Forest Festival Kicked Off Last Evening — Continues this week

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Marie

The Forest Festival is in full swing at this time. It kicked off last evening with the Operetic Excerpts Concert, followed tonight by the sold out Jim Cuddy Trio Concert. Don’t dismay .. there are still plenty of tickets available online for all the other shows. Here is the line up:

Friday 8 p.m. — John McDermott featuring Jason Fowler
Saturday 2 p.m. — Hilario Duran and Jane Bunnett
Saturday 8 p.m. — Amanda Martinez and Her Band
Sunday 2 p.m. — Beebop Cowboys
Sunday 8 p.m. — The Suzie Vinnick Trio featuring Rick Fines

www.MadeInHaliburton.ca August 2012 newsletter

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Marie

MadeinHaliburton – August Newsletter

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New — Silent Auction >>

Minden Storefront >>

The Forest Festival >>

July 31st Draw >>

ARTIST PROFILE

Rickie Woods

Rickie is an active member of the Haliburton Arts community and was one of the two recipients of the Minden Hills Arts Alive award for her outstanding contribution to the arts in the area. She has a history of over 37 years working as a potter and has built a strong business through her art. Her newly created pottery canoe-shaped dish/decoration is this month’s offering for “liking us” on facebook or signing up for our newsletter. She is always seeking new ways to challenge herself, this new product is just this year’s best example. Take a look for yourself at all her wonderful work.

NEW ARTISTS

We welcome the following new artists to the MadeInHaliburton.ca website.

Wayne and Sylvia Rose of Studio Rose — Raku and Stoneware Pottery

Please click their names to take a look at their wonderful new items!

New Silent Auction Function

New this month on www.MadeInHaliburton.ca is a Silent Auction Feature. This functions much like ebay and is being utilized to help non-profit organizations raise money and to auction some regular art items. In the case of the items that are in support of non-profit organizations the full value paid (minus only credit card fees if you pay via this method) is transferred to the non-profit.Currently on the auction block are:1. Two tickets to the sold out Jim Cuddy performance at The Forest-Festival. Package includes a meet and greet with Jim, signed poster, and preferred seating. Proceeds to the VolunteerDentalOutreach Program.2. Two tickets to Suzie Vinnick or any other of the $29 performances at The Forest Festival. Proceeds support the Haliburton County FolkSociety. Currently a steal at $7 for two tickets valued at $58.3. A loon carved out of soapstone created by Kim Warne of Soundings Studio. A steal once again at the $130 starting bid.

New Storefront In Minden

For the months of July and August (and perhaps longer) we have opened a storefront in Minden that is showcasing all the wonderful art you can find on the website. While not all of our artists were able to participate in this venture there is a good cross-section so that you can see the quality of the items on the site. Why not come in and take a look sometime soon?

The Forest Festival–Wednesday Aug 15 to Sunday August 19th, 2012

The Forest Festival is fast approaching–if you haven’t already done so please get your tickets on http://www.madeinhaliburton.ca/categories/Tickets/Forest-Festival/ . This is a one of a kind event that happens in the natural forest setting of the Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Preserve. Some of the events happen at the Bone Lake Amphitheatre where you listen while the musicians entertain you from a stage floating on Bone Lake. You are surrounded by a canopy of stars that surround you as the sun sets during the performance. The alternative location, the LoggingMuseum, is an equally unusual and pleasant space from which to view such high quality entertainment. These happen rain or shine as the LoggingMuseum is also the alternative to the Bone Lake Amphitheatre if the weather does not cooperate. Why not try out one of these performances? There are a variety of musical genres to choose from.

Earth and Fire Pottery July 31st Draw Results

The winner for signing up for our newsletter or “Liking us” on Facebook, of the Veggie and Dip Set by Earth and Fire Pottery, is Cole Hebert. For the month of August we have a brand new product, by Rickie Woods Pottery. It is a canoe-shaped piece that can be decorative or functional — great place to put those treats or decorative arrangements. Those of you who have already signed up for the newsletter or “Liked us”on Facebook will already be in the draw. For those of you who have not yet done this please do so– if you do both you get two chances.

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Diamondback at the Dominion Hotel In Minden — June 30, 2012

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Marie

If you are looking for great music at a great price why not buy a ticket to the Diamondback performance on June 30th, 2012 at the Dominion Hotel in Minden, Ontario. Tickets are available from the Dominion Hotel by phone or in person. The performers are Mike McKenna, Scott Kushnie, and Peter McGraw.

Haliburton Highlands and the Performing Arts — An Amazing Aray of Opportunities

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Marie

I just found this amazing video on utube that was created by Highlands Media Arts about the performing arts in the Haliburton Highlands, Ontario Canada. Whether you are into opera, folk, country, rock or any other form of music there are opportunities to see some of the most amazing local, national, and international performers right her in the Haliburton Highlands. The video shows scenes of some of the wonderful, natural environments in which the performances occur. There is nothing more magical than music mixed with nature! Why not check out the Forest Festival this August .. tickets available at www.MadeInHaliburton.ca.

Haliburton County Folk Society Open Stage is Back at the Haliburton Museum

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Marie

The Haliburton County Folk Society’s monthly open stage event has returned to the Haliburton County Museum and happens on the 3rd Saturday of every month beginning at 8 p.m. Admission is by donation to the Society.

Saturday May 19th was the first one at this “new” location. There were 50 people at the event and lots of great music by both people who live here full-time and cottagers who were anxious to share their skills.

