2012 Currrent Events (ticket info at bottom of page) _______________________________
The Laws
Saturday, May 26th 8pm ~ $25 (adults) $10 (students
“The Laws” are making a strong name for themselves in the Canadian grass/folk scene. Since releasing their first album in 2000 they have been ambitiously touring over 200 dates a year both in the US and Canada.
The Laws (John and Michele Law) first played at the Mary Webb Centre along with J. P. Cormier on March 23, 2012 at the as the opening act.
The critics say it is “Hard to listen to The Laws without comparing them favorably to the first great Canadian husband-wife country-folk-rock duo, Ian & Sylvia. ...Pay attention now,” said David McGee, from The Bluegrass Special.
The Tennessee Three
Saturday, June 23, 2012
The Tennessee Three was the backing band for country music and rockabilly singer Johnny Cash for nearly 25 years.
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~ WHERE to purchase tickets ~
CK Tickets:
- in person at the Chatham Cultural Centre, 75 William St. N., Chatham
- by phone: 519-354-8338, or 866-807-7770. Standard service charges apply.
Locally:
Downie Photo, Blenheim 59 Talbot Street West 519- 676-3223
B’sHive, Thamesville
Grave Diggerz' Variety, Highgate, 288 King St S 519-678-3007
Marg's Variety, Rodney 240 Furnival Road (519) 785-0528
Mary Webb Centre Volunteers
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR UNLESS NOTED BELOW AS SOLD OUT - CASH/CHEQUE ONLY, FIRST COME.
Doors open 45 minutes before scheduled start. All seating is general seating. Tour the historical and art displays before the concert. You are urged to bring a cushion if you are averse to wooden pews.
Tickets typically include light refreshments, are usually $25 adults; $10 youths (18 and under; 19 if in high school).
(Building Renovation Surcharge of $1.50 and HST of 13% are included in the price of tickets.)
Tickets for events sponsored by other organizations may differ.
Our Ticket Manager is volunteer Sharon Alliet. You can reach her at (519) 678.3693
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COMMUNITY CENTRE ACTIVITIES
DANCERCISE with Melinda, Sundays at 7:00 PM. A light-hearted and fun women's evening. $8.00 per session. Call John or Ellen at 519-678-3438 for information.
PILATES with Barb. Continues to June 2012, starting January 9th.
Beginners Classes, Mondays and Wednesdays, 7 – 8:00 PM. Intermediate Classes, Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:45 – 6:45 PM. $8.00 per session. Call Barb Smith, 519-678-3741 or (519) 436-3954.Here is Barb and her class December 14.
THURSDAY TEA, TOUR AND ART
Open Every Thursday
2 - 4 pm. Join us for a coffee, tea, conversation and art in the newly decorated lower level.
ADMISSION FREE, and so is the coffee, tea and cookies.
DOORS OPEN CHATHAM-KENT - Year Round: Every Thursday, 2-4 PM, you are welcome to tour our heritage building, the former Highgate United Church. A guide will be on site. Photographers welcome.
REGIONAL ARTISANS' WORKS ON DISPLAY:Samplings of regional artists' work, with displays changing every month; many pieces are on sale.
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A Desk Vital To A Village and Very Old Bones
Local Displays of interest
Two displays have been installed in the lower level of The Mary Webb Centre by staff of the Centre’s partner, The Ridge House Museum.
On New Year’s Eve 1925 the Highgate Post Office was destroyed by fire. Among objects rescued from the blaze was the original village's Postmaster’s desk. This iconic piece of Highgate’s postal history was recently donated to the Chatham Museum; staff generously offered to temporarily loan the desk to The Mary Webb Centre.Another Highgate historical highlight was the 1890 discovery by John Reycraft in a field outside Highgate of bones which turned out to be southern Ontario’s most complete skeleton of a mastodon – a plant-eating cousin of the wooly mammoth. The bones of the so-called
Highgate Mastodon – over 80% intact – spent years being toured around Canada and the United States. In the early 1900’s the skeleton was loaned to the University of North Dakota where it was displayed for a time before languishing forgotten in storage until its rediscovery in 1974. It is currently the feature exhibit in Bismarck’s North Dakota Heritage Centre.
From time to time Highgate’s fields and attics have yielded additional pre-historic bones. Some of these, including a massive jaw bone, have been installed in The Mary Webb Centre together with information panels giving details of the Highgate Mastodon story.
The post office display and mastodon installation may be visited on Thursdays from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, and during concert intermissions.
ADMISSION IS ALWAYS FREE ON THURSDAYS.
For further information on Ridge House Museum exhibitions and programming phone
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Supported in part by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent through the Community Partnership Fund, and in partnership with the Ridge House Museum.
Technical support in part by Strings & Things, Chatham. Support by numerous community establishments' owners and staff, and volunteer groups. Thank you all.
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