Chester Merchants Press Release
Greetings!
I
am plagiarizing this - "To misquote Winston Churchill, 'Race Week is
not the end but it is, perhaps, the beginning of the end.'"
My new MO for race week is no sailing to conserve the energy to party. Years ago, I had the stamina to do both.
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.
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This Week in Chester
Tonight, Wednesday, get to the Playhouse
at 8pm for the opening of Here Lies Henry, featuring Rhys Bevan-John as
an idyllic, sort of nightmarish, sort of storybook, sort of regular,
sort of miserable, sort of a story: a man alone in a room with a mission
to tell you something you don't already know. When a self-confessed
liar, Henry Tom Gallery II is your only reliable source and conduit into
this world, it's hard to know what is lie and what is truth; the lines
are blurred and the choice is ours to make.Daniel MacIvor has defined
this one one-man show and Rhys is just the actor to crack it.
Thursday
evening from 7-9pm the Chester Legion is hosting part 2 of the ReVision
meetings for the Hamlet. This one deals with Public Design for the
Village. Get there and share your ideas.
This Thursday is Outdoor
Movie Night @ 8:30 pm at Graves Island Park. It's the Minion movie!
Dress your rugs rats appropriately. Popcorn and water will be provided
by the Recreation crew free of charge or with a donation to PRO
Kids. Rain date: Friday, August 19th. All ages welcome.
The Chester Farmers' and Artisan Market is back on Friday from 10 - 2 pm.
This
Friday you are invited to tea with Mrs. Lordly from 2-4 pm at the
Lordly House Museum at 133 Central Street. View the Blandford display
and see how Lordly House has come alive this year. Free admission.
With a nod to our summer friends who are in town, here is a link to the American Connection that was compiled by the Chester Municipal Heritage Society.
"Sherman, set the way back machine."
On
Saturday there is a cold plate dinner, silent auction and dance
fundraiser at the Chester Legion for Harold Acker, long-time resident of
East River, who lost his home and all belongings to a fire with no
insurance. $10 includes salads, sliced ham and turkey, rolls and dessert
from 4:30 - 6:30 pm. Auction and dancing starts @ 9 pm. All
items/donations happily accepted. For further info call Sheila or Tony
at 902-275-5720
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Looking
ahead to next week and if you've ever been interested in portrait
painting, Dawn Harwood-Jones has the class for you. Join her next
Wednesday and Thursday at the Chester Art Centre from 10 - 4 pm. $140. Bring your lunch pail.
Next Saturday, August 27th, the Chester Municipal Heritage Society presents its
"Harbour Tour and Tales" from 10am - 4pm. The tour begins at the Rope Loft Wharf and is
$30
/ person rain or shine. See Chester from the water; listen to tales of
privateers, ghosts and courageous women; explore Pleasant and Duke
Streets circa 1920's and enjoy refreshing lemonade at Lordly House
Museum.
Get your advance tickets here or dial up the after life at 902-275-3842.
Next Tuesday, Picnic in the Park presents "Amanda Riley" sponsored by All Outdoors Landscaping. Meals for the musicians are compliments of the Stretch Diner. Repairs to the venue were provided by Sales Beacon.
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Overheard at a 50th reunion..."It is better to be seen than viewed."
Suzi Fraser
for the Chester Merchants Group
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