Storytellers Circle West

On Tuesday, October 13th the Chestico Museum hosted Storytellers Circle West at the museum.  The event was part of Celtic Colours Cultural Experiences series.

A large crowd was on hand and a trio of talented storytellers provided an excellent afternoon of entertainment.  Cape Breton storyteller Jim St. Clair had everyone singing along with the the fairies working song of “Sunday, Monday, Tuesday”, Newfoundlander Jim Payne had us in stitches with his story of “Jack and the Magic Punt” and in the middle of the storytelling Ireland’s Jimmy McBride was surpised by a latecomer to the museum.  The gentleman was visiting Cape Breton from Ireland and was taken aback to see Jimmy – the two had gone to school together but had not seen each other for many years!

Below are some photos from the event.  Click on a thumbnail to see a larger version of the image.

Listening to Our Storytellers
Jim Payne tells us about Jack and the Magic Punt!
Jim St. Clair is enjoying himself.
Refreshments were available when the stories were done!
Our storytellers - Jim Payne, Jim St. Clair and Jimmy McBride
Our 3 Jims!

Chestico Tartan Blanket Winner!

lorraine-macdonald2The winner of the Chestico Tartan Blanket was drawn at the Historical Society’s regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 21.

Our treasuer, Diana Hawley made the draw and this year’s lucky winner was Lorraine MacDonald of Port Hood.  Lorraine is a member of the Historical Society and was thrilled to receive the blanket!  In the photo on the left, you can see Lorraine proudly displaying the Chestico Tartan (clicking on the picture will allow you to see a larger version of the image).

Sincere thanks are extended to all who purchased tickets and helped make our fundraiser a success!

Next Event – WWII Slideshow

WWII Slideshow PosterOn Thursday, September 3rd at 7:30 PM, the Chestico Museum will present a narrated slideshow featuring WWII veterans from Port Hood.

Admission is $5 for adults – children are admitted free. 

Tea and refreshments will be served following the slideshow.

We look forward to seeing you at the museum as we honour our veterans!

Video from our Final Ceilidh

Below are five clips of performances from the final ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2009 summer ceilidh series.  Enjoy the video!  Hopefully we’ll see you back at the museum next year for another summer of excellent Cape Breton entertainment!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GnwpIWnSFM&list=PL095B0CB428D0C183

August 27 Ceilidh

The eighth and final ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s summer ceilidh series was held at the museum on August 27th.  Entertaining were Dara Smith on fiddle, Pius MacIsaac on guitar, Hughie John Beaton on guitar and vocals and Sandy Gillis, Edgar Cormier and Gerard Walker, also on guitar and vocals.   A  good sized crowd was in an attendance and very much enjoyed the evening.  Indeed,  the group joined in on many of the evenings songs!

And so our ceilidh series have come to an end for another year.  The Chestico Museum wishes to thank all the performers who so generously donated their talents, the individuals who provided food for the lunch and all those who supported our ceilidhs through their attendance. 

As well, we would remiss not to thank Marina MacIntyre who was our summer student for a second year.  Marina organizes all our ceilidhs – from obtaining the talent and lunch to advertising the event and emceeing the show.  Thank you Marina for all your hard work!

Below are some photos from our last ceilidh of the season.  Enjoy!

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