The Stockey Centre

Book Reading: An Evening with Jill Frayne, Helen Humphreys, and Merilyn Simonds
2022-08-04 19:30 (America/Toronto) | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
In Why I’m Here, Fifteen-year-old Gale is desperate to get out of Whitehorse, a fact that is immediately clear to counsellor Helen Cotillard when Gale reluctantly walks into her office with her stepmother. It’s 1995, and one counselling agency for kids and families serves all of the Yukon. Gale has been having anxiety attacks, the last one so severe it landed her in the hospital. Helen soon begins to realize that Gale’s distress at being separated from her little sister Buddie too closely parallels a calamity from her own past. This tragic similarity leaves Helen uneasy about her profession and her ability to help her clients. When Gale does escape back to her home in Cobalt, Ontario, to protect Buddie from their brutal mother, she risks her own future. Through arresting, compelling images, Jill Frayne shows both the fierce beauty of the Yukon, and the damaged, enduring landscapes of two human hearts.

And a Dog Called Fig is a memoir of the writing life told through the dogs Humphreys has lived with and loved over a lifetime, culminating with the recent arrival and settling in of Fig, a Vizsla puppy. Interspersed are stories of other writers and their irreplaceable companions: Virginia Woolf and Grizzle, Gertrude Stein and Basket, Thomas Hardy and Wessex—the dog who walked the dining table at dinner parties, taking whatever he liked—and many more. It’s a book about companionship and loss and creativity that is filled with the beauty of a steadfast canine friend and the restorative powers of nature. It is also a book about craft, divided into sections that echo the working parts of a novel—Beginnings, Character, Pacing, Setting, Structure, Process, Endings. Just as every work of art is different, every dog is different—with distinctive needs and lessons to offer. And if we let them guide us, they, like art, will show us many worlds we would otherwise miss.

From award-winning author Merilyn Simonds, Woman, Watching is a remarkable biography of an extraordinary woman — a Swedish aristocrat who survived the Russian Revolution to become an internationally renowned naturalist, one of the first to track the mid-century decline of songbirds. Referred to as a Canadian Rachel Carson, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence lived and worked in an isolated log cabin near North Bay. After her husband was murdered by Bolsheviks, she refused her Swedish privilege and joined the Canadian Red Cross, visiting her northern Ontario patients by dogsled. When Elzire Dionne gave birth to five babies, Louise became nurse to the Dionne Quintuplets. Repulsed by the media circus, she retreated to her wilderness cabin, where she devoted herself to studying the birds that nested in her forest. Author of six books and scores of magazine stories, de Kiriline Lawrence and her “loghouse nest” became a Mecca for international ornithologists.

Jill Frayne, Helen Humphreys, and Merilyn Simonds

JILL FRAYNE worked for many years as a family counsellor in Toronto and central Ontario. Following a solo journey to Canada’s West Coast and Yukon Territory, her travel memoir, Starting Out in the Afternoon, was published by Random House. Since then, her outdoor adventure articles have appeared in several Canadian publications: The Walrus, Explore Magazine, Up Here, Canadian Geographic, to name a few. She divides her time between a maple woods in Central Ontario and the mountains around Atlin, BC. Why I’m Here is her first novel.

HELEN HUMPHREYS is an acclaimed and award-winning author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She has won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, a Lambda Literary Award for Fiction and the Toronto Book Award. And she has been a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Fiction, the Trillium Book Prize and CBC Radio’s Canada Reads. Her most recent novel is Rabbit Foot Bill. The recipient of the Harbourfront Festival Prize for literary excellence, Helen Humphreys lives in Kingston, Ontario.

MERILYN SIMONDS is the author of 18 books, including the non-fiction classic The Convict Lover, Gutenberg’s Fingerprint, and most recently, the novel Refuge. The founder and first artistic director of the Kingston Writers Fest, Simonds is an influential champion of writers and writing. She lives with writer and translator Wayne Grady and divides her time between Kingston, Ontario, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

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Bands on the Bay: Don James
2022-08-02 19:00 - 21:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Bands on the Bay: Free Summer ConcertsA free concert overlooking the bay? This is The Thing To Do on a summer Tuesday evening! Performances are held outside on our fully licensed deck or inside in case of rain from June to August, accompanied by our cash bar.

About the performer:

Don has enjoyed the music of Gordon Lightfoot since his teenage years. This is primarily what lead him to learn to play the guitar and pursue his interest in his music even further. Using both six and twelve string guitar, accompanied by background rhythm/drums and harmony voices, plus a synthesizer for the addition of string accompaniment, the sound is realistic and renders Lightfoot’s songs in their familiar manner.

Festival of the Sound's Bands on the Bay: The Fretless
2022-07-26 18:00 - 19:30 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Four ferocious players, masterful composition, and a genre-bending sound — Juno award-winning The Fretless is a Canadian quartet that has firmly taken its place on the map to a progressive form of “trad”. Free-to-the-public on the scenic deck of The Stockey Centre, this is a perfect family evening.

