Inroads
Festival
adventure • gathering • chronicle
Inroads#1:BruceCounty
August 16th - 23rd, 2009
From August 16th through 23rd, 2009, a troupe of emerging artists from Toronto will explore the wonders of Bruce County as part of an event called Inroads Festival. In hopes of connecting deeply with the landscape, its people, and their stories, these young musicians and songwriters will join with community members in the creation of original works centred on emblematic aspects of each town visited. Each stop on this festival tour will feature a story-sharing and song-writing session, as well as a concert; the finale of which will be a performance of a new song written earlier that day.
This inaugural edition of Inroads Festival will feature Kite Hill (Ryan Carley, Anissa Hart, Steve Lappano, Mika Posen), The Youngest (Amy Learmonth), Les Arbres (Tim Fagan), Casey Mecija, as well as special guests. These musical friends and community builders will visit seven locales in eight days, resting, visiting, writing, and playing daylong in Colpoy's Bay, Sauble Beach, Wiarton, Oliphant, Southampton, the Saugeen First Nation, and the Bruce Peninsula National Park. Writing sessions and concerts will be held in community halls, nursing homes, campgrounds, beaches, and amphitheatres, with the bulk of proceeds going towards the maintenance of those spaces.
Be a part of the inaugural edition of Inroads Festival! Everyone is welcome, every step of the way.
The following are the main details of each scheduled events at each stop.
For more detailed descriptions, click on the show titles (in blue).
For information about the region and its many facets please visit
http://www.explorethebruce.com/
We hope to see you there!
I.F.
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The Deep Blue Waters of Colpoy's Bay
Presented by The Colpoy's Bay Women's Instutute
Date • Sunday August 16th
Community • Colpoy's Bay
Venue • Colpoy's Bay Women's Institute
223 Bruce Road 9, Colpoy’s Bay, ON | Contact : 416-788-8191
Schedule
3-5 PM : Songwriting Workshop (All are welcome and admission is free)
7:30 PM : Performance (Admission:: $5)
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Sun Sets, Stars Shoot, Sing a Song in Sandy Shoes
Presented by Friends of Sauble Beach
Date • Monday August 17th
Community • Sauble Beach
Venue • The Shore of North Sauble Beach
1148 Lakeshore Blvd N, Sauble Beach, ON | Contact : 416-788-8191
NOTE: Go to this address then take the sandy path west towards the water. You will see us there.
Schedule
3-5 PM : Songwriting Workshop (All are welcome and admission is free)
7:30 PM : Performance (Admission:: A suggested donation of $5 for Friends of Sauble Beach)
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Circling the Cliffs of the Escarpment
Presented by Gateway Haven
Date • Tuesday August 18th
Community • Wiarton
Venue • Gateway Haven
671 Frank St., Wiarton, ON | Contact : 519-534-1113
Schedule
1:30-2:30 PM : Songwriting Workshop (All are welcome and admission is free)
6:30 PM : Performance (All are welcome and admission is free)
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Fishing for Oliphants and Other Island Adventures
Presented by The Shaw Family
Date • Wednesday August 19th
Community • Oliphant
Venue • Fiddlehead Resort Camp
50 Oliphant Way, Oliphant, ON | Contact : 519-534-0405
http://www.fiddleheadresort.com/
Schedule
3-5 PM : Songwriting Workshop (All are welcome and admission is free)
7:30 PM : Performance (All are welcome and admission is free)
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The Treasured Light of Chantry Island
Presented by The Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre, and The Southampton Propeller Club.
Featuring talks by Mike Sterling, Cindy Cartwright, and Gordon Webb.
Date • Thursday August 20th
Community • Southampton
Venue • Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre
33 Victoria St. N., Southampton, ON | 866-318-8889 (toll-free), or 519-797-2080
Schedule
3-5 PM : Songwriting Workshop - Bruce Gallery (All are welcome and admission is free)
7 PM : Concert - Bruce Power Theatre ($15 General Admission, $12 For Museum Members and Children)
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Presented by The Saugeen First Nation.
Featuring a performance by The Sap Suckers.
Date • Friday August 21st
Community • Saugeen First Nation
Venue • Saugeen First Nation Amphitheatre
6416 Highway 21, Saugeen 29, Bruce County, ON | Contact : 519-797-3092
http://www.saugeenfirstnation.ca/
NOTE : Follow Highway 21 into the Saugeen First Nation and look for the wooden sign at the entrance to the parking lot.
Schedule
2-4 PM : Songwriting Workshop (All are welcome and admission is free)
7 PM : Concert ($5 General Admission, Free for Children)
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Music for Bats, Flying Squirrels, and Other Brave Park Mammals
Presented by The Bruce Peninsula National Park
Date • Sunday August 23rd
Community • Bruce Peninsula National Park, Northern Bruce Peninsula
Venue • Visitor Centre & Cyprus Lake Amphitheatre
Contact : 519-796-2233
Schedule
12-2 PM : Songwriting Workshop (Will take place at the Visitor Centre)
7:30 PM : Concert (Will take place at the Cyprus Lake Amphitheatre)
These events are included with park admission ($11.70 per vehicle)
Other fun activities!
"Going Batty"
- An information session with live bats Saturday Night (The 22nd of August) at the Visitor's Centre.
"Live Flying Squirrels"
- You guessed it... go nuts for these furry airborne acrobats, Sunday afternoon from 2 'til 4 at the Visitor's Centre!
These events are also included with park admission.
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