BarnDoor Theatre Presents: “Ghost Stories”!

GHOST STORIES

The Legend of Oliver’s Landing

A musical chiller
by David Jacklin

August 5-21

Ghost Stories is a full-on, Broadway-style musical, all based on a local legend.  It has been a huge success in numerous previous productions:

In 1833, John Oliver and his wife were making a comfortable living ferrying travellers across Big Rideau Lake at a place people called,  naturally enough, Oliver’s Landing. They were both murdered in a dispute involving a Native woman and their dead son. When the cabin was torn down, years later, a “large number” of skeletons were found in the basement.  David Jacklin has turned this local legend into a chilling, soaring piece of musical theatre, dramatic, funny and filled with exciting music.  A major hit in 1984 and 1992, it has been revamped for 2016 with some new music and an exciting new libretto.

Get tickets here !

Date :

August 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 2016 at 7:30 pm

August 7, 14, 21, 2016 at 1:30 pm

Event location :

Full Circle Theatre

26, Craig Street, Perth, ON

For ticket information, please visit: www.barndoorproductions.ca

Or call 613 267 1884

Perth & District Horticultural Society Monthly Meeting

The PERTH & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY meets the second Tuesday of every month (January to June and September to November) in 2016, 7:30pm at St. Paul’s United Church, 25 Gore St. West in Perth.

On the 2nd Tuesday of the month from January to June, September and October. The November meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday. No meetings in July, August and December.

Plans are being made to bring exciting speakers to each meeting.

This month’s meeting will be about: “Q & A Master Gardeners Summer Social”

Date :
(no meetings in July, August and December)

Location event :
at St. Paul’s United Church,
25 Gore St. West – Perth

Contact :
Perth & District Horticultural Society
P.O. Box 494
Perth, ON
K7H 3G1

For more information on how you can attend, please contact the president, Jane Law, at perthhortpres@gmail.com or

visit the website: http://www.perthhortsociety.com/

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Perth Citizen’s Band – Summer Pops Concert

All concerts are FREE to the public and are held in historic Stewart Park just behind the Perth Town Hall in downtown Perth.

Bring along a lawn chair or simply enjoy a leisurely stroll through the park. All concerts are FREE to the public and are held in historic Stewart Park just behind the Perth Town Hall in downtown Perth.

Date :

Thursday, August 4 & 18, 2016  at 7:30 pm

Location event :
Perth Legion, 26 Beckwith Street East

Contact :
For more information visit the band’s website at http://www.perthband.ca or call conductor Brian Tackaberry at 613-256-4221.

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Bingo at Perth Civitan Hall

Every Wednesday night at the PERTH CIVITAN HALL, BINGO starts at 7 pm. Doors open at  5 pm.

Date :
Wednesdays August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2016 @ 7 p.m.

Location event :
Located at #6787 Cty. Rd. #43 outside

at Perth Civitan Hall

Contact :
Please call the hall at 613-267-2181 for further information or visit: http://www.perthcivitan.org/
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Bingo Ladies

STUDIO THEATRE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS : BINGO LADIES

A New Musical by Grant Tilly – Directed by C.Lee Bates

Lucky charms, big dreams and a troll named Thor. It’s Friday night at the bingo hall and the gloves are off! Carol needs to pay off her debts. Sandi’s hot for Lou, the rock n’ roll bingo caller.  And there’s Irene, the cranky old know-it-all, oxygen tank in tow, who always wins. When Carol steals Irene’s lucky spot, it sets off a course of events that none of them could have predicted. A brand new musical about friendship, gambling and just how far you’ll go for the big win.

Bingo Ladies is co-production of Studio Theatre and Indie Women Production.  This is a charity event in support of the Jillian O’Conner Children’s Education Fund. There will be a silent auction and other fun event in the theatre lobby at each performance.

Tickets

$28 at The Book Nook, 60 Gore Street E. (cash only)
$28 + $2 convenience fee at Shadowfax, 67 Foster St. 613-267-6817, shadowfax.on.ca (on-line, phone & credit cards); $28 at the door

Date :
August 18, 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7.30 pm
August 21 & 28 at 2 pm

Contact :
http://www.studiotheatreperth.com  or indiewomenproductions.com for further details.
or call +1 613-267-7469

Where?
63 Gore Street East
Perth, ON

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Perth Farmer’s Market 2016

THE PERTH FARMERS’ MARKET takes place every Saturday morning between May 7th and October 8th, 2016, in the Tay Basin Parking Lot and around the Crystal Palace.