A supergroup of celebrated solo artists, The Fretless has been creating a singular and signature sound that dares to expand the idea of what a string music quartet can be—transforming fiddle tunes and folk melodies into intricate, beautiful, high-energy arrangements that have quickly gained a dedicated following and accolades from around the world. Within what appears to be a simple construct — two fiddles, a viola, and a cello — The Fretless has created a sound that is distinctly rich, multi-layered, and uniquely percussive. This tonal quality is pushing traditional music to new heights, producing a completely fresh approach to Folk music.

Festival of the Sound's Bands on the Bay: Quatuor Despax and Friends
2022-07-19 18:00 - 19:30 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Bring your family to this free concert on the waterfront deck featuring veritable musical sensations: the brothers and sisters of Quatuor Despax.

QUATUOR DESPAX

String Quartet: Cendrine Despax, violin; Jean Despax, violin; Maxime Despax, viola; Valérie Despax, cello. Formed in 2003 by four brothers and sisters in Gatineau, Quatuor Despax regularly gives concerts in the national capital of Canada, in the Outaouais and Montreal. They have performed at various festivals or concert series in Ontario and Quebec such as: the Westben Festival, the Alexandria Festival, the Gatineau Classic Tuesdays series, the Mont-des-Arts Mont-St-Hilaire , the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Classical Festival (Val d’Or), the Ponticello Concerts in Gatineau, Music and Beyond (Ottawa), the Chamberfest City Series (Ottawa), the Luminato Festival (Toronto), the L’Art de la Music (Gatineau) and SweetWater Music Festival (Owen Sound).

Friends: Graham Campbell, guitar; James Campbell, clarinet; David Jalbert, piano

Graham Campbell: Described as a “gifted guitarist and composer” (The Whole Note), Graham Campbell is a versatile musician based in Toronto, Canada. His experience in jazz, pop, folk, world, and chamber music has taken him to many major festivals across North America and Europe, appearing with notable musicians such as jazz pianist Gene DiNovi, genre-bending violinist Mark Fewer, jazz vocalist/pianist Laila Biali, and Brazilian singer/percussionist Aline Morales. His original works have been featured at festivals across Canada and Europe, and many are featured on As You Near Me, a collaboration with clarinetist and father James Campbell released in 2013 on Marquis Classics. His pop songs can be heard on House, released in 2016 by art-pop band Words Around The Waist.

James Campbell, Artistic Director, Festival of the Sound: Dubbed “Canada’s premier clarinetist” by the Ottawa Citizen, James Campbell has performed as soloist and chamber musician in over 35 countries with over 60 orchestras including the Boston Pops, Montreal Symphony and the London Symphony. He has collaborated with Glenn Gould and Aaron Copland and toured with over 35 string quartets, including the Guarneri, Amadeus and Vermeer. Of his over 40 recordings, the BBC and the Times of London rated his recording of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet as the best available and his CD Stolen Gems (Marquis Records) won a JUNO. He has been named Canada’s Artist of the Year, awarded the Queen’s Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medal, an Honourary Doctor of Law, and the Order of Canada. James Campbell has been Artistic Director of the Festival of the Sound since 1985 and was Professor of Music at the famed Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University from 1988-2019 and continues to give masterclasses worldwide.

David Jalbert: His solo recordings – of the Goldberg Variations, the Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues, of American, French and Russian piano music – have all garnered international praise in venues ranging from Gramophone to France-Culture. An accomplished chamber musician, he has collaborated with artists such as Nicola Benedetti, Joel Quarrington, Wonny Song and Yegor Dyachkov and is a member of Triple Forte (along with violinist Jasper Wood and cellist Denise Djokic). As a soloist, he has also performed with major orchestras and conductors Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Skitch Henderson, Christoph Campestrini, Bramwell Tovey and many more. A national and international prize-winner, David Jalbert has won six Opus Awards, was nominated four times for “Classical Album of the Year” at the Juno Awards and was the 2007 laureate of the prestigious Virginia Parker Prize of the Canada Council for the Arts. He holds degrees from the Juilliard School, the Glenn Gould School, Université de Montréal and Conservatoire de Musique du Québec, and is now a Professor of Piano and the Head of the Piano Sector at the University of Ottawa, as well as a faculty member at the Orford Music Academy.

Festival of the Sound
2022-07-17 19:30 - 2022-07-31 20:00 | Ontario
Join us for the 2022 season of the Festival of the Sound! Classical, Jazz, Folk & Cruises throughout July 17th – July 31st. Visit festivalofthesound.ca for a full listing of events and for how to buy tickets!

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SOLD OUT: ONES - The Beatles #1 Hits
2022-07-16 19:30 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
A waitlist is available by contacting our Box Office at 705-746-4466 extension 205.

Returning to The Stockey for a very special performance that Cashbox Canada calls “The most exciting Beatles music presentation in decades”!

ONES presents the Beatles songs that topped the world charts for seven consecutive years from the beginning of 1964 to the end of 1970. The 27 hit songs are woven together with an on-screen narrator that adds elements of humour, back stories ‘behind the scenes’, and supported by screen backdrops including hundreds of photos and videos,

On stage are 12 musicians and vocalists faithfully recreating the sounds and performances of the original records with period correct instruments and complemented with strings and horns.

There has never been a presentation of Beatles music that so effectively transports fans back to the experience of the 60’s.

Tickets are $51.95 + HST.

