The event began with a ballet from musical trio “Hear•Say,” followed by a talk regarding the Perseid Meteor Showers by AstroPontiac president, another performance by the group “Duo Octavian” and finally attendees were able to view the night sky with telescopes provided by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. The view from the telescope was projected onto a screen for the audience throughout the evening.

The theme of the concert was “An evening under the stars” with the crowd gathering outside to attend the event, making it Pontiac Enchanté’s first in person concert since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We’ve been hosting concerts here since 2009, however, over the past year we couldn’t have in person concerts, so we hosted 10 livestream concerts from the barn,” said main organizer Carson Becke

Becke mentioned the differences of holding a concert in 2021 compared to before the pandemic.

“The actual process of putting on the concert was totally different because instead of just making sure the space is organized and the chairs are ready and the audience can actually show up and come, we were doing things like making sure the platform on our website was working smoothly, making sure our camera equipment was working well.”

Pontiac Enchanté was able to put on the event in collaboration with the Steinway Piano Gallery Ottawa, AstroPontiac and the Royal Astronomical Society. Audience members were also treated to food and drinks from Le BBQ Shop food truck, Brauwerk Hoffman and the Little Red Wagon Winery.

Dan Vila, who attended the event and documented it with his drone, said he enjoyed being able to get out and experience Pontiac Enchanté’s concert series again.

“I feel like it’s been so long [since] they’ve been able to do an actual live show with people around, so I think the atmosphere of having people out and supporting local artists is really big for the community,” Said Vila.

Becke himself was glad to finally gather people around and be able to perform for an audience, which is something he’s always been passionate about.

“I will do as much work as is required in the world to create things like this,” he said.

“This is what makes me feel happy.”

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