Travels

February 2, 2010 to April 6, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: info@meafordhall.ca
Website: www.meafordhall.ca

Dar West and Erika Dick

A collection of vibrant oil paintings reflect the travels of two talented artists. Come journey with them to western Canada and the western US, to Newfoundland, northern Ontario, and Georgian Bay. Join them as they explore breathtaking landscapes and filter them through their imagination to create stunning works of art.

Chocolate: One Sweet Exhibit

February 13, 2010 to April 30, 2010

Location: South Grey Museum
Closest Community: Flesherton
Contact: Sarah Redmond
Phone: 519-924-2843
Email: museum@greyhighlands.ca
Website: www.greyhighlands.ca

This new exhibit looks at how chocolate has affected our culture, our economy, our health and our lives. The Museum is playing host to this unique travelling exhibit from Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre until end of April 2010. Did you know that chocolate has more antioxidants per gram than red wine or green tea? The exhibit looks at the many health benefits researchers have found, as well as the role chocolate plays in popular culture and how chocolate has been viewed through ancient and modern history. Children can make homemade chocolate ice cream and play ‘guess the chocolate bar’ on Friday March 19th as part of our March Break activities. Contact the Curator for more information.

Saugeen Stamp Club - Monthly Meeting

March 2, 2010

Location: Hanover Public Library, 10th Street
Closest Community: Hanover
Contact: Bill Findlay
Phone: 519-369-5689
Email: billfindlay@persona.ca
Website: grvpa.com

Saugeen Stamp Club monthly meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of every month at the Hanover Library, year round. Meetings include business, door prizes, auctions, exhibits and more. Visitors and new members welcome!

Attack vs. London

March 3, 2010

Location: Bayshore Community Centre, 1900 3rd Ave. East
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Attack Box Office
Phone: 519-371-7452
Website: www.attackhockey.com

Excellent Jr. A Hockey Action.

Cairo Time

March 4, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Meaford Hall Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: info@meafordhall.ca
Website: www.meafordhall.ca

Cairo Time Thursday March 4, 4pm $10 Juliette (Patricia Clarkson) is a Canadian magazine editor who arrives in Cairo for a vacation with her long-time husband (Tom McCamus), a UN official working in Gaza. Delayed, her husband asks his friend—a handsome Egyptian named Tareq (Alexander Siddig)—to watch over Juliette. Juliette finds herself falling in love not only with the city but with Tareq. From the surprise of men-only cafes, to the aroma of a hookah pipe, to the expanse of the Nile, the film captures the seductive charm of Cairo. Running time 88min, rated G

Attack vs Erie

March 6, 2010

Location: Bayshore Community Centre, 1900 3rd Ave. East
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Attack Box Office
Phone: 519-371-7452

Excellent Jr. A Hockey Action.

Community Dance for All Ages

March 6, 2010

Location: St. George's Church Hall, 4th Avenue East & 10th Street East
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Sally
Phone: 519-372-2689
Email: sallydobson2@gmail.com
Website: www.fiddlefern.net

This month: Lorraine Sutton with Scatter the Cats

Contra dancing is done to live music, with a caller teaching you the dances. All levels are welcome – we love beginners.

No partner needed – we encourage you to dance with many different people. Please wear soft-soled shoes, comfortable clothing and a smile.

Gallery Night at the Movies-POUR TOUJOURS, LES CANADIENS

March 6, 2010

Location: Gallery Cinemas
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Phone: 519-376-1932
Website: www.tomthomson.org

An ill ten-year-old and a distressed teenager come together via their love of hockey and their glorious Habs during the team’s 100th anniversary. PG 94 minutes, French with English subtitles. Tickets $15.

GBS presents: Pete, Fred & Richard

March 6, 2010

Location: OSCVI Auditorium, 1550 8th St. East
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Georgian Bay Symphony
Phone: 519-372-0212
Website: www.georgianbaysymphony.ca

The only person missing from a list of Piotr Tchaikovsky, Frederic Chopin and our Composer-in-Residence Richard Mascall is Sasha. Sasha is Alexander Rapoport who brings his reflections on Chopin in honour of the Polish master's 200th birthday. His work will be interpreted by our guest artist Valerie Tryon, one of Canada's piano gems. It is a concert that brings the sounds of Russia and Poland to the land of the Chi-Cheemaun.

