The RCM/CIDI website has not been updated for the better part of a year. This is because the site needs to be re-designed and upgraded with new software. RCM/CIDI will be updating the site, hopefully, in the next few months. We recognize that many of our customers find this extremely inconvenient: we apologize for this situation.
Following the Hydro failure on the morning of 16th January, CIDI lost its transmission capabilities from the Patch Hill Tower. Thanks to the rapid intervention of the CIDI employees and volunteers Justin Cuplinskas, Nathaniel Fraser and Dewey Durrell, and the support of Pippin Technical of Saskatoon, full transmission was restored at 16:00 on 20th January.
The Annual / Special General Meeting of RCM Inc., was held in “The Hub”, 305B Knowlton Road, Knowlton on 23rd November at 7:00 pm.
The minutes of the meeting are available by clicking on the link below:
We invite everyone to have a look at our 2011 By-Laws. Stay tuned to our website in the future for more information and updates from CIDI 99.1FM
Thank you!
CLICK HERE to download a PDF copy of our new 2011 By-Laws.
| May 6th, 2011 | ||
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| May 7th, 2011 | ||
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| May 8th, 2011 | ||
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Pour diffusion immédiate
Le théâtre est de retour à la salle Alec et Gérard Pelletier. En effet, vendredi dernier (29 avril) avait lieu la première de la pièce L’espace entre, un collage de six courtes pièces écrites spécialement pour l’occasion, par six auteurs de Sutton : Agathe Génois, Lucie Hébert, Jefferson Lewis, Michèle Normandin, Andrée Pelletier et Louise Pelletier. La mise en scène est signée par Michèle Normandin, la musique a été créée par Pierre Laurendeau et la conception des costumes est de Brigite Normandin.
Les spectateurs ont été enchantés de leur soirée et étonnés de la grande qualité du spectacle. L’originalité de la mise en scène et l’excellence du jeu des comédiens ont été particulièrement remarquées. Ce sont dix comédiens de Sutton et des environs qui interprètent avec brio les différentes pièces, il s’agit de Lise Cameron, Stéphanie Choquette, Michel Fradette, Dominique Gagnon, Robert Ménard, Dominic Papin, Shannon Partridge, Andrée Pelletier, Sanders Pinault et Catherine Rajotte.
L’espace entre, c’est le thème de tous ces morceaux qui parlent d’amour, de trahison, d’indifférence, de communication ou d’incommunication, d’espoir et d’un brin de folie. C’est l’espace entre le rêve et l’éveil, l’illusion et le mensonge, l’image et la réalité.
Lise Cameron, Stéphanie Choquette, Michel Fradette, Dominique Gagnon, Robert Ménard, Dominic Papin, Shannon Partridge, Andrée Pelletier, Sanders Pinault et Catherine RajotteC’est à voir absolument. Il ne reste que trois représentations, les 6 et 7 mai à 20h, le 8 mai à 14h. Vous pouvez réserver en téléphonant au 450 538 0486. Des billets (20$) sont aussi en vente à la boutique Au Naturel à Sutton.
Pour plus de détails sur la programmation de la Salle Alec et Gérard Pelletier, visitez le www.salleagpelletier.com.
Tags: Agathe Génois, Andrée Pelletier, Jefferson Lewis, Louise Pelletier, Lucie Hébert, L’espace entre, Michèle Normandin, Salle Alec et Gérard Pelletier, Sutton, théatre
In this compilation Michaela’s poetry and songs are compiled to present a wonderfully elating tapestry of spiritual musings that relate a tale of love, hope, and survival. Attempting to connect to her own spirituality she shares with us her own poetry and songs.
Michaela is a new age writer, poet, singer-songwriter, radio broadcaster. Her work is esoteric drawing on love and soul, to convey a message of hope and survival. Host of the Poetry Music and Transcendence Radio Show on CIDI in the Eastern Townships, she shares her spirituality through peoms, songs and metaphysical teachings.
(more about Michaela on her host page)
Tags: Light Rays upon my face upon your love, metaphysical, new age writer, poetry, songs, spirituality
| May 5th, 2011 | ||
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| May 6th, 2011 | ||
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Our upcoming dance show Kaleidoscope. It is an annual event and this year’s theme is Imagination. The show will be shown to the public on Thursday and Friday, May 5 and 6. The price is $10 per person and the show starts at 6:30 pm. All money helps support the M-V dance program! Thanks for your support!
a re-print from “The Record”
The kind of Jazz Stanley Lake likes to perform is about the here and now, that moment in time that expresses itself through emotion. How one feels is how one sounds, so it’s no wonder then that Lake is able to bring the same characteristics of his musical performances to another art form, Improvisational story telling.
Lake came to Canada in 1975 from Cleveland, Ohio. He started playing piano at the age of five and traveled a twisting path of fate which finally led him to the trumpet, flugelhorn and cornet as the instruments of choice for his musical interests. For eighteen years he studied classical music until one day he was smitten by the allure of jazz.
“It moves me so deeply,” he explains. “Music fills my life with passion. It takes over the spirit of who we are. It’s really great.
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Tags: jazz, Stanley Lake, The Recptionists
| April 30th, 2011 | ||
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Previously censored stories get the airing they deserve from the improvisational raconteur and troubadour, jazz trumpeter Stanley Lake. Join us for a raucus evening of LIVE RECORDING of tracks for his new CD. Bring your ears and get a mouthful as the exploration continues with the help of his usual collection of musical suspects. Not to be missed!
