December 2024
A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas
I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book to raise the Ghost of an Idea which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their house pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it. Charles Dickens, preface Welcome to Middle Grey’s […]
Adam Shoalts Presentation
Adam Shoalts is an explorer and bestselling author whose adventures have taken him to some of the last wild places on Earth, including the Amazon rainforest and the Canadian High Arctic. Trained as a cartographer, archaeologist and historian, and having grown up learning bushcraft in his rural hometown of Fenwick, Ont., Shoalts has built birchbark canoes and worked as a survival instructor. He is the Westaway Explorer-in-Residence with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
September 2024
Grey County Reads – Book Slam!
Middle Grey Events presents Authors Brian Barrie and Thanh Campbell will read from their featured books, finalists in the 2024 Grey County Reads contest with $300 worth of prizes to be won courtesy of Speaking Volumes Books and Audio, Markdale. Introduced by Tim Nicholls Harrison and Monica Singh Soares, these are two of the selection […]
Jim White in concert
with Amber May Music in Middle Grey presents Jim’s début album Wrong-Eyed Jesus, or The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted Wrong-Eyed Jesus! revealed Jim to be a spiritual anatomist of the South on par with Flannery O’Connor and Tom Waits. His music was a conduit for all the crazy stories he found himself at […]
Seed Lodge Open House & Natural World Market
>We are partnering with the Seed Lodge in Rocklyn and having an exciting day of vendors, workshops, music, prizes, food and community gathering to explore together: what is healing? Our mission is to gather natural health enthusiasts to share in the wealth of knowledge and experience. It is imperative now more than ever that we […]
August 2024
Aaron Dimoff in Recital — Viva Italia!
Music in Middle Grey presents Ontario born Aaron Dimoff is on the forefront of the new generation of verismo singers in Canada. Recent seasons saw him debut the roles of Sparafucile and Monterone in Rigoletto to great acclaim with Edmonton Opera, in addition to performances of Messiah and Ein Deutsches Requiem with the Bow Valley […]
June 2024
A Conversation About Strong Towns – Grey Highlands
2 class=”wp-block-heading”>Growth is coming to Grey Highlands. And we can shape what that looks like. Thousands of new homes will be built in the Markdale area over the next decade. But there is a choice: We can build real communities that are walkable and have mixed-income housing, rental homes and small locally-owned shops …or we […]
Shoreline Chorus – All The World Sings
>Choral Music in Middle Grey presents FRIDAY 14th JUNE 2024 Shoreline Chorus is celebrating its 25th Season. Shoreline is a 45 member soprano-alto-tenor-bass (SATB) Owen Sound based community choir under the direction of Ann-Marie MacDairmid. Ann-Marie started Shoreline simply out of a desire, “… to conduct her own choir and sing music that I wish […]
Paisley Concert Choir – Waves of Song
>Choral Music in Middle Grey presents SATURDAY 1st JUNE 2024 The wonderfully enthusiastic 50-voice choir based in Paisley Ontario is performing at Annesley for the first time this spring. Founded in 2001 by a handful of choristers from the former Paisley Village Choir, this mixed-voice choir is made up of people from all over Grey-Bruce, […]
May 2024
Speaker Series 2024 – Bob Henderson
2 class=”wp-block-heading”>Paddling Pathways We welcome Bob Henderson, an internationally known and respected canoeist and former outdoor educator at McMaster University. His respect for the waterways he travels is unlimited, as is his vast knowledge of the history encountered along routes he has chosen to travel. Bob notes Canada is blessed with many waterways that can […]
Paige Warner – In Concert
>Music in Middle Grey presents FRIDAY 3rd MAY 24 Annesley Markdale is so happy to welcome again, Paige Warner in concert. With an evocative voice that captivates her audience, Paige creates music that sits between R&B and singer-songwriter with soul-inspired vocal licks layered on catchy hooks and rhythms. “She’s obviously a born entertainer. She has […]
April 2024
Spring BookFest 2024
v class=”wp-block-image”> Grey County Reads Come and visit with over 20 local authors and publishers. There will be literary presentations, readings, and discussions going on all afternoon. Lunch, created by chef Ryan, is available for purchase downstairs in the Hanley kitchen. Children’s stories read by authors from 1 p.m., and more! All donations stay with […]
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