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Candyland dance recital gets sweet reception Melissa Friske’s School of Dance held its annual dance recital on June 9 at the Renfrew Recreation Centre. Thirty-six enthusiastic dancers performed pieces in creative dance, ballet, tap and hip hop to a very appreciative crowd.”
The Cowguys in lineup for Renfrew BIA Festival of Family Lucy Hass lucy.hass@metroland.com
The Cowguys will perform at the Renfrew BIA Festival of Family Saturday, July 28.
SHARON AND BRAM
Tickets for the hour-long Sharon and Bram Show are $15 and are available at The Flower Factory, A Sense of Country, Kids Corp and Scottʼs Shoe Store. Get your tickets early. Other attractions at the festival will include The Juggle Bugs, Radical Mad Science Show, Kids Corp Zone, Sharon and Bram Show, Yaki balloon animals, face painting, sidewalk chalks, cotton candy and old-fashioned lemonade courtesy of the Renfrew and
Area Seniorsʼ Home Support program. Pat Forrest of Prime Valley Real Estate is sponsoring a jumping castle at the festival, Cougars Conquering Cancer will be serving pink candy floss and Peter Boldt is on board to lead his energetic Zumba classes in the downtown core. The Renfrew Victoria Hospital Auxiliary will provide its famous root beer floats, and Santa Fe Restaurant is also taking it to the street with an outdoor patio where ribs, corn and more will be available for purchase. Valley Heritage Radio will wrap up the day with a kitchen party in Low Square” With Seniorsʼ Month celebrations in full swing now, seniors are welcomed to celebrate into July by attending this family-focussed event. To learn more about the festival, check out the Renfrew BIA website and events page on Facebook.
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McNab Days 2012 June 22 @ 7pm – 10pm Waba Cottage Museum “Calling of the Clans” June 23 @ 9am – 4pm
Red Pine Bay “Braeside Riverdrive”
June 24 @ 9am – 4pm
Red Pine Bay Sunday Stretch/Family Activity Day featuring the 5 k Tartan run with a 9am blast-off, then canoe/kayak races on the River in the afternoon
June 27 @ 6:30 – 9pm
Wellington Park “Open Horseshoe Tourney”
June 30 @ 11am – 2pm McNab Recreational Trail “Heritage Trail Walk/Cycle” July 1 Canada Day at Braeside 9:30-3pm
begins with “poker Walk activity” through village, followed by Canada Day parade at 11am, then BBQ and activities at noon Braeside RA Centre (138 Sarah St.)
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university level courses, Circus schools, Commedia Dell Arte and other performers. Their skills include juggling, acrobatics, balloon origami, magic tricks, head-object balancing, stilt-walking, fire-eating, circus stunts, yoyo, ladder balancing/walking and more. They use wireless microphones to communicate with their audiences.
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The countdown is on for the Renfrew Business Improvement Area (BIA) Festival of the Family. The downtown party will be held Saturday, July 28 with events throughout the day. The attractions range from the highly-acclaimed Sharon and Bram family show at 2:30 p.m. at the AFAC Wing, to Yaki balloon animals and buskers. Among the buskers will be the premier attraction, The Cowguys. The Cowguys, says their website, are an Ottawa-based performing duo who have been delighting audiences worldwide since 1990. “They expertly blend circus, western and magic skills with dexterity, wit, juggling and comedy for all ages in their award-winning show,” the site says. They have more than 2,500 performances to their credit, from conventions, private parties, festivals and even a few weddings. The Cowguys are Brian Wilson, Nick Miller and Johnathan Lockhart. Wilson was in Renfrew a few years ago for Valleyfest and delighted young and old. They have trained and done workshops with Ringling Brothers Clown teachers, Cirque du Soleil instructors,
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