New Celtic festival starts taking shape
Excitement is building for the first ever Greenbridge Celtic Folkfest featuring Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy on August 25 and 26.
The grounds of the McCloskey property north of Keene are ready and the positions of three stages and three massive tents have been determined.
Entrance will be over the landmark green bridge visible from Heritage Line, but that is not the only bridge on the site. The Bridge to Cape Breton will replicate the actual bridge over the Canso Causeway in Sydney, Nova Scotia. On the other side will be Cape Breton-themed workshops, artisans and a stage ready for talent. Folks are encouraged to bring their own instruments for a little workout in a workshop.
The main stage is in a natural amphitheatre facing a gentle slope of well-groomed grass. Parking is not too far away, behind the spectators.
There will be an Irish pub called “Rory’s” and a place for the kids to hang out and have fun too. The food vendors are Keene Lions Club and Back Alley Barbecue of Norwood.
Tickets range from $30 to $100 and are available at Three Roads Chicken, Long and McQuade, Lakefield Foodland, and online at ticketfly.com, or call 1-888-7321682.
For more information see the website www.natalieanddonnell.com.
Farmers’ Market
The Keene Farmers’ Market will pop up in the library parking lot again this Friday, Aug. 4, from noon to 4 p.m.
The following vendors are confirmed:
Grandma’s Heritage Plants (tomato seedlings, plants)
Madrigal Farms (produce and beef ) Otonabee Apiary (honey) Sugarvalley Farms (maple syrup)
Chick-a-biddy Acres (seasonal vegetables)
Woman’s Institute (plants and maybe baked goods)
Dorisdale Farm (fingers crossed for corn)
Keene Lions Club (baked goods)
There will also be information booths for Local Food Month, Sustainable Peterborough, Peterborough County Canada 150 Events (promoting Lang and the Greenbridge Celticfest).
There will also be something fun for kids to do.
Don’t miss the chance to meet local food producers and stock up on their quality products.
Come Cook With Us
Come Cook With Us classes are returning to Keene this fall.
The program spreads the joy of cooking, emphasizing healthy meals and kitchen hygiene, from the kitchen of the Keene United Church. The sessions run on Thursdays from Sept. 12 to Oct. 12, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Childcareisavailableuponrequest. To register email comecookwithus@ hotmail.com or call 705-743-1000 ext. 316.
Reminders
OSM Food Cupboard, Thurs. Aug 10, 12 to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m., Keene United Church
Tackleshare at the Keene library has fishing tackle and equipment for budding anglers to borrow.
A Farmer’s Diary
John Graham Weir was born in Otonabee Township in 1844 and kept records from 1880 to 1925. His journals were donated to Trent Valley Archives by William and Juanita Mitchell, of Stoney Creek. 1892 August 3 Robert Mitchell and Willie Mitchell and James Simple and our own three men and myself were pulling peas. Robert Mitchell, Simple, and I pulled one and a half acres each and the rest about an acre each. 1892 August 8 Yesterday at three o’clock we attended the Orange Funeral of Thomas Robinson. About 240 Orangemen marched to the cemetery where I conducted the Orange Funeral service. Today Sherman, Mann, Walter Mitchell and James Simple helped Robert Mitchell to pull peas. I stayed at home and cut five acres of timothy for seed and four acres of oats with the binder.