Special Screening - Pour toujours, les Canadiens!-TomThomson Art Gallery

March 6, 2010

Location: Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Kim Skene
Email: kskene@owensound.ca
Website: www.tomthomson.org

Special Screening - Pour toujours, les Canadiens! Back by popular demand, with English subtitles is the Québécois feature Pour toujours, les Canadiens! An ill ten-year-old and a distressed teenager come together via their love of hockey and their glorious Habs during the team’s 100th anniversary. PG 94 minutes Screening time: Saturday, March 6 at 10 am, at Galaxy Cinemas, Owen Sound. We will be honouring Owen Sound Reel Festival tickets at this screening; if you purchased an OSRF package or ticket, no need to contact us, please come and enjoy the film. For ticket sales, please contact the Gallery.

CP24 Breakfast Show at Blue Mountain

March 11, 2010 to March 12, 2010

Location: Blue Mountain
Closest Community: Craigleith
Website: www.bluemountain.ca

The BIG Ticket Princess Margaret Home Lottery is giving away 10 incredible grand prize properties including TWO four season vacation homes at Blue Mountain – we are here to check them out and show you all the fun stuff happening at Blue! Come down this morning and enjoy pancakes and hot chocolate courtesy of Intrawest and CP24. - Matte will tour the two Blue Mountain prize suites, don his skiis for a quick lesson, check out the Human Gyroscope at the bottom of Smart Alec and chats with returning Olympic athlete(tbc), Palmer Taylor. KEY HOME LOTTERY MESSAGES attached. Order tickets online at HelpConquerCancer.ca or call 24 hours 1-866-631-1234

March Break Madness

March 11, 2010 to March 21, 2010

Location: The Village at Blue Mountain
Closest Community: Craigleith
Contact: Heather Harding
Phone: 705-445-0231 x 6205
Email: hharding@intrawest.com
Website: www.villageatblue.com

Ontario’s favourite pedestrian Village is the place to be this March Break, chock full of FREE activities featuring Free-Flying Birds of Prey shows by the Canadian Raptor Conservancy, DJ, Face Painting, Fire Performers, Horse & Wagon Rides, Human Gyroscope and Scavenger Hunts. The Annual TELUS Triple Challenge hits Blue March 12-13 with exhilarating ski and snowboard competitions, concerts and the BIG AIR Competition!

20th Annual Thornbury Winter Antique Show

March 13, 2010 to March 14, 2010

Location: Beaver Valley Community Centre
Closest Community: Thornbury/Clarksburg
Contact: Connie Wills
Phone: 519-599-5017
Email: agsa@georgian.net
Website: www.fineartandantiques.ca

The 20th Annual Thornbury Winter Antique Show, featuring 26 professional antiques dealers, takes place in the Beaver Valley Community Centre, 81 Victoria St. in downtown Thornbury. This show, known as Southern Georgian Bay's premier antiques event, opens on Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 10am to 5pm and continues on Sunday, March 14 - 10am to 4pm. Admission is $5.00. "As always . . . a great show in the heart of ski country!" For further info please call 519-599-5017 or email agsa@georgian.net or visit us at www.fineartandantiques.ca

Attack vs Guelph

March 13, 2010

Location: Bayshore Community Centre, 1900 3rd Ave. East
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Attack Box Office
Phone: 519-371-7452

Excellent Jr. A Hockey Action.

Matt Anderson & Wil

March 13, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: info@meafordhall.ca
Website: www.mneafordhall.ca

New Brunswick's Matt Andersen has a larger than life showmanship that has been earning him a fervent and steadfast audience wherever he graces the stage. His sprawling blues, roots and rock musical hybrid along with his sorrowing and soulful voice has sparked a phenomenal buzz on Canada’s East Coast. Joining him is Vancouver Island's Wil, a consummate touring folk musician, who's developing his expansive roots-rock sound and world-weary lyricism while playing his famously intense shows

Western Ontario Drama League Festival 2010

March 15, 2010 to March 20, 2010

Location: Roxy Theatre, 251 9th St. East
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Roxy box Office
Phone: 519-371-2833
Website: www.roxytheatre.ca

Join us for an exciting week of amateur theatre from Southwestern Ontario. With over 30 theatre groups in the Western Ontario Drama League, the festival brings the best five productions to the Roxy Theatre. $20 each or all 5 nights for $95

Victorian Storytelling

March 16, 2010

Location: Billy Bishop Home & Museum
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Phone: 519-371-0031
Email: museumsprograms@owensound.ca

Listen to stories from the Victorian era and try your hand at traditional Victorian games. You will also make your own Victorian toy to take home.

