2009

October -
St Andrew's Night Dinner and Dance Cancelled
Owing to insufficient interest in the St Andrew's Night celebration that was due to be held this year on November 21^st in Maxville, Glengarry Place for the Arts has reluctantly decided not to hold this heritage event. The GPA executive feels that 100 paying patrons are needed to make the occasion a success and, in recent years, we have not had this kind of support.

Although, all around the world, people will be observing the patron Saint of Scotland, this will not happen formally in Glengarry this year. Originally sponsored by the Glengarry Pipe Band, this event has taken place in the county since 1970.

Next year, if we can find more volunteers to assist us and if there is more evident public support, we will try again. If you wish to join the GPA or volunteer for any of our projects, please contact Julia Danskin (613-527-2724) or Maryanne Kampouris (613-527-3131 or mak@perfectvision.ca).

As a footnote, it has also come to our attention that Burns Night, usually hosted by the MacCulloch Dancers in January, has been cancelled for a similar lack of support from the community at large.

Glengarry Place for the Arts Executive

Website/Webpage: www.GlengarryPlace.ca/PDFs/PressRelease091030.pdf  
 

2008

November -
Planning for St. Andrew's Night - When does it fall?
The date of our celebration is set on the closest Saturday to St. Andrew's Night (or Day), which is the 30th of November.

Under this arrangement, our Ball will never be held before the 27th of November or after the 3rd of December.

This year, the Ball is on the 29th of November and tickets can be ordered online at the address below.

Website/Webpage: www.glengarryplace.ca/Tickets/StAndrews2008.cfm  
 

September -
2^nd Medieval Feast - September Press Release
Maxville, September 29th: Preparations continue for the 2nd Medieval Feast to be held by Glengarry Place for the Arts, on Saturday, October 18th at the Metcalfe Centre, on the Maxville Fairgrounds. With three weeks to go, final touches are being put to the program, menu and decorations.

For more information, see the latest press release below:

Website/Webpage: www.GlengarryPlace.ca/PDFs/PressRelease080929.pdf  
 

August -
Glengarry Heritage Day 2008 - Another Success
Despite the threat of rain, there was a good turnout for the GPA's 3rd annual celebration of Glengarry's Cultural Heritage. In the end the weather held off and the day of activities went off without a hitch.

The traditional "Ploughman's Lunch", served in the historic log Congregational Church (built in 1837), was in great demand again.

The program is available as a .pdf below. (To display it correctly, it is recommended that Celtic and Book Antiqua TrueType fonts are installed.)

Website/Webpage: www.GlengarryPlace.ca/PDFs/Program_HeritageDay_2008.pdf  
 

June -
GPA Seeking Volunteers for its 2^nd Medieval Feast
Glengarry Place for the Arts is planning another Medieval Feast on 18^th October but, in order to make it possible, volunteers are needed... NOW!

If you wish to help out with this very successful venture, please sign up at the URL below.

Website/Webpage: www.glengarryplace.ca/Feast/Volunteers.cfm  
 

May -
Executive 2008

March -
27 March Press Release
The latest information on GPA's planned activities for 2008. (In .pdf format.)

Website/Webpage: www.GlengarryPlace.ca/PDFs/PressRelease080327.pdf  
 

2007

July -
GPA registers new (old) domain name
Recently, Glengarry Place for the Arts was able to re-register its original domain name which, for various reasons, had been unavailable for most of the past two years.

www.GlengarryPlaceForTheArts.ca is now used interchangeably with www.GlengarryPlace.ca.

2006

May -
GPA leases MacKinnon Hall
Glengarry Place for the Arts (GPA) would like to thank Gordon Presbyterian Church for entering into an agreement to lease the MacKinnon Hall in St-Elmo (3km north of Maxville) for the next year. The building will be used to provide a place for Celtic arts events. In this way we will fulfill both Reverend MacKinnon's wishes for the building and our own mandate.

The Gordon Presbyterian Church is famous for its association with the author, Ralph Connor.

We will keep you informed of our activities so that you know what events will be taking place in the Hall.

We are always looking for new courses and events that we can host. For more information, to let us know of interesting activities, or to enroll in one of our events, please contact us.

Website/Webpage: www.GlengarryPlace.ca/Contact.cfm  
 

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