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December Events List
Friday Dec. 16, 2011 - 7:30 p.m.
Vivaldi's Gloria
Tickets $20 (Admission Free to Children)
Division Street United Church
Vivaldi's Gloria
Tickets $20 (Admission Free to Children)
Division Street United Church
December 31
Family New Year’s Eve Celebrations
6:00 pm
Bayshore Community Centre
Family New Year’s Eve Celebrations
6:00 pm
Bayshore Community Centre
October 2 2011 to January 8 2012
Vessna Perunovich neither here nor there
Vessna Perunovich has established herself as one of Canada’s most compelling and adroit artists. With a fluidity and adept facility her practice encompasses performance, video, sculpture, painting and installation. Individual yet nonetheless inter-related, these aspects combine into an ever evolving oeuvre which defies a simple categorization. Consistently Perunovich’s subject matter grapples with issues of personal intimacy and of societal constructs; her work is autobiographical and at the same time universal. She is inspired by a particular place or incident that is then translated into something that anyone, anywhere can find a connection with. Her work dwells, emotionally and philosophically, on the subject of boundaries, both physical and psychic. Her art objects do not necessarily denote meanings. They don’t , in other words, point at something and describe it. They are connotations of meanings, suggesting that they can wear the conceptual clothing necessary to expressing inexpressible feelings for things that are inexplicable. A Toronto-based visual artist, Perunovich has exhibited at numerous international biennales in Cuba, Albania, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece. She has shown at prestigious public galleries in Canada, Cuba and Europe and her travelling performance project – Transitory Places – was performed at the Tate Modern Grounds in London, England, at Tower of Belem in Lisbon, Portugal, at Malacon in Havana, Cuba and at the Ponte de Academia, in Italy, as an off-site project during the 50th Venice Biennale. Premiering at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, neither here nor there is the first mid-career retrospective of Perunovich’s video work.
Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Vessna Perunovich neither here nor there
Vessna Perunovich has established herself as one of Canada’s most compelling and adroit artists. With a fluidity and adept facility her practice encompasses performance, video, sculpture, painting and installation. Individual yet nonetheless inter-related, these aspects combine into an ever evolving oeuvre which defies a simple categorization. Consistently Perunovich’s subject matter grapples with issues of personal intimacy and of societal constructs; her work is autobiographical and at the same time universal. She is inspired by a particular place or incident that is then translated into something that anyone, anywhere can find a connection with. Her work dwells, emotionally and philosophically, on the subject of boundaries, both physical and psychic. Her art objects do not necessarily denote meanings. They don’t , in other words, point at something and describe it. They are connotations of meanings, suggesting that they can wear the conceptual clothing necessary to expressing inexpressible feelings for things that are inexplicable. A Toronto-based visual artist, Perunovich has exhibited at numerous international biennales in Cuba, Albania, Portugal, Yugoslavia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece. She has shown at prestigious public galleries in Canada, Cuba and Europe and her travelling performance project – Transitory Places – was performed at the Tate Modern Grounds in London, England, at Tower of Belem in Lisbon, Portugal, at Malacon in Havana, Cuba and at the Ponte de Academia, in Italy, as an off-site project during the 50th Venice Biennale. Premiering at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery, neither here nor there is the first mid-career retrospective of Perunovich’s video work.
Tom Thomson Art Gallery
October 2, 2011 to January 8, 2012
Community Curators Select IV
One of the most common responses we see in the four years since we’ve begun this project is a sense of tremendous pride that our community feels in the fact that a city our size (22,000 people) has this amazing, important and diverse collection of art works. Selected pieces range from Caven Atkins to A.Y. Jackson to John Noestheden. Often people come to the Gallery with a definite sense of what they like – or don’t like! But once in the vault they end up connecting with an artwork that they wouldn’t have expected to. The intimate forum that Community Curators provides allows for a different kind of “art education” to take place. This exhibition provides important information to the public as to how an art gallery operates and the range of concerns around building and maintaining a collection.
Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Community Curators Select IV
One of the most common responses we see in the four years since we’ve begun this project is a sense of tremendous pride that our community feels in the fact that a city our size (22,000 people) has this amazing, important and diverse collection of art works. Selected pieces range from Caven Atkins to A.Y. Jackson to John Noestheden. Often people come to the Gallery with a definite sense of what they like – or don’t like! But once in the vault they end up connecting with an artwork that they wouldn’t have expected to. The intimate forum that Community Curators provides allows for a different kind of “art education” to take place. This exhibition provides important information to the public as to how an art gallery operates and the range of concerns around building and maintaining a collection.
Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Ongoing at the Tom Thomson Gallery
Canadian Spirit The Tom Thomson Experience
CANADIAN SPIRIT: The Tom Thomson Experience will make use of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery’s important collection of objects, photos, documents and artworks by Thomson as well as additional supporting work by his contemporaries and by artists working in diverse media who have been influenced by Thomson’s work or inspired by his story. There is perhaps no other artist in Canadian history who has inspired other artists and permeated our national consciousness in the way that Thomson has. This cross-disciplinary exhibition will examine Thomson’s work, life and mythic death, and his influence, both direct and indirect, on Canadian art and culture. Had Thomson not existed, Canada would have had to have invented him. CANADIAN SPIRIT is the initial exhibition that will see our South Gallery converted into a space devoted to Thomson, his story and his legacy.
Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Canadian Spirit The Tom Thomson Experience
CANADIAN SPIRIT: The Tom Thomson Experience will make use of the Tom Thomson Art Gallery’s important collection of objects, photos, documents and artworks by Thomson as well as additional supporting work by his contemporaries and by artists working in diverse media who have been influenced by Thomson’s work or inspired by his story. There is perhaps no other artist in Canadian history who has inspired other artists and permeated our national consciousness in the way that Thomson has. This cross-disciplinary exhibition will examine Thomson’s work, life and mythic death, and his influence, both direct and indirect, on Canadian art and culture. Had Thomson not existed, Canada would have had to have invented him. CANADIAN SPIRIT is the initial exhibition that will see our South Gallery converted into a space devoted to Thomson, his story and his legacy.
Tom Thomson Art Gallery
November 10-12, 17-20, 23-26, 2011
The Sound of Music
One of the world's most beloved musicals is coming to The Roxy! Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music will thrill you with its wonderful songs that we all know so well. The story of a young girl torn between becoming a nun or marrying the man of her dreams, and how her life, and the lives of those she holds dear, change forever. Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Roxy Theatre
The Sound of Music
One of the world's most beloved musicals is coming to The Roxy! Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music will thrill you with its wonderful songs that we all know so well. The story of a young girl torn between becoming a nun or marrying the man of her dreams, and how her life, and the lives of those she holds dear, change forever. Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Roxy Theatre
Tuesday, November 15 to Thursday, December 22, 2011
Authentic Victorian Christmas
The volunteer elves at the Billy Bishop Home and Museum – A National Historic Site have been busy preparing for a different kind of Christmas celebration. Visitors to the Museum will have a glimpse of a traditional Victorian Christmas. The boyhood home of Owen Sound’s local WWI hero is decorated similarly to what it would have looked like in early days with garlands, ribbons, lace, lights, candles and trinkets. Amidst the original Bishop Family antiques, a large Christmas tree is decorated with gifts and toys from that period. Christmas music piped throughout the Museum ensures that all are filled with the holiday spirit. A special Victorian Christmas Weekend is being held on Saturday, November 26 and Sunday, November 27 from 1 to 3 pm. Visitors will be greeted by Victorian Hosts and enjoy an old fashion afternoon of live Christmas music in the boyhood home of Billy Bishop while maids serve a hot cup of apple cider and delicious home made Christmas treats. Decorate your own gingerbread cookie! Carriage Rides will be available for an extra cost of $5.00 per person. Please visit www.billybishop.org to see the performance times for our live entertainment: the Sweet Adelines Quartet; GBS Youth String Quartet; and the Singing Puppeteers. Sponsored by Fabricland and The Fyre Place & Patio Shop
Billy Bishop Home and Museum
Authentic Victorian Christmas
The volunteer elves at the Billy Bishop Home and Museum – A National Historic Site have been busy preparing for a different kind of Christmas celebration. Visitors to the Museum will have a glimpse of a traditional Victorian Christmas. The boyhood home of Owen Sound’s local WWI hero is decorated similarly to what it would have looked like in early days with garlands, ribbons, lace, lights, candles and trinkets. Amidst the original Bishop Family antiques, a large Christmas tree is decorated with gifts and toys from that period. Christmas music piped throughout the Museum ensures that all are filled with the holiday spirit. A special Victorian Christmas Weekend is being held on Saturday, November 26 and Sunday, November 27 from 1 to 3 pm. Visitors will be greeted by Victorian Hosts and enjoy an old fashion afternoon of live Christmas music in the boyhood home of Billy Bishop while maids serve a hot cup of apple cider and delicious home made Christmas treats. Decorate your own gingerbread cookie! Carriage Rides will be available for an extra cost of $5.00 per person. Please visit www.billybishop.org to see the performance times for our live entertainment: the Sweet Adelines Quartet; GBS Youth String Quartet; and the Singing Puppeteers. Sponsored by Fabricland and The Fyre Place & Patio Shop
Billy Bishop Home and Museum
December 1, 11, 12, 18, 29
December Owen Sound Attack Home Games (Junior A)
December home games for our 2010-2011 Provincial Championship team - check the link below for tickets and more information
Bayshore Community Centre
December Owen Sound Attack Home Games (Junior A)
December home games for our 2010-2011 Provincial Championship team - check the link below for tickets and more information
Bayshore Community Centre
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 7:00pm
Blue Christmas featuring Peter Irwin and Jailhouse Rock
It’s a Blue Christmas at The Roxy Theatre as we welcome award winning Elvis Tribute Artist, Peter Irwin, and the Jailhouse Rock for a special Christmas themed show. Peter performs with a live Elvis Tribute band to large audiences in the Grey-Bruce County area. The band includes a 3 piece horn section and keyboard/musical director. The band provides its audience with a full stage production featuring ‘The Elvis Come Back Years’ of Elvis’ career and also his ‘Vegas years’. Jailhouse Rock is a sell-out year round, wherever they go. This special Christmas themed show is sure to be a hit, and serves as a fundraiser for Owen Sound Little Theatre.
