JULY EVENTS
Garden Tour - Clarksburg
Saturday, July 5, 2008 - 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: St. Georges Anglican Church, Clarksburg
Sponsored by St. George's Anglican Church, the Graden Tour provides
an opportunity to visit some of the finest gardens in The Blue Mountains
and to enjoy a light lunch. A map is included with the tickets available
from Pharmasave and Jessica's Book Nook in Thornbury, the Crow's Nest in
Collingwood, and Stuff-to-Read in Meaford.
Phone: 519-599-3047
Website:
http://www.stgeorgesbluemountains.diohuron.org
24th Annual -- The Blue
Mountains Chili Cookoff
Saturday, July 5, 2008 - 11:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Events Plaza at The Village at Blue Mountain
Join in the fun of this popular Thornbury-Clarksburg Rotary
fundraising event - enter a chili team and pit your best chili against
dozens of others! Or enjoy watching the cooks prepare competition chili,
from scratch and see the Ontario Provincial Champion crowned. Buy a $10
tasting kit to sample some or all of the 30 or so chilis and help choose
the People's Choice Champ! A fun-filled family day, complete with free
admission and free outdoor entertainment, including Lemon Pepper
Pickerel on the Village Stage! For entry form and details, check out our
website or call 519-599-6469.
Contact: Gerry McGregor
Phone: 519-599-6469
Email:
chili@tcrotary.ca
Website:
http://www.tcrotary.ca/chili
Stand-Up Comedy Night! Fraser
Young & Friends
Saturday, July 5, 2008 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: The Opera House
Featuring the comedic stylings of some of North Americas best talent!
Join Fraser Young (Comedy Network, Madly Off In All Directions and voted
Canadas best up-and-coming) & Friends as they take the stage for this
hilarious exploration of the world of stand-up - Go deep inside this
mysterious world and come out rollicking with laughter! Warning: adult
content. www.youngfraser.com Presented by the Meaford Hall & Culture
Foundation. Tickets $25
Contact: Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email:
ticket@meaford.ca
Website:
http://www.meafordhall.ca
Jazz by the Bay - Encore Band
Sunday, July 6, 2008 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Thornbury Bayview Park
Sunday evenings 7-9 pm at the Rotary Pavilion; Bayview Park;
Thornbury. Bring a lawn chair. Refreshments available. Donations
accepted
July 6 - Encore Band
July 13 - Louis LeFaive & the Kings of Swing
July 20 - Howling Dogs Jazz Quartet
July 27 - Return Trip - A Tribute to the 60's
Aug 3 - Georgian Sound Big Band
Aug 10 - Bourbon Street Buskers
Aug 17 - Bobby Dean Blackburn
Aug 24 - Toronto All Star Band - at Raven Golf at Lora Bay
call 519-599-3223 for info and rainday changes
Contact: Linda Wykes
Phone: 519-599-1200
Email:
info@bluemountainschamber.ca
Website:
http://www.jazzbythebay.ca
Bookends The Music of Simon
& Garfunkel
Saturday, July 12, 2008 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: The Opera House
Join two of Canadas most talented and respected musicians - Kevin
Fox and Tim Bovaconti - as they celebrate the songs and stories of the
legendary Simon & Garfunkel. The emotional straightforwardness of Paul
Simons lyrics and the simple purity of Art Garfunkels voice are
portrayed with expert precision. A stirring musical journey through all
the classic hits, as well as some of Paul Simons solo hits with a few
surprises in between. Presented by the Meaford Hall & Culture
Foundation. www.thecollectionagency.ca/bookends Tickets $25
Contact: Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email:
ticket@meaford.ca
Website:
http://www.meafordhall.ca
Jazz by the Bay - Louis
LeFaive and the Kings of Swing
Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Thornbury Bayview Park
Sunday evenings 7-9 pm at the Rotary Pavilion; Bayview Park;
Thornbury. Bring a lawn chair. Refreshments available. Donations
accepted
July 6 - Encore Band
July 13 - Louis LeFaive & the Kings of Swing
July 20 - Howling Dogs Jazz Quartet
July 27 - Return Trip - A Tribute to the 60's
Aug 3 - Georgian Sound Big Band
Aug 10 - Bourbon Street Buskers
Aug 17 - Bobby Dean Blackburn
Aug 24 - Toronto All Star Band - at Raven Golf at Lora Bay
call 519-599-3223 for info and rainday changes
Contact: Linda Wykes
Phone: 519-599-3223
Email:
info@bluemountainschamber.ca
Website:
http://www.jazzbythebay.ca
The Blue Mountains Relay For
Life
Friday, July 18, 2008 - 7:00pm - 7:00am
Location: Beaver Valley Community School
A 12-hour relay to raise funds for cancer research. Form a team of 10
and join us for a night of fun, entertainment and HOPE. Registration and
pledge information at www.cancer.ca or call Pat 519-599-2369 or Lynda
519-599-6804.