Art à la carte - March Break at the Gallery-Tom Thomson

March 17, 2010 to March 19, 2010

Location: Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Kim Skene
Website: www.tomthomson.org

For the young at art, we are offering something different during March Break. Sessions run Wednesday, March 17 to Friday, March 19, from 9 am to 12. Each session is $30 ($25 for members); children are asked to dress for mess and to please bring a snack . See our website for full class details.

Join us at the Marine & Rail Museum for:

March 17, 2010

Location: Billy Bishop Home & Museum
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Phone: 519-371-0031
Email: museumsprograms@owensound.ca

How did people communicate before cell phones and the Internet? We will discuss how flags, Morse Code and train hoops sent and received messages on ships and trains.

March Break at the South Grey Museum

March 17, 2010 to March 19, 2010

Location: South Grey Museum
Closest Community: Flesherton
Contact: Sarah Redmond
Phone: 519-924-2843
Email: museum@greyhighlands.ca
Website: www.greyhighlands.ca

Wednesday March 17th Discover Celtic knots and Leprechauns. Everyone’s Irish on St.Patty’s Day! (all ages)

Thursday March 18th Summer in the Snow. Come out for Capture the Flag, Dodgeball and more! (kids ages 8+ - dress for the weather)

Friday March 19th Fun with chocolate – make homemade ice cream, play ‘guess the chocolate bar’ and more. (all ages)

Pre-registration is required. $8/child/day or $15/2 days or $20/3 days

Charlottes Web kids theatre!

March 18, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: info@meafordhall.ca
Website: www.meafordhall.ca

"Some Pig, radiant, humble..." These are the words spun in Charlotte's Web, high in the barn.Her words tell of her feelings for a special pig named Wilbur whose life she intends to save from Mister Zuckerman, the farmer. Charlotte's Web is a story of friendship and sacrifice, affection and protection, adventure and miracle, life and death, trust and treachery, and the passing of time. Based on the popular book by E.B. White, this exciting two -person version of Charlotte's Web tells the story of Wilbur, a pig who desperately wants to live, Fern, a young girl who loves animals, Templeton, a gluttonous rat, a friendly goose, the indifferent sheep, and Charlotte, a spider whose miraculous plan along with her love and friendship, saves Wilbur's life.

Heroic Animals

March 18, 2010

Location: BIlly Bishop Home & Museum
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Phone: 519-371-0031
Email: museumsprograms@owensound.ca

What is a hero? Did you know that not all soldiers are human? Learn how Billy Bishop was a hero and the many roles animals played in World War I and II. Make your own medal and a secret code to send messages to friends.

Industrious Owen Sound

March 19, 2010

Location: Billy Bishop Home & Museum
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Phone: 519-371-0031
Email: museumsprograms@owensound.ca

Learn about the different industries in Owen Sound and the different products made in your home town! Make crafts and visit an authentic CN Caboose.

Eureka Exchange Kick Off Event and Eco-Fair

March 20, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Meaford Hall Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: info@meafordhall.ca
Website: www.meafordhall.ca

Eureka Exchange Kick Off Event and Eco-Fair Saturday March 20, 8:30-5pm $49.95 Greening productivity helps businesses do better with less©. The Eureka Exchange brings together innovative green technologies, issues, and ideas geared to enhance productivity in small and medium sized businesses, aiding small businesses, community and economic development. This internationally broadcast launch of the virtual online Eureka Exchange includes a host of speakers from around the world, business leaders and technology ideas that are on the forefront of the green productivity revolution. Don’t miss the discussion and exploration of innovative green technologies that are heralding a new era of business growth. To participate visit www.goingforthegreen.net

Gallery Night at the Movies

March 22, 2010

Location: Galaxy Cinemas, 10th St. West
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Kim Skene
Phone: 519-376-1932
Website: www.tomthomson.org

"Cole" Feeling guilty about abandoning his broken family to follow a dream in the city, 22 year-old Cole returns to his small home town.

Roast Beef Dinner

March 22, 2010

Location: Division St. United Church, 997 4th Ave. East
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Peggy Ann Black
Phone: 519-376-9769
Website: www.dsuc.ca/

Quota International of Owen Sound hosts their annual fundraiser of home-made roast beef dinner with all the trimmings including desserts.