For full details of the COVID-19 health protocols that will be in place at The Stockey Centre for this event, please visit our Safety Guidelines page. Please note this page is regularly updated to reflect current Ontario Public Health Measures.

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The Third Annual Big Sound International Film Festival
2022-07-13 17:30 - 2022-07-15 19:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
FEATURING THE WORLD PREMIER OF

WICKENSBURG

FRIDAY JULY 15TH AT 7PM

Featuring a Q&A with Director Richard Boddington

Filmed in Parry Sound and the West Parry Sound Area

Starring Denise Richards and Jensen Gering

A young teen boy and his mother move to the small town of Wickensburg. They soon discover that the town harbours a dark secret and it’s a race against time to save the town from an evil industrialist. All the while being aided by the clues in a mystical book, & a strange local girl who leads the boy on an amazing adventure.

Followed by closing celebrations outside on the patio at the Stockey Centre with cast and crew! We encourage everyone to dress in their finest to celebrate this final event in this year’s film festival!

FULL SCHEDULE:

Wednesday July 13th at 5:45pm – First We Eat

Featuring a Q&A with filmmaker Suzanne Crocker

Putting food sovereignty to the test in the far North of Canada – filmmaker Suzanne Crocker (raised in Parry Sound), living just 300 km from the Arctic Circle, removes absolutely all grocery store food from her house. For one year, she feeds her family of five, only food that can be hunted, fished, gathered, grown or raised around her community of Dawson City, Yukon on the traditional territory of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in. Add three skeptical teenagers, one reluctant husband, no salt, no caffeine, no sugar and -40 temperatures. Ultimately the story becomes a celebration of community and the surprising bounty of food that even a tiny community in the far North can provide.

Wednesday July 13th at 8:15pm – Savage Waters

A spell-binding nautical adventure into the unknown. A 19th century treasure-hunter’s journal inspires a captivating journey to seek out and surf a mythical, never-ridden wave in some of the most remote and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean. For renowned skipper, Matt Knight, sailing to unpredictable and uncharted regions is impossible to resist.

Thursday July 14th at 6:15pm – Short Films Mixer

A selection of the festival’s best short films from around the world. A mix of comedy and drama.

Featuring:PhaseOld NorthNamidThe Red BondQueer Fish In God’s Waiting RoomFeeling Fine

Thursday July 14th at 8:00pm – Wildlife Documentaries

The Witness Is A Whale

A detective story spanning 60 years and half the globe, The Witness Is a Whale documents the uncovering of an illegal killing of whales by the Soviet Union and Japan in the 1960’s. Accompanied by descriptions of the successful recovery of many whale populations and our increasing scientific understanding of their importance in ocean ecosystems.

Gonarezhou: Return of the Rhino

Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe has twice lost its black rhino population due to human intervention. In 2021, black rhino returned to the wilds of Gonarezhou. This is a story about hope, about the relationship between people and wilderness and about evaluating the worth of a wild landscape.

Friday July 15th at 2:30pm – Documentary Marathon

Above & Below

Tsherin Sherpa, devoted Tibetan Buddhist artist, trained by his father in the art of traditional Tibetan Buddhist painting, moves to San Francisco from Kathmandu and reinvents himself. In doing so, he skyrockets a career as a modern artist, and launches the next wave in Tibetan contemporary art.

Science Friction

Those TV documentaries you see, and the science experts they feature? Did you know that producers often deceptively edit them and twist their words, to make them say the opposite of what they actually said? Science Friction sets the record straight.

Friday July 15th at 5:15pm – Conservation Films

A must-see selection of award-winning conservations films from across the globe.

Featuring:Dipsas SpeaksPantaneiroOur Food TableShoreline SocialitesThe 100 Mile Jacket

Friday July 15th at 7:00pm – The World Premiere of Wickensburg!

See the beginning of this page for further information on this portion of the film festival.

Tickets: $15 per film screening per person.

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The Big Sound International Film Festival is a three-day event that intertwines the spell-binding nature of Georgian Bay with the sophisticated talent of international filmmakers, to create an unforgettable cinematic experience, and a festival for films and filmmakers to advance, and be recognized.

Hosted by The Stockey Centre in Parry Sound the venue overlooks the big sound of Georgian Bay, where filmmakers will enjoy live screenings inside our state of the art theatre that draws audiences from around the globe.

Organized by filmmakers with filmmakers in mind, Big Sound creates an atmosphere of collaboration on new and existing projects with like-minded artists, entrepreneurs and experts from all areas of the film industry. It is a networking event with patio parties overlooking the water at sunset, on a lake that is a rare jewel of freshwater beauty. Let blue skies, and evening starlight soothe you while you build a network that can last a lifetime.

Join us for three days of celebration, inspiration and collaboration where creativity thrives, and talent turns vision into reality.

Bands on the Bay: Madison Mueller
2022-07-12 19:00 - 21:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Bands on the Bay: Free Summer ConcertsA free concert overlooking the bay? This is The Thing To Do on a summer Tuesday evening! Performances are held outside on our fully licensed deck or inside in case of rain from June to August, accompanied by our cash bar.

