Lighthouse Awareness Art & Craft Show 2015

Lighthouse Awareness Art & Craft Show logoThe Lighthouse Awareness Art & Craft Show is back – featuring lighthouse related artwork from paintings and craft to sculpture and folk art by local artists.

The art show is to raise funds for support and maintenance of the Medway Head lighthouse owned and operated by the Medway Head Lighthouse Society.

The Opening Reception – with music and refreshments –  is held on Friday, 14-Aug-2014 at 6pm in the Lighthouse Park Warehouse in Port Medway.

The show then is open daily from 15-Aug-2015 to 18-Aug-2015 between 10am and 5pm at same location.

Come see and enjoy these arts and crafts while mingling with the locals from this picturesque South Shore community.
And while here, drop in at  The Port Grocer Café nearby for their yummy ice creams and deserts.

This Place Matters: Medway Head Lighthouse

Medway Hewad Lighthouse (2)In June of last year the Government of Canada turned over the Medway Head Lighthouse to the Medway Head Lighthouse Society – a non-profit community organization founded in 2013 to keep this lighthouse ‘shining’.

While the society has a small government grant to do much needed repairs and improvements, most of its moneys come from fund raising events – one of them being the Lighthouse Awareness Art Show coming again this summer.

The National Trust for Canada put aside funds to help communities to restore their Lighthouses in the This Lighthouse Matters project.

The Medway Head Lighthouse Society submitted its profile to the competition in hopes to raise CAD *5000.– for the cause.

The race is on until 15-Jul-2015 and the Medway Head Lighthouse does well so far. With your help we can bring the project over the finishing line and be first while doing so – all it takes for you to do is place a vote.

Please take moment and vote for the Medway Head Lighthouse by clicking here. You can vote once a day (per IP address). So keep voting daily.

Edit 17-Jul-2015: The race is over. The Medway Head Lighthouse got quite a few votes thanks to our readers – however did not make it over the finishing line to benefit from the project funds.

Of course you can still donate a dollar or two to the Medway Head Lighthouse.


The Lightkeeper’s Widow
©2013 Medway Area Communities Association

Outdoor Movies in Bridgewater this Summer

20150626 Fresh Air Films 2015[©2015 South Shore Breaker] Fresh Air Films has been bringing free outdoor family films to downtown Bridgewater since 2013 and once again this year, organizers have put together an exciting line-up of movies that promise to offer something for everyone.
See the full story here.

 

The movies will be shown at Shipyard’s Landing on King Street in Bridgewater. Shows start between 9pm ad 9:30p,.
Check Fresh Air Films’ FB page for details.

FoxCreek Community Access Roads Grated

Today, 17-Jun-2015, both access roads to the FoxCreek community – Old Kettle Rd from Mill Village to the Fox Creek turnaround
Medway Harbour Rd, from Hwy 331 to the turnaround
have been scraped.

While the roads look nice and smooth, they are not – smooth.
Be extra careful for the time being and avoid too sharp and pointy gravel where possible.

Maximum 50

Remember, the speed limit on Old Kettle Rd and Medway Harbour Dr. is 50km/h.

However in the interest of road maintenance please keep to 30km/h on all gravel roads within the FoxCreek community.

This has the additional benefit of less wear & tear on your car’s tires and under body. Not to mention – on dry days – less kicked up dust.

New Centre for Arts, Culture and Creativity to Open in Liverpool

[Region of Queens Municipality] June 15, 2015 Liverpool, NS:
It is a community celebration, the start of something new, and it is all starting as the Summer Solstice begins! On June 21, at 1:39 p.m., a transformation will occur. As the Summer Solstice marks the beginning of summer, the grand opening ceremony of the Liverpool Town Hall and Astor Theatre marks the beginning of a new community centre for arts, culture and creativity in Liverpool. It also marks the opening of the Sipuke’l Gallery. The Gallery features First Nation artists’ work, and a permanent rotating display of artifacts from the Mersey River dating back over 4,000 years. June 21 is also the kickoff for the “21 Days of Summer”, a three week period of music, art, entertainment and more taking place all over Queens County. It encompasses more than 50 musical performances, and many entertainment options. The grand opening ceremony begins at 1:00 p.m. on June 21.

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Sipuke’l Gallery opened it’s doors

The Acadia First Nation owned Sipuke’l Gallery – located in the newly renovated historic Old Town Hall in Liverpool – opened it’s doors on 3-Jun-2015.

The Gallery offers visitors a glimpse of historically significant items to help tell the story and the rich history of the Mi’kmaq, along with contemporary Mi’kmaq artists.

Sipuke'l Gallery (1)

 

Located on 219 Main Street in Liverpool, NS the gallery is open:

  • June to August:
    – Tuesday to Friday /8am to 5pm
    – Saturday /10am to 5pm
  • September to May:
    – Tuesday to Friday /8am to 5pm

 

 

On 21-Jun-2015 the official Grand Opening takes place starting at 1pm. See here for details.

More information about the Sipuke’l Gallery can be found on Facebook and Twitter.

Source ©2015 Sipuke’l Gallery

Port Medway Reader’s Festival 2015

The Port Medway Reader’s Festival 2015 – one of Canada’s premier literary festivals – takes place in July and August.

This year’s authors include

(Michael Crummey and David Adams Richards were nominated for the prestigious 2015 Thomas H. Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award.)

Port Medway Old Meeting HouseEvents are held at the Old Meeting House on 167 Long Cove Rd, Port Medway, starting at 7pm and are CAD 20.– each.

For ticketing see here.

 

More information about the authors and the Port Medway Reader’s Festival click the website or Facebook page.

Source: ©2015 Port Medway Reader’s Festival

The Port Grocer introduces Friday Night Pub Nights

The Port Grocer Café in Port Medway introduces their Friday Night Pub Nights starting 5-Jun-2015 and then weekly on … well, Fridays over the summer 2015.

“Join us for dinner between 5 and 9pm each Friday night. No reservations, just first come – first serve. In an effort to pull it all off with our small staff, our menu will be limited and changes each week” says Annabelle from TPG. “Each of these evenings will be paired with live music for your listening pleasure!”

To find out the weekly menu and entertainment check TPG’s FB page here.

Details to the 5-Jun event see here.

The Port Grocer receives Food Establishment Liquor License

Big news for The Port Grocer Café in Port Medway to start this month:
TPG finally receives the Food Establishment Liquor License!

So next time you enjoy a wonderful meal at TPG, you can now do so with a glass of wine or beer!

“While our drink menu is small and focused on Nova Scotia brews; we believe it offers something for everyone” says TPG in todays newsletter.