by Hub Staff
Toronto bluegrass phenoms the Foggy Hogtown Boys will be at the Roxy Theatre on Saturday, March 28th. Linsey & John Beckett will be opening this Mudtown Music & Arts Series show. Tickets, $25 in advance & $35 at the door, are available at the Roxy Theatre box office or by phoning (519) 371- 2833, or online at www.mudtownrecords.com.
Seven-time Maple Blues Award winner Harry Manx has been creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. He'll be performing these gems on Fri March 27 at the Meaford Hall. Show time is 8pm. Tickets are $40
The SweetWater Festival welcomes a $10,000 grant from Canada Arts Presentation Fund, financial assistance from the government of Canada to bring Canadians professional artistic experiences in their communities. The SweetWater Festival, now entering its 12th season, leverages that tax money by supporting our region's cultural and economic vitality.
The SweetWater Music Festival will take place from September 18 to 20, 2015, in Leith
and Owen Sound, Ontario with concerts at the Georgian Shores United
Church and the Historic Leith Church. Some of the best professional musicians, local, national and international, will be providing school visits, master classes and artist talks in our community thanks to this unique festival.
Watch for more information about the upcoming SweetWater Horns Aplenty Brass Festival April 24 and 25, featuring the Don E. Johnson Brass Ensemble and True North Brass.
Attention young filmmakers! The libraries of Bruce and Grey counties want your films for the 2015 Grey Bruce Youth Film Festival to be held at the Owen Sound Galaxy Cinemas on April 20, 2015.
Enter for a chance to see your film on the big screen at the Owen Sound Galaxy Cinema, and a chance to win $150, a GoPro Camera or tickets to the United Way's Starlight Film Festival. Some films from the Grey Bruce Youth Film Festival are also selected to be screened at the Meaford International Film Festival.
In addition to the junior, senior and people's choice categories, this year's festival features an additional category sponsored by the City of Owen Sound. Films that prominently feature the City as a setting will be eligible to win a GoPro Camera.
by Hub Staff
Justin Burgess is playing The River Café on Thursday March 19th. Doors open at 6:30PM. A pay what you can event that is being recorded.
Santa Fe Gallery presents a collection of work by local artist, the late Don Nixon on Saturday, March 21st at 2pm. Don's wife, Harriet Nixon will give a short talk at 2.30pm. Nixon's work is well known in the area. The exhibit runs until April, 11th.
by Anne Finlay Stewart
Twenty-five years ago a visionary woman left a bequest to buy a concert grand piano for the musical community of Owen Sound. On Saturday, March 21 at 8:00 p.m. that piano will be re-dedicated at a concert by Angela Park, a classical pianist of international repute.
Ms. Park will perform at the Harmony Centre, at 4th Avenue East and 9th Street. The community-owned teaching and concert space for many of Owen Sound's aspiring and professional musicians is now the permanent home for the grand piano, in the care of the Georgian Bay Symphony.
Formerly Knox United Church, the building has a rich musical heritage. In the 1930s and 40s, Mr. Cyril Moss was the organist. He often held public concerts at the church, encouraging its use for social and entertainment purposes to create and strengthen a sense of community.
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