Celtic Connection
25 Queen St K0L 2H0 Lakefield, ON, Canada

Had a GREAT visit because of Kat McDonald with Montse of Blades of Glory and Saskia !!! Thanks beautiful ladies for making my day! LOVE YOU ALL!!! xxoo

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Got to see my g-babies this Canada Day YAY Tara Robin you beautiful mother of awesomeness!!! AND was thinking about the many amazing Canada Days we have celebrated in days gone by (from Peterborough to Calgary, to Parliament Hill to London, to Lakefield ...) ALWAYS AMAZING ... especially with friends like Barbara J. Bird who helped me celebrate at Lakefield's Canada Day with Maryam Monsef on a perfect day in a fantastic country ... how blessed we are. This year I was partying with the kiddies and missing you beautiful BARB!!! Thanks for always being there in Lakefield with me :) LOVE YOU!!! AND thanks Maryam for helping us get through the process of Canada Student Jobs ... SO fortunate to be able to hire a student to help me with the new upcoming online store!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! XXO

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and the WINNER IS ... DRAGON 2!! by Jessica!! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE AMAZING SCULPTORS AND TO $500 CASH PRIZE WINNER JESSICA! CLICK THE PIC TO SEE A 360 degree VIDEO OF THE WINNER! CONGRATULATIONS! As you can tell from Facebook, over 5,000 people saw your works of art and over 500 voted! 560 to be exact! And we had two art judges as well, because we normally have three at the festival at Isabel Morris Park. Jessica, everyone loved your beautiful dragon and everyone ...loved the others, too! SO THANK YOU ALL for doing something so positive during this wild 2020! YOU DID IT! #DragonSculpture WINNER! No #FairySculptures for 2020! The #OnlineSculptureContest for our 6th Annual festival ... #TheFairyandDragonFestival in #LakefieldON had some amazing dragons entries this year ... hope we get some #FAIRY entries in 2021 ... whatever YOU make will be most welcome, though! LOVED the 2020 sculptures :) #CelticConnectionCanada #MaryMcGillis #MaryLorettaMcGillis #MagicalFairiesDragonsandFriends snapd #getsnapd Nexicom

Magical Fairies, Dragons and Friends | Mary McGillis - https://mailchi.mp/0ae085f51/onlinesculpturecontest-2482446

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VOTING WEEK! The Fairy and Dragon Festival presents its annual Online Fairy and Dragon Sculpture Contest 2020 entries for you to judge! This was truly a DRAGON YEAR!!! ONLY 4 dragon entries that met the criteria to choose the $500 prize winner (ah! no fairies this year)!!! Please VOTE by going into the comments section of this post and liking your first choice only ... Remember, it's a fun kid friendly contest! ... Please check out criteria on our website (and sign up for our newsletter for the grand announcement of the winner on Father's Day!) - see in comments below the website ... and YOUR VOTE counts ... final decisions considered by the judges who are voting on criteria from website as well! When you like or love one of the following sculptures, we will count up all at end of voting on Saturday, June 20, 2020! THANKS TO THE PARTICIPANTS FOR 2020 who will remain anonymous until the judging is complete! FANTASTIC ENTRIES AGAIN!!! Nexicom #getsnapd #CelticConnectionCanada #MaryMcGillis Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism #LakefieldON #Lakefield #DiscoverON Selwyn Township Lakefield Herald

the online dragon and fairy sculpture contest deadline is today!!! You have a few hours left folks!!! (see celticcconnection . ca/sculpturecontest for details) This week you will be able to vote for the winner Tara Robin !!! We will need a sword of truth to discern the winner, because once again, ALL THE SCULPTURES ARE AMAZING ... AND remember, Excalibur was forged in fire! YEEEHAW! Was it Dagda or Thor who called for the elf to forge a simple sword ? The sword of truth, the making of its exquisite scabbard, the true tale to be told ... SOON! Meanwhile, here's a cool video about the making of a new fancy a$$ version ... Blades of Glory Montse Alvarado Harry T Heydon #celticconnectionCanada https://youtu.be/g9y2JGVdnb4

Last call for online sculpture contest! THE FAIRY AND DRAGON FESTIVAL ONLINE CONTEST! Send an email of your sculpture (big fairy or big dragon ... 42" to 6') ... before midnight Saturday, June 13, 2020 ... to be voted on next week (everyone can vote!) Winner wins $500 cash ! GOOD LUCK! Email pic or video to mary @ celtic connection .ca ! Yippee!!! #celticconnectioncanada #lakefieldon Selwyn Township Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Peterborough Chamber of Commerce #DiscoverON #getsnapd

