EVENTS LISTINGS
Ongoing Events:
Exhibitions, Performing Arts & More
13 Mar 2010 to 11 Sep 2010
PSFT PRESENTS: WRONG FOR EACH OTHER
Wed Aug 11th to Sat Sept 4th
Once again Norm Foster proves why
he is one of Canada’s most popular playwrights with his classic romantic
comedy, “Wrong For Each Other”. Deft one liners, finely drawn
characters, and a surprising conclusion, “Wrong For Each Other” has
something for everyone.
Tickets: Preview/Matinee $25; Evenings $28
Venue: Port Stanley Festival Theatre
Address: 6-302 Bridge Street, Port Stanley
Contact Phone: (519) 782-4353
Email: info@psft.on.ca
Website: www.psft.on.ca
FAMILY FUN DAYS AT HERITAGE LINE HERBS
Saturdays & Sundays in August
SATURDAYS
Enjoy children's activities every Saturday afternoon and take some time to follow the Fairy Trail. Each Saturday afternoon at 2pm participate in a workshop, free of charge:
August 7 - Making Vinegars & Oils and How to Use Them
August 14 - Join us for a tour around the gardens
August 21 - Closed
August 28 - Making Pesto
September 4 - Drying Herbs
SUNDAYS
Sunday afternoons, from 1:30 to 3:30, enjoy high tea with clotted cream, jam and scones, tiny sandwiches and desserts. This will be a smaller version of Heritage Line Herbs' weekday high tea and will cost $12.95. Children can enjoy a special children’s high tea, with tea (or juice or lavender lemonade if they prefer), fancy sandwiches made just for children, clotted cream, scones and jam and dessert. The cost for children 6 and under is $5.95 and 6 to 10 is $8.95.
Venue: Heritage Line Herbs
Address: 53443 Heritage Line, Aylmer
Contact Phone: 519-866-5577
Email: heritagelineherbs@amtelecom.net
Website: www.heritagelineherbs.com
RUSH CREEK WINES' SUNFLOWER MAZE
Sun Aug 1st to Mon Oct 18th
Surrounded by 1000's of sunflowers, the stroller-friendly maze is fun for the whole family.
Tickets: $3 per person; children in strollers FREE; groups of 20+ people get 15% discount
Time: Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 12-5pm
Venue: Rush Creek Wines
Address: 48995 Jamestown Ln, Aylmer
Contact Phone: 519-773-5432
Email: winemaster@rushcreekwines.com
Website: www.rushcreekwines.com
STEPAC EXHIBITION: RON KINGSWOOD'S LANDSCAPES
Fri Jul 16th to Sat Sept 11th
Over the past decade, a search
for a deeper response to the landscape has led Ron away from pictorial
works, to a more metaphorical and emblematic objective. He finds
discussion or pronouncement of these new canvasses hugely difficult, and
perhaps even more so, unimportant. Also to characterize these works in
a contextual style is unessential, for the pursuit of the sublime is
wordless.
Venue: St. Thomas-Elgin
Public Art Centre, Main/Wimbush Gallery
Address: 301 Talbot Street,
St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-4040
Email: info@stepac.ca
Website:
www.stepac.ca
SUMMER TOURS & TEA AT THE CASO STATION
Tours starting Sat July 10th; Tea starting Sun July 18th
Beginning
the weekend of July 10/11, the North America Railway Hall of Fame will
be offering summer tours. Trained tour guides in historic costume will
provide an overview of the history and architecture of the station,
which was built in the Italianate style in 1873 and is the largest
station of its kind in Canada. This will be the public’s opportunity to
see the results of the extensive restoration work that has taken place
over the past winter.
Tea and scones, with cream and jam, will be
available Sundays at 2pm beginning Sunday, July 18. Orange Pekoe,
Lapsang Soochong, Darjeeling and Earl Grey tea will be served in the
dining room, Anderson Hall. Reservations are recommended.
Time:
Tours Saturday & Sunday 10-4; Tea Sundays at 2pm
Tickets: Tours
by donation; tea $6 per person
Venue: Canada Southern Railway Station
Address:
750 Talbot St, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: Laurence Grant or Linda
Martin at 519-633-2535
Email: laurencegrant@narhf.org or
tourismandevents@narhf.org
PSTR'S COMPLETE LINE TOUR
Sat
Sept 4th
Enjoy this extended ride over the entire PSTR line
from Port Stanley to St. Thomas—a trip for those interested in rail
mileage not regularly operated on. There will be entertainment on
board, and a stop at Whytes Park on the return trip for photos.
Time: Train departs Port Stanley at 11:30am and returns at 1:15pm
Tickets: Reservations not required
Venue: Port Stanley Terminal Rail Station
Address: 309 Bridge Street, Port Stanley
Contact Phone: 519-782-3730
Email: info@pstr.on.ca
Website: www.pstr.on.ca
AYLMER MUSEUM EXHIBITION: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
Thurs July 1st to Thurs Sept 30th
Celebrating the Canadian
flag’s 45 anniversary and 20th century flags of Malahide immigrants.
Venue:
Aylmer & District Museum
Address: 14 East St., Aylmer
Contact
Phone: 519-773-9723
Email: aylmermuseum@amtelecom.net
Website: www.amtelecom.net/~aylmermuseum
EMPIRE VALLEY SUNFLOWER MAZE
Late July to Thurs Sept 30th
Empire Valley Farm Market is a
favourite countryside stop from spring to fall. Stop by in early summer
this year to pick up some flowering baskets, check out the first
home-grown produce of the season and stroll through the sunflower maze.