About the performer:

Since her first release, Madison has given her fans five other singles, several of which have been nominated for different independent award shows, and has also topped the charts on several online radio stations! Madison began gaining more of a presence in the industry when she began to travel to different places to propel her career forward! One of her most influential trips was to the Josie Music Awards in Tennessee, coined as the largest independent awards show in the world. In 2018, she won Young Adult Artist of the Year, and in 2019 she took home Pop/Contemporary Rising Star of the Year!

www.maddiemakesmusic.com

ABBAMANIA plus Night Fever and Adele
2022-07-10 19:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Abbamania Canada is the top tribute production of Abba in the country.

The show consists of studio musicians, live horns and strings plus an incredible front 4 that recreate Abba … live in concert. They are the only Abba production to perform for the original cast of Mama Mia, twice. Hear all the hits from “Waterloo”, “Take a Chance”, “S.O.S”, “Super Trooper” to “Dancing Queen”.

Also on the show is Night Fever as the Bee Gees. With all the high harmonies and stage presence of the Bee Gees, they perform your favorites including “Jive Talking”, “To Love Somebody”, “Stayin’ Alive”, “You Should Be Dancing” plus many more.

Abbamania and Night Fever have been touring for the last 20 years and will take you back in time when Abba and The Bee Gees ruled the pop music world.

Special guest for this show is Angela Seeger from St. Catharines, Ontario as the incredible Adele. An amazing performance.

New York Times – “Angela Seeger as Adele is vocally superb”

Rolling stone Magazine – “Abbamania is incredible”

Cast of Mama Mia – “Abbamania is ABBA”

Globe & Mail – “I thought I was watching the original, Wow!!!”

Roy Thomson Hall- “They have sold out here 3 times and one of the best concerts ever.”

Tickets are $46.95 + HST.

Tickets go on sale to Stockey Members on Thursday March 3rd at 11am and to the general public on Thursday March 10th at 11am. To become a Stockey Member, contact our Box Office at 705-746-4466 extension 205 or visit us on our website for more information on our membership program.

For full details of the COVID-19 health protocols that will be in place at The Stockey Centre for this event, please visit our Safety Guidelines page. Please note this page is regularly updated to reflect current Ontario Public Health Measures.

Mudmen
2022-07-07 20:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Always entertaining and definitely unique, The Mudmen are a blast of Celtic energy whose members are known to be characters both on and off the stage. First discovered in 1993 as “The Campbell Brothers”, the band signed a deal with EMI Records and changed their name to “Mudmen” in 1998. With over 3000 shows to date, The Mudmen Robby Campbell, Sandy Campbell, Jeremy Burton, Mike Meacher and Dan Westenenk believe that nice guys can finish first. While enjoying life & what you do translates to all audiences.
This is a pub-style event, tables of 8 can be reserved for your group of friends when all the tickets are purchased at once!
Tickets are $29.95 + HST each.
For full details of the COVID-19 health protocols that will be in place at The Stockey Centre for this event, please visit our Safety Guidelines page. Please note this page is regularly updated to reflect current Ontario Public Health Measures.
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An Evening with Mary Walsh
2022-07-06 19:30 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Canadian cultural icon, comedienne and social activist MARY WALSH will perform some of her best comedic bits and most popular characters from Dancing With Rage, CODCO and This Hour Has 22 Minutes, along with up-to-the-minute local political satire.

Hailing from St. John’s, NL, Mary Walsh was an original member of the infamous CODCO sketch comedy series, which ran on CBC Television from 1987 to 1992. In 1992, she began to work with Rick Mercer, creating and starring in the highly acclaimed series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, where Mary’s Warrior Princess character Marg Delahunty became famous for ambushing politicians and submitting them to satirical interviews. In 2011 she reprised the role of Marg Delahunty, conducting the now infamous ambush interview of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford at his home. Mary Walsh is the recipient of 25 Gemini awards, the Order of Canada award and in 2012 she received a Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.

Tickets are:

Orchestra – $65.00Mezzanine – $60.00Balcony – $55.00

For full details of the COVID-19 health protocols that will be in place at The Stockey Centre for this event, please visit our Safety Guidelines page. Please note this page is regularly updated to reflect current Ontario Public Health Measures.

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Bands on the Bay: James Gray
2022-07-05 19:00 - 21:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Bands on the Bay: Free Summer ConcertsHeld outside on our fully licensed deck or inside in case of rain, performances start at 7:00pm (unless stated otherwise). A free concert overlooking the bay: this is The Thing To Do on a summer Tuesday evening!

About the performer:James Gray is a contemporary version of an old-school travelling folk singer. Over the years he has been criss-crossing Canada, Europe and Australia in pursuit of seeing the world and entertaining folks along the way. James now has ten tours on three different continents under his belt and is just getting started.

Gray resides in a small cabin in the rural setting of Muskoka Ontario where he grew up. James loves the serenity and quiet of living in nature. On the flip side of the coin he is driven by touring and ventures out into new territory every chance he gets.

James’ songwriting is inspired by the idea of being able to speak to the human condition through the creation and delivery of song. He highly regards songwriters such as John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Damien Jurado and Sarah Harmer. Gray believes these songwriters have honed the ability to teach the listener about themselves and to open up a part of the listener that they didn’t know already existed. He feels this is the ultimate goal of being a songwriter.

