BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MERA - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MERA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251021T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251021T150000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T183337Z UID:10000801-1761051600-1761058800@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Pottery Studio DESCRIPTION:Meeting Space: Pottery Studio (basement) \nContact Person: Lyndal Neelin \nWe are a joyful group of potters who share space\, tools and experience in the basement of the MERA schoolhouse. We are organized as a co-operative\, sharing responsibility for making our studio a fun\, open\, supportive and safe place to enjoy creating works in clay both on and away from the wheel.\nEach studio member is encouraged to participate in both individual and collective projects\, to contribute to studio maintenance tasks\, and to teach and learn from the other potters. MERA potters also organize learning and teaching opportunities in the form of in-house workshops and sessions led by professional potters and contribute to the Annual MERA Christmas Fair. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/pottery-studio-106/2025-10-21/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Pottery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251021T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251021T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T204727Z UID:10000948-1761073200-1761080400@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Book Club DESCRIPTION:Meetings are usually held the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 7pm to 9pm. We are a friendly\, respectful\, no rules book club. \nEach month one person will facilitate a discussion about the book chosen for that month. Discussions are always informative and lively. New members are welcome. If you see a book that peaks your interest and would like to join us for an evening’s discussion we also welcome drop-ins. \nYou can join us by contacting Jean Dunning at 613-259-2636 or email here.    \nMERA Bookclub Reads 2025 – 2026 \nSeptember There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak\nOctober James by Percival Evertt\nNovember Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery\nDecember Project Hail by Mary Andy Weir\nJanuary Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy\nFebruary The Troublesome Young Men by Lynne Olson\nMarch Women Watching by Marilyn Simonds\nApril The Women by Kirsten Hannah\nMay The 100 Foot Journey by Richard Morris\nJune Choose next year’s reads URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/book-club-12/2025-10-21/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Bookclub END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T150000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T203006Z UID:10000975-1761138000-1761145200@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Pottery Studio DESCRIPTION:Meetings Space: Pottery Studio (basement) \nContact Person: Heather Vriends URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/pottery-studio-101/2025-10-22/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Pottery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251022T160000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T203212Z UID:10001096-1761138000-1761148800@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:MERA's Needle Pushers DESCRIPTION:  \nMeeting Space: MERA Room \nContact Person: Bonnie McQuatt \nWe welcome anyone who might have new techniques or designs to share or perhaps just has a desire to try something new. \nMost of the fun of quilting is being with the people we quilt with. Newcomers learn by doing. If you would like to try quilting with us we will share our supplies with you until you figure out if quilting is your thing or not. The requirements for quilting are minimal. Those who have a portable sewing machine\, rotary cutter and mat will bring that equipment when we are starting a quilt and we work together cutting out the pattern and assembling the quilt. Once the hand quilting begins each person needs their own thimble\, scissors and quilting needles. \n  URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/meras-needle-pushers-50/2025-10-22/ CATEGORIES:Quilting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251023T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251023T140000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T203629Z UID:10001218-1761210000-1761228000@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Heritage Weavers DESCRIPTION:Meeting Place: Dean Hall \nContact Person: Lise Loader \nThis collective has expanded significantly from a core group over the last few years. \nThe weavers gather to plan and work on projects and are available to share ideas\, advice and enthusiasm with each other and newer weavers. It’s an apprentice-like learn-as-you-go environment suited to those who have taken an introduction to weaving weekend workshop at a guild. \nWe have 7 looms of various sizes and styles at MERA. Some of these looms are set up with extra-long warps which become cooperative projects that various members work on when they can. \nAs with all groups at the Schoolhouse\, you must have a MERA membership to become a regular member of the MERA Heritage Weavers. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/heritage-weavers-101/2025-10-23/ CATEGORIES:Weaving END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251023T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251023T163000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20250907T211406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T211933Z UID:10001581-1761228000-1761237000@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Pottery Class - Beginners Level DESCRIPTION:MERA’s pottery studio is always keen to welcome new potters.