Wellington Waterwatchers will be celebrating World Water Day, Monday March 22, with a special event in the E.L. Fox Auditorium at J.F. Ross Collegiate, from 7-10 p.m.
This will be an opportunity to hear from our youth about what they think about water, something we all take far too much for granted.
High school students throughout Wellington County have been creating submissions [...]
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Celebrate World Water Day – March 22
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Blue W, Dancehall Free For All, Derek Forgie, Evalyn Parry, Wellington Waterwatchers on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Learn More About The City Of Guelph’s Plans for Growth – Lots Of It!
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged City of Guelph, Growth, Karen Farbridge, Places to Grow, sustainability on March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Perusing plans and chatting with planners may seem like a rather dry way to spend an evening in Guelph but it is rather important. Especially so, if you love the city you currently call home.
Few people in Guelph seem to understand how much growth the city is expected to absorb over the coming years.
By 2031, under the [...]
Haiti, In The News And Out Of It
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Canada Haiti Action Network, Friends of Ile a Vache, Haiti, Haiti Earthquake Relief, Toronto Haiti Action Committee on March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Despite the size of the on-going tragedy, Haiti has had a hard time staying in the news with wall to wall Olympics coverage on TV, radio and in the newspapers.
That another earthquake, this time in Chile, was relegated to the last item of news by CBC radio early on Saturday morning, and after all the [...]
Searchlight on Democracy Walk and Talk – March 2
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Council of Canadians, Prorogation, Stephen Harper on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Canadian Parliament finally gets back to work on March 3 after their enforced vacation, that began on December 30, 2009, courtesy of Prime minister Stephen Harper’s prorogation.
To celebrate this auspicious occasion, the Guelph chapters of the Council of Canadians and Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament and Guelph Participates are holding “Searchlight on Democracy Walk and Talk” on [...]
Po’Girl And The No Shame Tour To Combat Child Abuse – March 9
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Po'Girl on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Canadian Urban Roots Group Po’Girl visit Guelph on March 9 as part of their “No Shame” tour to help prevent child abuse. During the tour they will be raising money for Little Warriors in Canada and the National Children’s Alliance in the USA. Partial proceeds from all Po’Girl tour merchandise will also be donated to these [...]
James Gordon “My Stars Your Eyes” CD Release – February 26
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Borealis Records, Guelph Civic League, James Gordon, My Stars Your Eyes on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
James Gordon CD Release
Friday February 26 at 8.00 p.m.
Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris Street, Guelph
Tickets: $18- available at the door or at the Bookshelf
My Stars Your Eyes: “12 new locally grown, organic, fair trade songs”
James Gordon is never at a loss for a lyric. Famous for having written a thousand songs and as a [...]
Short Cuts Event Listing – Weekend February 20-21
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Campfire Sessions, Cornerstone Cafe, Guelph Groove, Guelph Spoken Word on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Guelph Groove
February 20, 7.30 – 9.30 p.m.(Doors close at 8.00 p.m.)
Temple studios, 42 Quebec St, Guelph (Yellow door, Third floor).
$10 sliding scale
This month’s wave will be graced with heartfelt, soulful sounds from Nigel…a magical medicine journey ahead to be sure. The groove is a scent, conversation, drug, alcohol and shoe free safe space.
Kent MacMillan in Concert
The [...]
Seedy Saturday, Evergreen Seniors Centre – February 27
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Guelph Enabling Garden on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Guelph Enabling Garden
Guelph’s Third Annual Community Seed Exchange takes place at the Evergreen Seniors Centre on Saturday February 27 from 1.00 – 5.30 p.m.
A Pay What You Can event, the venue is fully accessible. Proceeds go to support great community gardening projects in our city!
The more people who attend (to trade, buy, and/or learn and teach [...]
Garnet Rogers, Dublin St United – February 19
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Garnet Rogers on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hamilton born singer-songwriter and guitarist Garnet Rogers will be making a stop in Guelph on February 19.
The Guelph concert is one of only two stops in Southern Ontario on Garnet’s current tour.
Garnet is widely considered, by fans and critics alike, to be one of the finest singers anywhere. His music, like the man himself, has been called literate, [...]
Finding Hope: Spiritual Resources In Environmental Crisis – February 10
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Environment, Global warming, Jim Profit on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Finding Hope: Spiritual Resources In Environmental Crisis
The second in the series, February 10 at 7.30 p.m at The Fat Duck (Corner of Kortright and Edinburgh, Guelph)
Relaxed conversations on spirituality and the environment taking place in one of Guelph’s best eateries, The Fat Duck Pub!
