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THE SHOW with DAVID BURROWS # 85

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Published on Jun 19, 2013 Shelly Rastin, Affinity Band, Backline Revival Band & More...... An extra special show packed full of interviews! Sarnia Ribfest 2013 has claimed another successful year with an awesome attendance! A fun interview with Shelly Rastin and her band backstage at Ribfest! A visit to the annual "Relay 4 Life" held this year at the Clearwater Arena. Dave & Denise Chaulk say hello! An exclusive interview with "AFFINITY" from Toronto, Ontario. Alumni performers of Roger's Bayfest will be headlining "INDIEFEST Part 4, June 22nd at The Stubborn Mule. Also joining "The Show" this week for an interview and also performing at "INDIEFEST Part 4" Toronto area rockers, "BACKLINE REVIVAL"

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Lambton Woodstock @ Sawmill Creek

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Friday July 26, 2013 - Friday July 26, 2013 Sawmill Creek Golf Resort & Spa Map and Directions | Register Description: A celebration of Woodstock !! Listen to Live bands play music of the original bands that performed at the legendary Woodstock !! Hendrix...Joplin...Cocker...The Who... CCR... Johnny Winter...the Band.. many more !! Only $10 ADV... $20 at the door... Advance tickets COME SOON to Cheeky Monkey Licensed event must be 19 + ... outdoor event... Rain or Shine... Lawn Chairs permitted.. no Coolers or outside food or beverages allowed in.... Bottoms Up will provide pre and post party with Shuttle service to and from Sawmill Creek !! Vendors interested ... contact Tony Griffi at http://www.sawmill-creek.com/ Register

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Les Mis – AUDITIONS

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Friday October 25, 2013 - Sunday October 27, 2013 Map and Directions | Register Description:Les Mis Audition dates set... Mark them on your calendar then pass it on: Auditions: Oct. 25, 26 & 27 Rehearsals to start in January 2014 Show: June 2014 More info to come. Register

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The Show with David Burrows Episode 84

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Please be patient - some intermittent audio difficulties occur. Published on Jun 12, 2013 Kids Funfest, Get The Ball Rolling, Bleeker Ridge, Relay 4 Life & Indiefest A visit to Kids Funfest to enjoy some fun activities with the kids. Get The Ball Rolling celebrates it's fifth year of success. This year an exclusive interview with Dan & Taylor from Bleeker Ridge. Also footage with Big Wreck performing at the event. Indiefest and Relay 4 Life partner to help raise money in the fight against Cancer. Special local announcements and more.

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Trivia Q & A # 22 2013

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Trivia Q & A # 22 2013

Q.  What was Bob Dylan's real name? A.  Robert Zimmerman Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman (Hebrew name שבתאי זיסל בן אברהם [Shabtai Zisl ben Avraham]) in St. Mary's Hospital on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota,  and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota, on the Mesabi Iron Range west of Lake Superior. His paternal grandparents, Zigman and Anna Zimmerman, emigrated from Odessa in the Russian Empire (now Ukraine) to the United States following the anti-Semitic pogroms of 1905.  His maternal grandparents, Benjamin and Lybba Edelstein, were Lithuanian Jews who arrived in the United States in 1902.   In his autobiography Chronicles: Volume One, Dylan writes that his paternal grandmother's maiden name was Kirghiz and her family originated from Kağızman in north eastern Turkey. Dylan's parents, Abram Zimmerman and Beatrice "Beatty" Stone, were part of the area's small but close-knit Jewish community. Robert Zimmerman lived in Duluth until age six, when his father was stricken with polio and the family returned to his mother's home town, Hibbing, where Zimmerman spent the rest of his childhood. Robert Zimmerman spent ...

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TVOKids Show – Giver – coming to Brights Grove

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TVOKids Show – Giver &...

