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SUMMARY:Tales From the Hill: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
DESCRIPTION:Tales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features guest tellers in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes light refreshments\, and conversation. Guests are invited to register for open mic storytelling. \nTales from the Hill runs on the second Thursday of each month from October to May. \nGuests can arrive at 6:30 p.m. for casual socializing\, call to order at 7:00 p.m. for storytelling\, followed by time for more visits.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/tales-from-the-hill-guelph-guild-of-storytellers-24/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Military Lecture: Love & War–From the front and the home fronts
DESCRIPTION:Susan Brown\, joined by Blair Janzen\, presents the real stories of her parents\, which have been compiled into a book titled “Love and War” as an epistolary narrative. The narrative is based on 400 letters between Brown’s parents and grandparents\, detailing their experiences as medical personnel in England\, North Africa\, and Italy during the Second World War. Their accounts are fascinating in terms of their roles and life in the military. These are real stories. A doctor and nurse from Guelph who reunite overseas and marry in England. Deployment to North Africa is her future; his is deployment to Italy. Their military roles bring them close to a variety of battlefronts in all three areas. It’s a loving memoir wrapped in adventure. The poignancy in war is revealed in several stories: the unknown graves in an Italian town\, managing allied soldiers dietary and religious needs in a medical setting\, paying POWs in food for services\, and the gratitude of occupied populations for medical support. \nDoors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7 p.m.\, followed by a question period. \nThe lecture premiered in-person at the Civic Museum. The recorded conversation will be available on YouTube\, and our Museum Everywhere Portal. Guelph Museums’ Military Lecture series is presented in partnership with the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. \nWatch The Recording\n\nAbout the Presenters\n \nSusan Brown is the second daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Pinch. She is a retired nurse and founder and CEO of Robertson-Brown Healthcare Services in Kitchener\, Ontario. She presently resides in Guelph. \n \nBlair Janzen is a graduate of the University of Guelph\, an employee of Guelph Museums\, and is currently a Teacher Candidate studying at Wilfred Laurier University.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/military-lecture-love-war-from-the-front-and-the-home-fronts/
LOCATION:Guelph Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261023T190000
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SUMMARY:Fourth Friday: The Woebegones
DESCRIPTION:Warning: this Fourth Friday show will knock your socks off! The Woebegones\, aka Jen Rafter and Aaron Way\, deliver heart\, soul\, and power with every performance. With an adoring and enthusiastic local following\, we expect the room will be rocking – so arrive early for the best seats. \nAdmission by donation starts at 5 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7 p.m. Cash bar available. \nAbout the Artist\nWake your senses\, ease your spirit and forget your troubles with The Woebegones\, a captivating Guelph-based duo featuring Jen Rafter on vocals and Aaron Way on guitar. \nDelivering soul stirring sets\, shared with an authenticity and openness that soothes and inspires. \nRafter’s powerful voice rings deep\, channeling influences of soul\, blues\, folk and country while Way’s affinity for the guitar follows in a fashion all his own. \nWhat began as a pandemic experiment in livestreaming for friends has flourished into an eclectic repertoire and enchanting collection of original songs about love\, loss and life’s challenges and mysteries. \nCombining raw\, emotive lyrics with powerhouse vocals and percussive guitar\, The Woebegones ask you to relate\, relax\, recover and revel in the sound of vulnerability\, resilience and strength.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/fourth-friday-the-woebegones/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:We Remember: Beaded Poppy Workshop with Naomi Smith (Chippewas of Nawash)
DESCRIPTION:Create an embossed beaded poppy pin during this two-day workshop\, while learning about traditional teachings\, Indigenous raised beading techniques\, and working with deer hide. \nAll are welcome (recommended 15 years old and up). Comfort with hand sewing is an asset. Participants should bring a basic sewing kit\, including small flat nose pliers\, small scissors\, thimble\, and magnifier. \nLunch: Participants are welcome to bring a bagged lunch\, to pick up lunch in the area\, or to select a lunch add-on at registration from a pre-set menu provided by Bardo\, priced at $35.00 per person\, per day. \nPreregistration via Eventbrite is required. Limited to 20 participants\, including six spaces reserved for Indigenous participants. \nNote: The workshop will run from 10:00am to 4:30pm daily. The workshop fee is $257.00+HST ($192.00 registration + $65.00 for poppy-making kit materials). Indigenous participants will only be charged for the kit fee and lunch\, if selected.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/we-remember-beaded-poppy-workshop-with-naomi-smith-chippewas-of-nawash-4/2026-10-24/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Mary’s Wedding