Where can you find hope in the face of the environmental crisis [...]
Cancer Can’t Dance Like This!, Guelph Youth Music Centre – February 27
Posted in Community Events, Cultural Events, Events, tagged Canadian Cancer Society, Cancer Can't Dance Like This, Daniel Stolfi on February 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Guelph-born actor and comedian Daniel Stolfi brings his one-man show about his harrowing experience battling cancer, Cancer Can’t Dance Like This, to the Guelph Youth Music Centre on February 27. This special presentation is a fundraiser for the Wellington County Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society.
In March of 2008, Daniel Stolfi was diagnosed with Acute [...]
Andrew “Lefty Singer” McPherson With Shannon Kingsbury – February 12
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Andrew McPherson, Shannon Kingsbury on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Like to spend a nice evening enjoying some folk-roots music in Guelph after enjoying a great meal?
Check out Andrew McPherson with his Lefty Singer band and Shannon Kingsbury at Carden Street Cafe on February 12 at 10.00 p.m.
No less than 7 musicians playing harp, mandolin, tuba, harmonium, harp, guitar, bass and possibly the proverbial kitchen sink.
There will be [...]
Yasus Afari At The E-Bar – February 8
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Yasus Afari on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yasus Afari will be at the E-bar in Guelph on February 8 at 8.00 p.m.
From Jamaica, Yasus Afari is a Philosopher, International Dub Poet and Author of the critically acclaimed book Overstanding Rastafari – Jamaica’s Gift to the World.
Yasus was the first ever Rastafarian to be invited to the Parliament of the World Religions which was [...]
The State Of Parliamentary Democracy, Ned Franks – February 8
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Ned Franks, Prorogation, Stephen Harper on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The need for reform of parliamentary procedures is still very much in the news.
Don’t forget that Ned Franks, Professor Emeritus at Queen’s University,will be in town next week for a lecture on “The State of Parliamentary Democracy in Canada”. The lecture takes place at the University of Guelph’s War Memorial Hall on Monday February 8 at 7.30 p.m.
Dr. [...]
Music Of Love and Romance, River Run, February 14 – Ticket Giveway!
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Guelph Symphony Orchestra on February 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
‘Tis the season when a young man’s fancy, (or a young woman’s, for that matter) turns to love…
Why not spend this Valentine’s Day with the Guelph Symphony Orchestra?
This Valentine’s Day, the Guelph Symphony Orchestra will be celebrating some of the most romantic music ever written – Mozart’s Elvira Madigan Concerto, the Warsaw Concerto, both works [...]
Coming Soon… Unlucky In Love – February 13
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Eden Mills Writers Festival on January 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We are all planning to be Unlucky in Love at the Eden Mills Writers Festival Fundraiser at the E-Bar on February 13 at 7.00 p.m. Great entertainment and shenanigans are promised. Don’t miss it!
We’ll also be ‘Unlucky In Love’, live on CFRU 93.3fm’s Royal City Rag, with a cast of thousands (well, a few anyway!), on February [...]
The State of Parliamentary Democracy in Canada – February 8
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Council of Canadians, Ned Franks, Perogies Not Proroguing, Prorogation on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Guelph Chapter of the Council of Canadians is organizing a second event related to restoring democracy in Canada! This follows the success of the Perogies not Prorogation rally that took place in Guelph on Saturday, January 23.
The need for reform of parliamentary procedures will be discussed on February 8 when Dr. Ned Franks, Professor Emeritus at Queen’s University, will [...]
Help Haiti: A Guelph Benefit For Earthquake Relief – February 7
Posted in Community Events, Cultural Events, Events, tagged Dionne Brand, Haiti Earthquake, Jane Bunnett, Kevin Breit, River Run Centre, Scott Merritt on January 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A Guelph benefit for the people of Haiti takes place on February 7 at the River Run Centre. The event features Kevin Breit, Scott Merritt, Jane Burnett, Dionne Brand, the University of Guelph choirs and The Guelph music revue, an ensemble featuring some of Guelph’s renowned musicians and singer-songwriters.
Kevin Breit is one of Canada’s most in-demand guitarists [...]
Out On The Shelf’s 2nd Annual Knit-a-thon – January 30
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Out on the Shelf on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Like to knit? Then, why not take part in Guelph’s Queeer Resource Centre, Out On The Shelf’s (OOTS) 2nd Annual Knit-a-thon?
The event takes place on Saturday January 30 from 10 a.m. till 4.00 p.m.
