Regional Association of West Quebecers
 


Cultural
eBulletin
2007

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June 29. 
Reunion
Dance at Pontiac High School grounds
9 -1 pm. Music by the Mick Armitage Band, on their “Rockin’ Our Lives Away Tour ‘05”. Admission $10.00. For information call: (613) 226-9178.

June 30.  Jazz Anouk Ensemble,  featuring songs from Theatre Wakefield’s recent bilingual play “Cabaret Civil”.  Special guests: Alise Marlane and Newhouse.  The Black Sheep Inn at 8:30 pm. Advanced tickets: $5.00.  At the door: $7.00. Note: For information about “Cabaret Civil”, see the eBulletin entry for May 13 and 14.

June 30. Ron Moores's Back 40 Band hosts the Back 40 Stage at Rasputin's. Guest “WRD” (Wilf Arseneault, Doug Sinclair and Dan Ducharme).  At Rasputin's, 696 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa.  7:30 p.m. Admission: $5.00 The cover charge proceeds are split between the featured band/artist and the CKCU-FM 93.1 Funding Drive). This is the last Back 40 Stage event until September 29 next.  The musicians of Back 40 come from both Quebec and Ontario.  Ron Moores resides in Cantley.  He regularly introduces at the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield.  The Band broadcasts on CKCU-FM  Community Radio (93.1) at noon on Saturdays.  For information call Rasputins at (613) 230-5102 or email dean.verger@rasputins.ca, or call Ron Moores at (819) 827-0068, or email ron.moores@back40.ca

June 30, July 1, 2, 3.  Quyon Country JamFest.  At the fairgrounds.  Appearances by Wayne Rostad, Carroll Baker, Gail Gavan and many others.

Clarendon Township's 150th anniversary events.
July 1-2. Canada Day weekend. 
- Heritage displays, musical entertainment by the Bowes Brothers, and other events.
- Reunions for all those who went to school in this area. Events at McDowell School.
- 150th Anniversary Dance at Pontiac High School featuring Irish music by Mountain Tay & Robin Avril and the Mick Armitage Band.
- July 2. Clarendon 150th Anniversary Dance/Concert at the Agricultural Hall, Shawville. Irish music by Mountain Tay and Robin Avril.  Tickets available from Clarendon Municipal, Ann Rogers or Sylvia Hodgins. Tickets can be delivered.
- July 3. Ecumenical Service at the Shawville Fair Grounds.
- July 4-8. Heritage sites and displays will be open for visits.
- Quilt show and tea, soap box derby.

"The Goldminer's Daughter or the Triumph of Virtue".
An old-fashioned melodrama presented by the Pontiac Players under the direction of Joan Conrod  at Pontiac High School, Shawville. Tickets $10.00.  Available at Clarendon Municipal Hall, the Shawville/Clarendon Municipal Library and Mother Natures. Part of Clarendon Township's 150th anniversary events. 
Full details of times and places as they become available.
July 9
. Grand Finale. An old-fashioned "Clarendon Social", featuring entertainment, tournaments, box social and a street dance with music by the Valley Ramblers.

Celebrating History in Bristol.  The commemoration of the founding of Bristol and the celebration of the municipality's 150th birthday includes a variety of events and exhibitions. In June there will be an unveiling of Heritage sites, in July a dinner/dance on the wharf with the Dick Maloney band, and in October an expedition to the highest point of the Bristol Mines property.  Documents are on display at the town hall, including the Council minutes of 1855 and receipts from stores which now belong to the past.
For more information, visit the website www.bristolmunicipality.com
or call the town hall at (81) 647-5555.

Until October 31. EXPOSITION D’ART is a group of nine artists with home studios on Allumette Island, open to the public from May 1 through October 31.  Their works include painting and sculpture in a variety of media.  Palette signs, with numbers and colours, guide you along the route from one artist to another. Brochures are available throughout the area at various businesses and tourist centers. The group invites you to take the time to enjoy the EXPOSITION D’ART this coming season and suggests that you may just find the piece of art that you have been looking for!
For information contact Claudette Spence, at Studio Three, East Range Road, Isle-aux-Allumettes, Quebec, J0X 1M0, or call
(819) 689-5050.
 

   
     
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