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- Canada Day Fireworks
Grand Bend ~ Main Street Beach
Tuesday, July
1st
Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce &
104.9 the Beach
"Different Stages", a
Rush tribute band (8pm)
Fireworks begin just after
dark (10pm)
Main Street Beach. Arrive early.
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Family Fishing Weekend
July 3rd - 6th
If you or someone you know would like to try
fishing in Ontario waters for the first time (or
the first time in a long time), circle the
weekend of July 4-6, 2008 on your calendar. For
those three days only (12:01 a.m. Friday to
11:59 p.m. Sunday), Canadian residents can enjoy
the fun of fishing in Ontario without a license
during the annual Ontario Family Fishing
Weekend.
Join the Ausable Bay
Conservation Authority on July 3rd at the Pinery
Provincial Park for a fishing demonstration.
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Grand Bend & Area Horticultural Society's first
Home and Garden Tour, including
light lunch from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Caddyshack,
Grand Cove Estates, 70592 Pebble Beach Parkway
Saturday, July 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., rain
or shine
Eight spectacular area
properties:
* 33901 Moore Court, St. Joseph
* 33923 Moore Court, St. Joseph
* 72461
Highway 21, north of Grand Bend
* 9 Lake
Shore Dr., Oakwood
* 10121 Shoreline Dr.,
Southcott
* 10128 John St., Pinedale
*
9947 Parkview Crescent
* 69844 Shipka Line
Tickets: $15 advance, $20 on the day.
Advance ticket outlets:
*Parkway Gardens,
1473 Gainsborough Rd., London, 519-657-7360
*Van Horik's Greenhouses, 930 Gainsborough Rd.,
London, 519-471-1846
*Sobeys, 63 Main St. E.,
Grand Bend, 519-238-8944
* The Tender Spot,
20 Main St., Grand Bend, 519-238-2512
Tickets on the day: Caddy Shack, Grand Cove
Estates
Information: Bob Putherbough,
519.236.7884
- Grand Bend Art Centre
(Located on River Road)
Workshops 9am -
4pm, with 1hr break for lunch
Sunday, July
6th -
Basic
Painting in Oil
Tuesday,
July 8th -
Let's Paint with Watercolour
Monday, July 14th
Colour Sense with
Mary Abma
Saturday, July
26th -
Plug into your Creativity
Sunday, July 27th -
Basic
Painting with Oils
Wednesday, July 30th -
Drawing with Teresa
- Huron Country Playhouse
Sorry...I'm Canadian
Tues. June 24 - Sat. July 12
Buy tickets.
- Huron Country Playhouse
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Wed. July 16 - Sat. Aug 9
Buy tickets.
- Huron Country Playhouse - Playhouse II
I Love You, You're...
Wed. July 16 - Sat. Aug 30
Buy tickets.
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Starlite Drive In
JUNE 27-30
GET
SMART
plus
SPEED RACER
Gates
Open 8.15 PM
Get Smart @ 9.40 PM - Speed
Racer @ 11.30 PM
JULY 4 NOT CONFIRMED
HANCOCK
plus
DON'T MESS THE ZOLTAN
JULY 18
THE DARK KNIGHT
JULY 25
X-FILES 2
- Grand Bend Legion
Live Music every Sat.
Summer Schedule
- Mopar Canadian Nationals
July 18th - 20th
Grand Bend Motorplex
- Not
So Pro Beach Volleyball
6th Annual Grand Bend Not So Pro Tour
July 25th-27th
Friday, July 25, 2008
8:00pm-10:00pm - Team Captains check-in at The
Gables
10:00pm-2:00am - Beach Party at the Gables
Saturday, July 26, 2008
8:00am-8:30AM - Final Check-In
8:30am-8:45AM - Team Captain's Meeting
9:00AM-6:00pm - Beach Volleyball action
10:00pm-2:00am - Beach Party at the Gables
Sunday, July 27, 2008
9:00am-2:30pm - Beach Volleyball
2:30pm-4:00pm - Playoffs and finals
4:00pm-5:30pm - Awards Presentations
For registration information:
NSP Volleyball
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Rona MS Bike Tour
Grand
Bend to London
July 26-27
Ontario's
largest two-day tour. Join 1,500 other
cyclists enjoying the beauty of southwestern
Ontario on quiet rural roads. Start from
the shores of Lake Huron and ride to UWO in
London for a fun evening of dinner, dancing &
prizes. Cycle back to Grand Bend the next
day and feel proud as you cross the finish line.
