Arden Open Mic to support Clothes for Kids

Theresa Hooiveld | Sep 02, 2016

Larry Birney and Theresa Hooiveld, organizers of Open Mic at the Kennebec Community Hall in Arden, are extremely pleased to announce that because of overwhelming support by local and area entertainers and residents, all costs associated with running the open mic for the first three events have been recouped. As a result, net proceeds of $208.05 will be donated to the Land O' Lakes Women's Program/Safe Homes Emergency Fund.

The last Open Mic, which was held on Aug 20 and was the first to include a pot luck dinner, saw a total of 64 people attending, 21 of whom were entertainers. As well as a surprise visit to "check out" the open mic by our own Central Frontenac councilor, Cindy Kelsey, the music was enhanced all evening by the superb guitar licks and solos of country music recording artist Sonny Oden from Texas, USA, with his wife Connie Phillips, who also sang some lovely country tunes. The "Share the Wealth" draw saw the winner walk away with $70! It was truly an enjoyable and gratifying evening for all!

Many thanks to all those who participate, entertainers and audience alike, whose support has brought a new once-a-month entertainment choice to Arden and the surrounding area.

The next Open Mic is Saturday Sept 3 with a potluck at 5pm; music from 6 to 10pm. Any net proceeds from the open mics held in September, October and November will be donated to the Coats for Kids program. The OPP in Hartington is one of the sponsors of Coats for Kids. Coats of sizes 2T – 16 are needed. They do not have to be brand new; "gently used" is quite acceptable. As much as possible, coats collected from our area will be given to children in our area. The coats are collected till the end of November, after which they will be distributed by Corus Entertainment, who runs the program. For further information please email Theresa at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..