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THE STRAY DOG BREWING COMPANY presents Dan Kelly with special guest Ryan King from 7 p.m. at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. For more information visit facebook.com/straydogbrewing.

CUMBERLAND TOWNSHIP PIONEERS CLUB 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION starting at 12 noon with a full roast beef dinner at the Bearbrook Community Centre, 8720 Russell Rd. Cost $17 per person. Reservations are required. Everyone welcome. For more information and to RSVP, contact Christine Lanthier at totalfootspa@xplornet.ca or call 613-835-3397.

THE ORLÉANS BREWING CO. presents Oyster Wednesdays every Wednesday Co. is located at 4380 Innes Rd. near the Innes Road McDonalds. For more information visit www.facebook.com/OrleansBrewingCo.

THE STRAY DOG BREWING COMPANY presents Taproom Trivia from 6:30 p.m. at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. For more information visit facebook.com/StrayDogBrewingCompany.

53rd ANNUAL MAPLEFEST hosted by the Cumberland Lions Club from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lions Maple Hall, 2552 Old Montreal Rd. in Cumberland Village. Tickets $12 for adults and $8 for children under 10. Includes pancakes, sausages, maple syrup, tea/coffee, hot chocolate and orange juice.

STEAL MY SUNSHINE PARTY at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. Come celebrate the solar eclipse from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information visit facebook.com/StrayDogBrewingCompany.

 

 


 

(Posted 3:30 p.m., Feb. 8)

'ABBA-cadabra' concert pure barber shop magic

By Fred Sherwin
Orléans Online

Naomi Pelz leads the Bytown Beat Chorus during their performance of 'ABBA-cadabra' at Orleans United Church on Saturday. Fred Sherwin/Photo

When you think of ABBA you don't necessarily think of barber shop harmonies and vice versa, but the 70s super group and the unique genre of vocal harmony were uniquely combined by the Bytown Beat Chorus on Saturday in their concert production "ABBA-cadabra".

It's been more than two years since the Bytown Beat last appeared in concert on an Orléans stage. The all-female chorus has 37 members who all share a love of barber shop harmony. That love was evident for all to see and hear on Saturday as the chorus, minus three members on leave, celebrated the music of ABBA with the help of special guest member Naomi Pelz who took the audience down memory lane as Lauralee.

The first half of the concert featured such well known ABBA classics as "Take A Chance On Me" and "Dancing Queen" reaarranged by Bytown Beat director Chris MacMartin.

Some of the highlights included "Does Your Mother Know", "Super Trouper" and "Mama Mia" which brought the first half to a close.

After a 15-minute intermission, the audience was treated to a special guest performance by awarded-winning Sweet Adeline quartet "Spritzer" who wowed the crowd with five songs, each of which was a shinning example of the genre.

Special guests Spritzer perform during the Bytown Beat presentation of 'ABBA-cadabra' at Orleans United Church on Saturday. Fred Sherwin/Photo

The four women who make up "Spritzer" live in three different cities; London, Milton and Buffalo, N.Y. which made their unbelievable performance that much more unbelievable.

After the magical, musical interlude is was back to ABBA but not before Bytown Beat delivered a spell-binding barber shop version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" that Mr. Cohen himself would be proud of.

The rest of the concert was like a cherry on very delicious sundae. "S.O.S.", "Knowing Me, Knowing You", and "I Have The Dream" set the table for the perfect closing song "Thanks For The Music" followed by a reprise of the opening song "Dancing Queen".

The Bytown Beat Chorus is based in Orléans and practices every Monday evening at 7 p.m. at Orleans United Church. Prospective members must first audition, but no formal music training is required, just a love of music and especially barber shop harmony. To schedule an audition call Chris MacMartin at 613-837-6978.

(This story was made possible thanks to the generous support of our local business partners.)

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