Because they raised over $3000 this event is now a major fundraiser for OOTS. It’s also a great opportunity for community members to come and visit the library, [...]
Public Forum: Natural Heritage Strategy, City Hall – February 4
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged City of Guelph, Natural Heritage Strategy on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is a very important public forum taking place on the Natural Heritage Strategy at City Hall on February 4 from 6.30 – 9.30 p.m.
Guelph will be hit by a huge wave of growth over the next 25 years under the provincial plan Places to Grow.
Unfortunately the city seems powerless to do anything about this “planned” (!) growth.
Guelph is expected to [...]
Reminder: Perogies Not Proroguing, Downtown Guelph, January 23
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Council of Canadians, CUPE, Perogies Not Proroguing on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t forget to attend the big Perogies not Proroguing rally in St George’s Square on Saturday January 23.
This is your opportunity to express your dissatisfaction with Stephen Harper’s self-serving decision to shut down parliament on December 30. Let’s send the Prime Minister a strong message – get our MPs back to work!
The rally is being put on by the [...]
Finding Hope When The Heat Is On – January 27 and February 10
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Climate Change, Environment, Jim Profit, Mike Nagy, The Fat Duck on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Finding Hope: Spiritual Resources In Environmental Crisis
January 27 & February 10 at 7.30 p.m at The Fat Duck (Corner of Kortright and Edinburgh, Guelph)
Relaxed conversations on spirituality and the environment.
Where can you find hope in the face of the environmental crisis that threatens the planet?
And, its all taking place in one of Guelph’s best eateries, The [...]
Friends Of Ile A Vache, Economic Development Project Presentation – February 4
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Friends of Ile a Vache, Haiti, Ile La Vache on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Canadian Group Raising Funds For Haitian Economic Development Projects
Friends of Ile a Vache, a non-profit dedicated to sustainable economic development, is reaching out to the public to raise funds for its development projects. Their projects are currently under operation on the Haitian island of Ile a Vache, a small island off the south coast of [...]
Café Scientifique: Ecotourism, More Harm Than Good – February 9
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Cafe Scientifique, Ecotourism, University of Guelph on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Now this sounds interesting.
I’ve always felt a little conflicted about ecotourism.
Do you enjoy traveling to exotic destinations?
Do you care about the environment?
Prof. Noella Gray will be speaking on “Ecotourism: More harm than good?” at the Diana Downtown on Tuesday, February 9 at 7 p.m.
The second in the series “Human Dimensions of the Environment”.
Free. [...]
Perogies Not Proroguing, January 23: Larger Venue Needed Due to Growing Interest
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Council of Canadians, Federal Politics, Stephen Harper, CUPE, Perogies Not Proroguing on January 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It seems that the Perogies not Proroguing event planned for January 23 is creating quite a stir in Guelph. Stephen Harper’s decision to close down parliament is clearly more than just a storm in a teacup on Facebook.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees have now joined the Guelph Chapter of the Council of Canadians and the Guelph [...]
Sadies With Ladies Of The Canyon, Dublin St United – January 22
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Ladies of the Canyon, Sadies on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Toronto’s cosmic country rockers The Sadies are in town on January 22 for a show at Dublin Street United Church with Ladies of The Canyon.
Their most recent album is New Seasons (2007) produced with the Jawhawks’ Gary Louris. They also recently recorded a fun set of country covers featuring vocals by LA punk legend John Doe, [...]
Transition Guelph – January 19
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged The Transition Handbook, Transition Guelph, Transition Towns on January 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
From Chris and Sally at Transition Guelph:
Our next general meeting is this coming Tuesday, January 19, at 10 Carden, starting at 7 p.m..
On the agenda we have opportunities to learn, participate in on-the-ground projects, and plan for a resilient future:
A short Transition Orientation (as it looks like there will be several new attendees)
Local happenings [...]
Coming Soon…Hillside Inside – February 6
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Hillside on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Catch Hillside Festival’s Paula Perri on CFRU93.3fm’s Royal City Rag on January 23 and Marie Zimmerman on January 30. If it happens in Guelph you’ll hear about it on Royal City Rag!
Guelph Community Singers Debut Concert – January 23
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Guelph Community Singers on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Guelph Community Singers will be giving their first ever concert performance on Saturday, January 23 at 7.30 p.m. in the wonderfully ambient surroundings of St. George’s Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich Street, Guelph.
An evening of song and musical surprises is assured.
Admission:$5 or pay what you can. All proceeds will benefit St. George’s music programs and other music [...]