Time:
9am-6pm Mon-Fri; 9am-5pm Sat; 12-5pm Sun
Venue: Empire Valley Farm
Market
Address: 27983 Talbot Ln, Wallacetown
Contact Phone: Joy
Westelaken, 519-762-3504
Email: empire@amtelecom.net
Website: www.empirevalleyfarms.com
100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY EXHIBITION
Opens Tues May 4th
Venue: Elgin Military Museum
Address:
30 Talbot St W, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-633-7641
Email:
curator@elginmilitarymuseum.ca
Website: www.elginmilitarymuseum.ca
Baby Fun in the Park
01 Sep 2010 to 01 Sep 2010
Wed Sept 1st
Elgin County Library & St. Thomas Public Library are celebrating the launch of our new Growing with Books kits, offering a board book and library bag to every newborn baby in Elgin County. Acclaimed baby entertainer Kathy Reid-Naiman will be singing songs in the park plus we will have a baby judging contest with great prizes and giveaways! For children under 2.
Time: 11am-12pm
Venue: Pinafore Park Bandshell
Address: 95 Elm St., St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-1460 x109 or 519-631-6050
Email: sloponen@elgin-county.on.ca
Hog Wild Anniversary Dinner & Dance
03 Sep 2010 to 03 Sep 2010
Fri Sept 3rd
Celebrate Hog Wild's 12th Anniversary. Perch or Stuffed Chicken Breast dinner includes salad, dessert and coffee/tea.
Time: Dinner 5-8pm; Dance 8pm-midnight
Tickets: Dinner & Dance - $33 per person; Dance only - $7
Venue: The Wharf Restaurant
Address: 208 Main Street, Port Stanley
Contact Phone: 519-782-7788
Email: barb.scrivens@hotmail.com
Website: www.portstanleywharfrestaurant.com
First Fridays Shop & Walk
03 Sep 2010 to 03 Sep 2010
Fri Sept 3rd, Fri Oct 1st, Fri Nov 5th, Fri Dec 3rd (tentative)
Take the opportunity to visit the galleries, shops and restaurants along Main, Colborne, Bridge, William and Edith Cavell Streets in Port Stanley. Enjoy local art, live music and horsedrawn carriage rides. Sponsored by the Port Stanley BIA. Stores open until 9.
Time: 5-9pm
Contact Phone: Southbound Boutique, 519-782-4741
Lobster Night at GT’s in Port Stanley
03 Sep 2010 to 03 Sep 2010
Fri Sept 3rd
GT’s twice annual lobster nights are famous! By reservation only, the lobsters are shipped direct from Halifax and cooked right on the deck. $39.99 includes our all you can eat seafood buffet and one BIG lobster!
Venue: GT’s Beach Bar & Grill
Address: 350 Edith Cavell Blvd, Port Stanley
Contact Phone: 519-782-4555
Email: management@gtsportstanley.ca
Website: www.gtsportstanley.ca
4th Annual Farmfest
04 Sep 2010 to 04 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 4th
Annual open house and fundraiser for Farmtown Canada. Enjoy this end of summer country festival at the Funny Farm! Rustic rural family fun, including music, corn, pie, farm tour, horse-drawn buggy rides, animal displays, kids playground and water slide. Bring a lawn chair and swim suits for the kids. Admission is by donation.
About Farmtown Canada:
Farmtown’s Funny Farm was founded by the Franklin Family, responding to community needs. They knew someone needed to provide quality Christian experiences for school aged children, who otherwise may not have had the chance to visit a farm or participate in extra-curricular life learning. Creative rural experience and animals empower children to explore in order to grow and learn. Kids need to know how to make good choices, behave well, feel confident and special. Learning to respect animals, environment and each other is just part of what happens when kids step onto the Farm.
Time: 12-4pm
Venue: Franklin Funny Farm
Address: 46703 Mapleton Ln, RR7 Aylmer
Contact Phone: 519-773-2292
Email: funnyfarm@amtelecom.net
Website: www.farmtowncanada.com
28th Annual St. Thomas Fire Muster
04 Sep 2010 to 05 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 4th & Sun Sept 5th
The St. Thomas Professional Firefighters Association presents the 28th year of the St. Thomas Fire Muster. Two days of fun for all ages! All proceeds going to Muscular Dystrophy. Bring your lawn chairs, picnic or visit our many food vendors and services.
The fire muster is a friendly competition between teams of "Firefighters". The weekend is open to everyone, and includes: Muster competition, Firetruck Rodeo, car show (Sunday), parade (Saturday), dog show (Sunday), antique fire apparatus and emergency service displays and demonstrations. There is a beer tent, children's section with midway, music and entertainment, BBQ, vendors, a Sunday church service and breakfast. The park is open to the public all weekend long and admission is FREE to everyone.
Fire Apparatus Parade - Saturday at 10:30am
Parade to start at Timken then straight down Talbot Street to Elgin Street, South on Elgin Street to Wilson Avenue and East on Elm Street to Pinafore Park.
Venue: Pinafore Park
Address: 89 Elm St., St. Thomas
Website: www.stthomasfiremuster.bravehost.com
Clovermead’s Annual Honey Harvest Festival
04 Sep 2010 to 25 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 4th, Sat Sept 11th, Sat Sept 18th & Sat Sept 25th
Celebrate the Honey Harvest at Clovermead every Saturday in September! Events continue throughout the day and include beehive opening demonstrations, honey harvesting and dipping your own beeswax candles. Live music from 1-4pm, pedal go carts, large sandbox, straw mountain and jump, and face painting. Don’t forget the wagon rides and bee barrel train rides running throughout the day! Bee beard demonstration at 2:30pm.
