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Glengarry Pioneer Museum launching its new direction
Country concert at Playhouse The Journal jcornwall@eap.on.ca The Upper Canada Playhouse is gearing up for its popular live spring country con- cert. This season audiences will be treated to Wichita Line m an starring Pla y house fa- vourite, singer and fiddler Aaron Solo m on and co-starring another popular Pla y house singing sensation, Leisa Wa y , both seen in the past hit concerts Countr y Jukebox, Pat- s y Cline and Doll y Parton. The concert highlights the m usic of Glen Ca m pbell. But that’s just the beginning. Like all of its past countr y concerts, this show will give audiences a whole lot m ore, with a variet y of hit songs fro m m an y of their fa- vourite countr y legends. “The interesting thing about both Aaron Solo m on and Glen Ca m pbell is that the y both have the facilit y to sound just like the stars whose sings the y ’re singing,” said Ar- tistic Director Donnie Bowes. “And because Ca m pbell worked with so m an y popular artists, audiences are going to enjo y a reall y great m ix of m usic fro m a whole variet y of singers as well.” Solo m on and Wa y , together with the five- piece Wa y ward Wind Band, will light up the stage and keep folks’ feet tapping for an en- tertaining night of fabulous m usic. The list of great artists and their m u- sic featured in the show goes on and on, fro m Ca m pbell’s hits Rhinestone Cowbo y , Gentle on M y Mind, B y the Ti m e I Get to Phoenix, Galveston, Southern Nights, Tr y a Little Kindness and It’s Onl y Make Believe, to a great five-song Beach Bo y s m edle y with such tunes as Surfin’ USA and Help Me Rhonda. Also there will be a Bobbie Gentr y m ed- le y featuring such hits as All I Have to Do is Drea m b y the Everl y Brothers, a Tan y a Tucker m edle y featuring Bobb y Darin’s ,Drea m Lover, a Paul McCartne y classic Mull of Kint y re and the Roger Miller co m ic hits Dang Me and King of The Road. “And that’s just so m e of the variet y of hits in the first half of the show,” added Bowes. ‘The second act is loaded with tons m ore and will also showcase Aaron’s fa m ous fid- dle and guitar talents that our audience has co m e to enjo y .’ Solo m on brings to life Johnn y Cash’s Fol- so m Prison and will also join Wa y in a great Anne Murra y Medle y including the hits Snowbird and the Bob D y lan tune, Ain’t No Use in Wonderin’ Wh y , Babe a m ong others. Solo m on and guitarist Ki m Ratcliffe will also thrill audiences with a dueling-guitar version of The Willia m Tell Overture. Wichita Line m an runs at Upper Canada Pla y house April 23 through Ma y 5 with shows at 2 p. m . at 8 p. m . For tickets, call 543-3713/1-877-550-3650 or go to the Pla y - house website at www.uppercanadapla y - house.co m .
The Glengarry Pioneer Museum is set to launch its 51st year as guardian of the heritage of Glengarry with a new struc- ture to be unveiled at their annual general meeting and potluck supper to be held on Friday evening, April 19, at the Recreation
Hall in Dunvegan. Infor m ation on the new structure for the m useu m will be available at the m eeting. The evening will start at 6 p. m . with a pot- luck supper followed b y a short business m eeting to approve the budget for 2013
and to elect officers and m e m bers of its m anage m ent co mm ittee. Those in attendance will have the oppor- tunit y to see and purchase copies of the Pioneer Museu m ’s special co mm e m orative book.
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