EVENTS
EVENTS TO WATCH FOR
Monday Night Jams
at the Moose Lodge
(workshops and instruction and fun for all)
M & M Meats Crohns and Colitis Fundraiser - May 17th 2008
The LMC's Youth Talent Show
ALS Fun Run
The LMC's Annual BBQ
Medicine Hat Old Tyme Fiddler's Contest
Western Music Concert - Sept 6th 2008
Lion's Cansada Day Pancake Breakfast - July 1st 2008
Casino - April, 2009
PAST EVENTS OF THE LMC
Monday Night Jams 2000 - 2007 at The Moose Lodge Lounge
M & M Meats Crohns and Colitis Fundraiser 1999 - 2007
The LMC's "Youth Talent Show "1996 - 2007
ALS Fun Run 2000-2007
The LMC's Annual BBQ 1996 - 2006
Lion's CANADA DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST 1994 - 2007
Medicine Hat Stampede Parades 1996 -2007
Medicine Hat Old Tyme Fiddler's Contest 1996 - 2007
Western Music Concert 1998 - 2007
Co-op Pancake Breakfast 2002-2007
Cancer Society Fundraiser @ Cactus Communications 2004 -2007
The Box Srings Rodeo 2006
Phyllis Sinclair's CD Release Party - 2006
Redi Enterprise Bottle Depot Grand Opening 2004
Moose Lodge's Stampede Queen Contest 2002-2004
Cavan Lake Jam 1997 - 2004
United Way Pancake Breakfast/BBQ 1997 - 2004
Moose Lodge Anniversary 2002 - 2004
Bar 10 Ranch Party 10 year Reunion 2003
The LMC's Christmas Party 1994 - 2005
Moose Lodge Family Day Jam Feb 2002 - 2003
Sorenson's Pancake Breakfast 2003
Redcliff Lions Park Canada Day Celebration 2002/2003
Sunnyside Home 2002/2003
Fiddle Frollic 2000 - 2002
Celtic/Piano Camp 2001 - 2002
Celtic Concert 2001 - 2002
Downtown Chili Cook-off 2003
Manyberries Country fair - 2002
Poker Run for the SPCA 2002
Wednesday Night Jams 1999 - 2000 at The Moose Lodge Lounge
Canada Seniors Game's Old Time Fiddle Contest Aug. 1998
Tim Herman's 1998 CD Release Party" Walk a Mile"
"Wednesday Night Jams" 1998 at The Columbia Hall
Tim Herman and Reese Klaiber's Cowboy Octoberfest 1997
Chamber of Commerce Cattle Drive Breakfast 1996
Alberta Agra. Society 1996 (Musicians Jam)
Bar 10 Ranch Party 1993 - 1995
Medicine Hat Elks Club "Wednesday Night Jams" 1992 - 1995
The Bay Seniors Night Christmas Dinner 1992 - 1995
Canadian Paraplegic Association 1993 - 1995
Southern Alberta Boogie 1993 - 1994
The Metronome Awards 1993 - 1994
The Southern Alberta Boogie and The Metronome Awwards were then handled by the MOTH Foundation
THE OLD TYME FIDDLER'S CONTEST
The Old Tyme Fiddler's Contest was taken over by the LMC in 1996 by request of the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce.
This event, held at the Medicine Hat College, attracts fiddlers from all over Alberta, B.C. and Sackatchewan.
Because of the turnout of spectators and contestants, we had decided that this will be an anual event.
FIDDLE FROLIC
Held at the Moose Lodge. Everyone danced the night away to the tunes of a large selection of fiddlers from all over the country.
CELTIC FIDDLE/PIANO CAMP
Joey and Karen Beaton from Cape Breton Island taught a week long camp held at the Moose Lodge.We had piano and fiddle students.There was classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced each day.
CELTIC CONCERT
Joey and Karen Beaton from Mabou ,Cape Breton Island put on a concert at the Med Hat College Theater.
THE BAR 10 RANCH PARTY
The Bar 10 Ranch Party Television Show ran on Medicine Hat's own, Monarch Cable 10, for 3 seasons (1992-1995) with repeats throughout the summer months.
Hosted by "Ranch Foreman" Ron Larson, with regulars Muriel Eric and Quint Friemark and an array of special guests.
Taping of this successfull series was done at the local Elks Hall.
This production of the LMC was accomplished solely with volunteers from within the club. Also for the last 2 seasons,
local bands performed the second 1/2 hour of the show, showing the community some of the top notch talent from right here in the "Gas City"
THE ELKS/LMC
"WEDNESDAY NIGHT JAMS"
Medicine Hat Elks Club and the Live Music Club worked together hosting jams that were held at the Elks Club, which was also the home of LMC
at the time, from 1993-1995. The Elks Club has continued the jams and is still attracting the top musicians and upcomming talent from in and around this area.
THE BAY SENIORS CHRISTMAS DINNER
The Medicine Hat Bay has put on a special (turkey)Christmas Dinner for the seniors of this area for quite some time now and for the last 4 years the LMC
has supplied some musicians to play Christmas songs and and entertain. Everyone seems to have a great time singing along and Santa always seems to show up just in time with presents for all.
THE CANADIAN PARAPLEGIC ASSOCIATION FUND RAISERS
The Medicine Hat chapter of the Canadian Paraplegic Association, as their main fundraiser, holds wheelchair races at Kin Coulee park every year.The participants
are sponsord while they make their way around the park in wheelchairs. The LMC supplied musicians for the entertainment part of their program for the last 3 years. 1993-1996
THE CIBC PANCAKE BREAKFAST
This past summer the LMC supplied some musicians to play a pancake breakfast held in Riverside park here in downtown Medicine Hat, for the CIBC. This was when the Agr. Assoc.
held there 100 yr ann. of cattle in Alberta, and drove about 800 head of cattle right through the city.
THE ALBERTA AGRACULTURAL SOCIETY CATTLE DRIVE
Musicians from the LMC jammed at the Cypress Cente for hundreds of people while they ate their beef on a bun meal, after the weeklong cattle drive that ended up here.
Later that evening, Wichita, Pheonix,Relative Sound, and 8 is Enough, all local bands (and LMC members) finished the evening with top notch entertainment for the crowd of thousands.
THE SOUTHERN ALBERTA BOOGIE
The Southern Alberta Boogie, is a fun-filled concert that has been held at locations such as The Box Srings Rodeo Grounds, The Elks Cub and The Eagles Club.
Many local bands "do their thing" for crowds of hundreds to raise money for children (scholarships,etc)at this 2 day event.
THE METRONOME AWARDS
This a chance to honour some of the senior musicians of our community for a life time of playin music. After the awards banquet the honourees get on stage and jam
with each other and other musicians.
TERRI CLARK
Medicine Hat's Own Terri Clark came home to receive the "Key to the City"
BBQ @ Kin Colee Park, And a Concert with Duane Steel at the Arena
And what a concert!
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