On days like this, I know I am obsessed. I can't stop thinking about all the possibilities: a great start for our business expansion - now renamed the Centre for Culture and Creativity, a bigger profile for the Dooryard Arts Festival, and better local co-operation on markets and small businesses, among other things.
I did plan a short culture vacation for next weekend - we'll take in a few sites in southern NB (agricultural and cultural), then on to a new production in Parrsboro (Ship's Company Theatre) and Halifax (Shakespeare and Bill Murray on the weekend). When we go on vacation, we are always looking for great ideas we can emulate at home.
One thing I have noticed many times is that we have all the building blocks here to welcome cultural tourists, but we're not organized enough. And we're too damn modest, pardon my backwoods language. The scenery here is absolutely stunning, the people as friendly as any self-respecting Maritimers, the B&B's equally elegant, the concerts just as affordable. But we don't brag about it and we don't use media/advertising properly.
This fall I would like to host a get-together to strategize for next year's summer season. Over 30 million vehicles drive through this valley in a year. New people are moving here and they have great ideas about how to enjoy living in one of the most beautiful parts of North America.
Check out the Golden Unicorn Arts Festival - run by some people from BC who are getting into organic/local food production. Also, I've tested all the links to your right and eliminated the out-of-date or broken links. Take a look, there's more going on here than meets the eye.
Hope you're eating locally! Stay tuned as the craziness of fall unfolds.
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