It is with great sadness and respect that we say a fond "baamaapii gwabmin" to Basil H. Johnston, a dear friend, renowned author, celebrated storyteller and tireless promoter of the Anishinaabe language as he makes his journey across the path of stars.
Basil Johnston wrote over 15 books in English and five in Ojibway, with the most recent title on the eve of publication when Basil passed away in September 2015. Candies: a humour composite is a collection of comedic essays and short stories that express Basil's wry humour.
A memorial book launch for Candies will be held at The Ginger Press, Owen Sound, on Sat. May 7 starting at 2 p.m. All are welcome to celebrate the life of a remarkable man. Basil was born in Wasauksing First Nation in 1929, and he was a member of the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation. Over the course of his life, Basil was honoured with many awards and accolades, including the 2013 Ontario Arts Council Aboriginal Arts Award, Order of Ontario, three honorary doctorates and the Anskohk Aboriginal Literary Lifetime Achievement Award.
Two brothers, Joe and Phil Klages, decided that Desboro needed somewhere to have more intimate concerts, since the Community Centre was torn down in 2009. The opportunity appeared when the Anglican Church came up for sale. They saw the potential and took the chance to contribute to the community.
After a year of renovations, the Desboro Music Hall is finally ready to open its doors with its inaugural year. We will host a monthly Concert Series from April – October. It is also available to the community for hall rentals. This gives people the choice of an intimate, warm space to hold their event or meeting.
Desboro Music Hall is kicking off its Concert Series with a Grand Opening Concert on April 30, 2016 featuring
When musicians' careers climb high enough, fans and trivia games always want to know where they got their start; for the Beatles it was the Cavern, for Bob Dylan it was Greenwich Village. The Georgian Bay Folk Society hopes that one day music fans will look back and say that their favourite act launched their career at the Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival in Owen Sound. To make that dream come true...
The Owen Sound Artists' Co-op is pleased to host the eighth annual Art and Craft Legacy Show for senior students in Grey and Bruce Counties. This exhibit will be showing for the month of April.
Sunday, April 10th, between 2pm and 3pm there will be a ceremony presenting 14 awards to these exceptional students for their 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional art work.
This diverse exhibit allows us to see into the creative minds of our youth, and allows students to show their work in a gallery setting. This is an opportunity to reward students for excellence in arts and crafts and
From the Great Northern Plains of Western Canada, Little Miss Higgins struts and serenades her way, guitar in hand, lips blazoned red, onto the Meaford Hall stage April 16. As if she just drove in off the back-road of another time with gravel dust and a sunset trailing behind her, this pocket-sized powerhouse plays music brewed up in old-time country blues sprinkled with a little jazz and maybe a hint of folk. Whether it's songs about passion or songs about panties, she writes about ...
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