\nThe best way to join us is to enroll in our introduction to pottery class – a 6 week series of 2 ½ hour classes offering a taste of wheel work\, hand building\, sgraffito and glazing. The objective of the six week session is to introduce potential potters to working with clay\, and to participating in a shared studio. The fee is $200 (with MERA membership). We’re ready to run two sessions this fall. \nBEGINNING students on Thursday afternoons from 2:00 to 4:30. The 6 week session will run from September 18 through October 23. Six spaces available. All supplies provided. \nOnce you fall in love with potting you can become a studio member by\n1 – becoming a member of MERA\, (individual or new family membership $60.00)\n2 – paying the annual studio fee of $60.00\,\n3 – signing up for our WhatsApp chat (ask Alexis to add your address)\, and\n4 – buying your first block of clay. We sell the clay for $35.00/bag.Clay used in the studio must be bought through the studio (the easiest way to ensure that we are all using the same clay. It makes creating glazes and firing our work less complicated). The studio fee and clay purchases give you access to the studio’s tools and equipment and cover the cost of glazes and firing.\nPlease reach out for more information about classes or the studio through me lyndal.neelin@gmail.com or Alexis meraschoolhouse@gmail.com. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/stained-glass-2/2025-10-23/ CATEGORIES:Pottery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meraschoolhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pottery-class-2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251024T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251024T120000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T223943Z UID:10001868-1761300000-1761307200@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Art Circle DESCRIPTION:Join us and  learn from and be inspired by what others in the group are working on. There is plenty of time to work on your own piece and also trade ideas and techniques with others in a casual way. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/art-circle-51/2025-10-24/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Art,Art circle END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251024T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251024T141500 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20251016T140402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T140402Z UID:10001936-1761310800-1761315300@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Recorder Consort DESCRIPTION:The MERA Recorder Consort is an ongoing\, flexible group of players. We meet regularly\, playing intermediate level music in 2-5 parts\, soprano\, alto\, tenor and bass. We play for our own enjoyment\, and we sometimes play for a MERA event such as the Wassail. \nIf you already read music and play the recorder\, we would love you to join this group of enthusiastic amateur players\, with teacher Helen Mogford providing guidance and music. We have a 75 minute class most Fridays. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/recorder-consort-51/2025-10-24/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Recorder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251024T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251024T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20250907T203844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T205016Z UID:10001588-1761328800-1761339600@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Stained Glass DESCRIPTION:Come and join us. All that you require is an interest in being creative and a MERA membership. We have materials to get you started. We learn and hone our craft together. \nBe prepared to learn from and be inspired by what others in the group are working on. There is plenty of time to work on your own piece and also trade ideas and techniques with others in a casual way.\nThis is a new program so we are excited to see how it develops! URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/stained-glass/2025-10-24/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meraschoolhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Stained-glass.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251026T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251026T160000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20250825T175452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T181045Z UID:10000650-1761487200-1761494400@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Jeffery Straker - The Great Big Sky Tour DESCRIPTION:Jeffery Straker grew up listening to country music on his parents Saskatchewan grain farm while at the same time studying classical music\, going on to receive his licentiate diploma in piano performance from Trinity College\, London when he was only 19. Eventually\, the work of fellow Saskatchewan native Joni Mitchell prompted him to begin writing his own material. Since 2006 Jeffery has recorded 10 albums while touring extensively in Canada\, Europe\, Latin America and Japan. His music was featured in a November 2024 live-from-Saskatoon broadcast of CBC Radio’s The Current. Most recently Jeffery was honoured as Contemporary Folk Singer of the Year at the 2025 Canadian Folk Music Awards. \nAn engaging entertainer\, Jeffery is a talented and effervescent singer-songwriter pianist whose performances often draw comparisons with some of the finest musicians of that genre such as Harry Chapin\, Murray McLauchlan\, Billy Joel & Elton John. A clever lyricist and deft pianist with an innate sense of melody\, this is a gifted Folk/Roots storyteller with enduring prairie roots. \nCLICK HERE for more information and videos. \nTickets are available at TicketsPlease.ca \nThanks to the generous support of the Ontario Arts Council we are able to offer a $20 discount to those 30 and under\, and if they wish\, an additional $20 discount for their “guest” of any age. \nRegular – 31 years & older: $30 plus fees\nDiscount Single – 30 years & under: $10 plus fees\nDiscount Pair – 30 years & under with guest of any age (2 tickets): $20 plus fees \nFunding support provided by the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/jeffery-straker-the-great-big-sky-tour/ CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meraschoolhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jeffrey-Stalker-Oct-26-2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251027T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251027T140000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20251016T194537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T194801Z UID:10001975-1761559200-1761573600@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Open Artists Studio DESCRIPTION:MERA members are welcome to come to the MERA schoolhouse on Mondays for the Open Artists Studio. Bring your own work\, and enjoy the light and the warmth during the fall\, winter and spring seasons. The MERA room beside the kitchen can hold up to 7 people comfortably. We’ll begin with a drop in\, so come for all or a part of the time slot. \nMondays\, 10-2\, excluding statutory holidays.