Aesthetic Energy at Gallery de Boer - Fine Art & Jazz

March 23, 2010 to April 30, 2010

Location: Gallery de Boer - Fine Art & Jazz, Upstairs, 970 - 2nd Aveneu East
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Ron de Boer, curator/owner
Phone: 519-376-7914
Email: info@gallerydeboer.ca
Website: www.gallerydeboer.ca

The creative spirit is at the heart of our humanity. To surround yourself with art is to visually express your own personal aesthetic inspirations. Aesthetic Energy, the latest exhibition at Gallery de Boer - Fine Art & Jazz, will immerse you in a sensual experience of the power and energy of some of Gallery de Boer’s finest artists.

Archaeology of Ancient Egypt Lecture Series: Egyptian Mythology

March 23, 2010

Location: Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Lara Javalyn
Phone: 519-376-3690
Email: lara.javalyn@greyroots.com
Website: www.greyroots.com

The Egyptian Archaeology Lecture Series takes place on Tuesday afternoons from March 23 through April 13 at 2:30 pm at Grey Roots Museum & Archives. Regular admission rates apply. Complimentary refreshments following. Lecturer Daniel Kolos holds an M.A. in Ancient Egyptian Language and Literature from the University of Toronto. Week 1, March 23 - Egyptian Mythology Week 2, March 30 - Archaeology of the Pyramids Week 3, April 6 - Why Did Tutankhamun Die So Young? Week 4, April 13 - Archaeology and Tomb Robbery

Serena Ryder

March 23, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Meaford Hall Arts&Cultural Centre
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: info@meafordhall.ca
Website: www.meaofrdhall.ca

Serena Ryder folk/acoustic/indie Tuesday March 23, 8pm $ Serena Ryder grew up the daughter of a go-go dancer and backup singer. Given her upbringing, it's no surprise she got an early start at all of 7 years old. These days she's got two Junos under her belt, two certified Gold albums and is being compared to Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin. Not too shabby for a girl from small town Ontario. Ryder brings music to life with a performance that resonates in memory long after its last notes fade… Royal Wood opens for Serena… his velvety smooth vocals and skilled hands upon the piano keys will leave you wanting more. "Wood is on his way to establishing himself alongside the Canadian royalty of artists such as Sexsmith and Wainwright.” – Exclaim Magazine Presented by Meaford Hall www.serenaryder.com www.royalwood.ca

Gord Bamford

March 24, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Meaford Hall Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: info@meafordhall.ca
Website: www.meafordhall.ca

Gord Bamford country Wednesday March 24, 8pm $26 Gord Bamford is country through and through. In the way he lives his life and in the way he writes his songs, Gord brings a unique out-look to his music in which his heartfelt sincerity can instantly be heard. “The guy is one of the purest country vocalists of our generation.” www.gordbamford.com Presented by Concert Factory Inc.

Winter Grass Concert with Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road

March 25, 2010

Location: Royal Canadian Legion, 1450 2nd Ave. West
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Bernie Range
Phone: 519-534-5923
Website: www.queensbush.ca

Queen's Bush Bluegrass Club proudly present Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road. Opening band is local Bluegrass Edition. Tickets $22 available at the door or at Fromagers Music.

Maple Syrup Festival du Sirop d'Erable

March 27, 2010

Location: Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Lara Javalyn
Phone: 519-376-3690
Email: lara.javalyn@greyroots.com
Website: www.greyroots.com/programs-events/events

Satisfy your sweet tooth with a lip smacking, hearty breakfast. The Festival will offer a variety of indoor and outdoor activities. Come on out and make a French Canadian Connection and enjoy a day of fun for the whole family! Entry to this special event is by general admission; breakfast costs are separate: $3.00 for children and $5.00 per adult.

Maple Syrup Festival-Grey Roots

March 27, 2010

Location: Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Lara Javalyn
Phone: 519-376-3690
Email: lara.javalyn@greyroots.com
Website: www.greyroots.com

The festival will feature a variety of activities. Tour the historic homes and the Bluewater Garage with costumed demonstrators in Moreston Heritage Village. Watch the blacksmith hammer out tools on his forge. Make your own old fashioned taffy, let Gerry Thiel’s team of horses take you on a wagon ride around the site, watch sheep shearing demonstrations and then enjoy a spectacular Métis folklore concert with Michel Payment

The Baby Boomers Show

March 27, 2010

Location: Roxy Theatre, 251 9th St. East
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Roxy Box Office
Phone: 519-371-2833
Website: www.roxytheatre.ca

Were you born between 1946 & 1964? Ever made out at the Drive-In? Own a beanbag chair? Listen to an eight track? Play Twister? Wear something die dyed? If you loved Lucy, or dreamed of Jeanie, then this show is for you. Simon B. Cotter and Scott Harris revisit the 50s, 60s & 70s with their hip, slick, and hilarious show celebrating the fads, events adn accomplishments of the ME generation. So drop in, let your hair down, and check out the scene, your parents would hate it.

