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In Partnership with: Join the Journey Upcoming Cultural Events Date Event 13 Independent & Free Press, Tuesday, April 27, 2010 ... our cultural vision May 1, Credit Valley Artisans Spring Show & Sale, 10 am - 4 pm, May 2, 12-4 pm, Cedarvale Cottage in Cedarvale Park, cash/cheques, info at www.creditvalleyartisans.com FREE Highland Games - June 12th June 12th is also the day when kilts are flying and bagpipes are playing at the Georgetown Fairgrounds as the Highland Games take place. The gates open at 8am and there will be massed pipe bands playing at 1pm and 5pm. Details at: www.georgetownhighlandgames.com 1, CFUW Georgetown Annual Used Book & Toy Sale, 9 am - 3 pm, Christ the King High School (905) 877-3429, FREE 1, Elvis Gospel Night Concert, Stephen Kabakos, Knox Presbyterian, Acton, 7:30 pm, tickets/info at (519) 853-0318 1, HHPL's Preschool & Spring Drop-In Storytime Programs begin today, many ages and locations, for registration call (905) 873-2681 x2520 or (519) 853-0301, or visit www.hhpl.on.ca, FREE 2, John Sommer Juried Art Show Opening Reception, Halton Hills Cultural Centre Gallery, 2-4 pm, show runs to May 17. 2, Halton Hills Sports Museum and Resource Centre open weekly on Sundays, 1-5 pm, Mold-Masters SportsPlex. 5, Seeing Red Art Show at Artisans' Attic, 73 Main St. S. Georgetown, Meet The Artists reception, 6-9 pm, info at (905)877-7065. Photo Courtesy of: Independent Free Press 6, Grate Groan Up Spelling Bee: Literacy North Halton presents the 7th annual spelling bee, Halton Hills Banquet Hall, Milton, 5 pm, info at (905) 873-2200, $30. 6, Keeping the Memory Alive Candlelight Tribute Walk celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Victory in Europe, Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 120, 127 Mill St., 6:30 pm FREE. 7/8/9/13/14/15, Man of La Mancha, presented by Georgetown Globe Productions at the John Elliott Theatre, tickets $16 kids/$24 adults, info/tickets a www.haltonhills.ca/theatre. 8, Songs for Hope, Sick Kids Fundraiser, the Roxy, Acton, wendi@musicinthewood.biz ticket prices for dinner/show: adults $20/kids 5-13, $15/under five, $5. 8, Concerto Auction: Georgetown Bach Chorale, 7 pm, 157 Main St. S., Georgetown, tickets $50 at Foodstuffs/The Freckled Lion/www.georgetownbachchorale.com. 11 Encounters with WETA and other Antipodean Wildlife, presented by Halton/North Peel Naturalists/Dr. Darryl Gwynne, 7:30 pm, St. Alban Church, Glen Williams, FREE. 13, Liberation 65 Concert, 7:30 pm at Georgetown Christian Reformed Church, Georgetown, guest organist Martin Mans of the Netherlands and the Choraliers, an all-male chorus, tickets, $20 available at door/Bergsma's Paint & Wallpaper/(905)681-3776/(905)877-8339. 15, Miraculous Migrants, presented by Bridget Stutchbury, 10 am ­ noon at Terra Cotta Conservation Area, (905)670-1615, X221, FREE. 15/16, Book Fair, Upper Credit Humane Society, Georgetown Market Place, info at www.uppercredit.com , FREE. 18 - June 5, Number 10 Art Exhibit, presented by Innerscapes, Gallery Halton Hills Cultural Centre, FREE. 21, Munch to the Movies P.A. Day, Princess and The Frog, bring your lunch, Halton Hills Public Library, noon, info at (905) 873-2681 X 2520/519-853-0301/www.hhpl.on.ca. 22-24, Halton Hills Fireworks Festival, Georgetown Fairgrounds, adults/teens $5/under12 $2/under 2, proceeds to Georgetown Hospital. 27, Monthly Acoustic Jam, acoustic music players and singers, last Thursday of each month except July and August at Georgetown Legion, 127 Mill St., 8-10:30 pm, info at (519) 856-9266, FREE. 29, Community Unity Day Picnic, 12-3 pm, Cedarvale Park in Georgetown, FREE. 29, It's Gardening and Froggy Day, Willow Park Ecology Centre, prepare and plant raised veggie gardens i1-3 p.m, return in the evening to learn more about frogs and listen for their calls. 7-9 pm, FREE. 29, Native Wildflower Folklore,10-11:30 am, Terra Cotta Conservation Area, register at (905) 670-1615, X221, FREE. Big Daddy Festival Highland Games - June 12, 2010 Fathers will be feted at the inaugural Big Daddy Festival, taking place on June 19th and 20th in various locations across our community. One of the favourite is the annual Classics against Cancer ­ a juried antique car show in Cedarvale Park on Sunday, June 20th. Plan to drop by for a family movie night in Acton Park, help build (and maybe win!) a boat in Glen Williams, take a guided tour of the Bruce Trail, play road hockey with your Dad on Main street Georgetown and wrap up your weekend with a Beatles family concert in Norval. See www.bigdaddyfestival.ca for more details. Interested in Becoming Involved in the Big Daddy Festival? Businesses, community groups and individuals are needed to make this event a success. Please contact Beatrice Sharkey at sharkey@look.ca for more information. We need you!!! 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