The Our Town - Clarenville Blog by Paul Tilley

The 9th Season of Arts Under the Stars is underway! Here's a video selecton of the acts as they play Thursday evenings this summer in Clarenville.  Artists this year include Goowiddy/Ches March and Leland Wareham, Three Shades of Grey, Scalliwag, Quickdraw, Terry Penney, Sweet Voices of Youth and The Dimmagios. You can see photos of each night's performance at  http://goo.gl/nom8y0 August 7th Performance Terry Penney is a fantastic storyteller in song.  Below is a selection from the performance that includes not only the song but the always fascinating background story behind it. Give them all a listen...    July 31st Performance This week's performance featured the four man band Quick Draw from Clarenville.   Quick Draw is Kip Strong, Frank Newcomb and Jason and Dave Saunders. The band plays country, classic rock and Newfoundland Irish tunes for all to enjoy. Check them out on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/ quickdrawnl/timeline  — at Claren

Today, the concept of dressing up to disguise one’s identity and then barging into other people’s houses as a Mummer, is something that most law abiding people would simply no longer do.   But it was fun.   Almost all of us who grew up in here in Nl have seen the classic Mummers episode from Land and Sea .   If you have not seen that episode you have certainly heard Simini’s Mummers Song. T he episode and the song that inspired it arguably  saved mummering from extinction.  Three years ago, The good folks in St. John’s hatched a plan that captured the fun of mummering while at the same time keeping people from being arrested.   The St. John’s Mummers festival has been a phenomenal, family friendly success.     http://mummersfestival.ca/ This was just enough inspiration for Lisa Browne to dare to try it here in Clarenville.   She convinced Rotary, me and many others that this could and would work here, so we decided a few months ago to give it a try. We promoted it with poste

It's Volunteer Week in Clarenville. One of the biggest and most successful Co-ops in Atlantic Canada - the Clarenville Co-op embodies the spirit of volunteerism. Further, Clarenville Co-op is a key corporate sponsor of the 2014 NL Winter Games - which will be hosted by Clarenville.  Many Volunteers will be needed and we want you to get involved. The Host Committee is looking for volunteers.  Here's some Questions and Answers about this volunteer opportunity. Hope you can join us - it will be an outstanding opportunity for our town. How do I get involved? People interested in volunteering can contact the Games committee by: - Phone: Caroline at 466-4165 or 427-2433 - Facebook: www.facebook.com/Clarenville2014 - Twitter: Clarenville2014 @nlwg2014 - Email: clarenville2014@gmail.com Isn’t it early to be recruiting for volunteers? The NL Winter Games is a major undertaking. Our town of almost 6,000 will host 1,500 athletes, coaches and officials.

The Discovery Zone area (Bonavista-Chapel Arm area) has a number of bloggers that make for interesting reading or can keep you uptodate on local activities. Here's a few to check out: Clarenville Campus Life - By Paul Tilley Concoction: Blending Technology in Teaching and Learning  - Theresa Pittman Welcome to Pardy House - By John Norman Random Thoughts - By Lisa Browne Others out there? Let us know!

The annual Lion's Santa Claus Parade is a tradition in Clarenville.  Through the dedicated efforts of many volunteers in the Lions Club and participating organizations the parade creates a new set of memories each year.   I've included this year's parade and some notable parades from years past below as well.   Be sure to LIKE us online at www.facebook.com/ourtownclarenville The 2011 Edition The 2010 Edition The 2009 Edition The 2002 Edition The 2001 Edition