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Wakefield
Community Events
 April
7. Galerie McKenzie Marcotte presents Coastal
Observations,
an exhibition of recent oil paintings by Shawn McNevin,
of Chelsea
Vernissage at 7.00 pm.
In 2005 Shawn McNevin returned to the west coast of
Newfoundland, spending half a year exploring and painting
the varied contours and colours, the atmosphere and light of
the rugged coastal landscape.
26 Sully
Road,Wakefield.The gallery is open weekends from 10 am to 5
pm and at all other times by chance or by appointment, by
calling (819) 459-3164 or email
mcmar@magma.ca.
At the Black Sheep Inn, in Wakefield.
April 23. Salute Earth Day with Ian Tamblyn,
renowned Canadian musician, songwriter, playwright and
producer., a resident of Chelsea. At 4.00 pm.Advanced
tickets $10.00.Online tickets available.
For information on advanced ticket sales outlets visit the
Black Sheep Inn website at
www.theblacksheepinn.com
 May
6. Solstice Books & Music
opening
in Wakefield
at 721 Riverside Drive, Wakefield. Under the direction of
Roberta Bouchard, it will stock fiction, children's books,
travel, reference and non-fiction books, in both French and
English. There will be a music section featuring local
talent, an art wall and cards for sale showing the work of
local artists. The store will take orders for books not in
stock. Bouchard describes the store's mission as providing
"a stimulating atmosphere and cultural meeting place where
people of different backgrounds and age groups can all find
something of interest."
Radio
Wakefield
Radio Wakefield offers a medium of communication and
artistic expression to the community.
Established in November 2005 with web space funded by Rotary
International as part of the Radio Free Network Radio
Wakefield has been operating as a shell streaming 35 tunes
picked by Paul Symmes of the Black Sheep Inn. Founder Brian
Sanderson, of Rupert, says the station is now ready to
received blogs, music, works in progress, critiques and
agricultural news. It can be a portal to the World Wide Web
and a marketing tool for local business people. Sanderson
says: "The components are there -- the web, the hosting, the
server -- it's up to the community to grow it."
Visit
http://radiowakefield.ca to register, or contact
brian@radiofreenetwork.ca
Listen now
Wakefield Public Library
Contest.
Biblio Wakefield Library has a new Young Adults/ADO section,
including A DOOR THAT NEEDS ART. The winner of the contest
gets $100 cash and a bag of book booty. Each entry gets a
free Sandy's pizza and baseball cap. Deadline for entries:
April 14. Get forms at the Library or call Glennis at (819)
459-2747.
The Fairbairn House, a 19th century heritage
building, has been moved to its new foundation in Hendricks
Park in Wakefield.
Built in the 1860s for William Fairbairn and his wife Jean
Wanless, the house is thought to be the oldest building in
Wakefield built with sawn lumber. William Fairbairn built
the first grist mill in Wakefield, in 1838. The house is to
become a local and regional museum, sponsored by the
Gatineau Valley Historical Society, the MRC Des Collines and
the Municipality of
La Peche.
A website has been opened at
www.fairbairn.ca
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