Roxy Theatre
Blue Christmas featuring Peter Irwin and Jailhouse Rock
It’s a Blue Christmas at The Roxy Theatre as we welcome award winning Elvis Tribute Artist, Peter Irwin, and the Jailhouse Rock for a special Christmas themed show. Peter performs with a live Elvis Tribute band to large audiences in the Grey-Bruce County area. The band includes a 3 piece horn section and keyboard/musical director. The band provides its audience with a full stage production featuring ‘The Elvis Come Back Years’ of Elvis’ career and also his ‘Vegas years’. Jailhouse Rock is a sell-out year round, wherever they go. This special Christmas themed show is sure to be a hit, and serves as a fundraiser for Owen Sound Little Theatre.
Roxy Theatre
Thursday, December 1, 2011 7:00 PM
World Aids Day – “Getting to Zero”
Please join us at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery for a Candlelight Vigil followed with music by Keira McArthur, short readings and a reception. All are Welcome! Organized by AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington County - now serving Grey Bruce. For more information contact: greybruce@aidsguelph.org or 519.376.9420 ext. 1530
Tom Thomson Art Gallery
World Aids Day – “Getting to Zero”
Please join us at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery for a Candlelight Vigil followed with music by Keira McArthur, short readings and a reception. All are Welcome! Organized by AIDS Committee of Guelph and Wellington County - now serving Grey Bruce. For more information contact: greybruce@aidsguelph.org or 519.376.9420 ext. 1530
Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Dec 03, 2011, 11am - 4pm
4th Annual Holiday Craft Sale
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Local vendors. Local artists and craftspeople with a wide range of handmade items: jewellery, pottery, decorative items, candles, paintings, leather goods, family histories, knitting, weaving, baked goods and more. Enjoy cake, hot cider, holiday music and movies. Admission to the Craft Show is free. Regular admission rates otherwise apply.
Grey Roots Museum & Archives
4th Annual Holiday Craft Sale
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Local vendors. Local artists and craftspeople with a wide range of handmade items: jewellery, pottery, decorative items, candles, paintings, leather goods, family histories, knitting, weaving, baked goods and more. Enjoy cake, hot cider, holiday music and movies. Admission to the Craft Show is free. Regular admission rates otherwise apply.
Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Saturday Dec 3, 2011 at 8PM - The Roxy
My Sweet Patootie's Tanglefoot Untangled X-Mas Show
With old favourites, poignant gems and cheerful cool yule originals, this variety show will ring your bells with big Tanglefoot harmonies and hot playing guaranteed to roast your chestnuts. With their effervescent humour My Sweet Patootie’s Terry Young and Sandra Swannell spread their good cheer with former Tanglefoot bandmates Steve Ritchie, Al Parrish, Rob Ritchie and special guests Canadian step dancers Kelly Maw and Tracy & Alex McNally. Chestnuts not included.
Roxy Theatre
My Sweet Patootie's Tanglefoot Untangled X-Mas Show
With old favourites, poignant gems and cheerful cool yule originals, this variety show will ring your bells with big Tanglefoot harmonies and hot playing guaranteed to roast your chestnuts. With their effervescent humour My Sweet Patootie’s Terry Young and Sandra Swannell spread their good cheer with former Tanglefoot bandmates Steve Ritchie, Al Parrish, Rob Ritchie and special guests Canadian step dancers Kelly Maw and Tracy & Alex McNally. Chestnuts not included.
