by Kelly Babcock

Thursday, September 10th, 9PM 'til 11PM, West5 at the Avalon Jazz Lounge & Patio, 229 9th Street E., Come hear jazz standards performed by the area's best youth ensemble. Admission: Pay what you can

Friday, September 11th, from 4PM to 6PM, at The Bleeding Carrot, 945 Main St., join host Kelly Babcock of Hot Black Coffee for the Friday Afternoon Coffee House & Open Mic. Bring your voice, your instrument (guitar, mandolin, and piano available for use), your ears, or all three and either entertain us, enjoy the entertainment, or do both. Admission is free, come enjoy the Bleeding Carrot's hospitality

Friday, September 11th, from 9PM 'til 11PM, at the Avalon Jazz Lounge & Patio, 229 9th Street E., ET Rhino. Put on your dancing shoes, for the ever so popular electric jazz funk band is back admission: Pay what you can

Saturday, September 12th, at The Bleeding Carrot, 945 Main St., from 8PM 'til 11, respected singer/songwriter and Summerfolk 2014 alumni, Jon Brooks performs. The intimate atmosphere of this small venue will most certainly showcase Jon's compositions in the most direct way possible. Admission $20, tickets available at the Bleeding Carrot, limited seating

Saturday, September 12th, from 9PM 'til 11PM, the Avalon Jazz Lounge & Patio, 229 9th Street E., presents Jamie Smith & Don Buchanan. When these two seasoned musicians come together, you are in for a treat - where celtic meets jazz. Admission: Pay what you can

Wednesday, September 16th, at 7PM, at the Corner of 2nd Avenue East and 14th Street East, Owen Sound, Treading Brownfields, a poetry happening with Richard-Yves Sitoski. Let's bring some poetry to the urban landscape. Join me in taking over the McArthur Tire ruins for an evening of spoken word and verse from my book *brownfields.* PWYC, bring seating. Rain date TBD