Uxbridge Unplugged - yes another new event

As I have been sharing with you, all of you wonderful people of the world, and my very dedicated 5 followers, Uxbridge Celebration of the Arts, 25th Anniversary, has been coming up with some of the most exciting, exhilarating, entertaining and, well just darn fabulous new events. Another is Uxbridge Unplugged.

On Friday, September 24th at 8:30 pm at the Uxbridge Music Hall, 4 very accomplished singers from the area - four very different style- will share their passion of music in one evening.

Not only are you going to hear their beautiful voices and haunting melodies, but you will hear from each of them the "Why" and "Where".

Tamara Williamson has toured and recorded in Canada and Europe and has been dubbed the "Godmother of Indie" for her very independent sound within her 5 albums. Having shared the stage with artists such as Feist, Oasis and Rheostatics, she will fill the stage on her own.

Carlie Laidlaw, who is an established Uxbridge vocalist, lead in a number of bands and heard at events such as the Royal Winter Fair. You can hear her on the recently released "Hummingbird" project, a CD of local original music.

Bringing along her country/rock attitude and voice, is Leah Daniels. Born and raised in Uxbridge, she has very recently spread her wings to Vancouver, opening for Johnny Reid at the 2010 Olympics, as well as a writing trip to Nashville.

Whitney Ross-Barris is an emerging solo artist on the Toronto Jazz scene, as well as a professional actor for over 11 years. Her performances have taken her all over Canada, the US and to Europe. We are thrilled that she will stop and be with us.

TO TOP IT ALL OFF - the evening will be hosted by Neil Crone and with that will come its own form of entertainment and excitement.

Doors will open at 8pm and the tickets are $15. Cash Bar. Tickets can be found at Presents, Presents; Blue Heron Books or at the door if available.

25 on 25 Uxbridge Street Party - Wild day of fun in Uxbridge

It is absolutley crazy the number of NEW ideas that we are introducing during the upcoming Celebration of the Arts 25th Anniversary year - and here is another one.

How about "25 on 25"? I know what you are saying - you are saying "Huh" or "What" or even "Whaaa" but I do promise you, it will be a fun filled family day right in Uxbridge town on Saturday, September 25th. So it is "25 on 25 Uxbridge Street Party".

Let me tell you more about it - Working together, the Celebration of the Arts, the shops of Uxbridge, and the Uxbridge Studio Tour Artists are organising an amazing Street Party to celebrate 25 years of absurdly rich cultural life in Uxbridge.

The theme is The Senses: and we are inviting everyone to come and see, hear, smell, touch, taste and explore that elusive sixth sense.

Experience the knitted tree cosies… Eat crazy Ted Reader's world famous sliders…put your sense of smell to the test… and watch as a team of creative Uxbridge folk rehab one of the downtown buildings!

Interactive events, competitions and a parade will bring everybody a myriad of sensory experiences: tasting delicious local foods cooked by local chefs; music and poetry performed on the street; incredible art installations by our fine local artists; sensational smells; the sixth sense – a lot of us think we have one, but what is it and can we access it on demand? And everyone is invited to explore the sense of touch with hands-on events – drawings and making many interesting fun things.

Some of the things that we can potentially expect to see - Speakers Corner, Performance Art, Storytelling, Noise Maker Parade, Chefs, Painting River, Singers, Sounds Experiment and so much more. BUT we do want more ideas to consider. If you have an idea, or wish to perhaps participate during the day - please contact flyfree@sympatico.ca or submit in paper to Blue Heron Books. But hurray, this needs to be confirmed very quickly.

See I told you it was going to be so exciting and new.