Arts & Culture

Radio-Style Broadcast Gas Head Willy Live at Meaford Hall

Details: Published: Thursday, 03 May 2018 12:25; Written by Staff

GasHeadWilly270 Meaford Hall and the Roxy Theatre are teaming up to bring you Bill Murphy’s adaptation of Richard Thomas’s 1995 novel Gas Head Willy, on Friday, May 11 at Meaford Hall. This radio-style broadcast will allow the audience members to be taken on a wild ride through familiar places like Meaford, Owen Sound, Balaclava, the Bognor Marsh and more during the prohibition and bootlegger era in Grey County.

Patricia Wheeler Quartet Brings Jazz Concert to Meaford

Details: Published: Thursday, 26 April 2018 10:00; Written by Bill Monahan

patwheeler270 Sunday afternoon, April 29, from 3pm to 5pm, the first in a series of concerts at Meaford’s Christ Church Anglican features a performance from Patricia Wheeler’s Jazz Quartet. With Patricia on sax and flute, the quartet features Mike Cado on guitar, Ben Riley on drums, and Ross MacIntyre on bass.

Founding Member Of Canadian Rock Band Triumph, Rik Emmett Coming to Meaford Hall

Details: Published: Wednesday, 25 April 2018 08:57; Written by Staff

RikEmmett 270 After five decades in the business, the adjectives ‘prolific’ and ‘eclectic’ frequently pop up in Rik Emmett’s profiles.

Following over a dozen platinum albums from his Triumph years, he’s produced 19 more as a non-platinum indie, ranging from rock to blues to jazz to folk to classical – which led to the making of a new full-blown rock record again in 2016, RES 9.

Local Favourites, The Trevor MacKenzie Band at Meaford Hall on April 28

Details: Published: Monday, 16 April 2018 11:38; Written by Staff

TrevorMac 270 Calling all locals – this is a show you don’t want to miss.

The Trevor MacKenzie Band is a new project picking up where the Maple Blues award-winning MacKenzie Blues Band left off. Trevor MacKenzie and drummer Mike Weir have set out to continue their explosive blues/rock tradition as they explore the deep roots of their long-time musical partnership.