Vendors are set-up between 8am and 1pm and offer fresh, local, organic in-season produce, plants, preserves, meat, home baking, and tons of other goodies. The Market also offers artisans and crafts, jewellry, entertainment occasionally and chance to have breakfast at the Piggin’ Out Market Cafe. This is a great way to spend a Saturday morning, getting to know your local producers in the heart of downtown Perth!

Date :
August 6, 13, 20, 27

Location event :
Downtown Perth

Contact :
Website: http://perthfarmersmarket.ca/

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Perth & District Horticultural Society Monthly Meeting

The PERTH & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY meets the second Tuesday of every month (January to June and September to November) in 2016, 7:30pm at St. Paul’s United Church, 25 Gore St. West in Perth.

On the 2nd Tuesday of the month from January to June, September and October. The November meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday. No meetings in July, August and December.

Plans are being made to bring exciting speakers to each meeting.

This month’s meeting will be about: “Q & A Master Gardeners Summer Social”

Date :
(no meetings in July, August and December)

Location event :
at St. Paul’s United Church,
25 Gore St. West – Perth

Contact :
Perth & District Horticultural Society
P.O. Box 494
Perth, ON
K7H 3G1

For more information on how you can attend, please contact the president, Jane Law, at perthhortpres@gmail.com or

visit the website: http://www.perthhortsociety.com/

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Perth Citizen’s Band Spring Concert

All concerts are FREE to the public and are held in historic Stewart Park just behind the Perth Town Hall in downtown Perth.

Bring along a lawn chair or simply enjoy a leisurely stroll through the park

Date :

Thursday, July 21st, 2016  at 7 pm

Location event :
Perth Legion, 26 Beckwith Street East

Contact :
For more information visit the band’s website at http://www.perthband.ca or call conductor Brian Tackaberry at 613-256-4221.

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Bingo at Perth Civitan Hall

Every Wednesday night at the PERTH CIVITAN HALL, BINGO starts at 7 pm. Doors open at  5 pm.

Date :
Wednesdays July 13, 20, 27, 2016 @ 7 p.m.

Location event :
Located at #6787 Cty. Rd. #43 outside

at Perth Civitan Hall

Contact :
Please call the hall at 613-267-2181 for further information or visit: http://www.perthcivitan.org/
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London Suite

STUDIO THEATRE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS : LONDON SUITE

Neil Simon’s rich comedy of four separate stories that take place in the same hotel suite at different times of the year.
A writer holds  a gun on his agent, who, he believes, has embezzled all the money from his book sales. A middle-aged New York widow on a shoe-buying expedition in London with her daughter, meets a rich Scotsman and wonders if she’s ready for a change in lifestyle. An Oscar-winning actress and her former husband, now divorced and are seeing each other for the first time in years. He needs money for his lover who is dying of cancer. This bitter-sweet story has a twist in the tale. Finally, a couple’s vacation plans are disrupted when they lose their Wimbledon tickets and possibly their hotel room to a Hollywood star.

Tickets
Tickets: Opening Night, July 21 – $17 or $19 at the door
All other performances – $22 at The Book Nook, 60 Gore Street E. (cash only)
$22 + $2 convenience fee at Shadowfax, 67 Foster St. 613-267-6817, shadowfax.on.ca (on-line, phone & credit cards); $24 at the door; $10 rush seats at the door for students with ID

Date :
July 21, 22, 23, 29, 30 at 7.30 pm
July 24 & 31 at 2 pm

Event location :
63 Gore Street East
Perth, ON

Contact :
http://www.studiotheatreperth.com  or http://studiotheatreperth.com/london-suite/ for further details.
or call +1 613-267-7469

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Perth Farmer’s Market 2016

THE PERTH FARMERS’ MARKET takes place every Saturday morning between May 7th and October 8th, 2016, in the Tay Basin Parking Lot and around the Crystal Palace.

Vendors are set-up between 8am and 1pm and offer fresh, local, organic in-season produce, plants, preserves, meat, home baking, and tons of other goodies. The Market also offers artisans and crafts, jewellry, entertainment occasionally and chance to have breakfast at the Piggin’ Out Market Cafe. This is a great way to spend a Saturday morning, getting to know your local producers in the heart of downtown Perth!