Time: 11am-5pm
Tickets: $7 per guest / $30 per family or group of 5 (taxes extra)
Venue: Clovermead Bees & Honey Adventure Farm
Address: 11302 Imperial Road N, Aylmer
Contact Phone: 519-773-5503
Email: info@clovermead.com
Website: www.clovermead.com
Heritage Farm Show
04 Sep 2010 to 05 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 4th & Sun Sept 5th
Come out Labour Day weekend and experience life on the farm as it was way back when at the annual Heritage Farm Show at the Backus-Page House, located just south of Wallacetown.
SATURDAY
Activities include horse drawn wagon tours of neighbouring historic sites from the parking lot; children’s activities and games; horse drawn tillage demonstration in the back field; presentation on herbs in the Backus-Page House kitchen garden from the Master Gardeners (10:30am & 2pm); threshing (11am, 1:30pm & 3pm); historical demonstrations; barbeque lunch with bean pot (12pm); Scarecrow making and decorating (1pm); Barn Museum guided tour (2pm); children’s Scavenger Hunt for candy in the straw (3:30pm); baling straw (3:30pm)
SUNDAY
Please note that all patrons entering the gate regardless of activities including the pancake breakfast and worship service are required to pay gate admission.
Activities include pancake breakfast (adults $6/children 6-12 $3/ 5 and under free; 9-11am); outdoor Worship Service (11am); horse drawn tillage; wheat planting; horse drawn wagon tours; children’s activities; threshing (12pm, 1:30pm & 3pm); barbeque lunch with corn (12:30pm); historical demonstration; Master Gardeners presentation on herbs in the Backus-Page House kitchen garden (1pm); organized children’s games (1pm); children’s Scavenger Hunt for candy in the straw (3:30pm); baling straw (3:30pm)
Exhibits
Trapping expert and animal display, antique cars, agricultural displays
Children's Activities
Fanning mill, bagger, hand corn sheller, hand pump, push lawn mowers, weigh scales, Sunday straw maze
Backus-Page House Museum
Costumed interpreters will be available to take visitors on a trip backing time to the 1850s. The museum’s current exhibit is “The Wallacetown Fair - Sewn and Home Grown - Celebrating 150 Years of Progress”. House demonstrations include baking and textile arts, and tours will be given throughout the event.
Time: Gates open at 10am and show closes at 4pm both days
Tickets: Please contact the Backus-Page House for admission prices
Venue: Backus-Page House
Address: 29429 Lakeview Ln., Wallacetown
Contact Phone: 519-762-3072
Email: tyrconnell@execulink.com
Website: www.tyrconnellheritagesociety.blogspot.com
Friends of Springwater Carnival and Fireworks
04 Sep 2010 to 04 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 4th
While camping at the Springwater Conservation Area, have a great afternoon of games, surprises and fun! In the evening watch a spectacular display of fireworks over the pond.
Venue: Springwater Conservation Area
Address: 8079 Springwater Rd, Aylmer
Contact Phone: 519-773-9037
Website: www.catfishcreek.ca
Sparta Scarecrow Trail
06 Sep 2010 to 02 Oct 2010
Mon Sept 6th to Sat Oct 2nd
Build your best scarecrow and show visitors to Elgin County for the International Plowing Match and Doors Open how creative we are. Bring pictures to Anything Used in Sparta on Saturday October 2 to receive your prize!
Venue: Throughout Sparta
Contact Phone: Mary Muscat, 519-775-0054
Exhibition: 125th Anniversary of Jumbo’s Death
07 Sep 2010 to 07 Sep 2010
Opens Tues Sept 7th
Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Jumbo’s Monument coming to St. Thomas and the 125th Anniversary of Jumbo’s Death.
Venue: Elgin Military Museum
Address: 30 Talbot St W, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-633-7641
Email: curator@elginmilitarymuseum.ca
Website: www.elginmilitarymuseum.ca
IPM Embracing Elgin Mystery Bus Tour
08 Sep 2010 to 08 Sep 2010
Wed Sept 8th
Beginning at the International Plowing Match 2010 site, this bus tour will showcase rural Elgin County and highlight the IPM Beautification Challenge entries. View poster here.
Time: Bus departs at 9am and returns at 5pm
Tickets: $69.00 includes lunch, prizes and coupons
Venue: Departure from the IPM Site on Hwy 3 just east of St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-1234
Email: office@ipm2010.com
Website: www.ipm2010.com
Stuff the Truck
10 Sep 2010 to 10 Sep 2010
Fri Sept 10th
Help fill a Brink’s truck! Support the local food banks by bringing a bag of non-perishable food items to the Libro Financial Group branch in St. Thomas. As a thank you, the first 100 people to donate will get a free coffee from The Little Red Roaster. Donations to the food bank also accepted at the branch before the event.
Time: 7-10am
Venue: Libro Financial Groups
Address: 1073 Talbot St., St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-6195
Website: www.libro.ca
STEPAC Exhibition: Connie Greger’s Standing Silent
10 Sep 2010 to 12 Sep 2010
Fri Sept 10th to Sun Sept 12th
Opening reception Friday at 7pm, with opening remarks by Catherine Elliot Shaw, Curator of the McIntosh Gallery at the University of Western Ontario.
