LEVEE ON THE LAKE

Cecilia and her son Anthony will guide participants on a food harvesting walk in our local Sackville Landscape.Location of walk TBD.

Come explore your love of Newfoundland Folk Songs with Jackie Sullivan, a celebrated artist, as she sings and teaches traditional folk songs from The Rock.

Mary Frances Leahy is a multi-instrumentalist and a premier Ottawa-Valley style step dancer, from one of Canada's greatest  fiddle and step dance dynasties.
This workshop is open to experienced step dancers. Dancers must have a good grasp on rhythm, triples, and be able to learn and execute steps quickly.

Dawn and Margie Beaton's fiddle playing is steeped in Cape Breton tradition. Come learn a basic tune, and how to incorporate the little extras, from the distinctive Cape Breton cuts to  the rhythmic snap of the bow.

Anna is a Nova Scotia-born, Ottawa-based musician. She combines traditional Cape Breton and Scottish style Celtic fiddle music with contemporary sounds, and writes and sings about her life back in Nova Scotia. Her latest record 'Wherever you go'  was released in August, 2019 and had multiple nominations She also was nominated for entertainer of the year for the 2020 Capital Music Awards in Ottawa and was nominated and won 2020 Solo/Duo artist of the year for the Capital Music Awards! Anna Is Literally an East Coast Kitchen Party.

Jackie Sullivan has received many accolades for her songwriting and storytelling. With a strong Irish family heritage on Newfoundland's Irish Loop, this is as much nature as it is nature. Jackie will guide you through some of her techniques and craft of songwriting in this engaging workshop for all levels.

Alain Clavette is well known as The Acadian Birder especially on CBC SHIFT every Friday afternoon. He is also an ornithology professor at The Univeristy of Moncton and an advocate for our amazing birds of New Brunswick. Join him for a walk around Middle Sackville and a talk about birding in the area of Sackville and The Tantramar. Comfortable shoes are a must!

Sharing historical knowledge passed to her from her ancestors, Ashley Sanipass will provide an intro course all about Indigenous porcupine bracelet making. All supplies are provided courtesy of our sponsors. Each class is capped at 20 persons in this workshop. This workshop is suitable for engaged and interested persons 10 years and up, but if you are 10, 11 or 12 years old a parent must register with you. As capacity is limited we suggest you do this at the time of your registration.

If you have always wanted to know a couple steps to wow your party guests, or even just sit and do a little shuffle at your table, Dawn and Margie Beaton, will start at the very beginning of your new step dance journey to guide you through a step or two.