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Lakeside Impressions 2008 — Schedule of Events

Friday, 10 October, 2008
7:00 - 9:00 PM Grand Opening of Lakeside Impressions 2008 Wine & cheese party. This year's show features paintings and unique arts and crafts.
Saturday and Sunday, 11 & 12 October, 2008
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Weavers Weekend From hand woven to clothing, the process. Instructor Hilda de Weever designed this workshop for experienced weavers. Participants are asked to bring their loom with a 1-2 yard warp at about 8 inches wide, and an idea in mind for a project with that fabric. * There are a limited number of looms available for those traveling. Please call ahead to reserve the loom and arrange a time to make your warp. All participants are also asked to bring a garment sewing pattern. The workshop will cover the process from weaving, washing, allowing for shrinkage, to preparing for garment construction. Fee: $100 for the 2 day weekend.
Monday, 13 October, 2008
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lakeside Impressions 2008 Gallery exhibit. This year’s show features PAINTINGS and UNIQUE ARTS & CRAFTS. No Fee, Donations accepted.
10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON Celtic Walk In 1939, in Glasgow Scotland a book of Gaelic songs was published. Smeorach Nan Cnoc's Nan Glean contained the songs of 11 Gaelic Bards, all from St. Joseph's Parrish in South-west Margaree. The greatest volume of material came from Calum MacGill-Iosa, Malcolm Gillis. Join local residents Geoffrey May, Rebecca-Lynne MacDonald-May and Eileen Rickard for a stroll along the banks of the South-west Margaree River, where nature and culture come together and they will share with you stories and songs of this area. Leader: Geoffrey May. No Fee, Donations accepted.
1:00 - 3:00 PM Gaelic Song and Stories The Highlanders celebrated their culture, not in huge buildings or sculptures but in their songs. For well over a decade, local broadcasters, Geoffrey May and Rebecca-Lynne MacDonald-May have been conducting song workshops, teaching songs and explaining their content to the modern world. In the songs the stories, the history and the people of the highlands come alive. Leader: Geoffrey May. Fee: $10.00.
Tuesday, 14 October, 2008
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lakeside Impressions 2008 Gallery exhibit. This year’s show features PAINTINGS and UNIQUE ARTS & CRAFTS. No Fee, Donations accepted.
9:00 - 11:00 AM English Round Hand & Celtic Calligraphy Fee includes materials - pen, ink and paper to take home. Instructor: Barrie Fraser. Fee: $25.00
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Locker Hooking From this workshop with Cate Lake-Thompson, take home a memento of Celtic Colours with this versatile craft using carded wool from a Cape Breton flock of sheep. Locker Hooking originated in Great Britain in the late 1800’s using 6-ply yarn. In this 3-hour workshop, students will learn the basics of Locker Hooking using a technique developed in Australia. Australian Locker Hooking is the process of taking unspun wool or rovings and using a locker hook to pull the loops through the squares from back to front, anchoring them down with a piece of cord to "lock: them in place. This creates a luxuriously thick finished product with a texture and appearance that is not obtained from yarn. All materials will be supplied. Bring a lunch. Instructor: Cate Lake-Thompson. Fee: $35.00 includes materials.
Wednesday, 15 October, 2008
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lakeside Impressions 2008 Gallery exhibit. This year’s show features PAINTINGS and UNIQUE ARTS & CRAFTS. No Fee, Donations accepted.
3:00 - 5:00 PM Ceilidh-at-the-Lake, featuring a Milling Frolic. Geoffrey May and Rebecca-Lynne MacDonald-May host an afternoon of Celtic traditions. Experience the culture, taste the traditional foods, hear Gaelic songs sung as our forebears did to the pounding and fulling of woolen blankets. Come and join us for a fine tea, music, songs, stories, and good company. Hosts: Geoffrey May and Rebecca-Lynne MacDonald-May. Admission: $ 6:00
Thursday, 16 October, 2008
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lakeside Impressions 2008 Gallery exhibit. This year’s show features PAINTINGS and UNIQUE ARTS & CRAFTS. No Fee, Donations accepted.
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Landscape in Fabric Margie MacIsaac will lead this all day workshop. The participants in this 1-Day Workshop will complete a small landscape (5" x 7") and have it matted ready for framing. Participants should bring their own fabric scissors, a thimble and a bag lunch. Instructor: Margie MacIsaac. Fee $35.00 includes materials.
Friday, 17 October, 2008
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lakeside Impressions 2008 Gallery exhibit. This year’s show features PAINTINGS and UNIQUE ARTS & CRAFTS. No Fee, Donations accepted.
10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON Highland History - A Gaelic Perspective Wisdom acknowledges that the victor writes the history. Despite hundreds of years of propaganda and lies, the Gaelic vision of our history is still available, if one looks hard enough to find it. Geoffrey May has spent years studying the History of the Highlands, trying to find who his ancestors were, not just their names, but their view of the world and life. Leader: Geoffrey May. Fee: $10.00
1:00 - 3:00 PM Antique Clock Workshop In this Clock Workshop presented by the Lake Ainslie Historical Society, Adam Lees will feature demonstrations of clock’s workings, operation & simple repairs with an emphasis on the first parlour shelf clocks found in early homes in Cape Breton. Leader: Adam Lees. Fee $5.00
Saturday, 18 October, 2008
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Lakeside Impressions 2008 Gallery exhibit. This year’s show features PAINTINGS and UNIQUE ARTS & CRAFTS. No Fee, Donations accepted.
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Basket Weaving This is an all day workshop. Participants will be making a Diane's Carryall Basket. This carryall is easy to weave and makes a wonderful gift to give to a special friend or just for your own use! It looks like a small tote style purse with a collection of different handles available at class. Instructor: Diane McEachen. Fee $35.00
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