Streetfest in Woodstock, Larry Gatlin at the Walters Theatre, and a look back at First World War at Ingersoll museum
Cowapolooza in Woodstock is also just around the corner
By
Mark Schadenberg
So
Cowapolooza is in Woodstock on Aug 12 and 13, including a free concert in
Southside Park on the Saturday night by Canadian superstar Colin James.
What
can you possibly do in Oxford County between now and then?
Lots
!
WOODSTOCK
MUSEUM
The
Woodstock Museum just opened its sports exhibit to recognize the Woodstock
Sports Wall of Fame. I attended the opening reception on July 28 and was
certainly impressed with the displays as the focus was on athletes, teams and
venues. It’s been 20 years exactly since the Southwood twin-pad arenas at the
community complex on Finkle replaced the Perry Street Arena on Perry Street.
A
terrific cross-section of local sports are all part of the attention-grabbing
displays. Woodstock has many legends in sports – baseball’s Tip O’Neill,
fastball’s Brian Paton and Bob McKinnon, badminton’s Penny Parkes, former track
star Catherine Bond-Mills, and world champion power lifter Russell Gerber.
WALTERS
FAMILY
If
you like country music, the Walters Family farm is the place to visit near
Bright.
Grande
Olde Opry star Larry Gatlin makes an appearance at the Walters Family (dinner
and) show on both August 5 and 6.
The
Gatlin brothers are superstars in country music lore.
Check
out the Walters family website to see the scoop on upcoming tribute acts to
Conway Twitty, Neil Diamond and Frankie Valli. One Canadian country/pop singer
I like (Keep in mind my top choices are always ELO, ELP, Moody Blues, Alan
Parsons and yes even Yes, and on the CanCon side how about Klaatu), is Jim
Witter of All My Life fame, and he’ll be at the Walters barn from Sept. 15-17
with his library, but mostly a tribute act to piano performers such as Billy
Joel, Elton John and Barry Manilow.
For
a map, check out their website as the Walters Family (519 463-5559) dinner and
stage can be found northeast of Innerkip. If you drive east on County Rd 29
from Innerkip towards Drumbo you will certainly see the signs before the 401.
From the 401, your exit is west at the Drumbo/Innerkip (Exit 250) cloverleaf.
STREETFEST
Summer
Streetfest in Woodstock is the today moniker for Sidewalk Sale days in the BIA
Downtown area from August 4 – 7, which will include the Canadian chart topping
The Spoons on Friday, Aug. 5.
The
Friday bill is jam packed with different stages on Dundas Street as Blind Dog
Joe, Yeager and Soul Tripper are all one of the three stages at various times.
I
have many 80’s songs on my Ipod, and The Spoons were known for Arias And
Symphonies, Romantic Traffic, Nova Heart and Old Emotions, but do you also
recall Smiling In Winter.
The
‘new wave’ band The Spoons – I discover from cheating by looking at Wikipedia –
are from Burlington.
On
Thursday, Crystal Shawanda, Sarah Smith, David Leask, The Roadies, and Tim
Tyler are plugged on the BIA posters. Leask has an interesting bio as he is
from Scotland originally and his music includes Celtic influences.
On
Saturday, it’s the blues with Jack DeKeyser as the main performer, while others
on a slate of blues / rock include catl, Geoff Masse, the Stanley Brown Blues
Band, and also Stevie T.
Streetfest
is a great destination for shopping, especially for families thinking about
‘Back To School’ sales. Summer Streetfest is also about fun for children with a
mini midway, candy floss and popcorn, a climbing wall, bouncy castles, stilt
walkers, and the adult enjoyment of buskers and musicians.
On
Sunday, Aug. 7 (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.) is the Streetfest Cruise as Dundas Street
remains closed and becomes a giant car show of vintage vehicles, muscle cars,
and even a few trucks and motorcycles from the past.
INGERSOLL
CHEESE MUSEUM
Oxford
County museums have combined forces to create a touring exhibit to recognize the
war efforts of the county during the First World War (1914 up to November 11,
1918) and the display is called: Patriotism and Production.
The
exhibit continues at the Ingersoll Cheese and Agricultural Museum on Harris
Street until Sept. 6.
Woodstock
Museum National Historic Site was instrumental in creating the displays which
are essentially on tour through Annandale House in Tillsonburg, along with
smaller museums in Princeton, Norwich, Tavistock and other stops.
It’s
been 100 years since Canada was involved in World War I, and artifacts can now
be viewed to bring you back in time to an era of manufacturing and business
locally quite different than you would encounter today. The war effort was
exactly that: an effort by Canadian in battle in places like Passchendaele and
the efforts in factories at home.
This
exhibit is the 3rd of 5 planned to commemorate the so-called Great War in a
series called Oxford Remembers. If your timing is great, you can chat with
curator Scott Gillies while you’re there and look also at the museum’s on-going
exhibits which includes the Ingersoll sports hall of fame and the community’s
rich history in agriculture
LINKS:
Loving Oxford County; Living In Oxford County
Promoting My Hometown & Why You Should Live in Oxford
Mark Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Senior Real Estate Specialist
(SRES designation)
Royal LePage Triland Realty
Independently Owned & Operated, Brokerage
757 Dundas St, Woodstock
(519) 537-1553, cell or text
Email: mschadenberg@rogers.com
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