coming-right-up-fullFriday, May 29th, from 4PM to 6PM, The weekly Friday Afternoon Coffee House & Open Mic at The Bleeding Carrot, 945 Main Street, will again be hosted by Kelly Babcock. Bring your poems, your songs and your instruments or just an appetite to hear great local talent and sip coffee, tea, or fruit smoothies and join in the fun of this free event.


Friday, May 29th at 8PM, Mossy Gatherings presents Ariana Nasr chante Piaf (Ariana Nasr sings Piaf) at The River Café, 986 Main Street. Ariana, a singer, multi-instrumentalist and recovering anglophone of Afghan/Canadian decent, will perform the music of Edith Piaf. Tickets, $20, are available at The River Cafe, Parsons Foto Source, and Fromager Music. Come out for an evening and experience a different era, the era of La Môme Piaf.


Friday, May 29th, at 9:30PM, Mudtown Records presents My Son The Huricane at The Pub at 1005 Main Street, Owen Sound. This large band, heavy on wind instruments, is riding into town on a wave of successes. Be prepared to let their sound wash over you. Tickets available at Ticketscene.


Saturday, May 30th, 11:30AM to 1:30PM catch Rob Elder and The Shed Shakers with special guest, Morgan Lyall of Chicks With Picks at The Frog Ponds, 209 8th Street East. Rob, Tommy and Nick are always worth catching and Morgan is just icing on the cake, and what could be better than cake on Saturday?


Saturday, May 30th, Massie Hall, just a little east of Chatsworth presents Bruce County's own Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar ~ Live at Massie Hall Coffeehouse (Massie, ON) - 7PM - $18 (coffee/tea/goodies included in price) Contact Peter Miller for tickets: 519-794-3652.


Saturday, May 30th at 7PM, at The Ginger Press Bookstore and Café at 848 Main Street, help launch Tracey Richardson's new romance novel "The Song In My Heart" and hear a mini concert by Elaine Dark! You will literally be at a book launch, and you will likely love it.


Saturday, May 30th at 8PM, Singer-Songwriter-Guitarist Roxanne Potvin returns to The Bleeding Carrot in the heart of Downtown Owen Sound, 945 Main Street for an intimate solo show! Special guest opener is the up-and-coming local singer-songwriter, Zoltan Stewart!
Limited seating, advance tickets at The Bleeding Carrot or by calling 519-270-8570 to reserve. ONLY $15
Come out for some fine musical entertainment on a Saturday night...


Sunday, May 31st, at 1:30PM at The Owen Sound Farmer's Market Building, 114 8th St East, Owen Sound is where you'll find The Village of Sound and their first all inclusive, total audio, visual, live entertainment performance. With special guests Justin Burgess and Skyii Autumn, and an amazing assortment of original material, arranged and presented in an energetic live atmosphere with captivating visual presence and feeling! Doors open at 1pm, show begins at 1:30pm, $5 ticket price payable at door.


Monday, June 1st, at 7:30PM, the Georgian Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra invites you to their annual year-end performance featuring vocalist Sylvie Annette Kindree, cellist Keira McArthur and with special guest classical guitar soloist Camille Belair conducted by GBSYO Music Director Richard Mascall We will be performing works by Handel, Brahms, Warlock, and Rodrigo, as well as a world premiere by our guitar soloist, Camille Belair. Also our own Keira McArthur will be performing the cello solo of Richard Mascall's Namegos (Sacred 'Lake Trout') from Awesiinyag, his brand new "native Carnival of the Animals". And come out to hear local standout vocalist Sylvie Kindree sing a selection of Gershwin favourites.Doors open at 7PM This is a Pay-What-You-Can event. Special thanks to the Ontario Power Generation & the Leflar Foundation and the Georgian Bay Symphony for their support.