Contact: Rob Potter
Phone: 519-599-3649 or 519-599-3760
Email:
robpotter@rogers.com
Website:
http://www.cancer.ca
Jazz by the Bay - Howling
Dogs Jazz
Sunday, July 20, 2008 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Thornbury Bayview Park
Sunday evenings 7-9 pm at the Rotary Pavilion; Bayview Park;
Thornbury. Bring a lawn chair. Refreshments available. Donations
accepted
July 6 - Encore Band
July 13 - Louis LeFaive & the Kings of Swing
July 20 - Howling Dogs Jazz Quartet
July 27 - Return Trip - A Tribute to the 60's
Aug 3 - Georgian Sound Big Band
Aug 10 - Bourbon Street Buskers
Aug 17 - Bobby Dean Blackburn
Aug 24 - Toronto All Star Band - at Raven Golf at Lora Bay
call 519-599-3223 for info and rainday changes
Contact: Linda Wykes
Phone: 519-599-1200
Email:
info@bluemountainschamber.ca
Website:
http://www.jazzbythebay.ca
One Night with Elvis
Official Collingwood Elvis Festival Venue
Saturday, July 26, 2008 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: The Opera House
Join Meaford Hall, an official Collingwood Elvis Festival Venue as
they celebrate Elvis! Be delighted and entertained by an award-winning
Elvis tribute artist on a realistic, larger-than-life journey of this
world-renowned legend. Artist to be announced closer to the date.
Official Festival merchandise and programs available on site. Presented
by the Meaford Hall & Culture Foundation.
www.collingwoodelvisfestival.com Tickets $25
Contact: Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email:
ticket@meaford.ca
Website:
http://www.meafordhall.ca
Jazz by the Bay - Return Trip
Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Thornbury Bayview Park
Sunday evenings 7-9 pm at the Rotary Pavilion; Bayview Park;
Thornbury. Bring a lawn chair. Refreshments available. Donations
accepted
July 6 - Encore Band
July 13 - Louis LeFaive & the Kings of Swing
July 20 - Howling Dogs Jazz Quartet
July 27 - Return Trip - A Tribute to the 60's
Aug 3 - Georgian Sound Big Band
Aug 10 - Bourbon Street Buskers
Aug 17 - Bobby Dean Blackburn
Aug 24 - Toronto All Star Band - at Raven Golf at Lora Bay
call 519-599-3223 for info and rainday changes
Contact: Linda Wykes
Phone: 519-599-1200
Email:
info@bluemountainschamber.ca
Website:
http://www.jazzbythebay.ca
Jazz by the Bay - Georgian
Sound Big Band
Sunday, August 3, 2008 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Thornbury Bayview Park
Sunday evenings 7-9 pm at the Rotary Pavilion; Bayview Park;
Thornbury. Bring a lawn chair. Refreshments available. Donations
accepted
July 6 - Encore Band
July 13 - Louis LeFaive & the Kings of Swing
July 20 - Howling Dogs Jazz Quartet
July 27 - Return Trip - A Tribute to the 60's
Aug 3 - Georgian Sound Big Band
Aug 10 - Bourbon Street Buskers
Aug 17 - Bobby Dean Blackburn
Aug 24 - Toronto All Star Band - at Raven Golf at Lora Bay
call 519-599-3223 for info and rainday changes
Contact: Linda Wykes
Phone: 519-599-1200
Email:
info@bluemountainschamber.ca
Website:
http://www.jazzbythebay.ca
Celebrate the Centenary with
Kim Mitchell!