Sponsored by Employment Services Elgin and Minerva Art Gallery. Proceeds from the sale of artwork will be donated to the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, to be used in developing and presenting an artist lecture series to the community.
Time: Friday 7-9pm; Saturday 12-4pm; Sunday 12-3pm
Venue: St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, Studio Gallery
Address: 301 Talbot St., St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-4040
Email: info@stepac.ca
Website: www.stepac.ca
Hawk Cliff Weekends
11 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th & Sun Sept 12th, Sat Sept 18th & Sun Sept 19th
As always, the first Hawk Cliff Weekend is perfectly timed for the main push of Broad-winged Hawks. Historically, the peak for this species has been a few days before or after Sep 17th and in past years they've had as many as 130,000 Broad-winged Hawks recorded in a SINGLE DAY!! (along with many other species too).
The second weekend is timed to catch the end of the main Broad-winged Hawk flights and with a little luck, the first of the Peregrine Falcons. Last season they counted 1000's of Kestrels and Sharpies during this timeframe. This is typically when there are the largest volumes of September migrants.
Bird showings and monarch butterfly tagging demonstrations held each day at 11am and 2pm.
Venue: Hawk Cliff
Website: www.ezlink.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm
London Knights v Plymouth Whalers Exhibition Game
11 Sep 2010 to 11 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th
"We are very pleased to welcome the Knights and Whalers back to St. Thomas for the second straight year. St. Thomas is a great hockey town and we are honored to have the opportunity to offer OHL Hockey to our great hockey fans." - Chris Smith, St. Thomas Minor Hockey President.
Proceeds support St. Thomas Minor Hockey Association Programs.
Time: 7pm
Tickets: General admission - $10
Ticket Outlets: Minor Hockey Office (at the Timken Centre) Monday to Friday 10-3 or from Tommy Whites Source for Sports (581 Talbot St.)
Venue: St. Thomas Timken Centre
Address: 2 Third Ave., St. Thomas
Contact Phone: Lisa Smith, 519-631-3607
Email: admin@stmha.net
Website: www.stmha.net
Canadale Fall Bulb Days
11 Sep 2010 to 12 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th & Sun Sept 12th
Venue: Canadale Nurseries
Hours: Saturday 8am-5pm; Sunday 11am-5pm
Address: 269 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-7264
Email: info@canadale.com
Website: www.canadale.com
Great Lakes Farms’ Applefest
11 Sep 2010 to 12 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th & Sun Sept 12th
Help Great Lakes Farms kick off the apple season! Come out to the country for pick your own apples, pears and pumpkins. Enjoy a corn maze, kids area, animal barn, straw mountain and tractor rides. Finally, stroll through the store and enjoy some apple treats in the apple barn cafe. A great outing for the whole family.
Time: 10am-5pm
Venue: Great Lakes Farms
Address: 5111 Union Rd., Port Stanley
Contact Phone: 519-782-3433
Email: contact@greatlakesfarms.ca
Website: www.greatlakesfarms.ca
Elgin County Museum Exhibition: Clark McDougall’s Barns
11 Sep 2010 to 27 Nov 2010
Sat Sept 11th to Sat Nov 27th
Experience the rural landscape of Elgin County through the distinctive style of nationally significant local artist Clark McDougall (1921-1980). The show includes a large number of original works on loan from private collectors and the St.Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre plus photographs and barn-related artifacts from the Museum’s collection.
Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm
Venue: Elgin County Museum
Address: 4th Floor, 450 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-1460 x159
Website: www.elgin-county.on.ca
Antique Road Show at Beattie Haven
11 Sep 2010 to 11 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th
Bring your antiques to get appraised by the professionals from Gardner Galleries of London. Grant Gardner will be on hand to appraise your
family keepsakes. Bring the family for a day of entertainment, have your heirlooms appraised, and learn some family history facts. A harvest table full of home canning and baked goods will tempt your tastebuds.
$10.00 charge for the first item and $5.00 for additional items. Limit of 3 pieces per individual. Fundraiser for Beattie Haven Retirement Community, a not for profit charitable retirement home (www.beattiehaven.com).
Lunch Available
Pulled pork on a bun with coleslaw and a pop for only $5.00. Pork donated by Premium Quality Genetics Pork.
Time: 1-4pm
Venue: Beattie Haven Retirement Community
Address: 23328 Beattie Line, RR#1, Wardsville
Contact Phone: 519 693-4901
Wilderness Walk at Heritage Line Herbs
11 Sep 2010 to 11 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th
Enjoy a morning walk through the woods at Heritage Line Herbs while raising money for a great cause. There will be wagon rides available back to the woods for those who would rather not walk too far. Enjoy the beauty of nature and then sit down to a continental breakfast made with local foods. This year’s event will raise money for Team Shan (Breast Cancer Education, Awareness and Prevention; www.teamshan.ca).
9am - Registration and complimentary coffee
10am - Walk around the farm - choose your distance
11am - Fund-raising barbecue with all proceeds donated to Team Shan
Please download a pledge sheet and registration form for the walk at www.heritagelineherbs.com and mail/phone/fax registration in advance.
