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Concert, cycling event to highlight Rutabaga Festival
The revival of the Rutabaga
Festival in Blyth is something that
has generated interest since it was
first suggested last fall. Things begin
on Friday night with a special concert
at Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company,
followed by a jam-packed Saturday,
Oct. 5 throughout the village.
Kris Barclay and Adam Cousins
will perform on Friday, Oct. 4 at
Cowbell. With only 100 tickets
available at $35 each, the concert
promises to be an intimate one, even
providing attendees a chance to meet
both performers after the show.
Tickets were 75 per cent sold as of
press time, but you may get lucky.
Call or text 519-441-0827 for
tickets.
Saturday at the Rutabaga Festival
begins with breakfast in the lower
hall of Memorial Hall courtesy of
the Blyth Lions Club. The meal runs
from 8-11 a.m.
For the early birds, Baga Yoga will
begin at 7:30 a.m. at the
Horticultural Park, 295 Dinsley
Street. The Rutabaga Ride, a chance
to get out and active on the
Goderich-to-Guelph (G2G) Rail
Trail, also begins early, running from
8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tours of the G.L. Hubbard
rutabaga plant will run from 9:30
a.m. until noon at 367 Dinsley
Street. Crafting at the Blyth Library
will run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
and the vendor market on Wellington
Street will open at 10 a.m. and close
at 3 p.m.
The BarryO Kidshow also begins
at 10 a.m. at Blyth Lions Park,
followed by the opening of the Baga
Fun Zone for children at 11 a.m.
until 3 p.m.
At 11 a.m., the food vendors and
beer gardens open at Blyth Lions
Park. The Lions will be hosting a
beer tent at the park and there will be
14 vendors and three food trucks
lined along Wellington Street.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then
again from 2-4 p.m. the community
music stage will be open, including
the Dancing Bagas.
At 11:30 a.m., the teen ping-pong
competition begins at Memorial
Hall.
The hotly anticipated bed races
will run down Gypsy Lane
beginning at 1 p.m., followed by the
return of the home run derby at the
Blyth ball diamonds, beginning at 2
p.m.
At 2 p.m., judging will commence
for the rutabaga cooking
competition in the Bainton Gallery
at Memorial Hall, while tie-dyeing
at F.A.C.T.S. on the main street will
run from 2-4 p.m.
To end the festival, the appliance
and truck draw will take place at
Blyth Lions Park at 4:30 p.m.
Residents and visitors alike will all
be grasping their ticket in one hand
and a rabbit’s foot in another as
organizers draw to see who wins the
Ford F-150 truck – a fundraiser that
began late last year with only 1,000
tickets being sold.
This year’s event is just the
beginning for the Rutabaga Festival,
which is planned to be held again in
three years to get on Blyth’s
homecoming schedule and then
every five years after that. Organizer
Annie Sparling, however, hopes to
host at least one smaller rutabaga-
themed event every year in the
interim.
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Continued from page 27
halls or during festivals like the
International Plowing Match.
After touring with the Irish
Rovers, Campbell said he learned a
lot from them and their storytelling
ability and connection to the
audience. When the band members
are able to do that and tell stories
and perform their music is when
they’re at their best, he said.
Over the years, the band has been
a favourite of Hockey Night in
Canada’s Ron McLean and Don
Cherry. The band has been featured
on a number of Cherry’s videos and,
in fact, McLean will be writing the
foreword for the band’s upcoming
book.
They’ve performed at a number of
Canadian celebrations, such as the
Memorial Cup, the Brier, the World
Junior Hockey Championships and
at a Toronto Maple Leafs game.
They have also opened for ZZ Top,
the Guess Who, the Dropkick
Murphys and Nickelback.
Campbell said that a Mudmen
show is designed to be a fun night
out with some unique rock music
that presents the bagpipes in a whole
new and pleasing light.
The show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets
for patrons of all ages are $28 each.
Tickets for their Nov. 1 Blyth show
are available at the Blyth Festival
box office or the Festival website at
blythfestival.com. For more
information, visit mudmen.ca.
Mudmen returning
to Memorial Hall
Getting started early
At the Van Egmond House’s annual Ciderfest, which was held on Sunday, four-year-old
Deklan Anstett got a head start on his driving career, sitting in the driver’s seat of an antique
tractor to get the feel for it. (Darlene McCowan photo)
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