Saturday, August 9, 2008 -
Location: Meaford Hall Grounds
Kim Mitchell headlines as part of the Meaford Hall Centenary
Celebrations! This legendary Canadian rocker will be performing an
outdoor concert as part of the festivities for Centenary Celebration
August 7-10. Check www.meafordhall.ca for a complete event listing.
Presented by the Meaford Hall & Culture Foundation. www.kimmitchell.ca
Tickets $40
Contact: Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email:
ticket@meaford.ca
Website:
http://www.meafordhall.ca
Jazz by the Bay - Bourbon
Street Buskers
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Thornbury Bayview Park
Sunday evenings 7-9 pm at the Rotary Pavilion; Bayview Park;
Thornbury. Bring a lawn chair. Refreshments available. Donations
accepted
July 6 - Encore Band
July 13 - Louis LeFaive & the Kings of Swing
July 20 - Howling Dogs Jazz Quartet
July 27 - Return Trip - A Tribute to the 60's
Aug 3 - Georgian Sound Big Band
Aug 10 - Bourbon Street Buskers
Aug 17 - Bobby Dean Blackburn
Aug 24 - Toronto All Star Band - at Raven Golf at Lora Bay
call 519-599-3223 for info and rainday changes
Contact: Linda Wykes
Phone: 519-599-1200
Email:
info@bluemountainschamber.ca
Website:
http://www.jazzbythebay.ca
The Toronto Consort - Early
Music
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: The Opera House
The Toronto Consort is Canadas leading chamber ensemble specializing
in the music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and early Baroque. Some of
Canadas leading early music specialists have come together to form the
Toronto Consort, whose members include both singers and instrumentalists
(lute, recorder, guitar, flute, early keyboards and percussion). A
premiere performance at Meaford Hall featuring The Da Vinci Codex
music from the time of Leonardo da Vinci. Presented by the Meaford Hall
& Culture Foundation. www.torontoconsort.org Toronto should count its
blessings that it has an ensemble like the Consort to expose it to the
masterpieces of Early Music. From soloists to musicians to conductor
David Fallis, this is early music-making at its very best. Toronto Star
Tickets $45
Contact: Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email:
ticket@meaford.ca
Website:
http://www.meafordhall.ca
Jazz by the Bay - Bobby Dean
Blackburn
Sunday, August 17, 2008 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Thornbury Bayview Park
Sunday evenings 7-9 pm at the Rotary Pavilion; Bayview Park;
Thornbury. Bring a lawn chair. Refreshments available. Donations
accepted
July 6 - Encore Band
July 13 - Louis LeFaive & the Kings of Swing
July 20 - Howling Dogs Jazz Quartet
July 27 - Return Trip - A Tribute to the 60's
Aug 3 - Georgian Sound Big Band
Aug 10 - Bourbon Street Buskers
Aug 17 - Bobby Dean Blackburn
Aug 24 - Toronto All Star Band - at Raven Golf at Lora Bay
call 519-599-3223 for info and rainday changes
Contact: Linda Wykes
Phone: 519-599-1200
Email:
info@bluemountainschamber.ca
Website:
http://www.jazzbythebay.ca
St George's Corn Roast
Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: St. Georges Anglican Church, Clarksburg
A corn roast and barbecue featuring fresh local corn on the cob.
Admission to this popular annual event is free, permitting those
attending to purchase as many food items as they wish, including
sausages on a bun and other delicacies, as well as corn on the cob.
Phone: 519-599-3047
4th Annual Sail for Hope
Sunday, August 24, 2008 -
Location: Thornbury Harbour
Get out your calendars! The date for Sail for Hope has been set for
Sunday August 24, noon-6pm at the Thornbury Harbour, hosted by the
Thornbury Yacht Club and the Canadian Cancer Society. Please join us in
an afternoon of cruising the waters of Georgian Bay with our TYC
captains on their sailboats or power craft. Later in the day, courtesty
of local sponsors, enjoy a scrumptious gourmet barbecue under the tent.