Friday June 14 UPDATE -THIS JUST IN FROM Ken Strothers - one of the local orgainzers of the GIVER project to re-do the Kenwick Park.  "We have 22 Lambton College Building Trades students, plus some Labor Union members to do our cement work, and a half dozen Fire Fighters each day...along with another small group of volunteers...  At this point we think we will have 50 volunteers each day.  They will be either building the gazebo, or installing the playground equipment, or building the boardwalk between the playground structures, or painting, or spreading wood chips, etc. etc." "We still need donations to purchase some of the supplies for the park makeover.  Donations are tax deductible. " Anyone wanting to make a donation should make their cheque payable to: 'City of Sarnia/Kenwick On The Lake Park Project' and mail their cheque to: Ken Stothers, Co-chair, Kenwick On The Lake Park Committee, 2976 Lakeview Trail, Brights Grove, Ont. N0N1C0. or call: 519-869-6800 Monday June 2 UPDATE - One of ...

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Future Forward – Community Conversation @ Library...

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Thursday June 27, 2013 - Thursday June 27, 2013 Sarnia Library Auditorium Map and Directions | Register Description:Library By Community - You Talk, We Listen at our DISCOVERY DAYS! 6:30 to 8:30 pm Lambton County Library is excited to invite all local residents – library users and non-users – to participate in our Discovery Days, happening across the County in June. Discovery Days are a series of 12 community forums focused on having fun and creative conversations about lives, needs and dreams of Lambton County residents, and how the Library can support them with new innovative programming and services, inside and outside of Library walls. The events are part of LCL’s new focus on community-led librarianship. This means that Library services are shaped and guided by the needs and preferences of users, with the community fully involved in the design of programs. Lambton County Library currently works closely with community ...

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WELCOME TO YOUR NEW WEB SITE

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WELCOME TO YOUR NEW WEB SITE

June 13, 2013 UPDATE - Hard to believe 2 years have passed since our website went live.  We are as happy with it today as we were then. Thanks to the website and it's features, we have sold local talent items to places near and far.  From Port Huron, Michgan to Brazil, Hong Kong and Germany to name a few.  With the 'Want To Stay In The Know' link,  our subscription list for our weekly e-newsletter has grown to double it's number again reaching countries around the world.  Then there is the EVENTS calender.  We pride ourselves on having one of the areas largest listings of fun things to do in Sarnia-Lambton.  Blogging is not something I ever thought Roland & I would enjoy, but we do.  Our topics range from audition information to local surveys that help make our community even more amazing to reviews of places and things we've ...

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Your opinion counts – Sarnia-Lambton Survey

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For those like us, who love our city and county, but want to make it even better... For those of you who complain about changes needing to be done ... For those of you who want to see POSITIVE change... please read on.  This is your chance to make a difference.  Do the survey from the Lambton County Community Branding Team BEFORE JULY 4th.  CLICK HERE to get started. FROM Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership WEBSITE... Lambton residents asked to help guide community branding 2013-06-12 Sarnia-Lambton, Ontario, Canada – June 12, 2013 – Residents of Sarnia-Lambton are being asked for their honest opinions on Lambton County. A group of key local organizations is working to develop a community “brand” for marketing Lambton County to visitors, residents, and businesses in the year 2013 and beyond, and is looking to the area’s residents to provide vital information through a short survey. The group has worked with consultants North Star ...

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July FIRST FRIDAY w/ CROSS TIE WALKER & Bret Toth

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Friday July 5, 2013 - Friday July 5, 2013 Cheeky Monkey Map and Directions | Register Description:Music with Cross Tie Walker 7:00 - 9:00 pm Art by Bret Toth - Metaphysical Art Exhibit & Sale Bret Toth's psychedelic planetary landscapes are made using spray paint & Sharpie markers creating a unique metaphysical artwork. Sale & exhibit till July 27. Cross Tie Walker are seasoned musicians playing classic rock hits. Being a fine arts student at Fanshawe College helped young artist Bret Toth expand his own style and define his true gift. He thrives on bending the possibilities of imagination through impulsive spiritual/metaphysical Art combining planetary landscapes with abstract colours and psychedelic designs using spray paint and Sharpie markers. Bret states, " I put my time and effort into each piece until I'm satisfied with the result and have never given up on one yet!" His creative energy is so high he has painted over 50 ...

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