Peace & Love for Yeager Benefit Concert

From the Stratford Citizen:

Friends and family of the Stratford area music community have come together to organize a benefit concert and silent auction for three local artists injured in a recent car accident.

Adair, Bailey and Chiapolino were critically injured in a two-vehicle car accident near Harmony while on their way home from a gig in Woodstock. Adair, known for his sign-off phrase “Peace and Love,” remains in critical care and it’s expected he’ll have a long road to recovery.

From Facebook:
Steve Adair, well known in Stratford and area as the versatile musician Yeager, was recently in a two-vehicle car accident near Harmony, sustaining multiple serious injuries. Also injured in the vehicle were city residents and fellow musicians Andrew Bailey and Fred Chiapolino. The three Stratford residents were returning home from a gig in Woodstock.

Yeager has been in critical care ever since, however each day brings progress and a step closer to getting better. His road to recovery is going to be a long one, but those who know Yeager, expect his return to the stage to be much quicker than any doctor might suggest.

For the past three decades, Yeager has been an integral part of our community, donating his talent and time to
help those in need. Steve was always the first to volunteer for an organization requiring talent and assisted many in
coordinating entertainment for fundraising events.

It is now our turn to return his always generous favours.

Friends and family of the Stratford area music community have come together to organize a benefit concert to raise funds to offset current and upcoming expenses for Yeager and his friends Andrew and Fred.

Yeager’s favourite sign off is “Peace and Love”, so with that, we are pleased to announce the “Peace & Love for Yeager Benefit Concert”. The date for this event will be Thursday, April 5th at the Rotary Recreation Complex in Stratford.
We have already been blessed by many amazing artists that will be participating in this incredible show of support. It seems the entire music community and also the charitable organizations that Steve donated his time to, have stepped up to assist with this tremendous cause.

Tickets will be available at Filsinger Music, Long & McQuades, Music in Sebringville, Needles, Party Supply Company & Cooksville Tire in Embro. Tickets will be $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

For anyone wishing to make a financial contribution to the Adair Family Fund, please visit the CIBC Branch in Stratford.
For those interested in making a Silent Auction Donation, please contact Tracey Frey at tfrey@telus.blackberry.net or 519.998.9492 or Michelle Hundt at jtmitch@sympatico.ca or 519.273.3782

For any business interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Maggie McCullum at 519.271.1605

Due to the overwhelming response, this concert is sure to sell out, so get your tickets now!

An affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize – this despite the fact he doesn’t know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain’s fall.

The Community Players of New Hamburg, with a cast of 65+, will present The Music Man May 10-13 at New Hamburg Arena.

Tickets go on sale March 24, 2012.

Click here for more information about The Music Man.

Click here to download a PDF version of The Community Player newspaper.

Parading Swans

2012 Stratford Swan Parade
Sunday, April 01 at 2pm

The annual Swan Parade in Stratford will be a weekend of family fun.

The Civic Beautification and Environmental Awareness Committee says that the swans and other fowl will be led down to the Avon River & Lake Victoria by the Stratford Police Pipes and Drums again this year at 2pm on Sunday, April 1st. Prior to the release of the swans, the band will play a 15-20 minute concert in front of the arena.

The Stratford Tourism Alliance will again be providing activities and entertainment for the community. On Saturday, events take place downtown with the return of the Swan Quest, carriage rides and spring garden workshops. Sunday’s Swan Celebration takes to the street along Lakeside Drive from noon to 4pm.
There will be free parking available in the Stratford Shakespeare Festival parking lot, but people are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit to the events.

More details can be found at www.visitstratford.ca/swans, by calling 519-271-5140 or 1-800-561-7926, or visit Stratford Tourism Alliance, 47 Downie Street, Stratford

There are other swan related activities over the weekend. From the STA:
Saturday,participate in spring talks and demonstrations, horse-drawn carriage rides and the Swan Quest as you search for decorated swan topiaries throughout the downtown. Sunday,come and enjoy our street party on Lakeside Drive featuring live entertainment, buskers and family fun from 12 noon to 4 pm.  Free swan walks, swan hats and swan photo exhibition throughout the weekend. The 2pm swan parade will be part of Sunday’s activities

Where: Lakeside Drive, Stratford

Get your Stratford Swans Calendar here!

It will be held Monday, May 7, 2012 at the Avon Theatre. Showtime is 8pm. In keeping with the cinema theme, the Festival will also giving away free popcorn. Other refreshments available for purchase.

Tickets are assigned seating and available now at the Festival Box Office, 55 Queen Street or at the Call Centre, 519.273.1600 or 1.800.567.1600. Tickets are not available online.

