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Country Twist Delights

Country Twist, featuring Gerry, Tanya, and Maurice, filled Melgund's Canada Day with vibrant music and dancing.
Arts Incubator Winnipeg 1 Jul 2025
Country Twist truly made Canada Day special at the Dyment Recreation Hall, filling the air with vibrant music. The talented trio of Gerry McArthur, Tanya McArthur, and Maurice Betournay played to a packed audience, providing a lively soundtrack for a day of dancing and fun. Their performance was a highlight, contributing significantly to the celebratory atmosphere that brought the community together

Country Twist truly made Canada Day special at the Dyment Recreation Hall, filling the air with vibrant music. The talented trio of Gerry McArthur, Tanya McArthur, and Maurice Betournay played to a packed audience, providing a lively soundtrack for a day of dancing and fun. Their performance was a highlight, contributing significantly to the celebratory atmosphere that brought the community together

Country Twist Delights Full House at Melgund’s Canada Day Bash

The sound of live music filled the air at the Dyment Recreation Hall this Canada Day, thanks to the fantastic performance by Country Twist. Gerry McArthur, Tanya McArthur, and Maurice Betournay truly brought the house down, treating a packed audience to a day full of lively tunes that had folks dancing and tapping their feet.

Their infectious energy and talented musicianship were a huge part of what made the celebration such a success, creating a memorable soundtrack for all the activities and good times. It was clear that Country Twist helped make Canada Day in Melgund Township an absolute blast for everyone who came out!

Dancing was a popular activity thanks to Country Twist.
Dancing was a popular activity thanks to Country Twist.
Crowds filled the new event tents listening to music and enjoying food from the Cookshack.
Crowds filled the new event tents listening to music and enjoying food from the Cookshack.

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The Arts Incubator - Winnipeg is a participatory arts collective and living lab, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. It's a space where innovation and creativity thrive. It's latest iteration was launched in 2021 with funding and support from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse. Today, working with students and faculty from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, we fuse traditional and participatory media arts with artificial intelligence, music, storytelling and community-driven, land-based artist residencies to cultivate new voices and bold ideas. Whether through collaborative projects or immersive experiences, our small but vibrant community supports creators to explore, experiment, and connect. Join us at the intersection of artistry, technology, culture and community—where every moment is a new opportunity to create.

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This platform, our Winnipeg, Manitoba hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Manitoba Arts Council Indigenous 360 Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

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