Walter's Falls Maplefest

March 27, 2010

Location: Community Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Phone: 519-538-5944

Walter’s Falls Maplefest at the Community Centre from 9am-2pm. Pancakes, sausages, fruit and syrup, entertainment, rides to the bush. Adults $8, children $3

GBS presents: Party Pieces

March 28, 2010

Location: Knox United Church, 890 4th Ave. East Owen Sound
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Georgian Bay Symphony
Phone: 519-372-0212

Every musician has favourite little pieces that they love to play. They will show off their sound and a beautiful tune all to an audience like you who will be looking for 'comfort music' after a long winter. Rachel brings her cello and Praise her violin to join Jennifer Tung in a concert that brings you just that--pieces for the parlour one wants to hear over and over again. Jennifer is quite a pianist but she also sings. Who will accompany her?

Craigleith Heritage Depot Lecture Series

March 29, 2010

Location: Beaver Valley Community Centre
Closest Community: Thornbury/Clarksburg
Contact: Suzanne Purdy
Phone: 705.444.2601
Email: spurdy@thebluemountains.ca
Website: www.thebluemountains.ca

Monday, March 29th 1:00 – 2:00 Dorothy Duncan, historian “Heritage Recipes” Dorothy Duncan, author of Nothing More Comforting: Canada's Heritage Food and Canadians at Table: Food, Fellowship and Folklore will discuss the foods, beverages and medicines of the First Nations and the newcomers, and the changes to our food traditions that have occurred over time. She will bring samples of historic recipes for those brave enough to try them.

Archaeology of Ancient Egypt Lecture Series: Archaeology of the Pyramids

March 30, 2010

Location: Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Lara Javalyn
Phone: 519-376-3690
Email: lara.javalyn@greyroots.com
Website: www.greyroots.com

Free All you Can Eat Pancakes-With Ride at Whinny Acres

April 2, 2010 to April 3, 2010

Location: Whinny Acres - Priceville
Closest Community: Flesherton
Phone: 519-924-1478
Email: whinny@whinnyacres.com

When you book your 1 hour wagon or horse back ride you will get a free pancake feast with 'Uncle Richard's Maple Syrup'. Watch and taste the syrup as it is being made over the fire.

30th Annual Juried Art Show

April 3, 2010 to April 30, 2010

Location: Collingwood Library, 55 St. Marie St. Collingwood
Closest Community: Craigleith
Contact: The Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts
Phone: 705 445 3430
Email: admin@bmfa.on.ca
Website: www.bmfa.on.ca

The Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts presents the 30th Annual Juried Art Show in the new Collingwood Library, 55 St.Marie St. from 3rd April till 30th April,2010. Artists, Artisans and High School Students are invited to submit 1 or 2 recent works. Receiving is on 27th March from 10am till 4pm. Jurors are John David Anderson, Sharon Taylor and Andrew Goss. For more info call BMFA at 705 445 3430 or visit the web site www.bmfa.on.ca.

Maple Syrup Festival

April 3, 2010

Location: Cedar Rail Camp
Closest Community: Hanover
Contact: Doug & Elaine Schaab
Phone: 519-363-2702
Website: www.gohpc.net

Maple Syrup Festival to benefit the Aimbabwe Village or Hope. Fun family activities, pancake breakfast, maple syrup demonstration, sleigh rides, entertainment, children's painting area and more! Children under 5 are FREE! Taking place at Cedar Rail Camp, 1/2 km north of Scone on Bruce County Road #10 (the County line).

78th Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music

April 6, 2010 to April 20, 2010

Location: Various Locations
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Phone: 519-371-6794 or 519-422-1209

April 6-9th is Intermediate and Senior piano, strings, music theatre and school vocals. April 12-16th is Junior piano, Tr. vocal, Guitar, Brass & Woodwinds, Bands. Concerts of Festival Stars April 19th & 20th at 7:30 pm. various locations

Archaeology of Ancient Egypt Lecture Series: Why Did Tutankhamun Die So Young?

