Monthly Archives: July 2024

Summer music comes in hot at School House Jam

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  • The raffle table had a lot of interested people checking it out to see just what goodies were available at the School House Jam ’24 fundraising concert held in Rockport on June 22. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network
  • People drifted away on the music at the School House Jam ’24 fundraising concert held in Rockport on June 22. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network
  • Chris Hum was just one of the great performers playing live at the School House Jam ’24 fundraising concert held in Rockport on June 22. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network
  • It didn’t take long to fill the pavilion right up with lovers of live music at the School House Jam ’24 fundraising concert held in Rockport on June 22. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network
  • Stephen Haig was just one of the great performers playing live at the School House Jam ’24 fundraising concert held in Rockport on June 22. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network
  • Amanda Keeley was just one of the great performers playing live at the School House Jam ’24 fundraising concert held in Rockport on June 22. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network

(Rockport, ON June 22, 2024) Things were jumping at the School House Recreation Hall in Rockport on June 22 at the annual School House Jam fundraising concert. For $5 admission audience members were treated to 9 solid hours of high-quality live music by performers from throughout the area. Featured were Chris Hum; Whiskey Smoke; Stephen Haig; Amanda Keeley; Crossing Borders 613; Mark Hunt, Brian Frommer and Alan Code; CR 5 Bluegrass; and a full two hours be headliner Jordy Jackson.

Numerous vendors were onsite along with a raffle table, cash bar, chicken barbecue, bouncy castle, and lots of games and prizes.

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Mamma Mia! knows three dads are the charm at TI Playhouse

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  • “Mamma Mia!” at the Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque is a high energy production performed by a cast of 20 people and bursting with everyone’s favourite Abba tunes. supplie by TI Playhouse
  • “Mamma Mia!” at the Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque is a high energy production performed by a cast of 20 people and bursting with everyone’s favourite Abba tunes. supplied by TI Playhouse

(Gananoque, July 5, 2024) Before DNA testing became the ultimate way to get an answer, it was a matter of faith as to who your parents were. You could usually be pretty sure about your mother, but your father was who she told you it was.  And if she didn’t tell you, or wasn’t sure herself, you might have to go to some pretty fantastic lengths to make sure he could give you away at your wedding.

When “Mamma Mia!” debuted 25 years ago, Sophie (Annika Tupper) wouldn’t be able to go to 23andMe to get a definitive answer. Instead, she had to rely on her mother Donna’s (Jessica Sherman) diary to figure out who he was, where he was, and how to get him to come to Greece so he can give her away at her upcoming wedding to Sky (Brandon Antonio). She shares with her best friends Lisa (Jen Fong) and Ali (Eva Petris) that she knows it’s one of three – Sam Carmichael (David Leyshon), Bill Austin (Jeremy Legat) or Harry Bright (Rob Torr), but which one?

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TIA AGM to celebrate 90 years of Thousand Islands Association

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The Thousand Islands Association (TIA) is excited to announce that it’s time to buy your tickets for the Shoreline Breakfast and AGM to be held on Saturday July 20. Pre-payment for breakfast is required. Lorraine Payette/for Postmedia Network

(Gananoque, July 13, 2024) The Thousand Islands Association has been protecting residents of the Thousand Islands for 90 years with shoal markers and other projects. An international organization, they will be holding their AGM and popular shore breakfast on Saturday July 20 with registration at 8 a.m. and breakfast starting at 8:30.

“The Thousand Islands Association (TIA) is excited to announce that it’s time to buy your tickets for the Shoreline Breakfast and AGM,” said the association in a recent press release. “TIA’s social event of the year is happening once again along the banks of the St. Lawrence River at the 1,000 Islands Playhouse.”

Pre-payment for breakfast is required with adults at $15.99 and children under 10 at $8.99.

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