HURON COUNTY – Summer holidays are just around the corner and the tourism industry is ready. Tonight marks opening night at the Blyth Festival with the world premiere of Dear Johnny Deere and the Huron Country Playhouse closes the run of its first production, The Wizard of Oz, tomorrow night.
Across the county, the summer harvest is popping up at local farmers’ markets, outdoor celebrations abound, and music is the order of the day at all sorts of venues.
Here is a sampling of things to do this weekend:
Friday
Brussels Farmers’ Market, Brussels
Date: Friday, June 22, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays through to Oct. 5
Location: Historic downtown Brussels across from the Post Office and beside the LCBO.
Fresh produce, preserves, jams & jellies, organic meats, perogies, baking, plants, flowers, wood products, live food stations, and much more. Artisans crafts as well. Live entertainment.
Rotary Youth School’s Out Dance, Goderich
Date: Friday, June 22, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Location: Goderich Memorial Arena, 180 McDonald St.
For Grade 6, 7 and 8 students. Adult supervision by members of the Goderich Rotary Club. Refreshments and snacks available. Cost, $5. Proceeds to Rotary Skateboard Project
Strawberry Summerfest, Lucknow
Date: Friday, June 22 through Sunday, June 24
Location: Various
Friday – Soccer Tournament and Entertainment featuring Three Engine Train. Saturday – road hockey, kids activities, mule andhorse tour, talent show, dance featuring Diane Ryder Band. Sunday – community church service and barbecue. For more information, visit www.strawberrysummerfest.com
Saturday
2012 Bayfield Writers’ Festival, Bayfield
Date: Saturday, June 23, starting at 1 p.m.
Location: Bayfield United Church, 6 The Square
Featuring – Hugh Brewster: RMS Titanic: Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage; Cathy Buchanan: The Day the Falls Stood Still; Stephen Marche: How Shakespeare Changed Everything; John Lawrence Reynolds: Beach Strip; Andrew Westoll: The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary. Tickets $15, available at The Village Bookshop.
Blyth Public School Celebration
Date: Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24
Location: Various
Saturday – open house at 1 p.m. at the school, Lions barbecue supper at 5 p.m. and community talent show at 8 p.m. at the Blyth Arena. Sunday – Legion breakfast at 7:30 a.m. at Memorial Hall, community church service at 11 a.m. at the school, with memory garden celebration and butterfly release at 2 p.m. at Blyth Memorial Garden.
Farmers’ Market, Dungannon
Date: Saturday, June 23 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Dungannon Agricultural Hall
Fresh local produce and baking, plants, used books and canned preservatives.
BIA Farmers’ Market, Goderich
Date: Saturday, June 23, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: Downtown Square
Check out the fresh produce, baked goods, plants and crafts at the BIA Farmers’ Market in its new format in downtown Goderich. The space used will be the periphery of Courthouse Square, encompassing the angle parking spaces and sidewalk promenade, with vending toward the sidewalk and storefronts. The sections of The Square used for the Farmers’ Market will be from South Street corner, around counter clockwise to Hamilton Street.
DPI Photography Exhibit, Goderich
Date: Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday by chance. Until June 27.
Location: Elizabeth’s Art Gallery, 54 The Square
8th Annual Exhibit of the Digital Photo Image group that meets at Elizabeth’s Art Gallery. See all the possibilities of digital photography and digital printing.
Global Games Day, Goderich
Date: Saturday June 23, from 1 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location: 230 Harbour Lane, near the Marine Museum at main beach area in Goderich
Team tug o war, around-the-world tour of music on stage, fun for the children, dance, artisans, outdoor games, international grill and beer, and First Nations crafts (costs apply for crafts). Admission free.
Annual Flower Show, Goderich
Date: Saturday, June 23, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: MacKay Centre for Seniors, 10 Nelson St.
Join with the Goderich and District Horticultural Society for their Annual Flower Show.
Sunday
First Class Luncheon, Bayfield
Date: Sunday, June 24, starting at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Little Inn of Bayfield, 26 Main St. N.
Featuring Hugh Brewster, author of RMS Titanic: Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage. Tickets, $35, available at The Village Bookshop.
Big Bike Ride and Race Day, Clinton
Date: Sunday, June 24 starting at 12:30 p.m.
Location: Clinton Raceway, Beech Street
Watch some of the finest pacers and trotters in Southwestern Ontario compete for a share of purse money. Before the 1:30 p.m. post-time, watch the fun of the Big Bike for Heart and Stroke Association. Walter Gretzky, father of former professional hockey player Wayne Gretzky, will hop aboard the Big Bike and will sign autographs trackside from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. A mass CPR course for anyone interested will begin at approximately 3 p.m.
Flea Market, Goderich
Date: Sunday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Downtown Square
Description: There’s a little bit of everything to be found. New and used books, jewellery, trading cards and much more. The space used will be the periphery of Courthouse Square, encompassing the angle parking spaces and sidewalk promenade, with vending toward the sidewalk and storefronts. The sections of The Square used for the Farmers’ Market will be from South Street corner, around counter clockwise to Hamilton Street.
Sunday Concerts, Goderich
Date: Sunday, June 24, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Lions Harbour Park, 168 West St.
Bring your lawn chair or blanket to beautiful Harbour Park every Sunday evening throughout the summer and enjoy a variety of live bands as you watch the sun go down. Cost: Freewill. Brought to you by Goderich Laketown Band. This week’s feature: Waterloo Band.
