Uxbridge Celebration of the Arts 25th Anniversary - our first act booked

We, as the executive of the Uxbridge Celebration of the Arts 25, are all so excited and just giddy and happy and thrilled and jumping up and down - as you can tell we are all so easily moved. We have booked our first act of the program and it is a BIG one.

During the Celebration program, over 3 weeks worth of art events and activities, there are two Saturday night extravaganza's. These are called "GALA'S" and we have had some amazing performances from individuals, groups, duets, ensembles and more. We are thrilled to be announcing, that we will be having Ken Whiteley and his big band performing. It has in the past been held at the Music Hall, a historic building, with a stage, wooden floors, balcony made to help you to see everything that is happening below, and we will be enjoying the sound of this Canadian roots music legend. He is a gifted guitar and mandolin player, performing his original songs in blues and folk sound. He is also a 7 time Juno awards nominee.

The Gala will be a wonderful night of Ken with 10 musicians wowing us with guitars, bass, drums, horns, keyboards and singers. It will be a night that you will not be able to sit still and be transported to a place of jumping, clapping, laughing, singing and enjoying the wonders of arts in the Uxbridge community.

Full details will be follow BUT I JUST HAD TO TELL YOU!!!! We are so luck that we have supporters and friends to the Uxbridge Celebration of the Arts like Carolyn and Neil Turnbull.

Anne of Green Gables Here? Welcome Anne Shirley

One of the many wonderful theatre groups in the Uxbridge community, OnStage Uxbridge, is staging a Canadian favourite, considered Charlottetown's original musical, Anne of Green Gables Musical, and it will be playing at the Uxbridge Music Hall, January 14th, 15, 16th and again 21st, 22nd, and 23rd at 7:30 and on Saturday Matinees, it will be at 3pm. This is truly a "warm family show" that will touch your heart, and tickle your funny bone.

This play is set in Avonlea on Prince Edward Island in 1908, and features farm folk Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a brother and sister out to adopt a boy to help out on the farm. Instead Anne Shirley arrives, and they consider sending her back. Many touching and hilarious events happen, and they end up loving their new daughter.

OnStage Uxbridge presents 4 shows every year to entertain the community, and people come from all over to watch the strong and disciplined performances on the stage. This group always presents one of their plays at the end of the Celebration of the Arts event, and am very excited to understand what it will be for the 25th anniversary this coming September/October. Watch this blog to find out.

So, do you want to sit around in your house complaining about the cold Canadian winter, or do you want to experience an eastern Canadian tradition of theatre and go to see Anne of Green Gables at the Music Hall? Come on - I don't have to answer that for you!!! See you at the music hall.