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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-08-26, Page 35Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - Page A35 Music in the Fields brings top-notch talent to Lucknow writ Reid Sun Media The inaugural Lucknow's Music in the Fields was a rousing success as people from the area and all over packed the Lucknow soccer fields this past Saturday. It's one of the biggest venues that has come to the area in quite some time as people partied and danced throughout the day and night. It was a big venture for the Lucknow Kins- men, but they believed a concert of this na- ture would do well in this area. Co-chair of the event Rick McMurray, without knowing the actual ticket sales of the day, was confi- • dent they had surpassed their breakeven point for the day. He was also impressed with how everything and everyone came together to make it a fun day for the fans and the artists. 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Canad out all oldie volunteer work from the com- munity, the solid work TNR productions has done over the past year and just all of the hard work and advertising that went into making the event a success. "I'm very pleased. It's great to see so many people . out enjoying themselves, enjoying the atmosphere and ultimately enjoying the .artists," said McMurray. "Everyone looked like they had fun, all the venues were well attended and all the vendors are busy selling food,, which is all great for the community of Lucknow." People were up dancing from the open- ing act all the way to the exciting end with double platinum selling artist Johnny Reid. The opening act The. River Junction Band from Lucan started things off with some solid country flavour and it started the ball rolling followed with some old time country licks from Mike Lynch. After that the Trailer Park Boys, Randy and Mr. Lahey started their hosting duties with a colourful variety act of funny songs and an- ecdotes from the show. They also announced all of the artists before they came on stage. The females were the next to perform as Alex J. Robinson was well received by the crowd and the women followed in succession by Canadian Idol sixth place finisher Tara Oram and singer-songwriter/CMT personal- ity Beverley Mahood. They took to the stage and wowed the crowed withtheir booming voices and high tempo performances. After that it was the men's time to shine as Juno nominee George Canyon pleased the crowd with his deep and tender voice, which drove the ladies crazy. Doc Walker put on a fast paced show that had people up from their chairs dancing and singing along. It all culminated at the end with Johnny Reid who showed why his new album has went double Photo by Garit Reid Mr. Lahey and Randy of the television show Trailer Park Boys entertain the masses at the first ever Lucknow Music in the Fields event August 22. platinum. He got right down with the crowd and was dancing with them and letting them sing with him as he belted out his tunes. He blew the proverbial roof off the house. All the. bands were very gracious and com- plimented all of the hard work the Kinsmen and volunteers put into the event and thanked the community of Lucknow for having them "I'm really happy with the compliments that we have received and how well orga- nized the event is," said McMurray. It's a tribute to the committee members and all of the volunteers that put this together and that showed because of how well the day went" McMurray would like to see the event con- tinue as an annual event, but it's something the Kinsmen will have to look at their next meeting in early September. Huron -Kinloss 'I\vp. council has backed the event since its beginning and continued to give their support, which is why Mayor Mitch 'Avolan gave some supportive open- ing remarks up on stage before the concert started. He gave thanks to everyone who par- ticipated in making the event great and to all of the people who attended "All of the work that has been put into the event is just unbelievable," said Twolan. "For the Kinsmen and community to pull an event off like this is amazing and the event I think has put Lucknow on the map." Newberry explores wildlife in �hoto€raDh A skipping rope, a ball or a deck of baseball cards didn't hold Jennifer Newberry's atten- tion during recess growing up as a young girl in Toronto. It was a Christmas gift one year, a long object, thinly shaped like a pen- cil case, that accompanied her every recess. A little pink cam- era, as Jennifer reminisces. "I especially liked this cameia be- cause when you completed the roll of film, the camera wound itself back up so you wouldn't over -expose any of the pictures you took. Looking back, I think that would be an essential fea- ture in a child's camera." The Goderich Co-op Gal- lery is delighted that Jennifer Newberry's fascination has held over for all these years, enabling her to be our guest artist for the month of September. A self taught computer pro- grammer from the age of eight, Jennifer managed to complete a diploma in the subject to formal- ize her education. Combining computer skills with photog- raphy is a natural process for her. She uses her knowledge of both mediums to maximize the Photo by Jennifer Newberry Tiga, an eight-year-old snow leopard, makes a wild subject for Jennifer Newberry's camera. The photographer is the feature artist for September at the Goderich . Co-op Gallery. impact of the medium for the viewer. Deciding on a particular theme for her exhibit in Goder- ich was a difficult one. Jennifer has Goderich roots dating back to a family home built by a great grandmother which has thankfully stayed in the family for generations. Her mother's interest in gardening, greenhouses and other flora and fauna have given Jennifer the basis for her scenic collection of local'Goderich in the show. That takes cage of one theme but Jen- nifer's love of wildlife provides the second half of her spilt wall theme. Jennifer says "Family pets were obedient models for my pink camera when I was a child." As an adult she has increased her scope with sev- eral trips to the Metro. Toronto Zoo, as well as other zoological parks. Her photo of Tiga, an eight year old Snow Leopard at the Zoo is a natural wonder. Jennifer has masterfully shot this beauti- ful beast as if out on a midnight prowl. A close-up of Tiga's face complete with jungle grasses makes the viewer forget Tiga is still a caged animal. Tiga's cubs, both male and female, born this past March, complete the family portrait in the show. Jennifer has a new unwitting model in her life, a five month old baby boy. Even with her busy schedule Jennifer New- berry does portrait sessions and events. Jennifer's spilt themed show, "Wildlife Portraiture and Scenes around Goderich" will be shown for the month of September at the Goderich Co-op Gallery, 54 Courthouse Square, Monday through Saturday, 10 until 4. Phone 519-440-0523 for more details or visit the gallery's web- site at gcgallery@tcc.on.ca Drop in to talk to a working artist al- ways on site.