It was a special treat to have Carl Dixon come out to perform .. he’s working on a new country album and was happy to have a forum to try out his new pieces. Great to live in a community where the local folk can mingle and learn from the more internationally known citizens.

You never know quite what you are going to be treated to when you arrive at an Open Stage .. why not come out and experience it for yourself?

Chris Whiteley and blues singer Diana Braithwaite appear at the Dominion Hotel, Minden, On

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Marie

Get ready Haliburton County because on May 5^th the Dominion Hotel in Minden will be rocking to ‘The Red Hot Blues’ of talented multi- instrumentalist Chris Whiteley and exciting blues singer Diana Braithwaite.

Whiteley has accompanied the likes of John Hammond, Chuck Berry and John Lee Hooker. He also toured with Leon Redbone, playing cornet and harmonica, and appeared with him on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in New York.

Chris has twice played the prestigious Chicago Blues Festival, and he often performs as part of the award winning CBC Radio show The Vinyl Cafe with Stuart McLean.

Diana Braithwaite’s solo career came about in her teenage years when she opened for John Lee Hooker at the Brunswick House in Toronto. Later on Albert Collins invited her on the road as a warm-up act. She then followed up with collaborations with such luminaries as Jeff Healey, Robert Cray, Tracy Chapman and Buddy Guy.

Between them Whiteley and Braithwaite are nine time Maple Blues award winners, including best songwriting. For the Minden gig Diana and Chris will be combining original material with a sprinkling of classics in sets that have been rocking audiences from New York to the British Isles. They’ll definitely perform songs from their latest album DeltaPhonic which reached number one on B.B. King’s Bluesville program on XM-Sirius Satellite Radio.

Chris plays guitar, slide guitar, harmonica and trumpet as well as singing with a wry sense of humour that perfectly complements Diana’s sultry and intimate delivery. Joining Chris and Diana will be Chris’ son, Jesse Whiteley on CX-3 organ. As a member of the Toronto All Star Big Band, Jesse has backed up such notables as Clark Terry, Oliver Jones and Doc Severinson.

The ‘Red Hot Blues’ gig with Chris Whiteley and Diana Braithwaite is the third in the very successful ‘Canadian Blues Legends’ series from the collaboration of promoter George Farrell and Dominion proprietor Shawn Chamberlin.

Tickets for the May 5^th ‘Red Hot Blues’ event are on sale for $10 if you purchase in advance, or $15 at the door. Advanced tickets can be secured by phone or picked up at the Dominion Hotel, 113 Bobcaygeon Rd, Minden, tel: 705-286-6954 or toll free 877-888-6954.

The Yukon Comes to the Haliburton Highlands — Annie Lou a Duo from the Yukon that is.

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Marie

Annie Lou (Duo from the Yukon) is performing in a Home Routes Concert in the Haliburton Highlands on Tuesday, April 24 7:00pm

Anne Louise Genest (guitar)and Kim Barlow (banjo)

http://www.annielou.ca/

$20 to the artists

Old time music is based in a variety of instumental, vocal and songwriting traditions.

Annie Lou is faithful to these, with stringband instrumentation, rich vocal harmonies, and original songwriting that is fresh and new, yet firmly rooted in the old.

Home of Lisa Barry and Matt Mihilik

call (705)-754-0758

email: saltypotter@hotmail.com

Concert series is organized by the Haliburton Folk Society a contribution member organization of www.MadeInHaliburton.ca

Dave Gunning — in Concert April 19, 2012

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Marie

The Haliburton County Folk Society is happy to announce that Dave Gunning is coming to town and will be in concert on April 19^th, 2012 at the Visitor Centre of the Fish Hatchery, 6712 Gelert Road, Haliburton, Ontario. Dave is known for melding together Irish, Scottish, French Acadian, Folk, and Country musical styles into interesting and meaningful songs that touch the heart. You can buy tickets online for this event at www.MadeInHaliburton.ca.

Ticket prices:

Haliburton County Folk Society Member — $17 including HST
Non-member -$23 including HST

The HCFS is a member the Arts Council – Haliburton Highlands, Ontario Council of Folk Festivals, and Highland’s Performing Arts.

Carl Dixon reunites with Coney Hatch

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Marie

Carl Dixon is reuniting with the original Coney Hatch band members in celebration of the 30^th anniversary of their first album. The band is just about to start work on a new album that is set to be released in the summer of 2012. The band made a debut appearance in the UK in October 2011 at Firefest and they were immediately offered a European record deal. This album represents the recording of their first new music in many years.

The first of a series of concerts to support the new album is this Saturday March 31^st at the Edelweiss in Kitchener, Waterloo. They will be giving a preview of some new material as well as playing some of their original work and fan favourites.

MadeInHaliburton.ca Artist Exhibition at The Art Hive

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Marie

Please come and join us as we celebrate the artistic nature of the Haliburton Highlands through an exhibition of the work of 35 local artists. All of these artists are selling their work on MadeInHaliburton.ca and it is truly exciting to have samples of their work collected in one central location for the public to view.

The official ribbon cutting is at 11 a.m. on Saturday April the 6th but, the show will run the following hours:

Friday April 6, 2012 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday April 7, 2012 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday April 8, 2012 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday April 13, 2012 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday April 14, 2012 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday April 15, 2012 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday April 20, 2012 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday April 21, 2012 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday April 22, 2012 — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.