Venue: Heritage Line Herbs
Address: 53443 Heritage Line, Aylmer
Contact Phone: 519-866-5577
Email: heritagelineherbs@amtelecom.net
Website: www.heritagelineherbs.com
Eden & Area Community Centre Fish Fry
11 Sep 2010 to 11 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th
Venue: Eden & Area Community Centre
Address: 56967 Eden Line, Eden
Contact Phone: Kim or Jim at 519-866-3664
Email: jkt8@amtelecom.net
International Hockey in Aylmer
11 Sep 2010 to 11 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th
Western Mustangs Men's Hockey Team begin their bid towards the CIS National Championship as they start their season with an exhibition game against the Czech Republic U-20 Hockey Team, who are preparing for the IIHF World Junior Championship in December in Buffalo, NY.
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: General admission $10 or standing room $5
Venue: East Elgin Community Complex
Address: 531 Talbot Street West, Aylmer
Contact Phone: 519-773-5631 (8:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday)
Email: tklachan@eastelgincommunitycomplex.ca
Website: www.eastelgincommunitycomplex.ca
Get Active in Elgin Day
11 Sep 2010 to 11 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th
Paintballing, yoga, tennis lessons, & more! This is a one-day opportunity to try out new activities & leisure pursuits, many for FREE!
Check out the flyer for details on participating organizations.
Contact Phone: 519-773-5631
Website: www.activeelgin.ca
BBC Proms: Last Night of the Proms at Galaxy Cinema
11 Sep 2010 to 11 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th
The BBC Last Night of the Proms is one of the most famous music events in the world, listened to and watched by millions around the globe. On Saturday, September 11th, the powerful finale of the 2010 BBC Proms season will be broadcast LIVE via satellite from the Royal Albert Hall in London, to select movie theaters nationwide. Presented in Canada by Cineplex Entertainment and BY Experience, under exclusive license from BBC Worldwide.
While it lives up to its reputation of a fun Last Night party celebrating British tradition, it equally encapsulates the spirit of the Proms, with leading international artists and an all-embracing programme, introducing new works alongside much-loved classics and bringing together the different themes of the season.
This year, tradition meets high jinks as Jiří Bělohlávek conducts his second Last Night. Renée Fleming lends her lustrous soprano to music by Strauss, Dvořák and Smetana. Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Maxim Rysanov gives Tchaikovsky’s popular cello variations a new voice, and loyal Prommers can spot the last traces of the season’s Wood, Parry, Wagner, Rodgers and Hammerstein and opera themes.
Time: 2:30pm
Tickets: Adult $19.95, Children & Seniors $17.95 (plus taxes)
Venue: Galaxy Cinema St. Thomas
Address: 417 Wellington Street, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-2261
Website: www.cineplex.com
2nd Annual Eagle Community Centre Scavenger Hunt
11 Sep 2010 to 11 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th
An afternoon of fun for the whole family! Prizes for every team, generously donated by local merchants. Teams should bring the following: vehicle, digital camera, bags (for collected items), pen or pencil and your WITS! Please arrive 15 minutes before start time to pick up your team package. Pre-register by calling David at 519-768-3491.
$15/team of 2 adults; $7.50 per additional adult; children under 12 free
Time: Scavenger hunt from 1-5pm; BBQ at 5:30pm
Venue: Eagle Community Centre
Address: 9346 Graham Rd., West Lorne (across from Lakeview Gardens)
Create Your Own Dreamcatcher Workshop
11 Sep 2010 to 11 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 11th
A hands-on workshop with all supplies provided. Picnic lunch provided for a small fee or bring your own.
Time: 11am-2pm
Tickets: $30; registration required
Venue: Lavender Sense
Address: 28011 Ash Line, Wallacetown
Contact Phone: 519-762-2188 or 519-702-3800
Email: info@lavendersense.com
Website: www.lavendersense.com
Tuscan Brunch at Quai du Vin
12 Sep 2010 to 12 Sep 2010
Sun Sept 12
Back by popular demand, the Tuscan Brunch celebrates the start of the harvest with food, fun, music and perhaps some grape stomping, just like back in the old country! Experience a taste of Tuscany in our own backyard.
Tickets: $30 per person
Venue: Quai du Vin Estate Winery
Address: 45811 Fruitridge Line, RR#5, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-775-2216
Contact Email: info@quaiduvin.com
Website: www.quaiduvin.com
Belmont Corn Maze
17 Sep 2010 to 01 Oct 2010
Opens Fri Sept 17th
This 10 acre corn maze has over 5 km of twists and turns which is sure to entertain children and adults of all ages. The maze features a snack booth with beverages and munchies. Picnic tables and benches are provided so you can sit back and have a rest between the 1st and 2nd phase of the maze. This year they’ve added a 'Mini Maze' for those who would like a shorter version of the full size maze, without getting lost! Visitors can also enjoy a picnic under the tent, watch the kids play in the 'corn box' full of sand toys and other children's activities, including a chance to 'Paint Bill's Tractor'. Getting lost can be tons of fun...all you have to do is find the exit. Good luck!
Special Haunting Days
Fridays & Saturdays after dark, between Thanksgiving and Halloween
Time: Fridays 7pm-10pm; Saturdays 1pm-10pm; Sundays 1pm-5pm
Venue: Lunn Family Farm
Address: 46614 Crossley-Hunter Line, Malahide Township (just south of Belmont)
Contact Phone: Brad & Janine Lunn, 519-644-1379
Email: belmontcornmaze@hotmail.com
Website: www.belmontcornmaze.net
St. Thomas Performing Arts Presents John McDermott
17 Sep 2010 to 17 Sep 2010
Fri Sept 17th
John’s first album “Danny Boy”, a tribute to his parents on their 50th Wedding Anniversary, catapulted him into a musical career that includes three Canadian platinum records, five Juno nominations and a solid International touring schedule. McDermott is not confined to one genre. He has successfully recorded Sinatra favourites, Bossa Nova, fold and the songs of Ron Sexsmith, noted Canadian singer/songwriter.