519.680.7878
- Grand Bend Youth Centre
16 Municipal Drive, P.O. Box 645
Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0
519 .238.1155
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August 2008
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October 2008
- Lambton Heritage Museum
Spooky Time Haunted Tours
October 25, 2008
7:15 - 9:00 p.m.
Family fun for children 4 to 14. Tours
are ongoing 7:15-9:00 PM; Regular museum
admission applies
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Starlite Drive In
OCTOBER 20
SAW IV
- Grand Bend Legion
Live Music every Sat.
Summer Schedule
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- Event listing posted ... not too soon
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Shake off the winter blues and head to Grand Bend
to welcome in Spring and the start of an exciting 2008
Season...
There is a wide range of events in Grand Bend for
young and old.
- Return of the Tundra Swans
:: March 8 - 30th
The swans have moved on for 2008.
Mark your calendar for next year. Check
out the latest sightings via
Tundra Swan Migration Website
- Paint Ontario Art Show :: March
8 - 30th
Canada's premiere, juried art competition, exhibition
& sale of representational art
- West Coast Lion's Club - April 16th
at 7 p.m. Hosted at the Pine Dale Motor Inn.
Membership Seminar - All Welcome
The seminar will give a history of the
Association of Lions Clubs, insight into the
work they do both at a community level and that
through the International Association of Lions
Clubs.
- Partners in Learning
Southcott Pines Clubhouse
Weds. April 16 through May 14th
Socrates Cafe - Jordan Edward & Bill Metcalf
Capturing Dream Memories - Puck Merkies
Great Summer Reading - Mary Wolfe
African - Canadian Quilting Traditions -
Virginia Travers
A walk through Maple Grove woods - Ian Jeen
Introduction to Painting, Artists - Landry,
Marie Richman
Call 519.238.5335 for more information
- A fundraising event is scheduled for
April 19th at
Twigs
Floral Company. A BBQ is planned to benefit
Julianna Zahn as she participates in the Organ
Donor Tribute Walk, April 24-27. Julianna's
father, Mike Kahn died on August 29, 2007 at the
age of 53. Please stop by and sign up to sponsor
Julianna for the walk.
Twigs Floral Company is located at
54 Ontario Street South, Grand Bend.
519.238.1262
- Pedal the Pinery - 25th Anniversary
Pinery Provincial Park - Grand Bend
Canadian Cancer Society - Ride 'n Stride
Sunday April 27th. call 519.332.0042 ext
27
- Grand Bend Youth Centre
16 Municipal Drive, P.O. Box 645
Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0
519 .238.1155
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out Activities for Spring
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Archive - May 2008
Join us as we kick off the 2008 summer season
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Pinery Antique Flea Market
Opening Day - Sunday - May 4th
Celebrating their 41st Year
Highway 21 just south of Grand Bend on the
east side of the road, halfway between the
Pinery Provincial Park and Grand Bend.
519-238-8382
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Grand Bend Studio Tour
May 3rd & 4th
2008
Sat. 10am - 5pm
Sun. 12pm - 4pm
The Grand Bend & Area Studio Tour in Grand Bend,
Ontario, Canada features 18 talented artists
ranging from potters to painters who have opened
their homes and studios to show you their finest
and most exquisite pieces. Several of the pieces
will be on display in model homes giving you the
opportunity to see what's available in new homes
as well.