April 6, 2010

Location: Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Lara Javalyn
Phone: 519-376-3690
Email: lara.javalyn@greyroots.com
Website: www.greyroots.com

Saugeen Stamp Club - Monthly Meeting

April 6, 2010

Location: Hanover Public Library, 10th Street
Closest Community: Hanover
Contact: Bill Findlay
Phone: 519-369-5689
Email: billfindlay@persona.ca
Website: grvpa.com

Local Foods Dinner

April 7, 2010

Location: Grey Granite Club
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Anne Finlay-Stewart
Phone: 519-370-2333

Wednesday, April 7 at 6 p.m. at the Grey Granite Club the National Farmers' Union Grey County will be hosting a three-course farm dinner (local, of course). There will be a speaker bringing "News from the Family Farm" and space to promote local producers, events, retailers etc. Tickets are $20 and available at Around the Sound.

An Education

April 8, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Meaford Hall Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: info@meafordhall.ca
Website: www.meafordhall.ca

An Education Thursday April 8, 4pm $10 Jenny (Carey Mulligan) a very bright girl on the cusp of her 17th birthday, finds herself in a whirlwind romance with the much older David ( Peter Sarsgaard). Prior to meeting him, Jenny was working hard at secondary school to ensure getting to Oxford University. When she sees the lifestyle David can provide, one she never imagined could be hers, she's hooked and thoughts of Oxford are forgotten. Then, when things are looking pretty good for Jenny with the dashing (yet a little too smooth) David, the truth hits her like a ton of bricks. Jenny goes from being a bright eyed school girl and a sophisticated young lady, all the way back to questioning if she really knows who she is at all. 'An Education' won the Audience Choice award and the Cinematography award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Running time 95min, rated PG www.sonyclassics.com/aneducation

Browngrass Farm: The Final Saga community theatre

April 9, 2010 to April 10, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Meaford Hall Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: info@meafordhall.ca
Website: www.meafordhall.ca

Browngrass Farm: The Final Saga community theatre April 9 & 10, 8pm $15student/senior $25adult Join Henry, Annie Jo Clayborn, Myrtle and Fred for another quiet but hectic evening at the Browngrass Farm. Written and produced by Meaford Councillor, Harley Greenfield. Presented by the Meaford Hall & Culture Foundation.

11th Annual Vintner's Dinner & Wine Auction

April 10, 2010

Location: Stone Tree Grill, hwy 6 & 10
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Georgian Bay Symphony
Phone: 519-372-0212
Website: www.georgianbaysymphony.ca

Relax with friends and enjoy an evening of wines selected to match each course. Expert commentary from our guest vintners. Experience great food, fine wines and the excitement of a live auction.

16th Annual Holstein Maple Syrup Festival

April 10, 2010 to April 11, 2010

Location: Loves Maple Bush
Closest Community: Holstein
Website: http://www.holsteinmaplefest.com/

30 Demonstrations and displays including: Fergus Highlands Pipe Band, Biscuit House, Taffy Pull, Blacksmith, Ice Cream Making, Period Dress, Candle Making, Capstand Demo, War of 1812 Reenactments and Lots More!!

Kemble Maple Syrup Tour

April 10, 2010

Location: Kemble
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Indian River General Store
Phone: 519-371-7063

Experience various techniques of maple syrup making from the traditional to the most modern. Sample fresh sap as it comes from the tree; learn about syrup grading, tree identification, some of the different types of equipment used to produce maple syrup and much, much more. Farm products will be available for sale at some stops.During the tour, choose a moment to stop at Kemble United Church to enjoy a light lunch featuring locally produced farm products. Home-made waffles will be served with spiced sautéed apples, fresh maple syrup and sausages. Hot apple cider, coffee and tea will also be available. Washroom facilities are provided at the church only. A limited number of passports will be sold for the tour.

Experimental Music with Alan Glicksman

April 11, 2010

Location: Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Kim Skene
Phone: 519-376-1932
Email: kskene@owensound.ca
Website: www.tomthomson.org

Experimental Music with Glicksman & Friends In conjunction with his new exhibition What It Is, artist Alan Glicksman and friends will present a special experimental musical performance at 2 pm, Sunday, April 11 here at the Gallery. Please join us. Performance is free with Gallery admission. For more information on our exciting exhibitions, please visit our website at www.tomthomson.org

Archaeology of Ancient Egypt Lecture Series: Archaeology and Tomb Robbery

April 13, 2010

Location: Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Lara Javalyn
Phone: 519-376-3690
Email: lara.javalyn@greyroots.com
Website: www.greyroots.com

Cornerstones & Foundations Exhibit

April 14, 2010

Location: Marine & Rail Museum
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Phone: 519-371-3333

Join us on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 6:30 pm for our opening reception and light refreshments and entertainment as we celebrate our newest exhibit opening “Cornerstones & Foundations” at the Marine & Rail Museum! Members are free and not yet members pay regular museum admission. Space is limited. Call 519-371-3333 for more information.

