by Kelly Babcock
Thursday, October 22nd, at 9PM, at the Avalon Jazz Lounge & Patio, 229 9th Street E., Come out and jam on any kind of jazz you want, just bring an instrument or your voice and join Kaelin Murphy at the Avalon! Admission: Pay what you can
Friday, October 23rd, at 6PM, at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 6, 1450 2nd Avenue West, The Bishop Home presents the 11th Annual Trivia Challenge. Doors Open at: 6 pm, First Question at 7pm-SHARP! $120 per team (up to 8 players) $15.00pp. Prizes for best costumed/themed table, top 3 teams plus more. Bring your friends, food and have some fun with TRIVIA!!! To Register call Patty at Bishop House—519-371-0031
Friday, October 23rd, at 9PM, at the Avalon Jazz Lounge & Patio, 229 9th Street E., presents Kunle, a versatile musician that delivers a mix of music from Celtic through blues and ...
One of Quebec's most respected fiddlers and singers will be in Owen Sound with the trad-folk trio Mil on November 7.
Claude Méthé, with guitarist Dana Whittle and flute and whistle player Denise Levac, will co-host an all-instruments Quebec dance repertoire workshop for area musicians that afternoon at The Harmony Centre, then play for the regular Fiddlefern Country Dancers contra dance that evening at nearby St. George's church hall, with dance callers Frank Francalanza and Lorraine Sutton.
Méthé, also a singer and prolific composer, is among the most influential Quebec fiddlers of his generation. His career began in the 1970s and 80s with Le Rêve du Diable, a group he co-founded and for which he received honours from the Québec National Assembly in 2012. Arguably Quebec's first commercially successful trad band, Le Rêve du Diable was indirectly responsible for spawning and influencing many more to come.
Méthé's solo album L'Amant confesseur was nominated for trad Canadian folk album of the year. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Dana Whittle, originally from
Back in 2007, the City of Owen Sound's Cultural Advisory Committee invited local residents to suggest the course of the City's involvement in cultural policy and support through its first-ever Cultural Master Plan. One of the initiatives which generated the most support was the launch of an awards program to recognize excellence and achievement in the arts, culture, and heritage. The Owen Sound Cultural Awards launched in 2009 and is now in its seventh year.
Nominations are now open for the 7th Annual Cultural Awards. The Cultural Advisory Committee invites residents to nominate their favourite artist, event, or organization for one of the eight awards to be presented at a reception at the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre in February 2016.
The awards include:
by Kelly Babcock
Thursday, October 8th, at 9PM, West5 at the Avalon Jazz Lounge & Patio, 229 9th Street E., Come hear jazz standards with your friendly neighbourhood teenagers ... because Jazz, baby!. Admission: Pay what you can
Friday, October 16th, at 9PM, at the Avalon Jazz Lounge & Patio, 229 9th Street E., presents the Regal Jazz Band, A taste of traditional Jazz from Collingwood. admission: Pay what you can
Saturday, October 17th, at 7PM, at The River Café, 986 Main Street, The original Music of Justin Burgess. Come early and get set up in comfortable seating with a hot beverage and enjoy the show. A pay what you ...
Source: Media Release
The Meaford BIA invites artists to submit proposals to design and create exterior public artwork in Nelson Street Square, downtown Meaford.
The Meaford BIA aims to keep Meaford's downtown fresh and appealing to residents and visitors. The project theme is "Inspired by Southern Georgian Bay." The finished art will: demonstrate contemporary artistic excellence, be conceptually timeless and enduring, be iconic or highly visible and be engaging to the surrounding community and visitors. The large-scale pieces (4'x8') are to be displayed for ...
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