LEVEE ON THE LAKE

Cecilia Brooks is an elder of Wolastoqey, Mi'kmaq, Mohawk and Korean ancestry who calls St. Mary's First Nation home. She specializes in traditional plant knowledge. Cecilia will guide participants on a food harvesting walk in our local Sackville Landscape. Location of walk TBD and an email will be sent closer to the date.

Come explore your love of Country and Gospel Songs with Shane Douthwright, a celebrated artist, as he leads everyone in a sing along. You will receive the lyrics upon arrival so you can join in this rural spontaneous choir. Every level welcome...the idea is to just enjoy singing together campfire style. 

Karson and Tuli from the award winning band Inn Echo are also gifted and experienced teachers. Join them for this beginner/low intermediate introduction to Celtic Fiddle. Students should have 1+ years of experience, and be comfortable with tablature, note reading or learning by ear.

Matt Sanipass will teach Mi'kmaq traditional drumming and singing from Bouctouche First Nation, New Brunswick. This beginners workshop is open to all and we gratefully gather on the territory of Mi’kma’ki, the unceded, ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq.

The MTA Swing Dance Society welcomes MTA community members and Sackville residents of all experience levels, providing a weekly space to socialize and learn show/aerial swing dance as well as Lindy Hop. They often perform at events such as dance recitals and the Ascars, and host Swing Bash events during the academic year. 

This beginner workshop is for adults and children over 10 when accompanied by an adult. (No unaccompanied minors. ) Actor Maika Branch will lead the group in some fun cooperative improv drama games for a fun community activity for all. Participants should expect to speak in public and be willing to engage in acting under Maika's direction. Maika Branch is an author and performer from Moncton, New Brunswick. She is currently pursuing a degree in literature and Drama Studies at Mount Allison University, and has worked for Live Bait Theatre, Festival by the Marsh, and Moncton's School of Atlantic Ballet.

Marlene Elliot has been a dancer most of her life with a background in tap, clogging, Irish step dance and line dance. She has performed on Club Dance in Knoxville and has choreographed many popular line dances. Her current troupe is called Mar's Modern Line Dance and is taught throughout Cumberland County.

Gordon Stobbe will introduce the basic stylings of guitar accompaniment for fiddle in a traditional and folk music capacity. Suitable for those with a knowledge of chords and movement on the guitar.