John’s respect for tradition and understanding of the sentiment behind music, coupled with a magnificent voice, promises an evening of music to delight the ears and tug on the heartstrings!
Time: Doors open at 7:15pm; performance begins at 8pm
Tickets: Tickets are sold in a series but are sometimes available individually. Please call first.
Venue: Central United Church
Address: 135 Wellington Street, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: Ticket Convenor at 519.633.1178
Website: www.stthomasperformingarts.com
SummerBlast
17 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Fri Sept 17th, Sat Sept 18th & Sun Sept 19th
Summerblast is bigger and better for 2010!
Friday – Indie Night
The Salads, The Joys, Boss Rebel, After the Lounge
Saturday – David Wilcox, Moondog Uproar, Redinger, Dave’s Not Here
Sunday – Country
Jessie Farrell, Anthony Gomes (New Soul Cowboys), Dry County, Neon Rain and Snuffy Jenkins
The Canada Southern Railway Station is both the beneficiary of the concert and will serve as the back drop to the event. Proceeds from the concert will go towards the restoration of the station.
Note that this event was rescheduled from June 25-27. Tickets purchased for the June dates will be honoured at this event.
Times: Gates open Friday at 5pm; Saturday at 5:30pm; Sunday at noon
Tickets: 3-day weekend pass $40; see website for individual day & VIP pass prices
Ticket Outlets: 691 Talbot St. (North America Railway Hall of Fame office); Scotiabank, 472 Talbot St., St. Thomas (weekend passes only); online at www.ticketbreak.com/summerblast
Venue: Fix Auto Plaza
Address: 700 Talbot St., St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-633-2535
Email: info@summberblast.ca
Website: www.summerblast.ca
Rodney-Aldborough Agricultural Society Fair
17 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Fri Sept 17th to Sun Sept 19th
Events include Friday tractor pull and ambassador contest; Saturday parade, Farm
Olympics, goat and sheep show and entertainment; Sunday non-denominational church, pet show, mini horse show, cattle show and entertainment. Plus exhibits and competitions for culinary arts, creative crafts, produce etc.
Time: Gates open at 4pm Fri; 12pm Sat; 10am Sun
Venue: Rodney Fairgrounds
Address: Queen St., Rodney
Contact Phone: 519-768-1858
Email: jmclarty@porchlight.ca
Website: www.rodneyfair.ca
Canadale Fall Mum Festival
18 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 18th & Sun Sept 19th
Venue: Canadale Nurseries
Hours: Saturday 8am-5pm; Sunday 11am-5pm
Address: 269 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-7264
Email: info@canadale.com
Website: www.canadale.com
STEPAC Exhibition: Clark McDougall’s “Out of Bounds”
18 Sep 2010 to 31 Oct 2010
Sat Sept 18th to Sun Oct 31st
The works displayed in this exhibition document paintings produced outside the limits of St. Thomas and his 5 mile perimeter. These scenes are those of the city. They describe what he liked about the city, the electrical energy he felt in it as far as the surroundings go, such as automobiles in the streets. They are a build up of his experiences, his materials, and his philosophy, which assisted him in achieving the impact of the city.
Venue: St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, Timken Gallery
Address: 301 Talbot Street, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-4040
Email: info@stepac.ca
Website: www.stepac.ca
High Tea & High Heels
18 Sep 2010 to 18 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 18th
Freaturing high tea with a fashion show. Fashions provided by Beyond the Garden Gate Sparta. You could win a Dior gift basket worth $300. Each guest receives a $40 Dior gift certificate, and there are lots of other free gifts from Sparta House Tea Room, Beyond the Garden Gate, Anything Used/Sparta Country Candles, The Loft Antiques & Collectibles and Peter Robson Studio.
Time: 3-5pm
Tickets: $20 – SOLD OUT
Venue: Sparta House Tea Room & Restaurant
Address: Main Street, Sparta
Contact Phone: 519-775-2313
Website: www.spartahouse.com
Rush Creek Wines’ 14th Annual Harvest Festival
18 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 18th & Sun Sept 19th
The Harvest Festival is always a family favourite with lots of activities for the kids. Weekend includes winery open house, wine tasting, beautiful art, horse drawn wagon rides, crafters, cooking demos from Wow Catering & Bartending Service (12-5pm), fall décor and live entertainment both days (1-4:30pm).
After visiting the winery have some fun in the Corn Maze and the Pumpkin Patch! Corn Maze admission is $3pp (children in strollers are free), and each family gets one free pumpkin.
Time: Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 12-5pm
Tickets: Free (not including Corn Maze)
Venue: Rush Creek Wines
Address: 48995 Jamestown Ln, Aylmer
Contact Phone: 519-773-5432
Email: winemaster@rushcreekwines.com
Website: www.rushcreekwines.com
Storytelling at Lavender Sense
18 Sep 2010 to 18 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 18th
A time to learn and enjoy the age-old art of storytelling. Come and participate. Bring your own story if you like plus your pen and paper.
Time: 4-6pm
Tickets: $15; registration required
Venue: Lavender Sense
Address: 28011 Ash Line, Wallacetown
Contact Phone: 519-762-2188 or 519-702-3800
Email: info@lavendersense.com
Website: www.lavendersense.com
3rd Annual Taste of Port Stanley
18 Sep 2010 to 18 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 18th
Savour the international foods prepared by chefs from a number of Port Stanley’s finest restaurants at this popular annual Port Stanley Festival Theatre fundraiser.