Roxy Theatre
December 4th - 1 to 9pm
Christmas Fund Broadcast
The Christmas Fund Broadcast has been organized by CFOS and The Sun Times for over 70 years and raises funds for a large number of local charities (see below). Last year's broadcast raised $12,000 to benefit causes in the community.
Roxy Theatre
Christmas Fund Broadcast
The Christmas Fund Broadcast has been organized by CFOS and The Sun Times for over 70 years and raises funds for a large number of local charities (see below). Last year's broadcast raised $12,000 to benefit causes in the community.
Roxy Theatre
December 10 4pm FREE TO KIDS!
Georgian Bay Symphony
The Family Christmas Concert. A shorter version of our evening concert lasting one hour is free to children in Grade 6 and under accompanied by and adult. Make it part of your Christmas tradition and then see the Festival of Northern Lights. SPONSOR: The Rocking Horse. $5 OSCVI Regional Auditorium Contact: David Adair 519-372-0212
OSCVI Auditorium
Georgian Bay Symphony
The Family Christmas Concert. A shorter version of our evening concert lasting one hour is free to children in Grade 6 and under accompanied by and adult. Make it part of your Christmas tradition and then see the Festival of Northern Lights. SPONSOR: The Rocking Horse. $5 OSCVI Regional Auditorium Contact: David Adair 519-372-0212
OSCVI Auditorium
December 10, 2011 , 2pm
Oh Grow Up!
An original play conceived by the clever and creative Roxy Young Company, a collaborative effort from 26 community youth in grades 4-8. Under the direction of Stephanie Fowler of Sandcastle Theatre, Oh, Grow Up! captures both the pleasures and perils of youth as they navigate school life, family and friendships. Bring the whole family and join us for their journey. Tickets $8 for adults, $5 for youth. Saturday, December 10 at 2 pm.
Roxy Theatre
Oh Grow Up!
An original play conceived by the clever and creative Roxy Young Company, a collaborative effort from 26 community youth in grades 4-8. Under the direction of Stephanie Fowler of Sandcastle Theatre, Oh, Grow Up! captures both the pleasures and perils of youth as they navigate school life, family and friendships. Bring the whole family and join us for their journey. Tickets $8 for adults, $5 for youth. Saturday, December 10 at 2 pm.
Roxy Theatre
December 10, 7:30pm
Georgian Bay Symphony
Christmas in Vienna The 40th Season celebration continues with our traditional Christmas concert featuring soprano Lesley Bouza. Highlights include Handel�s Rejoice Greatly, Adele�s laughing song and the popular carol sing-a-long. SPONSOR: Horton & Horton Law Office $5-$28 OSCVI Regional Auditorium Contact: David Adair 519-372-0212
OSCVI Auditorium
Georgian Bay Symphony
Christmas in Vienna The 40th Season celebration continues with our traditional Christmas concert featuring soprano Lesley Bouza. Highlights include Handel�s Rejoice Greatly, Adele�s laughing song and the popular carol sing-a-long. SPONSOR: Horton & Horton Law Office $5-$28 OSCVI Regional Auditorium Contact: David Adair 519-372-0212
OSCVI Auditorium
Dec 10, 2011
Moreston by Candlelight Winter Evening
4-8 p.m. Join us in Moreston Heritage Village for an old fashioned Christmas! The historic buildings of Moreston will be open and dressed in seasonal decor from the past. Hear stories of Christmases long ago and the songs of roving carollers. Take a ride in an open sleigh, then warm your hands by a roaring fire and enjoy a cup of steaming apple cider and cookies. A truly unique Christmas experience for all ages! Admission rates apply.
Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Moreston by Candlelight Winter Evening
4-8 p.m. Join us in Moreston Heritage Village for an old fashioned Christmas! The historic buildings of Moreston will be open and dressed in seasonal decor from the past. Hear stories of Christmases long ago and the songs of roving carollers. Take a ride in an open sleigh, then warm your hands by a roaring fire and enjoy a cup of steaming apple cider and cookies. A truly unique Christmas experience for all ages! Admission rates apply.
Grey Roots Museum & Archives
December 11, 2pm
Toronto All-Star Big Band
One of the most exciting bands around, the Toronto All-Star Big Band revives the spirit, style and sound of 1930’s and 40’s – that golden age of the big bands. Armed with brilliant programming, slick choreography and witty cultural nostalgia, this vibrant cast of awesome young talent has earned its position at the top of the list of presenters throughout Ontario and in the U.S. The Toronto All-Star Big Band returns for "A Christmas Special!" A swinging holiday revue fashioned in the tradition of the classic "Christmas Show" of yesteryear. Great music and holiday fun!
