Weekend Events On the Calendar in Owen Sound
June 28, 2007
Once again there is altogether too much happening in town this weekend to possibly take it all in & that’s just the way we like it here at theOwen.com! Let’s start with Friday night, an evening with many enticing musical possibilities. First off I’ve got a shameful plug. Joel Morelli and myself (Adam Reese) will be playing this Friday June 29th at Jazzmyn’s Tapas and Taps. If the weather is warm we’ll be playing on Jazzmyn’s cozy back patio. We may have a guest appearance from legendary guitarist Pete Devlin, though this hasn’t been confirmed.
Also on Friday night, Blue Rodeo will be up the peninsula playing at the Wiarton and District Community Centre. Tickets are $33.50 and doors open at 7:30 p.m. For more information phone the Parks and Recreation Department at (519) 534-1400, Ext. 130. I am personally a little upset that this great Canadian country-rock outfit is playing in such an intimate environment and I’m not able to be there.
Getting out of the music scene, tomorrow also marks the beginning of the 2007 Georgian Horse Expo. The expo will be a 3 day exposition and trade fair. There will be breeds demonstrations, training clinics, country music and much more. The expo is an opportunity to promote your school, club or business. On top of all this excitement there will be 3 feature shows from master horse trainer Lew Sterrett!
On Saturday there is another special musical event happening at the Rusty Gull. How often can we go for a quick bike ride to see Calypso music in this town? Not very often I tell you. Well, on Saturday June 30th you’ll have just such an opportunity because Syl Macintosh will be playing his saxophone with a Calypso band from the islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Now of course Sunday is the best and most exuberantly celebrated of all statutory holidays… of course it’s CANADA DAY!!! There will be fun for the whole family down at Kelso beach. To find out about Owen Sound’s Canada Day Celebrations just follow the link provided.
OK Owen Sound, we’ve once again enlightened you in terms of just how much amazing stuff is happening in this town. Now it’s up to you. Get out there and have fun!!
Tom Thomson Days Are Coming!
June 28, 2007
Editor’s Note: The following is a press release sent to us by Kris Rosar of the Tom Thompson Memorial Art Gallery. Thanks Kris!
The Tom Thomson Art Gallery, the Friends of Leith Church and other community partners, have collaborated to present the sixth annual Tom Thomson Days, a festival of art, music, literature, history and remembrance from July 25 to August 5 in Owen Sound and Leith. This festival celebrates the artist and highlights his connection with this region.
Born August 5, 1877, the Canadian landscape painter, Tom Thomson spent the first 21 years of his life in and around Owen Sound and the village of Leith. Thomson’s paintings of the Canadian landscape have come to typify the nation’s engagement with the sublime beauty of a northern land. Thomson’s life tragically ended in 1917, his body was laid to rest in the in Leith churchyard. In 1967, Owen Sound dedicated its new public art gallery as a memorial to Thomson.
The Tom Thomson Days partners gratefully acknowledge The Municipality of Meaford and Arts Presentation Canada for their generous support of this festival.
Activities and events include:
4th Annual Country Market July 28, 11 - 7, Leith Church with Celtic food, fine art and crafts for sale. Free admission. http://www.leithchurch.ca
For information, visit www.tomthomson.org or contact 519-376-1932 or ttmag@e-owensound.com
Homecoming Tugboat Festival Excitement
June 28, 2007
The Allagash
In anticipation of the amazing Tugboat Festival to be held in Owen Sound’s harbour during our city’s 150th Homecoming celebrations we here at theOwen.com have been doing some online research. In our wanderings we have come across an amazing resource on the topic that we would like to point you towards. Event organizer Dr. Steve Briggs has created a very comprehensive online archive of boats built in Owen Sound at the Russel Brothers shipyard.
The Atomic
The site is the perfect opportunity to educate yourself about an important aspect of Owen Sound’s history. It offers a registry of most of the 1300 boats built by the Russel Brothers, histories of famous boats built by Russel Brothers including the Ancaster and the Missinaibi (both of which appeared on the back of Canada’s one dollar bill from 1974 to 1989), a six-page history of the Russel Brothers company with photos from the period, magazine and product literature produced by the company, blueprints and designs for Russel Brothers boats, relevant newspaper clippings, and photograph collections that cover the boats, the shipyard and employees.
Le Sapin Comeau
The site also contains video footage of Russel Brothers tugboats in action. The National Film Board footage is absolutely stunning, shot in quality black and white with clear voice-over narration. It does a fantastic job of evoking the era of industrious labour. The Russel Brothers tugboats are seen to be really adaptable workhorse boats. The winch-powered tugging of logs was particularly clever and interesting to see. Make sure that you browse the site in Windows Explorer though as I found that the video footage wouldn’t play through my Firefox browser.
Once you’ve taken a look around Dr. Brigg’s archive you will be prepared to be a know-it-all at the tugboat festival that is being held on Saturday June 28th and Sunday the 29th. Here is a look at the schedule of events planned for the festival:
Sat. July 28
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Boats on the starting line at 1:30.
Course to be determined.
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Let’s pretty them up!
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Race and other prizes, silent auction, guest speakers and presentations.
The Rusty Gull restaurant, 2nd floor King’s View Room.
Not Wheelchair accessible.
$30/ticket
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Boats slowly navigate a circular course around the harbour perimeter.
Sun. July 29
10:00 AM - NOON
Newfoundland Dogs rescuing people!
West Side Boat Launch ramp.
Tour the 65′ Canadian Coast Guard vessel Cove Isle. Tours of other private vessels solely at the discretion of their owners.
The festival will undoubtedly be fun for the whole family, especially for those who have young ones with a love for big machines. I know our resident small fry will be giddy with excitement at the mere sight of these old boats. Make sure to take a look at Dr. Steve Brigg’s Russel Brothers site and you’ll be in the know when the boats come chugging into harbour. On the off chance you have trouble following our links, the address you’ll be going to is http://russelbrothers.com/. Happy surfing!
Winners of the 2007 Write @ Your Library Contest
June 27, 2007
Editor’s note: We received this press release concerning the winners of the student writing contest, “Write @ Your Library” from Nadia Danyluk, the Children & Youth Services Librarian at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Library. We are happy to be able to pass the information on to you, with a congratulations out to all who participated.
The Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library would like to thank all of the students across Grey and Bruce Counties that submitted their creative works to this year’s Write @ Your Library contest.
We would also like to give a big thank you to all of the public libraries across the twin counties, Hanover, Meaford, West Grey, Grey Highlands, Bruce County and Leonard E. Shore, who once again partnered with us to make this initiative a success; to the judges, who spent their time reading all of the submissions; and of course to The Sun Times, whose generous support helps keep this contest going.
This year we had over 40 individuals enter their creative work to Write @ Your Library. The first place winners in all categories were published in a special edition of The Sun Times on June 19th. If you would like to read more stories and poems from our local youth talent check out the Write for 2007 anthology, available at all participating libraries across Grey and Bruce! Copies are available for purchase from the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library for $5.
The winners of the 2007 Write @ Your Library Creative Writing Contest for Teens are as follows:
Junior Short Story
Junior Poetry
Honorable mentions:
Senior Short Story
Senior Poetry
Honorable mentions:
Again, we thank everyone for making the 2007 edition of Write @ Your Library a success, and we look forward to another year of creative talent in 2008!
For more information, contact:
Nadia Danyluk
Children & Youth Services Librarian
Tel: 519 376-6623 ext 202
Fax: 519 376-7170
Email: ndanyluk@owensound.library.on.ca
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