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Things to do in and around Chatham-Kent
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
This column will list happenings within and around Chatham-Kent. If you or your group has an event that you'd like to have listed in Things To Do, please e-mail me at editor@cktimes.ca or call me at 519-627-5978.May 27-June 14
Victoria Playhouse Petrolia presents Catherine McKinnon in the hilarious musical comedy smash hit MENOPOSITIVE! THE MUSICAL. Call 1-800-717-7694 for ticket information or visit www.victoriaplayhousepetrolia.com
Wednesday, May 28 - Sunday, June 1
The Annual CHATHAM JAYCEE FAIR . Entertainment includes clowns, magicians, a reptile show, Battle of the Bands and the teen favourite, the MUCH MUSIC VIDEO DANCE PARTY. Admission each day is $2 except Sunday when gate admission is absolutely FREE! Ride all day passes available Saturday only from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kinsmen Auditorium for $20.
Saturday, May 31
Sunday, June 1
Grace Bible Church of Ridgetown is hosting an ANSWERS IN GENESIS CONFERENCE with Richard Fangrad of Kitchener. Sessions beginning on Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. include a video - From a Frog to a Prince, Defending Genesis in a Secular Age, and Dinosaurs in the Bible. Sunday at 10:30 a.m. will be Creation Clarification for Curious Christians. For more information call Pastor Donald MacMillan at 674-0534.
Saturday, May 31, 2:00 p.m.
BALDOON HOMECOMING and book launching of Dr. Lucille Campey's THE SILVER CHIEF, a story about Lord Selkirk and the Baldoon Settlers of 1804. Refreshments will be served and Baldoon descendants will be recognized. Also local author, Al Mann, will be promoting his latest book, ÑNo Return TicketÑ. Jeanne Gordon Theatre, 505 King St., Wallaceburg. Call the Wallaceburg Museum at 627-8962.
Sunday, June 1, 10:00 a.m.
Celebrate the 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHATHAM BLOCK PARENT PROGRAM at Kinsmen Auditorium during the Jaycee Fair. Festivities begin at 10:00 a.m., cake cutting at 10:15. The rest of the morning there will be things for kids of all ages. Dignitaries will be piped in at 12 noon and entertainment will commence at 12:45 with the Victoria Avenue Youth Ringers and the Maple City Contra Dancers.
Sunday, June 1, 7:00 p.m.
Golden Jubilee Choral Evensong with the UMBRELLA BRASS QUINTET at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Chatham. This final service for the Golden Jubilee Year will be a celebration of the work of Service Groups in the community and the 50th anniversary of Scouting sponsored by Holy Trinity Church. Guest Speaker; the very Rev. Peter Wall, Dean of Niagara
Sunday, June 1
Dresden Optimists' 6th annual SHOW AND SHINE PICNIC IN THE PARK in Dresden.
Monday, June 2, 7:00 p.m.
Chatham Film Group presents THE QUIET AMERICAN. Set in the 1950's, the film revolves around a cynical British journalist and opium addict (Michael Caine in an Academy Award nominated performance) who has spent 20 years in French Indochina (later Vietnam) and has an increasing resentment of American colonialism in the nation. Part of that resentment includes his rivalry with a young American doctor (Brendan Fraser) over a beautiful Vietnamese woman. Film shown at Chatham Cinema Six. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Chatham Cultural Centre Box Office, 75 William St.N. in Chatham or by calling 354-8338 (toll free 1-866-807-7770. Tickets are $9 ($8 for members in advance only).
Tuesday, June 3, 1:00 p.m.
Big Sisters and the WISH Centre are hosting the first local WOMEN'S ONLY GOLF TOURNAMENT at Country View Golf Course. Registration is $80 which includes, green fees (18 holes), golf cart, goodie bag, reflexology or massage after golf, prizes, silent auction, wine tasting, gourmet dinner, glass of champagne and boxed chocolate truffle. Call 354-5248 for information or to register.
Saturday, June 7
Community Living Chatham-Kent will hold its 6th ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT at Country View Golf Course on Highway 40 between Wallaceburg and Chatham. The format is a four person scramble with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. Cost is $65 per golfer. For more information call Chris Harvey at 352-1174 ext. 232.
