Another artistic event on Sunday Dec 18 saw Deedee singing and playing original tunes with Tom Martell accompanying on drums. The audience was in festive spirits and Judy, Erica, Keetch, Colleen,Mike and Liz, Joyce and Dan, Terry and Patrice enjoyed the music and the Christms snacks. We also all met Helen and Kirk Mandy who are the new owners of the Wilno General Store...now renamed Pickles and Quilts and slated to open this spring....all beautifully renovated and with a bright red roof just like ours!!

The artist and designer, Linda Sorensen (left) poses with friend and fellow "bag lady" Elsa Steenberg. It was a jolly afternoon of shopping and chatting and socializing...all the more cheerful despite the gloomy mild day outside which is rapidly melting the accumulated snowfall....oh, the weather outside is frightful...but the fire is so delightful....guests in attendance were Peter and Leslie from Combermere, Robin and Leonard, Patricia, Linda, Sue and various others, all in full Christmas shopping mode.

Sunday Dec 10 we hosted a festive Christmas social and sale for artist Linda Sorensen who brought in over a hundred sparkling new handbags from her new collection....each one handcrafted and unique....and as we thought, they were a big hit with the group who gathered for mulled cranberry cider, cookies and just a bit of wine....shown here..."bag ladies" Erica and Patrice pose with the merchandise.

The show was a good incentive to decorate the cafe with various Santas and Nutcrackers and Victorian carollers and candles. It was a great evening and plans are afoot to perhaps have Robert back for a gala New Years show.

The boys enjoy a beer in the back kitchen. That's often where all the local lads congregate when we have events....

Cindy has been part of so many of our special events and celebrations over the past years...always smiling and often wearing silly headgear....and always the efficient server and hostess...tonight is special because Robert is her uncle and so she's really in high spirits.

Supportive sisters Diane and Viola enjoy the show.

Robert Yeretch winds up a rousing rendition of "New York, New York" to an appreciative audience in the Red Canoe Cafe. The paintings in the background are wilderness images by Linda Sorenson.

festive snowflake supper & show

Sunday Dec 3 we hosted our "Festive Snowflake Supper and Show" starring Robert Yeretch who is a wonderful singer and dancer and also has a strong connection to Wilno (his mother was Stella Yeretch and his sister is Diane Whitehead who ran our village general store for years...and of course he is the uncle of Cindy....who has worked with us many times over the past seven years....the cafe was lit with candles and a full house enjoyed lamb or chicken or a roast pork dinner and the entertainment.