Date :
July 16, 23, 30

Location event :
Downtown Perth

Contact :
Website: http://perthfarmersmarket.ca/

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Every Wednesday night at the PERTH CIVITAN HALL, BINGO starts at 7 pm, doors open at 5pm. Hall opens at 5 pm and games start at 7 pm.

The Civitan Club of Perth host a bingo each Wednesday at the hall just outside of Perth on County Road 43. There’s a canteen with daubers, hamburgers, hotdogs, various confections, coffee and cold drinks available. Please see the program to the right for the details of the bingo and pricing.

Generally there are 16 regular games, 4 specials, bonanza and jackpot licensed by Drummond/North Elmsley Township. There is also a progressive game available for play during the evening licensed by the Province. Break Open Tickets, licensed by the province, are also available. All profits are returned to the community through charitable donations by the Civitan Club of Perth. All workers are volunteers.

The Perth Civitan Bingo program is available here : http://media.wix.com/ugd/f5c574_4d822d97e148494baf69452eb57a1cb4.pdf

Date :
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 7 p.m
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at 7 p.m
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 7 p.m

Event location :
6787 Lanark County Rd 43, Perth, ON K0G 1B0, Canada
Intersection Craig St and Highway 43

Contact :
Please call the hall at 613-267-2181 for further information
Or visite website : http://www.perthcivitan.org/

The gentle Yoga courses offered at McMartin House encourage stretching and body movement through basic postures. They offer adapted postures and the use of props and other aids to allow all senior students to participate as they feel they are able.

 
Week 12 to 18 : Nancy Williams – STRETCH, BREATHE, SHINE

 
Nancy received her 500 hour professional level yoga teacher certification from the Kripalu Centre for Yoga and Health near Lenox, Massachusetts.. Kripalu yoga is known as the yoga of compassion, and is a way to integrate body, mind and spirit through opening to the wisdom of the body.
Nancy has taught yoga with The Yoga Connection since 2001, and has earned an additional 500 hour professional level certification in Integrative Yoga Therapy. She holds certification in teaching Yoga Nidra with Richard Miller, Yoga 4 Cancer with Tari Prinster and Restorative Yoga with Judith Lasater. Nancy is certified to teach Let Your Yoga Dance and Zumba Gold . She previously taught kindergarten in the Perth area for many years.

 
Weekly schedules are available here : http://www.yogaconnectionperth.org/schedules/ .

 
Date :

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 from 9.30 to 11 a.m (Gentle)
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 from 5.15 p.m to 6.45 p.m (all levels)
 
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 from 9.30 am to 11 a.m (all levels)
 
Thursday, July 14, 2016  from 9.30 to 11 am (Gentle)
Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 5.15 p.m to 6.45 p.m (all levels)

 
Event location :
39 Gore Street
Downtown Perth, ON

 
Contact :
Contact info@yogaconnectionperth.org or phone 613-267-7148.
Website : http://www.yogaconnectionperth.org/

Stewart Park Music Festival: 25th Anniversary! Thursday July 14th Through Sunday July 17th, 2016 – Four days of music,workshops & Artisans in the park.

This year, as we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we are also celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Perth Military Settlement! Many special events are planned to mark this milestone including a special Thursday evening show sponsored by the Stewart Park Festival.

Under a canopy of majestic maple trees the Stewart Park Festival in Downtown Heritage Perth brings together an eclectic variety of Canadian and International musicians for a great weekend of over 30 free outdoor concerts. The weekend has entertainment for everyone including children’s entertainment and an international food and artisans market.

• World-class music on 3 different stages
• Admission by donation
• Scheduled children’s activities in the park on Saturday and Sunday
• Adult workshops in the park on Saturday and Sunday
• A festival labyrinth in the centre of Stewart Park
• A festival market featuring food vendors and local artisans
• A Saturday morning farmers’ market at the Crystal Palace with music
• Saturday downtown sidewalk sale with roving musicians & bargains galore
• Licenced Saturday and Sunday patio (2:00 – 6:00) at the Crystal Palace
• After Hours: Music in various downtown venues on Friday + Saturday evenings
• Music and a delicious Sunday breakfast at the Crystal Palace
• Sunday Strawberry Social hosted by The Table Community Food Centre
• Special camping package available at Last Duel Park
• Air-conditioned shuttle bus from designated parking areas to the park

 
Please click here to volunteer or here to donate.

 
Date :
July 14-17, 2016

 
Event location :
Stewart Park
Perth, ON

 
Contact :
For further details, please visit Stewart Park Festival Website.

