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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-51/2025-11-21/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Recorder
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251114T141500
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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-51/2025-11-14/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Recorder
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251109T160000
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CREATED:20250825T182140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T003354Z
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SUMMARY:Amanda Rheaume
DESCRIPTION:Amanda Rheaume introduces herself as a Citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario whose Red River roots run deep\, interwoven with Anishinaabe relatives from Lac Seul and mixed settler relations. In her music\, songs of resistance and resilience travel centuries. \nRheaume has grown to be a chronicler of stories and people whose acts cascade through time and space\, from the 18th century Red River Settlement to her own doorstep. \nWith curiosity and empathy\, Rheaume has become a bearer of history\, unearthing and preserving Métis stories in song. \nIn her gutsy guitar-driven style\, punctuated with lively Métis fiddle\, Rheaume’s heartland rock is built to last\, resolute in rhythm and unswerving in purpose. \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: $35 plus fees\nDiscount Single – 30 years & under: $15 plus fees\nDiscount Pair – 30 years & under with guest of any age (2 tickets): $30 plus fees \nThe MERA Schoolhouse is located at 974 Dalhousie Concession 9A\, McDonald’s Corners \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFunding support provided by the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario
URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/amanda-rheaume/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T141500
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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-51/2025-11-07/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Recorder
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251031T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251031T141500
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251026T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251026T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20250825T175452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T181045Z
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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
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251024T141500
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251017T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251017T141500
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20251016T140402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T140402Z
UID:10001935-1760706000-1760710500@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-51/2025-10-17/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Recorder
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251011T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251011T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20250908T002112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T142200Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Artist - Hugh McBride
DESCRIPTION:Looking Backward. Moving Forward.\nAn exhibition of street and landscape photography\nHugh is a photographer based in Gatineau\, Quebec\, with an interest in documentary work and environmental portraiture centered on human connection.\nHe works in both digital and traditional analog formats. \nWhile largely self-taught\, he has taken courses at several institutions and studied with 2023 Prix Pictet short-listed photographer Siân Davey and Toronto-based multi-disciplinary artist Lyla Rye. \nHugh has participated in numerous group exhibitions and held several solo exhibitions of his work.\nHe was awarded Best Figurative [portraiture] at Dark Room 4.0\, a juried group exhibition of analog photography held by the 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture\, Arts\, Media\, and Education at the 2015 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. \n 
URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/meet-the-artist-hugh-mcbride/
CATEGORIES:Art exhibits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251010T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251010T141500
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20251016T140402Z
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UID:10001934-1760101200-1760105700@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-51/2025-10-10/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Recorder
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251005T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251005T170000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20250825T174417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T194331Z
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SUMMARY:My Own Private Shakespeare
DESCRIPTION:From a single fateful phone call taken reluctantly from the toilet\, a Shakespearean actor finds his world collapsing around him. As the story unfolds\, the unforgiving realities of his shattered life intertwine with Shakespeare’s radiant\, immortal text\, while the man teeters dangerously close to the brink. \nWritten and performed by Justin Hay\, known for his performance in the 2017 filmed adaptation “Richard III – Unto the Kingdom of Perpetual Night”\, the play draws on some of the greatest and most powerful passages from Shakespeare to ask: Is it possible to find peace with the impossible paradoxes of life? \n“My Own Private Shakespeare” has earned writer/performer Justin Hay critical and audience acclaim after successful runs in Toronto\, New York and the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe. A veteran of the stage and screen\, he trained at the Royal National Theatre in the UK. \nThe running time is approximately 55 minutes\, with no interval. Recommended for ages 14+. My Own Private Shakespeare contains themes of mental health\, suicide and trauma. \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/my-own-private-shakespeare/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251003T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251003T141500
