Thursday Tidbits
Posted on July 10, 2014 under Thursday Tidbits with no comments yet
Allan Syliboy appearing tomorrow at Antigonish Art Fair
Hope you’re having a great Highland Games week so far. There’s lots more to come.
I want to dedicate this space today to the Antigonish Art Fair. The second of five shows will be held tomorrow evening ( Friday, July 11th. ) at Chisholm Park starting at 6:00 p.m. You can just click on the link and get yourself up to speed. www.antigonishartfair.ca
To put it simply, an ambitious group is trying to make Antigonish into an arts and culture destination, along the lines of what Nashville did with country music. The fair is a multi faceted event showcasing local artists and artisans as well as other artistic forms. There’s also a food court. Two weeks ago we had ethnic foods. Not sure what’s on the menu this week.
I will once again host the main stage at the gazebo for an action packed evening of music and entertainment.
We have a very special treat this week. First Nation’s artist, activist and musician, Allan Syliboy will be in attendance. His life long friend and occasional “partner in crime”, Bruce Campbell will be doing an old fashioned “medicine show.” There will be two performances during the evening. Allan and Bruce will also have some of their art available for purchase.
I met with the organizing committee a few days ago, along with Bruce, to try and understand exactly what he and Allan would be doing. I don’t inhabit the art world nor do I claim to understand artists themselves. They see the world differently. I listened intently three times trying to figure out how to present this as the Emcee. I have a couple of university degrees but I was still befuddled when the discussion wrapped up. I guess art is meant to be unpredictable so Friday will be a work in progress for me. I think it is going to be a lot of fun.
We will also have a harpist, some classical musicians and tiny Highland Dancers. These young ladies performed at the last show and were definitely a crowd pleaser.
I did mention multi faceted, didn’t I ?
We will also be treated to a demonstration of Sheng Zhen Qi Gong. Please don’t ask me to explain this. Just come and see for yourself. I am told that one of the world’s leading practitioner’s, Master Li will be joining us for a performance on August 8th. I gather he is the “Wayne Gretzky” of this discipline.
As an aside, we were meeting in a room above Marie’s Flower Shop. By the time our meeting ended, the flower people had left and locked the side door to the building. We were locked in. I scanned the room and noticed a package of gum and four bottles of water. I had visions of “Lord of the Flies” if we had to stay the night. Luckily we were rescued.
Oh yes. A reminder of the street fair today on Main Street. I will be parked outside of the 5 to $1.00 hocking my books. Come by and say hello.
Have a great weekend.
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