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Bands on the Bay: Jason Meadowcroft
2022-07-03 15:00 - 17:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
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About the performer:

Jason Meadowcroft’s passion for playing guitar began 9 years ago at the age of 15. Through self-teaching, his passion expanded from playing in his living room – to around bonfires and outdoor events! Playing guitar feels like home (calming & peaceful). It allows Jason to express himself and escape from reality. His favourite part about playing guitar is bringing smiles to the faces he’s playing for!

The SOAR Rope Skipping Team
2022-07-03 13:00 - 14:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
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About the team:

The SOAR Rope Skipping Team is a competitive team that has proudly represented Parry Sound in events Regionally, Provincially, Nationally, and Internationally over the past 10 years. Our 2021-2022 competitive team consists of 10 athletes with ages ranging from 7-26. The team is coached by 3 coaches who collectively have 77 years of experience within the sport of rope skipping.

soarropeskipping.ca

Bands on the Bay: The Station Duo
2022-07-02 19:00 - 21:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
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About the band:

THE STATION DUO is the combination of Michelle Guy’s rich and smooth vocals and Brad Hilliker’s full rhythmic guitar style peppered with catchy hooks. The result is a blend of Acoustic Pop with an essence of Blues. This union creates easy listening yet upbeat music for music lovers.

Bands on the Bay: The DeuxDads
2022-07-02 16:00 - 18:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
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About the band:

Consisting of Dean Watson and Peter Trinz, DeuxDads is a full sounding, small footprint, rock classic playing band. You will know every song they play!

Bands on the Bay: Terry Little & The Rhythm Boys
2022-07-02 13:00 - 15:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
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About the band:

Old time fiddling, country singing, square dancing, harmonica, and banjo playing!

Terry Little and The Rhythm Boys have played music for Cruise Ships (including the Pearl Mist and Victory 2 out of Chicago) for four summers. The band has played at The Annual Autumn Fiddle Fest for thirteen years at The Charles W. Stockey Centre and have played for local long-term care homes and local fairs for many years.

Terry Little himself has played Fiddle all his life. He’s competed at many fiddle contests throughout Ontario and has won many awards (including The Parry Sound District Fiddle Championship) and was inducted into The Northern Ontario Country Music Association in Sault St. Marie. He started playing the fiddle for square dances sixty-four years ago and has two albums with some of his own compositions. He has conducted The Autumn Fiddle Fest each year at The Stockey Centre and brought many top-notch fiddlers and step dancers to the event. He was named to the Order of Parry Sound for enriching the lives of people in the Parry Sound District.

Bands on the Bay: The Sun Harmonic
2022-07-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
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About the band:

The Sun Harmonic is a Canadian folk rock band, originating from the pseudonym of singer-songwriter and prolific recording artist Kaleb Hikele. Under this stage name he has released the fifth studio album, Coast to Coast, made of folk songs recorded in five studios all across Canada. This LP follows the release of the trio’s first collaborative recordings, ‘It’s All Okay, Thanks to You’. The EP was released one month into the pandemic, spinning for eight months during lockdowns in 2020 across satellite radio airwaves in North America. Kaleb has self-produced original music from his home recording studio since 2009, drawing attention from SiriusXM, CBC Radio and Canadian Musician Magazine. The Sun Harmonic has since received accolades from Record Store Day and Canada’s Walk of Fame. Two new studio albums are in the works, one solo folk album and the bands new rock record, both poised to be released in 2022.

thesunharmonic.com

Bands on the Bay: Jessica Sevier
2022-07-01 16:00 - 18:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
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About the performer:

Toronto born vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jessica Sevier is an up and coming country music artist with lots of accomplishments under her belt already.

Sevier has released many singles since her debut “Ghost of Tom” in 2019, with her music being collectively streamed over half a million times. As well, Sevier has had two singles “Heads Up” and “Empty Pockets” reach the top 5 on the Canadian Indie Country Radio Charts.

The integrity of Jessica’s song writing has not gone unnoticed, as her original music gained her a spot to compete on the TV show The Shot: Remastered. As well, Sevier was a 2021 CMW (Canadian Music Week) Featured Artist/Performer, an Indie Week 2021 exhibitor and was chosen as one of the top 12 in the CNE Rising Star Competition 2020. Sevier has spent most of her career touring around Ontario playing notable downtown Toronto venues and music festivals. Most recently Sevier has signed with manager Jordyn Elliott (Meghan Patrick, Eric Ethridge).

Sevier’s success has gained the attention of some of Sony/Atv and Liz Rose Music’s most talented writers, landing her newest single “Confetti”. Recorded down in Nashville with Grady Saxman (Luke Combs, Tenille Arts) this record is set up to be a success.

jessicasevier.com

Bands on the Bay: The Onetimers
2022-07-01 14:00 - 15:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
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About the band:

In late 2021 the band begun with Aaron and Caroline on vocals, Brian on guitar, Sam on drums, and Jordy and Dyami being confusing by switching between bass and guitar every so often.

We play rock and stuff.

