18 stouffville suntribune thursday may 24 2007 stouffville flavour to georgina festival cindy townsend is ted the stray cat who visits melissa from the north door in melissas song a storybook concert byjohnslykhuis staff writer its shaping up to be one of the biggest entertainment events in georgina since the heyday of the peter gzowski galas at the red barn theatre the blue bridge festival named for the distinctive bridge crossing the black river at mossington will feature three days of music poetry workshops con certs and tours june 8 to 10 the highlight of the threeday festival will be a flotilla drifting down the black river from the public dock at the high street bridge to the blue bridge at lake simcoe the flotilla will feature opera singers on a barge escorted by a fleet of canoes and kayaks and led by family entertain er magoo from there and led by a bagpiper fes tivalgoers will be able to walk or ride a horse and wagon to the troubadour stage at the bandshell in sibbald point provincial park where they will enjoy singer songwriter marie lynn ham mond and guests e xperience ami ica everyday luxury appreciation for fine living is enhanced with careful attention to detail and resort inspired ambiance discover arnica at swan lake the perfect balance of beautiful surroundings and exceptional service call our community relations manager in advance to book your private tour open house every wednesday 1100 300 amica at swan lake 6360 16th avenue markham on 9o52oi6058 luxury lndependentrcntpl retirementliving all inclusive full service fine dining wellness vitality programs arnica mtallsphassisted living suites services www arnica ca wsmm mmm is5 amiga at s- l a k f swan lato amica at b swan lake s h marie lynn hammond stouffville resident performing at blue bridge music poetry festival it all kicks off june 8 with a cabaret and reception at the georgina arts cen tre and gallery on high street with vocalists cindy townsend and ramona carmelly and a canadian work by com poser mary gardiner saturdays events begin in the morn ing with poetry and songwriting work shops at various locations in sutton artists include m travis lane barry dempster and patricia keeny along with folk music performances by stouffvilles marie lynn hammond and magoo melissas song a musical story for children of all ages will take place on the lawn of st james parish hall followed by the musical flotilla written by artistic director brenda muller the awardwin ning play will also be staged sunday for those who prefer dry land there is an afternoon of entertainment at the bandshell in jacksons point along with a horsedrawn wagon tour of sutton and jacksons point saturday evening features massed york region choirs performing vivaldis gloria with the festivals chamber orches tra led by david mcfadden we are all so excited to be perform ing in this brand new festival said ann orr of the markham village voices one of the participating choirs adding her fam ily will be bringing along their children sundays highlight will be ardeleanas concert program alchemy which will include poetry chamber works by ravel and farrenc and operatic duets by offenback and delibes stouffvilles geordie and wayne hill are stage managers for the event just bring your sense of adventure and enthusiasm publicist vicki pinker- ton said tickets can be obtained online or at the georgina arts centre and gallery for more informa tion go to wwwbluebridgefestivalcom or call 905- 7229587 if u i ii wbbk please join us in welcoming new stouffville resident chris santina sabanis the new owners of mr sub on main st new ownership means new changes the focus is on freshness we bake our bread several times throughout the day also our vegetables are cut every morning to ensure that you are getting the very best sandwhich chris has worked at the mr sub corporate restaurant and has passed the strict guidelines that head office expects look for his certificate on the wall come and visit our new clean restaurant where we focus on serving fresh sandwiches and most important great customer service we guarantee it 6162 main street stouffville 905 640 0032 brake maintenance service the most important part of a rrake job is trust clean debris corrosion lubricate caliper sliderspins and backing plates adjust parking brake cable rear only road test front or rear disc brakes