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Shantymen's Concert returns to Mount Tabor The Shantymen's Concert will return to Mount Tabor Playhouse on March 16th after an absence of several years. The popular concert was a more or less annual event in the middle 90's after it was revived according to a format based on County concerts in the 50's. "I ran across a newspaper clipping that talked about a Shantymen's Concert in Cherry Valley in 1955," says producer Janet Kellough. "The whole thing was based around the idea of loggers or 'shantymen" gathering in the evening to produce their own entertainment and had lots of music, dance and a "Liar's Contest." Kellough, along with folk musician Suzanne Pasternak, went on to produce several Shantymen's shows, but both subsequently got busy with other projects and the shows were shelved. "Then I was approached last fall by Dan Taylor (Economic Development Officer for the County) who was working with the local maple producers to put together a maple syrup festival," Kellough says. "He asked if I had any shows that might fit in with the festival, and I immediately thought of Shantymen's." The March 16 show will feature a number of local Continued on page 2 Zacoansan SEE » South Marysburgh so Annual Easter COLOURING EE 3 SEE INSIDE LEE taal fi Dinner Celebrates 15th Anniversary An annual conservation dinner that celebrated its start by offering support to an ambitious channelization project in Wellington i in 1988, will be celebrating its 15th anniver- sary this spring. The dinner will take place on Saturday, April 6th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Waring House, in the Waring Hall Conference Room. In addition to a new venue, the Prince Edward County Conservation Dinner will be taking on a new format in its efforts to recognize this special anniversary. The upscale event will feature an outstanding selection of 15 live auction items and 15 silent auction items. A local industry will receive an award at this event for its dedication towards conservation initiatives in the county. The local function is a "fun-filled, fast-paced" event, says Conservation Dinner Committee Chairman, Keith Tay- lor. "This dinner, while intended as a fund raiser for local conservation projects, has always prided itself on being an entertaining event which people have always looked for- ward to attending," emphasizes the Chairman who adds that the Dinner Committee has been working especially hard in making this year's dinner more fun than ever. In keeping with the atmosphere, the auction will be conducted by Boyd Sullivan, an entertaining auctioneer who has contributed his talents toward the dinner since 1998. CIBQ's Peter Thomp- Continued on page 18 ® Circle Notes ® Gnu Dung or 20/02/2002 5 ® PAP* 7 ® Druella Acantha Malvina 11 © Library Notes 16