a e Satellite Page see] OS Ctappy GNew Year & ftappy C/taple Suga festival to preryone! | 40 heads are better than ... Volunteers are the most precious gifts... They offer new ideas and ways to better our organization They offer a show of strength in our community They are great role models for our children. They are appreciated by everyone who attends the Maple Sugar Festival because... VOLUNTEERS MAKE THE FESTIVAL HAPPEN! Have YOU signed u to be a volunteer yet? gannnnannngnnangnaanaanonwgaaagseaAAaeRaaAsey This year’s festival line up of artists Fi will have you dancing and singing 3 to Acadian culture. Come and § experience a one time only chance z to see and hear some of our3 country’s most versatile artists. Here are some dates to remember... ¢ Friday Feb. 21% Dinner-Show with Carol Ann King and her band ¢ Sat. Feb. 22"¢ The fabulous show “Acadia For- ever’ featuring from Nova Scotia the award winning band Blou and Line Bé- liveau and from New-Brunswick Abel Cormier & Mario LeBreton. QADAAQIIIIIGIIATIII INIT IIR IIITI IIIA IND: The Festival is expanding! This year, we will feature a Community Tent, a Beer Garden and a Kid's Tent! pebbhwebnsbvobobobobbbbbsbsovobsbsdsosobossdsoeosssbvousyseseuns! gkotddbotsbbseeboodsooosesssbbossssesssseeeeseTT! a The Anglo-Section, The Anglo-Saxon, By: Joélle Rabu AFN board member That’s it! No? Bad pun huh? Okay I won’t fiddle with a title for the Satellite Mem- bers’ Page. That’s right, it looks like I will be submitting a word or two in Le Bastion from time to time due to an overwhelming response to my last English column welcoming our Satellite Members. If you have any special notices, stories or ideas you'd like to share, please feel free to contact us at the AFN office at 729-2776. The Anglo-Saction! Speaking of the AFN_ of- fice, it is now bustling with high energy and positive vibes. Nicole, Stella and a cornucopia of volunteers have been working up a storm in preparation for the 3" an- nual Maple Sugar Festival coming up February 19" through 23 at Beban Park’s Centennial Build- ing. Kudos to Stella, the AFN_ publicist and marketing agent, for an incredible job in rounding up an impressive array of community and corporate sponsors. Psst... The Challenge is On! I recently attended a meeting with the core organizers of the Maple Sugar Festival, and I was privy to some inside infor- mation. I over-heard our director, Nicole Langlois mention that she was putting out a challenge to- fill the Centennial Build- ing with Francophones at the Carol Ann King dinner show on February 21". That’s when my polyglot instinct kicked in and thought “I must get this info out to our English Satellite Members... We must meet the challenge too. Let’s fill the hall with a huge crowd regardless of linguistic background!” So, what do you say? Are you up for a toe-tapping musical evening with the fabulous Urban Cowgirl, Carol Ann King? A great evening of bilingual enter- tainment with a succulent- pre-show dinner offered by Master’s Touch Catering. Let’s get together with friends, let’s mix our languages and most ard Annua, hE 8 ° Oy A. “7 AVR e CNet & 8 Gainer Food, accommodation, transportation, in kind sponsorships, the list is lengthy. This kind of community support is truly an indication that our Maple Sugar Festival an economically viable cultural event for all. is Joo eee © importantly, let’s meet the challenge of filling the Centennial Building on Friday February 21“! Imagine: If every AFN member sold 4 tickets to our evening shows to friends and neighbours, WE’LL BE SOLD OUT! SEE PAGE 10, for your complimentary Festival coupon. CAROLE ANN KING Meet you at the Sugar Shack at the Centennial Building!