Three Day Ribfest & Canada Day Celebrations!
2022-07-01 11:00 - 2022-07-03 18:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Updated June 24th:

Join the Town of Parry Sound in Celebrating Canada Day with Ribfest, free Live Performances, KidsZone activities (Friday Only), a variety of food vendors, and our Canada Day Fireworks Display (Friday Only)!

All activities will be held on the grounds of The Stockey Centre, located at 2 Bay Street in Parry Sound.

Please note, due to these events using our facility’s parking lot, on-site parking spaces will not be available from July 1st to July 3rd.

Schedule:

Friday July 1st:

11am to 9pm – Ribfest & Food Vendors Open11am to 4pm (Friday Only) – KidsZone activities including inflatables, face painting, balloon artists, Zoo to You, and Midway Games.1pm to 9pm – Beer GardenLive Performances:2pm to 3pm – The Onetimers (click here for more information)4pm to 6pm – Jessica Sevier (click here for more information)7pm to 9pm – The Sun Harmonic (click here for more information)Dusk (Friday Only) – Fireworks!!!

Saturday July 2nd:

11am to 9pm – Ribfest & Food Vendors Open1pm – 9pm – Beer GardenLive Performances:1pm to 3pm – Terry Little & The Rhythm Boys (click here for more information)4pm to 6pm – The DeuxDads (click here for more information)7pm to 9pm – The Station Duo (click here for more information)

Sunday July 3rd:

11am to 6pm – Ribfest & Food Vendors Open1pm to 6pm – Beer GardenLive Performances:1pm to 2pm – The SOAR Rope Skipping Team (click here for more information)3pm to 5pm – Jason Meadowcroft (click here for more information)

Presented by:

Silver Sponsor:

Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support of this event!

Bands on the Bay: Briar Summers
2022-06-28 19:00 - 21:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Bands on the Bay: Free Summer ConcertsA free concert overlooking the bay? This is The Thing To Do on a summer Tuesday evening! Performances are held outside on our fully licensed deck or inside in case of rain from June to August, accompanied by our cash bar.

About the performer:

Briar Summers is a singer-songwriter from Huntsville. This young singer and classically-trained pianist released her debut album, From the Ashes, last fall. The record was produced by 3-time Grammy Award-winning producer David Bottrill in Toronto. Her songs, particularly the acclaimed single “Stronger,” have enjoyed airplay on local stations, online across the country, with a spin here and there on CBC. Briar is so excited to return to beautiful Georgian Bay this summer to share her unique pop-rock stylings with you!

briarsummers.com

Célébration de fin d'année avec Dayv Poulin et Mimi O'Bonsawin
2022-06-27 18:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
This is a free event presented by École publique aux Quatre-Vents on Monday June 27th at 6pm.

Featuring Dayv Poulin and Mimi O’Bonsawin.

For more information, please contact 705-996-3223 or joanne.herouxfarrow@cspne.ca.

Ron Sexsmith
2022-06-26 19:30 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
At 56, Canada’s foremost well-heeled troubadour has made a most unlikely discovery: domestic bliss. All it took, it turns out, was leaving the city he loved.

Following 30 years as an emblem of Toronto’s west end, Ron Sexsmith reluctantly uprooted to the serene hamlet of Stratford, Ontario, and the melodic, playful, theatrically vivacious Hermitage came gushing out.

Hermitage is the first album on which he played nearly all the instruments, an idea he credits to producer and longtime drummer Don Kerr. “Don said ‘Why don’t you make one of those sort of Paul McCartney-type records?’ and it’s like a light bulb went on over my head,” he says. “That had never occurred to me.”

The result is the songwriter’s most self-assured collection, still charmingly subtle yet increasingly full of musical vigor, as on “Chateau Mermaid,” an ode to his own Stratford Graceland, or the surprisingly hopeful “Small Minded World,” (originally penned for the Addams Family film), in which Sexsmith croons, Oh now don’t feel blue ‘cos they don’t get you, you’ll win this small minded world.

“I think it’s a very upbeat album, lyrically,” he confirms. “It’s reflective of the sort of peacefulness that I’d recently felt. I’m getting more comfortable in my own skin.”

Tickets are:

Orchestra – $55.00Mezzanine – $49.00Balcony – $49.00

Opening Act: Paige Warner

With an evocative voice that captivates her audience, Paige Warner creates music that sits between R&B and singer-songwriter with soul-inspired vocal licks layered on catchy hooks and rhythms. Her debut EP, ‘Revealed’, launched her independent career. With over 59,000 combined listens on Spotify alone, Paige’s recent singles have drawn love from media and listeners alike. Paige Warner’s voice is often what draws people in. However, she is skilled with more than just her voice, regularly accompanying herself with piano, guitar, or inviting her backup band to the stage. Paige has plans to continue creating relatable songs and holding intimate concerts. For more information, visit paigewarner.ca.

For full details of the COVID-19 health protocols that will be in place at The Stockey Centre for this event, please visit our Safety Guidelines page. Please note this page is regularly updated to reflect current Ontario Public Health Measures.

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Bands on the Bay: Filthy Rich and the Empty Pockets
2022-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Bands on the Bay: Free Summer ConcertsA free concert overlooking the bay? This is The Thing To Do on a summer Tuesday evening! Performances are held outside on our fully licensed deck or inside in case of rain from June to August, accompanied by our cash bar.