Roxy Theatre
Toronto All-Star Big Band
One of the most exciting bands around, the Toronto All-Star Big Band revives the spirit, style and sound of 1930’s and 40’s – that golden age of the big bands. Armed with brilliant programming, slick choreography and witty cultural nostalgia, this vibrant cast of awesome young talent has earned its position at the top of the list of presenters throughout Ontario and in the U.S. The Toronto All-Star Big Band returns for "A Christmas Special!" A swinging holiday revue fashioned in the tradition of the classic "Christmas Show" of yesteryear. Great music and holiday fun!
Roxy Theatre
Monday Dec. 12th, 7:30pm
Georgian Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert
Owen Sound's triple award-winning Youth Orchestra performs Beethoven, Resphigi, Mozart, and Rachmaninoff, as well as some singalong holiday favourites. admission by Donation.
Division Street United Church
Georgian Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra Concert
Owen Sound's triple award-winning Youth Orchestra performs Beethoven, Resphigi, Mozart, and Rachmaninoff, as well as some singalong holiday favourites. admission by Donation.
Division Street United Church
Friday, December 16th, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Rita MacNeil and the von Trapp Children
Canada’s first lady of song, Rita MacNeil, along with her special friends, the von Trapp children, the grandchildren of the real Sound of Music family, together live in concert present a few of their seasonal “favourite things”. This is the one family concert that will enhance the Christmas season.
OSCVI Auditorium
Rita MacNeil and the von Trapp Children
Canada’s first lady of song, Rita MacNeil, along with her special friends, the von Trapp children, the grandchildren of the real Sound of Music family, together live in concert present a few of their seasonal “favourite things”. This is the one family concert that will enhance the Christmas season.
OSCVI Auditorium
Friday, December 16 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 pm.
YTC's The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie is a literary classic, written in 1944 by Tennessee Williams, it is a memory play told from the point of view of Tom Wingfield. The play is set in 1937 St. Louis, Tom is an aspiring poet who must set aside his dreams in order to support his mother, Amanda, and his sister, Laura. The Wingfield family face the challenge of accepting the reality of their lives choosing instead to escape their troubles by turning to movies, a glass menagerie, and the arrival of a mysterious gentleman caller. The YTC is pleased to exhibit the talented youth of our community in their depiction of this remarkable work of literature.
Roxy Theatre
YTC's The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie is a literary classic, written in 1944 by Tennessee Williams, it is a memory play told from the point of view of Tom Wingfield. The play is set in 1937 St. Louis, Tom is an aspiring poet who must set aside his dreams in order to support his mother, Amanda, and his sister, Laura. The Wingfield family face the challenge of accepting the reality of their lives choosing instead to escape their troubles by turning to movies, a glass menagerie, and the arrival of a mysterious gentleman caller. The YTC is pleased to exhibit the talented youth of our community in their depiction of this remarkable work of literature.
Roxy Theatre
December 17, 2011
Holiday Family Fun Day
There will be seasonal family films in the theatre, seasonal crafts and games such as crokinole and checkers, as well as Grey County Gallery scavenger hunts for junior and senior ages. Bring the whole family for a variety of activities that are so much fun, they won't know they're learning! All activities included with admission.
Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Holiday Family Fun Day
There will be seasonal family films in the theatre, seasonal crafts and games such as crokinole and checkers, as well as Grey County Gallery scavenger hunts for junior and senior ages. Bring the whole family for a variety of activities that are so much fun, they won't know they're learning! All activities included with admission.
Grey Roots Museum & Archives
Saturday, December 31st, 2011 at 2PM and 7:30PM
The Beckett Family New Years Eve
Join the Beckett Family for their 11th Annual New Years Eve concert at the Roxy Theatre in Owen Sound for a show filled with toe tapping Canadian Old Tyme fiddle, Country and Bluegrass music. Guest Performers to be announced.
Roxy Theatre
The Beckett Family New Years Eve
Join the Beckett Family for their 11th Annual New Years Eve concert at the Roxy Theatre in Owen Sound for a show filled with toe tapping Canadian Old Tyme fiddle, Country and Bluegrass music. Guest Performers to be announced.
Roxy Theatre
January 3, 2012
Festival Closes
The Festival of Northern Lights wraps up another great season. Watch for great Owen Sound festivals and events from January to May on our 2011 Winter Guide!!
Downtown Owen Sound
Festival Closes
The Festival of Northern Lights wraps up another great season. Watch for great Owen Sound festivals and events from January to May on our 2011 Winter Guide!!
Downtown Owen Sound