BarnDoor Productions presents “The Great Temperance Soiree”. An evening of harmony, comedy and sobriety by Janet Coward. PERFORMANCE DATES: July  8, 9, 10 ONLY.

This fun-filled show traces the rise and fall of the temperance movement in Perth in the 19th century.
Dull, right?  No way!

Taken directly from the pages of the Perth (Bathurst) Courier, it’s filled with laughs, surprises and a lot of music.

Join the “cold-water army” and battle for sobriety. This is not only a look at one aspect of Perth’s history, but an overview of the society that built our community.

AND, IT’S FUN!

Arrived. Experienced. Loved it! What an awesome troupe of performers. All so talented! And such a depth of material covered – all with humour, style and wit. I was just blown away by the performances. Musically one could only find this caliber at the NAC. But we are lucky – they are an integral centre of our community. Gotta love it!”  A.D. Perth

Date :
July 8 – 10, 2016

Event location :
Full Circle Theatre
26 Craig Street, Perth Ontario

Contact :
For further information, please visit: www.barndoorproductions.ca
Or call 613 267 1884

Mark your calendars for June 18th, 2016 for the Stewart Park Festival Kick-off to Summer Party with Special Guests The Weber Brothers!

Join us at our 3rd Annual Kick-Off to Summer party. June 18 @ the Crystal Palace. Trust us there will be dancin’. With their eclectic mix of rockin’ originals and cool cover tunes, The Weber Brothers are the ultimate dance band. Think the harmony of The Beatles and the backbeat of the Band. Got it? Now experience it live! June 18th. Tickets only $20.00. On sale soon at Shadowfax, Book Nook, Perth Brewery and Top Shelf Distillery.

Doors at 8:00 pm. Music at 9:00 pm.
Door prizes. Pizza. A licensed event.

Tickets:$20.00
Available at the door or at Shadowfax, Book Nook, Perth Brewery, Top Shelf Distillery.

Visit Our Event Page here:

Date :
Saturday June 18, 2016 | all day

Location event :
@ the Crystal Palace
Perth, ON

Contact :
For further information, please visit: www.stewartparkfestival.com
or call +1 613-267-3311  Ext 2237

Perth & District Horticultural Society Monthly Meeting

The PERTH & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY meets the second Tuesday of every month (January to June and September to November) in 2016, 7:30pm at St. Paul’s United Church, 25 Gore St. West in Perth.

On the 2nd Tuesday of the month from January to June, September and October. The November meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday. No meetings in July, August and December.

Plans are being made to bring exciting speakers to each meeting.

This month’s meeting will be about: “Q & A Master Gardeners Summer Social”

Date :
Tuesday June 14, 2016

Location event :
at St. Paul’s United Church,
25 Gore St. West – Perth

Contact :
Perth & District Horticultural Society
P.O. Box 494
Perth, ON
K7H 3G1

For more information on how you can attend, please contact the president, Jane Law, at perthhortpres@gmail.com.

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Perth Citizen’s Band Spring Concert

All concerts are FREE to the public and are held in historic Stewart Park just behind the Perth Town Hall in downtown Perth.

Bring along a lawn chair or simply enjoy a leisurely stroll through the park

Date :
Thursday, June 9, 2016  at 7:30 pm

Thursday, June 23, 2016  at 7 pm (in conjunction with the Perth Rotary Club’s Strawberry Social)

Location event :
Perth Legion, 26 Beckwith Street East

Contact :
For more information visit the band’s website at http://www.perthband.ca or call conductor Brian Tackaberry at 613-256-4221.

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MERA Book Club Fall 2015 – Winter 2016

6th  Book of 2015-2016 season: My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor

The MERA Book Club meets on the 1st Wednesday evening of the month at 7:00 p.m to 9 :00 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to attend! The only requirement is that you must be an up-to-date MERA member http://www.meraschoolhouse.org/about

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Bingo at Perth Civitan Hall

Every Wednesday night at the PERTH CIVITAN HALL, BINGO starts at 7 pm. Doors open at 5pm.

Date :
Wednesdays June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2016 @ 7 p.m.

