil Melo - Artist
until July 29. Parkdale Gallery. As part of an
exhibition entitled “New Canadians”. Mr Melo will be in the
gallery on Sunday afternoon, July 15, 2007 between 1 and 4
pm. He invites everyone to stop in and see his paintings
this Sunday, or drop in during gallery hours to see the
exhibition.
July
2-6, 9-13, 16-20. Magic Summer Day
Camp. Introducing
children to the enjoyment of music.
9.00 am. to 5.00 pm.For information call David Irving,
director at 819-682-0958, or visit the website at
www.musicmagicworld.com
July
7-15. The 2007 session of the Pontiac School of the
Arts (PSOTA) will be held in the Old Stone School on
Mill Street in Portage-du-Fort.
Courses include:
Introduction to Relief Printing -- Drawing for Beginners
-- Photography Made Easy -- Adult Artists’ Workshop
Series -- Becoming a Freelance Writer, Digital Images --
Young Artists’ Workshop Series (age 8-14) --
Introduction to Handmade Paper -- Embossing Handmade
Paper -- Experience, Environment and Expression
(multimedia)* -- Painting on Silk -- Cartoons and
Caricature
Introduction to Nature Writing* --
Introduction to Painting (oil and acrylic) -- Stained
Glass -- Introduction to Handmade Books. Courses
marked with * are available in both English and French;
the remaining courses are given in English.Course
hours: 9.00 am. to 4.00 pm. with one hour for lunch.
This year the School is initiating a scholarship program
for children and teenagers in the community. All
donations to this program will be used to send local
youngsters to one or more days of courses during the
2007 summer session.
For more detailed information about the instructors and
the course content, dates and fees visit the website
www.pontiacschoolofthearts.com
To contact the School, call 819-647-2291 or e-mail to
info@pontiacschoolofthearts.com
July 13. Harmonic Distortion
will be headlining with four other bands at Maverick’s, 221
Rideau Street, Ottawa.
Advance tickets: $8.00. Call Adrienne at 819-647-2161.At
the door: $10.00.
July
20-21-22. The 2nd Annual Shawville Country
Jamboree.
At the Armstrong Heritage Farm on Hwy. 148. Featuring
singer Gail Gavan and stepdancer Chris Last, and many other
acts. For information visit the website at
www.armstrongheritagefarm.com
July 21. Festival Art Portage d’Art. The School is holding
its second annual celebration of art in Portage-du-Fort,
featuring an exhibition of students’ and instructors’ work,
with art demonstrations and hands-on activities for all
ages. Local musicians will provide entertainment.From
11.00am. to 5.00 pm.
August
3-4-5. Riverside Jam at Carleton Place, Ontario.
Featuring The Road Hammers, George Canyon, John Conlee,
Johnny Reid, Tracey Brown, Searson, The Bowes Brothers,
Roll’n Thunder, Unwound, Desert Heart, D.W. James, The
Mick Armitage Band, Brock Zeman, Onion’s Eyes, Up for
the Ride, Ted Daigle, McMunn Music, Johnny Spinks, and the
Valley Idol Show. Order tickets and campsites now. Call
613-226-9178 or visit the website at
www.riversidejam.com
