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HISTORY AND ART GET TOGETHER
Visitors can see history and art come
together until September 30 at Van
Egmond House at Egmondville near
Seaforth.
The foundation in charge of restoring
and operating Van Egmond House
arranged for an exhibition of contemporary
paintings, primarily watercolours to be
shown at the house. The exhibition which
opened August 20 includes the work of
such artists as Gordon Couling, Alan M.
McLochlin, Philip McLorn, Jake Mol,
Robert Myers, Ed O'Neil, Valerio Racca,
and Chuck Witter.
All artists are members of the Central
Ontario Artists Association and quality of
the work is high. The pieces blend nicely
with the decor of the historic house.
Van Egmond House was built in 1846 or
1847 by Constant Van Egmond, son of Col.
Anthony Van Egmond one of the leaders of
the 1837 rebellion against injustices done
by the Family Compact dominated
government in Toronto. He was caught,
imprisoned and died while awaiting trial.
He came to Canada after a distinguished
career in the Napoleonic Wars and was in
charge of building the Huron Road, the
first road into the Huron Tract from
Guelph, through Stratford to Goderich.
The Van Egmond Foundation was set up to
restore Van Egmond House as a historic
museum to show how people lived in the
mid -19th century and as a memorial to the
Van Egmonds. Restoration is partially
completed and fundraising is still on going
to complete the project.
NEW RECORDING STUDIO IN
CARLINGFORD
The region recently got a new 16 -track
recording studio when Gary Hintz and Tom
Waschkowski opened a studio in the old
Carlingford Church. 10 miles south-east of
Mitchell.
Although the studio may seem out of the
way the pair feel they're in a good place to
take advantage of being close to one of
Canada's major cultural centres at
Stratford.
"We are out in the country and the mood
is more relaxed and there won't be the
pressure here that is created when you
,worked in a large centre like Toronto or
"New York. We are offering an alternative
to all that and we've already had a lot of
people in the business asking about it,"
Tom says.
To extend that feeling of relaxation the
studio owners have built in some
conveniences for the artists using the
studio. There will be a kitchenette,
bedroom. washroom. a lounge to allow
artists to relax.
The two men also operate their own
musical management and publishing
company which they intend to incorporate
into the new studio to present the artist
with a complete production, management
and distribution package if desired. Under
contract at present are Bob Burchill,
MacKenzie and Wailer. The company
called Maxim has its own recording label
and national distribution. The studio
already has two professional sound
technicians to help turn out the best sound
from the new equipment.
NEW DREAMS FOR OLD PIER
Grand Bend, the summer fun headquar-
ters of the Bluewater region has ideas on
how it would like to make the place even
livelier.
At a recent meeting of Grand Bend
council Gerry Mac of Lambton Engineering
in Sarnia presented the council with a
sketch of what the old north pier could look
like with a new face. The pier envisioned
would include a lighthouse. docking
facilities for boats and a recreation area.
Mr. Mac offered the services of his
company to do a feasibility study of the
complex. While they made no committ-
ment the councillors admitted it "would be
nice."
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Stratford. We can show you all that is new in
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Make us your one stop decorating centre. Look
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32 Village Squire, September 1979
154 Downie St., STRATFORD Dial 271-9830