Friday, April 13, 2007

Lynne Hanson plays her first Harry


Lynne Hanson is on her way to Merrickville to play for the first time (!) at Harry McLean's

Saturday, 21st of APRIL, 9 pm.

Her songwriting and singing and the courage to put up with the Saturday-night-crowd of a small town deserves a full house, so come ye all plentiful, no matter shape and size. The following passage is from her homepage:

"A
stunning collection of roots-based songs coupled with exceptional vocals and an impressive array of musicians. Every year at KVMR-FM, we're asked to choose our Top 5 new releases for air play. Things I Miss will surely be on my list!"
- Dennis Brunnenmeyer, Nevada City Limits, KVMR-FM Radio
LATEST NEWS:
River By My Side from Things I Miss won the Blues Award for the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) 2006 "Songs from the Heart" contest.

Things I Miss was featured on CBC Radio One Fresh Air on Sunday August 6th as one of their favorite new CDs of the month.

THINGS I MISS

now available at CD Baby and in Ottawa at the Ottawa Folklore Centre located at 1111 Bank Street (at Sunnyside).

Good luck in L.A.

I am just writing to send a farewell to Angelina Wrona, who took off from Merrickville, Ontario, Canada to Los Angeles, California, USA today (? latest tomorrow)

TO PRESENT HER ARTWORK

IN TWO GALLERIES

IN L.A..

Wow, that is so cool. I hope you're wearing the blues brothers' shades, have the windows of your rental car zipped down and some Sheryl Crow cranked, having some fun!!!

Here, I found that on yahoo Canada Jan 12 07 - that is about as much as I connect to L.A., except maybe for my (highlight-of-my-career) interview with Billy Bob Thornton and the chitter-chatter of all of the waiting Montreal entertainment journalists, evolving with a speed of bacterial growth) and all the really amazing movies that have been published lately (blood diamonds? tough to stand, but that seems immanent in the yin and yang of truth - watch with friends and discuss after).

They will just adore you there, Angie.

We all can't wait to get you back and hope deep inside of us that we won't. But on the other hand, in these times of modern means of communication, you can probably manage the coming rush on your paintings from your convenient home office.

Then again: the brilliant and the beautiful - who wouldn't join in a stroll on that sidewalk? Off ye go, you bet!

Maybe there's even hope for that car-infested concrete-chaos in the otherwise absolutely beautiful California to make a change. But only if the brilliant get on it and the beautiful are in the tv-campaigns to rehypnotise the population.

Good luck!

Golden Globes going green with eco-friendly party
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood environmentalists are throwing the first "green" Golden Globes awards bash for celebrities next week, complete with organic food, recycled paper decorations and tables made of reclaimed wood.
Wed Jan 10, 06:20 PM EST (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood environmentalists are throwing the first "green" Golden Globes awards bash for celebrities next week, complete with organic food, recycled paper decorations and tables made of reclaimed wood.

The Environmental Media Association (EMA) and entertainment network E! will host the January 15 "Golden Green" party in Beverly Hills to mark the annual movie and television awards ceremony.

Actresses Maggie Gyllenhaal, Eva Longoria, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel Weisz and socialite Paris Hilton are among the celebrities scheduled to attend the event in a former department store set to become an eco-friendly apartment building.

"Green living has become a way of life for many of today's celebrities," said Debbie Levin, EMA president. "We are proud to be the first ones to step up and create a party that unites talent and social responsibility."

The party will be set in a landscape of plants and flowers in a bid to promote awareness of green issues, and the group TreePeople will plant one tree for every attendee.

It is one of dozens of parties planned by movie studios and television networks to celebrate the Golden Globe awards. The prizes are handed out annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and seen as indicators of likely Oscar winners next month.

The EMA, created in 1989, aims to tap the power of the entertainment industry to educate people about environmental issues.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Manotick Home and Garden Show


Depressed with spring not kicking in? You could find a change of season in Manotick:

The Manotick Home and Garden Show will take place

Friday, 27th of April, 12 - 9 pm,
Saturday 28th , 10 am - 5 pm and
Sunday 29th of May, 10 am - 4 pm

at the Manotick Arena.

Kids under 12 have free admission, seniors need five and adults eight bucks to get in.

Dial 613 826 3222 to contact the organizators McLeanEvent.


Women's Show in Manotick

And if it rains again in May, look forward to the second Women's Show giving the first May weekend a different spin:

Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th of May, 10 am - 5 pm
at the Manotick Arena.

Dial 613 826 3222 to contact the organisators McLeanEvent.