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Grand Bend Motorplex
Opening Weekend
Saturday May 3rd Opening Day
Test & Tune plus Gamblers race.
Sunday May 4th Thunder Series Opener
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Starlite Drive In
MAY 2-3-4
IRON MAN plus DRILLBIT TAYLOR
MAY 16-17-18
The Chronicles of Narnia
PRINCE CASPIAN
MAY 22-23-24-25
INDIANA JONES
THE KINGDOM of the CRYSTAL SKULL
- May 10th (Sat.) Yuk Yuk's Comedy
Show and Dinner - Oakwood Resort
Prime Rib Buffet. Dinner & Show $54,
Show only $25. Grand Re-Opening of Oakwood
Resort's Dining Room. Show starts at 9pm
Saturday.
call for details 519.238.2377
- Grand Bend Youth Centre
16 Municipal Drive, P.O. Box 645
Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0
519 .238.1155
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out Activities for May
- Grand Bend Legion
Live Music every Sat.
Summer Schedule
- Victoria Day in Grand Bend (May 24
Weekend)
Victoria Day Regatta - Grand Bend Yacht
Club
May 18-19
Grand Bend Motorplex
May 16-18 Jet Warz
6 Jet Funnies and Dragsters
300MPH Heads Up Racing
Biggest Jet Racing in the History of GBM
Weekend Camping
Grand Bend Motorplex
Sunday May 18th
Opening Act -
Inward Eye
The Trews and Special Guest Danko Jones, performs
Cocos Grand Bend - Re-Opening for the
2008 season - May 2 4 weekend
Gables - in the Bend
Gables is the home of Rock n’ Roll in
Grand Bend.
May 18,19,20 A.K.A May "24" weekend
RUMBLEFISH
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- Burgerfest 2008- Sponsored by the Grand
Bend Optimist - Mark your calendar for this
really cool event. This is a licensed
beach party. Food, Music, Drink.
This is an annual event scheduled:
June 13, 14 & 15th 2008.
Location: Main Street Beach
Download the official event poster
** plus activities for the kids all weekend long at
the Grand Bend Optimist Skate Park and
Basketball Court. See the
Youth Centre for details
Burgerfest - Friday June 13th
(Admission fee of $5.00 waived until 5 PM.)
Noon-Midnight - Food & Bar Service
12-2 PM Burgerfest Business Lunch
(Enter your business card for door prizes.)
8 PM Live Music Starring
Rumblefish
Burgerfest - Saturday June 14th
(Admission fee of
$5.00)
Noon-Midnight - Food & Bar Service
11 AM Bed Races!!
(Contact Gary Eisler, at 238-5801 to register)
1 PM Live Music All Day Featuring
Murray Andrews, Lance Bedard, Brian Dale, Yeager
5 PM Mr. & Ms. Burgerfest!!
(Contact Sonia Turner at 238-5881 for details.)
8 PM Live Music Starring
The Pat Waterfield Rock & Soul Review
Burgerfest - Sunday June 15th
(Admission fee of $5.00)
Noon-6 PM - Food & Bar Service
2 PM Live Music Starring
Denise Pelley & Cheryl Lescombe
3 PM Parachute Jump!!
(Grand Bend Sport Parachuting will be performing
a demo and landing right on Grand Bend’s Main
Beach!)
- Huron Country Playhouse
My Fair Lady
Tues. June 3 - Sat. June 21
Buy tickets.
- Huron Country Playhouse
Sorry...I'm Canadian
Tues. June 24 - Sat. July 12
Buy tickets.
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Starlite Drive In
JUNE 6
from Dreamworks Animation
KUNG FU PANDA
JUNE 20
GET SMART
JUNE 27
Walt Disney Pictures and PIXAR presents
WALL*E
- Grand Bend Youth Centre
16 Municipal Drive, P.O. Box 645
Grand Bend, ON N0M 1T0
519 .238.1155
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out Activities for June
- Grand Bend Legion
Live Music every Sat.
Summer Schedule
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