July
1. Quyon holds its first Canada Day parade,
followed by Canadian flag raising ceremony at Quyon Ferry.
Fireworks at dusk.For information call Curtis Hudson at
(819) 458-1630 or Vikki Richardson at (819) 458-2224.
July 1. Canada Day in Shawville
8.00-10.30 am. Community breakfast (Lions' Hall).
12.00-1.00 pm. Music with Simon Clarke in front of the
Library/Archives.
1.00 pm. Canada Day Parade, organized by the Lions' Club.
Starts at LaSalle Bus and ends at the Fairgrounds.
2.30-3.30 pm. Music with Simon Clarke at the Fairgrounds.
3.00 pm. Soap Box Derby (Hill on Victoria Avenue).
9.30 pm. (dusk): Fireworks.
Organized and supervised by the Shawville-Clarendon
Volunteer Fire Department.
Free camping at Mill Park.
July 2. The Municipality of Allumette Island invites
everyone to take part in a ceremony at Desjardinsville,
commemorating the construction of the interprovincial
bridges and the end of the ferry boat service between
Desjardinsville and Pembroke.
This celebration of living history begins with breakfast at
8.00 am. The Allumette Wagon Train leaves Chapeau at 10.00
am. and arrives at Desjardinsville at 11.45 am. The Antique
Car Show arrives at Desjardinsville at 10.30 am. At 12 noon
there will be a mass at Notre-Dame-du-Lac Mission Church.
Other events will be the blessing of the boats at Desjardins
dock, the unveiling of a historical panel, presentations and
a pow-wow of the Algonquin First Nation. At 4.00 pm. there
will be a steak barbecue (price: $15.00).
Activities will include a bake sale, crafts, quilting, art
exhibition, exhibition of antique farm equipment and
chidren's games.
Visitors are encouraged to bring old family photos, family
trees, musical instruments and lawn chairs. Food and
refreshments available all day.For tickets and information call (819) 689-2242 or (819)
689-2410.
July
15. Open house at the George Bryson Cultural House,
314 Highway 148, Mansfield. 2.00-9.00 pm. Music with
orchestra, casino, crafts, auction, games for children,
refreshments. Bring lawn chairs or blankets.
July
14-15-16. Shawville Country Music Jamboree at the Armstrong
Heritage Farm,
on Highway 148 beside Shawville Chrysler. Music by The W.R.D.
Band, Howard Hayes and The Country Drifters, Don Cochrane,
Dennis Whitty, the Bowes Brothers and Gail Gavan.
For information call (819) 647-6563 or visit the Armstrong
Heritage Farm website at
www.armstrongheritagefarm.com
July
6. Performance in the Concert in the Park series,
in Fitzroy Provincial Park, Fitzroy Harbour. From 6.00 pm.
to 9.00 pm.
Music by the Mick Armitage Band and Guests. West
Carleton Youth Barbecue at 6.00 pm.
Free entrance, bring lawn chairs. No pets, no alcohol,
children welcome.
For information call (613) 226-9178 or visit the website at
www.mickarmitageband.com
The
Pontiac School of the Arts will be holding its second annual
session from July 8 to July 16, at Portage du Fort.
Workshops will include papermaking, silk screen,
printmaking, printing, elementary drawing, free-lance
writing, digital photography, video, and portraiture.
For information call (819) 647-2291, or call Dale Shutt at
(819) 648-2441, or send email to
daleshutt@sympatico.ca
or
raymond@sanderregier.com
For more information
August
6. Radford United Church will celebrate its 100th
anniversary.
Although the church has been closed since 1965 it is still
intact, and is the only church in Radford with a small
cemetery. It first opened on December 19, 1906.
The anniversary committee is asking the community to supply
old photos, clippings and stories, for a book which the
committee hopes to sell at the celebration.
Events will include an address by Rev. William McDowell,
special singing and a luncheon.
For information call Elaine Richardson at (819) 647-5410.
Until
August 10 Geraldine Classen, from Portage du Fort, is
holding her exhibition "Abandoned in the Pontiac"
at the Casino du Lac-Leamy in Hull. Her paintings, into
which she incorporates old photographs, depict empty, unused
buildings, and reveal a style different from that of earlier
work in which she was inspired by her time in
Mexico.Geraldine Classen is a participant in the Pontiac
Artists' Studio Tour and a member of the Board of the
Pontiac School of the Arts (PSOTA). See the entries in this
Bulletin regarding these two events
August 4-5-6. Riverside Jam at Carleton Place, Ontario.
Gail Gavan
is on the program, which also includes Ricky Skaggs, Lise
Brokop, Amanda Wilkinson, Aaron Pritchett, Aaron Lines,
George Fox, Ambush and Ronnie Prophet..
Visit the website at www.riversidejam.com or call (613)
226-9178.
August
19. Blueberry festival at the George Bryson Cultural House,
314, Highway 148, Mansfield. Details to be announced when
available.
Advance
Notice
October
15
-22
Mick Armitage Band,
accompanied by Pontiac singer Gail Gavan, will be in
Dublin, Ireland, where they will be recording a live CD and
DVD. They will be accompanied by a number of relatives,
friends and fans, and Armitage is hoping that the group will
in the end number 100 or more. So far, 35 people have
booked.
Anyone interested in joining the group can get information
from Fairlawn Travel at (613) 723-9223.A radio contest
through Y101 will offer a chance to win the trip for free.
