The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-07-29, Page 1616 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentinel
The musicians providing the music at the July 23, 2015 jam in Point Clark are, from left: Ian McCuaig, Jack Hackett, John Sanborn,
Gord McDonald, Bob Gallant, Wally Jirgens, Gayle Jamieson, Dave Spoenlein, Vic Helewn.
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There was an appreciative audience enjoying the music at the
biweekly jamboree in the Point Clark Community Centre on
July 23, 2015.
Bi -weekly jams
are popular in
Point Clark
Valerie Gillies
Lucknow Sentinel
A little publicized event
happens at the Point Clark
Community Centre on alter-
nate Thursdays throughout
the year. It is the community
Jamboree which features
local musicians who volun-
teer their time and talent to
entertain those who come to
enjoy the evening of music.
When Bob Gallant moved
to Point Clark he did not
want to play only by him-
self in his basement. To
bring together like-minded
musicians and an audience
for their talent, Gallant
began the community jam
five years ago. It was so
popular, it soon outgrew
the facility.
Gallant had joined the
Friendship Group in Point
Clark which led to him dis-
covering the Community
Centre. Gallant asked per-
mission to use the facility
and the community jambo-
ree had a new home.
The Jamboree continues
to be popular and all musi-
cians are welcome to come
and take part. You do not
have to be a resident of Point
Clark or belong to any club
or group. The music changes
as different groups of musi-
cians show up each evening.
Vic Helewn, one of the
regular musicians, loves to
come to this particular jam-
boree. He states, "It's great to
have such an appreciative
audience to play for."
In order to not interfere
with the entertainment, a
notebook was passed
around the audience to
gather comments about this
venue. Following are some
of the comments that were
written.
"An excellent evening of
great music camaraderie for
the wonderful, talented
musicians and the audience.
Thank you Point Clark Com-
munity Centre and Bob" M
&F.
"Come join us for our jam
at Ontario's friendliest lake-
side community." ML.
"We owe Bob G. a big
thank you for keeping this
organized and running:' GG.
"These jam sessions are a
jewel and the 'Best kept
secret in Point Clark'. Thanks
for your time and talent." BG.
"What a great way to
spend a Thursday evening
just relaxing and enjoying
such talent. Thank you to all
the musicians " W &I.
Gallant explains that the
admission to the jamboree is
by donation, but started out
as $2 per chair. He reports
that through these donations
the jamboree has been able
to purchase all of the sound
equipment they use and still
was able to give over $1000
to the food bank over the
years and have a Christmas
party for the jamboree.
To be placed on the email
contact list to receive infor-
mation on participating in
the Point Clark Community
Jamboree, contact Bob Gal-
lant at bobbylee@hurontel.
on.ca.