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2022 Summer Concert Series Ends on a High Note
2022 Summer Concert Series
ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE
BY DIANE SPIEKER
AFTER THE PANDEMIC all but halted the Lakeside Motor Sports Summer Concert Series for the past two seasons, the concert series returned this summer with a full schedule – and what an exciting series it was! The concerts featured a variety of great entertainment with a few old favorites, and new bands that quickly became crowd favorites. Based on the number of spectators (as well as the number of dancers) everyone enjoyed the shows!
Special thanks go out to those who made the series possible. First, thanks to those of you who came out to enjoy the concerts and to those who contributed to the free-will donation buckets. Your generous donations give us confidence that we can continue to hire amazing musicians to keep the concert series alive for another year and hopefully beyond. One hundred percent of your donations are paid to the musicians.
Next, thanks to our sponsors, without whom we couldn’t sustain the high quality of entertainment.
Please patronize these fine organizations and thank them for their support:
Title Sponsor: Lakeside Motor Sports.
Concert Sponsors: Isabella Bank, Coldwell Banker Lakes Realty, Century 21 White House Realty, Canadian Lakes Association, and Ice Mountain.
Series Sponsors: Sweeney Holbeck Edison Insurance Agency, Mercantile Bank, Tullymore Golf Resort, Lakeside Pizza & Grinders, and Canadian Lakes Property Owners Corporation.
It takes significant effort to keep the concert season going. Our concert series committee works hard to book the bands, recruit sponsors, promote the concerts, maintain the pavilion, open and close the facility for every concert, feed the performers, pass the donation buckets, and manage the funds, among many other tasks. A big thanks to the committee members Danielle Maneke, Jim Brakora, Diane Spieker, Jim Benoit, and Dave Spieker, who volunteered their time to ensure a successful concert series. If you would like to join the committee or volunteer to support any concerts, please email Dave Spieker at david.spieker3@gmail.com.
All the performers were outstanding, and we thank them for coming out to entertain us. Some drove for longer than their performances lasted—a testament to their love of music and entertaining, as well as their high regard for the Canadian Lakes concert series. Many of the musicians tell us that performing for the Canadian Lakes crowds at the Ruther Music Pavilion is a show that they look forward to!
June 2023 marks the 10th Anniversary of the Ruther Music Pavilion and the Canadian Lakes Summer Concert Series! The bar has been set high over the past nine seasons; however, the committee is already planning to surpass the bar set to make the 10th Anniversary season the best concert series ever!
Thank you for your support and we look forward to celebrating our 10th Anniversary with you next year!
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