As you approach the CN Station that evening you will be greeted with music played by Kevin Moyse on his keyboard. Enjoy desserts provided by Central Place Retirement Home part of the Landen Group, and step back in time and explore Owen Sound’s west side of yesteryear.

2010 Owen Sound MS Walk

April 18, 2010

Location: Royal Canadian Legion Br. 6, 1450 2nd Avenue W
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Shanae Vander Togt
Phone: 1-888-510-7777 ext.3209
Email: shanae.vandertogt@mssociety.ca
Website: http://www.mssociety.ca/ontario/scwalkCommunities.htm

Join us for the 11th Annual MS Walk in Owen Sound. Last year, 333 walkers raised more than $58,000 in the Owen Sound and Grey County community to fund research and services for people living with MS. The event is a fundraiser with entertainment and fun for the whole family! Please join us to help raise our fundraising goal of $60,000. Join us, and together we will end MS.

Owen Sound Museums -Ellen Pickton Free Osler - a remarkable Victorian lady of distinction

April 20, 2010

Location: Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Phone: 519-371-3333
Email: museumsprograms@owensound.ca

Ellen Free Pickton Osler (enacted by Elizabeth Myers) will share her colourful life in 19th Century Canada, explaining how the Oslers moved from the backwoods of Upper Canada to one of the country's most prominent Victorian families.

A Garden Symposium

April 21, 2010

Location: Bayshore Community Centre, 1900 3rd Ave. East
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Jan Middleton
Phone: 519-376-3242
Email: jan.middleton@sympatico.ca

A Georgian Bay Green Garden Club event, public is welcome, admission includes 3 speakers and lunch.

Grey Bruce Singers 'Home Sweet Home'

April 22, 2010 to April 24, 2010

Location: Hanover Civic Theatre
Closest Community: Hanover
Contact: Hanover Public Library
Phone: 519-364-1420
Website: www.greybrucesingers.ca

'Home Sweet Home', music honouring mothers, fathers and the Can. family. Thurs. April 22, Fri. April 23, Sat. April 24 at 8:00 p.m. and Sat. April 24 and Sun. April 25 at 3:00 p.m. The choir will present a wide variety of music along with small groups. Special guests are The Leith Singers and Gospel 4 U. Tickets are $18.00 for adults; $5.00 for children 12 and under. Available at Hanover Public Library starting March 17th. Don't miss this herald of spring to come.

Precious

April 22, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Meaford Hall Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: info@meafordhall.ca
Website: www.meafordhall.ca

Precious Thursday April 22, 4pm $10 Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother (Mo'Nique), a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful secret: she can neither read nor write. Precious may sometimes be down, but she is never out: this is a vibrant, honest and resoundingly hopeful film about the human capacity to grow and overcome. Running time 110min, rated PG www.weareallprecious.com

Winter Grass Concert with Monroe Crossing

April 22, 2010

Location: Royal Canadian Legion, 1450 2nd Ave. West
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Bernie Range
Phone: 519-534-5923
Website: www.queensbush.ca

It's Earth Day! Join the Queens Bush Bluegrass Club for their final concert with Monroe Crossing. Opening band is the Black Family.

Dala

April 24, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Meaford Hall Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: ticket@meaford.ca
Website: www.meafordhall.ca

Darlings of the Canadian music scene, Dala are poised to bring their harmonies and fresh brand of acoustic pop to the world. Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine have come a long way in a short time. The two best friends, who met in their high school music class and wrote their first song together in 2002, have since performed at Toronto's legendary Massey Hall a total of six times. Drawing upon influences like The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, Dala write songs that are both catchy and insightful. Amanda's ethereal soprano voice blends seamlessly with Sheila's velvety alto, creating the lush harmonies that have become their trademark. "...the angels of folk music. Ethereal, eloquent and downright beautiful, the music they create is faultlessly performed." - Exclaim! Website: http://www.dalagirls.com Presented by Meaford Hall

Showtime is 8pm

Tickets $28.50 $5eyeGo

Grey Bruce Singers 'Home Sweet Home'

April 24, 2010 to April 25, 2010

Location: Hanover Civic Theatre
Closest Community: Hanover
Contact: Hanover Public Library
Phone: 519-364-1420
Website: www.greybrucesingers.ca

Home and Cottage Expo

April 24, 2010 to April 25, 2010

Location: Bayshore Community Centre
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Doug Cleverley
Phone: 519 376-4440 ext. 1251
Website: www.homeandcottageexpo.com

This is it! Grey-Bruce's regional home show, the largest north of Stratford and west of Peterborough. Over 130 exhibits in 5 indoor exhibit areas and outdoors. Exhibitor Registration begins January 2010.