Featuring Mickey’s Boathouse, The Roxy Diner, The Wharf, The Windjammer Inn, Killer Desserts, The Kettle Creek Inn, Telegraph House and M.E. & Suzie’s.
Time: 12-5pm
Tickets: $60/person – available at Port Stanley Festival Theatre (302 Bridge Street, Port Stanley)
Contact Phone: 519-782-4353
Website: www.psft.on.ca
Aylmer Performing Arts Presents High Valley
18 Sep 2010 to 18 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 18th
It's that one-two punch of powerful songs and potent performances that makes High Valley one of the most impressive new acts on today's competitive country scene. The Canadian trio has opened shows for Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes and Reba McEntire, earning a solid reputation as a must-see live act. Read more (including their very interesting bio) at www.highvalleymusic.com.
Time: Doors open at 7pm; performance starts at 7:30pm
Tickets: $20 - Available at Bela Booteek, 519-765-2366; Campbell’s Office Pro 519-773-3188; Fitness to the Max, 519-765-3777; or by phoning the APAC Hotline, 519-765-3039
Venue: Old Town Hall Theatre
Address: 38 John St S, Aylmer
Contact Phone: 519-765-1616
Website: www.artsinaylmer.com
STEPAC Exhibition: Mapping Absence with Massengale, Levison-Nolan & Abe
18 Sep 2010 to 31 Oct 2010
Sat Sept 18th to Sun Oct 31st
Peggy Levison Nolan, Harumi Abe and Jordan Massengale will address domestic inhabitable space: nostalgic, magical, real, imaginary. The silence of space, the confines, the paranoia, is someone there? The practical space, is it a comfortable chair? It is an unmade bed? Is it lonely? Are you hiding in it? Is it fine…? Does it smell like garlic and curry or fake flowers? Is it tacky with nostalgia?
Venue: St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, Main/Wimbush Gallery
Address: 301 Talbot Street, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-4040
Email: info@stepac.ca
Website: www.stepac.ca
The 17th Annual Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup
18 Sep 2010 to 26 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 18th to Sun Sept 26th
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is a Vancouver Aquarium conservation in action program that began in 1994 with a handful of Vancouver Aquarium employees who wanted to participate in the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup. In 2009, nearly 57,000 Canadians registered to cleanup 1,568 sites across Canada. Over 160,900 kg of litter was removed from a cumulative distance of 2,500 km of shoreline, which is equivalent to the approximate driving distance from Vancouver to the Manitoba/Ontario border. Some of the more unusual items found in the past include a message in a bottle (the message said, "Please don't litter"), false teeth, a living room set, a canoe made out of duct tape, wedding dress, disco ball, a hotel safe, a toboggan, a mini trampoline and a clothesline complete with poles and pins.
Have a positive impact on your local environment by removing litter from shorelines along ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans in your community. Most shoreline litter originates from land and land-based activities, so by stepping up to ensure our litter doesn't reach Canada's waterways, we are all taking action to protect our environment.
Several events across Elgin County are already registered, from Port Glasgow to St. Thomas to Port Bruce. For more information on how to become a Site Coordinator or Cleanup Participant, please visit www.shorelinecleanup.ca or call 1-877-427-2422.
High Valley IPM Kick-Off Concert
19 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Sun Sept 19th
The worship committee of the 2010 International Plowing Match is pleased to host High Valley, the Rempel brothers from northern Alberta where life on the farm was dominated by faith, family, hard work and lots of country music.
The trio has opened for Michael W. Smith, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes and Reba McEntire. They have also appeared at the Canadian Country Music Awards. www.highvalleymusic.com
The concert will follow a 3pm multi-denominational worship service to kick off the International Plowing Match. It will feature guest speaker CKCO-TV Weather Reporter Dave MacDonald bringing an inspirational, spiritual message and the musical gifts of a volunteer mass choir, composed of singers from throughout the area and under the direction of Rosemary Damman.
The International Plowing Match officially opens on Tuesday September 21st.
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets: $12 – Available by emailing wgraves@ipm2010.com or calling 519-773-5965
Venue: Faith Church
Address: 345 Fairview Ave., St. Thomas
Website: www.ipm2010.com
Final Day of 2010 Season at GT’s
19 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Sun Sept 19th
All good things must come to an end, and this includes the 2010 season for GT’s Beach Bar & Grill.
Venue: GT’s Beach Bar & Grill
Address: 350 Edith Cavell Blvd, Port Stanley
Contact Phone: 519-782-4555
Email: management@gtsportstanley.ca
Website: www.gtsportstanley.ca
St. Thomas Terry Fox Run
19 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Sun Sept 19th
When Terry recognized that he would not be able to complete his Marathon, he instead bequeathed his mission to those very Canadians who kept him going day in and day out. He knew before his death that there would be an annual Terry Fox Run in cities, towns, hamlets and villages across the country. It was our turn to inspire Terry Fox.
And almost 30 years later, Canadians adopted Terry’s mission of finding a cure for all cancers with an enthusiasm and passion that has done him proud. In keeping with the approach of its founder, The Terry Fox Run (since 1981) is an innovative and volunteer-led event, all-inclusive, non-competitive, with no corporate sponsorship, incentives or fundraising minimums.