\nStarting Oct 20\, 2025 \ncontacts:\nSandy McNulty sandymcnulty8@gmail.com\nDeb Shea debjshea@gmail.com URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/open-artists-studio/2025-10-27/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Art circle,Open Art Studio END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251027T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251027T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20250907T213148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T195830Z UID:10001603-1761589800-1761598800@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Pottery Class - Intermediate DESCRIPTION:MERA’s pottery studio is always keen to welcome new potters. \nThe best way to join us is to enroll in our introduction to pottery class – a 6 week series of 2 ½ hour classes offering a taste of wheel work\, hand building\, sgraffito and glazing. The objective of the six week session is to introduce potential potters to working with clay\, and to participating in a shared studio. The fee is $200 (with MERA membership). We’re ready to run two sessions this fall. \nINTERMEDIATE students on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 9:00pm. The 6 week session will run from September 22 through October 27. Six spaces available. I will ask you to buy your own clay. \nOnce you fall in love with potting you can become a studio member by\n1 – becoming a member of MERA\, (individual or new family membership $60.00)\n2 – paying the annual studio fee of $60.00\,\n3 – signing up for our WhatsApp chat (ask Alexis to add your address)\, and\n4 – buying your first block of clay. We sell the clay for $35.00/bag.Clay used in the studio must be bought through the studio (the easiest way to ensure that we are all using the same clay. It makes creating glazes and firing our work less complicated). The studio fee and clay purchases give you access to the studio’s tools and equipment and cover the cost of glazes and firing. \nPlease reach out for more information about classes or the studio through me lyndal.neelin@gmail.com or Alexis meraschoolhouse@gmail.com. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/pottery-class-intermediate/2025-10-27/ CATEGORIES:Art,Pottery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meraschoolhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pottery-class-2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251028T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251028T070000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T194533Z UID:10000671-1761627600-1761634800@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Closed for Cleaning DESCRIPTION: URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/closed-for-cleaning-53/2025-10-28/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251028T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251028T150000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T183337Z UID:10000802-1761656400-1761663600@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Pottery Studio DESCRIPTION:Meeting Space: Pottery Studio (basement) \nContact Person: Lyndal Neelin \nWe are a joyful group of potters who share space\, tools and experience in the basement of the MERA schoolhouse. We are organized as a co-operative\, sharing responsibility for making our studio a fun\, open\, supportive and safe place to enjoy creating works in clay both on and away from the wheel.\nEach studio member is encouraged to participate in both individual and collective projects\, to contribute to studio maintenance tasks\, and to teach and learn from the other potters. MERA potters also organize learning and teaching opportunities in the form of in-house workshops and sessions led by professional potters and contribute to the Annual MERA Christmas Fair. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/pottery-studio-106/2025-10-28/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Pottery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T150000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T203006Z UID:10000976-1761742800-1761750000@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Pottery Studio DESCRIPTION:Meetings Space: Pottery Studio (basement) \nContact Person: Heather Vriends URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/pottery-studio-101/2025-10-29/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Pottery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251029T160000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T203212Z UID:10001097-1761742800-1761753600@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:MERA's Needle Pushers DESCRIPTION:  \nMeeting Space: MERA Room \nContact Person: Bonnie McQuatt \nWe welcome anyone who might have new techniques or designs to share or perhaps just has a desire to try something new. \nMost of the fun of quilting is being with the people we quilt with. Newcomers learn by doing. If you would like to try quilting with us we will share our supplies with you until you figure out if quilting is your thing or not. The requirements for quilting are minimal. Those who have a portable sewing machine\, rotary cutter and mat will bring that equipment when we are starting a quilt and we work together cutting out the pattern and assembling the quilt. Once the hand quilting begins each person needs their own thimble\, scissors and quilting needles. \n  URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/meras-needle-pushers-50/2025-10-29/ CATEGORIES:Quilting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T140000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T203629Z UID:10001219-1761814800-1761832800@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Heritage Weavers DESCRIPTION:Meeting Place: Dean Hall \nContact Person: Lise Loader \nThis collective has expanded significantly from a core group over the last few years. \nThe weavers gather to plan and work on projects and are available to share ideas\, advice and enthusiasm with each other and newer weavers. It’s an apprentice-like learn-as-you-go environment suited to those who have taken an introduction to weaving weekend workshop at a guild. \nWe have 7 looms of various sizes and styles at MERA. Some of these looms are set up with extra-long warps which become cooperative projects that various members work on when they can. \nAs with all groups at the Schoolhouse\, you must have a MERA membership to become a regular member of the MERA Heritage Weavers. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/heritage-weavers-101/2025-10-30/ CATEGORIES:Weaving END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251030T160000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20251016T141151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T141151Z UID:10001972-1761836400-1761840000@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Public Viewing - Hugh McBride DESCRIPTION: URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/public-viewing-hugh-mcbride/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Art exhibits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251031T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251031T120000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T223943Z UID:10001869-1761904800-1761912000@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Art Circle DESCRIPTION:Join us and  learn from and be inspired by what others in the group are working on. There is plenty of time to work on your own piece and also trade ideas and techniques with others in a casual way. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/art-circle-51/2025-10-31/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Art,Art circle END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251031T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251031T141500 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20251016T140402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T140402Z UID:10001937-1761915600-1761920100@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Recorder Consort DESCRIPTION:The MERA Recorder Consort is an ongoing\, flexible group of players. We meet regularly\, playing intermediate level music in 2-5 parts\, soprano\, alto\, tenor and bass. We play for our own enjoyment\, and we sometimes play for a MERA event such as the Wassail. \nIf you already read music and play the recorder\, we would love you to join this group of enthusiastic amateur players\, with teacher Helen Mogford providing guidance and music. We have a 75 minute class most Fridays. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/recorder-consort-51/2025-10-31/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Recorder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251031T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251031T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20250907T203844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T205016Z UID:10001589-1761933600-1761944400@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Stained Glass DESCRIPTION:Come and join us. All that you require is an interest in being creative and a MERA membership. We have materials to get you started. We learn and hone our craft together. \nBe prepared to learn from and be inspired by what others in the group are working on. There is plenty of time to work on your own piece and also trade ideas and techniques with others in a casual way.\nThis is a new program so we are excited to see how it develops! URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/stained-glass/2025-10-31/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meraschoolhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Stained-glass.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251103T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251103T140000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20251016T194537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T194801Z UID:10001976-1762164000-1762178400@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Open Artists Studio DESCRIPTION:MERA members are welcome to come to the MERA schoolhouse on Mondays for the Open Artists Studio. Bring your own work\, and enjoy the light and the warmth during the fall\, winter and spring seasons. The MERA room beside the kitchen can hold up to 7 people comfortably. We’ll begin with a drop in\, so come for all or a part of the time slot. \nMondays\, 10-2\, excluding statutory holidays.\nStarting Oct 20\, 2025 \ncontacts:\nSandy McNulty sandymcnulty8@gmail.com\nDeb Shea debjshea@gmail.com URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/open-artists-studio/2025-11-03/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Art circle,Open Art Studio END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251103T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251103T210000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20250907T213148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251121T195830Z UID:10001604-1762194600-1762203600@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Pottery Class - Intermediate DESCRIPTION:MERA’s pottery studio is always keen to welcome new potters. \nThe best way to join us is to enroll in our introduction to pottery class – a 6 week series of 2 ½ hour classes offering a taste of wheel work\, hand building\, sgraffito and glazing. The objective of the six week session is to introduce potential potters to working with clay\, and to participating in a shared studio. The fee is $200 (with MERA membership). We’re ready to run two sessions this fall. \nINTERMEDIATE students on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 9:00pm. The 6 week session will run from September 22 through October 27. Six spaces available. I will ask you to buy your own clay. \nOnce you fall in love with potting you can become a studio member by\n1 – becoming a member of MERA\, (individual or new family membership $60.00)\n2 – paying the annual studio fee of $60.00\,\n3 – signing up for our WhatsApp chat (ask Alexis to add your address)\, and\n4 – buying your first block of clay. We sell the clay for $35.00/bag.Clay used in the studio must be bought through the studio (the easiest way to ensure that we are all using the same clay. It makes creating glazes and firing our work less complicated). The studio fee and clay purchases give you access to the studio’s tools and equipment and cover the cost of glazes and firing. \nPlease reach out for more information about classes or the studio through me lyndal.neelin@gmail.com or Alexis meraschoolhouse@gmail.com. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/pottery-class-intermediate/2025-11-03/ CATEGORIES:Art,Pottery ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meraschoolhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pottery-class-2025.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251104T050000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251104T070000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T194533Z UID:10000672-1762232400-1762239600@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Closed for Cleaning DESCRIPTION: URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/closed-for-cleaning-53/2025-11-04/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251104T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251104T150000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T183337Z UID:10000803-1762261200-1762268400@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Pottery Studio DESCRIPTION:Meeting Space: Pottery Studio (basement) \nContact Person: Lyndal Neelin \nWe are a joyful group of potters who share space\, tools and experience in the basement of the MERA schoolhouse. We are organized as a co-operative\, sharing responsibility for making our studio a fun\, open\, supportive and safe place to enjoy creating works in clay both on and away from the wheel.\nEach studio member is encouraged to participate in both individual and collective projects\, to contribute to studio maintenance tasks\, and to teach and learn from the other potters. MERA potters also organize learning and teaching opportunities in the form of in-house workshops and sessions led by professional potters and contribute to the Annual MERA Christmas Fair. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/pottery-studio-106/2025-11-04/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Pottery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251104T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251104T200000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T201144Z UID:10000920-1762279200-1762286400@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Board Meeting DESCRIPTION: URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/board-meeting-13/2025-11-04/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T150000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T203006Z UID:10000977-1762347600-1762354800@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Pottery Studio DESCRIPTION:Meetings Space: Pottery Studio (basement) \nContact Person: Heather Vriends URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/pottery-studio-101/2025-11-05/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Pottery END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251105T160000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T203212Z UID:10001098-1762347600-1762358400@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:MERA's Needle Pushers DESCRIPTION:  \nMeeting Space: MERA Room \nContact Person: Bonnie McQuatt \nWe welcome anyone who might have new techniques or designs to share or perhaps just has a desire to try something new. \nMost of the fun of quilting is being with the people we quilt with. Newcomers learn by doing. If you would like to try quilting with us we will share our supplies with you until you figure out if quilting is your thing or not. The requirements for quilting are minimal. Those who have a portable sewing machine\, rotary cutter and mat will bring that equipment when we are starting a quilt and we work together cutting out the pattern and assembling the quilt. Once the hand quilting begins each person needs their own thimble\, scissors and quilting needles. \n  URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/meras-needle-pushers-50/2025-11-05/ CATEGORIES:Quilting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251106T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251106T140000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T203629Z UID:10001220-1762419600-1762437600@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Heritage Weavers DESCRIPTION:Meeting Place: Dean Hall \nContact Person: Lise Loader \nThis collective has expanded significantly from a core group over the last few years. \nThe weavers gather to plan and work on projects and are available to share ideas\, advice and enthusiasm with each other and newer weavers. It’s an apprentice-like learn-as-you-go environment suited to those who have taken an introduction to weaving weekend workshop at a guild. \nWe have 7 looms of various sizes and styles at MERA. Some of these looms are set up with extra-long warps which become cooperative projects that various members work on when they can. \nAs with all groups at the Schoolhouse\, you must have a MERA membership to become a regular member of the MERA Heritage Weavers. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/heritage-weavers-101/2025-11-06/ CATEGORIES:Weaving END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T120000 DTSTAMP:20260419T040856 CREATED:20240624T183412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T223943Z UID:10001870-1762509600-1762516800@meraschoolhouse.org SUMMARY:Art Circle DESCRIPTION:Join us and  learn from and be inspired by what others in the group are working on. There is plenty of time to work on your own piece and also trade ideas and techniques with others in a casual way. URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/art-circle-51/2025-11-07/ LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\, McDonald’s Corners CATEGORIES:Art,Art circle END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR