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    Countylicious is back for spring 2012.

    Friday, March 9th, 2012

    Left to Right: Chef Luis de Sousa (Amelia's at the Waring House Restaurant, Inn, Spa & Cookery School), Chef Michael Hoy (The Inn at Huff Estates), Chef Lili Sullivan (East & Main Bistro), Chef Michael Sullivan (Merrill Inn), Chef Scott Royce (Gazebo Restaurant at Waupoos Estates Winery), Chef Elliot Reynolds (Clara's at the Claramount Inn & Spa)

    8 Restaurants, 3 weeks, great accommodation packages

    Celebrate spring by treating your taste buds! If you love fine dining, plan on being overwhelmed during Countylicious (March 28 – April 21), when eight of Prince Edward County’s top restaurants take part in the County’s favourite culinary promotion featuring $30 and $35 prix fixe menus.

    Dinner menus, created by participating chefs exclusively for Countylicious, include a starter, entrée and dessert and will feature local and seasonal products.  Participating restaurants are: Amelia’s Garden at The Waring House, The Bloomfield Carriage House Restaurant, Clara’s at the Claramount, Inn & Spa, East and Main Bistro, The Merrill Inn, The Gazebo Restaurant at Waupoos Winery, The Inn at Huff Estates Winery, and Pomodoro. Don’t miss your chance to dine on delectable food with a reasonable price tag. (Please note beverages, taxes and gratuity are additional.) Call restaurants direct to book…and bon appétit!

    Look for maple syrup on the menu – the County’s first harvest. The 11th annual Maple in the County Festival coincides with the kick-off week of Countylicious – see www.mapleinthecounty.ca for full programming.

    Make your Countylicious experience more than just a culinary delight by taking advantage of some of Ontario’s finest hospitality with Countylicious accommodation packages. See website for details.

    For more information regarding Countylicious, visit www.countylicious.ca or call 613.393.2796 or 1.866.845.6644.

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    Prince Edward County Museums launch Memory Trail website

    Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

    The Museums of Prince Edward County celebrated Heritage Week with the launch of an exciting new web presence www.countymemorytrail.ca. The project was initiated at the time of the rehabilitation project at Macaulay Church to improve access to the museum’s collections, as museums typically display 10 to 15% of their collections at any given time.

    People visit and stay in Prince Edward County because of its natural charm, its extraordinary restaurants and wineries, its entrepreneurial spirit, its talented artistic community, and woven through it all is a character steeped in history. The County Memory Trail is a great online experience for learning more about our historical sites and the valuable heritage resources Prince Edward County has to offer.

    Available online at www.countymemorytrail.ca

    • Macaulay Church museum’s collection (approximately 7000 artifacts) are now available for viewing for staff and public use. The museum will continue to upload its digitized collections.
    • A “virtual interactive walkthrough” of Macaulay Church will allow online viewers to control movement, and have the ability to select artifacts of interest. When selected, (via mouse or touch screen) either a minidocumentary pop up, or IVC (Interactive Video Content).

    Macaulay Church facility opportunities

    • Macaulay Church is now a new and improved facility but also a cultural space that is available to the public in a variety of ways, from travelling exhibitions and educational programming to private rentals for performances, celebrations and receptions year-round.

    For more information please contact Jennifer Lyons, Head Curator, Corporation of the County of Prince Edward at 613.476.2148 x426.

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    Third Annual Seedy Saturday, February 25

    Thursday, February 9th, 2012

    10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Saturday, February 25, 2012
    St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 31 King Street, Picton, Ontario

    Seedy Saturday is a community event primarily featuring an opportunity for local gardeners to exchange the seeds they have saved. It’s a non-profit public event operated by volunteers. And it’s a special chance for gardeners to find heritage seed varieties and share their seed-saving stories. For more information about Seedy Saturdays, which have been held across Canada for over twenty years, go to www.seeds.ca, which is the website for Seeds of Diversity, a non-profit organization devoted to protecting the seed heritage of Canada (and the world).

    This will be the third Seedy Saturday held in Prince Edward County. Last year approximately 150 people were in attendance.

    To cover the costs of Seedy Saturday, the organizers are putting together a small raffle basket. This year the basket will be food-focused: preserves, jams, honey, other edibles. Contact: Co-chairs Patricia Gale (613-476-9724) and Fred Holtz (613-393-1731)

    Below is a look at Seedy Saturday from 2011.

    Horn Trip Magazine Article – View

    Countylive.ca video - Seedy Saturday Prince Edward County

     

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    Montreal Canadiens Alumni Coming to Prince Edward County

    Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

    On Sunday, March 4, 2012 past hockey greats with the Montreal Canadiens will take to the ice at the Wellington and District Community Centre to play a local team made up of County Greats. Coached by Guy LaFleur, the alumni team may include Patrice Brisebois, Stephane Richer, Sergio Momesso and many more.

    The Habs are also looking for some locals to join their team for the day, in particular one forward, one defenceman and a trainer. To have one of these top line positions you can bid in our on-line auction. Log onto www.pecmontrealalumnigame.ca and place your bid to play or help out the bench staff. What a great opportunity to skate with Hockey’s Greatest Stars! Bidding will close on February 27, 2012 at 4pm. The winning bidders will be contacted afterwards with the details of the game.

    “If being on the team isn’t for you, that’s ok,” said Recreation, Parks and Culture (RPC) Commissioner Barry Braun. “You can get involved as a sponsor for the event or just come out to see some great hockey. Mayor Mertens will drop the puck at 2:00 p.m.” The Game Sponsor comes at a cost of $2,000. Period sponsors, power play, penalty kill sponsors and bench sponsors are $300 each. Information on the sponsorship program and the benefits of each levelcan be found at www.pecounty.on.ca.

    The Habs schedule for their day in the County includes a Meet & Greet Brunch with their County opposition at 11:00am. From 11:30am-12:30pm, the Habs will be available for autographs and photos. This event is limited to VIP tickets holders only. The doors to the arena will open at 1:00pm for general admission ticket holders. Warm up will be at 1:30pm with the game at 2:00pm. The game consists of three 15-minute straight time periods, with activities/entertainment taking place between periods.

    One hundred VIP tickets are available for $40 each. These are available at the Recreation Parks and Culture Office at 72 King St. only. General Admission tickets are $20 each. They are available at Scott’s Store (Lake St. Picton), County Treasures Galore (Main St. Bloomfield), Nash’s Home Hardware (Main St. Wellington), The Rossmore Stop (Rossmore) or at the Recreation, Parks and Culture Department office at 72 King St. Picton. Tickets are also available at the Picton and Wellington arena canteens when open for games. Please purchase your tickets in advance. Tickets are limited!

    For further information on the sponsorships, players, auction and tickets please go to www.pecmontrealalumnigame.ca or call RPC at 613.476.2148, extensions 421, 424 or 428. Proceeds from the game will be going to the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Funding program and the Wellington & District
    Community Centre.

    “Don’t miss this opportunity to see Hockey’s Greatest Stars in Prince Edward County,” said Mayor Peter A. Mertens. “Thanks to the Recreation, Parks and Culture staff and the volunteers who worked together to make this happen. What a great way to showcase our new facility and the County!”

    For more information contact
    Mayor Mertens at 613.476.2148
    Commissioner of Recreation, Parks and Culture Barry Braun at 613.476.2148 ext. 427

     

     

     

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    Prince Edward County photographers, Daniel and David Vaughan featured Quinte Arts Council Gallery

    Monday, January 30th, 2012

    Friday, January 20 at 4p.m. at the Quinte Arts Council Gallery and Gift Shop, 36 Bridge Street, East, Belleville.

    The exhibit will feature photographic works by two of our newest members, Daniel and David Vaughan. Daniel uses both traditional photographic and digital methods to create impactful photo art. He focuses on the intimate aspects of his subjects, capturing them in everyday settings and moods. “I have a diverse range of subjects and interests. I try to reflect the simple essence and beauty of a person, object or setting in nature or
    everyday life.”

    Daniel is also a professional graphic artist and uses his digital skills to incorporate his photography into his design work. He is also an accomplished musician. His recent music project by Vaughan Song, Twelve Guitars, Nine Months and a Pair of Boots, is his debut album of acoustic finger style guitar music, which will be featured at the opening reception on Friday, January 20 from 4 to 7 p.m.

    David Vaughan is a photographer with more than 35 years experience shooting travel, portrait, photojournalism, and fine art subjects. He eschews an artist’s statement as such, subscribing to the opinion that art is what the viewer makes of it. “I’m a visual beachcomber, and this is the world as I’ve discovered it. I’m simply pointing a finger at what interests me… hopefully, it interests the viewer as well.” David has more than 30 years experience in the design, advertising and publishing industries and is currently a lead photographer and graphic designer, with his brother, for The Vaughan Group. When you don’t find David behind a camera, he is pursuing fine art projects in pencil and paint.

    Also featured in the QAC gallery will be fine wood carvings and prints by Peter Paylor and handmade jewellery by Sia. Be sure to also check out the colourful new works by glass artist, Zak Sieben.

    The Boathouse Seafood Restaurant will feature the landscapes, cityscapes and rural cottage scenes in oil by Dennis Stembridge. Niki Mitz, will show her colourful abstracts at Dinkel’s Restaurant & Courtyard. Painter, water media and collage, mixed media artist, Marie Timbers, will show at Mayor Ellis’s office and Quintessential Credit Union. Acrylic artist, Jan Atkinson, will display her whimsical landscapes and bold florals at Earl & Angelo’s Steak and Seafood Restaurant. Known for her sculpture, Mary Lou Ashton will have exciting, new paintings at Skin Beautiful. At Sunlife Financial you will have the opportunity to see Sharon Lee Argyle’s brilliant oil works of contemporary realism.

    The Belleville Art Association will change over the work at the Belleville Family Medical Centre on Monday, January 23. You will see new pieces by their talented members in oil, acrylic and watercolour. There will be refreshments sponsored, in part, by Oak Heights Estates Winery, as well as a special
    announcement by MPP Todd Smith at 4 p.m.. The show will run until March 2. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please visit www.quinteartscouncil.org.

    daniel@vaughangroup.ca,
    613-966-9193 or cell: 416-556-8028

    david@vaughangroup.ca,
    613-354-4402 or cell: 613-532-1551

    www.vaughangroup.ca

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