About the band:

Filthy Rich and the Empty Pockets play what people want to hear when they go to see a live band—all the hits! Performing a repertoire of radio-friendly classic-rock and pop, this band gets you dancing and singing along to song you love!

filthyrichandtheemptypockets.com/

Bobby Orr Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony presented by Engel & Völkers Parry Sound
2022-06-18 17:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
The Bobby Orr Hall of Fame Induction Committee is pleased to announce we will host an Induction Ceremony for the Class of 2020 on Saturday, June 18th, 2022 at the Charles W. Stockey Centre in Parry Sound. The Class of 2020 is comprised of Chris Lee (Athlete), Sarah ‘Sally’ Manning (Athlete) and Peter Wiltmann (Builder). After a two-year delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are excited to officially welcome them into the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame. This event is presented by Engel & Völkers Parry Sound.

There are two ticket options for the event.

Dinner & Ceremony – $105 plus HST

Seated at banquet tables on the ground floor in the performance hallArrive between 4:30-5:00 pmPlated dinner served at 5:15 in the performance hallCeremony at 7:00 pm in the performance hallCocktail reception with dessert in the lobby

Ceremony – $65 plus HST

Seated in the mezzanine level of the performance hallArrive at 6:30 pmCeremony at 7:00 pm in the performance hallCocktail reception with dessert in the lobby

Tickets are available from the Charles W. Stockey Centre Box Office at (877) 746-4466 ext. 205 or visit us in person.

Thank you to our generous sponsors for this event.

Chris LeeAthleteChris Lee, born in MacTier, ON, has further solidified the reputation of the West Parry Sound region for producing great hockey players. Chris grew up playing Minor Hockey in Parry Sound and his teams won Bantam, Midget and Juvenile All-Ontario Championships. He attended State University of New York (SUNY), Potsdam, an NCAA division II school on a hockey scholarship. In his final season he was named SUNY Athletic Conference Player of the Year and selected for the All-American First Team by the American Hockey Coaches Association. Lee went on to play 249 games in the American Hockey League for the Albany River Rats, Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, Iowa Stars, Bridgeport Sound Tigers, and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Moving to the German DEL league with Adler Manheim in 2011-12, he earned the Defenceman of the Year Award. Chris went on to play a total of 118 games in the DEL, 71 games in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) and 322 games in the KHL where he holds five all-time records. Chris made his team Canada debut on the world stage in 2017, winning a silver medal at the 2017 IIHF World Championships followed by a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.Sarah ‘Sally’ ManningAthleteSarah ‘Sally’ Manning was an outstanding and dedicated multi-sport athlete and role model for active living. One of Canada’s most accomplished field hockey players, she won multiple national championships, played on Team Canada at three world field hockey tournaments and was selected as a member of the World Eleven all-star team to play at the Golden Jubilee Tournament of 1980 in Ayr, Scotland. Although born in Toronto, Sally had a long connection to Parry Sound before relocating here through her involvement with local adventure travel company Black Feather with whom she guided canoe, kayak and hiking trips for more than 25 years. Sally was an avid golfer; at Parry Sound Golf & Country Club she was a four-time Senior Ladies Club Champion and three-time Ladies Club Champion. Sally was an also an avid hockey player with the Parry Sound Phantoms for more than a decade competing provincially. Additionally, she was a committed master cross-country skier, winning numerous provincial and national championships and competing at multiple world championships. She won a silver medal in 20km skate ski at the 2008 World Masters Cross Country Ski Championships. While Sally was a fierce competitor in all her sports, she is remembered by teammates and competitors alike for her sportsmanship, integrity and quiet modesty. Sally passed away in 2014 after a battle with cancer, during which she showed the same fighting spirit that allowed her to rise to such a high level in so many sports.Peter WiltmannBuilderPeter Wiltmann emigrated to Canada from Germany in search of open spaces and room to play. He landed at Wawanaisa Resort in Carling with wife Dorte, which they have operated together for more than 40 years. With a great deal of winter downtime on his hands and trails nearby, cross-country skiing quickly became a passion for Peter, shared by sons Viktor and Konrad. He began volunteering at Georgian Nordic Ski Club more than 20 years ago and since that time has coached the high school ski team, assisted in the creation of the Georgian Nordic Racing Team and served as a Georgian Nordic Board Member. Athletes coached by Peter have gone on to race at provincial, national and international levels. Athletes, parents and fellow coaches alike have noted Peter’s dedication, enthusiasm and the fun, caring, team atmosphere he builds. Just like his athletes, Peter is always striving to improve his coaching techniques and stay abreast of new developments in the sport. Peter is passionate about teaching youth to love sports and considers a day successful if his athletes are giving their best and have a great time outdoors on the snow. In 2018 he was recognized with the Heinz Niederhauser Outstanding Coaching Award by Cross Country Ski Ontario for his significant, long-term commitment to coaching cross-country ski racing in Ontario.For more information, please contact Bobby Orr Hall of Fame Curator Caitlin Dyer or Induction Committee Chair Dave Garagan.Contact: Caitlin Dyer Bobby Orr Hall of Fame Curator cdyer@bobbyorrhalloffame.com

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Dave Garagan Chair, Induction Committee dave@parrysoundinsurance.com

Olympic Homecoming Celebration
2022-06-11 11:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Join The Town of Parry Sound and The Stockey Centre in celebrating our three hometown Olympians: Mark Ideson, Megan Oldham and Graham Ritchie on June 11th at 11am at The Stockey Centre! The event will feature a celebration of our local 2022 Beijing Olympians, followed by a question & answer session, and meet and greet with the Olympians. This event is free and general admission.