Kids’ Cosmos

April 24, 2010

Location: Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Lara Javalyn
Phone: 519-376-3690
Email: lara.javalyn@greryroots.com
Website: www.greyroots.com

Kids Cosmos is hosted by the Bruce County Astronomical Society and features a number of activities. This FREE come-and-go event lasts from 1:30 - 4:00 pm. For children 5-12 years, accompanied by an adult. Don't miss watching Professor Albert make a comet with dry ice, see sun spots on the sun with special scopes, make a planet and more!

National Poetry Month Gala Performance

April 24, 2010

Location: Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Lara Javalyn
Phone: 519-376-3690
Email: lara.javalyn@greyroots.com
Website: www.greyroots.com

Join Grey-Bruce poets for a gala performance in the Grey Roots Theatre, to celebrate National Poetry Month. The theme for 2010 is Climate Change. Admission to the event is free and will feature the following poets: Kristan Anderson is Owen Sound's Poet Laureate and 'Word's Aloud Slam' event coordinator. Liz Zetlin is a popular local poet from Markdale. Liz is the co-artistic director of the 'Words Aloud' event, director of the 'Words Aloud' documentary, and is a Poet Laureate Emeritus. Harry Posner of Collingwood is a 'Words Aloud' poet and organizer of Collingwood's First Annual Literary Festival. Judy Lowry is a talented artist and poet from the Chatsworth area. Daniel Kolos is a 'Words Aloud' poet and Egyptologist from Priceville.

Black Family Concert

April 25, 2010

Location: Division Street United Church, 997 4th Ave. East
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Contact: Donna Thompson
Phone: 519-371-2984
Website: www.dsuc.ca

Quota International of Owen Sound are proud to sponsor the Black Family for your enjoyment.

Craigleith Heritage Depot Lecture Series

April 26, 2010

Location: Beaver Valley Community Centre
Closest Community: Thornbury/Clarksburg
Contact: Suzanne Purdy
Phone: 705.444.2601
Email: spurdy@thebluemountains.ca
Website: www.thebluemountains.ca

Monday, April 26th 1:00 – 2:00 Chris Raible, historian and Creemore resident "From Hands Now Striving to Be Free" Following the failure 1837 Rebellion, hundreds of men were thrown into Toronto's jail and held for months without trial. Many began to make small wooden boxes (more than 100 have been identified), for family or friends, inscribed poems and quotations - sentimental, religious, and especially political. Those men in a penitentiary were anything but penitent.

Owen Sound Museums Lecture Series-Peter Chepil: Experiences in Dining

April 27, 2010

Location: Owen Sound Marine & Rail
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Phone: 519-371-3333
Email: museumsprograms@owensound.ca

Peter will discuss the dos and don’ts of the dinner party, as well as share interesting tidbits including the history of the napkin. Learn fun hints and tips impress your guests with elegantly folded napkins.

Bluegrass Concert Unplugged at Rocky Raccoon

April 30, 2010

Location: Rocky Raccoon
Closest Community: Owen Sound
Website: http://www.queensbush.ca/bands/bluegrassedition.htm

Upcoming event at Rocky Raccoon Cafe as follows, Unplugged version bluegrass concert at 9:30pm as you listen to the bluegrass music we will be serving bluegrass cuisine. Entrance by donation which will be presented to the band. Thank you sincerely,

The Reader

May 27, 2010 to March 27, 2010

Location: Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre
Closest Community: Meaford
Contact: Meaford Hall Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email: info@meafordhall.ca
Website: www.meafordhall.ca

The Reader Thursday May 27, 4pm $10 A Golden Globe and Academy Award Winner featuring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes: “A tale of eroticism, secrecy and guilt that’s bound to stir discussion. Well-acted…it’s an absorbing story of sexual awakening and moral dilemmas. ‘The Reader’ raises thorny questions and avoids simple answers.” – USA Today Running time 124min, rated R www.thereader-movie.com