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20251016T140402Z
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UID:10001933-1759496400-1759500900@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-51/2025-10-03/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Recorder
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250921T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250921T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20250815T164530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T180939Z
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SUMMARY:The Mark Ferguson Jazz Quartet
DESCRIPTION:The Mark Ferguson Jazz Quartet is comprised of Mark Ferguson (piano and trombone)\, Mike Tremblay (saxophones and flute)\, John Geggie (double bass) and Jamie Holmes (drums). This stellar ensemble will perform original arrangements of classics from the songbooks of Canadian folk icons Gordon Lightfoot\, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell. Prepare yourselves for a surprisingly fresh take on signature compositions that have been indelibly imprinted on our collective musical conscience by some of the finest jazz musicians in the business. \nCLICK HERE for more information and videos. \nTickets are available at TicketsPlease.ca \n\n\n\n\n\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. \n\nRegular – 31 years & older: $35 plus fees\nDiscount Single – 30 years & under: $15 plus fees\nDiscount Pair – 30 years & under with guest of any age (2 tickets): $30 plus fees\n\nThe MERA Schoolhouse is located at 974 Dalhousie Concession 9A\, McDonald’s Corners \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFunding support provided by the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario
URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/the-mark-ferguson-jazz-quartet/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250606T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250606T170000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20250610T144223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T165457Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibition Installation
DESCRIPTION:Installation of monthly art Exhibit in Dean Hall
URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/art-exhibition-installation/
CATEGORIES:Art exhibits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250504T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250504T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
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SUMMARY:Music at MERA: The Fugitives
DESCRIPTION:The Fugitives are an acoustic folk-roots group based in Vancouver established in 2007 by songwriters Adrian Glynn and Brendan McLeod. In their present configuration they are joined by banjo player Chris Suen and violinist Carly Frey. Over their first five albums\, they have amassed a JUNO nomination\, numerous CFMA and WCMA nominations\, (most recently 2025 CFMA nominations for English Songwriters and Ensemble) and toured extensively through Canada\, Europe\, and the UK.\nTop-notch musicianship\, strong four part harmonies\, tight arrangements and mature thoughtful lyrics give the Fugitives an energy and dynamic range that has rightfully earned them critical acclaim and a reputation for unforgettable live performances. Highly recommended. Click the link below to see for yourself.\nTickets are $30 plus fees available at TICKETS PLEASE.
URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/music-at-mera-the-fugitives/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250503T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250503T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20250609T212153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T180330Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Artist: Suzette MacSkimming
DESCRIPTION:Soul Search: abstract expressions by Suzette MacSkimming \nYou are invited to join Suzette at the MERA Schoolhouse in McDonald’s Corners (974 Dalhousie Concession 9A) on Saturday May 3rd\, 2pm to 4pm to meet the artist\, view her works and purchase that “must have” piece.  \nSoul Search: abstract expressions is an exhibition of new and recent acrylic paintings by Suzette MacSkimming. These works are the latest culmination of a lifelong artistic career\, during which Suzette has explored the endless possibilities of abstract expressionist painting. Working in a tradition that began as an artistic resistance movement\, a desire for new beginnings\, Suzette has evolved her own style of abstraction exploding with vibrant colour and dynamic movement. Her paintings turn the viewer’s imagination loose to run free in a space where inner and outer worlds collide. \nA fine-arts graduate of the University of California at Berkeley\, Suzette studied with many leading west-coast abstract expressionists. After a year travelling in Europe\, she moved to Canada\, studying with Robert Markle and Dennis Burton in Toronto\, and Richard Gorman and Leonard Gherbrandt in Ottawa. \nSuzette’s work has been widely exhibited by galleries\, including Ottawa’s Atrium Gallery at Centrepointe\, Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston\, and successive galleries in Perth\, where she moved in 2002. She has worked in residence at the Contemporary Artists’ Center in North Adams\, Massachusetts\, where she created and exhibited a series of large monoprints. In 2007 fifteen prints from that series were purchased by the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University\, Ottawa\, where they are on permanent display. \nSuzette will also be offering a workshop on Friday May 23rd\, 10:30am to 4pm. $60 for MERA members and $75 for non members. Space is limited. Please register by emailing MERA admin meraschoolhouse@gmail.com
URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/meet-the-artist/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Art exhibits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250309T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250309T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20250221T172949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T173110Z
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SUMMARY:Music at MERA: James Keelaghan
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary folk songs\, at their very best\, offer an insight into the hardships\, attitudes\, and resolve of characters and events that shape our day-to-day lives. You can dress these songs up in inspired arrangements and intricate instrumentation but\, at their very essence\, the archetypal folk song is all about stories. Stories and people.” Roddy Campbell musician and Penguin Eggs founder.\n\nThis has been James Keelaghan’s guiding star since the beginning of his musical career. From 1987 to the present\, with 10 albums and a Juno and CFMA to his credit\, James has continued to build and perform a body of work that is literate\, relevant and compelling. A mature talent that is truly one of our finest songwriters and seasoned performers. James’s most recent album “Second Hand”\, nominated or a Juno\, proves that his creative instincts are as strong as ever. His generous contributions to the greater contemporary folk scene as a frequent songwriting collaborator and Artistic Director for the Summerfolk Music Festival and (until recently) our own Stewart Park Festival illustrate admirable generosity and commitment to his community.\nJames will be accompanied on bass by David Woodhead\, one of this county’s most experienced\, versatile and well respected musicians whose musical CV reaches back to the 1970’s.\n\nTwo accomplished musicians in an intimate 60 seat hall. This date has come up suddenly and time is short. Don’t miss this opportunity.\nA very limited number of tickets at $35 plus fees may be available for our new date of March 9. Contact TICKETS PLEASE for information.\n\nThe MERA Schoolhouse is located at 974 Dalhousie Concession 9A\, McDonald’s CornersDoors open at 1:30\, Music at 2:00As usual the MERA Cafe will be serving fair trade coffee\, tea and delicious baked goods
URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/music-at-mera-james-keelaghan/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250301T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250301T163000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20250610T143740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T143740Z
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SUMMARY:Art Exhibit Installation
DESCRIPTION:Installation of monthly art Exhibit in Dean Hall
URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/art-exhibit-installation/
CATEGORIES:Art exhibits
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250126T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250126T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20250221T162732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T225016Z
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SUMMARY:Meet the Artists at MERA: Woodworking
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/meet-the-artists-at-mera-woodworking/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Art exhibits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240908T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240908T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T174224
CREATED:20240903T200857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240903T221853Z
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SUMMARY:Music at MERA: Nathan Sloniowski
DESCRIPTION:with Vicki Brittle\, Barry Buse and Bill Serson\n  \nIt was not hard to see why Nathan Sloniowski and musical friends sold out their album release show at Folkus last February. Titled “The Lost Love Letter to a Small Town”\, this concept album is a quality work on every level. With Nathan’s honey-bourbon voice\, backed by a most impressive collection of studio talent\, the album is a delightful musical carousel that makes stops at small town cafés\, dance halls\, tree-lined fields and limestone quarries\, offering lyrical nods to many of his singer-songwriter heroes. The result is a nine-song tribute to what Nathan calls “the collage of open-hearted dreamers who grew me up in the 1970s artistic lair of Elora\, Ontario\, and the many more I’ve met in other small towns along the way.” \n‘Folkus’ chair and artistic director Sandy Irvin succinctly describes Nathan as “a musical activist and pot-stirrer\, ever-busy around town\, known recently for sparking up the Almonte Song Circle as well as his work with The Ragged Flowers\, …. also a co-founder of PorchFest de Mississippi Mills and is one of the original founders of Folkus.” \nWhen Nathan offered to bring his “pretty hot band” comprised of homegrown hand-picked players Vicki Brittle on vocals\, Barry Buse on guitar and bass and Bill Serson on drums\, there was only one possible answer. See you September 8! \nFor more information about Nathan Sloniowski CLICK HERE \nFor musical clips from “The Lost Love Letter to a Small Town” CLICK HERE \nTickets are $30.00 plus fees\, available at TICKETS PLEASE until 11:59pm September 7\, 2024 \nDepending on availability\, tickets will be available at the door for $35.00 \nThe MERA Schoolhouse is located at 974 Dalhousie Concession 9A\, McDonald’s Corners.
URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/nathan-sloniowski/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Folk music
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SUMMARY:Community Day
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate MERA’s 25thAnniversary on June 22nd \nWe invite you to celebrateMERA’s 25th year! Join us at the MERA Schoolhouse (974Concession Road 9A Dalhousie\, McDonalds Corners) on Saturday June 22ndfrom 10am to 3pm for Community Day at MERA.
URL:https://meraschoolhouse.org/event/community-day/
LOCATION:MERA Schoolhouse\,  McDonald’s Corners
CATEGORIES:Community
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