Sundance Studio Tour

Cam Allen | Aug 25, 2011

Located on the outskirts of Maberly, just west of Perth are the enchanted gardens of Sundance Studio. Carmen Allen’s gardens have charmed thousands of guests for the past four years and we welcome you to stroll through the cedar trial, rest at one of the ponds and engage one of 20 artists who bring their creativity and originality from all over Ontario. As always our passion is care for our environment and enjoyment for our patrons.

This year we welcome four new artists to our tour making this one of our largest gatherings of artists in our five-year history. Our theme has drawn Penny Gorman and her recycled dioramas, Jayne Ayre sculpts fantasy in clay, Wendo Van Essen natural fibres fit our theme and Mavis Wade creates homes for our feathered friends from gourds. Coupled with our award winning returning artists this year should be the best yet.

Every year we search for original artists and this holds true not only in art but our music. We went back to the future and are pleased to welcome Frank Morrison, one of the original Townsmen. The group had smash top 10 hits in the ’60s like “The Lion Sleeps Tonight’’ and ‘’We’re Doing Fine”, and were opening acts for such international names as ‘’The Young Rascals”. Accompanying Frank will be a number of local musicians as they blend pop and country from 11;00 AM to 3;00 PM every day.

As always Michele and Paul from Fall River Restaurant will be serving their mouth-watering organic menu. Both hot and cold lunches along with organic salads and this year we will offer micro-brewery ales and Ontario wines to compliment your lunch experience as you listen to ‘’Frank & Friends’’ offer up their musical experiences. After the tour, drop by Fall River for Dinner, a dining experience second to none at ‘’Canada’s Greenest Restaurant’’.

Stop at the welcome tent, chat with Cam about their near-zero solar home, wander the gardens, engage the artists, stop for lunch, tap your toes with Franks and Friends……make it a day at Sundance 2011. As always our motto is ‘’ turn off the cell phone, relax and let us entertain you’’. The tour will be held Sept. 3-5; Sat & Sun 10-5; Mon 10-4; 1047 Zealand Rd., Maberly; For more information please go to www.sundancestudio.ca. or call Carmen at 613-268-2171.