Don’t forget the address and place: 305B Knowlton Road in Knowlton at Radio Village Hall.
Tags: contes, Radio Village Hall, Stanley Lake, stories
a re-print from “The Record”
Music is multidimensional, meaning that the human spirit takes control, expresses itself and possesses the material world for moments at a time. Brilliant moments, not so meaningful moments, and often just regular moments that become reflections of our lives frozen in time, replayed through memories and digital devices.
Radio Communautaire Missisquoi is part of this life process. It captures, presents and archives performances (musical or otherwise) presented by individuals/volunteers behind the CIDI microphone, who are willing to share a passion with RCM participants; stakeholders and listeners.
Julie Miller is one such person. Living in Ulverton, Quebec (around the Drummondville area), she drives once a week to Knowlton and records her show, The Wayfinders.
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Tags: Julie Miller, The Wayfinders, Townships, Ulverton
Lynda Bertrand presents “Life Changes”
Believes in life changes and explores with her guests in studio the dynamics of how we live life’s changes and where they bring us.
Listen to meaningful conversations about personal experiences, practices, alternative approaches towards total well being and self awakening.
To listen to the latest episode, select it under the section “(LB)Life Changes” (on your right) or click the link hereunder to subscribe to the podcast:
And, for your comments or if you want to contact me by e-mail, use the form here-under (you can also leave comments under each posted episode).
Tags: (LB)Life Changes, Lynda Bertrand
| April 9th, 2011 | ||
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Sherbrooke native and former Sutton resident Brian Blain performs at Knowlton’s Radio Village Hall on Saturday, April 9
Admission is $10. With the price of admission you become an RCM member. Future shows will be offered to all members at reduced rates.
Brian Blain is known to CIDI-FM listeners as the composer of “Terrace Inn” a song that has received a lot of airplay on the station because of the fond memories many listeners have of that old dancehall in Bondville. Brian also made a guest appearance with Oliver Klaus at their annual fundraiser for the station last December.
Brian is an established singer-songwriter in Toronto and his appearance in Knowlton will kick-off a tour of Quebec to promote his third CD, “New Folk Blues”.
The new CD, New Folk Blues, recorded with internationally renowned bassist George Koller
For more info on Brian, as well as audio and video clips, go to www.brianblain.ca.
Tags: Brian Blain, Knowlton, New Folk Blues
Fresh out of the sleeve
with Ruth Schweitzer
a re-print from “The Record”
The first time I met Brian Blain was when I hitch-hiked with Glen Whitehead, a friend of mine, to Hamilton Ontario. “You have to meet this guy my sister knows”, said Whitehead, who knew I was trying to get ahead in the music business. “He works for an ad agency and has a lot of contacts.”
To me, Blain had it made. He drove around in a sports car, had a cool job and listened to all the latest music. He had me listen to Crosby, Stills and Nash’s debut” vinyl” album fresh-out-of-the-sleeve. Wow!
Over the years we became friends, and as I was busy trying to establish Oliver Klaus, he was advancing his career as a songwriter, performer and producer. Finally our careers merged when I invited him to join Oliver Klaus back in the mid-seventies.
Tags: Brian Blain, George Koller, Knowlton, Louise Penny, New Folk Blues, Oliver Klaus, Radio Village Hall, Sherbrooke, Townships
a re-print from “The Record”
The choir, “Choeur Classique de l’Estrie”, has been part of the Eastern Townships cultural landscape since 1991. Its founder, Denis St-Pierre, established the choir as a high-level group of local singers. Their mission is to share the joy of singing by presenting masterpieces written by some of the world’s greatest composers. Since September 2002, Maestro François Panneton has been its director.
In December 1982 Panneton obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sherbrooke. He then went on to pursue degrees in music attaining a BA and an MA in vocal performance at the University of Montreal.
During these years he studied choral conducting with Jean-François Sénart. After graduation, he attended two training courses in Europe, first at “Centre international de Formation musicale” in Nice, July 1991, and the second at the Britten-Pears School in England, with Kurt Equiluz, September 1993. Last June, he received a Masters in conducting from the University of Sherbrooke, with Nicole Paiement.
Tags: Choeur Classique de l'Estrie, choir, François Panneton, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
| March 27th, 2011 | ||
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The choir, “Choeur Classique de l’Estrie”, has been part of the Eastern Townships cultural landscape since 1991. Its founder, Denis St-Pierre, established the choir as a high-level group of local singers. Their mission is to share the joy of singing by presenting masterpieces written by some of the world’s greatest composers. Since September 2002, Maestro François Panneton has been its director.
What’s striking about the Choeur Classique de l’Estrie is its size. With as many as 60 singers, the choir can be powerful and moving in ways that lends itself to interpreting some of the great choral, oratorio and symphonic musical works of all times. Other distinct qualities are: intonation, flexibility, musicality and precision.
Don’t miss a special presentation with twelve singers from the Choeur Classiques de l’Estrie under the direction of François Panneton this coming Sunday, March 27 at Radio Village Hall from 2pm to 4pm. Admission is $10 and $5 for RCM members. (Choeur Classique de l’Estrie: site).
