City Hall Art Crawl

August 18, 2009

Have you been to The Art Crawl yet this summer? Time’s running short with only 3 Saturday mornings left to go. Whether you’re an artisan or simply want to shop and take in the creative expertise of local artists, this is a great spot to visit on Saturday mornings.

Owen Sound’s open air art market. Every Saturday morning in the Percy England Parkette … right beside City Hall.

The Art Crawl is running for the next 3 Saturdays until Labour Day. It runs from 8am to generally noon. Weather permitting. Some people do have tents and are more all weather vendors.

Want to be a vendor? All work must be original, handcrafted work by you.

This year there is no advanced registration or cost. You just come, and set up on the day.

You must supply your own stands/tables/display.

For more information please contact Cheryl Sims 519-370-2080 or email cheryl_sims@hotmail.com

Written by Deb · Filed Under Business, Downtown, Events, The City, fun

Business Excellence Awards

August 6, 2009

The Owen Sound & District Chamber of Commerce will be presenting awards of recognition and are seeking nominations in the following areas:

* Community Service
* Customer Service
* New Business of the Year
* Special Merit Award
* Environmental Stewardship
* Young Entrepreneur
* Business of the Year Award (1-25 Employees)
* Business of the Year Award (25+ Employees)

To nominate a business or for more information, visit the Owen Sound & District Chamber of Commerce website.

Written by Deb · Filed Under Business, Owen Sound, Participation, The City

Contact City Council In One Easy Step

July 22, 2009

Do you have a legitimate gripe? Concerns? Compliments? Let all the members of Owen Sound City Council know with our easy form… (yes, we get a copy as well… we’d love to publish your comments but only if you agree.) Please check the appropriate box to give us your permission. Thanks in advance.) Perhaps if we get more people to contact Council with concerns, things will start to be done about them.

If you seek to converse with a Councillor individually, you can get their addresses here. If you’d like to get in touch with theOwen.com contact us here.

Written by Deb · Filed Under Business, Owen Sound, Participation, Politics, The City, theOwen Features

Harry Potter Event at the Galaxy

July 16, 2009

For all you Harry Potter fans out there… the next installment of the magical world is upon us. Harry Potter The Half-Blood Prince is now showing at the Galaxy Cinemas in Owen Sound.

In conjunction with this there is a contest… All you have to do is visit the Galaxy Cinemas between July 15 – 19th, 2009 for a chance to enter to win the “Bruce Grey Magical Aventure” Raffle. The winner will receive a backpack filled with great Grey Bruce adventures including: Admissions to area attractions, Tickets to Special Eents, Golf Opportunities, Dining Experiences, A night out at Galaxy Cinemas and much more! All proceedss from the raffle go to the United Way of Bruce Grey’s Back-Pack program. Full prize list and available at the Galaxy Cinemas.

This magical event is sponsored by: Cineplex, Getaway to Grey, Bruce County, Staples, United Way and Warner Bros.

Check out the great photos of the Galaxy staff getting the place all Hogwarted up and ready for the event. A great big thank you to Francesca Dobbyn of the United Way of Bruce Grey for supplying the photos.