It has become a fall tradition in Canada to gather your friends and family, lace on your shoes, bring our pledge sheets and attend your favourite Terry Fox Run site, where Organizers have no budget for expenses but have unlimited appreciation for your attendance!
There are 2.5km, 5km, and 10km courses and participants may run, walk, roll, ride, rollerblade or skateboard at their own pace. Course is wheelchair accessible.
Time: 9am-12pm (opening ceremonies at 9am sharp)
Venue: Pinafore Park, West Pavilion
Address: 89 Elm St., St. Thomas
Contact Phone: Run Co-Chairs Jennifer Ewans and Jeff Renaud, 519-631-8897
Email: renaud57@sympatico.ca
Website: www.terryfox.org/run
9th Annual Pug Picnic
19 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Sun Sept 19th
The Johnstone/Smith family in St.Thomas has organized a Pug Picnic event every September for the past 9 years. Activities at the event include pug races, pug photo contest, costume contest, youngest and oldest pug, who comes from the farthest, the pug(s) with birthday(s) in September and much more. Mid-event, everyone enjoys an awesome potluck where everyone brings great food and treats. The last 2 years have been attended by at least 100 pugs and their families. A great day, great crowd and cute and loveable pugs. All pugs and their families welcome.
Registration begins at noon. Pre-register online for faster check-in.
Time: 12-4:30pm; potluck from 2-3pm
Tickets: $5 per family (includes photo)
Venue: Dan Patterson Conservation Area
Address: Highbury Ave. & Mapleton Ln., just north of St. Thomas
Contact Phone: Sherry Johnstone, 519-633-5606
Email: sjohnstone@elginpugnic.com
Website: www.elginpugnic.com
St. Thomas Stars Home Opener Fish Fry
19 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010
Sun Sept 19th
Enjoy an all-you-can-eat perch fish fry prior to the St. Thomas Stars’ season opener against the London Nationals (7pm at the Timken Centre).
Tickets will be available at Stars’ Main Camp and Exhibition Games, and at the Recreation Dept. Office at Timken Arena, K&K Locksmiths at Elgin Mall and the Flying M Restaurant.
Time: 5-6:30pm
Tickets: Adults, $12 / Kids 6-12, $6 / Kids 5 and under, free
Venue: Knight of Columbus Hall
Address: 265 Wellington St., St Thomas (beside Timken Centre Arena)
Website: www.stthomasstars.com
International Plowing Match 2010
21 Sep 2010 to 25 Sep 2010
Tues Sept 21st to Sat Sept 26th
Five amazing days in September 2010 when the Country's Largest Outdoor Show comes to Elgin County. Celebrate our vibrant rural past and experience the excitement of emerging opportunities for agriculture and rural communities in Elgin-St.Thomas. There's no other SHOW like it!
Time: 8:30am – 5pm
Tickets: Adults $15.00 in advance / $17 at the door; Youth 6-15 $8; Kids 5 and under free (advance tickets available at 700 Talbot St., St. Thomas)
Venue: Elgin-St. Thomas IPM 2010 Site
Address: Talbot Line (Hwy 3), West of St. Thomas Airport, East of Centennial Road
Contact Phone: 519-631-1234 or 1-866-976-2010
Email: office@ipm2010.com
Website: www.ipm2010.com
Movie Under the Stars
21 Sep 2010 to 21 Sep 2010
Tues Sept 21st (Rain date Thurs Sept 23rd)
The United Way, TD Canada Trust and the St. Thomas Downtown Development Board would like to invite you, your family and friends to enjoy and experience the movie Stand By Me under the stars on the big screen. Please bring your blanket or favourite lawn chair and grab a spot in the parking lot behind Hepburn Parkette in downtown St. Thomas for this FREE movie. There will also be vendors situated in the Hepburn Parkette,
The movie event is free, but donations are welcome, which will be going to the United Way and the DDB to purchase Christmas decorations for Talbot Street.
Time: Dusk
Admission: FREE
Venue: Hepburn Parkette & parking lot behind CIBC
Address: 440 Talbot St., St. Thomas
Contact Phone: DDB Office, 519-633-5248
Email: info@downtownstthomas.com
Website: www.downtownstthomas.com
Canadale Scarecrow Days
25 Sep 2010 to 26 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 25th & Sun Sept 26th
Venue: Canadale Nurseries
Hours: Saturday 8am-5pm; Sunday 11am-5pm
Address: 269 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas
Contact Phone: 519-631-7264
Email: info@canadale.com
Website: www.canadale.com
Murder Mystery Train Rides
25 Sep 2010 to 25 Sep 2010
Sat Sept 25th
Enjoy a delicious dinner catered by Kathy’s Catering, followed by a moving performance on the Port Stanley Terminal Rail.
Time: Dinner at 6pm; Train departs at 7pm for moving performance
Tickets: Call the station for reservations
Venue: Port Stanley Terminal Rail Station
Address: 309 Bridge Street, Port Stanley
Contact Phone: 519-782-3730
Email: info@pstr.on.ca
Website: www.pstr.on.ca
Niagara Winery Bus Trip
26 Sep 2010 to 26 Sep 2010
Sun Sept 26th
Elgin-St. Thomas United Way is hosting this Niagara Winery Bus Trip, which includes tours of 4 wineries and gourmet lunch. Space is limited, so book your seat today!
Time: Bus leaves Elgin Mall at 8am and returns by 8pm
Tickets: $120/person
Contact Phone: 519-631-3171
Website: www.stthomasunitedway.ca