By MAGGIE M, Editor, Wedgee-in-Chief, theWedge.LIVE I have never attended an event requiring a change of clothes within an hour of arrival. This Saturday in late July, I suspect was the hottest day on record for some time in Perth. So I performed a private Houdini act in the front seat of my car, partially … Continue reading
by theWedge.LIVE ❤️ A New Voice For East Ontario In the last several years people have taken notice, a dark force seeks to divide us all. Women against men. Race against race. Faith against faith. Haves against have nots. Even vegans against meat lovers. We bring our visitors a ray of hope this Christmas 2018. … Continue reading
By the Wedge.LIVE 🎸 TO SHARE click icons at story’s end. TO SUBSCRIBE go to upper right column. Now for a good laugh this Black Friday and entertainment for the whole family, this video is a MUST watch and share. Landmark Village Players from their Sarnia retirement residence perform Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars. Your … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Wedgee-in-Chief, Editor, theWedge.LIVE 💙 TO SHARE click icons at story’s end. TO SUBSCRIBE go to upper-right column. TO COMMENT click upper-right of story. THIS will be a September to remember. Among my travels, the marine town of Gananoque delivers a visceral experience that taunts all my senses. This time ’round, I completed … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Wedgee-in-Chief, Editor ❤️ TO SHARE just click the icons at story’s end. SUBSCRIBE at top right column. COMMENT at top right of story. I can now safely say, “Snoop Dogg is my friend.” I wrongly opined to dignitaries about his works–his excessive mysogeny and brushes with the law–without any knowledge of his … Continue reading
By the wedge.LIVE 💙 TO SHARE click icons at story’s end Love was in the air in Kemptville last Saturday night, literally and figuratively. The climate was perfect and the bugs, oddly non-existent. Good fuel for love. Original band member, Mike Love, led the recombined The Beach Boys through songs that made music history in … Continue reading
By theWedge.LIVE “A New Voice For East Ontario” The Perth Kilt Run occurred for the ninth time since its epic launch in 2010. The event earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records in 2012 for exceeding all registered numbers of runners in kilt runs around the globe. It has exceeded all records each … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Wedgee-in-Chief, Editor, the wedge.LIVE 🖤 TO SHARE click icons at story’s end It was September 2014 when Bob Besharah, owner of Class Axe Guitars, Kemptville, made a phone call to his friend, Karen Bedard, while she visited New Brunswick. This moment, a discussion about the creation of a music festival in Kemptville, … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Editor, thewedge.LIVE ❤️ To Share This Story Scroll to the End and Click Your Buttons This writer attended a fantastic Friday evening in Perth–one filled with immersive sights and sounds beyond my expectations. This event, The Festival of Lights, ushered in the Christmas holidays with a “bang”–literally. On arrival, I struggled with … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Editor, the wedge.LIVE We had a cursory look into the wedge (Pembroke to Hawkesbury to Kingston and all cities, towns, places within) and found the riches of fame. Some of the world’s most renown were born here and many remain–and return. This is a glimpse–we barely scrape the topic here. We’ve not … Continue reading
By Maggie M, Editor, the wedge.LIVE It’s rare to witness the prowess of great, internationally renown talent in a tiny hamlet like Morton; but, thanks to the ingenuity of the team behind The Festival of Small Halls, it happened last September 17th. It was perhaps the last sweltering Sunday of the summer. Everyone stayed still … Continue reading
By Maggie M, Editor, thewedge.LIVE “It started in PEI first, then opened in Australia. Ottawa Bluesfest brought it to East Ontario,” recounts Kelly Symes, General Manager, The Festival of Small Halls. Every once-in-a-while an idea strikes this writer as exceedingly special. This idea stems from the creative mind of the man who founded renown, Ottawa … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Editor, thewedge.LIVE I visited the Town of Renfrew a second time, from a different angle. This day began dry and overcast with my first visit to their famed dairy, and ended in my being soaked to my underthings in a den of musicians. It didn’t just rain cats and dogs at 4:45 … Continue reading
By MAGGIE M, Editor, thewedge.LIVE Visiting Westport always leaves this writer smiling inwardly. Its locals are unpretentious, kind, relaxed and bubbling with creativity. I continue to say, “Westport is one spirit with different faces.” On this beautiful day, the first after so much rain, I began my journey on Westport’s edge and circled around town … Continue reading
In this non-stop playlist, Maggie M’s perennial favorite, The Christmas Song, by Nat King Cole, comes up quickly. This is the song with the lyrics, “chestnuts roasting by the fire.” ENJOY 3 hours of non-stop classic songs from the best performers–and images that change with them. Plug the speakers in and pipe the music through … Continue reading
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