Entertainment is booked for the 36th Annual Winter Arts and Crafts Fair (WACF).
The list includes all local acts and starts with Daven Mapson, a pianist and vocalist, opening at the 100 Mile House Community Hall on Friday (Nov. 8) at 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 9 will see Bob Dalrymple, guitar and vocals, take the stage at 11:30 a.m.
A 3:30 p.m. performance by Five Alive, a blue grass group with Pat Melanson on guitar, Noreen Schulte on standup bass, Tanya Guenther on fiddle, Cathryn Aune on mandolin and Len Aune playing banjo. Five Alive goes on again at 5:30 p.m.
Dalrymple is the Nov. 10 entertainment, starting at 1 p.m.
Mapson is a very talented musician and has played piano and organ at Eclectica Community Choir concerts and at the WACF in past years, says Barb Hooper, 100 Mile & District Arts Council vice-president.
“Len Aune’s group, Five Alive, all live in the area. This is the first time Five Alive is playing for the WACF and we hope to get them back again.
"[Dalrymple] knows Gordon Lightfoot and many other musicians. He has a ton of stories he loves to tell about some of the great musicians of our times.
"He has a huge repertoire and his voice is very easy to listen to. Bob played for the WACF in 2011, so we're glad to get him back.”
Children can also get a picture taken with Santa Claus at the fair.
Graham Allison from 108 Mile Ranch is playing Santa while Monika Paterson, a professional photographer from Lac la Hache, is selling photos. On Nov. 8, they're available from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m..
On Nov. 9, the schedule runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m., 1 to 3 p.m, and 5: 45 to 7 p.m.
For Nov. 10 it's from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m.
