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BENEFIT CONCERT FOR NEW ORLEANS

Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m., October 29th, Bayly Restaurant is hosting an event to raise funds for the Canadian Red Cross' 'Hurricane Katrina Fund'.

Please join us for a special 'Mardi Gras' spirited evening featuring a 5 course home-cooked meal prepared by Chef Tommy and his staff, live entertainment, draws, and a silent auction.

Only 130 tickets will be available at $40 each and include a 5 course banquet and over 4 hours of live entertainment. All proceeds from this event will go directly to the Canadian Red Cross following the event. Tickets are available at the restaurant.

The owners and operators of Bayly Restaurant are generously donating profits from the event, the use of the entire restaurant and banquet facilities, and restaurant staff for the evening's event. Approximately $20 from each $40 ticket will go to the Red Cross. Other funds will be raised by the silent auction of donated goods and services. The restaurant is even auctioning Chef Tommy to be the winner's personal Chef for a Sunday evening.

A great variety of musicians are donating their time and talent for the 4 hour musical event. This line-up includes: Sue Latimer and the Issues, Sourpuss, The Bones, James Brand, Joanne Shaw, vocal trio Bev Verge and Colin and Steve Campbell, Terry Hart, Richard Elliott, John Kennedy, and Craig and Kathleen Cameron.

Due to the large banquet format of this event, please note that courses will be served at the following times only for all patrons, and the kitchen will not be able to accomodate alternate courses at alternate times:

7:00 - Appetizers
7:30 - Salad
8:30 - Main Course
9:30 - Dessert
after 10pm - Fruit


EVENT SPONSORS TO DATE, October 21, 2005:

Bayly Restaurant, Ajax ON,
Omniplan Design Group Ltd., Courtice ON,
Ajax News Advertiser, Ajax, ON
Kariba Foods Ltd.
Cool Beer Brewing Company Ltd.
Midland Food Products
Susan B. McEvoy Jewellery Maker
Jan Rogers Art Glass
Colio Wines

Starting on Saturday, October 22, Katerina the Bellydancer will be performing three 15-minute shows over the course of the evening, beginning at 6:30 p.m.




Born in Montreal, Katerina studied Bellydance at the Natitu Studio under instructor Judy Reynolds. Katerina has been dancing professionally for the past 3 years and is available for private parties, birthdays, wedding receptions or special events.

Contact her at Katerinathebellydancer@hotmail.com or call 416-778-1577 for more information.

Workshop On Saturday, July 9 D'Arcy Wickham will be hosting a fingerstyle guitar workshop from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Tickets for the workshop are $15 each.

In the workshop, D'Arcy will emphasize strength in the fundamentals of fingerstyle guitar as the starting point for both newer and experienced guitarists. DON'T FORGET YOUR GUITAR FOR THE WORKSHOP. You may also wish to bring a tape recorder or video camera.


Concert Later that evening at 9:00 p.m., D'Arcy will be performing a concert. Tickets for the concert are $10 each. A combined workshop and concert ticket will be $20.

For more information on D'Arcy, visit his website at: http://www.darcywickham.com .

For information on the workshop and concert, contact Terry Hart at ojo@sympatico.ca. or phone 289-314-2009. Tickets are available through Terry as well.

Workshop On Saturday, April 23 T.J. Wheeler will be hosting a fingerstyle blues guitar workshop from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. If you are interested in the workshop, contact Jim Brand at brand.James-lakemusic@sympatico.ca. Tickets for the workshop are $20 each.

Concert Later that evening at 8:00 p.m., T.J. will be performing a concert. Tickets for the concert are $15 each. See further details on the Calendar page.

For more information on T.J., visit his website at: http://altbuzz.org/public/tj/

For special occasions, the Bayly Restaurant has a banquet room available . Price per person begins at $14.95. For more information, phone the restaurant at 905-427-9933.


Banquet Room

At long last, we have evidence of the great New Year's Eve Celebration from Dec. 31, 2004. It was an evening marked by the fabulous food preparations of Chef Tommy, the generous hospitality of Cathy and her staff, and the wonderful musical stylings of the night's featured band, Sourpuss.


Chef Tommy ready to serve up the meal


Dinner guests sampling the fine food



Cathy and Tommy dancing the night away



Sourpuss in the groove

The inaugural "Opa Mike" on Feb. 2 was a resounding success. The audience was rapt with attention for the excellent music provided by the night's talented artists: Jim Brand, Mike Morrison, Craig and Kathleen Cameron, Joanne Shaw, Bonnie Henderson, Colin Campbell, John Kennedy, Ben Guliver, Brain Hamilton, Aaron Stephenson, Paul Livingston,Terry Hart, Mario and Rick Roy, Pat Kennedy,Bill Fotherby, and the Mercenaires.

Special mention must go to the outstanding vocal harmonies of Craig and Kathleen, the intricate guitar interplay of Joanne and Bonnie, and the inspiring percussion work of Rick Roy.

And final thanks must go to Colin Campbell for designing the posters; and to Jim Brand who organized the event, hosted the event, provided all the sound equipment, and mixed for all the performers.


Colin Campbell at the Open mike