Location event :
Located at #6787 Cty. Rd. #43 outside

at Perth Civitan Hall

Contact :
Please call the hall at 613-267-2181 for further information or visit: http://www.perthcivitan.org/
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9 to 5, the Musical

STUDIO THEATRE PRESENTS : 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL

Date :
June 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10 at 8 pm
June 5 and 12 at 2 pm

Location event :
63 Gore Street East
Perth, ON

Contact :
http://www.studiotheatreperth.com for further details.
or call +1 613-267-7469

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Perth Farmer’s Market 2016

THE PERTH FARMERS’ MARKET takes place every Saturday morning between May 7th and October 8th, 2016, in the Tay Basin Parking Lot and around the Crystal Palace.

Vendors are set-up between 8am and 1pm and offer fresh, local, organic in-season produce, plants, preserves, meat, home baking, and tons of other goodies. The Market also offers artisans and crafts, jewellry, entertainment occasionally and chance to have breakfast at the Piggin’ Out Market Cafe. This is a great way to spend a Saturday morning, getting to know your local producers in the heart of downtown Perth!

Date :
June 4, 11, 18, 25

Location event :
Downtown Perth

Contact :
Website: http://perthfarmersmarket.ca/

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 The Last Deadman

BarnDoor Theatre Presents “The Last Deadman”: David Jacklin’s legendary drama with music about Canada’s last fatal duel.

First performed in 1983 (the 150th anniversary of the duel), this intense drama looks at the effect of the duel on its victor — a man who very nearly became Canada’s first prime minister!

More than simply a story of a lady’s slighted honour, the duel had far-reaching consequences for the shaping of our nation.

Told with drama, music, humour and excitement, it is a challenging and surprising multi-media theatrical event.
Date :
June 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 2016

Location event :
26 Craig Street
Perth, ON

Contact :
For further information, please visit: www.barndoorproductions.ca
Or call 613-267-1884

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Neil Simon’s « I ought to be in pictures »

Neil Simon’s I Ought to be in Pictures (June 24 to July 17) is a heartfelt comedy about a father and daughter rebuilding their relationship after years of disconnection. “A mature, touching, memorable play that brings great joy to the season” (Clive Barnes, New York Post). “Neil Simon’s best play since The Odd Couple” (Women’s Wear Daily).

Date :
Friday June 24 to Thursday July 17, 2016

Contact :
For further information, please visit: www.classictheatre.ca

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On May 27 and 28, 2016, the 2016 all Ontario Vehicle Rescue Challenge (Auto extrication) takes place at the Perth Fairgrounds, hosted by Drummond/North Elmsley, Tay Valley Fire Rescue, and the BBD&E Station.

“It’s an extrication challenge,” said Jean Richardson who is helping Aidan Ryan and Calvin Cooke to organize the event that will take place May 27 and 28 at the Perth Fairgrounds from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

Drummond/North ElmsleyTay Valley Fire Rescue and the BBD&E Firefighter’s Association would like to extend an invitation for all fire departments and the public to participate in the event. Any Fire Department (in Canada and the US) can submit a team to participate in the auto extrication challenge. All members of the public are welcome too attend the event as a spectator or help out as a volunteer. The event will take place at the Perth Fairgrounds located in beautiful Perth, Ontario. The event will feature tons of activities, auto extrication demonstrations, great food, vendors, antique fire trucks and much more!

There will be team scenarios and local scrap yards have donated more than two dozen cars to crush, but they’re still looking for old cars if you have one or two to spare. Tax receipts will be given.

Teams will be judged on their ability to perform, and team work, communication, Richardson said.

“There are three opportunities to perform including with limited tools, unlimited heavy hydraulics and rapid – meaning they will be talking to “patients” who will be on the verge of passing out.

The local fire and rescue team will not be competing in this event, as they are the hosts.

The Challenge will be limited to 15 teams. 6 people per team. All teams competing in the event will be registered with TERC. Visit www.terccanada.ca for details.

On the Thursday night before the event, there will be a learning symposium for invited guests.

Drummond/North ElmsleyTay Valley Fire Rescue and the BBD&E Firefighter’s Association would like to extend an invitation for all fire departments and the public to participate in the event. Any fire department (in Canada and the US) can submit a team to participate in the auto extrication challenge.

All members of the public are welcome too attend the event as a spectator or help out as a volunteer.

The cost to register a team is $450.00 (after May 1, 2016 the cost increases to $500.00).

Date :
Thursday May 27 to
Saturday May 28  from 7 am to 5 pm

Location event:
at the Perth Fairgrounds

Contact :
Please email: autoex@dnetv.ca
or or call 613-267-2596 ext. 4