Saturday, June 7
IMAGINATIONink is holding a fundraising YARD SALE from 8:00 a.m.at 300 Towanda Blvd, Erie Beach.
Saturday, June 7
Tupperville TOWN WIDE YARD SALE. Something for everyone.
Saturday, June 7
Thamesville COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE sponsored by the Thamesville Rotary Club. Visit the Rotary Food Booth.
Saturday, June 7, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Dresden LEGION FISHING DERBY.
Sunday, June 8, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The 4th ANNUAL BLOSSOM TIME CAR AND MOTORCYCLE SHOW at Wildwood by the Lake, Morpeth, Ontario (5 km east of Rondeau Park). Registration from 7:30 a.m.. Great food and entertainment all day long, rain or shine. Entry Fee $5 per car or motorcycle.
For information call 519-736-4020 (car show) or 519-676-9065 (motorcycle show).
Thursday, June 12, 7:00 p.m.
The Wallaceburg & District Museum HISTORIC RIVERBOAT CRUISE aboard the Hammond Bay. Depart from Leeland Gardens at 7:00 p.m. for a two hour cruise on the historic St. Clair River. Paid reservation fee of $18 accepted at the Museum until June 10. Everyone is welcome. Light refreshments. For more information call the Museum at 627-8962 or email:wallaceburg.museum@kent.net.
Thursday, June 12
Tickets are now on sale for Chatham's premiere sporting event, the 10th annual Dr. Jack Parry Sports Gala at Club Lentinas in Chatham. Head table guests include Shaw-Lynn Bourne, Gold Medal winner of the 2003 World Figure Skating Championship, guest speaker Dennis Fairall, Head Coach of the University of Windsor track and field and cross-country squads, Andy Fantuz, Jim Grozelle and Shaun Suisham. The Sports Celebrity Dinner and Auction celebrates the achievements of local athletes. Tickets are $60. Call 519-436-2538 for tickets or information.
Friday, June 13, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 14, 8:00 p.m.
The Renegade Players present THE HAND THAT CRADLES THE ROCK, a comedy by Warren Graves. Alexandra is in demand as an interior designer so her husband, Ross, agrees to stay home and raise the baby. An erratic washing machine, baby formula and an increasingly attentive local nurse bring on housewife syndrome and make him fear for his masculinity. At the Chatham Cultural Centre in Chatham. Call 3544-8338 or toll free 1-866-807-7770 for ticket information
Saturday, June 14, 8:00 a.m.
Wallaceburg's TOWN WIDE YARD SALE. For further information call Chip Gordon at 627-4733.
Saturday, June 14
The book NO RETURN TICKET will be available to the public for the first time at Wallaceburg & District Museum, 505 King St., Wallaceburg. The author, Al Mann, will be on hand from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon to sign this well illustrated and informative tribute to our local veterans. For more information call the Museum at 627-8962 or e-mail:
wallaceburg.museum@kent.net.
June 17 - July 5
Victoria Playhouse Petrolia presents Robert Latimer in THE CRAZY TIME, a hilarious new comedy about a man who tries to recapture his youth. Surrounded by an insane scheming partner, a revitalized and surgically enhanced first wife, her young dude boyfriend and a slightly paranoid daughter, Miles soon realizes that he would have had a much smoother voyage to happiness on the Titanic. Not recommended for children 14 and under. For tickets and information call 519-882-1221 or 1-800-717-7694 or visit www.victoriaplayhousepetrolia.com.
Saturday, June 21, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Dresden's 2nd annual COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE.
Saturday, June 28 - Tuesday, July 1
FESTIVAL OF NATIONS, Tecumseh Park in Chatham. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Country Audio Adrenaline, Gospel Lite-Rock. Tickets available at Tony's One Stop Music Shoppe, 351-4885, All Canadian Workshop Supplies 352-1080 or visit www.festivalofnations.ca.
Friday, July 4 and Saturday July 5
Michael Danso stars in HARLEM TO HOLLYWOOD, THE COTTON CLUB CHRONICLES at the Kiwanis Theatre, in the Chatham Cultural Centre. This event is sponsored by the Capitol Theatre Association. This historical musical features the music of Harold Arlen and Cole Porter. Cost is $25. Call 354-8338 for ticket information.
