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The Citizen, 2015-04-30, Page 19THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015. PAGE 19. Entertainment StopsStopsStopsStopsStops a l o n g the wayalongtheway A VISITORS’ GUIDE TO HURON COUNTY stopsalonglakehuron.com Look for entertainment ideas on our Stops Along the Way website at... 430 Queen Street, Blyth, Ontario 226-523-9720 Specialty Coffees & Espresso Bar LIVE ENTERTAINMENT May 2 ~ James Mintz 12:00 - 2:00 pm Conference goes beyond 14/19 Continued from page 10 Canadian history including “disparate groups filled with distrust with the other parties in the negotiations.” “Something he said really struck: there is a lot of land between either and or,” Smith said. “It’s another good reminder about consensus building – something that is achieved through respectful listening.” Shopping local was also a topic on which many presenters spoke on, but Stewart said one of the biggest messages she took from the presentation was to not just shop local, but to do everything local. “Whether it’s services or whether it’s retail, which is what people think about, you have to try and keep money in the community,” she said. “One example that was given was local credit unions. They support their communities so the communities need to support them.” Stewart said the ideas she took from the conference will go beyond the purview of 14/19, which is focusing on renovations to Memorial Hall, building the Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity at the former Blyth Public School and setting up a perpetuity fund to maintain the centre. “There was a presentation about ‘Fledge’, a fully self-supporting incubator in Seattle,” she said. “The owner pays businesses $20,000 to work with him and takes a royalty. Offering capital at the start really makes a big difference.” Stewart also talked about public markets, or markets that don’t have a particular owner and offer the works of several different producers and how that idea could play into the surrounding communities. The market fit well into the bigger topics of the event like partnership. “When you have groups like that, you can pool purchasing power, which was a big point at some of the presentations,” Stewart said. In all, there were eight workshops at the event and Stewart felt that all of them were worthwhile, even the ones she couldn’t attend but had heard about. She did mention, however, that the arts and culture workshop surprised her. “It was really nice to experience this, but we were ahead of the curve,” she said. “What the presenters were talking about was actually behind us and behind the county and behind [Cultural Development Officer] Rick Sickinger’s cultural mapping.” Alongside that discovery, Stewart and Smith also had the opportunity to sit with Shuman at the gala dinner for the event and, after talking with him, Stewart said his feedback was positive. “It was inspiring to know that we were on the right track,” she said. The workshops also touched on sacred capital, a new term to Stewart but one she really liked. “Sacred capital is about the quality of life and the quality of people and community in an area,” she said. “It’s about what makes a place what it is and that concept is important to our plans.” Other topics that Stewart said were important were breaking down ‘silos’ to enable communication, over-abundance and the importance of conserving everything from food to energy and what role crowd- funding can play in the future development of communities. Smith said that the other topics that struck him were rural transportation and start-ups. He also said that there was a lot of interest in the conference set to be running in Huron County next September – Rural talks to Rural (R2R). “A crowd will be making the trek to Huron County to offer their insights on the many innovations they are working on to keep rural Eastern Canada viable,” he said. “For me, it’s about staying curious and understanding that there is more to learn than we will ever have time for so we have to keep learning.” HAPPY 50TH 5 or 50 still a Handsome Lad Love Mum and Dad Hullett Central Public School’s Carnival & Silent Auction 12TH ANNIVERSARY FFrriiddaayy,,MMaayy 11sstt,,22001155 @@ 55::3300ppmm --88::3300ppmm TThhee BBllyytthh AArreennaa Funds raised go towards new playground equipment, outdoor activity centre & school activities! donations welcome! Penny Sale, Face Painting, Bake Table, Bouncy Castle, Dunk Tank & More! EVERYONE WELCOME! ‘Rock around the Clock’ show coming to Blyth Rocking around the Clock Among the tribute acts that will be taking to the stage at the special Mother’s Day matinee performance of “Rock around the Clock” on Sunday, May 10 at Blyth Memorial Hall is Buddy Holly, shown above. Holly, alongside other fan favourites like Bill Haley, Connie Francis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ritchie Valens and the Everly Brothers will be brought to life by expert impersonators. (Photo submitted) Fans of 1950s rock & roll won’t want to miss “Rock Around The Clock”, coming to Blyth Memorial Hall for a special Mother’s Day matinee performance on Sunday, May 10 at 3 p.m. This all-star, audience-interactive show features world-class tributes to Bill Haley, Connie Francis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Everly Brothers. “Rock Around The Clock” is hosted by Bill Culp, direct from a sold-out European tour, in the role of Bill Haley. In addition to his world travels, Culp is also well known to North American audiences as the leader of the fabulous Memphis Cats Band and for his amazing tributes to Carl Perkins and the Big Bopper. Musical highlights include all of Bill Haley’s biggest hits including “Shake Rattle and Roll”, “See You Later Alligator” and of course “Rock Around the Clock”. Other crowd favourites performed by the multi- talented cast members include “Great Balls of Fire”, “Bye Bye Love”, “Oh Donna”, “That’ll Be The Day”, “Who’s Sorry Now”, “All Shook Up”, “Chantilly Lace” and “Blue Suede Shoes.” Tickets to see “Rock Around The Clock” on Sunday, May 10 at 3 p.m. in Blyth are on sale now at $30 each plus HST. Tickets can be purchased at the Blyth Memorial Hall box office, via phone at 519-523- 9300 or 1-877-862-5984 or online at www.BlythFestival.com G2G Trail to be opened after fundraiser in May Continued from page 1 to improve the trail in the coming years, replacing several larger bridges to ensure the trail is accessible for most families. The committee says that there has been a lot of consultation over the course of the process and that will continue. “Over the past four years there have been many productive meetings between the representatives of the adjacent landowners, agriculture community, local townships and appropriate county staff,” the release said. “It is of great importance to this volunteer-based group that there continues to be a transparent integration between the local government, the stakeholders and the user groups.” On May 9, the trail will play host to the fifth annual Spring on the Trail (SOTT) fundraiser, which asks users to bike, hike, walk or run the trail. For more information on the event, visit www.springonthetrail.ca and for more information on the trail, visit www.g2grailtrail.com or find the trail on Facebook. In an interview with The Citizen, Scott Tousaw, Huron County’s Head of Planning and Development, said that he will be providing Huron County Council with an update on the trail at a meeting early next month.