TIME TO EMAIL YOUR 2020 ENTRY IN FOR THE ONLINE DRAGON AND FAIRY SCULPTURE CONTEST! Are you artistic? Will you be the $500 WINNER for 1st prize!? HOW?? ONLINE DRAGON and FAIRY SCULPTURE CONTEST 2020... 1. Make a sculpture of a BIG dragon or BIG fairy... NOW accepting your photos/videos by email until June 13! Email your entries to mary @ celticconnection .ca 2. All criteria on the website: Celtic Connection .ca Facebook VOTING BEGINS: Sunday, June 14, 2020 and ends Saturday, June 20, 2020 ... GRAND ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNER ON SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020, Father's Day before 6 pm; announcement of $500 CASH Prize Winner 2020 And depending on our 3 art judges, $300 Value 'Popular Vote' Winner will be posted by 6 pm on Father's Day! Happy Father's Day! THANK YOU SO MUCH SNAPD!!! snapd #getsnapd !!! FOR organizing the advertising and platform for this first ever online dragon and fairy sculpture contest!!! #CelticConnectionCanada Thank you so much Selwyn Township and Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism and Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism ... thanks to all your support, we will be back at Isabel Morris Park in Lakefield in 2021 with The Fairy and Dragon Festival, which was postponed this year due to Covoid-19 until 2021! Meanwhile, we will have fun online with this sculpture contest!

ONLINE DRAGON and FAIRY SCULPTURE CONTEST 2020 Email your entries to mary @ celticconnection .ca HERE ARE SOME DETAILS ... please subscribe to our channel for updates AND check out all rules & stuff at celticconnection.ca (newsletter sign up too!) May 28-June 13 SEND IN YOUR PHOTOS/VIDEOS to mary @ CelticConnection.ca ... FINAL DAY TO ENTER CONTEST (send in your photo of your sculpture): Saturday, June 13, [email protected] YOU VOTE FOR WINNER! VOTING BEGINS: Sunday, June 14, 2020 and ends Saturday, June 20, 2020 ... This year we are doing a simple voting on Facebook: the sculpture photos will be posted in the comments section of a Facebook post on Sunday, June 14, 2020 and you can vote up LAST VOTING DAY Saturday, June 20, 2020 (SAME DAY as Grand Re-Opening of Celtic Connection retail store in Lakefield, Ontario ... has been temporarily closed due to Covid-19)! GRAND ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNER ON SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020, Father's Day; announcement of $500 CASH Prize Winner 2020 And, $300 Value 'Popular Vote' Winner will be posted by 6 pm on Father's Day! Happy Father's Day! THANK YOU SO MUCH SNAPD!!! FOR organizing the advertising and platform for this first ever online dragon and fairy sculpture contest!!! #CelticConnectionCanada See more

Online Dragon and Fairy Sculpture Contest | Mary McGillis - https://mailchi.mp/6f0043c0e/onlinesculpturecontest-2479510

Nexicom is at it again! YAY NEXICOM! Helping, as usual, to support our small businesses ... time to nominate your local hero for some yum yum Canoe & Paddle Barbara J. Bird and Carol Laverne Wakeford ... What a lovely idea. #nexicom You still have time to nominate a local hero in our Support Local Heroes Contest. The contest winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to enjoy at the Canoe & Paddle English Pub in Lakefield! Nomination submissions will be accepted until 2 pm... this Thursday May 28th. Nominate anyone that you believe has made a difference to help during COVID-19. Your local grocery store clerk, garbage collector, bank teller, long haul driver, Meals On Wheels driver, or stay at home mom. Enjoy all the British classics like fish & chips, bangers & mash, steak and mushroom pie, or a whole other range of fabulous pub fare. Take out and pick up are available during COVID-19 from Monday to Sunday 11 am to 8 pm. Don’t miss their online Pub Quiz every Wednesday at 7:30 pm. For a full menu or to order visit their website at https://www.canoeandpaddle.com/menus To enter you HAVE to: * Like this post * Like Canoe & Paddle's Facebook page * Share this post * Tag your nominee in the comment section, and briefly write who they are and what makes them your hero. Stay safe. Be well. Be kind. #localhero #canoe&paddle #payitforward #supportlocal #lakefieldfood #businesscommunitysupportinitiative

Stonehenge will livestream Summer Solstice for the first time EVER; wowsa, a lot of firsts these days EH! ... Tara Robin J.k. Helwig

Online SCULPTURE Contest 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/d808d015a426/onlinesculpturecontest