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The Road Hammers -- Elgin Park Live

This year's show will feature

The
Road Hammers

The Road Hammers a five piece no-nonsense group who present a mix of Country, Southern Rock and Blues singing songs of maverick culture and the open road.


Tickets $ 30.00
Tickets will be available at : Presents Presents - Star Office Products - Woods and Woods - Uxbridge Small Engines - Blue Heron Books - Prudential Sadie Moranis Realty - Ticket Master

UXBRIDGE TOUR OF HOMES

SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 2007, 12-5pm

This annual event gives you the opportunity to walk through local homes with outstanding features - it is like walking into the pages of your favourite home decor and design magazine!
You should plan to spend a delightful Saturday afternoon wandering through the homes at your own pace and in whatever order you fancy. Keep your ticket handy as it contains the map, plus you must show it before entering each home.

Plan to stop in at Trinity United Church (a beautiful and historic Uxbridge locale) for complimentary refreshments. A tea room will be set up in the Fellowship Hall on the lower level (follow signs).

The Tour takes place on Saturday, June 2nd 2007 and tickets are available at Green Goose Gallery and Shopper's Drug Mart in Uxbridge along with Henshall's in Port Perry.
The $15 Tickets May also be purchased on June 2nd at Trinity United Church or at any of the Tour homes.

Please bring clean slippers to wear while touring each home (and consider which shoes you wear - you will be taking them off and putting them on all afternoon!).

(Note: This event is not suitable for children.)

The Big Top Comes to Uxbridge

Well not realy but it promises to be just as entertaining when Uxperience puts on this years production "Under the Big Top" - May 9th to 12th - 7:30 PM at Uxbridge secondary School. There will be plenty of clowns, acrobats and even a robotic elephant with a cotton candy concession for intermission.

ux.per.i.ence. n.v.-n
1. a community show featuring the local talent of: singers, musicians, actors, dancers. n
2. to have fun, laugh and contribute. v
3. a community fund-raiser. n

The annual variety show put on by local amateur performers and musicians has been running since 1992 with amazing variety. This years show promises to be just as entertaining as those in the past with about 100 people involved including 40 performers ranging in age from 19 to 50.

All proceeds from the event go to local community organizations and causes with this years proceeds going to theUxbridge Pregenancy Centre and Sunrise Support for Young Mom's. Past events have benifited local causes to the tune of about $60,000.

Local Audience gets to watch, Local Talent has an outlet, and Local Organizations benifit.

Now Thats what I call a WIN WIN WIN for uxbridge.

Foster Memorial to Resonate Again This Year

Once again the Foster Memorial will resound to the sound of music thanks to the Thomas Foster Committee. All shows run from 7:30 to 8:30 on friday evenings with the season starting on May 4 with a local choir. The committe accepts donations at the door allowing everyone to enjoy the event. The donations are used to help maintain the grounds and pay for utilities.

What a great way to start your weekend at the cottage, stop in on your way up north and enjoy the music and the arcitecture of this wonderfull Byzantine style building.

Thomas Foster visited the famous Taj Mahal (built as a burial place for the emperor's wife) in India and was inspired to build a memorial temple in his home town, with a Christian adaptation. It contains three crypts for Mr. Foster, his wife, and his daughter. It was erected in 1935-36 and cost $250,000.

A striking contrast to the surrounding farmlands it is built of Indiana limestone. The interior of the Temple, has four great arches supported by marble columns. The floor contains terrazzo and marble mosaics with details such as the River Styx with water lilies. The windows are hand painted, fired and leaded glass .

Words alone can not describe the beauty of this unique Treasure located 4 km north of Uxbridge on Durham 1 (Concession 7).


For more information on dates, please contact Bev Northeast at (905) 640-3966

The Dowling Scrolls

Just occasionally, Uxbridge is treated to a rare glimpse of history.To the enjoyment and amazement of all who see them, The Dowling Scrolls are only occasionally unrolled and brought to light for a significant display. Rev James Thomas Dowling created this astounding one of a kind work of art during his tenure at the original Uxbridge Baptist Church during the 1870’s

Rev. Dowling used these scrolls in the church, using the appropriate background to help illustrate his sermons. He designed a unique display system that held the scrolls upright, where the scrolls could be turned and the appropriate panel displayed. These scrolls weigh hundreds of pounds each and are very difficult to manoeuvre, yet he took them to different churches and evangelical meetings to enhance his preaching. He had a team that traveled with him by horse and buggy to assist in his speaking engagements.

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