About the Play
Shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria, Viola adopts male disguise and enters the service of Duke Orsino, only to find herself part of a triangle of unrequited love. Meanwhile, in the household of the Countess Olivia, Sir Toby Belch and his unruly companions trick Olivia’s strict and disapproving steward, Malvolio, into believing that she loves him.

The cast includes Brian Dennehy as Sir Toby Belch, Ben Carlson as Feste, Tom Rooney as Malvolio – and see the rest of the cast here.

The 29th Annual Stratford Spring Home Show is held March 30, 31 and April 1, 2012 at the Stratford Rotary Complex. With two ice rinks and the Community Hall full of displays, the Stratford Spring Home Show is the largest and longest running trade show in Stratford.

Print this Coupon and Receive $5 OFF Single Day Admission!

(Regular Admission $7, now $2 with coupon)
Hurry! … coupon valid only until April 1, 2012

Website: stratfordspringhomeshow.com

The hilarious comic interactive dinner theatre will be presented on April 13th, 2012 at the Mitchell Country Club as a fundraiser for Thamesview United Church and at Knox Presbyterian Church as a fundraiser for Knox on April 21st.

It’s a typical night at Judge Judy’s Peoples Night court where audience members become plaintiffs, defendants, witnesses and jury in some of the most outlandishly funny law suits ever to double cross the bench. This hilarious comedy send up of all those TV court shows proves that some people really have a Contempt of Court.

Under the direction of Stewart Robertson, the cast features Anthony Benton, John Butcher, Jamie Cottle, Val Hewitt, Kristen Keller, Chris Leberg, Bill Miller, Eric Norcross, Stewart Robertson, Suzanne Strahan, and Jenn Zutt.

Tickets on sale now! Don’t miss out on all the fun!

Call Thamesview United Church at (519) 229-6710 to make your reservation for the April 13th performance in Mitchell.

Call Knox Church at (519) 271-0373 to make your reservation for the Stratford show on April 21st. Please note that all tickets for the Knox show must be paid for no later than Sunday April 15th. There will be no tickets sold at the door.

Click here to view a large poster.

St. Marys Heritage Fair 2012

The 2012 Heritage Fair remembers the sinking of the Titanic with St. Marys victim George Graham and the startup of the St. Marys Cement Company.

Exhibitors will include organizations, groups and individuals with an interest in the rich history of this area. Come and talk to them and find out about their projects, activities and collections.

Exhibits will include photograph, scrapbook and postcard collections, Maxwell artifacts and much more!

Contact 519-284-3556 or museum@town.stmarys.on.ca

Location Pyramid Recreation Centre, St. Marys

Date Feb, 17, 2012 07:00 pm – 09:00 pm

Cost/Admission FREE

Website www.stmarysmuseum.ca

Email tourism@town.stmarys.on.ca

This event is a fun filled community event in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Forty area restaurants and service clubs cook up their best chili recipes which are judged by a panel of local personalities and the public.

There will be silent auction and great entertainment for the whole family to enjoy.  All proceeds raised go directly to lifesaving heart disease and stroke research.

When: Feb. 4

Where: Stratford Rotary Complex, Stratford

Admission/Cost: $2 Donation, Chili portions are $1 each or 8 for $6

Contact: 519-273-5212 or rsmith@hsf.on.ca

Website: www.heartandstroke.ca

Past Campaign Chairs’ Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser

Eat in or take -out! Includes spaghetti, choice of sauces, Caesar salad, beverage and dessert.

Tickets available at Blowes Stationery, Blowes Hallmark, Libro Financial and United Way Perth-Huron.

All proceeds to support United Way of Perth-Huron. Thank you Black Angus Restaurant Stratford/St. Marys.

Cost: $15/In advance, $20/At the door, Kids 6 and under are free

When: Mon. Jan. 30, 2012

Hours: 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Where: Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans, Stratford, 151 Lorne Avenue, East, Stratford

Contact: 519-271-7730 or 1-877-818-8867

www.unitedwayperth.on.ca

Soup’s On 2012 Event

As described by The Local-Come-Lately, “Soup’s On! is an amazing soup-making contest that has been taking place for the past 16 years as a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada. Professionals and amateurs alike bring-on their finest soup creations and compete for titles such as Best Hearty Soup, Best Creamy Soup, Best Vegetarian Soup, and the coveted People’s Choice.”

This popular event will feature more than 30 vendors serving up 50+ types of soup.

“Musical entertainment, a silent auction, a kids’ area and “soup-er” raffle” are also part of the event according to the Stratford Beacon Herald.

When: Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where: Stratford Rotary Complex, 353 McCarthy Road
Time: 11am – 2pm
Admission: By Donation. Visitors then purchase “Soupons” at the event, which they can then redeem at soup booths and the concession booth.
Phone: 519-271-1910
Website: Alzheimer’s Society of Canada