Friday March 1, 2013 - Friday March 1, 2013 Cheeky Monkey Map and Directions | Register Description: Erika & Sara have been playing as a duo for over 3 years performing in many different venues ranging from private parties to ArtWalk stages to PLAYLIST, Cogeco Cable 6's program highlighting local talent. Their music spans generations of styles including classics from Johnny Cash to modern popular songs mixed in with an ever growing number of originals. They currently have a 5 track EP of their originals with a full length album due out for sale soon. Exhibit and for sale on the Cheeky Monkey Gallery Walls for the month will be the eclectic photographic works of Chris Sit. His subject matters vary from iconic landscapes to fashion photography using a wide range of cameras including a 1959 Brownie Hawkeye. Stop in to see what his eye sees. Exhibit and Sale runs until March ...
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NOW ON SALE AT CHEEKY MONKEY ~LIMITED EDITION ~ONLY $28.00 - while supplies last!!!
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Last night for the January 4th First Friday, we had the pleasure of hearing WHITE FIRE REED live for the first time. For a 3 piece band, they sure pack a big musical punch. Performing mostly original material from their CD 'POSITIVE CHANGE', the audience very much appreciated their skill, enthusiasm & professionalism. A few covers were also done from bands such as The Doors, CCR & a version of a U2 song that was particularly amazing. Lead singer & bass player Gary was having lots of fun trying out a new toy he got for Christmas. I am not a techie kind of person, but I think it was a processor that he used to add reverb & other effects at the perfect times. We all look forward to hearing the brothers Johnston along with Kurt Oblak play again soon. If you haven't seen them yet yourself, you should - or at least pick ...
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 20, 2012 UPDATE... Love your local talent? Then you will love this news. On January 2nd starting at 8:00 pm, Cogeco Channel 6 will be playing back to back episodes of THE PLAYLIST featuring our very own local musicians. At this time, I do not have the exact bands to be aired, but below is a possible list of who it might be. Nic Swales Painkiller Jane In the end we Dance, Dave Russell White Fire Reed Branden Fraser Tony Dowswell Jim Chevalier Kathy Shortt Norm Fraser Lindsay Dana Kurt Oblak Scott Manery & The Barnburners 3rd Wave Whiskey Rain SEPTEMBER 14, 2012... The broadcast première of PLAYLIST will air on Friday September 21 @ 10pm, and every Friday after that on COGECO TV. It will also be re-broadcast on Tuesdays at 9pm. The list below shows the order that each band will appear. Another great way to enjoy and appreciate the wealth of local talent in the Sarnia-Lambton area!!! We at Cheeky Monkey are very proud ...
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NOVEMBER 30 UPDATE CALENDARS ARE HERE AT CHEEKY MONKEY FOR SALE - get yours before they are all gone. Proceeds of the $10 cost will go to the local Cancer Society. SEPTEMBER - Received this interesting request recently... Theatre Sarnia is performing Calendar Girls in January. To promote the show and follow the original story of those noble women, the production is creating a calendar. The profits of the calendar sales will be donated to the Cancer Society. One of our models, Liz Walton, loves music so we were wondering if she could pose in your store as a backdrop. What was our response? OF COURSE YOU CAN USE CHEEKY MONKEY for this fundraiser photo shoot!! What an honour to be asked! Watch for details on where to get your copy of the upcoming calender. For those not familiar with the play Calender Girls, read on... Calendar Girls is based on the true story of six ...
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Sarnia’s Mike Stevens says he came home from last weekend’s Canadian Folk Music Awards feeling honoured and humbled. The celebrated harmonica player received Folk Music Canada’s first-ever Innovator of the Year Award for founding ArtsCan Circle - an organization that sends musicians and artists to work with young people in isolated First Nations communities. “It was kind of awesome,” Stevens said about receiving the honour during the Canadian Folk Music Awards gala in Saint John, NB. He was able to travel there with his wife Jane and they attended a screening of A Walk in My Dreams, a documentary about Stevens, along with its director, Jonathan Torrens, the afternoon before the gala. At the awards ceremony that evening, Stevens performed several times on stage. “It felt a little me, me, me,” Stevens said. “I guess that’s what they wanted, but it was pretty exciting.” He performed with a group from Quebec, as well as New ...
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NOVEMBER 11th UPDATE... And the winner is - Congratulations to Beth Moore, from Port Colbourne, Ontario, who has won a live studio session on the CBC show BANDWIDTH! Keep your ear out to hear Beth on the show in the coming weeks. We are proud to be able to say that Beth played here at Cheeky Monkey last December. That gives us the privilege of honestly saying "we knew here when". Seriously, we hope this prize and exposure opens many doors for her. Beth has also played a few other times in Sarnia appearing at Paddy Flaherty's. Remember her name - BETH MOORE - you will be hearing of her a lot more - we are confident of that! NOVEMBER 5th UPDATE... The TOP 10 as voted by you (and us) are now decided. Sadly, no one from Sarnia made the finals - BUT Beth Moore who has played here at Cheeky Monkey and ...
MoreAmazing work from young local musician who has played once here at Cheeky Monkey and whom we hope to host again in the near future. Watch for his soon to be released EP to be on sale here too.
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On Saturday October 20, the Sarnia Justice Film Festival opened their new season with the documentary 'WALK IN MY DREAMS' at the Library Auditorium. This film has been several years in the making and well worth the wait. It chronicles local musician Mike Stevens' career from his leaving a good paying job in Sarnia's Chemical Valley to being a nervous Canadian bluegrass harmonica player on the Grand Ole Opry stage and onward. He has had an amazing career to date with no signs of stopping in the near future. To our knowledge Mike is THE pioneer of playing bluegrass music on harmonica. It was certainly unheard of at the time of his first of over 300 appearance on the Grand Ole Opry. Over a decade ago, while on tour to perform for the Armed Services, a stop in Goose Bay, Labrador changed his life. While there he was brought to the village ...
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Robbie Thomas from Sarnia releases his 6th book. Parasylum a Horror/Thriller novel has caught many major Critic's eyes and they are loving it! Now available at The Sarnia Book Keeper. "Parasylum cements Thomas as 'THE' author in horror to keep your eye on!"-Horror Fix Magazine "One of the best Horror/Thriller rides ever!"-Mike Kalinowski, Schiffer Publishing Book Review Critic "Parasylum, a terrifying read that will leave you jumping at bumps in the night!"-Chapters And Chats/Suspense Magazine "Thankfully we have never investigated a place as haunted as Parasylum! I think if we ever did, I would run. Run as far away as I possibly could and never look back over my shoulder."-Michael Lamport, Award Winning Film Producer, Lamport & Sheppard Entertainment
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