DESCRIPTION:Bowerbird Theatre Company\, in partnership with Guelph Museums\, presents Mary’s Wedding by Stephen Massicotte. \n“With innocence and humour\, Mary and Charlie discover a charming first love. But the year is 1914\, and the world is collapsing into a brutal war. Together\, they attempt to hide their love\, galloping through the fields for a place and time where the tumultuous uncertainties of battle can’t find them. A play with a heart as big as the skies that serve as its stage\, Mary’s Wedding is an epic\, unforgettable story of love\, hope\, and survival.” \nThe show run time is 90 minutes\, no intermission. \nTickets: $30 via Eventbrite
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/marys-wedding-2/2026-11-06/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:War and Peace: Songs and Monologues
DESCRIPTION:What are the causes of war? Is war simply human nature? Is the goal of world peace realistic? Culchahworks Artistic Director Andrew Craig (aka Rhapsodius) presents a one-act show that poses these questions and more\, and offers possible answers. War and Peace: Songs and Monologues features some of the greatest songs about war and peace composed in the 20th century\, by artists such as Stevie Wonder\, Marvin Gaye\, Bob Dylan\, John Lennon\, and Bob Marley. Rhapsodius weaves together these songs with deeply considered monologues that draw equally from the ancient writings of Sun Tzu as well as from contemporary authors such as Gwynne Dyer\, Margaret McMillan\, Pema Chodron and the Dalai Lama. War and Peace: Songs and Monologues aims to educate\, enlighten\, uplift and inspire in equal measure\, and leave you with the sense that a peaceful world is indeed possible\, and that we can co-create it. \nCo-presented with Guelph Museums and Guelph Black Heritage Society. \nTickets at www.warandpeace.show
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/war-and-peace-songs-and-monologues/2026-11-11/1/
LOCATION:Guelph Little Theatre\, 176 Morris Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1E5M7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Tales from the Hill: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
DESCRIPTION:Tales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features guest tellers in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes light refreshments\, and conversation. Guests are invited to register for open mic storytelling. \nTales from the Hill runs on the second Thursday of each month from October to May. \nGuests can arrive at 6:30 p.m. for casual socializing\, call to order at 7 p.m. for storytelling\, followed by time for more visits.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/tales-from-the-hill-guelph-guild-of-storytellers-25/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Military Lecture: Canada's Missing of the Great War 1914-1918 and Modern Discovery
DESCRIPTION:The announcements\, once infrequent\, are a monthly occurrence now. It is a sad or pleasing reality depending on your perspective\, that after more than a century\, the fields of France and Belgium are surrendering an increasing number of Canadian soldiers of the Great War. It was inevitable with the expansion of housing and industry into the old battlefields combined with large infrastructure projects that cut through the heart of battlefields where intense fighting once took place. \nThrough writing and research\, Glenn Kerr seeks to shine a light into a chapter of Canadian and Commonwealth history where the soldiers and closest loved ones can no longer speak for themselves. How is our modern world dealing with these new logistical challenges and the endless sensitive considerations for soldiers whose closest family members have also passed into memory? More than a century after the Armistice\, the missing of the Great War have reappeared in modern memory and their descendants are waiting and watching as protectorates of that memory. \nDoors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7 p.m.\, followed by a question period. \nThe lecture premieres in-person at the Civic Museum. The recorded conversation will be available on YouTube\, and our Museum Everywhere Portal. Guelph Museums’ Military Lecture series is presented in partnership with the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada. \nAbout Glenn Kerr\n \nChairman of the Central Ontario Branch of the Western Front Association \nNational Award-Winning Freelance Historical Writer and Researcher \nAwarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers by the Governor General of Canada for historical contributions to Canada and connecting families with their past. \nEditor and Publisher of Maple Leaf Magazine -An internationally circulated periodical devoted to Canada’s legacy of sacrifice and achievement during the First World War and beyond. \nBattlefield explorer.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/canadas-missing-of-the-great-war-1914-1918-and-modern-discovery/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Tales from the Hill: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
DESCRIPTION:Tales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features guest tellers in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes light refreshments\, and conversation. Guests are invited to register for open mic storytelling. \nTales from the Hill runs on the second Thursday of each month from October to May. \nGuests can arrive at 6:30 p.m. for casual socializing\, call to order at 7 p.m. for storytelling\, followed by time for more visits.
URL:https://guelphmuseums.ca/event/tales-from-the-hill-guelph-guild-of-storytellers-26/
LOCATION:Civic Museum\, 52 Norfolk Street\, Guelph\, Ontario\, N1H 4H8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events
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