Later in the day, join Canadian Tire’s Jumpstart program, the Island Queen, and Boston Pizza with their Annual Fundraiser Cruise, featuring Megan Oldman, Graham Ritchie, and Mark Ideson. Please see the below poster for more details and pricing on this exciting event!

SOLD OUT: April Wine
2022-06-10 20:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
You are able to join a waitlist for tickets to this show by contacting our Box Office at 705-746-4466 extension 205 or by visiting us at 2 Bay Street in Parry Sound.

GET OFF THE BUS CONCERTS PRESENTS APRIL WINE

IN SUPPORT OF THE WEST PARRY SOUND HEALTH CENTRE

April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. Originally based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the band enjoyed international success in the 1970s and 1980s, releasing more than 20 albums since 1971, and selling over 20 million albums worldwide. April Wine’s extensive discography includes numerous gold and platinum selling albums featuring mega-hits like ‘Roller’, ‘I Like to Rock’, ‘You Could Have Been a Lady’ and others. Best known for their international top 40 hit ‘Just Between You And Me’, an iconic power ballad that made them the very first Canadian band on MTV, April Wine went on to release over twenty albums and have received a combined total of 11 Juno Award nominations in the Group Of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best Selling Single categories. In 2009, April Wine was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and were honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award for being part of Canadian Music History for 40 years, and in 2010 the band was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The band continues to tour throughout North America to this day.

For the full press release: APRIL WINE PRESS RELEASE [PDF]

Tickets go on sale to Stockey Members and Get Off The Bus Followers on Wednesday April 13th at 11am and to the general public on Friday April 15th at 11am. To become a Stockey Member, you can visit us on our Membership page for more information and to purchase online, give us a call at 705-746-4466 extension 205, or visit us at 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound.

*Please note our Box Office will be closed on Friday April 15th for over-the-phone and in-person sales. Only online sales will be available on Friday April 15th for tickets.

Tickets are:

Orchestra Rows DD & EE: $125.00 + HST

Orchestra Rows FF – J, Mezzanine, & Balcony: $99.99 + HST

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Sponsored by:

The Barb Kerr Women's Gala 2022
2022-06-09 18:30 - 20:30 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Presented by The Charles W. Stockey Centre & Barb Kerr, join us for the first Barb Kerr Women’s Gala: An Evening of Inspiration and Fashion on Thursday June 9th!

Featuring:

Your Inspiration & Inner Confidence

Presented by:

Barb Kerr, CFP®, TEP, CFDS, RRC®

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®

IG Wealth Management

Get Inspired with the New Home Trends

Presented by:

Joy Crookshank, Interior Consultant

Red Canoe Interiors

Summer Fashion Show featuring fashions from 2 fabulous stores,

Above & Beyond Your Expectations & White Squall!

Also featuring Door Prizes, Gift Bags, hors d’oeuvres from Di Salvo’s Bella Cucina, and a Silent Auction with Handbags for Hospice!

This is a flat floor event with tables that seat up to 8 people. Have a group of eight already? You can purchase a whole table at once! Tickets are $22 + HST each.

Centerpieces florals by:

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Tickets can also be purchased during our business hours of Wednesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm by calling our Box Office at 705-746-4466 extension 205 or visiting us at 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound.

Dala
2022-06-04 20:00 | The Stockey Centre, 2 Bay Street, Parry Sound, Ontario, P2A 1S3, Canada
Juno nominees and winners of the 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year, Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine of Dala write and sing in harmony best described as angelic. These two best friends met in their high school music class in 2002; they have since released five albums and toured extensively across North America. Darlings of the Canadian music scene, Dala are now poised to bring their fresh brand of acoustic pop music to the world.

Drawing upon influences like The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, Dala write songs that are both catchy and insightful. Amanda’s ethereal soprano voice blends seamlessly with Sheila’s velvety alto, creating the lush harmonies that have become their trademark.

The sheer joy with which they perform is infectious, turning first-time listeners into instant fans. Dala are equally entertaining between songs, telling funny and down to earth stories that make every show unique. Dala have opened for artists such as Tom Cochrane, Stuart McLean of the CBC’s Vinyl Café, Richie Havens and Arlo Guthrie. No strangers to the festival scene, they have also performed at The New Orleans Jazz Festival, The Edmonton Folk Festival, California’s Strawberry Festival and Mariposa. In 2009, they were the only Canadian act invited to play at the 50th Anniversary of the Newport Folk Festival.

Tickets are $34.95 + HST each.

For full details of the COVID-19 health protocols that will be in place at The Stockey Centre for this event, please visit our Safety Guidelines page. Please note this page is regularly updated to reflect current Ontario Public Health Measures.

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