It is a day filled with laughter and community spirit in support of a
meaningful cause.
Pick up Sail for Hope registration forms at Gyles Sails & Marine.
Cancer Society Bluewater Unit Office 519-376-6011 or 1-800-430-6228
Contact: Alan Chesworth
Phone: 519-599-7865
Email:
chesworth@sympatico.ca
Jazz by the Bay - Toronto All
Star Band at Lora Bay
Sunday, August 24, 2008 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Lora Bay Raven Golf Course
Outdoor concert, bring a lawnchair. Toronto All Star Band, Raven Golf
Course at Lora Bay.
Contact: Linda Wykes
Phone: 519-599-1200
Email:
info@bluemountainschamber.ca
Website:
http://www.jazzbythebay.ca
Meaford International Film
Festival 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 -
Location: The Opera House
MIFF continues into its second year at the Meaford Hall Arts &
Cultural Centre with the same energy, drive and promise as the inaugural
sold-out festival but now with a little history and an excited
returning crowd! Stay tuned to www.meafordhall.ca for updates and sneak
peeks! Presented by the Meaford Hall & Culture Foundation. MIFF runs
August 27 to 31.
Contact: Box Office
Phone: 1.877.538.0463
Email:
ticket@meaford.ca
Website:
http://www.meafordhall.ca
Little Opera - Big Show
Sunday, September 28, 2008 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Marsh Street Centre, Clarksburg
A LITTLE OPERA- A BIG SHOW Seventh Annual Concert - A collection of
well known pieces from the world of Broadway and Opera performed by
artists from Orion House Concerts. Concert $25.
Contact: Linda Wykes
Phone: 519-599-3344
Email:
riverside@bmts.com
St Georges Oktoberfest
Saturday, October 25, 2008 - 6:00pm - 12:00am
Location: Beaver Valley Community Centre, Thornbury
This extremely popular event promises to be a fun evening featuring
traditional Bavarian fare, dancing and entertainment. Beer and wine will
be available at a reasonably-priced cash bar. Tickets are available from
Thornbury Pharmasave; Jessica's Book Nook, in Thornbury; the Crow's Nest
in Collingwood; Stuff-to-Read in Meaford; and through St. George's
Anglican Church. If desired, tables of 8 can be reserved. Oktoberfest is
a fundraising event for the St. George's Anglican Church's capital fund.
Phone: 519-599-3047
Amnesty International's 11th
Annual Cabaret
Saturday, November 1, 2008 - 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Marsh Street Community Centre
Music, laughs, yummy sweets and a reasonably priced ticket will allow
you, your family and friends to help AI's Group 82 raise funds to carry
on with their human rights work. This annual event has featured various
artists over the last 11 years - much to the delight of the faithful
attendees. Entertainment for 2008 will be announced soon. Tickets will
be available at various locations in TBM and Collingwood. Stay tuned for
more details.
Contact: Debbie Perks
Phone: 519-538-1015
Jolly Holly Christmas Bake
Sale and Lunch
Saturday, November 15, 2008 - 11:00am - 2:00pm
Location: St. George's Anglican Church, Clarksburg
A great place to pick up scrumptious home baking for Christmas.
Admission is free with a delightful light lunch optionally available.
Phone: 519-599-3047
20th Annual Gourmet Dinner
and Silent Auction, "Let's eat.. And help the kids!"
Friday, November 21, 2008 - 6:00pm - 12:00am
Location: Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, Owen Sound
Many Thanks to the Top Chefs throughout Grey and Bruce who come
together to contribute to the evenings menu. Over 200 items are featured
on our Silent Auction tables and last year we raised $22,000 on just the
Silent Auction alone! All proceeds support our Sunshine Fund!
Contact: Cindy Wheeler, Fund Development Coordinator
Phone: 376-7829 ext 288
Email:
cwheeler@greycas.org
Clarksburg Tree Lighting
Friday, November 28, 2008 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Downtown Clarksburg
Annual Tree Lighting 7 pm, visit with Santa, horse and wagon rides,
Christmas caroling, open house at the local shops.
Contact: Linda Wykes
Phone: 519-599-3344
Website:
http://www.clarksburg.ca
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