Lakeshore Advance, 2013-03-27, Page 1414 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, March 27, 2013
U.S. Blues Legend coming to Grand Bend
Lynda Hillman-Raptey
Lakeshore Advance
An evening with legendary blues -
man Eddie Shaw and his band '1 he Wolf
Gang, Is the latest In the Grand Bend
Art (:entre Concert Series and takes
place at The Gables 011 Saturday, May
4, as part of Grants Bend's Arts, Eats
and Beats weekend.
Eddie Shaw and The Wolf (Gang was
the original harking hand for blues
icon 1lowlin' Wolf (hence The Wolf
Gang) until his untimely death in 1976.
1lowe'ver, the story doesn't end thele:
'1he bund has since performed in virtu-
ally every state in the 115. and in over a
(dozen countries worldwide; they have
played everywhere from Carnegie 1htll,
to small, intimate blues clubs in Chi-
cago, to I.EK.s Inaugeration and con-
tinue to be considered one of the pre-
mier Chicago blues hands performing
IF YOU GO:
'Pickets are $40.00 per person. A
partial tux receipt is available (pro-
ceeds to the Grand Bend Art Cen-
tre). Get your tickets from The
Colonial Hotel; Baillie's Picture
Framing; or contact peterphil-
lips@hay.net ph. 519-236-6873,
teresamarie@hay.net ph. 519-859-
1662 or www.ticketscene.ca (han-
dling charge applies).
today.
Eddie Shaw on tenor and alto SUM'S
and harmonica 1s a very talented
singer/songwriter, (musician, arranger
and hand leader. I le was 1 towlin' Wolf's
Lakeshore Advance
Eddie Shaw - portrait by Grand
Bend artist Teresa Marie.
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personal manager for over five
years and is one of the most
respected blues musicians alive
today. Itis music has been
recorded by numerous other
blues luminaries and he is noted
for his arrangements on the
classic album "'the t Iowlin' Wolf
London Sessions" featuring Eric
(Amnon.
Without question, this con-
cert is a rare opportunity to see
and hear a living blues legend
and the Gables is the ideal
ventre to experience the excite-
ment of the raunchy, jazzy, rock-
ing music that is authentic Chi-
cago blues. Doors open at 6:00
pm with rush bar and guests will
be treated to complimentary
smacks. Show time is 7:30 pm.
Iceculture March break tour attracts all ages
Lynda Hillman-Rapley
Lakeshore Advance
'Great family time:'Wonderful
experience,"Awesome tont', ' Very
educational -- and full: ' Tremen-
dous Idea: '('hese l'0111111e11IS
came from visitors who took in
Iceculture's'Fanlily Experience
four' which was held over the
seven days of March Break in
1 lensall.
More than 400 toured the Ice -
culture facility and 7% of ticket
sales were donated to the Ontario
Association of Food Banks.
'Being able to learn something
new, have fun and contribute
something to a great cause: gives
you 11 warns feeling said one
enthusiastic mother who accom-
panied her three children for the
hour long tour.
Says Karen Windsor who
organized the event with other
Iceculture staff, 'We %vete a little
late with our promotion efforts
but even so, the turnout was very
encouraging: '1 lopefully, we will
be able to plan further ahead
another year, she added;
Karen was also enthused by it
letter she receive(( from one visi-
tor. 'Our group ranged from 6 to
(iO plus and we loved it all espe-
cially the slide. While walking
bark to Illy cur, my 8 year 01(1
grandson announced that '111'
was the best Murch Break, ever
'You can't ask for a much bet-
ter endorsement (111111 that: says
Karen. 'And with a 9:4 year old
being the first visitor down our
50 ft long ice slide, we can safely
say we appealed to all ages:
Visitors came from Blyth, Strat-
ford, Goderich, Waterloo, Clin-
ton. Listowel, Baden, (rand
Bend, St Mary's, Woodham, Bel-
mont, (:hathunn, 'l'eeswater and
even one from Calgary.