Carlos Del Junco’s Cool Harmonica In Eden Mills – January 22
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Carlos Junco, Eden Mills, Eden Mills Millpond Conservation Association on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The next concert in the Eden Mills Concert Series is Carlos Del Junco on Friday, January 22, 2010.
Carlos is the 7 time winner, (out of the 12 year history) of the Canadian Maple Blues Harmonica Player of the year Award. He has been nominated for a Juno, and played with music greats Bruce Cockburn, Norah [...]
New Home For Community Singalong On The East Side Of Guelph – January 16
Posted in Community Events, Cultural Events, Events, tagged Jane Lewis, Sam Turton on January 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sam Turton and Jane Lewis are bringing their community singalong to Guelph east side restaurant, Ashuré’s, on a monthly basis from now on. They kick off a new year of community singing on January 16 from 8.00 till 10.00 p.m. The evening will feature a feast of well-known songs and to celebrate their new home, a selection of prizes [...]
Why Not Grow Your Own Food This Winter?, Workshop – January 26
Posted in Community Events, Events on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Keen on eating local, sustainable foods? Having trouble finding them this winter?
My good friend, Kristi Mahy will be presenting a workshop on January 26 on how to grow or source good locally grown food during the winter months.
The workshop will inspire you to turn your home into a mini winter garden. Sprouts, microgreens, salad mix, [...]
The Platform, Guelph’s New Arts Collective, Official Launch At 10 Carden – January 12
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged The Platform on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This nearly slipped by. Oops!
Tomorrow evening, January 12 is the official launch of The Platform, a collective of local artists exploring the opportunity to establishing a centre for performing arts where artists can develop new work, practice, collaborate and perform.
The group will be officially incorporating early in 2010, but an active steering committee has been in [...]
Guelph Poetry Slam, Guelph Googenheim – January 16
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Brendan McLeod, Guelph Poetry Slam on January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The second Guelph Poetry Slam of the season takes place on January 16 at the Guelph Googenheim, Woolwich Street, Guelph.
Poets competing over the coming months may qualify for the Guelph Poetry Slam team to travel to Ottawa in October to compete in Canada’s National Poetry Slam.
The slam starts at 9.00 p.m. (doors at 8.00 p.m.) with [...]
Tannis Slimmon In Concert, Co-operators Hall, River Run Centre – January 22
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Tannis Slimmon on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tannis Slimmon, the Guelph musician with a voice like an angel, one of Royal City Rag’s favourite people, has a solo show in the Co-operators Hall at the River Run Centre on January 22, as part of the Borealis Music Series, sponsored by the Borealis Grille & Bar. Joining Tannis will be Lewis Melville and Jude Vadala.
It promises [...]
Doug Larson And The Guelph Guitar, Westminster Branch GPL – January 12
Posted in Community Events, Cultural Events, Events, tagged Doug Larson, Guelph Guitar Project on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Friends of the Guelph Public Library invite you to join them for the second lecture in the 2009 – 10 Author Series on Tuesday, January 12, 8.00 – 9.30 p.m. at the Westminster Library Branch.
The featured author, Doug Larson is a professor in the Department of Integrated Biology at the University of Guelph.
Professor Larson’s co-authored a [...]
Perogies Not Proroguing, Downtown Guelph – January 23
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Council of Canadians, Federal Politics, Stephen Harper on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As far as the act of proroguing parliament is concerned, its starting to look like Stephen Harper may have seriously misjudged the mood of the nation.
As if there isn’t enough cynicism out there with regard to the antics of politicians.
With a Facebook group that is growing exponentially, we now have a Guelph event to support, Perogies not [...]
Ian Reid, On Royal City Rag And Live In Concert
Posted in Cultural Events, Events, tagged Ian Reid on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ian Reid will be live in the studio on Royal City Rag, January 9 between 8-9 a.m.
You can also catch him live in concert locally on the following dates:
Saturday, January 9 at 3 p.m. – Argus Music Festival in Cambridge, 215 Beverly Street (Mulligan’s Music Room). This is the 3rd annual fundraiser for the Argus houses [...]
Guelph Organic Conference – Our Organic Canadian Identity, January 28-31
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Guelph Organic Conference on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
16th Annual Environmental Science Symposium – January 16
Posted in Community Events, Events, tagged Environmental Science Symposium on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
EnviroNomics: Problem or Solution? Linking the Environment, Business and Economics
A day of learning and discussion on this year’s hot topic, the relationship between business and economic systems and environmental sustainability.
Lectures and workshops from experts in the field, including Frank de Jong (Former Leader of the Ontario Green Party), Dr. David Bell (Chair of Learning for a [...]
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