VOL. 67 NO. 39
The Paper That ’s Going Places!
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014
Culture Day blazes with creativity
Don Harfield and Peter Arnold lead the children in singing songs while they played their new homemade instruments. These young ones were a real hit at Vegreville’s first Culture Day on September 27 because they held a unique beat to their performances and are Vegreville’s promise that local musicians will live on. (Rosanne Fortier/Photo)
Rosanne Fortier Art and culture is the true conversation of life for its growth is enhancing for the viewer and creator. Hence, on September 27, citizens came out in droves to witness the inexhaustible source of artistic works that were organized by Marg Varga, Vegreville Vi s u a l Artists C o ord i nator a nd Vegreville’s Librar y Board at Vegreville Centennial Library. A group of people even came from Ontario to see this event. The day was packed with musical performances by Perogies and Jam which included
Ralph and Winnie Lange, Peter Arnold and Don Harfield, Macachi and Mike Barter, Bob Ashmead, Faith Swedgan, Jared Fell, Paul Fike, Wayne Camantigue and Bailey Stefan where each performer was of a different genre and they didn’t slam the door on talent. The Promin dancers entertained the crowd with two dance sets. “It was a good idea to invite the dancers in. They added a nice touch to the event,” Diana Ashton mentioned. Then during intermissions, citizens viewed the many visual artists’ demonstrations. Pat Macri was stitching quilts while
she displayed all her homemade quilts except a 1930’s yo-yo quilt which she bought at a garage sale for 25 cents and another quilt was purchased at the Salvation for 49 cents. “I’ve been a quilter for 30 plus years because I was heavily inf luenced by my grandmother on my dad’s side,
she was an extraordinary quilter. I still have some of her quilts.” Macri admitted “When I create these quilts, I draw a line and thread covers it up. But
once you get the top done, you have to figure out what type of pattern you want. I chose romance, hearts and feminine themes for these quilts. So, I made a heart on the bottom. You have to have a good eye for color and detail to do this work. “I love doing quilting, it’s very therapeutic. I love working with fabric and doing hand quilting because it’s traditional.
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