HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-04-26, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012. PAGE 11. The Huron Cultural Awards were
held on April 16 in Bayfield and
several local groups and individuals
were nominated for awards.
The Blyth Festival Singers were
nominated for best cultural
event/organization and while the
award was given to the Celtic Folk
Society/Celtic Roots Festival of
Goderich president of the singers,
Gary Coursey, said that being
nominated was an award within
itself.
“It was very good to be
nominated,’ he said. “It’s nice that
people notice that we are trying to
stretch ourselves to do different
styles of music and try different
genres.”
Coursey said the group had no
idea they had been nominated until
that evening and were very happy tofind out they were. He said theywere glad to share the nominationwith the groups they did and he was
proud of the fact they made it that
far.
Brussels’ Jim Lee was also
nominated for his efforts in Brussels
for the community contributor
which recognizes a volunteer,
sponsor or donor that has made an
impact on the county’s cultural
community.
“I was very honoured to be
nominated,” he said. “It came as a
surprise.”
Lee feels that the event is a benefit
to the arts and culture community in
Huron County because it shows the
catalogue of all the different cultures
the area has.
“It’s very representational as to
what Huron County has to offer in
terms of arts and culture,” he said.
“We have everything from acting tofine art and from old time fiddling toopera.”Lee said that there is this
misconception in Huron County that
people have to go somewhere else to
have their works admired.
“We have such a good cross
section of talented people here,” he
said. “It’s a real joy to be there and
see them be recognized.”
He also felt that the down-to-earth
attitude that many of the artists had
will help to show how arts and
culture in Huron County are
accessible to all and lack any elitism
that might be understood.
Blyth’s Duncan McGregor was
nominated on his own for his
activity in the community but the
play he directed last summer
Narcisse was also nominated in the
other four categories.
While McGregor was happy to
have Narcisse win the HeritageAward, he, like Lee, feels that theawards are a great addition to thecultural fabric of Huron County. He
also felt that “awards” weren’t really
the best term to describe them.
“This isn’t really an awards show,
it’s more recognition for something
that you did in the eyes of your
contemporaries,” he said. “That’s
good to have and it’s good to spread
that recognition around since it lets
everyone know their efforts were
worth it.”
His win with Narcisse was great
because he was able to share it with
so many people he said.
“To win as a group was great,” he
said. “It’s great to be nominated, but
to share the recognition with people
is great.”
The awards are usually presented
by members of the cultural society
of Huron County and the show itself
offers a chance to show what’scoming next according toMcGregor.“The event lets people know
what’s coming up for this season,”
he said. “Last year, for Narcisse, we
were involved. The Blyth Festival
presents its upcoming season. This
year there was a music festival there
that will be in Bayfield that looks
like it will be interesting.”
The night is a “good evening all
around” according to McGregor and
shows what the community is
capable of.
Locals honoured with cultural nominations
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